Cavalry has a natural advantage when facing infantry. Several hundred elite cavalry can defeat an infantry army of tens of thousands of people if used properly.
Chen Xunping said: "We don't need cavalry, just use soldiers from our battalions. In the past, our soldiers could overwhelm the Mongolian cavalry. I believe they can also overwhelm these hundreds of cavalry in Liaodong."
"It's different. Most of the Mongolian cavalry are ordinary herdsmen, and the bows and arrows in their hands are soft bows and bone arrows. The cavalry we have to face next are the elite horse troops from Liaodong, but they come with cannons. Such horses Our army is definitely not comparable to those beggar troops of the Mongols." Qin Rong said.
Still wanted to persuade Chen Xunping to retreat to Tumubao.
Chen Xunping said: "If we fight this battle, there will probably be more casualties. But if we don't fight, morale will be gone. It will be difficult to have the courage to face the officers and soldiers from Liaodong in the future. Don't forget, Zhao led The religion brought more than 10,000 troops, and Huailaiwei's hundreds of horse troops were only part of them."
"Then let's fight, but we will also bring more than a hundred sentries with us. If something unexpected happens, having these more than a hundred sentries here can buy some time for the army." Qin Rong saw Chen Xunping. He insisted on fighting, so he had no choice but to agree.
Chen Xunping showed a smile on his face and said, "You have to believe in our team."
Half an hour later, the First Battle Division began to approach Huailaiwei from Tumubao.
After traveling dozens of miles, it took more than half a day for the First Battle Division to arrive.
However, before the First Battle Division could rush to the foot of Huailaiwei City, they ran into the Liaodong Horse Army that appeared from the direction of Huailaiwei on the way.
The first ones to discover the opponent were the sentry cavalry sent by the First War Division and a group of cavalry from the Liaodong Horse Army.
There are only about ten sentries on the side of the Tiger Flag, but there are about fifty horsemen on the official and military side, which is enough for a general sentry.
The two sides met in a village.
As soon as they met, the cavalry troops on the official side took advantage of the large number of people and rushed towards the sentries with the tiger-shaped flag.
After the fight, the Tiger Flag Sentinel Cavalry, who was outnumbered, suffered a loss. Three people were injured on the spot. Fortunately, they were wearing breastplates, which protected most of the vital parts of the body. They were not left behind by the official cavalry army. 's escaped.
Before escaping, he killed two official cavalrymen with a musket.
As soon as the tiger-character flag sentry cavalry came back, they immediately brought back the news that they had encountered the official cavalry ten miles ahead.
Chen Xunping, who was marching with the army, learned that the official cavalry was discovered in the front. He immediately opened the map in his hand, searched for the possible location of the official cavalry on the map, and sent out all the sentry cavalry.
More than a dozen teams of sentries and cavalry went to Huailaiwei from different directions, looking for the location of the Liaodong horse army along the way.
"Should we stop the army first and wait for news from the sentries?" Qin Rong said to Chen Xunping.
Chen Xunping waved his hand and said: "We can't stop. At this time, we have to move forward. Our army of more than 10,000 people cannot be intimidated by a few hundred cavalry."
The First Battle Division's tens of thousands of troops continued to advance toward Huailaiwei.
The sentries of the Tiger-Character Banner brought back news of the Liaodong Horse Army, and the Liaodong Horse Army also brought news to their generals that the Tiger-Character Banner army was advancing towards Huailaiwei.
The leader of this Liaodong Horse Army is a guerrilla named Ma.
The cavalry army he led was the only one among the soldiers and horses brought by Zhao Liaodong from Liaodong. Although other army battalions also had cavalry, they could number at most dozens or hundreds of people. Only the Chinese army camp had cavalry. There are less than three hundred cavalry.
"These rebels really don't know how to live or die. They actually took the initiative to come to Huailai Guards. Where are Mr. Zhao and the others?" Ma Guoji asked the subordinates around him.
The other party said: "It will take more than a day for the general soldiers to reach Huailaiwei. Otherwise, we should wait for the army to arrive before taking action against the rebels."
"Wait a minute, there's no need to be polite to the rebels if they dare to come. A group of unworthy rioters can still scare men." Ma Guerrie curled his lips disdainfully.
He knows very well what the situation of the rebellion is like. To him, this is unearned credit. They are lucky. They came to Datong with General Zhao to take office. They have the opportunity to make this contribution and replace it with other general soldiers in Liaodong. Same thing here.
"I heard from local people that this group of rebels is extraordinary and different from ordinary rioters." A person on the side reminded.
Ma Guoji said disapprovingly: "Liu Thief was lucky enough to defeat the two border troops of Xuanda. He should have recruited many soldiers and horses of the border troops in the team. However, what can be done to the border troops who can be defeated by a businessman and the rebels?" Awesome person."
From the bottom of his heart he looked down on the rebellious people.
None of the soldiers and generals who came out of Liaodong had ever fought against the slaves and traitors of Liaodong. No matter how powerful Xuanda's rebels were, in his eyes they could not compare to the slaves and traitors of Liaodong.
Seeing the guerrilla attitude of the horses, the subordinates on the side said nothing more. They also felt that the Huzi Banner group of rebels were just lucky to have the scale they are today. If they encountered their Liaodong soldiers and horses, they might not even be able to capture Datong. There is no chance.
"Pass my order, everyone bites the traitor's Sentinel Cavalry, but don't attack the traitor's army yet." Ma Guerrie ordered.
"If you can't comfort me, I'm afraid something will happen to you in the camp before you can deal with Xuanda's rebels." As a low-level officer, Mr. Jiang knew very well the virtues of the soldiers below.
It is useless to talk about the righteousness of the family and the country. What the soldiers want is tangible benefits.
At this moment, a person walked in outside the tent.
When the battalion general saw the person coming, he stood up from his seat, greeted him, and said with a smile: "Why are you here, Deputy General Zuo?"
"If I don't come here, your camp will be blown up!" Zuo Fu said angrily.
The camp general looked embarrassed.
The situation in the camp cannot be concealed at all. As soon as the other party comes, they can see the soldiers in the camp making trouble.
"How is it? Can the salary issue be resolved?" Zuo Fu asked, and he walked to the main seat where the camp general was sitting before and sat down.
The battalion general shook his head with a wry smile and said: "To be honest, the general is having a headache because of this matter. I think the deputy commander Zuo must have seen the virtues of the soldiers below. The general is really worried that there will be a change in the camp."
Zuo Fu's face sank and he said coldly, "I don't care how you try to appease him, but the camp coup must not happen. Otherwise, don't blame me and the commander-in-chief for using your head to quell the anger below."
"Please spare me. I'm short of so much money and you can't even make up the money even if you sell me." The camp general said helplessly.
It would be easy to explain if it's just a little bit off, but it's nearly a third off. It's really too big of a difference and there's no way to explain it.
Zuo Fu also knew that the other party was in trouble, so he softened his tone and said: "I am here this time to solve the salary issue for you. However, it is impossible to get the missing salary immediately. You should know that the salary sent by the court Only these, the general did not deduct a penny of money, and gave it all away."
"I wonder if Deputy Commander Zuo has any solution to the matter at hand?" the battalion general asked eagerly.
The top priority is to solve the problem of paying for the soldiers in the camp.
