Chapter 104: Slippery Head
Just ten days after May, there was a scene of slaughter outside the town of Shine.
Although all men who could ride horses were used as the standard for formation, there were still a large number of self-sufficient women who could go into battle. So much so that the 60,000-strong contingent swelled to almost 90,000 at one point. The 10,000 stone grain brought by Qin Cang was eaten in a few days.
Qin Cang, who really couldn't consume his heart like this, hurriedly eliminated these people and let them quickly start after guarding their hometown in Shini Town.
The artillery and infantry also mounted their horses, and everyone rode to kill the Golden Horde army from Tana.
Kuchuk Maha Khan soon received the news that Qin Cang's 80,000 troops were coming together to kill him.
"This kid doesn't know how thick the sky is." Kuchuk shook his head. Despite the news that the other side was waving its banner and imposing momentum, Kuchuk did not think that a child under twenty years old could regroup the morale of the army in a few days and then march eastward.
If they are all so awesome, what do you need to do with experience, and what do you need to do with veterans?
So the army of the tribes, which was entrenched west of Tana and did not want to move, accelerated again, and the target was the 80,000 horse-foot army in the town of Shine.
Speaking of which, Kuchuk didn't even know how many people there were on the other side, because he looked at the scout from a distance and ran back. The man was so full of flags that he couldn't see the edge. The report he handed over to the top said 40,000.
The devil knows how much he saw, but Kuchuk and a group of nobles must not be happy to write too much, so he made up 40,000 people. In his opinion, this little cub can pull up 40,000 people in a row.
Thus, the two sides met on the shores of what was later Taganrog.
The color of the Sea of Azov is very light. Compared to the Black Sea next door, it is simply two extremes. In the sunlight, countless cavalry on the sparkling shore were divided into two regiments, facing each other several miles apart.
The constant encampment in the rear, and the posture of I'm going to rush at you in the front, these two completely different reactions appeared in Qin Cang's army at the same time.
If you look closely, you will find that the Tatars and Han people in the front row are Qin Cang's own army. They obeyed Qin Cang's orders even more, pretending to oppress, not really oppressing. Think about how many battles have been lost because of the knights' unauthorized assaults.
For example, the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France, which just ended. The British army, which was as fierce as a tiger in the early stage, fought the undisciplined habits of the French army. Of course, in the later period, the French army was full of blood and brain-burning, and it was reasonable to chase the British army to the sky and the ground.
Kuchuk and his men came out in the afternoon to observe the army of the old Haji's son-in-law opposite.
Kuchuk was an experienced general, whether it was the Grand Duchy of Moscow or the Timurid Khanate, he saw a lot of weapons. But today, he found that there were quite a few guys on the opposite side that resembled those small cannons, but with much larger barrels. Also, a large number of infantry with top armor and armor are in formation?
In Kuchuk's field of vision, a large number of cavalry in front of him had been replaced with new armor and equipment, and the unknown number of huge infantry was almost half-armored!
Bad!
Kuchuk instinctively sent him a warning! Old Haji really has found a good son-in-law!
Miles away, Kuchuk could not see anything more.
But when he saw a group of cavalrymen with green flags hula outflanking his flank, he sensed a hint of danger! But that's not the scariest thing!
The most terrifying thing was that when he saw the endless green team, there was a team with red flags! After the red flag team left, another blue flag team continued to run northeast!
He's going to surround me?
Kuchuk thought it was ridiculous. How dare a defeated general want to encircle himself in such a very aggressive way?
Kuchuk did not move. Because he still needs to observe how many soldiers and horses Qin Cang has. A good general should be able to see the enemy situation and wait for an opportunity to move. Kuchuk was no exception, and in his youth, Kuchuk also fought the Grand Duchy of Moscow. At that time, tens of thousands of Moscow cattle farmers were still swept across the plains by thousands of Kuchuk's light cavalry.
The sun was about to set in the afternoon, and there was still not much movement on both sides.
Sweat gradually fell from Kuchuk's forehead. This confrontation is the most exhausting.
"Let's go! Go back to sleep in your tent and let these fools sleep on the grass with the moon on their back! ”
The cavalry in front dispersed, revealing a large army camp with complete specifications in the back. The tricolor cavalry, which had been out to herd horses and sheep for a long time, gradually returned.
Seeing Qin Chuan's situation, Kuchuk almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood!
He and his army confronted each other on the coast for an afternoon, and they had built their camps, but their own people had not even set up tents!
What the!
Kuchuk anxiously turned back and asked his people to quickly erect the place where they lived at night.
Fortunately, this is a nomad, a tent, and even a sheepskin can sleep peacefully for a night. After a few hours of panic, the camp finally fell silent.
Kuchuk didn't dare to close his eyes all night.
Sure enough, the next day, it was dawn, and something happened!
......
"Quick! Didn't you eat enough last night? Pull it out! The Overseer's whip made the lower ranks angry. There are no roads on the coast, the soil is soft, and it is really difficult to run on the weight of a two-pound cannon weighing nearly a thousand pounds. Fortunately, there were enough horses, and the speed of the artillery was not too slow.
It was three o'clock in the morning, and although the Golden Horde troops on the opposite side had set up vigilant troops, the sound of the waves in the dark night made everything seem less real.
The infantry, carrying spears, crowded in front of the artillery corps, on guard. And in the distance, the flag cavalry of all colors who got up in the middle of the night stayed motionless by the improvised stables!
Qin Cang stood in the distance and let people wave the flag.
The current artillery corps was two and a half miles from the camp of the Golden Horde's army, which was beyond the effective range of the artillery.
But what Qin Cang wanted was just the threat of artillery!
The roaring artillery exploded!
The Golden Horde's brigade was in chaos for a while!
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! ”
The Tatars of the Golden Horde climbed out of their blankets and tents, drew their scimitars, looked for their horses, and were alert to enemy attacks!
.......
An hour..... Two hours......
Until dawn, they did not wait for the enemy who was supposed to appear.
At this time, Qin Cang's color flag brigade immediately approached, and the infantry began to move forward officially!
Call!
It's really a battle!
However, when Kuchuk turned back, he was tossed all afternoon yesterday, did not sleep well at night, was awakened in the morning, and was on guard for two hours....... All sorts of small tricks made Kuchuk's soldiers tired and tired. Mentally and physically, they were tired!
"Little slippery, do you think you can win me with this little trick?" Kuchuk gritted his teeth and cursed, and mounted his warhorse.
"Expedition!"