"If I can kill Zhu Su in one battle, I will have made a great contribution to the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Even if I am on an equal footing with King Qi Wang Baobao, it is not impossible." The generals in the tent argued endlessly about how to deal with the matter, and finally They all looked at Naha and waited for his decision. Naha continued to think while twirling his beard like a steel needle.
"Even if we can't kill Zhu Su, the Ming army is afraid of Shanyang Wanhu's cavalry. If we want to retreat, Zhu Su will definitely not dare to pursue too far."
"It's great, it just returns to the situation of confrontation below the city. Let's do it!" Nahachu had already made up his mind.
When he told the generals about his decision, except for a few generals who were known for their recklessness, everyone else in the tent remained silent.
He raised his eyes and glanced at the generals, and couldn't help but said angrily: "What's wrong? You are all Mongolian warriors, but you are afraid of the reputation of a child with a yellow mouth?"
"Prime Minister Zuo, that kid is not an ordinary person. Master Guantong and Master Hong Boyan Timur were both broken in his hands..." someone timidly reminded.
"..." Naha paused after hearing the words. Guantong and Hong Boyan Timur were his two most capable generals. One of the two men is cautious and the other is proficient in strategy. Even Naha himself would not dare to say that he can command troops better than these two subordinates.
But he couldn't lose his momentum at this time. After a short silence, Naha suddenly became furious: "How dare you fight!"
He walked forward quickly in three or two steps, pulled out his machete with a swipe, and with the man's frightened eyes, he cut him off with one blow.
The generals were all horrified, and there was even more blood in the luxurious tent. Naha took advantage of the situation and kicked the table away, raised his arms and shouted: "We have many soldiers, and King Aza of Liao has missed the battle. We have won without defeat. What are you still afraid of?"
"You will inform the armies immediately! All armies need their lives in this battle! Anyone who captures Zhu Su's son and offers it to me will be taken from my treasure house in Jinshan!"
"But if there is anyone who dares to fight." He raised the head that he had just cut off, with an expression on his face like an evil ghost: "...I will kill them!"
"...Yes." Naha showed an imposing manner, and the generals could only bow their heads in response. But there are also people who have greed and fanaticism on their faces.
Prime Minister Zuo's treasure house in Jinshan is bottomless... Normally no one can even take a look at it, but this time he actually promised to use it at will...
I have to say that the morale of Naha's army has improved a little bit because of this promise to "take it as it comes"...
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There is an ancient city to the south of Yongping Prefecture, called "Luozhou". Hundreds of years later, the famous female general Qin Liangyu will drive away the bandits in the north. However, at this time, this place is just a little-known town.
Luozhou had already been looted by Nahachu, leaving only an empty city across the river from Yongping Mansion. The river between the two cities was called "Luoshui".
After Zhu Su and his party walked all the way to the Luoshui River, they could already see the smoke and dust rising from Naha's camp in the distance, so they formed a formation on the south bank of the Luoshui River, waiting for the arrival of Naha's army.
"It's okay to form an array in such a close place, right?" Zhu Su secretly asked Zhu Di. In this serious head-to-head confrontation, he really turned a blind eye.
On the contrary, Zhu Di was familiar with military books and had been obsessed with military affairs for many years. He had done a lot of research on this. After hearing this, he comforted Zhu Su and said: "Don't worry, this is the best place for a decisive battle. Although the Luo River is not very fast, it is enough to hinder the Mongolian cavalry." Army. This place is backed by a big river, so we are not afraid of sneak attacks by the Yuan army."
It was rare for him to discover a shortcoming of his fifth brother, and Zhu Di looked very interested.
This is the answer after their discussion: Since Shanyang Ten thousand households must retreat, and the Naha army is isolated and helpless, the Ming army has a great opportunity to take advantage of it.
In this case, why not take the initiative and lure Naha out of camp for a decisive battle before he knows the news about Shanyang Wanhu's decision to withdraw.
As long as the pre-arranged time is determined, when facing him, Naha's troops are suddenly shocked to hear that their reinforcements have retreated without a fight. If this is the case, their morale will definitely drop drastically, and their soldiers will no longer have the will to fight.
The Ming Dynasty took advantage of the situation to cover up the attack, which would definitely severely weaken Naha Chu's strength. It was even possible to kill Na Ha Chu in the midst of the chaos.
This resolution was Zhu Di's idea, and all the generals recognized it. Therefore, Zhu Su gave full power of command to Zhu Laosi. As far as he is concerned, he actually feels that a head-on confrontation is somewhat risky after all. He, Zhu Laowu, is despicable and shameless by nature, and he prefers to use some intrigues to trick people.
But after all, there were still hundreds of thousands of people in Nahachu. No matter what he thought, he couldn't think of any loopholes that could be exploited. As the saying goes, one force can defeat ten societies. In the face of absolute power, conspiracy and conspiracy have little applicability after all.
When it's time to attack head-on, you still have to attack head-on.
"Don't worry." Zhu Di saw Zhu Su's uneasiness. "Naha was already exhausted when he came out. When he turned around, thousands of households in Shanyang suddenly retreated. They were shocked and the whole army must have panicked. Although we are small in number, our chances of winning are very high."
"I hope so." Zhu Su nodded. Zhu Di's judgment was not wrong. Even Zhang Dingbian, who had been on the battlefield for a long time, believed that this was a good opportunity to seek a decisive battle. But in fact, Zhu Su also prepared a backup plan. He asked Zhang He to sail the ships into the river. If the Ming army lost, they would quickly withdraw from the battlefield along the river and keep them safe so that Naha could not catch up.
"Here we come!" Zhu Di said suddenly.
Zhu Su squinted his eyes and looked towards the other side. Among the billowing smoke, he saw the banners embroidered with Mongolian characters gradually revealed, and then the army from Naha once again showed its fangs in front of Zhu Su.
"This number of people almost came out in full force..." Zhu Di put down the monocular telescope in his hand.
There was no such thing as shouting out battle generals, which is common in story books. As the horns of the Mongolian army sounded, the Mongolian infantrymen each carried a bulging thing and rushed up in a chaotic manner.
This is a common tactic used by the Mongols to cross rivers. The thing they are holding in their hands is called a "sheepskin bag". As the name suggests, it is made of sheepskin and can float on the water. It is most suitable for making pontoon bridges.
"What a great Naha!" Zhu Su exclaimed when he saw it. As expected, Nahachu lived up to his reputation as a famous general. This move was so resolute that he actually wanted to directly strengthen Luo Shui!
If it were an ordinary general, they might have built a pontoon bridge out of sheepskin bags before they even realized it!
Watching the infantry begin to build the pontoon bridge, the Ming army archers immediately began to harass, but compared to bows and arrows, it was obvious that the Mongols were superior. Almost all the Mongolian soldiers held their bows and fired at the same time. The rain of arrows, which was thick enough to cover the sky and the sun, was thrown into the sky like a huge black curtain, and then roared and "pressed" down towards the Ming army's array. Because the number was so astonishing, the huge sound of a single one buzzing and whistling through the sky made Zhu Su couldn't help but cover his ears.
"Protect Your Highness!" the dog shouted loudly.
Several layers of iron shields quickly covered Zhu Su and Zhu Di tightly. After a muffled sound, Zhu Su and Zhu Di poked out the iron shields to check. Because the Ming army was equipped with enough shields, the losses were not serious. However, while the Ming army was avoiding the rain of arrows, half of the dozens of Mongolian pontoon bridges had been built.
"Fire gun soldiers!" Zhu Di ordered loudly.
The flag officer hurriedly waved the command flag, and the firecrackers equipped with "new" firecrackers immediately came to the front line under the protection of the shield soldiers and quickly formed several rows.
It is the new tactic of the Ming army that once made thousands of households in Shanyang fearful, three-stage attack!
(End of chapter)
