At this time, on the nameless river bay, the Ming army was busy repairing the fortifications.

The fortification is actually a trench, about 200 meters long, about four meters wide, and the depth is not limited, the deeper the better, because the deeper the trench, the stronger the defensive function.

The excavated earth was built up to form a parapet on the inside of the trench.

Because a four-meter-wide trench alone could hardly hold back the horses of the Mongol cavalry.

But add a five- or even eight-foot-high parapet and that's enough.

It was impossible for a Mongolian horse to cross a four-meter-wide trench and then step directly over a five-foot-high parapet.

As for the other three directions of the bay, they are all more than thirty meters wide, and the river is more than one meter deep than two meters, and men and horses can wade across the river, but it is impossible to launch a cavalry charge from the river.

That is to say, the whole bay is U-shaped, surrounded by river water on three sides, and only the west side is connected to the land, so as long as a trench is dug on the west side and the earth is built into a parapet wall, it can form an effective protection for the Ming army guarding the bay, at least with the Mongol cavalry it is impossible to storm into the river bay from the front.

Even if the Ming army in the river bay was a rabble, it was impossible.

What's more, this more than 1,000 Ming army is no longer a rabble.

After several victories in a row, the battle of the Nameless Valley defeated the cavalry of the Gongtu Department from the front, and the mood of this more than 1,000 Ming army was completely different from before.

But the army is like that.

The more battles are won, the more veterans will survive, and the more experienced the whole army will be, the stronger its combat effectiveness will be, and the easier it will be to win battles on the battlefield, which is a virtuous circle.

Jiannu's combat effectiveness was piled up by winning battles again and again.

and the Dashun army twelve years after Chongzhen also became so strong.

On the other hand, the more defeated battles are fought, the fewer veterans survive, the less combat experience the whole army has, the weaker its combat effectiveness, and the easier it is to lose battles on the battlefield, which has become a vicious circle.

The more than 1,000 cavalry under Zhu Gaoyuan, although they are still far from the elite, at least they are no longer a rabble, and in the face of the cavalry of the Gongtu Department who are not so well equipped and not so disciplined, they can already break their wrists in specific terrain, and the winning chance is quite high.

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoyuan also had a little bottom in his heart.

The Gongtu Department is only a small tribe in Chahar Mongolia, and there are only 5,000 people who control the strings at most, and only about 2,000 can be gathered in a short time.

With one thousand against two thousand, although they are at a disadvantage in terms of troops,

However, with favorable terrain and preset fortifications, there is still a chance to counterattack and win.

As long as this wave of cavalry of the Gongtu tribe is disabled, they can calmly evacuate.

Just thinking about it, Jin Xuan came back with more than ten horsemen and warned in a loud voice: "Holy Lord, the Mongolian cavalry has entered within five miles!" ”

"Got it." Zhu Gaoyuan waved his hand and said, "Probe again." ”

"Yes!" Kim Hyun waved his hand on horseback, and returned to the south with more than ten horsemen all night.

Zhu Gaoyuan turned his gaze to the river bay in front of him, but saw that with the concerted efforts of more than 1,000 people, the entire trench and the parapet wall in the trench had basically taken shape.

However, the depth of the trench was only a little more than a meter and a half.

I really can't help it, because I don't have the tools to take advantage of it.

The Ming army was digging trenches with wooden tools.

The dustpans filled with clay were made of sheepskin and sewn improvised.

Thanks to the soft soil on the grassland, otherwise it would be troublesome.

At that moment, Zhu Gaoyuan said: "Okay, no need to dig anymore, hurry up and tie up the wooden pickaxe and shovel with hemp rope, tie it into a fence, and use it as a shield." ”

Parapets provide frontal defense, but they can't stop light arrows thrown from the air.

While they were busy here, there was a distant sound of bullhorns from the south.

"Queue, queue!" Gong Yonggu and a few other nobles hurriedly shouted.

More than 1,000 Beijing battalion soldiers, Jinyi guards, eunuchs, Minzhuang and family members hurriedly entered the line behind the parapet, and dozens of improvised oars and shields were also pushed behind the parapet.

As soon as the queue was lined up here, more than ten horsemen ran back at night without collecting it.

When he came to the front of the trench, he immediately separated from the left and right sides and waded across the river at night.

Not far behind Yebu, there was a black-pressed Mongol cavalry.

The Mongolian cavalry rushed over like a tide, and the rumbling sound of horses' hooves was like thunder in the sky, and like a dense drum beat, which knocked heavily on the hearts of the Ming army soldiers at once, making people feel impetuous.

However, the performance of the Ming army was not bad, and there was no commotion.

……

But her brow was already tightly furrowed.

As the head of the Gongtu tribe, the current life of the Qiang Tichi can be said to be very difficult.

Because of the frequent wars on the grassland in the past 20 years, their Gongtu tribe first followed Lin Dan Khan to fight Horqin, and then in turn followed Bogda Chechen Khan to attack the old lord Lin Dan Khan, and then to defeat Lin Dan Khan, and then followed Bogda Chechen Khan to fight against Daming, in short, all kinds of conquests have not stopped.

Then there are natural disasters, such as droughts, snowstorms, and plagues.

The war and natural disasters caused a large number of cattle, sheep and livestock of the Gongtu tribe to die of disease, and the population was greatly reduced, and the number of people who controlled the strings has been reduced from more than 5,000 at the peak to 3,000.

Otherwise, in the face of the provocation of the Ming army this time,

Nor will it be possible to muster only two thousand cavalry.

He originally thought that 2,000 cavalry would be enough to defeat the Ming army.

After all, it was only a small Ming army that flowed to the Chahar steppe, and its strength was limited.

But when he saw the Ming army on the river bend, especially when he saw the earthen wall in front of the Ming army, he knew that he had thought about the problem too simply, and this group of Ming troops was much more difficult than he imagined.

"Phew." He snorted softly and reined in his horse.

The more than 2,000 horsemen who followed behind also followed the horse and stopped.

"Chief, what now?" A thousand-household chief asked, "Assault?" ”

"Nope." He shook his head and said, "The Ming army has already dug a trench and built an earthen wall behind the trench, so our war horses from the Arch Rabbit Department can't cross the earthen wall to attack the Ming army." ”

"Then dismount and climb the wall to attack." Another thousand households long road.

"The earthen wall is no more than five or six feet high, and the ditch is less than a foot high."

"With such a height, it can't stop the warriors of our Arch Rabbit Department at all."

"Over the wall! Over the wall! Several belligerent chiefs of the hundred households immediately followed suit.

"Chief, you can't be cowardly, right?" The head of the thousand households who fought the main battle said again.

The brows of the man became more and more frowned, and this guy Hai Rigu really didn't take him as a leader in his eyes more and more, and he dared to mock him in public.

Then borrow the hand of the Ming army to teach him a lesson.

Let him know how to respect him as a tribal leader.

At that moment, he said: "Hai Rigu, then take your people to climb the wall to attack, but we have a word first, you will lose the battle, don't blame the head of the people for not being merciful." ”

"Defeated? Leader, you are too exalted to the people of the Ming Dynasty. Hai Rigu sneered, "These cowardly Ming Dynasty people, when they see our warriors of the Arch Rabbit Department showing their scimitars, they will be frightened, and they will turn around and run away like rabbits, the only thing we need to do is to shoot these Ming Dynasty people one by one with bows and arrows in the Hara Hetao." ”

He snorted and said no more.

Hai Rigu raised his scimitar and shouted: "Sons, follow me!" ”

After more than 1,000 horses, he turned over and dismounted, and followed Hairigu on foot.

Seeing this scene, a haze flashed in the eyes of the Śritě Śrī.

I really don't know what kind of shit luck this guy Hai Rigu has taken, the more than a dozen big families of the entire Gongtu tribe have suffered heavy losses over the years, but the Hai Rigu family has hardly been affected.

Because of this, the Hairigu family has become the most powerful family in the Gongtu Division.

I hope this time the Ming army can teach this guy a cruel lesson.

It's just that the Ming army can really do it?

……

Although they did not ride horses, more than 1,000 Mongolian cavalry wearing sheepskin jackets lined up in a slightly messy ten horizontal columns, slowly approaching the river bay, which was still very oppressive.

In particular, the Mongolian cavalry in the rear row also held horned bows in their hands.

About a hundred paces apart, the eight rows of Mongol cavalry behind them stopped, and then drew their bows and arrows and aimed at the river bay at a 45-degree angle, using light arrows.

"Shield!" Zhu Gaoyuan shouted loudly.

The Ming army raised their temporarily bound shields.

Because there were not enough "shields", they lifted the felt.

Felt was really a good thing, it could be used as a mattress, it could be used as a bedding, it could be used to build a tent, and it could even be used as a shield against the light arrow throws of the Mongol cavalry.

Wang Chengen held a piece of felt in front of Zhu Gaoyuan,

But he was pushed away by Zhu Gaoyuan, he was wearing mountain armor, and he couldn't shoot through with light arrows.

The first rain of arrows of the Mongol cavalry soon poured down, and the Ming army immediately resounded with a continuous tuk tuk sound, and almost all the arrows were blocked by shields or felt.

Only a few unlucky ones were hit by arrows and fell to the ground wailing.

After the Mongolian cavalry in the back row shot more than a dozen waves of arrows, they finally stopped, because the Mongolian cavalry in the front two rows had already approached the trench, and it was easy to be injured by mistake if they fired more arrows.

But before the Ming army could catch his breath,

More than 200 Mongolian cavalry in the front two rows also drew their bows and arrows during the march, aiming at the Ming army behind the parapet, and this time using heavy arrows with three-edged arrow clusters!

"Hide!" Zhu Gaoyuan yelled, and the people squatted down.

The Ming troops guarding behind the parapet also squatted down.

Immediately there was a sound of breaking through the air, and heavy arrows swept through the air.

However, there were still Ming troops who reacted slowly, or didn't hear Zhu Gaoyuan's roar, but they were pierced by heavy arrows and fell to the ground and died on the spot, and the cotton armor couldn't stop the heavy arrows at all.

PS: During the new book, continue to kneel and beg for support, readers don't bother the author.