In a county town that had just been captured by the Houjin army, countless Tartars, like hungry wolves, burned and looted in the county. In the county town of Nuoda, in addition to the laughter of the Tartars, the most heard are the screams of ordinary people.

Of course, the strong smell of blood, from the moment the Tartars entered the city, quickly spread throughout the county.

Compared with the fanaticism of ordinary soldiers, the Tartar generals are much calmer.

As the chief general of the Houjin Army, among the almost 20,000 troops, he is the only one who knows the predicament that Huang Taiji is currently in and knows the true purpose of his attack on Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces.

In the eyes of the commander-in-chief, capturing only a few border counties was not enough to shake the foundation of the Tiger and Leopard Army in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. If he could not shake the foundation of the Tiger and Leopard Army in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, he would not be able to force the Tiger and Leopard Army left behind in Shanxi and Shanxi provinces to ask for help from the Liaodong Tiger and Leopard Army, and force the Liaodong Tiger and Leopard Army to withdraw its troops to solve the dilemma faced by Huang Taiji.

Therefore, when the subordinates were crazy in the county, in the county, there was only one main general, sitting quietly in the hall of the current government, thinking about ways that might shake the foundation of the Tiger and Leopard Army in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces.

However, when an hour passed, and the hustle and bustle in the county began to slowly quiet down, the general of the Houjin Army, who was frowning, still didn't think of any way.

Just when the main general of the Houjin Army couldn't help but sigh, a rush of footsteps came directly into the lobby and reached the ears of the main general.

Then, a very familiar figure ran into the lobby and appeared in front of the main general.

The Tartar general, who commanded all the scouts in the whole army, knelt directly on one leg when he saw the main general. Loudly reported: "The general slave has an important military intelligence report......"

"The Haw Par Army. The Haw Par Army that remained in Datong sent troops. The Haw Par Army of less than 5,000 men. We have left Datong this morning and are coming in our direction. According to the speed of the Haw Par Army, we will be able to reach our county seat by tomorrow morning at the latest. ”

"How can it be so fast, Datong is more than two hundred miles away from here, how can the Tiger and Leopard Army go so fast...... As far as I know, the Haw Par Army left behind in Datong has no cavalry? As soon as the subordinates finished speaking, the main general asked rhetorically with a face full of confusion and suspicion.

In his eyes, a pure infantry. If you want to reach 200 miles a day, it is definitely an impossible thing to accomplish.

Facing the gaze of the main general looking at him, his subordinates affirmed loudly: "General, this tiger and leopard army is indeed not equipped with cavalry. However, they had more than six thousand horses and mules. ”

"Both the soldiers of the Haw Par Army and the equipment they carry are all transported by war horses and mules. Under such circumstances, although their march speed was not comparable to that of the cavalry, they could travel two hundred miles a day. It's still very relaxing. ”

Hearing this, a gloomy expression flashed directly on the main general's face.

Because. The war horses used by the Haw Par Army to transport infantry and equipment, as long as there is no accident, are all looted from Houjin.

For a long time, it was the Houjin who robbed the Han people, using the weapons of the Han people to equip the Houjin army, so that the military strength of the Houjin army became stronger and stronger.

And now, it's the other way around.

The Han people, who they have always looked down on, can go deep into Houjin and grab the war horses that Houjin has. Then, equip these war horses, and in turn fight the Houjin army......

Faced with this result, the main general's face directly showed an expression full of self-deprecation.

However, self-deprecation aside, the Lord General did not ignore the great benefits that this news could bring to himself.

Soon, a bold idea appeared in the mind of the main general. At the same time, the brow of the Lord's brow, which had been furrowed for several days, slowly became relaxed.

The chief general, who was meditating hard, suddenly found that if he wiped out the 5,000 tiger and leopard army, then in the entire territory of Shanxi, there would be no military strength that could pose a threat to the 20,000 soldiers under his command.

In this way, he can command the army, go directly into Shanxi, launch an attack on Datong, the seat of the Shanxi Governor's Palace, and attack the city in Shanxi...... Shake the foundation of the Tiger and Leopard Army in Shanxi, force the remaining troops of the Tiger and Leopard Army in Shanxi, ask for help from the Liaodong Tiger and Leopard Army, and solve the current predicament faced by the main force of the Houjin Army.

Once you have an idea, the next step is how to implement it.

Therefore, the main general, whose face had just relaxed, continued to ask before he had time to take a breath: "Even if this reinforcement force of the Tiger and Leopard Army is equipped with war horses, they are also a group of infantry on war horses...... I want to know how many artillery pieces these 5,000 Hawpanthers are equipped with. For our iron cavalry, the new artillery equipped by the Haw Par Army has become the most threatening weapon, so we must pay attention to their artillery. ”

The subordinate replied without thinking: "General, the minions can see clearly, this Tiger and Leopard Army is not equipped with heavy artillery. If they were armed with heavy artillery, they would not have been able to march as fast as they were, even with the help of horses and mules......"

"However, among the minions of this tiger and leopard army, they found a lot of small artillery, about fifty guns, all of which were transported by mules and horses......"

Hearing this, a heartfelt smile directly appeared on the face of the Lord General's relaxed expression. Then, he affirmed to his subordinates in front of him: "That's right, according to my understanding of the Haw Par Army, a division of 6,000 people in the Haw Par Army is equipped with a total of more than 70 artillery pieces, and now there are more than 4,000 people, and they have more than 50 artillery pieces, which just proves to us that in order to block our offensive, the Haw Par Army has drawn all the troops they can draw." ”

"As long as we can take down this tiger and leopard army, the whole of Shanxi will become a stripped beauty, and we will attack the lord."

Speaking of this, the expression on the face of the Lord General has been unconsciously covered with firmness. Facing his subordinates in front of him, he ordered loudly: "The general will order that all the warriors who have been scattered out will immediately give up all the materials they have looted in Shanxi and assemble in the county where the general is located." Before dawn tomorrow, the assembly must be completed to avoid being broken by the Haw Par Army. ”

When the remaining 9,000 cavalry, more than 8,000 musketeers and artillerymen of the Tartars all gathered around the main general. More than 4,000 elite tigers and leopards who came from the mighty army also came to the city.

In the face of the Houjin army, which was several times larger than itself, the tiger and leopard army, who knew very well the task of their trip, although they wanted to use the musket in their hands to give the Tartars a moment to retaliate against their various bestiality in Shanxi. However, they all held back.

Directly choose a vantage point, start building a camp, and put on a posture of a long confrontation with the Tartars, dragging them to their death.

What the Haw Par Army did was obviously beyond the expectations of all the Tartars.

However, it is not a fool to be trusted by Huang Taiji and directly command the 20,000 elite generals of Houjin. The Haw Par Army has just revealed its intention to defend to the death and engage in a prolonged military confrontation with them. A decision then came to the mind of the main general.

Under the gaze of the subordinates around him, he subconsciously spoke......

"The Haw Par Army is too cunning, knowing that it is not our opponent to carry it head-on, so it uses this method of dragging more than 10,000 of our soldiers here and preventing us from dividing our troops ......"

If it is an officer with the post-Kim Zheng Yellow Flag and the Yellow Flag, after hearing this, he will definitely be very unconvinced. In their eyes, dealing with the Haw Par Army with less than 5,000 troops, leaving 5,000 Jin Tie Cavalry behind is enough to give the Haw Par Army face.

However, these Tartar officers around the main general did not have such thoughts. This is because they have all had combat experience with the Haw Par Army and are well aware of the strong combat effectiveness of the Haw Par Army's firearms unit.

With less than 10,000 cavalry, as long as the division of troops is carried out, he may face the risk of being defeated by the Tiger and Leopard Army. After all, this is Shanxi, and the Haw Par Army has been operating Shanxi for more than a year.

As for the soldiers of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty in the army, they were directly ignored by a group of Tartar officers. After all, their training time and equipment are there. In the absence of sufficient advantages, in the face of the Haw Par Arms Unit, they will also be cannon fodder.

Therefore, after the Lord finished speaking, the subordinates around him were silent, and none of them opened their mouths to refute.

After seeing everyone's reaction, the main general's words changed and continued to speak: "However, as the warriors of the Houjin Kingdom, we must not bow our heads in front of the Han people......

"Over the past few days, I believe you have all seen that the wealth of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces is far beyond our imagination. Under such circumstances, could it be that everyone just watched themselves being dragged here by the Haw Par Army, watching the wealth but not being able to snatch it back? ”

After a series of rhetorical questions from the main general, the silent expression on the face of the Tartar was once again covered by the heat.

One of the generals directly opened his mouth and shouted: "General, you are right, we can't be dragged here by the Haw Par Army, ...... although the combat effectiveness of the Haw Par Army Firearms Unit is very strong, after all, they only have more than 4,000 people. If the general says what to do, we will do it? ”

As a temporary commander who was trusted by the emperor and appointed. Although he is known as the chief general of an army, these soldiers under his command were not brought out by him after all.

Coupled with the absolute authority of the generals under his command among more than 10,000 soldiers, the main general did not really gain the command of the 20,000 army.

As for the reason why everyone will obey the command of the main general on the battlefield, on the one hand, it is to take into account the authority of the main general, and on the other hand, it is because you can win the battle by following the main general.

In this battle in front of you, as long as the soldiers use their lives, the final victory must be the Houjin army. However, the Houjin army will definitely pay a big price. The Lord will know about this outcome, and everyone will know it.

In this case, if you want everyone to obey your command and fight this battle well, you can only give everyone a reason to be satisfied.

And this is why the main general turned such a big turn and gave everyone the military order to attack. (To be continued......)