At the same time, the defenders of the outer circle of the Ming-Manchuria Allied Forces had just put the people into the inner circle, and came to the Chinese Army through the ignorant Yehe Station. Xiao Ruxun and Ma Chengxun, who were also awakened urgently, had already arrived at the big tent. In the middle, everyone adjusted their military uniforms and received the visitors.
There were originally ten people coming, and the leader came to pay homage. This man is less than thirty years old, with a strong and awe-inspiring look, and resolute eyes. He is wearing an unmarked dark brown suit, and has two crossed swords embroidered on his left chest. There is no mark of the letter in the middle, but there are a few words embroidered under the two swords. : Jinghua Liaodong Iron Works Cavalry Guard. There is also an armband pinned to his upper left sleeve with the words "One Zero Thirty Four One" written on it.
Xiao Ruxun and Ma Chengxun, as highly pragmatic direct generals, were very familiar with various servants in Jinghua. They knew that the coat of arms on this person's left chest represented the "unit" to which he belonged, and his number was written on the armband.
However, this alone could not confirm his identity, so this person stepped forward to pay homage and immediately said: "I have seen Mr. Xiao, Ma Canrong, and the little cavalryman Wang Pingshan of the mine protection team of Jinghua Liaodong Iron Works, number 1034 "One, please check the waist tag." After saying this, he handed over a delicate steel waist tag with both hands.
Xiao Ruxun motioned to the bodyguard to take the waist plate and check it. It was a steel plate half a finger thick, with Jinghua's complete calligraphy and sword logo engraved on the front, and two lines of vertical characters written on the back: "One Zero Thirty Four One", "Three Rivers" Wang Pingshan".
Sanhe is a county under Shuntian Prefecture in the capital. Writing here means that Wang Pingshan was from Sanhe. Although Xiao Ruxun and Ma Chengxun were not from the capital, they could definitely recognize the accent of the capital, so they looked at each other briefly and recognized Wang Pingshan's identity.
Xiao Ruxun asked: "Wang Huqi has come a long way to work hard. I heard that you have something urgent to report. I wonder what the emergency is?"
Wang Pingshan carefully took out a small oil paper bag from his arms and handed it over. He replied: "Our factory's Fuxin Development Station received a message from General Cao of Ji Town, saying that Chahar's army has returned eastward. The details are in Among them, please take a look at it, Zongrong and Shenrong."
Xiao Ruxun and Ma Chengxun were both shocked. When they first sent out troops earlier, they were afraid that Tumen would appear out of nowhere. However, after dealing with Abadai Saiyin Khan for a long time, they discovered that Tumen was not there at all. Now they have almost forgotten about Tumen. , but they might appear at any time, which is really unlucky.
unlucky? More than just bad luck!
The two of them couldn't help but gasp after reading the letter from the flying pigeon: based on the time the Chahar Mongolian army left and their footsteps, they may have reached the vicinity of their own army's station by now!
Without saying a word, Xiao Ruxun immediately ordered four additional sentinels to be sent out to patrol the camp at night, and asked the Jinghua Cavalry's sentinels to come out by name - the reason was that they had special flares provided by Jinghua, and the warning effect was best at night.
Ma Chengxun did not dare to neglect, and went down to inform his subordinates, who acted as the central army, to prepare for battle, but he was allowed to undress and rest.
Xiao Ruxun took the opportunity to ask Wang Pingshan a question: Since Mr. Cao used Jinghua's flying pigeons to send messages, why was the news delayed to this point?
Wang Pingshan explained with some embarrassment that the flying pigeon message was originally sent to Fuxin, but Fuxin had no cavalry, so he had to send someone to Guangning to deliver it temporarily. On the way to Guangning, he happened to encounter a group of his own escorting a batch of supplies to Fuxin, so the two people discussed it and he led the team to search for it.
In fact, his team was not the only one who went out to the fortress, but a total of twelve teams. Everyone copied the original text of the flying pigeon message and took it with them. However, his team happened to find a large amount of horse dung, and then used it to find the It's just the position of the army.
In the vast grassland, there are only more than a hundred people in the twelve teams. It is a blessing among misfortunes to find the Ming-Manchurian-Mongolian coalition forces.
Before Xiao Ruxun had time to sigh, he suddenly noticed a red light flashing outside the tent. Just as he was stunned, he heard a scream of "咻——".
Wang Pingshan stood up straight suddenly and reminded him very quickly: "General Xiao, this is the enemy signal flare of the Jinghua Cavalry. There are a large number of enemy troops nearby!"
"Send the order to the whole army, the enemy is attacking... No! To send the order to the whole army, just say that the sentinels have discovered that the enemy troops are approaching, and all units are ready to meet the enemy. However, no army is allowed to attack without orders. Anyone who disobeys the order will be subject to military law!"
Just as the ordering soldier responded and was about to leave, Xiao Ruxun suddenly added: "Wait a minute, order the troops in the outer circle to fight on foot to meet the enemy, gather all the horses, etc., and lead them to the inner circle of the southern line. Do as you are told immediately, without any mistakes!"
The Manchurian-Mongolian coalition forces of the Ming Dynasty immediately started to move, and Abadai Saiyin Khan of the Mongolian coalition forces in the east was cursing: "What if these people who can't pee are discovered!"
There are very few words specifically used for swearing in ancient Mongolian, and from a traditional perspective, Mongolians may have a different understanding of the act of "insulting" than Han people. Basically, Mongolian insults rarely contain words that refer to relatives or certain organs.
Generally speaking, when the situation is not serious, focus on sarcasm and talk about the other person's shortcomings. It's not because of quality, but because the insulter uses it to improve his verbal skills, similar to Zhuge Liang scolding Wang Lang.
When the situation is serious, they will compare the other person to an animal. If the other party is stupid, he will call the other party a cow; if the other party is stubborn, he will call the other party a donkey; if the other party is ferocious, he will compare the other party to a beast; if the other party is cunning, he will call the other party a wolf, and so on.
Of course, you may not always use metaphors, you may also directly point out the other party's shortcomings, such as stupidity, stupidity, stubbornness, madness, cunning, etc. Generally speaking, once such words are used directly, it means that the situation is very serious.
Sometimes they will also target the other party's family lineage or the other party's own lineage. For example, calling someone a thief's son or daughter; implying that the other person's mother was pregnant with him/her because of a thief at home. There are also direct curses that people steal from the family. These are all swear words that insult the honor of the other party's family (bloodline).
If the situation reaches the point of taking action, the Mongols will use their most aggressive tactics: Curse! For example, it is said that the other party will be punished by God, that the other party will bleed to death, that the other party will have no offspring, that the other party's cattle and sheep will suffer from plague, etc. Especially the last one is almost the most miserable situation for traditional nomadic life.
However, Abadai Saiyin Khan's scolding is relatively rare. In fact, he was "infected" by Chinese. He was actually scolding people for being "impure" or "cowards." As for why it became "cannot urinate", it may be because the translated words were biased during the dissemination process.
The Great Khan of Tumen was very calm as a Great Khan. He rode on his horse and commanded Ruoding, saying: "Abadai, you are the vanguard of this Khan. You can send someone to test it out first to see how the Han people are prepared. Remember, Don't rush into the formation, try and then retreat, and retreat quickly."
Although Abadai Saiyin Khan was not very good at politics and was very fierce in his words, he was actually quite cautious in military matters. Otherwise, it would be difficult for him to even maintain some results after being alone on the Eastern Front for so long. Advantage.
He was very satisfied after listening to Tumen Khan's words. Although it was not a good job to be instructed to fight as a vanguard, it was a consistent Mongolian tradition, and it could be heard from Tumen's instructions that Tumen did not just send him and Transkalkha tribes as cannon fodder.
Abadai Saiyin Khan personally led the troops forward to serve as the vanguard. In terms of specific command, according to Mongolian habits, Tumen Khan did not ask. He turned his head slightly and looked towards Burihatu, sighing. : "It seems that you guessed it right. Those Beijing cavalrymen really came to report the message. But why did they deliver the message so quickly?"
Burihatu thought for a while and said: "During the Liao and Jin Dynasties, there were people in the northern part of the Great Wall who carried messages to Haidongqing, and the Southern Dynasties also had the method of flying pigeons to deliver messages. Since ancient times, Haidongqing is hard to find but pigeons are easy to raise. With Jinghua’s financial resources, it must be easy to tame some homing pigeons.”
However, he did not dwell on this matter. Instead, he changed the topic with a worried expression and said in a deep voice: "Khan, tonight's battle... I'm afraid it won't be easy."
Tumen sweated and frowned: "How can we see it?" Even so, what Tumen really wants to say is not why we can see it, but "Isn't it your initiative to fight this battle?"
Burihatu sighed softly, shook his head and said: "I propose a sneak attack at dawn because it is difficult to carry out a sneak attack here. That is, once our army succeeds in a sneak attack, Xiao Ruxun and others will have no way to escape, and the tens of thousands of troops will be like lambs waiting to be slaughtered. So. , our army will cover up the conflict, which will be a bloody mess, and we are expected to win a shocking victory.
However, the other side was not only prepared, but also——" He pointed to the outer circle of the Ming army and said, "Look, Great Khan, the Ming army was originally all cavalry, but do you see any cavalry in the eyes of the Great Khan now? They have turned their cavalry into infantry and have begun to form a formation. This is to use their best defense to offset our army's charge.
If what I expected is true, by the time Aba Dai's troops come forward, the Ming army may have already laid out the troublesome bayonet hollow square formation, so it will be too difficult for our army to smoothly attack and cover up the enemy. "
Hearing the bayonet hollow square formation of the Ming army, Tumen Khan's scalp suddenly tightened, and he was silent for a moment before saying: "Then...what do you think?"
Burihatu lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then flickered his eyes and said: "Our Chahar headquarters must be cautious. Whether to attack or not, we might as well wait and see the effect of the Outer Khalkha's test first. In addition... the Outer Khalkha's department wants to Don’t launch a charge, it depends on how the Great Khan views Abadai.”
"What do you mean by this?" Tumen Khan felt that there was something in his words and asked immediately.
Burihatu was silent for a moment, and then sighed: "Does the Great Khan think Abadai is still loyal?"
Tumen frowned slightly, shook his head and said: "You should be able to obey orders in good times, but it's hard to say in bad times."
"What if he loses half of his men tonight?" Burihatu's face returned to its usual calmness, even vaguely covered with a layer of solemnity, and he said coldly: "Now I have about 40% of Chahar in Outer Khalkha. In terms of strength, Abadai’s rule in Outer Khalkha is justifiable, deep-rooted, and cannot be easily shaken. But if he only has 20-30% of Chahar’s strength after tonight, is it possible for him to disobey the Great Khan’s orders?”
"If this is the case, he will naturally be more afraid of Ben Khan. But if he breaks the pot and just throws in Han Naji, wouldn't Ben Khan be like a chicken and a flying egg?" Tumen couldn't help but shook his head.
Burihatu also shook his head and said: "This will not happen. Great Khan, if Aba Dai loses more than 10,000 troops today, he will have a big feud with the Ming court, and it is impossible to solve it unless it is absolutely necessary. , even if the solution is to be solved, it will take at least ten years, otherwise how can he convince the various ministers and generals in Outer Khalkha?"
Tumen Khan hesitated, and after a moment, he shook his head slightly and said, "Let's take a look first, and we'll talk about it later."
Burihatu seemed to really just make a suggestion, not much persuasion. He nodded, pursed his lips forward, and said, "We're going to fight." Tumen nodded, but didn't speak any more.
As expected, there is going to be a battle ahead. The Mongolian troops of the Outer Karkha Division under Abadai Saiyin Khan have relatively good morale because of the recent war. Although they face the famous bayonet hollow phalanx, they are not afraid at all - speaking of it. Also, although the Bayonet Hollow Phalanx has gained a great reputation in recent years and its ferocious power has spread beyond the Great Wall, the Outer Khalkha tribe has never suffered any losses, so naturally it lacks some awe.
Surprisingly, the morale of the Ming army was also good. In particular, this battle was on the eastern front of the Ming Army. This line was formed by the Jinghua Cavalry abandoning their horses. The Jinghua Cavalry had not suffered any losses before - mainly because Xiao Ruxun had never dared to send them to fight easily, lest they It is not easy to explain to Gao pragmatically the occurrence of more serious losses - so the Jinghua Cavalry are not afraid of the Mongolian army at all.
Another reason is that many of the Jinghua Cavalry were "upgraded" from the infantry because of their outstanding performance. For them, switching to infantry combat is not a problem at all. They even have more confidence, so naturally they don't panic at all. , and even a little eager to try.
The only thing that made the cavalry a little dissatisfied was that the possibility of a positional war was not considered before sending troops, so they did not carry artillery. This made the cavalry feel that their lineup was a bit incomplete. Otherwise, when the opponent's cavalry begins to slowly approach and is about to speed up, they should be covered with one or two rounds of artillery fire first.
The bayonet hollow phalanxes were not arranged in a straight line. At this time, they were actually arranged in eight hollow phalanxes, with 500 people in each phalanx, and were staggered into two rows, with four phalanxes in each row. Abadai Saiyin Khan first sent five thousand cavalry to test, using traditional scattering.
This approach has little effect on the Jinghua Cavalry, because although the barrels of the lances in their hands are slightly shorter than those of the Wanli II rifles, the effective shooting distance is only eight feet, which is more than twenty meters, which is exactly the same as that of the Mongolians. The effective range of the riding bow is almost the same. In this way, both sides shoot arrows and I shoot. In the end, because they are "sniping" at the farthest distance, the results are very few - less than 20 casualties on each side.
This is quite interesting. Abadai Saiyin Khan felt that he was at a loss because the Mongolian population was too small. It was not easy for Jinghua to train cavalry, and he also felt that it was not cost-effective to lose more than a dozen in one wave.
Therefore, Abadai Saiyin Khan decided not to test it, and directly charged into the formation, intending to test the merits of the world-famous bayonet hollow phalanx.
Perhaps it was because Chaohua was captured in the battle that year that he was somewhat uneasy. Abadai Saiyin Khan did not personally lead the troops into the battle, but stayed behind and ordered the entire army to assemble to attack.
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