Chapter 680 Today is not what it used to be
The order given by Sun Chengzong is very simple...
"Kill all the Tartars in the tribe who showed signs of resistance, rob all the finances and livestock in the tribe, and leave no way out for this Tartar tribe..."
Therefore, after the battle, except for less than two thousand Han slaves, who walked out of the tribe with fear on their faces, survived... The Tartars, who had almost eight thousand people, had a full plan, had only more than one hundred who had quick reactions and survived with the young woman...
As the commander-in-chief of the 20,000 army, although Sun Chengzong knew that the result was caused by the soldiers under his command, he did not intend to hold him accountable. In the words of Prince Wei Zheng, the life of the Tartars is life, and the life of the Han people is also life... The Tartars died if they died. Should they still let the well-trained soldiers pay their lives...
Besides, if one more Tartar dies on the battlefield, the Tartar's strength will be weakened by that point.
In the future decisive battlefield, the Tartars may have one less soldier who can participate in the battle..." Order... All musketeers who did not participate in the attack entered the Tartar tribe to clean the battlefield... All livestock and finances in the tribe were brought out... The Tartar corpses were piled together to prepare for sparks... I will burn this place today... "
Although Sun Chengzong's orders were full of murderous aura, the results and losses of the war were amazing...
He lost less than a hundred people directly, and successfully ate a medium-sized Tartar tribe, and all the soldiers under his command were bloodied.
More importantly, he seized more than 50,000 livestock in this tribe.
Not to mention too much, the flock of sheep among these livestock can make the 20,000 soldiers under Sun Chengzong eat for a whole month.
With food, coupled with the high morale after the first victory of the Tiger and Leopard Army.
With the guidance of several inner guards, Sun Chengzong, who was full of confidence, directly destroyed four Tartar tribes with lightning speed and more than 25,000 people in a row...
It was not until this moment that the Tartars finally discovered that at some point, a tiger and leopard army with a size of more than 20,000 people had penetrated hundreds of miles into the Later Jin Dynasty, and it also bloodied several tribes of the Later Jin Dynasty...
Facing this ordinary god of death, no matter where you go, there is a corpse of tiger and leopard army.
The Tartars, who had been in chaos due to salt shortage, were directly in panic...
Especially the strong combat power shown by the Tiger and Leopard Army on the battlefield once again came to their minds. The Tartars scattered among the tribes directly lost the courage to continue fighting...
So, the Tartars, who had just returned to their tribe less than a few months ago, started a huge migration again.
However, the Tiger and Leopard Army at this moment is no longer the Tiger and Leopard Army they encountered half a year ago.
In addition, they moved back and moved, and did not, like the last migration, commanded by Huang Taiji, tens of thousands of Later Jin cavalry, placed behind them to protect their safety...
Their migration and retreat were destined to end in very heavy losses.
Compared with the Tiger and Leopard Army from Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, the Fifth Army of the Tiger and Leopard Army, which was directly adapted from the imperial border army, was not only more adaptable to the environment, but also because they fought with the Tartars for a long time and lived in the border.
The Fifth Army's 20,000 soldiers were not far from the cavalry division, except for the cavalry division who was very good at cavalry and shooting, the remaining two infantry divisions were not far behind.
Although we cannot fight immediately, there is absolutely no problem in riding a war horse and galloping quickly.
In addition, the Fifth Army at this moment successfully destroyed several Tartar tribes and seized a large number of war horses.
In addition to the cavalry division, which was equipped with war horses, the other two infantry divisions have reached a war horse one by one, and can quickly maneuver on the battlefield.
On the other hand, even though the Tartars lived on horseback since childhood and retreated one step ahead, they could not escape the pursuit of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.
Because, in addition to retreating by themselves, the cattle and sheep that they can survive must also retreat with them.
Otherwise, even if they escaped the pursuit of the Tiger and Leopard Army and survived this time, they would have lost cattle and sheep and had no food, and would have been starved to death and frozen to death in the vast mountains...
Therefore, they were carrying a large number of cattle and sheep for migration, rather than retreating, they were moving...
In the command center where the Fifth Army of the Tiger and Leopard Army was constantly advancing forward, after listening to the scout's report on the Tartars.
A sarcastic smile appeared on Sun Chengzong's face. Then, he said to himself: "I only know that it's too late to retreat..."
"Unless they give up all the cattle, sheep and livestock they have worked hard to raise, the gold, silver and finances they have accumulated over their lives, and they may still have a way out. However, judging from the investigation, these Tartars obviously cannot bear these things outside their bodies..."
"Since that's the case, don't blame me for being rude to me... I'm going to take over the cattle, sheep, livestock and finance that they can't bear, and kill their people..."
"Captain, give orders... We will fight as much as you say you want... Tartars have been chasing us. Now, we have finally turned around and we must not let go of such a good opportunity..." A regiment commander from the border army of the court, after hearing what Sun Chengzong said, had already sprayed two hot gazes outwards, and he shouted without thinking...
As soon as the words fell, another commander from the border army of the imperial court followed and echoed: "Yes, we must not let these Tartars go, so that these Tartars can also taste the taste of being chased..."
As the former commander of the imperial border army, Sun Chengzong understood the thoughts in these people very well.
After waving his hands, it is suitable for everyone to be calm and order decisively..." The Cavalry Division set out immediately to pursue the migrant tribes of the Tatars... The two infantry divisions followed closely behind the pursuit... ""After chasing the Tartar tribes, if the Tartars give up their livestock and finances, the Cavalry Division will continue to pursue, and the two infantry divisions will be responsible for accepting these livestock and finances... If the Tartars dare to fight back, all the cavalry divisions need to do is leave one, entangle these Tartars, and wait for the two infantry divisions to support. As for other cavalry units, continue to pursue... ""The Tartar tribes in front of us are all moving and retreating to the rear. We must use the high maneuverability of the cavalry to stop them more and increase their losses..."
The eyes of several division commanders lit up. Under Sun Chengzong's gaze full of passionate gazes, he spoke without thinking...
Chapter completed!