Chapter 396: The prelude to the night double camp killing

If the momentum is noisy, the enemy is frightened and frightened, and the morale is low, and the combat effectiveness will be reduced a lot, while the own side will become morale-boosting, and when it comes to real swords and real guns, it will naturally take a great advantage.

In order to meet the effect of a sudden light dragon appearing in front of the Tartars, the military quartermaster of Li Meng's battalion really racked his brains and pondered, of course, the effect was very good.

Under the watchful eyes of the officers and soldiers of the Tartar army, the Guanglong, composed of tens of thousands of troops, set up a large camp three miles north of the Tartar soldiers and horses camp.

No matter what kind of contradiction there was, no matter what kind of conflict of interest there was between the various banners of the Eight Banners in the camp and between Manchu and Mongolia just now, and what arguments everyone had about tomorrow's battle and where they would go in the future, they were all silent in the face of such a large army, and everyone had nothing to say, and their faces were extremely gray.

Korqin Bel Turichen was on the verge of a nervous breakdown surrounded by his own guards, but fortunately a few veteran Mongol officers had not let him make trouble, and he just muttered to himself:

"How can this be, how can this be, it's not that this Ming Kingdom is to make meritorious deeds, my sister won't lie to me......"

Ordered by the general Abatai and Zhenghuangqi to be the commander of Tan Tai, the two of them didn't care about any quarrels, Abatai stood at the lookout place and gasped for breath, and finally calmed down, and said in a trembling voice:

"All battalions are on alert, all battalions are on alert, be careful that the Ming army takes the opportunity to attack the big battalion, Tan Tai, you go and arrange it, and the patrols everywhere are close to me."

Zhenghuang Qitong Tan Tai's face was pale even in the light of the fire outside, and he didn't know what to say, now thinking about Fang Cai's quarrel is really ridiculous. Now even if you want to run, you have nowhere to run, so I held back for a long time before I squeezed out a few words, and said in a astringent voice:

"The Ming army can appear on the flank of our army so suddenly, there is no news in advance, it must be a rapid march, this day is dark, they also have to sleep and rest, and wait for the lower officer to lead people over to steal the camp at night. Completely defeat these monkey singing Ming troops in front of you! ”

"Ridiculous, ridiculous, you want to steal the camp, lead the people with the two yellow flags to go, our soldiers and horses are not tired for a day, you think that the people and horses still have strength at this time, why don't you go around and patrol, those grasslands follow. If you don't restrain it, I'm afraid it's going to be chaos soon! ”

Ordered the general Abatai to speak loudly, Zhenghuang Qidu didn't have the courage to talk back this time, so he saluted and led his subordinates who were also depressed to work together to suppress them.

At present, the camp of the Tartars is completely in a commotion, and the so-called curfew has been put in the back of people's minds. Everyone wanted to know what was going on outside, and many of the tents and soldiers in the inner circle had no idea what was going on outside, but the noise outside was even more so. The more terrifying it is.

Although Belle Turichen was on the verge of collapse, the generals below still understood some things, and they all sent people to assist the Manchu Eight Banners to stabilize the situation, but what can such a move be worthwhile, at best, it is just to maintain the battalion without bombing.

When Tan Tai walked away, Abatai, who was standing on the wooden platform, suddenly felt dizzy and shook there a few times. If it weren't for Yue Le, who was standing beside him, reaching out to help, I am afraid that Li Ke would have to fall on the wooden platform with his back to the sky, Yue Le had no calm expression on his face, and he was full of anxiety and panic.

"Tonight, we will select thirty loyal and reliable bannermen with blue flags, each with a few horses, let them run at night, and return to Shengjing to report the news, and you ....... you will follow. Let's go tonight! ”

Yue Le heard this. His face flushed, and he hurriedly spoke:

"Amma. It's just some Ming troops, let's crush them tomorrow and go back to the customs together! ”

The noise outside has also subsided, tens of thousands of troops have arrived at the expected camping position, and are in full swing to camp and camp tonight, but the pressure on the light has not become less in the slightest, Abatai recovered some of his spirits, and reluctantly straightened up, his eyes have been staring at the Ming army over there, and he said miserably:

"I'll leave tomorrow, I'm afraid I won't be able to go back!"

The commander of the First Army rarely said such depressing words in front of others, but at this time, Abatai was no longer as calm and sophisticated as Dayi, he was already in disarray. However, let Yue Le leave the ground, he didn't continue, Fang Cai felt sorry for his son, if Yue Le left at this time, tomorrow the Manmeng nobles in the camp would be in an uproar. After thinking about it, Abatai spoke:

"If there are people who go to the night raid camp tonight, there is no need to stop them, just let them try!"

Yue Le is usually guarding at night, if someone wants to act, without Yue Le's permission, it will basically not lead to anything, but the meaning of Abatai's words is that he did not agree with Tan Tai's risky plan, but if Tan Tai wants to attack the enemy camp at night, he can't stop it here, which can be regarded as a tacit consent.

This situation is not safe, and there are some things that should be tried.

This battle with the Dengzhou army made the confidence accumulated by the Tartar soldiers and horses in the Ming army's victory for decades completely collapsed, and the Ming army that originally marched at night and was stationed on their other side, if it was placed in the past, I am afraid that the Tartar generals had already asked for orders to lead the troops out of the city, and directly completely defeated the Ming army on the opposite side, and then came back to sleep well.

But today's daytime battle, let them be frightened, the Ming army's combat effectiveness suddenly went up a step, not to mention the momentum of the army in front of them, did not show any traces in advance, suddenly appeared at night, and it was a show of strength to block their own retreat, there must be some fear, the Tartar army dared to fight, and it was natural to think that the Ming army outside the camp was almost equal or even stronger than the Dengzhou army during the day.

With such an understanding, it is even more prudent to act step by step......

"I heard that there was such a battle when Salhu was in the past, the Ming soldiers and horses held torches in one hand and weapons in the other, and the Tartars were in the dark, and the two sides fought bloody battles at night. As a result, the Tartar soldiers were all in the shadows, taking advantage of the chaos to sneak attack, and the Ming army was defeated and lost in that battle? ”

The camp tent of General Zhendong and Shandong General Li Meng has been set up, Li Meng asked several staff members and generals around him with a smile inside, this allusion is also after he became a general, he found various battle examples and records, today he held a torch outside the Tartar camp to demonstrate and march.

But I also wondered if the other party would adopt this Salhu story and attack at night. Let's attack the light with darkness, of course, the old battalion led by Li Meng is already ready, waiting to meet the attack.

The person who can answer such a question on the side is also the chief bookkeeper Yuan Wenhong, and he also has a tired look on his face, after all, as a literati, he can follow the army on horseback, and he is really tired, but he is equivalent to Li Meng's confidential secretary, and the handsome man does not rest. Of course, he can't sleep here.

"This is just a joke in the notes of the times, that day was the Ming army out of the customs, it was originally a step-by-step advantage, but it was a few ways to go hand in hand, and the result was that the thief chief led the soldiers and horses to break through. This is the so-called Salhu fiasco! ”

Li Meng just wanted to relax the atmosphere in this military tent before talking about this allusion, and when he heard Yuan Wenhong's explanation, he nodded with a smile. Everything settled down, the fatigue of the march also began to surge, and he couldn't help yawning, and several staff members and generals below were all bowing down to retreat, Li Meng waved his hand and said:

"Don't panic when you rest, Ben Shuai will go around and inspect it, and everyone should do the same. Although this momentum is huge, but it is so close to the Tartar thieves, it is necessary to be 120 times cautious. ”

After speaking, Li Meng stood up from his seat, and several people around him bowed in unison, not arrogant or impatient, how to deter the momentum is one thing, but the process steps that should be done must be completed. This is the guarantee of the victory of the Jiaozhou battalion step by step. Only by completing the procedures step by step can the possible risks be minimized. In this way, the odds and chances of victory can be increased, instead of making a temporary mistake and collapsing completely.

Li Meng walked out of the tent with his whole body draped, and the soldiers on the side led the horses, these soldiers were the most elite soldiers in the Jiaozhou battalion, but at this time they were all full of exhaustion, Li Meng asked with a smile on the horse:

"Do you want to sleep?"

The pro-soldier thought that Da Shuaidi's words were the editor-in-charge, and immediately his face turned red, and he stood there and did not move, and replied loudly:

"Return to the handsome, don't get tired of your humble duties!"

"Hehe, don't be so nervous, Ben Shuai is also tired, he has to get up early tomorrow, and he has to kill all the Tartars over there tomorrow, I'm afraid I'll be even more tired when the time comes!"

The soldier stood upright in a standard military posture, with a look of excitement on his face, and said loudly:

"Please rest assured, kill the Tartars, even if it is for three days and three nights, you will not feel tired from your humble duties, this is a great thing, the brothers are full of energy!"

Li Meng smiled and grabbed the horse, and began to patrol the battalion, the soldiers of the Jiaozhou battalion are different from other armies, they can carry out civil engineering without complaint and meticulously after the hard march and battle, and the efficiency is not slow, but these ordinary soldiers and the pro-soldiers are the same, and their faces are full of fatigue, but seeing that their marshal also did not sleep, and the back and forth patrol was encouraged, and the exhaustion was also thrown aside, and they were full of energy.

At the wooden watchtower north of the Tartar camp, the general Abatai didn't care about any rest or anything like that, and kept looking at the opposite camp blankly.

The main camp of the Jiaozhou battalion, except for the necessary lighting, the torches were extinguished in turn, and as the camp was gradually settled, the thunderous voice of Fang Cai gradually calmed down, but in the camp where Abatai himself was, the commotion did not stop.

The prestige over there has weakened a lot, and the Tartar camp has also quieted down, even if the soldiers who are tired like this are flustered, they have to sleep, if they are so flustered, it will not help things at all, and there are fierce and vicious elite patrols of the Eight Banners outside, so don't cause trouble.

The camp on the opposite side is at most three miles away from his side, and from the noise of Fang Cai to the camp being set up, it quickly quieted down, as if it didn't take any process.

This rapid change of noise and quietness made Abatai's heart chill, the winter night was cold, but Abatai wearing a fur coat felt like falling into an ice cellar from the inside out.

It seems that there is really nothing wrong with his own estimates, and this Ming army that suddenly opened at night is really a strong army, I am afraid that it is not inferior to the Ming army during the day, and the general Abatai who was ordered to feel that he was in the same state at this time as when he drank too much. Some can't tell what's true and what's fake.

The Qing army entered the customs several times, as well as several hard battles with the Ming army before entering the customs, Abatai participated, and the experience brought to him by these experiences is that the Ming army is not as good as a stubble, weaker and weaker, and less and less morale, so he came this time. It should be a ripe peach, I am afraid that Huang Taiji and the relatives at all levels of the Qing Kingdom think so, otherwise Shengjing would not have stuffed so many young nobles to come in to make military achievements.

Emperor Huang Taiji is far-sighted, and his judgment is extremely precise and accurate, he can make such a judgment, and he is not wrong when he thinks about it, Ming Guo is indeed weak, not before he came. Did the Shangshu of the Ming State Military Department still send people to sue for peace, wasn't it that before he came, the Ming Kingdom was defeated by the army of displaced people Nearly hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers, such a big empire has always been rotten to the extreme from the root to the top of the head. With a slight push, this behemoth is about to fall.

After entering the customs from the Jieling Pass, as he expected, the officers and soldiers of the Ming Kingdom along the way could not see the ground. Basically, there was no resistance, and some city officials had the intention to resist and organized effective resistance, but such resistance was vulnerable to the attack of the army, which was normal and completely expected.

But near Shandong, how is this wrong, it is completely out of common sense. How could such a weak empire as the Ming suddenly pop up with such an army.

If there was such an army, wouldn't the army of those homeless people have been pacified a long time ago, why is it still so noisy, the more Abatai thinks about it, the more confused he becomes, his body is also shaking, and several soldiers standing on the ground are nervous, stretching out their hands to help.

The general Abatai coughed a few times. Turn around. waved his hand at a few pro-soldiers, and said dejectedly:

"That's what it's all about. It's okay not to look at it...... It's a pity that Hu Lihai shouldn't have been sent to death so early, otherwise he wouldn't have had to wait here for so long if he asked him what was going on. ”

It's just that at that time, if the white flag of Beizi Hulihai told him that he was a thousand cavalry full of eight banners against less than two thousand foot soldiers, but they were defeated and lost, Abatai and his subordinate generals would not have taken these words as a fantasy and turned off their horses with laughter.

After tossing for so long, the two sides finally quieted down, and the night battle was not a good choice for Tartar, and it was the same for Li Meng's side.

The location of the camp of the Jiaozhou battalion, except for the night patrol personnel, the rest of the people are resting, Li Meng is lying on the bed, the lights of the handsome tent have been extinguished, Li Meng can't help but show a wry smile at the black tent roof, the general trend of the world is very good.

But every time the situation is faster than the change, the situation in the world is completely on its own, not according to its own wishes, since the territory of Huai'an Province learned the news, the army immediately turned around and began to march rapidly.

Relying on the smooth roads of the military stations in the north of Nanzhili and Shandong, the internal supply and supply, and the mobilization of the army, this is the rush back at a fairly fast speed, and it doesn't matter if this comes back, I am afraid that many of the plans made in Nanzhili before are going to start again.

"There will be a war tomorrow, go to bed early, I don't know if Hong'er listened to his mother in Jinan, I don't know how Yun Yao's body ......"

Li Meng fell asleep in a deep sleep while talking to himself, and vaguely heard some noise outside, but he didn't care, Li Meng just turned over on the bed and slept soundly.

At the end of the day, both the Tartar battalion and the Jiaozhou battalion became quiet, and the soldiers, whether they were high or demoralized, had to sleep to replenish the fatigue of the day. In the Tartar barracks, some of the prisoners who had been captured in the past were tortured, trying to find out who this Li Meng was.

However, the information obtained from the mouths of these people did not gain more than the words seen on the banners, which also made the Tartar generals even more worried.

Tan Tai, the commander of the Yellow Banner, still took his cavalry out of the camp, don't look at Tan Tai's fiercest noise at night, but no one knows, he is almost the most feared one in the Manchurian and Mongolian army, in the daytime battle, he led the charge on the left flank, Tan Tai asked himself. There was no problem with his own command, the morale and fighting spirit of the cavalry below, and the various actions when the war began.

But the opponent's infantry not only blocked their own attack, but also actually fought a counterattack, which was nothing, and when the opponent's firecracker queue came to the front of the artillery array and led the light cavalry to rush out, the opponent's firecracker fired. That's the real nightmare.

At that time, I really thought that there was a storm of steel and fire, and I saw the two yellow banner cavalrymen wearing armor and who had always been brave, falling from their horses like leaves in the wind, and very quickly, this terrible storm blew the entire Manchurian army.

What kind of army is this, the team led by Tan Tai is all in the right front, and they have seen the terrifying of the other party at the closest distance. It makes him scared.

The reason why he asked to steal the camp at night was that the morale of the entire battalion was extremely low by the march and demonstration in the night, and there must be a-for-tat action to pull it back, and secondly, Tan Tai wanted to lead his own soldiers back to the gate first. He was really scared, how could there be such evil sects everywhere in this big tomorrow, and the return journey would definitely not be so difficult. You can also loot a vote.

And Tan Tai knew very well in his heart that he returned to Guanwai with the armor of the two yellow flags, after all, he was preserving the strength of the emperor's personal soldiers, even if he was punished, he would definitely not be guilty of death, and it would be a big deal to stay down for a few years first, and he would definitely be able to get to this position today.

He didn't know if he planned to do it, but he knew that he had just led more than 1,300 cavalry out of the camp. Yue Le opened the door for him widely, everything was done as quietly as possible, even when the camp gate here was opened and the barricades and other things were removed, it was done very quietly.

The horses of the more than 1,000 cavalrymen were hedged and their hooves were tied and wrapped in thick cloth and fur, so as to ensure as quiet as possible, as far as the direction of the advance. It is based on the cavalry in the front row. Everyone is staring at the front of the back.

Under the light between the two camps, I didn't worry about running away. Tan Tai led the people out of the camp, and looked at the quiet appearance on the other side, so he should not have noticed any movement here.

But as soon as he saw the layout on the opposite side, Tan Tai scolded in his heart, the camp of the Ming army on the opposite side was two hundred steps away from the camp gate, and at certain intervals, there was a brazier, looking at the stars from afar.

On his own side, there are no firearms that can hit so far, the artillery is discarded on the position, the other side still has a camp fence, and he has to dig a trench, even if it is a sneak attack, it will also make the other party react in time, transfer troops to defend, in the night battle, the most afraid of stalemate, but look at this situation, it is difficult not to stalemate.

Scanning the entire Ming army barracks, on the east side of the camp, there seems to be a place that is not completely arranged, Tan Tai looked carefully over there, and sure enough, there is a gap in the arrangement of the lights, this is camping at night after all, this kind of civil engineering work, a lot of it is hastily completed, and he is not willing to spend so much effort at all, and wants to seize the time to rest.

This may be a breakthrough, Tan Tai is quietly approaching by himself, there are not many flat terrain in this area, or slopes or potholes, if you want to reach the front of the camp, there seems to be no road, so there is no brazier or anything like that to illuminate.

This may be an opportunity, Tan Tai looked carefully in the dark for a long time, but found that although the road looked uneven, the horse team was not unable to walk.

Tan Tai, who saw this, couldn't help but be overjoyed in his heart, since the war with the Ming army, the Ming army would always lose the battle because of some inexplicable problems, or an idiot would advance in several ways, or a small civil official interfered with the decision-making of the main general, etc., today's camp fence may be a gap, a flaw, the night attack has the greatest effect, as long as you catch this gap, you can't break up the other party at once.

On the one hand, Tan Tai sent people back to the camp to report to Abatai to mobilize troops and horses, and on the other hand, he led the cavalry to start quietly moving over there.

Generals who have lost battles sometimes have unclear brains and make many stupid moves, which will lead to greater defeats......

Outside the fence of the Ming military camp, you can see the patrolling soldiers passing by from time to time, if it was in the past, Tan Tai might have sent someone directly to kill the sentry, but at this time, he was particularly worried about alarming the Ming military camp, and he was extremely cautious.

However, this group of Ming troops is indeed a hundred dense, and this position may be because they think that the terrain is more difficult to move, so the patrol people rarely come. Compared with the brightness of the Ming army camp, the location of the Manchu army camp is quite dim, and it is difficult to find the location of the people in front of the camp in the dark.

This is also the condition for Abatai and Yue Le to deliberately create a sneak attack on the two Yellow Banner Manchurian soldiers led by Tan Tai, at this time, Tan Tai felt that a great opportunity was in front of him, but he didn't dare to be careless, and waited there with bated breath for the soldiers patrolling the Ming army to pass by.

When the Ming army patrol soldiers passed by, the bannermen of the two yellow flags began to slowly approach forward under the leadership of Tan Tai. When they reached the distance of four hundred paces, everyone quietly dismounted, and several of Tan Tai's personal soldiers took out the ropes from the blankets of the horses and began to crawl forward.

The people behind didn't dare to make any moves, they were all waiting in place, there was really no one in this position, and Tan Tai, who was waiting in place, was really a little excited.

On the side of the Manchu camp, Abatai and Yue Le, father and son, were already on the lookout on the edge of the camp fence, carefully observing the opposite side. There is indeed a dark area between the two camps, and the news from Tan Tai's side has already been passed back, although the general Abatai who was ordered did not believe that the other party would be so easily attacked by the camp.

But this is a hope after all, and in such an unfavorable situation now, the way out of one's own land is blocked by others. The number of people on the other side is more than himself, and the morale is even more different, and there is a little hope of victory must be firmly grasped, since Tan Tai has a way. This side has to mobilize the elites of the Manchurian Eight Banners and the Mengbaqi to stand by, ready to wait for the opportunity to attack at any time.

At this time, the land between the two camps became quieter and quieter, and it seemed that the other party had not noticed it at all.

The longer the silence lasts, the greater this hope becomes, and Yue Le has already sent someone to open the door of his camp. So as not to delay the effort when it is time to attack.

Several of Tan Tai's personal soldiers went over there, but there was really no one here, and during the period, a patrol of the Ming army passed by here, and all the people who were moving were lying on the ground, lest they be discovered.

Finally touched the edge of the camp fence, this side is indeed too sloppy, because of the terrain and geography, there is not even a trench, not even a warning measure. Completely empty.

Tan Taidi's pro-soldiers suppressed the excitement in their hearts. He tied the rope in his hand to the camp fence and tied it to death. Several people connected the ropes in their hands again, and ran back to the group at a light trot, and there were already followers who followed up and picked up the ropes, which was far from enough for a soldier to carry.

Several strands of rope were received by the Tartar soldiers of sufficient length, Tan Tai gave a few orders in a low voice, these ropes connected to the camp fence were tied to the horses, and the Tartar soldiers drew their weapons, and they all got on their horses and prepared, and when the camp fence was opened, they were about to rush in.

Until now, the camp of the Ming army has not reacted, Tan Tai is already a little proud in his heart, thinking that his adventure tonight is really worth it, it is not good to have a great achievement, the Ming army is still a waste to put it bluntly, they look at the momentum, but in fact they are still doomed.

The rope was tied to the horses, and the cavalry mounted one after another, and the dozen or so horses pulling the ropes were in the direction of the Manchurian and Mongolian camps, while the rest of the cavalry were in the direction of the Ming army camp.

"Do it!"

Tan Tai, the commander of the yellow flag, shouted in a low voice, and the dozen or so horses that pulled the cavalry exerted force at the same time, and the rope was suddenly stretched straight, and the camp fence was a third of the wooden stakes buried in the soil, and more than a dozen horses exerted force at the same time, which was a great strength, listening to a few squeaks.

The stakes of the camp fence buried there were all pulled up, and a section of the camp fence in this direction was pulled by more than a dozen horses, Tan Tai, who was riding on the horse, saw this, and his heart was extremely excited, and he couldn't care about any quiet at this time, and shouted loudly on the horse:

"Little ones, rush in and give these Han dogs some cruelty!"

Attacking the camp at night, in such a situation, more than 1,000 cavalry rushed into the enemy camp, slashing and killing, disturbing and shaking, all in a deep sleep, everyone was confused, I don't know how many people came to attack the camp, it must be panicked and abnormal, don't look at the Ming army, this is an army of tens of thousands, but the cavalry of more than a thousand Tartars is enough to make him collapse.

The cavalrymen of the two yellow flags all shouted loudly, this is not the time to be quiet, so we must try our best to make this movement bigger and bigger.

On the one hand, he frightened the Ming army, and on the other hand, he notified his own camp and let the follow-up people follow, in such a desperate situation, God is pitiful, there is such an opportunity to steal the camp at night.

Abatai over there also noticed the movement here, and his excited voice had already changed tone, urging the prepared cavalry to go out of the camp as soon as possible.

Dutong Tan Tai took the lead, this road is indeed difficult to walk, there are three or four cavalrymen around him who are all on their backs, but this is a small matter, as long as they rush in, then everything will be fine.

At this time, there is no need to pay attention to any formation, thirty or forty knights are clustered in the front, and the back is also closely following, there is already movement in the camp of the Ming army, Tan Tai and his subordinate cavalry are sneering in their hearts and thinking "It's late".

At this distance, the horses can reach it at great speed, Tan Tai shouted loudly, holding a weapon in his hand, and he was about to enter this gap.

Suddenly, as if it was the sound of the cloth being removed, there was a sudden light behind the gap, and many lanterns appeared almost suddenly.

About five steps away from the gap in the fallen barracks, the tarpaulin covering the artillery was also torn off, and more than a dozen small cannons were placed there, divided into three rows, Tan Taiqing clearly saw that the artillery of the Ming army had excitement on their faces, and lit the fuse of the cannon hole.

"Bump!" "Bump!" The sound sounded in unison, a little muffled, but for the soldiers who charged in a dense manner, it was a nightmare, because it was only when the artillery fired shotguns.

Tan Tai, who rushed to the front, was like the cavalry around him, and was beaten into a sieve by the high-speed flying hot iron sand and men and horses, these small cannons were finished, for the Tartar cavalry, the nightmare was not over, the musketeers lined up behind the artillery, and raised the muskets......