Chapter 231: The Strange Soldier Crossing the Swamp
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The stream had been polluted by the Tatar scouts with plague sheep, but fortunately it was March, but the steppe was still bitterly cold. In some places, the snow has not yet melted. Chen Di ordered the soldiers to drink only the snow melted by the snow.
The Flying Tiger Army marched all the way in the direction of Wolf Mountain. After two days of traveling, a swamp in front of them blocked the way of the Flying Tigers.
Chen Di is well aware of the price paid by a certain army in modern times for an expedition to force its way through the swamp. He consulted with Yu Dayou to let the Flying Tigers bypass this swamp and continue to march.
The army marched northeast along the edge of the swamp. Li Chengliang led a hundred cavalry as scouts and reconnoitred and advanced five miles around the Flying Tiger Army.
On this day, the Flying Tigers are advancing. Suddenly, Li Chengliang rode a fast horse to find Chen Di.
"Grand Duke, the Tartar scout cavalry was found ten miles ahead!" Li Chengliang said loudly.
Chen Di's heart tightened: the Tatars finally showed up.
Yu Dayou said: "How many Tatar scout cavalry are there?" β
Li Chengliang replied: "There are only a dozen rides." β
Chen Di said: "In this way, Altan Khan has been secretly spying on the movements of our army. The enemy is dark, and I am bright. This battle is not easy to fight! β
Yu Dayou said: "Exactly." The steppes were the territory of the Tatars. We went to their territory to find their main forces for a decisive battle, which was itself a strategy of the next resort. β
An idea suddenly flashed through Chen Di's mind.
Since he could think that attacking Wolf Mountain through the swamp was an almost impossible task, then Altan Khan must have thought of this as well.
Why don't you send a surprise army through the swamp and attack Wolf Mountain?
Chen Di said to Qi Jiguang: "Second Brother Qi, give you two thousand firecrackers, do you think it is possible to lead them through the swamp and attack Wolf Mountain?" β
Qi Jiguang thought for a while and replied, "Governor, I don't know eitherγγγγγ β
Yu Dayou shook his head: "Metropolitan Governor, I advise you to give up this idea as soon as possible." The sinister of the swamps was far superior to that of the Tatar cavalry. As long as our brothers enter, they will be plunged into the ghost gate.
Chen Di dispelled his thoughts and ordered the Flying Tiger Army to continue advancing along the edge of the swamp. A poplar forest appeared in front of it.
Chen Di was overjoyed and laughed loudly: "God really helps me!" β
Yu Dayou asked, "Governor, what happened?" β
Chen Di said, "I've thought of a way to get our firecrackers through the swamp safely!" β
Yu Dayou asked, "How to pass?" β
Chen Di said: "This method consumes the physical strength of the firecracker, but it is worth trying. See the poplar forest in front of you? Cut down the poplar tree, cut it into thin pieces of wood, and tie it to the feet of the fireman. β
Chen Di is using the knowledge of physics in later generations. Increasing the force area on the soles of the hands and feet of the firecrackers will naturally reduce the pressure.
Yu Dayou thought for a while and said, "This method should work!" β
Chen Di ordered: "Order the army and camp on the spot!" Three thousand cavalry patrol within a five-mile radius of this place! Not a single Tartar scout can see what we're doing! Gunners, go and cut down the poplar trees in front of them and cut the wood you have obtained into thin slices! β
Chen Di took the knife and went out in person and made something similar to the skis of later generations. He said to Yu Dayou, "Let the brothers sharpen the planks according to this pattern." Aim to make 2,000 of these planks before nightfall today! β
Yu Dayou took the order and left.
Chen Di said to Qi Jiguang again: "Second Brother Qi, I'll give you two thousand firearms, put wooden planks on your feet, and force your way through the swamp!" I'll lead the remaining 3,000 cavalry and 6,000 musketeers along the edge of the swamp! β
Qi Jiguang said: "Governor Dadu, you mean that the soldiers are divided into two ways. A feint all the way, a surprise attack all the way? β
Chen Di nodded: "That's right!" Now the enemy is dark and I am clear. Altan Khan is well aware of the whereabouts of the main force of my Flying Tigers. It's not a way to be led by the enemy by the nose like this! The only way to divide the soldiers into two ways is to do this! Altan Khan's attention was all focused on the main force, if we split a partial division as cavalry and forcibly raided Wolf Mountain through the swamp, Altan Khan would not have thought of it and would not dare to think of it! β
Qi Jiguang said: "This plan is feasible, but it is feasible, and the pass lies in whether our partial division can pass through the swamp." β
Chen Di said: "You find ten firecrackers, tie the thin wooden planks I made to your feet, and try to see if you can move freely in the swamp!" β
Qi Jiguang took the order and left. After the tea, Qi Jiguang returned to Chen Di's side: "Metropolitan Governor, this method is feasible!" Even though the soldiers could move faster with planks tied to their feet, they would not get stuck in the mud of the swamp! β
Chen Di nodded: "Very good!" Qi Jiguang obeyed orders! β
Qi Jiguang arched his hand and said: "The end will be!" β
Chen Di ordered: "Qi Jiguang, this capital has ordered you to lead two thousand firefighters across the swamp and go straight to Wolf Mountain!" Once you've reached Wolf Mountain, you'll be able to move with your firecracker! β
A camera moves, which means that Qi Jiguang can command freely after passing through the swamp. There is no suspicion in employing people, and Chen Di knows that Qi Jiguang is a once-in-a-century tactical wizard. Instead of giving him prescriptive orders, let him play freely.
Qi Jiguang said: "The last general is ordered!" β
Chen Di said again: "You will lead the team to set off after dark!" β
The reason why Chen Di let Qi Ji set off after it was dark was to avoid Altan Khan's scout cavalry. Once Altan Khan knew that the Flying Tiger Army was divided into two routes, the two thousand firefighters led by Qi Jiguang lost the suddenness of the surprise attack.
After a day's work, the soldiers of the Flying Tiger Army finally built 2,000 pairs of thin planks before dark. Two thousand musketeers tied thin planks to their feet with straw ropes.
Chen Di said to Qi Jiguang: "Second Brother Qi, the victory or defeat of this Northern Expedition is all up to you and these two thousand brothers who crossed the swamp!" β
Qi Jiguang arched his hand and said: "Don't worry! The last general will definitely live up to his mission! β
As the sun sets, the night covers the grassland. Two thousand firecrackers entered the swamp under the leadership of Qi Jiguang.
Chen Di secretly prayed in his heart: "God, I will definitely bless my two thousand brothers in Paize to pass through the muddy swamp smoothly!" Bless me with these two thousand robes that I can plunge like a sharp dagger into the heart of a Tartar! β
Yu Dayou said to Chen Di: "Metropolitan Governor, if the two thousand firecrackers of Second Brother Qi can really pass through the swamp, then they will be in the dark, but Altan Khan's Wolf Mountain is in the light!" When the light and darkness are reversed, we will have the advantage! β
Chen Di nodded: "That's right!" Except for the 2,000 musketeers commanded by Second Brother Qi, now we have 6,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry left, we must strictly prevent the Tatar cavalry from attacking us! β
Yu Dayou said worriedly: "Governor Dadu, the brothers don't have much food with them!" What I am worried about now is whether the grain transport team in charge of Hu Zongxian will be able to transport grain and grass to the army in time. β
The Flying Tiger Army's grain transport team is also divided into two parts: light and dark. The grain transportation team in charge of the Datong Guard Army is in the open, and the grain transportation team in charge of Hu Zongxian is in the shadows. The real is the virtual, and the virtual is the real. Chen Di hoped that Altan Khan would be fooled and devote his forces to attack the grain transport team in charge of the Datong Guard. Reading, a better reading experience.