Chapter Seventy-Nine: Pathetic Bandits
Lu Bing toyed with his fingers and said: "Let's not talk about this issue first, let's talk about something else first, Tulupan has always been dishonest, but this time there is no movement at all, I think Yarkand is just a bait, luring all the defenders to the west of the Ming Dynasty to Yarkand, and then other forces will attack the Ming Dynasty by surprise, I guessed right?" Besides, Ordos, Gutian, Liangguang, the Japanese Kou, and the southeast, the northwest, all launched wars, and it would not be strange for me to make one attack after another. ”
"Seeing that there are strong enemies outside the fat meat of the war-torn Daming, it is right to want to come up and get a piece of the pie. However, although the power of your attack at the same time is huge, the time is also too uniform, and it seems a bit deliberate. Gutian's rebels have always existed, sometimes prosperous and sometimes declining, but this time they are particularly fierce and regularly bewitched. But I don't think you know the Great Khan, you and the Wakos, right? So someone must be making trouble behind his back and connecting his own forces, if nothing else, it should be the white feather of the secret thirteen or Dongfang Ao, I'm not wrong, right? Lu Bing said lightly.
Said was silent for a long time and gave a thumbs up: "Brother Lu really lives up to his reputation, and the information is accurate. ”
"Hehe, this is not intelligence, but my guess, in the war of this era, there is no accurate positioning and intelligence, and the opponent's actions can only be predicted through known information, so as to make a counterattack." Lu Bingyi spread his hands and said.
Said half understood, nodded and motioned for Lu Bing to continue.
Lu Bing said: "Since you think my guess is accurate, then I will predict what will happen next for you." Ordos will win. It was Li Xiang who was holding them back, Li Xiang used to be my subordinate, and they were all bandits. No worse than the descendants of the eagles of your steppe. However, Li Xiang's equipment, number and combat effectiveness were not as good as those of the Ordos Division, but it was enough to make the Ordos Department suffer some hardships and lose troops. ”
"I know a little about the tactics on the grassland, running, people resting on horses, three horses are replaced by riding, eating and drinking Lazar are all on horseback. With their mobility, they are quick and fast, and their bows and arrows ensure that they can attack their enemies regardless of their advance or retreat. Therefore, Genghis Khan's iron cavalry was invincible and invincible. Lu Bingdao: "But this also has certain shortcomings, that is, the supply is insufficient, and it is impossible to fight offensive and positional warfare, and the logistics supply and the movement speed of large siege equipment cannot keep up with the vanguard at all." Li Xiang took the initiative. and retreated in defeat. The Ordos Department will definitely take advantage of the victory to pursue, otherwise their food and grass will not be enough, and they must quickly capture the city or intercept the attacking troops to replenish the food and grass. ”
"Makes sense." Said's eyes lit up. I secretly thought in my heart, this Lu Bing seemed to have dug a big hole, waiting for these attacking countries to jump in, and make a deal with this kind of demon by himself, although he would not take any light, but it was better than being an enemy of the demon.
Said raised his own question: "The Ordos Ministry is also a nation that can fight well. As far as I know, their Khan is not a fool, and the general you are talking about, Li Xiang, was defeated and retreated. Lead the enemy into the encirclement. Then why can't the Ordos Department see that this is a plan to fake defeat and lure the enemy, it is too easy to see through the collapse or pretend defeat at the first touch, because there are too many lessons from the past. ”
"Who told the Great Khan that you were pretending to be defeated and retreating, defeat is really defeat, and you have to do a whole set of plays to be realistic. Defeat is a real defeat, victory is also a real victory, no matter what, I can use my strategy, it all depends on the battle situation to let Li Xiang decide by himself, in fact, Li Xiang doesn't know my strategy, so everything is his real reaction. The Ordos Department is leading the troops, no matter how smart he is, he can see the fake defeat, but he can't see the praying mantis catching cicadas after the real defeat, right? Hehe, Li Xiang is really fighting, and there are really no reinforcements, but I want to defeat the Ordos Department, and I use someone else, and I am also a strong reinforcement that can turn the tide and turn the situation around. Lu Bing said with a smile.
"Who?" Said asked.
Lu Bing pretended to be mysterious and said: "The secret of heaven must not be revealed, let's leave some mystery in life, soon the spies of the Great Khan will send a military report, and you will know when the time comes, no need for me to tell you." I think that Li Xiang should have been at war with the Ordos Ministry by now, and the Ordos Ministry will slowly die. ”
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Three days ago, Li Xiang led his troops to Taige Sumu, built fortifications, and built a wooden camp, which was the army of Ordos ten miles away, and the leading general was Ordos's Mahala.
In the evening, the remnant sun was like blood, and there was a gust of wind on the grassland, and I didn't feel a little cold.
"General, it's cold, don't suffer from the cold." A big man with a leper on his head took the velvet and draped it on Li Xiang and said.
Li Xiang said with a smile: "Leper Hua, you have been following me from the beginning, although you and I each led a wave of soldiers and horses at the beginning, but you have always regarded me as a big brother, and I also regarded you as my own brother, and then we surrendered to Lord Lu together, and life gradually improved, and we became a regular army, and we will get up." But we are not pampered young masters, how can we be so easy to catch a cold, you say yes. ”
"Hehe, that's it, but we're not young anymore, and our bodies aren't as good as they were back then. Five or six years have passed, and although it is only a flick of a finger, the brothers have gone a lot. During the naval battle, Lord Lu used us as cannon fodder, Yamamoto-san and other brothers died, and there were only seven or eight old brothers left, but now there are only two of you and me left, and the others are buried here, and it is difficult to even return to the roots. Leper Hua said, his eyes couldn't help but moisten a little.
"Cry a fart." Li Xiang scolded with a smile, but the corners of his eyes were also wet, yes, the dead and wounded brothers who have died over the years, although the old bottom of the soldiers below is still the group of bandits, but the old brothers who are on an equal footing next to him are gone one by one, counting it, since the year of negotiation with Lu Bing, only himself and Leper Hua are still alive.
Li Xiang coughed lightly, stabilized his mind and said: "Leper Hua, it's right to follow Lord Lu, this time we could have been transferred to the capital together, but Lord Lu is good to us, we should also know the kindness of the retribution, I should come down to attack the war in Ordos, you won't blame me, right?" ”
"It's no wonder, a manly husband should be like this, besides, the emperor's order has come down, and those who don't respect Lu Bing's life will be beheaded, general, you are not only to repay your kindness, but also helpless." Leper Hua said, Li Xiang shook his head: "You don't understand Lu Bing's personality, since he was privately ordered, I responded to the official order after I responded, which means that if I don't want to go, he will also agree as appropriate." Lu Bing is righteous and pays attention to things, he already treats us as his own. ”
"Alright, let's not talk about that." Li Xiang said: "If we win this time, we will definitely be able to make a name for ourselves and be promoted to the rank of knight, and the day when you and I will glorify our ancestors is just around the corner." ”
Leper Hua scratched his itchy head and said, "That's true, but we only have four thousand people, I'm afraid it's a little difficult to beat this Ordos iron horse." ”
"Even if it's difficult, you have to fight!" Li Xiang said undoubtedly: "We not only want to fight, but also to win, if we can't win, we will bury ourselves in the yellow sand and bury the horse leather shroud, in short, we must have the determination to die." Lord Lu said let me decide for myself, but it is difficult to repay this kindness."
Li Xiang changed his words and said: "Of course, I didn't let you fight stupidly and lose your life in vain, some things can be flexible." Li Xiang beckoned Leper Hua into the tent of the Chinese army, then pointed to the map and said: "At night, you and I only need to win so much and so on." Li Xiang said and stretched out his hand, Leper Hua high-fived Mingqing, the two were full of confidence, and wanted to defeat this group of Tartars.
The sun has set, there are not so many lights on the grassland, the surroundings are pitch black, it is simply impossible to see the five fingers, the camp of the Ming army is still being built, and many soldiers are arranged around to patrol back and forth, and the lights in the whole camp are bright. In contrast, the camp in Ordos was much more calm, the garrison was not so tight, a vote of warriors gathered in the tent, and the horse hara asked with a cold smile: "Are you ready?" ”。
"Harazun, I thought that I should take advantage of the fact that the opponent's camp was still under construction and the foothold was not stable and exhausted, and our side was recuperating and strong, so we launched an attack at this time and took them down in one go." A strong man said.
"The word recuperation is not used well, but don't use the idiom of the Han people indiscriminately," said with a smile: "It is true that you can kill the opponent in that way, they must be exhausted when they come from afar, but you think, we can think of each other, so when they set up camp, they also laid many traps around and guarded well." Let's go to attack, and the opponent happens to use those heavy and inconvenient firearms and heavy weapons against us, so it is better to set a trap and invite you into the urn. ”
"Will they come, if you miscalculate, don't you waste the fighter in vain, I agree with General Baoyin's felling." The other looked at the strong man who had just spoken.
He stood up, slowly approached the two, stared straight into their eyes, and said slowly, "Are you suspicious of me?" ”。 The two axle men slowly lowered their heads, knelt on one knee and clenched their hands into fists, put them on their chests and said, "My subordinates don't dare." ”
Although Hala is a Han expert, and is familiar with the Han people's art of war and strategy, but the riding and wrestling are all excellent, not only by the Ordos Khan, but also by the respect of the majority of generals, and he rewards and punishes the discipline is very strict, but sympathetic to his subordinates to treat everyone equally, even if there is a situation where the law is not merciful, if the other party's situation is really special, Hala will also accept this net on behalf of others, which not only leaves the military authority but also buys the hearts of the people.
In short, Hara is very good at creating a reputation, so his prestige among the soldiers is also very high, and no one dares to question the decision of the horse, challenge Hara's words, and wait for no longer smiles and wine, only blood and knives, life and death. (To be continued......)