Chapter 681: A plan within a plan

On the vast grassland, thousands of Tartars with panicked faces drove cattle and sheep to the depths of Houjin to migrate.

A roar that shook the mountains suddenly sounded behind them.

Immediately after that, the earth beneath their feet began to tremble.

For them, who grew up on horseback, this kind of sound is all too familiar.

The Tartars, who were on guard in the rear, had not had time to issue a warning, and the panic on everyone's faces was shrouded in despair.

Because, the roaring hooves of the horses had clearly informed them that the Han cavalry that was pursuing them was coming......

More importantly, the size of these Han cavalry was at least 5,000 people.

And what about your own tribe...... Excluding the old, weak, women and children, there are less than 3,000 young and strong people who can really fight......

With 3,000 young men who are only equipped with cold weapons, they will fight against more than 5,000 well-trained cavalry of the Tiger and Par Army equipped with muskets. As long as you are not a fool, you will know that there is only one result of waiting for 3,000 young people, and that is the destruction of the whole army......

However, just as Sun Chengzong guessed at the beginning, even if the Tartars at this moment knew that they were left with 3,000 young men to block the pursuit of the Tiger and Leopard Army, these 3,000 young men would definitely be killed. However, there was still no hesitation in making this decision.

In the eyes of the Tartars, only in this way will the entire tribe not be wiped out......

Only in this way can the tribal cattle, sheep and livestock, the elderly, the weak, the women and children live.

Otherwise, no matter which of these two is lost, it will be a catastrophe for the entire tribe.

However, what the Tartar did not expect was. their thoughts and purposes. has been seen through by Sun Chengzong......

The three thousand Tartars had just finished arrasing. is ready to use his own death to fight for the tribe a chance to live......

However, their goals and ideas are only for them to think about for themselves......

When the commander of the cavalry division saw the three thousand Tartars who stopped in front of him, the division commander's face directly revealed an unexpected thought. While beating the horse and continuing the pursuit, he ordered his subordinates to ......

"A battalion of cavalry divisions, immediately attack. Fight head-on and hold these Tartars at bay...... Others, follow me around the battlefield...... If nothing else, there are cattle, sheep, livestock and financial ...... ahead of us that we are chasing."

With the wave of the command flag, the five hundred musketeers who rushed to the front quickly broke away from the cavalry division formation.

As you continue to charge, you will create a fan-shaped attack formation that best suits the power of your musket. Then, like an unstoppable wave, it swept towards the three thousand young men of the Tartars.

The Tartars were still two miles away, though it was not clear why the Haw Par Army had sent only five or six hundred musketeers against them. But. Since the other party is here, it is necessary to face it.

Otherwise. When the other party rushes in front of him, he will definitely disrupt the entire military formation......

So, the three thousand Tartars were young and strong, and without the slightest hesitation, they beat their horses to meet them.

As the distance between the two armies became closer and closer, the charging formation of the cavalry of the five hundred tiger and leopard army also clearly appeared in the Tartar field of vision.

When they saw that the 500-strong cavalry of the Tiger and Leopard Army actually put on a long-tongued formation that was very easy to be broken through by the opponent in front of their 3,000 people, the faces of the Tartars with a little military common sense became confident.

Then, without the slightest hesitation, he dispersed his forces, preparing to rely on the advantage of his strength to deal with the five hundred tiger and leopard army cavalry at one time......

Soon, the distance between the two armies was shortened from two miles to less than three hundred paces.

Because the two armies were charging relative to each other, and the cavalry far exceeded the speed of the infantry, the two cavalry units could collide in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, the cavalry of the Tiger and Leopard Army on the opposite side suddenly switched to using their legs to control the war horse, and slowed down the speed of the war horse's charge......

"What do these Han people want to do? Don't they know that in cavalry battles, speed means victory...... Now what's the difference between slowing down the speed of the horse's charge and sending it to death......"

The doubts on Tartar's face were slowly replaced by the scorching heat.

It is even believed that although the Han people are very powerful in infantry battles, they are ignorant in cavalry battles.

The cavalry of the Tiger and Leopard Army, which had already charged to a distance of one hundred and fifty paces, had completely stopped the speed of the horse's charge.

Then, the five hundred musketeers on their horses quickly raised their muskets and aimed their black holes at the three thousand young Tartars who were still rushing towards them at a very fast speed......

A hundred paces, the distance between the two armies, and in the blink of an eye, there are only the last hundred steps left.

The five hundred cavalry of the Tiger and Leopard Army did not hesitate at all, and directly pulled the trigger of the musket in his hand.

Suddenly, the sound of gunfire like bursting beans rang out on the battlefield, and overshadowed the roaring hooves of thousands of war horses......

After firing the lead bullets in the muskets, the five hundred cavalrymen, without even looking at the results of the battle, put away their muskets.

Then, turning the horse's head, he began to retreat in the direction he was coming from.

The 3,000 Tartars who thought they were victorious had not yet figured out what was going on, and more than 300 of them fell on the way to the charge. And the tiger and leopard army, which caused this qiē, did not even say hello and began to flee for their lives......

This kind of battle obviously angered the remaining 2,000 young people of the Tartars......

Seeing the cavalry of the Tiger and Leopard Army fleeing for their lives in front of him, more than 2,000 Tartars were young and strong, and they brandished their sabers in pursuit without thinking about it......

With the speed of the cavalry's pursuit on the battlefield, in the blink of an eye, more than 2,000 Tartars chased three or four miles away.

At this moment, the main force of the cavalry division, which had been following behind the five hundred cavalry, saw that the attention of the Tartars had all been focused on the first battalion.

Directly circled the battlefield, avoided the battlefield, and continued to memorize the pursuit......

Seeing the more than 5,000 cavalry of the Tiger and Leopard Army quickly passing by, the Tartar Qingzhuang, who was still holding back his anger just now, finally reacted.

What's more, some Tartar young men scolded directly on horseback, scolding the tiger and leopard army for being cunning!

However, no matter how they scolded and adjusted their deployment, it was too late......

In the blink of an eye, the main force of the cavalry division had already rushed out of the distance of two miles.

If they change direction now, pursue the main forces of the cavalry division. The time it took them to adjust the direction of the pursuit was enough for the main force of the cavalry division to stretch the distance between the two armies by another mile.

Besides, the five hundred soldiers of the first battalion of the cavalry division used to hold them down are not vegetarians.

As long as more than 2,000 Tartars dared to turn around and pursue, 500 cavalrymen armed with muskets would follow closely behind them, shoot them with muskets, and drag them until the two infantry divisions arrived behind them, so that the two infantry divisions on horseback could completely destroy them...... (To be continued......)