For a long time, in the dead of night, people were quiet, and the birds were resting. After about half an hour, there was no movement at all, and Jia Yan finally raised his head, revealing his thin face.
At this time, the ground was completely clean, but there were more weeds covered by hoarfrost.
But he understood that there was a bloodstain underneath.
As for the corpses, I'm afraid they have been moved away long ago.
"Looks like they are slaves!"
Jia Yan's face turned pale and he gritted his teeth and said.
And it's still elite.
He understood that although his brothers looked carefree, they were veterans of the war for two or three years. They were wiped out in the blink of an eye, so they must not be underestimated.
However, this is another good opportunity.
After all, after experiencing the war, he instantly forgot about the hatred of his brothers and thought about the importance of reporting the news.
Gritting his teeth, he found a path, put a bundle of weeds on his back, and strode away.
"What? Enemy attack?"
When Jia Yan came to Dongying (the camp east of the city), he was almost beaten as a spy, but finally met Zhou Peng, the left-wing commander of the Beijing camp.
Frowning, I don't know why, but I feel quite unhappy.
The so-called Beijing Camp is the army reorganized by the emperor, with half veterans and half new soldiers.
It is divided into five wings: front, rear, left, center and right. The lower wings are divided into four battalions: A, B, C and D. Each battalion has about 3,000 people.
The left wing defends the east side of the city, with approximately 15,000 men, half of whom are musketeers and half of whom are shield bearers. They can be said to be extremely elite.
Zhou Peng was an old man in the Qin army. He escaped from Tongguan and was only a general. However, as time went by and experienced hundreds of battles, he gradually became a left-wing leader.
Beijing camp values obedience and seriousness, and the most suitable ones are also musketeers.
It was also the first time for Jia Yan to see this legendary ruler. He only thought that he had big ears, a beard, and a round nose, but at this time his face was full of majesty.
"Why did Jian Nu go to the south of the city?"
Zhou Peng's face was full of disbelief, his eyes widened and he said: "Logically speaking, he should come from the east or north of the city."
"Control, humble duty, there are no lies, every word is true."
Jia Yan trembled and said: "All the brothers below were killed. They were all cavalry. The horses from the north are much taller than the horses in our army..."
"Government has to be careful."
At this time, Zhu Shen, who was actually a military supervisor but appeared to be a military judge, had a mature expression on his face, which was only seventeen or eighteen years old:
"The city was closed for no reason during the day today, and there were constant rumors in the city. It must have been something the imperial court had anticipated, and a raid by Jiannu was very possible."
"What the military judge said is true!"
After hearing these words, Zhou Peng's face twitched, showing a thoughtful expression:
"Light the beacon fire and send people to the city to report the news."
"In addition, send a team of troops to follow him to find the blood stains on the remains."
Jia Yan secretly glanced at the military judge who had returned to his old self-confidence. There was a document beside him, recording everything at all times.
I cried out in my heart that I was lucky.
The most powerful one in the Beijing camp is the Military Justice Department, and most of those military judges are named Zhu, and they are all from the same clan as the emperor.
He has been with him since he was a child and has been trusted by the emperor's relatives. He not only controls military law, but also records the military's monitoring, military exploits and other information one by one.
Obviously, he achieved great success this time.
And at this moment, the camp in the south of the city.
As the front wing of the Beijing Camp, the force here is relatively weak compared to the other five wings. There are only pikemen and musketeers, but the number has reached 15,000.
The huge military camp was clearly visible several miles away, like a giant beast lying on the ground, emitting a large amount of flames.
Hauge raised his head, his eyes blazing.
"Stop—"
He waved his hand.
In an instant, all the cavalry stopped.
Guluo
The horses' hooves covered their steps, and their chews covered their mouths, so that the war horses made no sound.
"Master, ahead is the so-called South Camp."
At this time, a general came over and lowered his head.
"good!"
Hauge nodded, looked around and said: "The time has come to make meritorious deeds, sons and daughters, follow me and make meritorious deeds!"
"Crash-"
Everyone put on their armor, waved their right arms, and roared.
In addition to one person and three horses, each of the cavalrymen on this trip was accompanied by a personal entourage as an auxiliary.
Such as taking care of horses, cooking, wearing armor, etc., Yu Changsui thinks of it, but riding skills should not be underestimated either.
"Kill——" A moment later, Hauge took the lead, and under the protection of a kind of personal soldiers, he ran forward quickly like an arrow off the string.
The distance of several miles is almost the blink of an eye for the cavalry running at full speed.
In the Ming camp, the siren suddenly sounded louder.
The trenches and deer fences were almost as if they were made of paper and were trampled through in an instant.
At this time, Hauge was shocked when he saw the Ming army coming out of their tents and forming an array.
"How can it be?"
Since ancient times, the reason why night attacks have been tried so often is because it is a clear strategy.
First of all, soldiers are tired at night, and they are most likely to starve once they move.
Secondly, due to malnutrition and night blindness in the feudal era, many people's eyes were completely dark. The dark night has a fear and deterrent effect, which can easily cause panic to the enemy, so that they can attack more with less.
Finally, it is a test of the enemy's ability to respond.
Once they are unable to assemble, set out their tents, or form a military formation within a short period of time, they can only allow themselves to be massacred without the ability to resist.
The most effective way for infantry to deal with cavalry is to form a formation. Loose infantry is a living target.
What surprised Hauge was that he made a cavalry surprise attack and charged in a short period of time, which did not last more than two quarters of an hour.
This Ming army actually gathered most of them and initially formed a military formation.
In Hauge's view, it was difficult for even the elite Eight Banners to do this. He never thought that these Ming troops could be so fast.
"Then I can't keep you!"
Haug's face turned red and he waved his spear, showing no fear in the face of the tightly gathered army.
The Eight Banners rushed forward desperately as if they had been given a shot of blood.
"Crackling——"
There was a burst of musketry, and dozens of cavalrymen in the front row fell.
But the distance is only a few dozen steps, which is too short.
While Haug ordered his troops to charge, he ordered the other cavalry to scatter in all directions and set fire to the camp.
Fire drives away the cold, but brings fear.
Late at night, Zhu Yixi fell into sleep.
"Your Majesty, urgent military situation!"
At this moment, Tian Ren, the personal eunuch, woke him up, with a face full of urgency: "Everyone in the Marshal's Mansion is outside the door."
"Huh?" Zhu Yixi rolled around, stood up immediately, wrapped herself in some clothes, and went out:
"what happened?"
Outside the door, Zhao Shu and several other people were seen with solemn expressions on their faces.
"Your Majesty, someone from the east of the city came late at night, saying that the slaves were attacking the camp in the south of the city."
Zhao Shu said urgently: "Shortly afterwards, a fire broke out in the camp in the south of the city. There must have been a battle."