Huailai City has a long history, was built in the Tang Dynasty, west to Jinmeng, east to Gyeonggi, since ancient times is a military fortress, has the "North Pass lock key" said.

With the sound of a low trumpet, the Tatar camp slowly drove out of the behemoth, impressively siege engines, after several days of siege, and in order to allow the army of Niu Jizong on the other side of the river to cross the river, Bayan Khan finally decided to attack the city.

In the camp of the Ming army on the other side of the river, Niu Jizong stood on the arrow tower and looked coldly at the Tatars who made such a big move, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, the range of the artillery on the wall of Huailai City could reach three miles, and the Tatar siege vehicles could not get close to the city wall at all.

Yesterday, he had already received a handwritten letter from Wang Bin forwarded by the Fusi of Nanzhen, knowing that they would raid the Tatar camp outside Xuanfu City tomorrow, and as long as they succeeded, they would then defeat the Tatar and Duoyan Sanwei's camp under Dasong Mountain, so that they would change from less than 50,000 to nearly 100,000, and when the time came, the three clans would be defeated.

The sun was rising, and a group of Ming scouts ran eastward along the Yanghe River, they crossed the hills, and quickly approached Baoanzhou, slowly, they were a little tired, and the war horses kept snorting, and the pace slowed down.

"Captain Jia, stop and rest!"

One of Jia Jue's personal soldiers gasped slightly: "It is possible to encounter the sentry of the grassland people in the future, we must maintain sufficient physical strength, and the war horses will also rest." ”

"Hmm!"

Jia Gui nodded silently and looked around, he pointed to a dense forest in the distance, "Let's go over there and rest!" ”

In order to win this battle, and in order not to put himself in danger, Jia Jue ordered Jia Gui to lead a team of personal soldiers to Huailai to inquire about the news when Wang Bin and Xie Qiong both sent outposts, Jia Jue guessed that the three-clan alliance army that received the news would definitely send troops to support the Tatars who stayed in Xuanfu Town.

Baoan Prefecture is backed by the Yanghe River, surrounded by Jiming Mountain and Babao Mountain, which is a place where soldiers must fight for the terrain and the avenue.

It's a pity that with the sudden fall of Zhangjiakou Fort, Baoan Prefecture was broken by the three clans alliance army with an absolute superiority of troops in an unprepared situation, Jia Gui reined in the war horse, and looked around, the woods in front of him were endless, and a stream flowed through the woods, Jia Gui's eyes flashed, it was too quiet, and it was a little unusual.

Judging by common sense, there are usually a large number of animals inhabiting the woods where the stream passes, and there are no birds in the sky, which makes him smell a hint of danger.

Jia Gui pondered for a moment, and then said to the two personal soldiers on the side: "Go and take a look, pay attention to safety!" ”

The two soldiers agreed, galloped forward, ran to the edge of the woods, the two stretched out their heads to look into the forest for a moment, took off the bow and arrow on the horse's back, and took out a modified arrow, the arrow was tied with a special cannonball, ignited and shot out with a bow and arrow, and the roar produced after the explosion could play a role in startling the grass and snakes.

The two of them drew their bows and arrows, and shot together in the forest, only to hear two roars in the depths of the woods, and immediately heard the neighing of several war horses, and then several Warat cavalry rushed out of the forest and ran along the woods in the direction of Jiming Mountain.

"Nine cavalry!"

Jia Gui immediately ordered: "Rush up and try to catch the live mouth as much as possible." ”

The war horse galloped, and more than 20 horsemen galloped together in the direction of the Warat people's escape, and the Warat people's war horses were frightened, uncontrollable for a while, and could not quickly increase their speed, and after a while, the Warat sentinel was gradually caught up by Jia Gui and others.

Jia Gui and others formed a crescent shape, wanting to block the way of the Warat people, and the Warat people who noticed that something was wrong couldn't take care of it, and directly opened their bows and released arrows, but unfortunately, Jia Gui and others had armor on their bodies, and they were less than fifty steps away, Jia Gui and others released arrows, and these Warat cavalry in leather jackets were not so lucky, in an instant, five people were shot off their horses, and only four were still running wildly, but they still couldn't dodge the arrows that came from them, and in an instant, all of them fell off their horses.

These Warats were extremely fierce, and although they were shot and wounded, they still drew their scimitars and planned to fight Jia Gui and the others for their lives.

"Kill!"

Jia Gui pulled out the Yanling knife on his waist, and the horse went forward to kill, a knife slashed, blood splashed, a Warat man was cut off the neck, and the rest of the soldiers also moved, and finally only one Warat was left in the circle, looking at the fierce light in the eyes of these Ming soldiers, he felt a chill, turned his head and wanted to run, "Whew!" With a sound, a horse rope was accurately put on his head, the rope rope tightened in an instant, Jia Gui waved the horsewhip, and the Warat man was dragged forward by the galloping war horse, and I don't know how long it took, and finally stopped.

Just as he was dazed, a fist slammed into his lower abdomen, causing him to open his eyes in pain, and then a Ming soldier came over and asked with a sly smile in skilled grassland dialect: "Where is your main force hiding?" ”

As he spoke, he pulled the dagger out of his boot and shaved off one of his fingers, "I'll give you a good time!" ”

Jia Gui looked at the somewhat perverted Niu Er, shook his head with a wry smile, this is not the Jia family, but a native of Huai'an City, his father and brother died in the battle to defend the city, and joined the Ruishi battalion in order to take revenge, because he knew the grassland dialect, he was arranged by Jia Jue into the pro-soldier team.

Soon, the Navarat people explained some information, this Warat sentry was going to Xuanfu Town along the Yanghe River to inquire about intelligence, and told the Tatars the news that the army went to Xuanfu, because they found Jia Gui and others and retreated to the woods, in addition, they also explained that the leader of the 30,000 households on the right wing, Dehuahai, had obtained the military order of the Great Khan of Warat, and led the headquarters of 30,000 elite cavalry to Xuanfu Town to support the Tatars, and is currently leading the army to Jimingyi.

There was also information that also caught Jia Gui's attention, the Warats were hiding in the Tumu Fort and the mountains, and two days ago, a group of Han people dressed as merchants drove into the Warat barracks with five carts, and the contents of the cars were covered with silk cloth.

Jia Gui pondered for a moment, and immediately divided his troops into two routes, all the way to report to Jia Jue, while he led ten of his own soldiers to Jiming Mountain to personally investigate the movements of the Warat people.

Just when Jia Gui discovered the movement of the Warat people, the Ming army of Wanquan Zuowei had completed the whole army, and the Datong general army Xiangyang Bo Wang Bin had 10,000 cavalry, 20,000 infantry troops, more than 10,000 people in the training battalion and Ruishi battalion, 2,000 defenders of Wanquan Zuowei, and 1,000 infantry troops in Baocheng.

The army crossed directly to the north in Wanquan Zuowei, and set off along the Yanghe River, and in the evening of that day, the army finally arrived at a place less than seven miles northwest of Xuanfu Town, and when night fell, it was stationed.

The sentinels who went out came with the news that no Tatar scouts were found within three miles, there was no suspicious situation, the dense camp tents were stacked on top of each other, there was no camp fence, and the outermost part was a simple fortification surrounded by carts that hauled supplies, and the Ming army was busy, and after eating some food to replenish their strength, they went into the tent to rest.

Nearly a thousand patrol posts were sent out, and night fell quietly, and there was silence in the camp, and the tired soldiers had fallen asleep, only the lights were still bright in the big tent of the Chinese army.

Before the incense, the group of soldiers rushed back and told a few people what they had found about the Warats.

After listening to this, Wang Bin directly made a mark on the map, Jiming Mountain is less than seventy miles away from Xuanfu Town, considering that they are not rushing, plus the grain and grass materials carried by the army, they can arrive at Xuanfu City at noon tomorrow at the latest, if they go to Xuanfu early tomorrow morning to attack the Tatar camp, they will definitely not take it for a while, and the Warats who get the news will definitely rush to support with all their might, and they will not be surrounded by the Tatars and Warat cavalry.

If you go to ambush the Warat people who come to help, it seems that it is too hasty, from Jimingyi to Xuanfu, these more than 60 miles are all hilly areas, the mountains are not high and the forests are not dense, it is not a suitable ambush place.

However, the Harrier Ridge outside the northeast corner of Xuanfu is suitable, which is less than thirty miles away from Xuanfu, the third watch cooks, the fourth watch departs, and he can arrive before the hour, and a bold idea jumped out of his mind, he can take advantage of the fact that the Tatars do not know the news, and the Warats are not prepared to completely annihilate the 30,000 Warat cavalry supporting the Tatars.

This thought startled Wang Bin himself, would the Tatars react and go to support the Warats?

This was an assumption that he was a little afraid to face, and once the Tatars reacted, the cavalry would arrive on the battlefield in thirty miles and less than an hour, so that the Ming army would be caught in a two-front battle.

Thinking of this, he immediately shared this idea with Jia Jue and Xie Qiong, wanting to hear their opinions.

The big tent is silent, the Harrier Ridge is a mountain on one side, and a river on the other, and it was here that the Ming army was ambushed first, it is impossible for the Warat people not to remember this, the probability of success is too low, once the news reaches Xuanfu here, the army will be dangerous.

At this moment, the voice of Wang Bin's personal soldiers came from outside the big tent, "Master Hou, Uncle Jia's personal soldiers are back." ”

"Let him in."

Wang Bin knew that he must have found out the news of Wara's reinforcements, and smiled at Jia Jue: "After the war, Ben Hou will truthfully recount your merits." ”

At this time, Jia Gui was brought in, he looked at Jia Jue, and said to Wang Bin: "Master Hou, the Warat people did not go to Jimingyi, but turned back to Baoan Prefecture and set up a large camp outside the city. ”

"What?!"

Wang Bin was stunned.

Jia Qi's eyes flashed, and he remembered the news from the grassland from the Jia family's scout camp, and said with a smile: "The Tatars attacked the tribe of the Sea of Flowers not long ago. ”

"Oh?"

Wang Bin was stunned again, thought about it, and said: "This wishful thinking of the sea of flowers, he may have guessed our plan, retreat to Baoan Prefecture to rest, and wait for us to fight to the death with the Tatars, less than eighty miles, the cavalry can arrive in less than two hours, if it is two horses galloping, it will definitely be able to arrive within an hour and a half." It can not only take revenge, but also encircle and annihilate us. Scold! What a good deal! ”

Speaking of this, Wang Bin slapped the case and said in a deep voice: "Let's give him a plan!" The third watch cooked, and the fourth watch set out, taking advantage of the dawn to attack the Tatar camp. ”

Jia Jue and Xie Qiong glanced at each other and nodded in agreement.