Chapter 116: Where the Sword Points
Early the next morning, Huang Han gathered more than 4,000 Ming cavalry to attack, and no one knew where to go or how long it would take.
Everyone was arranged with a level of combat readiness, and there was no problem with the mental outlook of the 4,000 people.
But the accident happened, more than 4,000 horsemen rushed straight to the direction of Santun Yingcheng, and the murderous spirit along the way was quite spectacular, so that the Jiannu sentry horses were scurrying everywhere, and several Jiannu who could not dodge were drowned by the red cavalry group.
The army actually approached the Santun camp city for twenty miles before the more than 700 "Red Banner Army" broke off and ran back, and in the afternoon the army returned to Zunhua City and brought back the seventh-level real slaves to capture.
Ma Shilong, Wu Zimian, and the generals of the Eighth Battalion didn't know that today was still the exercise arranged by Huang Han, thinking that they really brought everyone to fight, but they didn't know that they came back after walking for more than 120 miles.
This Lord Huang is not kind! Isn't this a joke for everyone! Just when everyone was about to scold his mother, Liu Zhilun beat the drum again and gathered the generals.
It turned out that Huang Han had already explained his intentions in front of Liu Zhilun, and he explained the reasons why the Ming army often suffered defeats. A big reason for this is that before the attack, the tactical intentions were known to everyone, and in the end the Ming army became self-defeating.
And the sortie commanded by Huang Han did not come face to face with the enemy, and basically no one knew where he would point next.
Seeing the angry ten generals, Liu Zhilun told everyone very seriously:
"Generals, the concentrated movement of cavalry is an established tactic, and if you want to carry out the tactical concept to the letter, you must do what you order, and the main general must also master the mobility and combat effectiveness of the 4,000 cavalry that has just been formed. Today's action is remarkable, almost no one is left behind, and the generals have worked hard. ”
Ma Shilong understood, thinking that the necessary drill could strengthen the success rate of the raid, and he took the lead in clasping his fists and saluting: "Lord Liu has arranged this for the official to understand, and the official will also warn his subordinates not to treat the drill as an act, but to take it seriously." ”
Liu Zhilun said again: "Your Excellency doesn't know where the target of the attack is, aren't you a little anxious? Don't you think that General Huang did it on purpose, in order to strengthen the secrecy of the raid?
If the city is full of wind and rain, in case it is guarded by Jiannu and Tartars, won't our 4,000 men and horses follow in the footsteps of Zhao Dudu, the general of Liao? ”
The reason why the general soldiers of all walks of life were afraid of the enemy like tigers in the face of Jiannu in Chongzhen Nian was because the famous generals Zhao Shujiao and Mangui who dared to take the initiative to face the battle were all defeated.
If it weren't for the sudden rise of the Huang Han army, Liu Zhilun, who dared to fight, would also die in the first month.
In just a few months, Jiannu ran rampant in the pass, and it seemed that only Huang Han dared to fight, and he was able to take many advantages after winning and retreated.
The shadow of the famous tree, Huang Han has a record of a complete victory, and the grace of the Son of Heaven to beat the horse on Chang'an Street, the concerns in the hearts of the generals are not too much, and now after listening to Liu Zhilun's explanation, everyone has no resentment.
Wu Zimian hugged his fists and said: "Lord Huang has good intentions, the official naturally understands, Lord Liu rest assured, the official will definitely explain the truth to his subordinates, who dares to say strange things, the official will serve with the stick." ”
Because the battalion commanders were all participants in the surprise attack, the operation commander Huang Han treated it so carefully for the safety of all the robes, and of course it also improved the safety factor of the battalion commanders.
The general of the eighth battalion also calmed down his anger and began to reflect, realizing that coordination and secrecy are indeed important, and they also said that they would communicate with their subordinates, and everyone should work together to make great achievements.
In the evening, more than 500 law enforcement teams from various battalions appeared, and they had already been trained by Huang Han, and they all knew that the exercise and secrecy were for the purpose of being responsible for every robe, and to reduce the casualties of our army and to strike at the enemy more effectively.
The law enforcement team is also a propaganda team, and they copied Huang Han's instructions to all the cavalry, and made it clear that soldiers who did not perform well, said strange things, and were passive during the exercise would be eliminated from the raiding team, so that they would not have a good chance to earn back twenty taels of silver in a day.
The law enforcement team said a lot of things in front of them, and most of the soldiers did not take it to heart, and finally learned that if they did not conduct the exercise with a combat-ready attitude, they would lose the opportunity to participate in the raid, which attracted everyone's attention.
The law enforcement team also clarified the content of law enforcement, and the 4,000 soldiers knew that no one was allowed to seize the seizure without authorization, and the collection and seizure must be under the supervision of the law enforcement team, or it was one of the work of the law enforcement team.
The law enforcement team found that any cavalry dared to dismount and take gold and silver to kill. It is not advisable to punish without teaching, and the law enforcement team is announcing the discipline of this sortie every moment, and every cavalry soldier must know it.
Because the law enforcement officers have robes around them, the cavalry have less resistance and more recognition, and they do not suffer from outnumberedness but unevenness, knowing that the "Red Banner Army" commander Huang Han arranged this way to demonstrate the principle of fairness, and the vast majority of cavalrymen did not dare to openly violate discipline.
The next day, the exercise continued, and sure enough, no one dared to say strange things, not because they were highly conscious, but because they were afraid of being expelled, and the 4,000 men and horses circled around the periphery of Zunhua for more than half a circle before returning, and the mileage of the movement reached 180.
This time, the Jiannu sentry horse was more vigilant, and when he heard the rumbling hooves, he fled early, so more than 4,000 people and horses turned around for a day and were empty-handed.
As soon as the Ming army marched eastward, he personally led a Jiala man and horse to prepare for a cavalry duel when the Ming army approached the city.
It was obvious that Wakda's cavalry did not have a superiority in strength, and he did not dare to take his men and horses to meet the area that was already under the actual control of the Ming army.
Because it was already full of unknowns, Wakda participated in the siege and annihilation on November 4 last year, and he was afraid that if the Ming army came against him like his master's calculation of the Ming general Zhao Shujiao, it would be over.
He just wanted to set up a battlefield within twenty miles of the Santun camp city, and use the powerful field combat ability of the Jurchen archery horse to win more with less.
Huang Han thought that even if he commanded more than 4,000 cavalry, it would not be enough to fight Jiannu's 1,500 men and horses, because after all, this was a group of rabble, and it was barely enough to fight a smooth battle.
When encountering a vicious battle, it will fall apart overnight, and even the "Red Banner Army" cannot guarantee that everyone is willing to die, and if the cavalry of the Ming army is defeated by Jiannu, the offensive momentum of the three-plate axe will be formed immediately.
This is not sensational, the total number of the Ming army is probably more than dozens of times that of the Houjin army, but the combat effectiveness is unsatisfactory, too many times by the Jiannu who is at a disadvantage in the army, and finally everyone talks about the slave color change.