Ji'erharang is obviously a man who knows how to handle matters and knows how to govern his subordinates.
He first said some cruel words to let these Mongolians, especially these Mongolian nobles, know that they had been forced into a dead end by the Ming Dynasty. There was no way out, and a dog could not jump over the wall if he was not anxious!
Later, he told these Mongolian nobles that this wall is not high and you can definitely jump over it. As long as you jump as hard as you can, he gave these Mongolian dogs another hope!
Sure enough, after hearing his words, the nobles from various eastern Mongolian tribes all had serious expressions, and some even had faces full of fighting spirit;
However, no matter what, they themselves knew the pressure Ming Guo put on them, and many people still looked heavy.
Ji'erharang saw all this in his eyes, so he softened his tone and said in a relaxed tone: "The Ming army in Guihua City is about 50,000 people; as for us, there are nearly 100,000 people; this
In this war, we don’t need to fight them head-on, not to mention that they may have been attracted by the Oasis and Tsarist Russian troops in the west, so we will have fewer enemies. With the blessing of the eternal God, victory will definitely belong to us!"
"God bless you forever!" After hearing his words, these eastern Mongolian nobles, especially the younger ones, became excited and shouted together, "Victory will definitely belong to us!"
Their personal guards were also in trouble, or in other words, needed a shot of blood, so they shouted together: "Blessed by the eternal God, victory will definitely belong to us!"
When they shouted, their voices became a bit loud.
When the Jianlu and Mongolian cavalry soldiers gathered there not far away heard these words, no matter what, they naturally followed up with two voices. Anyway, they were right: With the blessing of the eternal God, victory will definitely belong to us...
Nearly 100,000 people shouted in unison, the momentum was huge!
The Eastern Mongolian nobles who first shouted became more energetic after hearing such a loud shout, which made them even more convinced that victory would belong to them!
Jierhalang was quite satisfied with this! He felt that the morale of the army had been improved, so he said no more and immediately ordered the expedition!
The mighty cavalry, not to say colorful, but definitely like patched clothes, slowly moved westward on the grassland that was starting to turn yellow.
On the grassland, there is no such thing as a road without a road. Based on tribes, the land is one after another. Many of them go hand in hand, are very wide, and crowd towards the west.
Looking at the huge crowds of people on their side, it also gave them confidence and courage, and they were very excited. Talking to their familiar accomplices along the way, it was as if they were back in the past.
When they entered the pass together to plunder, instead of fighting a big battle that would determine the fate of the eastern Mongolian tribes.
What gave them such courage?
There are just too many people!
On this day, the fifth day of August in the 20th year of Chongzhen, the weather was clear and cloudless. It was still a good weather day, and I could see very far.
Estimating that there was still half a way to Guihua City, the coach in the central position, Jierhalang, put away his relaxed mood and began to think about the upcoming battle in Guihua City.
He knew exactly how powerful this army was; no matter how much trouble the Waci and Tsarist Russian armies made in the west, there would still be Ming troops stationed in Guihua City.
When you go back to attack Guihua City, you must take the lead and suppress the Ming army with momentum. If you can make them hide in Guihua City and dare not come out, that is the best. You can plunder everything outside the city and destroy the Ming Dynasty.
The layout here in Guihua City.
If the Ming army wants to go to war, it cannot let the Ming army defeat the tribal armies on its side. It must defeat the Ming army that goes out to fight as soon as possible, so as to give confidence to the armies of each tribe.
In this way, the most powerful cavalry force in the coalition is naturally the Eight Mongolian Banners of the Qing Dynasty. At this time, we can't hide it. Of course, we can't let the Qing Dynasty bear the battle with the Ming army alone. Yes.
Use the wolf pack tactic to order the elites from each tribe to attack together...
With these in mind, the battle plan for Guihua City matured in Jierhalang's heart.
At least in his mind, if he fights like this, he will be more certain!
No, after thinking about it, Jierhalang turned his head and looked in the direction of Jinzhou. Calculating the time, the war there should also start. After the news that the Ming army was defeated here and the Guihua City was attacked, the news spread.
, it will definitely have a good impact on the Jinzhou war!
While he was thinking this, he suddenly saw some cavalry galloping towards him in the distance ahead.
As soon as he saw this movement, Jierhalang immediately came back to his senses. Looking carefully again, he immediately recognized that those were the scout horses he sent out as outposts.
Rushing back at such a fast speed, it's like there are wolves chasing behind you. This is very abnormal!
As Jierhalang, who is accustomed to leading soldiers and fighting many wars, he can tell at a glance what state Tan Ma is in when he rushes back quickly.
At this moment, his heart suddenly thumped, and a bad thought flashed through his mind.
So, he quickly ordered the army to stop advancing.
In fact, there was no obstruction on the grassland, and everyone saw the Tanma rushing back quickly. Looking at the movement, they couldn't help but wonder for a moment, wondering what happened?
However, it didn't take long before I had this doubt. I saw a lot of red dots behind the group of exploring horses that were rushing back, and they were also moving this way quickly.
Ji Erhalang just observed it for a moment, and immediately understood that those red dots were about one or two times more than the coalition forces' probing horses, and the Ming army would not take them away at night!
It's no wonder that if you can't defeat them, you will naturally run away!
It is normal to encounter the enemy's probing horses on the grassland.
Even at this point in time, so far away from Guihua City, he encountered the Ming army's Ye Bushou, which actually made him feel a little relaxed.
At this time, the clan chiefs of each tribe happened to come over to ask for a fight. Anyway, the Ming army only had about a hundred people if they stayed at night. They just wanted to use them to establish their power, and they saw a smile on Jierhalang's face.
This made them a little puzzled. Among them, the leader of the Horqin tribe had the best relationship with the Qing Dynasty, so he asked Jierhalang: "Did your Highness see something?"
There is still half a sentence left behind, which is "So happy?"
Jierhalang heard his question and saw that they were all paying attention to him, so he smiled and asked: "What does it mean that the Ming army in Guihua City sent Ye Busuan so far away?"
"What does it mean?" Wu Keshan responded immediately, obviously not wanting to use his brain.
After hearing this, Jierhalang pointed forward with his hand and said: "It means that the troops in Guihua City are empty. In order to guard against us, they put Ye Bu out so far to be on guard!"
When Wu Keshan heard this, he felt it made sense. When he was about to speak, he suddenly heard Jierhalang immediately added: "There is another reason. The Ming Dynasty sent another army to the east to harass us, and we happened to be hit by it.
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Upon hearing this, Wu Keshan felt that the previous speculation was more reasonable, but before he could say anything, he heard Jierhalang shout loudly: "Everyone, prepare to fight and eat this Ming army!"
"???" When Wu Keshan heard this, he didn't know why. He turned back and looked ahead, only to find that many red dots had appeared on the horizon in the distance.
At this moment, he suddenly realized. Prince Zheng and Heshuo saw the Ming army emerging, so he made up his second guess.
Judging from the number of red dots, it may be that thousands of Ming cavalry troops came to harass the eastern Mongolian tribes just like before.
Previously, it was harassment by such a large number of Ming cavalry that finally forced the eastern Mongolian tribes to move eastward and unite.
After all, relying on the strength of their tribe alone, it is difficult to deal with thousands of Ming cavalry.
For these nobles of the eastern Mongolian tribe, seeing the Ming cavalry marching eastward again at this time was like meeting enemies and they were extremely jealous!
At this time, unlike before, the coalition forces numbered 100,000, and they were very confident!
I saw that each of them started to pat their chests and talk to Jierhalang.
"Your Highness, just let my tribe go to war and kill these bright dogs to the death!"
"Your Highness, let me lead the tribe to fight. I guarantee that the dogs will be killed and they will run away!"
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If you think about it with your toes, you will know that when the Ming cavalry saw the number of troops here, they would never dare to confront them head-on. They would have to turn around and run away. If you don't steal such a head start, you will be too short-sighted!
However, they were all disappointed. They only listened to Jierharang's instructions: "No, what I want is for the whole army to attack together. The goshawks fight the rabbits. We cannot allow this Ming cavalry to escape without damage!"
Hearing what he said, many people were a little disappointed, but it was also understandable. If there are more people and there are fewer people, if they win a big victory, the morale of the army will be higher, and it will be easier when they go back to fight against Guihua City.
So, they took the order and turned back to their respective tribes, one by one gearing up to attack.
After such a period of time, the distance between the two parties has become closer.
The Ming army in the distance first stopped chasing them, but they did not return. Then they stopped to rest, looking provocative.
Behind them, there were indeed about 10,000 Ming cavalry troops. They also slowed down their advance, but they did not retreat. Instead, they looked like they were preparing for war.
Seeing this scene, Jierhalang couldn't help but feel a little emotional: Whenever the Ming army saw the Qing army, they all fled after hearing the news, let alone when the strength of the two sides was so disparate.
It can be seen that today's Ming army is no longer afraid when facing the Qing army!
Just as he was sighing, the scouts had already fled back, all out of breath, with panic on their faces.
I saw the leader running up to Jierhalang, hurriedly turned over and fell off his horse, and panted to report to him: "Your Highness, something is wrong..."