A letter was delivered to Liu Chengfeng. Liu Chengfeng opened the letter with a smile on his lips.
Want to negotiate a peace? Then Liu Chengfeng accompanied him and immediately sent a few officials to the other side of the river to negotiate slowly. However, the peace negotiation was just a delaying tactic. Liu Chengfeng knew that he would not recognize these people unless they were beaten painfully, or until they were beaten to the point where he would not even recognize them. , everything is empty talk.
After crushing the letter, Liu Chengfeng issued an order. The Mongolian army was afraid of attacking, so be prepared.
Liu Chengfeng¡¯s prediction was very accurate. In the afternoon, a group of Mongolian cavalry bypassed the river and launched a surprise attack on the flank of the New Army from the upper reaches.
However, they were not very lucky. First they were attacked by a group of ambush soldiers. After the attack, the ambush soldiers immediately retreated into the forest. In the mountains and forests, the advantage of the cavalry could not be used. The Mongols were not fools. Instead of chasing this small group of harassment Instead of attacking the Ming army's flank in the open area, they ignored it and continued to move forward.
A battle started on the flank, and the Ming army fired tens of thousands of artillery. Then countless new troops relied on trenches or hid behind the barriers of horses and horses to shoot. The Mongolian army suffered huge losses, but there were also small groups of cavalry that rushed into the new army. In the formation of the New Army, after all, it was the first time for most of the officers and soldiers of the New Army to fight, which immediately caused a small-scale chaos. Fortunately, the commander of the New Army, Qian Fang, personally led the team and sat down to calm the situation.
In this battle, the Mongolian army suffered more than 6,000 losses, and the New Army suffered 3,000 casualties.
Very beautiful figures, but the new army was fully prepared, but it was fought like this, which still dissatisfied Liu Chengfeng, and the power of the Mongols was also reflected. They could launch the ultimate attack without hesitation. A fierce offensive, but once he found something was wrong, he turned his horse and ran away without hesitation, unable to catch up.
Liu Chengfeng received the battle report and didn't say anything else. This was just a small battle, insignificant compared to the entire battle. However, this battle greatly improved the new army's understanding of the Mongolian cavalry.
"The order goes down, the first and second columns will be ready tonight and prepare to attack the camp."
Liu Chengfeng gave the order. He expected a favorable opportunity after this battle.
To deal with the Mongols, we can only use night attacks to disrupt their deployment. At this point, Liu Chengfeng is still very confident. There are too many people with night blindness these days, and the biggest advantage of the new army is that the soldiers and horses recruited are of excellent quality, plus the usual treatment is generous, all night blindness Combat is also considered a strength for them.
The battle report was delivered to Li Ruofan at the same time. After reading the battle report, Li Ruofan was surprised. The combat power of the new army was somewhat beyond her expectation. However, she still smiled and immediately issued an order. Tonight, be careful. Be careful, the Ming army will definitely attack.
She knew Liu Chengfeng too well. It was supposed to be a fierce battle today, and it was logical that the enemy would not be able to sneak attack. However, Liu Chengfeng was always unpredictable. The more others did not expect it, the more he would do it. Li Ruofan predicted that the Ming army would make some moves tonight.
Late at night
The lights in Li Ruofan's big tent were slowly burning. She was sitting cross-legged on the couch, drinking tea. Although she had been in the desert for a long time, Li Ruofan still liked drinking tea. The experience of living in the capital seemed to have left a mark on her, which changed her living habits. Always different from others.
Outside her tent, countless Mongolian troops were fully armed and ready. Everyone was waiting with bated breath. The nearly 100,000 troops did not make a sound.
Zhu Houzhao ate the kumiss with a smile. He was different from Li Ruofan. Li Ruofan was a Mongolian who loved to drink tea, but he was happy to drink kumiss. It was as if the kumiss entered his mouth, and he became more like an upright man.
¡°I don¡¯t think Master Liu will come, I¡¯m afraid you¡¯re going to make a mistake.¡±
Li Ruofan smiled and said, "He will definitely come. He is your master. Don't you still know his temperament?"
Zhu Houzhao protested: "I'm not his boss, do I know everything he does?"
Li Ruofan's face dropped, and he said coldly: "If you talk nonsense again, I'll cut your tongue."
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but be speechless. He seemed to have forgotten that he was a prisoner now, so he could only say sarcastically: "I'm not talking about you."
Li Ruofan was silent for a moment and said: "Defeat the Ming army tonight, and I can bring people to Beijing tomorrow. What are the emperor's plans?"
"Plan" Speaking of plan, Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment. He had never been a person with plans, and he had never planned anything in his life. Everything was played and ridiculous according to his own temperament, but this time He also knew that he had made a huge mistake. He sneaked out of the capital on the premise that he was confident that he could defeat the Mongols.He was not defeated, and ended up having a battle similar to that of a civil fortress. Zhu Houzhao's old face was completely lost.
Zhu Houzhao is the kind of person who likes to escape when things happen. He dare not think about such embarrassing things, and he plans to continue to escape.
So he didn't speak.
Li Ruofan looked at him curiously: "Why don't you speak?"
Zhu Houzhao said shamelessly: "I'm afraid you'll cut my tongue."
Li Ruofan couldn't help but smile, took a deep look at Zhu Houzhao, and said: "You are really not suitable to be the emperor. If I were you, I would rather be a rich man."
She said nothing more and continued to wait with bated breath.
Tonight, Liu Chengfeng will definitely come, and she will catch her personally and settle a score.
Zhu Houzhao was also waiting anxiously in his heart, thinking silently: "Master Liu, you must not come. There is a bad woman waiting for you here. If you come, you and I will be inseparable."
The third watch passed and it was still calm.
Li Ruofan was very confident. When a Mongolian general came in, he stroked his chest and saluted: "Great Khan, there is no movement on the other side. The soldiers are tired and exhausted now. Should we order them to rest?"
Li Ruofan said: "If we tighten our guard, they will come."
It was just dawn.
Zhu Houzhao in the tent couldn't stand it anymore, and his eyelids started to fight.
Li Ruofan is still confident.
At this time, the sound of a cannon alarmed everyone in the tent.
Li Ruofan stood up suddenly, put on an armor, and then went out of the tent with his sword. Outside the tent, troops and horses surged. The Mongolian troops who had been lying in wait all night ran to the stable. Li Ruofan appeared with a group of golden tent guards, and these men were immediately shocked. The morale of the exhausted Mongolian army was boosted.
"Report, a large number of Ming troops have gathered on the other side."
"Stand ready!" Li Ruofan gave the order.
On the other side of the river, the Ming army indeed prepared many boats and seemed to be planning to cross the river.
And a large number of Mongolian troops also began to gather on the riverside, ready to fight.
At this moment, there was a sudden roar of artillery, and more than 1,300 artillery pieces of the New Army fired at the same time. Countless artillery shells passed directly through the not-so-wide river and hit the other side.
The Mongolian army was suddenly frightened. Countless people were flying with blood and flesh, and the sound of artillery showed no sign of stopping. Round after round, the Mongolian army gathered in large numbers by the river suffered heavy losses and had to be defeated.
This time the Mongolian army suffered heavy casualties and was even more frightened. Upon seeing this, Li Ruofan immediately ordered his troops to retreat.
Even so, the artillery still did not stop, but fired at an elevated angle. This shooting method had a very low hit rate, but the range was long and could even reach the Mongolian camp on the other side.
So
The Mongols began to feel miserable.
They didn¡¯t sleep all night, but now the roar of cannons made it impossible for them to sleep even if they wanted to, and a cannonball might fall from the sky at any time, which was unbearable for everyone.
Li Ruofan suddenly realized that he had been fooled.
This made Zhu Houzhao happy for a long time. He was relatively lucky, because anyway, he still took a nap last night. He was much luckier than those Mongolians who stayed up all night with their eyes open. Look at this, Don't even think about sleeping today. The Ming army on the other side has no intention of letting anyone sleep.
Li Ruofan was also a little annoyed. He knew he had been fooled, but he was helpless. Looking at the tired soldiers on the left and right, and the small-scale panic caused by shells hitting the camp from time to time, Li Ruofan was tired and angry. He gritted his silver teeth. , looked Zhu Houzhao up and down, which made Zhu Houzhao feel a little scared. Zhu Houzhao felt that this woman might tie him to the other side of the river as a shield, so he quickly laughed, stretched and said: "I'm so tired, so tired, I'm going to sleep. .Cannonballs don¡¯t have eyes, so be careful with profuse sweat.¡±
The sound of artillery did not stop until the evening. The Mongolian army was extremely exhausted. Anyone who has not rested for more than twelve hours will probably not be very energetic. What's more, after all, the entire Mongolian army may be far more than just Twelve hours without sleep, far more than twelve hours, is unbearable for anyone.
However, Li Ruofan still gave an order with dark circles under his eyes, and he still couldn't sleep tonight.
There is nothing we can do about this. Various signs indicate that the Ming army will definitely make a surprise attack tonight. The reason is very simple. The Mongolian army is now extremely tired. A surprise attack at this time will get twice the result with half the effort.
Sleep is a small thing, but life is a big deal. Once everyone is allowed to sleep, and the Ming army makes a surprise attack, these extremely tired warriors will probably be killed by the sword.
It is necessary to prevent?
This night was very thrilling.
In fact, although many Mongolians were asked not to return their accounts, there were still many deserters. However, the Ming army on the other side obviously did not allow them to desert. Every once in a while, loud shouts of killing came from the other side. This sound The earth-shattering sound, mixed with a few gunshots, suddenly made the Mongolians nervous.
But it¡¯s strange that the other side still hasn¡¯t launched any surprise attacks. There are quite a few feigned attacks and they are very frequent. Now, the attitude of the other side is very clear. They are clearly just teasing you.
At this time, the Mongolian army was really crying.
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