The Soul of the Han Dynasty in the Late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 221
Among the Taiji people who supported the establishment of slaves and entered the customs were the Karaqin Tartars Burgadu and Zhuoerbi.

After the two boys became the leading party of Jiannu, they were close to the water and got the first month. They led more than 2000 Karaqin cavalry to burn, kill and loot in Daming Pass, and transported money, people, and livestock to Qingcheng.

The impoverished Tartars have made a fortune, and they should enjoy the fruits of victory in Qingcheng during these nine cold winters, enjoying the fragrant bodies of Han women.

They would not have thought that an army would choose to attack and kill Qingcheng, the heartland of the Harqin Tartars.

The Mongols, who live by grass, actually settled down. Wouldn’t it be courting death?It's not that the Han people couldn't beat the Tartars, but they couldn't beat them.

Now it is known that the Karaqin Tartars are located in Qingcheng, more than three hundred miles northeast of Da'ankou. Of course, Huang Han will take Han'er to kill all the Tartars there.

The "Red Banner Army" got a clear mission and left the customs immediately. They planned to spend four days marching more than [-] miles to attack Qingcheng. With the mobility of the "Red Banner Army", they could complete an average march of [-] kilometers every day. .

Because the cavalry soldiers all had three horses to transfer to, all the infantry and military servicemen carried a total of more than [-] wheelbarrows. moon.

In fact, people have more stamina. Two people can push a wheelbarrow with a load of less than [-] catties, which is about one-third of the full load. If you get up early and take a day late, you can really walk more than [-] miles, and you can persist for a month or two. Not a problem.

However, the cavalry assault maintained a speed of one or two hundred miles per day, without strong logistical support and horse transfers, and without the support of concentrated feed, it was very likely that half of the horses would die from exhaustion after ten days.

Because war horses need too much time to eat without interruption, it is impossible to spend more than two hours a day running.

The galloping horse must also be divided into time periods. It is best to rest and eat grass for half an hour before going on the road after running for less than half an hour. You can't run for two hours in a row. Of course, if you are jogging, you can extend the time.

For long-distance running, people are actually much better than war horses. People spend half an hour a day eating three meals and can complete five hours of uninterrupted walking.

Although a person can walk about five or six kilometers in half an hour, the cumulative results of the whole day will not be worse than that of a war horse.

What's more, people can persist in this kind of exercise for dozens of days without any problem, but war horses are not satisfactory.

The advantage of war horses is actually that the sprint speed surpasses that of humans. Due to their large physique and explosive power, no one can match them. However, compared with horsepower and manpower, and the load is calculated according to the weight ratio, horses are not as good as humans.

Because people can carry more than double their body weight in a short period of time, horses can't do it at all.

Huang Han knew that the soldiers under his command were also familiar with the characteristics of war horses, so he arranged for four days to walk more than [-] miles in a leisurely manner.

When they arrived in Qingcheng, Karaqin, with full manpower and horsepower, the cavalry warriors could intercept and kill more Karaqin Tartars who fled in a hurry.

The "Red Banner Army" brought all the reserve horses with them when they left the customs, and even brought a total of 860 wheelbarrows with their guns and loading vehicles. In fact, they didn't have much supplies to carry, so they didn't need so many wheelbarrows and horses.

Huang Han did this on purpose, because the wheelbarrow quickly formed a simple fortification on the prairie that could surround all the "Red Banner Army" men and horses. A gunner hiding behind the wheelbarrow and shooting could easily kill many A cavalryman who is not easy to train.

With nearly [-] spare horses and more than [-] wheelbarrows, it will be much more convenient to capture them after defeating the Tartars, because it is unknown how many horses and carts can be captured from the Tartars.

I carry as many means of transportation as possible to be prepared, so as not to give up a lot of good things when I win the Tartars and capture them.

Huang Han reckoned that there were at least [-] string-controlling Tartars in Qingcheng, and the total number of troops and the "Red Banner Army" attacking was almost the same.

But Huang Han didn't think that the Karaqin Tartars would be able to withstand the attack of the "Red Banner Army".

Because the veteran knights of the "Red Banner Army" who have experienced many battles are well-equipped, it is too advantageous to shoot against the Tartars, and it is very possible to fight against the Tartars.

It doesn't matter if there are too many recruits, after all, half the veterans will take their time, these people will become the mainstay, and the recruits will be infected.

The recruits only need to use half of their usual training skills, and it is only natural that the tartars with poor equipment will be defeated in a sudden attack.

What's more, today is not what it used to be. The "Red Banner Army" firearms unit has grown up. The 120 vehicle-mounted guns are like small cannons. It is not a problem to fight the Tartars with fear.The lead bullets of more than five hundred musketeers would also be like cutting wheat, hitting the tartar corpses all over the ground.

The "Red Banner Army" is all-round with hot and cold weapons, and they also mix and match hot and cold weapons. The short-sighted Tartars must be very uncomfortable with this new tactic.

The cavalry of the "Red Banner Army" may be inferior to the Tartars in equestrianism and riding and shooting, but the equipment is sufficient to make up for this gap.

Huang Han came prepared, and the logistical support was naturally comprehensive. The transfer of fat and strong horses would allow the "Red Banner Army" to narrow the gap with the Tartars in equestrianism.

The confident "Red Banner Army" has left the customs, and the heroes are walking on the road to raid Karaqin Qingcheng. Although the snow-capped world is vast, the heroes have fire-like enthusiasm in their hearts.

Huang Han was even more passionate, and he sang a song with emotion: "True love is like a vast grassland, layers of wind and snow can't be blocked, there will always be clouds and sunrise, and the sun will illuminate you and me... Snowflakes flutter and the north wind howls, the sky and the earth There is nothing..."

The fool next to him said with emotion: "Brother Han, you sing really well, why didn't I see you sing when I was young?"

It turned out that the former master didn't like singing, Huang Han explained: "No one taught me at home before! Later, when I went to join the army outside the customs, I often sang military songs, and gradually improved my level. If you don't believe me, try it. This is the song you can't leave your mouth. reason."

Hanzi scratched his head and said, "It's not a problem for me to shout a few words after everyone. It's not a problem for me to sing alone. The key is that I can't remember the lyrics."

Song Pengfei has a good voice. He has already learned a sentence, and he is singing this sentence over and over again: "Snowflakes are fluttering and the north wind is howling, and the world is boundless."

Xiao Song was still pretending to be gentle, shaking his head and bragging to the officials around him that his mentor was really a great talent, and such words were really suitable for the occasion.

The "Red Banner Army" who have not been out of customs for a long time are all singing and making strides. They all learned how to cut plums and sing well.

After all, the "Red Banner Army" is the army with the highest level of education in this era. There are no illiterate people. The soldiers with the worst literacy can at least read and write the names of themselves and their comrades, and can silently write the "Red Banner Army" rules and regulations and regulations on rewards and punishments.

(End of this chapter)