Chapter 166: Luring the Enemy Deeper
"Alas, it's finally here!" Zhao Rui said with a smile: "If you don't come again, more than 20,000 of my people will eat horses and chew, but I really can't stand it!" ”
"Yes, Lord Wang, isn't the reason why we spread the news just to let the Tartars come earlier, although it costs more to hire people, it doesn't cost food after all!"
Both of them have the same idea, but fortunately, they took over the granaries of Longzhou and Guangyuan, otherwise they really wouldn't be able to hold on for so long.
"Zhao Gong, you continue to inquire about the news, this time we will give Yu Ying a blow, so that the Tartars will not dare to find trouble easily!"
"Yes!" Zhao Gong ordered him to go out.
"Speaking of which, the three brothers of the Xiong family are really talented!" Zhao Rui took a sip of tea and praised with a smile.
Zhao Rui has never been stingy with the talents who sincerely take refuge in him, and directly promoted the three brothers of the Xiong family to be deputy generals, they originally had more than 200 people in the Taoist temple, Zhao Rui gave them enough 3,000, each with 1,000, and let them lead the troops in advance.
Now the three of them are in charge of the affairs of the mining area, including the search and entrainment, the progress of the project, and the management of personnel, all of which are the three of them worry, and they did an unexpectedly good job!
Even the last time there were nearly 10,000 Jiaozhi soldiers, they were the first to discover the abnormality, and the strict implementation of the system was able to resolve the matter without blood.
"What the master said was ......"
Ma Yue said with some shame: "Their brothers are all arrogant among people, and they have been with me for so many years, which is a delay, but fortunately, the master appreciates it, and I am also relieved a lot!" ”
"Haha, look at what you said so politely, I have the four of you to help, it's like a tiger with wings, even more than a gold mine makes me happy......"
After the Yuan army's conquest, Dali was already sparsely armed, and this time more than 20,000 people were broken, so all the forces in the country did not dare to invade Guangyuan Prefecture again.
Although Dali was under the jurisdiction of the Yuan army, but after all, the Yuan Dynasty was beyond the reach of the whip commander, and issued a military order, and they Dali people found all kinds of reasons, that is, they did not send troops, so that the Yuan army had no choice, so they had to send the troops to the east to Guangyuan Prefecture first.
The Yuan army here is known as a 100,000-strong army, but after fighting along the way, counting the losses, it is currently more than 90,000.
It can be seen that the generals of the Yuan army of this unit are relatively cautious, and after receiving the order, they are not in a hurry to enter the army, but send spies, and prepare food and grass for many days, a bit like a posture of fighting a protracted war.
Because at this time, Zhao Rui's reputation had spread in the Yuan army, this kid couldn't help but plunder the princess of the dynasty, and several times against each other, the Yuan army was repeatedly defeated, and he really had to pay attention to it.
Besides, the last time it was 40,000 troops, plus the Dali soldiers, there were more than 60,000, and none of them escaped back, all of them died in Guangyuan Prefecture.
No one in the Yuan army likes to fight against Zhao Rui, and this unit is also relatively close, so it has to be put on the shelf.
The enemy is not in a hurry, this is a little difficult, Zhao Rui and Ma Yue both thought of a way to lure the enemy deeper, but they frowned and looked at the map for a long time, but there was no specific operation method.
The base of 100,000 people is too large, and it is very likely that they will flee after only being wounded and fur, and they will not be able to meet them head-on, so it is meaningless whether this battle is won or not.
"I do know of a wide swamp, but it's just too close to Longzhou......" Ma Yue frowned and said, "How to lead the Yuan army to Longzhou?" ”
"Yes, after all, their target is Guangyuan Prefecture...... That's right! ”
Zhao Rui's eyes lit up suddenly: "Why don't we release the news that the gold mine in Guangyuan Prefecture has been mined in the shallow layer, and we will transport the gold to Yongping Village through Longzhou!" ”
"High! It's really high! ”
Ma Yue gave this thumbs up, and at the same time thought of countless possibilities.
Just do it, Zhao Rui immediately let out the wind, saying that he would be ready to stop mining for two more days, and at the same time move the people of Guangyuan Prefecture and Longzhou to Yongping Village.
Although he was uprooted from his hometown, the people were very happy to hear the news, they knew that as long as Zhao Rui was in power, there would definitely be a good life for the people.
That night, Zhao Rui lined up a team of 1,000 people, escorting more than a dozen carriages, from Guangyuan Prefecture to Longzhou City.
And all this was mastered by the spies of the Yuan army who spies on intelligence, and they immediately reported to the commander of the Yuan army without overnight.
The commander Muhachi is already over half a hundred years old, although he is usually cautious, but now he is excited by this news, more than ten carriages of gold!
As long as you rob this money, what kind of commander is you, and you are frightened by muskets all day long, it is better to find a place to enjoy the rest of your life!
"Okay, pass the order down, attack Longzhou early tomorrow morning!"
"Yes!" Now there is an officer who went down to deliver the order.
There are also advisers under the commander's account, and at this time he couldn't help but say worriedly: "Marshal, be cautious, I always feel that this is Zhao Rui's trick!" ”
"Heh, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, our war horses are in a hurry, and then we can run away if there is fraud, who can stop the 100,000 army?" The commander of the army is now full of gold, and he doesn't take the words of the official seriously at all.
In fact, he is also an experienced general, and the fact is indeed as he said, 100,000 troops and thousands of horses are galloping, Zhao Rui really can't stop it, but Zhao Rui has already sent people to arrange an ambush overnight.
In the early morning, Muhachi stepped on his horse in high spirits and gave the order for the whole army to be dispatched. He is bound to win this battle, Longzhou is not as good as Guangyuan Prefecture, it is just a small county town, his own people are lined up enough to besiege the city for several circles, and when the time comes, he will attack from all sides at the same time, and he will definitely take the city soon.
Moreover, Muhachi also relied on the latest return cannon, which has been improved, and is much better than the previous one in terms of range and damage ability. I guess before the musket hits anyone, I will collapse the city wall! When the time comes, after gaining profits, turn to Guangyuan Prefecture, bombard him a few times to see the situation, fight if you can, and run away if you can!
Muhachi made his own little calculations, and his face already showed a smile that was bound to win, especially when he fantasized about how to spend money in the future, he laughed out loud.
The subordinates saw that the commander was so confident, so the soldiers also relaxed a lot.
Near Longzhou, there are more mountains, and the return cannon is too huge, and it is even more difficult to drag.
When they arrived at a low-lying area, the people behind were carefully moving back the cannons, and Muhachi became impatient and led his troops to walk first.
Suddenly, there were two loud bangs on the top of the valley mouth in front of them, and countless boulder fragments fell!
Not good, there is an ambush!
The firearm is Zhao Rui's Peugeot, Mu Hachi quickly turned the horse's head and left the danger zone, although he was fine for the time being, but the soldiers in front were not so lucky.
Piles of rubble not only blocked the road at the mouth of the valley, but also killed and injured more than 1,000 people.
The wail lingered, Mu Hachi's face turned pale, and he looked around, this place was clearly a basin, and Zhao Rui wanted to besiege these people!
Hum! It's not that easy!
The road behind was blocked by the return cannon and became impassable, so Muhachi hurriedly called on his men to find another way.
At this time, Song Jun suddenly appeared on the top of the mountain, and several spherical things were thrown down by them!
"Be careful! It's a firearm! ”
The Yuan army was on guard at this time, so quickly avoid!
However, the ** that Zhao Rui sent someone to throw has been improved, and the outside of the ** is wrapped in a lot of slag with a soft cloth, most of which are fragment-like sharp objects with miscellaneous metals.
"Boom! Rumble! Boom ......"
After a few sounds, Muhachi, who thought he would be fine if he dodged, looked up and checked, but he didn't expect that a large number of soldiers around him had fallen, and thousands of people were lying down.
It's so powerful!
Muhachi was dumbfounded, if he stayed any longer, he would become a turtle in an urn, and he would definitely be blown up by them!
Muhachi did not even bother to return the cannon and ordered to escape directly through the hidden exit.
Muhachi was panicked, and if he could think about it calmly, he would definitely find things strange.
If a road is deliberately covered with tree branches or the like, isn't it a road?
He thought that this was a deliberate containment made by Zhao Rui, but this was precisely part of the design designed by Zhao Rui and Ma Yue.
It is to let the Yuan army escape from here!
Seeing that it was not good, the Tartar soldiers who were pulling the return cannon could not take care of it, and they left behind their baggage, grain and grass, jumped on the walking war horses, and kept up with the footsteps of the large army.
There were dozens of those return guns, and they were abandoned on the high ground.
Muhachi led everyone to escape from the basin, and there was an open space in front of him, Muhachi touched a cold sweat and sighed secretly that it was really an endless road!
In such an open place, there is only a sparse number, and the war horses are galloping, I think Zhao Rui can't stop it!
He hadn't been proud for long, and there was another gunshot behind him, and the "sudden ......" killed many soldiers in the back row.
"Made, the ghost is not gone! The whole army retreats! ”
Muhachi rushed ahead with his horse, and when the soldiers saw that the leader had ordered him to retreat, they hurriedly beat their horses and followed.
Because there is a musket attack behind, it is similar to the pursuit of bows and arrows, and the most important thing at the moment is to open the distance as soon as possible, so the soldiers in the back row are running fast on horseback, just to get rid of the situation of falling behind.
Soon, the remaining Tartar cavalry, with more than 80,000 people, ran out of an almost horizontal line in the open area!
"Haha, perfect!"
Zhao Rui and Ma Yue were on a nearby hill at this time, and Zhao Rui, who was holding a telescope, couldn't help but shout happily.
There was a swamp ahead, and the Yuan army soon discovered that something was wrong, the large swamp was gradually softening, and the horses were extremely fast, and by the time they found that the horses' hooves were deep, it was already too late.
Countless horses were howling, no matter how strong their legs were, they could not escape the shackles of the mud, and the Yuan army was on horseback, and their feet had already touched the surface of the silt.
When the horses sink into the ground, it's up to them to do the rest.
There were also quite a few soldiers who had been thrown into the mud by the sudden halt of their horses, some of whom were now submerged in their chests.
"Help! Help me! ”
"Bastard! Come and save me first! ”
When everyone looked at it, it turned out that Muhachi was also trapped in the mud, and he had reached the position of his waist, and he spoke or breathed as carefully as possible, and did not dare to move too much.
But even so, his body was slowly sinking.
"No ......!" Muhachi was desperate, and now it was a matter of life and death, and everyone was too busy to take care of themselves, and no subordinate came to save his life.