Chapter 174: Liaohe Ambush (Part II)

Hanjiawan, this place is a zigzag bay, very similar to the zigzag bend of the Yellow River, but countless times smaller, and the middle part of the zigzag is the intended crossing site of the Tumen.

The topography of this place is that Tumen and others are on the side of the alluvial plain, the terrain is gentle, and theoretically it is very suitable for reclamation as fields, but because the north bank is occupied by the fried flower department, there is no field, in fact, it is a weedy wasteland.

The south bank is hilly – it is because it is hilly that the river turns out of the bay. However, this so-called hill is really just a small hill with little undulation, and the trees on the mountain are not tall, so it must not be precipitous, otherwise it would not have been chosen as a landing place for cavalry.

But there are also advantages of not many ups and downs, that is, behind a small hill is very suitable for hiding troops, as long as the other side does not send people to the shore to conduct in-depth investigation, it is impossible to find an ambush.

Ma Dong, the right staff general guarding the sea cover, was in the sparse grove at the top of the hill at the moment, holding a special monoculars made by Jinghua to check the situation.

At this time, the fog was still very heavy, and even the telescope could not see through, and after a while, he suddenly stiffened, and his whole body tensed.

There were several large rafts with shadows in the monoculars, and they were rowing hard towards this side, and there were not only people on the big rafts, but also war horses that could be seen at a glance that were "nervous", many of them were snorting uneasily, and even scraping their hooves, while the Mongolian athletes around them tried their best to appease them.

The Ma family is now an expert in playing cavalry, and Ma Dong knows very well that these Mongolian war horses themselves are not afraid of water, and war horses actually like water, but there is a paradox here, that is, although the war horses are not afraid of water, they don't like the rapids of the big rivers and the sound of the sea surging when the sea is surging, and that sound will make the horses feel irritable.

Ma Dong didn't know that this was due to the horse's ear structure not being able to filter out some of the noise in this sound, but he knew that this situation would affect the performance of the war horse for some time to come.

[Note: This is not an apocryphal, because the human ear can be very effective in reducing the stimulation of this noise to the brain, so humans rarely have an aversion to listening to the "gurgling sound of water".] Many biologists believe that almost all organs and functions of the human body are "hydrophilic" structures, so people often feel very comfortable at the beach, but many "prototerrestrial animals" will show great discomfort at the seaside. Therefore, there are even some views in the biological community that human beings are "sea creatures", that is, they lived in shallow seas or amphibians in ancient times, or they are the products of the combination of shallow sea creatures and terrestrial animals, but this view is contrary to the most mainstream "African origin theory", so it has been suppressed, and friends who like to read miscellaneous books may understand. Also, there is no charge for this section. ]

Of course, this is good news, but Ma Dong is still a little nervous, because from the lens of the monoculars, he can only see the Mongolian rafts, and he does not see the Jinghua gunboats that have been agreed on a long time ago.

Of course, according to the predetermined plan, Jinghua's fleet should have been ashore before the first batch of Mongols suddenly entered from the downstream of Jizi Bay by the northwest wind and hit the Mongols in a "half-crossing attack". It's just that...... This battle was not only the largest battle that Ma Dong personally commanded on the front line since joining the army, but also a battle with the strictest requirements in terms of coordination, and he really couldn't help but be nervous.

This is also a manifestation of his failure to adapt to the high pragmatic planning of operations, for example, Zhang Wanbang, a general who has fought under the command of Gao pragmatic, is very clear, Gao pragmatic is a boss who attaches great importance to the concept of time, and the operations he plans have always been linked one link after another, and no link can be leaked.

This requires the subordinates to control the time sufficiently, otherwise if one link is not linked, the situation on the entire battlefield may be chaotic, although it may not be defeated, but it is likely that it will not be able to complete the pre-war plan, resulting in a greatly reduced result.

Ma Dong was considered mediocre by his father Ma Fang and did not have the courage to take the initiative to attack, but it does not mean that he has no advantages, his advantage is that he honestly completes the tasks assigned by his superiors, is not active enough, and will not be aggressive at some time.

In fact, Gao Pragmatic felt that Ma Fang's dissatisfaction with Ma Dong mainly came from the fact that Ma Fang would always regard his son as the successor of his cavalry career, as a model general who took the initiative to attack, Ma Fang subconsciously felt that if he didn't dare to take the initiative, he would not be able to take the initiative on the battlefield, and then he would definitely be pressed and beaten, so he could only lose the battle.

But Gao Pragmatic is a person who insists on applying according to his aptitude, he feels that Ma Dong is available, and there is no need to talk about other aspects, at least one thing is very clear: Ma Dong is very resolute in executing orders, and can even be said to be rigid.

Stereotype may not be a good word, but it certainly isn't a bad word in the army – aren't the Prussians notoriously stereotyped?

Justice or not, let go of the sidelines, just say that without the rigidity of Prussia, would there be the initiators of the two world wars and the Second and Third Reichs of Germany that have aroused the hearts of countless military fans? I'm afraid it's hard.

Therefore, Gao Pragmatic felt that rigidity was not a bad thing, and it was especially rare in the army, so he insisted that Ma Dong drive more than 100 miles to command this operation.

Ma Dong can feel the importance of Gao Pragmatic to him, and as a depressed "famous general", he can only repay this heavy trust with his military exploits, so he can't help but be nervous.

"Sanjung, the Tartars have begun to land!" Ma Dong's words came from Ma Dong's side.

Ma Chengen is actually a little nervous, but unlike Ma Dong's nervousness, his nervousness comes from the fact that he finally has a chance to become famous in a battle - winning this battle, he can prove that he is no worse than his cousin Ma Chengxun, who has become the deputy chief soldier!

The same is to become famous, you can, so can I!

There will also be competition between brothers, especially Ma Chengen's father Ma Fu is no longer there, at this time, he hopes that he can take over his father's career back then...... And prestige!

Ma Dong took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, according to the arrangement of the military constitution, it is not yet time...... Bing Xian said that there should be at least seven or eight thousand people crossing the river. ”

Ma Chengen couldn't help but take a deep breath, nodded heavily, his right fist was clenched tightly, and the hand holding the Yanling knife on his waist with his left hand was even more protruding.

What does it mean that there should be seven or eight thousand people crossing the river?

It means that in Gao Bingxian's heart, these seven or eight thousand people will be wiped out!

The Ming Dynasty is far away, but in the past few decades, the border ministers and border generals who dare to wipe out nearly 10,000 Mongolian Tartars at once are afraid that they will not be able to find the second one!

This is a Mongolian tartar, coming and going like the wind!

The Ming Dynasty has been fighting with the Mongols for two hundred years, and it is still unclear what the characteristics of the Tartars are? It may not be strange to defeat tens of thousands of him, but who would dare to do such a luxury if he catches thousands of them in one go?

Li Chengliang has been shaking Liaodong for more than ten years, but if you don't count the Great War of Monan, the Tartar heads he sent before and after are only six or seven thousand (the total number of the Mongolian army he sent in history is nearly nine thousand, and there may be water among them), and Gao Bingxian intends to win Li Chengliang Zhenliao in one battle for ten years!

How many Tartars have been defeated, it is no longer a great achievement, for example, Ji Shuai Qi Jiguang, who defeated and defeated tens of thousands of Tartars at every turn, how much reward did he get?

Da Ming is looking at decapitation!

Ma Chengen's heart was surging, and he felt that the blood in his whole body was beginning to boil, and the killing intent was about to be unstoppable.

And Ma Dong was still holding the binoculars, staring at the situation on the other side of the hill, and after a while, just when Ma Chengen was about to can't help but urge, he suddenly said: "The number of people is not enough...... Boat! ”

He pointed to the river abruptly, handed the monocular to Ma Chengen, and said, "You can also take a look and make sure I am not mistaken!" ”

Ma Chengen hurriedly took the telescope and put it in front of his right eye - he was very good at archery, and he was very confident in the eyesight of his right eye.

Sure enough, Jinghua's gunboats had appeared in the lower reaches of the Liao River, and at this moment the sky began to brighten, Ma Chengen believed that he could never be mistaken, and the big boats in the river would never have a second except for Jinghua.

This ambush war has finally reached the time of full launch and decisive victory!

"Shen Rong sees it very accurately, it must be the arrival of the Jinghua fleet, let's ......"

Before Ma Chengen's words were finished, Ma Dong had already stood up suddenly, pulled out his waist knife with a "brush", and shouted: "Brothers! The Mongol Tartars have already fallen for the military plan, and now they are half-attacked by me! What are you waiting for? Make meritorious contributions, seal your wife and son, just look at the present day! Kill me! ”

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

Like pouring oil on fire, the momentum of the Ming army was completely ignited at this moment!