Chapter 686 Bait

The grassland was covered in gray, the noise was deafening, and there were people shouting loudly around.

At this time, Ping An vaguely saw a Tatar man dressed better than others. The man wore an eaves-free iron helmet and a white fur collar.

The figure flashed by, and was soon covered by the chaotic horse soldiers and the rising dust.

Ping An intuition, that must be a Tatar with status!Without hesitation, he raised the bloody iron axe and shouted: Kill!He led the elite cavalry and rushed over to the other side.

A stream of Ming army cavalry rushed around!

The unlucky Tatars did not run away and were hitting Ping'an; Ping'an took off his axe and swept over the ground with his men and horses.

After a while, he saw the Tatar man in a very well-clad manner again, and saw the guy yelling while running, waving the scimitar in his hand.

drive!Ping An kicked the horse twice in a row and rushed over.

The Tatars also discovered Ping'an's horse team, and they shook the reins in panic, constantly looking back at Ping'an's distance!

Soon, Ping An had approached the left rear side of the Tatar.The Ming cavalry on both wings and other enemy soldiers were already fighting with each other.The Tatars hurriedly changed the scimitar to their left hand.

call!The heavy iron axe swung over with the strong wind.With a metal ramming, the Tatar's scimitar was opened and he screamed in fear.

However, although Ping An's iron axe was fast and heavy, it was as light as needles and threads in his hand, almost rubbing the Tatars' face and retracting its strength.The Tatars' faces were instantly bloodless!

With a neighing sound, the Tatar war horses screamed fiercely.The war horse was cut by Ping An and knelt down on his front hooves!The Tatars jumped off their war horses and rolled on the ground with a roar.

Ping An turned his head and shouted: Catch the living!

The Ming cavalry detoured from the surroundings and surrounded the servant.Some cavalry jumped off their horses and rushed over to hold the Tatars down...

The battle did not last long, and the fighting everywhere had gradually subsided, and the sound of horse hooves continued to roar on all sides.The grassland was full of corpses of people and horses, and the undead people were moaning and screaming.

The Tatar cavalry suffered heavy losses in this battle, and perhaps only a small number of enemy cavalry escaped.

The cheers of the Ming army in the distance came from the wind, and the breath of victory echoed in the wilderness.

However, when Ping An walked back with the tied prisoners, he saw some soldiers very sad and bowing to some incomplete corpses on the ground.

Those corpses were the Ming army warriors who had previously collided directly into the Tatar horse herd!

Many people died with the enemy.

Han heroes, heroic.The tied Tatar suddenly spoke.

Ping An immediately turned his head to look at him: You can speak Chinese?

The Tatar nodded: I am one of the prime ministers of the Khan and I know a few words.

The generals around him suddenly became interested and said: I caught a big fish.The commander has made great contributions!

Ping'an ordered quietly: The captured prisoners were separated and looked for several Mongolians in the army to interrogate them.

Get order!

The Prime Minister of Tatar seemed to hear Ping'an's suspicion, sighed and said: My name is Tuohuan, there is no need to hide it.I was ordered to harass you and delay you, but I didn't expect to fall into a siege and lose my troops, and it turned out like this!I feel ashamed of the Khan, and I will definitely be killed when I go back.

Ping An ignored it for the time being and ordered the cavalry units to return to the military formation one after another.

Previously, Ping An sent a large number of cavalry in roughly two directions, and the left-wing cavalry fought; but the right-wing cavalry ran away and returned one after another at this time.

The right-wing cavalry was dispatched everywhere in the east to prevent the enemy cavalry from detouring from the south and escaping to the east, but the enemy cavalry did not do that.

The vanguard army set up camp on the spot, waiting for the baggage camp to send people to clean the battlefield, bring back the bodies of the wounded and the soldiers, and list the list of those who died in battle.

At the same time, the prisoners began to torture in the military camp, and the crackling sounds of the prisoners could be heard from afar.

There was no movement in the northeast direction. At first, Ping An guessed that the Tatars were fighting against the east and west, but it seemed that they were not accurate.This Tatar cavalry was alone, just coming to harass the Ming army.

...After the sun sets, the temperature drops rapidly.The temperature difference between day and night in this place is very large, and the wind on the field is getting colder and colder.

At this time, Emperor Zhu Gaoxu and several Ming generals led the guards and cavalry to the safe camp.

Everyone was in the big tent, surrounded by a pile of red charcoal fires.After the generals gave their great gifts, Zhu Gaoxu sat on the ground in the north and asked the generals to sit down and talk.

Ping An said with a fist: Report to the emperor, I captured a Tatar Prime Minister named Tuohuan.His identity should be true. Seven or eight prisoners were tortured and confirmed Tuo Huan's identity.However, Na Tuohuan confessed very happily, because he would be killed when he was defeated and returned, so he wanted to make contributions and surrender to the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Gaoxu asked: What military situation?

Ping An Dao: Tuohuan explained that Benjali Shikhan and Alutai's main force was approximately near the Luqu River (west of Hulun Lake, now the Klulun River).Many tribes followed the Tatars' main force and migrated to the north.

When the generals heard this, they immediately started talking, and the tent quickly became lively.

People's eyes are shining under the fire, and they are very excited!

If the main force of Mongolia can be destroyed in one battle, all the generals will understand it. It is conceivable how great the military achievements will be!

Zhu Gaoxu immediately said: Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, our military power is extremely strong.If the main force of Tatars were so easily destroyed, how did they survive until now?

A sentence was like a basin of cold water, and it was faintly sounded like a sneer.Most people have quieted down and should think that Zhu Gaoxu's words make sense.

After a while of silence in the tent, Zhu Gaoxu said again: Since we entered the area where the Tatar tribes are active, we have walked a thousand or two miles.This was the first harassment of the Tatar cavalry.We couldn't find the Tatars for a long time, and suddenly we found their traces. We were inevitably impulsive, afraid that we wouldn't be able to catch them!

But in my opinion, all this is a routine... a trick!Dear generals, the more you are, the more calm and patient you must be!

Zhu Gaoxu often played psychological warfare in wars before. Although he did not understand Benjali's character and Arutai at all, he could easily have the intuition of being plotted.

He turned around and said: Xueheng, the number 7 map of "di".

Duan Xueheng skillfully found a picture from the bag. Zhu Gaoxu unfolded the drawing next to the charcoal fire and waved his hand to let the surrounding generals approach.

He pointed to the map and said: Our army's location is south of the Luqu River, at least three or four hundred miles away!Tuohuan claimed that the main force of Tatars migrated to the north, how can our army chase after it?

Zhao Ping, the Marquis of Yongqing next to him, said: You cannot carry baggage or Wuhan Iron and Steel Cart, you can only pursue them with cavalry.

Zhu Gaoxu said: Yongqing Hou is right.We have about 300,000 soldiers and civilians, but because we didn’t carry enough food, we only brought tens of thousands of war horses.Although Mongolia declined, it could still gather a large number of cavalry.If our horse team chases over, what if it is a trap, they must not be ambushed and besieged?

All the generals clasped their fists and said, "The Lord is wise!"

The generals said this, but most of them showed helpless and frustrated expressions.

The troops were working hard and traveling two thousand miles in vain. Everyone was trying to kill people, and it was really bad to run away in vain. Isn’t Zhu Gaoxu also feeling like this?

Peace said: I think this is also a wartime opportunity. If you let it go, it would be a pity.

Zhu Gaoxu nodded thoughtfully and responded habitually with a um...

At this time, Qu Neng's voice said: I'm asking for a report.The Tatar horses also need food. If they gather the main force, there will be stockpiled grass and supplies nearby!Winter on the grassland has arrived, and Tatar horses cannot fight by relying on the weeds on the ground. They need grass-fed grass-fed grass harvested in autumn.

If our army lures the main Tatars to attack and delay the main force of our army to approach; our army will attack with cavalry brigades, and may find opportunities for fighters!

Zhu Gaoxu thought for a moment, then nodded and said: Something makes sense.

Ping An said: If we take the front cavalry first, we will walk three or four hundred miles, and we will not be able to achieve enough horsepower and food; but the enemy is waiting for labor.How can I resist and delay the enemy's main force?

Zhu Gaoxu said: You can only use infantry to form defensive formations.However, it is impossible to carry a slow-moving Wuhan Iron and Steel Vehicle, nor can it carry a heavy artillery.

He pondered for a moment and said: 20,000 infantrymen were equipped with horses and marched to the Luquhe area in three to four days; without baggage or heavy artillery, he resisted the main force of the Tatar army for about five days...

Qu Neng clasped his fists and said: This strategy is my opinion, I would like to be a bait for the forward!

Zhu Gaoxu said seriously: Once the lives of 20,000 soldiers are broken through, there will be no life on the vast grassland!Can Duke Ba certainly resist it?

Qu Neng was silent for a while and said, "I should do my best. If you are defeated, come and see you!"

The tent became quiet again, and the slight burst of the charcoal fire was clearly heard.

In the Ming Dynasty, both infantry and cavalry can skillfully command generals and those who are the best at fighting, Zhu Gaoxu believes that the ranking should be Sheng Yong, Qu Neng, Zhang Fu and others... rather than the Jingnan Battle, the Dukes who were guarding and commanding the Dukes of the Han Dynasty, or the Dukes of the Han Palace who were guarding the battle.

Ping'an's use of infantry was also sparse and barely qualified. In the late Jingnan Campaign, there were no cavalry that could be fought in the Jianwen court. Ping'an led the infantry to fight with Zhu Gaoxu.

Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu knew his ability in his heart.

Even Qu Neng dared not answer clearly, and Zhu Gaoxu naturally fell into silence.

No matter what strategy it is, if you can't win when you hit it with real swords and guns, there will be no use for birds!

If you use the army as bait, if you are defeated, your trick will definitely become a joke that you will lose your rice if you steal chickens.