After the troops entered the mountain, they marched along the mountain road. mink
The mountain road is narrow, rugged and dangerous. Especially on a moonlit night like this. But no one spoke. No noise is allowed during the march. Otherwise, get a military stick.
Although each of them carries forty pounds of armor, weapons, supplies and other equipment. However, they were still very vigorous during the long march.
At this time, their previous training, a twenty-mile armed cross-country trip every morning, came into play. Their physical strength has been greatly improved, especially their endurance.
We walked more than ten miles in one breath, and no one was left behind.
Zhang Shun stared closely at the white handkerchief tied to the arm of the little flag in front, for fear of falling behind. If you fall behind in these barren mountains and wild mountains, just wait to be picked up by wild wolves. He kept looking back to check on his flag. If someone loses it, he, Xiaoqi, is responsible.
The army marched day and night towards the King of Zhao City. Because it is mainly infantry, the cavalry only has a scout team of 500 people. This is the captured Mongolian war horse that was temporarily allocated for this battle. But there are ten thousand pack horses. The baggage of these 30,000 people was carried on pack horses and led along the mountain road.
Their scouts were all selected from these 36,000 people. There were five hundred strong men who were good at riding and shooting. In fact, these guys are all veteran bandits with many years of experience. Recruited by local forces, he became a servant and nurse. mink
Yan Yingyuan divided them into ten small flags. Each person was first rewarded with fifty taels of silver. After all, if a scout doesn't collect troops at night, he is a soldier who risks his life. Yan Yingyuan believes that there must be a brave man under a heavy reward.
Three days and three nights passed. They were on the mountain road, resting for two hours every four hours of marching.
I learned this from Jingying, and it’s called the Da Vinci Rest Method. Yan Yingyuan soon discovered the benefits of this method. The soldiers would be exhausted after marching for four hours, which was two hours.
At this time, stop immediately, eat, drink water, and excrete. sleep after. After an hour, they continued to march.
This method ensures that they are always in the most efficient marching state. I walked a lot more every day. If they keep walking, they will go slower and slower. It's not nearly as good as this method.
The Da Vinci Sleep Method requires four hours of work and fifteen minutes of sleep. Obviously this is not suitable for physically demanding marching exercises. So Yang Fan changed to marching for two hours and sleeping for one hour.
In this way, one sleep is divided into multiple sleeps to ensure that each period of marching time is very efficient. Very energetic. mink
At ten minutes past midnight, the army was marching.
No one spoke, only the sound of Shasha's footsteps.
Chen Qinhu hurried from the front, found Yan Yingyuan and said: "Commander, the Black Tiger Pass is ahead. The scouts found that there were thirty cavalrymen from the Qinghai Yongxie Bu tribe on the mountain pass. If our army passes, they will definitely be alarmed. Please Commander-in-Chief, please stop the march immediately so as not to alert the enemy."
Yan Yingyuan didn't expect that the Mongols had set up an observation post here, which was still thirty miles away from the mountain pass. He immediately gave the order to stop advancing. No one is allowed to make a sound.
"Map, and call officers above the battalion commander for a meeting." Yan Yingyuan said.
A temporary staff team composed of a dozen students from the Martial Arts Hall of Xinghe Academy sent by Yang Fan immediately rushed over with the map.
In the mountain col, there is a big tree with a crown as big as a canopy. Covered a large area. A three-meter-square map was spread on the ground under the tree. mink
Diesel lanterns were lit all around. The wick is adjusted to maximum brightness. Fifty battalion commanders, ten regiment commanders, and military staff gathered together to discuss countermeasures.
"Black Tiger's Pass is our final destination. The army must pass there. If we attack by force, we will be exposed immediately. If we encounter a large enemy force on the mountain, we are not worried. The mountain cavalry has no advantage, but our infantry is flexible . But if we are discovered by the outpost and they light up the smoke, we will be in trouble." Yan Yingyuan said with a heavy tone.
Looking at the terrain in this area, the officers took a breath of air.
There is no way to pass through the gourd-shaped mountain pass without being discovered. The most terrible thing is that once they light up the smoke and alert the enemy's troops, they block the mountain pass, which will be a disaster.
Because supply is difficult in mountainous areas. The army is blocked in the mountains and cannot get out, so it will be unable to advance or retreat. Once the food is exhausted, a major defeat is inevitable. Therefore, we must rush out of the mountain pass before the Mongols react.
The generals were in trouble for a while, and it was very difficult to rush up the mountain without anyone noticing.
Yan Yingyuan rubbed his chin and thought for a long time, then suddenly said: "Have you figured out the composition of the soldiers in the army? Are there any strange people and strangers? Don't underestimate the robbers and thieves. They can be of great use at critical times." Diao
The third group consists of gangsters from prison, and it is the most complex among the groups. The regiment leader Xie Tianen said: "There is a group of thieves in our regiment who are hunting sap and trapping white wolves. Why not let them try."
Beating sap and trapping white wolves are both subdivisions of ancient robbery.
The so-called sap attack means that in the dark night, one wears all black and wears cotton-soled sandals on the feet, and follows night travelers who look like they are carrying belongings.
When he was not prepared, he hit him on the back of the head with a jujube stick, causing him to fall into coma, and then committed the robbery.
These people walk silently and can use their surroundings to become invisible and sneak close to their targets without being discovered. This is their ability to eat. If they make any noise, alert the target, or the target escapes, their work will be in vain.
There are many ways to hit a sap. In addition to hitting with a wooden stick behind the back, there are also ways to wear a low-brimmed hat, attach a shot put to a chain, and store it in your sleeves.
When he passed by someone at night, he hit him in the face with a lead ball when he didn't have a spare shot. After knocking him down, he quickly robbed him. mink
Compared with playing sap with Bailang, it is still a bit high-tech.
For example, an old man is walking on the road carrying a birdcage.
The public thinks that these kind of bird keepers are mostly wealthy idlers, usually older, and nothing will happen to them. So, he relaxed his vigilance and walked past the man carrying the birdcage without hesitation.
No one knows that this bird cage is specially made.
There is no bottom, and it is tied with a dense circle of sloping bamboo sticks, with a small upper opening and a large lower opening, just like a basket for catching crabs. This kind of thing is buckled on the head and immediately chokes the person to death. Just take the opportunity to rob. By the time the victim regained consciousness, the thief had already run away.
The most basic method of trapping a white wolf is to install a rope loop on the top of a bamboo pole, wrap the enemy's neck from a hidden place, and tighten the rope. The enemy is hung upwards and cannot make any sound. Another accomplice happens to take the opportunity to search him. robbery.
These ancient techniques were spread until the late Qing Dynasty, and were exposed in detail in the "Dianshizhai Pictorial" in the late Qing Dynasty. mink
Everyone's eyes lit up, this was a good idea.
Most of these thirty Mongolians must be sleeping, leaving a few sentries dozing off.
They never expected that the Ming army would come from this direction. The reason why they were here was entirely due to the caution of the other party's general.
Yan Yingyuan immediately made the decision and said: "You go and choose fifty good white wolf hunters and sap hunters. You personally lead the team to touch them for me and quietly put away these Mongolians. When I come back, I will give you credit. This If the matter is accomplished, each person will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver and promoted to the next level."
