Chapter 715: The Bloody Battle of Nanlin (Part II)
Only then is it possible to have such an outcome. And in the face of such an obvious problem, as the head coach, Agadorji still had a fluke and fantasy mentality, and Su He felt so angry that he couldn't speak.
It's just that at this time, it's not the time to hold accountable, but to think about solving the problem. Although there was already anger in his heart, Su He still forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, and said in a calm but somewhat anxious tone as much as possible: "My lord, at this point, I'm afraid things are not good." ”
"How is it not good?" Listening to Su He's analysis, Agadorji sighed in his heart.
"My lord, the scouts are the strongest army, and the task is given to them, even if it is not completed well, they still have the ability to report back. But now that they can't even do this, it can only mean that something has happened to them, and even not only them, I'm afraid that the situation with Gongzi Hara Ruochu and General Grand will not be too good. Su He told the speculation and suspicion in his heart together.
"They're not going to be in a good situation? This one... No, they have a total of fifteen thousand cavalry in their hands, and there are only a few mercenaries, and their main forces are all unable to move in front of us, how can they have the strength to attack them? Agadorji said with a look of disbelief.
"My lord, now is not the time to take chances. We didn't know how strong the mercenaries were, but judging from the past two days, it is obvious that we underestimated them a little before, and even if so, there is any possibility. For the sake of safety, his subordinates suggested that they should withdraw immediately, and it was the right way to meet Gongzi and General Grand's troops earlier. "Su He didn't dare to take any chances, the soldiers were originally walking on a single-plank bridge, and being cautious was one of the necessary qualities.
"Retire now? Is it that serious? Agadorji finally faced it squarely, and his whole expression became more and more serious.
"Yes." Su He said in a very affirmative tone. Before, I was worried that the sudden withdrawal of troops would cause some unnecessary trouble, and even some unwarranted losses, but now it seems that there is no way out except to retreat, it is better than being annihilated by the other party one by one.
Facing Su He, who had such a resolute attitude, Agadorji's face finally fell, "This... If the matter is really as serious as the general said, then withdraw the army, but how to arrange it depends on the general's plan. ”
"Okay, I'll arrange it now. It was already evening, and I immediately arranged for the army to cook on the fire, and when it was completely dark, we withdrew overnight. Su He clenched his fists with a solemn face.
"Everything is according to the general's words." Because of these words, Agadorji has long been confused, and now he can't make any correct judgments, so he can only listen to the words of this famous general.
Su He finally withdrew from the barracks tent, took a deep breath as soon as he came out, and then looked at the mercenary camp camped five miles away in the distance, then squinted his eyes, called a personal soldier and said: "Immediately order the army to bury the pot and cook, and arrange another hundred people to ride to challenge the mercenaries." ”
The soldiers looked puzzled, the previous general was against such a small army operation, which was no different from sending them to death, and it was a great blow to their own morale. After this meeting, why did the general change his mind?
It's just that this is the general's order, of course he obeyed, and after holding his fists and agreeing, he turned around to make arrangements. After watching his own soldiers leave, Su He looked in the direction of the mercenary camp again and muttered, "I underestimated you in the end, but once we let us leave this time, when we come back next time, I will definitely let you know the power of my Tatar cavalry." ”
Mercenary barracks.
Yang Chendong was resting in the big tent, and suddenly Yang Er entered the tent to report, and the Tatars sent a hundred horsemen to challenge.
"They're sending someone again?" Hearing this, Yang Chendong raised his head, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.
"Yes, another team of 100 people has been sent, and now it is two miles outside our army's tent, and it has already set up a position." Yang Er nodded and replied.
"Then arrange for the reinforcement of the second regiment and send a company of brothers to meet it. Well, by the way, call Yela and Captain Lu Zhuo to come over for a meeting. After Yang Chendong finished arranging, he gave another instruction, and for some reason, he had a faint uneasiness in his heart.
Yang Er left, but after a cup of tea, he reappeared. He was joined by Ye La, the commander of the Jurchen Cavalry Regiment, and Lu Zhuo, the commander of the Second Reinforced Cavalry Regiment.
"Hello Sixth Young Master." As soon as the two regiment leaders entered the account, they were very respectful.
"You're welcome, just sit down, Yang Er has tea." Yang Chendong smiled and invited the two heads to sit in front of him. And as soon as the two of them sat down, he immediately announced: "It's almost dark this day, and the Tatar cavalry has sent troops to challenge, I don't know what the two of you think?" ”
Originally, the two of them were taking the tea handed by Yang Er, and when they suddenly heard this, they were both stunned. Then the two leaders looked at each other, and then fell into deep thought.
Even if it was the question asked by the Sixth Young Master, it would naturally not be so simple. Neither of them took this matter seriously before, thinking that the other party had challenged three times in one day, and it was not a big deal that there was a fourth time. But now they don't dare to think about it like that.
The people who can become the head of the regiment are all favored by Yang Chendong in the military aspect, and they all have some skills, and even their abilities are not small. As soon as they were reminded, the two of them found out what the problem was after their brains.
"This... Could it be that they are hiding something? Lu Zhuo was the first to speak.
Ye La followed up and asked, "Is there going to be some big move, and it can't be covered up with this?" ”
It wasn't just Yang Chendong who asked, the two of them said it in passing, and they also came to something strange after thinking about it.
For example, why is it so late that cavalry is still being sent to challenge; For example, when it was clear that the three battles were lost during the day, why did you have to fight the fourth battle, could it be said that you couldn't find any way to attack?
As soon as the words of the two regiment commanders were finished, the curtain of the military tent was lifted, and Qiu Wu, the leader of the first guard team, walked in. As soon as he came to Yang Chendong's side, he stood up and said: "Report to the Sixth Young Master, the hundred Tatar cavalry who came to challenge this time are no different from before, and you asked me to observe the other party's movements, and the scout came with news that the other party was burying the pot and cooking, and the camp looked very busy." ”
"That's right." After listening to this, Yang Chendong slapped his thigh violently and laughed.
He felt that something was wrong before, so after Yang Er went out, he called Qiu Wu and asked him to inquire about these two things. The answer to the first thing has already proved that the other side does not have any new means and methods, that is, the so-called Tatar cavalry found a means of attack can not be considered. And the second thing is to see if anything has changed in the Tatar barracks. The conclusions now reached have confirmed a lot of things. It's the end of July, and the days are long and the nights are short. In the barracks, in order to prevent the soldiers from going hungry at night, meals are served late, and meals are generally not served so early when there is no war. And this alone makes the behavior of the Tatar barracks an anomaly.
What kind of person is Yang Chendong, and his experience in one lifetime, he has seen and heard that he is not much better than others. Especially the work of his previous life requires him to be cautious, and many times if the slightest problem is not discovered and solved in time, it will cause irreparable consequences.
Therefore, if you are bold and careful, I am afraid that no one can compare with him. It is not surprising that the sudden challenge of the Tatar cavalry made him wary. Of course, if Su He knew that he intended to send troops to challenge, in order to show his normality, but this kind of performance was a bit excessive and would attract attention, so he didn't know if he should cry or should cry.
"The enemy is bound to move. If my guess is correct, it's likely that they're ready to retreat. Yang Chendong summed up the two points of news he had just gotten, a little arbitrary, but a little resolute.
"The enemy must withdraw." Yela and Lu Zhuo, who heard the news, were both shocked, but soon they nodded again. The so-called abnormal things must have demons, if you deduce in this way, the words of the sixth young master are very reasonable.
Immediately guessing that the other party was going to withdraw, the two regiment commanders suddenly came to their senses, "Sixth Young Master, let's prepare immediately, let's start dinner now, and then keep an eye on them, once we find out that they are going to retreat, we will chase them up and slash them, and severely damage them or even annihilate them completely." ”
"No." Yang Chendong shook his head unexpectedly. Then he said with a smile: "It's certain to chase, but it's exempt from having a meal or something, you can notify it and let the soldiers eat some cold food, anyway, it's hot now, so it doesn't matter." The other party doesn't want us to guess their intentions, so why don't we cooperate, hahaha. By the way, Hu Mang and Chasing Wind should be coming with a large army, let's see where they are now? ”
Yang Chendong's meaning is to prepare to take a good rest at night and counterattack on all fronts early tomorrow morning, but the plan is not as fast as the change, even if the other party already has a sense of vigilance, the time of the attack will naturally change.
"Young master, I'll check it out." Yang Er, who was on the side, nodded hurriedly and walked out of the military tent. Yang Chendong was left to discuss the pursuit with the two regiment commanders.
After a while, Yang Er walked back again, "Young Master, I asked the scouts, and they said that the Tiger Head and the Wind Chasing Regiment Leader are rushing towards us, and they should be able to meet us here in an hour and a half. ”
"An hour and a half, it's already getting dark by then, I'm afraid they won't give us so much time." Yang Chendong said thoughtfully after hearing this. Then, as if thinking of something, he suddenly got up and came to the sand table, looked at it very seriously, and then pointed to the place west of Nanlin and said: "In this way, immediately send scouts to inform Humang and Chasing Wind, so that they should not come to us directly, and go to the place where the Tatar army retreated to set up an ambush." Tell them that time is limited and that they must rush over at the speed of a rapid march, and that we will try to give each other some more time here. ”
Yang Er took the order and left, Yang Chendong looked at Ye La and Lu Zhuo and said: "You two work hard, go down immediately to hold a mobilization meeting, remember, you must not gather in a group, order the officers below to hold a meeting in a company and platoon, in short, you can't attract the attention of the enemy, and then prepare a company of cavalry for me, I will be useful." ”