Chapter 21 Great Victory
Nahal felt strongly uneasy.
He knew that his son was right.
From his orders, notifications were sent to all camps. It would take half a day to get ready for departure at each camp, and by then it would be midnight. Marching in the middle of the night was too much of a problem. Not to mention retreat. When we retreated, we were already in a state of panic. If it's night again. It's not impossible to fight one of our own.
No matter what, we have to evacuate during the day tomorrow. The most appropriate.
And as mentioned before, the pace of war in this era is not too fast. Don't say anything else. It usually takes several hours, or even a day or two, to walk from the place where it was discovered. If you delay it overnight, there should be no problem.
In an unfamiliar place. He didn't think Lan Yu dared to bring his men here at night.
Many people are accustomed to the bright lights of the modern world. I almost forgot what night is.
When marching in the dark, if you hold a torch high, you can see a long queue more than ten or even dozens of miles away on a night without light pollution. If you march in a dark way, you will encounter even more problems. Most commonly, markers are difficult to discern at night. Once lost. But it's not good.
The one who has no news is Li Guang.
If you're familiar with the place, that's fine. This is their home court. Sapphire is new here. How can you make such risky decisions?
He naturally felt that according to common sense, it shouldn't be done.
It's just that he forgot. Most of the people who are known as famous generals in the world do not play according to common sense. People who play their cards according to common sense are considered veterans at best. He cannot be called a famous general. No matter how many shortcomings Lan Yu has, there is no problem in saying that he is a famous general.
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The night is dark and the remaining snow has not yet melted. Reflecting starlight. There was just a hint of light. Lan Yu walked at the front of the team. Holding a branch in his mouth, he led his horse. The war horse's mouth was also sealed so that it could not neigh. The soldiers behind Lan Yu followed one after another, looking at the backs of the soldiers in front.
Due to the limitations of this era, even the most elite warriors do not consume enough meat. A considerable number of people still suffer from night blindness. The local generals at all levels are doing much better. Therefore, there are more than a thousand people in a team, with the general in front and the soldiers following behind. A few dozen steps away, they advanced towards Naha's main camp. There are thousands of people in the periphery who stay awake all night. As a peripheral warning.
Even after doing so many things. It's not like there's no sound at all. Just the rustle of countless footsteps.
Suddenly a fast horse came galloping, dismounted in front of Lan Yu, knelt down on the ground, and said, "Report to the Marquis. We have been discovered."
Lan Yu spat out the branch in his mouth and said, "I'll tell you, Naha is not that stupid, but that's enough. Give the order, all the soldiers, light the fire and mount the horse. No one lights three torches. Let's set off."
Lan Yu immediately got on his horse, and his mount was also very elegant. When he saw his master getting on the horse, he knew that he no longer had to be silent, and his hooves galloped. Hanging in the air, Lan Yu patted the war horse's neck and said, "Old man, I got it." Immediately, Lan Yu removed the cloth binding the horse's mouth.
Immediately, a loud hissing announced the start of this battle plan.
If you could look down from the sky for the first time, you would see a bright spot. It was the guards around Lan Yu who lit the torch. Then it spread in all directions, and long dragons of flames rose into the sky. Each soldier lit a special torch. There is a long stick on the handle of this torch, which is as wide as a person. There are three torches on it.
Looking from a distance, the thirty thousand army suddenly transformed into a hundred thousand army.
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Naha was also awakened when she appeared.
Just as Lan Yu said, Naha didn't realize until he appeared that it was too late.
The camp Naha set out was also very large, and it could not accommodate 200,000 people. At this moment, torches appeared from three directions: north, east, and south of the camp. It seemed like three long dragons were circling Naha Chu's camp.
Although there is no one to the west. But the darkness was even scarier.
I don’t know how many murderous intentions there are in the darkness.
I don’t even know if it’s a plan to surround three but one is missing.
"Your Majesty, what should we do?" Dozens of Mongolian generals looked at Naha Chu at the same time. Naha thought for a moment and said: "This must be Lan Yu's bluff. He is determined not to have so many troops. At this moment, we can only defeat Lan Yu first while Lan Yu's foothold is not stable. Only then will we have time to retreat."
"Listen to my order, you all should go immediately to gather the elites from all departments and bring out all your old skills. Fight Lan Yu to the death."
Naha gave an order, and the people below responded in unison. The armor is clanging. Quite powerful.
It’s just that Naha’s military order has not yet been issued. Someone rushed in and said, "Your Majesty, Lan Yu kicked the camp."
"What?" The generals were shocked.
Naha's heart thumped and he felt out of breath. Lan Yu's rhythm is too fast. I can't keep up with one step, I can't keep up with you everywhere, I can't catch a shot, I'm controlled by others everywhere. The rhythm of the war is completely controlled by the other side. Now he can only resort to tricks.
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Naha left the outskirts of the camp.
At this moment, more than a thousand Lan Yu's pro-army troops are attacking the camp.
The Mongols are not very weak in terms of defense. Although the Mongolian rule in the Central Plains collapsed. Many Mongolian die-hards have fled to the grasslands, and the situation on the grasslands is much worse than when Naha left here. A considerable number of people followed Naha out on the grassland.
As a result, quite a lot of the offensive and defensive techniques of the Han army were absorbed by the Mongols. But the problem remains. That is, the Mongols fled to the northeast, and the northeast was a wilderness. In many cases, it could not support this kind of defense system.
So it makes it seem paradoxical.
However, Lan Yu's army is cavalry, and it is not an army that specializes in attacking camps. However, the selection mechanism of the Ming army destined the cavalry to be the elite among the elite. Not only can you fight on horseback, but you can also fight on foot. And what is most beneficial to the attack on the camp is nothing else. It is the crossbow carried by the cavalry.
and additional arrows in Liaodong.
Hundreds of thousands of arrows for thirty thousand people. It's just that each one carries two more pots of arrows.
But these two pots of arrows burst out at this moment. Supported by the strong power of the steel crossbow. The Mongols, who were unprepared to begin with, could no longer bear it. Fu Zhong took the lead in the charge, fought bravely to kill the enemy, and captured the gate of the camp with one charge.
Next, just drive straight in and it will be enough to break through 30,000 to 200,000.
But Lan Yu's order was to burn down the camp gate. Withdraw.
Fu Zhong was very dissatisfied, but the military orders were strong. Just follow orders. Then he ran to Lan Yu and said, "Yongchang Hou, the Tatars don't even react at this moment. With just one blow, they can defeat the enemy and achieve great success. Now, if you want to withdraw, you will waste the opportunity."
Lan Yu didn't even look at Fu Zhong. He was beside a big rock at the moment. Someone was holding the Four Treasures of the Study beside him. Lan Yu concentrated on writing a letter, asked the people around him to dry it, and sealed it in an envelope. Leave it in a conspicuous place at the camp gate.
Lan Yu immediately wrote on the envelope: "Therefore, the Prince of Kaiping in Yuan Dynasty proposed a marriage proposal."
After Lan Yu finished this, he said, "You're done."
When Lan Yu became serious, she naturally looked majestic. A single word made Fu Zhong tremble all over. Fu Zhong didn't dare to say a word, as if he was facing a fierce beast, if he said the wrong word, he would be dead and dismembered.
Lan Yu said; "If this is the tutor of Marquis Yingchuan, I will be very disappointed. Our army is here just to defeat Naha Chu? Song Guogong had been thinking a lot before, and the most worried thing was that Na Ha Chu would run away, but now he defeated the enemy with one blow , So majestic, so domineering. But how many enemies can be killed at night? How many beheadings can be done? How many of these leaders can Naha capture? "
"When the time comes, we will have tens of thousands of beheading skills. However, a few years after Naha's emergence, he will reappear. By then, will our victory be of any use?"
Fu Zhong was stunned when he heard Lan Yu say this. He immediately lowered his head and saluted and said, "The general will finally be convicted."
Lan Yu said: "I don't care about the reputation of Marquis Yingchuan today. However, I am here to fight. I am not here to help others educate their sons. If I do it again next time, I will definitely kill him."
Fu Zhong said; "Yes."
Although Fu Zhong became famous in the first battle of Bai Shijiang and has a reputation as a rising star, he is still far behind Mu Ying and Lan Yu.
