Battle of Xiangyang (9)

  A sudden attack led to a great victory for the Song army. This time, although the number of soldiers was smaller, with the help of Lin Heng and other martial artists, they won, and their victory was very beautiful.

  In these two battles, whether it was the final attack or the usual harassment, the role played by the martial artists was not to be underestimated. It can be said that without them, the Song army would not have been able to win.

  For the first time, the two city guards had a clearer understanding of these martial artists. Unfortunately, they didn't have much time left; otherwise, they would definitely sit down and have a good chat.

  After a great victory that resolved the crisis of the two cities, Qiu Chuji and Lin Heng led more than 400 intact martial artists towards Xiangyang. At the same time, the general of the Mongolian main camp received news of the defeat of the two city armies. The moment he received this news, he was incredulous. But after listening to the report from the scout below, he smiled bitterly.

  Actually, this time the great war was not just Lin Heng's good idea, Huang Rong also came up with many ideas. Although, facing more than 700,000 Mongolian troops, she couldn't let people launch a surprise attack like Lin Heng did, but clever Huang Rong still made them suffer greatly. One of which was to make the Mongolians pay dearly, that is, to let martial artists learn archery.

  Compared to ordinary soldiers, martial artists use bows and arrows very rarely. However, there is one thing you can't deny, that is, martial artists have incredibly powerful arms. This arm strength used on a bow and arrow results in an ultra-long shooting range.

  Perhaps a short period of training cannot make these martial arts masters into divine marksmen, but as long as they can shoot far enough to hit the incoming Mongolian army, that's good enough.

  Huang Rong's move caused the Mongolian troops, who initially launched a large-scale attack on the city, to suffer greatly. They did not expect that the Song people's bows and arrows could shoot farther and more powerfully than those of the Mongolians. It can be said that in the first confrontation, they lost and sacrificed several thousand lives.

  A few thousand people in a large army of 700,000 are nothing, but after several days of siege, losing a few thousand each time is not acceptable. Especially since Huang Rong's second move was even more ruthless, using powerful archers to kill Mongolian officers, with Guo Jing being the most formidable. As for Guo Jing's archery skills, it's not necessary to mention them, as they were already demonstrated in Shooting Eagles. With Guo Jing leading the way, others followed suit, each shooting one arrow at a time, specifically targeting the officers riding horses.

  Officers and ordinary soldiers are different, no matter how many ordinary soldiers die, it doesn't count for much to the Mongols, but officers are different.

  We all know that this world is a world of relationships, no matter what era, everyone wants to get along well, then they must have some connections. Maybe not many people in the Mongolian camp rely on relationships to promote officials, but it doesn't mean there aren't any. As long as you have them, you can't let them die, let alone several at once.

  So, Huang Rong's move completely hit the soft spot of the Mongolian general. In order to ensure the safety of those in charge, he had no choice but to let them hide behind, which affected morale and without the attacking arrowhead, how much combat effectiveness could the Mongolians exert?

  Under the double blow, the Mongols had no way to take Xiangyang. The main generals all wanted to withdraw and attack XinYe and Dengzhou instead. But soon, he received the news of the defeat of the great army, and at this time, more than 20,000 people were killed or injured here. This made him realize that he could not stay here any longer, otherwise his tens of thousands of troops would all be exhausted to death here.

  So, before Lin Heng and others returned, the Mongolian army began to retreat.

  Tens of thousands of troops formed a long corridor, and Lin Heng and others had not yet arrived in Xiangyang when they saw it from afar. They were amazed in their hearts, but soon everyone knew that Xiangyang must have won, otherwise they would not have retreated. Everyone was very happy about this, including Lin Heng. To be honest, although he performed well on the battlefield, he really did not want to go to war.

  The battlefield is a hell where the enemy dies and I live. Here, you have no reason to speak of, everything is killing. This is very cruel for a modern thinker who has traveled through time, even if he has experienced many things, but you cannot change his modern way of thinking in his heart, such as indiscriminate killing. This will not be accepted by Lin Heng, this otaku.

  So, he dislikes the battlefield. However, he has to go to the battlefield because in ancient people's eyes, it means honor. Lin Heng also has some thoughts on this aspect, but he is not a true Song Dynasty person, so his sense of substitution is not strong.

  Shaking his head, Lin Heng glanced at Qiu Chuji beside him and saw that he was beaming with joy. This made Lin Heng's heart even more complicated, because he knew that these Mongolians would all become subjects of the same country in the future. How could they be so ruthless now?

  Lin Heng thought so, you might think he was being overly sympathetic to women, but think about Yue Fei. Yue Fei has always been called a national hero, but in modern times, how many authoritative newspapers and magazines have promoted him as such? This national hero can only exist in the past, not in modern times.

  The crowd moved forward, and soon they arrived outside the city of Xiangyang. The city gate was already open, and people inside the city began to slowly walk out. Everything seemed to have returned to normal. Looking at the scene outside, there were no signs of the great war that had once taken place. Perhaps it wouldn't be long before this great war would also be forgotten by most people. What an irony!

  "Qiu Dao Chang..." Standing outside the city gate, Guo Jing saw Qiu Chuji and others coming to greet him. Although he didn't know about Xin Ye and Deng Zhou's situation, Huang Rong by his side must have been able to see something from the Mongolian army's withdrawal. With her reminder, how could Guo Jing be impolite?

  Everyone chatted outside for a while, then was welcomed into the city. At the Guo residence, Guo Jing set up a grand banquet to celebrate this victory and inquired about their journey in detail.

  Looking at the crowd eating and drinking, Lin Heng's mood was not high, and he even felt a little angry. In modern times, after a big victory, there would be celebrations, but more importantly, there would be mourning for the dead. However, here, the dead seemed to be nothing. Of course, this was the local custom, and Lin Heng understood it, but he still felt uncomfortable in his heart.

  Bang! Lin Heng took a sip of wine, put the cup on the table and walked out by himself. This table didn't have any superior people, just some fellow disciples, everyone was chatting happily at this time, and they didn't mind Lin Heng's sudden departure from the table, after all, it was normal for everyone to come and go. However, they didn't know that Lin Heng wasn't leaving the table normally, but directly left Guo Fu, left Xiangyang, and returned to Quanzhen Sect.

  Lin Heng suddenly left without drawing attention to himself, but when they went looking for Lin Heng, they found that he was nowhere to be seen. At this time, a servant came to report that Lin Heng had hurried back to the Quanzhen Sect. This sudden departure without saying goodbye made everyone lose face, especially Chi Po-chi, whose face turned red with anger. However, no matter how angry they were, it was useless because Lin Heng had already left.

  As for Lin Heng, he wasn't in high spirits all the way. The reason was naturally the slaughter on the battlefield. He couldn't change his own thoughts, and at the same time, he felt that why should he change?

  To be honest, as a modern person, having Lin Heng's mindset is normal, but the key is that he is not in modern times, but in ancient times. Maybe now he doesn't think it's a big deal, but think about it, if the Mongols were to occupy the Central Plains and slaughter the people of the Central Plains, how would he feel then?

  These things, Lin Heng is not unaware of, it's just that you can't let him think that far ahead, and after all, they are things that have not happened, so you can't expect him to be like Guo Jing, fighting for the country and the people.

  It was precisely this idea of his at the time that made him regret it later on.