It was quiet in the pirate group's camp. It was still cloudy tonight, there was no moon, and no stars could be seen.
I couldn't see my fingers when I stretched out my hand, and the sky was as dark as thick ink that couldn't be melted away.
At three o'clock in the morning, when people are most asleep, the sound of horse hooves came from the distant wilderness.
The Heshuote people led their horses. In this way, walking on foot can greatly shorten the distance that the enemy can detect by listening to pillows.
The impact of a galloping war horse on the earth and the impact of regular steps on the earth are both very large. If it is a scattered walk, the difference is several orders of magnitude.
The detection distance is greatly shortened and becomes very limited.
The Heshuote people were veterans and had been in the Western Regions for hundreds of years. What kind of enemy had they not fought before? They did not take this partial division of the Ming army seriously.
Although they were attacked during the day and were caught off guard, they were not afraid, but more angry.
Tonight, let them spit out everything they earned and lose everything.
The 8,000-strong army chose to attack from the east side. They did not choose the front.
The reason is very simple, because there is a small swamp three miles away on the east side. It is not suitable for cavalry to attack. After all, there is water along this road, which is much stronger than the north road, so there are some wetlands.
Chi Ke felt the wind blowing with his cheeks and smelled the smell of the wind with his nose.
He can lead the way accurately in the dark night when you can't see your fingers.
He could smell it and got there.
In such darkness, the Han people probably relaxed their vigilance. After all, cavalry operations require visibility. When invisible, there is no difference between galloping and seeking death.
It is very easy to cause collisions and confusion. Once you fall off the horse or fall, you will be trampled to pieces.
E Lunqi asked in a low voice: "Chike, where are you?"
Chi Ke put his hand on his chest and said respectfully: "Dear Lord Zaisang, we have arrived due east of the Ming Army's Camel City. It is less than one mile away from the outer circle of Camel City."
Elun Qi was overjoyed and patted Chi Ke's shoulder heavily with his hand, saying: "You are indeed the best guide. Your nose is better than your eyes. I will give you credit for annihilating this Ming army this time."
, I will reward you with fifty households and let you be a little Nayan."
Chi Ke immediately bowed his head excitedly and said in a low voice: "Thank you for the promotion, sir."
Elunqi smiled and nodded, and said: "Baerhu, Udu, and Menggun each lead a team of a thousand people, run around ten feet away from the camel city, and use rockets to burn their tents and tents."
Grain, baggage, carriages, etc. create chaos."
"Aboribuhua, Turuch, Kundu, Ubas, and Zhuledus, each of you will lead a team of a thousand men to follow my five hundred armored cavalry. Once you get my order, launch a surprise attack immediately.
Rush directly into the camp."
The eight thousand captains immediately put their hands on their chests and loudly received their orders.
The Heshuote people continued to move forward in the dark. They were probably only 200 meters away from the outskirts of Camel City when they suddenly mounted their horses.
Following E Lunqi's order, the three thousand-man teams immediately increased their speed. One hundred-man teams set off one after another, running along the outer circle of Camel City.
At the same time, from a distance of thirty meters, he started to throw the ignited rocket with his riding bow.
The Hoshuote people live in the Western Region. Oil is produced here, and there is a large amount of naturally emerging crude oil in Central Asia. It emits a foul smell and gushes out of the ground in a sticky manner, forming crude oil ponds one after another.
They cut pieces of shredded sheepskin into strips, covered them with crude oil, wrapped them around arrow shafts, ignited them and threw them out.
Horses from the Western Regions are of better quality and faster than Mongolian horses.
They galloped silently and fired arrows quickly.
Thirty centurions soon surrounded the camp.
They ran in groups of ten and kept firing rockets into the camp.
One hundred thousand rockets fell into Camel City in a short period of time.
In the past two days, the cooking soldiers cut down a large number of Populus euphratica branches and various dry shrubs and firewood to use as materials for making fires, cooking and heating. After all, the winter here is unbearable without heating.
These firewood are piled in the open space between the two circles of camel city.
In the dry winter, these firewood are very flammable. After the Heshuote rockets fell intensively, they basically landed in the outer circle. Because of the range problem, the inner circle was not affected.
The few auxiliary soldiers who stayed in the outer circle were all holding shields and huddled behind the camels.
They immediately picked up their firearms and fired them at the Heshuote cavalry galloping past more than 30 meters away.
They all bring their own firearms. The auxiliary soldiers do not have the firearms provided by the Yang family, but they can buy them themselves.
So their firearms are uneven.
The ones sent to the outer circle were only one battalion in size, with less than 500 people.
They use all kinds of firearms. Those who have money, or are willing to spend money, have Rumi guns.
Some families are just a couple without parents or children. They have a small living burden and earn hundreds of taels of silver from fifty acres of land every year. They are willing to buy good weapons when going into battle.
I almost bought a Japanese iron cannon. The Japanese iron cannon is well made and is a very good matchlock gun.
Even worse, buy shotguns, blunderbuss and other firearms made in the south.
The worst thing is to just spend a little money and buy a three-eyed gun to deal with it, so that you can defend yourself.
All these firearms were captured in previous wars. Yang Fan captured a large number of firearms and cold weapons.
It's impossible to equip these things, and even refurbishing them is very troublesome.
Because the ingredients are complex and difficult to process, it is far inferior to directly using iron ore to make iron with guaranteed quality and lower cost.
Therefore, in addition to equipping militia and other third-line troops, they are sold in township stores.
Bang bang bang! The sounds of various muskets rang out, and there was all kinds of movement. The mixed sounds also showed that the firearms were mixed. But this was also in line with the actual situation of the Ming Dynasty army at this time.
Thirty meters away, if you can't see clearly, you can only fight by feeling.
The Heshuote people were a very cunning team of ten, whizzing past in a group. The cavalry in front and behind were scattered, making it very difficult to hit.
Listening to the sporadic sound of musket fire, E Lunqi showed a satisfied smile.
Almost all the firewood in the camp was ignited, and the fire burned fiercely, illuminating many places inside the camp.
Looking from the outside, the camp was full of fire and burned to a complete mess.
The sound of the gong sounded, "The water is gone, the water is gone!" someone shouted.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" an officer shouted.
There were also frightened horses running around.
They were really unprepared.
It is estimated that there is chaos by now. Er Lunqi thought of this and smiled. They and the Shuote people are experienced and have fought many battles in the Western Region. They basically have no opponents. The real enemy is the Junggar people within them.
People. It’s just that their current strength is not enough to shake them.
He got on his horse and shouted loudly: "Everyone, rush in with me, kill these Mingren, and avenge the brothers who were killed by them during the day. Hula!"
Hula! That’s what Lao Maozi always calls Hula!
It is a loud cheer that has a long history in Russian-speaking countries and regions. It can express various emotions, including joy, excitement, victory and determination to fight.
This is Mongolian, and the origin of the word "Ula" can be traced back to the Mongol Empire in the 13th century.
At that time, the Mongolian army would emit a shout similar to "Hula" during battle to boost morale. This shout was later adopted by the Russian army and gradually evolved into today's "Ula".
To the east of Camel City, the direction where enemy cavalry is least likely to be, between Camel City and the swamp three miles away, five thousand Heshuote cavalry were arranged in a dense military formation.
With cheers and cheers, he rushed towards the edge of Camel City 300 meters away.