After stabilizing the morale of the army, Li Yinglin led 5,000 soldiers as the front army, and Cao Xun led 3,000 soldiers as the rear guard. They marched north and encountered the main force of the advancing rebel army on the bank of a tributary of the Danube River called the Prut River.

The generals suggested setting up defenses by the river to intercept the enemy. Eight thousand men were too few for the decisive battle, but it was still enough to prevent the opponent from crossing the river. They could wait for the reinforcements assembled by Wang Taiwei to arrive before the decisive battle.

Li Yinglin explained that although there were many rebels, they all had their own agendas. The tribes in Beiya rebelled because of the selfish interests of the nobles. Under this premise, it was impossible for them to advance and retreat together and sacrifice themselves for their "comrades".

Not to mention that when the Grand Master was still there, he could suppress them with prestige and rules and force them to abide by military disciplines and orders in order to maintain their combat effectiveness. But now, the Boyan they support is just a puppet that can be accepted by nobles in all ministries.

There is no power to lead at all.

As for the "friendly troops" from Poland, Rus and other countries, they all have their own thoughts. They gathered simply because the khanate's former power made them afraid of being annexed, so they just wanted to fight together. If they see the khanate

The army is small and will not threaten your own safety for a while, but will soon start to scheming and doing its own thing.

These people don't even have a unified order. An army without a commander is called a mob. Even if there are more people, what kind of war can they fight?

Now is the time when the enemy is weak. If you give them time to integrate, or wait for more Polish and Hungarian troops to arrive, the situation will be more passive. So there is no need to wait any longer, now is the best time for a decisive battle.

One hundred thousand people is a large number. In Europe, such an army can even determine the fate of a country.

But an army of 100,000 is not very big. Without effective organization and command, even 800 people, not to mention 8,000, can still fight.

Therefore, Li Yinglin did not stay at the ferry, but moved upstream to find a ferry to cross the river.

The rebels discovered them very early and saw that they were few in number, so while they sent forwards to continue preparing to cross the river, they also ordered the army to immediately move out to meet them, preparing to wipe out this army in one fell swoop before they had completely crossed the river.

The various rebel units were dispatched in different directions, some were fast and some were slow, and they could not form a simultaneous advance. Of course, the number of the two sides was too disparate after all, and no one took it seriously. The cavalry of the elite Kipchak left guard of Beiya rushed out first and surrounded them.

Come up.

Li Yinglin ordered other soldiers to continue crossing the river, mounted his horse himself, and led 200 armored cavalrymen to counterattack. The Imperial Guards surrounded them, and Li Yinglin yelled and galloped, fighting from left to right, and they were invincible. The commander of the left guard was Bo Bodie.

Seeing this, he led his companions to intercept him. Li Yinglin clashed with him with a spear and stabbed him under the banner. The imperial guards and cavalry fled one after another, and Li Yinglin's troops were able to completely cross the river and form a formation at a high point on the bank.

Seeing that the Kipchak left guard was frustrated, the leaders of each department were really hesitant to move forward, trying to let others go first. Li Yinglin sent troops everywhere to yell at Boyan, saying that Boyan was a useless puppet and that he should surrender quickly and don't follow him to death.

When the rebels started making noise, Boyan had no choice but to mobilize more than 10,000 men from the Kipchak left and right guards and the Burial right guard that he could control, and went forward to attack. He also asked the Polish reinforcements general, "White Duke" Wa

Dislaw acted as a backup for him. Boyan said truthfully that although there were many people now, he could only trust the combat effectiveness of the Polish army. For the common goal, at least this time he hoped that everyone would work together.

Boyan personally mounted his horse and came to the front of the formation to take command. The cavalry archers of the Kipchak Guards and Buli Alguard kept throwing arrows at Li Yinglin's men. After shooting for a while, he found that the opponent's armor was solid and could not take advantage, so Boyan ordered the troops

They took turns charging, with Burial's right back, who had been in the best form before, taking the lead.

The right guard of Burial fought with Li Yinglin's troops for a round, but there was no winner. Li Yinglin said that the enemy would definitely be anxious. So he ordered the soldiers to dismount, throw away their bows and arrows, and retreat to the slope, leaving only sentries on guard. He also mobilized a thousand more soldiers.

Veterans, behind the defensive mound and on the river bank, serve as backup.

The forward of Boyan Army saw that the opponent stopped shooting and began to retreat, disappearing behind the ridge, and hurriedly reported to him. Boyan indeed increased his troops, added all the cavalry to the formation, and began to charge. In the rear, the Polish army also adjusted its formation.

, taking the knight as the forerunner and slowly following up.

Boyan's cavalry rushed close to the slope, and the sentry waved a flag. Li Yinglin's troops returned to the top of the mountain and rushed down towards the enemy.

The two sides were crowded together, and the cavalry's advantage could not be used. Instead, they became very passive. Some cavalry moved sideways, preparing to bypass the mound and attack Li Yinglin's rear. However, there were also people blocking the way in the woods under the mound, and they could not do anything for the moment.

Boyan got angry and decided to rely on the numbers of people to force his way through, so he ordered all the troops to attack and at the same time sent a signal to the Poles for help.

Duke Władysław sent a group of Polish knights to support, and the Burial left guard also agreed to join. This time, he successfully pushed Li Yinglin's troops off the mountain. Boyan then threw all his reserves into the battlefield and sent another

They called back the few troops that were still trying to make a roundabout route and told them to stop wandering around and come back quickly to give the enemy who was about to collapse a weight.

After fighting for more than half an hour, Li Yinglin's troops were squeezed back and retreated down the slope to the river bank. Boyan's cavalry and Polish knights both thought they could drive them down the river in one fell swoop, and their morale was high for a while.

The reserve team had just arrived and was in the best physical condition. The officers moved out of the way and they took the lead, preparing to launch the final charge.

However, this place was already a river beach, and the soil was muddy, making it impossible for the war horses to run. The thousand veterans Li Yinglin had prepared before took the opportunity to start a countercharge.

Each of these people was armed with a big ax and an iron rod, and they smashed people's heads when they saw them, and chopped off their legs when they saw horses. The cavalry couldn't move around, and they didn't have the high density of infantry. One person was often besieged by several people in front and behind him. One person resisted him, and the others

Holding a long ax and a sledgehammer, they took turns to attack the upper body. The hundreds of people in the front row were killed and injured almost as soon as they came face to face. Others could not hide away, so they had to bite the bullet and fight for their lives.

Some soldiers also jumped off their horses and tried to form a formation to fight the opponent on foot. Others turned their horses around and tried to squeeze in another direction. Amidst the screams and curses, the commanders tried to shout and wave flags, trying to regroup their men.

order.

Boyan also came to the top of the mountain at this time to observe the situation. After finding that the front was blocked, he hurriedly ordered the follow-up troops to dismount and prepare for an infantry battle.

The veterans of Li Yinglin's department were not greatly affected. They were still pushing forward, methodically knocking open the enemy's heads like wielding a hoe in the farmland. Some of the soldiers who were pushed to the rear were repairing and standing by under his orders.

, and others who still had good physical strength reorganized their formation and walked around the enemy from the woods.

The remaining cavalry in the forest were quickly driven away by them. Then, everyone turned around and walked around the mound to attack the enemy's flanks and rear. Some of the more clever enemy cavalry realized that something was wrong and began to flee.

The nobles from other ministries only tried a few detours and found that they could not win, so they began to watch the excitement. Some people found that the battle was too fierce and felt timid and wanted to find an opportunity to escape.

Boyan realized that something was wrong and immediately sent another message to the Poles, asking their knights to intercept Li Yinglin's infantry who was trying to surround him. The infantry also speeded up to catch up and drive away possible enemies in the woods. If successful, they would use the infantry to detour and attack from the outside.

Counter encirclement of the opponent.

However, the Polish knights ignored his orders at all. The knights complained that they came here just to get involved in the civil war of the pagan barbarians and to wallow in the mud for the ambition of a few Tatars? The enemy situation in the woods

It's not clear at all that even if those people are intercepted, God knows if more people will come.

Now some colleagues have been trapped because of the Tatar prince's blind command, and their lives and deaths are still unknown. They can either look for opportunities to save people and then go home quickly, or they can simply watch these people finish fighting first. In any case, they will not

Go and die again.

The knights originally disliked these temporary comrades, but the situation now made everyone very angry, and the Duke's personal persuasion was of no avail.

But their judgment was not unreasonable. Before long, there were signs of collapse ahead.

The Kipchak left guard had just been defeated head-on once before, and the general was dead. It was just smooth sailing, and their previous record was not bad, so Boyan assigned them to the second wave and let the new commander lead them to charge together.

The situation in front of them was obviously not right, and these people began to waver first. However, the pushing was too strong, and there were people in all directions, making it impossible to leave even if they wanted to.

Boyan could see quite clearly from a high place, but the soldiers everywhere had no idea what was going on on the battlefield. The people on the front line wanted to step back and open up space, but the people behind didn't know what was going on in the front and were still following the situation.

There was a rush of people going down the hillside.

Finally, more and more people probably understood what it meant when people on the front line tried to retreat. Fear began to spread among the army.

At this time, a fire broke out in the direction of the ferry camp.

Cao Xun's 3,000 men arrived here. They brought engineers and baggage with them, so they were a little slow. However, after arriving, Cao Xun saw fighting on the hillside on the other side of the river. He immediately ordered the soldiers to make a big fanfare and recruited warriors to cross the river.

In front of the ferry was the army of the Grand Duke of Smolensk. Seeing someone coming on a raft, the soldiers formed a formation on the river beach, preparing to intercept them.

When the raft docked, everyone rushed aboard. However, the cabinet on the bow suddenly burst into flames. The Russian soldiers were burned and howled like ghosts. The survivors shouted "The Romans are coming!" while hiding back.

The Grand Duke quickly looked around and found a large number of flags of all kinds appearing on the other side of the river, covering his sight. Looking at the river, there were only a few rafts launched into the water. The soldiers on the opposite side had no intention of continuing to send the boats over, but were assembling and fixing the rafts.

It was obvious that they wanted to build a pontoon bridge on the spot to allow the army to rush over. The people crossing the river were not afraid of them, but shouted everywhere that the imperial army had arrived, and those who knew how to surrender quickly would be spared.

He looked back at the front line here, and there was still a stalemate on that side. If he remembered correctly, Boyan said at that time that there were only a few thousand people there at best. Looking at it now, it was obvious that it was just a vanguard force, and the result was that the fight ended now

They haven't solved it yet. If the army presses forward, even a small number of them might not be able to survive.

The Grand Duke quickly told the soldiers to stop fighting and withdraw. Then he summoned the nobles and sent someone to contact the Grand Duke of Chernigov, who was also in the army, to discuss it together.

The relationship between Smolensk and Poland and Lithuania is very bad, because the two countries have always wanted to annex them just like they did when they partitioned the Principality of Galich-Volen. Chernigov is also the main target of the Lithuanians.

The Horde intervened and was probably wiped out by Lithuania.

Although they were coerced by the Bei Ya Army, everyone immediately reached a consensus after a few discussions. Boyan, that loser, couldn't even defeat the purple tent forwards. He was obviously a playboy who only knew how to brag about himself. He was encouraged by the Poles to serve as a fool for others.

Cannon fodder. Once the army comes, it will definitely be finished.

Moreover, even if he wins by chance, so what? Smolensk is a place that the Poles have long coveted, and he will definitely turn around and sell it to Poland, who has helped a lot. Mrs. Chernigo will also face a similar situation

fate.

Now that the battle has turned into such a mess, instead of waiting to be sold, it is better to sell him first and show goodwill to the Khan.

Everyone was determined and took action immediately. The Grand Duke of Smolensk personally held the lowered flag and rushed to the river to negotiate with the Purple Horde Army. The Grand Duke of Chernigov gathered soldiers from both countries to hunt down all the Poles in the camp and prevent

These monitors find something strange, which is detrimental to them.

The soldiers roared loudly, rushed into various camps, and cut down anyone who saw a Catholic cross. The scene was so chaotic that some Russians were accidentally killed. Some Polish and Lithuanian mercenaries were guarding the camp, and the Russians almost

If the first attack failed, they set fires everywhere. Soon, thick smoke rose high and could be seen from a distance.

This signal was so obvious that the Boyan Department on the front line also noticed the situation.

The Burial left guard who was at the end was not Boyan's crony, so he retreated immediately when he found something was wrong, and withdrew from the semi-encirclement. Boyan still held the illusion of a comeback, hoping that they would replace the Poles in performing volleys and flanking missions, and send a messenger to get his own

A token, promising to appoint their leader as Grand Master as long as they obey the orders.

However, the left guard of Buli Al disappeared without a trace, and the messenger did not bring a reply at all. I don't know whether he was intercepted by the enemy on the way, or because he didn't bother to pay attention to his orders at all.

In the chaos, the front line began to completely collapse. The soldiers pushed and trampled each other, scrambling to run back. Duke Wladyslaw escaped in a hurry under the protection of his attendants, gathered the remaining knights, and rushed out of the siege. Boyan saw that the situation was over.

, pulled out a knife and committed suicide by the river.

In the long open space near the river and the mounds, there were tens of thousands of corpses of the Beiya guards, and almost all the elites were lost. Many Polish knights escaped, but after Cao Xun's engineers came to help, they quickly broke through the army.

Battalion. Most of the remaining infantry and Lithuanian mercenaries were killed by the angry Russians, and not even the Purple Horde Army could stop them.

The tribal nobles who escaped in advance disappeared without a trace, and some simply wandered outside the battlefield and looted the deserters. The so-called 100,000-strong army collapsed in one day.
Chapter completed!