In the cold wind of late night, several ships quietly docked at the shore. This place is located ten miles upstream of Meizhou City, and there is no human habitation for several miles. A small group of soldiers in Mongolian attire disembarked from the ship. They took the horses from the transport ship, put on their saddles and saddles, and then rode their horses to Meizhou City. This cavalry was not a Mongolian cavalry, but a squad led by Yu San himself. This Yu San was first the leader of Xiangshui Village in Jiguan Mountain, and later joined the Pili Army and became a company commander in the field camp, with considerable military exploits. Because he comes from a family of hunters, he is very good at special tactics such as sneak attacks, ambushes, and blasting. In accordance with the principle of making full use of talents, he was appointed as the deputy brigade commander and special battalion commander of the Perak Army Internal Guard Brigade during this expansion of the army.
The soldiers of the special battalion under Yu San were selected from the entire army. They were trained in the same way as Wu Qi trained Wei soldiers during the Warring States Period. They were also equipped with the most sophisticated weapons and equipment of the Perak Army. Xunzi's "Review of the Army" records: "The military soldiers of Wei took it with a measure, wore armor with three attributes, wielded a crossbow with twelve stones, carried fifty arrows, placed it on the gun, wore a crown with a sword, and won three days' food. And go hundreds of miles. The middle test will restore their households and benefit their fields and houses of Wei soldiers." In other words, Wei soldiers must be able to wear triple armor (three layers of protective clothing inside and outside or another name for heavy armor), holding A soldier can become a soldier only if he has a long halberd, a sharp iron sword hanging from his waist, a large rhinoceros-faced scull on his back, 50 crossbow bolts and a powerful crossbow, and carries three days of army provisions at the same time. He can march a hundred miles continuously in half a day. It's just that the soldiers of the special battalion are not pure infantry like Wei Wuzu. They also have to learn to ride horses. They are equipped with spears instead of halberds, and the crossbows are replaced with muskets.
Those who participated in the rescue operation were still among the elite of the special forces. They pretended to be standard Mongolian army scouts. In addition to one person and two Mongolian horses, they also wore Mongolian leather robes and leather armor. They were equipped with scimitars and riding bows. Even the water bladders were of Mongolian standard. During the capture by the Perak Army, there was a lot of intact Mongolian cavalry equipment, which was more than enough to equip a squad. In order not to reveal the identity of the Perak Army this time, the action team did not carry firearms, so they selected people who were good at mounted shooting and close combat. The squad leader of the action team, Dundup, was one of the leaders.
Dunzup was originally a grassland tribesman. During a battle with an armed caravan, his hands and feet were frightened by the huge force of artillery and he was captured. Later, together with more than a dozen companions, he was given to Zelang as a horse breeder. Got the money boss. To say that this Dunzhu is so powerful, ordinary people cannot get close to it in a bare-handed fight. He was able to join the special forces because of his natural power. Dundup grew up on a horse, and his riding skills were no worse than those of the Mongols. He also became a horse breeder and part-time riding instructor for the special forces. On this day, when the special forces were learning riding skills, a war horse suddenly went crazy. Not only did it overturn the rider on its back, but it also bit and kicked him. Fortunately, he rushed forward and subdued the crazy horse. Yu San, who was standing aside, could clearly see that the horse breeder brought down the crazy horse with brute force and pinned it to the ground. How much strength was there! He was immediately included in the special forces. After a period of training, although Dunzhu could not speak Chinese fluently, he fully adapted to the rules and regulations of the Perak Army, and was promoted to squad leader based on his strong combat prowess.
Although the horses all had something in their mouths, their hooves were wrapped with linen, and they were trotting forward, the twenty-two horses in the action team were running together, still faintly like thunder rolling to the ground in the dead of night. When there were still three miles away from Meizhou City, Yu San ordered to dismount and walk. Ouyang Xuan's request for this operation was to try not to use force and to create clues to lead suspicion to the Mongols. Although Yu Xing and his son were unjust, the Perak Army could not be unkind and should try to avoid conflicts with the Jiading Army. Otherwise, fighting against the great cause of Meng will be harmful but not beneficial. Unless absolutely necessary, Ouyang Xuan would never do such a thing as "the enemy hates the relatives and hates the relatives". For this purpose, he used the "Fire Fox" lurking in Meizhou City.
The action team hid the war horses in a small forest two miles outside the city. After leaving someone to guard him, Yu San led the people quietly towards the city wall. Meizhou is only forty miles away from Pengshan City occupied by the Mongolian army. The defenders are extremely vigilant. It is just the city wall where the action team is heading, and its guarding officers are the inner line of the Perak Army. After the two sides understood the secret codes, they released ropes to pull Yu San and others into the city and lead them to the place where the hostages were held. Late at night in early winter is the time to fall asleep. The action team had the support of the "Fire Fox" in the city and did not alarm anyone along the way.
With the support from the inside, the action team quietly opened the cell door and successfully rescued the hostages. When taking the hostages outside the city, Yu San ordered people to scatter minced meat jerky and dry cheese along the way, and also left a Mongolian riding crop. At this time, the Meizhou guards guarding the hostages were still sleeping soundly. Before this operation, Dong Hu sent reconnaissance personnel to survey the operation route, and ordered "Fire Fox" to get closer to the guards and deliver mead every night. Honey and wine are extremely precious things, and these big-headed soldiers can usually drink them. It's just that they also understand the principle of "being courteous for nothing is a traitor or a thief". At first, the guard captain also had doubts, but in the end he couldn't resist the temptation and drank some, but he only tasted it. Seeing that he was fine after drinking, his subordinates snatched away the wine one after another, even if they were willing to do anything.
The initial mead had no peculiar smell, but in the following days, sweat medicine was added. Just start with a small amount and then gradually increase the amount. These guards fell asleep after drinking it. They just thought that the mead was good at promoting sleep. On the day of the operation, the spy increased the dosage of the sweat medicine and secretly gave a jar of mead to the two soldiers on duty. According to regulations, soldiers on duty are not allowed to drink alcohol, but these two soldiers have been greedy to death. How can they hold back? Soon after drinking it, the effects of the Menghan medicine took effect, and the guards all fell into a drowsy sleep.
Yu San took the rescued hostages to the grove of Cangma, accompanied by the "internal response" of the fire fox in Meizhou City. The person who delivered the mead in this operation has been exposed, and the small officers guarding the city wall will also be held accountable for their negligence, so when formulating the plan, they were considered to bring them back together. As for their family members, they had gone to the Perak Military Area under various excuses as early as two days ago. The action team consisted of one person and two horses, and there were still many empty horses. They immediately rode together towards Pengshan City. Before leaving, Yu San also ordered two soldiers to go to the city gate to make a noise, which caused alarm bells to ring loudly and arrows to fly. The Meizhou defenders were awakened and lit torches again. They saw cavalry shouting Mongolian loudly and leaving the city. When the current teaching battalion commander Zeng Yong joined the Perak Army from Wang Dechen's tribe, he brought with him some of his subordinates who were proficient in Mongolian.
Yu San rode his horse quickly all the way. They will meet up with the naval fleet led by Huang Dagen at the riverside ten miles downstream of Pengshan City, and return to Chongqing Fucheng by water. Speaking of this operation, it seems that only Yu Xing leads a team, but there are many people providing support behind the scenes. In addition to vital intelligence reconnaissance and internal communication, Xinjin City Navy also dispatched dozens of ships. Among these ships, in addition to logistics ships transporting personnel and horses, there are also more than a dozen reconnaissance ships, various warships including heavy artillery ships, light artillery ships, and escort ships, and even a company of navy and land forces. Team. The reason why so much effort was made was to prevent attacks by Pengshan City and the Mongolian navy from the direction of Chengdu.
