In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 114 An Unusual Thing Happened
Outside Yanghe City, a long horn sounded.

Namuzhong was seen leading the way with five thousand cavalry, heading east to clear the way for the army.

Followed by more than 2 mercenaries led by Zhou Meng. Although these mercenaries were sparse and chaotic, they could still vaguely distinguish each battalion.

Because each battalion has a camp flag, and the commanders, team officers, sentry officers, and corps commanders of each battalion are all veterans of the border army, they are no worse than the average Ming army.

And because they were uniformly dressed in blue military uniforms, and everyone had a long knife or spear of good quality, their momentum was even stronger than that of the average Ming army.

After all, even if there is no training, after eating two meals a day, these young and strong people who used to be sallow and thin are now full of energy.

After the mercenaries, there were 1000 temporary long archers led by Huang Ben, who were also divided into eight battalions, with [-] men in each battalion, which matched the eight young infantry battalions.

These eight thousand archers were not equipped with other weapons, armor or helmets, and their military uniforms were changed to uniform white.

There is no way, except white cloth, there is no other color of cloth that can meet the needs of 8000 people.

Each of these 8000 people carries a pot with twenty arrows on his back, a bow in his hand, and a water pot made of bamboo tubes tied to his waist, as well as a small cloth bag containing big cakes.

Almost all soldiers have a set of bamboo tubes and cloth bags containing dry food. If they save a little, the dry food carried by each person is enough to sustain themselves for half a month.

Compared to the messy mercenaries, the eight thousand archers were much more orderly, even walking at similar paces. Obviously, after more than a month of training with sticks and whips, the effect was still very significant.

If morale and combat effectiveness are not taken into consideration, and just from the military appearance, if we say that these 8000 people are a strong army, others will not have the slightest doubt.

But Lin Rui and Huang Ben, who know the details, both know that these 8000 people are real showpieces, they are worthless and they are always thinking about running away.

Finally, there were the eight infantry youth battalions led by Lin Rui himself. Although they all had 8000 people, these eight youth infantry battalions directly crushed the eight temporary longbow battalions in terms of energy and spirit alone.

At this moment, everyone is dressed in bright red military uniforms, carrying armor on their backs, holding various weapons, and walking on the official road with their heads held high.

The footsteps were almost the same, and even under the hot autumn weather, they still couldn't dissipate the energy and strong desire to fight in those young men.

"Come! Remember me, everyone, when we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win, and we will gain fame and wealth immediately..."

Lin Rui rode on the horse and took the lead in reciting a slogan he made up to boost morale, followed by more than a dozen specially built chariots.

Among them are the command car with the tall military commander's flag in the Chinese character "Lin", the drum car with ten large drums, and two gong cars with gongs hanging on them.

In addition to these dozen chariots, there were twenty trumpeters and twenty messengers riding fast horses and carrying command flags, forming the entire central command system.

There are two such trumpeters and flag bearers in each battalion.

It's just that the central command troops carry two crossed double command flags, and each battalion carries a single command flag.

As Tanma continued to transmit news back, Lin Rui also knew clearly the movements of the Ming army camp and the Jiannu camp dozens of miles away.

It was no surprise that the Ming army would choose to go out to meet him. What was surprising was that they actually improvised and reorganized their troops.

Looking at their posture, if I didn't want to wait for them, I would have no choice but to walk an extra twenty miles and force them to fight near their camp.

Lin Rui didn't care about this. Anyway, the terrain along the way was similar, very open, and it would be the same no matter where he played.

But what surprised Lin Rui was that Jiannu didn't respond and showed no signs of leaving the camp to pursue him.

Although I don’t understand what Jiannu is planning to do, as the saying goes, when soldiers come to block it, water comes and the soil submerges.

The army has already drawn arrows and has left the camp. There is absolutely no reason to go back. No matter what plans Jiannu has, he will eventually see the real results. No matter how much you think about it now, it will be useless. When the time comes, it will remain the same. Things have changed for the better.

The army set off in the morning and arrived at its destination in the afternoon. Since the Ming army returned to the camp after a day of preparation and failed to arrive on time, Lin Rui had no choice but to give the order to camp on the spot and attack again tomorrow.

It is said to be camping, but in fact it means lighting piles of bonfires and sleeping in the open air with undressed clothes. As for night raids, the Ming Army will never dare to come. If they have that ability, they will not just form a team. It took a whole day.

As Jiannu was a cavalryman, the most taboo thing was night fighting, but Lin Rui still sent a large number of overt and covert sentries to keep watch.

"Rui Lang, the highlands on the left and right sides of the battlefield were occupied by the Ming army first. They had at least ten thousand riders. I didn't rush to seize them. What should we do tomorrow?"

Namuzhong said with a worried look on his face. He was obviously a little afraid of the tens of thousands of Ming army's cavalry. As a result, he was restrained during the day and did not dare to take the opportunity to attack the Ming army's infantry.

"Don't worry, those cavalry look scary, but they are just the personal guards of those military attaches. Every single one of them is a good fighter. Unfortunately, they have not been systematically trained. Now they are lumped together temporarily and they cannot perform their duties as cavalry at all. Some power.

What's more, those military attaches are used to being pampered and care about their lives. It's a joke to ask them to lead the cavalry to charge and fight, so it's useless. Don't be afraid tomorrow. Just charge directly and seize the high ground to the south. See if they dare. Don’t dare to hedge! "

"All right!"

Seeing Lin Rui speaking so firmly, Namuzhong gritted his teeth and nodded.

They must occupy one of the two highlands, otherwise they will be at a huge disadvantage. Moreover, Jiannu will definitely not stand idly by, so their cavalry needs to seize a high point and overlook the entire battlefield.

As night fell, all the soldiers, except the sentries on guard, lay on the ground and began to sleep soundly.As for the tents and other things, it was only a few dozen miles away, and Lin Rui didn't bother to carry them, not to mention there weren't that many logistical units.

Even Lin Rui himself was lying on a pile of hay with the sky as his quilt and the earth as his bed.

.........

Build a slave camp.

Every move of the Ming army and the Lin family army could not escape Hauge's control.

"Your Majesty, it seems that the Ming army and the bandits are really going to have a decisive battle. Our chance has finally come."

"But let's forget about the Ming army. After all, they have their backs to the camp. Why do those bandits dare to fight the Ming army under our noses? Aren't they afraid that we will sneak attack from behind while their fight is in full swing?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I always feel that there must be some fraud involved!"

Sony said with determination.

The reason why Jiannu did not dispatch today was because the behavior of the horse bandits and the Ming army was so abnormal that they had to wonder whether the horse bandits had surrendered to the Ming army?Is the two sides deliberately putting on a show to lure them into attacking?

After all, the three parties are so close, and their combined strength exceeds more than [-]. Especially the horse bandits who are caught in the middle. If they do not join forces with one of the parties, they will definitely stay in the city.

Hauge also frowned, with a gloomy expression on his face. He was worried that this was a trap jointly set by the horse bandits and the Ming army to lure him into attacking, but he was also afraid that the two sides would really fight, and he missed this golden opportunity.

"No matter whether the Ming army and the horse bandits really want to go to war, or they are engaged in some conspiracy, the surrounding terrain is open, and we can advance and retreat freely. We will push over tomorrow and see what happens!"

In the end, Hauge finally said that no matter what, the horse bandits had already left Yanghe City, and he would never miss the opportunity to annihilate them again.

After all, the [-]-strong army led by Uncle Abatai had just entered the Xuan Mansion. They had a lot of food and supplies, and it would probably take them five or six days to arrive.

If he stood still and the group of horse bandits tried to escape, it would be troublesome to chase them down.

The next day, Hauge only left some Han servants to garrison the camp, and then led [-] cavalry to rumble eastward.

at the same time.

Fifteen miles east of the Ming army's camp, the two sides had begun fighting over a high ground in the south.

This highland area is not large, and there should have been many trees on it originally. However, after the Ming army arrived, all the trees were cut down to build camps.

At this moment, the low hillside was completely bare. The five commanders, leading many military attachés and four thousand personal guards, looked at the cavalry led by Na Muzhong in the distance, feeling a little frightened.

"What did General Wang say? Have you sent troops to support?"

"Returning to the commander, Mr. Wang said that the opponent's infantry has already pressed forward. Now the two armies are facing each other. Sending infantry to reinforce will easily expose flaws, which can be exploited by the opponent's cavalry.

So they told us to stay on the hillside and not move. We were also told that we occupied a high point and those Mongolian soldiers would not dare to attack. It was best to contain them. "

A messenger reported to the five commanders.

"Brother Liu, this guy is clearly using us as bait. Infantry is not easy to reinforce, so we can send cavalry!"

"Yes, mother, that's nice to say. What if those Mongolian cavalry rush up all at once?"

Compared with the hillside occupied by Wang Pu and the others more than 20 miles away to the north, this place in the south is closer to the east. At this moment, everyone looked up and could already see countless people and horses slowly approaching from the east, and from the west Their army is at least seven or eight miles away from here. How can the military attaches who have never seen such a big scene not panic?
Especially the Mongolian cavalry to the south of them have tried several times to predict when they will charge towards them. Although the number of people seems to be not much more than them, the opponent's horses are several times their number.

"Hurry back and report to Commander Wang and ask him to send two thousand cavalry over quickly, otherwise this hillside cannot be defended."

The leading commander said to the messenger.

Although they have never killed a pig, have they never seen a pig run away?
Originally, their place was further to the east and surrounded by endless wheat fields. There should be more cavalry than in the north. Wang Pu himself should even be here to take charge. Do you really think they don't know the art of war?

What is said is that Wang Pu is greedy for life and afraid of death?

"It's an adult."

The messenger didn't care what the military attachés thought, and immediately rode towards the northwest.

At this moment, Namu Zhong from the south, under Lin Rui's repeated urging, finally led five thousand cavalry and launched a rumble charge directly towards the hillside.

For a moment, war horses rushed towards this side like a flood.

This scene immediately frightened the military attachés' hearts to beat wildly. On the contrary, the cavalry guards behind them drew their long swords one after another, their faces full of determination, and they were even eager to try.

However, a group of lions are led by a group of pampered sheep who are greedy for life and afraid of death.

(End of this chapter)