Chapter 128: The Trap
Liu Zhilun looked at the high-spirited generals and was also full of passion. He said:
"Okay, the generals dare to fight, this officer should be the first soldier, this officer decided to personally lead 5,000 infantry out of the Zunhua West Gate array, Ma Jingluo, Wu Zongbing, General Huang, you still concentrate cavalry to raid those arrogant enemy troops."
Ma Shilong, Wu Zimian and other generals applauded, and they all expressed their determination to carry out the orders of the commander-in-chief, and they would definitely fight to the death with the enemy.
Huang Han saw that the generals were so angry that he had an ominous premonition in his heart, and he really didn't feel good in his heart, what happened to these people, either they were arrogant or arrogant, when would they be able to go on the right path without going left or right.
Huang Han hurriedly told the advice: "Lord Liu, think twice, your lords are calm, left-leaning adventurism is unacceptable, the slave chiefs have been fighting since they were children, and they are fools, that is, they are making stupid mistakes, and it is absolutely impossible to attack at this time!" ”
Wu Zimian was dizzy and said, "Lord Huang, can you say something that we can understand, what is left-leaning adventurism?" Why is it risky for us to wait until the main force of Jiannu retreats before making a move? ”
Huang Han blurted out modern words, didn't know how to explain them for a while, and simply ignored this stubble, he asked rhetorically:
"Is Jiannu really stupid? They knew that the Zunhua defenders had a few thousand cavalry capable of completing the surprise attack, and they had already succeeded several times, so they would not guard against it? This is undoubtedly just a trap, can you judge which col the large group of people and horses hidden by Jiannu are hiding? ”
Liu Zhilun said: "Why does General Huang judge like this, you must know that we are infantry out of the city to line up, and the cavalry will return immediately after completing the raid, and when Jiannu learned that the convoy was attacked and killed, maybe our army would have returned to the city long ago, how could I take the risk?" ”
"My lord, there is a question here, did the enemy choose to rush to the aid when he heard the news that the convoy was attacked, or did our army use the tactics of cutting off our army's return route as soon as the enemy army came out of Zunhua, and directly attacked the infantry forming a formation outside our army with superior forces, and then surrounded our cavalry?"
Ma Shilong said: "Lord Huang means that those small-scale transport teams are just bait, the enemy doesn't care about their life or death, and the enemy's purpose is only one - to lure our army out of the city?" ”
"However, Jiannu should have a plan this time, and he thinks that there are not only Jiannu sentinels outside Zunhua City, but there should also be many Liaodong Han spies around.
As long as our army marches out of the city, Jiannu should be able to get the news in less than half an hour, and then their cavalry will attack in a straight line, cutting off the return route of our army in one fell swoop.
After destroying the main force of our army in the field battle, and then killing Liu Daren, Ma Jingluo, Wu Zongbing and other generals, will it be too difficult for them to capture Zunhua next? ”
Liu Zhilun's head was full of sweat, Ma Shilong's face was pale, and Wu Zimian was so angry that his face turned red and retorted loudly: "Damn, Lord Huang, can you say something about it, where is Lao Tzu's skill in bowing and horses so easy to be killed by Jiannu?" ”
"Alas! When heaven and earth are all working together, the heroes are not free, Zhao Shujiao, Man Gui, Sun Renshou and other chief military officers are not bad, they are not the blood sand field empty hatred? ”
"This ...... Lao Tzu is not as eloquent as you, and he can't drag the text, Lao Tzu admits defeat, Lord Huang, can't we really go out and do a vote? ”
"This really can't be had, people are targeting us not far from Zunhua, you want to go with the Yansui army, anyway, the lowly 'Red Flag Army' chooses to stick to the city."
Huang Han, who had always encouraged the Ming army to participate in the war, chose to give up the war, and this attitude made many enthusiastic generals suddenly discouraged.
Liu Zhilun pondered for a long time before saying: "General Huang's analysis and judgment are three points, this official thinks so, I am afraid that now is not a good time to attack, you adults still need to cheer up and guard the city." ”
Huang Han said with a smile: "Otherwise, otherwise, it is already certain that the main force of Jiannu has retreated, and it is still necessary for our army to conduct sortie drills."
It is suggested that at noon tomorrow, Lord Liu will lead 5,000 infantry out of the south gate of Zunhua and return to the city immediately after the formation is completed, and Ma Jingluo, General Wu and the generals can concentrate the cavalry again to kill the ten miles within a radius of Zunhua.
The purpose is very simple, kill the Jiannu sentry horse, and capture all the people they meet back to the city, if the people do not obediently choose to flee, then they and may be Jiannu's spies, directly killed. ”
Wu Zimian said: "Since you don't go to fight the Tartar convoy, what's the point of moving the army out of the city?" In case our army's action fails and Jiannu takes advantage of the loophole, wouldn't it be ridiculous and generous? ”
Huang Han said: "Tomorrow, we will clear the spies within a radius of ten miles from Zunhua, and the day after tomorrow we can expand five miles to the periphery, and then we can choose some targets for Jiannu to transport materials." Besides, the men and horses ambushed by Jiannu may be teased out by us tomorrow, and I don't know! ”
Liu Zhilun said: "General Huang means bluff to exhaust the enemy army? ”
Huang Han said: "Of course, it's boring to be idle, and you can get some gains by clearing the enemy sentry within ten miles, right?" Besides, it's fun to tease the savages! ”
"Hahaha......" The generals laughed when they heard Huang Han say something funny, and their mood was much better.
The Houjin army hid 15,000 elite cavalry in the mountains north of Zunhua, and the three Belle of Mang Gurtai, Azige, and Yuetuo personally led the troops.
The three Baylors were very confident, they thought that 15,000 Eight Banner disciples were enough to defeat the 50,000 Ming army, and as long as the Zunhua defenders came out, it would be impossible for them to run a single soldier.
Originally, they thought that the Ming army would take the bait only after a few days of lurking, but who knew that the main general of the Ming army seemed to be stupid, and actually came out at noon the next day with nearly 10,000 steps.
It was obvious that the Ming army had taken the bait, and the three Baylors were ecstatic, they knew that if the main force of Zunhua was blocked outside the city and killed, it would be effortless to recapture Zunhua, and everything that was taken by the Ming army at that time would have to be returned with interest.
How to block the Ming army? The barbarians had already negotiated that once the Ming army was dispatched, 15,000 elite cavalry would kill the city of Zunhua at the fastest speed, quickly control the vicinity of the four gates, and not let the Ming army run back to the city was the first step, and it was also the most important link in the success or failure of the situation.
After receiving the report that the Ming army was out of the city, not only the three main generals were inexplicably excited, but even the Jurchen cavalry under their command were full of passion, so 15,000 barbarians and 30,000 war horses rushed out of the hidden place and galloped straight along the official road to Zunhua.
The galloping horses were magnificent, the earth was trembling, and the birds and beasts of the mountains were fleeing.
And the bad Ming army just went out of the city and surrounded and annihilated the Jiannu sentry horses within ten miles of Zunhua as quickly as possible, and killed or arrested the idle people, and then they each went back from the city gate closest to the team.