Han Du felt relieved, turned around and looked at the cavalry confronting each other outside, and then asked, "Do you know who is on the other side?"
Azashi pondered for a moment and then said, "As far as the official knows, the only ones with so many cavalry on this grassland are the Tatar tribe. And judging from the confrontation between the official and them just now, they are from the Tatar tribe."
Probably at least 90 percent."
"Tatar tribe?" Han Du's face darkened upon hearing this.
The purpose of the Ming Dynasty's expedition was to attack the Tatar tribe with force. Logically speaking, Han Du should be happy to meet the main force of the Tatar tribe, but now Han Du is not happy at all.
You must know that this expedition against the Tatars is not just Han Du's army, but four armies. In fact, Han Du's army can be said to have the smallest number of people among the four armies.
What's more, in order to eliminate the Beiyuan Khanate, I wasted more than a month in the ice and snow. Logically speaking, the Tatar tribe at this time should have been jointly attacked by the other three armies, or even defeated.
That’s right!
Judging from the situation of the Tatar tribe opposite, their strength has not suffered any loss at all.
Could it be that the three-pronged army had been in the grassland for such a long time without even finding the Tatar tribe? What on earth were Zhu Di, Lan Yu, and Fu Youde doing?
Azashili saw Han Du's face turn pale and didn't know what was going on. He didn't dare to leave without permission, so he stood aside and waited.
Han Du came back to his senses and let out a long breath. Seeing that Azashri was still here, he waved to him, "You go down and heal the wound first."
"Thank you, Lord Marquis." Azashili bowed his hands and stepped back.
After Xu Chengfei waited for Azashili to leave, he said to Han Du with a worried look on his face, "If it is really the Tatar tribe, then what are the three armies of King Yan, Liang Guogong and Ying Guogong doing, and where are they now?"
Han Du glanced towards the south, but saw nothing but snow all over the mountains and plains.
He turned back to Xu Chengfei and said angrily, "I don't know."
Xu Chengfei was silent for a moment. This question really cannot be answered rashly. No matter what happened, it is absolutely true that the main force of the Tatar tribe is in front of him now.
Xu Chengfei suddenly became energetic, and his eyes became brighter when he looked at Han Du, "These people show off their power and think that we don't dare to go out and fight with them!"
Han Du frowned, "What do you want to do?"
Xu Chengfei said very directly, "I will lead the troops to fight with them and weaken their spirit!"
Han Du glanced at Xu Chengfei and knew that he couldn't be persuaded.
Han Du thought about it calmly, his brows still furrowed deeply, and he slowly felt that it would be good to dampen the opponent's morale. Morale is a factor.
The key factor that determines victory or defeat is that if our side continues to defend passively, it may keep the opponent's morale high.
He nodded in agreement and said, "Okay, you must be careful. If the situation is unfavorable, retreat quickly."
"Don't worry, I'll save you!" Xu Chengfei suddenly waved his arm and rode away.
The cavalry was mobilized by Xu Chengfei to the front of the camp. The chariot suddenly moved away and the cavalry filed out.
When the cavalry on the opposite side saw that they were actually taking the initiative to attack, they started charging with a roar that shook the sky. In their opinion, although Ming Dynasty was strong, it only relied on the power of firearms and chariots.
Chariots linked together can play a greater role than resisting horses, greatly hindering the charge of cavalry. Firearms are powerful and their lethality against cavalry is extraordinary.
But when it comes to cavalry confrontation, they have nothing to fear!
Xu Chengfei did not choose to charge against the Tatar cavalry, but in the middle of the charge, he commanded the cavalry to swerve diagonally to the left to avoid the attack.
When the Tatar cavalry saw this, they thought the Ming soldiers were trying to escape, so they immediately swarmed them and pursued them closely.
When the two sides were about to approach the bow and arrow range, the Ming army raised their divine thunder blunderbuss one after another.
"Bang!" Xu Chengfei was riding on the horse, keeping his upper body still, he raised the thunder cannon and fired a shot, and a leader-looking man on the opposite side instantly fell off the horse.
Xu Chengfei's shot was like a signal.
A series of "bang bang" sounds suddenly sounded from the Ming army.
Xu Chengfei commanded the cavalry, always keeping a safe distance from the Tatar cavalry, like a long snake, spinning and circling, always surrounding the Tatar cavalry at the center of the circle.
In this way, the Ming army could freely use the thunderbolts to attack the Tatar cavalry, while the Tatar cavalry had nothing to do against the Ming army. Even if their bows and arrows were shot with all their strength, they would only be clear at a distance.
One-third of the army's positions were still missing, and there was not even a hair left on the Ming army.
When the enemy advances, we retreat, when the enemy retreats, we attack! We always maintain the same rhythm of advance and retreat with the Tatar cavalry, leaving them powerless to be attacked without any room to fight back!
In fact, this tactic is not unusual. The ancestors of the Tatar tribe who followed Genghis Khan used it more than once. They themselves were also familiar with it, but faced with the huge range difference between the thunder blunderbuss and the bow and arrow, even if they knew it, they would not use it.
Any way to crack it.
"Woo~wu~wu~"
Three urgent horns
The sound of horns came from the hillside, and the sound of horns continued one after another, which seemed very anxious. After hearing this, the Tatar cavalry immediately stopped attacking and retreated towards the hillside at all costs.
Xu Chengfei would not easily let go of these Tatar cavalry, and directly sent troops to attack them. Although the Tatars were unable to raise their heads by taking advantage of the divine thunder cannons, they were also forced back several times by the arrows they shot from a high position.
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In the end, Xu Chengfei had to retreat and return to the camp.
"Haha, I just saw it here. They fought very well! They killed their spirit fiercely!"
As soon as Han Du saw Xu Chengfei, he couldn't help but stepped forward to greet him.
Xu Chengfei sighed and shook his head and said, "Their geographical advantage is too great. If we want to charge forcefully, we will suffer too much. Otherwise, I would have directly attacked their camp just now."
Han Du nodded, "Yes, I saw it just now. The Tatar tribe actually learned to hide behind the ice wall and shoot arrows. If you want to rush up, the casualties will be too high."
After a few words of comfort to Xu Chengfei, Han Du summoned everyone to the commander's tent.
Han Du stared at the crowd with dark eyes and said, "No one thought that we would collide with the main force of the Tatar tribe. Everyone, tell us, what should we do now? Xu Chengfei, you say it first?"
Xu Chengfei nodded calmly and said, "Now we and the Tatar tribe are too close and we can see each other clearly. Moreover, they are still condescending. Even the slightest movement in our camp will not escape their eyes. Fortunately, now we
Although we can't do anything to them, they can't do anything to us either."
After hearing this, Han Du secretly nodded. The distance between the two sides was really too close. They were only five or six miles apart from each other. If they were in other places, this would be the distance that would only exist during a decisive battle.
This is also the reason why the Tatar tribe did not hesitate to charge against the Ming army as soon as they discovered it.
The current situation is that they clearly do not dare to remove the chariots, otherwise they will inevitably be besieged by the Tatars from all directions. Although the Ming army has many artillery and firearms, it is impossible to secure all sides.
Fortunately, the Tatar tribe did not dare to act rashly. The hillside where they were now was already the best place around. If they were in another place, they might not be able to stop the Ming army's attack.
Both sides are fighting against each other and do not dare to act rashly.
Azashili's arm was bandaged with cotton. He was in good spirits and was not affected by the injury at all. He looked at the solemn look on Han Du's face. He was startled for a moment, then thought for a moment and said, "Master Hou, since in the beginning
You can use cannons to break through ice walls, can’t you do the same now?”
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br> After hearing this, Han Du said in a gentle tone, "Of course we can use cannons, but we will definitely not be able to hide the use of cannons from the Tatar tribe. Moreover, the Tatar tribe is located at a high position. If you want to use cannons to blast through their ice wall, then
The cannon must be moved to at least the middle position, and I'm afraid they won't let us move the cannon up easily."
Although the cannon has a range of five miles, this is a data on flat ground. Once it attacks a higher target, the range will be greatly reduced. If you want to fire a cannon inside the camp, it is impossible to attack the Tatar Department.
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If you want the cannon to attack the hillside where the Tatar tribe is located, the cannon must move forward. And the Tatar tribe are not fools. They will definitely understand how big a threat the cannon poses to them. Even if they risk their lives, they will not
The Ming army's artillery will come forward.
Han Du saw that everyone fell into silence and knew that they had no other good ideas except this useless solution.
He nodded and said, "In that case, let's use the cavalry as a cover and try to see if we can let the cannons come forward."
The Tatar tribe was also wondering, where did the Ming army come from? Taishi Arutai was also sitting in the golden tent and was very puzzled. He was able to miraculously escape from the three armies.
, of course, it is not that he has the ability to predict the unknown, but that he has another secret reason.
But the reason why he retreated to station here was because he believed that the Ming army would never find this place.
Unexpectedly, the Ming army not only came, but also almost collided with his army.
Furthermore, this Ming army had so many troops that they were no less than his own. Moreover, they were extremely powerful, and even he suffered a lot due to his carelessness.
"Where did this Ming army come from?"
Faced with Arutai's question, the people below looked at each other and had to bite the bullet and respond.
"Master, this Ming army is indeed very strange. Is the information about that person inaccurate? In addition to the three armies of Lan Yu Fu Youde, is there another army like this?"
Arutai shook his head slightly, "The news we got from our investigation is indeed that there are only three armies. Even if there is a fourth army, how did they get here?"
Everyone immediately didn’t know how to answer. Ever since the Tatar tribe sacked Huining, they guessed that the Ming Dynasty would not let it go. So they sent people to watch the south all the time, even if the Ming Dynasty sent troops in winter, they were caught off guard.
, but the news was also discovered by them.
Logically speaking, even if there is a fourth Ming army, it will not escape their notice. Where did this Ming army come from? Could it be that it fell from the sky?