Chapter Seventy-Seven: Digging a Pit for the Enemy
The rainy weather made the Ming army that was about to start a war with the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty a little unsure whether they should face the battle, and the war letter they issued, now due to the weather and the command of the four highnesses, made many Ming soldiers retreat, they did not trust Zhu Di's command ability, especially in bad weather.
Because of the stagnant water, even the ground looks muddy, and the war horses can gallop on the grass like a fly, however, the muddy ground will limit the movement of the war horses, so that the war horses are in trouble, which makes Ma Sanbao really have a headache, just like the land chariot in the previous life can not drive to the muddy area, the war horse will be affected by the same effect, once the horse stumbles, it is a great blow to the soldiers on the war horse.
"The stiff and lonely village does not mourn itself, and Shang Si is the national military wheel. Lying down at night listening to the wind and rain, the iron horse glacier fell into a dream. Ma Sanbao read the words, blurted out the poems of the poet Lu Da, and for a while, the soldiers looked at Ma Sanbao, not knowing what Ma Sanbao's intentions were.
"Don't stare at me, I don't mean anything else, I just improvised the poems of the great poet Lu Da, it is impossible not to even have the freedom to chant poetry, right? I'm just curious to know why Your Highness is so afraid of commanding you. Ma Sanbao said with a smile, "The army of the previous dynasty knew that Loulan would not be returned if it was not broken, why didn't you have the courage?" The Four Highnesses will not harm you, and the Four Highnesses wish that you could all return triumphantly, what good is it to kill your Four Highnesses? Why don't you guys want to think about it? ”
For a while, the soldiers were a little hesitant and hesitant, they didn't want to go to the battlefield, the main thing was that the command was in Zhu Di's hands, and the other party was Naier Buhua, a famous general of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the fourth highness Zhu Di, a fledgling general of Zhenbei, really capable of being comparable to a famous general who has been famous for a long time like Nai'er Buhua?
"Hey, aren't we a little distrustful of His Royal Highness?" Suddenly, there was a voice within the sergeants, and many soldiers began to discuss their trust in Zhu Di, as a commander, Zhu Di was very helpless about this, after all, Zhu Di himself was not confident enough to be able to control these Ming troops to fight against the Northern Yuan army in the heavy rain, seeing that he was about to reach the appointed time, he was afraid that these soldiers would suffer heavy casualties in his own hands.
Zhu Di's uneasiness Xu Da saw it in his eyes, his big hand was on Zhu Di's shoulder, and he cast a look of affirmation and encouragement at Zhu Di, signaling Zhu Di not to worry too much, but can Zhu Di not worry too much? The answer is no, after all, the war is imminent, even if Ma Sanbao repeatedly makes the soldiers believe in himself, he himself seems a little unconfident.
"Fighting in the rain, the most important thing is to prevent slipping, everyone, we can march slowly, and we must interfere with their movements, yesterday's preparations must not be wasted, and we will definitely do it if we lead the Mongol army into the trap we designed yesterday!" Ma Sanbao said that a day ago, he was worried that Zhu Di's command might make the soldiers not trust enough, so he specially sent people to set up traps in the place of battle, specifically to trap the remnants of the Northern Yuan, only the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty formed an encirclement of the soldiers of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and let them gather, it was easy to fall into the trap set by Ma Sanbao, and Ma Sanbao hid all the catapults of the Ming Dynasty early in a location that was difficult for the Northern Yuan army to find, just waiting for the Mongolian army to take the bait.
Hearing Ma Sanbao's words, these soldiers were a little relieved, preparing in advance is indeed to prepare for emergencies, and the traps arranged are also to prevent accidents, however, the army seems to be a little uncontrollable, and he doesn't know if the traps he arranged in advance can take effect.
"Go to war, I'll help." Xu Da took out a sharp blade from the waist of the non-commissioned officer beside him, took the lead out of the barracks, rode on his war horse, and led all the soldiers forward.
With the encouragement of Xu Da and Ma Sanbao, Zhu Di stupidly got on the horse, looked into the distance on the horse, and looked at the garrison where the Mongolian army was located.
The black-pressed army walked to the battlefield under the pouring rain, and the other party was the Mongolian army, and the Mongolian army stayed in front of the battlefield and stared at the Ming army for a long time.
"I thought the Han people were going to retreat without a fight, and I thought they would be treacherous, but I didn't expect you to come!" The one who spoke was the general who led the Mongolian army, this general was not very old, he was in his thirties, and he was able to become the general of the Mongolian army, obviously with good achievements.
Across the battlefield, although the voice of the Mongolian generals could not be heard, from the laughter of the Mongolian army, the Ming army heard the Mongols' mockery of themselves, and they took out their swords from their waists one after another, showing hostility to the Mongol army.
"It's not that people come and don't spend it!" Xu Da appeared beside Zhu Di on a war horse, put away the black pipe in his hand, and said to Zhu Di.
Whether it is Zhu Di and Ma Sanbao, they are a little surprised, they have heard of the name of Naier Buhua for a long time, but it turned out that it was not Naier Buhua who came to fight, but an unknown soldier? Zhu Di was a little disappointed, he thought that his first command would be able to meet the famous Northern Yuan general Naier Buhua, but he didn't expect that Naier Buhua would escape from the battle.
"The remnants of the Yuan Dynasty, who do you look down on? Doesn't your Naor spend generals? Xu Da took the lead, rushed to the front, and shouted at the Mongolian army.
"Pack up your Han people, why do we need our general to go out in person? It's enough to have me waiting! The nameless general spoke, as a substitute for Naier Buhua, he and Naier Buhua were as unruly and unruly as Nai Er Buhua, and had no respect for the Ming Dynasty, as a former Yuan Dynasty, their sense of belonging to the Yuan Dynasty was far better than that of the Ming Dynasty, and even regarded the Ming Dynasty as a foreign invader.
"Na'er doesn't spend it, it's easy to do now, the Mongols will despise the enemy, and they will definitely fall into the trap!" Ma Sanbao made a small calculation, the trap he set was not far in front of Xu Da, taking advantage of the soft characteristics of the grass after the rain, he sent someone to dig a ditch early, as long as the Mongol war horse stepped into that area, it would fall into the trap he designed, and when the time came, the time would return with a catapult, which would definitely make the Mongolian soldiers go and not return.
"I heard that you let the prince of the Ming Dynasty be the commander, hehe, the prince of the Ming Dynasty, don't be so scared that you pee your pants! I, if I can capture you alive, I will be able to ask for merit and reward in front of the Khan! The general said with a smile, treating Zhu Di as something in the bag, it was bound to win, this time it was Zhu Di's turn to be unhappy, looking at the high-spirited general in front of him, he wanted Ma Sanbao to take the AK rifle from his back and shoot the Mongolian in front of him who was disrespectful to him.
With the taunts of the generals, even the Mongolian soldiers burst into laughter, and they approached the battlefield step by step, after all, the territory that the Ming Dynasty opened up in order to start the war, this is a plain, they think they are very familiar with the plain, and they do not take the Ming in their eyes.
"Beat the drums, march!" Before the Mongols spoke, Ma Sanbao ordered the command, the sound of the war drums sounded, inspiring, the Ming soldiers were full of energy, for the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty, they hated the same enemy, and made a sound like a rainbow.
On the other side, the Mongol army was also not to be outdone, and responded with a louder voice, in terms of momentum, the Ming army was slightly inferior to the Mongols, and the Mongols rode war horses, brandished their swords, and rushed to the vanguard of the Ming Dynasty.
"Pour!" Just when the Mongol soldiers rode forward and just stepped into the middle of the battlefield, they saw the vanguard suddenly disappear from the ground, and even the Mongolian generals were a little surprised, why did their own people disappear so inexplicably?
Due to the problem of perspective, no one else noticed the sudden sinking of the pit in the ground, and the mud caused by the rain mixed with the previous snow, making the whole land look a little desolate, and the Mongols were a little panicked, they did not know what was happening to their brothers.
In this regard, the Ming army could not be clearer, not long ago, the war horses of the Mongolian soldiers trampled on the thin ice, and even the people and horses turned into the big pit prepared by Ma Sanbao.
"I overestimated the recklessness of the Mongols, I didn't expect that there was only a small group of vanguards!" The vanguard of thirty people fell into the pit that was designed before, but it did not meet Ma Sanbao's expectations, in his heart, it should be hundreds or even thousands of Mongolian troops who fell into the pit he designed, and the small vanguard of only thirty people at the moment was not within his expectations at all.
"You Mongols, do you still play tricks? Can this man suddenly disappear? Ma Sanbao made a mocking speech, he knew that the Mongolians who fell down must have fallen into seven meat and eight vegetables, from the perspective of the Mongolians, it was impossible to see the gifts he had prepared, as for the Mongolians in the pit, they were not lightly fallen, and it was good to be able to speak.
At the moment, his subordinates suddenly disappeared, which made the temporary general who replaced Naier Buhua a little upset, he didn't expect Da Ming to have such a means to do things on the battlefield early, even if he couldn't see the big gift prepared by Ma Sanbao, he also guessed the strangeness, "I didn't expect you Han people, but you like to play some inferior little means, dare to fight to the death with my soldiers?" ”
"Sometimes, it's no worse to use your brains than to use force, and besides, in this weather, your arrows should fail, and I guess, the firearms you're proud of." Ma Sanbao laughed and teased, he was not in a hurry to find his rifle, after all, under the storm, the external force that the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty could use was pitiful, and his rifle would be a secret weapon against the generals.
"Brothers, kill! Don't let go of a single Han person, they will all be killed! The temporary general who was ridiculed by Ma Sanbao and replaced Naier Buhua was suddenly a little angry, and he commanded impatiently and ordered all the Han people to be exterminated.