Hong Chengchou felt unusually tired, and he didn't know why this happened to Lu Dao.

Five thousand soldiers, it took seven days, finally found the Xibe tribe station, cautious Hong Chengchou, did not immediately attack, according to the scout reconnaissance situation, ordered the army to rest for a day, to replenish the physical strength, when the time comes, take the Xibe tribe garrison army, it is best to be able to capture the leader of the Xibe tribe.

In Hong Chengchou's mind, he always thought that the large army of the Xibe tribe had all entered the pass and plundered, and there should not be many soldiers left in the tribe, although the scout reported that it was the Xibe tribe station, there were many yurts, dense, and it seemed that there were a lot of people.

The climate of the grassland and the desert, the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion can be regarded as a teacher, either windy or snowy, the climate is surprisingly cold, there is no endurance, and there is no need to think about entering the desert to fight.

The offensive was launched on the afternoon of the fourth day of the first lunar month.

The momentum of the charge was very scary, five thousand soldiers, all launched a charge, instantly, screams and cries came from the yurt, when he saw such a scene, Hong Chengchou's face, even a smile, he thought that at most half a day, you can end the battle, and the army then shifted its position to exterminate the garrison army of the Daurian tribe.

The change also appeared at this time, on the left and right flanks of the Jiangning battalion soldiers, black cavalry appeared, and they moved very quickly and charged towards the Jiangning battalion soldiers.

At this moment, Hong Chengchou even thought that he had been ambushed, could it be that the army of the Xibe tribe was prepared, or that there were troops from other tribes to support, only to see many sergeants of the Xibe tribe army rushing over, their hair was scattered. Obviously, it was a haste to respond to the battle, and Hong Chengchou was a little relieved, but the question in his heart still existed, where did so many sergeants come from. Could it be that the Xibe tribe has tens of thousands of soldiers?

Sun Yuankun, Xiong Zijian, He Renlong and others, who led the army, immediately changed the direction of the charge and faced the sergeants who rushed over, and the two sides began a brutal fight.

After half an hour of fighting, seeing that the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion were getting braver and braver, although the number of Mongolian Tatars was larger, they were not the opponents of the soldiers, and more and more Tatars fell off their horses, and the Tatars began to be afraid.

It's at this time. A sudden gale came.

The Tartars, who have lived in the desert and grassland for a long time, let out a frightened cry after seeing this black wind, they didn't even care about fighting with their opponents, and began to fight their horses desperately and fled, Hong Chengchou also felt that something was wrong, and immediately ordered the soldiers to avoid this strong wind.

It's a pity for the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion. It's not very familiar, but everyone is still together. With such a strong wind in the back, there is also a strong wind in the plains, and I don't see much power.

Two minutes later, the gale passed.

Hong Chengchou was horrified to find that many soldiers had fallen under their horses. Obviously injured, and some war horses also screamed, I didn't expect the wind to be so strong.

Continuing to fight, it is obviously not possible. Hong Chengchou hurriedly withdrew his troops.

At this time, the army of the Xibe tribe could not see anyone.

Looking at the yurt in front of him, Hong Chengchou suddenly felt that it might not be a simple matter to break through here.

In the evening, the results of the statistics came out, this strong wind, caused more than 500 people to be injured, more than 80 people were disabled, after dawn, more than 20 people closed their eyes forever, plus the soldiers killed in the battle, the Jiangning battalion lost nearly 200 soldiers, and more than 300 soldiers, temporarily lost its combat effectiveness.

Through the introduction of the guide, Hong Chengchou learned that this is the famous black storm on the grassland, the lethality is very great, this time the black storm is not the biggest, if there is the biggest black storm, everything will disappear, including those yurts.

The Mongol tribes have great reverence for the Black Storm, and when the two armies are fighting, there is a Black Storm, whether it is the victorious side or the losing side, they will stop attacking, and the leaders of the tribes will pray and beg God to forgive their sins.

Hong Chengchou was angry and almost killed the guide, such a basic situation, the guide didn't say anything.

It's just the first encounter, and it didn't give the opponent much lethality, but the Jiangning battalion lost one-tenth of its troops, which is a terrible thing.

Perhaps believing what the guide said, or perhaps taking into account the actual situation of the soldiers, on the fifth day of the first lunar month, the Jiangning battalion did not attack.

Early in the morning of the sixth day of the first lunar month, Hong Chengchou was horrified to find that all the yurts that were only more than ten miles away had disappeared, replaced by murderous Mongolian tartars, which seemed to have about 10,000 people.

This day's fighting was extremely cruel, and this was also a rare hard battle in the Jiangning battalion.

From noon until dark, the two sides launched countless charges and fought together countless times.

In one day, the Jiangning battalion lost more than 600 people and killed about 2,000 Mongol Tatars.

It should be said that the combat effectiveness of the Mongolian Tatars is far inferior to that of the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion, whether it is the combat effectiveness of individuals, or in group cooperation, or even in the arrangement of troops.

But the terrible thing is that the grassland is too big, the cavalry is too easy to disperse, once the fight is unfavorable, the cavalry scatters and flees, it is very easy, every time the Jiangning battalion soldiers gain the upper hand, the Mongolian Tartars scatter and flee.

Hong Chengchou thought about attacking the Mongolian Tartar camp several times, but finally gave up such a decision, and did not know the depth of the other party, so he rashly launched a general attack, which was a gamble with the lives of all the soldiers.

In three days, the Jiangning battalion lost one-fifth of its troops.

Hong Chengchou began to get anxious, the Jiangning battalion went deep into the grassland and the desert to fight, there were no reinforcements, and they relied entirely on themselves, which was equivalent to going to someone else's house to fight, people have reinforcements, and they can also carry out a protracted war, even if they can't fight, they will flee towards the depths of the grassland and the desert, you don't dare to follow the pursuit casually.

The guide of the army is the sergeant of Ningxia Wei, knowing the situation in the Hetao area of the Dao Dao, Hong Chengchou once asked carefully, the sergeant of the Xibe tribe, that is, about 10,000 people, Ningxia Wei's recital to the imperial court, it is said that the army of the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe has entered the pass, it is said that there should not be many sergeants in the station, but where did so many sergeants come from.

Thinking of too many possibilities, Hong Chengchou's confidence began to waver and began to hesitate.

In the following time, the two armies began to hold each other, and neither took the initiative to attack.

The leader of the Xibe tribe has sent someone to inform the leader of the Dauria tribe that he has encountered an attack here, and the opponent is unusually strong, he can't resist, and asks the leader of the Dauria tribe to help, in this case, of course, they will not take the initiative to attack, even if the opponent withdraws, he will not ask for an attack, at this time, it is still the most important thing to preserve strength, many battles, the tribe has lost more than 3,000 soldiers, which is unbearable.

The leader did not dare to retreat, the opponent was too strong, if he retreated, he was killed by the opponent from behind, it would be miserable, not to mention the old and weak women and children of the tribe, they were still nearby, and they did not go far.

The commanders on both sides did not ask for an attack, nor did they ask for an evacuation, and the two sides were at a stalemate.

A day passed, Hong Chengchou made up his mind, he couldn't retreat, he still had to attack, he thought of the imperial court's attack on Su Tiancheng, thought of Su Tiancheng's situation, if he couldn't win a huge victory this time, Su Tiancheng's situation would become more and more difficult, and the Jiangning camp would also suffer heavy losses.

It is a very painful thing to make up this decision, which indicates that the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion will pay heavy sacrifices, although the opponent is not very strong, but occupies a favorable position, if there are still reinforcements, what the outcome will be, no one knows the way.

Early in the morning of the eighth day of the first lunar month, Hong Chengchou was ready to order an attack, and he rested for a day, which was equivalent to a day's delay, if the other party had reinforcements, the battle situation would change instantly.

The attack began in Tatsuki.

This time, the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion were desperate, and the opponent fled, so they followed the pursuit.

After an hour passed, both sides paid heavy casualties, and the Mongol Tatars could not hold on, Hong Chengchou was very happy and prepared to launch a general attack.

The leader of the Xibe tribe suddenly sent a representative to ask to see Hong Chengchou, and put forward the conditions, willing to give the other party 10,000 cattle and sheep, a large amount of gold and silver treasures, and mainly stop the attack.

Hong Chengchou was unimpressed and prepared to insist on attacking.

At this time, streams of dust appeared in the sky, which could be seen from afar, Xiong Zijian reported that a large number of people had come over and joined the other party's camp, which could be seen with the naked eye, and most of these people were old and weak women and children, and even a lot of women.

Hong Chengchou shuddered, and the trapped beast was still fighting.

If this one launches an attack, the old and weak women and children of the Xibe tribe will pick up their weapons, which will make the Tartars desperate, people don't care about anything, and they don't want to die, and they are desperate with you, and the combat effectiveness that erupts is absolutely amazing.

The number of soldiers lost by the Jiangning battalion, including the wounded, was close to 2,000, and its combat effectiveness was greatly reduced.

This time, the general offensive did not take place in the end.

Hong Chengchou hesitated again.

The painful Hong Chengchou didn't know what kind of decision Lu Dao should make.

Xiong Zijian suddenly entered the tent, with a look of ecstasy on his face, and beside him was Luo Chang, the commander of the vanguard battalion guard.

Hong Chengchou couldn't believe his eyes, Luo Chang was fighting with Su Tiancheng in Ningxia Wei Station.

Luo Chang only took a few minutes to explain all the situation.

Hong Chengchou raised his head and laughed wildly, and in his eyes, even tears came out of laughter, he knew that the time for the destruction of the Xibe tribe and the Daurian tribe was coming soon. (To be continued......)