Chapter 716: The Bloody Battle of Nanlin (Part II)
Tatar camps. The cavalry were eating, and after eating one step ahead of everyone, Su He walked out of the military tent, and a scout general came to him and whispered, "General, there is nothing unusual on the mercenary side." ”
"Okay." Su He replied quietly, a little settled in his heart. This time, a team of 100 people was sacrificed to challenge, presumably the other party should still be wandering in the joy of victory, I'm afraid they wouldn't think at all, they just launched a challenge, and this meeting is ready to retreat.
Speaking of which, Su He has another way to go, that is, the whole army presses and fights to the death with the mercenaries. It's just that in this way, even if they can win, with the combat power of the mercenaries, I am afraid that they can only win miserably. If you don't have enough strength, even if you occupy the first city, can you hold it?
This is also a problem. A big war, paid enough price, and did not get the corresponding benefits, this is definitely not what Su He wants, let alone what Aga Dorji wants. In desperation, this was the only way to retreat.
Fortunately, no one would have thought that they would suddenly retreat when the situation prevailed. In this way, once they converge with Gongzi Hararuo's department and the general's Grande department, their strength is still not small, and they can still attack, retreat, and defend.
Doesn't the Han people have a saying that if you stay in the green mountains, you are not afraid of no firewood?
Only if you have enough strength, you will not die on the grassland. It's a big deal to grab other people's territory, with the strength of nearly 40,000 cavalry in their hands, how many people will be their opponents?
It's a pity that Shicheng's fat meat is afraid that it won't have anything to do with them, and Su Hezhong still feels a little regretful when he thinks about it like this.
"So we were told to go down, and after we had eaten, we were resting for a while, and when it was completely dark, we withdrew. Inform all the cavalry that no one can light the torches and go quietly. Immediately decided to leave, after thinking about the rest, it was obviously no longer necessary, Su He shook his head vigorously, and ordered the scout general beside him.
I have to say that Su He is worthy of being a famous general, and he is still very careful in doing things. If the opponent this time was not Yang Chendong but someone else, maybe he would really be deceived by him.
It was getting dark, and it was time to use torches to see the road beneath your feet. But from a distance, some shadows could still be seen, so Su He thought about waiting a little longer, but it was at this time that an unexpected thing happened. The scout suddenly arrived, and the mercenaries sent a team of 100 cavalry to challenge.
"They want to challenge, it's so late, can they still see clearly?" Su He, who heard the news, was surprised and puzzled.
The scout was also confused, he was only responsible for delivering the news, and other things were not for him to think about and ask about.
"Well, now that they're coming, it's a fight. In this way, arrange for a team of 100 people to come forward and compete with them, but be sure to tell them that if they can't fight, they will retreat, and there is nothing to be ashamed of, which is also my order. Su He didn't want to agree, but what if he didn't agree and aroused the vigilance of the other party? In the end, he reluctantly chose to engage in battle.
Su He didn't know, this was just Yang Chendong's strategy to delay the army, even if he repaid him in the way of others, he now needed time for Humang and chasing them, thinking about it, it was the best way to send someone to challenge at this time.
In normal times, it was so late, and if someone was sent to challenge, the Tatar Ministry might not agree. But now they want to escape, the so-called thieves have a weak heart, then they will definitely accept the challenge. Considering such a mentality, a company of cavalry was sent out.
Su He didn't think too much about it, in his opinion, the other party clearly wanted to continue to show off his might. Besides, he launched four challenges during the day, and now he won't allow people to pick them up once? This is also a normal thing.
In this way, when the night came, each side sent a team of 100 people to fight on the grassland.
Needless to say, the Tatar cavalry, of course, was defeated. The battle was shorter than during the day, but even that gave the mercenaries nearly half an hour. Because even after the war was over, the victorious mercenary did not immediately retreat even the cavalry, but shouted and cursed in place for a while, and when the scolding was enjoyable, he laughed and said that he would go back to dinner and return happy.
The scout general came with the news that fireworks had indeed appeared in the mercenary barracks, which made Su He feel relieved. Even if the other party chooses to cook at this time, it must be that he didn't think that he would escape? The opportunity has finally arrived.
"Tell the way, the army will retreat in turn, and the torches and military tents will be left." In order to completely cover up the traces of retreat, Su He made a lot of sacrifices.
After it was completely dark, the Tatar cavalry finally began to retreat. Agadorji was among the army, but he retreated with the first army, leaving the broken and dangerous task to General Suhe.
By the darkness of the night, the scouts, who had lurked a mile in front of the Tatar tent, borrowed night vision devices to see all this. Seeing that everything was as the sixth young master said, the enemy was really going to withdraw overnight, and while secretly admiring it in his heart, he immediately sent someone to report the news.
The mercenaries, who were also not carrying torches, were now on their horses, their swords in their sheaths, and their bows in their bodies. The news from the scouts confirmed the sixth young master's guess, there was soon a big battle, or a pursuit battle, which made all the soldiers a little excited.
Yang Chendong also rode on the white dragon horse, and after hearing the exact news from the scout, he was also excited and called out a good word.
The other party decided to retreat, this was the time to beat the water dogs, Yang Chendong pulled out the saber on his waist, and said loudly to the more than 5,000 cavalry around him: "Soldiers, the time has come to make meritorious contributions, pass on my orders, the whole army pursues, and beats the Tatar cavalry." ”
"Beat the Tatar cavalry." The roar came like a tsunami, and then there was a movement of ten thousand horses, and one by one the torches were also re-lit, held in their hands, except for a small number of people left behind, the other cavalry roared, and all the horses galloped towards the Tatar barracks.
The Tatar cavalry, who were retreating step by step according to the plan, suddenly saw countless torches suddenly coming from the front, and the distance was getting closer and closer, and they panicked for a while. General Su He, who commanded the army, was also shocked by the scene in front of him.
The first feeling is that his plan has been exposed and has been learned by the other party. "Things are not good, you, you and you go with me, the others retreat quickly, I will go back and chase you." Worthy of being the number one general under Agadorji, Su He quickly calmed down again, and quickly entangled 3,000 cavalry to take the initiative to stay behind.
The incident happened suddenly, it was useless to say anything, and at this time they needed time to retreat. Su He stepped forward, took his usual bow and arrow, and shouted to the three thousand cavalry behind him: "Come with me to counterattack with bows and arrows first, and suppress the momentum of the other party's pursuit." ”
Three thousand cavalry, three thousand bows and arrows, under the same fire, the formation was still very shocking. At least in Su He's opinion, it is no problem to persist for a while.
The other Tatar armies were rapidly retreating, Su He with three thousand cavalry was waiting for the mercenary cavalry to approach step by step, and when he saw that the first torch was less than two hundred meters away from them, Su He took the initiative to draw his bow and arrows and shouted, "Everyone will bow and arrow with me to fight back." Put! ”
Suddenly, bows and arrows rained out, heading towards the mercenaries from afar. Everywhere they shot, there were torches lit up everywhere, which seemed to become a target marker, and everyone found the direction of the attack in the dark night.
"Jingle bell." Arrows rain down, and from time to time torches suddenly stop and fall to the ground. Under such a dense counterattack with bows and arrows, sure enough, many mercenary cavalry were hit and shot off their horses.
But there were still more cavalry onslaught. Among them, the first ones were the black horsemen in black armor and black uniforms, and they were more than 100 guards headed by Yang Chendong.
Taking the lead on the battlefield can not only bring a strong incentive to the soldiers below, but also improve the morale faster and better.
Relying on the heavy armor protection of his whole body, he ignored the opponent's bow and arrow raid, and let it fall on his body, with a clanging sound, and the distance of two hundred meters was quickly rushed in front of him, and then the saber was waved, and there were scenes of Tatar cavalry being killed on horses.
"Turn around and turn around, and fight and retreat." Su He, who had long known the strength of the mercenary cavalry, knew very well in his heart that if he directly went up to entangle with him, he was afraid that the three thousand cavalry, including himself, would not be able to escape alive. The only way to do this is to fight and retreat in order to see more vitality.
Su He kept retreating, and three thousand Tatar cavalry also fought and retreated with him. But the disadvantages of this are also very large, without forming a sufficient line of defense, it will not be able to resist the shock phalanx of mercenary cavalry. In the midst of such a retreat, the losses of the Tatar cavalry were naturally enormous, and after just a few encounters, the corpses of about five hundred cavalry were thrown down.
"Retreat quickly, and fight back with a bow and arrow as you retreat." Knowing that if it continued, I was afraid that these three thousand people would be eaten sooner or later, Su He shouted loudly while being anxious.
The Tatar cavalry were still very obedient, or rather very disciplined on the battlefield. After hearing Su He's words, he turned around and fled, counterattacking with a bow and arrow from time to time while fleeing. In this way, the original cavalry hedge has evolved into the current catch-up style, and the archers on both sides are now exerting their ability to fight on horseback.