Chapter 411: Killer Weapon (I)

Because there are two lessons in front of him, even if he is full of anger and can't kill Datong City immediately and kill all the soldiers and civilians of the Ming Kingdom, Qiermu still chooses to postpone his progress and wait for dawn.

At the same time, the Mongol garrison was much more fortified than before, with nearly a thousand men patrolling the camp for miles in alternation to prevent a sneak attack by the cunning Ming army.

However, this time their approach was obviously a bit wasteful, and the long night passed, and there was no movement, let alone the army, and not even a single beast had ever come close to their garrison for half a step.

After a little preparation at dawn, the cavalry of more than 20,000 people rumbled forward again. This time, the direction of their march had changed, and they were heading west, along some difficult official roads. Now that you've changed direction, there's no need to turn around.

Along the way, as at night, they were much more cautious than before, and instead of galloping, they followed their horses slowly, and at the same time sent a group of men and horses to explore the way on foot, and at each distance they would try to poke their weapons into the snow in front of them, so as not to have any terrible traps again.

From the people who had returned from the embarrassment, Kirmu had deduced how Goshuri had failed. Their thousand cavalry completely fell into a desperate situation, in addition to falling into the encirclement of the Ming army and being surrounded and killed on three sides, what was even more fatal was the pits in the snow.

It was not an ordinary large pit, the same as the one that had been used against them in Goshuri, but it was much smaller and more imperceptible, and more aimed at the cavalry. The pit was the size of a bowl, just enough for the horse's hooves to sink deep into the legs, and when the horse continued to push forward with all his might, the hooves could not be pulled out of the hole. So there is only one result, that is, Shengsheng was broken because of the force of the forward rush.

And this trap has the advantage of being able to spread a lot over a wide area, and when the cavalry rushes into it, it is too difficult to get out. It was precisely because of such a situation, coupled with the complete psychological collapse in the end, that the 1,000 elite Mongolian cavalry would be almost wiped out by the Ming army with the same strength.

After thinking about all this, Qiermu was angry, but also a little happy. If the Ming army had used such means in a real decisive battle between the two armies, the casualties on their own side would have been greater. And now, since you have suffered a loss, as long as you are careful and change your strategy in the future, you will not repeat the mistakes of the past.

Now, the advance of the Mongolian team is following his idea, even if it slows down the progress of the process, it does not matter, the most important thing is to ensure safety.

It can be said that by this time, Lu Zhen had perfectly realized his intention of taking the initiative to leave Ulzhou City this time, so as to delay the Mongolian people and buy time for the Datong defenders to react. Because with their current marching speed, it won't take them five days to get to Datong City.

However, since they have already led troops out and won several big victories one after another, how can Lu Zhen be satisfied with this little credit? He wants to have a position in the court, and this battle is undoubtedly the most convenient passage.

The fact that the Mongols had traveled so cautiously for two days had only covered a distance of less than fifty miles made many people seem a little impatient. They had rushed to the city in the hope of quickly swooping down on the city of Datong, conquering the fortified city that had been blocking their southward herding horses, and thus regaining the glory that belonged to the Tatars. But as a result, not only were they frustrated one after another, but they were also so abrasive, which was naturally a great blow to their patience and self-confidence.

Qiermu was in the middle of the team, and naturally quickly felt this. So after thinking about it for a while, I changed my mind again: "Then go full speed ahead, and kill under Datong City before it gets dark today!" ”

In the past two days, the journey of nearly fifty miles has not encountered any accidents, which makes Qiermu also begin to wonder if the other party may attack his army on the middle of the road again. After all, the Ming army is only a thousand people, and there are almost 20,000 grassland warriors on their side, as long as the two sides are on each other, just a burst of killing can crush the other party.

What's more, now that the commander of Datong should have died under the assassins he deployed, those Ming generals may have been frightened for a long time, and they only knew how to retreat into Datong City.

After thinking all of this, they galloped again and continued to hurry.

Ten miles of road was nothing to the Mongolian people at this time, and it passed in the blink of an eye, and it was after this ten miles of road that a scene appeared that surprised everyone.

Behind a flat snowfield in front of them, a camp was standing proudly in front of them, and a dragon flag of the Ming Kingdom Regiment was hunting in the whistling north wind.

And at this moment, just north of the camp, there is a mixed team of thousands of foot and cavalry, they are looking at the Mongolian people who are now in their sight from a distance with a calm and indifferent attitude, not the slightest frightened or withdrawn, but giving people a sense of anticipation that they have been waiting for you for a long time, why did you come now.

After discovering this scene, the Mongolian cavalry quickly stopped advancing and scanned the Ming troops in front of them with hesitant eyes. Between the two armies, they were separated by a snowy area within a radius of three or four miles, as if they were waiting for the other party's further reaction.

If it had been a few days ago, when they had encountered such a Ming army blocking their path, they would not hesitate to order their troops to rush over and kill them cleanly. But today is different, no matter how you look at it, he feels that this Ming army that dares to appear here is very problematic, and there must be some conspiracy hidden in it.

In fact, not only him, but also the other Mongolian people had the same thoughts, and their eyes were also quite hesitant and suspicious to look at the smooth snow field in front of them. There must be a trap hidden underneath, and when they wait ahead, they are leading themselves to take the initiative.

With this in mind, the Mongolian people became extremely patient, and they actually confronted the Ming army in front of them.

At this time, if an uninformed person sees such a scene, he will not be able to believe his eyes. Because this is really contrary to common sense, in the wilderness, a thousand Ming troops actually restrained a full 20,000 Mongolian cavalry!

The confrontation between the two armies made the air seem to freeze. But in fact, time does not stand still for a moment, and the sun overhead, which is not very strong, begins to slowly move westward, and it seems that soon, the day will be completely dark.

Qiermu's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. This meeting was really unacceptable to him, and he knew that as time went by, once it was completely dark, it would be even more unfavorable to his family.

Finally, after a period of silence, he slowly pulled out the saber at his waist, and then pointed to the Ming army on the opposite side, which was as immobile as a mountain, and gave the order to attack with a roar: "Divide the troops, outflank them left and right, and cut off their rear roads." Kill, the time has come to avenge the death of our people! ”

There must be something wrong with the snowy field in front of you, there is no doubt about it. Naturally, Kirmu would no longer let his limited forces go through the deadly trap there. So he made this decision, using the tactic of outflanking the Mongol cavalry, which was most commonly used by the Mongol cavalry when dealing with the enemy, to deal with the current situation.

With this roar, the Mongolian cavalry, which had long been ready to attack, finally rushed out like sharp arrows in a burst of roars. The cavalry rushed forward with great speed, but with great discipline, and almost as soon as they rushed out, they were divided into two lanes, left and right, and after making a beautiful arc along the snowy field in front of them, they flanked the enemy's rear.

With the speed of these Mongolian cavalry, this distance can be rushed in only the time of a stick of incense, and then it is time for revenge and killing. Almost everyone had already smiled hideously, and the scimitars in their hands had been raised high, just waiting for the moment to approach the enemy.

And the Ming army, at this moment, suddenly retreated. It's as if the enemy has seen through his own arrangement, so he just wants to retreat and protect himself.

When this scene happened, the smile on Qiermu's face became more and more blooming. It seems that his decision is completely correct, and the Ming army, who will only use such a move, finally showed a panicked state after the conspiracy was broken. In this case, it is only a matter of time before they are killed!

The cavalry who rushed forward also felt this, so they were all in high spirits, roaring angrily, as if they wanted to use this cry to vent the hatred in their hearts, and to play a certain intimidating role in the Ming army. At the same time, they pushed their hips forward, causing them to rush forward at a faster speed, killing the enemy who was only a few miles away.

And the Ming army in front of them, after retreating a certain distance, seemed to find that they could not escape, and actually gathered their positions again, and nearly half of them showed their bows and crossbows, pointing straight ahead. It seems that they want to use the rain of arrows to fend off the Mongolian cavalry that is getting closer and closer.

However, this little defense was really nothing to the Mongolian cavalry. They are one with the horses when they are on horses, and it is not too difficult to dodge these arrows that are not very accurate. At the same time, many of them had taken up their short bows and aimed their arrows forward. Although the range of the short bow is not too far, as long as it rushes to the front, it can still harvest the Ming army.

Everything seems to have been doomed to be a one-sided slaughter.

But at this moment, a roar suddenly exploded in the advancing Mongolian army, and a battle they did not expect began!

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