Qiu Luan won a great victory! This is like eating dumplings once in ten years!
It's not that Qiu Luan hasn't won battles. He has also suppressed bandits and suppressed rebellions. Being a general is not a waste of money.
But facing the Mongols, in a field battle, he had indeed never won before, or to be precise, he had never defeated them.
As long as the Mongols come, his strategy will always be to hold on to the city and never go to war. This time, Hu Zongxian was forced to fight because he had no choice. Unexpectedly, he won a great victory!
Of course, he himself also knew that it would be harder to lose than to win this battle. Fifteen thousand cavalry versus two thousand cavalry, let alone Tatars, even Superman would have no chance.
The resistance of the two thousand Tatar cavalry was also very fierce, and they kept trying to rush out, but they were trapped in a tight siege. In the end, only a dozen of them fought out from the rear and broke out towards Gubeikou.
Qiu Luan was not satisfied with this and planned to deduct part of the bonus from the soldiers in charge.
But Hu Zongxian stopped him: "General Qiu, don't blame the soldiers. I ordered them to let these dozen people go deliberately."
Qiu Luan was stunned: "Old Hu, why is this? It would be great if we wiped them all out. There is no village or shop here. If we win, we can go back to Datong. How great.
You let a dozen people go, and if they rush back to Gubeikou and start shouting, the Tatars might chase them out! We have to run quickly. "
Hu Zongxian smiled and said: "Just let them chase them out, and let's wait for work and fight them!"
Qiu Luan suddenly panicked. He was a hundred reluctant. Of course, he could fight happily with fifteen thousand and two thousand, not to mention there were so many people and property. This was a huge military achievement.
But fighting against the Tatars sounds terrible. Who knows how many people live in Gubeikou? If the Tatars were to come out in full force, there would be more than 30,000 people under the walls of Datong that day!
Hu Zongxian whispered to Qiu Luan: "Has the general forgotten that imperial record? It is true that intercepting and killing the transport team was some merit, but to atone for the crime, I am afraid it is not enough.
Let's harass Gubeikou. If the Tatar cavalry does come out in full force, then we will turn around and run away immediately. They will pursue Datong, and naturally they will not have the strength to attack the capital.
When the time comes, your contribution to besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao will be enough to offset all your sins. If the Tatar cavalry brigade has already gone to attack the capital, then we can take the opportunity to kill the chasing Gubeikou defenders and occupy Gubeikou, which will also be a great achievement! "
Qiu Luan thought about it again and again, and felt that what Hu Zongxian said made sense, but just in case, he still carefully checked his horse to make sure that it was in peak condition and could run faster than any teammate in the army.
Hu Zongxian also had a deep understanding of Qiu Luan's character, and specially asked the four guards to surround Qiu Luan, repeatedly emphasizing that once the battle situation is not good, the four of you don't have to worry about anything, just protect General Qiu and return to Datong safely, which is your first contribution.
As for the Tatars, of course I, Hu Zongxian, will lead the troops to contain them and ensure that they will not catch up with General Qiu, whose life is precious.
Qiu Luan was moved to tears. He took Hu Zongxian's hand and patted Hu Zongxian's shoulder.
"Lao Hu, you and my brother don't say anything anymore. From now on, if I, Qiu Luan, have one tael of silver, you, Lao Hu, will have half a tael!"
The dozen or so Tatar cavalry ran wildly, and when they arrived at Gubeikou, only five of them were left. The rest of the way, the horses were exhausted and the men were half dead from the fall.
The 10,000 Tatar cavalry who stayed at Gubeikou were led by Delha, a trusted general of Ada Khan who was extremely brave.
At this time, he was drinking in the occupied general's mansion and forcing the captured men and women to dance for fun. Seeing the rise, he threw down his wine glass and pounced on the frightened man and woman, wanting to upgrade his enjoyment.
An ignorant soldier rushed in and shouted angrily at Delha who was taking off his clothes.
"General, it's bad, our transport team was intercepted by the Ming army, and the entire army was wiped out!"
Delha suddenly became furious. Regardless of the fact that his pants were still high, he pushed the Han woman away, picked up the big knife, turned around and ran outside, shouting as he ran: "Send the order, prepare for battle!"
Delha was not a fool. After a moment of rage, he immediately calmed down and had the five defeated soldiers brought back for questioning.
"How many enemy troops are there? Cavalry and infantry?"
"Before engaging the enemy, according to our visual inspection, there should be more than 10,000 people, but certainly not 20,000! They are all cavalry!"
"Whose flag is it? Who is leading the troops?"
"The word 'Qiu' is on the flag!"
Delha quickly calculated in his mind that this was the Datong garrison. They were probably afraid that the Tatars would fight their way in from Gubeikou and it would be difficult to explain, so they chased after them and took a bite to show their loyalty.
Meeting the transport team should be an unlucky accident. Of course, this misfortune was for himself, but for Qiu Luan, it was an unexpected surprise.
Among the defenders of Datong, the largest number were 10,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantry. If the enemy army is all cavalry, then the maximum number is 10,000. These five guys said more than 10,000, which is nothing more than two situations.
First, I deliberately talked a little more to show that I was brave in battle; second, in the melee, I really couldn't feel it in detail, and it was normal to make mistakes.
So... my ten thousand cavalrymen have been well fed and drunk in Gubeikou these days. It can be said that the men and horses are strong, waiting for work! Is there any suspense about defeating the Ming cavalry one-on-one? Not at all!
The deputy general made a suggestion: "General, do you want to wait for the Ming army to attack the city and kill them without leaving a single piece of armor behind?"
Delha gave him a look of disdain, no wonder you can only be a deputy general.
"Will the Ming army have the courage? Stop dreaming! I bet they are already preparing to escape now!
They came here just to deal with the errand, and to make excuses for themselves to escape the crime in the future. Now they were lucky enough to intercept and kill the transport team. Why don't they run away after such a big harvest?
But I guess they are reluctant to leave their vehicles and slaves behind, so they can't run fast. As long as we send troops quickly, we can catch up with them! "
The deputy general expressed his shame at his IQ, and then asked an even less intelligent question.
"The whole army is dispatched?"
"Nonsense, of course we have to keep some people, otherwise the few people who came will take over the pass. But there is no need to stay more, five hundred people are enough. We have taken away the people around us, and there are not a few left."
To be more secure, of course, more people should be left. But Delha is more cautious about the enemies he is about to face. Although I judge that the opponent only has 10,000 cavalry, what if there are more than 10,000?
Although I disdain the Ming cavalry, if I really want to charge with real swords and guns, both sides will suffer heavy casualties. The more people you bring, the faster you can defeat the opponent and the fewer casualties you will have.
Otherwise, even if he wins, his troops will suffer heavy losses, and there will probably be nothing good to gain when the Great Khan comes back. The loss of a transport team of 2,000 people and countless property was already a heavy loss. How could we accept more heavy losses?
As a result, the 9,500-strong Tatar cavalry roared and rolled up a cloud of dust and smoke, and galloped towards the battlefield where the transport team was robbed. They were full of majesty and murderous intent.
The remaining five hundred Tatar cavalry cheered in unison and while seeing off their comrades, complained loudly about their bad luck.
"Really, why did the general keep me here? I really want to follow the general to kill Han dogs!"
"That's right, what kind of combat effectiveness do the Ming army's cavalry have? If we fight one on one, we will definitely win!"
"If I kill two more people, I can be promoted to centurion!"
"It would be great if a group of Ming troops could come here now. I can fight ten of them by myself!"
"I can also hit ten, no, I can hit twenty!"
"This is really not a boast. The five hundred of us will definitely have no problem dealing with the five thousand Ming army!"
On the mountain road, Qi Jiguang was rapidly approaching Gubeikou with less than 5,000 Ming cavalry!
Some people died, but not completely...
