Chapter 646: The Earth Trembles
The sudden change in the situation made Hu Lu look stunned. His task was to hold Ding Shan first, and then when General Guo Te came with the main army, they joined forces to launch a general attack, chasing Ding Shan's troops and attacking the camp of the Five Star Army in one fell swoop. But now, before General Pote came, Ding Shan fled first, which was not in line with the plan.
"General, what shall we do? Is it to chase or wait for General Bad. The deputy general beside him was also confused by the scene in front of him, so he asked Hu Lu for instructions.
"Chase! Leave one person behind to inform the general, and the others will come with me. Hu Lu, who was originally straight, decided not to wait, even if the plan changed, he also changed with it, although the thousand people he brought with him were a little less, but he had confidence in his cavalry, even if the enemy was several times his own, he could fight and win.
In addition to leaving one person to report to the rear, Hu Lu led a thousand cavalry to chase after Ding Shan's hundred horsemen. Along the way, they shouted, screamed, and made the sound of their nation's charge.
"Don't be in too much of a hurry, stay in formation, and don't let them get lost." Ding Shan, who was riding on the horse, glanced back and sneered. He ran first, so he naturally had an advantage, and he only needed to be out of the range of the bow and arrow to complete the task smoothly.
The cavalry of the direct company followed the left and right of the company commander of Dingshan, and withdrew all the way to the mercenary camp. After running for a while, they could see the camp from a distance, and now the hundred people divided into two teams, and abandoned the open area in the middle and went straight back to the camp.
Far away from the camp, Yang Chendong and the four auxiliary battalions had been waiting for a long time. Behind them, the horses that were originally used for transportation, now have their goods unloaded, and from a distance, they give the impression that there are war horses everywhere.
"Young Master, Company Commander Ding is back!" Hu Mang pointed ahead, a confident smile on his face.
Hu Lu, who was pursuing, suddenly saw that the prey in front of him was instantly divided into two branches, left and right, first stunned, and then contempt appeared in his eyes, "Hmph! Do you want to lead General Ben to divide his troops? I won't fall for you, come on, rush with me! ”
Hu Lu looked unfooled and led a thousand horsemen to rush straight from the middle, and as the horses continued to advance, they were getting closer and closer to the mercenary camp.
Three miles... Two and a half miles... Two miles.
When they finally arrived at a distance of two miles, the Jurchen cavalry who were rushing forward suddenly heard one deafening roar after another. Eventually, a cavalry stepped into the minefield and detonated the mines that had been planted there.
Boom boom... Boom Boom!
A sudden explosion sounded in the middle of the cavalry, but in an instant, I don't know how many cavalry were blown away from their horses, and the cavalry at the top of the mine was blown into the air with men and horses, which was the aftermath of the mine, and the explosives and iron pieces did not know how many Jurchen cavalry were injured, so that they fell under their horses in wailing.
"Damn it!" Just advanced about 100 meters, and paid the price of at least nearly 100 rides, which made Hu Lu hate it to the root of his teeth. Seeing that there was still some distance from the mercenary camp, he had no choice but to give the order to stop advancing, and gathered his troops and stayed where they were.
As soon as Hulu's vanguard came to a halt, the two thousand main cavalry led by Bert rushed behind him. Seeing the mess in this place, and the fact that there were still many wounded cavalrymen, Bad rode forward, frowned and asked coldly, "What's going on?" ”
"They... They deceive! Hu Lu, who didn't know how to explain it for a while, simply attributed the result of all this to the other party's strategy.
"Trickery?" Xiao Te's face was stunned for a moment, but after knowing what happened from Hu Lu's mouth, the whole person's face became ugly, "It turns out that they have been prepared for a long time." Hum! Do you really think that the exploding thing on the ground can stop the advance of our iron horsemen? ”
Bad's face was disapproving. Although it is said that the Five Star Army did this out, it did hurt his army. However, in the final battle, the two armies still have to depend on their strength, or they still have to fight with real swords and guns, and stratagems are just auxiliary things. Besides, it is impossible for that thing to explode once and explode a second time, how many cavalry he has, even if they are sent out one by one, this is only a two-mile range, and then it is time for them to raise their butcher knives and start killing.
"By the way, you just said that when Ding Shan retreated, he didn't go to the middle, but on both sides, and he couldn't see anything exploding there, right?" Although it is not so, it is better not to sacrifice or not to sacrifice, so Xiao Te thought of something and asked Hu Lu.
"Yes, they are on both sides, and it is safe." Thinking back to the route of Ding Shan's retreat just now, he still thought that the other party wanted to divide his own troops, originally they knew that there was that thing buried underground.
"Okay." He really didn't pay attention to it at the moment, he only knew that even if the enemy could go, they could go too. "Even so, we also divide our troops into two routes, you lead a team, I lead a team, we rushed over from both sides to outflank them, and when the time comes, we will definitely let those people know that our Jurchen cavalry is not easy to mess with." With a burning face of anger, more than two hundred brothers were killed in such a short time, which obviously angered Bert.
"Yes." Hu Lu was also angry. He rarely suffers such a loss. If the two sides collide face to face, then no matter what the result, he can bear it. If you can't beat it, your skills are not as good as others, but if you succeed with tricks like this, it really makes him feel like he is suffering.
The cavalry, which was already less than 3,000, began to divide their troops, and after almost half of the soldiers and horses were brought with them, the two cavalry of Pote to the left and Hulu to the right began to advance from the side, and the appearance of outflanking the advance.
"Young master, they are learning from Company Commander." Humang's eyesight is still very good, and as soon as the other party moved, he saw through it.
At this moment, Yang Chendong was sitting on a bamboo chair, and he didn't know where to get a paper fan in his hand, and he would brush it twice from time to time.
Listening to Hu Mang's words, Yang Chendong nodded lightly, "This is originally a dead move, no matter how they choose, there is only one result." ”
These words were very plain and uneventful, as if the next thing to die in front of him was not three thousand cavalrymen, but three thousand unrelated ants.
This is not just talking, after two days of preparation, this place has really been set up by Yang Chendong into a dead end, even if the other party wants to jump out now and doesn't want to fight, it is still a dead end, everything related to the backhand, when they pursued Ding Shan, this net had already been spread.
Now it's just a matter of closing the net. "Come on, wave the flag, cut off the enemy's retreat, be ready to detonate the passive mines at any time, and at the same time order the four auxiliary battalions to be ready to shoot."
The more calm and calm Yang Chendong was, the more excited he was in Hu Mang's eyes. This is his sixth young master, who is always so confident, and nothing can stump him.
"Yang Er, go and carry out the order." Hu Mang turned around and said loudly to the tall Yang Er, who was rushing to be the standard-bearer.
"Okay." Agreeing innocently, Yang Er stood up straight, began to wave the two red and black flags in his hand, and continued to make various movements. As a series of movements continued, the ground beneath their feet seemed to move at this moment.
Shake, shake!
It seems that the earth is roaring, and it seems that the earth dragon was born (the earthquake is coming), this movement also provoked the Jurchen iron horsemen who had just divided their troops into the side battlefield to stop and watch.
Seeing that the ground behind them was dusty and covered with the sun, and then the figures of cavalrymen in army green uniforms slowly began to appear in their sight. One... Two... Three... Until I can't count them.
"Where did they get reinforcements?" When he saw the other party's neat clothes, his face had changed greatly, and he said in a somewhat panicked voice.
Didn't the scout say that the five-star army was only 3,000 cavalry? If so, then where did these cavalry come from? Could it be that the information is wrong, or...
Anyway, he is also a general who commands the army, and his brain is still spinning very quickly. After thinking about it for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked ahead and said, "I know, they sent all the cavalry behind us, and there are not many enemies on the opposite side, they want to play a two-sided attack." ”
"General, what should I do?" The Jurchen cavalrymen who followed him asked with ugly faces. It was supposed to be a one-sided massacre, and even if it met some resistance, it should have been sporadic, why did they become dumpling stuffing and have to be wrapped?
The most fearful thing about fighting a war is an unexpected situation, because this often represents a miscalculation on their part, and it means that they have lost their innate advantage in wisdom and strategy. The unknown is the most terrifying, and some people are already worried about what serious consequences the general's miscalculation will bring to themselves.
In other words, because of the unexpected situation, the Jurchen cavalry at this moment has already appeared in a situation of unstable military morale. And if it is left unchecked, it is likely to cause morale to drop until the morale of the army collapses, in which case, no matter how many soldiers you have, it will be difficult to have the strength to fight.
I know this very well in my heart, and I have also led the troops for many years, so I naturally don't want to see such a situation happen. At that moment, he shouted: "Don't be afraid, the enemy's main force is behind us, there are not many enemies in front of us, as long as we are fast enough, we can defeat the enemy's frontal army before this, and then we can stand firm, turn around and destroy the enemy behind us, and the victory will definitely belong to us." ”