Chapter 839: Expanding the Outline
Tang He marched very quickly, like a gust of wind, and it took the shortest time to get to Shangdu. But he didn't know why he was rushing. The Tatar army was actually on the way he marched.
If Kuokuo rushed forward and fought with Tang He, then the one who suffered the loss was Kuokuo, because Tang He's cavalry was as powerful as a rainbow at this time, and Kuokuo's army had walked so many Tianshan roads and was in a state of difficulty. Moreover, behind Tang He was the infantry led by Xu Da. At that time, the infantry came up again. Although Kuokuo had a large number, it would be difficult to resist.
Kuogu let Tang He go. Now, Kuogu is most worried about by Kuogu.
In the middle of the army, Zhu Ke and Ayushirida also stopped.
"We're going to stay here for two days?" Ayushirida asked, as Kuogu had already said it before.
"Yes, it's time for nothing to be here, and it's a waste of opportunity to fight." Zhuke said.
As he was speaking, he received a report from the guards. In front, he found a team of Ming cavalry, with tens of thousands of people, galloping towards the east. If the front army had not stopped in time, the two armies would probably have confronted each other.
Tens of thousands of Ming cavalry were heading towards the east? Hearing this, Zhu Ke immediately stood up: "No, we want to persuade General Kuoku. Now, we must speed up and go to Shangdu."
Zhu Ke was very smart and realized it immediately. These tens of thousands of people must be the army ambushed by the Ming army. He completed the ambush mission and went to Shangdu.
If these tens of thousands of Ming troops go to Shangdu again, then what chance will our side have to seize food from the tiger's mouth?
Zhu Ke rolled over his horse and slapped his horse to the front army.
Ayushirida did not follow. He knew that Zhuke had gone through so impulsively, but there was no result, because after sending troops, everything was just about Kuoku's own decision, and no one could stop Kuoku's how he would advance.
Ayushirida sat aside, admiring the blue sky and white clouds, holding a piece of jerky in her hand, and gnawing like the soldiers.
Sure enough, the beef jerky just became soft in his mouth, and Zhuke came back with a pale face.
Zhu Ke did not quarrel with Kuo, but just told him calmly that if the Ming cavalry arrived in Shangdu, then they would have no chance. Now, all they need to do is to rectify the army, rush forward, kill the Ming army first, and then go to Shangdu to complete the previous plan.
Faced with Zhuke's suggestion, Kuogu only said one sentence, the soldiers were tired and needed a rest.
Then, Kuoku went to the front and inspected again, leaving Zhuke in the local area. Zhuke knew that his words would not have any effect in Kuoku's eyes.
Is it necessary to give up such a good opportunity like this? That's tens of thousands of cavalry! Now there are only 60,000 cavalry. Now, it's just right to play to its own advantages. This expansion has missed the opportunity for combat in vain, but it's still here to stay!
Zhuke was very angry.
Seeing Ayushirida sitting there leisurely, Zhu Ke suddenly understood something and did not ask Ayushirida why he didn't go with him. He knew that all he could do now was waiting.
Sometimes, the crown prince also showed his due qualities. Just now, I was too naive.
Zhu Ke sat next to Ayushiridara, took a piece of beef jerky handed over by Ayushiridara, and chewed it.
During the march and war, beef jerky was the best food for the Mongolians.
Kuogu was also chewing a piece of beef jerky in his mouth, and at this time he was also waiting.
I just rejected Zhu Ke. In fact, Kuogu also knew that this was an opportunity. The Ming army was so quick that if I led my troops up and attacked, I might succeed.
However, Kuaigu did not do that. Kuaigu has always been determined and has to wait for news from Hodas. For him, this is more important than destroying the Ming army.
What he needs now is to wait! Moreover, he firmly believes that his own choice is correct.
The sky gradually became dark, and on the grassland, the whimpering wind blew, making people feel a cool summer. Around the surroundings, insects and birds, the familiar feeling surged onto Kuang's body again.
In fact, Kuogu can only be considered half a Mongolian, his father is from the Central Plains and his mother is from the Mongolian. However, Kuogu has always regarded himself as a Mongolian when he was born. Moreover, he has followed his uncle Chahan Timur since he was a child and is considered an orthodox Mongolian. Although he lives in the Central Plains, he takes time every year to walk on the grassland and live a grazing life.
Now, I have returned to the grassland, but my mood is different. Looking at the stars in the sky, I slowly fell asleep.
In my sleep, it seemed as if I had seen my uncle again. Since the rebellion, my uncle has taken him to fight on the battlefield. Unfortunately, my uncle was unfortunately assassinated later. After that, Kuogu took over the command of this army until now.
"Dong, dong, dong." Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves spread out and the sound of horse hooves was heard.
Wake up, although the sound of horse hooves was very light, it was clearly heard.
As soon as he rolled, Kuogu stood up and saw someone approaching him in the distance.
"Who?" The guards had stopped him first.
"General, I am Zhuo Chida." The visitor said while running. He was a spy sent by Kuogu to inquire about information.
Come back so soon? Kuogu immediately asked, "Have you met Hodas?"
Zhuo Chida ran to Kuoku, quickly went down from his horse, and knelt on the ground: "General, his subordinates are incompetent and did not see General Hodas."
"Why?" Kuogu felt nervous.
"I only saw an infantryman advancing eastward. Tomorrow, I will come to the vicinity of our army." Zhuo Chida said.
He did not see Hodas, but when he discovered the Ming army's infantry, he knew that this was already a lot of information, so he did not hesitate and rushed to report immediately.
Hearing Zhuo Chida's words, Kuoku couldn't help but be stunned, infantry?
“How many of them have?”
"I didn't see it too clearly, for fear of being discovered, but I guess the number of people is about 20,000 to 30,000." Zhuo Chida said.
The 20,000 to 30,000 infantry must be the follow-up unit of the cavalry unit that has passed today. This time, there are really a lot of Ming troops who have set up an ambush for themselves, with a total of 50,000 or 60,000!
When he discovered this infantry again, Kuogu had a premonition in his heart. Even if he did not set up an ambush and faced him head-on, he would probably have a lot of danger. And this army was so anxious to go to Shangdu. He must have received the information that he wanted to go to Shangdu after he surrounded and annihilated Haodas, and then rushed to Shangdu.
Thinking of this, Kuogu was filled with grief and anger. This time, he had just left the army and lost more than 10,000 people, especially the reckless Haodas was still ambushed by the Ming army.
"General, my subordinates will come back to report the news first, and there are others to continue investigating. It is estimated that General Hoddas will have information tomorrow." Zhuo Chida said.
"When is it now?" Kuogu asked.
"General, it's Yin time now." The guard said.
At the time of Yin, it was almost dawn, Kuogu said, "After dawn, the whole army will attack."
The Ming army was obviously divided into two groups. The cavalry in front had already left first, leaving only tens of thousands of infantry behind the infantry hall. However, the Kuangwei now has six under his command.
Ten thousand cavalrymen used cavalry to deal with infantry, which was just a massacre. When they remembered these Ming troops, they came to ambush themselves, Kuogu felt anger in his heart.
Let these Ming troops taste their own power! Thinking of this, Kuogu decided to attack.
The sky is slowly getting brighter.
It took an extra hour last night, and the infantry rested for half the night. Then, just as dawn, Xu Da ordered the troops to continue moving forward.
Originally, Xu Da, as the main general, should have followed the main cavalry, and it would be enough to leave Feng Guosheng behind. Now, Xu Da decided to take the infantry with him. The main reason was that he did not want the infantry to delay. If he left it to Feng Guosheng, even if he issued a military order, Feng Guosheng would not arrive on time.
Fortunately, with the victory of encircling and annihilation of the Tartars last time, the soldiers were tired, but they were full of energy. When they remembered that they wanted to encircle and annihilate the Tartars again, they were full of strength.
Although they walked in a hurry, the queue was also very neat, especially Xu Da sent his own personal guard to the front as scouts.
Xu Da's march was also very steady. Although he was running on the grassland now, he would not encounter any emergencies, but Xu Da would not be frigid either.
The guard in front of him rode a horse and followed the guide, facing the rising sun in the east, and walked forward.
After walking for a while, the guard stopped, took out a cylindrical object from his chest, and looked around in all directions. This cylindrical object was the Qianli Mile Mile Mile mirror given to them by Prince Chen. This thing was simply amazing and could see things far away.
The guards looked around and found nothing. They were about to put down the Qianli Mile Mile and continue walking, but the one on the side opened his eyes wide.
Why are there some smoke and dust rolling in the south?
After a closer look, he was shocked: "Note that the enemy attacks! There are countless Tartar soldiers in the south, please inform General Xu immediately!"
While shouting, he immediately stepped forward. As scouts, they had to approach and observe to determine how many enemies there were, and provide a basis for their generals to command the operations.
At the same time, the forefront of the expanded army also saw the sporadic Ming cavalry.
"It's the Ming army's scout. The Ming army is nearby, rush for me!" The vanguard shouted loudly: "Bow and arrow, prepare to shoot." They have always been at a disadvantage and have long been suppressing a nameless fire. Today, they finally met the Ming army head-on, and in an instant, they burst out with the greatest combat power. Before the scout got close enough, there was a rain of arrows coming to greet them.
Chapter completed!