62. God's right hook
There is a way for an old horse to know the way, let alone an old horse full of revenge. Led by Asig, our team slashed like a scalpel across the edge of the area where the enemy might be tracked, and slammed into the heart of the enemy!
Of course, there will inevitably be several small groups of enemy scouts along the way, and our countermeasure is simple - not let one go!
At the beginning, some of the enemy cavalry who did not understand the situation still relied on their good riding skills and wanted to make a detour with us, but under the musket riding skills of that group of men and horses, they all suffered heavy casualties!
And when they came to their senses and tried to turn around and try their best, the situation was completely under our control, and their counter-charge was like a pebble thrown into the sea, and it disappeared without setting off a single wave.
But in this case, we had to increase the speed of the march again, because this scattered scout team had two functions: one was to detect the situation and take the initiative to report to the headquarters for warning. Another effect is that when a scout team in a certain direction disappears in a large area, it means that there is a large-scale enemy situation in this direction, which is a passive warning.
Therefore, we must arrive at the Longtai Golden Horde before the closing time of the opponent's scouts!
So we did not rest, and attacked the enemy's base camp at the highest speed at which our horses could withstand a long-distance attack. In this way, there were constantly war horses neighing and falling on the road, in order not to reveal their identities, the soldiers had to kill the fallen war horses with their own hands, bury them with tears, and ride on the spare war horses to continue their journey.
In this way, at about three o'clock in the morning of the next day, we rushed to the hills fifteen miles away from the Golden Horde of Longtai in the Black Carboniferous Department!
Looking at the torches that formed a small town in the distance, the guards patrolling easily, I knew that everything was under control. So, I ordered the whole army to trim for an hour. And then the whole army assaulted!
In fact, in this state, the soldiers are in a state of excitement and don't feel tired at all, but the war horses can't do it, and the physical strength of the war horses can't keep up, which is very bad for the upcoming battle, so they must rest.
An hour is already the shortest time limit, and no matter how long it is, I am afraid that it will be unsafe and that there will be mistakes!
The warriors were resting, and I sat on the dirt slope, cloaked, and looked at the lights below. Suddenly, a voice came from behind me: "I'm curious, what are your plans next?"
I didn't look back, I know, it was Lakshin. Seeing that I didn't answer, he simply sat down next to me and continued to talk to himself: "The Black Carboniferous Ministry is attacking your border, and it is said that the Tumut Department has also been united, so I want to ......"
He stretched out his finger and pointed to the Longtai Golden Tent below, and said with a smile: "There are some old people, women and children and nobles living here, even if they are annihilated, it will be ...... to you No, it doesn't really have any effect on the war on our fronts. But the reason why this team came all the way to Qiaozhuang is for only one purpose! ”
He held out a finger, and the small child smiled and said, "You have to dress up as the Tumut tribe, this is to light a fire between the two tribes!"
I looked at him, smiled and didn't speak. He continued: "General Sun, I don't need you to admit anything, but I want you to understand that my gratitude to you is like the stars in the sky, which cannot be counted."
I laughed and didn't make a sound.
He stood up, looked at the lights below and said, "I thought that there would be no hope of revenge in this life, but I didn't expect that I would meet you when I was down to the extreme!" You are the messenger of my destiny! General Sun Qilan, I am willing to follow you! I believe that this life must be extraordinary! ”
I smiled and threw a pebble into the distance and asked, "Oh! So Lakshin, what can you bring me? ”
He knelt down on one knee at me, looked up at me and said, "Loyalty, wisdom, dedication!"
I looked at the kid and there was a fire burning in his eyes, and I was impressed! I didn't know what the rules of the prairie were, so I followed the example of the knightly allegiance salute in the West, pulled out the shadow show, and placed it on Lakshin's shoulder.
"I accept your allegiance!" I said in a deep voice.
"You'll be glad you made today! Master! Rakshen said.
"Call me sir!" I said solemnly.
"Yes! Mr! Rakshen said.
Seeing that we agreed with each other like this, Asig, who was not far away, sighed slightly, wiped his eyes, and turned his head back to his place......
It's time to charge! In the dark, I divided the cavalry into two teams, one led by me and the other led by Pang Zhiyuan. After a faint trumpet, our horses spread their hooves and rushed in the direction of the lights!
The four legs of the war horse are wrapped in cloth, and the sound of running is very muffled, no longer the crisp sound of the horse's paw hitting the ground as usual, but a "poof" sound. In addition, there was a sudden wind in the night, the west wind, and the sound of our horses' hooves was just against the wind, and it would not be blown in the direction of the Longtai Golden Horde!
God bless me!
By the time the other side's sentry noticed that something was wrong and began to shout warnings, we were already approaching about two miles! For cavalry at full speed after a downhill descent, that's just a matter of a minute!
In the dark, there was chaos in the Longtai Golden Tent! Those who can't find clothes, those who don't wear pants, those who call their children, those who hug their heads and shout, all shapes and shapes, hundreds of people, but they have never organized an effective counterattack!
To tell the truth, the Black Carboniferous Ministry has been the king and hegemon in the Hulunbuir Hailar area for a long time, and only he fights other people's ideas, when will it be the turn of others to ponder him? Therefore, in a fundamental sense, the defense of the Longtai Golden Horde is just paper paste and mud, and it cannot be put on the table at all! Their defense relies more on coercion, and they don't need such real knives and guns!
The left and right cavalry pointed two sharp swords into the inside of the Longtai Golden Tent! Everywhere he went, he set fires everywhere, leaving no living mouths and no grass!
I led the right side and rode into the local base camp first! At first, there was little resistance, and after the triple camp, it began to encounter sporadic organized resistance.
An enemy knight, disheveled but mostly in cavalry armor, shouted and led a squad of sentry cavalry towards my flank! The enemy is not strong, but it is extremely fast, and if they are allowed to rush in front of us, it will inevitably affect our formation!
I screamed in the middle of the gallop: "Burn!"
I heard a gunshot! The cavalryman who took the lead immediately threw his head and fell from his horse! Then there was another volley of gunfire, and more than half of the sentry cavalry were killed and wounded! The rest immediately scattered in all directions!
So we rushed forward as best we could, while our soldiers began to shout in the Tatar language: "Hulunbuir is the land of Tumut!" Black charcoal get out! "Hulunbuir is the land of Tumut! Black charcoal get out! ”
That's the only thing I asked the translators to give to the other fighters. But the effect is very good, and thousands of troops and horses shouted out together, and it really resounded in the sky!
The purpose of our trip to the Golden Horde in Longtai is not to destroy the enemy's living forces, but to create influence. As for those old nobles in the Longtai Golden Tent, it is better to kill ten, and it is better to eliminate one man and woman of childbearing age! So we set fire to the Longtai Golden Tent, shouting and watching, looking at the enemy cavalry scattered and fleeing, naturally someone will bring this news to Nilan, I think our goal has been achieved!
By the time the entire Longtai Golden Tent began to burn, the sky had already begun to brighten. That's what we originally intended, but I always felt that it was too hasty to come all the way and end such a symbolic fight!
So I called the chief people together to counsel. "For the steppe people, the greatest possessions are cattle and sheep!" We should spread out in all directions and destroy their flocks and flocks! ”
I nodded, this is a good idea, and only a deep hatred can think of this.
"We can go to the hinterland and expand the search area!"
I nodded again, still not speaking.
Everyone wondered what I wanted. Assig, who was old in accidents and a think-tank, looked at my expression, knew it in his heart, and twisted his goatee and said tentatively: "When Te did not really go west, it was stipulated that all the tribes and cities conquered should be ...... men who were taller than the wheels."
I said, "It's gone!" That's exactly what I want to hear. If you want to do it once and for all, you have to draw a salary from the bottom of the kettle! Destroying a hundred Longtai Golden Tents is not as valuable as eliminating a hundred adult men and women!
I continued: "From now on, the whole army is divided into four teams and searches in all directions. Men and women who are above the wheels...... I don't need to explain! After three days, meet in the Black Forest where we camped last night! ”
Everyone was silent for a moment, and immediately took the order!
Lakshin followed behind me, waited for everyone to go, and said in a low voice: "Sir, you seem to be in a hurry, this is indeed the fastest effect, but the sequelae are not small!"
I was silent for a while, and I was not very at ease with this smart child, so I thought about it before saying, "I once said that I would like to exchange the border for thirty years of peace in the name of one person!"
Looking back at Lakshin, he continued, "I'm just keeping my promise."
Lakshin met my gaze without fear, and after a while, he smiled, "Sir seems to have concerns about me. This is normal. There is a saying among the Han people, called Lu Yao knows horsepower, and after a long time, Mr. will always understand me. ”
I nodded, I like this kind of person who is sensible and knows how to advance and retreat. I continued to walk forward, and Lakshin followed me. I asked, intentionally or unintentionally, "Do you think these steppe peoples ...... Well, I'm not targeting you, what do you think of the prospects"?
When I say this, I actually want to test Kaolakshin and see what his insight is.
Lakshin smiled slightly, his laughter full of desolation, not like the laughter of a teenager. He thought for a while and said: "With the rise of firearms, the nation on horseback has gradually declined, and it will always be eliminated!"
I was shocked, this kid's insight is so advanced?
Lakshin guessed my doubts and said with a smile: "Since I was a child, I have been following my father's request to leave the Central Plains. I have also been to the West, to the British Isles and Spain. Witness their rise and the majesty of the navy. ”
He took a step forward, almost side by side with me, and said slowly, "I know what the gentleman is going to ask." The future belongs to the sea! Only the sea has infinite possibilities. ”
"I have sailed with an Ottoman fleet and have seen them trade, fight, plunder, and see them open up new territories, establish new powers, and find new resources," Rakshin continued.
"So sir, I know you have the sea in your heart, because the first time I see you, I know that you are different! You have no appeal to reality in your eyes, and all you do is to fulfill your ...... Well, promise. Your expression tells me that your journey is a sea of stars, not a small quagmire in front of you! Laxon concluded.
The last few words of this child have been spoken deeply in my heart, and I have decided that such people must use them, and they must be used without doubt.
So I turned to look at him and asked, "So, would you like to go to sea with me?" Lakshin? ”
Rakshin knelt down on one knee, beat his chest with his right hand and said, "Yes! I do! Captain! ”