Sun Fumin looked at the Tatar leader and said, "Before coming this time, Division Commander Xue captured some Cossack cavalry, and they have already surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. So General Cao demanded that if the Cossacks could be captured and persuaded to surrender, then try to persuade them to surrender. But today I looked at it, and the Cossacks were able to abandon their allies without hesitation, thinking only about their own retreat to save their lives, and they were not willing to even cover the artillery a little. Such an army, even if it surrenders, I will not dare to fight alongside them, have they always been like this? ”

The Tatar leader stood up and said: "General Sun, this Cossack cavalry is indeed very powerful, and has repeatedly repelled the attacks of nomadic tribes in Tomsk. But they were very selfish, they were loose in military discipline, they did not obey orders in battle, and they exploited us Tatars very badly. I once heard the archers of the Rakshasas say that the Cossack cavalry was an army that was disliked by both enemies and allies. ”

Sun Fumin nodded and said, "This conclusion was made by their friendly forces, and it should have some credibility." Since they are selfish, it is only natural for them to surrender when they encounter a strong opponent. We tried to persuade the Cossacks as best we could, as General Cao instructed, but we could not trust them and did not turn our backs on them. ”

"If the Cossacks surrender, we Jurchen infantry can spy on them, and if they show their rebellion, we will entangle them to the death, and wait for the musketeers to destroy them in one fell swoop," said Atelle. "The Jurchen soldiers used spears, which were suitable for dealing with the Cossack cavalry, and Atarei said this, firstly, to show loyalty, and secondly, to show off in front of the Mongols, and to restrain the cavalry.

Crete was silent, this honest Mongolian man didn't like to show off, and he didn't even understand that Atari was showing off, in his opinion, just listen to the words of the battalion commander and fight bravely, what else do you care.

Sun Fumin said: "Now that the artillery of the Rakshasa people has been wiped out by us, the cannons of the Rakshasa people can still be used to defend the fortress, plus we also have small cannons to defend the city, so only a thousand people need to be left in the castle to protect the safety of the fortress, so everyone else can go out to the Cossacks for a decisive battle." This time we have infantry and cavalry, which, with caution, should have been able to deal with the Cossack cavalry. ”

The artillery chief said: "Battalion commander, we only need to leave the city defense artillery, and the other artillery can follow and fight." ”

Sun Fumin nodded and said: "The spear infantry is in the front, followed by artillery and firecrackers, which is the basic formation for dealing with the Cossack cavalry. Your artillerymen with small cannons should have a good effect on attacking the Cossacks with flowering shells, so rest assured, you are indispensable. ”

He continued: "Crete sent reconnaissance troops to find the Cossack cavalry's garrison first, in such weather it is impossible for them to stay in tents for a long time, there should be a place to stay, and when we find a place, we can put an end to it." ”

Crete gave a military salute, but still did not speak. Sun Fumin waved his hand and said, "Is there anything else you want to add?" ”

Seeing that the others did not speak, Sun Fumin said: "Then so be it, scout first, and be ready to attack the enemy at any time." ”

Crete personally led a team to reconnoitre, and fifty miles from Tomsk, a small fortress was discovered. Before the Cossack cavalry chased him out, he chose to evacuate.

Now that he had found his opponent's location, Sun Fumin decided to take the initiative. So on the morning of the next day, he galloped towards the fortress of the Cossack cavalry with five hundred spear infantry, five hundred cavalry, and one thousand fifteen hundred musketeers.

Ten miles from the fortress, the ranks slowed down, and the Mongol cavalry kept galloping back and forth, reporting on the movements of the enemy.

"The enemy forces are not moving, they can advance."

"The gates of the enemy fortress are open, and there are scattered cavalry dispatches, which can continue to advance."

"The enemy has about a thousand cavalry coming out of the fort, and it may take ten minutes to reach this place."

Sun Fumin immediately shouted: "The infantry and the musketeers dismounted, the infantry took spears to build the first line of defense, the musketeers were on guard behind, the artillery was mixed in the middle of the musketeers, and the cavalry continued to be vigilant. ”

This is a strategy that has been formulated a long time ago, and the cooperation of different arms has been practiced many times, so in two minutes, the troops have been arrayed, the whole thing is like a large semicircle, and a large number of horses have been driven near the gap in the circle, they do not know that the big battle is coming, and they are still pacing leisurely and gnawing on the grass.

Bausak looked at the heavily guarded Ming army in front of him, and couldn't help frowning, he was indeed a little afraid of the Ming army's long-range firearms, but now it was not by the city, but in the field, which happened to be the favorite battlefield of the Cossacks. Therefore, although he was a little annoyed that there were no loopholes in the formation of the Ming army, he believed that in front of the Cossack cavalry, there were no loopholes and loopholes could be found.

With a wave of his hand, a thousand Cossack cavalry began to run in the direction of the spear infantry. A sneer appeared at the corner of Atare's mouth, the Jurchens had fought many battles with the Mongol tribes, and he knew very well the effect of spears against cavalry, and now the Cossacks directly charged the spearmen, which was no different from sending them to death.

However, the Cossacks did not directly ram the spear at all, and at about two hundred paces from the spear, Bausak shouted, and the Cossack cavalry began to turn and swept diagonally to both sides. Because the distance was not suitable, the musketeers did not open fire, and watched as the Cossacks laughed wildly and swept past the formation.

Atelli's face turned pale, and the Cossack laughter was like a slap in the face. Sun Fubing smiled: "Don't worry about them, they want to provoke us and mess up our formation." We stood motionless, and they had to control the reins right away, so we took advantage. ”

Sun Fumin shouted again: "Prepare the firecrackers, the enemy will get closer next time and test our range, so the next time they turn around, they will open fire directly, and how many people can be hit." ”

Sure enough, the Cossacks spun around and screamed again, this time closer to the Guards, and as they turned, the Cossacks close to the side of the Guards drew their longbows and tried to shoot at the Ming troops.

At this moment, the guns of the guards rang out, and with the sound of the guns, the Cossacks on the near side drew their bows and were knocked off their horses by bullets.

Overjoyed, Atella laughed out loud and began to curse in Jurchen words. Neither the Ming army nor the Rakshasa people understood what he was scolding, but looking at his elated appearance, they naturally knew that what he was scolding was definitely not a good thing.

Sun Fumin smiled and said: "Send out a team of infantry, stab all those who fell to the ground and did not die, and then come back quickly, don't clean the battlefield." ”