At camp, news came from the Foreign Intelligence Agency. "A Tiger Flag soldier came to Chen Xunping.
The Tiger Banner army was stationed thirty miles away from Xinping Fort. Tents were erected, and heavy troops unloaded various supplies from four-wheeled carts.
Chen Xunping took a letter from the soldier, glanced at the paint on it, then tore it open, took out the letter paper inside, and held it in front of his eyes to read.
There is not much content in the letter. You can read it with just a few glances.
"There is something going on in Datong. Zhang Huai leads two battalions of soldiers and horses, claiming to be an army of 10,000, and is rushing towards Xinping Fort. The letter says that the Ming army can arrive near Xinping Fort in five days at most." Chen Xunping Looking at Wang Yuncheng who was also in the tent, he handed over the letter in his hand.
The Tiger Character Banner dispatched two battalions of soldiers to Xinpingbao. Chen Xunping served as the chief general of the army, and Wang Yun of the fourth battalion of soldiers became the deputy general of the army.
Wang Yuncheng took the letter, read it in front of his eyes, and then said: "When the Beibei army came to Xinpingbao, Zhang Huai did not send troops. They did not send troops until we sent out troops under the Tiger Character Banner. It seems they are targeting us."
"Then let's deal with this Ming army as well." Chen Xunping made a fist with his right hand.
"Don't be impulsive yet." Wang Yuncheng said, "Before we came, the boss told us that we cannot take action against the Ming army first. As long as they don't take action, we must stay out of the way."
Chen Xunping said angrily: "Then what do you think we should do? There are the Beibei army brought by Su Nang in front, and the Ming army behind them. They are treating us as meat and making dumplings out of us."
As he said that, he sat on the bench with a look of hatred on his face.
Wang Yuncheng pinched his chin with his fingers and said: "The Ming army is not marching very fast. It may not even be able to walk twenty miles every day. We can take advantage of the time before the Ming army arrives to capture the Beibei army first. As long as the Beibei army Defeat, I believe Zhang Huai will never have the guts to attack us."
"Report!"
At this moment, the messenger ran in from outside.
"What happened?" Chen Xunping asked the other party.
The messenger reported back: "Inform the camp commander that our cuirassiers found traces of Mongolian sentries five miles away. There are about ten of them."
"Where are the cuirassiers? Have you chased and destroyed this Mongolian sentinel cavalry?" Chen Xunping asked.
The troop order said: "We have already chased him."
Wang Yuncheng on the side said at this time: "It seems that Su Nang is impatient and wants to take advantage of our unsteady footing. It might as well save us from going to find them."
Chen Xunping nodded and immediately said to the ordering soldier: "Go down with the order and prepare to meet the enemy."
"Yes." The messenger agreed, turned around and exited the tent.
Chen Xunping put on his armor, hung a knife on his waist, and an iron helmet on his head. He turned around and said to Wang Yuncheng: "We will start fighting with the Beibei in a while. You stay behind and I will go to the front to direct the battle."
Wang Yuncheng on the side stretched out his hand to stop the enemy and said: "You are the commander-in-chief of the army. There is no need for you to personally take risks. You and I can stay in the rear and command. Moreover, this battle mainly uses car formations to meet the enemy, so there is no need for you and me." Get to the front.”
"I have been holding back in Lingqiu for so long, and finally I have a chance to go into battle. You can't stop me." Chen Xunping tapped Wang Yuncheng with his hand.
Wang Yuncheng next to him smiled and said: "Don't do this. You used to fight bandits when you were suppressing bandits. This time, the boss specially asked me to keep an eye on you, and you are the commander-in-chief. If anything happens, If something happens, it will affect the morale of the army."
Chen Xunping stared at Wang Yuncheng.
Wang Yuncheng was unmoved and looked back with a calm expression.
Finally, Chen Xunping slapped his thigh and said angrily: "Damn it, if I had known that I wouldn't be doing this, I would have been better off being a squad leader, ready to go into battle and kill the enemy at any time."
Wang Yuncheng said with a smile: "You can tell the boss about this. It's useless to tell me. I'm just following the boss's orders and keeping a close eye on you."
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Chen Xunping was defeated and no longer thought about going to the front of the battle.
After the messenger conveyed the order, the thousands-man team below began to form a vehicle formation with the help of carts. The artillery team was halfway up the mountain. They were all well-arranged now. The cannons were filled with bamboo baskets and placed beside the gunners. .
A large battalion of soldiers was equipped with twenty-eight four-pound cannons and two six-pound cannons. The two large battalions of soldiers added up to sixty iron cannons, all of which were placed halfway up the surrounding mountains.
Chen Xunping and Wang Yuncheng came to the hillside behind the car formation and set up a battle flag with a tiger character beside them.
After the car formation was arranged, more than an hour passed before the rumble of horse hooves was finally heard in the distance.
Wang Yuncheng held a monocular in his hand, looked ahead for a while, and said, "It seems that Su Nang has mobilized the entire army to take us down in one fell swoop."
"It's not that I look down on Su Nang, but his thousands of people want to eat our two soldiers' camps. It's just a fool's errand." Chen Xunping sneered.
The strength of the Mongols on the grassland was better known within the Tiger Character Banner than the Ming Dynasty. The five to six thousand Mongolian army looked mighty, but Chen Xunping did not pay attention to it at all.
"It's better to be careful. There are too many new recruits in your and my soldier camp. It is the first time for many soldiers to face so many Mongolian cavalry." Wang Yuncheng said.
Compared with Chen Xunping, who was determined to defeat the Northern Army, he was undoubtedly much more cautious.
"Don't worry! Decades ago, Qi Shuai could defeat the enemy with his car camp, and our car formation with the tiger-character flag can do the same." Chen Xunping said, "Our car formation has experienced actual combat and has often established its authority on the grassland. "
Wang Yuncheng, who was observing the Beili army with a monocular telescope, said at this time: "The Mongols have stopped. It seems that they are preparing to charge into the formation."
Chen Xunping also held a monocular telescope in his hand. He also noticed the situation of the Beibei in front, and then said to the messenger: "Tell Hu Guangyi of the artillery team that after the Beibei enters the range of the artillery, don't fire all the weapons at once." The cannons must be held back and fired. When all the Beibei soldiers come into range, I will fire all the cannons."
The messenger ran to deliver the order.
Wang Yuncheng on the side put down the monocular telescope in his hand and said with a smile: "You are going to carry the troops and horses that you brought with you!"
"Only by beating these Mongolians painfully will they be able to remember, and our Tiger Flag's next plan to move north will be smoother," Chen Xunping said.
Wang Yuncheng clenched his fist tightly and said: "For more than a year, our Tiger Flag has been challenged by these Mongolians on the grassland. This time we can vent our bad temper."
A few miles away.
Su Nang stopped with the Mongolian army.
Kankantada rode up to Su Nang and said, "It seems that the tiger-shaped flag has been prepared for a long time. Their car array has been arranged."
"Without a city wall, the Han people are just lambs to be slaughtered. It's a joke to think that a few broken vehicles can stop our Mongolian cavalry." Su Nang sneered.
The losses he suffered at the Dunbao in Daheihe River were planned to be settled with the tiger-shaped banner army in front of him.
