Meng He was wearing a steel mask and could not see what expression he had on his face. He held his head with his hand in contemplation, and then asked, "You said you fought a desperate battle with the pursuing enemy a day ago, and then escaped again because of lack of physical strength. Your large group of troops were also wiped out by that group of pursuers, right?"
The leaders stopped eating, their mouths were stuffed with things, and they could only nod their heads and answered. They were wondering why Meng He asked the plot he had just told. Meng He stood up and patted his thighs and said, "Send the order, and the troops are ready to fight. Two thousand ambush on the left and sixty thousand ambush on the right. Once the enemy enters the encirclement, the right sends 40,000 people to quickly cut off their retreat. The army in the middle lane pulled out the camp and hides. Let's eat the raiding Ming army and show our military power."
Shi Biao brought his 50,000 troops to pursue the Oirat army, and made great achievements along the way. Most of the soldiers' packages or horse heads brought the enemy's heads. This is a good evidence to be credited in the future and cannot be discarded. Although some of them have begun to rot, compared with the stench, they chose the stench. The heads were marinated with lime and the eyes were very scary. This was to cover up the scent to prevent the plague.
Shi Biao held the water bag high and kept pouring it into his mouth, but nothing was poured out. Shi Biao threw away the water bag angrily, licked his dry lips, and then looked up at the scorching sun. They did not prepare as big trucks as Zhu Jianwen to pursue, nor did they bring too much food. They just filled the water bag and brought food for two or three days. The reason for this was that they thought the remaining Oirat army was exhausted and wanted to catch up with them in a day or two.
But they underestimated the perseverance of the Mongolians. Although the Mongolians were defeated, although they had not drunk water and had eaten for a long time, the riding skills of the nation on the horses were not comparable to those of the Han people who were farming. After chasing each other, Shi Biao did not catch up with the remaining troops of the Ola. The soldiers held their breath in their hearts. Although they had already cut off the cooking and water, they insisted on chasing them out with their will. They finally caught up with the remnants of the army a day ago. The reason for catching up was that the Mongol horses had no energy because they had no drinking water and food, and they were unable to get up. They were walking forward at this moment.
Although the Mongolians are strong, they have been tortured by nature for many days. Their physical strength is not as strong as those led by Shi Biao, and their numbers are not as large as those led by Shi Biao. They are killed for a while. Only more than a thousand people with some strength escorted several leaders out of the siege and escaped from the bloody "slaughterhouse".
After a fight, the Ming army was exhausted, and the food and tamsui were gone, so the soldiers had the intention to retreat, and Shi Biao wanted to retreat. After all, there were enough remnants of the Ola he had captured, and these heads were enough to invite great contributions to the court. However, among the more than a thousand people who ran away, there were many people wearing extraordinary clothes and golden swords, who should be the leaders or officials of the Mongols. Shi Biao was eager to disagree with the public and decided to continue chasing them, capturing these important figures alive and sending them to the capital to offer prisoners and worship ancestors, and making a name for themselves.
Gradually, under the leadership of Shi Biao, they walked out of the Gobi Desert and came to the grassland. Everyone was inspired. There was food and water on the grassland. Tens of thousands of tired bodies also made a sound of joy. At this time, they were also ragged like beggars. If they weren't riding horses, they would have been mistaken for the beggars' gathering. Suddenly, a general shouted: "Look, the enemy is in front."
Everyone looked at the sound and saw a group of people who were even more ragged than the Ming army were wearing, fleeing in a hurry. It was obvious that they had discovered the Ming army. Shi Biao shouted: "Brothers, capture them and replenish food. We will go back to the camp and ask for rewards."
After saying that, they rushed out first, and everyone cheered again and followed Shi Biao to kill. In their opinion, the more than a thousand people in front were not combat-ready. They were not lambs to be slaughtered, but great contributions and piles of gold.
Many people were afraid of killing high-ranking officials in the enemy army and wanted to capture them alive, so they put the sabers and spears back on the victory hook, took out ropes and made a set of horse buckles, preparing to capture these people alive, 50,000 to 1,000. If this could not be captured alive, it would be too cowardly.
Just as the soldiers were rushing towards the group of remaining soldiers, Shi Biao discovered something was wrong. The felt boots of the group of remaining soldiers were not rotten. These people should have walked on foot because the horse died. The Gobi wind and sand were too strong. A day ago, they experienced the pursuit of the Ming army. Even if the boots were not broken, they would not be as clean as they are now. In other words, this group of people is fake.
Thinking of this, Shi Biao stopped the horses and dared not move forward, and called his subordinates to stop moving forward. However, before he finished speaking, he saw a rumbling thunder coming from the opposite side. The experienced soldiers could hear that it was not thunder, but the sound of thousands of troops moving. Moreover, the number of movements was no less than that of our own side, and their own people were trapped and the other side was prepared. This battle was not easy to fight. Shi Biao understood this truth, and the soldiers also understood it. So before Shi Biao gave the order, they stopped one after another, and the infantry in the back team was even more trembling and heavy.
Shi Biao was very distressed. This time the enemy did not catch up with the credit, and he might have to explain himself here. Now he is not able to run back. There is a large Gobi Desert behind him. In this state, he will die. Besides, the enemy is in full swing. I am afraid that the game of cat-catching rats will be reversed. The Ola army has become Zhu Jianwen, and he has become a defeated army who fled in panic. Now there is only one road left. Fighting to death may also kill the enemy. There is no difference between 50,000 and 100,000. There is no problem with too many people. War is not a fight. If there is a difference between front and back, it is impossible for the army to rush up.
Besides, the place where 50,000 people stand is limited, and the contact surfaces of the enemy are also limited, so the enemies they encounter are fixed for a while are fixed. Now what can be fought is whether the soldiers under their command are brave enough and whether the combat power is strong. One to two is not included in the actual situation at all. As long as you are brave in fighting, you will definitely disrupt the opponents and even kill them. Now whether they are defeated or killed or have their unborn achievements are only in a blink of an eye.
After Shi Biao made up his mind to fight to the death, he ordered the pursuit to stop and began to arrange troops. Although the team had already stopped spontaneously, Meng He was wearing a steel mask and rode his horse in the central army. The three armies were divided into ten square formations in units of ten thousand people, the first four, the middle four, the second, and the second, and the parallel advance, giving people a magnificent feeling and oppressing the nerves of the Ming soldiers.