There are about 8,000 Mongolian cavalry left, quietly arrayed, looking at the camp in the distance, waiting for orders from their superiors.
Buono looked at the Ming army's camp and felt a bit toothache. There was an attack a few days ago, with more than 500 casualties, but it was not defeated.
At this time, looking at the black hole of the Tiger Crouching Cannon, the Little Fran Machine Cannon, the No. 5 General Cannon, the three-eyed blunderbuss, the shotgun, and even many sharp guns sticking out of the side car, my scalp felt numb.
He turned back to look at Wu Rigenda Lai. Wu Rigenda Lai also looked like he had a toothache and didn't know what to do.
If you fight, you won't be able to fight for a while. If you don't fight, you really won't be willing to fight.
At this time, their strength was only 2,000 more than that of the Ming army, and they no longer had an overwhelming advantage. The tactics of war were as follows: if ten are to encircle, five to attack, and if twice as many, then fight. Even his troops were insufficient to attack.
The terrain here is also unfavorable.
In the western half of Ordos, beyond the Yellow River in the northwest is the Kubuchi Desert, and to the south is the mountainous area. Further to the south is the Mu Us Desert. It is basically two deserts sandwiched between a mountainous Gobi desert, and the grasslands are all in the eastern half. That is
A piece of grassland centered on Dongsheng.
The defenders occupied areas with water, and they had to go upstream and downstream to find water.
Bunuo was also very resentful of Wu Ri Geng Da Lai. This old guy had ulterior motives. He obviously came to inspect, but he was detained by him. Otherwise, he would have returned to Dongsheng City at this time, with food and food.
The enjoyment of drinking is gone. Why bother eating sand here?
Now in the Ordos region, Ming troops are everywhere. Just like locusts crossing the border, they sweep through all the tribes they encounter. They kill all herdsmen who dare to resist and drive away cattle and sheep.
Buono was very worried that he would be discovered by the Ming army.
The western region is basically sandy land, desert, and Gobi. The quality of the pastures is very poor. There are much fewer tribes here. If you can gather these 9,000 people, you have drained the western region. God knows where the Jingying camp in the south is now. I'm afraid.
was discovered.
Bu Nuo knew very well that he could be redeemed last time, but if he was caught by the Beijing camp this time, he would probably be sent to the capital, where the emperor would sacrifice his prisoner to the Ancestral Temple and then chop him up.
"Let's see what we should do now. Fight or not."
"What do you think, should we fight or not?" Wu Rigenglai said, squinting at this loser.
Buono breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Of course, it is Taiji who makes the decision in the west. My knowledge is shallow. But since you want me to say something, I will say a few words."
"Now that they have joined forces and have baggage and fortresses, our troops are insufficient and we will suffer heavy losses if we fight hard. I think we should simply withdraw our troops and go to Dongsheng. There are strong cities there and plenty of troops.
We have supplies and more than 10,000 troops. It will be safe if we go back."
Wu Rigeng Lai sneered, this good-for-nothing was still trying to run back.
"When I run to Dongsheng, the Ming army encircles me. What will I do next?"
Buono couldn't tell. This was indeed a way to hit and hide.
Wu Rigeng replied with a sneer. If he hadn't seen that he was Jinong's only younger brother and had golden blood, how could he be willing to talk nonsense with him?
Bu Nuo ran out of ideas and asked: "What do you mean about Taiji? To fight or not to fight. We can't linger here for too long. The Ming army will surround us if they find out."
"We don't go to Dongsheng, it's a dead place. We can't stay in Ordos anymore. It's over here. There is no place for us. We go to Linhe City to fight against Sahuang Taiji. A large army gathers there, and we follow them back to Ordos.
"Wuri Geng replied.
Bu Nuo was shocked. He instantly understood why Wu Rigendailai had forced him to stay.
As soon as the war broke out, this old thief saw the final result. Dongsheng would definitely not be able to defend it. Jinong was also in danger if he lost the rabbit. His plan was to kidnap Jinong's biological brother and join the army gathered in Linhe City.
go.
After Jinong died, he established Bu Nuo as the new Jinong. The reason why he chose him was because he was a waste and easy to control.
As for the Ming army ambushing Ningxia, they just did it casually. If they could fight, they would fight. If they couldn't, they would leave. Without this excuse, he could not reasonably get the troops in the west into his own hands. From then on,
From the beginning, his purpose was to go to Linhe.
Buono was both a little excited and full of worries. It was impossible for him to have no idea about Jinong's position. However, he was unwilling to be controlled.
"Will we run into the Ming army's camp in Beijing when we go north?" Bu Nuo said uneasily.
"No, we won't go north."
Buono asked in surprise: "If you don't go north, how can you get to Linhe?"
"We will cross the Yellow River to the west, pass through Ningxia Town, cross the Helan Mountains, and go from Alxa to Linhe." Wu Rigeng replied.
Bu Nuo was shocked and traveled through Ningxia Town.
This crazy idea shocked him.
But if you think about it carefully, it seems that there is nothing impossible. Ningxia belongs to Xitao, which is a long and narrow alluvial plain from north to south. It is very narrow horizontally and is sandwiched by Helan Mountain and the Yellow River. The crossing route is not long. The Mongols are cavalry and are fast
Passed, maybe they didn’t react.兝
Now, the main force of the camp in Ningxia Town has been dispatched. There are not enough troops for mobile operations there. The guardsmen may still be useful in maintaining public order and guarding the place. It is a fool's errand to ask them to intercept the Mongolian cavalry.
Therefore, Wu Ri Geng Da Lai's plan can really be realized.
He Huchen and others waited in the camp for a day until dark, but the Mongols did not launch an attack.
They studied for a long time and thought that the Mongols might be planning to launch a night attack. After all, the power of firearms was greatly reduced at night. Immediately, He Huchen ordered the entire army to be on alert and prepare for night battles at any time.
However, the entire army was on alert until dawn, and the Mongols did not launch an attack.
After daybreak, news came throughout the night that the Mongols had retreated overnight.
This is the largest group of Mongols in western Ordos, and their whereabouts must be found. A large number of Ye Bushou were sent out, and there was no news for several days.
These Mongolians seemed to disappear in this wasteland. Just like water sprinkled on the sand, they disappeared in the blink of an eye.
He Huchen was having a headache. He had retrieved the 3,000 people from the south road, and now an army of 10,000 people had gathered in one place. This group of 8,000 Mongolians was already the main force in western Ordos.
If they escaped, Ningxia Town would undoubtedly be responsible.
He Huchen did not wait for news from Bu Nuo and others, but received news that Uncle Dingyuan and Zhang Shize were coming. He did not expect that Yang Fan would get the news so soon.
"Hurry up and follow me out to meet Uncle Dingyuan." He Huchen hurriedly asked the generals to follow him out to meet Yang Fan.
Now, all the armies are making good progress, except Ningxia Town, which suffered a defeat. Although it did not lose too many troops, the Central Army's supplies, armor and equipment were all thrown away. Now they don't even know where the enemy is.
They were afraid that Yang Fan would come to question him. For a moment, all the generals were uneasy.
