When Alslen Khan received the military report from the rear troops, he could not believe his eyes. He did not expect that Jia Ke was so audacious that he led hundreds of men in pursuit when his army was retreating.
He couldn't imagine what Jia Ke was thinking and how he dared to be so bold. But since the thing had come, he had to be prepared.
Arsleng Khan immediately issued an order that all troops should be on heightened alert, and the cavalry must patrol near the large troops day and night to prevent Jia Ke's surprise attack.
At the same time, Bayar, the leader of the Ewenki tribe, was ordered to lead his cavalry to search for traces of Jia Ke nearby. Once discovered, they would swarm him. He must be annihilated on the grassland.
When Alslen Khan issued the order, Jia Ke was leading his soldiers to eat roast mutton, drink kumiss, and brag about today's victory. After sneak attack on the Tatar rearguard, they also captured
They brought some cattle, sheep and horses. They are now in a small forest dozens of miles away from the Tatars, drinking freely. The soldiers use this to relieve their psychological pressure and fatigue. At this time, Jia Ke is very lax about military discipline.
Yes, he could not and did not dare to let these ancient soldiers endure the same psychological pressure as the current Chinese army. If he relaxed and vented them at the wrong time, they would blow up the camp once they broke out, and Jia Ke would not be able to stop them.
Jia Ke is now sitting by the fire, eating the beef and mutton brought by his men. He is not used to drinking mare's milk. He feels that there is a fishy smell in it, which is really difficult to swallow, so he can only drink some water. This causes
He received the admiration of the soldiers who did not know the truth.
Feng Mo, who was next to Jia Ke, also didn't drink. He drank water with Jia Ke. Feng Mo thought that Jia Ke was staying awake at all times for the safety of the army, and he admired him for being so self-disciplined.
After eating and drinking in the evening, Jia Ke and Feng Mo discussed it and decided that they would each lead dozens of soldiers and watch them both day and night. Now that they were going deep into enemy territory, they must be careful.
In the next few days, Jia Ke began to walk in circles with the Tatars on the grassland. Once they encountered Tatars who were alone, they would swarm them and eliminate them. Once they found the Tatars, they would send a large number of troops to destroy them.
, just use two horses or even three horses to run away from a distance.
The Tatars faced Jia Ke's attacks at any time during these days. No matter it was day or night, Jia Ke seemed to be everywhere. One day he was still attacking from the rear, and the next day he appeared in Alslen Khan's central army.
, when Alslen Khan sent troops from the Chinese army to encircle and suppress them, Jia Ke appeared near their front team again.
Alsileng Khan has absolutely no way to deal with Jia Ke now. Jia Ke is like a fly, flying around him non-stop, hitting him again and again but not being able to kill him, chasing him but not being able to drive him away, and constantly causing casualties to him. Now
Not only ordinary Tatars, but also Alslen Khan had an unspeakable fear of Jia Ke.
Jia Ke now adopted tactics that were originally used by them to deal with the Southern Dynasties, but were now used by Jia Ke on them.
Alsileng Khan still came up with a way, which was to use his numerical advantage to divide the cavalry into teams of 500 people, with each team being no more than five miles apart, and spread a net around him, hoping to
Jia Ke Net is in this net.
In Jia Ke, because the war was going very smoothly at the beginning, he became careless and did not pay attention to the Tatars' plan. Seeing that there were only 500 Tatars, he thought that they could be defeated in a short time. As a result,
Just halfway through the battle, thousands of people came to support from all directions. Jia Ke realized that the situation was not good and immediately led his people to retreat, but it was a bit late.
In the end, Jia Ke relied on his bravery, waving Fang Tian's painted halberd to open the way in front, and led the cavalry to fight a bloody road. However, this time they also lost nearly a hundred people, and the bodies of these one hundred people were also lost.
There was no recapture, and this was his biggest loss since he pursued the Tatars.
After that, Jia Ke only dared to lead his team to wander outside the Tatars. When they encountered the Tatars, they launched only one attack and retreated immediately after the attack to prevent being surrounded like last time.
In this way, the people led by Jia Keke kept looking for opportunities around the Tatars. However, the results of the subsequent battles became less and less. When the Tatars were about to reach Zhangbei (the gathering place for the Tatars in the north)
, Jia Ke thinks that this time, the pursuit can be over.
Although if the pursuit continues, there may be greater results. After all, the Zhangbei Tatars have a lot of trophies and slaves. But the weather is already very cold. They are now on the grassland without any obstruction. If they continue the pursuit, I am afraid they will
Frozen to death on the grassland.
So on the seventh day of chasing the Tatars, Jia Ke prepared to withdraw his troops and return to Kaiping Guard. This time Jia Ke attacked and achieved rich results, killing and wounding nearly three thousand people. He also captured a large number of Tatars' weapons.
Supplies, including nearly 1,500 horses, and about 3,000 to 4,000 cattle and sheep of various kinds. These livestock were herded by Jia Ke in a small valley, leaving a dozen soldiers to guard them.
Although Jia Ke wanted to withdraw his troops, this time it was Alsileng Khan's turn to harass him.
Alslen Khan now sent nearly ten times as many scouts as before. Although Jia Ke moved covertly and under the constant search of so many scouts, he was still discovered by the Tatars from time to time. This time, the Tatars accidentally retreated.
Found.
So another pursuit battle began, but this time the situation was reversed. The Tatars took advantage of their large number of cavalry to surround them from all directions. In order to avoid additional casualties to the troops, Jia Ke tried his best to avoid being attacked by the Tatars.
When a battle broke out, he took advantage of their small number, easy concealment, and rapid retreat with many horses to constantly escape the Tatar roundup.
Moreover, Jia Ke tried his best to march at night, using the stars in the sky to identify the direction, retreating to Kaiping Guard, and finding a place to hide and rest during the day.
When marching at night, the Tatars would be attacked from time to time. The two sides struggled for three more days. Both the Tatars and Jia Ke's troops were now exhausted. Both sides were waiting for a reasonable answer.
The reason for disengagement came quickly. Snow began to fall on the grassland. Although it was only the first snow in early winter, it was not heavy. But the weather became colder. Bayar, who was responsible for the pursuit of the Tatars, thought that
It was no longer suitable to continue fighting, so he led his troops back. Jia Ke did not make any further harassment this time. The two sides were officially out of contact.
It was only on the third day after Jia Ke broke away from contact with the Tatars that he arrived at the small valley where supplies were stored. Since the valley is surrounded by cliffs, there is a road that can lead in and out. Therefore, the temperature in the valley is still relatively mild, and the grass in it is still green.
, and livestock grazing in the valley don’t have to worry about food.
Jia Ke looked at the countless cows, horses, and lambs in the valley. He was very satisfied with the harvest. However, he also reflected on himself. During this battle, for a while, he was too complacent and his vigilance was very lax, which caused the consequences.
He was almost besieged, and in that battle, nearly a hundred people were lost. This made Jia Ke remember that he must not lose vigilance at any time on the battlefield, as even the weakest enemy may turn into a ferocious beast.
However, Jia Ke was still very satisfied with the exchange ratio in this battle. They eliminated the enemy who suffered at least ten times their own casualties, which can be said to be a great victory. Although they could not bring back the heads, there were so many horses, cattle and sheep. It was enough.
Showed his military exploits.
These cattle, sheep and horses can not only provide compensation for the dead and injured soldiers, but also allow Kaipingwei to have a good year.
As the head coach of Kaipingwei, Jia Ke can also benefit a lot from it.