If Bian Zhongxing could know what happened outside the wall, then he would definitely know that Wu Xiaolangjun was definitely not forced to hide his traces because his activity space was squeezed by Hengshi Hassan and Memphis. The five young men who had just grown up were exactly
When their blood was strong, warlike blood flowed in their bones. Being low-key was just a prelude to the coming war.
"###, there's news, it's in Jinchuan Haizi." Tang Jian opened the tent curtain with a shout, and said excitedly as he walked. A cold wind mixed with snowflakes suddenly blew into the soft tent, causing the sitting
Chu Yueying, who was near the door, trembled. Tang Jian quickly lowered the curtain and walked in quickly.
Guan Zhichun and others were all there, Dou Guangye and Chu Yueying were warming themselves around the stove, while Guan Zhichun and Ying Jier were sitting at the table, carefully looking at a map captured from Tie Ying.
Seeing Tang Jian walking in, Chu Yueying quickly stood up and helped Tang Jian bring a stool over. Due to their special mission, they naturally could not carry too many things. These tents were captured in these days of fighting.
Tang Jian sat down unceremoniously, took off his leather gloves and threw them aside, and then said: "The day after tomorrow is the 60th birthday of Nadong, the younger brother of Tyumen chief Tieling Khan. Nadong has always been trusted by Tieling Khan, and in the country of Tyumen
Very powerful. And it's winter now, so there will definitely be a lot of people coming to celebrate his birthday. ###, do you think we should teach them a lesson here?"
Guan Zhichun looked at the map: "Boss, our place is two hundred and eighty miles away from Jinchuan Haizi where Nadong is located. If we want to arrive the day after tomorrow, we must set off immediately. Of course, we have
It is necessary to control the speed and arrive the night after tomorrow while maintaining the strength of the war horses as much as possible. However, since Nadon has such a status in Tyumen, there will definitely be no shortage of guards that day. We currently only have less than 7,000 troops.
, even if it is a sneak attack, I am afraid it will be a tough battle. Moreover, if we really take out Nadong's lair, it will be equivalent to poking a hornet's nest, and Qiu Meng will not let us go. Therefore, we must choose a retreat route
good."
When they went out that day, Wu Xiaolangjun still led 10,000 cavalry. Although they lost some in the initial battle, the real losses were caused by Hasan Hengshi. As soon as Hasan Hengshi took office, he immediately
It gave them a warning. In one operation, Wu Xiaolangjun fell into Hengshi Hassan's trick of luring the enemy. Fortunately, Guan Zhichun discovered it early. Even so, they still paid the price of three thousand cavalry.
"If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you catch the tiger's cubs? If you just stand still because you are afraid of losses, it would be the greatest shame for our soldiers." Tang Jian said nonchalantly.
Guan Zhichun was not angry at all about Tang Jian's words. After all, the five of them had been together for so long, he naturally understood what his eldest brother's temper was like, and he immediately said with a smile: "Boss, I'm not afraid of losses. I'm joining the army.
From that day on, I never thought about going back alive. However, Marshal Feng said that as a general, you should consider how to win at the minimum cost. Third sister, what do you think?"
Yingjier tilted her head and said: "We must go. But we need to carefully refer to the details. Nadong's birthday, Tie Ying and Rou Ran will definitely have envoys coming to celebrate their birthdays, the five of us
You can dress up as a birthday celebration envoy, go to Jinchuan Haizi from different directions, and then launch a surprise attack late at night. This is when people's vigilance is weakest, and you can at least catch them off guard."
"No." Guan Zhichun shook his head: "Nadong is not the Great Khan of Tyumen, so a mission of three to five hundred people is already a big deal. Even if our seven thousand cavalry is divided into five teams, it is still too many
I think it’s better not to separate. We will go straight to Jinchuan Haizi, and then rest forty miles away from Jinchuan Haizi. We will wait until late at night before making a sneak attack. Nadong Dashou, they will at least have basic skills.
Be vigilant. But their scouts can only be placed thirty miles away at most. As long as we can get the timing right, we don't have no chance. Yueying, don't warm up for now, come over and talk."
Chu Yueying quickly stood up and walked over, smiling and said: "Second brother, I'm listening. In terms of distance and direction, I can estimate a distance of about ten or forty miles. I can still do it. It's just that we
We must pay special attention to the whereabouts of the enemy. After all, we are marching on the territory of Tyumen. If the traces are leaked a little, let alone attacking others, it will be better if we are not set up by others. Isn’t that how Hengshi Hasan dealt with it back then?
Shall we take a moment? Memphis in Tyumen is as famous as Hengshi Hasan and Kipchak Khan. We also saw how powerful they were when we recaptured the Second Northwest Route, but we have to be careful."
Ying Ji'er nodded: "We will naturally pay attention to this. Fortunately, it is winter now, and the herdsmen on the grassland will not go out to graze at this time. The situation is relatively favorable to us. Guangye, do you have any opinions?"
Dou Guangye withdrew his hands from the stove, rubbed them together and said, "I think that whether we succeed or not this time, we have to go back. Everyone has seen that marching outside the Great Wall in winter is really hard. Even if
Our soldiers have an extremely tenacious will, but even native nomads find it difficult to adapt to such a harsh environment. We have achieved the purpose of military training. As for setting fire to the wasteland to reduce the opponent's combat effectiveness, frankly speaking, our current strength and capabilities
There are still some shortcomings, at least Hengshi Hassan and Memphis are not something we can compete with head-on. If we succeed this time, then if we make such a big noise, Tieling Khan will definitely be furious, and he will take it at all costs
Let us go. If we fail, I'm afraid we won't have many soldiers left. By then we will have nothing but retreat. I really can't think of what else we can do."
Dou Guangye's words resonated with several people. Their departure this time was different from the bloody killing of three people and 80,000 cavalry that day. They were fighting against the Mandan dynasty. After all, Mandan was based on farming.
It is a farming dynasty, so there are more villages and towns. Although the number of Xue Sha and others is far superior to them, they are superior to them in terms of supply of materials and choice of locations. And the cavalry led by Wu Xiaolangjun has always been superior to them.
At first, they thought it was too simple outside the fortress, and Fengjing also wanted to train them, so the guidance was not particularly comprehensive, but he hoped that they could continue to understand in actual combat. After leaving the fortress, they discovered many difficulties.
The first is the rest of the army at night. Outside the Great Wall in winter, there are no tents or stoves at night. It is a feeling that life is worse than death. At the beginning, Wu Xiaolangjun was able to take a short rest in the captured Bansheng City.
, but as the nomadic cavalry pressed on, they had to choose guerrilla warfare. In order to survive the cold night, they plundered a number of tents and blankets. Just to equip these things, they needed at least two thousand horses.
In addition to the food and grass needed by the army for several days, and the high mobility of the cavalry, they had to snatch another horse. As a result, the original 10,000 cavalry swelled to more than 30,000 horses because of this, and the team was bloated.
, coupled with the difficulty of supply, brought considerable difficulties to the Hetao Cavalry. Fortunately, it is winter now, and it is not easy for the nomads to recruit and mobilize troops, so a few of them can still survive between Tieying and Qiumen. But so
Under the circumstances, even the tough-minded soldiers of Hetao may not be able to hold on for long, so returning to Hetao has become inevitable.
Guan Zhichun nodded: "Guang Ye makes sense, but it's too early to discuss the retreat route now. I think it's better to adapt to circumstances when the time comes."
Yingji'er also agreed and said: "The battlefield is changing rapidly, we just need to have a bottom line in our hearts. As for the return route, we should be flexible and changeable when the time comes."
"That's fine." Tang Jian touched his head and said, "I will ask the soldiers below to cook and rest immediately. In two hours, we will set off on time."
In the middle of winter, the grassland outside the Great Wall is already turning into ice and mist when breathing. The howling cold wind blows on the face, which is like a knife-like pain. Because the temperature is too low, the snow on the grassland has not melted. It is shallow.
It is not unusual for it to be as thick as an inch in some places and more than a foot thick in deep places. Even after the blizzard passes, it is not impossible for the snow to be one meter thick on the flat ground. But fortunately, Jinchuan Haizi, where Nadong is located, is
There are few large lakes on the prairie, so the surrounding temperature is slightly higher. Even so, it was quite cold for Guan Zhijun and others standing in the open field waiting for dark.
The time of arrival at the destination was around evening, but it was winter now, so it would get dark earlier. It would be difficult to see the other party standing at least twenty meters away. Even so, Guanzhijun decided to
After waiting for three to four hours, because the banquet on Nadong's side should have just started not long ago, if you want to maximize the effect of the sneak attack, it is best to wait until the other party is full of wine, food, and drunk. This is just a pause.
After coming down, the Hetao cavalry began to suffer. There were no tents, no stoves, and in such an open prairie, even if they were wearing thick leather jackets, the soldiers were still very cold. In desperation, they had to rely on themselves
The war horses kept warm, and it seemed that only by looking at the white mist exhaled from the nostrils of the war horses could they feel the slightest breath of life.
"Is he the boss?" Guan Zhichun, Ying Ji'er and others leaned together, looked around and saw no sign of Tang Jian, and couldn't help asking curiously.
Chu Yueying opened her mouth and said: "Brother is on inspection. He said that the weather is so cold now that he is afraid that some soldiers may fall asleep. In such an environment, if you fall asleep, you may not be able to wake up." Chu Yueying's ancestral home is Jiangnan Road, Jiangzhou.
, later her family moved to Youyun Sixteen Prefectures. Perhaps she was born in the south of the Yangtze River, so she was particularly afraid of the cold. At least for now, the leather coat on her body was wrapped tightly to prevent the wind from blowing.
"Well done, brother." Dou Guangye nodded and said. Tang Jian was actually not much older than a few of them, but maybe because he was the eldest, he also had the strongest sense of responsibility. He took very good care of his younger brothers and sisters.
Having lived in the military for a long time, Tang Jian also brought his good habit of caring for others to the army. Therefore, although he is young, Tang Jian still has a lot of prestige among the soldiers below.
"Brother, I won't wait any longer. Ji'er and I will discuss the attack plan first." Guan Zhichun rubbed his hands and said, "If nothing else happens, this will be our last battle after leaving the fortress. After this battle,
What we are considering is how to escape back to the south of the Great Wall. Therefore, after tonight, we must reduce the items we carry as much as possible, and we must abandon everything that is not particularly necessary. As for tonight, the scouts just now
As has been said, due to the large number of envoys who went to celebrate his birthday, and their personal entourage plus Nadong's original warriors of at least 10,000, Jinchuan Haizi now has about 30,000 troops. To be honest, with the same number,
Understand, the soldiers under our command are no match for them. However, if they are caught unprepared and after they have had enough food and drinks, both their reaction ability and combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced, so our chances are quite high."
"It's just that we only have less than 7,000 troops in our hands. If we want to disturb such a large pool of muddy water, we still need some special means." Yingji'er took over and said, "My second brother and I have discussed it just now.
, each person only keeps two war horses, so we can probably have 10,000 horses in midsummer. When the time comes, we will drive the war horses to attack their camp, and then take advantage of the chaos to fight in, so the effect will be much better."
"Third Sister, I really can't bear to stay with these horses for so long." Chu Yueying said in a low voice.
"Stupid girl." Yingji'er tied her scarf tighter and then said: "Didn't I tell you that one person can keep two war horses? What we are going to use are those we snatched from Tie Ying Qiu Ming.
of horses.”
"Oh." Chu Yueying stopped talking.
Guan Zhijun also smiled, patted Chuyueying on the head and said: "You girl, you are still like this. By the way, do you have anything else you need to add?"
Yingjier quickly said: "I have one more thing. Jinchuan Haizi is to the north of Nadong's station, and we are attacking from the south. When Nadong sees that the situation is not right, he will inevitably retreat north from Jinchuan Haizi. And the horseshoes on the lake are extremely dangerous.
It's easy to slip, so I suggest we wrap a layer of cloth around the horse's hooves."
"Third sister should be careful, otherwise we won't be able to pursue you by then." Guan Zhichun nodded and said.