Jia Ke waited silently in Kaiping Town for news of the Tatar invasion to the south, and sent a large number of spies, disguised as various businessmen, to enter the grassland to inquire about the situation.
In this way, Jia Ke waited for more than ten days. The spies he sent to various parts of the grassland came back one after another to report that all the grassland tribes had assembled separately and were preparing to invade the south again.
After Jia Ke received the news, he was also ready to go north. He also transferred 3,000 cavalry from Xuanhua Town to Kaiping Town. In addition to the 5,000 cavalry from Kaiping Town and more than 30,000 bannermen from the Eight Banners of the Manchus, Jia Ke
A total of 40,000 cavalry can be mobilized.
This is an important force in any country. Even among the Tatars, only one or two tribes can mobilize 40,000 cavalry at a time.
Jia Ke made sufficient arrangements for this attack. Feng Mo led 7,000 infantrymen to guard Xuanhua Town, Huang Baifeng and Zheng Kai each led 10,000 Macedonian founder troops, and 5,000 long archers were divided into two groups, led by the two of them.
Their task is to garrison in Kaiping Town. Once it is discovered that Xuanhua Town is in danger, Huang Baifeng will lead half of the Macedonian phalanx soldiers and half of the long archers to reinforce. If the enemy does not come to Xuanhua Town and Kaiping Town, then they will stand still. No.
His order prohibited anyone from mobilizing a single soldier.
This last order was mainly to guard against Wang Tao, fearing that he would transfer the army away in the name of Jiedushi. Jia Ke spent a lot of effort on these armies, how could he give it to others in vain?
Just a few days after August 15th, news of the Tatar invasion came from various places, and among the nine borders, only Xuanfu Town was peaceful.
The common people all knew that this was because Jia Ke was guarding the front and the Tatars did not dare to come. Therefore, Jia Ke's prestige near Xuanfu Town became even higher.
When Wang Tao learned that the Tatars were invading the south, he became frightened. He was afraid that what happened last year would happen again, and he wanted to mobilize troops from Xuanhua and Kaiping several times to defend the main formation in Xuanfu Town. But he was sternly rejected by Jia Ke.
, Jia Ke's reasons are very good. If the troops are transferred to Xuanfu Town, the defenses of Kaiping and Xuanhua will be weak. If the Tatars invade south with all their strength, they will definitely lead to the same mistake as last year.
Jia Ke did not tell Wang Tao the news that he was about to go north. He was afraid that Wang Tao would know about his absence and cause trouble for his future. He was also afraid of Tatar spies in Xuanfu Town, but he heard the news.
In the past few days, Jia Ke has also increased the number of scouting horses in the surroundings. On the one hand, he is searching for traces of the enemy, and on the other hand, he is looking for water sources on the grassland and possible future footholds for the troops. The third aspect is to check this year's Al
Is Sileng Khan's royal tent still located in Zhangbei? If it is still in Zhangbei, Jia Ke will prepare a surprise attack on him.
Jia Ke's goal for this year is very clear, which is to rob money, people, and livestock. If possible, it would be even better to rob Alsileng Khan's concubine or son.
More than ten days after the Tatar invasion, fighting was fierce throughout the nine borders. Many passes had been breached by the Tatars, and the Tatar troops had penetrated deep into the interior.
Jia Ke believed that the time had come. The Tatars were now trapped in various places and could not immediately return for reinforcements. So Jia Ke immediately summoned all his cavalry on the northern grassland of Kaiping Town to make a pledge to march north.
That day, Jia Ke wore a purple gold crown on his head, wore bright armor, and walked on cloud shoes, riding on a fire dragon colt. Looking at the dark cavalry in front of him, he couldn't help but feel proud. This was accumulated by him in the two and a half years since he came to Kaiping Town.
The main attacking force.
Jia Ke called Jirigela before the formation. This boy now looked like a human, and instead of wearing paper armor like ordinary cavalry, he was wearing a set of Kaiping Town standard iron armor.
The craftsmen in Kaiping Town, since Jia Ke gave the order, have been studying day and night. Finally, under the consideration of several old craftsmen, they have refined a more suitable steel. Although the production process is very cumbersome and requires iron and steel.
The materials were constantly forged, but the requirements for making iron armor were still met. Therefore, now all officers with more than 1,000 households in Kaiping Town are equipped with iron armor. Jia Ke originally wanted to equip all officers with more than 100 households with iron armor, but these armors
The production is really cumbersome, so so far, it can only be promoted among generals with more than a thousand households.
Jirigela heard Jia Ke calling him to come to him on Pegasus, and said excitedly: "Master, what do you want me to do?"
Jia Ke looked at his excited look and said angrily: "We have clearly explored the tribes nearby. The Erut tribe you were originally in is now the closest to us, only one or two hundred miles away. You take it with you
Zhenghuang Qi is leading the way, we will go to the Erut Department for the first time this time. We will be able to take your family back by then."
Jirigela was very happy at first, but when he heard that he was going to take back his family, his expression immediately changed and he looked very embarrassed.
Jia Ke asked in confusion: "What's going on with Jirigla? Don't you want to take back your parents and wife?"
Jirigela was very embarrassed and didn't know how to answer Jia Ke's question.
Jiya came to them on horseback and said to Jia Ke with a smile: "Master, Jiri Ge's wife is a tigress, she often beats him like a pig's head, but this time he went back with the purpose of grabbing
It turns out that Naren, the daughter of the tribal leader, his wife will definitely beat him to death when the time comes."
When Jia Ke heard what was going on, he smiled and said to Jiri Ge: "Jiri Ge, you have to work hard this time. As long as you make military exploits, I will give you Na Ren. If your wife comes to you then,
If there is any trouble, just ask her to come to me."
After hearing Jia Ke's words, Jirigela immediately smiled happily. She excitedly said to Jia Ke: "Master, it's up to me. I will definitely get Naren this time."
After Jia Ke finished joking with them, he became serious and gave an order: "The Zhenghuang flag is the forward, the Xianghuang flag is the rear, the Zhengbai flag is the left wing, the Zhenglan flag is the right wing, and the other flags and the Kaiping town cavalry are the center army. The first one
The target is the Erut Department. Now we set off and drive all night, and we must arrive early tomorrow morning. We will launch an attack on time and strive to capture the Erut Department within one day."
After Jia Ke gave the order, all the ministries were dispatched one after another. For a moment, the sky was covered with dust on the grassland, and tens of thousands of cavalry were dispatched together. The contact of the horse's hooves with the earth was like a muffled thunder in the sky, and the figures of countless cavalry were like billowing black clouds galloping forward.
Jia Ke personally led the team and sat in charge of the central army. As he advanced, he listened to the news coming back from the scouts. So far, no Tatars have been found.
The large group of cavalry continued to advance for more than a hundred miles, and finally approached the Erut tribe just before nightfall.
Jia Ke received news from the Chinese army that it was only more than 20 miles away from the Erut tribe. Jia Ke immediately ordered all the troops to stop advancing, rest on the spot, eat some dry food and drink some water, and then rest on the ground to recharge their batteries.
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Since they didn't dare to light a fire and were afraid that the Erut tribe would find them, everyone just ate dry food, drank some water, and lay down on the ground to sleep.
Jia Ke was no exception. After eating a few pieces of dry biscuits he brought with him, he also lay down next to his horse and fell asleep. Although it was already autumn, everyone relied on their horses and horses.
He was warmed by his own body temperature, so he didn't feel much cold, so he slept quite peacefully.
I don't know how long it took, but Jia Ke was woken up from his sleep, "Uncle, please wake up, it's almost the third watch now."
Jia Ke suddenly woke up and touched the knife next to him. When he saw Liu Yu calling him next to him, he let go of his hand. He sat up and asked Liu Yu, "What time is it now?"
Liu Yu replied from the side: "Uncle, it has just arrived at midnight, it should be the third watch."
Jia Ke made a mental calculation and ordered Liu Yu: "It's almost time, let everyone wake up. At the same time, an order was sent to the Eight Banners, and thousands of households and generals came to listen to the order."
This is the time of day when people are most relaxed, and this is the right time for a sneak attack.