The next morning, the army marched forward again, and on the way, at the end of the endless grassland, there was smoke and dust rising continuously, and there seemed to be traces of Tartar soldiers and horses several miles away, and from time to time there would be a horse to turn back and report the news of the present Tartar cavalry. [][][]

The generals were a little annoyed, and they all scolded: "What the hell are the Tartars, if you want to fight, why are you so sneaky?" Can't you expect to scare us away? ”

Song Nan smiled silently, his heart was like a mirror, and the Tartar was bluffing to make a situation of attacking from all sides, but in fact, this kind of posture to fool the newcomers was effective, but it was useless for Song Nan, because Song Nan knew that there were not many soldiers and horses in the hands of Bald Mengke. In fact, Song Nan speculated about the intention of harassment by the Tartars last night, which was nothing more than to delay time. The Tartars don't seem to be stupid, they can drag on for an hour and an hour, and they can drag on for a day, and it is likely that they will be able to drag the bald man until the weather turns cold, and he can have a place to fight with the Ming army.

Even if he made this judgment, Song Nan didn't dare to be too careless, the main force of his army, the Tartars, would not dare to attack head-on, but if the supply line was cut off by the Tartars, then the problem would be strict. Song Nan ordered that the rear army of Commander Xu Tai could delay the march and establish a heavily guarded logistics center at the ferry on the west side of Bulong Lake, and did not hesitate to allocate six Song Lady rocket launchers to Xu Tai for use.

In the evening of the same day, when the army arrived ten miles south of Wuhai Town and set up camp, a battle report came from the rear, and the logistics transfer troops and horses on the shore of Bulong Lake suffered a fierce attack by nearly 6,000 Tartar cavalry; Fortunately, Xu Tai left a whole guard of Ming troops here to defend, and the strong suppressive power of six Song Lady rocket artillery made the Tartar cavalry retreat, leaving hundreds of corpses and disappearing into the sound of the grassland.

This news gave Song Nan a wake-up call, and he didn't plan to give up resisting, he still tried to find a way to counterattack, and a large number of the main forces of the Tartars did not abandon a large area south of Wuhai, and the formed Tartar cavalry brigade was still looking for fighters in the vast grassland north of the Dusitu River south of Wuhai, and if they were not careful, they would suffer a big loss.

On the other hand, since there are nearly 6,000 Tartar cavalry lingering behind or on the grassland on the side, there will not be too many soldiers and horses in this Wuhai town in front of them, and there are only more than 20,000 soldiers and horses stationed here with less than 30,000 Tartar soldiers, which is a good time for a rapid attack.

Song Nan immediately decided, since you want to hold me back, I just want to speed up the pace of the attack, you think I will be in Wuhai Town for a few days, I will attack immediately on the night I set up camp.

After nightfall, the grassland is dotted with stars, although it is a place where the war is imminent, the grassland night is still as quiet as usual; The Tartar soldiers and horses in the outer fortifications of Wuhai Town stared wide-eyed as the lights in the Ming army camp in front of them went out one after another, and in the end, only the piles of bonfires on the periphery were left, and they were also relieved. Looking at this posture, the Ming army, which had traveled a long distance, would not attack tonight, they obviously had to rest well for the night, and tomorrow morning would be the time for the battle to begin.

More than a dozen Tartar generals gathered in the Golden Tent of the Bald Warriors, discussing how to deal with the looming battle. Some people advocated taking it by surprise and waiting for the second half of the night to raid the Ming army camp and take the initiative. Others advised not to act rashly, and wait for the more than 8,000 cavalry scattered on the grassland to return to Wuhai tomorrow, and block the Ming army's offensive with the defense system established in Wuhai Town for several years.

Sitting behind the desk, Bald Mengke didn't express any of these opinions, he just told everyone one thing, the dozens of Condor cannons brought back from the Yanchi front line have been rebuilt, and the required flowering shells are being transported here from Ulaanba, and this time Bald Mengke sold the mining rights of a refined iron mine at the northern foot of Daqing Mountain to the red-haired ghost of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, in exchange for nearly 3,000 flowering bombs.

This news suddenly made the generals overjoyed, they didn't realize how they missed the days of the Condor cannon now, even the most traditional and stubborn Tatar generals did not admit it, in today's situation, only with a firearm like the Condor cannon can resist the pace of the Ming army's advance, otherwise it is impossible to fight the Ming army head-on. Even in the face of the Ming army, which was mainly infantry and cavalry, and mainly infantry, their proud cavalry advance tactics had no chance of winning at all. Who can resist the firearms of the Ming army that breathe hellfire? Flesh and Blood are no match for these monsters at all.

However, they were overjoyed that it would take at least four or five days for these flowering bombs to reach the south of the Yellow River, and the battle of Wuhai could not be counted on. If these shells can't arrive in time, it will be difficult to hold Wuhai, at most for a day or two, and it will eventually be occupied by the Ming army, and whether Wuhai is defended or not has become a question.

The bald man could give the answer: "Everyone, Wuhai still has to be defended, but now that we have the Condor cannon again, we don't have to be afraid of the attack of the Ming army." Don't forget, our purpose is not to fight to the death with the Ming army, and it is not worth exchanging the precious lives of our Tatar warriors with the lives of the Ming army. Therefore, we must make a trade-off if we want to hold back the Ming army until our Condor cannons can roar again and pay very few casualties. ”

The generals listened with bated breath, but they listened to the bald and fierce words: "Ben Khan ordered that all the cavalry troops stationed in Wuhai should be evacuated immediately tonight, and I also ordered the eight thousand cavalry on the grassland to convey the order, they will not return to Wuhai to participate in this battle, they will go directly to the east and be stationed around Hangjin, and only 10,000 infantry and 10,000 strong men are left here to defend the city with the Ming army." You know, if the Ming army wants to continue to go deeper, they can only go east to take Hangjin and cross the Yellow River north, the walled city of Hangjin is stronger than Wuhai, and there are more soldiers, horses, grain and grass, and more importantly, where will the flowering bullets be transported in a few days, if the Ming army dares to attack, they will be invited to taste the taste of the condor cannon. ”

The generals were stunned, it turned out that the Great Khan bluffed as if he was going to fight to the death with the Ming army here, but in the end he was fighting the idea of giving up Wuhai, leaving 10,000 infantry and 10,000 strong men to guard Wuhai, didn't that let them die? Just said that the lives of Tatar warriors are precious, and in the blink of an eye, the lives of 20,000 people were sacrificed, which is still precious?

But no one is stupid enough to point this out, since the defeat of the Great Khan's southern expedition, his temper has become violent and abnormal, and there are often generals who are hacked to death by the Great Khan's own hands at every turn, and any suspicion of the Great Khan's decision-making will be regarded as a disloyal move, especially after the defeat of the Great Khan, he always suspects that his tribal leaders and generals have strange behavior, the whole person is like a taut bowstring, whoever has more mouths, the arrow on this bowstring will shoot at whom.

Urus was the first to say: "Father Khan Shengming, as long as the 20,000 people here can survive two days, they will make a great contribution, not to mention that they may also create a miracle." Erchen built yì, and sent more troops and horses to harass on the road from Wuhai to Hangjin; Taking advantage of the terrain of the Gobi Gorge to ambush them a few times, the Ming army will definitely hesitate. According to the degree of their turtle travel, it will take half a month to reach Hangjinqi. If the immortal heaven is beautiful, the first snow on the grassland in mid-October will fall, what will happen to these Ming soldiers when the time comes? ”

"Yes, yes, what the second prince said is very reasonable, the Great Khan's move is an excellent strategy, even if it has not snowed when the Ming army arrives in Hangjin, we have the Condor cannon in hand, and the defense of the Ming army's attack should have a chance of victory. We don't have to annihilate them, we just drag them until the snow. ”

"It makes sense, the Wuhai bento is lent to the Ming army for temporary use, and when the time comes, we will get it back with interest."

All the generals expressed their support, touching their beards and laughing, he knew that these people didn't really agree, but it didn't matter, the important thing was that they didn't have any objections.

As soon as he raised his hand, he was about to speak, when he heard a series of explosions in the silent night sky outside the tent, and then the sound of explosions came into the ear drums, and after a while, the soldiers outside the tent ran in panting and reported: "Report the Great Khan, Wuhai Nan Milk. The two walled forts in Toushan were attacked by the Ming army, and a large number of soldiers and horses of the Ming army were flocking in. ”

Bald Mengke's face changed, and he stood up and scolded: "This ruthless child is too fierce, and he attacked without taking a breath." ”

The generals solemnly waited for the order, but listened to the bald Meng Ke gritted his teeth and ordered: "Pass the order, Boljin, the governor of Wuhai Town, will lead 20,000 soldiers and horses to resist the enemy head-on, and the rest of the people will immediately rearm their horses, open the gate of Dongcheng, and retreat to Hangjin." ”

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