North Slope.

He also received a message from Agadorji, and the leading general Gran was in high spirits.

As a general who has made meritorious contributions to crimes, he wants to achieve military merits more than anyone else. It's just that the north slope has never been able to complete his ambition because it is difficult to attack.

Well, now the lord said that Nanlin [5200] fought quite smoothly, after the first battle, wiped out a lot of mercenaries, in order to defend there, it is likely that they will draw troops from other places to Nanlin, so that the opportunity for him to Grand appeared.

The so-called 10,000 taels of silver before attacking the first city did not stimulate Grand, he was more interested in this first achievement, which was also a good opportunity for him to wash away his shame, so after getting the news, he had been sending people to keep an eye on the mercenaries on the northern slope.

But the more anxious I was, the more no news came. Half of the afternoon passed all night, and still no clues were found. Just when Grande was a little breathless, thinking about whether to send someone to ask the adults again, finally the scout general came with the news, the mercenaries on the north slope had moved, they seemed to be changing guards, only to see a large number of personnel moving, but because of the terrain, what happened specifically, and it was not clear to see.

"They must have been ordered to divide their troops to reinforce the battlefield in Nanlin." After waiting for the scout to finish the news, Grand became emotional and said a little arbitrarily.

"General, if this is the case, why don't we attack now and attract the enemy here, which is equivalent to giving the adults more opportunities." The scout general asked in confusion.

"It doesn't have to be that way." Grand immediately shook his head.

This is an opportunity for him to make meritorious contributions, how can he give it to others like this? So while shaking his head, he said out loud: "Your Excellency has sent an order, let's find a way to rush to the city of Shicheng, this is the greatest support for your lordship, understand?" ”

"Got it, General." The scout replied with a look of understanding.

After convincing the scout general, Grand said with a slightly excited expression: "In this way, you can find a way to get as close to the opponent as possible, keep an eye on their movements, and once you find out that they have completed the transfer of troops, come and notify me, and then the whole army will prepare to launch a fierce attack in an hour." ”

Grand still has some brains, and he didn't attack immediately, just to create an opportunity for the other party to divide his troops, and only in this way can he take the opportunity to make meritorious contributions and rush to the city of Shicheng. Even his goal is to rush directly into the city, and when the mercenaries have no rear base, it will be time to break the mercenaries under the attack on both sides.

If this can really be done, Grand will be equivalent to defeating the Ming God of War, so that his name will resound throughout the grassland, at that time, who would dare to underestimate him? At that time, even in the face of Lord Agadorji, his voice could have been much louder.

Grand was excited, looking forward to the future, but he didn't know that the mercenaries on the northern slope were not really dividing their troops, but just faking them. They had even dug a large enough trap on the top of the slope, and joined up with the Humang Independent Regiment that had arrived from the West River, and when he was ready to attack, they would give them a head-on blow and take them down in one fell swoop.

This was originally one of Yang Chendong's strategies. First of all, he had a meeting with the main Tatar force on the battlefield that was most suitable for cavalry charge, and in order to show the enemy's weakness, he also deliberately shot people instead of horses, reducing the power of the muskets, in order to make Agadorji have the heart of underestimating the enemy, thinking that in order to hold the Nanlin defense line, he would definitely mobilize troops from the other two places. And once this news reaches the West River and the northern slope, they will send troops in a plan, so that he can gather superior forces to counterattack, and he can achieve the goal of breaking through one by one. In this way, the main forces can once again meet the main force of the Tatar army and complete the goal of killing it in one battle.

Grand, who did not know about these circumstances, was eager to make meritorious contributions, and when he heard the news that the mercenaries at the top of the slope might divide their troops, he looked for an opportunity to kill them. It was only half an hour after getting the news that the mercenaries rushed to support Nanlin's army should have gone far, and they would not come back for a while and a half, and the Tatar cavalry assault under the hillside began.

It is said that it is a slope, which is not very urgent, but because the ramp is long, it is not conducive to cavalry impact. But the cavalry can still rush up with their efforts, but it will take longer.

This time it was no longer a temptation, and as soon as the charge was launched, two thousand cavalry were sent to take the lead. Unlike the last two charges, the two thousand cavalry had already rushed halfway up the slope after only sporadic resistance. At the top of the slope, only hundreds of mercenary cavalry were handing out bows and arrows.

"Haha, that's true." Seeing that the advance army was progressing so smoothly, Gran laughed profusely, and finally gave the order for the whole army to attack, and suddenly 10,000 Tatar cavalry shouted and rushed from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the slope.

On the top of the slope, Hu Mang, the head of the independent regiment, and the cavalry strengthened the commander of the first regiment, Chasing Feng, stared intently at the Tatar cavalry under the slope with binoculars, and the eyes of the two showed an unbelievable light.

"It's really a rice bucket, even if it's a charge, it shouldn't be so fast." Chasing Feng shook his head, put down the telescope in his hand, and said with a sigh.

"Hehe, the rice bucket is good, our plan can be implemented more smoothly, and we can go to support Nanlin faster, the young master has been waiting for our good news." Hu Mang also put down the telescope in his hand, then reached out and touched his waist, and took out a handful of May Fourth from there.

The May Fourth pistol is the basic configuration of officers above the regimental level in the mercenary army, which is also a symbol of identity. As a tiger, he has long been equipped with such a high-level weapon, and now he has taken it out as a signal to launch a counterattack.

Chasing Feng also pulled out a May Fourth pistol from his waist, and then wiped it again and again, until the entire body of the gun was wiped as if it was going to be reflected, and then the safety was opened, and the same was aimed at the top of the slope, this time he also thought about the addiction of handjob.

Looking at Chasing Wind's very excited appearance, Hu Mang smiled at the corner of his mouth, and kindly reminded, "Chasing Wind Leader, a pistol is no better than a long spear, the shooting distance is limited, and if it is too far, it will not have any effect." ”

"I know, I know." I kept nodding, but I could see that I was still a little nervous about chasing the wind at this time. It was as if he had ridden a battlefield with a knife for the first time.

The two regimental commanders just hidden, and the other mercenary soldiers also waited in their places. Thus watched the Tatar cavalry rush halfway up the slope, to the top of the slope, to their sight.

Deng Yu, the commander of the first battalion who was responsible for luring the enemy, looked desperate to block the advance of the Tatar cavalry. But obviously because of the lack of people, seeing the enemy rushing up, he was very "panicked" and shouted to retreat, and the hundreds of cavalry in the current department turned around and fled, and that neat appearance attracted bursts of laughter from the Tatar cavalry behind him.

Under the laughter, Grand also rushed to the top of the slope with the main cavalry, and also saw the scene of Deng Yu retreating with the cavalry, "Hahaha, okay, now that we have successfully reached the top of the slope, it is time for us to make contributions." Sons, rush with the general, and those who go to the city of Shicheng first will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver. ”

Boosting morale, after Grand's shout, the Tatar cavalry in front of him shouted excitedly, and then rushed forward frantically, they wanted to follow behind the battalion commander Deng Yu to see if they could kill the enemy in the process of chasing the enemy, and at the same time approaching the city of Shicheng.

In this way, Deng Yu was running in front, and behind him were 10,000 Tatar cavalrymen wielding sabers, and from time to time there would be people with bows and arrows, although it was impossible to shoot because of the distance, but it could indeed play a great deterrent role.

Deng Yu, who was running in front, would look back from time to time, and saw that the Tatar cavalry had really hit the trick and chased up, and a smug smile appeared in the corner of his eyes. ”

The mercenary cavalry, who had been told in advance of the trap, immediately separated from the sides, left the danger zone and continued to run forward.

The Tatar cavalry, who were less than a mile behind, also noticed this scene, but they did not take it to heart, in their opinion, the enemy was likely to be in a panic, and even if so, they would just catch up.

Maybe it's meritorious, maybe it's careless, or maybe it's arrogant. In short, these Tatar cavalry broke into the trap that the mercenaries had dug long ago.

I had considered that there were too many enemies, so when digging this trap, the scale was also very large, more than 30 meters wide and three miles long, which took a lot of manpower and material resources to strengthen a group, and now, it can finally come in handy.

Without the slightest surprise, the Tatar cavalry was hit. When the first row of cavalry did not have any alert, the head of the war horse sank, and even the men and horses pounced and fell into a large pit with a depth of four meters, and this was just the beginning, and more Tatar cavalry behind them fell into the pit like dumplings.

One by one, more than half of the 2,000 cavalry of the vanguard army fell into the trap of the horse, which finally attracted the attention and attention of the other cavalry behind them, and more and more Tatar cavalry grabbed the reins of the war horse and stopped in place.

"What's going on?" General Grand, protected by a group of personal soldiers, also rushed over, and when he saw the scene in front of him, he couldn't help but gasp. More than 1,000 cavalrymen fell into the pit, and most of them were injured by the trampling of their horses, and some even died in blood.