Chapter 104 The First Battle of Sanchabao

December 22, 1591, nearly noon.

It was cold and the cold wind blew towards the desert could penetrate deep into the bone marrow. In the past, in such weather, except for those merchants who were unable to avoid going out, the people on the road were basically extinct, especially after hearing the news of the Mongol invasion these days, there was no one everywhere.

There was no one in the fields. In the mountains and hills not far away, a sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded, followed by a black crowd of people coming from the other side of the mountain. People and horses continued, one group after another, probably thousands of them.

With the horse's hooves churning, these people finally came to see the same colored cavalry, some of them carrying horses. They were all wearing bloated fur coats, with oily coats, sheepskin boots on their feet, leather hoods on their hands, and thick fur hats on their heads. The exposed skin was covered with thick oil, but even so, many people's faces were still pulled out by the cold wind.

Among these cavalrymen, except for some wearing leather armor, most of them were just leather robes, and very few had iron armor. However, in addition to the sharp and sharp axes on their waists, many of them also carried two bows, one was a large bow for infantry battles, and the other was a horn bow on horseback. Each of them also carried a huge quiver, and the inside was densely packed with wolf-toothed arrows. It was the Mongolian army that invaded this time.

Not far from Sancha Fort, beside several white-singing trees with ice ridges, the leaders of several leaders tied the reins of the horses and gasped. In the cold weather, both people and horses kept breathing, and the horses were still sniffing.

Looking at the Sancha Fort in front, especially the cement roads of each fort gate, the cement road leads to the Wuzhai Fort in front. For a long time, the leader was wearing a leather hat, a leather robe with some iron leaves, a curly beard, a big cake face, squinting eyes, and a typical Mongolian man raised the whip in his hand and said excitedly: "I heard that this Wuzhai Fort is rich and it seems that it is really good. Look at their road surface is so flat. It is true that outsiders say that Wuzhai Fort is full of gold."

When a few men in the leather robe next to him heard this, they also smiled and said, "No matter how much cattle, sheep, gold they have, they will not belong to our warriors in the end? It seems that our warriors from Ji'nan came to hunt this time and are going to return with a full load."

Immediately, there was a burst of laughter and howling. The dense cavalry gathered in the field in front of Sancha Fort, and their eyes were full of blood-devouring and fierce expressions. It seemed that they could rush into the Wuzhai Fort and snatch it.

These cavalrymen were the Mongolian Ji'n tribe who came from Hetao this time. The bearded man named Zhuolite, who was the eldest son of Zhuolitu, the leader of Ji'n tribe. He led 6,000 people, among which he was the leader. The leader of the Yuzun tribe was some small tribes under the Ji'n tribe. The most were led by thousands of people and hundreds of people.

During the Wanli period, the Mongolian tribes outside the pass were divided into three major tribes, including Ji Nang, Lao Ba Du, and Altan tribe, each with a population of 200,000 to 300,000. Unlike the previous simple nomadic, most of these three Mongolian tribes were mixed with agriculture and animal husbandry, grazing and farming. In particular, the Altan tribes stationed in Xuan of the Ming Dynasty and Dawei learned from the people of the Ming Dynasty, bought seeds of plowing ox, and mainly farming. The dozens of Mongolian Ji Nang belonged to most settled in the Hetao area with abundant water and grass, either farming or pastoralizing.

Although there are more than 200,000 people in the Jinang tribe, it is divided into more than a dozen. The largest tribes include Zhuang Tulai tribe, Bushi Tutu tribe, Huoluo Chi tribe, Ming'an tribe, Tumei tribe and other larger tribes.

The grassland was extremely cold this time. Not only did a large number of livestock in the Jinang tribe freeze to death, but the land in the fields was also unreclaimed. In order to make up for the losses, they joined forces to come to the Central Plains to plunder.

The news of Wuzhai Fort's wealth and great harvest had long been spread to Jinang's tribe, so they came this time, and they would no longer have any obvious targets as they did before. After these people joined forces to send troops, they went through the border of Baekhuo and went all the way to Wuzhai Fort.

According to their news, this Sancha Fort is the fortress of Wuzhai Fort. After passing through this fort, after passing through the thick ice Zhujiachuan River, it is a flat and fertile Wuzhai Fortress.

At this time, Zhalite squinted his eyes and looked at the Sancha Fort in front. This was a typical Ming military fortress with high and thick walls. The outside was made of large pieces of blue bricks, and it was painted with something like the ground. It seemed that the Han merchants called cement, which made the whole city look very strong. The circumference was about one mile, and there were probably four or five hundred garrisons inside. At this time, on the fort wall, there were already many soldiers from Wuzhai Fort warned.

According to the habits of the Mongols, like this thick military fort, the Mongolian army is generally unwilling to attack. The combat power of the Mongolian warriors can only be fully utilized in front of those villages without the protection of the city walls and women and children without protective power. This kind of hard bone will not be chewed unless they are in case. After all, they are here to rob, not to die.

However, if this Sancha Fort is not captured, there is a serious problem. The main reason is that the location of this Sancha Fort is too important, and it happens to be stuck at the intersection that comes out of the mountains and hills. You can pass by the fort and ignore the garrisons on the fort. However, as long as the garrisons on the fort are here, if the battle ahead is not smooth, they will have to worry about the problem of the rear route.

Also, Zhalite also wanted to try the combat power of the Wuzhai Fort army. Except for the more than 3,000 people who stayed in Pianguan, the defenders along the way dared not fight. If the Wuzhai Fort army was the same, they could rob them with confidence.

After all, they had fought with the Ming Dynasty for many years and knew that in a border town, there was no ten days, half a month, or even one month, the army of each military fort could not be surrounded and fought under the command of the generals and generals. They had time to enjoy it. Moreover, according to their rumors, even if they were to grab a few villages, they would gain more than to grab a few forts from other places.

Thinking of this, Tsulite pointed to Sancha Fort and said to a leader next to him: "Beltu, this is the first battle for our Warriors to come to Wuzhai Fort. You can take your men and women to try it."

Nabultu is the second son of the leader of the Bushitu tribe. This time, he followed Jialite to rob and sent the second most troops, with 2,000 people. After hearing Jialite's words, he knew that he wanted to use his men as cannon fodder. Although he was reluctant, he had no choice but to take the order and leave.

"Prime Minister, those Tartars are going to attack the city."

A hundred-year-old general asked Sanchabao to tell the general Ding Chaoyi.

"It's good to come. Let the brothers calm down and give the Tartars some color. According to the guerrillas, Sanchabao will become a meat grinder for the Tartars, so that they will not dare to underestimate my Wuzhaibao soldiers from now on."

Ding Chaoyong snorted coldly.

Due to the defeat of the horse bandits in Shenchi Fort and the expansion of the army of Wuzhai Fort, Ding Chaoyong, who was originally a hundred teams of general flags, was promoted to the general commander, leading four troops, with a total of 449 soldiers. This general commander is still the right one, unlike some officers. Although the army has no military merits, although the army has been expanded and promoted, the word "test" is often added in front.

After receiving the news of the Mongol invasion, Huang Laifu recruited officers at all levels and held a special meeting to welcome the enemy. Sanchabao was arranged as a key area. Originally, there was only one hundred generals here, with more than 100 soldiers. After the Mongols came, they replaced the general Ding Chaoyong, who led more than 400 troops in one department. Not only did they want to defeat the spirit of the Mongols here, but they would cut off the retreat of these Mongols here in the future. The Mongols were wiped out in the Wuzhaibao.

Due to the development of Wuzhai Fort's military industry, the Wuzhai Fort army has been newly organized a few days ago, divided into two types: Firearms Team and Killer Team. Among the 12 firearms teams, all of them are equipped with Wuzhai's refined bird guns, while the Killer Team uses cold weapons.

Among the four bureaus of Sanchabao, it is divided into two bureaus of Bird Gun and two bureaus of Killer. There are 449 officers and soldiers of the department, and 224 officers and soldiers of Bird Gun. There are also many archers, including more than 400 war horses.

In addition to Huang Laifu's attention, Sancha Fort has four tiger squat cannons and two Folang machine cannons. This firepower, coupled with the sufficient food and supplies in the fort and the continuous support, is enough to make thousands of enemy troops helpless.

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The tide of Mongolian cavalry came to Sanchabao.

"Stop your anger, follow my orders and fire again!"

He shouted to several gunners.

In front of Ding Chaoyong were two Filang machine cannons, with a range of one mile and a back-mounted with five sub-guns, which could quickly load ammunition. At this time, the two Filang machines had already loaded gunpowder iron balls. The five sub-guns had already loaded them, so I was waiting for the order.

When the Mongolian cavalry rushed to the range, the loud noise was filled with smoke. Two Folang cannons sprayed out hot iron balls, and they heard people calling out horses neighing. The iron balls wrestled a bloody road among the few horses. For a while, the people raised their horses and screamed endlessly.

One of the shells directly smashed a Mongolian cavalry, including horses and people, into pieces. The remaining strength had not yet subsided, and the legs of several horses were broken, which was very terrifying. The Mongolian soldiers who were charging by the side couldn't help but be frightened.

"Recharge."

After firing a shot, the gunner immediately removed the shot gun from behind the cannon and replaced it with a new one, which was extremely fast.

This is the best thing about the Folang machine cannon. Although it is not far away, it is a rear-mounted and a gamet gun, so the ammunition can be changed very quickly. Soon, two Folang machines fired several shots, killing and crippling dozens of Mongolian soldiers.
Chapter completed!