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Volume 1: Invasion of the Capital Chapter 931: Surprise Attack on the Grassland

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    Wuhe lazily waved his horsewhip, and together with several companions, drove back a few sheep that had separated from the flock.  He is a herdsman from a small tribe, but this small tribe is dependent on the Horqin tribe.  Since the Horqin tribe surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and several princesses in the tribe married into the Qing royal family, the entire tribe began to live a good life.  In the past, Wu He could not imagine that his tribe would have so many cattle and sheep.  Moreover, last year, Wu He accompanied the Qing army into the customs. Although most of the looted things went to the Qing Dynasty and several large tribes, Wu He also got a lot of good things himself.  What satisfied Wu He the most was the Han female slave in his tent.  The skin is so delicate that even the leader of the tribe is willing to trade two horses for it.  So Wuhe has been thinking about it these days: Should he sleep for a few more days and then change it?  But now Wu He has no shortage of cattle, sheep and horses around him.  Because they joined the Qing Dynasty earlier, the Horqin tribe was allocated one of the most fertile grasslands, and even the small tribe where Wuhe belonged was not bad at all.  Therefore, the number of cattle, sheep and horses increases every year.  However, as a person who relies on grazing to make a living, Wuhe now does not dare to take it lightly.  Spring has just begun, which is the time when cattle and sheep gain weight and reproduce. Wu He must take good care of them and strive to increase his property again.  However, there is no danger in grazing during the day, there are no wolves to steal food, and there are no hostile tribes nearby, so Wu He only needs to prevent the sheep from running away.  Therefore, Wuhe is a little half-hearted now.  "Uh-huh! Don't work too hard at night. Looking at you now, you might fall off the horse." The companion on the side joked.  This joke made several companions laugh.  "Go!" Wu He was already somewhat immune to this joke.  He tilted his head to show his jealous disdain.  But when Wuhe¡¯s eyes shifted to the river beside him, he suddenly became serious.  Faint water ripples appeared on the surface of the river, and the water ripples became clearer and larger.  "Shh!" Wuhe immediately put his finger on his lips.  Let your companions silence themselves.  Then he quickly got off the horse and lay on the ground, listening to the vibrations from the ground.  As soon as he lay down on the ground and listened, Wuhe knew that this was not his imagination.  He immediately jumped up from the ground and said to his companions: "There is a large group of people coming. There are thousands of people. And they are walking very fast, facing the direction of our tribe." "Huh?" Although he was a little surprised,  But several of Wuhe's companions didn't feel scared at all. They even started discussing: "Do you know the news? Is there a large army coming across the border?" Because the Qing army maintained order and the Manchus deliberately supported them,  Under this situation, the Horqin tribe has become one of the largest tribes in Eastern Mongolia.  What's more, most of the soldiers of the Mongolian Eight Banners are from the Horqin tribe.  The combat effectiveness of those soldiers who had been rigorously trained by the Qing army was far superior to the semi-full-time troops of other Mongolian tribes.  So if the current Horqin tribe does not bully other tribes, it would be very good, but there will never be any other tribes that take the initiative to provoke.  With the support of the Qing Dynasty, if those tribes still want to find trouble.  Isn¡¯t that a tiger plucking its hair out of its head¡ªisn¡¯t it impatient to live?  So Wuhe and the others were not worried at all.  Moreover, they also learned from the leader that the Qing army was fighting with the Han people in the east.  Maybe this group of people are eagles carefully selected from various tribes, and they are going to the east to join the battle.  And Wuhe also had a small calculation in his mind: with so many people passing by, a group of cattle and sheep would definitely be killed to entertain them.  But if you entertain the masters who lead the troops and beg them to take you with them, then you will have the opportunity to make a career in the world, and even have the opportunity to be a leader.  The vibrations on the ground became louder and louder, and gradually there was a "rumbling" sound.  A dark figure also appeared on the horizon.  It was like a dark cloud, approaching them quickly.  Wuhe¡¯s companions were all whispering to each other, pointing in the direction of the army, and laughing.  But Wuhe's heart suddenly felt a little hairy, and he always felt that something was wrong.  Suddenly, a chill immediately made Wuhe's back turn cold, and he knew something was wrong.  Wu He had served in the Qing army and knew what the army on the grassland looked like.  Generally speaking, the Mongolian tribal cavalry runs loosely, but the Mongolian Eight Banners are much better.  The most organized troops were those of the Qing Dynasty.  They really obeyed the same rules when moving or retreating. The listener said: Genghis Khan, the former pride of Mongolia, was like this with the Mongolian army he led.  And the army in front of them, their queue is actually bigger thanThe troops of the Qing Dynasty were still in good order.  They came flying in such a neat manner.  He looked so tough and murderous.  "Changshengtian!" Wuhe couldn't help shouting in his heart, "This is not the Mongolian army! It is the enemy army! It is the enemy army!" In fear, Wuhe turned the horse's head without hesitation, hit the horse and ran away.  In a hurry, he only said one sentence to his astonished companions: "Run!" Seeing Wu He's abnormal behavior, his companions were all confused, and someone muttered: "Wu He"  What's wrong with He? Could it be that he wanted to report a message to the leader earlier and receive some reward? "The other person also couldn't understand Wu He's behavior: "That's not right! If you want to report a message, you should go north, but our tribe can't.  In that direction, Wuhe must have run westward!" Wuhe must have run right.  There are only a few hundred people in his small tribe, and there are only seventy or eighty men who can lift swords and guns, not to mention that they can't gather together in an instant, so they can never stop the tens of thousands of troops in front of them.  Obviously, the target of this army is Wuhe¡¯s tribe. If Wuhe runs away alone, he may still run away; what if he returns to the tribe to report?  That would be almost like giving up to death.  To be honest, herders on the grasslands do have an instinct to escape once they encounter danger.  But Wuhe's companions just relaxed their vigilance because peace has been going on for a long time.  But this relaxation of vigilance is fatal.  The leading troops of the army could already be seen clearly. They were wearing black armor and had iron masks on their faces, as if they were a group of gods of death approaching.  Several herdsmen also noticed something was wrong, and they turned their horses around with panic on their faces. Some of the herdsmen who responded slowly still muttered in surprise: "I must have gotten too many good things when I entered the customs last time.  Did even our army get so many iron armors?¡± ¡°With a bang, a flower of blood spattered from the chest of a herdsman, and then he fell straight off his horse.  And the sound of the gunshot seemed like a signal, which immediately frightened the other herdsmen and made them want to run away.  But now it's too late to escape.  The Daping Army cavalry who rushed at the front, holding their lances flat, crossed at high speed and stabbed through the herdsmen in front of them.  By the time dozens of cavalrymen flew by, the Mongolian horses were already empty.  And the sheep that the herdsmen were looking after suddenly exploded.  Wuhe whipped the horse under him desperately, no longer caring about the horse power.  When he heard gunshots coming from behind him, he felt even more frightened, and couldn't help but slap a few whips on the horse's buttocks, causing the horse underneath him to neigh in pain.  Wu He couldn¡¯t care less about his favorite horse underneath him.  There was only one thought in his mind: "Who are they? Run! Run!" After listening to Ren Pojun's roar, the faces of the remaining Mongolian prisoners in the tribe were gloomy.  Many prisoners could not help crying, but they did not dare to cry loudly. Even when a few Mongolian children let go of their voices, their mothers beside them immediately covered their mouths tightly.  "Brother Ren! When you open your mouth, those Mongolians will wet their pants in fear. Are you trying to scare them?" the leader of the Cavalry Association joked.  "Who said that?" Ren Pojun replied confidently, "Grandpa, I told them: they must all be good. If they obey, every child will have candy. Who would have thought that they would be frightened when they heard that they were going to eat candy?"  I'm so pissed off. Can you blame me?" "Hahaha¡ª¡ª!" Everyone laughed after hearing Ren Pojun's nonsense.  In this decisive battle with the Qing army, the first one to be dispatched was the Pegasus Town of Zug.  As soon as Pegasus Town returned from Ningyuan and Zhenyuan, they began to replenish horses and personnel. The total force reached three cavalry and 20,000 cavalry, and they were equipped with one person and two horses, and the number of plate armor and horse armor was also increased.  Several.  After a short rest, Pegasus Town went out again to directly attack the Mongolian tribes on the grassland.  For the Daping Army, it is not particularly important to invest more cavalry units on the frontal battlefield.  Because the six main towns of the Daping Army outside Shanhaiguan have been equipped with enough cavalry to ensure the integrity of the infantry, cavalry and artillery formations.  On the contrary, in the cavalry battle, the Daping Army could not compare with the huge cavalry army of the Qing Army.  therefore.  It would be better to let Pegasus Town perform some more important combat missions.  If the Pegasus Town's outbound campaign can deal a heavy blow to the pro-Manchu Mongolian tribes, then these Mongolian tribes will not send troops to reinforce the Qing army, and even some Mongolian soldiers who are participating in the battle will be transferred back  , In this case, the Qing army can be indirectly reduced in strength.  However, before setting off for the expedition, Zug and others were sufficiently mentally prepared for the difficulties they would face.  But they never thought??? This expedition went so smoothly and the results were so brilliant.
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