Looking at the Mongolian patrol that was gradually moving away, Xu Chen held his breath, and carefully took out the folded map from the placket, for this operation, Daming Jinyiwei can also be said to have worked hard, just this map with bloodstains can prove how much Jinyiwei paid. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Of course, Xu Chen didn't have the strength to care so much now, because his first and even only task now was to take the First Brigade to take the pass of the Great Wall and block the last way for the retreat of the Youyan Mongol army!

Perhaps only by doing this can Xu Chen be worthy of the soldiers who shed blood and sacrificed for the Ming Dynasty, and worthy of the Jinyi Wei secret agents who paid the price of their lives for drawing this map.

"This is Fangshan," with the help of the light of the setting sun, Xu Chen stretched out his hand and pointed to a point on the map, "In front is the Lugou Bridge, which is also the main place where the Mongolian Tatar army was known before, and further north is Huailai and Huairou, from these two places, you can reach Gubeikou in the northeast, and Juyong Pass in the northwest." If the Mongol Tatars want to retreat into the steppe, Juyongguan on the northwest side of Youyan and Gubeikou on the northeast side are the best choices, and there are also Xifengkou and Jinzhou in the northeast. ”

After a pause, Xu Chen looked around, and several commanders and Dutou subconsciously pricked up their ears: "The Tianwu army is now crossing Yishui and attacking directly to the northwest, one is to attack Datong Mansion, and the other is to attack Juyong Pass, which means that Juyong Pass has become a dead end for the Mongolian Tartars, and the town navy is from Liaodong directly into Jinzhou, blocking the Mongolian Tartars from Liaodong to retreat to the outside of the Saiwai road, so now there is only one road left for the Mongolian Tartars to choose." ”

Several commanders and all heads nodded.

Gubeikou, this is the best choice for the Mongolian Tatar Youyan defenders to retreat, and it is also the goal of the first brigade of the two Huai armies.

"Now it seems that because of the actions of the Tianwu Army, the Mongol Tatars are obviously rearranging the deployment of troops, resulting in some of the inaccurate markings on the original map." Gu Chao, the supervisor of the first brigade, said in a deep voice on the side, although he was wearing battle armor, it was difficult to hide the youth and enthusiasm on his face, as the most outstanding young commander of the two Huai armies, he was exceptionally promoted to supervisor by Wang Anjie when he reorganized the first brigade. What Wang Anjie took into account was naturally the vigorous vitality and fighting spirit of young people that Gu Chao carried, which could just complement Xu Chen's stability.

"The Mongol Tartars are short of troops, and it makes sense to make some adjustments because of the changes in the offensive of our main army," Xu Chen nodded and said, "Eat a trench today to grow wise, remember to be careful on the road in the future, and never expose it in advance." According to the marks on the map, the Mongolian Tatars did not have many troops on the west side of Youyan, and now they have encountered the Mongolian Tatar patrol in Fangshan, indicating that there must be more obstacles that we don't know about if we continue to move forward. ”

At this moment, a Ming army scout came quickly and said in a low voice: "Brigade Commander Qiqi, supervisor, there is a Mongolian Tatar cavalry coming towards our side, it is estimated that it will arrive in less than a quarter of an hour, and it is estimated that there are one hundred and ten people, which should also be a Mongolian Tartar patrol." ”

Xu Chen and Gu Chao glanced at each other, and they couldn't help but chuckle in their hearts.

Originally, I thought that the Mongol Tartars would increase the Fangshan garrison, but I didn't expect that even the cavalry, which had been the main force, would be sent. It is estimated that it will not be long before the 1st Brigade will encounter the main Mongol Tartar forces. And the reason for this, you don't have to think about it, it is very clear, because the Great Ming Wu Army is like a bamboo, and the Mongols must take action, especially the line of Fangshan and the Lugou Bridge behind, it is Youyan that can be used as the last line of the barrier, and in the face of the Tianwu Army that crossed the Yishui, the Mongolian army naturally did not dare to slow down.

"Let's go, let the brethren be careful, and don't make a sound at all." Xu Chen immediately put away the map and said in a deep voice, "The cavalry of the rearguard will go up now and watch closely the direction of the Mongolian Tatars!" ”

Several of the commanders in charge of the cavalry bowed their heads at the same time. The 1st Brigade had become accustomed to the day and night in the past few days, and silently followed the figure of the robe in front of them, and the whole army marched forward quickly in the twilight. The cavalry in the potholes also mounted one after another, and the two cavalry teams followed the group, and the remaining two teams pressed in the direction of the Mongol Tatar cavalry.

The number of these two teams is not large, a total of two hundred, the two leaders are the first surnamed Li, the other surnamed Bai, both are veterans of the two Huai armies for many years, and they have also climbed up from the grassroots level step by step, otherwise it is impossible to hand over the most important cavalry team to them to lead.

The two have been partners for many years, and at this time they are all strained faces, and no one speaks. As the rearguard cavalry of an assault team, they may not have the opportunity to show their faces in ordinary times, but the burden on everyone's body is not light, after all, the mission carried out by the First Brigade this time can be called top secret, and it will affect or even decide the entire Northern Expedition situation, so the cavalry acting as the rear guard is particularly important, especially they must always play twelve points of spirit and sweep away all the Mongolian Tatar tails that may follow behind.

In fact, the attention of the Mongol Tartars was attracted by the two Huai armies, so the first brigade has not been in danger of revealing its whereabouts, but now with the attack of the Tianwu army on Juyong Pass, the Mongols naturally strictly blocked and defended this road, and the first brigade naturally had to usher in its own challenges.

Now is the time for both to come into play.

Because the Tianwu army had just crossed Yishui, there was still some distance from this Fangshan, so the patrolling Mongolian cavalry also looked a little careless, and a group of cavalry swayed slowly along the road that was already overgrown with wild grass, and it was no wonder that the Ming army scouts were able to leave them far away after discovering them and rush back to report the news.

"It's still dusk, according to the direction of the Mongolian Tartar patrol, it is estimated that it won't be long before we can get to the place where we were stationed just now," Bai Dutou Bai Yue frowned slightly and said, "The traces of our people stepping on horses just now, even if they were deliberately cleaned, are easy to expose, especially those wild grasses that have been broken because of people and horses walking through them, they can't be covered at all." ”

Li Dutou Li Xin snorted: "So we can't let the Mongolian Tatars pass over like this, at least we have to let them change directions." ”

Bai Yue raised the whip in his hand and pointed to the cavalry in ambush in front of him and behind him: "Then we might as well come to be a Tianwu army." ”

Li Xin immediately understood what Bai Yue meant, Fangshan is not close to Yizhou, where the Tianwu Army has arrived now, but it is not far either, so it is reasonable to find the scouts of the Tianwu Army here. Putting his fingers on the crossbow trigger, Li Xin looked at Bai Yue slightly sideways, and said with a smile: "These days of grievances, we can finally be arrogant." ”

Before the words could be spoken, the fingers had been loosened, and the arrows whistled away.

One of the leaders of the Mongol cavalry fell in response.

"Good!" Bai Yue shouted, and the saber in his hand was raised suddenly, "Release the arrow!" ”

The crossbows in the hands of more than 200 Ming cavalry trembled at the same time, and countless arrows rushed into the Mongolian cavalry. Obviously, this small group of Mongolian cavalry did not expect that they would be ambushed by the Ming army in this place, and they did not expect that the number of this Ming army was really large, and the Mongolian cavalry scouts, which were originally only hundreds of people, suddenly became a mess.

"Kill!" Li Xin took the lead and rushed out, and the Ming cavalry behind him also instigated their horses.

Although they were taken aback by the sudden blow and lost half of their lives, the Mongol cavalry still showed their fighting spirit, and the surviving ones were not afraid to meet the approaching Ming cavalry.

One more and one less, the two torrents quickly collided together.

"Brother Xin, don't fall in love!" Bai Yue slashed open a Mongolian soldier with a knife and shouted loudly.

Li Xin nodded, after all, their main purpose was to lure away these Mongols, not to entangle with the Mongol Tatars here. However, before Li Xin could order a retreat, the figure of the black pressure once again appeared from the direction from which the Mongolian cavalry came.

Li Xin and Bai Yue's faces sank suddenly, and Bai Yue couldn't help but smile bitterly: "It's really not as good as the sky, this time I can't run!" ”

The horse lance swept over, smashed a Mongolian soldier off the horse, Bai Yue said in a deep voice: "The road of heaven is endless, the Mongolian Tartars have not come yet, Brother Xin, you take people to the south, and take the brothers to block for a while, the Mongolian Tartars don't know our reality and will not dare to pursue!" ”

Li Xin took a step forward suddenly, and the horse lance in his hand pierced the chests of the two Mongolian cavalrymen one after another, and blood splashed on Li Xin's armor and face. ”

Bai Yue's heart was hot, and he wanted to move forward: "It's a big deal, you and I will fight with the Mongolian Tatars to the end today!" ”

It's just that to his surprise, Li Xin did not continue to move forward, but crossed the horse's head and stopped in front of Bai Yue, while holding the reins of the horse, Li Xin said in a deep voice: "Brother Bai, don't make trouble, these two hundred people will attack the team of thousands of Mongolian Tartars, and there will only be no scum left to be eaten, but if a team is left to block, the remaining team of soldiers can still survive, only if these people live, our sacrifice will not be forgotten." ”

The horse lance in his hand separated the chopping blades, and Li Xin continued: "Brother Xian, don't forget, what are we staying here for, if no one leads the Mongol Tatars to the south, I'm afraid the whereabouts of the First Brigade will be exposed." ”

Bai Yue still wanted to argue, but Li Xin had already directly slapped his horse and re-entered the chaotic army. The Mongolian infantry that had come to support in the distance was also getting closer and closer, and it must have been the Mongolian defenders in Fangshan who heard the movement. The cavalry under Li Xin's command caught up with the figure of his own capital, and the saber and horse lance in his hand flashed with dazzling light. Although there were only 100 people, the horses' hooves were digging dust on the hillside, and the smoke and dust were billowing out, and for a time there were thousands of troops and horses charging.

The Mongolian infantry cavalry who rushed to support in front was obviously stunned, did not figure out the reality of the enemy, and did not dare to move forward quickly for a while. And taking advantage of this excellent opportunity, the cavalry under Bai Yue picked off all the last few Mongolian cavalry who were barely supporting them, and there was naturally no need to stay alive at this time. Several of the ten generals under Bai Yue all looked back at their own coach, obviously asking for instructions on the next step.

With a roll of his throat, Bai Yue knew that there was not much time left for him: "Retreat south!" ”

The four words seemed to weigh like a thousand pounds, and they spit out from Bai Yue's mouth, almost exhausting all his strength.

Although several ten generals and the rest of the cavalry officers and soldiers were a little surprised, they also vaguely understood Bai Yue's purpose in doing this, and the Ming soldiers should naturally obey the military order. All the soldiers slowly turned their horses' heads, and finally glanced at the more than 100 cavalry soldiers in front of them who almost helped them block all the enemy's figures, and didn't say anything, just silently followed Bai Yue's figure.

Li Xin felt the group of cavalry behind him leave, and immediately exhaled lightly and looked at the soldiers around him. Hundreds of young faces were full of fighting spirit, and a pair of eyes were fixed on the enemy who was getting closer and closer, almost dozens of times their own, without the slightest fear, and did not want to retreat because of the departure of their companions.

Li Xin knew very well that he didn't even need to ask "whether he had confidence", because this was all redundant, and the eyes of the soldiers had already told him the answer.

When the smoke and dust settled, the Mongolian Tatars obviously saw clearly that there were only more than 100 Ming cavalry standing in front of them. The cavalry in the team spread out to both sides at the same time, holding back a possible retreat, and even a group of cavalry did not attack at all, but turned their horses to chase after Bai Yue's group of men and horses, after all, in the eyes of the Mongols, thousands of people to deal with the number one hundred and ten people will inevitably kill chickens with knives.

The Mongol infantry of the brigade poured up in the middle like a tidal wave.

Li Xin tightened his grip on the reins, and all the Ming cavalry scattered around him.

When a thousand words reached his throat, they all turned into a simple but endless battle intent word.

"Kill!" Li Xin pointed forward with the saber in his hand, and rushed down the hill with his horse.

"Kill!" The Ming cavalry followed Li Xin and shouted loudly.

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"Let the brethren follow!" A low cry came from the darkness.

"Keep up, don't be left behind!" Soon one after another shouts rang out,

The light of the torches illuminated the rapid march of the troops, most of whom were slightly hunched over, indicating that they were very tired after the long journey, and the ten generals and the heads of the army ran back and forth in case anyone could not hold on. You can even see the sparkling sea in this place, and along this somewhat rough road, the mountains gradually open up and a river rushes into the sea.

Before the army could reach the corner of the col, an order was given to stop and rest.

The sentinel sprinted out of the darkness and ran directly to the position of the Chinese army.

Stretching out his hand and knocking on the map, Wang Dayong said in a deep voice: "The front is the Daling River, after the Daling River is Jinzhou, and on the north side of the Daling River is Kaiyi." We came all the way and didn't see any Mongolian Tartars, which is not a good thing. ”

Wang Huchen, who was standing next to him, nodded, they would not be naïve to think that the Mongol Tatars had transferred all the troops away, after all, Jinzhou was the choke point between Youyan and Liaodong, once the Ming army took Jinzhou, Liaodong's Zhenhai could enter the Great Wall in a steady stream, and the rest of the main forces of the Ming army in the south would attack Youyan's Mongol defenders, so even if Mongolia did not plan to retreat from Youyan to Liaodong, it would not easily give up this town.

It is precisely because of this reason that although the town navy has been marching rapidly along the way, the sentry horses have really been released a lot, and the local Jinyi guards are also fully cooperating, but the result is still not found that the Mongolian Tatar army is still found, and now it can be determined that only the two towns of Kaiyi and Jinzhou have Mongolian troops, and there are quite a lot of them.

Kaiyi is an important town guarding the defense line of the Xiaoling River, and it is also the forefront of the defense line of Jinzhou, so it is reasonable for the Mongolian Tatars to gather heavy troops here. Kaiyi is still like this, let alone Jinzhou. Obviously, after many battles with the Ming Dynasty, Mongolia also learned a lot of defensive experience, and no longer simply relied on towns and Ming troops to fight one by one, because the Ming army with firearms obviously had an advantage in attacking the city, as long as the number of defenders was small, it would soon be able to capture the city.

At the beginning, the Ming army made several northern expeditions, mainly relying on this tactic to advance quickly.

The Mongols obviously began to learn from the lessons, and before the Ming army's northern expedition began, they first shrank the defense line, concentrated their forces, and avoided being broken by each one, and then began to rely on the mountainous terrain to build a defense line, posing that even a river and a mountain would compete with the Ming army.