Lan Yu doesn't want to just go back, but with the current situation, even if the fight continues, it will be difficult to make progress unless the opponent makes a major mistake.
As a qualified general, he will never pin his hopes of victory on the enemy's mistakes.
Lan Yu pondered for a long time and then said: "Everyone, we still have enough food and grass for nearly three months. Excluding the necessary consumption for the master's return to the court, we still have at most half a month."
"Then we will fight for another half month." Wang Cong said, "Commander, we sent 100,000 troops this time, but now we have lost more than half. If we just go back like this, how will we explain to the emperor?"
"Us?" A general sneered, "Is it you?"
"That's it, now you know you can't explain it?" Another general agreed, "Weren't you able to run pretty well before?"
"Before the battle, you were afraid that we would take away your credit. Now that you have lost the battle, do you know about the united front?"
Wang Cong and Li Yuan were blushing. They really couldn't defend themselves against everyone's accusations.
"Okay." Lan Yu shouted, "Now is not the time to hold people accountable."
When the generals saw that the commander was angry, they stopped taunting him.
Li Yuan cupped his fists and said: "Commander, I am willing to lead an army straight into the heart of the Tatars and fight until the last moment."
He has no objection and is willing to die to prove his purpose.
"The final general also wishes." Wang Cong followed closely with red eyes.
Lan Yu shook his head: "It's too late. The battle between the two sides has already begun. How can the Tatars be unprepared? They will die in vain. It is impossible to come up with a surprise attack to win."
"What does the commander mean...?"
"Wait." Lan Yu said calmly, "Wait until they send out surprise troops to attack us."
The generals couldn't help but remain silent. They were outnumbered by the opponent. If they continued to respond to the enemy in a defensive posture, they would be too passive.
The Yuan people were almost all cavalry. Once they charged into battle, even if the Ming army was well prepared, it would be difficult to gain any advantage.
Lan Yu walked to the sand table and carefully observed the surrounding terrain. After a moment, he ordered, "March twenty miles north. It is high in the north and low in the south. We only need to defend one place;
Prepare horse-repelling stakes, set up horse-repelling formations, set up artillery, and shield soldiers..."
A quarter of an hour later, the generals took their orders and left one after another, and began to arrange the commander's strategic deployment.
In the commander's tent, only Li Qing, the supervisor, as well as Li Yuan and Wang Cong were left.
"Li Qing, the injury on your face..." Lan Yu couldn't help but feel distressed as she saw the flesh and skin rolling on Li Qing's face.
Thinking about how handsome Li Qing was back then, the handsome Li Jinglong was a bit inferior.
"I'm fine." Li Qing grinned, "As a man, you can look good just by looking at him, so why does it matter if he loses his appearance?"
Lan Yu smiled and said, "As long as I am here, you, the supervisor, are dispensable."
After a pause, "Judging from the current situation, it is basically impossible to win this battle, but we can make them uncomfortable."
"What is the specific way to feel uncomfortable?" Li Qing asked.
"You put on Tatar clothes, and when the war begins, take a detour to their camp and order their tents." Lan Yu said, "The number of people cannot be large. Too many people will easily be exposed in advance, and it is extremely dangerous. It is very likely that you will not be able to return.
Come."
"I will go there eventually." Li Yuan and Wang Cong expressed their feelings.
Lan Yu ignored the two of them, but looked at Li Qing, "I will only give you two hundred people. This is your last chance. By then, no matter whether you succeed or not, the army will be reorganized, and we can't afford it."
"I understand." Li Qing nodded.
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"Is it him?" A touch of tenderness appeared in Mu Zhuoer's wild eyes, but it was quickly replaced by wildness, "Here comes someone."
After a while, the general came in and said, "King."
"What are our casualties?"
"In the two wars, a total of nearly 15,000 were killed and nearly 20,000 were injured." Aman replied first, "However, many of them were minor injuries and can still fight again. The fighting strength is about 65,000."
Mu Zhuoer nodded with satisfaction, "Where did the Ming army retreat to?"
"One hundred and twenty miles to the north." Aman said, "The terrain there is high in the north and low in the south. It is most suitable for attacking from the north, so that cavalry can charge easily."
"King." The general said, "The general thinks that this is a deliberate move by the Ming army. They must have set up heavy defenses in the north. Why don't we do the opposite and march from the south."
"No." Another general objected, "The terrain in the south is from low to high. Our cavalry cannot charge forward at all, and it may even cause chaos."
"I agree, so what if they set up defenses?" Another person echoed, "We have the advantage, so naturally we have to make the most of it."
Mu Zhuoer pondered for a long time and sighed, "Attack from the north. This is the attack route designed for us by the commander-in-chief of the Ming Army. However, we know this, but we have to attack according to their route;
In Han Chinese terms, this is called Yangmou;
But...so what?"
She said decisively, "All conspiracies and plots will be vulnerable in the face of absolute strength. Reorganize the army and move forward in one day!"
Ah Man asked: "King, how many troops will be sent this time?"
"The wounded will stay behind, and the rest will join the battle." Mu Zhuoer took a deep breath, "Capture the opponent's coach alive and supervise the army!"
"yes."
…
Here, Li Qing, Wang Cong, and Li Yuan assembled two hundred elite cavalry, put on Tatar army clothes, hung a large number of torches on their saddles, and were always ready for a surprise attack.
Lan Yu chose to face the enemy head-on, the purpose of which was to provide them with opportunities for night attacks.
The Yuan people were different from the Han people in that their homes were all tents, which were very easy to burn.
Once the tents were burned, they could only rob the tents of other tribes. In this way, they also achieved the purpose of reducing the number of Tatars.
Let Yuan people fight Yuan people, the effect will be better.
But this time the Ming army's performance on the outside could not be better no matter what.
Two days later, midnight.
The Tatars attacked the camp at night, and the Ming army was well prepared and immediately formed a formation to meet them.
Li Qing ignored the frontal battlefield and went straight to the Tatar base camp with Wang Cong and Li Yuan.
"drive……!"
The two hundred cavalry squad was galloping all the way, not daring to rest for a moment.
With the map in hand and the Tatar army approaching, it is not difficult to guess where their base camp is.
In the evening of the next day, Li Qing and others found the location of the Tatar camp.
Wang Cong and Li Yuan were inexplicably excited. When they saw the Tatar army patrolling all the way, Wang Cong said: "Yongqing Hou, the other party has seen us and can't wait any longer."
Li Qing looked up and said softly: "Detour, avoid them, go slower, don't arouse their vigilance, wait until it gets dark before taking action."
With that said, he turned the horse's head and rushed to the other side.
Facts have proved that Li Qing was too idealistic. A quarter of an hour later, the Tatar army in charge of patrol saw that they never met him head-on. They immediately became alert and chased after them.
"Damn it, let's do it!"
Li Qing cursed, whipped his horse, and galloped wildly.
Wang Cong and Li Yuan immediately followed and rushed straight to the Tatar camp.
At this time, the sky was getting dark. When the Tatar army behind them saw this posture, they immediately realized that something was wrong.
But Li Qing and others were too quick and rushed towards the camp.
"kill……!"
Li Qing wielded his spear and took the lead, unmatched.
It was so sudden that the Ming cavalry rushed into the camp before the Tatars could defend themselves.
Then, the Ming army immediately lit torches and threw them towards the tent.
The tents were very easy to burn, and soon the Tatar camp was filled with thick smoke. The injured Tatar soldiers, women and children were choked out and cursed loudly.
Li Qing and his party didn't care at all. They didn't even care about killing the enemy. They scattered directly and kept throwing torches on the tent.
In just half an hour, two hundred teams lit hundreds of tents on fire. With the strong wind, the remaining fires from the burning tents were blown to other tents. Suddenly, black smoke billowed and fire filled the sky.
The wind helps the fire, and the fire takes advantage of the wind.
A quarter of an hour later, the Tatar camp was in chaos.
"Damn, it's so good, so good...!" Wang Cong and Li Yuan exclaimed, finally letting out a breath of bad breath.
…
"Put down the tents first." Mu Zhuoer gave the order decisively, "Don't try to put out the fire. Hurry up and close the tents and kill the Ming army."
Soon, the decorated Tatar army rushed up and blocked Li Qing's path with their flesh and blood. At the same time, the tents in front were gradually put away.
"The reaction is so fast!" Li Qing cursed secretly and immediately started to break out.
With the blessing of true energy, he looked at the direction and forcefully made a hole.
Then, he lit the last torch soaked in kerosene and threw it towards the largest yurt with all his strength.
Before he could see the result, Li Qing took a deep breath and shouted softly: "Withdraw!"
The shout spread far and wide, and even Mu Zhuoer in the camp heard it.
"Want to run away?" Mu Zhuoer immediately became angry, rushed out of the scimitar, stepped on the bow and arrow and immediately left the camp.
Unexpectedly, as soon as her front legs came out, the torch came close to her. Before she could react, her tent was set on fire.
"Ah...!" Mu Zhuoer stomped her feet angrily, "I can't spare you!"
She pulled up the battle flag on the ground and waved it vigorously.
Not long after, the scattered Ming army was forced back. Tatar troops were coming from all directions, and Li Qing and others were surrounded.
Wang Cong said to Li Qing: "Yongqing Hou, will die in battle today."
"Killing one is enough, killing two is enough." Li Yuan agreed, "Go ahead!"
Li Qing raised his eyes and looked around. Everywhere he saw were Tatar troops. Although most of them were injured, the hope of breaking through was almost zero.
He breathed a sigh of relief and was about to give the charge order, but at this moment, a voice from directly in front of him sounded: "Give up resistance and you can save your life."
Li Qing, who was worried, was immediately overjoyed when he heard this and shouted: "Follow me and kill him!"
Capture the thief, capture the king, capture this leader, maybe there will be a chance of turning a corner.