522 Crisis or Opportunity?
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At this time, as the north wind became more and more intense, the hail was much smaller, but the snow flakes were still mixed with the wind, and the visibility was not too high.
However, the camp of the Ming army was located on the west side near the foot of the mountain, while the battle formation of the Houjin army was located on the east side.
With the help of the cold north wind, it is not too much of a problem to see the situation three or four hundred steps away.
At this time, on the eastern hillside, looking at a group of Ming cavalry scolding Zhenghuan not far away, and the newly promoted Niu Luzhang Jing Tan Bai of the Jin Zheng Yellow Banner, he was a little depressed.
On this trip, Tan Bai received an order from the old slave and went all the way south, preparing to requisition some cattle and sheep from the surrounding Mongolian tribes to replenish the military needs of the army.
Because of the terrain, if it is ordinary, the old slave will not easily gather his eyes here, otherwise, it will force these small Mongolian tribes too hard, and it will be easy for this group of 'wall grass' to fall to the Ming Dynasty.
It's just that at this time, the previous defeat of Zhenjiang City made Houjin suffer heavy losses, especially in terms of food and materials. In addition, it is already March, and the weather is already showing signs of warming, and the Mongols do not need to settle firmly in the same place and take care of the cattle and sheep.
The main force of the Houjin army has been deep in the grassland for more than ten days, rampaging for five or six hundred miles, but there has been no real gain.
Seeing that the weather is about to warm up, the old slave can't sit still, and he must be fully prepared for the next journey.
In the past few years, in southern Liaoning and eastern Liaodong, he has fought several battles with Li Yuanqing and Mao Wenlong, but Houjin has never had any decent records, but has suffered heavy losses.
These clan leaders who have been attached to Houjin are not fools.
Although there is the old slave's Yu Wei shocked here, but there has been no decent harvest for several years, although these people, although they dare not openly resist Dajin on the surface, but in secret, there are already many people who have sharpened their heads and are ready to find another way.
At this time, the reason why he wanted to make a big deal and make a move on the Mongols was obviously a well-thought-out choice.
First take Lin Dan Khan's group of 'called Huazi' to beat the tooth sacrifice, win the hearts of the people, and then plot against the 'fat sheep' of Daming.
It's just that these Mongols are more slippery than loaches, and they run faster than rabbits one by one, and the old slaves have to bite the bullet and prepare for a long war.
Tan Bai was born in Hou Jin Xungui, and his father Adun was a hardcore slave of the old slave.
He also rose to the high position of Niu Lu Zhangjing at a young age because of his father's shadow.
Especially Tan Bai has been studying since childhood, and he is one of the few people who can read and write and be reasonable.
And the reason why this matter was handed over to Tan Bai to do, the old slave also hoped that Tan Bai's methods could be softened, not to mention everything, at least, these Mongolian tribes could not be pushed to the Ming Dynasty.
In the past few days, they have traveled hundreds of miles to the south, but unfortunately, Tan Bai and his party were not lucky, and they didn't even catch a bird feather.
In desperation, Tan Bai could only change his strategy and search close to the controlled area of the Ming army, but the gain was still not large.
Today, he originally wanted to bypass Dajian Mountain and try his luck on the grassland in the west, but he didn't expect that in this ravine, he actually ran into the camp of the Ming army.
For Tan Bai, who has just been promoted to Niulu Zhangjing, it can definitely be regarded as a good thing to meet the Ming army, because this usually means that this is a group of 'fat sheep', but at this time, the visibility is not high, and Tan Bai can't tell for a while how big the Ming army's camp is.
And the Ming army in front of him dared to take the initiative to call for battle, which made Tan Bai's heart even more uncertain.
After all, this place is only a stone's throw away from the actual control area of the Ming army, and if it encounters the main force of the Ming army, it will not be a joke.
"Brothers, you say, old slave, this turtle grandson, is that work still good? He has such a lot of old bones, why is he marrying so many delicate concubines? ”
"Hey~, Brother Wang, you don't understand this, do you? What does an old slave do? The old slave was born as Li Shuai's godson back then. What won't he do? That's not going to work, don't you still have fingers! ”
"Hahaha! Zhang Ye is clever! Why didn't I think of it? When the old slave is captured alive, Lao Tzu must cut off his fingers and stew soup to drink, a big supplement! ”
"Hahaha...... Hahahaha......"
Seeing that the group of Houjin troops on the hillside did not react for a long time, below, the soldiers of Man Gui became more and more bold and spoke more and more presumptuously, and they simply attacked the old slave completely.
"Ah------! These lowly mud knicks, they all deserve to die! Lord Tanbai, we can't bear it any longer! There are only about 200 of them in total, and the minions are willing to cut off their heads one by one for Lord Tanbai, and use their blood to prove the glory of my Dajin! ”
Beside Tan Bai, a Niu Lu Zhangjing with a yellow flag couldn't help it, his eyes were about to spew fire, and his fists were clenched.
was scolded like this, and Tan Bai's face was not good-looking.
But he still retained the composure that a coach should have, and turned his head to this Niu Lu Zhang Jing and said: "Lord Meng Gangdu, the situation is unclear at this time, and it is not wise to attack rashly. Since this group of Ming dogs dared to be so arrogant, they must have something to rely on. Lord Meng Gangdu, the meat has already reached his mouth, why should we rush at this time? When the weather is a little better, let's make a decision before it's too late. ”
"Ahh-----! What a lowly mud wreck! Sooner or later, I'm going to kill them all! ”
On the side, Meng Gangdu, who was like a low man-bear, couldn't help but look up to the sky and roar.
As the noblest warrior of Dajin, how could he endure this insult~ humiliation?
It's just that although he is also Niu Lu Zhangjing, his qualifications are much older than Tan Bai, but Tan Bai is the coach of this trip, and he has won the trust of the old slave, he does not dare to openly resist Tan Bai, he can only vent his dissatisfaction by roaring like a beast.
The minions around him also followed suit, shouting loudly and scolding the Ming army.
For a while, the shouting and scolding of both sides was suppressed even by the cold sound of wind and snow.
However, at this time, on the hillside less than a hundred steps behind Man Gui and them, Li Yuanqing's palms were already sweating.
If these dog tartars really rushed up regardless of it, with the equipment conditions of the Ming army at this time, they would not be able to make too decent resistance.
Although the 200 soldiers under Li Yuanqing's command all had war horses and their riding skills were passable, they were far from meeting the requirements of the cavalry due to the limited conditions.
Man Gui's side is much stronger.
It's just that if you want to run for your life, Mangui's side can keep seventy percent of the brothers at most, and Li Yuanqing's side, it is already God's blessing to have fifty percent.
This is an absolutely unacceptable result for Li Yuanqing.
But if there is a war, the Ming army does not have much capital.
The main reason is that when he marched to Beijing, Li Yuanqing was light and simple, and the soldiers did not carry complete firearms and equipment, and the weapons were basically the simplest waist knives.
This time, if you really want to fight, you can only count on Mangui's side.
But handing over his fate to others is obviously not Li Yuanqing's style of acting.
After careful consideration, Li Yuanqing asked Man Gui to go out to scold the battle first, and with the help of the weather at this time, he sang a 'empty city plan', if he could bluff the main force of the Houjin army, it would be the best, if he couldn't bluff, he could also let his camp have some time to prepare, so as not to break through in a hurry.
Fortunately, at this time, the wind and snow were troubled, and the visibility was not too high, and these Houjin troops did not rush forward.
At this time, Niu Gensheng walked quickly to Li Yuanqing's side and reported in a low voice: "General, the sons and daughters in the camp are almost ready. Do you want General Mangui to withdraw? ”
Li Yuanqing thought for a moment, but slowly shook his head, "Inform the sons and daughters to be on call at any time, and don't act rashly." ”
"Yes."
Niu Gensheng left in a hurry, and Li Yuanqing's eyes narrowed slightly.
He was still too careless, and completely underestimated the scope of activities of the Houjin Army.
Although the land west of the river is almost uninhabited, but the desert and grassland areas close to the Mongolian tribes, how can there be no Tartar sentinels?
He should have thought a long time ago that the old slave didn't have enough supplies in his hands now.
At this time, Man Gui and the others were tired of scolding, and Houjin Jun was also tired, Tan Bai glanced at the snow flying in the sky, turned his head to Meng Gangdu beside him and said: "Lord Meng Gangdu, let's camp and rest first, and let the warriors eat some food." In this weather, they can't run. ”
Meng Gangdu also understood what Tan Bai meant, and after scolding for such a long time just now, the anger in his heart also disappeared a lot, and he nodded hurriedly and said, "Everything must follow Lord Tan Bai's orders." ”
Seeing the Houjin Jingqi on the hillside retreat to the rear battle formation, Man Gui was really relieved, but he pretended to curse for a few more minutes, and then quickly retreated to the Ming army camp.
"Yuanqing, now, what should we do? Is it to fight or to stay? After scolding for almost a morning, Man Gui's voice was a little hoarse.
Li Yuanqing had completely calmed down at this time, "Brother Gui, I'm afraid there are more than 1,000 people in the Tartars, and all of them are the elites of the two yellow flags. War, we don't have much certainty, retreat, I'm afraid we can't retreat with our whole body. ”
Man Gui was also a little panicked, when he scolded the formation just now, he had clearly seen the equipment of the Houjin army on the hillside, all of which were the elite of the two and even the third, and the most important thing was that the war horses of the Houjin were much better than those of the Ming army, even if the two armies were separated by more than a mile, but even if the Ming army ran away first, it was difficult not to be caught up by the Houjin army.
Thinking about it, Man Gui suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "Yuanqing, you take your sons and daughters to go first." I stayed after the break. Although the Tartars are fierce, we have terrain worries here, and it shouldn't be a problem to resist for a while. You only need to run two or three miles first, and then I will follow and break through. ”
Li Yuanqing knew that this was Man Gui's confidence in his equestrian skills, and to some extent, this was indeed the best plan.
But this matter started because of Li Yuanqing, how could Li Yuanqing let Man Gui risk himself here?
"Brother Gui, this matter is inappropriate."
Li Yuanqing hurriedly shook his head and explained carefully: "Brother Gui, even if we can successfully break through, the losses in this battle are too heavy, and it is difficult for you to explain to the above when you go back." At this time, although the situation is in crisis, we may not have no chance to ......"
As he spoke, Li Yuanqing hurriedly recounted the case in his heart to Man Gui.
Man Gui's eyes couldn't help but light up, "Yuanqing, this, this ......"
At this time, Man Gui finally understood a little, why, over the years, Li Yuanqing has been able to win battles and victories, and they, even if they catch a Houjin Sentinel Detective, they will have to waste their strength.
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