Qin Feng has a very good memory. He can remember every place he passes by and accurately locate it.
With this skill, he quickly drew a map, which included mountains, rivers, grasslands, sandy areas, and cities within a radius of more than two hundred miles. The locations of both the enemy and ourselves were also marked.
The current situation is: Huang Taiji and Abatai each led a large army and surrounded them from the east and west directions. Not only did they form an encirclement, they also continued to shrink the encirclement.
And this team of my own was tightly trapped in the middle of the encirclement. They were out of people and horses, with many wounded, and without any rescue, so they could only fight alone!
Faced with this unfavorable situation, how can we rush out?
Making noises in the east and attacking in the west?
Golden cicada escapes from its shell?
Gecko tail docking?
Fishing in troubled waters?
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No, not at all!
Qin Feng thought of more than a dozen strategies in a row and performed them one by one on the map. However, they all failed and he could not get out at all.
There was no way, Huang Taiji and Abatai were both experienced in the battlefield. They mobilized their troops and encircled them on all sides, and could not find any loopholes.
Moreover, the Jurchen army has 70,000 to 80,000 troops, while our own side only has more than 1,000 troops. The difference in strength is so huge, it is like a rabbit fighting a lion. Even if the former tries his best, he has no chance of winning!
It can be said with certainty that it is impossible to break out of the siege, unless you fly to the sky and escape from the earth.
Wait a minute!
Flying to the sky and escaping to the earth?
Feitian, I definitely can’t do it!
Escape seems still possible!
As for the location, Qin Feng looked for it on the map. Dongshengwei, more than eighty miles away in the southwest, was right here.
Dongsheng Guard, like Yunchuan Guard, was a frontier military post set up during the Ming Taizu-Zhu Yuanzhang period to expand territory to the north. Later, due to the decline of the Ming Dynasty's national power, it could not continue to hold on and had to be abandoned.
I remember that when the Tianwei Army was formed, there was a serious shortage of military pay and horses, so he led a group of people to cross the Yellow River eastward and robbed the smuggling teams of eight Shanxi merchants on the Gobi Desert. They got a lot of good things and then looted them. A horse farm run by eight major Shanxi merchants obtained thousands of good horses, and the problem of general pay and horses was solved in one fell swoop!
Before crossing the Yellow River eastward, he and his soldiers spent a few days renovating the abandoned Dongsheng City, and found a group of ancient tombs of Xiongnu nobles from the Han Dynasty nearby. The gold, silver and jewelry were swept away, filling dozens of boxes.
Those gold, silver and jewels were later used as military pay for the Tianwei Army, which supported them for a long time.
According to the rules left by Mojin Xiaowei, after taking away the gold and silver jewelry buried with them, he and his team did not destroy the ancient tombs, but blocked the entrance to the robbery cave.
The Xiongnu ancient tombs I remembered were all built with bricks and stones. They were not only very strong, but also had a large internal space. Any one of them could accommodate one or two hundred people.
What's more important is that those ancient tombs are all hidden deep underground, with no traces on the ground at all. They just look like an ordinary piece of grass.
If I lead my troops there, reopen the tombs of the Hun nobles, and hide in them quietly, will I be able to escape the search of the Jurchen army?
absolutely okay.
The location of those ancient tombs is hidden, and they have enough dry food, and they have just replenished a lot of drinking water. If they use it sparingly, it will not be a problem to hide in the ancient tombs for more than 20 days.
Seventy-eight percent of the supplies and food stored up by Yunchuanwei were burned by a fire, and there was not much left.
There are many Jurchen soldiers and horses, and they consume a lot of food and supplies. If they cannot be searched for a long time, they will have no choice but to retreat and return to their hometown in Liaodong.
At that time, the siege was lifted, and he and the soldiers could escape safely and return to Baichengzi happily.
OK, this is a great idea!
But, this Elaeagnus elata forest is about 80 miles away from Dongshengwei, and there must be many Jurchen troops patrolling in the middle.
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During the march, if one is not careful and is intercepted by the patrolling Jurchen army, everything will be over!
We have to find a way to get through it without anyone noticing.
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While he was thinking, Xiong Da came over and said, "Look, sir, there is a small golden dot circling back and forth in the sky in the southwest, as if lightning has returned!"
"That's right, lightning is back, summon it quickly!"
"As you command!"
Following Qin Feng's order, Xiong Da and others took out some eye-catching red satin from their bags, and then placed a large 'swastika' symbol in the open space in the woods.
After the symbols were placed, the small golden dot in the sky immediately flew over, and then landed steadily on the ground. It was the golden eagle Lightning, with a sealed bamboo tube tied to its calf.
Qin Feng stood up and walked over. He first touched the golden eagle's little head as a compliment, then untied the bamboo tube and took out a letter.
When I opened it and watched it, I breathed a sigh of relief!
The letter was written by Jin Yuniang, and the story was very clear: After more than ten days of bloody fighting, the Jurchen and Mongolian coalition forces suffered heavy casualties and lost all their energy. They have all retreated, and Baichengzi is safe!
Baichengzi was saved, and Qin Feng's high-spirited heart was relieved.
With my heart at ease, my mind became clearer, and I quickly came up with a good plan: attack the east and attack the east!
First of all, let the golden eagle-Lightning fly out, and while acting as an aerial guard, observe the Jurchen army's attack situation, so that you can be aware of it.
Secondly, the soldiers were ordered to cut down branches, collect dead grass, tie up 300 life-size dummies, take off 300 sets of armor, and put them on the dummies.
Three hundred spare horses were selected from the team and all the dummies were tied to the horses' backs.
The last thing is to wait patiently, waiting for nightfall!
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Time passed quickly. Two hours later, the Golden Crow fell to the west, the Jade Rabbit rose to the east, and the sky turned completely dark.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Qin Feng began to issue orders: "Xiong Da, Xiong Er!"
"I have a humble duty, what are your orders, General?"
"You select thirty elite soldiers, and then drive these three hundred horses carrying the dummies, and run as fast as possible toward the southeast.
After running for twenty or thirty miles, stab the horses in the buttocks and let them continue to run forward, while you quietly return the same way! "
"As you command!"
Xiong Da and Xiong Er agreed, then immediately selected soldiers and drove 300 horses carrying dummies to set off, heading straight to the southeast.
At the same time, the rest of the soldiers were organized and ready to go at any time.
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Half an hour later, Xiong Da, Xiong Er and thirty soldiers all returned safely.
Qin Feng immediately asked: "How is the situation?"
"Returning to the general, after we ran for more than twenty miles, we saw rows of firelights swaying in front of us. It must be the Jurchen army patrolling, so we stabbed the buttocks of the horses and let them run wildly, while we Quietly return the way you came!"
"Well done, tell the brothers, we will break out from here in half an hour!"
"As ordered, sir, in which direction shall we break out?"
"southeast!"
"Southeast... ah... Your Excellency is so clever, the Jurchens must be fooled now!"
Xiong Da and Xiong Er thought for a while and quickly understood Qin Feng's intention.
Those three hundred war horses carrying dummies will definitely be intercepted by the patrolling Jurchen soldiers. What will those Jurchen soldiers think next?
I must have thought that this was a plan to attack the east and attack the west. The horses carried the dummy and ran southeast, while the real person naturally ran to the northwest.
As a result, the Jurchen soldiers must have gathered in large numbers to the northwest, while the forces in the southeast have become weaker.
At this time, myself
If people break out further to the southeast, they will encounter much less resistance. This is a strategy of attacking from the east and attacking from the east.
This plan is truly brilliant!
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Long story short.
Half an hour later, the team set off, not secretly, but with everyone holding a torch and setting off with great fanfare.
This is also an order from Qin Feng!
Although most of the Jurchen soldiers were tricked into heading to the northwest, there must still be Jurchen soldiers patrolling back and forth in the southeast, setting up checkpoints to intercept them.
If you travel secretly, no matter how careful you are, you can't avoid being discovered by the Jurchen army.
On the contrary, it is safer to march with torches and fanfare.
Because the Jurchens would never have imagined that if the Tianwei Army dared to break through like this, they would mistake it for one of their own, so they would not intercept it. This is called darkness under the lamp!
Facts have proved that Qin Feng's decision was completely correct.
The team held torches and marched southeastward with great fanfare. They walked for more than fifty miles in one breath, and nothing happened at all.
During this period, we also encountered several patrol teams of the Jurchen Army, and they all mistook this Tianwei Army for their own people. As a result, they passed by without any obstruction!
