In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 115 Running away without a fight

"Brother Liu, what should we do?"

"The opponent's horse speed has increased. If we want to fight, we should rush down at this time..."

Although the military attaches were afraid of death, it didn't mean they didn't understand. Looking at the overwhelming cavalry not far away, rushing towards this direction at high speed, a guard commander said with sweatdrops.

"Fuck you, let's go, this battle is unwinnable!"

The leader, Commander Liu, cursed and immediately turned his horse's head, leading his guards to rush down the hillside towards the north.

The other commanders, hundreds of thousands of households, naturally hurriedly followed, feeling that the five commanders were too wise.

This type of cavalry confrontation is the most cruel, and sometimes even one side may die in battle. The other side's horses are several times theirs. Even if they occupy the high ground, no one can predict the final outcome.

What's more, they can only ride horses. Once they confront those Mongolian cavalry, if they fall off their horses, they will definitely be trampled to pieces.

At that time, the guards around them would not be able to save them at all. Even if they did not fall off their horses, their lives would not be guaranteed at all in such a chaotic army.

How could they fight this kind of battle?
Indeed, if these military attachés and their personal guards are allowed to suppress military households, they are all good at beating bandits and bandits.

But asking them to risk their lives to charge into battle, especially the most bloody and cruel cavalry charge, is really too difficult.

At this time, the infantry of the two armies were still about ten miles apart. The five commanders and their four thousand cavalry guards easily passed through the middle and headed towards the northern hillside.

When Namuzhong saw that the other party left without fighting, she also let out a heavy breath. She was really sweating just now. If the other party did not leave, but rushed directly towards them, regardless of winning or losing, the five of them would Half of the Thousand Cavalry must definitely be removed.

Fortunately, her little man's bet was right. These military attachés of the Ming Dynasty did not have the courage to risk everything against them.

After Namuzhong led the cavalry up the hillside, she did not pursue them. Instead, she reorganized her team and then dismounted to prepare for the attack.

On the northern hillside, Wang Pu stood there with the remaining military attachés and more than [-] personal guards. Looking at the military attachés running over, Wang Pu's face turned blue with anger.

When the five commanders came closer, they immediately roared: "You are so brave, you dare to escape without fighting. Do you really think that my commander's military orders are child's play?"

"Commander Wang, which of your eyes saw us fleeing without a fight?"

"Yes, we obviously fought a bloody battle with those Mongolian cavalry and retreated after losing. However, Commander Wang, you actually ignored our call for help and refused to save us. What's the point?"

The five commanders looked at Wang Pu's posture of wanting to kill someone, without any fear, and immediately retorted.

"You still dare to quibble, do you really think that the commander and everyone are blind? Such an important position in the southern highlands, you actually fled without a fight and gave it to those rebels..."

Seeing that they were still telling lies with their eyes open, Wang Pu became even more angry and furious, and his teeth chattered by the end.

Once the highlands in the north and south are controlled by their cavalry, it will be enough to make the army invincible.

But now it's good, these guys ran away directly.

"Haha, since General Wang knows the importance of the southern highlands, why doesn't he go and take command personally? Instead of hiding here?"

The leader, Commander Liu, saw that Wang Pu was not giving any face to Wang Pu, so he was no longer polite and sarcastically said.

"That's it, you bully me, don't you know the art of war?"

"Your handsome flag should be planted on that hillside, not here. Why should we die?"

Other military attaches also started shouting.

Wang Pu's face turned red and green at what they said, and he felt completely ashamed. He choked, pulled out the long knife from his waist, pointed at them and shouted: "This is a battlefield, not a place for bargaining. If you dare to disobey, you will be disrespectful. If you run away from the battlefield, do you believe that I will enforce military law now? I will kill you!"

"Hmph! I really don't believe it, try killing one of them!"

Faced with Wang Pu's pretentiousness and threats, all the military attaches not only showed no fear at all, but all rolled their eyes. Commander Liu even snorted coldly.

Not to mention his dignified military commander, even the lowest one from a hundred households, Wang Pu would not dare to kill.

Their ancestors all followed Taizu's achievements in conquering the world, and their official positions were all granted by Emperor Taizu himself. They were not hereditary. Except for the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, anyone who dared to kill them would be rebelling and usurping imperial power.

"Commander Wang, Commander Liu, the war is about to begin, please put the overall situation first!"

"Yes, you two please calm down and don't hurt your harmony."

"Brother Liu, Mr. Wang is also angry for a moment. He said a few words to you, how can you talk back? Hurry up and help me!"

"And you..."

Those commanders who stayed with Wang Pu in the north saw that these guys were forcing Wang Pu to get off the stage, so they quickly stood up and tried to smooth things over.

Commander Liu and others did not want to really offend Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief, and they also relied on him for command, so they all stepped forward to apologize to Wang Pu.

Wang Pu had no choice but to keep a cold face and use Po Xia Donkey to stop pursuing what happened just now.Only then did everyone turn their attention to the battlefield in the distance.

I saw the armies of both sides slowly advancing from the east and west, and the distance in the middle was getting closer and closer. Depending on the situation, the battle would take at least half an hour.

The Ming army was divided into three large areas, each with more than 1 people, totaling an army of more than 4 people.

As far as the eye can see, it is a vast area, about four or five miles wide from north to south, and one or two miles deep. Although the advance is very fast, it overall looks a bit lagging, like a wave, unable to keep pace.

On the other hand, although the speed of the Lin Jiajun was slower, the situation was much better. Although the leading soldiers and horses could not maintain a straight line, they could at least move forward hand in hand, and the distance would not exceed a hundred steps.

The formations of the two sides were also completely opposite. The Ming army was divided into three large vertical formations, keeping a distance of two to three hundred steps from each other horizontally. The difference was that the Lin family army deployed in horizontal formations.

At the head were more than 2 mercenaries, divided into five rows, and each row also stretched four or five miles.

Twenty steps behind were followed by eight thousand long archers, divided into only two rows, and finally there were eight thousand young soldiers.

The young soldiers were also divided into two rows, with the pikemen and spearmen in front, and the longbowmen and sword and shield soldiers in the back. They only maintained a distance of more than 100 steps from the eight thousand archers in front.

At this time, Lin Rui had abandoned his horse, climbed onto his command vehicle, and stood under the handsome flag with a waist knife in his hand. On the left and right were drum carts and buglers, followed by eight youth battalions.

"Report! The Ming army has occupied our army for less than seven miles!"

"Report! Our cavalry has occupied the southern high ground!"

"Report... An army of Jiannu was found in the rear of our army. The distance is less than forty miles away."

"Report, the Ming cavalry is still standing still!"

A messenger galloped around the battlefield, constantly passing the collected information back to Lin Rui's command vehicle.

"Keep pushing forward and maintain formation!"

"Quickly, order the fifth mercenary battalion. They are too far forward. Slow down a little."

"Instruct the Thirteenth Mercenary Battalion to move faster, and be careful to keep in line with the battalions on the left and right!"

Lin Rui's command car is three feet high, and he can see far from the ground. When he finds that a camp flag is too far forward or too far behind, he will ask the messenger to ride over to remind him.

Even so, every time they advance a mile, they must stop and regroup, otherwise the [-] mercenaries and [-] bows will have to be mixed together.

There is no way, without special training, those mercenaries will get close to each other while walking.

The reason why the mercenaries took the lead was a helpless move. After all, the Jiannu behind them were watching eagerly, and the well-trained and well-equipped young soldiers had to be placed at the back to be prepared for Jiannu's sneak attacks at any time.

When the distance between the two sides narrowed to one mile, they finally stood firm and did not move forward any further.

The total infantry strength of the Ming army is nearly [-]. The Lin family's army, including archers and mercenaries, is also close to [-]. Although the Ming army has twice as many cavalry, the Lin family's army has twice as many horses, plus they all know how to ride. Shooting, superb equestrian skills, it can be said that judging from the surface, the strength of both sides is half a catty to eight ounces.

The situation is also similar. The cavalry on both sides each occupy a high ground in the north and south, and they are no more than [-] miles away from the main battlefield in the middle.

At this moment, looking at the fields in the middle, the overwhelming numbers of people and horses on both sides, whether it was Namu Zhong and the Mongolian cavalry on the southern hillside, or Wang Pu and other military attachés on the northern hill, almost held their breath, everyone was stunned. Watching nervously.

Obviously, even Wang Pu, the chief military officer of Datong, had never seen such a huge scene, not to mention the commanders and envoys, Qianhu.

It was also the first time for Lin Rui to get on the sedan chair and command such a large army to fight an equal number of enemy troops in the wild.

The palms of the ordinary soldiers on both sides were so nervous that they were sweating. Especially those in the first few rows, their bodies were shaking slightly uncontrollably.

Apparently the fight hadn't even started yet, but the strong aura of war was already invisibly suppressing the people in front of them, making them almost breathless.

"Commander Wang, the formation of the rebel army seems to be more orderly than ours."

"There is no point in having a neat formation. When it comes to a real fight, it depends on who is more ruthless!"

"Yes, this field battle is fought with momentum. Commander Wang, hurry up and give the order. As the saying goes, strike first to gain strength, strike later to suffer disaster. Before the Jiannu cavalry arrives, defeat these rebels first!"

The military attachés did not find it too exciting to watch the show, and they all became impatient as they talked. After all, the most valuable ones were the personal guards, and ordinary servants could be recruited at any time, so they were not worried about losing too much of their own servants.

"Well, go and send the order, and the army will charge directly!"

Wang Pu nodded, pretended to pull out the long knife, pointed forward and shouted.

Obviously Wang Pu was self-aware and knew how many pounds of men and horses he had on his side, so he did not plan to engage in any roundabout tactics such as outflanking, but just let the army charge directly.

Immediately, more than a dozen riders rushed down, and soon the order was conveyed to the several generals and lieutenants leading the team.

(End of this chapter)