Villager of Daming

Chapter 1188: The Scouts Contacted and Asked the Truth
After listening to Xu Da's words, Zhu Wentian nodded secretly. That's right, the Battle of Sarhu in history was where Nurhaci concentrated his superior forces and defeated the various armies of the Ming Dynasty one by one.

Moreover, this tactic has been proven to be effective. During the Song Dynasty, Li Yuanhao used this tactic to defeat the Song Dynasty.

In later wars of that time, the method was also to concentrate superior forces, lure the enemy forward in isolation, mobilize the enemy forces during the movement, find opportunities, and create a situation where the majority is fighting the minority locally.

We cannot afford to lose our composure now. A forced march is very tiring and will consume a lot of physical strength and energy. It will be easy for the enemy to take advantage of us when we have no rest.

"Sister Ling'er, I want to eat cabbage with vinegar."

No matter how hard the war went on, Lao Wu saw some stir-fried dishes and suddenly wanted to eat braised cabbage with vinegar.

"You look like a cabbage to me!" Ling'er was not polite at all and just said what she wanted to say.

"I actually want to eat vinegar." Lao Wu muttered, and before he could say anything else, he added, "Look at me like vinegar."

Zhu Wentian, who was standing next to him, went to the side to look for something. After a while, he started to cook. Not long after, he had a dish of braised alfalfa meat with vinegar and a dish of braised mung bean sprouts with vinegar.

Where can I get Chinese cabbage now? I have small Chinese cabbage, but can I make it with vinegar? I have big Chinese cabbage in the greenhouse, but I can’t take it with me on the road, as it will go bad in a few days.

Bean sprouts are always available. Grow a little bit every day and eat them however you like. They are usually mixed into cold dishes.

"Brother Hanhan is the best." Lao Wu sniffed and smelled the sour smell, so refreshing!
The others got the same dishes, which were indeed more refreshing to eat when the weather was hot. The only regret was that we couldn’t drink alcohol because we were fighting a war!

The teams that were trying to seize advantageous terrain and compete with the Northern Yuan army in speed did not have such a good fortune. They brought seven or eight pots of sweetened mung bean water with them.

Hurry up, slow down a little, unscrew the lid, take a sip, take a few breaths, and keep moving forward.

Some teams consist of the palace guards and a person from Xiaqiu Village. Except for their weapons, equipment and clothing, their other supplies are similar.

The only difference is that the palace guards have an extra first aid kit. For example, this one has morphine, but no one wants to use it. In fact, no one wants to use anything in the first aid kit.

The food is the same, there is no difference. There are fewer animals, especially fewer pigs, cattle and sheep that can be slaughtered, so everyone's dry food is replaced with fish floss, which tastes also very delicious.

Then there is the oil tea noodles, which are needless to say, paired with fish floss. Just pinch a little and put it in your mouth, the more you chew, the more delicious it becomes.

Everyone came from Peking Prefecture, so there was no shortage of compressed biscuits. They could be wrapped in oil paper and eaten during the break. Just drink plenty of water.

The soldiers of Xu Da's army did not want to be outdone by their guards, so they tried their best to hurry on their way. The guards did not care about this, as they usually ate well and exercised a lot anyway.

The people from Xiaqiu Village who were following him didn't say a word. Since it wasn't time to give orders, this was not a big deal. If there was no other way, they could ask others to help carry their belongings.

They followed the team mainly to coordinate tactics. They had several large notebooks and two sets of telegraph transceivers, one for use and one for backup.

The people guarding the front and the scouts went up again, and the injured came back. For example, the one with a big cut on his face muttered, "My face will be disfigured, and I might lose my wife," and walked away very quickly.

This obviously requires the people in Xiaqiu Village to perform a cosmetic needle suture. Whether or not a scar will be left depends on your physical condition. It is better than just suturing it like that.

The other side also sent scouts to wander around. As they wandered around, one scout was missing. After a while, another one was missing.

The scout has a sniper rifle, a telescope, a tactical knife and several grenades.

They are divided into groups of ten and they snipe the target as soon as they find it. They dare to attack the enemy's scout team of fifty people because they have a long range!
There is no title of 'Night Scout' yet, but the duties of a scout are the same, only the strongest can be a scout, and their pay is higher than others.

The individual combat capability is strong, and they cooperate well with others, which is useful and strategic. The general scouts of the Yuan soldiers are less than 50 people in a team. The fact that they encountered so many people means that the Ming scouts were too close, and what they encountered were not scouts, but patrols.

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When the people in the central army tent, where people were eating under the big banner, received news that the Northern Yuan army had no external support and its forces had shrunk to a size of six heads, the Northern Yuan army finally realized that the situation was not good.

At the beginning, they were still thinking and analyzing how to fight. They understood the enemy's weapons and learned about them from the Jurchens. Some people even pretended to be Jurchens and mixed in the Jurchen tribes to see with their own eyes how powerful such guns were.

How did they encounter the prince's troops? And the first people they encountered were Xu Da's men.

No one has ever said that the weapon that exploded with a bang was just gunpowder put in something, like a can, then lit it and thrown down from a mountain.

According to the report from the people who ran back, it would be better if the thing exploded on the ground. They were afraid that it would explode several feet above their heads, which would injure a large number of people around.

"We didn't catch anyone alive, and our scouts were constantly being shot at. Their guns were more accurate than those who came before.

They also have something that can see very far, called a telescope. Our people saw it once and wanted to steal it, but they didn't dare.

The battle is not easy to fight. We don't have as many people as them, and our weapons are not comparable. We might as well withdraw!"

In the Northern Yuan Dynasty's central army camp, someone summarized the intelligence obtained and came to a series of conclusions.

First of all, the enemies I encountered were damn... Nothing much to say, just accept my fate!
Knowing that the prince's troops had arrived at the market, why did they suddenly come here? It happened that his own troops were going to attack Tu Yajie's tribe.

It was not easy to mobilize the other disloyal teams to fight against other small tribes around. I should be able to succeed.

Secondly, the enemy currently dispatched is Xu Da’s team, and the prince’s guards should not have such combat effectiveness.

According to the latest intelligence from the trade area, the guns of the guards of the Prince's Palace can fire continuously, and the bullets are not made of lead but copper. They are really rich!

The last and most terrifying thing is that the scouts are engaged in a battle. At the beginning, it was only in one place, but now it is in a fan shape. If we wait a little longer, will it be all over the circle?

"How to retreat? How fast are they marching? From how far away did they start to surround us? We are encircling three sides and leaving one side open, which is already the shape of a fan.

When we run, should we run to a place that is not surrounded? Or should we attack a certain place by force?"

Another general of the Northern Yuan Dynasty had several more wrinkles on his forehead. He obviously understood the tactics of surrounding three sides and leaving one side open.

According to the current situation, it is best to run westwards, as the encirclement there should be the slowest. However, could it be that the position was deliberately left by the enemy?

If they don't want to be led by the enemy, they can only choose to attack in a certain direction. The east is not an option, because the enemy's central army is located in the east. How dare they attack the enemy's central army? They are protected by the Qin Palace.

There were six thousand men on their side, and they did not know how many the enemy's scouts could determine, but they knew that the guards of the four princes numbered eight thousand.

Even if our side was fully staffed and morale was high, we couldn't defeat the enemy's guards! Even a sword fight wouldn't work, and the guards couldn't be defeated.

"North? We run north? The north is where we came from. We are familiar with the terrain."

Another general came up with an idea: to break through to the north instead of taking the gap.

(End of this chapter)