The Mongols reacted much slower than Wang Yi had predicted.

Because it is a coalition of various tribes, there are many political branches, and no one wants their tribal warriors to die in an unknown way. The grassland is a world where the weak eat the strong, and any tribe that lacks warriors will definitely not survive. Originally, these tribes of Horqin and Chahar did not deal with each other, but they gathered in front of high dividends, and were disrupted by Wang Yi, although the loss of manpower was not large, but their morale was facing collapse.

Everyone also had doubts about Daisen Dari's ability to lead, some wanted to turn back, and some wanted to seize the command of this team, but they all ignored an important issue: this is still a mountainous area in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, once the two ends are intercepted, this group has no chance to escape.

Wang Yi led the soldiers of the bureau to Zhaojiayu overnight, and the villagers were so frightened that they almost escaped over the wall. They had just changed from the Shunmin of the Manchu Dynasty to the people of the Ming Dynasty, and they were not held accountable for losing the hair given by their ancestors, and they felt like they had escaped death. Now the county officials of Tang County are still the earliest officials of the Ming Dynasty, and they only want to go home and become a rich man, so they don't care about the credibility of building an official mansion.

Wang Yi could tell at a glance that the old tearful patriarch surnamed Zhao in front of him was pretending to be pitiful, seemingly weak as pampas grass, but in fact as stubborn as a stone in a pit. If it was in the exile army back then, such a person would be directly beheaded, and then someone with the same surname as here but belonging to the side branch would be picked to manage. It's just that there is another system in the Donggong Army, and the responsibility for killing civilians without permission is to be directly expelled from the military and handed over to the local government for homicide.

"I don't want your bread. The Mongol Tartars are not far away, and if you don't want to ruin your family, you can help build the fortifications with some labor, and the government will pay you in the future. Wang Yi didn't plan to persuade more, his time was tight. If Zhao Jiayu's people did not know the current affairs, he led his troops to continue to retreat to the next ambush point. Geographically, it is easier to defend and difficult to attack.

- Heaven is evil, I will pull you; If you do it yourself, don't blame my brother, I won't save you when you die.

Wang Yi stared coldly at the trembling patriarch and said coldly, "Hurry up." If not, we'll go, and you'll go talk to Montar yourselves. ”

The patriarch of the Zhao family is a person who has experienced strong winds and waves. When Dashun came, the Ming army said that there was not an inch of grass left where these bandits passed; Later, the Qing Dynasty came. Shun Jun also said that these barbarians would kill people when they saw them. People in troubled times are not as good as peace dogs, and they are already living a fearful life, so why get involved? What does this world have to do with us grass people?

Originally, the patriarch was thinking about how much to give Wang Yi to leave, but now that Wang Yi is not impatient at all, he naturally doesn't want him to stay.

"Master Jun! Sir! The village is full of old and weak women and children, where can there be manpower! The patriarch cried.

Wang Yi glanced at him coldly, turned around and said, "Stand up!" Let's go! ”

The soldiers who had been sitting in a row on the ground rose in response to the sound of the slogan and turned eastward.

Zhang Li caught up with Wang Yi: "Mr. Bai, don't you care about them?" ”

"Let's go down to the Tang River to set up defenses. The villages along the way warned in time, and it was up to them whether they could go or not. Wang Yi himself grew up in the ranks of displaced people with his father since he was a child, and he has seen many tragedies of family ruin, and he has long been numb. In his opinion, people without vision deserve to die in troubled times, and they are not worthy of pity.

Zhang Li was silent, watching the order be delivered, and the troops left Zhao Jiayu behind without stopping.

The Tang River originates in the Heng Mountains. To the west of Tang County. Wang Yi could not cross the river, otherwise the Mongols would have been able to go south along the river. Looking for a crossing, the infantry will certainly not be able to catch up. So he decided to fight against the water, using the existing ditch to temporarily dig a ravine to block the enemy.

This is all the place he personally saw when he entered the army before, where to do it has already been a belly case. And it's closer to Tang County. Soon it will be able to get the manpower and material support of Tang County. Tang County has not yet been purged, and many people are counting on an opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and they are sparing no effort at this time.

The villages near the Don River also provided some support, mainly hot water and hot meals, just so that the soldiers could rest a little.

"The Mongols don't dare to walk this mountain road at night to chase us." Wang Yi pulled a long piece of grass casually. Bite into your mouth and stimulate your tongue with a tiny tooth saw on it.

"If they set out at dawn, they will be here for a quarter of an hour at most." Zhang Li said worriedly.

"I can still fight." Wang Yi said with great certainty: "Trapping horse pits, trenches, and breastwork, it is not so easy for them to come over." It's a pity that there is no gunpowder, otherwise they would be worse off as mines. ”

Zhang Li really wanted to remind the military commander that the three dependences he mentioned were still only a prototype, and it was still unknown whether they could be completed in time tomorrow.

Fortunately, the Mongols cooperated.

When the Mengtar brigade crossed the border like locusts and slaughtered Zhao Jiayu, they did not immediately go south. Instead, they rested on the spot, during which there was a dispute because of the uneven distribution of the spoils. This is also because they see that the news of going deep behind enemy lines has leaked and the future is still unclear, so those who can grab it will get their hands on it first. In the eyes of the Mongolians, even an iron pot is also a great treasure, and this barren mountain village is already rich in their eyes.

Wang Yi was worried that the Mongols would come too early before the fortifications were built, and after the breastwork was raised, he was worried that the Mongols would retreat to the Fallen Horse Pass. After lunch, the news came from Tanma: Meng Tatar had slaughtered Zhao Jiayu and was attacking the defense area as a whole team.

The remnants of the Zhaojiayu people were driven by the Mongols like cattle, and they could be used to storm the gate during the siege, wasting the defenders' arrows and demoralizing the defenders. In the field, they can also be used to disrupt the Ming formation.

Later generations had a proper noun to describe these people: cannon fodder.

This habitual decision was another miscalculation by the Tartars. Where can the people compare with the war horses? It is even more impossible to go faster than the Ming army. When the people who wept and wailed all the way finally arrived in front of Wang Yi's array, it was already past noon.

"Ready, engaged!" Wang Yi stood in front of the formation and shouted loudly: "The archer shoots in thirty steps!" ”

Wang Yi's game is a Mandarin Duck Formation Bureau, and long-range firepower is extremely lacking, but fortunately, cold weapon combat is no stranger to them. Even the recruits who came in had undergone rigorous three-month training, and they did not seem timid under the leadership of veterans.

The Mongols were not good at attacking in formation. They specialize in moving formations, separating the left and right flanks of the frontal forces through feints, luring the enemy to break through and then outflank them. Now facing the Ming army waiting in formation, it is like encountering a turtle with a shrunken head, and I feel like I can't speak.

Dai Sendari stood in front of the formation and looked at it, and said, "Call the formation." Pull those barbarians to the front of the battle and behead them. ”

This is a decent method of warfare, and the Mongolian nobles who are eyeing the military power on the side are not able to find fault.

As the heads fell to the ground, there was no fluctuation in front of the Ming army.

The excessive silence made Daisen Dari suddenly rise in fear, as if facing the most vicious wolves on the grassland.

"Kill!" Daisen roared and emboldened himself.

Behind the breastwork, a platoon of Ming soldiers appeared with overhead door panels, their eyes watching the Mongol Tartars charge through the holes.

If the fighting mode of the Montatars is based on the Tessie division, it should be dominated by light cavalry. They like to duke it out against their enemies. During the siege of a city or a fortification, when it was difficult to ride a horse, they would also dismount and shoot with a bow and then rush through with a scimitar.

When the Mongols had fired the first round of arrows, they saw that the cavalry rushing ahead was about to cross the newly dug trench. It wasn't until they were in range that the Ming military poked their heads out, leaned back sideways, and threw out a porcelain bottle filled with fierce fire oil.

One third of these fiery oil bottles are water, one-third oil, and one-third empty. A tampon is inserted from the mouth of the bottle and sealed with wax. Light the tampon and throw the bottle out as you use it. When the bottle shatters, the oil will be ignited by the tampon, and the fire will spread quickly with the water due to the presence of water.

In particular, this fierce fire oil will not be extinguished by water, once it is touched, life is better than death.

The fierce fire oil bottle that Wang Yi brought last night was almost exhausted, but with the support of Tang County behind him, this battle can still be fought.

As the fire rose, a terrible scream rang out.

After all, the war horse could not escape the animal instinct, and was frightened by the sudden flames and turned his head and ran wildly, refusing to rush forward, and there was chaos in the Mengtar array. (To be continued......)

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