Zhang Huangyan naturally heard the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and inferred from the dust and sound that there were about 3,000 enemy troops in front.

With 2,000 people behind him, he was at a disadvantage of one to ten.

Especially I don't know if there are other cavalry rushing here, Zhang Huangyan is a little nervous in his heart when he has limited ammunition and insufficient horsepower.

Liu Hongsheng asked, "General, there are wolves in front and tigers in the back, what should I do?" ”

"You can't be surrounded by them! While the enemy forces are still far away, let's go east! Zhang Huangyan ordered.

"That's right! By changing the route now, you can walk both enemies behind you, and when you run for an hour, they will lose the opportunity to block and intercept! Liu Hongsheng instantly understood Zhang Huangyan's thoughts.

"There are still two hours of darkness, and when the time comes, the enemy and the enemy are tired, and we must temporarily set up camp, and we can implement the strategy of the enemy stationing and disturbing us!"

"Driving...... ...... driving"

The Ming army suddenly turned to flee, how could Ban Zhifu let it go, and commanded to continue the pursuit.

"Damn, if Sheng Jing hadn't transferred all the Mongolian horses, Lao Tzu would have caught up with Ming Dog a long time ago!" Ban Zhifu said viciously, "Chase!" Chase! ”

The Jianyu who came from the north had already detected the movement of the Ming army and turned to chase after him.

After galloping for an hour, the Ming army's war horses were obviously physically exhausted, and the horse's speed gradually slowed down.

The speed of Jianyu's horses was also slowing down, but it was obviously faster than that of the Ming army, and the distance between the two armies gradually shortened.

In fact, it is not only the horses that are tired, but also the soldiers, but everyone knows that once they are caught up and surrounded by the enemy, in the case of such a huge disparity in strength, their own side will be defeated, and no one will be able to live.

"Reload! Always ready to fight! Zhang Huangyan shouted.

He knew that this was the biggest crisis since entering Liao, and one careless person could wipe out the entire army. Fortunately, he and Zheng Sen have deduced various situations many times, and they have already formulated countermeasures to be surrounded and intercepted.

So this will make him a little nervous, but definitely not panicked.

I kept fleeing, not because I didn't dare to confront the enemy, but mainly because it wasn't time yet.

The Liaodong Peninsula is a hilly landform, covered with continuous hills tens to hundreds of meters high, and this terrain is very conducive to the mobile assembly, dispersion and concealment of cavalry, and is convenient for observation and shooting.

At present, both the enemy and the enemy are cavalry, and they all occupy advantageous land, so there is no special benefit for the Ming army. However, the Ming army had rifles in hand, and as long as they found a suitable hill or woodland, they still had the strength to fight.

One is the dense woods, which are not suitable for cavalry charges, but suitable for riflemen to shuttle through the forest to ambush.

In addition, there is the bare stone mountain, once you rush to the top of the mountain first, even if you don't have time to set up fortifications, just rely on the cover of the big stone and put the gun downward, you can also block the attack of the Jianyu, and stay up until the night to find an opportunity to escape or attack the enemy camp at night to expand the results of the battle.

Unfortunately, they had galloped forty or fifty miles all the way, and all the places they passed were sparse mountain woodlands, and there was really no suitable place.

Zhang Huangyan's eyes were like torches, and while desperately urging the horse, he kept looking into the distance.

"Brothers, Northeast!"

In the distance, a stony hill abruptly appeared on the land of southern Liaoning, its top is not big, the mountain is not steep, horses can go up directly, more importantly, this hill is almost not connected with other hills, the surrounding is relatively flat, it is an excellent place to hold.

"Heaven will not kill me!" Zhang Huangyan sighed.

More than 500 cavalry of the Ming army were overjoyed when they saw this terrain, and they did not waste more than an hour of running wildly.

It's less than an hour before dark, and we'll make it into the evening!

In less than a stick of incense, the Ming army had already arrived at the foot of the mountain and began to ride horses to climb the mountain, and the speed immediately slowed down.

Ban Zhifu was overjoyed when he saw it, and shouted and chased after him.

The Ming army did not panic either, and while climbing the mountain, they sat on horseback and shot at the same time.

Now the horse's speed is not fast, it is still stable, the hit rate is okay, and the Jianyu keeps falling off his horse with the sound of thumping gunshots.

It has never been able to catch up with the pace of the Ming army.

Finally, most of the Ming troops rushed to the top of the mountain, turned over and dismounted, looked for cover and began to block the attack.

The 5,000-strong army was also dispersed, and while it was approaching, it gradually formed a trend of encirclement.

The horses of the Ming army were surrounded by soldiers in the middle, panting for breath, and some soldiers came to take care of the horses, provide forage and drinking water.

Bang bang bang......

The horses were rested, but the soldiers could not, and they kept firing their guns, constantly shooting the captives who tried to go up the mountain. At the end of a quarter of an hour, nearly 100 captives fell from their horses.

Ban Zhifu had learned the power of the Ming army's firearms, and when he saw that the Ming army's gunpowder was not exhausted, he ordered to suspend the attack and besiege it first. At the same time, men and horses were sent to lead the follow-up troops.

Seeing that the enemy army stopped attacking, Zhang Huangyan was overjoyed, "Take advantage of the moment to arrange a mountaintop fortification!" ”

"Yes!" The soldiers shouted in unison.

The so-called mountaintop fortification is a simple fortification designed by Zhu Youjian based on the experience of later generations, combined with the firearms currently equipped by the Ming army and the effective range of the Jianyu bow and arrow.

The layout method and case diagram have long been transmitted to the army, and the non-commissioned officers have also practiced many times.

Now taking advantage of the construction of the encirclement, the Ming army has plenty of time to arrange.

More than 500 soldiers moved together, and all the stones that could be moved around the top of the mountain were gathered.

There are soldiers with special military shovels to level the ground and make sandbags.

After a while, the relatively gentle areas everywhere were built with one-meter-high dams, and combined with the original boulders, the top of the mountain was tightly fenced.

Every meter or so, a soldier is placed on the defensive, with rifles in hand, several grenades in front of them, and bows and arrows at their sides, ready for battle.

In a short period of time, a 360-degree firepower network has been formed that is hundreds of years ahead of this era and can crush all enemy forces.

The captives under the mountain have almost completed the encirclement, they don't know what kind of nightmare they are about to face, they only know that this group of Ming troops will not escape!

Ban Zhifu looked at the western sky, knowing that it was almost dark, in order to avoid long nights and dreams, he felt that he would take the lead in attacking, if he could capture the mountain in one go, it would be the best, even if he could not attack, he would also find out the distribution of the combat strength of the Ming army, and at the same time consume the gunpowder and arrows of the Ming army to prepare for tomorrow's general attack.

Woowoo......

The horn sounded, and the captives began to attack from all sides, and the sound of killing shook the sky.

In contrast, the position of the Ming army was surprisingly quiet, and all the soldiers stared at the bottom of the mountain for a moment, quietly waiting for the captives to enter the firing range.

When they set out, they carried only 15 grenades and 150 rounds of ammunition each, and after seven or eight days, half of the bullets were used and 30% of the grenades were used.

According to the plan, they were to set aside 30 rounds of ammunition to use on the return trip.

So, in this defensive battle, they use a maximum of 40 rounds.

It's time to test your marksmanship.

Backbite......

A captive soldier entered the firing range, and a bamboo whistle sounded.

Bang bang bang......