In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 81 I can only go to Daming to hide.
Lin Rui had already heard about the Mongols' trump card, turning around and shooting while riding a horse. Now seeing that Namuzhong and the others just fired a wave of arrows, the Jurchens had to go left and right to pursue them, and he secretly heard about it.

It can be said that just this move of turning around and shooting an arrow is enough to make the Mongolian cavalry invincible on horseback, without fear of any cavalry pursuit.

Because both sides were moving at high speed, the arrows thrown backward by the escaping cavalry in front had a range that was almost ten steps farther than the arrows fired by the chasing cavalry in front.

Regardless of this small gap, if it is a cavalry that does not understand and blindly pursues them, it will definitely suffer a big loss.

This will lead to a situation where the fleeing cavalry in front can shoot the chasing cavalry, but the chasing cavalry cannot shoot the fleeing cavalry in front. It is completely passive and passive.

At this moment, Namu Zhong saw that the Jurchens were coming up from the left and right, and still did not order to increase the speed of the horses. Instead, he ordered to adjust the formation again, from horizontal formation to column formation.

This is also on the vast grassland, otherwise more than 3 to [-] war horses would be chasing each other, and it would really be impossible to perform.

"Free Fire!"

When the Jurchen cavalry slowly approached from both wings, the Mongolian cavalry bent their bows and nocked arrows, preparing to shoot. It was obvious that they were shooting arrows on horseback. They were not afraid of anyone, even the Jurchens dared to shoot at them.

The Jurchen cavalry also took out their bows and arrows, preparing to attack from both sides.

Lin Rui also tried to bend the bow and set an arrow, but as soon as he tried to pull the bow hard, he almost lost his balance and fell off his horse. In the end, he lost both the bow and the arrow before he regained his balance. He was so scared that he did not dare to try. .

There were more than 300 people including Huang Ben, Zhou Meng and others. Although they wanted to give it a try, because they did not have bows, they had to lie on their horses and watch the Mongolian cavalry and the Jurchen cavalry shoot at each other.

The two sides fired at each other for a while, causing damage to each other. However, even if the Jurchen cavalry attacked from the left and right, they did not gain the slightest advantage. Instead, they suffered a lot of losses. In addition, the three war horses had been replaced, and Sony had to give the order to stop the pursuit. The command.

Obviously, in terms of horseback shooting, the Mongolian cavalry is not only not worse than the Jurchen cavalry, but is actually better.

The main reason why they were defeated by the Jurchens was that the tribes were fighting within each other, like a loose sand, and the Jurchens also had traitorous infantry to help out.

The Jurchens often did not choose to shoot with the Mongolian tribes, but directly raided the Mongolian tribes' camps and forced them to fight.

"Call..."

Seeing that the Jurchens did not dare to pursue anymore, Lin Rui and Namuzhong just led the army and changed horses again and ran for thirty or forty miles, and stopped when they came to a small river.

Everyone immediately jumped off the horse, began to remove the saddle, and then took out beans from the cloth bag to feed the horse. After feeding the horse, they took the horse to the river and began to wash it. Everyone was very busy.

Three hundred Han soldiers were responsible for setting up stoves and pots, looking for dead branches and hay, and preparing to cook meat and rice.

"Rui Lang, don't worry, the Jurchens will definitely not be able to catch up with us today."

"It's better if they catch up. Husband, I also shot a Jurchen just now. Don't forget to write it down."

The three of them also came to the river, took off their shoes and socks and washed up. They found that Lin Rui's face was a little heavy, Na Muzhong said, while Ha Beier smiled and looked very excited.

"I'm not worried that the Jurchens can catch up with us now, but I'm worried that if we continue like this, we may not be able to get to the Loop."

Lin Rui picked up a handful of water, washed his face and said.

"Ah, husband, why is this?" Hubbell looked puzzled.

"How much food do you have left?" Lin Rui asked without answering.

"I still have twenty pounds of beans and ten pounds of rice."

"You only have this little food left, and the others are not much better. Three war horses can only eat this little food for two days, but this place is at least a thousand miles away from the Hetao."

"It's a big deal that we won't eat the food after we've finished it. We'll just eat dried meat. Let's graze all the way there..." When Hubbell said this, his face also changed and he realized what he was doing.There were Jurchen cavalry chasing after them. They couldn't graze at all and let the horses graze slowly.

"Rui Lang, what should we do? Now that we are being bitten to death by the Jurchens, even if we find a mountain to hide in, we probably won't be able to escape!"

Na Muzhong's face no longer had the calmness it had just now.

But the Mongolian boys and girls in the distance were playing and laughing in the river, unaware of the predicament they faced.

Of course, the main reason is that they are inexperienced. If an experienced Mongolian cavalry finds that they do not have much food left, and there are cavalry chasing after them, they will immediately realize the seriousness of the problem.

"It seems that we can only hide in Daming for a while, collect some food, and then find a way to go to Hetao." Lin Rui had no choice but to say.

"Yes, husband, you are Han, we can go to Ming Dynasty!"

"Well, indeed, we can only escape into the Great Wall now to escape the pursuit of the Jurchens!"

Both women's eyes lit up, and the haze swept away, and they even started to look forward to it.

None of them have been to the Ming Dynasty, but they still yearn for it very much.

During dinner in the evening, Lin Rui called Huang Benzhou over.

"Are you two familiar with the situation around here? Do you know how far we are from the Great Wall now?"

"Back to the Young Master, this is not far from the Great Wall. Another hundred miles to the southwest is Zhangjiakou."

"Oh, is there a mountain pass nearby that is suitable for cavalry to pass through?"

"Sir, there is a pass fifty miles south of us, called Dushi Fort. It is a hundred-household fort. I heard that there is a river there, and the army can enter the Ming Dynasty along the river. But my subordinates also heard about it. I don't know if it is true. Fake."

Huang Ben quickly replied. It was obvious that the two of them were very familiar with this area. After all, they had followed the caravan for many years.

"If you go and find out, you will know whether it is true or not. Tonight you take our Han brothers with you and follow me to see the situation for yourself."

It was a matter of life and death for the army, so Lin Rui decided to go there personally. If the place could really allow the army to pass and the defense was not tight, then he would directly attack by surprise, and then notify Namuzhong to lead the cavalry.

If the large group of cavalry cannot be allowed to pass, or the defense is too tight, then we can only try to go to Zhangjiaguo.

"Yes, son!"

The two of them obviously realized that they were going back to Daming, and they were a little excited. After all, they had been away from Daming for more than a year. They didn't know how their relatives at home were doing, and whether they had been settled by the Fan family.

Lin Rui explained the situation to Na Muzhong and Ha Beier, and gave some more instructions. After resting for two hours, he led three hundred soldiers to kill south.

At midnight, everyone arrived near the Monolith Castle, and Lin Rui discovered that there was indeed a river cutting off the Great Wall.

Unfortunately, although the water is not deep, a large number of Juma stakes have been placed in the river. The Great Wall at both ends has been built to a section of the river, just like the old dragon head in Shanhaiguan, resulting in the river being only ten feet wide. In this case, if the army wants to pass through the river, it will be a waste of lives.

However, what Lin Rui did not expect was that there were not many Ming troops defending the Great Wall on both sides, and he was also overjoyed.

In fact, what Lin Rui didn't know was that in the ninth year of Chongzhen in history, that is, this year, Azig led one hundred thousand cavalry and broke through the wall of the Monolith Fort.

(End of this chapter)