The newly built Helan Fort is not actually a city. Due to time constraints, the Ming army did not have time to build a solid city wall. They just built a fence with wood, supplemented by several gun towers, which was not much different from the usual camping during war. difference.
Such a camp, defended by thousands of soldiers and horses, could barely cope with the attack of 10,000 to 20,000 enemies. Su Hao did not expect that Jili Rabbit would join forces with Bu Shitu who was far away in Qinghai, and gathered a hundred thousand people to come. An invasion would be a huge crisis for Helan City.
Speaking of Bu Shitu, this person can be regarded as a great person. He is the eldest grandson of the current Mongolian Khan King Zalik, and is the fifth-generation grandson of Anda Khan who was the first to sign a tribute and mutual trade agreement with the Ming Dynasty and accepted the canonization of King Shunyi of the Ming Dynasty. Bu Shitu has been stationed in Qinghai all year round and has a considerable army under his command. In the past, he did not have much connection with the powerful rabbits here in Hetao, let alone jointly sending troops to fight against the Ming Dynasty. This time, I don't know what happened to stimulate the two of them, but the two warlords actually cooperated to send troops.
Xiao Ruxun led 20,000 Ming troops out of the pass. After defeating Kuaibai, he took most of the troops back to Ningxia. After all, that was where he was guarding. What was left in Helan Fort was mainly the Kanyu camp. troops, as well as more than a thousand military households in the field left by the Ningxia Guard. When they heard that the Tatar army was invading, Deng Kui, Xu Guangzu, Zhang Yunlong, Xiong Minyang, and Hu Jingxin of the Ningxia Guard came to Su Hao's General Military Mansion. Discussing countermeasures. Next to Su Hao sat his personal military advisor Li Zhi, whose pseudonym was Lin Zhi.
After listening to the scout re-introducing the information he had gathered, Hu Zixin first said in surprise: "Bu Shitu has never invaded our Ningxia Guard, how come he came here this time?"
Hu Zixin's previous identity was just a hundred generals, and he had never cared much about such strategic issues. After quelling the Kuaibai rebellion, Xiao Ruxun became the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, so he naturally wanted to promote his subordinates as leading generals. As a result, Hu Zizili became President Qian and became eligible to participate in decision-making meetings. He had heard of Bu Shitu to some extent. In his impression, Bu Shitu was not from Ningxia Wei. enemy.
Xu Guangzu agreed with Hu Zizi's words. He said: "Bu Shitu's activities are in Qinghai. In the past, he mainly harassed the Xiningwei area. I heard that he and Jilitu have always been at odds, so it is strange for the two families to join forces. "
"It's not surprising," Deng Kui said. "Zhuli Rabbit was afraid of being beaten by us in Pinglu City, and he didn't dare to go against us alone, so he asked Bu Shitu to help. No matter whether they are at peace with each other or not. We have come to the grassland and are threatening the entire Tatars, so they will naturally become one family."
Su Hao turned to Li Zhi and asked, "Sir, what do you think of what Deng Zhongjun said?"
Li Zhi chuckled and said: "I think what Deng Zhongjun said is very good. In the past six months or so, Deng Zhongjun has made great progress. When encountering trouble, he no longer just rushes in and out, but can use some strategies. He can also see the overall situation very accurately. He is quite a general." So cool."
"Uh... Mr. Lin has given you the award. Isn't this all Mr. Lin's good teaching?" Deng Kui said with a naive smile. For more than a year, Su Hao often asked Li Zhi and others to give lectures and impart knowledge to the officers. Some political knowledge, military strategies, etc. have indeed achieved some results. Compared with the past, generals like Deng Kui also have some attainments in military arts.
After Li Zhi finished praising Deng Kui, he turned to everyone and said, "I think what Deng Zhongjun analyzed just now makes sense. We made Zhulitu suffer under Pinglu City, and the thousands of Tatar families under his command have changed their minds towards us. .In addition, we conquered Ningxia City and defeated Kuaibai. These things will reach Zhulitu’s ears and make him fear our strength. Under such circumstances, he naturally dare not go to war with us alone. .You have to find someone to help you.”
"That's true." Su Hao said, "According to the news reported by Chen Guanyu and others, the Tatar leaders of the Zhulitu tribe kept silent when talking about the battle in Pinglu City. They were probably scared. Zhulitu took them with them. If such a team comes to fight with us, I'm afraid their troops will be scattered as soon as our cannon fires."
"Because of this, Jingli Rabbit found Bu Shitu and asked him to bring some Qinghai soldiers over. The Qinghai soldiers have not seen our power, and they are not timid. As long as Jingli Rabbit explains to them the characteristics of firearms, they will not Like the Zhuli Rabbit, they were defeated at the first touch. If our troops leave the grassland, it will be a threat to the entire Tatars. It is understandable that Bu Shitu is willing to send troops to help Zhuli Rabbit." Li Zhi said.
"Bu Shitu may have another purpose, which is to establish authority on the grassland." Xu Guangzu added that he had been in the Ministry of War for many years and had some knowledge of things on the grassland, so he had some say. "Today's Shunyi, Mongolia Wang Zhali Ke has many heirs. Although Bu Shitu is the eldest grandson, the Mongols do not talk about the order of seniority and youth. Whoever is more powerful will be able to succeed to the throne. If Bu Shitu wants to succeed King Shunyi a hundred years after Zhali Ke, He has to show his face and let everyone see what he is capable of."
Everyone exchanged words with each other, and gradually analyzed the reasons why the Tatars sent troops. Next, it was time to discuss their own response strategies.
"Let's fight!" Deng Kui said eagerly, "So what if there are 100,000 people? Let's send people back quickly to report the news and ask Commander Xiao and Commander Ma to send troops for reinforcements. 50,000 people will be enough. We should focus on the rabbit leader at the beginning. He invaded Pinglu City with 20,000 people, but we only had 5,000 or 6,000 people, so why didn’t we defeat him?"
As soon as Deng Kui said this, Su Hao and Li Zhi looked at each other and laughed silently. Li Zhi had just praised Deng Kui for his progress, but after a few words, Li Zhi's fierce temper was revealed again.
Zhang Yunlong was not as impulsive as Deng Kui. He said: "Deng Zhongjun's strategy was a bit risky. In the battle of Pinglu City, we won by surprise. Jilitu did not expect that our firearms were so powerful, and was panicked for a moment. Big loss. Now that he is prepared, it will be difficult for us if we try to defeat more with less."
Xu Guangzu also said: "We are now on the grassland, which is the territory of the Tatars. It is different from what we were in Pinglu City. The Tatar army has reached 100,000 people. With these firearms, we cannot stop their charge. .Once the firearms barrier is broken through and the two sides fall into close combat, our Ming army is no match for the Tatar army."
Xu Guangzu's words seemed to boost others' ambitions and destroy his own prestige, but everyone knew that what he said was right. This was based on the experience of the Ming army fighting the Tatar army for many years. The Tatars grew up on horseback. , the food structure is mainly meat and milk, so the body is much stronger than the Ming army. In a one-on-one fight, the Ming army soldiers are no match for the Tatars, so the Ming army can only win with more, and rarely win with less. Many battle cases.
"It is definitely impossible to engage the enemy head-on. We still have to consider a roundabout way." Li Zhi suggested.
"Hey, it's really frustrating!" Deng Kui couldn't help but feel discouraged when he saw that everyone opposed his opinion.
Su Hao smiled and said: "Old Deng, fighting in a sports battle does not necessarily mean you will feel aggrieved. If you fight well, you will be equally happy, but our opponents will feel aggrieved."
"Well, is this the sixteen-character formula you mentioned?" Deng Kui said. Su Hao had once told them about the concept of mobile warfare.
Su Hao nodded and said: "Yes, it's the sixteen-character formula I mentioned. When the enemy advances, we retreat, when the enemy is stationed, we harass, when the enemy is tired, we attack, when the enemy retreats, we pursue. In the past few months, the sergeants have been practicing hard on horseback and archery. The technique has been somewhat successful, and it is time to test the results. The Tatar army has as many as 100,000 people and it is difficult to move. Let's seize its weakness and drag it to death. It doesn't matter if we focus on the rabbit or miss the rabbit, we will Look at how many days these rabbits can jump around."
"I agree with the strategy of changing it. The Rabbit and the Lost Rabbit are coming fiercely. If we want to face them head-on, it will definitely not work. It is a pioneering work to engage in mobile warfare like the change mentioned, but I don't know how effective it will be. Or else Let’s try it first.” Li Zhi said enthusiastically.
This form of mobile warfare was often used when the Tatars invaded the Ming Dynasty. A small number of Tatar cavalry roamed around the territory of the Ming Dynasty to avoid the encirclement of the large Ming army, specifically identifying areas where the Ming army's defense was weak, and robbed They plundered and then left quickly, which brought a lot of trouble to the Ming Dynasty. The idea of using mobile warfare to fight back against the Tatars was first discussed by Su Hao and Xiao Ruxun. Su Hao also introduced the guerrilla tactics of later generations. Integrated into it, it has been theoretically sublimated.
In the reconnaissance camp, the tactics of mobile warfare have been discussed and practiced many times. The officers and soldiers all have certain experience in this method of warfare, but they lack a big battle to test it. Now, the Tatar army has invaded, It just so happens that the enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered. Carrying out mobile warfare to annihilate the enemy at this time is just the right time to test whether this tactic is really applicable.
In the past few months, Kanyu Camp purchased a large number of horses from the surrounding Tatar tribes, so that all soldiers have war horses and have the ability to fight on horseback. On this prairie, the sky is high and birds can fly. , as long as you have a war horse, even if you can't win, it will be easy to escape. This is why Su Hao dared to propose testing the effect of mobile warfare in actual combat.
After deciding on the strategy, Su Hao immediately sent people to deliver messages to various places to prepare for the enemy. In the mining area, all production activities were stopped. The miners withdrew to the Ningxia Guard, leaving only some guards in the mining area. The fortress was defended. The military households in the field sent their families back to Ningxia Guard, while the men picked up their swords and guns and retreated into Helan Fort, preparing to rely on the few solid fortifications to deal with the intruders.
The various departments of the Kanyu camp were split into more than a dozen small teams of about a hundred people, each of which marked out an area of activity on the grassland to prepare for guerrilla warfare. As for Su Hao, Xu Guangzu, Li Zhi and other civil servants and elderly people, they retreated to He In the newly built castle at Lanshan Pass, he commanded the overall situation from there.
Xiao Ruxun in Ningxia City received Su Hao's report and urgently dispatched 5,000 soldiers. They also came to the castle at the mountain pass through the Helan Mountain Pass, preparing for various emergencies. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, novels are better Update faster!