Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 744
After leaving the mountains, the horses ran for half a day. There was a large military camp of the Tartars. In fact, there were three tribes attached to the Chahar tribe. Now they are arranged here. More than a thousand cavalry.

From the Right Guard of Datong to Guihua City, the merchants of Ming Dynasty are all very familiar with the journey. The army led by Wang Tong naturally knew the existence of the five thousand Tartar cavalry, and even knew that the leader of the cavalry was Na Yan. Hai Rigu is said to be the cousin of Altan Khan, and the cousin of the current Sanggedu Guleng Khan.

Hai Rigu means sparrow eagle in Mongolian, and generally only those who are brave and capable are qualified to use it. Of course, with such a noble bloodline, he naturally doesn't need to think so much about his name.

After pulling out the camp today, the army led by Wang Tong moved a little slower than in the past, with the van formation in Ji Town leading the way, wrapping food, supplies and soldiers in it.

With this arrangement, the chariot formation can be deployed at any time, and because the mountains and valleys here are wide enough, the chariot formation also has room to expand. The reason why we must be prepared for the battle is because starting today, we will enter Hairigu and lead the cavalry The range of activities has been reduced, and a war may start in the mountains at any time.

But until they got out of the mountains, except for the Targa scouts who were watching from afar, the Tartars didn't send out any brigades. When they were about to leave the mountains, the scouts of the Ming army reported that there was a large team of cavalry waiting outside the mountain.

"Send the order, each team takes a short rest, there are enemies outside the mountain, prepare to fight!!"

Wang Tong rode on the horse and raised his voice, and all the messengers and guards around him agreed, and ran towards each team. Order after order was issued, and the marching team stopped.

Yang Jin, Ma Yong and others were all following Wang Tong's side. They also had rich experience in the battlefield. Wang Tong's response and command in the past few days were all in order, and there was nothing wrong with it.

After the order was issued, Wang Tong dismounted from his horse, took out a piece of bread from the saddle bag and broke it into pieces for his mount to eat. Before the battle, let the mount rest and feed it some hard food to give it enough strength. This is not a long time on the horse The veteran cavalry on board may not know this truth, Yang Jin nodded again when he saw it.

Wang Tong said with a smile:

"I heard from Chihei and the others the day before yesterday that Hai Rigu means sparrow eagle. Only smart people can have this name. Looking at it now, Hai Rigu is at least not stupid!"

Before the battle, he was relaxed and at ease. This is a real general's demeanor. Yang Jin admired him quite a lot, and said with a smile:

"The commander-in-chief praised that the Tartar general is not stupid, how do you say that?"

"Our news, this Tarzi army general should have known two days ago, if he wants to fight, he can meet him everywhere during the day, but this army general is waiting in formation outside the mountain, and now it is less than an hour and a half before dark , we walked for a day, and he was waiting for work, and in this mountainous area, the cavalry could not deploy, even if they charged, they could only hit him head-on. It was not good for him to fight here. Go out of the mountain, the grassland is wide, It is naturally suitable for the cavalry to maneuver and attack by looking for gaps."

Having said that, he paused for a while, walking in the mountainous area, the sun in the west was covered by the mountain, making the mountain look a little dark, Wang Tong looked at the sunlight behind the mountain, roughly estimated it, and said again:
"If I'm not mistaken, the formation of the Tartar cavalry should be on the west side, so let's face the sun."

No wonder Marshal Qi chose Wang Tong to entrust his wish. It is indeed remarkable to have such an understanding of the battlefield at this age. The deputy guard of Ji Town Yang Jin thought so, of course he didn't know that Wang Tong was also Yu Dayou's closed disciple. Moreover, the teachings of these generals around Tan Lun are also very useful.

After getting along these days, Yang Jin's perception changed little by little, and he increasingly recognized Wang Tong's identity as the coach, and asked again:
"Since this is the case, how will the commander-in-chief deal with it!"

"They lined up in the west, we only go our way, let's line up the cars, if they want to hit them, they can hit them!"

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Before leaving the mountain pass, the scouts reported to Wang Tong's side. As expected, the Tartar cavalry brigade lined up on the west side, and the Jizhen brigade changed again. , Behind each vehicle, there are infantry and pawns who release firearms to follow.

The horse team turned into a column, walking between the two columns of vans, and the tiger's mighty army's convoy was placed at the back. Although the impression of the general and Jizhen's horse team on the Tiger's mighty army has changed, the real enemy In the front, the Huwei army was still placed in the formation, which meant protection.

Except for the horses pulling the carts, the soldiers of the cavalry dismounted and led the horses. After walking for a long time, the battle was imminent, so horsepower must be conserved.

Just like outside the Great Wall, a watchtower was set up on a refitted cart of the Huwei army. Some personal guards climbed up to the watchtower, and Wang Tong stood on the carriage of the cart.

People from Ji Town and Datong Town had never seen such a scene before. The soldiers turned their heads and looked around frequently.

In addition to feeling rare, after a little pondering, everyone had to admit that this watchtower is indeed convenient. After walking out of the mountainous area, the field of vision has gradually become empty. Climbing up and looking far can indeed make people see more information.

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"It's really a van!? The soldiers and horses from Ji Town are really here?"

At Hai Rigu on the horse, you can see the Ming army brigade filing out. In this position, what you actually see is a moving wooden wall. This wooden wall is connected by carts, and there are Ming army cavalry. Cruising outside this array.

The Tartars did a lot of detailed work in Ming Dynasty, and there were also quite a few Han Chinese among the Tartars. They knew everything about the border towns of Ming Dynasty in detail. As early as when the army left the fortress, Hairigu knew that there were soldiers from Jizhen. Ma participated, but Daming's army had never seen this distance for decades or even hundreds of years. Now that they really saw it, Hai Rigu still couldn't confirm it.

Even if the general was like this, the soldiers of the military academy below were even more surprised. There was a commotion in the formation of the Tartar cavalry. Hai Rigu was also alarmed by the noise, and said:
"Keep quiet and don't make a fuss. Those who make noise will be beheaded."

After he finished speaking, there were scolding and reprimands in the formation immediately, the generals were subduing, the mount under Hai Rigu was a little anxious, Hai Rigu stroked the neck of the horse with his hands, and stared at Ming Army brigade.

Hai Rigu is also in his early fifties. If he doesn't wear armor, but only wears a leather robe, most people will think that he is just an old herdsman who has worked hard all his life. He is thin and the wrinkles on his face are like knives and axes. When Rigu was 15 years old, he followed Alta Khan to conquer the east and west, destroy Wuliangha, chase Chahar, defeat Horqin, and went south to Daming several times. He participated in all of them, and he fought many battles. , the temper is calm.

Senggedu Gulen arranged for him to guard the southern gate of Guihua City because he liked his rich experience and calmness on the battlefield.

In the battle of Xuanfu, Wanhu Najite suffered heavy losses. He was afraid of being punished by Senggedu Gulen, so he defected from the Alta tribe and defected to Horqin, and then his entire army was wiped out at Gubeikou.

The loss outside the Xuanfu, Najite kept it a secret here. Everyone knew that he had a heavy loss, but few people knew how the loss was caused. In this disastrous defeat, Najit's group was annihilated with the joint attack of Jizhen and Xuanfu's armies using the forbidden army as bait.

In this kind of news, Wang Tong and Huwei's army are very inconspicuous, and many people think from the battle at Gubeikou that Wanhu Najite suffered heavy losses outside the Xuanfu. Will there be soldiers from Jizhen? Participation.

Even if the truth comes out occasionally, such as the imperial army who makes good use of firearms and uses carts as cover, it is hard for everyone to believe that this tactic is too similar to Jizhen's sidecar tactic, and Wang Tong is the emperor's favorite. The minister, relying on various tricks to win the favor of Emperor Wanli, how could he also make achievements in the military.

"My lord, do you just let the Ming army pass?"

A commander at the side said harshly, Hai Rigu didn't pay attention at all, the commander said something again, Hai Rigu looked back, raised his whip and pointed there and said:

"Can your horse jump over those wooden walls?"

Looking in the direction of the horsewhip, the commander shook his head. Those wooden walls were nearly one and a half people tall, and Mongolian horses didn't have much explosive power, so naturally they couldn't.

The Ming army brigade walked unhurriedly. In fact, the Tartar cavalry brigade was only about [-] paces away from them, and many details could be seen clearly. Hole in the wall.

"There are crossbows and firearms behind the wooden wall. Our warriors will be ruthlessly knocked down before they rush forward and draw their bows and arrows. Do you still want to rush forward?"

Being reprimanded by the veteran with sneering words, the commander who spoke did not dare to say more, but looked at the Ming army's convoy with fire in his eyes, walking so unhurriedly and swaggeringly, it was really unbearable.

"Call the messenger over, there is an urgent letter to the Great Khan."

Hai Rigu ordered, and someone rushed over immediately, took out a pen and paper under the horse, Hai Rigu's personal guard knelt down, using his back as a table.

"The Ming army went straight to Guihua City. Among them, the chariot battalion in Jizhen was the main force. There were too many places where the cavalry attack was restricted. Please ask the king to use stone cannons and send partial divisions to find out where the Ming army's grain and grass are stored, and cut off their food. road."

After finishing writing, put the letter in a silver box, and Hai Rigu said solemnly:
"Don't be afraid of exhausting the horse, the sooner it can be delivered to King Khan, the better"

Before he finished speaking, Hai Rigu stared at the tail of the Ming army brigade, where the regulation of the cart was different from that of the van, and he even erected a watchtower on the cart rather frivolously.

Although this big car also has very high side panels, there are no holes for releasing firepower. Hai Rigu looked at it for a while, then turned around and said:

"Yilde, the people who lead you, there, is the tail of the Ming army!!"

What he pointed at was exactly where the Huwei army was.

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