The sky was already dark, and the mountain wind was howling halfway up the mountain, blocking the sounds on the mountain and down the mountain, and actually forming two independent places of silence and isolation.
Xiao Qin's 10,000 horses have arrived quietly and blended quietly into the previous 10,000 horses.
Darkness became a talisman for the march. Although men and horses were squeezed into the valley from time to time and screamed miserably, at least the telescope was useless.
According to the normal itinerary, it should take them half a day to arrive, but Xiao Qin let the cavalry run as fast as they could, and finally arrived at night and completed the defense.
Anda Khan was also exhausted by the fast horses on the mountain road, but he was very convinced of Xiao Qin's analysis.
"The reinforcements have been trapped in the mountains. Qi Jiguang is well versed in the art of war and did not dare to engage in a chaotic melee. Instead, he reduced his troops first. It is estimated that he will break through with all his strength at dawn tomorrow.
Being at a commanding height, the force is overwhelming, and the troops at the foot of the mountain are dispersed and controlled. If attacked, they will be easily defeated.
Therefore, we arrived at night so that they would not know that their strength had doubled. If they try to break out again, they will definitely fail! "
Ada Khan couldn't help but have a headache when he looked at the rolling mountains. The Tatars are accustomed to fighting in the plains and are very disgusted with this kind of terrain with mountains and valleys.
"Even if there are 20,000 troops, if we want to deploy the defenses evenly, the scope of this mountain is too big. It would be great if we could guess where they would break out."
Xiao Qin smiled slightly, there was almost no need to guess this.
"They must have guessed that we have defenders at Gubeikou, and if they break out, they will definitely fall into our pincer attack.
The only way to survive is in the direction of Miyun. If you are lucky, you can even run back to the capital in one breath! Therefore, place 70% of your troops in this direction and wait for a head-on attack on your opponent. "
At this time, Xiao Feng and Qi Jiguang were also dividing their work.
"You give me a hundred cavalry, we will feint attack from the left, attracting the enemy to gather their troops, and then you lead a large group of troops to rush down from the right."
Qi Jiguang rejected Xiao Feng's proposal without hesitation.
"No, this strategy is good, but if you want to feint attack, I will do it. You lead a large group of troops to break out."
"It's just a feint attack. I'll hit you once and disrupt the enemy's sight. Then I'll turn around and chase you. Isn't it just convenient for me to rush out if you clear the way in front?"
"It's a feint. If you want to act like it, you have to rush down a bit. It's still very dangerous. You haven't fought before, so you can't grasp the balance at all, so I'll do the feint, and you lead the team down. rush!"
The two sides argued endlessly, and finally Xiao Feng came up with his trump card.
"What did you say during the word test? You swore! Do you take swearing as a joke?"
Qi Jiguang was suddenly speechless. People at this time took swearing very seriously, but he was unwilling to give in and wanted to find some reason to refute.
"But if you ask for a hundred men and horses, these one hundred men and horses may be killed or injured, so can it be considered that the life of the sergeant is in danger..."
"Our agreement is to endanger the lives of all the sergeants, and a hundred men and horses will naturally not be counted. Of course, if you insist on making strong arguments, then I won't do it alone. So you have to listen to me, right?"
Qi Jiguang was frightened: "Don't say goodbye, I'll give you men and horses, but one hundred is not enough, let's give it five hundred!"
Xiao Feng shook his head: "One hundred is enough. Don't waste too many troops on feint attacks. Your side is the main battlefield! I'm only responsible for making noise."
This movement was not only loud, but also earth-shattering.
Xiao Qin did not expect that the Ming army would break through in the dark early morning. When he heard the shouts of killing, he was shocked and then happy.
I was surprised because I guessed the time wrong, which would catch the defense line off guard; I was happy because I guessed the direction right, and heavily guarded the side of Miyun City.
In the end, war depends on strength. Even if the Tatars will be in chaos for a while at first, with the absolute advantage of military strength, this Ming army is still unable to fly!
He put on his robe and was about to leave the tent when he heard a thunderous sound, exploding among the defenders, and a strong smell of gunpowder smoke rushed into the tent.
The air waves blew Xiao Qin's robe and hair, making him stunned.
What's this? Gunpowder? When did Mingjun have such a powerful firearm? This is not like a musket. The musket shoots iron balls, which are definitely not so explosive.
cannon? Even more impossible, whose cavalry team would carry cannons! And although this power is great, it is still far from a cannon.
Xiao Qin rushed out of the tent. Under the light of the torches lit in the tent, he vaguely saw the cavalry rushing down, drawing their bows and shooting arrows. The arrows either hit people, hit the ground, or were blocked by shields.
But without exception, those arrows exploded after contacting obstacles! The thing tied to the arrow exploded!
The Tatars were knocked upside down by the explosion. Fortunately, the power of the explosive was limited. As long as it didn't explode near them, it would usually not kill anyone.
But the same cannot be said for horses. In the middle of the night, the smell of gunpowder smoke, the sound of thunder, and burning injuries are all huge threats to non-nocturnal animals. Everything frightens horses and inspires the wild nature that has been hidden in them for hundreds of thousands of years.
The Tatar cavalry, which is said to never attack a group, exploded! The Tatars, who are said to have grown up on horseback, shouted and whipped desperately, trying to control the scope and scale of the bombing group.
But horse herds are like a highly contagious plague. Once it starts, it is difficult to extinguish quickly, and the madness and fear will be transmitted to neighboring horses.
Xiao Qin made a prompt decision and ordered the surrounding troops to retreat immediately, leaving a blank space at the foot of the mountain. Once the group of Tatars and horses inside rushed out, they immediately shot back random arrows.
None of the Tatars on the periphery objected and quickly carried out the order. Some of the thousand cavalrymen at the foot of the mountain who had been bombarded abandoned their horses and escaped, while the rest would rather die than abandon their horses and tried to appease the horses.
The horses finally calmed down a bit, but they were disrupted again by the thunder bombs that continued to rain down from the hillside. From time to time, men and horses rushed out from inside, shouting: "Don't shoot arrows!"
He was greeted by a rain of flying arrows. He blocked part of it with his shield, and then fell to the empty isolation belt with his men and horses. It was extremely tragic.
Anda Khan's face was ashen. He killed on the battlefield and never took human life seriously. But that was a battlefield to death in battle. This was a useless thing for one of our own people to shoot to death. I had never experienced this before.
Xiao Qin glanced at him and said: "It was just a momentary chaos on the scene, and the actual losses were only a few hundred men and horses. When the enemy troops rush down, it will be a great victory."
An Dahan nodded and said fiercely: "I want to use Qi Jiguang's head as a urinal! As for Xiao Feng, I will leave it to you to deal with as sir asked."
The Tatar cavalry who heard the noise in the distance continued to gather in the direction of the explosion from all directions, like a wider and wider river of death, waiting to drown the Ming army rushing down.
The explosions continued, and a thousand abandoned cavalrymen were thrown into chaos in the bombing camp. Xiao Qin suddenly frowned, raised his right hand, and bent and straightened several fingers extremely quickly.
An Dahan looked at Xiao Qin in confusion, and Xiao Qin's expression suddenly changed.
"Based on the terrain and distance of the mountain, the Ming army's forwards should have rushed down long ago. Why did they just shoot arrows down the mountain but no longer rush down?"
Anda Khan may not be as smart as Xiao Qin in other matters, but when it comes to marching and fighting, he is a ruthless character. After pondering for a moment, he immediately understood what Xiao Qin meant.
"No way? Do they really dare to seek death?"
At this time, a fast horse rushed over desperately, and the man on the horse roared all the way.
"Report, Great Khan, the Ming army charged and broke through from the northern hillside. Our army was caught off guard and lacked strength. The defense line has been breached!"
I Dahan gritted his teeth and looked at Xiao Qin. Xiao Qin's face was as dark as water, and she shook her head with a sneer.
"At this time, it was too late to go over for reinforcements. After half a circle around the mountain, the Ming army was already far away. Although their move was clever, it only healed the sores in front of their eyes, but cut out the flesh in their hearts, and led to their own death."
The big guy thought about it and it was right. He is a hero of his generation, he can take it up and let it go, and he laughed.
"Mr. Xiao, what should we do now? Should we return to attack the Ming army?"
Xiao Qin shook his head: "No need. From here to Gubeikou, there are mountains all the way. If Qi Jiguang led his troops to hide on any mountain, we would spend a lot of time searching.
Gubeikou was guarded by 10,000 of our cavalry. Qi Jiguang was like a mouse caught in a bellows. He could only scurry around but could not go anywhere.
Soldiers are expensive and fast. Our original plan remains unchanged and we attack Miyun City. After dividing our troops by 5,000, if Qi Jiguang dares to turn around and charge one-on-one, he is no match for our cavalry! "
Ida Khan nodded his head in agreement. Xiao Qin looked up at the "Thunder Arrows" that were still shooting down from the mountain, and raised a smile at the corner of her mouth.
"But before that, we must re-encircle this mountain and attack it regardless of the cost! If I am not wrong, this suspicious soldier must be led by an expert if he is so organized."
Some people died, but not completely...
