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Chapter 32 Ao Bai attacks Wen Long

Mao Wenlong followed Xiong Tingbi's order and led his army to sea. Just as Xiong Tingbi had planned, he arrived at Xialu River in three days. After landing, Mao Wenlong left two thousand soldiers to guard the warship, and the remaining soldiers followed him ashore. The muskets he brought naturally required

Take them all, and because it is difficult to transport the artillery, you take ten of them to land. Mao Wenlong did not let the warships berth on the shore, but only let them stay on the river, in case of a sudden attack by the Tatars.

After resting on land for a night, Mao Wenlong's troops moved northward and headed straight for Hetuala.

No one knows the name of the place where they landed. It is the place where Dandong and Tonghua meet today. The name at that time can be verified from research. As a Dandong native, I don’t know the specific name of this place. I searched for a long time and found nothing.

I found out the name of the place, so I had no choice but to give up. At that time, heading north from here, there was a Tatar stronghold called Sentu Fort. This place was guarded by more than 300 Tatar soldiers.

How could such a small number of people, even if they were defending the Tucheng, be able to stop Mao Wenlong's troops? A cannon was mounted, and with a bombardment, the Tucheng was blown open. The Ming army stormed forward, and Mao Wenlong's army

Not all of them were infantry. There were also a thousand cavalry. The cavalry was in front and the infantry was behind. It was easy to capture the Sentu Fort. But they did not completely wipe out the enemies here. The Tatar soldiers were mostly cavalry and they couldn't defeat them.

More than a hundred people fled.

The place where these people fled is called Wuye Fort, which is a large Jurchen stronghold in Liaodong. This stronghold is the largest earthen fort along the Yalu River. At this moment, ten Niulu troops led by the yellow-banner general Obai and

Right here. One Niulu is worth three hundred people, ten Niulu is three thousand.

When the news was reported to Obei'er, Obai immediately became excited. He did not enter the pass with the army and was so depressed that he panicked. His mission was just to stop Mao Wenlong's men. Now that Mao Wenlong was finally here, it was finally his turn to take action.

Even though he has a small number of people, Ao Bai is not afraid at all. As a Jurchen warrior, it is common for him to fight with a small number against a large number. What does it matter? The Ming army has no combat power, and the same is true for Mao Wenlong's troops. Don't think it's okay to get here.

Every time the Jurchen forces arrived, Mao Wenlong fled to the sea first. The Jurchens had no navy, so they could only look back and sigh. This time, Mao Wenlong dared to enter the Jurchen hinterland, and it happened to be

This is a great opportunity to teach him a lesson. What's wrong with having so many people? Soldiers have no combat effectiveness. Compared with my Eight Banners cavalry, they are far behind. They can only be beaten.

So, Obai immediately sent out troops, with three thousand cavalry, heading straight towards the Sentu Fort.

In fact, Island Master Mao also talked about that when the Tatars entered the customs through a detour, they would definitely leave soldiers and horses to stop him and Shanhaiguan's soldiers and horses from sneaking attacks. However, Mao Wenlong knew well that the Jurchens would not have too many troops left behind, especially

It is to resist his own soldiers and horses, not to mention not many. Although the Jurchens bother him, they have never taken the combat effectiveness of his troops seriously. Mao Wenlong is fully prepared this time, just to attack himself.

Very powerful.

During the march, Mao Wenlong's troops were all on guard, with their ears pricked up. Everyone knew that the Tatars were cavalry, and when they came to kill, there would naturally be heavy sound of horse hooves. The troops moved forward, and all of them

The terrain is rugged and difficult to walk, but it is suitable for infantry to advance. The cavalry running here will reduce mobility. However, this place is very suitable for setting up an ambush.

When entering this place, Mao Wenlong's adopted son Shang Kexi said that it was very easy to set up an ambush here, and he hoped that Mao Wenlong would be careful. But Mao Wenlong just smiled and said: "Well, I won't tell the Tatars to set up an ambush here. The most they can do is set up an ambush here."

They are waiting for us in the pioneering land ahead, and it is very safe here."

In fact, just as Mao Wenlong expected, not a single Tatar was found on this difficult road, and the army passed smoothly. The terrain in front gradually became gentle. At this time, Mao Wenlong ordered the troops to camp and rest.

Gone.

It was not the right time at the moment, and under normal circumstances, one would have to go at least Shenshi before he could stop. Mao Wenlong set up camp a whole hour early, which puzzled his soldiers.

Not to mention that Mao Wenlong's men didn't understand what was going on, and Obai, who was waiting for them fifteen miles away, didn't know what was going on either.

Obai did not set up an ambush in a rugged area because he had few people. Setting an ambush there would catch the Ming army by surprise, but it would not take much advantage. After all, the Jurchens' abilities rested entirely on their horses.

Once an ambush is set, we must abandon our horses and fight with Mao Wenlong's men. The enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered. How can we win?

Therefore, Obai decided to give up this advantageous terrain and wait for the Ming army in the open land twenty miles ahead. The twenty miles given away was enough for the Jurchens to charge and kill. Even if three thousand people fought against tens of thousands, they would not be at a disadvantage.

Unexpectedly, Mao Wenlong only walked five miles, then stopped walking and set up camp.

Obai received the report from the scout cavalry and didn't understand why Mao Wenlong's troops set up camp in advance. Logically speaking, they should have left for at least another hour. After thinking about it for a while, Obai suddenly felt relieved. He thought that it must be the Ming army that was walking through the rugged terrain.

After returning to the ground, I felt very tired, so I set up camp to rest.

Thinking of this, Obai sneered in his heart. It seems that Mao Wenlong's troops are really nothing more than this. They can't move even after walking so far, so there is no need to fight.

Aren't you tired and don't want to leave? Well, I'll go find you.

Ao Bai ordered that there is no need to bury pots to make rice in order to prevent the smoke from being discovered by the Ming army. It is enough to just eat some dry food. Tonight, we will attack the Ming army camp at night and kill Mao Wenlong alone. Wait until we drink heavily.

Eat a lot of meat.

When it was nearly three o'clock, Oboi's troops rushed towards Mao Wenlong's camp.

When the Tatars sent out troops, they were not as sneaky as when Wu Sinan robbed the camp. There was no such thing as a horse picking off a bell, and the horse hooves were forming and they rushed towards the Ming army's camp.

There were deer antlers in front of the camp. When they got closer, some Jurchen soldiers dismounted and moved the antlers away, and then rushed in. There was no obstruction in the camp. The Jurchens did not even see a single Ming army. They were very relaxed.

They fought their way to the Chinese army's tent. There was dim candlelight in the tent, and it seemed that someone was sleeping on the commander's desk. Oboi didn't know who it was, so he shouted, "Go in and capture that person. Look."

Is it Mao Wenlong!"

A soldier quickly took the order and rushed into the tent. Only when he took a look did he realize that the man lying on the table was just a scarecrow.

"General! That's a straw man!" the soldier shouted.

As soon as he heard this, Obai immediately realized that he had fallen into a trap. He immediately turned his horse's head and ordered to retreat, but there was no time. At this moment, he suddenly remembered the sound of a cannon. Along with the sound of the cannon, there was a bright sound everywhere.

The soldiers shouted to kill.

"Charge!" "Kill!"...

At the same time as the cry of killing, there was also the sound of arrows striking the sky, "swish, swish, swish"... "swish, swish"...

Feathered arrows fell from the sky like raindrops. Several Tatars were hit by arrows and fell off their horses, screaming in agony.

"Quickly retreat! Quickly retreat!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, Ao Bai had no intention of fighting, so he ordered his soldiers to flee along the long road. The Tatar soldiers turned their horses and the rear team followed the front team. However, before they could start to rush out, they saw a sudden surge on both sides.

A group of officers and soldiers came out. These officers and soldiers were holding firecrackers and went "bang bang bang"...

A series of gunshots rang out, and the Tatars at the front immediately fell to pieces. However, the Tatar soldiers were relatively familiar with firecrackers. They knew that after shooting once, they had to pack up again, which was very troublesome. Waiting until they mounted their horses

Even if I rush closer, I can't finish loading the medicine.

The Tatar soldiers quickly urged their horses and charged forward. The Ming army soldiers on the opposite side did not seem too panicked and squatted down, and then a series of gunshots rang out again.

"Bang bang bang..."

The soldiers in the back row hurriedly squatted down again after finishing shooting. Behind them, there was another row of soldiers. "Bang bang bang..." The soldiers in the third row were not polite. They lit the match and the pills flew out, knocking them down again.

A piece of Tatar cavalry.

After three rows of gunmen finished shooting, they fled to both sides as quickly as possible. Behind them, there were Ming soldiers. These soldiers had already set up a formation, with shields in front and spears thrust out beside the shields.

This formation is also quite effective when dealing with cavalry attacks, but it just depends on the number of enemies.

The Tatars were beaten to a pulp by three rows of fire cannons, and hundreds of them fell under their horses. For the Tatars behind, it was not easy to rush forward, because there were still horses left behind by the dead Tatars in front.

At this moment, "bang bang bang" gunshots were heard from the left and right sides of the Tatars. They didn't even seem to have the guts to notice, and many people who came from there fell down again on both sides.

It turned out that Mao Wenlong had already guessed that the Tatars would come to rob the camp most likely at night, so he made preparations in advance. The tents in the camp were put up very well, with a passage in the middle, and they went straight to the Chinese army's tent. It seemed that

It was specially prepared for the Tatars. On both sides of the passage, there were densely packed tents, and the gaps between the tents were not particularly large. The Ming army hid behind the tents and fired with firecrackers because the Tatars were too concentrated.

Basically, you can hit the enemy without aiming. Maru can pass through the tent, but the Tatars cannot see the Ming troops behind the tents on both sides.

Behind the tent, there were archers in ambush. The archers only needed to throw the arrows, and the bows and arrows would fall from the sky and rain down on the Tatars' heads.

The Tatars have always been known for their strong impact, but they are helpless when encountering such an ambush. Now the Tatars are all in chaos, with horses blocking the way forward, surrounded by tents, and behind the tents, there are firecrackers shooting. It's really

It can be said that he doesn't even have the strength to fight back.

When Obai saw this situation, he was also confused. He had always been like a blazing fire and was a famous warrior among the Jurchens who dared to kill and charge. But he was restricted from all directions, so where could he charge?
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