Wuma Huacai's strategic plan was based on General Zhao's wishes and was biased towards the Mongolian troops who were about to arrive at Fengwu, because the mountain on the left side of Fengwu was a dead end, and only three routes of encirclement were needed to catch the turtle in the jar.
Therefore, Wumahua divided the Zhao family army into three.
He led an army of 50,000 to set up an ambush in front of Fengwu City to fend off the enemy. Zhao Xingwen led an army of 60,000 to outflank them from behind and cut off their retreat. General Zhao, shouldering the heavy responsibility, led an army of 80,000 to press in directly and try to wipe out all of them.
Originally, this plan went very smoothly. The Mongolian army marched at full speed and wanted to reach Fengwu as soon as possible. The Zhao army did not dare to enter the city, but the Mongolian army had no such concerns.
When the dock was about to be closed, the Mongolian army's scouts first encountered the trap that Wuma Hua had laid early in the morning. The scouts who had not returned for a long time aroused the Mongolian army's vigilance and sent a small team of soldiers and horses to investigate. Although this team of soldiers and horses were in danger, , but one person sent a signal of danger when he was dying, which attracted the attention of the Mongolian army chief Bayar.
There is a wise man beside Bayar named Bu Rigude.
This person has been studying the battles between the Mongolian people and the Xiao Kingdom for many years, especially the battles in which Gu Shiqing and Xia Weimou participated.
He keenly judged that it was not appropriate to risk advancing at this time, and stopped the Mongolian army from moving forward. He even proposed to retreat to the previous city, Kangyi, and take root in the city to wait for the Shi's army to arrive.
If there is any danger, leave it to Xiao Guo's own people to deal with it. Retreating is the best way for the Mongols to preserve their combat power. They have conquered it all the way, so it doesn't matter that they have to close the dock.
It was also because of Bu Rigude's decision that Wuma Huacai's trap, although profitable, was not used to its full potential.
And because Bayar followed Bu Rigude's advice, Zhao Xingwen had to show up in advance to prevent the Mongolian army from retreating, and General Zhao had no choice but to wave his troops forward.
Wuma Huacai, who originally planned to wait until the Mongolian forwards were ambushed and attack, saw that the horns of the other two groups had sounded and the smoke was rising, so he had to lead his army to avoid the trap he had set and pursue them.
According to the plan, during the battle, the vanguard of the Mongolian army had already been wounded and was attacked from the front and back. Then General Zhao led the army to press forward. This battle had the upper hand in terms of morale and military strength.
However, because of Bu Rigude's retreat, Zhao Xingwen was unwilling to miss the opportunity. Now the two armies met in advance, but in fact General Zhao did not gain any advantage.
In addition, the Mongolian army attacked Zhao Xingwen's troops in time. If it weren't for General Zhao who put great pressure on the flanks, the team behind them would have been unable to withstand it long ago.
However, once this battle started, both sides had no way out.
Wuma Hua then saw through the Mongolian army's thoughts. If they were allowed to successfully retreat to Kangyi City and gain the advantage of defending the city, they would only need to wait until the Shi's Army arrived before counterattacking.
Even though Bu Rigude didn't know Wuma Huacai's thoughts at first, he saw the Zhao army's menacing attack from three sides, and now he knew that this was not a feint attack, but a real intention of annihilation.
If there is no way out and Zhao's army shrinks, the situation of the Mongolian army will also be in danger.
However, although Zhao Xingwen only led an army of 60,000 to cut off the rear, the elite Mongolian army tried several times but failed to make a surprise attack, and the army could not press forward with all its strength. From time to time, the direction and flanks of Fengwu suddenly came up to stab the Mongolian army. The central strength of the Mongolian army caused great trouble to the Mongolian army.
In the military tent after nightfall, Bu Rigude, who was still thinking hard in front of the sand table, suddenly came up with a plan.
He whispered a few words to Bayar's side, and Bayar's eyes sparkled when he heard it. He immediately sent someone to summon the Mongolian troops who were staying in Kangyi City.
The spring is cold and the wind is blowing everywhere.
Chi Na in Kangyi City received Bayar's order and led a team of troops to attack Zhao Xingwen's rear camp overnight.
Originally, Chi Na's men and horses brought pine oil and wanted to sprinkle it into the Zhao army according to the plan. However, the Zhao army on duty was extremely defensive and did not give them a chance.
Chi Na made a small circle and found that he couldn't get in at all, and he didn't dare to alert the army. In the end, he could only blow the poison into the tents closest to the outside one by one.
Unexpectedly, before the outermost row had finished blowing, a whistle suddenly sounded from the first tent.
Chi Na didn't know what went wrong, which alerted Zhao Jiajun. In a panic, the remaining tents didn't dare to make any more decisions. He quickly ordered his subordinates to kick the roller containing pine oil to the tent with the whistle, and quickly threw down a fire. Hit the horse and retreat.
Bu Rigude naturally hoped to burn down the army led by Zhao Xingwen, but he also knew that the Zhao army was strictly disciplined, so the opportunity to take advantage of it was slim.
Therefore, he specifically asked that if there was no chance, he would just light a fire in a circle of tents outside.
As long as it can cause a commotion, their Mongolian army can take the opportunity to break out immediately.
Chi Na originally prepared enough pine tar, but in the end because of the whistle, he threw it all towards a tent. The fire suddenly burst into the sky. Zhao Jiajun was alerted by the whistle and had already come to check, and suddenly saw a huge fire. The sky was filled with fire, and people were quickly sent to put out the fire.
Fortunately, the fire was mainly concentrated in the outermost tent. Although it was difficult to extinguish due to the large amount of kerosene, there was no harm to other places.
The soldiers in several nearby tents around the tent were still in a coma due to the smoke blown by Chi Na.
The Mongolian army on the other side, which had been prepared for a long time, saw the chaos in the Zhao family camp and took the opportunity to make a surprise attack in an attempt to break out of the way.
Zhao Xingwen, who was supposed to step forward to command the battle, was nowhere to be found. Lieutenant General Lei Song stepped in as a substitute in the face of danger and fought to the death to resist the Mongolian army's surprise attack.
Fortunately, the whistle alerted Zhao Jiajun in time, allowing them to prepare for war while coming looking for the sound.
It also gave Chi Na no time to blow more smoke into the outer tents, preventing the Zhao army from losing more combat effectiveness.
That warning also reminded the soldiers on General Zhao's side. Although the sudden battle caused a lot of losses to Zhao's army, they were able to withstand the breakout offensive.
The Mongolian army gradually retreated, and Zhao Jiajun also began to count the injured and disabled.
The outermost tents were burned out and were finally put out, but the soldiers inside were burned into charred corpses.
At this moment, the sentry who searched to no avail came to report that Zhao Xingwen's last place last night seemed to be the tent that caught fire.
At that time, he comforted the soldiers along the way. According to the soldiers who had seen him, no one had seen him come out of that tent.
Lei Song panicked. He knew that Zhao Xingwen had been wounded by a spear on his left shoulder and had never fully recovered. He quickly asked people to look through the charred corpses one by one.
There was a charred corpse, although its features were blurred by the burn and its body was charred and turned into leather, but it was still possible to detect injuries on its left shoulder...
(End of chapter)