When the Tatars wanted to hold back and contain the 5th Infantry Division, or even attract more Tang troops, Chen Keqiao of the 5th Infantry Division was also thinking about how to kill these two cavalrymen.
Although mobile defense by boat can ensure the safety of the canal to a large extent, it is still not reliable enough.
Who knows what these enemy cavalry will do in the end. If they come up with some vicious method and eventually cause the supply line to be cut off, it will be a big trouble.
So the best way is to find an opportunity to kill them directly!
But how to kill them?
This is a problem. The enemy is cavalry and has tactical initiative. Relying on its mobility advantage, it can basically come and leave at will, and you will never be able to catch up.
The only way is to attract or force them to stay in a certain place!
Also attack their rear?
This is impossible. The enemy's cavalry has no rear to speak of. If it did, it would be Anping Town and Shouzhang!
So the only way is to keep them!
Immediately, the Fifth Infantry Division made a decision. It was impossible to stop the enemy's cavalry and force them. The only way was to lure them.
And to lure the enemy to stop, the best way is to show the enemy weakness!
However, before Chen Keqiao could show his weakness to the enemy, he learned from the navy that the Tatar cavalry had captured Liangshanji and would not leave.
Whatever comes to mind is what comes, and Chen Keqiao immediately made a decision. In addition to leaving an infantry regiment to continue to maintain mobile defense to guard against the Ming Army cavalry on the east bank of the canal, he directly led the main force of the Fifth Infantry Division in close proximity.
Thousands of people rushed to Liangshan Market.
What surprised him even more was that when he rushed to Liangshan Market, the Tatar cavalry still refused to leave!
Well, the Tatars originally wanted to attract them to come. Besides, not leaving does not mean that they will not leave until the Tang army arrives. They just wait for the Tang army to come. When the Tang army comes, they should leave.
However, at this time, Chen Keqiao had already seen the opportunity, and immediately sent a message to the nearby Third Cavalry Detachment, requesting cooperation!
The Third Cavalry Detachment had a very heavy task. It was mainly used to detect and monitor the movements of the Ming Army and the Tatars. However, after the Guards and the Fourth Army also moved north, they brought about 800 more troops.
Cavalry, so the strength of the Third Cavalry Detachment was somewhat relaxed. Before, it had been roaming in the rear.
After receiving the message from Chen Keqiao of the Fifth Infantry Division, Major General Lu Yuzhi, who led the Third Cavalry Detachment, hesitated because Chen Keqiao asked him to lead the Third Cavalry Detachment to hold back the 10,000 Tatar cavalrymen.
Let the 5th Infantry Division arrive.
This task is not easy to complete.
Although he has 800 more cavalry than before, the total number is only about 2,500. The Tatar cavalry exceeds 10,000. In a real fight, his third cavalry detachment is really no match.
After all, with the absolute strength advantage, even if the cavalry of the Third Cavalry Detachment can charge with force and have stronger collective combat capabilities, it will be of no avail.
What's more, in terms of riding skills, the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty is really not as good as the Tatar cavalry who grew up on horses!
But after a little hesitation, he still led the troops south quickly!
A few hours later, in the evening.
In Liangshan Ji, the commander of the Tatar cavalry going south, Burigude, looked at Liangshan Ji that had been reduced to ashes, and said with a relaxed expression: "How far are the Tang soldiers? When can they arrive?"
Others immediately said: "A large number of Tang soldiers are landing. The distance is not far, but only ten miles away, and their forwards are closer. Nuo, look, those are the forwards of the Tang soldiers!"
Looking in the direction indicated, about five or six miles away, a group of several hundred Datang Army soldiers was slowly approaching!
Buzhigude said: "These Tang soldiers are very brave. They only sent a few hundred people here. Is it possible that they are not afraid that we will swallow up their vanguard!"
"The Tang soldiers have defeated the Ming army many times, and they are already extremely arrogant. It is said that the Tang soldiers always like to fight with less and more, and they are often able to win. Presumably, these Tang soldiers regard us as the Ming army!
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Another Tatar general showed a trace of ridicule and said: "These Tang soldiers are so brave, why not send a thousand cavalry to teach them a small lesson!"
Those who say this probably still remember the teachings of Anda Khan: Don’t be stupid and face the main force of the Tang army head-on. Fight if you can, and leave if you can’t!
So he didn't say anything about sending thousands or even tens of thousands of people to kill him. He rushed over like this and bumped into the main force of the Tang army. He couldn't get away even if he wanted to!
Buzhigude thought about it for a while, and then said: "Okay, send a thousand riders over to see if these Tang soldiers are really as capable as the rumors!"
The tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry were quite careful. They knew that there were tens of thousands of Tang army's main troops less than ten miles away. If they rushed over, they might be ambushed, so the army watched from behind and just sent thousands of cavalry to be careful.
past!
However, after a few minutes, these Tatars were all shocked!
These hundreds of Tang soldiers could still remain calm when their own cavalry had just rushed in. However, when their own cavalry rushed directly to engage in mounted shooting, although the Tang soldiers on the opposite side also fired back, they were unable to counterattack.
But the force was not very strong, and they were quickly defeated by the Tatar cavalry attack. When the Tatar cavalry launched the final charge, before the Tatars could rush in, they were already directly attacked.
He turned around and ran away, and it wasn't a normal escape, but the kind where the whole army was defeated.
Is this the heroic and capable Tang Bing?
It doesn’t match the rumors!
At the same time, on the shore, Chen Keqiao, who was waiting to go ashore, saw that his troops were landing one after another and spreading out, and nodded slightly. He was still very satisfied with the performance of his troops.
"Sir, can those surrendering soldiers really hide it from the Tatars' eyes and ears?" At this time, the staff officer on the side seemed a little worried.
Chen Keqiao said: "Whether we can hide it or not, we can't lose anything anyway!"
"Besides, these soldiers from the Ming army wore the military uniforms of the Tang Dynasty and used the weapons of the Tang Dynasty. Even the bullets were distributed to them. As long as they are not caught and interrogated carefully, they Tatars
How can we know? What's more, even if we know that the Ming army has surrendered, can't these Ming troops surrender be our Datang Army?"
Hearing what Chen Keqiao said, others were speechless!
Before the battle, Chen Keqiao specially brought more than 400 Ming troops to surrender, and then asked them to put on military uniforms and equip them with muskets. They even gave them swords, spears and armor. Judging from the appearance, they were definitely
There is no difference from the ordinary Tang Army.
Then they asked these Ming troops to surrender and act as vanguards, and told them that as long as they could survive, they would be free and would also receive five taels of silver for their travel expenses.
Then, the current scene appeared. These Ming army soldiers resisted at first, but the resistance was not strong enough. When the cavalry got close, they collapsed without any surprise.
The shore is only four or five kilometers away from the battle site. Because the terrain is flat, even without binoculars, you can see a large number of Tatar cavalry in the distance.
And it can be seen that the more than 400 Ming troops about two kilometers away have begun to flee. The 1,000 Tatar cavalry behind them seemed a little dazed at first, but they soon started to pursue them.
At the same time, someone on the Tatar side said: "Isn't this Tang soldiers nothing more than this? Under our iron cavalry, they will also collapse without fighting!"
"These Tang soldiers are weak in combat. If our main force kills them, it is possible to completely annihilate these ten thousand Tang soldiers!"
"Yes, these Tang soldiers are nothing more than that. Those Ming soldiers said that the Tang soldiers were so strong. I'm afraid they were just bragging on purpose to cover up their defeat!"
"The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were able to keep their formations in order at the beginning, which is considered good. It's normal for our troops to ride and shoot and they can't withstand it!" Another person said: "I'm waiting for the prairie man to ride and shoot unparalleled in the world.
Regardless of whether it is the Ming army or the Tang army, in this field battle, there may be our opponents there!"
"Since the Tang soldiers are weak, it is better for us to kill them and directly destroy these ten thousand Tang soldiers. The subsequent operations will be much smoother!"
However, there are still some cautious people, and they immediately said: "The Tang army has a large number, so we still need to be cautious and prevent them from ambushing. It is not good to use all the main force, but we can send another thousand cavalry, together with the previous two thousand cavalry.
We will test the attack and if the Tang army fails, then we will take advantage of the situation and launch a general attack. If the Tang army has an ambush, we can turn around in time!"
At this time, Burgeud was also a little hesitant. The current situation seemed that the Tang army was not as strong as the rumors said. Was his caution unnecessary?
On the other hand, he was also worried that Tang Jun had an ambush!
But in the end, it was the poor performance of the more than 400 "Tang Army" that made him make the decision. Since the Tang Army's forwards just now couldn't stop his cavalry, then most of the other Tang Army can't stop it either.
The Tang army had really strengthened before, and the Ming army was retreating steadily, but those were all battles between infantry, and as far as he knew, the Tang army didn't seem to have really fought a battle with cavalry, and they still lacked the need to deal with cavalry.
Tactics and qualities.
This battle seems to be fought!
Immediately, he said: "Aburu, if you lead a thousand cavalry to fight again, the previous thousand cavalry will also be under your command to test the strength of the Tang army. If the Tang army's defense line is thick, don't be reluctant to fight. If the enemy's defense line is not strong, then capture
Seize the opportunity to defeat it!"
The short, but extremely stout, middle-aged general named Abreu immediately accepted the order and said: "Yes!"
Immediately, he led his own thousands of cavalry and went directly into the battle, and Buzgud continued to lead the army to slowly press forward. If Abreu's action went smoothly, then he would have to lead the army directly to rush forward and kill the Ten Thousand Tang Army directly.
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If Abreu's action does not go smoothly, then he will support Abreu's retreat. With tens of thousands of cavalry pressing down on the formation, he believes that there will be no surprises in this trial attack!
Even if the strength of the Tang Army on the opposite side exceeds expectations, or there are some expectations, when the time comes, I will just pat my butt and walk away. Is it possible that the infantry of their Tang Army still want to catch up with me? Just kidding!