Chapter 870: Siege
Tan Lun is not only both civil and military, but also proficient in opera. Some people www.biquge.info compare him with Zhou Lang, saying that they are both Yawang and are models of Confucian generals.
In fact, this alone is not enough to judge Tan Lun's talent, just take the situation in recent years, the differences between Tang Yi and Xu Jie have become more and more serious, so that to the point where the situation is like fire and water, the officials in the court, such as Yang Jisheng, Yin Shidan, Wang Shizhen, Yin Zhengmao, etc., all have to choose between the two factions, and if they want to step on two boats, they can't play at all.
But Tan Lun played this guy, and he did a very good job, Tang Yi regarded him as a friend, and during his tenure in the Ministry of War, he operated him to the position of the governor of Jiliao.
Xu Jie's favor him even more, and all the previous inspections are all superior. Jiajing appreciated him, and Longqing also thought that this person was good. It is said that it is not easy to please face-to-face, and Tan Lun did it.
He is between various forces, he is at ease, he doesn't leave his hands, no one can do anything about him, no one wants to offend him, on the contrary, he has to rely on Tan Lun.
What's the mystery in this?
In fact, to put it bluntly, Tan Lun is very similar to Tang Yi at the beginning, they are both capable, talented, and able to behave, and the bigwigs from all sides want to win over.
It's just that Tang Yi knew the future direction, boldly made a bet, tore his face with all parties, and had a difficult and bumpy journey, becoming a new boss in the imperial court.
Just imagine, joining Tang Yi to take a sleek approach and not take the initiative, at this time, maybe it may be a squire of a department, who is the supervisor of the shepherd's side, in short, it is very prominent, just like Tan Lun at the moment!
Everyone has a scale and a ruler in their hearts, and the contradictions between Tang Yi and Xu Jie are intricate, and Tan Lun doesn't dare to say who is right and who is wrong. Just don't mix it up and concentrate on doing your own thing, that's it.
But Tan Lun never imagined that the situation would develop to the point where it is today.
I answered that I broke through from the front line of the Great Wall, as if entering a no-man's land, and raided all the way to the south, Tan Lun's heart chuckled. If you want to attack the city, whether it is Xuanda or the capital, it will produce a strong shock, if you want to rob, there are many rich places along the way, you want to have people, you want money, why take the risk to go hundreds of miles?
I am not a fool, I can only say that he has more intentions.
Tianjin, small station!
Tan Lun locked the newest and largest horse farm in Daming at once.
He dared to say that he was not the only one who could see this move, according to common sense, he should mobilize a large army and protect the small station to the death, but the imperial court was just strictly guarding the city by all parties, as if he deliberately let me in.
Tan Lun was really angry, he was not an unprincipled bureaucrat after all.
The small station racecourse, that is the important weapon of the country!
It is the hope of reproducing the prosperity of the Han and Tang dynasties, and the hope of leveling the grassland and eliminating the border troubles!
Whoever makes a joke about the small station is a ****!
Everyone's got it!
Tan Lun resolutely chose to send troops south, no matter what the consequences were, he couldn't sit idly by!
In the handsome tent, Tan Lun was dressed in a military uniform, holding the table with one hand and pressing the hilt of the sword with the other, his eyes were like a sword, and he was extremely sharp. Soon, Qi Jiguang, Qi Jimei, Yang An, and Ma Dong entered the big tent one after another, and everyone took their seats in order.
Qi Jiguang clenched his fists, "Tan Shuai, now that everyone is gathered, the big guy only obeys your orders." ”
Tan Lun bowed his head, "Everyone, General Yang, and General Ma, you are not Jiliao's soldiers, it stands to reason that you are not under the control of this commander, but everyone is to relieve the siege of Xiaozhan, only by clenching your fists together can you defeat the enemy, and this commander will be the best of the best!" ”
Yang An and Ma Dong nodded together, "I'll wait for the horse's head!" ”
"Good!"
Tan Lun stood up, asked people to get the map, and everyone gathered together.
"General Ma, you lead the cavalry, from Dong'an, Xin'an detour, around to the flank of Alta, the Ordos Department of the local Mongolian guard, Yuan Jing, you lead the men and horses, from Yang Village to the south, face Alta head-on, be sure to win the battle!" Yang An, your light cavalry is fast and has strong firepower, rush to Beitang first, receive the landing of Tang Kekuan's army, and then you divide your troops to attack the Mongols in the northeast of Tianjin! ”
After Tan Lun finished speaking, he carefully explained the key to sending troops, and everyone nodded one after another, keeping it in mind.
"Princes, the people of the small station, resisting the answer, it has been ten days before and after, they dragged the answer with blood, and only then did they give us a god-given opportunity to relieve the siege of the small station and hit the north captives hard, in one move, please!"
Tan Lun bowed deeply, and everyone else returned the salute together.
After the explanation, they said goodbye one after another, and the army rolled south, and the fastest was still Ma Dong's department.
After bypassing the town of Xin'an, he happened to collide with a group of Mongolian soldiers who came out to fight the grass valley. The Mongols came to rob, they never carried more than three days of food, and if they couldn't grab anything within two days, they would choose the next target.
And now, they have been delayed in the small station for a full ten days, plus Bingtu's previous attack, it is twelve days. The jerky they had brought with them had long since been eaten, and the neighboring villages and towns had been looted, so they had to go further.
As a result, he collided with Ma Dong.
"Kill!"
Without saying anything, the Ma Jiajun quickly divided into two roads, like pincers, and pounced on the Mongols, and there were almost more than 1,000 Mongol soldiers on the opposite side, and they were not to be outdone and met them.
The two sides were still dozens of steps away, and Ma Dong's men took out their firearms.
The gunshots rang out, and a large number of Mongolian soldiers fell in response, and before the others could react, Ma Dong carried a long knife and killed him, chopping melons and vegetables, and the heads of the Mongolian soldiers were rolling, as if they had knocked over the watermelon stall.
General Ma's soldiers were like a group of tigers, and in less than half an hour, the battle ended, and all the Mongol cavalry was left and turned into corpses.
Ma Dong saw it in his eyes, and suddenly he had an idea, he selected a thousand people, changed into Mongolian clothes, and carried sacks full of weeds on horseback, which looked like food. Jubilant, marching towards the Mongolian camp.
In disguise, Ma Jiajun has long been familiar with the road, and they can even sing the folk songs of various tribes and are proficient in different tones.
Without any obstruction, easily entered the barracks.
A number of Mongolian soldiers came to greet them, and Xi Zizi took the sack, something was wrong, why was it so light?
They were still puzzled, the bright saber swung over, and the heads fell to the ground one by one, and they didn't know whose hands they died in until they died.
The sneak attack was successful, Ma Dong slammed the war horse with all his might, like flying arrows, and rushed into the Mongolian camp, constantly waving his knife, constantly killing, and constantly firing, everyone went crazy and killed red-eyed.
As long as it's a Mongol soldier, don't try to escape.
The Mongols paid a heavy price at first, and soon they regrouped with the advantage of numbers, and the two sides fell into a bitter battle. Ma Dong cut off three sabers, killed two war horses, and his whole body was soaked in blood, and he still fought to the death. The crazy energy made the Mongols staggered.
The Taiji of the Ordos Department had to ask me for help, but unfortunately I had no time to take care of them.
Qi Jiguang's army has pressed up.
Unlike Ma Fang and Yang An's style, Qi Jiguang emphasized both offense and defense, and he built a large number of partial vans, which were equipped with Franco machine guns, tiger squat cannons, three-eyed guns and other weapons, like a mobile battery, hundreds of partial vans connected together, which was an impregnable Great Wall that could resist the impact of cavalry.
In a word, Qi Jiguang's men and horses are the tank corps of this era, with rumbling cannons, iron sand, flowering shells, grape bombs, fierce fire oil, and divine fire flying crows...... All sorts of weapons whizzed down on the heads of the Mongols, beating them into a daze.
The Mongol cavalry was not willing to be beaten, and they charged fiercely, with the result that a continuous stream of firing was waiting for them.
The Ming army has been constantly improving the firearms, coupled with the almost paranoid training of the Qi family's army, the bullets are completely like a torrential rain and wind, without the slightest pause, sweeping in.
No matter how many cavalry rushed up, it was a dead end. The corpses piled up like a hill, and the Mongols also went crazy, regardless of casualties, they attacked from the front, and at the same time sent flanks on both sides, hoping to take out the Qi army with the advantage of numbers.
Qi Jiguang stood on top of the tall Yuan Rong car, looking at the battlefield with a calm gaze like sea water. He was full of confidence in his subordinates.
The Mongols rushed to the front, their bows and arrows were like flying locusts, and the Qi family army continued to fall, but no one retreated, they were like indifferent machines, their companions fell, and they immediately made up for it, and even the rhythm of the fire shot was not affected, row after row, the battlefield was filled with monotony, but the deadly sound, every Mongolian soldier was simply frightened.
But compared to the battlefield on the other side, they were much luckier.
Yang An completed the task, and immediately rushed towards the Mongols, he had heard Tang Yi mention the famous Mangu tactics, and he was very interested.
He felt that it was possible to deal with the Mongols in the same way as the Mongols, and his men were equipped with three muskets, and when attacking, they would first shoot their opponents with the farthest range, and when the Mongols rushed up, they would turn around and run, and when the distance was about the same, they would shoot with short muskets.
Using a firearm on a horse is much simpler than archery, and I saw that the Mongolian cavalry was like a dumpling, constantly falling, and Yang An was like a nasty dog skin plaster, which couldn't be shaken off or avoided.
You retreated, and they chased after them, and they bit them so hard that they came and went, and almost fifteen hundred cavalry were killed.
The Mongols had no choice but to transfer 20,000 troops to deal with Yang An.
At this time, Yang An finally put away his playfulness and let the brothers form a formation against the enemy, they not only played with firearms, but also 500 grenadiers with great strength and strength, and projectiles weighing one pound after another, constantly exploding among the Mongols, each time taking several lives.
They fought lively, but one person was so angry that his nose was crooked, Tang Kekuan scolded, these little rabbits, relying on you to have horses to ride, just throw the old-timers behind, is it useless to be an old man?
At last they arrived, and immediately formed a battle formation, and opened the way with pikemen, followed closely by the musketeers, like an iron fist, smashed into the ranks of the Mongols...... (To be continued.) )