Chapter 52 Determining the Mongol Camp Yaogang Raids from a Long Distance

According to Prince Torrey, the col here in Gray Tengliang Mountain is dozens of miles long from north to south, and the widest part of it is more than ten miles. It is highly probable that the Mongols camped on the slopes on either side of the col. In order to thoroughly understand the situation inside the mountain pass, the reconnaissance company was divided into three routes. But because they had no horses, the cavalrymen who sat on horseback all the year round walked far behind. But there is no way, there is no horse mission to complete. They still walked fast in the night.

The road led by the instructor was to search north along the west foot of the mountain, but until dawn, except for some yellow sheep and rabbits, there was no figure in sight. Seeing that the sky was a little bright, the instructor waved for everyone to stop. Everyone sat in the grass, gasped, took out compressed biscuits, and ate a little from the kettle.

After resting for a while, just when the instructor waved his hand to signal everyone to get up and move on, suddenly there was a faint sound of horses' hooves, and the instructor waved his hand and quickly pressed down to signal everyone to continue to hide.

After a while, four or five horses galloped from the north, and the group of men and horses led by the instructor passed by, and galloped towards the mountain pass to the south. Apparently this is not a patrol. It stands to reason that if they weren't afraid to reveal their whereabouts, they could stop the horses. But to do so here is to tell the Mongols that we have discovered that you are hiding here.

So, they can't act rashly.

However, the hoof prints of a few horses in the past have revealed their whereabouts. After the horses passed, the instructor immediately instructed everyone to follow the horses' hoof prints to the north. It was almost noon, and there was another sound of horses' hooves, this time the sound of horses' hooves was very chaotic, and it was estimated that there were many people coming. The instructor once again instructed everyone to leave the path that the cavalry had just walked and hid in the grass.

The cavalry that came in front had more than thirty horses, and they were not moving fast, and obviously unlike the last few horses that had passed, they were out on patrol. Fortunately, the scouts were all dressed in green camouflage uniforms, hidden in the grass, and they couldn't be seen if they didn't get off their horses and approached.

When the Mongolian patrolmen had gone away, the instructor instructed everyone to move on, and everyone knew that the Mongol camp was not far away. Fearing that they would encounter a secret outpost sent by the Mongols, they did not dare to move too fast. As we walked north into the afternoon, the sun went down in the west, and the shadows cast on the hills to the west obscured the scouts. They had seen a camp ahead. The camp was built on a hillside, as Prince Tori had said. Looking through the binoculars, the instructor could see that it was a large camp. However, the closer they got to the camp, the more careful the instructors became. The Mongols are very clever, and there will be a lot of secret sentries around the camp. Because the grass here is very tall, it is difficult to find a handful of people who hide it.

But the sentry will change the guard, so the instructor instructed everyone to keep their distance from the camp, observe the camp with binoculars, and then sketch it with a pencil.

Sure enough, if the instructor judged that there was really a dark post in front, and each secret post was two people, the dark post focused on the south defense, and there were three places in total. When they changed the guard, the instructors used binoculars to see the faces and beards of the Mongolian soldiers clearly.

As it gets dark, and a hidden outpost is discovered, the instructor can take the scouts and bypass them to continue the reconnaissance south. They had intended to go to the north of the camp and take a closer look at the camp, but when they touched through the grass, they found that there was another camp about a mile to the north of the camp. Further reconnaissance revealed that there was another camp to the north of the camp, along the hillside, with three camps in a row, much to the confusion of the instructors and scouts. However, they could see that the three camps were about the same size, and according to experience, all three camps were more than 10,000 people.

What the instructors didn't know was that the three camps were the camps led by the three major lords of Mobei, Tushetu Khan, Zasaktu Khan, and Chechen Khan. The three khanates, each with more than 10,000 Mongol cavalry, were to cooperate with the Manchus to deal with the increasingly powerful Han Chinese in the south.

Previously, in the ninth year of Chongzhen, the three khans of Mobei were good at repairing books to the Houjin, and in the twelfth year of Chongzhen, they sent people to Shengjing and Shenyang, and began to pay tribute to the Manchu Qing Dynasty every year, one white camel and eight white horses. , also called "Nine White Tribute". This time they sent troops together, and each Khan wanted to show his skills. But what they didn't expect was that the preparations they had worked so hard to make were completely exposed to the kiln scouts.

The instructor instructed everyone to draw the location and scale of the three camps here with a pen. Immediately, two other scouts who were still searching were notified by telegram. The commander of the scout company ordered to send the information directly to Chen Yufeng and them by telegram, and then withdraw according to the original route, and the target must not be exposed.

Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He were overjoyed when they received the telegram from the scout. Zhou Yuji couldn't help but say, "Mr. Chen, let's have a quick raid!" ”

Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He briefly discussed, and Ouyang He ordered: "Order the First Cavalry Army and the Third Cavalry Army to assemble immediately." Cavalry reserve divisions were responsible for delivering ammunition on horseback. Li Wei's automobile soldiers and power vehicle soldiers also urgently assembled. Always ready to go. We're going to do a long-range run. The key is that our ammunition can follow up quickly, and without high-intensity firepower, our power will be compromised. It is very important to ensure that the ammunition can keep up with our cavalry brigade. ”

"Rest assured, our cavalry reserve division can be equipped with four horses per person, and one mount can carry three shells and bullets." Zhou Yuji said.

"Good! We prepare immediately. Get ready and go. Chen Yufeng ordered: "This operation is commanded by Liu Yun as the commander-in-chief, and Li Wei and Zhou Yuji as the deputy commander-in-chief. ”

Liu Yun, Li Wei, and Zhou Yuji are all accepting tasks.

Ouyang He also analyzed the handling opinions in several situations for them.

Although preparations had been made for a long-distance attack before, it was really time to set off, and it was still after a night of preparation. As soon as it was dawn, the group set off in a northeast direction in several ways. On the prairie, thunder rolled immediately. Last night, the Yaogang people also sent the information to the naturalization. Prince Tory also sent more than 10,000 cavalry. The kiln cavalry, which is ridden by one man and two horses, runs on the grassland like a fish in the sea. However, the long-distance attack was a test for Li Wei's automobile soldiers and power vehicle soldiers. There are cars and power cars parked in the middle of the road. Now Li Wei has fifty cars and a hundred power cars. Each car had a 12-o'clock 7-millimeter machine gun or a water-cooled heavy machine gun, and each power car had a sidecar with a light machine gun on it.

The car also has the benefit of being able to pull on some ammunition.

The task of the cavalry reconnaissance company was to intercept the Mongol scouts who had found out about the situation and had returned to report the situation, and it was necessary to stop them in front of the mountain pass. This order is very timely.

The cavalry reconnaissance company completed this reconnaissance mission very successfully, and all three of their men and horses successfully withdrew from the original road to the mountain pass. After reuniting with the deputy company commander who was watching the war horse, and after exchanging the situation, the company commander said, "Our brigade is about to arrive." Now we must stop the Mongol scouts who have come back to report the news! Everyone spreads out in classes, so that the net can be a little bigger. ”

The Mongols arranged very carefully, and there were many passers-by who were near the Baotou and other kiln garrison sites to monitor the movements of the kiln gang people. The Yaogang cavalry was discovered by them as soon as they set out, and they chose the best war horses. After ascertaining the information, they rushed to the mountain pass first, to go back to deliver a message to the Mongol camp. None of the returning scouts, however, escaped the Kiln Scouts. After these scouts were thrown off their horses by the kiln workers, they were simply angry to death. They almost ran back exhausted, and were about to send the letter back, but they were dragged down by the man who jumped from the ground, and they were really unjustly killed. These Mongol scouts were resolute and did not surrender. In an extraordinary time, they were all executed by the scouts.

Leading the lead was Zhou Yuji, who arrived first with a cavalry battalion. After contacting the cavalry reconnaissance company via radio, the two sides converged, and their mission was to sneak up on the mountain pass and open the passage for the brigade.

This kind of thing is mainly based on scouts. There is a watchtower on each side of this pass, hidden behind large trees. Several tents were erected under the watchtower. There were more than 100 people on each side.

The scouts in camouflage uniforms, divided into two parts, were tasked with clearing all the Mongol soldiers from the watchtower after taking down the sentries on the watchtower.

The scouts touched the grass to the bottom of the watchtower, but did not attract the attention of the Mongol soldiers on the watchtower at all. At this point, they had no idea that anyone would come here. Those scattered people have long been dealt with by the outside secret sentinels. The caravans entering and exiting the mountain pass could be seen from afar. The men of the Han caravan were killed, and the Mongols were all corraled, and they could not be released until the battle was over.

The sentries on the watchtower were all shot in the head with **** by the kiln scouts who climbed up, and the kiln scouts who were holding **** in the back immediately rushed in and killed. The Mongol soldiers with sabers in their hands did not know what they had been killed, and their souls returned to their hometowns. The cavalry battalion that followed over originally wanted to pick up a few slips on the periphery, but they were greatly disappointed. The scouts didn't leave any of them behind. By the time Liu Yun and his team arrived at this mountain pass, it was already late. Liu Yun ordered a short rest and set off at night. Because this time came to the Mongol camp just before dawn. But the cavalry of the reconnaissance company and the cavalry battalion led by Zhou Yuji were going to take the lead. They were to go out to the Mongol outposts before dawn, and when they had finished changing their posts, they would immediately touch their outposts. This way, they won't find out that the sentry has been touched when they change the guard.

This time, the scouts had a clear purpose, they lurked not far from the outpost, and waited until the Mongolian soldiers who changed the guard left, and they quietly touched the front of the Mongolian outpost and almost pointed at their heads with ****, and blew their heads one by one. At this time, Liu Yun and his team had slowly come up.

Liu Yun and their tactics were to attack the southernmost camp first, and he personally commanded the First Cavalry Army to complete this route, and Li Wei and Zhou Yuji led the Third Cavalry Army and the mechanized army to outflank them in a roundabout way. At this time, there was no need to hide, according to the situation, after Liu Yun made the arrangement, everyone immediately took action.

At this time, the Mongol camp was when the cooking smoke was smoking, and the Mongols were boiling milk tea to feed the horses. Suddenly, they heard the sound of horses' hooves outside the camp in a torrential rain, and faintly heard a roar that they had never heard before. This made them shocked. By the time they saw clearly, the Kiln Gang people outside had surrounded the first camp from the east in the shape of a crescent. Before the Mongols could assemble, the mortars of the Yaogang people began to wield. 60 artillery and 120 heavy mortars, at the same time throwing shells at the Mongol camp. Now the artillery of the kiln gang people is skilled, and after they have swept the camp with the shells accurately, they have once again fired the fierce oil shells into it.

The first shells went in, and the camp was in chaos. These Mongolian soldiers have never seen such shells, a tent fell a shell and they were all blown away, and people were also blown up arms and legs. The Khan's Chinese tent was given special care, and several 120-heavy mortar shells fell at the same time. King Khan and his concubines, who did not get up, were killed together. The large battalion, which had no one to command, was in disarray.

Those war horses had never seen this terrifying explosion. The horses that broke free from the reins and scurried around, adding to the chaos in the camp. Then the oil bomb set fire to all the yurts and tents in the camp. These things of the Mongols were very combustion-fueling, and the camp was suddenly on fire, and the pungent smell of smoke soon mixed with the smell of burnt human flesh. Those Mongolian soldiers who were not killed, not burned to death, and who could still run desperately out, were killed in rows by the bullets fired by the heavy machine guns of the people in the kiln gang. The Mongolian soldiers, who were once known for not being afraid of death, were so frightened that they lay tightly on the ground that was not burned, not daring to move.

At this time, the Khan Wang Liquid in the camp of the other two Mongols who were not attacked broke out in a cold sweat, they did not expect that someone would come and attack them. In their opinion, the Han people can only defend everywhere, but they didn't expect the bold Han people to take the initiative to come to the door. Watching Anda's camp being attacked, you must not leave it alone. They immediately gathered their troops and commanded a large number of cavalry to come.

As a result, someone was waiting for them, and the kiln men had already arranged rows of light and heavy machine guns. The Mongol cavalry, who rushed over with their swords, collided with the metal storm shot by the kiln people. The fierce Mongols went forward one after another, and no one would back down. The Yaogang people are also even more stubborn, and their bullets are not afraid of the flesh of the Mongols and war horses. At a distance of fifty to two or three hundred meters from the Yaogang people, the corpses of the horses and Mongolian cavalry were piled up into a beam of flesh. The Mongol soldiers, who barely rushed past the light and heavy machine guns of the kiln gangmen, became live targets for automatic rifles. When the kiln men who had attacked the first Mongol camp aimed their guns at them and began to shoot, the Mongol cavalry that came like a tidal wave, under the ravages of red-hot metal shrapnel and bullets like a torrential rain, left behind thousands of horses and their Mongol Anda, and reluctantly began to retreat. But the cannonballs of the kiln men also chased after them. The artillery of the kiln gang has brought its firepower to a very high level. At the same time, the Yaogang cavalry followed and pressed the impact point.

The retreating Mongols fled into their respective camps. Liu Yun left a part of Prince Tori's cavalry to clean up the almost burned Mongol camp and move the cavalry and artillery forward. Without giving the opponent time to breathe, the artillerymen once again inflicted abuse on the Mongol camp in the center.

What puzzled the soldiers of the cavalry reserve division the most was that they watched the artillerymen send them up with hard work, and the shells were fired out with a "bang". In order to be able to follow the cavalry brigade, they could not carry a few shells per horse. It took a lot of effort to bring the shells over. As soon as the artillerymen raised their hands, they let them out, making them feel uncomfortable. The soldiers of the reserve division couldn't help but say to the artillerymen: "You guys don't feel sorry for it, the shells were released like this?" ”

"Oops! Do we still have to kiss the cannonballs before we release them? "The artillerymen are also welcome.

The soldiers of the cavalry reserve division thought about it too, and the shells that were transported were released.

When the Mongol camp in the middle was ignited by a fierce fire bomb, the Chechen Khan of the Mongol camp in the northernmost part of the camp commanded his Mongol soldiers to rush out of the camp and rush north. The Chechen Khan thought to himself that our Mongol cavalry were eagles in the steppe, but what is going on today. How could he not even be as good as a lamb in front of the Han people, and after retreating to the camp, he stomped his feet angrily. But the steward beside him said to him, "Now is not the time for the prince to be angry, you see that the Han people are now firing at the camp of the king of Zasaktu Khan." The next one is us, we can't wait! ”

The steward's words cleared the mind of the Chechen Khan, and he dared to say: "Gather quickly, don't want anything, tell the sons and daughters to flee for their lives." We can't live without these steppe heroes. ”

When the Chechen Khan gave up his original oath to advance and retreat together, and fled out of the camp in a panic and fled north, Liu Yun did not command people to chase closely, leaving a division to clean up the Mongol camp that had been on fire, and led other teams to chase the fleeing Mongols north. Because he knew that Li Wei and Zhou Yuji were in front with men and horses.

Sure enough, he didn't go far before there was the sound of artillery in front, followed by the characteristic sound of 12.7 mm heavy machine guns, and then the sound of various light and heavy machine guns joining the ensemble. Liu Yun and their followers chased after them for a short time, and they saw that some Mongolian soldiers had retreated, and Liu Yun and their heavy machine gun bullets met them again. The Mongol cavalry in front of them were flanked by the front and rear, and they were confused for a while, and they scattered and fled. The kiln gang people had no choice but to scatter in pursuit in all directions.

At this time, Li Wei's car and power car played a role. Because the heavy machine gun on the car can fire continuously at high speeds. In particular, the 12.7 mm heavy machine gun basically did not survive as long as the bullets hit, neither horses nor people. Power cars too, although light machine guns on the rack, but they are more agile. In particular, the beeping sound of their black smoke was even more terrifying, and the horses galloped wildly when they heard their voices. Sometimes the Mongols, who grew up chasing after them, would fall off their horses.

They ambushed the Mongol cavalry to the north of where the Mongols had fled, and after the mortars behind them fired, the 12.7 mm heavy machine guns mounted on the cars opened fire first, which were different from the heavy machine guns that used to guard the position. In the past, the heavy machine gun positions were fixed, but now after they discovered the Mongol cavalry, the heavy machine guns on the cars lined up continued to strafe while the cars continued to move forward, causing strong pressure on the opponent. So the Mongols, who were already frightened birds, quickly fled back, only to be greeted by a rain of bullets from the pursuers behind.

The battle was completely over by noon. Except for the Chechen Khan, who fled with a small number of men and horses under the cover of the Mongol soldiers, and finally more than 1,000 Mongols who were surrounded by the regiment dismounted and surrendered.

What made Liu Yun and the others a little angry was that there was a ravine behind the Mongol camp on this hillside, and more than 1,000 people in the southernmost camp escaped from that ditch, and the king of Zasaktu Khan in the middle camp also fled from behind with more than 1,000 horses.

The end result of this battle was that it was roughly clear after a day of counting the next day. More than 25,000 Mongol soldiers were killed and more than 5,000 were captured. More than 50,000 horses were captured. Four or five thousand Mongols fled, including, of course, two Mongol khanates. Only one Mongol Khan was killed in the tent. Countless cars, yurts, cattle and sheep were seized.

Liu Yun kept sending information to Chen Yufeng and them for several days. Chen Yufeng also kept transmitting the information back to Yaogang. However, this information was kept strictly secret in Yaogang and was not broadcast. Because I don't want outsiders to learn about the information through the radio.

According to Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He's request, those yurts and carriages were selected by Prince Tori as much as possible. They sent someone to slowly transport it back.

Liu Yun, Li Wei and Zhou Yuji all attached great importance to the role played by this combat car. Because the car can use fire to attack the enemy in motion, unlike the carriage, because the horses of the carriage are easily damaged and are more likely to be startled by the sound of gunfire. And the car handles better. The performance of the power car is also outstanding.

Speaking of these, Zhou Yuji sighed and said, "Alas! In the future, sooner or later, our cavalry will be replaced by cars. ”

Liu Yun said: "It is impossible to completely replace it. There are places where we go by horseback, but the roads are not working, and cars can't get there. I think it's best to use the car and the cavalry together. This time it worked perfectly. ”

Li Wei said: "It is estimated that this time the Mongols will not dare to come to us again to trouble, and the young and strong labor of the Mongols in Mobei will be cut off." ”

Zhou Yuji said: "Can this solve the problem from the root." They are like grass, and after a few days they will grow another batch, and they are still that virtue. If you don't come out and loot, it's uncomfortable. ”

Just halfway through Liu Yun and his army, they received a telegram from Chen Yufeng that the Manchu Qing side had begun to attack. The location was judged by Zhang Zhimu, in Miyun Wall Ziling. Ordered Liu Yun and them to rush back to the station as soon as possible.

The Ming army stationed in the wall ridge has already strengthened and repaired the Xiongguan of the wall ridge that was broken twice. However, the officers and soldiers knew that everything could not be done again and again, and they all believed that the Manchus could not break through the wall from here for the third time. Because the entire Great Wall is easier to break through than here, it is impossible for people to have to enter from this dangerous place. Therefore, the vigilance of the soldiers guarding the pass is not very high.

They didn't know that there were also high-ranking people in the Manchu army, and they also knew that they couldn't do it again and again, but they used troops in the opposite way, and it was the third time they attacked from here. Originally, they wanted to use the method of sneak attack to break through this pass in one fell swoop. But unfortunately, the soldiers who sneaked up in the night, while climbing the city wall, one of the soldiers accidentally fell off the cliff. This guy's howl before he died alarmed the Ming soldiers guarding the pass. They lit torches and hacked to death the few Manchu soldiers who had just climbed up.

The sneak attack failed, and at dawn, Dolgon set up cannons to bombard the ridge of the wall. The Ming officers and soldiers on the pass did not show weakness and returned fire with the cannons on the city. At the same time, the general army of Miyun organized to resist the enemy and urgently asked the governor of Jiliao for help, he knew that this time the Manchu Qing Dynasty put the breakthrough here again, and the troops that came would definitely be indispensable. Last time, the Manchu Qing Dynasty broke through the wall ridge in three days, and this time I don't know how long I can defend it. If he can't keep himself, he has to die here, and he can't help but be in a hurry.

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Mt. Fuji erupted, Japan was earthquaked. --Progress of "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty".