Chapter 8 Ambush

  Yang Chengfeng thought about it and agreed that the hundreds of thousands of Blue Feather Army and Northwest Border Army could not be completely eliminated, and both the Blue Feather Army and Northwest Border Army were elite troops who had been fighting against the Mongols for many years. As long as the Blue Feather Army and Northwest Border Army were integrated, they could produce another elite force in Wuwei City.

  "General Kong, tomorrow my 10,000 cavalry can reach the foot of Wuwei City. Originally I planned to use these 10,000 cavalry to attack the Mongols' supply line, but now it seems that the 100,000 Mongolian iron cavalry in Lanzhou can annihilate my 10,000 cavalry, so I have decided to give the Mongols a head-on blow at Lingyuan City first."

  "Your Highness wants to ambush Helian Tiemu?" Kong Zhao Wen was taken aback.

  "Yes, the Art of War says: 'Attack by surprise and strike at unguarded spots.' Now that the enemy is strong and we are weak, He Lian must think that we will defend the city, but we will do the opposite. We will ambush him in the area around Lingyuan City. General Kong, Lord Lei, which place do you think is most suitable for an ambush?"

  "Shang Huai Gu!" Lei Meng and Kong Zhao Wen exclaimed in unison.

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  Five miles west of Lingyuan City, there is a mountain pass about one or two miles wide. On the south side, there is a huge hill with loose yellow soil and little vegetation due to drought; on the north side, there is a small mountain stretching for fifteen kilometers, neither high nor steep, but also not flat. The terrain between the city and the mountain pass is narrow and unfavorable for large-scale battles.

  General Yang Chengfeng ordered 3,000 men to guard Lingyuan City, and ordered Commander Deng Zheng to lead 2,000 men to ambush at the southwestern hills. Commander Nie Songbai led 2,000 men to ambush at the northwestern small mountain, while Kong Zhao Wen led 5,000 men to wait outside the west gate of the city, one mile away, to intercept and kill the Mongolian Iron Cavalry head-on, then quickly retreat to the east of the city to gather grain in a small valley, waiting for tomorrow's merger with the Imperial Forest Army's 10,000 cavalrymen, awaiting General Yang Chengfeng's orders.

  Kerulen Iron Tree's general, Faruk, led 10,000 cavalrymen to Lingyuan City at full gallop. Scouts frequently reported back on the situation ahead, although some small reconnaissance units were discovered, the Mongolian army's advance was not affected. Upon arriving about ten miles from Lingyuan City, scouts reported that approximately 3,000 soldiers were arrayed outside the west gate of Lingyuan City.

  General Faruk knew that these were the troops of the Great Qin Empire, but there were not many people, only playing a blocking role. With his own 10,000 iron cavalry against nearly 3,000 people, he had the upper hand, urging his troops to speed up their advance while making good combat preparations and strengthening the reconnaissance capabilities of the scouts.

  When Yang Chengfeng saw the Mongolian iron cavalry slowly emerging from the mountain pass, with about 10,000 people, he gave the order to attack. When Farukh General saw the people and horses attacking Lingyuan City, he felt that something was wrong. The terrain in front of the mountain pass was narrow, and the vanguard troops had not yet deployed their formation, and the follow-up cavalry were still entering continuously. If the vanguard was defeated, the entire iron cavalry would be finished. He hastily ordered the 3,000 iron cavalrymen in the front team to charge, and the distance of two miles was reached in a flash, and the two sides collided together.

  Kong Zhao Wen brandished his gun and led the charge into the enemy formation, with three shots taking down three men. In the flash of gunfire, twenty Mongolian cavalrymen fell to the ground, the attack showing no signs of slowing.

  Faruk's personal guard saw the enemy's three generals leading nearly 500 men to kill, as if entering a deserted land, rushing straight to the central army. Five hundred personal soldiers led by the three generals came out to meet them. Kong Zhao Wen saw a general wielding his sword and rushed forward to attack with three guns. The two horses intersected, and the enemy general fell under the horse. At this time, the main force had beheaded more than 3,000 of Mongolia's 10,000 men.

  At this time, two teams of cavalry emerged from both sides. The Faruk army was already in disarray, and the imperial guards fought to the death. The main force of the army was in chaos. Wang Zuwei heard Kong Zhao's killing sound and led his troops to charge out, cutting off Faruk's retreat route. At this time, three thousand Mongolian cavalrymen from the rear team charged forward desperately, not caring about anything else, but only slashing and killing along the flank of the Mongolian army. Under the pincer attack by Kong Zhao and Wang Zuwei, General Faruk's central army finally retreated, first withdrawing to the rear. After Kong Zhao and Wang Zuwei merged their forces, they pursued and killed the enemy, suddenly splitting into two groups at the mountain pass, encircling and killing the enemy from both sides. The main force of the army did not stop after merging, but instead chased and killed the enemy for a while before heading towards the east gate of Lingyuan City. Kong Zhao dismounted his horse and entered the city, while Wang Zuwei led his troops to retreat to the east.

  The Youlin Army was the most elite unit of the Great Qin Empire. During training, a special three-man formation was formed for cavalry battles, with each other supporting and protecting each other, so this formation killed more than 7,000 Mongolian cavalrymen, but only over 3,000 people protected Faruk to escape from the mountain pass.

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  "Hahaha...…", Ling Yuancheng and the other generals in the city were overjoyed, this time annihilating more than 7,000 Mongolian iron cavalry, greatly boosting the morale of the entire army, and they no longer feared the Mongolians as much.

  "Ladies and gentlemen, we have now eliminated seven thousand Mongolian iron knights, but there are still seventy thousand Mongolian iron knights behind, so the next time is crucial. General Kong, how is the evacuation of the civilians in Lingyuan City?" Yang Chengfeng asked Kong Zhaojun after his excitement.

  "Your Highness, the civilians in Lingyuan City have all retreated to Wuwei an hour ago. Now there are only our 8,000 soldiers left in Lingyuan City," said Kong Zhao Wen.

  "Alright, General Kung, now you lead the 5,000 soldiers to retreat in the direction of Wuwei City."

  "Ah!" Kong Zhao-wen looked at Yang Cheng-feng and hastily said: "Your Highness, this absolutely won't do. Lingyuan City should have a general to guard it. Your Highness should withdraw to Wuwei City."

  "General Kong, as I am the commander-in-chief of the Wuwei army, how can I be the first to retreat?"

  "Your Highness, as the Grand Marshal of Wuwei, is responsible for the safety of hundreds of thousands of people in Wuwei. It's absolutely impossible to stay in Lingyuan City, please retreat to Wuwei City." said Kong Zhao Wen.

  "Please retreat to Wuwei, Your Highness." The other generals also followed Gong Zhaojun in saying.

  "This...alright!" Yang Chengfeng hesitated and said.