In the early morning, the sky was not completely bright.
Yang Fan crossed the Yellow River on a sheepskin raft.
This is the tool for crossing the river here. From a distance, you can see densely packed sheepskin rafts paddling across from the north bank of the Yellow River and stopping on the south bank. On the large sheepskin rafts stood a hundred spearmen.
Sheepskin rafts are rafts made of sheep and cow hides. In ancient times, people sewed leather into bags, filled them with air, and used them for swimming. Before the Tang Dynasty, this kind of tool was called a "leather bag." In the Song Dynasty, leather bags were used for slaughtering cattle.
, the complete skin of the sheep with its internal organs removed is no longer sutured and renamed "Huntuo".
During this period, Yang Fan and Zhang Shize won successive battles and seized a large number of cattle and sheep. Yang Fan planned to let these Mongolian herdsmen raise fine-wool sheep in the future. The sheared wool of fine-wool sheep can be used as raw materials for wool textiles. Now they raise sheep and goats
They are all hard-haired.
This kind of wool can only be used to make felt. When used as clothing material, it will scratch people and cause skin redness and swelling.
Now that we were ready to exchange sheep, these sheep were simply killed. The meat was eaten, and the sheepskins were used to make sheepskin rafts.
After all, to attack Ordos, you need to cross the Yellow River south. This is a savanna, so it is not easy to build a ship. It is more practical to build a sheepskin raft.
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Sheepskin rafts can be large or small. The largest sheepskin raft is made of more than 600 sheepskin bags. Both cavalry and war horses can be transported.
Yang Fan looked up at the morning star in the sky. It was almost completely bright.
Early in the morning is the time of day when people are most asleep. A sudden crossing of the river at this time can reduce the probability of being discovered by the enemy. After all, it is very dangerous to land on the beach, and it is easy for the enemy to cross the river and attack you.
A few days ago, six regiments had crossed the Yellow River from other locations, squeezing towards the location of Jinong's Golden tent in Ordos from different directions. Today, Yang Fan led the Jia Ding regiment, and Zhang Shize led the Jia Ding three battalions. The Beijing camp
Four regiments of infantry crossed the Yellow River from the west to outflank them.
Since this is an important ferry - Yaerdu, there is a hundred-man cavalry stationed on the opposite side. Therefore, we have ruled out keeping the small flag at night in advance and go to the sentry on the other side of the river to touch it so that we can cover the large force crossing the river.
There are more than a dozen tents scattered about one mile away in Henan. These Mongolians are all sleeping soundly.
Wu Rile and Ha Qin were hiding in a shack on the river embankment and dozing. They were on duty tonight to prevent the Ming army from crossing the river at night.
The two of them persisted until early in the morning, but they were so sleepy that they couldn't stand it any longer, so they fell asleep in the shack.
Wu Rile was woken up by a burst of urination. She went out to pee.
Just as he emerged from the shack, his neck was suddenly strangled. Before he could understand what was going on, his neck was broken with a "kacha" sound.
Although the fighting was not loud, it still woke up Ha Qin.
He immediately reacted to the fact that the Ming army did not harvest at night. People on the grasslands were very vigilant. After all, they lived in the wild, and there were many dangers and they were difficult to guard against.
He hurriedly took out the firewood stick from his arms, blew it brightly, and threw it decisively on the firewood poured with kerosene. The fire suddenly started and the wet firewood immediately emitted a lot of thick smoke.
Zhao Jin saw the shack was on fire, with thick smoke coming out. His heart skipped a beat, there was another person there. Oops, the action was exposed.
They lurked here in advance, specifically to capture the sentries.
Haqin saw the thick smoke filling the air, and the people at the door were being pushed back in all directions. He pulled out the knife and suddenly rushed out. He stabbed the knife into the belly that had never been closed at night. He roared in anger, pulled out the knife, turned around and
He ran towards the tethered war horse in the distance.
Lu Jingshan immediately took out a short musket and was about to fire. Zhao Jin quickly stopped him and said, "Don't fire, the target will be exposed."
It was early in the morning, and the smoke was rising. It was impossible to see anyone in the tent in the distance. After all, everyone was sleeping. However, once the gun was fired, everyone would definitely be awakened.
At that time, the raid turned into a battle.
Zhao Jin picked up a pebble on the ground, weighed it with his hands, then rounded his arms and threw it towards Ha Qin.
Bang! A pebble as big as an egg hit the back of Haqin's head. Haqin covered the back of his head and spun down.
His mouth was so big that he couldn't scream. His whole body twisted and twitched unconsciously, foaming at the mouth, and then he kicked his legs and became motionless.
Seeing everyone looking at him in surprise, Zhao Jin smiled and said, "I am a sheep herder. I often use stones to herd sheep, and I practiced it since I was a child."
More than a dozen people quickly started to extinguish the flames. They used leather straps to fill the fire with water. The shack was originally made of firewood, and they sprinkled sulfur and kerosene, and it immediately burned into a torch.
Fortunately, at this time, large troops also came up. A dozen large sheepskin rafts had already docked. On each raft was a general flag of the entire organization.
The infantry lined up ashore. Then they quickly rushed towards the tent in the distance.
Now that the fireworks have been lit, the Mongolians further away may have seen them and simply rushed over. The most feared thing about the landing battle is that a small number of troops will be driven back by the enemy's heavy troops as soon as they land.
Now, the troops that have landed must fight decisively and rush forward to expand the control area of the landing site to prevent the enemy from counterattacking.
More than 700 infantrymen and more than a dozen general banners quickly surrounded the tent area, raised their spears and stabbed towards the tents.
At this time, the sleeping Mongols had been awakened. From their hollow pillows, they heard the sound of the infantry rushing over and the sound of their feet vibrating on the ground. The Beijing camp was trained by the infantry formation and could no longer walk. When they rushed over,
Still unconsciously maintaining the consistency of the movements of the lower limbs.
The Mongolians quickly grabbed their weapons and rushed out. As soon as they rushed out of the door, they were shot down by steel crossbows. After three or four people were hit by arrows, they staggered forward and fell forward. The Mongolians behind them immediately cut open the tent with their machetes.
Rushed out from all sides.
These people live on the grasslands, and because different tribes often merge and attack each other, they react very quickly.
However, it was too late at this time, sixty or seventy small flags had already surrounded them.
Among these infantrymen, three in the front hold shields, and four in the back hold spears. Finally, there is a three-eyed gunman who is the leader, and there are two steel crossbowmen on both sides.
Although the Mongols are powerful in fighting, they are immediately restrained when they encounter a team that is well-equipped for team combat. They lack the equipment and training for team combat. They fight completely on their own, relying entirely on their personal skills and bravery.
The three-sided shield is light and can block the Mongolian scimitar. The spear at the back makes them hard to guard against. The person at the back looks for an opportunity and will fire the steel crossbow at any time.
Centurion Haolibao was a giant man with a height of 1.9 meters. He held a long sword in his hand and slashed hard, forcing the shield soldiers back while shouting loudly.
"Charge in all directions. They are infantry and cannot catch up with us. They run out one by one. Go to the royal court to report the news. The retreat to the west is blocked."
Haolibao knew very well that this was the Ordos people's retreat after defeat.
If we cannot defend this place, we will have no choice but to abandon the Ordos Plateau and go to Linhe to join the Tumut people.
But after the ferry was occupied by the Ming army, they had no way out.
