In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 123 Fight against Hu Dawei again

Shuozhou has been an important town in northern Xinjiang since ancient times. It is a must-win city for military strategists who go south to conquer the Three Jin Dynasties. It is located more than two hundred miles southwest of Datong.

Yanmen Pass, Ningwuguan and many other dangerous passes are located in the mountains south of Shuozhou.

To the northeast and east, the terrain is open, with many rivers and fertile land.

Although there are also high mountains in the west, they are not as steep as those in the south. There are trails leading to Shaanxi.

"Report, Commander-in-Chief, the convoy led by the rebels will arrive in Shuozhou in one day!"

At this moment, in the Ming Army camp outside Shuozhou City, Shanxi Commander-in-Chief Hu Dawei looked very ugly as he listened to the news coming all night long, and all the generals on the side also looked worried.

"Is there any sign of Datong's troops being dispatched?"

"Back to Commander, no."

"Hey, you straight bitch, I must impeach that bitch Wang Pu. I will report to His Majesty to impeach him..."

Hearing that Wang Pu was still hiding in Datong City, Hu Dawei couldn't bear it any longer, and he started clapping the case and roaring angrily.

With such a good opportunity, if Wang Pu leads his troops south, they can definitely attack this group of rebels from the north and south of Shuozhou.

"Commander, damn it, we are the soldiers of Shanxi, and the commander is also the commander-in-chief of Shanxi. The commander-in-chief of Datong watched the rebels pass through the city without intercepting them. Why should we fight desperately to intercept them?"

"Yes, those bitches, when they begged us to send troops, what they said was better than what they sang. But as soon as Wang Pu came, he burned the bridges across the river and fell out of love faster than turning the pages of a book. I think we should let the rebels kill them all. Let’s confiscate our homes and exterminate our clans, let’s just go back to Shanxi and forget about it!”

"Yes, Marshal, let's not go into this muddy water. Those rebels can fight Wang Gou and the others in the field, and there are [-] Jiannu slaves who are fighting back and forth. They are caught in the middle, and there is no way. If you don’t fall behind, your strength must not be underestimated. If one of you is not good, we might all have to join in!”

All the generals were also very angry. Obviously, they did not know much about the specific situation of the three-party battle that day. They only knew that all three parties suffered heavy losses. The Ming army withdrew first, and the Jiannu retreated later. As for the rebels, they did not withdraw at all.

"Shut up, everyone. Do you think I want to fight? But this damn order came from the newly appointed Governor of Xuanda, Lu Xiangsheng. If we don't fight or just return to Shanxi, do you think he will spare me lightly?"

Hu Dawei roared again, feeling aggrieved in his heart.

Everyone was silent for a moment. Lu Xiangsheng and the others were naturally no strangers. Among all the supervisors, he was the most strict in managing the army. He could not tolerate the slightest bit of sand in his eyes. The key was that he still had a Tianxiong army belonging to him.

Once he disobeys his military orders, he may be executed first and then punished. His family commander will be tied up first and then his Majesty will be punished.

"Commander, what should we do? If we fight, we can't win, and if we don't fight, we can't win. Isn't this damn thing forcing people to die?"

"Damn it, if I had known we would have just returned to Shanxi. It can also be said that the rebels have already left when we arrived."

"Okay, don't complain anymore. No matter what, we have to fight. Zhang He, you lead 2000 people to stay in the camp. The other brothers will follow me to intercept tomorrow.
Once the battle situation goes bad, just go back to the camp. The gang of rebels have brought so many large vehicles and they probably won't hold on to us. Remember, tell the brothers that you must not run away into the wilds. Go down and prepare. . "

Hu Dawei finally decided to fight. After all, if he lost, he would lose most of his troops and generals, so he would be punished. If he didn't fight, he might not be able to gain a foothold in the future.

"It's handsome!"

Everyone could only answer with cupped fists.

As for the city gates in Shuozhou, they have been closed for a long time. Usually, the east gate is open for an hour every day. This is obviously to prevent thieves, thefts and the Ming army. Therefore, once you are defeated and want to escape to the city, there are no doors. And Hu Dawei seems to be self-aware.

Early the next morning, Hu Dawei led his army to line up on the official road in the west of the city to intercept them. There was no way around Shuozhou, so the terrain around Shuozhou was wide, so they could only intercept them in the wild.

The movement here had long been monitored by the cavalry. Namuzhong did not launch an attack rashly, but immediately reported the situation to Lin Rui behind him.

.........

"What? That tiger Dawei dared to come out of the camp to intercept after eating the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard?"

"Fuck, I would have burned the incense if I didn't beat him, and he dared to peek at my food. I'm afraid he's crazy because of poverty, and he didn't even weigh himself!"

"How many soldiers and horses do they have?"

Lin Rui was also furious. Originally, he was too lazy to fight as long as Hu Dawei stayed in the camp. Who would have thought that they would dare to go out to intercept them, which saved a lot of trouble.

After all, they won't be able to cross the river for a while, so having such a Ming army standing by is a moderate threat.

"Sir, it's less than [-]!" Sanna replied quickly.

"Belle, I'll leave this to you to stop the convoy and get back on the road tomorrow." Lin Rui explained, got off the carriage, turned over and mounted a war horse.

"Husband, I'm going to fight too. I haven't fought for a long time. Take me with you..." When Hubbell heard that he had to stay and guard the convoy again, he immediately became unhappy and hurriedly pulled Lin Rui's thigh. Begged.

"Be obedient. There will be many battles in the future. There are only more than 1 Ming troops, and it only takes one round!"

Lin Rui pushed her hand away, then pinched the horse's belly and galloped towards the rear, only hitting three infantry battalions.

The youth camp was at the end of the team, and Namuzhong was at the front. They were a full fifty or sixty miles apart, so Lin Rui and the youth camp ran for more than two hours before they arrived.

"Rui Lang, those Ming troops are like beggars. In fact, just the mercenaries and my five thousand cavalry are enough. There is no need to go to such trouble to ask the youth camp to come over."

Seeing the teenagers sweating profusely and panting, Namuzhong couldn't help but say.

She just asked Lin Rui for instructions, but not for help.

"Don't be careless and underestimate the enemy. When a lion fights a rabbit, you still need to do your best. Is there any movement from the other party?" Lin Rui waved his hand. He would not make such a low-level mistake as underestimating the enemy's arrogance.

"That is to say, many horse-rejecting stakes were carried to the front of the team."

"Well, let's rest for two quarters of an hour. I will lead the infantry to attack from the front, you will lead the cavalry to attack the flanks, and the mercenaries will wait for the opportunity."

Lin Rui nodded and quickly arranged the combat mission. The other party thought that their most powerful cavalry was their cavalry, but little did they know that their infantry was the main force in the attack.

"Ok."

At this moment, Namuzhong finally realized the advantages of combining infantry and cavalry. The horse-rejecting stakes could block the cavalry, but not the infantry.

"Well, if the enemy army is defeated, don't kill people indiscriminately when you pursue them. Drive all the defeated troops to the west, and then capture the prisoners. When the time comes, let the cavalry shout, I am the Lin family army. Kneel down and surrender without killing!"

Lin Rui thought about it, and then told him that those ordinary Ming soldiers were not doing well at first glance, and they were just messing around. There was really no need to kill too much.If you can capture prisoners, you should try your best to capture them.

Otherwise, given the surrounding terrain, the ferocity of these Mongolians, and the speed of the horses, there would probably be another massacre.

"Well, I will warn everyone. Fortunately, everyone can speak some Chinese now." Namuzhong nodded and said with a smile.

She sleeps with Lin Rui every day, rubbing her ears and temples together, and before she knows it, she has already regarded herself as half-Han.

"Woooooooo..."

Two quarters of an hour passed by in a flash. As the horn sounded, three thousand young soldiers stood up and lined up. After a while, three huge square formations were formed.

"The spearmen are in front, the sword and shield bearers are in the middle, the longbowmen are behind, move forward!"

Lin Rui mounted his horse, drew his sword, and pointed forward. The three phalanxes immediately pressed forward slowly, while two thousand mercenaries pressed forward with swords and guns in hand.

Namuzhong also did not lead the cavalry in a hurry and went straight up.

It was obviously clear that the infantry moved slowly, and even if they were four or five miles away, it would take a long time before they could engage in battle.

"Report! Commander, the rebel infantry are pressing up from the front."

"Oh?"

Hu Dawei was also quite surprised. In his opinion, there were so many cavalry on the other side. The cavalry must have charged head-on, and the infantry would follow to cover them up.

"Command, be careful to be on guard against cavalry attacks on the left and right flanks!"

Since the opponent's cavalry did not charge directly from the front, they would definitely attack from the left and right wings later.

"This...this gang of rebels don't take us seriously, right? Just over 3000 people dare to charge forward from the front."

"Damn, that's too much. Commander, I would like to send 5000 men to fight. Go meet these rebels for a while and see if they are just showboating."

"Commander, the last general also invites you to fight!"

Seeing the three phalanxes slowly approaching, all the generals became angry and asked for a fight.

"Hold it all to me. The rebels are deliberately luring us into battle so they can send cavalry to kill them. They have sent so many people just now. Don't be fooled!"

Hu Dawei quickly stopped him. Obviously, in his mind, those thousands of cavalry and tens of thousands of horses were the biggest threat.

When everyone heard this, they all reacted and cursed this group of rebels for being insidious and trying to lure them out of the horse-rejecting stake.

"stop!"

Seeing that the opponent had no intention of taking the initiative to charge, they all hid behind the horse-rejecting stakes. When they approached about 150 steps, Lin Rui raised his fists and gave the order to stop advancing, and then shouted: "Archers, prepare!"

Immediately, the six hundred long archers behind the three square formations bent their bows and set arrows, pointing to the sky in front of them.

"put!"

shhhhhh…

"Get ready, let go!"

Following the command, the six hundred archers fired rounds of volleys with no time to spare.

"what!"

"oops…"

For a time, there were screams and wailings in the Ming army formation. Because they were afraid of the opponent's cavalry, the team lined up very densely, so the people in front fell down in droves.

"Fight back! Quick, the archers fight back!"

Seeing just a few waves of arrow feathers, the arrows fired at his own formation caused some commotion. Hu Dawei shouted anxiously from behind.

It's a pity that there were not many archers in the first place. Even if they fired at the greatest angle, they were still far behind the Lin family's army's square formation.

Although each wave of arrows from the six hundred archers could only take away a hundred people at most, standing still and being beaten all the time was very damaging to morale.

"Don't go back!"

"Whoever dares to retreat will be killed without mercy!"

"Commander, this won't work, you'd better take the initiative to kill me!"

Hu Dawei also knew that if this continued, the opponent would destroy them with just bows and arrows, so he quickly ordered a general and led half of his men to charge directly.

"Brothers go!"

"Chop these rebels..."

"Kill..."

The Ming troops in front couldn't stand it any longer, so they moved their horse-repelling stakes away and charged forward with shouts.

"defense!"

Seeing that the other party finally rushed out, Lin Rui quickly ordered.

After all, there are many people on the other side, and if all the Changyu soldiers are placed in the front, it will be easy for the opponent to get around and attack the long archers from behind.

As the trumpet sounded, the shield bearers and spearmen in the middle immediately separated to the left and right, and the archers quickly took up their positions. Finally, they were surrounded by the shield bearers and spearmen at the innermost position, and continued to throw forward.

Compared with the makeshift longbowmen, these young longbowmen obviously cooperated more closely with the sword and shield spearmen, and completed these steps in a matter of seconds.

(End of this chapter)