Chapter 241: Encirclement?
The neighing of war horses, the crying of old men and children, and the sound of swords clashing and firecrackers are intertwined to form a picture of war.
This battle ended in less than half an hour, in fact, this should not be called a battle, but should be called a massacre, five hundred murderous cavalry raided the defenseless tribe of more than a thousand people is simply a pack of wolves into the flock, although those young men hastily took out their weapons to resist, but in the face of these armed Jiangning cavalry to the teeth, their resistance seemed so powerless, in the face of the Jiangning cavalry's firearms and sharp sabers, they fell one by one in a pool of blood.
When Yang Feng arrived surrounded by hundreds of family members, all he saw was a corpse and a pair of frightened eyes.
Yang Daniu, who was still stained with blood, walked up to Yang Feng happily, and said loudly after giving a military salute: "Lord Qiyu, I have surrounded and suppressed all the tribes here, killing a total of 304 rebels and capturing 831 herdsmen, and the captured cattle, sheep and horses have not yet had time to count, please give me advice!" ”
"You guys did a great job!" Yang Feng glanced at the group of people standing in front of him who were looking at him with fear, hatred and uneasiness in their eyes, nodded with satisfaction, and said to Yang Da Niu with a smile: "Today's raid speed is very fast, a few points faster than usual, the raid, outflanking, and fighting are all done in one go, it seems that your cavalry brigade has made a lot of progress during this time!" ”
In the face of Yang Feng's praise, Yang Daniu said modestly: "Lord Qiyu, I don't dare to take credit for my humble position, I can end the battle so quickly today, and the efforts and help of a few robes are inseparable, and my subordinates really don't dare to take credit!" ”
Yang Feng asked curiously, "Oh...... Who is it? ”
Yang Daniu said loudly: "It's the boss and a few robes when they served in Liaodong before, they have joined the Jiangning Army with the grace of the adults some time ago, but they have not yet had the honor to witness the faces of the adults, please allow the lowly to dare to introduce them to the adults today." ”
Looking at the eagerness on Yang Daniu's face, Yang Feng smiled faintly: "Okay, call them all here and let the official take a look." ”
Seeing that Yang Feng agreed, Yang Daniu said excitedly: "Yes...... Thank you, sir! ”
Soon, several cavalrymen wearing the armor of the Jiangning Army came to Yang Feng under the leadership of Yang Daniu, and bowed down in unison and said respectfully: "Zhao Dayong, Lao Wangtou, Zhang Heizi, Qian Youdao, Qian Youming, Deng Xianfeng meet your lord!" ”
Looking at the cleanliness and iron-blooded temperament exuded by the few people kneeling on the ground, Yang Feng knew that these people must be the elite of the Liaodong Army without asking, he smiled, got off the horse and helped these people up, and then asked: "The official heard from Da Niu that you were all robes when he was on an errand in Liaodong, is that so?" ”
"Lord Qiqi, that's exactly the case!" Zhao Dayong, who was the leader, said respectfully.
Yang Feng glanced at Zhao Dayong and smiled: "I heard that you also have a nickname called Boss Zhao?" ”
Zhao Dayong said with some trepidation: "My lord laughed, he was the boss when he was at home, and after he became a soldier in Liaodong, he was rewarded with the position of a senior by the officer's kindness, and he was called the humble boss Zhao in a joke with his brothers, but how to be worthy of this title in front of adults." ”
"Hahaha......" Yang Feng smiled: "You don't have to be modest, the name Boss Zhao is not bad, at least it sounds majestic, don't you know, in the past, when the officer didn't join the army, what he hoped most was for someone to call me Boss, but unfortunately this wish has not been fulfilled until now, so the official is still very envious of you, someone calls you Boss every day, how comfortable it sounds." ”
"Hahaha......"
The officers on the side also laughed, and after the laughter stopped, Yang Feng said to Zhao Laodao: "Zhao Dayong, now that the cavalry of my Jiangning Army has just been established, there is a shortage of qualified officers, so that Yang Daniu's dignified cavalry captain actually wants to make a cameo in person and not accept it all night, which really makes the officer feel helpless, and I am deeply pleased to see that you can come to serve in my Jiangning Army." So be it...... This officer plans to form a night brigade, and you will be the captain, as for the official position, I will temporarily appoint you as the commander, and these brothers behind you have also appointed them as the captains of each squadron, what do you think of the temporary appointment of the official position? ”
Listening to Yang Feng's words, Boss Zhao and the others were overjoyed. These people originally worked hard in the Liaodong Army for several years and were still the big soldiers, and the largest official position of Boss Zhao was just a chief, but now they have just come to Jiangning Army and become a commander one by one, and Boss Zhao has been appointed as the general manager, which is equivalent to a position of 100 households, how can this not make them overjoyed.
"Thank you, Lord Xie, the humble rank must live up to the expectations of the adults, and I am willing to die for the adults!" Boss Zhao and the others were so excited that they immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Yang Feng. No wonder they are so excited, the development of the Ming Dynasty has lasted more than two hundred years, the entire social class has already begun to solidify, and the same is true for the army, it is difficult for ordinary people or children of poor families to be promoted, people like Zhao Boss have served in Liaodong for so many years, at best, they can mix up at best, which is also the reason why they immediately did not hesitate to switch to the command of Jiangning Army after being invited by Yang Daniu.
Yang Feng didn't stop him, and accepted this gift with a smile.
Boss Zhao, after the group kowtowed, they consciously stood aside.
It was only at this time that the infantry who cooperated with the cavalry sweep had driven all the herdsmen to the open field, Yang Feng refocused his attention on those people, his brows were a little secretly furrowed, Qiu Disheng on the side was very thoughtful, and immediately guessed Yang Feng's mind after seeing Yang Feng's somewhat hesitant expression, he asked, "Are you worried that these herdsmen will slow down the marching speed of the army?" ”
"Yes!" Yang Feng said calmly: "Under normal circumstances, my army can march fifty or sixty miles a day, but if I bring these herdsmen, I'm afraid I won't be able to walk even thirty miles." ”
"My lord, then should we ...... them all" Chu Maoguang on the side heard the words and leaned over and made a throat-cutting motion.
"No!" Yang Feng shook his head, "We are all of great use to these herdsmen, if we wait in Nanjing, they are all good laborers, and the situation here is much better than I expected, I originally thought that these Mongols would resist to the end, and they would never stop resisting until they killed all their adult men, and I never thought that they would surrender so soon." ”
Yang Daniu smiled when he heard it: "My lord is too worried, today's Mongolians have long been dissatisfied with the courage and strength of their ancestor Genghis Khan more than three hundred years ago, but as long as they have half of their ancestor's ability, how can they have the share of the Houjin Tartar now." And for the Mongols, it was a common thing for one tribe to annex another, and the herdsmen were used to it, and it was nothing more than a change of person to rule them, and it was rare for this tribe to surrender after more than 300 deaths.
And you don't have to worry about these Mongols slowing down our march, don't forget, the Mongols have long been accustomed to chasing water and grass, and if they do pick up the speed of the march, I am afraid that it will be faster than us soldiers who only walk on two legs. ”
"And this?" Yang Feng touched his chin, if this was the case, the plan he had made might have to be revised slightly, and after thinking about it, he said loudly: "Qiu Disheng! ”
Qiu Disheng said loudly: "You send all these herdsmen to the baggage camp and let Cui Zheng take strict care of them." Then collect these cattle, sheep, carts and other things and send them to the baggage battalion, and those surplus horses will be handed over to the cavalry brigade, and continue to advance north tomorrow! ”
"Understood!"
In this way, Yang Feng led the Jiangning army of less than 10,000 people all the way to the northwest, and they would surround the large tribes with more than tens of thousands of people along the way, and if they encountered a small tribe of thousands of people, they would pounce on the tribe like a hungry wolf, and if they were willing to surrender, they would arrest everyone, and if they refused to surrender, they would mobilize artillery battalions, firecrackers and cavalry to encircle and suppress them, and face the Jiangning army armed to the teeth. These weapons and combat ideas are still stuck in the Mongolian tribes of hundreds of years ago, and they have been melted away like snow meets the sun.
By mid-October, Yueyang's team had snowballed to more than 30,000 people, and more than 100,000 cattle and sheep had been captured. What made Yang Feng especially happy was that the number of captured war horses was unexpectedly large, reaching nearly 10,000. This couldn't help but make Yang Feng a little excited, if he continued at this speed, I am afraid that the number of war horses needed to form his cavalry will soon be reached, so is it necessary to go to the Horqin tribe?
Just when Yang Feng was a little hesitant, the newly appointed captain of the Night Failure Brigade, Boss Zhao, brought him bad news.
"My lord, the night led by the sunspot does not receive reports, what we have done these days has alarmed the three tribes of the Khalkha tribe, the Khalkha tribe is extremely shocked, and now the Great Khan of the three tribes of Tushetu Khan Chahun Dorji, Chechen Khan Babu and Zasaktu Khan Norbu have jointly sent more than 10,000 people to search in our direction, and now they are still more than 160 miles away from us, if we hurry up, we can catch up with us in one day."
"And here's the thing!"
Yang Feng patted his head, it seems that he has been a little carried away these days, these days he has led a large army to play the three-light policy on the territory of the Mongols, even if the people of the Khalkha tribe are stupid, they should reflect it. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Dayong, can we get rid of those Mongols?" ”
"No way!" Zhao Dayong shook his head: "Those Mongolians are all cavalry, and we have too many altars and jars, so many cattle, sheep and carts of supplies, now it is the limit to be able to march sixty miles a day, it is impossible to compete with those Mongolian cavalry with one person, three horses or even four horses, it is a matter of time before they catch up with us." ”
Yang Feng stopped talking, in fact, he was not afraid of the more than 10,000 Mongolian cavalry, but the current Jiangning army carried too many jars and jars after more than ten days of plunder, and the more than 20,000 herdsmen who were captured were also a problem, if they were fighting with the Mongolian cavalry, it would be troublesome for these herdsmen to come and join forces, so Yang Feng was trying to avoid those large tribes these days This is the reason. But now it's not the reason to avoid it, but the Mongols are anxious to play with him.
"His grandmother's, since he can't run away, then he won't run, let's fight with them!"
After making up his mind, Yang Feng called the guide Hari Taogao.
"Haritao, how is the terrain around here? Are there any relatively high peaks and strange terrain? ”
Hearing Yang Feng's question, Hari Taogao thought for a while and shook his head and said, "My lord, this place is already close to Haole Buzhan, and the surrounding terrain is very flat, except for an unnamed hill thirty miles northeast of the front, and there are no other peculiar terrains and peaks. ”
Hearing this, Yang Feng did not hesitate to order, and the whole army turned around and rushed towards the place that Hari Taogao said, where he wanted to give the people of the Khalkha Department an unforgettable lesson.
Just as Yang Feng led the Jiangning army to continue to rush forward, another unexpected situation happened.
In Yang Feng's team, there is a huge car that is particularly eye-catching, this car is all made of wooden structure from the appearance, but the chassis is the chassis of the minibus that Yang Feng got from modern society, so it is much better than the big car of this era in terms of comfort. At this time, in this big car, Zheng Toniang and the line mother and servant were staring nervously at the monitor, and the line girl pointed to the monitor and said nervously, "Miss, you see, there are a lot of people in the group below, I probably counted it, at least more than 3,000 people?" ”
Zheng Toniang took a deep breath: "Okay, you continue to look at them, and I will report to the adults immediately!" ”
After that, Zheng Toniang immediately took out the walkie-talkie......
More than ten minutes later, Yang Feng hurried over, he pushed open the door and asked, "What's the situation?" ”
Zheng Tuoniang said a little embarrassed: "My lord, just now when the informant was controlling the drone on a routine patrol, I found a team more than ten miles in front of us, and we couldn't figure out their identities after observing them, so I notified you to come and take a look." ”
Yang Feng was a little surprised and said, "Yes, I'll take a look." ”
After that, Yang Feng sat in front of the monitor and said to the line girl: "Line girl, you fly a little lower, so that you can see a little more clearly." ”
"Okay." The line girl agreed, and manipulated the joystick to reduce the height of the drone to more than 300 meters, and the picture was much clearer.
Yang Feng muttered as he watched, "Hmm...... It is true that their costumes do not look like Mongolian herders, but rather like ...... Not good...... They are Jurchen Tartars! ”
Yang Feng's face immediately changed, there were more than 10,000 Mongolian cavalry in the back, and there were Mongolian Tatars in front, did the Mongolian Tatars want to encircle themselves with the Jurchens?