Chapter 397: Counterattack
Dawn is the most sleepy time for people, and last night was tossed for half a night, and the hard-working white-eyed wolf Mr. Roasted Flower deserted again, so it can be said that the Mongol army was unguarded and was broken in by two Ming armies.
Ten thousand war horses charged, in the era of cold weapons, just like the tanks of later generations, everywhere they passed, it was a mess.
As the Ming army advanced forward, they threw grenades into the distance, and the sound of explosions, screams, and cries soon filled the sky over the entire camp.
In the era of cold weapons, there were too many examples of winning more with less, but it was implemented again by a little-known official Xiaolang, which was a bit too shocking, and Sun Chuanting was on the occasion of this battle, which established his position in the Liaodong Army.
The 10,000 iron cavalry were all from the most elite Liaodong Army, with extremely rich combat experience, and they were not entangled with the Mongol army at all.
Cao Bianjiao and Man Gui only have the most eye-catching sweat tent in the army, and the Mongolian tribes are clearly hierarchical, especially the tent of the Great Khan, as if they are afraid that others will not know, it is big and gorgeous, and it is also full of ornaments, and it is impossible for people to ignore it.
Cao Bianjiao and Man Gui broke into the two large camps of Zasak Khan and Tushetu Khan.
I have to say that these two old guys reacted quickly enough, and just now they felt that something was wrong, so they immediately put on their clothes and ran out of the tent, but at this time, it was obviously too late to transfer troops to encircle and suppress the Ming army.
The two Great Khans could only jump on their horses and flee to the rear like crazy, and after seeing the elite of the Ming army, it would be a fool not to flee.
Man Gui and Cao Bianjiao are not fledgling stunned youths, the joint venture of 300,000 troops, stretching for dozens of miles, it is impossible to annihilate the opponent's men and horses with their 10,000 troops.
After chasing the asses of the routs for a while, they took the initiative to restrain the men and horses and began to retreat, even so, the steppe was full of the corpses of Mongolian soldiers, and the wounded soldiers rolling everywhere could be seen.
The Ming army ignored these wounded soldiers, because these people were more uncomfortable for the enemy to live than to die.
After fleeing for more than 30 miles in one breath, the Mongol army finally stopped its footsteps, looking at the remnants of the defeated generals around them, Tushetu Khan and Chechen Khan really wanted to cry without tears, this battle was really enough, and the 300,000 army was defeated like this, and it was a fiasco.
Zasak Khan, however, maintained a spirit of revolutionary optimism, ordered the casualties to be counted, and then summoned Tushetu Khan and Chechen Khan together.
"Two brothers, what are your plans?"
As soon as they heard Zasak Khan ask, both of them were stunned, and their hearts said that they were like this, do they still want to continue fighting?
Seeing the expressions of the two, Zasak Khan knew what they were thinking, so he said coldly: "The loss of the tribe is so great, how can we return to the tribe?" And I think about it, there won't be too many Ming troops who attacked us yesterday, so although we have suffered losses, we are not yet at the point where we can no longer fight."
"Think about it, if you had fought such a big battle, would you have been arrogant?"
Tushetu Khan frowned and said, "You mean we continue to attack Chahanhot?" ”
Tushetu Khan ran the fastest, and the men and horses suffered the least losses, so in this case, he really didn't want to go to war with the Ming army again, but Zasak Khan was right, if he went back empty-handed like this, let him raise his head in front of the other tribal leaders?
Chechen Khan had similar thoughts to Zasak Khan, quietly gave Zasak Khan a look, and then said viciously: "Where did that bastard of Zoriktu die?" Let me catch him, I have to skin him."
When Tushetu Khan heard this, he immediately understood in his heart that these two brothers had opinions about themselves, and it was true that if they could hold on yesterday, they would not have lost today.
Nodding his head, he said, "You don't need to say it, Ben Khan won't let him go, count the losses first, and then let the warriors eat their stomachs, and then kill back"
By saying this, Tushetu Khan agreed with Zasak Khan's opinion.
Although the courage of several Great Khans is commendable, the problem is that the army was defeated too quickly, and there was no time to bring out food and grass.
Helplessly, a few Great Khans could only have something to eat, while the soldiers below were even worse, and some had to kill horses to satisfy their hunger.
By the afternoon, the defeated troops had gathered one after another, and the losses were finally counted, and the army had lost about 50,000 and wounded about this number, which means that they still had 200,000 troops to fight.
Hearing this number, the three of them were finally a little excited, according to reliable information, Ye Xun's reinforcements will arrive in two days at the earliest, if they take Chahanhot within two days, they can get back all their previous losses, and it is even possible to defeat Ye Xun's reinforcements.
I thought about it, and after a few hours of rest, the army was almost rested.
With the sound of the desolate trumpet, after eating all the food they could, the 200,000 allied troops slaughtered Tsahanhot again like a flood of embankments.
Of course, Sun Chuanting could not be carried away by a victory, and the Ming army scouts had always followed the Mongolian army, and these experienced scouts, as soon as they found out that the Mongolian army was assembled again, they immediately felt that something was wrong, and then quickly reported to Sun Chuanting and others.
Sun Chuanting knew that the real test had just begun, but fortunately, a lot of preparations had been made before Mangui, and the materials in the city were also abundant, so there would definitely be no problem in holding out for two days.
It was getting late, and looking at the meaning of the Mongol army, it was planning to fight at night.
Sun Chuanting gave an order, and all the lights in the city were extinguished, and at the same time, the herdsmen in the city acted as temporary militiamen, patrolling all parts of the city to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble.
The more than 40,000 troops were divided into three groups, one group to defend the city, one group to support, and one group to serve as a general reserve.
It has to be said that the reason why Sun Chuanting's order was carried out smoothly was not only Ye Xun's treasure knife, but also his plan last night.
Although Man Gui, Cao Bianjiao, He Guangxian and others are unruly, and there is no one else in their eyes except Ye Xun, they also sincerely admire people who have ability, so they will be willing to obey Sun Chuanting's command.
The effect of the galloping army of 200,000 is really no different from the earth shaking the mountains, but fortunately, the soldiers and civilians in the city are veterans of battle, otherwise this sound of horses' hooves that seems to be stepping on the heart can make people collapse.
The lights were restricted, and the whole city was plunged into infinite darkness, as if it were one with the earth.
Standing at the head of the dark city, looking at the Mongolian army moving towards this side like a sea of lights in the distance, Sun Chuanting suddenly turned his head to Cao Bianjiao and said, "General He Shixian should be almost there, right?" ”
Cao Bianjiao was looking intently into the distance, and when he heard Sun Chuanting's question, he was slightly stunned, and then said: "Count the days, if you rush overnight, you should arrive tonight."
Sun Chuanting nodded and said, "That's right, please General Cao send someone to inform General He, don't approach us for the time being"
Cao Bianjiao just wanted to ask why, but he quickly reacted, so he nodded and said, "Okay, Lord Sun, I'll send someone to inform him."
(End of chapter)