If a horse runs continuously and non-stop, it can maneuver more than 500 kilometers in a day and night. However, this is only theoretical. Because if you run like this for half a day, the horse will die to show you. In ancient times, running 800 miles in an expedited manner relied on the non-stop change of horses at the post station, and people could withstand long-term physical exertion, but horses could not.

The Mongols could not have ridden Arabian horses across Eurasia, and it was the Mongolian horse's outstanding endurance and extreme patience with food and environment that made the Mongol cavalry so glorious. However, the Mongols must also ride two or even three horses in turn for long-distance maneuvers, otherwise the Mongolian horses will not be able to stand it.

Mang Gurtai had already set out from Ningyuan, and his understanding of the central part of Gaohong was still about twelve hours ago. Twelve hours earlier, the 1st Brigade of the Wehrmacht had engaged the 'Heavenly Blessing' Army. He felt that this battle could not end in half a day, and he had to seize this fleeting opportunity, so he immediately decided to send troops into the battlefield.

And it was this night's deviation that the battle situation had changed dramatically - the 'flat hair' pecked the flying crane that sent a message to Gao Hongzhong, this kind of crane that can carry people to fly is a high-end cargo, and there is only one in the middle of Gao Hong. Mang Gurtai will not be able to update the battlefield information for half a day.

In front of Shanhaiguan, tens of thousands of 'Tianyou' soldiers were discarding their weapons and receiving a breakfast. In order to escort such a large number of surrendered troops, the 1st Brigade of the 'Revolutionary Army', which had been fighting all night, could not rest on its own, and did not even have hot soup and hot food to eat, so it had to give priority to calming the emotions of the prisoners.

The captives seemed to wake up from a big dream, one by one, their necks were shrunk, their hands were crossed, and they lined up in a random line in the direction of Shanhaiguan. They were dressed in shabby clothes, their hair was disheveled, their faces were sad, and they were all listless.

Along the road, there are rows of cooking carts distributing meals, and boiling porridge is boiling in large cauldrons. About 30,000 captives lined up to eat, one bowl per person. The soldiers who maintained order were armed with flintlock muskets with bayonets on their bayonets and shouted: "Hurry up, eat quickly." When you're done eating, move on. ”

A captive holds a wooden bowl and blows hot air while drinking porridge. His fingers were black and cracked, some of his nails were gone, and the flesh underneath was directly exposed, making it painful to look at. The cook who gave him porridge saw that he was pitiful, gave him half a spoonful, and asked, "How did you get your hands?" ”

"Dig fortifications, no shovels, dig with your fingers. Planing, planing, planing, and planing. The captive who drank the porridge smiled bitterly.

The porridge cooks were even more puzzled, "Why are you so dead-eyed?" ”

The captive who drank the porridge smiled even more bitterly: "We don't understand either, it seems that our brains are confused all of a sudden." We'll do whatever the adults say. It wasn't until I was bombarded by you last night that I woke up and didn't know that I was feeling uncomfortable. He drank the porridge, even licked it clean, put down the bowl and looked at the cook and asked, "How can you 'revolutionary army' live so well?" The clothes are all the same. ”

In the eyes of the prisoners of the 'Heavenly Blessing' Army, the soldiers of the 'Revolutionary Army' all seemed to be rich landowners. It would be nice if they could wear a cotton coat, and the soldiers of the 'revolutionary army' were all sheepskin jackets with leather boots and cotton hats. There are also close-fitting cotton clothes and pants in the jacket, which is warm to look at.

Fortunately, the number of troops under Zhou Qingfeng is not large, otherwise this sheepskin jacket alone can give him a headache, and there are really not so many sheep to skin and make clothes. But wearing such a dress is enough to make the eyes of all the soldiers of the army in this year.

The cook laughed loudly, and he was also very proud of his warm military uniform, and said to the prisoner: "It is a pleasure to give us Zhou Dashuai a soldier." Eat well, dress well, go into battle to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, and have a lot of land, even if you die, you will have a lot of pensions. It's worth it to be a soldier for the marshal! ”

The captives were envious for a while, and they all asked how they could mix such a good dress. When they learned that the 'revolutionary army' only picked elite soldiers, they were disappointed.

At noon, the cavalry that had gone out to reconnoiter returned that the vanguard of Mang Gurtai had entered the front guard through the Liuzhou River, and its main force did not make any stops, and was still advancing rapidly. Qiantunwei is the later Suizhong County, only one hundred and twenty miles away from Shanhaiguan.

"This brute is coming so fast." Zhou Qingfeng did not order the news that the 'Tianyou' army had collapsed, and many of the defeated troops fled to the north. However, the rout army on foot scattered and fled, unorganized, and could not report to Mang Gurtai.

Before closing the wall, a large number of troops were rushing in. The composition of these individuals is complex and has not yet been identified. Zhou Qingfeng couldn't let them stay outside Shanhaiguan, and he didn't dare to let them stay inside Shanhaiguan. They could only be allowed to pass through the Shanhai Pass to the south and hand them over to the militia guards who were coming from the rear.

The remnants of Gao Hongzhong retreated all the way into the mountains north of Shanhaiguan. They did not fight head-on with the 11th Brigade in charge of the clearance, but avoided the battle vigorously. These traitors have obviously made up their minds to save themselves and wait for reinforcements from Mang Gurtai.

Zhou Qingfeng looked at his watch, estimated the speed of Mang Gurtai's arrival, and ordered the 11th Brigade to withdraw from the battle and enter the pass. Due to the lack of wharf hoisting equipment, the artillery from the brigade could not be brought ashore, and more than a dozen transport ships could only unload part of the ammunition and leave.

By about three o'clock in the afternoon, Mang Gurtai's forward was less than sixty miles away from Shanhaiguan. The guy started to slow down, sending out a large number of scouts to try to figure out the current situation. And Zhou Qingfeng finally waited for his second support soldier, Xu Bing, to drive a biplane and use the space-time island to transport Han Shi's cavalry brigade to him.

Zhou Qingfeng had only one cavalry brigade, and the whole brigade had only 2,500 men. This brigade can be called ultra-luxurious equipment, and it uses Mongolian horses for daily service and mobile operations, and Arabian horses for combat assault. It was his best effort to bring horses from Goa, almost all of which were used to equip this mighty force.

When Xu Bing opened the space-time gate, he said apologetically: "The Fifth Infantry Brigade stationed in Baoding really has too many personnel and equipment. Especially since the artillery is too heavy for me to get it. This cavalry brigade can only be brought to you. ”

After a night of mobilization and a day's propaganda, the entire territory of the 'revolutionary army' was propagandizing the situation of the Tartar attack. Under the threat of war, the people's spirits were highly stressed, and Zhou Qingfeng's willingness was far more than ten times that of usual. It was precisely with such a strong will that he was able to get out of the cavalry brigade of more than 2,000 people from the isolated island of time and space that had exhausted his spiritual power.

The appearance of this new force directly affected Zhou Qingfeng's decision-making, he considered that the enemy's cavalry should be very tired from a long-distance attack, and at this time, investing in a cavalry brigade that was ready for battle could have miraculous results.

Xu Bing not only brought a brigade to Zhou Qingfeng, "I have ordered the mobilization of all the 'revolutionary army' and transport the two brigades in the south to you." In addition, a large number of militias have been drafted. Considering that there are still many places that need military support, I can only order about 30,000 militiamen from Tianjin to join you in the war for the time being. ”

"Enough, totally enough."

With the reinforcements brought by Xu Bing in the rear, Zhou Qingfeng was fully confident that he would fight the enemy in Shanhaiguan.

"It's just that there's a lack of artillery. The artillery of the 11th Brigade could not be unloaded on the sea ships, and the cavalry brigade had only some small artillery. There was only one artillery battalion of the 1st Brigade with twelve guns. "Zhou Qingfeng likes to bully opponents with artillery, but now that he thinks about it, Mang Gurtai is a light cavalry assault, and it is impossible for him to have artillery to help him fight for the time being, and his firepower advantage is still very great.

"I'll help you take care of the prisoners first, and then build a temporary dock behind Shanhaiguan to load and unload artillery, but it will take some time." Xu Bing is still very attentive to combat. As the general manager of the 'Revolutionary Army', she handled a lot of chores for Zhou Qingfeng. "You can fight with peace of mind and beat those Jurchen barbarians well. There's me in the back. ”

With Xu Bing's support, Zhou Qingfeng's pressure was greatly reduced. He was in a happy mood, and he reached out to grab Xu Bing's waist and kiss her. Xu Bing glared at him and said, "Give me something serious." ”

Xu Bing brought some administrative staff to settle the prisoners, and Han Shi, who came on a demon pig, led the team to Zhou Qingfeng to salute and shouted: "Commander, all the members of the Independent Cavalry Brigade have arrived and asked to enter the battlefield." ”

"Out of the customs, the enemy is on their way to death." Zhou Qingfeng has an extra cavalry brigade in his hand, so he doesn't have to shrink inside the wall to defend passively. He left the 1st and 11th Brigades in the Shanhai Pass for repair, but pulled out the cavalry brigade and prepared to give the enemy advance a head-on attack.

The arrival of the cavalry company has brought together the three branches of the 'infantry and artillery cavalry' of the Wehrmacht in Shanhaiguan, plus the two artillery ships equipped with rockets on the sea, which are completely sea and land together. Zhou Qingfeng pulled Han Shi's new force out of the city, repaired all the staff, and waited for the battle.

By five o'clock in the afternoon, Mang Gurtai's vanguard, three thousand cavalry led by a large amount of Engedery, appeared outside the camp. He was overjoyed to see that the camp was still there, but he was shocked to see that the camp was full of messes and empty.

What about the 'God Blessed' army?

Wasn't there a fierce battle yesterday?

Didn't you say that there were more than 40,000 horses before sunset last night?

What about those people now?

Completely inexplicable, Ngedeli sent scouts to search around. Gao Hongzhong, who got the news, ran out of the mountains to the west with the last remnants of his defeated army. When he saw Engdeli, he was as excited as he saw his own father, and almost fell to the ground and cried: "Efu, you are here." If you're one step too late, we'll be done. ”

The 'revolutionary army' was engaged in fortification and clearing, and there was not even a house north of Shanhaiguan that could be lived. In this winter, those who have no food or drink hide in the mountains and blow the northwest wind, and if they stay up for a night, they will not be finished!

"What about your people?" Engedri asked urgently, "What about your 50,000 horses?" Wasn't it okay yesterday? It's only been a day, is there only so much left in front of you? ”

50,000 people, not holding up a day? Are you a pig?

This is too bad, isn't it?

Gao Hongzhong knelt on the ground and didn't dare to get up, and kowtowed vigorously: "Efu, it's not that I'm incompetent, it's really that this 'revolutionary army' is too cruel." During the day, they cast heavenly fire at me from the sea, and 5,000 men dared to come to my camp, and 5,000 people by sea took my back route. Last night, we fought fiercely with them all night, but they were cannons and gunpowder, and they also tricked people. ”

Gao Hongzhong cried a handful of snot and tears, and cried and cried and told how the First Brigade cleaned him up. Listening to the absurdity, Engdri raised his horsewhip and whipped it down on the minion's head and face. This whip has a lot of energy on it, and in a few strokes, Gao Hongzhong's skin will be opened, and he will faint to death.

It's just that Gao Hongzhong couldn't faint, and the angry Engdry splashed him up with cold water and asked, "How many centaurs do you have left?" ”

Gao Hongzhong fell into an ice cave in the cold water, and replied tremblingly: "There are about three or four thousand people." ”

"If 50,000 people fight for a day, there are three or four thousand left?" How many people are there in the Revolutionary Army? Ngedri asked again.

"There were five thousand last night, and another five thousand came this morning, so it should be ten thousand." Gao Hongzhong didn't know that Zhou Qingfeng had an extra cavalry brigade in his hands.

"Out of a total of 10,000 people, you only have 5,000 left?" Engedri didn't even know how to scold this idiot, "Why don't you die like a waste?" ”

Knowing the crushing defeat of the 'Tianyou' army, Engdeli had the intention of retreating. But on this battlefield, Han Shi's cavalry brigade was slowly approaching. The Jiannu Scout Cavalry kept sending messages, and this vanguard obviously didn't want to retreat.

Although Gao Hongzhong's head and face were all covered in blood, he specially reminded him to show his loyalty: "E, this week's thief's sea ship will shoot heavenly fire, so it's better not to get too close to the coast." In addition, we have to worry about them being cut off from sea transportation. ”

"I don't need you to say it, I know it." Engedri stared at a pair of Han cavalry approaching in front of him with fierce eyes. In addition to informing the main force of Mang Gurtai, who was coming quickly, of the current situation, he was extremely annoyed by the bold approach of Han Shi's subordinates: "Do these Han Nikans think that I am also easy to bully? ”