"Dingling...dongda..." camel bells rang out.
Four thousand camels formed four columns. Under the leadership of Princess Wu Liangha, they walked at the forefront of the marching team.
Behind them were large groups of armored cavalry and light cavalry, as well as various carts carrying supplies and grain. The main army of Ulangha Wanhu Orduo, which Princess Wuliangha has carefully trained for more than a year, has now marched out of Guihua City, which they have occupied for several months.
The more than 10,000 Mongolian cavalry led by Princess Wu Liangha were actually Zhu Youjian's confidants. Not only is the general in charge of the overall situation, Princess Ulyanha, Zhu Youjian's favorite "Mongolian Grand Concubine", but the two generals of Zaisang, Hu Dawei and Fierce as Tiger, who assist the princess in commanding and training troops, are also Sun Chuanting. , When Lu Jiude first recruited knights in Shaanxi, he was a tiger general selected from the Ming army in Yulin Town.
These two tiger generals later served as officers at the team and battalion levels in the Zhangqian Army. They participated in the Battle of Datong and the Battle of Houjin Entrance in the first year of Chongzhen, and both made many military exploits.
Later, Zhu Youjian decided to reorganize and train the army of Uliangha Wanhu Orduo, so he sent the two of them and dozens of other "Yiding" in the Zhangqian army to Uliangha Wanhu Orduo as officers. , and also handed down a set of formation diagrams called "Taizu Camel City Formation".
This set of "Taizu Camel City Formation" is not a technique that Zhu Youjian stole from the Nanjing Martial Arts Hall, but a skill he stole from Prince Zhu San - the Camel City Formation is still used by many people in Central Asia. , and it is very effective for dealing with nomadic cavalry without cannons.
Firstly, the smell emitted by camels can cause panic in horses, and has a certain disruptive effect on horses that have not been with camels for a long time.
Secondly, the reaction of camel soldiers when encountering the enemy is much faster than that of chariot soldiers. Sidecars and other vehicles have to be pushed by people, which is greatly restricted by the terrain. Moreover, it is very tiring for soldiers to march long distances pushing large carts! Can you still have strength when facing the enemy? Camels are different. If you bring your own four long legs, where can you go?
Therefore, the chariot soldiers may not have time to deploy when encountering an enemy cavalry surprise attack, while the camel soldiers can probably calmly deploy the camel city.
Once the camel city was conquered, the field battle turned into a positional battle. Unless it was bombarded with artillery, it would be difficult to break through. In the historical Battle of Ulanbutong, the Qing army relied on red artillery bombardment to destroy Galdan's camel city and forced him to flee overnight.
Today's Hou Jin Army does not have red cannons. Facing Princess Wu Liangha's Tuocheng Formation, apart from using human lives to fill it, there seems to be no clever strategy.
In order to give Wuliangha Wanhu's "Camel Soldiers" a greater chance of winning against the Hou Jin Army, Zhu Youjian also selected from the warehouses of Jingying, Changzhen, Xuanzhen, Baozhenzhen and other armies. 4,000 three-eyed muskets that were still usable were obtained and distributed to Wu Liangha's camel soldiers.
This three-eyed gun can still be very powerful as long as it is used correctly. According to the tactics formulated by Zhu Youjian for the camel soldiers, the three-eyed gun must be placed on a large wooden box carried on the back of the camel and fired, and it must be fired within 10 steps of the enemy. After firing, the three-eyed gun does not need to be reloaded, but can be used directly as a hammer. Because the slave thieves' white-armored soldiers and red-armored soldiers are generally wearing heavy armor, the effect of slashing with a waist knife is not as good as hitting the forehead with a three-eyed blunderbuss - that's a sure hit!
The third wonderful use of camels is that they can withstand hunger and thirst, are very strong, and can carry a large amount of supplies - the reputation of the desert ship is not just blown!
Therefore, a legion that combines camel cavalry and ordinary cavalry can conduct long-term mobile operations in deserts and grasslands.
When fighting in deserts and grasslands where logistical supplies are extremely inconvenient, durability is also a trump card! In particular, the Ming Dynasty's opponent, the Hou Jin Kingdom, was unable to fight a protracted war due to lack of labor and food.
Zhu Youjian put so much effort into the "camel cavalry" of Wuliangha Wanhu Orduo, which is of course of great use.
His plan was to use the army in front of the tent to attack the front, attract the main force of the Later Jin Dynasty, use the camel cavalry to harass the enemy's rear, and beat the Mongolian vassals of the Later Jin Dynasty. Princess Wu Liangha's 10,000 camel cavalry was just the beginning. Zhu Youjian's five "noble concubines Wanhu Orduo" each built ten thousand camel cavalry, and took turns to attack Mobei grassland and Horqin grassland. Together with the appeal of Ezhe Taiji, the orthodox successor of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, they followed the great Aren’t all the traitors in the Kingdom of Jin going to be finished?
Without the help of Mongolia, the Kingdom of Jin could only huddle in a corner of Liaodong. Not only would there be little room for strategic maneuvering, but the population it could control would also be greatly reduced...
Precisely because he had great expectations for the camel cavalry, the first thing Zhu Youjian did after arriving at Guihua City from the Daigentala Palace was to review Princess Wu Liangha's 10,000 camel cavalry outside Guihua City. . It was found that their training level had improved greatly compared to last year. Of course, Longyan Dayue not only rewarded the 10,000 camel cavalry, but also personally rewarded Princess Wu Liangha that night. The eldest princess took the opportunity to bring up the matter of Zhu You's fight with Qu Tu Tai Ji, and also proposed a package solution - she would lead the camel cavalry to capture Qu Tu Tai Ji, and there was no need to actually fight. Just get a hereditary and irreplaceable prince to persuade you to surrender!
And Zhu Youjian was not idle either, so he, together with two new Mongolian noble concubines, Su Tai and Batma Xu, led troops to the Xiaoyang River to capture Doluo Dafujin Nangnang and Siqintu Fujin.
According to the judgment of Princess Wu Liangha, these two Fujins will not die together with Guitu Taiji, but will wash themselves clean by the Little Yellow River and wait to welcome their new master.
They asked Qututaiji to send troops, one to show their strength, and the other to get rid of the main fighting faction in the team. After hitting the target, of course it’s time to sell! If Zhu Youjian personally led the army to approach, the two of them would probably tie themselves up and hand them over to the little emperor.
Zhu Youjian is of course very satisfied with the "package plan" of Princess Wu Liangha... How can killing Tutaiji not give him a sense of accomplishment in capturing Duoluo Dafujin Nangnang and Siqintu Fujin? If those two Fujins had behaved better and tied themselves up before the little emperor's horse, that would have been very satisfying.
So Zhu Youjian immediately approved the princess's plan and asked her to lead 10,000 camel cavalry, under the banner of the emperor, to go to Guanshan Guards Hall for a while to stay in Tutaiji. Zhu Youjian himself went to capture Duoluo Dafujin Nangnang and Siqintu Fujin.
Princess Wu Liangha, who is about to become the first of the five Mongolian noble concubines, is in a very good mood at the moment. She has made great achievements for Zhu Youjian this time, and her status can of course be further improved, although she is still one level lower than Queen Zhou. But it must have been listed above Tian Guifei and Yuan Guifei!
Although she was extremely proud, the eldest princess did not forget herself... Guitu Taiji was not worth mentioning, but she also knew that the Hou Jin Army had established a large stronghold in the Xilin River Basin, from Xilin River to Guan Shanwei is only over 600 miles away.
So she has to be careful.
In front of her army, thousands of rangers have been sent out to explore the horses. Now there are cavalry running around from time to time, constantly bringing the military information from the front.
"My dear concubine, the search around Jiujiuquan (Guanshan Guard) has been completed, and no ambush has been found!"
"My dear concubine, the site for setting up camp has been surveyed, and there are already more than a hundred scouting horses covering the area..."
"My eldest concubine, we found the Tieshan Cavalry moving near Zahan Nao'er. There are not many of them, but they tried their best to block me from the eastward exploration."
Hearing the news, Princess Wuliangha just smiled: "It seems that Qututaiji has arrived..."
A Mongolian general beside her jumped in and said rashly: "My dear concubine, why don't we set up camp first and go straight to attack the Han people and surround Ruitu Taiji?"
Princess Wu Liangha glanced at him indifferently and said with a smile: "The little emperor often said that I am rash in my military use and like to advance rashly... This problem must be corrected, otherwise it will definitely lead to bad things. So this time I still Let’s set up a camel city first, take a good rest and regroup the team, and then go find Guitutai Jixuxu to express the love between brother and sister!”
