In the early morning, the sky was not completely bright.
Yang Fan crossed the Yellow River on a sheepskin raft.
This is the river crossing tool here. From a distance, we can see that densely packed sheepskin rafts rowed across from the north bank of the Yellow River and stopped on the south bank. On the large sheepskin rafts stood a hundred spearmen.
Sheepskin rafts are rafts made of sheep and cow hides. In ancient times, people sewed leather into bags, filled them with air, and used them for swimming. Before the Tang Dynasty, this kind of tool was called "leather bag". By the Song Dynasty, the leather bag was a complete skin made from slaughtering cattle and sheep and emptying out the internal organs. It was no longer stitched together and was renamed "huntuo".
During this period, Yang Fan and Zhang Shize won battles one after another and captured a large number of cattle and sheep. Yang Fan plans to let these Mongolian herdsmen raise fine-wool sheep in the future. Sheared wool from fine-wool sheep can be used as raw material for wool textiles. Now the sheep and goats they raise are hard-haired.
This wool can only be used to make felt. Clothing materials can irritate people and cause skin redness and swelling.
Now that we are ready to change sheep, these sheep will simply be killed. After the meat was eaten, the sheepskin was used to make a sheepskin raft.
After all, attacking Ordos requires crossing the Yellow River south. This is all savanna, so it’s not easy to build a ship. It is more practical to make a sheepskin raft.
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Sheepskin rafts can be large or small. The largest sheepskin raft is made of more than 600 sheepskin bags. Both cavalry and war horses can be transported.
Yang Fan looked up at the morning star in the sky. It was almost completely bright.
Early in the morning is the time of day when people are most asleep. A surprise attack across the river at this time can reduce the probability of being discovered by the enemy. After all, it is very dangerous to land on the beach, and it is easy to be attacked by the enemy halfway across.
A few days ago, six regiments had crossed the Yellow River from other locations, squeezing towards the location of Jinong's Golden Tent in Ordos from different directions. Today, Yang Fan led the servant regiment, and Zhang Shize led the servant regiment. The infantry of the four regiments of the Beijing Camp. Cross the Yellow River from the west to outflank them.
Because this is an important ferry - Ya'erdu, a hundred-man cavalry is stationed opposite. So I ruled out in advance that the small flag will not be collected at night, so go and touch it with the sentry on the other side of the river. It is good to cover the large troops crossing the river.
There are more than a dozen tents scattered about one mile away in Henan. These Mongolians are all asleep.
Wu Rile and Ha Qin hid in a shack on the river embankment and dozed off. They are on duty tonight to prevent the Ming army from crossing the river at night.
They persisted until the early hours of the morning, feeling unbearably sleepy. He fell asleep in the shack.
Wu Rile was woken up by a burst of urine. Mimi Huhu went out to pee.
Just as he emerged from the shack, his neck was suddenly strangled. Before he understood what was going on, his neck was broken with a kacha sound.
Although the fighting was not loud, it still woke up Ha Qin.
The Ming army refused to stop at night, and he reacted immediately. People on the grasslands are very vigilant. After all, living in the wild, there are many dangers and they are difficult to guard against.
He hurriedly took out the fire certificate from his arms and blew it brightly. He decisively threw it on the firewood poured with kerosene. The fire burst into flames all of a sudden. The damp firewood immediately emitted a large amount of thick smoke.
Zhao Jin saw that the shack was on fire and thick smoke was coming out of it. My heart skipped a beat, there was another person. Oops. The action was revealed.
They lurked here in advance and stayed overnight. Specifically for touching off sentries.
Haqin saw thick smoke filling the air, and the people at the door were being pushed back in all directions. He pulled out the knife and suddenly ran out. A knife stabbed into the abdomen that never closed at night. Roaring angrily, he pulled out the knife, turned around and ran towards the tied war horse in the distance.
Lu Jingshan immediately took out a short musket and was about to fire. Zhao Jin quickly stopped him, "Don't fire, expose the target."
It was early in the morning, and the smoke was rising. It was impossible to see anyone in the tent in the distance. After all, they are all sleeping. However, once the gun is fired, everyone will definitely wake up.
At that point, the raid turned into a battle.
Zhao Jin picked up a pebble on the ground, weighed it with his hands, then rounded his arms and threw it towards Ha Qin.
boom! A pebble as big as an goose egg hit Ha Qin in the back of the head. Ha Qin covered the back of his head, spun and fell down.
His mouth was so wide that he couldn't scream. His whole body was twisting and twitching out of consciousness, foaming at the mouth, and then he kicked his legs and became motionless.
Seeing everyone looking at him in surprise, Zhao Jin smiled and said, "I am a sheep herder. I often use stones to herd sheep. I practiced it since I was a child."
More than a dozen people quickly began to extinguish the flames. They used belts to fill the fire with water. This shack was originally made of firewood, and then sprinkled with sulfur and kerosene, it was immediately burned into a torch.
Fortunately, at this time, the large army also came up. A dozen large sheepskin rafts have already docked. On each raft is a general flag of the entire organization.
The infantrymen filed ashore. Then he quickly rushed towards the tent in the distance.
Now that the fireworks have been lit, the Mongols further away may have seen them. Simply rush over directly. The most feared thing about a landing battle is that a small number of troops will be driven back by heavy enemy troops as soon as they land.
Now, the troops that have landed must fight and charge decisively. Expand the control area of the landing site to prevent enemy counterattacks.
More than 700 infantrymen and more than a dozen general banners quickly surrounded the tent area, raised their spears and stabbed towards the tent.
At this time, the sleeping Mongols had been awakened. From their hollow pillows, they heard the sound of the infantry rushing over and the sound of the earth vibrating under their feet. The Beijing camp was trained by the infantry formation and no longer knew how to walk. When they rushed over, they still unconsciously maintained the consistency of their lower limbs.
The Mongols quickly grabbed their weapons and rushed out. As soon as he rushed out of the door, he was shot down by a steel crossbow. After three or four people were hit by arrows, they staggered forward and fell forward. The Mongols behind immediately cut open the tent with machetes and rushed out from all sides.
These people live on the grasslands, and because different tribes often merge and attack each other, they respond quickly.
However, it was too late at this time. Sixty or seventy small flags had already surrounded them.
Of these infantry, three in the front held shields, and four in the back held spears. Finally, there is a gang leader with three eyes, flanked by two steel crossbowmen.
Although the Mongols fought fiercely, they were immediately restrained when they encountered a team with perfect team fighting. They lack the equipment and training to fight as a team. They all fight on their own, relying entirely on their own skills and bravery.
The three-sided shield is light and can block the Mongolian scimitar. The spear behind them made them hard to guard against. Those at the back look for an opportunity and will fire their steel crossbows at any moment.
Centurion Haolibao was a giant man with a height of 1.9 meters. He held a long sword in his hand and slashed hard to force the shield soldiers back. while shouting loudly.
"Charge in all directions. They are infantry and cannot catch up with us. They run out one by one. Go to the royal court to report the news. The retreat to the west is blocked."
Haolibao knew very well that this was the Ordos people's retreat after defeat.
If we cannot hold on here, we will have no choice but to abandon the Ordos Plateau and go to Linhe to join the Tumut people.
But after the ferry was occupied by the Ming army, they had no way out.
