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After a while, Yang Er came back again, "Master, I asked the scouts, they said that Hutou and the leader of the chasing wind are coming to me, and they should be here in an hour and a half to meet with them." We meet."
"One and a half hours, it will be dark by then, I'm afraid they won't give us such a long time." Yang Chendong said thoughtfully after hearing this.Then, as if thinking of something, he got up suddenly and came to the sand table, looked at it seriously, then pointed to the land west of Nanlin and said, "Well, immediately send scouts to inform Humang and Zhuifeng, so that they don't Come directly to us, and set up an ambush at the place where the Tatar army is retreating. Tell them that time is limited, and they must rush over at the speed of marching, and we will try to give the other party some time here."
Yang Er took the order and went away, while Yang Chendong looked at Ye La and Lu Zhuo and said, "You two, work hard, go down to the mobilization meeting immediately, remember, don't get together, and order the officers below to form a row A meeting, in short, can not attract the attention of the enemy, and then prepare a company of cavalry for me, I will be useful."
Chapter 7 Sixteen Bloody Battle in the Southern Forest
Tatar camp.The cavalry were eating, and Su He, who ate ahead of everyone else, walked out of the military tent. A young scout general came to him and reported in a low voice, "General, there is nothing unusual about the mercenaries."
"Okay." Su He replied calmly, calming down a bit.This time, another centurion was sacrificed for the challenge. Presumably the opponent should still be in the midst of the cheers of victory. I'm afraid they wouldn't even think about it. They who launched the challenge just now are already ready to retreat. Prepare.
Speaking of which, Su He still has another way to go, and that is to press the whole army and fight to the death with the mercenaries.It's just that, even if they can win, with the combat power of the mercenaries, I'm afraid they can only win miserably.If you don't have enough strength, even if you occupy Shicheng, can you hold it?
This is also a problem.A big battle, paid enough price, did not get the corresponding benefits, this is definitely not what Su He wants, and it is not what Agadorji wants.In desperation, it was only then that they had to retreat.
Fortunately, no one would have thought that they would suddenly retreat when the situation was dominant.In this way, once they merged with the troops of the son Hara Ruochu and the general Gelang, their strength is still not small, and they can still advance, attack and retreat.
Don't the Han people have a saying that if you keep the green hills, you are not afraid of having no firewood?
As long as you have enough strength, you will not perish on the grassland.At worst, go grab other people's territory. With the strength of nearly 4 cavalry in their hands, how many people will be their opponents?
It's a pity that the fat piece of Shicheng might not be with them, so thinking about Su He, I still feel a little regretful.
"Well, let's go on with orders. After eating, we should take a rest. When it is completely dark, we will retreat. Inform all the cavalry that no one can light the torch, and just leave quietly." Now he decided to leave , After thinking about other things, there was obviously no need for him. After shaking his head vigorously, Su He gave orders to the young scout general beside him.
It has to be said that Su He is worthy of being a famous general, and he is still very careful in doing things.If the opponent this time is not Yang Chendong but someone else, maybe he will really be deceived by him.
It was getting dark gradually, and it was time to use a torch to see the path clearly.But from a distance, he could still see some shadows, so Su He thought to wait a little longer, but at this moment, an unexpected thing happened.The scouts came to report suddenly, and the mercenaries sent a centurion to challenge.
"They want to challenge, it's so late, can they still see clearly?" Su He was surprised and puzzled when he heard the news.
The scout also looked confused, he was only responsible for passing on the news, other things were not something he should consider and ask.
"Okay, since they've come, let's just fight. In this way, arrange a team of hundreds to fight them, but you must tell them that if they can't beat them, they will withdraw. There is nothing to be ashamed of. It's also my order." Su He didn't want to agree, but he thought about what to do if he didn't agree, which would arouse the other party's vigilance?In the end, he had no choice but to choose to fight.
Su Hehe didn't know, this was just Yang Chendong's plan to delay the attack, and it was a way to repay him. He needs time to give Humang and Zhuifeng and the others, after much deliberation, it is the best way to send someone to challenge at this time road.
In normal times, it was so late, and if they sent someone to challenge, the Tatar Ministry might not agree.But now they want to escape, the so-called guilty conscience, then they will definitely accept the challenge.Considering this psychology, a company of cavalry was sent out.
Su Hehe didn't think too much about it. From his point of view, the other party clearly wanted to continue to show off.Besides, since he launched four challenges during the day, shouldn't he be allowed to pick one back now?This is nothing more than a normal thing.
In this way, when the night came, the two sides sent a centurion to fight on the grassland.
Needless to say, of course the Tatar cavalry was defeated.Compared with the daytime, the battle lasted a bit shorter, but even so, it bought the mercenaries nearly half an hour.Because even if the war is over, none of the victorious mercenaries and even the cavalry retreated immediately, and they yelled and scolded on the spot for a while. .
The news came from the scout general, that fireworks were indeed seen in the mercenary barracks, which reassured Su He.Since the other party chose to cook at this time, must he not have thought that he would escape?The opportunity came.
"The notice goes on, the army retreats one by one, and the torches and military tents are left behind." In order to completely cover up the traces of the retreat, Su He made a lot of sacrifices.
The Tatar cavalry finally began to retreat after it was completely dark.Agadorji was in the army, and he retreated with the first army. He left the final and dangerous task to General Suhe.
Taking advantage of the darkness, the scouts who lurked close to a mile in front of the Tatar tent borrowed night vision devices to see all this in their eyes.Seeing that everything was exactly as the sixth young master said, the enemy really wanted to retreat overnight, and while secretly admiring him, he immediately sent someone to report the news.
The mercenaries who also did not hold torches were already on their horses, their knives in their sheaths, and their bows in their bodies.The news from the scouts confirmed the sixth young master's guess. There was going to be a big battle soon, or a chase, which made all the soldiers excited.
Yang Chendong also rode on the white dragon horse. After hearing the exact news from the scouts, he was also excited and said a good word.
The opponent decided to retreat, and this was the time to beat the dog in the water. Yang Chendong pulled out the saber from his waist, and said loudly to the five thousand cavalry around him: "Soldiers, it's time to perform meritorious deeds. Give me orders, and the whole army will pursue them!" , beat up the Tartar cavalry.”
"Beat the Tatar cavalry." The roar came like a tsunami, and then all the horses moved together, and each torch was re-lit, and they were held in their hands. Except for a small number of people left behind , The other cavalry roared loudly, and all applauded and galloped towards the Tatar army camp.
The Tatar cavalry, who were retreating step by step according to the plan, suddenly saw countless torches coming suddenly from the front, and the distance was getting closer and closer, and they panicked for a while.General Su He, who commanded the army, was also shocked by the scene in front of him.
The first feeling is that my plan has been exposed and the other party has learned about it. "Things are not good, you, you and you follow me, the others retreat quickly, and I will chase you later." As expected of Agadorji's number one general, Su He quickly calmed down again , After quickly entangled with the three thousand cavalry to take the initiative to stay behind.
The incident happened suddenly, and it was useless to say anything. At this time, they needed time to retreat.Su He stepped forward, holding his usual bow and arrow, and shouted to the three thousand cavalry behind him: "All come with me to counterattack with bow and arrow first, and suppress the momentum of the opponent's pursuit."
Three thousand cavalry, three thousand bows and arrows, fired together, the formation is still very shocking.At least in Su He's view, there is no problem in persisting for a while.
The other Tatar army was retreating rapidly. Su He led 200 cavalry and waited for the mercenary cavalry to approach them step by step. When he saw that the first torch was less than [-] meters away from them, Su He took the initiative to draw his bow and arrow yelled, "Everyone fight back with my bow and arrow. Let it go!"
Immediately, bows and arrows shot out like rain, facing the mercenaries coming from afar.All the places where the shots were shot were lit by torches, which seemed to be a target mark, allowing everyone to find the direction of attack in the dark night.
"Ding Ding Dang Dang." Arrows fell like dense rain, and from time to time, torches would suddenly stop and fall to the ground.Under such intensive counterattacks with bows and arrows, many mercenary cavalrymen were shot and fell off their horses.
But there are still more cavalry coming.Among them, the first ones are black knights in black armor and black battle clothes. They are more than a hundred guards headed by Yang Chendong.
Leading the way, on the battlefield, can not only bring a strong incentive to the soldiers below, but also improve morale faster and better. On the battlefield, some actions of the general can indeed drive the whole army to play a more active role. effect.
Relying on the heavy armor protection of the whole body, ignoring the opponent's bow and arrow surprise attack, allowing it to hit the body, there was a clanging sound, but he rushed to the front of the 200-meter distance, and then swung the saber, There are constant scenes of Tatar cavalry being killed on horseback.
"Turn around and turn around, and fight while retreating." Su He, who had long known the strength of mercenary cavalry, knew very well that if he went directly to fight with them, the three thousand cavalry, including himself It will be difficult to escape alive.The only way out now is to fight and retreat at the same time, so as to see more vitality.
Su He kept retreating, and the three thousand Tatar cavalry followed him while fighting and retreating.However, there are also great disadvantages in doing so. If there is not enough defense line, it will not be able to resist the attacking phalanx of mercenary cavalry.In such a retreat, the losses of the Tatar cavalry were naturally great. After just a few confrontations, the bodies of about [-] cavalry were dropped.
"Quickly rewind, and counterattack with a bow and arrow while retreating." Knowing that the 3000 people would be eaten sooner or later, Su He shouted impatiently.
The Tatar cavalry are still very obedient, or they are very disciplined on the battlefield.After hearing Su He's words, he turned around and fled, counterattacking with bows and arrows from time to time while running away.In this way, the original cavalry confrontation has evolved into the current chasing style. At this moment, the archers of both sides are displaying their ability to fight on horseback.
Chapter 7 Seventeen Surrounded
But even if it's bow and arrow shooting, there is still the theory of who is the main attacker and who is the assistant.After chasing and chasing, it is obvious that the mercenaries who are rushing forward are more profitable, and the Tatar cavalry who are constantly retreating are losing troops, and the number of cavalry has been declining sharply.
Fortunately, it was already completely dark at this time. If it was daytime, the loss would only be greater.But the dark night also has its disadvantages. As they kept retreating, the formation of the Tatar cavalry was already in disarray. Some cavalry didn't know where they went, making them unable to form an effective defensive formation. Once the mercenary cavalry launched a bow and arrow attack, it was like a dense net.
Constantly retreating, under the chaotic formation, the Tatar cavalry's bow and arrow counterattack no longer has the ability to deter, and can only be passively beaten. In the end, even General Su He himself only separated from the main force with a dozen personal soldiers .
He was still thinking about gathering the scattered soldiers, but he didn't know where to look for them anymore. He secretly sighed that the brothers would have good luck, but at the same time, he had to take the dozen or so soldiers and chase them in the direction where the main force of the army was fleeing. .
The three thousand Tatar cavalry were defeated in this way. Apart from the threat of bows and arrows, there was no decent resistance.So from the beginning to the end, Yang Chendong's troops were only delayed for more than an hour, and the main force of the mercenaries re-entered the process of chasing the enemy.
And for more than an hour, the main force of the Tatar cavalry did not run very far, because they were led by Lord Agadorzi, and not long after they escaped from the range of the Southern Forest, they encountered the soldiers who were in charge of ambush and attack here. The Humang Independent Regiment that was blocking and the Reinforced Cavalry Regiment that was chasing the wind.
The two regiments were ordered to hold the Tatar cavalry's rear.That is to say, just after the battlefield preset and ambush were carried out, the main force of the Tatar cavalry rushed over when they saw many figures in the darkness in the distance.
"Fight!" Humang, who didn't even have time to dig the landmines, led the three musket battalions under him to attack the retreating Tatar cavalry head-on.
The sudden gunshots, the dense gunshots without any warning, and the roar of flames that could be seen in the dark instantly disrupted the retreating Tatar cavalry formation. Under a burst of gunfire, at least hundreds of cavalry Died on horseback, thousands of riders were injured at different degrees.
Being able to see the mercenary musketeer battalion here, Agadorji, who accompanied the army, was naturally shocked.What he is more worried about is not that he has been attacked by Duo Chengdu, but what he is worried about is why there are so many mercenaries here. Shouldn't they be under the command of General Ge Lang from the North Slope? Is it held back?
Could it be that if they appear here, something has happened on both sides?
As soon as this idea appeared, Agadorji's whole person suddenly became ill.So much so that when the commander below came to ask for instructions on what to do, he didn't even have a firm idea.
Speaking of which, Agadorji's military talent is not very good, but because of his good background, he followed his elder brother Tuotuobuhua's side since he was a child. With this relationship, he gradually began to master the army.When it comes to controlling people's hearts, there may be some means, but when it comes to commanding the battlefield, that ability is far inferior.
Distraught, Agadorji, who didn't have much military talent, had no better solution.Facing the requests from the young generals below, he could only let the army work hard to break through the enemy's line of defense.Only in this way can we have a chance to escape.