It was not a good time to march at night when the moon was dark and the wind was high. Therefore, ten miles southwest of Horqin Khan's tent, an army finally set up camp because it was too dark, preparing to return to Horqin Khan's tent the next day. They were the first to
Set off to search and suppress the more than 10,000 Horqin troops of the Ming Army.
This night also happens to be a good time for killing people and setting fires.
Cao Wenzhao saw that God was doing his best, so he asked Cao to turn into a dragon. Huang Degong, Zuo Liangyu and his three generals quietly woke up the subordinates who had put them to sleep in advance. The horses held bells and the men held grass, and they set off in the dark.
This battle will be the last battle for the Death Battalion on the grassland. Although most of the enemies have been mobilized with the blessing of God, it is also the strongest enemy the Death Battalion will face this time out of the fortress.
All the soldiers in the death camp were extremely cautious, tried their best to do what they could, kept silent, and followed orders.
When he saw the sparks of fire on the grassland from a distance, Cao Wenzhao knew that Horqin's sweat tent was just ahead.
He ordered the advance to be stopped and for the troops to check their combat readiness again. He also heard that the three generals had assigned tasks before the war based on the situation where Horqin was camping.
From the distribution of the fires, it can be seen that the Horqin tribe is distributed in a circle. It can be inferred that the sweat tent should be located in the center of the circle.
For this reason, Cao Wenzhao decided that Zuo Liangyu's troops would be responsible for setting fires and creating chaos. The rest used Cao Wenzhao as arrows, and deployed Cao Bianjiao and Huang Degong's troops on the left and right to form an arrow formation, attack the enemy's circle, and strive to penetrate the rear
, divided into three small arrows, and passed through the enemy formation again.
After Cao Wenzhao briefly explained the combat mission, he said to the three of them: "The purpose of this operation is to attack the enemies who try to resist as much as possible and kill everyone near the Wang Banner. The tactics assigned before the war must be implemented, but it must also be
It depends on the situation. If a friendly force is blocked by a large group of enemy troops, other troops must provide support and cannot give the Tatars a chance to stabilize the situation. Do you understand?"
"The general will understand." The three generals replied in unison. They were not rookies on the battlefield and knew what tactics to use under any circumstances.
"In war, we need to know ourselves and the enemy, but after all, we still know too little about the enemy. Therefore, regardless of whether we win or lose this battle, everyone will try their best to do their best. I hope that as many brothers can return as possible.
Arrive at the capital." Cao Wenzhao once again solemnly reminded his three generals not to be careless.
"Yes, Commander." The three people, whether they are Cao Wenzhao's nephew, Zuo Liangyu who is greedy for money, or Huang Degong who is illiterate but loyal and brave, under this situation, they all
He answered Cao Wenzhao very seriously.
Cao Wenzhao nodded with satisfaction, looked at the night, estimated the time, and felt that it was almost the time when people sleep most deeply.
Now the morale he needs to boost has been boosted, and everything that needs to be deployed has been deployed. Once the war starts and the troops are separated, it will be difficult to command other troops under this night. Everything depends on the final result!
The three generals paid a military salute to Cao Wenzhao, and then returned to their troops to prepare for the attack.
All the soldiers in the death camp began to take out strips of white cloth, help their comrades tie it on their arms, and said softly, "Take care, brother."
Zhu Yuanzhong kept in mind Cao Wenzhao's previous teachings, and now has passed the period of desperate fighting. He has a small round shield tied to his left arm, holding the reins in his right hand, controlling the mount, and exercising his protection close to Cao Bianjiao's side.
Responsibilities.
The soldiers behind him, like him, followed closely behind their comrades, marching forward at the speed of the leading general.
Under the night, the occasional starlight cannot illuminate the path forward of this army. But this is the grassland, and it does not matter whether it is official or not. If you move towards the goal, you will not make any mistakes.
Zhu Yuanzhong was at the front of the team, on the left in the direction of the arrow, and could see the enemy camp in the distance at a glance.
According to his experience, the team should be discovered by the Tatar sentry soon. At that time, the team will speed up, holding the knife and gun in hand, and defeat the enemy's defense force organized by the police with lightning speed.
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In other words, the key to this kind of sneak attack battle is whether they attack faster or the enemy's reaction speed is faster; whether their attack power is stronger or the enemy's defense strength is stronger.
Zhu Yuanzhong slowly raised his heart, watching the distance from the target shrinking step by step, thinking that the enemy's sentry was about to give a warning, and he immediately concentrated his strength on his legs, preparing to hear the warning sound of the enemy's sentinel, and then he could quickly
He urged his horse to follow the general, Cao Bianjiao.
However, Zhu Yuanzhong's heart was hung up again and again, until he couldn't hang up anymore, but he still didn't hear the movement of the Tatar sentry.
This made him a little suspicious. He looked up and looked at the general Cao Bianjiao who was in front of him on his right. Unfortunately, he could only see half of the back of Cao Bianjiao's head, but could not see Cao Bianjiao's face.
Without any hint from the general, Zhu Yuanzhong began to make wild guesses on his own, wondering whether the Tatars had laid an ambush and were waiting for them to take the bait.
Although he thought so, the army was already in the process of attacking and could not stop even if he wanted to, not to mention that the general did not change the military order for the attack.
The army was not discovered by enemy sentries until they were about two miles away from the enemy camp. However, they did not call the police, but only came up to them and asked loudly.
Zhu Yuanzhong saw that these stupid Tatar sentries were turned into a hornet's nest by a nest of arrows shot by Marshal Cao in front of him. Then as the Tatar sentries fell off their horses, their screams were also heard.
Zhu Yuanzhong had no time to raise his head to observe the movement in the enemy camp caused by the screams. He reached out and picked up the spear hanging on the horse hook, while urging the war horse to speed up and follow the general Cao Bianjiao to perform his guard duty.
No matter how quiet the hoofbeats of the horses wrapped in cotton cloth were, they eventually alerted the Mongolian Tatars who were sensitive to the hoofbeats. Together with the sound of the sentry's screams, they all told the Tatars that there was an enemy attack.
The patrols holding torches shouted loudly, first waking up some of the troops who were on duty at night, but they were like headless flies, not knowing how to meet the enemy.
Among the leading Tatar leaders, some rushed towards the source of the sound, some wanted to wake up more companions, and some wanted to avoid the source of the sound and attack from the side, creating a chaotic mess for a moment.
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The death camp was in the dark, the Tatars were in the light, and the target was obvious. Several waves of arrows shot out at night made the oncoming Tatars unable to escape. They were hit by arrows and fell off their horses, and then trampled by rolling iron hooves.
Zhu Yuanzhong was guarding Zuo Ze of Cao Bianjiao. When he saw the Tatar, he either stretched out his hand and shot, or waved his shield gently and used the power of his horse to smash the Tatar's head to pieces.
One, two or three, many Tatars who were caught off guard died under Zhu Yuanzhong's gun and shield.
The battle went surprisingly smoothly. Looking at the situation, the Mongolian Tatars had no idea that they would attack from the north, and they did not have good night defense measures. Zhu Yuanzhong was secretly happy.
But it didn't take long before a difficulty appeared in front of them.
I saw the generals in front, including the commander, suddenly reining in their horses and stopping. Zhu Yuanzhong also stopped quickly, and then looked forward.
They saw a small river lying quietly in front of them, dividing the Mongolian Tatar camp into two.
Zhu Yuanzhong looked at the general, who was looking in the direction of the commander. For a moment, he didn't know what to do.
Time waits for no one, and the Tatars cannot be given a chance to recover. This is a truth that everyone from the generals to the soldiers knows.
Zhu Yuanzhong was anxious when he saw that there was no action yet. He looked back at the half of the Tatar camp that he had penetrated. He found that Zuo Liangyu's troops were setting fire to where they came from. The fire helped the wind and burned the entire Tatar camp red.
With the help of the firelight, you can see the Tatars running around, and some of them are starting to resist with bows and knives, and the number of people resisting is increasing.
We can't wait any longer. The longer we delay, the more serious the situation will become.
Zhu Yuanzhong anxiously looked at the general again, and found that Cao Bianjiao was looking in the direction of the commander, and then looked back at the surroundings. Vaguely, he could see the anxious look on Cao Bianjiao's face.
Soon, Cao Bianjiao discovered that the troops in Marshal Cao's direction were rushing directly into the river. This surprised him. What if the water was too deep?
But there was no time to think about it. As soon as he picked up the reins, he was ready to lead the troops across the river.
At this moment, the personal guards sent by Cao Wenzhao arrived and shouted an order to Cao Bianjiao: "The commander-in-chief orders you to turn back and attack the Tatar North Camp. There is no need to cross the river."
Cao Bianjiao received the order, and without worrying about his uncle's safety, he turned around at the river and launched a new charge towards the Tatar northern camp, massacring those Tatars who tried to resist.
Cao Wenzhao's guess just now was correct. The river was not deep, and the shallow water could not even cover a horse's thighs. This made him feel relieved.
In fact, the Tatars camped on both sides of the river, and there was no bridge or other connection. In case of an enemy attack, the two sides would not be able to provide timely assistance to each other. This is a taboo for military strategists.
Cao Wenzhao also issued this order based on this reason and because of time constraints. He asked Huang Degong to follow him across the river and attack the Tatars on the other side. He left Cao Bianjiao on the north bank to continue to sweep away the remaining enemies here.
In the wave of attacks on the north bank just now, Cao Wenzhao did not find the location of the Tatar Khan tent, so it was only on the south bank.
As soon as he reached the river bank, while he was waiting for the army to gather, he took a brief look at the Tatar camp ahead. He found that not far in front of him, hundreds of Tatars had gathered, surrounding several groups that were obviously different from those around him.
At the yurt, there were more Tatars all around, holding torches and rushing towards this direction.
Cao Wenzhao understood at the first sight that this place was obviously where important Tatar figures were. He looked slightly to the right and found that Huang Degong had already landed on the shore.
Time did not wait for me, Cao Wenzhao immediately took the lead and rushed forward bravely towards the gathering place of the Tatars.
Cao Wenzhao's guess was correct. Sai Sang was among the crowd at this time. He was looking at the north bank of the sky in panic. At this time, he had understood that he must have been attacked by the Ming army.
He didn't know how many people from the Ming army came in total, so he hesitated between escaping and rescuing Bei'an.