Chapter 933: The case is serious
readx; The sudden earth-shattering shouts of killing not only completely surprised Shi Chunhu and others, but even the Mongolian cavalry was shocked. The www.biquge.info secret transaction was made by the secret of their own khan, and it can be said that no one knew about it except their own, and the border army turned a blind eye to this kind of transaction. So who is coming?
Soon they got the answer. A light cavalry of about 5,000 men appeared on the horizon and galloped across most of the steppe almost in the blink of an eye, quickly closing in on the Mongols! Rushing to the front is a hundred iron horsemen, the flag officer holds high the black flag, and in the center of the flag is a moon white big letter: Hao!
"Oh no, it's the Beijing cavalry of the Han people! How did they come here! The Mongolian generals led by him were taken aback and said, "It seems that we have been tricked, retreat quickly!" ”
But it was too late. The Mongolian cavalry was originally the most mobile and flexible, but this time they came to buy food, and each horse carried two bags of grain, which was equivalent to the weight of two people, and they were reluctant to throw it away, and the distance between the two sides had been shortened to about 100 paces after a moment's hesitation. As for the caravan guys and mule carts, they couldn't run even more.
As soon as they entered the range of bows and arrows, the light cavalry of the Ming army immediately shot a rain of arrows. Originally, this was the Mongols' forte, but the Mongols did not come to fight this time, they were not fully prepared, and they did not bring many arrows, although they also shot in a hurry, but they could not be compared with the Ming army in terms of quantity or strength. In just one round of volleys, dozens of Mongolian cavalry died tragically under the sharp arrows, and the thousands of troops and horses of the Ming army had approached to about fifty paces.
"Withdraw! Leave the food behind and retreat! At this life-and-death moment, the generals of the Mongol cavalry finally made the most correct decision. Yes, if the food and women are gone, they can be robbed again, and if the land is gone, they can come back in a few years, but if their lives are gone, they will be gone forever. As a nomadic people in the steppe, the Mongols have a deep understanding of this point, and I am afraid that no one can match it!
So the Mongol cavalry left behind the grain they had just loaded on their horses and fled westward. If you want to talk about the ability to escape, this has to admire the Mongols, two thousand cavalry did not need to command at all, immediately dispersed into more than ten troops, fled in different directions, seemingly disorganized, but in fact orderly, soon dispersed far away.
The Ming army chased after the horses for a while, but when they saw that it was difficult to catch up, they had to restrain their horses. After all, this is already the sphere of influence of the Mongols, and they only have 5,000 light horsemen, so it would be too dangerous to blindly chase and be lured into a heavy siege by the Mongols.
But though the Mongols ran away, the caravan mates couldn't. Although the Mongols threw down the mule cart, in the midst of the melee, it was obviously too late to untie the mule from the cart and then ride away; Moreover, the running speed of the mule is far inferior to that of the war horse, and it is impossible to escape. Their only way to survive was to return from the mountain pass and flee for their lives in the mountains.
But at this time, Shi Chunhu and other Jinyi guards also saw the situation clearly, and let out a shout, blocking the mountain pass tightly. Not to mention the unarmed caravan guys, even with thousands of troops, it is very difficult to attack from such a narrow mountain pass.
Soon, the light cavalry of the Ming army came back and surrounded hundreds of caravan men. These people were desperate, and they were already frightened by the earth-shattering shouts of killing, so they had to kneel on the ground and kowtow again and again to beg for mercy.
The Ming army immediately jumped off their horses and tied these people firmly with ropes. According to the count, 36 Mongol cavalrymen were killed, 507 caravan men who were smuggling grain were captured, and 13 were killed in the chaos. 500 mule carts, 5,000 stone of grain, 31 war horses left behind by the Mongols, and 100,000 taels of silver for buying grain! On the side of the Ming army, only three people were wounded by arrows, which can be described as a complete victory.
At this time, dozens of Jinyi guards also rushed down the mountain to join the Ming army. Shi Chunhu looked at it fixedly, and couldn't help but shout with joy: "General Hao! ”
It turned out that the general who led this light cavalry was Hao Yongzhong, the general of the Qin army, the commander of the 3,000 battalions, and the chief officer of the army. He strode up to meet him and laughed loudly: "Spring Tiger, good boy, the future is terrifying!" More than a year ago, you were just a small soldier next to the saint, and now you have also become a brocade guard and a thousand households, and you can be on your own! ”
Shi Chunhu replied embarrassedly: "At the critical moment, General Hao has to go out, otherwise we dozens of Jinyi guards will not be able to fight the two thousand cavalry of the Mongols!" By the way, how did you come to this by chance? ”
"Don't be modest, most of the credit for this battle belongs to your brocade guards!" Hao Yongzhong patted Shi Chunhu on the shoulder and smiled, "You think I crashed here?" In the past few days, I have been leading troops to train in the area of Red Castle, which is only fifty miles away from here. After you passed the book to the Holy Flying Pigeon last night, the Holy Lord immediately passed the book to the Flying Pigeon, otherwise the grassland is so big, how can I know where the Mongols appeared. Now that the battle is over, I will cooperate with you later, and you can do what you say! ”
"How does this make it, the last general will naturally obey the orders of General Hao." Shi Chunhu hurriedly said.
Hao Yongzhong waved his hand and said, "That's different." Of course, I have the final say in the march and battle, but the arrest and interrogation, this is the matter of Jinyiwei. Isn't this a lot of smugglers, what do you think about it? ”
Shi Chunhu was no longer humble, and first went to inspect the captives, and soon found out Qiao Zhifa, the leader of the caravan. This guy is so frightened that he has pulled his pants now, and when he saw Jin Yiwei pull himself out, he said that he was going to be killed on the spot, and his cry changed his taste.
"At this time, I know that I am afraid, why are you so bold when you violate the law of the country?" Shi Chunhu shouted disdainfully, "Don't fucking cry, let me ask you, who did you drink with in Yanlai Building yesterday?" Who the hell is that 'Garrison Lord'? ”
Qiao Zhifa hesitated slightly, and Shi Chunhu sneered and said, "It seems that you don't shed tears when you don't see the coffin." ”
As he spoke, he took out a special small dagger from his arms, grabbed Qiao Zhifa's left hand, and without saying a word, he nailed the dagger into Qiao Zhifa's index finger nail.
"Ahh Qiao Zhifa let out a howl like killing a pig, and only after a while did he howl and say, "My lord... Spare the villain, the villain is all... All moves! Yesterday, the villain was with the Mongol Selemo, and the Xuanfu went north to guard Zheng... Zheng Mingde drinking..."
"Zheng Mingde? Was he the one who escorted you over just now? Shi Chunhu asked sharply.
"It's... That's him! Spare your life..."
At this time, Hao Yongzhong also came over, and Shi Chunhu whispered to him: "This smuggling case is that the border army colluded with smugglers and Mongolians, and the one involved is the garrison Zheng Mingde, and maybe there are higher-ranking officials!" The case is serious, and now that the news has not yet spread, Zheng Mingde should be arrested immediately. But he's a guard..."
"I see." Hao Yongzhong said hatefully, "You give the order, I and the three thousand battalions are temporarily under the command of your Jinyi Guard!" the thief, there's such a thing that eats inside and out! ”
At this moment, the Kingdom of Jinyi Wei Baihu was running over excitedly and said, "Lord Qiqi General Soldier, Lord Qianhu, I found a Mongol pretending to be dead in the pile of dead bodies!" ”