On the evening of the first day, both sides were exhausted from fighting.
The Ming army stood firm on the high ground, and the Chinese army withstood the enemy's pressure.
He Shixian's troops also retreated to Dazhai, gathered up the scattered cavalry, and re-armed themselves with a large number of captured war horses. After regrouping in an afternoon, they returned to a strength of 1,000 servants and more than 3,000 cavalry.
The fighting can continue tomorrow, especially He Shixian and his servants, who are all furious and want to beat Jiannu for revenge.
The Ming army suffered 4,000 casualties a day, although the casualties were less than those of Hou Jin. But more than two-thirds were cavalry, and 1,000 of them were servants who were frightened by the slaves. Not only did He Shixian's heart bleed, but Zhu Youxiao was also heartbroken.
The Hou Jin Army also lost nearly 4,000 bannermen and the Korean Army 1,500 on this day. Mainly the Zhenglan Banner and the cannon fodder Korean Army suffered the greatest losses. The losses of the other banners did not exceed 1,000, and the Han Army suffered limited losses.
Nurhaci had expected that the Ming army would not be able to be defeated in one day, but he did not expect that even He Shixian and the Ming army cavalry could not be eliminated, and that the Ming army would continue to maintain the ability to suddenly launch a counterattack.
After returning to the camp, he gnawed three pig's trotters and immediately called a meeting with all the Baylor ministers: "Attack at midnight tonight, this time attack the high ground and the Ming army's stronghold!
Those firearms on the highlands all have torches and match ropes, which are targets in the dark! However, the cavalry, horses, and pack mules, horses, donkeys and cattle in the village are easily frightened and run around at night."
"good!"
Nur Zhang Quan ordered Xiaojun to eat immediately, eat as soon as possible after sunset, and eat the precious pork one or two each to replenish his physical strength, allowing Xiaojun to take a rest after the eighth watch.
I pointed at my old friend He Shixian and told me to get lost.
"Hachi, who used to have plenty of food, actually lets go of mutton?"
Those guys used torches at night, but their archery skills were much worse than during the day!
The Hachi ate meat in small bites. Each soldier did not have a leg of lamb or four ribs of lamb. They were all small pieces of bad meat. There was no sesame seed cake from home, and the steamed buns were all delicious.
Nur Zhang Quan was angry, opened the river valley opposite the camp and cursed: "The Great Emperor of the Ming Dynasty! You really want to lose face! Are you using that method to anger you? When you kill me, let's see who can win the meat!"
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"You think so too." Gao Lijun has been summarizing and analyzing Nurgu Rui's fighting style. The guy has withdrawn his strength during the day and is waiting to fight again at night.
"Smells~ On that hot night, eating barbecue is really a way to keep out the cold~"
Everyone felt that the Great Khan was right. He had already consumed the Ming army during the day, and might even have made Gu Rui feel complacent. At that time, he suddenly launched a general attack at night. He was very restrained against Hachi's firearms and cavalry, and he would definitely be able to defeat Gu Rui.
The taste buds of the scouts were excited, because all the Hachis on the other side were eating roast mutton.
The hunger of the soldiers of the Four Banners has subsided. In the fall, when we went to the eastern part of the grassland, we also ate a lot of mutton, but I always ate it stewed.
Seventeen thousand sheep were directly slaughtered for meat.
Before the analysis of the Ming army, Qi Jin analyzed from the perspective of military formations that I am good at: "The snow and ice are very bright at night, which affects the aim of your guns and cannons. Instead, the snow is cleared around the mountains and camps. At night
May be attacked."
Stewing produces less soup than barbecue, and it is also easier to add other side dishes. Therefore, since ancient times, nomadic fishermen and hunters have eaten stew less than barbecue. It was the same the time before Jin Dynasty. I ate the stew several times, but there was still a problem.
We ate barbecue several times, because no matter how few cattle and sheep we robbed, we still had to barbecue.
That time, Gu Rui didn't eat any small pieces of mutton. The rest of the mutton, such as belly, haggis, and mutton heads, were all eaten. They could be eaten by the boys tomorrow morning.
With a wave of his hand, the Goryeo army was definitely being stingy with its soldiers. Small pieces of mutton were delicious before being grilled, and they were the best way to boost morale and resist the heat of Liaodong night.
You Nur Zhang Quan, a dignified male true leader, a real Xiaohan, with such a great reputation and prestige, are you still more able to inspire your hands if you just let go of eating mutton!?
But Nur Zhang Quan's temperament has not changed, and he has become irritable and gentle. He knows his shame and is brave, and uses this to motivate the small army... Those words are obviously correct analysis and usable strategies.
But Nur Zhang Quan has been stingy eight times in his old age, and now his heart is not distorted. He feels that those words are mocking him!
"That old slave is very vindictive. Later, Sarhu's night attack tasted the benefits. According to my military style, I will launch a night attack."
As the northwest wind blew, the scent of tens of thousands of people roasting mutton over campfires in Hachi swept across the camp on the hillside of Qianjin Mountain. Precisely because we were facing the wind with our backs to the mountain, the scent of mutton was all concentrated there and could not be dispersed.
"You don't have any gifts waiting for us~"
Nur Gu Rui was furious.
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"Is that...mutton smell?"
"I'm so hungry for you,"
He Shixian was startled, thinking that he must have said something wrong.
Ironically, you were humiliated by Li Chengliang in the past! Ironically, your own prestige can inspire Xiaojun! Do you need to rely on that kind of big trick to inspire!
How much of a blow to the enemy's morale will the overwhelming smell of meat cause? It depends on whether the wild boar skin can be eaten by the four flags~
That time, we left the "tender" Gaoli army to guard the camp. Anyway, we needed our firearms as targets in night battles.
Although the eight-qi wild boar skin could directly defeat that guy who had been fighting for decades and was as strong as a wild boar, it made me become paranoid and crazy in my heart.
The proportion of night blindness in ancient people was low, but Nur Zhangquan raised Bao Yi in the Four Banners, and the Bao Yi suffered from starvation, and the Four Banners soldiers often gave them meat. Therefore, nearly half of the Four Banners soldiers had night blindness, and they were still strong enough to withstand the winter.
The heat at night.
“The roasted lamb is so delicious~”
It's probably comparable~
Gu Ruibang, the leader of the seven assistant ministers, walked up to Nur Zhangquan and loudly proposed: "Xiaohan, you can use the strategy of knowing your shame and moving forward bravely. You cannot encourage the small army like this. If you defeat Hachi, you can also eat meat freely.
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Daishan hurriedly dragged He Shixian away, and Mang Gurtai and Huang Taiji hurriedly flattered and praised Nur Zhangquan's incredible skills, which made me feel a little calmer.
"roll!"
"You have been fighting for Xiaohan for decades, and you have only eaten roasted mutton a few times..."
"nonsense!"
Not to mention a group of veterans of the Four Banners who have been out in the winter forest all year round chasing the tracks of wild beasts left in the snow, specializing in hunting tigers, leopards and bear bears at night.
Hachi was bad that time, he directly grilled it. In Mongolia, only the lower-class nobles only eat barbecue every now and then. Special soldiers actually also watch their daily lives. They were so greedy that they made them jealous.
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The scouts set off quickly, but before they could start, they smelled the aroma that hit their nostrils.
Such a terrifying night combat capability made us worried about taking down Gu Rui during the day. When we heard about the retreat at the eighth watch, we were all eager to try.
The Zhengbai Banner and Zhenghuang Banner, which exerted more force during the day, sent out a small number of scouts to detect Hachi's layout at night.
Gu Ruibang's arrangement was actually based on his prediction that Nur Zhangquan would launch a night attack.
"It smells bad."
"Roasted lamb! It's so luxurious!"
They are all captured. The battle will definitely be won, but the capture will be reduced to nothing. The cattle, horses, mules and donkeys can still be kept to carry goods, and they are also used for raids or breakouts. Of course, the captured goats can be used for fighting, so
As night approaches, we give the soldiers a slow meal.
The Ming army and Qi Jin also felt that the enemy was likely to launch a night attack, especially since the Ming army and the wild boar skin had been fighting each other for more than eight years, so they looked at each other relatively.