In fact, after experiencing the fierce fighting with the Tatars, the combined forces of the three families already numbered less than 10,000. The Mongols' cavalry advantage in the cold weapon era is no joke.
When they encircled and suppressed a transport convoy of 2,000 people before, the coalition forces of Hu Zongxian and Qiu Luan paid a price of more than 1,000 people. It was still an absolute battle with more.
Later, when they ambush Delha's 9,500 cavalry, there were more casualties. If it weren't for the bravery of the more than 4,000 cavalry led by Qi Jiguang, it would have been difficult for the Hu and Qiu coalition forces to win alone.
Therefore, after the brutal fighting, the three coalition forces actually only had about 7,000 people left. The total loss of the Ming cavalry reached 13,000 people, but accordingly, they killed the Tatar transport team of 2,000 people, the pursuit team of 9,500 people, and the remaining team of 500 people.
Thirteen thousand men were exchanged for twelve thousand men. This kind of battle loss ratio has never been seen by the Ming Dynasty against any nomadic people since the death of Zhu Yuanzhang.
Just as they were cheering for victory, Qi Jiguang proposed to gather his troops and fight back to Gubeikou to pursue the Tatars!
Qiu Luan immediately expressed his objection: "Brother, we have won a great victory. No sins can be blamed on us. We only need to return to Datong to repair.
Don't worry, with just those 20,000 Tatar cavalry, they will never be able to attack the capital! "
Qi Jiguang had long heard of Qiu Luan's name and character, so he didn't have much illusions about him at all, and just stared at Hu Zongxian.
"Lao Hu, tell me, do you want to do it or not?"
Hu Zongxian's usual smile was no longer on his face at this time, and he nodded fiercely.
Ever since Hu Zongxian learned that Xiao Feng fell into the hands of the Tatars in order to cover Qi Jiguang's breakout, Qiu Luan felt that Hu Zongxian had changed and became a bit scary.
"Old Hu, you have to think carefully. If our remaining troops go after the main force of the Tatars, we might be bitten to death."
Qiu Luan tried his best to remind Hu Zongxian that our main copy has been completed. This copy is very dangerous, so it’s okay not to play it.
Hu Zongxian glanced at him, and the cold light in his triangular eyes actually made Qiu Luan tremble.
"General Qiu, you are wrong. It is true that 20,000 Tatar cavalry cannot attack the capital, but they can burn the surrounding areas of the capital to nothing.
Floods in the Yellow River and silkworm farming in the south of the Yangtze River resulted in tens of thousands of deaths, but that was far from Long Live. All Long Live saw were the numbers on the memorials.
Around the capital, under the nose of Banzai, you can even smell the burning smell of Banzai. When the time comes, burnt corpses will be everywhere, and the cries will be loud.
Even if Banzai takes credit for our victory over the enemy and does not blame the Xuanda defensive line for its poor defense, the Tatars have all reached the capital. We are so close but do not enter the capital. How can Banzai let us go? "
Qiu Luan looked at Hu Zongxian dumbfounded: "Old Hu, you, that's not what you said when you pulled me out!"
Hu Zongxian calmed down and treated Qiu Luan both softly and hard: "General Qiu, think again, when Banzai was the angriest and most helpless, when the soldiers and horses were nowhere to be seen.
But we have been dealing with the Tatars in the capital. How happy would Banzai be? This is the best time to show your face! "
Qiu Luan was tempted, but after all, he put his life first, so he was really worried. He didn't show his face, but he lost his life.
Qi Jiguang added some firewood: "Xiao Feng asked me to tell Ding Rukui before leaving that once the Tatars invade, no matter what Yan Shoufu says, we must send troops to kill the enemy.
Lord Dante was hesitant and said that if there were no reinforcements from outside, I'm afraid even Banzai would ask to stand still and wait for reinforcements. Therefore, General Qiu, our troops only need to follow the Tatars from a distance.
When he saw reinforcements for King Qin in the capital, he boldly came out to fight with the Tatars. There are so many soldiers and horses in the capital that the Tatars can be exhausted to death even if they are piled up with people.
We will follow behind and act according to the opportunity. If the capital sends troops, we will rush forward to respond. If the capital does not send troops, we will follow from a distance to show that we are maneuvering around and there is absolutely no danger. Don't worry, general! "
Hu Zongxian and Qi Jiguang sang in harmony, which made Qiu Luan dizzy. After thinking about it, he thought that although he didn't quite believe what these two guys said, it still made some sense.
What's more, looking at the postures of these two people, even if I don't go, they will definitely support me and go, in full view of the public. It's not as good as men, so I gritted my teeth: "Then do it! There are just a few people and horses..."
Before he finished speaking, Tan Ma ran over and reported: "General Qiu, the 10,000 infantrymen from Datong, escorting grain and grass, have already followed."
Hu Zongxian's eyes lit up: "General Qiu, we have soldiers, but this time we are going to chase the Tatars, infantry is useless, we have to use cavalry.
Now on the battlefield, we have wiped out more than 10,000 Tatars, but the horses on both sides did not kill many. They were all scattered in shock. As long as we gather the nearby horses and equip 3,000 more cavalry, it will not be a problem! "
Qiu Luan also became excited. Seven thousand cavalry is indeed dangerous, but ten thousand cavalry is much better! At least resist it and make sure you have no problem escaping!
Therefore, among the ten thousand cavalry that Lin Tong saw now, three thousand were temporarily equipped from the infantry.
Although I tried my best to find people who had been trained on horseback riding, they were still not used to it. Once they started charging, they were a bit out of touch with the larger army, and they looked like a small group of pursuers.
Xiao Qin's troops moved faster. At this time, he had quickly passed through Huairou and fought all the way into Shunyi. These were weakly defended places, and the Tatars burned, killed, and looted all the way, with fires rising into the sky.
The protection of the Beijing area is like a big egg. The Xuanda-Dalian Line plus Shanhaiguan. These Great Walls are connected together to form the hard egg shell. The indestructible capital city is the egg yolk, but between the egg shell and the egg yolk is the soft and undefended egg white. .
Once the egg shell is broken, the Tatar cavalry will not receive too many powerful snipers until they rush to the yolk. Although there were bloody defenders who came out to resist with their troops, their numbers were small and their combat power was not comparable. They were basically dispersed or even killed in the line of duty.
Xiao Feng sat in the carriage without even raising the curtain. Except for the convenience of getting out of the carriage, he did not hear what was going on in the carriage.
Anda Khan is very puzzled by Xiao Feng's attitude. He doesn't seem to be very loyal to the Ming Dynasty. Can we strike while the iron is hot and persuade him to surrender again?
Xiao Qin knows his little brother very well: "He will not waste energy on things that he can't do anything about. There is no need to try first, and he can't run away. It is important to get the heavenly book and gunpowder first. The remaining matters can be discussed in the long run."
At the border of Shunyi, Rouge Leopard found the Tatar troops. She didn't expect the Tatars to give up Miyun City, so she ran to Miyun first to join them, but missed. Then she turned around and followed the traces on the road to chase them down.
However, because she chased so fast, she did not see the three coalition forces following behind. She only encountered a small group of one hundred cavalry sent by Miyun City and was chased for a while.
Xiao Qin listened to Rouge Leopard's story and nodded: "Lin Tong is someone who knows the art of war. The detective horses I sent back to contact Gubeikou were all intercepted and killed by him with a small group of cavalry.
He wanted me to cut off contact with Gubeikou, hoping that I would have doubts and not dare to advance quickly. This person is not bad, but it is a pity that he was wasted in a useless place like Miyun City. "33
Rouge Leopard then reported on the situation of obtaining the Heavenly Book: "The Thousand-Armed Tathagata was very stubborn. At first, he just denied that Xiao Feng had handed over the Cangjie Heavenly Book to him. I had no choice but to take extraordinary measures after discussing with the secret envoy."
Rouge Leopard told the story of how he went to Xiao Feng's house to incite the crowd and criticize Thousand-Armed Tathagata. Xiao Qin smiled and nodded in appreciation.
"Later Thousand-Hand Tathagata was forced by everyone in the Xiao Mansion, and they simply stopped hiding it and admitted that Xiao Feng had indeed handed over the Heavenly Book to him for safekeeping, and explicitly ordered him to only hand it over to Xiao Feng himself.
Therefore, he also put down his harsh words. As long as it was not Xiao Feng's face, I would never see the book when I came. Anyone who dared to search in the World View would be set on fire! "
Xiao Qin frowned: "Didn't you tell him that Xiao Feng's life was in danger? Isn't he afraid that Xiao Feng would be killed? Could it be that he wanted to read the Book of Heaven? After all, he is a thief, so he may not be happy with his heart. "
Rouge Leopard looked at Xiao Qin with admiration: "Master's mind is astute, and this slave only thought of this possibility later.
However, the slaves and secret envoys made inquiries and agreed that the Thousand-Armed Tathagata had corrected his evil ways and respected Xiao Feng very much, so he should not have intentionally harmed him. "
Xiao Qin took a deep breath, led Rouge Leopard to Xiao Feng's car, knocked on the car window, and Xiao Feng opened the curtains, revealing a lazy face.
"Brother Feng, your Second Temple Master refuses to hand over the Book of Heaven, he is very loyal to your orders.
You never thought that one day, your own orders would kill you, right? The ancients said that it is like being trapped in a cocoon. "
Xiao Feng smiled helplessly: "Things in the world are so mysterious. I have also heard that someone shot a wild goose, but the wild goose was not killed by the arrow and flew to the south with the arrow.
The next year, he went to shoot a wild goose again. When the wild goose flew back, the arrow just fell off the wound, and the man was actually killed by the falling arrow!
Compared to this person, my experience seems to be nothing. "
Xiao Qin blinked and felt that Xiao Feng's words seemed to be self-deprecating, but they also had a profound meaning and a hidden edge.
He glanced at Xiao Feng, but Xiao Feng was already looking at Rouge Leopard, looking up and down, as if a little farewell was better than a newlywed.
Rouge Leopard blushed when he saw him and lowered his head.
Xiao Qin thought to herself that this kid is really big-hearted. If he can't get the Book of Heaven, his life will be in danger. He still doesn't forget this kind of thing.
He wanted to say a few more words, but unexpectedly Xiao Feng closed the car curtains from inside. Xiao Qin sighed, turned around and left.
Some people died, but not completely...
