The vast grassland is like a green sea, without boundaries, stretching from one side of the sky to the other, the low hills outline the simplest skyline, and even these hills are all grass green, as if they have been perfectly integrated with the whole grassland. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

"This map······ You can't see what's around at all. Jiang Hao frowned, his gaze constantly sweeping over the surrounding grasslands and maps. There are only a few simple marks on the map, and the vast prairie is even more endless, like a green carpet that continues to extend into the distance, "It stands to reason that there should be a small tribe here, and I can't even see any traces." ”

"This is also reasonable, the tribes on the grassland live in the water and grass, so the same tribe marked on the map and the reality are not necessarily in the same location," Li Fu said in a deep voice, "As for why there is not even a trace of it, because the grass on the grassland, the wildfire is inexhaustible, and the spring breeze blows and grows, even if it is a fire, it will not be seen that it has burned after a while, not to mention that people are camped and grazing here?" Within a few days of their departure, I'm afraid everything will be back to its original state. ”

Jiang Hao clenched the reins, the situation on the grassland was so complicated, sure enough, he could only feel it when he was there, and he still thought it was too simple before. Calling a few scouts over, Jiang Ho commanded, "Pay more attention to whether there is a river water source anywhere, and whether the grass on the ground is generally abundant." ”

Li Fu and Yin Yu glanced at each other, both bowing slightly. Living by water and grass, along the traces of water and grass, you will definitely be able to find traces of the existence of the tribe. And Li Fu looked at Jiang Hao, there was more appreciation in his eyes, Jiang Hao was able to sit in this position, definitely not just because he was brave and aggressive, that is the quality that a fighting general should have, not what a general in the middle of the command should do, and now Jiang Hao is obviously showing his ability as a general.

Looking up at the vast grassland, Jiang Hao's voice was low: "We have traveled more than 200 miles to the north in the past two days, but along the way we have only found traces of a tribe that has been encamped, and no food has been found. ”

Jiang Hao, Yin Yu and Li Fu, the three generals led by the six or seven thousand cavalry, is the vanguard cavalry of the army to the north, but also the main reliance, and the infantry brigade and baggage team that followed, including Zhang Shijie, did not intend to expect them to do anything, as long as they could replenish the food for the cavalry in front of them in time, after all, the cavalry was lightly armed, and the rations carried were the number of a few days.

"The Mongolian Tartars must have heard the wind a long time ago, so they are prepared," Li Fu nodded and said, "Otherwise, this area is rich in water and grass, and there will definitely not be no traces of a tribe stationed, and the previous tribe has just left, if it doesn't know anything, it won't give up this grassland easily." Maybe it's because the Zhenjun and the Lianghuai army moved a little more when they came out of Gubeikou and Xifengkou, or maybe it was ······"

Li Fu didn't say much, but Jiang Hao and Yin Yu subconsciously shivered, or the Mongols already knew their whereabouts, and they were preparing to counterattack while concentrating on the wall. On the grassland, the enemy is dark and I am bright, and the Ming cavalry is a newcomer, what will happen, even if Jiang Hao is not afraid of heaven and earth, his heart is also chuckled.

"The grassland is boundless, it is definitely not a good place to ambush and encircle, and both sides have war horses, as long as they move quickly, even if the enemy is outnumbered, they can easily retreat, not to mention that now the Mongolian Tatar cavalry is partly resisting Bara, and partly dealing with the two Huai armies and the Zhenhai Navy from the east, how much can be drawn out to deal with us? You must know that their main army is basically wiped out in the Lan River Valley, and the Youyan army that can be relied on has long been wiped out," Yin Yu analyzed while looking at the map, "So it is true that the Mongols retreated and the fortified walls were cleared, but it is not necessarily true to want to launch a counterattack against us, they do not have the strength, if they act rashly, they may be startled." ”

"But even if they didn't do anything, we're in a difficult situation right now." Jiang Hao frowned and said, "The army is out of the jam urgently, and the grain and grass it carries are insufficient, if we turn back here, I'm afraid there will be no way to get there before the Eight Raids can be shocked or even attacked and Helin is attacked." ”

Yin Yu and Li Fu both showed a solemn look on their faces, yes, their task is not only to march on the grassland, looking for Mongolian tribes, but also to go straight to the forest. In the past two days, because I have just entered the grassland, I dare not make many moves, so the marching speed is not fast, if I turn back to find the baggage team, and then come back again, then it is tantamount to a fool's dream to enter the forest first.

This trip is a toss-up.

"Don't panic, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, we are guests when we first come to this grassland, presumably the owner of this place will not be so rude." Li Fu squeezed out a smile.

And Jiang Hao, who had been pondering, suddenly pulled the reins of his horse fiercely, and his voice also raised a few points: "The strength of the Mongolian Tatars is not enough, if you want to ambush, it will definitely not be during the day, but at night, it is still noon, we can't march in a large group of men and horses, divide the troops!" ”

It is definitely better to divide the troops to find than to send a separate scout to wander around like this, Li Fu and Yin Yu both understand this truth, but after all, it is the first time to enter the grassland, just by virtue of the previous understanding of the grassland, it is said that it is okay to catch the blind in both eyes, if you divide the troops rashly, it is very likely to be divided by the enemy who has been waiting for a long time.

If you can't take Helin, it can only be regarded as useless, if the largest cavalry team gathered by the three main armies of the Ming Dynasty is buried here, it will really be guilty. But now it seems that there is no other choice but to divide the army.

Yin Yu nodded: "A certain agrees to divide the troops." ”

In fact, it is impossible for him to disagree, after all, Jiang Hao is the main general, he is the supervisor, Jiang Hao, the stubborn donkey, has made up his mind, and Yin Yu asked himself if he has the ability to drag people back. And Li Fu also laughed: "Okay, then divide the troops, but the three teams must always keep in touch, before sunset to reassemble, let's see this hunt, who can hit the prey, who hit the prey more!" ”

"I didn't expect General Li to be so arrogant as a scholar, you have become a lot in the past few years!" Jiang Hao laughed and took the lead in slamming the war horse, "Brothers, follow me!" ”

Yin Yu smiled bitterly and arched his hand at Li Fu: "My master will be offended, and I ask General Li not to be surprised." ”

Li Fu also smiled heartily, and raised his whip: "The big boy fights on the battlefield, and it should be like this!" ”

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"How did the Third Brigade fight, did it eat dry food? Will there be a war anymore?! Tell Chen Pingxi that if he can't take it within a quarter of an hour, Lao Tzu will ask for his head! Wang Da's eyes were red, and he shouted loudly, "How can there be such cowardly soldiers in the navy of our town!" ”

The third brigade who came to receive the order all shivered, and stomped his feet with hatred: "Please rest assured, my brigade commander has already said that he can be killed in half an hour, otherwise he will come to see him!" ”

On the other hand, Chen Ji put down his clairvoyance, looked at Wang Dayong who was furious, and couldn't help but smile and said: "This Mongolian Tartar can't support it anymore, why should Supervisor Zhang be like this?" ”

"These guys, if you don't scold for two sentences, your skin will be itchy." Wang Dayong said with a smile, "What's more, the two days have been too smooth, you can't let these guys be arrogant, once they are not careful, they will be lost in the hands of the Mongolian Tatars." ”

Chen Ji didn't say anything, just quietly looked at the battle situation that had gradually become obvious below, but he still couldn't help but slander in his heart, I'm afraid the first reason is more, and the second reason is just perfunctory for Wang Dayong.

As a Confucian general, Chen Jiong didn't agree with the way these warriors commanded his subordinates, but he also knew that everyone had their own methods, and the two Huai armies, under the leadership of him and Wang Anjie, marched and fought calmly and steadily, which had a lot to do with the fact that both of them were Confucian generals. And the town navy was given an arduous task by Ye Yingwu every time, and even let them go on an expedition to Goryeo, which naturally had a lot to do with the fact that the town navy under the command of Wang Huchen and Wang Dayong was brave and good at winning by surprise. In addition to Ye Yingwu's good use, the town navy can achieve today's results, and Wang Huchen and Wang Dayong, the famous "double kings" of the town navy, have an inseparable relationship, which also shows that Wang Dayong's way of commanding the army is more suitable for these screaming officers and soldiers of the town navy.

When Chen Zhi fell into deep thought, the battle situation became clearer and clearer.

Under the hillside where the flag was flying, the two Ming cavalry had broken through the harassment and obstruction of the Mongolian cavalry, like two sharp swords, rushing into the tribe's camp from the north and south, and the torches in their hands were thrown quickly to those white yurts, and the fire was accompanied by black smoke rising into the sky, and the Mongolian cavalry who were originally fighting hard outside the camp finally lost their fighting spirit at this moment and dispersed to break through.

It's just that the Ming army has been prepared for a long time, so naturally they will not let these Mongolian cavalry rush out, and they will cause trouble for themselves in the future, and even threaten the baggage troops behind. The cavalry of the two Huai armies were divided into several teams and rushed straight from different directions, and the bows and crossbows in their hands were aimed at the Mongolian cavalry fleeing in all directions at the same time, and the arrows were like locusts. The Mongolian cavalry dodged in panic, the Ming cavalry was galloping, the arrows were basically inaccurate, and coupled with the dodge of the Mongols, being able to shoot one or two people was already a blind cat and a dead mouse - thank God

However, these arrows are not to kill and injure the Mongols, but to drive them away, the Mongolian cavalry that originally broke through in different directions, because of dodging the arrows and had to gather again, these Mongolian cavalry are about seven or eight hundred people, Mongolia has been fighting for many years, the strength is stretched, and so many cavalry can be divided to guard this tribe, which shows that this tribe is definitely not a small tribe.

After counting the number of Mongolian cavalry, Chen Jiong and Wang Dayong subconsciously glanced at each other, and they both saw the joy on each other's faces. In the past few days, the cavalry of the army has swept across the grassland, but in fact, it has only encountered two or three small tribes, and each tribe is only more than ten old and weak cavalry, which is not enough for the Ming army to plug the teeth, and the captured food is even scarce, so now the army has to rely on the baggage team behind, which is definitely a big burden for the army, and now that it has finally met the big tribe, there is naturally enough food, at least in a few days, there is no need to worry.

"Tell Zhang Chuang, catch a few alive!" Chen Bing shouted loudly, his eyes did not leave for a moment, looking at the group of Mongolian cavalry that was gradually surrounded by the cavalry of the two Huai armies. A detachment of naval cavalry also rushed out of the camp and rushed straight to the rear of the Mongol cavalry.

"This time we really caught a big fish," Wang Dayong licked his lips, "Prepare for the guards, go with Lao Tzu, and say nothing to let the Mongolian Tartars run away alive!" ”

"Xuanyong (Wang Da uses the word "table)] Brother must be careful!" Chen Jiong shouted loudly, he didn't stop Wang Dayong, firstly, Chen Jiong also knew that the two were both supervisors, and they were not the same main army, so they could not be stopped, and secondly, he also realized that there must be big fish in this tribal camp, so Wang Dayong might be able to reduce the possibility of accidents in person.

After all, with a lone army deep into the grassland, it seems that it is swept all the way and invincible, but both Chen Jiong and Wang Dayong know very well that this is only because the Mongolian Tatar army is relatively small, and it is also on the periphery of the grassland, if you continue to go inside, no one knows what will happen, in the ancestral home and heart of the Mongols, Jinyiwei is already unreliable, after all, even if Jinyiwei has the ability to reach the sky, it is impossible to find out the situation on the grassland, and come here, Chen Zhi: The only thing they can rely on is themselves.

It is precisely for this reason that the two teams of Ming cavalry that went deep into the grassland were led by supervisors and even the main general himself, just to be able to achieve the strategic goal as much as possible. Chen Jiong subconsciously looked west, Helin, is it still under the control of Kublai Khan's troops, and where is the cavalry led by Jiang Hao and Li Fu?

This damn grassland is like a bottomless pit, never to the end, and never to find the companion you want to find.

"Kill!" The sound of killing shook the sky. Far from being discouraged, the Mongol cavalry, realizing that they had become the turtles in the urn, roared towards the hillside where the Ming army's flags were flying. And the hundreds of personal guard cavalry led by Wang Dayong poured down from the hillside like a tide, and met the Mongolian cavalry directly. As for the rest of the Ming cavalry, they also roared angrily and outflanked from both wings.

The brothers worked hard for a long time, and if the last battle feats were taken away by the lord and his personal guards, wouldn't it be too embarrassing.

The horse lance pierced the chest of a Mongolian cavalryman, and blood splashed on Zhang Chuang's face, the brigade commander of the two Huai armies, after the tempering of the Northern Expedition, became more and more calm, but the killing intent in his eyes was still as strong as ever. The Ming cavalry of the brigade rushed up from both sides of him and impaled a Mongolian cavalryman. The two Mongolian centurions attacked Zhang Chuang on the left and the right, obviously they also realized that this middle-aged man was likely to be the commander of this group of Ming cavalry, so they had the mentality of capturing the thief and capturing the king first.

"Good time!" Zhang Chuang laughed loudly, and fiercely pulled out the horse lance to meet him, and the horse lance with cold light and blood light directly pulled away the saber of a Mongolian centurion, and then shook a shot, directly piercing his chest under the stunned expression of another centurion. Everything was like flowing water, but even Wang Dayong, who had come from not far away with his personal guards, couldn't help but shout good.

Only those who have been on the battlefield for a long time can see how difficult it is to implement Zhang Chuang's hand, whether it is the calmness when facing two enemies or the tricky and vicious angle of the horse lance blocking and stabbing, it can reflect Zhang Chuang's rich fighting skills, or killing experience.

Another Mongolian centurion found that his companion had been killed in battle, and immediately roared, swinging his knife straight at Zhang Chuang's side. The Mongolian centurion is too close and fast, the horse lance has no time to pull out, Zhang Chuang took a light breath, slammed the horse lance out of his hand, directly pulled out the saber on his waist, and held the blade that cut to his shoulder, and then pushed it upward, the Mongolian centurion was caught off guard, and the knife went up, and Zhang Chuang's saber was flattened all of a sudden, and the blade of the centurion saber slashed horizontally, directly to one of the centurion's fingers.