In Lin Dan Khan's camp, the atmosphere was dull, and the Tatar soldiers drank water and ate dried meat in silence.

In Lin Dan Khan's big tent, all the leaders gathered together, sat silently, and did not say a word, even the two chief officials also became silent.

In today's battle, they not only made a joke, but also lost more than 6,000 warriors.

And their enemy, Wang Zezhi's soldiers and horses, did not lose a single one, not even wounded.

The casualties were so great that they couldn't say a word of grief.

Lin Dan Khan's face was expressionless, and under the reports of the generals who attacked Wang Zezhi's camp, a rough defense map was drawn on the sheepskin.

Lin Dan Khan said: "After a tentative attack, the defense of this Ming army has been figured out.

There are ten trenches on the east side of the camp of the Ming army, three iron fences (barbed wire), and two flat passages on the north and south sides, and the rest are either rejecting horses or sprinkled with thistles.

Their west side is backed by the city of Guihua, which is high and fortified, and it is difficult to conquer.

The position on the east side had about 100 artillery pieces, 1,000 guns, and sharp firearms, which were easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The north and south wings seem to be easy to attack, but in fact they have a huge number of powerful bows and arrows, in addition to tens of thousands of elite cavalry, especially the invincible heavy cavalry.

The only thing we can fight is to the east that is facing us.

We must rush forward with the sharp firearms of the Ming people, pull down the iron fence, and fill in the trenches.

As long as the trench is filled, our warriors will definitely be able to level the camp of the Ming people on their horses.

After breaking through the camp of the Ming people, we surrounded the city of Guihua and trapped them. ”

The generals in the tent were covered in sweat and hair, and they couldn't help but think that if they just filled those trenches, they would kill tens of thousands of people.

The first ditch was fine, as long as the warriors rushed up on their horses, they could be filled with horse and human corpses.

However, there were three iron fences in front of the trenches, and there were not one, but ten.

"We have a small number of iron shields in our clan, and although those iron shields are heavy, they can still be lifted by the combined efforts of several warriors, and when the time comes, our warriors can hide behind the iron shields and push them over, and then fill the trench step by step..."

Tashhai, the chief officer of the two wings, stood up and said.

But having said this, he also understands that even so, if all the trenches are filled, I don't know how many warriors will die.

Huluke Zhaisang frowned puzzled and said, "Why do we want to fight hard with the Ming army? We can retreat, go and plunder the Ming people in the south, get some grain and food, and then go north, make a detour from the territory of the Khalkhas, and then go to Qinghai. ”

When Lin Dan Khan heard this, he immediately shouted angrily: "Stupid! How powerful the cavalry of this Ming man is, you have not been untaught, how could he watch us retreat, as soon as we retreat, he will immediately send heavy cavalry to pursue.

His heavy cavalry is invulnerable to the strength of our most elite ironclad heavy cavalry.

When my army is exhausted, do you want to break up all the people I have gathered with great difficulty? ”

Lin Dan Khan glared at everyone.

"If we don't get rid of this tribe, we won't be able to go out and plunder. Not to mention the dangers in the future, just for now, whether we can move safely is a question.

Now we don't have enough food, and we have dispersed tens of thousands of cattle and sheep in the first battle, and our army has difficulty supplying.

If it is late, there will be changes, so it is necessary to complete the battle and take the city of Guihua within seven days.

Our warriors have a lot of strength, as long as we fill in the trenches, attack the enemy camp, and then besiege the Naturalization City, and destroy this Ming people, it is only a matter of time! ”

Lin Dan Khan stood up and walked around.

Suddenly, his face was distorted, and he said gloomily: "In the Eastern Expedition to the Alu Division, our army captured tens of thousands of people from its subordinates, and on the way back, we encountered many Ming caravans, which were also captured by our army. 168

They have eaten a lot of our food, and it is time for them to help. ”

Tashhai, the chief officer of the two wings, was puzzled: "These people are a rabble, let them face the sharp firearms of the Ming army, if there are few people, it is easy to deal with, if tens of thousands of people are charged, those people will definitely collapse, if they block the offensive route of our soldiers, it is very likely to break up our own formation." ”

The other leaders in the tent also shook their heads, they felt that Lin Dan Khan was confused.

"No, it's not for them to fight, it's for them to be stripped naked, to keep them in front of our warriors, to pull down iron fences, to fill trenches.

The Ming people call themselves Confucian scholars, and they have good intentions, and they will definitely not be able to do it. ”

Tashhai, the chief officer of the two wings, was silent for a while, and said, "You can bet some old and weak people to try first." ”

"You're wrong again, and the children and women have to be taken up."

Everyone's expressions froze, and they all felt that Lin Dan Khan was crazy, and such a khan made them feel afraid.

"Khan, you can't do this, the rules of the steppe, children below the wheel of the car can't be killed." Tashhai, the chief officer of the two wings, heard that his face changed drastically, and if Lin Dan Khan did this, he would definitely lose people's hearts.

"Hmph, do you still know that I am your Khan, and you talk to Khan like this?"

Tashhai, the chief officer of the two wings, closed his eyes and remained silent, and retreated on one knee.

The morning battle started and ended quickly.

None of the sergeants under Wang Zezhi's command were killed or injured, so all the sergeants were a little relaxed and laughed from time to time.

Seeing this, Wang Zezhi knew that the sergeants had underestimated the enemy, but he also knew that now was the time when the morale of the sergeants was at their peak, so he couldn't say anything, so he went with them.

As in the morning, when Lin Dan Khan's troops marched a few miles from Wang Zezhi's camp three miles, the cavalry at the front scattered from both sides.

At this distance, even the red-clothed cannon can't hit, and there is no way, Wang Zezhi can only continue to wait.

Waiting for their next move, this time Wang Zezhi did not see a shield car.

The first thing that came in was a group of bare-chested children, who didn't know how to be afraid, and ran towards Wang Zezhi's position with a small bag of soil like joy.

Behind the children, there were old people who had been stripped naked, also carrying sacks of dirt, and walking towards the camp with their backs.

Then there were some women who had one or two clothes to cover their shame.

Finally, there were some relatively strong men, shirtless and shirtless walking against a large bag of dirt.

Wang Zezhi looked at the situation in the distance, and his heart sank.

"Is Lin Dan Khan crazy?"

In Wang Zezhi's opinion, Lin Dan Khan is crazy, he actually uses children to open the way, and this will lose the support of the people.

"Order, order everyone to withdraw from the trench position and let them fill it."

"My lord, in this case, the camp will not be saved."

The head of the herald class replied worriedly, although he knew that he could not do anything in the face of children, but if he did this, it would mean that the east side of the camp would be unprotected.

"I told you to give the order, and you went to give the order, understand?"

Wang Zezhi stretched out his hand and touched the Lu Mi gun in his hand, and said in a deep voice with an unkind expression.

The herald shuddered and immediately gave the order.

Wang Zezhi really can't do it, no matter whether these children and the old and weak are Han or Mongolian, he can't do it.

Although he knew that war was ruthless, he could not do it to the elderly and children.