Kong Youde said it lightly, but he actually sent a hundred good hands. Those Houjin soldiers had not encountered such a bold Ming army for a long time, and were caught off guard by the Ming army, and the bigger mistake was that they tried to resist in the face of the superior Ming army, mistakenly thinking that the Ming army would soon collapse. As a result, only a few who escaped with minor injuries escaped, and the rest were wiped out.

This victory made the morale of Kong Youde's subordinates even higher, but before they could wake up from their joy, Huang and Kong poured cold water on all the soldiers and civilians.

Kong Youde gave a brief account of the sinister situation he was facing, and then announced his order. The cavalry protected the group of refugees and quickly moved to the rear of the infantry.

"If both father and son are in the army, the father stays. If the brothers are all in the army, the brothers stay. The only child in the family was evacuated with the large army. "Kong Youde's arrangement is just the opposite of Xinlingjun's arrangement back then, because this time the queen of the palace is a mission of nine deaths, and the soldiers left behind must have the consciousness of not hesitating to die for the safe escape of their families.

The 400 soldiers who had been confirmed to stay said goodbye to their families, and the camp erupted with a few sporadic weepings, followed by earth-shattering howls. Although everyone was sad, they also knew that time was pressing, and after the 400 soldiers watched their relatives leave overnight, they were ordered to rest immediately.

"General Huang, are you sure you want to stay?" Kong Youde was very surprised by Huang Shi's insistence on not evacuating.

"Yes, after Brother Kong took the risk of the palace, Huang is not talented, and he will also accompany him for a while. "Huang Shi didn't know if the big army was in danger, but he knew that Kong Youde could leave alive in history, so he couldn't let go of the opportunity to observe. The cavalry was handed over to his subordinates, and Huangshi was left alone, not even his own soldiers.

"Brother Huang Gaoyi," Kong Youde didn't know these calculations in Huang Shi's heart, and he couldn't help but bow to Huang Shi when he was moved: "Kong used to think that it was better to be famous than meeting the general, and he still had some thoughts about the general in his heart, but he was really ashamed to kill Kong when he saw the truth in adversity." ”

Huang Shi's face was full of a generous smile: "Well, if Brother Kong is really sorry, go to Lushun and ask Brother to drink to make amends." ”

"Definitely, definitely. Kong Youde hurriedly agreed, and plucked up the courage to say: "The poor and lowly friends must not be forgotten, today General Huang and a certain life and death are together, so a certain wants to marry Jin Lan with the general while he is still alive, I don't know what the general wants?"

Huang Shi was overjoyed when he heard this, Kong Youde was a fierce general like Kong Youde, he had deliberately made friends, could it not be left to Huang Taiji? Although the sense of oppression left by Huang Taiji was still full of strength, Huang Shi still subconsciously regarded him as a destined enemy:

"What Brother Kong said is exactly what the younger brother thinks in his heart, and he can worship the eldest brother, and the younger brother is really dumbfounded. ”

At that moment, the two twisted the soil into incense and became brothers with different surnames. For the atheist Huang Shi, the poisonous oath was like a fart, but Kong Youde listened to the sincerity of his tone, but his heart was moved with joy.

In the morning of the next day, the Houjin cavalry was still not observed, and Kong Youde and Huangshi knew in their hearts: Most of the main forces of Houjin would not be able to arrive today. The soldiers were already well nourished at this time, and no one refused to stay where they were and wait for death, so they burned the barracks and opened their camps, hoping to get out before sunset.

However, the army walked a few miles before they saw nearly 100 Houjin cavalry approaching from the rear, and they were scattered in formation from both wings, and soon formed a three-bread sandwich situation in the distance, and then slowly pressed towards the Ming army in the middle.

Huang Shi naturally still had horses to ride, and during this period, he had been watching the movements of the Houjin army, and when he saw the enemy getting closer and closer, his palms were no longer sweating, and the hand holding the reins of the horse was also spasmed.

Kong Youde saw Huang Shi's nervousness, patted his horse over and said softly: "Second brother, don't be nervous, the eldest brother has a breath, and he must protect his brother thoroughly." ”

"Thank you, let the eldest brother smile. ”

Kong Youde nodded again to comfort Huang Shi, and then ordered loudly: "Keep in the shape of a marching army, raise shields on the periphery, and the archers are on guard!"

The soldiers of the Ming army brushed together, the queue still maintained a distance of one meter, and the outermost soldiers put their shields on their shoulders one after another, rushing in the direction of the Houjin cavalry, and the inner layer was also replaced by soldiers with bows and crossbows. After changing formations, the team continued to stride forward, ignoring the flanks and the Houjin cavalry behind them.

After coming to this era for so long, Huangshi has an understanding of the power of bows and arrows. Cavalry is generally equipped with two kinds of bows, and the range of short bows suitable for mounted archery is only 50 to 70 meters, and accurate shooting is about 10 meters. The other type of large iron bow has the same range as the infantry bow, a full 150 meters away, and can shoot accurately at 50 or 60 meters.

Those Houjin soldiers were also well aware of the power of the Ming army's infantry bows, and they spread out far from sixty meters, shooting a few arrows from a distance. Because the Ming army maintained a marching column with a distance of one meter, most of these arrows fell in no one's place, and occasionally one or two arrows flying towards a certain soldier had little strength, and were easily blocked by the soldiers holding shields.

Harassment from a distance had little effect on the Ming army's march, and a few Houjin soldiers tried to get closer, and whenever such people approached within fifty meters, two or three Ming archers came out in more rows, raised their iron bows and aimed at them, forcing the advancing cavalry back before quickly following the ranks.

Although the Ming army did not send out an arrow, but the soldiers holding shields and bows on the periphery still gradually showed fatigue, with Kong Youde's order, the Ming army exchanged positions inside and outside, the soldiers outside retreated to the inner layer, relaxed their guard and began to gasp for breath; So repeatedly, the threat of mounted archery could not slow down the pace of the Ming army much.

Huang Shi was surprised and delighted, and exclaimed: "If the eldest brother commands the truth, the younger brother admires it." ”

Kong Youde smiled slightly, and pointed the surrounding officers with a horsewhip: "Most of these are old subordinates who have followed me for many years, and after the loss of Tieling, they fled to Guangning with me. If it were your officer here, it is estimated that the formation would have been in chaos a long time ago, which is one of the reasons why I want your cavalry to go first, and the generals in the army are the most terrible. ”

Huang Shi thought for a moment and asked, "Our formation is so scattered, what if Jiannu suddenly rushes over?"

Kong Youde laughed: "The eldest brother really hopes that the second brother is commanding the Jiannu on the other side! They evacuated in formation, and they rushed over one by one just as a bow target." If you really want to rush into formation, you need to assemble together first, and our army has already adjusted the formation when there is time for this arrangement. ”

"If they set up a formation and confront us, won't we be able to leave?"

"A hundred cavalry lined up in a dense formation, and my four hundred men guarded them with a hundred spears was enough. Then shoot with a bow and arrow, and you can put down a dozen of them at once, or you can only scatter. Repeating this a few times is no longer a threat. Kong Youde looked at the horizon behind him as he spoke: "There are too few of them for a hundred riders,"

"Brother, I don't read military books. After Kong Youde finished speaking, he smiled and shook his head, and there was still a little reproach in his tone: "Training, passwords, reconnaissance, marching, dealing with harassment, guarding and advancing, etc., these "Wujing General Decision" and "New Book of Discipline and Effectiveness" are all on it." ”

"My little brother has read "The Art of War"!"

"That's what Wenchen only reads, not a book written to our military attachés. They decide what battles to fight, and we're going to win them. ”

Huang Shi was silent for a moment, and now he really needed to read these tactical books.

"Although it is difficult to defeat on foot, as long as I don't make mistakes, I can't be helpless by relying on only a quarter of our army's cavalry," Kong Youde's face was mixed when he spoke, and he once again looked at the communication office of heaven and earth behind him: "As long as they have no backup, your eldest brother is still not afraid." ”

(End of Section 17)

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