Chapter 384: Review (Ask for subscriptions, recommendations, collections)
"Bang," as the muskets knocked down the last stubborn Tartar, the shouts of killing in the village slowly fell silent, and the small fishing village regained its calm.
Bypassing the bloody open space in front of the dock, Zhu Youzhen tried not to face it squarely. Such a bloody and heavy-tasting scene, even if Zhu Youzhen watched a lot of heavy-tasting movies and television in his previous life, it is still difficult to accept now.
While walking towards the sea boat, Zhu Youzhen thought about the ambush and the lessons he had learned.
It is said to be an ambush war, but in fact, the Ming army only fought a prepared encounter.
The Tartar cavalry came too quickly, and the preparations of the Ming army were not completely completed at all.
"Thankfully, I arranged for a lookout post."
Looking up at the lookout post on the mast of the sea ship, Zhu Youzhen's eyes showed a little pride.
Since he suspected that the Tartars were not far from the village, Zhang Pan put the spies of the Ming army 3 miles away. In this way, Zhang Pan still looked uneasy, he was afraid that the Ming army would be raided by the Tartar cavalry.
Zhu Youzhen, who was pulled back to the ship by Zhang Panqiang, really couldn't stand Zhang Pan's worried look, so he simply asked Shen Shouyao to arrange for the crew to take a telescope to look at the mast.
The mast, which is more than 10 meters high, plus a telescope, is enough for the Ming army to observe at a very long distance.
Unbeknownst to Aibari, they were still 10 miles away when they were spotted early by a lookout post on the mast. When the Aibari tribe came to the vicinity of the village, the Ming army in the village was ready for battle.
According to the original plan of the Ming army, in addition to the dock, the Ming army will also plant 7 to 8 explosive packs on the road in the village. Only in this way, when all the explosive packs explode, can the entire village be covered and the Tartars entering the village can be attacked without dead ends.
However, the Aibari Department came too quickly, and the Ming army only came and planted an explosive bag in the village, except for the explosives package that had been planted in the open space of the wharf. Everything else had to be forced to give up.
When the Ibaribe stormed into the village, they were confronted with an incomplete ambush circle.
Thinking of the charging speed of the Tartar cavalry, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but feel a little scared in his heart.
The Tartar cavalry rushed too fast.
It was only a few minutes after the lookout post raised the alarm that the Ming army withdrew to the village, and the Tartars came outside the village.
And when the Tartar cavalry came to the outside of the village, they rushed directly into the village without any repairs. The village's fragile buildings and rugged paths didn't slow down the Tartars much. Almost in a matter of minutes, the Tartars were rushing to the vicinity of the dock. If the Ming army had not shrunk to the boat and the courtyards in the village in advance, the casualties of the Ming army would definitely not be small.
Thinking of this Tartar's strong will to fight, Zhu Youzhen showed a solemn look on his face.
This Tartar dared to withstand the blow of muskets and bows and arrows, and it was just enough to storm the ships regardless of casualties. But after they were killed by the explosives bag, it was obvious that the whole army was scattered, and the few remaining Tartars in the village did not surrender.
The desperate resistance of these 7 or 8 remnant Tartars even caused more than 10 casualties of the Ming army. This made Zhu Youzhen really difficult to accept.
If all the Tartars were so stubborn in their will to fight, then the Tartars would be too difficult to fight.
Zhu Youzhen glanced at the junior team following behind him. His boys' team was noticeably more immature than these old and spicy tartars.
However, from the hasty volley in the face of the cavalry charge to the conscious rotation of the back, Zhu Youzhen is still quite satisfied with the progress of the junior team.
What especially satisfied Zhu Youzhen was that when he went ashore to chase and kill the Tartars, the youth team did not mess up the formation. They used strict formations and sharp muskets to effectively ensure that the fleeing Tartars did not dare to turn back.
Even after the Tartars had been completely defeated by this time, none of the junior team left the queue to pick up items without authorization, and still followed Zhu Youzhen and acted strictly according to Zhu Youzhen's orders.
The discipline of the junior team made Zhu Youzhen feel very happy.
"Your Highness, Your Highness."
Hearing the shout, Zhu Youzhen stopped.
"Your Highness, do you know what kind of Tartars we are fighting?
They are the guards of the Blue Banner Cavalry. This time we were able to catch the big fish. β
The panting Zhang Pan ran over from a distance, his face full of unusual surprise.
Guard riding? No wonder there is such a strong will to fight.
Zhu Youzhen felt relieved by the stubborn performance of these tartars.
It's a guard ride, so it's not surprising that there is such a performance. After all, the Tartars' personal guard cavalry definitely belongs to the most elite group of the Jurchen Eight Banners. There will definitely not be too many such Tartars in the Jurchen Eight Banners.
"The personal guard cavalry under the command of the Blue Banner Cavalry? What are they doing here? Zhu Youzhen asked curiously.
"It'sβit's not very clear, the brothers are still interrogating."
Zhang Pan had an embarrassed smile on his face. As soon as he got the good news, he hurried to share it with Zhu Youzhen.
They had killed the most elite Tartars this time, and what a glorious battle. If you don't let King Xin know how to do it as soon as possible.
"Have the brethren caught a live tartar?"
Hearing Zhang Pan say the word interrogation, Zhu Youzhen was very surprised.
The Tartars that Zhu Youzhen saw were all diehards who would rather die than pull the Ming army on their backs. In order to ensure the safety of the Ming soldiers, Zhu Youzhen had to give up catching alive, and could only let the youth team shoot all the remaining Tartars. Along the way, Zhu Youzhen didn't seem to see that the Ming army had caught the live Tartar.
"Hmm," Zhang Pan nodded with a smile on his face, and he stretched out his hand behind him, "Brothers, on the edge of this explosion, grab a couple of tartars who still have a breath. The identity of the Tartars was asked from their mouths. β
As he was talking, a general of the Ming army ran over quickly: "Report, Your Highness, the general, have all asked." The Tartars came here with their cavalry commander, Ebari. Their brigade was stationed in a valley a little over 10 miles away. β
"What? How many more people are there in their brigade? β
Hearing such shocking news, Zhu Youzhen and Zhang Pan's faces darkened.
"According to the Tartars, they still have more than 1,000 horsemen."
"There are more than 1,000 riders," Zhang Pan couldn't help but look at Zhu Youzhen.
The easy victory of the ambush gave Zhang Pan full confidence in Zhu Youzhen, and he hoped that Zhu Youzhen could come up with another wonderful plan to fight the Tartars.
"There are more than 1,000 horsemen," Zhu Youzhen groaned slightly, and immediately said: "General Zhang, then let's withdraw quickly." If the fleeing Tartars summon all the Tartar brigades, it will be too hasty for us to withdraw. β
"Evacuate?"
Knowing that this was the most correct plan, but for some reason, after listening to Zhu Youzhen's words, Zhang Pan was still slightly disappointed in his heart.
"Yes, we call it a shot to change places; If you win, you will fight, and if you can't win, you will leave. The enemy still has more than 1,000 cavalry, and it is obviously not something we can win, so why should we fight with them? β
Glancing at Zhang Pan a little strangely, Zhu Youzhen said as a matter of course.
"That's what Your Highness said."
I settled down and suppressed my desire to fight. Zhang Pan suddenly found that he, the battle-hardened general, seemed to be not as stable as His Royal Highness King Xin.
"If you win, you will fight, and if you can't win, you will leave; Take a shot to change places. Chewing on these two words of King Xin, Zhang Pan's eyes became brighter and brighter.