As the sky grew brighter, the east was already white, the hoofs of thousands of horses shook the sleeping earth, and the heavy breathing of the knights could be heard clearly. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThis vigorous team that is advancing rapidly is the army led by Zeng Mo and Peng Yue to recover the Hetao.

The vanguard of this departure had a total of 50,000 troops, and the other 50,000 soldiers were all responding in the three directions of Daning, Dongsheng, and Kaiping, and continued to march towards the Hetao area, striving to narrow the encirclement and annihilate all the Tartars in the Hetao area.

"Stop!" , Peng Yue shouted, and the cavalry troops who were running wildly let out a long hiss and stood in place.

"Lord Zeng, I don't think we should let the vanguard march so fast...", Peng Yue's war horse's hooves snorted uneasily, and he seemed to be a little tired.

"It is indeed time to stop, our cavalry units are moving too fast, and the distance between them and the infantry behind them is too large, and they are vulnerable to ambushes by the enemy." , Zeng Mill looked around, as if he was exploring the enemy's situation.

"That's exactly the case...", Peng Yue said in a deep voice, "We set out on this expedition, the number of cavalry is not large, there are only 20,000 cavalry in total, and the rest are all infantry. But the most important thing in the battle against the Mongols is the cavalry, and even if we lose a few thousand horses, we will not be able to bear it. Therefore, it is necessary to maintain the same marching speed as the infantry, and it is taboo for soldiers to divide their troops when they go out to fight. ”

"My lord, we have encountered a lot of Tartar soldiers along the way, and they are not ready to collapse at the first touch." , Li Dequan's hand was constantly being dragged forward by the reins held in his hand, and he seemed to have infinite energy, "So at this moment, the soldiers are fast." Hit him by surprise, and the Tartar soldiers in front of him were because we suddenly appeared in front of us. Caught off guard, he was panicked, so he lost his combat effectiveness. ”

Li Dequan's idea is indeed carefully considered. On the march before, the army was indeed very cautious to maintain a consistent speed, and did not dare to easily divide the troops to assault. Later, however, they encountered many small groups of troops, numbering about a few hundred, all of which were easily wiped out by the army.

And those small forces did not seem to expect the appearance of the large army, and only cared about escaping, so Li Dequan suggested that a part of the cavalry should be divided to advance quickly, and these small forces must be wiped out, so as not to give them a chance to report to the organization to resist effectively.

"That's exactly what happened. I was worried that there would be an ambush. Peng Yue frowned and said, "I, the Ming Dynasty, came to recover the Hetao, and the momentum was huge, and it was impossible for the Tartars not to find out in advance, but they didn't encounter decent resistance at all along the way, isn't this strange?" I expected that the Tartar army knew that our army was mighty on this march and did not dare to face it head-on, so I came up with this kind of first show of weakness to the enemy. Then lure the enemy deeper, and finally ambush and annihilate the strategy. The Tartars know that we will attack with cavalry first, so they should be intent on destroying our cavalry, so that we will have no chance of victory. ”

"And we marched too fast. The troops were already a little tired, and if a Mongol cavalry rushed out at this time, it would cut us in half. There should be no correspondence between the front and the back. And they have been waiting for an opportunity for a long time and are full of energy. General Li thinks about it, do we still have a chance to win? ”

The two adults have a point. It's a debt to consider...", Li Dequan said ashamedly.

"The army is resting for the time being, waiting for the infantry units behind, and then they will converge and advance together!" , Zeng Mill quickly conveyed the military order downward.

After waiting for about an hour, the troops that had been left behind came up one after another. At Peng Yue's suggestion, a small force was sent to reconnoiter the enemy in the front, and the large army behind followed closely behind.

"Report...", the vanguard who was sent to reconnoiter seemed to have discovered something, "My lord, the hills ahead are stretching, the dense forests are all over, and there seems to be a strange sound..."

"What's the noise?" Peng Yue asked anxiously.

"The sound of birds... It's a lot more noisy than usual, it seems that there is... The sound of horses' hooves...", the soldier lowered his head and said hesitantly, "The little one thinks there may be ambush soldiers, so he doesn't dare to look closer, but he senses a strange sound from a distance..."

"It doesn't hurt to take a closer look...", Zeng Mo said with a smile, "If they are really in ambush, naturally they won't alarm the army because of a few of your small soldiers... Alright, let's go down..."

"Well, my scouts are okay, right?" , Zeng Mo smiled and looked at Peng Yue.

"It's good...", Peng Yue said with a smile, "Although I am not sure of the enemy's situation, it is possible to make a more reliable prediction based on various factors..."

Zeng Mo heard the slight joke in Peng Yue's words, and he didn't care, "Master Peng, according to you, what should be done for today's plan?" ”

"Naturally, it was resisted according to the previous formation... No, it should be an attack...", Peng Yue looked into the distance, "The words of the scout should be good, along the way, it seems that some stragglers deliberately attracted us here, besides, this is a rare place in the northwest with high mountains and dense forests, which is the most suitable for ambushes." It's just that they are ambushing cavalry, so the effect is naturally greatly reduced..."

"But the cavalry ambush on the mountain also has their advantage...", Zeng Mian said worriedly, "their cavalry rushed down with the help of the mountain, and their cavalry was originally fast, so that the force of their impact was greater..."

"Then don't forget our advantages...", Peng Yuechong blinked and smiled.

"Slow down, get out of this way, line up in the open field ahead, and prepare to meet the enemy!" , Peng Yue's military orders were passed down one after another.

The heartstrings of everyone unconsciously tensed: the battle is about to begin!

When they entered the open field, they realized that it was still some distance from the hill in front of them.

"Stop!" Zeng Mo shouted, "Array to meet the enemy!" ”

When everyone heard the military order, they hurriedly stamped on broken steps and lined up neatly on this fast terrain, but due to the large number of people, they leaned forward a little more to complete the entire formation.

The twilight mist brushed through the waiting military formation, and the older veterans moved their hands and feet, their expressions determined. Some nervous young soldiers bit their lower lips, rolled their Adam's apples, and kept swallowing saliva. The soldiers with crossbow machines lined up in a standard firing formation, and the cold light shone on the sharp arrows. Except for the sound of the horses, there was silence.

The Tartars who were lying in ambush on the hill obviously knew they were exposed, but they couldn't do anything about it. They did not expect that their strategy to lure the enemy was not successful, and the Ming army actually arrived here neatly, and they were well prepared.

But if you look closely, the number of Ming troops is not as many as reported by the soldiers who fled back before, and they must have divided their troops! And what excites them the most is that the bottom is basically all infantry, and there are very few cavalry, which is really a godsend. It may be that their cavalry has already rushed to the front, but they did not take this road, the Ming army was really cunning, and they did not intercept them, but the infantry that could destroy them could also be done.

At this time, all the Tartar soldiers in the ambush and hills and dense forests came out, and they knew that their ambush was meaningless, because they had already been discovered, what else could they do, let's fight a decisive battle! (To be continued.) )