The next day, the Ming army, which acted as a decoy, arrived as scheduled, pretending to be defeated and retreated to the outside of Quaning.
Behind them, the Tatar vanguard cavalry were chasing after them like ferocious wolves chasing plump prey on the grassland.
Zhu Gaojie stood on the city wall, holding a telescope polished with crystal, looking at the movement in the distance and laughing.
"Su Wu, look, Chen Jing is doing quite well."
"I asked him to pretend to be defeated and lead the army deeper, and use gold and silver baggage to disrupt the Tatars' military morale and formation. Unexpectedly, he used this bait in a decent way, and the Tatars did not swallow it in one bite."
Su Wu on the side smiled and did not take up the topic. Instead, he talked about the military arrangements:
"Your Highness, following Chen Jing is a small forward force of Tatars, which can be called elite. I guess that the Tatars do not want them to retreat into the city, so they are planning to attack the city in one go. "
"Should we send someone to pick them up first?"
Zhu Gaojie waved his hand while staring at the situation in the distance with a telescope:
"That's not necessary."
"I have told Chen Jing before. He knows what he should do."
"What they want is that the Tatars are arrogant and think that our Ming army cannot resist them and can rush into the pass in one go."
"Otherwise, after we set up the stage for this performance, who will we sing for?"
He shook the crystal lens telescope in his hand at Su Wu and said in a very satisfied tone:
"On the other hand, this telescope needs to be speeded up by the Ministry of Works. It's too slow. Marching and fighting can't be done without this thing. It must at least be distributed to the forehands of every team. Otherwise, without it, we will lose everything. various advantages.”
Su Wu took the telescope from him, looked into the distance, and said:
"I heard from the Ministry of Industry that the cost of making this item is too high and it's very complicated, so there aren't many finished products. I'll write another article to urge you to do so."
"But Your Highness, when the Tatar army comes, should we use cannons or let the Shenji Battalion try it first?"
Zhu Gaojie put his hands behind his back and hesitated slightly after hearing this:
"I see that the Tatars are coming with force. It would be a good idea to stop their momentum first and dampen their morale, so that Chen Jing and the others will not be able to escape the pursuit later."
"Let the ballistas and divine arm bows be prepared first, and send out flags to tell Chen Jing's troops to prepare to go around the city and eat the Tatar vanguard behind them first!"
Su Wu received the order and immediately began to make arrangements.
There was a moment of solemnity on the city wall. The soldiers responsible for the flag language began to display their flags continuously, and the soldiers controlling the crossbows and divine arm bows were also ready.
Chen Jing and his soldiers pretended to be defeated all the way and retreated here. Although they had deliberately prepared bait in advance, the Tatars' strong bows and arrows still caused a lot of damage to the team along the way.
And although the Tatars were greedy for the gold, silver, jewelry and various baggage he abandoned along the way, the little Tatar prince who led the army was not mediocre. While ordering the baggage to be collected, he sent forward elite cavalry to bite them hard, hoping to Taking advantage of the chaos, they took advantage of Quan Ning in one go.
This made Chen Jing suffer a lot along the way. Although the army he led was a lightly armed and simple light cavalry, how could it be compared with the elite Tatars who were good at riding and shooting? This made him very angry, and he even gritted his teeth and hated these Tatars.
When he saw the flags on the city wall, Chen Jing suddenly felt happy and quickly passed on the order:
"Quick! Each team speeds up, breaks away from the battle, divides into two routes around the city along the front wall, and gathers the whole team at the rear!"
"Remember, if the Tatars don't catch up, then forget about it. If you catch up, speed up immediately. Don't let them bite you again!"
Soon, their decoy army quickly divided into two groups and started running desperately in the east-west direction.
The Tatar striker who then clung to them was stunned when he saw this.
what's the situation?
Why did this Ming army not enter the city, but instead fled around the city?
Moreover, the city ahead seems to be heavily guarded, and there is no intention of leaving the city to respond...
The leader of the Thousand Captain was a little hesitant. He looked at Quaning City in front of him and frowned. Should he continue to pursue the Ming army that was retreating all the way?
The city in front of them seems to be heavily guarded, but if they can kill this Ming army under their noses, it will definitely frighten the defenders in the city. When the time comes, the army can attack the city again, and they can take this place directly.
Soldiers are valuable and quick. The commander thought for a moment and gave the order without hesitation:
"Keep chasing! You wait to chase the right side, and I will chase the left side. We must kill all these bright dogs today!"
"Roar!"
The Tatar cavalry behind them made various roars and looked ferocious. They soon divided into two groups and began to chase the Ming army in front.
Su Wu saw this scene on the city wall and immediately laughed:
"These Tatars are indeed brainless idiots!"
Zhu Gaojie also had a smile on his face. The Tatars may have become accustomed to raiding the border in recent years. Do they still think that the Ming army is just a sheep that only sticks to the city?
Little did he know that chasing around the city happened to be within the shooting range of the divine arm bow and bed crossbow!
"Pass my order! After Chen Jing's troops speed up, aim at the pursuing Tatar cavalry and shoot with all your strength!"
Using crossbows to shoot at cavalry in action is actually not very accurate. After all, the opponent is a cavalry moving with high mobility, not a battle in a military formation.
But Zhu Gaojie has already prepared countless crossbows for the army. Whether it is a divine arm bow or a giant bed crossbow, it can completely cover the fire!
What's more, with the amazing penetrating power and shooting range of the God's Arm Bow, it can still penetrate armor from three hundred paces away. How could these Tatar cavalry in front of them be able to withstand it?
Following Zhu Gaojie's order, Chen Jing desperately led the soldiers below to speed up, and the Tatar cavalry chasing them behind were all immediately exposed to the strike range of the God's Arm Bow!
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Accompanied by the sound of countless arrows being fired, thousands of arrows were fired from the east and west sides of the city wall, and arrows rained down like rain!
The moment the leading Tatar cavalry heard the sound, they reined in their horses in shock!
As an elite cavalryman who is very good at riding and shooting, he knew the sound of large-scale bows and arrows being fired as soon as he heard it! And they are all extremely sharp and heavy arrows!
He was horrified to death. Under such a rain of arrows, how could they, the cavalry with only light armor, survive?
At the same time, countless thoughts flashed through his mind. When did the Ming army have a strong bow that could shoot such a distance?
"No……"
As the shadows of arrows appeared in the sky before his eyes, the Tatar captain showed panic. He only had time to shout before he was hit by several arrows with long arrows! Then he fell off his horse and hit the ground hard!
And the last thing he saw was that the cavalry around him were covered in arrows, falling off their horses and dying!
