stubborn thief

Chapter 392

On the afternoon of the seventh day of June, the main forces of the Marshal's Mansion and Oirat faced off in the Gobi Desert.

Beetail Needle in Yangqu City is planning a getaway.

Beetail Needle is a general with extensive military experience. He has not only led a bandit regiment mainly composed of hungry people and robbers, but also participated in an uprising army composed of refugees and deserters. He also surrendered to the regular field army of the Ming Dynasty. Served in armed groups.

It is natural for bandits to flee in battle for the purpose of looting, and it is helpless for the insurgents with low combat effectiveness to flee in the field, and the surrender of the regular army with insufficient troops and food is forced by life.

The behavior of generals is often not willful, and no one can really do it alone, because the army is a collective, and most of the power comes from the subordinates, especially the leader of the peasant army.

Although the past behavior of the bee-tail needle will be despised by others, when making a decision, it must be supported by officers and soldiers at all levels, so that it can be implemented well. After all, the surrender of the entire army and the escape of the entire army are also tests of control and execution.

But in Yangqu City, the decision to flee from the battle was difficult to win the support of officers and soldiers at all levels under his command.

Because the group of soldiers under his command has changed, there are more than 500 soldiers under his command, the most prestigious are the [-] veterans of the training battalion, that is, the lion soldiers who fought against Liu Shizi in the past in northern Shaanxi.

They are the least like rogues, and they are very different from most peasant armies. Even compared with their rations and equipment, the Shaanxi Ming army is like poor rogues.

These people may not all have great prospects, but they all have very outstanding military qualities and are competent for grassroots officers and soldiers. They are the mainstay worthy of relying on in any army.

Beetail Needle just proposed to abandon Yangqu, but the group of junior officers didn't listen to his reason for wanting to abandon the defense, directly vetoed his decision, and dismissed him on the spot.

Among them, the more radical veteran officer even planned to directly kill this timid general.

As the saying goes, if you don't occupy the position, it is difficult to predict the government. In fact, the old lion soldiers don't have much opinion on abandoning the city and fleeing. They followed Liu Chengzong and did not abandon the city. Take it seriously.

No one cares about it.

People just feel unlucky about being assigned to serve as a soldier under the Bee Tail Needle. The overall resume and status are too bad, and it is almost full of negative status that Lion Soldiers don't like or even look down on.

So much so that people are not interested in knowing what talents he has, they are simply dissatisfied.

They are usually dissatisfied with the existence of military law, and they can't do anything about it. This time, the bee tail needle proposed to abandon the city and escape, but it happened to be caught by someone, and coaxing together became the will of the group.

The old lion soldiers knew in their hearts that the removal of the bee tail pin was probably not a big deal in the eyes of the general, but the seizure of power was the big deal. Apart from that, the only thing they had to consider was the morale of the newly surrendered troops.

So after dismissing the bee-tailed needle general, the people elected Zhao Keke, who was nicknamed One Hand among the surrendered officers, as the acting general.

Although Zhao Kehua is also a surrendered officer, both recruits and veterans recognize his courage and intelligence, not to mention the lack of hands, even if he lacks legs, carrying him in a sedan chair to fight will not affect morale.

But Zhao Kechang is a brave general from the frontier army. In terms of leading troops independently, he is far inferior to the bee-tail needle who was born as a small leader, so he speaks for bee-tail needle in public and asks the reason for wanting to abandon the city.

Bee Tail Needle Heart said there was a fucking reason for that, they were afraid, the situation they were in was very dangerous.

He can survive until now, relying on his decisiveness and keen sense of the battlefield.

Ever since learning that Oirat's army crossed along the Yellow River in the morning, Beetail Needle has been thinking about where he is on the battlefield.

Then he realized that he was the farthest forward force of Liu Chengzong's headquarters, and it was very likely that he was already in the heart of the enemy or even behind him.

The main force of the Chinese army is in the northwest of him, and the enemy crosses the river from him to the north. There is a small enemy army in the east. He does not know how many enemy troops are on the other side of the Yellow River.

His mission was to attack Yangqu City in a feint, and if Zhao Kechang captured Yangqu City without paying attention, the problem before him now was that he was about to be surrounded, and it was very easy for the enemy to cut off his connection with the main force.

So he originally planned to retreat to the west and join Feng Lu's troops, but he was fired by the veteran just after he said he would abandon the city, which made him lose his temper at all, and he didn't dare to mention the retreat to the west at all.

And he asked himself that he had done nothing wrong, and he felt resentment towards the veterans in his heart. Now Zhao Keke asked, he thinks you bastards think I, Zhang Zhen, are cowardly, you are brave.

Okay, let me tell you the difficult one, to see if you are really brave or fake brave.

The bee-tail needle is like a living map. Ask someone to fetch the flag of the Mongolian garrison of Yangqu and hang it on the wall. They dip their hands in water and draw the terrain on the flag. The east is the river, the south is the mountain, and the middle of the flag is the Marshal’s Palace. The position of the main force, and point out the location of Feng Lu's department at the bottom of the middle.

He said: "The Wala Tartars crossed the river in a big way from east to west. What happened this morning, how many troops, ten thousand, twenty thousand, thirty thousand? I don't know."

"What should the commander-in-chief do if he collides with them? What's the use of us guarding the three stone walls here? Have you made a contribution? Come back for help!"

As long as the bee tail needle is not angry, it will not say such a thing, because it is too dangerous, and it must be rewarded for meritorious deeds. At least it must join forces with Feng Ru. Although the meritorious service is a little less, at least three or four thousand troops will come back together , a high chance of surviving.

It's a pity that Zhao Kechang felt that what he said was right, so he nodded and stopped talking, and even calculated it on the spot: "Leaving in a moment, we can see the Chinese army before dark. If the two armies are already at war, we can even Seeing where the enemy's commander-in-chief is, approaching in the dark...to take the head of the captive king!"

Beetail Needle licked her lips anxiously, that's not how you calculate this account!If you can't get the head of the captive king, wouldn't you buy the head to help Liu?
However, no matter the veteran or the new soldier, they all have a soft spot for this plan.

After two or three years of starvation, no one likes to do things steadily and step by step. It is better to die than to live a long and uncomfortable life. If you live vigorously for half an hour, you can be regarded as a person.

The frontier army of the Ming Dynasty liked this kind of tactic of beheading and ennobling generals.

The 560 six in Yangqu City, no, the stunned bee tail needles are not counted, the five defenders of 560 applauded, and the officers at all levels happily arranged to pack up the supplies, sharpen the armor and pull the pack horses.

Zhao Keke sent six wounded soldiers to contact Feng Ru on horseback. He had no intention of going to Feng Ru to save his life, but after they left, Feng Ru's left wing would not be protected by a checkpoint, so a routine notification was required to let Feng Ru I know what I know.

They planted earth mines at the ferry, tied two little lambs to beat the drums, and burned two pots of water to smoke to confuse the other side.

Then, taking advantage of a gust of wind and violent sand, 560 soldiers marched on the dangerous road to help the main force in the background of the lonely smoke in the desert, the long river and the setting sun.

On the west side of Nanshan Mountain, Dalai Taiji, who was blocked by Feng Ru on the mountainside, looked north, wanting to cry but not crying.

The fortifications he built on the mountain are almost turning into castles, and the castle is almost fucking capped, and the reinforcements that are waiting to be pierced still haven't come.

To be precise, Dalai Taiji can actually see the smoky Gobi in the distance, the battlefield where Guoshi Khan and Liu Chengzong fought.

The distance between them was only thirty or forty miles. If it wasn't for the wind and sand environment, he could clearly observe the battlefield.

It's just that even if you can see it, it won't help, because Feng Ru is fighting him.

Dalaitaiji's initial decision was to build fortifications on the mountain and stand by for help.

Due to the existence of the firearms team of Duerbert's department and the narrow mountain road, Feng Ru, who lacked heavy artillery, suffered a bit when he attacked down the mountain. The stubborn donkey got angry and refused to let me go up. You will live on the mountain for the rest of your life.

Feng Fen gave up his plan of storming and dug a triple trench at the foot of the mountain and built two low walls, which was equivalent to telling Dalai Taiji on the mountain clearly that even if it was a siege, I would siege you to death!
This afternoon, Feng Ru first met Ma Ke's cavalry, and learned that the camp of the Chinese army in the north had already started fighting, and his army would be transferred to the north to participate in the battle.

Feng Rou immediately ordered to set up positions after receiving the order. They had not finished fighting here, so they could not retreat rashly.

In order to prevent the enemy from discovering that they wanted to retreat and pursue them down the mountain, he could only camouflage the camp and leave all the military tents behind. With 800 people staying in the camp, the remaining [-] cavalry took advantage of the night to leave.

In the evening when the camp was almost finished clearing up, he saw the wounded soldiers sent by the Beetail Needle again, and informed Yangqu City to withdraw its defense.

Feng Ru was stunned. At that moment, his mind was filled with words such as the first to capture the flag, and the victory of the three armies. Then he gave the order to the two thousand generals under his command, and the whole army rushed north on mules.

Caiguan Youying also participated in this assault.

But they were unlucky, it was okay to leave a moment earlier or a moment later, but when Feng Lu was sneaking with his army in the dark, there were mighty shouts and gunfire from the west, and then a Mongolian horse team followed They collide.

It was Dorzitaiji who was chased away by Ma Ke and the gunmen.

After being dispersed by Ma Ke, Dolzi led the team and ran westward in a panic. It was not until he lost Ma Ke that he remembered that the retreat direction arranged by his father before the war was east of the Yellow River, so he had to gather the defeated army. Carefully detour from the south, trying to sneak past the defense line.

But in order to chase them, Ma Ke used the gun carts as pond soldiers, and placed gun carts on the front with a width of fifty miles from north to south, with two carts and twelve riders per mile.

They can't hide any troubles, and when they find the enemy, they will fire the guns far away, and the cavalry behind the guns will be able to hear them, and gather quickly.

The cavalry under Marko had fought several times in half a day, and their physical strength could no longer keep up with the high-intensity battle, but their fighting spirit was extremely high, not to mention their morale.

Fighting at this time has almost nothing to do with tactics and quality, it's just a matter of cooperation.

Dorjitaiji's [-]-step cavalry scatter and gather, gather and disperse amid repeated attacks and pursuits. It is no longer a matter of morale, but a group of extremely exhausted frightened birds.

At this time, there were only two thousand cavalry left under his command, and the rest could not be found. The biggest problem was the lack of morale. If the Han cavalry charged casually, his men would disperse.

But Dorzitaiji, who ran away in embarrassment all afternoon, was still sober. He had realized that Marko's troops were not many at first, and they were too scattered at this time. The enemy who could really chase him in the first place was only two hundred cavalry. .

His troops can still maintain a ten-fold advantage. If he wants to get rid of the situation of being chased to death, he has to find a way to form an formation and kill Ma Ke back to his carbine.

As long as you return the carbine and stab it, you can frustrate the enemy's spirit and boost your own morale. Not to mention, you can then give full play to your own huge force advantage and eat up this small number of cavalry.

At least it can scare the enemy, so that they dare not pursue desperately.

Ma Ke's troops were indeed scattered exaggeratedly. All his cavalry were chased and intercepted by Mr. Bai, so that when he saw the enemy army, there was no guard around him.

He was alone, the nearest subordinate was a hundred steps behind him, but the enemy was also forming a formation a hundred steps away.

Putting this situation on Liu Chengzong's body, he must wait for a while and let his cavalry charge, but Ma Ke is very naive, and he is also a big reckless man who doesn't take his own life seriously.

Filled with anger that he didn't want to pick any more pickles, he dashed forward.

A single-handed horse, relying on armor, regards the flying arrows as nothing, picks up the spear shaft with a horizontal knife, the horse hits the infantry, and the man leaps high from the horse's back, smashing into the line like a meteorite.

The eight-pound long Changguan Dao waved, and when the wheel was round, it was only a light swipe, and seven or eight shepherds who were not wearing armor but wrapped in leather jackets around them were torn apart; The parrying soldiers even smashed their bones and tendons with their weapons.

After two strikes, there were only two nobles wearing four-mirror armour, who were too frightened to pull out their legs. If he tripped, Guan Dao would have chiseled back.

The small horizontal blade on the back of the knife is pecked by gravity, the thin iron mirror armor can't block the eight-pound sharp weapon, and an inch-deep hole is dug out in the chest like torn paper, and the person can't get up when he sits on the ground .

Darhan, who was wearing mirror armor behind him, saw the momentum and charged forward with a knife, but unexpectedly, Ma Ke knocked over a person with a horizontal blade, and stabbed him with the sharp tail of the knife with his backhand, stabbing the four mirror armor deeply. He was also pushed back a few steps.

Before anyone could react from the heavy blow, Guan Dao had already spun around in the air, slashed across his neck, and a big head shot up into the sky.

This uncontrollable weapon requires a large range of use and is usually not used in battle, but it has become the deadliest weapon on the battlefield in the hands of Mako, who has practiced martial arts since childhood.

He rushed left and right in the formation alone, closing the knife with two ends and three uses, chopping with the blade, pecking at the back of the knife, and even turning his backhand, holding the tail as a spear, using closed lifts, twisting and moving, invincible .

In an instant, Ma Ke, who was wearing heavy armor and holding a heavy knife, killed and wounded more than [-] people in the horizontal team of herders, and opened a passage.

Seeing that there was no one around, there was someone shooting a bow and arrow not far away. Ma Ke, who was panting and sweating profusely, did not dodge. The blood of the knife was wiped off the wriggling herdsman, and he stood on the sand dunes full of corpses under the setting sun with the knife.

There was the sound of horseshoes shaking the ground behind him, and more than a hundred riders from Ma Ke rushed into the battle, bringing another defeat to Dorjitaiji while holding knives and spears and shouting to kill.

Doljitaiji, who looked gloomy, bumped into the face of the shifting Feng Ru.

　good evening!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)