Villager of Daming

Chapter 1189: All parties have made their own assumptions
The Northern Yuan army was studying how to break out, and seeing that the west offered the greatest chance, they did not dare to choose it.

They are not stupid and they know what it means to be surrounded on three sides and leave one side open. Once they choose to go out from a place that is not surrounded, they will inevitably be attacked along the way. Moreover, if the enemy troops behind them chase them and the enemy troops on both sides chase them quickly at the same time, they will inevitably be defeated.

The most terrifying thing is the fleeing soldiers. The generals are unable to command the troops, and the soldiers are running around like headless flies, and they are inevitably killed or captured.

The soldiers they brought with them belonged to their own men. If the soldiers were gone, what would be the point even if they returned to their original place?

Everyone is more reasonable. Whoever has people has status. Otherwise, he can be killed at any time and the women will become someone else's.

The north is relatively safe, the east is the enemy's camp, the south has no base of its own, and the west is the Ajiahan Alliance Tribe ruled by the Jurchen Tuyajie.

For a time, the generals of the Northern Yuan Dynasty were hesitant, and some even proposed to talk to the Ming Dynasty and asked whether the two sides could temporarily cease fire.

This person was obviously scolded by others. If he were in an advantageous position, would he negotiate with the weaker party?

……

"Which direction will they run?" When the generals of the Northern Yuan army were considering how to break out, the village head who knew little about military affairs also wanted to ask.

He wanted to ask Hanhan the most, but he knew Hanhan couldn't answer, so he had to look at Xu Da.

Xu Da yawned. It was a hot afternoon and he felt sleepy. He had no interest in this encounter because his opponent was too weak.

He hoped to fight like Wang Baobao, being nervous before the fight and extremely alert during the fight. Even with a good weapon in hand, he would not dare to be careless.

There were only a few capable generals in the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and they could be counted on one hand. They all ran away with the Yuan Emperor, and no one knows where they are now.

Judging from the situation, no one has been sent to contact the people here, otherwise the people here should be gathered together instead of being divided into individual parts.

After gathering, they left from here and headed for Haidong to recover the Haidong Jurchens and distance themselves from the Ming Dynasty.

That way, we can bypass the grassland, that is, the grassland north of Beiping Prefecture and Taiyuan Prefecture, cross Xiaohai from the northeast and make contact with the emperor.

Other aspects are easy to deal with, but the difficult part is that the winter is too cold. According to the thermometer provided by Xiaqiu Village, minus 40 degrees Celsius in winter is normal.

Being asked, Xu Da was about to raise his hand when Zhu Wentian said, "West, sun, shine! Hmm! Hehehehehe..."

At this time, Xu Da pointed his finger westward. He looked at the guard of Xiaqiu Village in surprise and shook his head, "Hanhan is right. We should surround three sides and leave one side open. We should use their own tactics against them.

In fact, we didn't intentionally leave the position in the west, but our team couldn't keep up with the speed, otherwise I would be willing to leave the position in the south for them.

Their home base is in the north, and the further south they go, the more ordinary soldiers miss home.

Once they are forced to run to the south, they can only consider how to bypass our blockade and return to the north.

The team has traveled a long distance and consumed a lot of energy. They don’t have much supplies, and the dry food they carry can only last for half a month at most..."

Xu Da ignored Hanhan who had guessed the answer correctly, and explained the key to logistics to the village head and princes.

When the Northern Yuan army came out to fight the Jurchens, they would not bring too many supplies with them, and they would just rob them after the battle.

The elderly Jurchens who were unable to work were killed first to save food.

When men are slaves, they don't need to be given too much to eat. They should be hungry first.

Women should try not to die so that they can be divided among other men and their children can be raised as slaves from a young age.

Judging from this aspect, once the Northern Yuan army ran south, they could not bear to hunt wild game and eat wild grass, especially the lack of salt.
A team of several thousand people ran around all day long, very afraid of encountering the enemy, not eating enough, not sleeping well, and finally they were about to collapse and run on their own.

His own army had no time to seize the western position, so he sent several more teams of palace guards to the north, waiting for the Northern Yuan army to break out from there.

It's impossible to get through that direction. Now that we have secured the main hilltop, who would dare to take the road below?
According to the data provided by the scouts, there were about 5,000 people. After one fight, a few hundred people died. The rest rushed north, and another thousand people died, and the Northern Yuan army became unstable.

It is different in the west. To the west is the Ajiahan Alliance Tribe. The Northern Yuan army can go there to rob and then run away, and continue to run westward.

Now that they have supplies, should the Ming army take care of the people of the Ajiahan tribe who are left behind?

Taking care of them consumes supplies and leaves behind some troops.

It would be better if they didn't take care of me! Isn't the Ming Dynasty using the means of restraint?

Look at what other tribes will think after throwing away such a big Alliance tribe?

"Will they go west?" The head of the village understood, but was not sure what the Northern Yuan generals were thinking.

"Yes, run, scared, no one in the west. Uh-huh!"

Zhu Wentian was certain. He had no doubt about the final outcome. Even if the Northern Yuan army chose other directions first, they would still have to run through the gap after being beaten.

If the Northern Yuan generals were smart, they would act now and not delay. Through frequent contact between scouts, they would be able to learn the movements of both sides' armies.

However, it would be better for them to choose another location first, so that the Ming army would have time to march and seize the roads along the west.

Otherwise, they could only slow down the pursuit to give the Northern Yuan Dynasty time to catch its breath, so that the Ming army could take the opportunity to run to the front.

"Hanhan is really amazing!" Xu Da was surprised again. This child always guesses right.

"Report! Telegram, the number of enemy troops discovered is not 5,000, but close to 6,000."

The communications soldier ran over again and corrected the data errors given by the scouts.

When the scouts first came into contact, they could not tell the exact number of Northern Yuan troops, but based on some flags and traces, they estimated there were five thousand.

As we get more contacts, everyone will compile the information. At the beginning, there should be more than 6,000 people, and now of course there are more than 5,000.

"It doesn't matter. What can ten thousand people do?"

Xu Da first nodded to the communications soldier, then shook his head.

“It feels a bit bullying, but we like it!”

The fifth brother Zhu Su was happy. The Ming army had more than 30,000 men, including Xu Da's, and 8,000 men from the prince's mansion. The palace maids and eunuchs also had weapons.

The craftsmen did not. The craftsmen did not need to participate in the battle directly. Many of them stayed in the rear and led the people to demolish houses and lay foundations. The houses had to be built before the arrival of winter this year.

The small revolvers used by the palace maids and eunuchs could kill people with absolute accuracy.

As for whether the palace maids could do it, after all, it was murder! Most people would have psychological barriers.

You are worrying too much about this. If you can survive in the palace, you must be ruthless. Each one is more cunning than the other. Which well in the palace does not have souls left in it?

Zhu Su was happy because he used the most elite troops of the Ming Dynasty. Their numbers were several times that of the enemy and their weapons were so advanced. It was so much fun to bully so many people!

His three brothers once again agreed with him. Yes, they should bully the Northern Yuan Dynasty and occupy the entire Northeast. There are many mushrooms here. They are meaty and have a faint pine aroma.

"We can get past them. We have flashlights. Torches are hard to light nowadays!"

Ling'er didn't glare at Zhu Su, but talked about their journey in the evening.

(End of this chapter)