Chapter 571: Chahar's Raid
Although the Chahar Department has declined, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and it is not a joke to order the Mongol tribes in Southern Mongolia back then. The various tribes of the grassland are a group of unruly wolves, they only recognize your strength, and once you are weakened, you will be torn to pieces by them.
If you want to subdue this group of evil wolves, you rely on strength, not the descendants of the Golden Family. No one on the grassland recognizes this, and the righteousness and reputation that the Central Plains pay attention to are useless in the grassland.
Even Genghis Khan started by taking revenge on his kindness, and in the era when the steppe heroes rose together, it was even more about strength. At that time, the four departments of Nenkorqin and the fifth department of Nekhalkha south of the Great Khing'an Mountains, in the face of Lin Dan Khan's eastward migration, still broke their teeth and swallowed them in their stomachs, and had to be exploited by the Chahar department. Now the strength of the Chahar Department is no longer what it used to be, but the Lingnan Ministries still have to form a group before they dare to compete with the Chahar Department.
Genghis Khan's cowardly Xue army back then, the central ten thousand households of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, how can ordinary tribes compare. Although Lin Dan Khan could not become a male lord like Genghis Khan, if it were not for the rise of the Jurchens in Liaodong Jianzhou, it would be difficult for another Dayan Khan to emerge on the grassland.
Erke Konggol Ezhe summoned the Nayan relatives and nobles of the Chahar tribes and formulated a plan to send troops to the grasslands of western Liaoning. Countless cattle, sheep, horses, women and children gathered in the vast area of the Xilamulun River and Laoha River valley, how could Chahar sit idly by in the face of such wealth.
Although the Far East is strong, according to the investigation of a large number of sentinels, the Far Eastern Army is scattered in various places to sweep the steppe at this time, and this is the best time to send troops. Strengthened by tens of thousands of elites from the Lingnan Provinces, Chahar's westward army has reached more than 100,000, and Erke Konggol Ezhe will certainly not fight a head-to-head battle with the Far East.
The Far East swept the steppes south of the Great Khing'an Mountains, and the Mongolian tribes were reluctant to keep their pots and jars at home, and when they tried to abandon their preparations and flee westward, they found that it was too late. They were all broken by the Far East or gathered and annihilated.
They did not give full play to the tactical essence of the Mongols for thousands of years, and the Mongols who were hunting have now become prey, and they are afraid to let go of cattle, sheep, women and children, and they can not be defeated in the face of the powerful Far Eastern army.
What's more, the airships of the Far East are cruising in the sky 24 hours a day, and a large number of military radios are in contact. The Far Eastern Army could deploy its forces precisely and play with the Mongol divisions. If you want to close the siege, you can close it, and if you want to defeat it, you can defeat it, and the battle is very easy.
The Far East has made full use of the various elements of modern warfare, and the means of command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance have emerged one after another. What's more, the 12 main cavalry brigades of the Far Eastern Army, which had been trained for more than a year, and the more than 20 militia brigades that participated in winter training and pre-war training, were all considered well-trained troops in this era, and the tribal cavalry of the Mongolian tribes were their opponents.
Erke Kongol, of course, knew the power of the Far East, and he studied it for a day with the chiefs of the Chahar tribes. It was decided to divide the westward army into more than 100,000 troops and raid the grasslands of western Liaoning from all directions, taking advantage of the dispersion of the forces in the Far East to grab as many cattle, sheep, women and children as they could. By the time the Far East reacts, and then gathers troops and horses from all over the steppe, the westward army of the Chahr Department may have already fled with the stolen cattle, sheep, women and children.
The establishment of each 10,000-person team is not limited to the establishment of 10,000 people, and it can be divided at any time to form several teams of 1,000 people. Wander around like a pack of wolves. The enemy is divided and the enemy is united. Far or near, more or less, gathering or scattering, coming out or not, coming like falling from the sky, going like lightning.
Annihilated when encountering a small force in the Far East. When encountering a large force in the Far East, they will never be entangled, they can run as fast as they can, and if they can't do it, they will be broken up in a hurry, everyone is! Take advantage of the swiftness and agility of the cavalry to gather and disperse uncertainties. Confuse the enemy, form a long-distance attack, flank outflanking, and strive to form a situation of fighting more with less locally. The emphasis is on the mobility of the troops, and the main tactical characteristics are long-distance outflanking and detouring, and splitting and attacking together.
The Mongols maneuvered over long distances unprecedented in history, often maneuvering hundreds of miles on a large scale, making it difficult for the enemy to anticipate and guard against their attacks. This is the tactic of the Mongolian wolves on the steppe, which is very difficult and can be said to be invincible in this era.
Bagan rode on his war horse and watched as the tribesmen of several tribes slowly marched eastward. The 9th Brigade of the Militia successively "persuaded" several small and medium-sized tribes on the steppe and followed them to migrate to the advance base of the Xilamulun River.
At this time, the brigade commander Zhao Guan came to his side with a team of cavalry. Zhao Guan glanced at the long crowd, and said to Bagen with a smile: "Lao Ba, don't you have a fancy girl?" If there is anyone who sees the right eye, I will help you keep it and go back to do a happy event for you. ”
Bagen's big face was suddenly full of folds, and he smiled: "Hehe...... Brigade...... Brigade commander, I've taken a fancy to several of them, and I want to marry them home, hehe......"
Zhao Guan listened to Bagen's words, and was so angry that he whipped Bagan's head, and scolded angrily: "You are fucking cold, marry so many times, and you are not afraid of flashing your waist." Paralyzed, your business, I don't care......"
When Bagan saw that the brigade commander was angry, he hurriedly chased after him, and said with a hippie smile: "Brigade commander, I'm talking nonsense, you don't care who cares about my affairs." I ......"
When he said this, he suddenly paused, quickly turned over and dismounted, leaned down and listened with his ears to the ground. Zhao Guan was stunned by Bagen, now in addition to the large cavalry in the Far East, where are there other armies on the grassland.
Bagan raised his head and shouted, "Brigade commander, the horse team has rushed over, and the number is nearly 10,000 ......"
Zhao Guan was furious when he heard this, the various cavalry brigades scattered on the grassland in the Far East were more than 3,000 people, where did the horse team of nearly 10,000 people come from. Besides, even if other troops come, they will inevitably use the radio to contact him. The 9th Brigade of their militia now has only three battalions of more than 1,000 men, and the rest of the troops are sweeping the grasslands around, and they are simply unable to fight the horse team of nearly 10,000 people.
And he wants to report this situation to today's headquarters immediately, the Far Eastern Army is scattered all over the steppe, and if someone takes advantage of the loopholes, then the Far Eastern and Western Army Corps will suffer great losses. Thinking of this, Zhao Guan did not hesitate at all, and hurriedly shouted: "Why don't you get on your horse and retreat...... Hurry up......"
The Mongolian militia of the Ninth Brigade around them were stunned by Zhao Guan's voice, but when they saw Zhao Guan and Bagen getting on their horses and galloping out one after another, they reluctantly looked at the herds of cattle and sheep, and then they all stepped on the war horses and galloped away. Mongolian herdsmen from several small and medium-sized tribes were stunned one by one when they saw the Far Eastern cavalry roaring away.
After a while, the ground began to shake. Thousands of iron horsemen rushed in from a distance, and a large number of Chahar's elite cavalry rushed to the eyes of the large herds of cattle and sheep and Mongolian herdsmen with loud shouts, shouting excitedly.
With the order of Erke Kongguo Erzhe, the army of more than 100,000 Chahar troops roared into the grasslands of eastern and western Liao. The cavalry of the Western Corps, which was scattered in the steppe, was taken by surprise by the sudden insertion of the Chahar Army's westward marching army, and many militia brigades were even scattered. (To be continued......)
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