Chapter 202: The Vanishing Sharpness
Mang Gurtai had always coveted the position of the Great Khan.
But the stain of killing his mother made it impossible for him to have such a chance again, and it was also helpless to turn his head and support Huang Taiji with Dai Shan and others. In his mind, the time when the four Baylors sat side by side was the time when he was most comfortable.
Although he was not a Great Khan, whenever there was a major event, Huang Taiji had to consult with a few of them.
You don't have to take responsibility, but you have power, where can you find such a good thing. But later, with Huang Taiji's moves, he saw that his power was getting bigger and bigger, and he was faintly above a few people. Mang Gurtai began to panic again, always worried that Huang Taiji would kill him if he gained power. He even began to pray that Huang Taiji would make a mistake and that it would be better to lose the battle.
He entered the first battle of the customs in his own year and almost crippled the entire Jurchen, and after that battle, Huang Taiji no longer had the opportunity to give orders to them. Later, in the battle of Liaoshen, they were driven back to Hetuala, and Huang Taiji was even more depressed. It was as if the aura of the former male lord had gradually disappeared from his body.
Mang Gurtai's mood is ambivalent, he is reckless, he is irritable, but it does not mean that he does not want his tribe to be strong.
In the face of a powerful enemy like Da Ming, he didn't think that anyone would do better than Huang Taiji at the moment. Therefore, when he learned that Huang Taiji was going to send troops to attack Karaqin, Mang Gurtai was very much in favor, and he hoped that Huang Taiji could lead the Jurchens to regain their momentum and regain their former glory.
But after today's war, he was disappointed.
He saw fear in Huang Taiji, and the vanishing sharpness.
It is true that the Ming Dynasty was powerful, with sharp weapons and strong armor. But if you lose the faith to fight with it, you will inevitably gradually become a coward.
It is impossible for a coward to lead a tribe to prosperity!
Mang Gurtai stood for a long time, sighed softly, and returned to the tent.
At that time, there was a commotion outside.
Mang Gurtai, who had not slept all night, walked out and came to Huang Taiji, who was assigning soldiers and horses.
"How many people are going to go?"
"Two thousand, there are too many people, and the movement is too big, I'm afraid it will lose its effect. If you can open the city gate smoothly, let the cavalry take advantage of the situation to cover the killing. The tiger and the rabbit will flee from the wind. Fifth brother, you lead your cavalry to wait outside the camp. ”
"Good!"
Mang Gurtai nodded and did not speak again.
Huang Taiji is no longer the original Huang Taiji, will Hudun Rabbit still be the original Hudun Rabbit?
Two thousand infantry quietly marched in the direction of Pangu Town.
Two quarters of an hour later, two thousand infantry arrived outside the town of Pangu, and by this time it was already dark, and it was the darkest hour before dawn.
The leader of the cara, no longer hesitated, and gave a gentle order.
Silently, he took the lead and rushed towards the city walls.
Near, closer.
Ten steps, five steps, three steps, this Jia La's real run, jumped up against the wall, and when he landed again, he was already in the city.
Then, he froze.
A group of people.
A large group of Mongols.
A large crowd of Mongols stared straight at him.
"I'm going to die."
It was the last thought in his mind.
As expected, no less than five knives cracked at him, and he tried his best to parry, but he was still directly killed on the spot.
And the people who followed him were all killed under the siege of the Inner Mongolians in the city. The people who didn't have time to climb over the wall knew that they had been ambushed, and immediately turned around and ran towards the way they came.
But it was too late, and not far after they had gone far, a cavalry of about two thousand men caught up.
Screaming, swearing, and screaming, it didn't take even a quarter of an hour, and none of the more than 1,000 infantry who tried to escape were spared.
By the time Mang Gurtai and Ao Bai arrived with 8,000 cavalry, there were only corpses on the ground, and none of them were alive.
Ao Bai howled angrily, clenched the fork in his hand, but there was nowhere to vent.
"Go back!" Mangul Tayl stood for a long time and gave the order to return.
On the way here, he had already heard the sound of horses' hooves and shouts of killing, but no matter how fast he rode his horse, he did not have time to rescue the 2,000 infantry who had died in battle.
On the way back, Mang Gurtai rode his horse with a gloomy face, it was normal for Hudun Rabbit to be on guard, what he didn't understand was that Huang Taiji couldn't think of this? This time, they are all Dai Shan's soldiers, are they really careless, or are they looking for a reason for their withdrawal?
When he returned to the camp, it was already dawn, he ignored Huang Taiji, who greeted him, and went straight back to his tent after dismounting from the mountain.
Huang Taiji's face was a little ugly when he saw this, no need to ask, he already knew the result from everyone's depressed faces.
The cavalrymen went back to their quarters, and the atmosphere in the camp was dreary.
In the past, the Eight Banners soldiers, 20,000 or 30,000 people were enough to sweep through southern Mongolia.
The Ming can't beat it, and now the Mongols can't beat it.
What the hell is going on!?
There was no answer.
After breakfast, Huang Taiji summoned the generals of all banners.
"Hudun Rabbit Turtle Shrinkage, we can't afford to spend a long time here. Since he doesn't come out, let's go to their chassis and kill his people! and rob their cattle, their sheep and horses, and their women and children captive. We can't just go back in such a mess, we're going to make a mess in their hinterland! Boys! Rush with me! Whether it's the livestock or the population, whoever grabs it belongs to whom! ”
Huang Tai Jikang's passionate words finally lifted people's hearts, and the atmosphere became a little warmer.
Mang Gurtai was not bad, the raid in the early morning was really just an excuse to withdraw his troops.
He is now riding a tiger, but he didn't expect that the Han Dynasty has changed so much in the past two years. Repeated setbacks are inevitable, and morale is inevitable, but no matter how low the morale is, they can't spend it any longer! I hope to grab more things in the Han tribe, so as to soothe and soothe the wounded hearts of these soldiers. Subsequently, Huang Taiji gave the order to set off.
This time he planned to travel north along the Luan River, returning east to Hetuala after plundering the hinterland of the Han Dynasty.
His plan is good, but it has to be agreed by Cao Wenzhao.
On a slope five miles away from Huangtaijiyingzhai, a Ming army sentry put down the binoculars in his hand and took out a radio to report to Cao Wenzhao about the movements of Jiannu.
"General soldier, the Tartar army is marching north, and it seems that they have given up attacking Pangu Town."
"Probe, report again."
Yesterday night, Cao Wenzhao led 10,000 cavalry out of the pass without stopping, and went around fifty miles behind Huang Taiji. He did not rashly attack, but first ordered people to monitor Huang Taiji's movements.
Including the night attack in the early hours of this morning, it was also the Hudun Rabbit sent by Cao Wenzhao to inform him.
Cao Wenzhao's performance this time surprised Cao Wenzhao, but he didn't expect Tiger Run to run this time.
However, thinking about the luxurious palace of Lin Dan Khan and the magnificent temple of the Red Sect in the city, Cao Wenzhao was also relieved.
This is a big business, and it's inconvenient to run! At this time, I heard that Huang Taiji was about to give up attacking Pangu Town, so he knew that Huang Taiji was afraid of breaking his teeth and didn't dare to gnaw on this bone, so he planned to find some soft persimmons on the territory of the Han Dynasty and pinch it.
"Pass the order down, keep a distance of fifty miles, follow Huang Taiji, and prepare for battle. In addition, send someone to inform Hudun Rabbit and tell him that I will besiege Huang Taiji in Ming'an and ask him to send troops to cooperate! Cao Wenzhao gave an order to his subordinates.
"Yes!"
An hour later, Hudun Rabbit met the Ming army sentry who had sent him a letter.
"What's the new information about the little general?" The person who sent the letter was called Nie Youxue, who was a graduate of the second phase of the military academy. Looks delicate and smart. He came to convey the news on both occasions, so Hudun Rabbit was very enthusiastic when he saw him.
"Huang Taiji has given up attacking Pangu Town, and is now marching north, I am afraid that he is going to plunder your hinterland. General Cao planned to besiege Huang Taiji in Ming'an, and let the Great Khan send troops to cooperate! ”
"Cooperate! I cooperate by all means! I thought that General Cao would have to arrive in more than ten days at the earliest, but I didn't expect that he would already arrive outside the customs in only two or three days. The information you sent me in the early hours of the morning was really helpful. The Tartars are our common enemy, and there is no reason not to cooperate. How many soldiers do you want, did Chief Cao say it? ”
"10,000 cavalry is enough."
"Okay! I'll send my troops now. As he spoke, he stood up and walked out.
"Great Khan, I'll go!" Gui Yingcha volunteered.
"You? Aren't you afraid of war? Hudun Rabbit looked at Gui Yingcha suspiciously.
"I'm not afraid, I'm cautious."
"You can go, be careful, don't die outside. Let my sister be widowed. ”
"Xie Dahan cares."
Gui Yingcha walked out excitedly, and followed General Cao to fight, just listen to the command without a brain, what is the danger. This time, I must let everyone in the clan see it, my Guiying is not only good at business, but also a good hand at fighting!
Huang Taiji's march was very slow, and when he arrived at the herdsmen's gathering area, he allowed his subordinates to plunder on a large scale, and sent scout cavalry to keep a close eye on the movements of Pangu Town. At this moment, he very much hoped that Hudun Rabbit would send troops to pursue him, and he desperately needed a victory to boost his morale.
Early the next morning
The scouts had sent back word that about 10,000 cavalry were chasing after them.
Huang Taiji was in great spirits, and immediately built fortifications on the spot, ready to do a real battle with them.