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At this time, as the north wind became stronger and stronger, the hail was much smaller, but flakes of snow were still mixed in the wind, and the visibility was not too high.

However, the Ming army camp is located on the west side near the foot of the mountain, while the post-Jin army battle formation is located on the east side.

With the help of the biting north wind, I could clearly see the situation three to four hundred steps away, so it wasn't much of a problem.

At this time, on the hillside to the east, I was looking at a group of Ming army cavalry not far away who were scolding Zhenghuan and the newly promoted Niulu Zhangjing Tanbai of Houjinzhenghuang Banner, and I felt a little unspeakably depressed.

During this trip, Tan Bai received personal orders from Lao Nu and went all the way south, preparing to recruit some cattle and sheep from the surrounding Mongolian tribes to replenish military supplies for the army.

Because of the terrain, the old slave would not easily focus his attention here. Otherwise, if these small Mongolian tribes were pushed too hard, it would be easy for these "grassroots" to turn to the Ming Dynasty.

It's just that at this time, the previous defeat in Zhenjiang City caused Houjin to suffer heavy losses, especially in terms of food, wages and supplies. In addition, it has already entered March, and the weather has shown signs of warming up, so the Mongols do not need to stay firmly in one place to take care of them.

Cattle and sheep.

The main force of the Hou Jin Army has been deep into the grassland for more than ten days, traveling for five to six hundred miles, but has never made any real gains.

Seeing that the weather is about to get warmer, the old slave can't sit still anymore. He must make adequate preparations for the journey ahead.

In the past few years, they have fought several battles with Li Yuanqing and Mao Wenlong in southern Liaoning and eastern Liaoning, but Houjin has never achieved any decent results, and instead suffered heavy losses.

These tribal leaders who have always been attached to Houjin are not fools.

Although the remaining power of the old slave is shaking here, there has been no decent harvest for several years. Although these people do not dare to openly resist Daikin, secretly, many people have sharpened their heads and prepared to

Go find other ways.

At this time, the reason why Lao Nu wanted to make a big splash and attack the Mongols was obviously a choice made after careful consideration.

First, let's beat the "beggars" like Lin Dan Khan as a tooth sacrifice to win people's hearts, and then go after the "fat sheep" of the Ming Dynasty.

However, these Mongolians were slipperier than loaches and ran faster than rabbits, so the old slave had no choice but to bite the bullet and prepare for a long war.

Tan Bai was born in Hou Jin Xungui, and his father Adun was Lao Nu's die-hard slave.

Because of his father's shadow, he rose to the high position of Niulu Zhangjing at a young age.

In particular, Tan Bai has been studying since he was a child, and he is one of the few people in the later Jin Dynasty who can read and understand.

And the reason why this matter was handed over to Tan Bai, Lao Nu also hoped that Tan Bai's methods could be softer, not to mention comprehensive, at least not to push these Mongolian tribes into the Ming Dynasty.

In the past few days, they had traveled hundreds of miles southward in a dusty journey. Unfortunately, Tan Bai and his party were not very lucky, and they did not catch even a bird feather.

In desperation, Tanbai could only change his strategy and search close to the area controlled by the Ming army, but the harvest was still not great.

Today, he originally wanted to bypass Dajianshan and try his luck on the grasslands to the west, but unexpectedly, he encountered the Ming army's camp in this ravine.

For Tan Bai, who has just been promoted to Niulu Zhangjing, encountering the Ming army is definitely a good thing, because it usually means that they are a group of 'fat sheep'. However, the visibility is not high at this time, Tan Bai

It was impossible to tell for a moment how large the Ming army's camp was.

But the Ming army in front of him actually dared to take the initiative to call for battle, which made Tan Bai even more uncertain.

After all, this place is only a short distance away from the actual control area of ​​​​the Ming army. If we encounter the main force of the Ming army, it will not be a joke.

"Brothers, tell me, is this old slave's son still good at his job? Why does he still have so many beautiful concubines when he's already so old?"

"Hey~, Brother Wang, don't you understand this? What does the old slave do? The old slave was born as Li Shuai's godson. What can't he do? That job is no longer good, doesn't he still have fingers?

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"Hahaha! Mr. Zhang is so smart! Why didn't I think of that? When I capture the old slave alive, I will definitely cut off his fingers and stew him into soup to drink. It will be a great tonic!"

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha……"

Seeing that the group of Hou Jin soldiers on the hillside were still unresponsive, below, soldiers like Man Gui became more and more bold and spoke more and more brazenly, attacking the old slave to pieces.

"Ah------! These despicable bastards, they all deserve to die! Lord Tanbai, we can't bear it any longer! There are only about two hundred of them in total, and I am willing to give their heads to Tanbai one by one.

Sir, you cut it off and use their blood to prove the glory of my great gold!"

Next to Tan Bai, Niu Lu Zhangjing, who was wearing a yellow flag, could no longer bear it. His eyes were about to burst out with fire, and his fists were clenched.

Being scolded like this, Tan Bai's face didn't look good.

But he still insisted on retaining the calmness that a coach should have, and turned to Niu Lu Zhangjing and said: "Master Meng Gangdu, the situation is not clear at this time, and it is not wise to attack rashly. Since these wise guys dare to be so arrogant,

There must be something to rely on. Lord Meng Gangdu, the meat is already on your lips, so why should we rush now? It will not be too late for us to make a decision when the weather is better."

"Ah-----! These despicable bastards! Sooner or later, I will kill them all!"

On the side, Meng Gang, who looked like a low human bear, couldn't help but look up to the sky and howl.

As the most noble warrior of Daikin, how could he endure such insult?

However, although he is also Niu Lu Zhangjing and has much more seniority than Tan Bai, Tan Bai is the coach of this trip and has won the trust of the old slave. He does not dare to openly resist Tan Bai. He can only act like

Like wild beasts, they vent their dissatisfaction by roaring.

The servants around him also followed suit, shouting loudly and scolding the Ming army.

For a moment, the shouts and curses from both sides even suppressed the sound of the biting wind and snow.

However, at this time, on the hillside less than a hundred steps behind Man Gui and the others, Li Yuanqing's hands were already sweating.

If these dog Tatars really charge forward regardless, the Ming army would not be able to mount a decent resistance given the current equipment conditions.

Although the two hundred soldiers under Li Yuanqing's command all had war horses and their riding skills were passable, due to limited conditions, they were far from being able to meet the requirements of cavalry.

Mangui is much stronger here.

However, if he wanted to run away for his life, Man Gui could only save 70% of his brothers at most, but God had blessed Li Yuanqing with 50%.

This is a result that Li Yuanqing absolutely cannot accept.

But if they were to fight, the Ming army did not have much capital.

The main reason was that when he entered Beijing on this trip, Li Yuanqing traveled in light vehicles and the soldiers did not carry complete firearms and equipment. The weapons were basically the simplest waist knives.

Now, if we really want to fight, we can only count on Mangui's side.

But leaving one's destiny to others is obviously not Li Yuanqing's style.

After careful consideration, Li Yuanqing asked Man Gui to go out and scold the formation first. Taking advantage of the weather at this time, he sang the "empty city strategy". If he could frighten the main force of the Jin army, it would be best. If he could not frighten him, he could also make his own camp this

You will have some time to prepare so as not to break out in a hurry.

Fortunately, the visibility was not too high due to the snow and wind at this time, so these post-Jin soldiers did not rush forward rashly.

At this time, Niu Gensheng quickly came to Li Yuanqing and reported in a low voice: "General, the men in the camp are almost ready. Do you want General Mangui to withdraw?"

Li Yuanqing thought for a moment, then slowly shook his head, "Inform the men to be on standby at any time and not to act rashly."

"yes."

Niu Gensheng left in a hurry, and Li Yuanqing's eyes narrowed slightly.

He was still too careless and completely underestimated the scope of activities of the Later Jin Army.

Although the land west of Hexi is almost no man's land, how could the desert and grassland areas close to the Mongolian tribes be missing Tatar sentinels?

He should have thought a long time ago that the old slave does not have sufficient supplies now.

At this time, Mangui and the others were tired of scolding, and Hou Jinjun was tired of scolding. Tan Bai glanced at the scattered snow flying in the sky, turned to Meng Gangdu and said to him: "Master Meng Gangdu, let's set up camp first.

Rest and let the warriors eat some food. They can't run in this weather."

Meng Gang also understood what Tan Bai meant. After scolding him for a long time, the anger in his heart had subsided a lot. He nodded quickly and said, "I will obey Lord Tan Bai's orders in everything."

Seeing Hou Jin Jingqi on the hillside retreating to the rear battle formation, Man Gui was really relieved, but he pretended to curse for a few more minutes before quickly retreating to the Ming army camp.

"Yuan Qing, what should we do now? Fight or stay?" After scolding for almost a whole morning, Man Gui's voice became hoarse.

Li Yuanqing had completely calmed down at this time, "Brother Gui, I'm afraid there are more than a thousand Tatars, and they are all the elites of the two yellow flags. We don't have much confidence in fighting. If we retreat, we may not be able to retreat completely."

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Man Gui was also a little panicked. When he was scolding the formation just now, he had clearly seen the equipment of the Hou Jin army on the hillside. They were all elites of the second or even third armor. The most important thing was that the horses of the Hou Jin were much better than those of the Ming army.

The border was much better. Even if the distance between the two armies was more than a mile, even if the Ming army escaped first, it would be difficult not to be overtaken by the Jin army.

Thinking of this, Mangui suddenly gritted his teeth and said: "Yuanqing, you take your sons and go first. I'll stay and break up the rear. Although the Tatars are fierce, we have terrain concerns here, so it shouldn't be a problem to resist for a while. You just need to go first

After running two or three miles, I will follow you to break through."

Li Yuanqing understood that this was because Man Gui had confidence in his equestrian skills. To a certain extent, this was indeed the best plan.

But this incident was caused by Li Yuanqing. How could Li Yuanqing let Man Gui risk his life here?

"Brother Gui, this is inappropriate."

Li Yuanqing hurriedly shook his head and explained carefully: "Brother Gui, even if we can successfully break through, the losses in this battle are too heavy, and it will be difficult for you to explain to the superiors when you go back. At this time, although the situation is critical, we may not be able to

No chance……"

As he said this, Li Yuanqing quickly recounted the secrets in his mind to Man Gui.

Man Gui's eyes couldn't help but light up, "Yuan Qing, this, this..."

At this time, Man Gui finally understood why, in these years, Li Yuanqing had been able to win consecutive battles, but even if they caught the Hou Jin Sentry, they would have wasted their efforts.

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Chapter completed!