Chapter 162: Return to Nancheng
Yang Rusong, as the first mascot to participate in Wu Shigong's army, has been promoted to the deputy of the cavalry squad because of his hard training and excellent military jishu. On this day, he was leading three cavalry to reconnoitre. Three or four miles behind them, followed by the rest of the cavalry of the squad led by their squad leader.
Because they were about to reach the capital, they were all relaxed on their horses. The other cavalry were all pro-soldiers promoted by the locals of Guide, and they all laughed and said that after arriving in the capital, they must go to the feet of the Son of Heaven to open their eyes. Yang Rusong also smiled and agreed, and invited them to eat snacks in the capital when the time came.
When Yang Rusong left the capital, he was still a big boy, so when he said this, he recalled the taste of snacks in the capital, and felt that the saliva in his mouth was going to stay.
But at this moment, one of his subordinates suddenly shouted: "Team Yang, there is a cavalryman there." ”
Everyone looked in that direction. After a closer look, Yang Rusong scolded: "Damn, it's a tartar." ”
The tartar was about five hundred paces away. There is a place on the side of the avenue for passers-by to rest and drink tea, and there are more than a dozen rooms. The tartar rode on his horse and looked around, and there were two empty horses beside him.
One of his subordinates said to Yang Rusong: "Team Yang, when Team Wei brings all the brothers over, let's go over." ”
Yang Rusong snorted and said, "What's so terrible about a tartar, when the Wei team comes, the daylily will be cold." Prepare for battle. ”
The four horses immediately lined up in a row, and under Yang Rusong's order, they began to let the horses trot. After not running a few steps, the Tartar on the horse spotted Yang Rusong's four cavalrymen, and he immediately shouted loudly. With shouts, two more Tartars rushed out of the room.
Yang Rusong and the others had already run onto the avenue at this time, and the speed of their horses had already come up. Therefore, even if they saw two more Tartars, they could not stop.
The distance between the two sides grew closer, and the two Tartars who came out of the house were frantically unreining the reins. One of the Tartars saw that it might be too late, so he simply took the bow and arrow behind the horse, pulled the bow out, and aimed at Yang Rusong and them.
Seeing that the Tartar had already drawn his bow, Yang Rusong and the hands of the horses were sweating. The rumors that this Tartar is powerful in riding and archery are simply too thunderous.
With a "whoosh", the arrow shot out. Fortunately, Yang Rusong and the others had all undergone a long period of charging training in the face of firearms, so they all gritted their teeth and didn't even make a move to avoid.
And the arrows shot by the Tartars in a panic were not accurate, and flew past Yang Rusong and them. The tartar, who was on his horse, saw that the situation was not good, and immediately abandoned his companion and fled. In an instant, Yang Rusong and the others rushed to the two Tartars who had not yet untied the reins, and after two screams, the two Tartars were pierced by spears.
In fact, at this time, the horse speed of the fleeing Tartar had not yet run, and if Yang Rusong and the others chased after him, there was still a great chance to leave him behind. However, after the tense battle, and even more fearful of other Tartars, under the order of Yang Rusong, all the cavalry slowed down their horses and stopped.
The cavalry led by the Wei team in the back saw Yang Rusong and let go of their horses, and they also hurried over. At this time, they were about to rush to Yang Rusong's side.
Yang Rusong and the others brought back the heads of the two Tartars, which immediately caused a sensation in the two Qinwang armies. After Wu Shigong showed the two heads to Qin Liangyu, Qin Liangyu said, "It's a real Tartar, but it's a Mongol." ”
Qin Liangyu fought against the Houjin army several times, so he had rich experience in distinguishing the head of the Tartar. However, the discovery of the Tartars so close to the capital made all the generals and soldiers nervous.
Qin Liangyu immediately ordered the army to slow down the march and be ready for battle at all times. And the spies were doubled out. It didn't take much effort for the spies to report the situation: near the capital, the Tartars were scattered into groups of soldiers and horses operating in the countryside. Burning, killing, and looting.
Hearing the spies' return, Qin Liangyu was furious and scolded, "Are they all eating dry rice? With so many Qinwang troops, even these Tartars can't be contained. also let them be shocked at the foot of the capital. Let's go, let the white pole soldiers drive these Tartars out of the capital. ”
looked at Qin Liangyu's appearance of being injected with chicken blood. Wu Shigong secretly complained in his heart: "Ouch, my Grandma Qin! Don't be so old and strong. ”
In fact, at this time, with the gradual arrival of King Qin's army, the Houjin army was afraid of being entangled by the Ming Dynasty army, and even more afraid that their back road would be cut off. Therefore, the main force of the Houjin Army, the Eight Banners Army, and the quasi-main force of the Eight Banners, have withdrawn from the capital. Only the troops of the Mongol tribes who had entered the pass with the Later Jin army remained near the capital.
The armies of these Mongolian tribes finally entered the pass, and when they saw that the Eight Banners and the Eight Banners of Mongolia were eating meat and gnawing bones, they thought that they should have a mouthful of soup to drink. Therefore, they did not retreat with the main force of the Houjin army, and remained near the capital to plunder.
However, the Ming Dynasty army sat quietly in the city and ignored the troops of these Mongol tribes, which made the herdsmen of those Mongolian tribes even more emboldened. They simply split up into small groups and went out into the countryside to loot everything they could see.
But a few days ago, the leader of these Mongol tribal armies received a report that two Mongol tribesmen who had gone out to plunder had been killed by the Ming army, and according to the soldier who had fled back, only four Ming cavalry had attacked them.
This information made the Mongol chief take it very seriously. This entry into the customs, in addition to looting a large number of people and property, boosted the morale of the Houjin army. They found that except for a limited number of battles, the Ming army basically shrank in the city, and did not dare to go out of the city to fight the Houjin army.
And this time, several Ming soldiers dared to take the initiative to attack their soldiers, and the leader estimated that the elite army of the Ming Dynasty had come. Therefore, he immediately ordered the Mongol soldiers scattered in the countryside to come back and assemble immediately, and then immediately retreated.
But in a hurry, it was impossible to gather all the Mongol soldiers. Therefore, when Qin Liangyu led the army to arrive, more than a thousand Mongol troops were gathered. Then happened the first battle between Wu Shigong and the Later Jin army after the crossing.
The whole battle is actually not a battle at all. In order to receive more Mongol soldiers, the Mongol leader still lined up the army in battle formation. Maybe he was still thinking about defeating Qin Liangyu's army.
But Qin Liangyu is very experienced, and she has already arranged the army in formation. Even after she put Wu Shigong's army on the left side of the formation, the troops on the right and in the middle of her white pole soldiers were even stronger.
The battle took place about ten miles south of the capital. When Qin Liangyu lined up the troops, she issued the order to attack. Moreover, she took a white-pole gun from the female guard beside her.
Wu Shigong saw Qin Liangyu's move from a distance on the left side, and he was taken aback. Wu Shigong thought to himself: "You old lady, don't be impulsive and play the trick of taking the lead in the charge on a whim. Otherwise, you, the manager, will charge, and I will have to charge. ”
Fortunately, this was just a means for Qin Liangyu to encourage the white pole soldiers. Seeing that Qin Liangyu picked up the white-pole gun, the white-pole soldiers around her were all morale-like, and her son Ma Xianglin immediately led the vanguard to rush towards the Mongolian army in place of his mother.
Seeing the white-pole soldiers rushing towards him violently, the Mongol leader turned his horse and ran away without saying a word. Seeing his commander like this, those Mongolian soldiers also drove their horses and fled. As for the Mongol soldiers who had not yet returned to assemble, they had to ask for their own blessings.
But in the end, the horse is fast. By the time the white pole soldiers led by Ma Xianglin rushed over, there were no more Mongolian soldiers left. After killing a few Mongol soldiers who were unlucky enough to block their escape routes, the battle was won. And Wu Shigong was afraid that those Mongol soldiers would kill their horse guns, so they did not dare to send their own cavalry, which was also one of the reasons why the results of the battle were not expanded.
Those white pole soldiers seemed to be a little unsatisfied, and they felt a little disappointed. Wu Shigong was very strange, and after sending someone to inquire, Wu Shigong learned that the main income of the white pole soldiers was not military salary, of course, their military salary was very small. The main income of the White Pole Soldier is the silver bounty that is exchanged for the enemy's head. So they saw an ingot of silver running away on horseback, and they were very sorry.
However, Wu Shigong's own soldiers were very excited, and they felt that the combat effectiveness of the Tartars was only like this, and they would also run away. In fact, these soldiers could not tell the difference between the Later Jin army and these Mongolian herdsmen soldiers. They will soon be made miserable by this misunderstanding.
After sweeping away all the Mongol soldiers in the vicinity, the army set up camp outside the southern gate of the capital. After the camp was set up, Wu Shigong looked at the capital from afar. I thought to myself, "Nancheng, I'm back again!" ”