They launched a surprise attack in those directions at night. The ten scouts who established the slaves did not expect that they would be discovered by the Ming army. They hurriedly threw hand axes and flew hammers to counterattack.
Wang Hongyu and others are very capable of hearing and distinguishing weapons. They can dodge and defend even flying axes and flying hammers.
The 10 Jiannu scouts were dumbfounded. They all fled in panic, but there was nowhere to go. Some of them rushed in front of the Ming army instead of choosing their own way, and some were in such a hurry that they couldn't even get on the back of their horses.
All the Jiannu scouts were captured. Except for three who were killed directly, the rest were captured alive as tongues. Naturally, they were interrogated by people who knew Jurchen language, and 20 good horses were also seized.
Based on the information provided by Jiannu scouts, Wang Hongyu sent scouts to verify the information and make arrangements.
"Get some rest!"
Wang Hongyu gave the order, and everyone immediately went back to rest, and another group of people quickly stood up to watch.
At about midnight in the second half of the night, the people watching noticed unusual movement.
Wang Hongyu and some veterans also got up immediately. They quickly picked up their weapons and left the tent.
At this time, the secret sentry in the north emitted several nightingale calls, which were sentry soldiers calling the police. Five consecutive nightingale calls and one crow call meant that there were 50 enemies.
Boy, that's a lot.
Wake everyone up quietly.
In fact, Wang Hongyu already knew the approximate number and knew how many there were in which direction. He sent an order to the white-pole soldiers who were good at close combat and night fighting to gather 500 people. He asked half of them to form an array in the camp and the other half to follow him quietly in a roundabout way.
I didn't miss any enemy scouts last time, so I'll continue to act like a fisherman this time.
Those acting experts just now acted more realistically, walking like drunkards falling asleep and lying down, some walking swaying and carefree, and even disco and tango appeared.
This time it was 50 Mongolian scouts. They came as soon as they arrived, but they had no idea how terrifying this group of Ming troops was.
Looking at the Ming army who was still awake, it was like seeing a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
The Mongolian scouts thought to themselves that the Ming army was exhausted from running around for days.
No matter how to inform the army, just these 50 Mongolian warriors are enough to crush these weak Ming army.
Excellent hunters often appear as prey.
After a burst of fighting and shouting, all 50 Mongolian scouts were wiped out.
This time, 5 tongues and 200 Mongolian horses were still left. Naturally, the Mongols were interrogated by people who could speak Mongolian.
Quickly find out the number and location of the enemy.
Huang Taiji and Mang Gurtai brought the remaining troops of the Zhengbai and Zhenglan banners with more than 5,000 cavalry in pursuit. General Gerry, the general of the Kormi tribe, led 5,000 Mongolian cavalry, each clamoring for a massacre, a massacre, and a massacre.
Rob, and accompany Jiannu around.
We are currently camping only 30 miles away from here.
After hearing this, Zhao Zhijiao felt that it would be better to attack the enemy camp directly tonight.
The enemy is mainly cavalry. Once the horses are frightened at night, they will definitely run around. As long as the night attack is successful, the enemy will lose a lot of horses and the pursuit will naturally be broken.
Wang Hongyu was also very moved.
But considering that Huang Taiji is over there, he is cunning in his tactics, ruthless and wise, so it may not be that easy to attack him at night.
So Ye Bushou was asked to be vigilant about the enemy's direction and prepare defenses. The soldiers and horses rested as much as possible to recover their strength and prepare for tomorrow's battle.
After all, within 30 miles, all the enemies have horses, and there will definitely be a big battle if they catch up tomorrow.
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at the same time.
In the Jiannu Camp, although it was late at night, Huang Taiji still didn't sleep.
In fact, he also knew how to take naps to replenish his physical strength during the march. He even took a nap while riding on horseback like the Mongols. The journey was smooth and he could still regain his physical strength.
Now he is waiting for the scout's investigation results.
But after waiting for two hours, the scouts didn't come back.
Something is wrong.
According to his order, a scout must come back every two hours to report the news.
He sent people to inquire about Kormi Mongolia, but there was no news from the scouts there for an hour.
"Be careful of night attacks by the Ming army."
Huang Taiji reacted immediately.
So Zhengbai Banner and Kormi Mongolia made preparations for precautions.
But in the morning, there was no Ming army attack.
The general of Kormi in Mongolia, Gerry, couldn't wait any longer. He felt that the Ming army was not that powerful and was eager to avenge his 50 scouts, so he rushed to hunt them down.
"If you don't miss this opportunity, don't come back. If you pass this village, there won't be this store anymore."
General Gerry was not a sloppy person. He just waited for everyone to speak, so that if he suffered a defeat, he could blame him.
"Since everyone wants to fight, there is no reason for me to stop them."
"Horqin warriors: Han Chinese armor, weapons, vehicles, donkeys and mules, pots, bowls, ladles, and basins are all treasures, waiting for us to get them! Don't make a sound before entering the Han military camp! Let's go!"
The Mongolian cavalry accelerated their march. Firstly, they wanted to defeat the Ming army as soon as possible, and secondly, they were afraid that the Jiannu would find out and steal things from them.
Horqin Mongolia has 5,000 cavalry. Although the number is not very large, they feel that the exhausted Ming army will not be too powerful. After the war, the Ming army will have no time to rest and will continue to flee, which will be even more exhausted.
Then they followed and chased. There must have been many people in the Ming army who fell behind. At that time, they were captured or killed sporadically in the rear. Two days later, the Ming army had no fighting power anymore, and then they wiped out the remaining enemies in one fell swoop.
Gerry led 5,000 Mongolian cavalry and ran into the Ming army's camp. In front of the camp was a car formation.
The Ming army connected vehicles, fences, and ropes so that the horses could not rush into the formation. Even if the vehicles with several gaps were removed, the fences were meaningless.
Unless all vehicles and fences are removed, the camp is compactly arranged, 50 to 60 paces long and only 40 paces wide. It is obvious that the cavalry cannot enter at all, nor can they enter.
Even if 5,000 cavalrymen circle around a small camp and shoot arrows, it will not work. The west side of the camp is only 70 steps away from the cliff, so attacking from the west side of the camp will only result in a beating.
The east road allows you to run and shoot arrows from the north and south, but it will affect the attack on the north and south sides. The camp is not long from east to west, so the cavalry cannot use it at all.
This camp and the car array are specially designed to deal with cavalry.
The Horqin cavalry were only more powerful on horseback. Of course they could also fight dismounted, but their dismounted fighting was more than one or two levels different from Jiannu's mounted infantry.
Due to the limited conditions this time, Gerry could only let 4,000 cavalry dismount and besiege them at close range, and 1,000 cavalry patrol the perimeter to prevent the Ming army from breaking out. He left 50 veterans to guard the 9,000 horses within a mile.
Isn't this looking for abuse?
But the Kormi tribe didn't know how powerful Wang Hongyu was.
The common weapon of the Mongolian cavalry is the saber, and each person also has several hand axes. Only Gerry holds two large axes. He is 1.9 meters tall, tall and thick, with a dark appearance and a big beard, just like Li Kui.
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He wants to chop off Wang Hongyu's head.
"rush!"
The Mongolian army marched towards the camp on foot, and the chariot formation launched a charge. Some people shot arrows while running, and the horse archers also began to circle and shoot.