Chapter 280: The Great Sneak Attack
Tens of thousands of cavalry galloped in formation, kicking up billowing smoke and dust. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 The rumbling sound of horses' hooves was mixed with the somewhat dull sonorous sound of swords colliding together, and countless weathered faces appeared in the mist emitted by many war horses.
"Lord Zeng, I have ordered the soldiers to deliberately show the Tartars last night that we are going to capture the camp of Maliangshan, and I have also deliberately leaked the false news to the Tartar soldiers who came to inquire about the military situation, and they will definitely take action." , Li Dequan galloped quickly while lying on his horse, and reported to Zeng Mo next to him.
"Well done!" , Zeng Mo didn't have time to answer more, "All the soldiers listen to my orders, speed up the march, and be sure to pull out this camp before the Tartars rush back!" ”
"Lord Zeng, what should we do with the infantry army behind, if we march at such a pace, they will definitely not be able to keep up with us...", Li Dequan reminded loudly, "The artillery is still in their hands." ”
"No matter how much, we must pull out that camp as soon as possible...", Zeng Mill's voice made the wind a little blurred, and he had to raise his voice again, "For the time being, get rid of the infantry first, in order to achieve the effect of a surprise attack, and hit the Tartars by surprise, only in this way can we win as quickly as possible." As for these artillery, the range is too close and the power is not very great, and it can only be used as icing on the cake, and it is not to be relied on too much to capture the camp.
"My lord, don't do this, if the brothers all attack the camp and mix with the Tartars, there will be no way to fire artillery...", Li Dequan hurriedly reminded, "And the strength of artillery lies in the siege." Although the Tartars do not build a city, our action this time is like a siege. Relying on artillery to carry out the assault of the front army can achieve a surprising winning effect. ”
Zeng Mo listened to Li Dequan's suggestion. He smiled slightly: "General Li, have you forgotten that the Tartars have already mobilized most of their troops to rush to the rescue?" There weren't many people left in the camp. If they suddenly see an army coming, guess how they'll react? ”
"Oh...", Li Dequan patted his head, as if he was ashamed of his inconsiderate thinking, "At that time, they knew that they would definitely not be able to hold the camp, and they should not be prepared in advance, so they probably want to scatter birds and beasts, right?" ”
"Exactly...", Zeng Mo said with a smile, "so the goal of this infantry army is not to capture the camp. It's about encircling and annihilating deserters, and the artillery is for the Tartar soldiers who rushed back, haha..."
Li Dequan couldn't help but feel ashamed of himself when he heard Zeng Miao's strategy, but he seemed to suddenly think of something, looked at Zeng Miao, and said: "Lord Zeng, now we want to attack miraculously and win quickly." But the endurance of the army is ignored. At such a marching speed, not only the brothers can't stand it, but even the war horses can't bear it. ”
"And the speed of the infantry was also ignored by us...", Li Dequan continued. The distance between the cavalry and the infantry was too great, and I was afraid that when the Tartars fled, the infantry would not be able to rush to annihilate them. ”
"You have a point. I actually ignored these points, thinking only that the Tartar soldiers were not strong in combat at that time. The quicker we move, the greater the fear of the tartars. The smoother our attack will be...", Zeng Mo listened to Li Dequan's suggestions, and couldn't help but think.
"After passing the Luliang Mountain camp, he ordered the troops to slow down the march. After a while, they will move forward steadily, and they can also take advantage of this to give the soldiers and horses a chance to rest and prepare. Wait until you can see the Tartar stronghold, then move quickly and launch a surprise attack. Zeng Mian gasped for breath, and seemed to be a little tired.
"Well, it's decided...", Zeng Mill looked back at Li Dequan, who was a little behind, "Pass my order and tell the infantry to speed up the march and must catch up within the specified time... And I'll give them a chance to recuperate..."
The wind in the northwest evening was a little bitter, and the Tartar military flags erected high were rolling and flying in the cold wind, and Zeng Mian seemed to smell a somewhat pungent smell of smoke in the wind.
"My lord, I should be almost at the camp of the Tartars...", Li Dequan whispered on the side.
"Hmm... After this period of slow marching, the soldiers shouldn't be tired, right? Zeng Mian asked with a smile.
"Of course you won't be tired...", Li Dequan laughed, "It's not much faster than walking, can you still be tired?" ”
"Pass my military order down, don't attack the camp." , Zeng Mill reined in the war horse, looked into the distance, "First send a force to quickly go around the front and block the way they fled ahead." Then the remaining warriors surrounded the left and right sides of the camp to form an encirclement momentum, leaving only a junction in the rear for them to escape. ”
"Just block the rear and kill them all inside." , Li Dequan said hatefully.
"We can't do that, we have to do everything we can to reduce our casualties. If all the Tartars were to be trapped inside, they would be trapped in a fight. On the contrary, if they were to be left in a desperate situation, they would be so happy that they would only run for their lives, and they would not have any desire to fight. At that time, it will be much easier for us to take the opportunity to chase and kill. Zeng Mo suddenly showed a sly smile, "Besides, we still have a large group of infantry behind us, and we can still let them live if they are caught in two phases?" ”
"Lord Zeng has a good plan...", Li Dequan smiled and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I won't let any of the Tartars here escape alive..."
At this time, in the Tartar camp, groups of laughing and laughing soldiers sat around the warm campfire, apparently not expecting the danger that was creeping towards them. I saw that they were loosely dressed and unprepared. The horses snorted beside them, and their hooves were scraping in annoyance, probably dissatisfied that they had not yet eaten enough forage.
"There are a large number of Ming soldiers approaching on the periphery...", a Tartar soldier stumbled over with an arrow stuck in his back, and before he finished speaking, he spurted a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground.
When some of the tartars in the camp heard the news, they almost fell to the ground in fright.
"Damn, where did the Ming dog come from...", a few Tartars scolded and picked up their weapons, ready to get up and fight.
"No, there are too many people, about tens of thousands...", the voices of several Tartar soldiers who retreated from the front were a little hoarse.
As soon as the Tartar soldiers who remained in the camp heard that there were so many people, their thoughts of resistance immediately disappeared without a trace, and they only thought about how to escape.
At this moment of hesitation, a rain of arrows burning with flames shot into the camp one after another, and by the wind, a raging fire was ignited in the camp.
Many soldiers were hit by rockets and rolled on the ground, screaming in pain. Because the camp was so densely packed, the fire spread rapidly, and in some places it was even connected, so that the Tartars could not rush out.
Slowly, the fire grew bigger and bigger, and the Tartars really had nothing left to flee for their lives... (To be continued.) )