In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 97 Interception (for Subscription)

Almost at the same time that Hauge discovered Lin Rui and the others, Lin Rui also discovered the Jurchen team to the south.

"Rui Lang, isn't this too coincidental?"

"How did the Jurchens get out of the customs in the north of Datong? It seems that they had just left the Great Wall and we happened to hit them."

"It's really unlucky. I didn't expect the Jurchens to get out of the seclusion so quickly this time." Lin Rui was also quite speechless. According to the Jurchens' past urine habits, if they entered the seclusion, they would have to grab one or two at least. Month, who would have thought that it would come out in less than a month this time.

"Hey, what should we do now? Our Chahar tribe was originally placed in the inner nest, surrounded by the Yellow River on three sides. Now it is summer. It is not easy for so many people to cross the river under the eyes of the Jurchen cavalry."

Namuzhong sighed, feeling that the Jurchen's ghost was really lingering. If he had known earlier, he should not have gone to destroy the Begging for Charcoal Department, or he would have just gone inside to set up the Begging for Charcoal Department.

In fact, Lin Rui also knew that after they destroyed the Charcoal Tribe, it was the best choice to go directly to the Hetao while the Jurchens were still looting in the Ming Dynasty, but he really couldn't worry about Zhang Xiuying and others.

"Then don't wear condoms for the time being, and just swim and fight with them here. After eating up the food, go to Daming. Wait until winter and see if the Jurchens can come back."

Hubbell wasn't too worried.

This time they brought a large amount of food and grazed their animals all the way. They consumed very little food every day and did not worry about the Jurchens' pursuit at all.

"Have you seen clearly how many trucks of supplies and people the Jurchens robbed this time?"

Lin Rui looked at Sanna who was inquiring about the news and asked.

"There are only more than 200 large vehicles, but there are a lot of people, at least no less than the Jurchen cavalry. Moreover, they move very slowly and have not yet left the valley."

"Oh, they haven't left the valley yet? What's the terrain like around it?"

Lin Rui's eyes lit up. According to the behavior of the Ming army, they would definitely send the Tatars all the way to the Great Wall Pass.

In other words, at this time, a large number of Ming troops must have gathered near the Great Wall Pass to the south of the Jurchen team, but they did not dare to chase them out.

At this time, before the Jurchens came out of the valley, he intercepted them in front. Maybe the Ming army would dare to come out and attack from both sides. After all, the entire Datong Xuanfu already knew how many troops the Jurchens had.

"Back to the young master, the mouth of the valley is about seven or eight miles wide. There is also a river in the valley, about twenty feet wide. The Jurchens' convoy is on the east bank of the river. According to their speed, they should be able to leave the valley tomorrow..."

The more Sanna talked, the more excited Lin Rui became, and the more he felt that there was much to do.

After all, the terrain in the north of Datong is there. If a large group of cavalry wants to go to Daming, they can only go along the river and the valley.

It's summer now and the river is not shallow. As long as they find a suitable place and block it on the east bank outside the valley mouth, the Jurchens will definitely be very uncomfortable.

Thinking of this, Lin Rui stood up and said: "Send the order, the army will gather immediately and go south overnight!"

"Ah! Lang Rui, do you want to go to the mouth of the valley to intercept the Jurchens?"

"This is too dangerous. If the Ming army doesn't come out by then, it will be easy for us to get involved."

Namuzhong was suddenly surprised, obviously having guessed what Lin Rui was thinking.

"It's okay. Let's choose a high-lying place near the entrance of the valley and be ready to attack. When the time comes, we can attack and retreat. Even if the Ming army doesn't come out, we can escape at any time. At worst, our work will be in vain. "

Lin Rui waved his hand.

He would not be so stupid as to stop at the entrance of the valley. Moreover, the cavalry was no better than the infantry. There was no need to intercept them at all. He only needed to occupy a high point with a radius of more than ten miles, and he would be under the threat of the cavalry at any time.

"If that's the case, it's okay!"

Namuzhong was right when she thought about it. As long as they didn't go into the valley to block them, they could run away at any time.

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The next day, early morning.

"What? You said that group of horse bandits didn't run away, but came towards us?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, they should have sneaked over last night and have already occupied a high slope outside the valley."

"How brave. It would be great if I didn't go after them. Is it possible that they still want to intercept my army?"

Hauge sneered.

Datong's tens of thousands of Ming troops only dared to hang far behind them, watching helplessly as they broke through the barrier and left. A group of horse bandits actually wanted to intercept them, and they simply didn't know whether to live or die.

"Prepare the horse!"

Then Hauge personally led a thousand cavalry towards the valley.

The horse galloped and arrived at the mouth of the valley with just half a stick of incense. Looking at a hillside four or five miles away to the east of the mouth of the valley, there were densely packed war horses ready to go. Hauge's eyelids also jumped and his brows furrowed. .

"My lord, these horse bandits are really good at picking places. If we pass directly like this, they will definitely rush down by then. Or we should take a detour to the west bank! It won't be too late to deal with them after we get out of the valley!"

Niu Lu Zhangjing noticed that Hauge's face was ugly and quickly advised him that in this situation, it would be too risky for the cavalry to pass directly, let alone passing with the convoy and slaves.

If the opponent really rushes down the hillside regardless of everything, even if they have twice as many cavalry, the outcome will be hard to say.

After all, the opponent also has nearly 2 war horses.

At this time, Hauge already regretted that he shouldn't have been so careless.When he discovered this group of horse bandits yesterday, he should have sent a team of cavalry to occupy the high slope outside the valley entrance first, but it was too late now.

He knew better than this group of horse bandits how terrifying the momentum of [-] war horses rushing down from a high position was.

So I had no choice but to grit my teeth and nod my head, deciding to endure it for now, build a pontoon bridge and walk to the west bank to avoid the other party.

The opponent now occupies the terrain advantage, and it is not cost-effective to directly confront them head-on.

But looking at the more than 20 feet of river surface, I also had a headache.

After returning to the camp, Hauge asked people to test along the river to see if they could find a shallow place to cross the river directly. At the same time, he asked Sony to take three thousand cavalry to the long wall to intimidate the Ming army. Fight out.

This time Hauge exited the customs from Yanghekou to the north of Yanghewei in the east of Datong City. At this time, Governor Xuanda had already left, and the general soldiers of Datong and his servants were also gathering troops to prepare for the evacuation. The commander and a group of poor military households were still repairing the gaps.

Seeing that the Jurchen Tatars suddenly made a counterattack, the military households who were repairing the breach were frightened and fled in all directions.

The commander of the guards rushed directly into Wang Pu's camp with his servants.

"Commander Lu, what happened? Are you so panicked?"

"Commander Wang, it's not good, the Tatars have gone and come back, and they suddenly came back!"

Lu Zong, the commander of Yanghewei, panted and said, if Wang Pu's [-] troops were not here, he would have gone back to the acropolis directly.

"what?"

"It's just too much of a lie. Do you really think I'm a fool?"

Wang Pu was also furious. He immediately ordered his troops and horses to kill at the gap. Not many Jurchen Tatars came this time. He didn't dare to fight in the field. How could he not dare to guard a small Yanghekou? Keep it?

In that kind of terrain, the Tatars have already left, and they still want to fight back with their carbines. Isn't this an obvious way of giving him military exploits?

The king's servant's camp was only seven or eight miles away from the gap. When he led the army to attack, he found that the Jurchen cavalry was just wandering in the distance and did not rush towards the gap. He also turned to Lu Zong with a pale face and said: "Commander Lu, this Are you talking about the Tatars coming back?"

"This...this, they were coming with such force just now, I thought they were going to kill them with carbine..."

"Trash, the gap is so big. You still have 200 servants and thousands of people under your command. Even if the Tatars fight back, won't they still be able to hold on?"

Wang Pu couldn't help but cursed loudly. It was obvious that he didn't take this little commander seriously at all.

He couldn't help but get angry, so this guy just ran away and ran towards his camp, causing the thousands of mud-legged military households to follow him and attack his camp.

If the Tatars really rush in, they will definitely catch him by surprise, and may even cause his [-]-strong army to be defeated as well.

Although Lu Zong was angry in his heart, he could only accept it. It was indeed not something he, an ordinary guard commander, could offend against a chief military officer.

"It's strange. The Tatars have already left. Why do they still send so many cavalry?"

"Are you just waiting to show off and humiliate me? You shouldn't..."

Wang Pu ignored him, but looked at the Jurchen cavalry still lingering in the distance and muttered to himself.

It was not until noon that the Jurchen cavalry still refused to leave. Wang Pu finally noticed something was wrong. Finally, he sent a team to stay up all night and explore along the west bank to see what the Jurchen cavalry was up to.

It only took an hour, but the night he was sent came back without taking it back.

"Report to the commander-in-chief that the Tatars stayed in the valley and did not leave. Instead, they were cutting wood on the mountain. Apparently they were preparing to build a bridge across the river."

"What, cutting down trees to build a bridge? Why stay in the valley and build a bridge at this time?"

Wang Pu's jaw almost dropped in shock and he stood up directly.

"Are you sure you read that correctly? The Tatars are really building a bridge?"

"My subordinates are sure that the Tatars have already driven several wooden piles by the river and are still carrying wood to the river. They must be trying to build a bridge."

"This is hell!"

Wang Pu put his hands behind his back and paced back and forth a few steps, becoming more and more confused as he thought about it.

"Commander, do you think there will be any accident at Taniguchi? Are the Tatars trying to build a bridge to go around to the west bank?" A deputy general thought for a while and said.

"What surprises can there be?"

"The east bank of the valley mouth alone is five or six miles wide. Even if the heavy rain washes away the mountain, there is no way it can be blocked. Why go to the trouble of going around to the west bank?"

Wang Pu was still very familiar with the terrain in this area, so he said angrily.

"This..." The deputy general thought it was right, but he didn't know how to answer for a moment.

There won't be a large army blocking the valley entrance. The Mongolian tribes on the grasslands have long been conquered by the Jurchens. It can be said that now beyond the Great Wall, it is the Jurchens' world.

"Go to the mouth of the valley and investigate carefully. Be careful. If something goes wrong, run back immediately!"

In the end, Wang Pu decided to send someone to investigate again, trying to find out what the Tatars were doing.

(End of this chapter)