Chapter 164: Joining forces
It was impossible to use bows and arrows when it was raining heavily, so the vanguard of the surprise attack arranged by Huang Han was all warriors who used throwing spears and throwing axes, and Hanzi was the main general of the first wave of attacks.
The scouts of the "Red Banner Army" did not accept shifts at night to monitor the direction of Nanluanzhou, the official road, and found that there were people on the official road who came to arrest all of them, and dared to flee and kill them.
Nearly 100,000 horses and horses on both sides of Yongping and Luanzhou are fighting fiercely, and at this time, how can there be good people wandering on this official road, so no one can be spared.
The rest of the soldiers ate meat, ate cooking cakes, and drank broth and then slept soundly, because the Houjin army would always have to flee here until the second half of the night, when a real fierce battle would begin.
In order to prevent the soldiers from fighting in the rain and getting sick easily, Huang Han prepared brown sugar and ginger in advance, and the soldiers had to drink a bowl of hot ginger soup before going to the battlefield to fight when they got up in the middle of the night.
Just when the soldiers were having dinner early, Gao Youmou took eight family members to the "Red Banner Army" camp.
This scholar also looks passable with a helmet and armor, but it's a pity that he can ride a horse but can't shoot arrows or guns, so he's completely a look.
Seeing Huang Han with a surprised face, Gao Youmou hugged his fists and said: "My lord, I don't want the eight family members to waste time, I know that this time I will rob and kill thousands of Jiannu, and a few more capable cavalry will always be able to leave a few more Jiannu beasts, so I will take them to the war." ”
Gao Youmou used to be a scholar who was worried about Jing Nan's new words, but today he was deeply stimulated by the tragic situation after the massacre of the Han people in Yongping City, and he hated those Tunguska savages.
He was suffering from not being able to personally go into battle to kill Jiannu, because he was self-aware, and he could only hope that the Gao family could fight the eight family members to fulfill his wish.
Huang Han needed as many manpower as possible at this time, especially the lack of cavalry with combat effectiveness, so he simply agreed: "No problem, presumably the enemy troops who fled here have lost all their fighting spirit, and our army will get a lot of gains and captures in a cover kill."
The high master book came at the right time, and a large number of people are needed to count the seizures, but you also have to be careful, don't show up until Jiannu escapes, in case you have a mistake, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the official to explain. ”
"Don't worry, my lord, I know the depths, and when the army engages, it will definitely be hidden, and it will not cause you trouble."
The Houjin army, which ran out of the north gate of Luanzhou and finally got rid of the pursuit, was miserable, the sky was dark and it was raining heavily, and the road was slippery and very difficult to walk.
The hateful heavy rain did not stop until the third watch, and they did not reach Shihutouyu until the fourth watch.
The "Red Flag Army" has long been prepared, everyone is smiling when they see the rain and the sky is clear, and they are even more cheerful when they see the east gradually revealing the white of the fish belly, and it is no wonder that the sun comes out early in May.
After Luanzhou, the Jin army broke through the siege overnight, experienced several bloody battles, suffered two or three percent casualties, was poured by the heavy rain for almost two hours, and drove all night, and finally approached the city of Yongping Mansion for twenty miles, they were all relieved, and they felt even more exhausted at this time.
They quickly cheered up and braved the rain to grope their way along the official road, but there was no way, the rain was too heavy and the sky was too dark, and the people who were soaked could not stop, otherwise it was very likely that they would fall ill in half of them.
Now I am looking forward to rushing to Yongping Mansion City as soon as possible, drinking a few sips of wine or ginger soup, taking a hot bath, changing into dry clothes, and getting some sleep.
Historically, they have done it, but now I am afraid that it is a little difficult, because the prescient Huang Han waited for the flowers on the road they had to pass.
Huang Han only knew that it would rain heavily tonight, but he didn't know how long it would take, and he also knew that the Houjin army would retreat to Yongping Mansion, but he didn't know the specific number of people and arrival time.
I don't know if the messengers of the Houjin army were intercepted, if the Houjin army in Luanzhou learned that Yongping was lost, it should not take the historical retreat route and still come to Yongping South to find a fight.
Seeking things is in people, and things are in heaven, Huang Han knows that opportunities will only favor those who are ready. He always arranges with the worst-case scenario and strives for the best outcome.
Everyone in the "Red Banner Army" was prepared to fight at night in the rain, but now God favors Daming, and when the Houjin Army arrives, the rain has passed and the sky is still bright and the sky is bright.
As a result, the "Red Banner Army" made a lot of money, because they knew that it was going to rain heavily, and the soldiers knew that they could not let the bows and arrows they carried get wet and were well kept, and they could be used at this time, and then the bows and arrows of the Jin Army were soaked in water for several hours, and now they are all waste.
This means that when attacking from a distance, the Houjin Army only has throwing weapons such as throwing guns, throwing axes, and iron bones.
The bows and arrows of the Ming army can be thrown at a long distance, direct fire at close range, and when they get closer, they will be greeted by throwing guns, throwing axes and other throwing weapons, and the advantage is too obvious.
Huang Han's stupid method of waiting for the rabbit was also a clever strategy of waiting for work to deal with the Houjin army that broke through from Luanzhou, because he didn't know exactly when he would have to wait, and he was not sure that he would wait for them.
It was only at this time that the scouts in front heard the news that the enemy army had about 2,000 men on the official road ten miles away, which confirmed that Jiannu had thrown himself into the net.
Damn, it seems that there are too many soldiers and horses in the Houjin Army, and the "Red Flag Army" doesn't have such a big appetite! At this time, Huang Han thought of the white pole soldiers, thought of Ma Xianglin, and thought of maximizing the results.
Seeing that the Jin army really arrived as promised, Huang Han hurriedly called Gao Youmou and ordered: "Master Gao, this official orders you to lead the two family members to quickly return to Yongping Mansion City to inform Lord Zheng Guochang."
Ask him to gather all the cavalry in the city to immediately go out of the south gate to cover and kill Jiannu, and the action must be fast, the official estimates that at most an hour, Jiannu should flee to the south gate of Yongping Mansion City.
It is not clear whether the others had the guts to participate in the attack on the officer, but the white pole soldiers will definitely move forward, and you don't forget to inform General Ma Xianglin as soon as possible. ”
Huang Han was full of confidence, and he didn't think that Jiannu would choose not to run away when he was suddenly attacked by the "Red Banner Army", so he stopped and formed a formation to fight to the death with the ambush soldiers, because this was completely unreasonable.
The Houjin army naturally chose to break through the blockade and flee in the direction of the south gate of Yongping Fucheng, so it was very certain that the Ming cavalry would go out of the city and join forces to attack and kill the Houjin army that had fled to the vicinity.
Gao Youmou had already figured out why the cavalry of the "Red Banner Army" was waiting here for the Jin army after the attack, and nearly 2,000 people were inexplicably excited to learn that the enemy was really coming.
In fact, he was a little worried, during this period of time, the cavalry of the "Red Banner Army" lost more than 100 people due to casualties, although it was supplemented with several men who could ride and shoot such as Qiao Dashan, Fang Liandong, Cheng Yunlai, Ma Wu, Qiao Yunsong, Li Erxiao, etc., the number is still less than 900.
And the number of enemies that will be faced is likely to exceed twice the number of cavalry of the "Red Banner Army".