Tu Sha looked back and said, "We are sentry cavalry. Our most important task is to send the news back. There is no need to fight with them. Once bitten, it will be easy for the Mongolian cavalry to overtake them."
"What a pity." Zhang Chong had a slightly disappointed look on his face.
Tu Sha withdrew his gaze, turned his back to him and said: "If I have the opportunity to fight with the Mongolian cavalry in the future, I don't care about this moment, just drive!"
He flicked the reins with both hands, knocked the horse's belly with his back heel, and urged the horse to gallop in the direction of the Dunbao.
More than thirty armored cavalry followed him, galloping on their horses.
Tusha did not take his cavalry to the camp of the armored cavalry battalion.
As early as a few days ago, Mongolians began to gather near Bansheng City, and the armored cavalry battalion had moved into the fort. Only the patrolling cavalry would leave the fort to patrol nearby.
Mongolian cavalry chased behind.
There was a long distance between the two sides, and it was difficult to catch up for a while, but the distance between the two sides was gradually getting closer.
Behind the female wall on the pier, Zhang Hong looked at the large group of Mongolian cavalry in the distance with a monocular.
The soldiers of the Third Soldier Battalion were already in their respective positions. The barrels of the cannons on the city wall were exposed outside the parapet, and groups of gunners stood beside them.
In the gap between the cannons are the fire gunmen of the fire gun team, all new-style rifles.
"Deputy Director, the sentries from the armored cavalry battalion are back." Zhang Hong moved his eyes away from the monocular and said to Li Shuheng on one side.
The news of the Mongolian soldiers' attack had been sent back to the Dunbao in advance.
Li Shuheng and Ma Yunjiu from the armored cavalry battalion came to the top of the city and stood behind the female wall, paying attention to the situation of the Mongolian cavalry.
Zhang Sancha, the leader of the baggage battalion, did not follow them to the city wall. Instead, he led the baggage soldiers of the baggage battalion to patrol inside the pier to maintain public order in the pier and ensure the stability of the pier.
"Open the city gate and arrange for them to enter the city." Li Shuheng said to Zhang Hong.
Zhang Hong said to the messenger beside him: "Go and tell the people guarding the city gate to lower the suspension bridge and arrange for the armored cavalry battalion to enter the city."
The ordering soldier agreed, turned around and ran to convey the order.
Soon, there was a creaking sound from the city gate, and the suspension bridge was lowered, connecting both sides of the moat.
"The Mongols are catching up and they are biting hard." Zhang Hong frowned.
"Let me take a look!" Ma Yunjiu took the monocular telescope from Zhang Hong, put it in front of his eyes and looked at the Mongolian cavalry in the distance.
Zhang Hong said: "Do you want to send a cavalry to meet them?"
"No need." Ma Yunjiu took away the monocular and said, "The Mongolian cavalry group did not come close. Only a small group of dozens of cavalrymen came after them. Tu Sha and the others can deal with it."
After speaking, he returned the monocular telescope in his hand to Zhang Hong.
Zhang Hong took back the monocular and said: "This Mongolian cavalry in the distance does not lead a herd. It should be the pioneer of the Mongolian army. It seems that the Mongolian army will arrive soon."
The Mongolian cavalry in the distance seemed to be quite numerous, but as a long-time leader, he knew that the number of Mongolian cavalry coming was about a thousand at most, the size of a Mongolian troop of a thousand men.
"Have the people sent to Lingqiu left?" Li Shuheng asked.
Ma Yunjiu on the side said: "He has left, and my subordinates have sent a total of twelve riders to ensure that the news can be successfully transmitted back to Lingqiu."
Li Shuheng nodded.
The news of Su Nang's attack must be sent back before the siege, otherwise it will not be so easy to send the news back when the Dunbao is besieged by the Mongolian army.
On the grassland, Tu Sha led his cavalry squad towards the Dunbao.
After galloping all the way, we could already see the suspension bridge falling outside the pier.
"Captain, the Mongols are catching up." Zhang Chong shouted, and then said, "The large group of Mongolian cavalry did not come after them, they stopped far away."
Tu Sha turned around and glanced behind him.
Finding that the situation behind them was the same as Zhang Chong said, the large group of Mongolian cavalry stopped in the distance, and only the Mongolian cavalry that chased them at the beginning was still chasing behind.
"Stop!" Tu Sha ordered.
The armored cavalry following him reined in their reins and controlled their horses to stop.
When Zhang Hong on the city wall saw this scene, he frowned and said, "What are they going to do? Why don't they enter the city?"
Ma Yunjiu, who was standing next to him, glanced down at the city and said in a calm tone: "Maybe he wants to deal with the Mongolian cavalry who are chasing them."
"Are you sure?" Li Shuheng asked.
Ma Yunjiu said in a solemn tone: "Deputy Director, don't worry, Tu Sha is leading the team below the city. His team is an elite platoon in the armored cavalry battalion."
"Since we are sure, then don't worry about them and let them have a fight to dampen the Mongolian spirit." Li Shuheng said.
Ma Yunjiu stood upright with his legs and said: "Deputy Director, please rest assured that with equal strength, the Mongolian cavalry will never be the opponent of our armored cavalry battalion."
"I also want to see how our Tiger Banner cavalry annihilated the Mongolian cavalry below the city." Li Shuheng stood in the middle of the female wall, placing one hand on the top of the city and looking at the group of Mongolian cavalry that was chasing them.
Ma Yunjiu came over and stood beside Li Shuheng.
Zhang Hong on the side said to Ma Yunjiu: "I really want to hear the name Tu Sha. Is he the adopted son of Tu La, the deputy battalion commander before the armored cavalry battalion?"
"That's him." Ma Yunjiu nodded and said, "This man is quite capable and good at leading troops. He also passed the cultural examination. The next time the armored cavalry battalion is expanded, I plan to promote him to squadron leader."
The soldiers and cavalry under the name of the Tiger Banner do not need to learn the Four Books and Five Classics, but everyone is required to be literate.
From the earliest days, Zhao Yutu began to teach everyone how to read. Later, the team expanded and specialized teachers were invited to teach reading. Later, when more people became literate, the deputy teachers of each team began to teach literacy.
If you want to be promoted within the Tiger Flag, you can only pass the assessment of the cultural class, and if you fail the assessment three times in a row, you will be demoted. If you fail the assessment consecutively, even if you are at the captain level, you will be demoted to an ordinary soldier. soldiers.
Tu Sha, who was under the city, led his team of armored cavalry to turn their horses and face the Mongolian cavalry chasing them from a distance.
Behind him was the moat and the fort. Tu Sha was not in a hurry to enter the fort.
"Check the weapon." Tu Sha ordered the cavalry beside him.
Almost at the same time, everyone drew their sabers.
When the chasing Mongolian cavalry was less than 400 steps away from them, Tusha shouted: "Follow me and eat this Mongolian cavalry."
As he finished speaking, he took the lead and rushed towards the Mongolian cavalry on the opposite side.
The armored cavalry on both sides of the body also raised their sabers and rushed forward with him.
As the deputy captain of the team, Zhang Chong did not rush to the front, but took a position at the back of the team.
In order to avoid panic among ordinary cavalry, the captain always charges at the front and the deputy captain follows at the rear, and vice versa. This is the rule for cavalry charges in armored cavalry battalions.
