Chapter 398 Siwu Mountain
Siwu Mountain is located 130 miles northwest of Shuyang and more than 150 miles away from Xuzhou. It is located in the middle northwest of Shuyang and Xuzhou. It is the only official road from the northwest of Shuyang to Xuzhou.
The official road passes through Siwu Mountain. The terrain between the north and south mountains away from the official road is not high, with the highest point less than four meters. Behind it is the Siwu Mountain Group that stretches for more than ten miles.
"The 197th Regiment defended both sides of the north and south passes. The 196th Regiment left the official road and headed west to block the exit. The 195th Regiment circled behind. Once Tan Tai's cavalry entered the mountain road, they immediately blocked their retreat and tried to annihilate them all in the mountain. , surrounded on three sides, the cavalry abandoning their horses and heading into the mountains is a liability."
After Li Yan finished speaking, he looked at Liu Shun and Wu Quan: "What do you two think?"
Liu Shun looked at Wu Quan, and Wu Quan handed over his hand: "It's Mr. Li's arrangement."
Li Yan nodded: "The exit to Xuzhou has the heaviest burden, because once Tan Tai enters the ambush, he will definitely break out of the encirclement, and the frontal defensive resistance is the greatest."
Liu Shun cupped his hands and said, "I'll go."
Wu Quan nodded: "Thirty thousand cavalry is not a small number. The official road in this mountain is less than three miles. It only takes less than a cup of tea for the cavalry to charge. There will definitely be cavalry with docked tails behind them. I will lead 195 The group will go to intercept, and the rest can only be left to Mr. Li, Zhong Junxi..."
"Deputy Division Commander..."
Wu Quan pointed at Zhong Junxi, the commander of the 197th Regiment in front of him and said: "Master Li, this commander is from Shaanxi. It is said that his ancestors are descendants of the former Song Dynasty's old manager Mr. Zhong. He is upright and extremely brave in battle. Li If your Majesty has any instructions, just give them to him."
Zhong Junxi saluted Li Yan: "Zhong Junxi, commander of the 197th Regiment of the 66th Brigade, has met Mr. Li."
"It is true that Mr. Zhong is a descendant of Mr. Zhong, an old man with extraordinary talents. Commander Zhong, I am responsible for the overall management, but I have to leave it to you before the battle."
Zhong Junxi saluted: "Master Li, please rest assured..."
"coming..."
A scout rode up quickly: "Deputy division commander, the enemy reported that a large number of cavalry is coming to Siwu Mountain, numbering more than 3,000 people."
"It should be Tan Tai's vanguard..."
Before Li Yan finished speaking, a horse came from the west exit and stopped immediately: "Report, the scouts of the 196th Regiment reported that an unknown number of Tatar cavalry are coming towards Siwu Mountain."
Li Yan was shocked and immediately ordered someone to unfold the map: "The Tatar habit is to send out cavalry scouts to explore the road before a large number of soldiers move. Although our army's actions have been exposed, our troops' progress has been kept secret after the division of troops in Cui Town. , that is to say, it is impossible for the Tatars in Xuzhou to know that our army has set up an ambush in Siwu Mountain."
Wu Quan said: "Could it be Tan Tai's reinforcements team?"
Liu Shun said: "Impossible. The prisoner confessed that Tan Tai was ordered to rush to Huai'an to support Daishan's troops. It would be unreasonable for him to retreat without understanding the situation."
Li Yan shook his head: "Then there is only one situation. Commander Chen's army succeeds in attacking Shuyang. Tan Tai's army has 30,000 cavalry, which is not good at defending the city. Their advantage is that they are on the plain, while our army only has rifles and high combat effectiveness. The firepower was intensive, and they had to pay a huge price to break through Master Chen's defense line, so the only thing that can be shown is that Tan Tai gave up Shuyang and rushed to Xuzhou to join Abatai;
And it just so happened that Abatai's reinforcements were rushing to Shuyang, and Siwu Mountain was also the only way to go. "
Wu Quan took a deep breath and looked at Liu Shun: "We deliberately set up an ambush, but were unintentionally surrounded by the Tatars?"
Li Yan was unusually calm at the moment. His deeds of commanding 50,000 soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to attack Qingliangmen made him somewhat famous among the armies. It also proved that this young scholar was quite capable: "You can also think that Wu The words of the deputy division commander, but now that we have come to Siwu Mountain, we cannot return empty-handed;
Commander Chen knows better than you and me what the situation will be after the troops are divided. The Tatars are fleeing north. Although Commander Chen and his troops are mostly infantry, there are also many troops on horseback. They will definitely pursue them. Therefore, we use our bodies as bait in Siwu Mountain. It blooms in the center, sandwiching the tartar in the middle. "
Li Yan spoke with great momentum. Wu Quan and Liu Shun nodded repeatedly, and then Wu Quan said: "I think it is feasible for six thousand people to deal with 30,000 cavalry. If we add the Tatar reinforcements from Xuzhou, the chance of winning is only 30 to 70." open."
Liu Shun chuckled: "As long as the pursuers of the division arrive, the chances of winning are 50-50."
"call..."
Li Yan looked at Shankou and let out a sigh of relief: "Let's take action."
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Li Yan's IQ was indeed very high, and he had indeed predicted Tan Tai's defeat in Shuyang. At this moment, Tan Tai's troops were being pursued by Chen Jiming's mounted infantry.
"Where's ahead?"
"Back to Master, in the direction of Siwu Mountain, it's still more than a hundred miles away from Xuzhou."
"Xu..."
Tan Tai immediately looked at He Luohui beside him: "We can't leave anymore."
He Luohui stopped his war horses and said: "Ashan is breaking up the rear. The Ming army's firearms are really powerful. We are all cavalry and don't have a firearms battalion. The only option now is to go to Xuzhou to join Prince Raoyu and then march south again."
Tan Tai pointed to Siwu Mountain not far away and said: "The terrain of this mountain was flat when we passed by, but the surrounding area is steep. We can set up an ambush on this mountain to trick the Ming army's pursuers into entering, and then ambush soldiers and horses on both sides, waiting for the Ming army to pursue them." After entering, a burst of fighting spirit will rush down, and although there is a price to pay, it can effectively kill these people."
He Luohui also stared at the Siwu Mountains not far away, and then nodded: "That's the only way it can be. Ashan has not returned from the break. Tan Tai, you lead your troops into the mountains to prepare for an ambush, and send people to Xuzhou for help as soon as possible. I waited for Ah Shan outside, and then together with Ah Shan, we lured the Ming army’s pursuers.”
Tan Tai nodded: "Be careful. If the Ming army retreats, don't pursue it decisively."
"Don't worry, drive..."
He Luohui ran back less than ten miles when he met Ah Shan who was coming from behind. He saw Ah Shan with an angry look on his face and cursed: "He Luohui, the Ming army is really nothing. They rely on their sharp firearms. As long as we ran, they would chase us. Seeing that we were getting closer, I ordered a countercharge. Who knew that this Ming army stopped chasing us, and formed a formation on the spot, firing all firearms. I, the Qing warrior... ugh ...Fuck his mother's bright dog, he's really not a thing..."
He Luohui recalled the tragic situation of attacking the Ming army at night outside Shuyang. Only four or five hundred cavalry returned from the three thousand cavalry, many of whom were injured. Who could bear such casualties.
"Tan Tai has already set up an ambush at Siwu Mountain behind us. Our task now is to lure the Ming army to continue to pursue us. As long as we enter the official road in the mountain and the cavalry on both sides charge down, the battle can be decided."
Ah Shan said bitterly: "That's how it should be, with the spirit of killing Ming Gou."
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"Master Li, look, the flags of the Tatar generals are not like ours in the Ming Dynasty. They still have names. They are just flags of different colors. There is no way to tell who is who."
Zhong Junxi was lying on the grass beside him, holding a telescope in his hand, and Li Yan did the same: "His Majesty once carefully asked Mr. Chen Yan to talk about the Eight Banners system of the Tatars. Look at the red dragon flag, and The red coats on the cavalry should belong to the Zhenghong Banner and belong to Daishan's command, but I don't know whether it is the Han Army Banner or the Manchu Banner."
"Master Li, look at that Tatar wearing Mingguang armor."
Li Yan turned his telescope and saw a middle-aged general with a beard taking command in the center. He then nodded: "He must be a big fish, but I don't know if he is Tan Tai or another general."
Zhong Junxi said: "Master Li, what do they want to do?"
Li Yan saw a large number of Tatar cavalry rushing into the official road in the mountains and began to march into the mountains and forests on both sides in an orderly manner. Then, because the mountain pass was still a bit far from their ambush point, he could clearly see the cavalry dismounting and leading the way in the mountains. The horse moved forward, and even the bit on the horse's neck began to be brought up to the horse's mouth.
"broken..."
Li Yan cursed secretly, and then said: "The Tatars are the subordinates of Master Chen who want to set up an ambush in Siwu Mountain to ambush and pursue them."
"These idiots, they didn't know we were setting up an ambush here."
After Zhong Junxi finished speaking, he was stunned: "Master Li, there is only one battalion of troops on the Beishan side, and they are still more than a hundred steps away."
If you shoot at this moment, you will be exposed immediately, and the Tatar cavalry in front of you has only entered more than a thousand people. Once exposed, all previous efforts will be lost.
"Listen to Commander Zhong, it would be best if our brothers in Beishan are not discovered. If they are discovered, we can only leave it to fate. Your troops will immediately launch a full-scale attack on the Tatars."
Zhong Junxi put down his telescope and nodded: "Don't worry, Mr. Li, there are no cowards in our 197th regiment."
Three thousand, four thousand, five thousand...
More and more teams entered the mountains. Tens of thousands of people under Tan Tai's command had entered at this moment. However, what Li Yan did not expect was that this group of Tatar cavalry who entered the mountains had no intention of retreating to Xuzhou and actually agreed to his request. Guess, this group of soldiers and horses set up an ambush here.
"Master Li, there are more than a dozen riders heading for the exit. They should be going to Xuzhou to ask for help."
"The Xuzhou Tatars are also fast. Their forwards will arrive here in an hour at most," Li Yan took a deep breath: "Commander Zhong, prepare to send a signal to blow up the exits on both sides."
"Master Li, have you thought clearly?"
"Nothing is unclear. We have 1,500 people against 10,000 dismounted cavalry. What do you think our chances of winning are?"
Zhong Junxi touched the butt of the rifle in his hand, and then said: "It makes sense. If you succeed, your back will be turned upside down. If you succeed, our Zhong family will really be able to just take the lintel."
"Who understands the Tartars?"
"No one in the group knows the barbarian talk."
Hundreds of cavalry were covering the middle-aged man in Mingguang armor as he ran toward the exit. Just as he was about to reach the exit, a loud arrow shot through the sky, followed by three signal bombs that shot up into the sky and exploded...
Tan Tai stood up immediately, his eyes widened: "There is an ambush... There is an ambush..."
"beat..."
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
"Master, be careful..."
Bang...
