Huang Taiji asked: "Who is the scout captain?"
Hu Lichen knelt down in panic and loudly begged for mercy: "This slave is guilty, please punish me."
"Let me ask you, how many soldiers are there in this city? You can investigate clearly."
"Back to the Great Khan, Madeng Yun has a total of 50,000 soldiers and horses, and there are 30,000 in the city. Pinghu Fort was wiped out by our army of 5,000, and there are 45,000 left. Among them, there are still 5,000 stragglers in the fortress along the river. To the north of the city There are 10,000 people in the mountain passes. My servants have already investigated them thoroughly. There is absolutely no mistake."
Huang Taiji asked angrily: "Open your dog eyes and take a good look at how many people are here."
Huang Taiji kicked him over and rolled him off the carriage. Then he was caught by Bai Baiya La soldiers.
"Behead this dog and hang its head on the camp door."
With a scream, a bloody head was cut off.
Huang Taiji looked at the two fire lines in the southeast with a gloomy face. At this time, the fighting had been going on for a while, and the two white flags and two red flags on the east and west sides should have been seen long ago.
Huang Taiji looked in both directions, but there was no movement in the darkness.
But he didn't panic. Now looking at the size of the torch, the enemy is about 40,000. He estimated that Madeng Yun might have withdrawn all the soldiers along the river. At the same time, the people behind the border were also mobilized. Otherwise there wouldn't be 40,000 people.
The Qing's raid came very quickly. Although I was delayed for ten days in Pinghu Fort. However, no news of rescue from the enemies in Yuanbaoshan was received. Yesterday, the scouts reported that 50,000 people in the Yuanbaoshan camp were still training.
And Li Yongfang had already figured it out. The chief general of Yuanbaoshan, Commander-in-Chief Tan Shide, is a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Wang Yongguang, and is backed by the Jin Party.
And Ma Dengyun is a local general in Liaodong who recently defected to Donglin. So, there's something wrong with both sides.
"Send orders to all camps not to cause chaos, and those who run around will be beheaded." Huang Taiji ordered in a low voice.
The quality of the Eight Banners far exceeds that of the Ming army. As long as they stabilize their position, they can win even if there are many enemies. Because there are not many soldiers but good ones. If they could win with more people, Saarhu would not have been defeated in the Ming Dynasty.
Madeng Yun and the others did not ride horses because of the suddenness of the surprise attack. Horses are difficult to control, and once they neigh or stamp their hooves on the ground and are heard by the hollow cowhide pillow, they lose their suddenness.
Even if you tie the horse's mouth or stuff it with a walnut, it's not very safe. Madengyun and the others marched at a walking pace, fearing that a unified voice would be heard by those who listened responsibly.
After all, Jiannu is also a powerful cavalry. The Mongols know it, and most of them can use it.
At about three o'clock in the morning, Ma Dengyun and the others were already lurking outside the camp. They suddenly lit torches and rushed into the slave camp. Use fire to set fire to everything around you that can be ignited.
Night raids are all about setting fire and creating chaos to fish in troubled waters.
Jiannu probably hadn't been attacked at night for many years. They camped very loosely. There were some symbolic sparse fences around the perimeter. After all, there were few trees on the grassland, so they just fooled around with it. No trenches were dug and earth walls were built inside the trenches.
There are also very few sentries. There were only a hundred or so people, all leaning on their spears and dozing off.
In the past few decades, their series of victories have built up their reputation, and no one dares to sneak attack on them. They themselves slacked off.
Madengyun said the soles of their shoes were covered with leather or cotton. Touching up quietly, Ma Dengyun personally led the team and rushed to the front. Because at this time, although the quality of the camp soldiers was higher than that of the guards, it was because of the corruption of civil servants. Food and wages were insufficient, so they had to support their servants as pioneers.
Therefore, when fighting, the general must lead the charge with his bodyguards, surrounded by servants. A large group of soldiers rushed forward. This kind of soldiers and horses can still fight smoothly. Once the personal guards and servants are defeated, they will collapse in an instant.
Ma Dengyun held a simple knife and stabbed a sleeping flagman to death. His soldiers swarmed up and chopped down several people around him. Then they kicked down the fence with a few kicks and rushed in with the army. Camp.
The wind on the grassland was very strong, and they immediately set fire to it.
The tents of Jiannu were all made of cowhide. The structure of the tent is generally supported
Pole type, supported on the ground with poles, covered with tarpaulin or linen, fixed with drawstrings, ground stakes and other components, and covered with cowhide for warmth in winter. In summer, you don't need cowhide, just oilcloth, which can prevent rain.
The Qing army and important baggage were contained in these tents, which used poles to form a usable space of a certain shape and size.
Leather is very dry in winter and is particularly flammable.
And to prevent rain, lard and beef tallow are often smeared on top. This is also for conservation. Just like our leather shoes and coats, we need to apply maintenance oil regularly. Otherwise, the leather will crack and affect its service life.
As long as the torch is used to burn the tent, the tent will be lit quickly. The cowhide tent burned violently, emitting the stench of burnt leather.
At this time, the west side of the Two Yellow Flags camp had been burned into a sea of fire. Many Qing soldiers woke up from their sleep, grabbed their weapons and rushed out before they could put on their armor. After all, the tent was filled with smoke and could no longer accommodate anyone.
As soon as they came out, they were hacked to death from behind by the Ming troops who were waiting on both sides of the tent door.
These Ming troops were all soldiers and horses from Gansu and Shanxi. They fought with the Mongols all year round, and their combat effectiveness was not comparable to that of Xuanfu and Jizhen. Very rich combat experience. And the first wave of people who rushed in were all servants and soldiers.
These people are elite soldiers selected from the combat troops. They worked in groups of four, and two of them were responsible for pulling the rope to trip up the Qing soldiers who emerged from the burning tent. The other two are responsible for hacking or stabbing the enemy to death with long knives. He chopped off his head and hung it on his waist.
No matter how good a person is at fighting, if he falls down, he will be easily killed by the enemy.
Shi San and Wei Ming were Xiaoqi. They rushed in front, followed by twenty brothers, with four shields protecting the left and right, and eight spears poking at the Qing soldiers at any time.
Madengyun's soldiers are well-trained, and the long and short soldiers cooperate well, but it is a pity that only three thousand personal soldiers and servants can do this. The other soldiers and horses were selected after elimination in each town. Far less skilled than his servants in formation.
Madeng Yun rushed to the front, which greatly boosted morale.
"Brothers, the head of a real slave, fifty taels, will be paid as soon as you get back. I will never default on it." Lieutenant General Wang Jing shouted loudly. To mobilize morale, only real money can be used.
Although the soldiers were afraid of being deceived by their superiors, after Ma Dengyun took over, everything he promised was fulfilled. Therefore, he still has prestige among soldiers.
Morale suddenly rose. People have a herd mentality. When the wind is favorable, even cowards will be courageous. The 20,000 troops all rushed into the camp with shouts.
Twenty thousand soldiers shouted like a tsunami, rushed into the camp, and fought with the soldiers with two yellow flags who got up hastily. There were many soldiers in the Ming Dynasty, and a dozen of them fought against three or four people. He took the initiative instantly.
Ma Dengyun knew that this kind of attack must be resolute, there must be no hesitation, keep rushing forward, and don't think about anything else. He knew exactly what virtue these soldiers had.
Once the impact was over, they could not escape. They were trapped between the enemy's camps, with enemies rushing out on all sides. They had to fight desperately to survive. Otherwise, if they form a battle line and attack each other, once they are taken by the fierceness of the slaves, they will turn around and run away.
This is what the Art of War says about risking your life and surviving. Only when they are trapped in the enemy camp will their full potential be realized.
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