The Tatar in front of Tudi looked back at him, and then smiled mysteriously.
Yes, that smile was very mysterious, but Zu Dabi suddenly felt a coldness rising from the soles of his feet. Something was wrong, something was wrong! Something is wrong...
Zu Dabi looked at the direction in which the Tatars were fleeing in front. At this time, they had almost reached the northwest corner of Xingshan Mountain. There was a small forest there... Suddenly an ominous feeling came to his mind. What the hell is there? There will be an ambush!
With this thought, I became more and more uneasy, and suddenly I thought of something wrong. When a normal person is being chased, when he is in a hurry, although he will not run in a flat direction, he will not run together. If he runs to one place, he must be in all directions. Run away to avoid getting dumped, and running separately can disperse the pursuers, so the possibility of escaping is greater.
It's a scam!
Although Zu Dabi was crazy, he was indeed an experienced battlefield veteran. When he realized something was wrong, he immediately reined in his horse and shouted to his subordinates: "There is a scam, stop chasing, stop chasing!"
When the men heard this, they were shocked and quickly reined in their horses. They looked at Zu Dabi and the Tatars who were escaping ahead: "What's wrong, general?"
"Something's wrong." Zu Dabi looked around and saw those Tatars rushing to the edge of the forest but stopped and looked this way. He was even more sure that there was a trick. His men were all experienced warriors on the battlefield. At this time, he also It became clear that the other party had obviously set a trap to lure them in!
"Leave" When Zu Dabi saw this, he knew that the other party was well prepared and had to leave as soon as possible. After all, this area still belonged to the Tatars' sphere of influence. Since he had seen through the other party's trap, he had to leave in time.
But when Zu Dabi and the others clapped their horses and just turned around to leave, the Tatars who had originally fled were chasing after them. Everyone looked back and saw, good guys, these are not the six horses from before, but there are Twenty or thirty riders, there is indeed an ambush in the woods!
Oh shit! Zu Dabi was angry and furious. He thought he would get a bargain, but he almost fell into an ambush. This little trick was a common tactic on the battlefield. It had almost no technical content but was quite practical. It was easy to step on a thunderbolt.
Zu Dabi looked back and saw that the Tatars who were chasing after him had twenty or thirty cavalry, and their troops were about the same strength. If he really turned around and fought elsewhere, but here he was not sure, for fear that there would be other ambushes, so It's better to take a walk.
The crowd galloped along the road they came from, laughing bitterly in their hearts. They were chasing someone just now, and now they were being chased. They heard the Tatars behind them chirping and shouting, presumably taunting and insulting them, which made their ears feel hot and red.
Hey, just ridicule as much as you like, it's better than losing your life! I was thinking in my mind and looked at Zu Dabi who was running wildly beside him, but I saw that the old man had a livid face and was swearing. He seemed to be crazy. I couldn't help but feel a little lucky. Fortunately, the old man was experienced and seasoned, otherwise I would have been chasing him just now. If the trap is taken, it is still a matter of life and death.
Even now, life and death are hard to say. After all, horses cannot run fast in deep snow, not to mention that they have been chasing for several miles just now and are already exhausted. If they are running one step at a time, they will catch up in a short time. If it is just like this right now, It's not a big deal to catch up with just a few people, but if the opponent has ambushes, it's all over.
"General, there are enemies in the north." At this moment, his subordinates shouted. Zu Dabi opened his eyes and saw dozens of Tatars galloping towards him, more than a hundred meters away. He couldn't help but curse, "What are you afraid of?" What are you coming for?
If he was blocked, it would be a bad day. Zu Dabi whipped his horse violently. This was not the time to show off, so he had to escape first.
But before he had run more than ten steps, the people in front started shouting again. Zu Dabi looked over and felt dark in his heart. Dozens of riders came from the front. The Tatars were about to attack from three pincers!
It’s over!
"Fight for them!" The soldiers under my command also saw the situation clearly at this time. It is absolutely impossible to escape, so just do it, even if you die, you will die vigorously!
Everyone looked at Zu Dabi.
Zu Dabi took a deep breath: "Even if I die, I won't walk on some roads a second time!"
This statement is tantamount to showing his intentions. He and the soldiers around him know that as long as he reveals his identity at this time, these Tatars will definitely not kill him on the spot, but will capture him and take credit for it, and Dorgon will most likely not kill him. of.
But obviously, Zu Dabi had already decided to die rather than surrender!
"However, we still have a chance to escape." Zu Dashou said and glanced to the south. He crossed his legs and galloped forward. All the soldiers immediately followed up.
Yes, they had enemies on three sides now, but there was still a gap.
That is due south, and due south happens to be the road leading to Xingshan Mountain, which is the passage to the north of Xingshan Mountain.
As for why the Tatars left this gap and whether there was an ambush on the mountain, it was unknown at this time. Zu Dabi and others did not have time to think about it. This was the only way to survive at the moment. They just wanted to rush up quickly and then attack from the south. After going down the mountain, as for whether there is an ambush on the mountain, we will wait until we reach the mountain. The worst thing is that we will die in battle.
Although Xingshan is neither big nor high, the slope is steep and the snow is deep. The horse is too tired to run fast. Seeing that the pursuers behind him are about to rush forward, Zu Dabi becomes anxious and draws his sword and thrusts it into the horse's butt. , the war horse was in pain, roared and rushed up the mountain. The soldiers under his command imitated the same, and in an instant, more than 20 soldiers were flying up the snow. At this time, the pursuers had reached the foot of the mountain. The soldiers at the rear hurriedly opened their bows and fired, letting The pursuers slowed down, and Zu Dabi looked back, shouted, save your arrows, and rushed forward to occupy the ground.
This is an experienced warrior. If there is an ambush above, just do it and die. If there is no one, and the pursuers are in a hurry, you can find high ground to cut off the rear and cover the front to escape!
While riding up the mountain, Zu Dashou observed and saw that there were no traces of humans or animals on the snow up the mountain. He felt a little relieved, but he could not be sure that there was no one up there. Maybe the ambush troops came up from the south.
The mountain road is not wide at all, and both sides of the road are covered with grass, rocks, forest and snow, making it impossible for horseback and pedestrians to move. The originally encircled pursuers could only climb up the mountain together to pursue, but the Ming army in front would occasionally send cold arrows to let them chase. Not fast.
"Wei Ji, go to Tashan Fort to report the news, and you two will escort him down the mountain." As he was about to reach the top of the mountain, Zu Dashou pointed at three soldiers and shouted. At this time, he knew in his heart that even if there was no ambush above, there was no road blocking the south side of the mountain. Yes, but they can’t run very far before they are overtaken!
So, he decided not to run away!
Instead of fighting in the flat areas, where they will be chopped into pieces in the blink of an eye, it is better to use the buildings and fortifications on the mountains to deal with these Tatars. At least they will not die so quickly. If the reinforcements arrive in time, it will still be possible. There is a way to survive!
Of course, the premise of all this is that there is no ambush on the mountain!
