Nanlin.

From the morning, Agadorji made the decision to send a small force of cavalry to disturb the enemy.

According to Agadorji, what he had to do now was to constantly put pressure on the mercenaries on the opposite side, force them to return from the battlefields of the West River and the Northern Slope, and create opportunities for the Tatar cavalry in those two places to advance.

In this regard, General Su He expressed a different opinion. In his opinion, now that he already knows the strength of the opponent's army, what he should do now is to start a decisive battle immediately, and inflict heavy damage on the opponent with numerical superiority, rather than a tentative attack, giving the opponent more time to prepare.

"General Su, you have also seen the strength of the mercenaries, especially their muskets can be said to be accurate and far, do you think that if we fight hard, there will be a winner in the end? Wounding a thousand enemies and inflicting eight hundred on myself is not what I want, and I have never thought of devouring mercenaries, and to be honest, we don't have that much appetite either. Bombing them away and capturing Shiseong is our goal, so let's not talk about the war, let's focus on the overall situation. ”

After seeing Su He's several consecutive requests for battle, Agadorji's patience was finally worn out, and he said this with some anger.

Seeing that Agadorji had made up his mind, Suhe had nothing to do but be heartbroken. Walking out of the military tent camp, he looked up at the sky helplessly, and then said very sadly, "The sky is going to kill me!" ”

Compared with Agadorji's so-called overall view, in Su He's view, this is just a manifestation of timidity and fear. It is because this person is afraid of death, afraid that the army will be severely damaged, and afraid that his own strength will be damaged, so he puts his hope on the other two paths. But in fact, neither Hara Ruo nor Gelang are favored by Su He.

These two, one is born in Gongzi and the other is a general of the defeated army, both belong to the kind of people who have no strategy, and putting the hope of victory on them is simply self-deception, which is extremely unrealistic and irresponsible.

It's just that Agadorji believes too much in the argument that numbers can conquer everything. He didn't listen to persuasion at all, so Su Hesheng had a helpless move, the only thing he could do was to watch a small army come forward to make whetstones for the mercenaries.

True, the mercenaries, in the face of the Tatar cavalry, did not choose to charge with the whole army, but sent small forces to attack and harass, and the choice was welcomed with both hands.

After sending the main force of the independent regiment, there are now less than 5,000 cavalry left around Yang Chendong. In the face of more than 10,000 Tatar cavalry, unless he is willing to take out all the hot weapons in the warehouse, it will be very difficult to win.

Even Yang Chendong was prepared for the worst, that is, once he couldn't stop it, he would slowly retreat, and with the cooperation of the two musket battalions, he would exchange space for time. As long as he waits until the enemy on the West River and the North Slope is resolved, he has more troops at his disposal, and that is the time to counterattack with all his might.

But I never expected that the other party seemed to know his thoughts, and he would cooperate with him so much. He did not choose to attack the whole army, but sent a small force to harass him, which can be said to be in his arms. At the moment, after discussing with the two regiment commanders, Yela and Lu Zhuo, he decided to also use a small group of cavalry to fight-for-tat, which was regarded as actual combat training.

It is true that Agadorji is bringing elite Tatar cavalry, and the strength of the mercenaries is not bad, especially their training is several times stronger than that of other forces, and it can be said that the combat effectiveness of the cavalry is increasing every day. Coupled with the sharpness and toughness of the saber they have, it adds a few points to their chances of winning.

Now that the other side wants to fight less, of course they will be able to do it. In this way, you will send a few hundred people, and we will send a few hundred people, and the two sides will start a cavalry hedge outside the wide southern forest.

Cavalry hedging is about morale, as well as the proficiency of equestrianism, and how to treat the war horse as a part of the body to operate freely and flexibly. Of course, the sharpness of the weapon also plays a large role.

In terms of morale alone, the mercenaries naturally didn't say anything, and Yang Chendong, who was not bad for money, gave a fairly high reward system in terms of money. Not only that, but as a soldier under him, his social status is not bad, not to mention the glory of the whole family when he joins the army, and the fact that a soldier can support the whole family, which is also a real benefit.

Equestrian proficiency and horse tactics, under hard training, they have also made great progress, not to mention the elite of the Mongolian cavalry, at least the ordinary cavalry is already difficult to be their opponent. In addition, the saber is made through the Red City Arsenal, and the materials used are full, and its sharpness and toughness are unmatched, but it also greatly makes up for some shortcomings in equestrianism.

The morale is there, the army is full of heart, the horsemanship is good, the weapons are fine, the real hundred horsemen are against the hundred horses, and the cavalry of the mercenaries is really not afraid of anyone. In particular, they also have a three-three tactic, although such tactics on horses are not as strong as on land, but their tactics are also enough to increase their combat effectiveness.

All in all, the equal number of cavalry hedged, mercenaries are not afraid of anyone. Even if the opponent is a Tatar cavalry, or the elite of the Tatar cavalry, the result is the same, which can be seen from the three consecutive battles between the two sides.

In the first battle, he killed 60 horsemen and lost 40 horsemen.

In the second battle, he killed 70 horsemen and lost 43 horsemen.

In the third battle, 55 horsemen were killed and 45 horsemen were damaged.

The first and second battles were fought by the Jurchen Cavalry Regiment, and the third battle was replaced by the Second Reinforced Cavalry Regiment headed by Lu Zhuo. Judging from the results alone, the Jurchen cavalry is worthy of their name, and it is indeed very powerful. Of course, this result still has a lot to do with the saber in their hands, and in the end, the results achieved are mostly because the opponent's saber is broken and cannot be in battle.

After three consecutive battles, the morale of the mercenaries was greater, but the Tatar cavalry, on the other hand, their situation was not so good. General Su He's face was even more gloomy, thinking that the previous defeat was due to the relationship between the other party's use of muskets, coupled with good tactical coordination, and he took the combination of inside and outside to defeat himself. But now it seems that without any tactics, they are not opponents with the same number of soldiers, which makes him have to give birth to another thought, that is, this time it is not a wrong thing to choose to be an enemy of mercenaries.

The Tatar cavalry needed to find a new base for food and grass reasons, but did it have to be the first city?

It's just that I'm talking about this now, it's obviously a little late, the big war has begun, and it's no longer something that a certain side can retreat if it wants to. For example, if the order to retreat is given now, it will be a major blow to the morale of the Tatar cavalry, and if the mercenaries are frantically chasing after them at this time, it is likely that the results of the battle will be reversed, and if so, it will really be self-defeating without a fight.

Feeling that if the fight continues like this, even if there is good news from Xihe and Beipo, I am afraid that the morale of the army will be hit hard, Su He once again walked into the big tent of the coach Agadorji and put forward his own request, that is, he could not fight anymore.

"My lord, we can't fight anymore, after three battles, we have all lost, and the army's morale has begun to be unstable!" Su He said worriedly.

"Hmm." Agadorji, who was sitting at the head of the big tent, replied with some absent-mindedness.

"Your Excellency, you... What are you thinking? Seeing that Agadorji's face was a little ugly, Su He asked casually out of concern.

"It's nothing, it's just that the scouts we sent out suddenly didn't hear back, and there was no information sent from Xihe and Beipo, it's been almost a day, do you think there will be something wrong." Agadorji hesitated at first, but considering that Su He was his general, there were some things that should not be hidden from him, so he was very careful to tell what happened.

"What?" Originally, he just thought that the other party was too tired from the battle and had some physical problems, but as soon as he heard such an inquiry, Su He's mouth opened wide in shock. What does it mean that the scouts have lost contact with the outside world? It shows that they have become deaf and blind, which is a taboo in war.

The battle between the two armies does not necessarily require you to know how well the other side is doing, but at least you need to know where your own armies are. But now I don't even know the situation at home, so it's not a big problem.

"How long has this been?" Su He felt a strong sense of crisis, and he was even more anxious to know the specific details of the matter.

"Since yesterday afternoon, after the First World War, there has been no news from the outside world. Originally, I wondered if it was because it was dark, and the scouts had gone to rest, but there was still no news until dawn, and in the morning I sent some scouts, telling them to come back within two hours no matter what the situation, but now, three hours have passed, and not a single scout has returned. ”

Agadorji said as he looked at Su He, as if he was asking for advice, as if he wanted to listen to the other party's opinion.

It could be seen that there was still a hint of luck in Agadorji's eyes, and he might still be thinking about what the scouts were delayed by, maybe after waiting for a while, they would come back and report the situation to him.

Su He's mind was much calmer than that of Agadorji. What are the scouts, they are the most mobile and flexible people in an army, they are all warriors in a hundred, not only have strong individual quality, but also react very smartly. In general, the tasks will be given to them, and there are few times when mistakes are made.

But now, all the scouts sent out have not been heard from, and there is only one possibility that something is wrong with them collectively. In other words, a net should have been laid on their periphery, completely enveloping them.