Chapter 488: Sneak Attack on the Mongolian Camp Alone
"A great man once said that when the enemy is strong and we are weak, we should carry out guerrilla warfare, a total of 16 characters: the enemy advances and we retreat, the enemy is stationed and we disturb, the enemy is tired and we fight, and the enemy retreats and we pursue." Wang Laohu said.
"I see that Wang Gongzi's speech is becoming more and more ridiculous, I am a Ming Dynasty, how can I be afraid of a barbarian foreigner." General Yu said.
"Since we are not afraid, why should we abandon the state and retreat dozens of miles?" Wang Laohu asked.
"You?" General Yu said, "We just don't want to have a head-on collision with the powerful Mongol soldiers now, give up the war, and then we can take it back." ”
"It's a good idea. It is also in line with the enemy's strategy of advancing and retreating, but even if we retreat, we must have the backbone to withdraw, so what is the withdrawal in this way? After a defeated battle, Vazhou retreated without a fight, what is this! Wang Laohu's two questions showed the emperor's heart.
When the emperor saw that someone had asked his own thoughts for him, he said, "Wang Laohu, do you have any good suggestions?" ”
"Go back to the emperor. Today the Mongols are fighting against our army, and I am also present, whether it is light cavalry or heavy cavalry, they have come from a long distance, and after another battle, people will be tired. You see, when we were defeated, they did not take advantage of the victory to chase after us, what does it mean? First, the light cavalry and the heavy cavalry need to coordinate the advance, if the light cavalry chases all the way and is too far away from the heavy cavalry behind, the two cannot effectively cooperate to form a more powerful combat effectiveness, which is where the heavy cavalry restricts other arms. ”
"What else?" The emperor asked.
"Second, they advanced in an orderly and rapid manner, which will inevitably lead to the fatigue of men and horses, so this is also the reason why they did not take advantage of the victory to pursue." Wang Laohu continued.
"Wang Gongzi, you have said so much, what do you mean by that?" General Yu said.
"Let's take advantage of the fatigue of the Mongols and give him a blow." Wang Laohu said.
"You're talking lightly, how do we give him a blow?" General Yu asked.
"We attacked the Mongol barracks at night."
"Night raid?" General Yu said, "Your Majesty, I don't think this method is advisable. The Mongols were tired, but if we passed by, we would fall for their tricks again. ”
"General Yu, what we are discussing today is how to fight the Mongols, and tonight is the opportunity. Tonight, the Mongol soldiers will camp at Sanyangding, ten miles northwest of Sanshitun, and we will take him by surprise and give him a blow. Wang Laohu said.
"Prince Wang, what you said is a little light, the Mongols are not fools, our brigade of people and horses passed, how could they not know, so the emperor Weichen suggested not to attack, we took the initiative to give up Vazhou and give them an empty city."
The emperor said that there was nothing to be done, and the impact of today's battle on the army was indeed a little great.
"Your Majesty, I take the initiative to ask for a surprise blow to the Mongols tonight." Wang Laohu said.
This is what the emperor wanted to hear, but the other generals did not seem to support this decision, so he said: "Wang Laohu, the Mongol army is indeed fierce, but it is really not terrible. However, I have no soldiers for you, and if you go tonight, you will have to do so on your own. ”
Of course, Wang Laohu understands the emperor's hardships, and the emperor's personal expedition is also a passing thing in their opinion, and now that they have suffered defeat, if they want to invite them again, they urgently need a victory to boost morale.
"Your Majesty, I don't want a single soldier of yours, tonight I will attack the Mongolian camp at night, and I will give you an explanation." Wang Laohu said.
Of course, the other generals did not believe Wang Laohu.
The emperor hopes that Wang Laohu can bring him good news this time.
Wang Laohu returned to his tent and greeted the mountain seals and Yang Buqun.
"Mountain seal, Yang Buqun, we will attack the Mongolian camp at night tonight." Wang Laohu said.
"Okay, it's really a to see during the day today, and I've wanted to teach them a lesson for a long time." Yang Buqun said.
"We are not going to attack them head-on, with the few people we have in our hands, we are not their opponents." Wang Laohu said.
"Just us?" Shan Haibao said, "Won't the emperor send people?" ”
"No reinforcements." Wang Laohu affirmed.
"Thousands of us are going to fight against the Mongolian army of 100,000, Childe, this battle is not easy to fight." Yang Buqun said.
"If it's a fight, of course it's not going to be a fight. But we don't fight them head-on, we just go to dissipate their sharpness and let them know that we are not easy to mess with. ”
"Okay, Childe, you say, how do we cooperate?" Mountain Seal Road.
"The Mongolian soldiers gathered at Sanyangding, with Sanyangding as the camp, these 100,000 soldiers and horses are all here, stretching for several miles, this is our opportunity." Wang Laohu said and talked to them about the specific battle plan, "Remember, we are not going to win the battle this time, what we want is a good result in the battle." ”
"Okay, Childe, we all remember what you said." Mountain Seal Road.
"Be careful, don't fight." Wang Laohu said.
The two of them went down and prepared for the night's action.
"Zhang Zheng." Wang Laohu shouted.
Zhang Zheng arrived in Vazhou at noon today, and Wang Laohu hoped that tonight's action would be completed by the newly established Minghu Second Team.
It's dark at night.
Wang Laohu, Yang Buqun and Shan Hai Seal took a thousand people to the Sanyangding Mongolian soldier camp, in the camp, 100,000 horses stretched for several miles, very spectacular. By this time, most of the lights in these camps had faded, and there were still lights in some tents.
"Childe, these Mongolian soldiers have fallen asleep, it's time for us to do it." Yang Buqun said.
"Don't underestimate these Mongolian soldiers, 100,000 horses, how can they be so negligent. In addition to the fence, there should be their sentry and patrol around it. We want to make sure that we don't get noticed by them. In the unlikely event that someone is discovered, it is necessary to ensure that the evacuation can be carried out smoothly. Wang Laohu said.
"Childe, do you want to do it now?" Mountain Seal Road.
Wang Laohu looked at it and said, "This is not the place for us to do it. ”
"This is the entrance to the Mongolian camp, is there a better place to do it here?" Yang Buqun said.
"There is a safety risk." Wang Laohu said, "Continue with me." ”
As he spoke, Wang Laohu led the group of men and horses to walk in a circle along the edge of the Mongolian soldiers, and before he knew it, he had traveled more than a mile. "Childe, I've walked so many ways, and if I go down again, I'll be in the middle of the camp, does Childe want to capture the king?" Yang Buqun said.
"Guess what?" Wang Laohu did not tell Yang Buqun the answer.
"If Gongzi wants to capture the king, I will see where this king is, we don't know at all, if we look for it, it will alarm a large number of Mongolian soldiers." Mountain Seal Road.
A gust of wind blew, and a smell came.
"Childe, this place really stinks." Mountain Seal Road.
"You still hate him, but I'm looking for this place." Wang Laohu said.
"It's the smell of horses." Yang Buqun said, "Could it be that the son wants to attack the horse?" ”
"You guessed it, tonight I want to attack the horse, since we can't beat the Mongol army, but we can beat his horse."
"Childe wants to slaughter the horses?" Yang Buqun said.
"It's a shame to slaughter it. We also lack war horses, which are just right for us. Wang Laohu said.
"You want to snatch this war horse? Childe, it's not easy, right? "Mountain Seal Road.
"It's really not easy." Wang Laohu said, "Our Hujia army is going to snatch a thousand horses in the Mongolian military camp. ”
For such a difficult action, the mountain seal and others were very worried, with only more than 1,000 people, it was too difficult to take away a thousand war horses and other living creatures in the military camp of 100,000 troops.
Besides, horses are spiritual animals, and ordinary living people can't control a good horse at all.
"I understand, why Childe asked us to bring a thousand trained cavalry today, it turned out that they were to lead the horses." Yang Buqun said.
"No, in Lushan, we don't have so many horses, but we have trained so many cavalry, and now the horses are in front of us, how can we let them go." Wang Laohu said.
"But are the Mongol horses the same as ours, and can our men be able to handle the Mongol horses?" Yang Buqun said.
"On this big night, if there is an abnormal noise, the horse is easily frightened, and the horse's sense of smell is also very sensitive, so let everyone prepare a pair of earmuffs for the horse, so as not to cause panic and bring disadvantages to our actions." Wang Laohu said.
"It turns out that Childe asked us to get the earmuffs to steal the horse." Yang Buqun understood.