347 Fighting the Focus Rabbit (Happy New Year of the Horse)
Jilitu led the Tatar cavalry to stay in Huamachi for a day. The next day, they did not break camp until three o'clock in the morning and marched to Pinglu City. With the marching speed of the Tatar cavalry, this journey could be reached in more than half a day.
However, Jilitu and his men walked on the road for two days, and it was not until the evening of the third day that they arrived near Yiyun's camp.
Yiyun, who had been waiting for a long time, heard that Zhuli Rabbit had arrived, and quickly led his generals out of the camp gate to greet him. Zhulitu asked his men to set up camp two or three miles away from Yiyun's camp. The Chinese army's tent had just been set up.
I heard that Kuaiyun and his entourage came to pay homage.
"Let them come in." Zhulitu sat down behind his case and ordered his soldiers.
Yiyun took Ma Zhengguo, Saihan and other generals into Zhulitu's military tent, saluted and greeted Litu: "I will see the leader of Zhulitu."
"Are you Kuaiyun?" Zhulitu glanced lazily at Kuaiyun and asked.
"The last general is Kuaiyun." Kuaiyun replied helplessly. Now is the time to ask for help, so he can only put his hot face on the other person's cold ass.
Finally, Zhuli Rabbit didn't want to get things done. He nodded and said to the people around him: "Come on, let's show the generals their seats."
The soldiers brought mats and spread them on the ground. Kuaiyun and others followed the Mongolian custom and sat on the mats, waiting for Litu to ask questions.
"How far is it from Pinglu City?" Zhuli Rabbit asked.
"20 miles." Kuiyun replied.
"How many Ming troops are there in Pinglu City now?" Zhulitu asked again.
Kuiyun said: "About five thousand."
"Why are there still about five thousand?" Zhuli Rabbit seemed a little surprised.
However, Yiyun was surprised by Litu's unexpected expression. He was stunned for a moment and said: "Big Chief, our army has not fought with the Ming army in Pinglu City in the past two days, so the Ming army has not reduced its strength."
"I heard that our leader is coming to attack the city. Didn't the Ming army abandon the city and flee?" Zhulitu asked.
"Uh..." Yiyun was speechless. He suddenly understood why Zhuli Rabbit was dragging his feet, turning the one-day journey into two days. It turned out that Zhuli Rabbit imagined that Xiao Ruxun would run away after hearing the news, so he deliberately
The other party left time to escape.
"Back to the big leader, Xiao Ruxun, the guard of Pinglu City, has a strong character and has already spoken out that he wants to live and die with Pinglu City. So even though he heard that the big leader was coming with his army, he still wanted to fight stubbornly. These days
Taking advantage of the opportunity before the big leader arrived, the Ming army in Pinglu City built massive fortifications outside the city, hoping to cause trouble for the big leader's attack on the city." Chiyun replied.
"Does this ignorant Han dog really want to stop this great leader with an isolated city?" Jilitu said angrily.
Zhulitu was smart but was mistaken. He originally thought that Xiao Ruxun did not have enough troops to defend the isolated city, so he slowed down his march while making a big fanfare, hoping that Xiao Ruxun could get him and attack Pinglu City.
He received the news and abandoned the city and fled. Unexpectedly, Xiao Ruxun had already made up his mind to defend the city. Jilitu's delay gave the defenders of Pinglu City time to prepare. In the past few days, Xiao Ruxun
He Su Hao commanded the Ming army to build trenches outside the city, dig horse pits, and set up defensive horses, which was equivalent to adding another screen to Pinglu City.
"Big leader, do you think, when is the best time for us to start attacking Pinglu City?" Kuaiyun did not dare to expose Litu's shortcomings. He changed the subject and asked about the battle arrangements.
Zhulitu said: "Since the Ming army is looking for death, we don't have to be polite. The whole army will have a good sleep tonight. Early tomorrow morning, my leader will personally lead the army to break through the city."
"Then I'll take my leave first. I will lead my headquarters to fight with the big leader at the end of tomorrow. Let's pay homage to the big leader's unstoppable majesty." said Yiyun.
In the early morning of the next day, Li Tu led out 10,000 cavalry, showing off their power, and marched towards Pinglu City. Kuaiyun led 3,000 remnant soldiers, followed the Tatar cavalry, and also marched towards Pinglu City. The Tatar cavalry came from afar and did not carry any
As for siege equipment, Yiyun's Ningxia army has nothing to do these days. They have prepared a lot of ladders, shields, ramming vehicles and the like, and they all took them with them this time. Jilitu and Yiyun have one thing in common.
It is judged that the Ming army will definitely not go out of the city to fight, but will hide in the city in order to use the city wall to resist the impact of the cavalry.
However, they were wrong. When Julitu and Yiyun arrived outside Pinglu City, they were surprised to find that the Ming army did not huddle in the city, but had set up a lineup outside the city. Judging from the posture, it was intended to
Have a field battle with the Tatar cavalry.
Different from the last time they faced off against Yiyun, this time, the Pinglu Institute and the Kanyu Camp came out almost in full force, sending out a team of 4,000 people. The front of the position was more than two miles wide. On the position, the cavalry and firemen
The gunners were arranged staggeredly, and at every other section, there was a large cart with carriage boards propped up. It was unknown what was loaded on the cart. In front of the position, there were horses welded from pig iron, which were used to guard against enemy cavalry charges.
In the middle of the position, there are two big flags, one with the word "Xiao" written on it, and the other with the word "Su" written on it. Under the handsome flag are two officers on horseback. One is in his forties, with big shoulders and a round waist, and a heavy face.
Zao, undoubtedly Xiao Ruxun, the other one is young and unusual, with a somewhat frail figure and a somewhat relaxed look on his face. If he were not wearing a battle robe, Jilitu would almost suspect that this person is an army follower.
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"Who is that young man?" Zhulitu asked Yiyun.
Weiyun said: "This man's name is Su Hao. He was sent by the Ministry of War last year. It is said that this man is deeply favored by the Holy Emperor. He led the troops to fight against Japanese pirates in Huai'an Mansion the year before last. Those new-style fire blunderbuss were used by his subordinates.
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"Such a little kid defeated a veteran like General Chi Shen?" Zhu Litu said disdainfully.
"That's all because the general underestimates the enemy..." Wei Yun defended in a low voice, but he was extremely annoyed in his heart. He vaguely hoped that Su Hao could come up with some strange tricks, and it would be best to make Zhuli Rabbit suffer some losses.
Litu had no shame in showing off in front of him anymore. However, he felt that facing Litu's 10,000 cavalry, even if Su Hao had only three heads and six arms, he might not be able to save himself.
"Listen to the Ming army across the way. I am the leader of the Tatar tribe, Ji Litu. I have been invited by Prince Zhengui of Ningxia to mediate the conflict between you. This leader has a good life and does not want to hurt more lives. As long as
You hand over Pinglu City, and I promise to allow you to evacuate safely without harming a single hair of your hair. I will keep my word and will never break my promise." Jiliu Rabbit drove his horse forward and spoke loudly to Xiao Ruxun.
shouted Su Hao. At this juncture, he still had the idea of subduing others without fighting.
Hearing Zhuli Rabbit's words, Xiao Ruxun urged his horse and walked out of the formation. He responded loudly: "Zhuli Rabbit, you are rebellious. My Ming Dynasty will never tolerate him. I advise you not to
Help Zhou to commit oppression, otherwise when our troops attack the territory, your Tatar tribe will be destroyed together with Kuaibai. You still have time to leave now, so don’t blame me for not predicting what I said."
The rabbit smiled and said: "Haha, it turns out that General Xiao has become the commander-in-chief. Congratulations. Commander-in-chief Xiao, do you think you can withstand my 10,000 cavalry with thousands of troops in the city? You guys?
I don’t know when the Ming army’s soldiers will arrive. But I know that if you persist in your stubbornness and refuse to abandon the city, then you and your soldiers will be buried here today.”
"Ten thousand cavalry?" Xiao Ruxun pretended to be stupid and said, "How did I hear that the leader Zhulitu came with 20,000 people? What, you want to defeat our army with just these 10,000 people?"
"I think 10,000 people are too many. I, the Tatar cavalry, are equal to ten. Don't try to block the car with your arms!" The rabbit was annoyed. The party with 5,000 people actually dared to laugh at the small number of 10,000 people.
, Could it be that Xiao Ruxun was frightened out of his wits?
"Big Chief, don't talk nonsense to him. Xiao Ruxun has eaten the weight and become determined. Big Chief, it's better to issue an order quickly and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop." Wei Yun listened anxiously from behind and couldn't help it.
He stepped forward and reminded Litu.
Zhulitu nodded, turned around and returned to his own position, and ordered his deputy general Cha Gan: "Assemble three thousand-man troops and line up to prepare for the battle."
Three thousand-man troops are 3,000 people. According to Litu's thinking, the opponent only has 4,000 people, and there are only a few cavalry among them, most of them are infantry. He sends 3,000 cavalry to charge, basically a charge
It can break up the opponent's formation. Once the two sides fall into a melee, the Tatar cavalry dare not say that one against ten, but there is no problem with one against five. Those Ming army infantry are simply targets for the Tatars to practice chopping.
Chagan agreed and called three thousand men and asked them to lead their troops to form a formation. Those Tatar cavalry who had not been selected consciously retreated to the back, leaving the charging position to the three thousand men.
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"Check your horses and scimitars to make sure nothing goes wrong. We are now five hundred steps away from the Ming army. When we reach two hundred and fifty steps, we will start to accelerate. There is a kind of Ming army that can fight
Fire cannons that are very far away can hurt people at a distance of three hundred steps, so everyone rushes as fast as possible so that the Ming army has no chance to fire cannons." Cha Gan repeatedly warned the soldiers who were preparing to go out to fight. This is also what Cong Yiyun said.
Lessons learned there.
When the Tatar cavalry saw that the number of Ming troops on the opposite side was so small, they all felt scornful. They just regarded Chagan's instructions as a routine explanation and did not take it seriously. As for the Ming army's muskets,
They have seen it in the past and know that it has a certain degree of lethality, but the flaw is that the interval between ignition and firing is too long. After firing a gun, the high-speed charging cavalry has already reached the fire gun soldiers before they can lower it.
In front of them. In the eyes of these Tatar cavalry, using fire blunderbuss to block their charge is really the most ridiculous thing.
"Get ready and wait for my order..." Cha Gan raised his hand in a commanding gesture.
The Tatar cavalry were divided into more than a dozen rows, each one leaning down slightly and preparing to urge their horses forward.
At this moment, all the carriage panels of the carts on the Ming army's position opposite suddenly dropped, revealing dozens of black muzzles. (To be continued...)