northernbook Chapter 761 Night Attack
Chapter 761 Night Attack
Chapter 761 Night Attack
It was already evening when the soldiers finished eating and the horses were fed.
After gathering, the army went to the Mukun tribe.
In summer, there were a lot of mosquitoes on the grassland in the evening, and the soldiers under Lin Xuan did not respond to the mosquito bites.
But Cheng Yaojin's cavalry couldn't do it. Many people waved away mosquitoes as they marched.
Normally, Cheng Yaojin wouldn't think anything was wrong, but when he saw Lin Xuan's soldiers and his own soldiers, he couldn't help but blush.
These soldiers were all trained according to Lin Xuan's method, but they were not as good as those trained by Lin Xuan. Doesn't it mean that he is not as good as Lin Xuan in training?
Cheng Yaojin called the two generals who were in charge of the cavalry, and cursed: "Look at them, and then look at you. I can't stand the bites of mosquitoes. Don't you want to be a deserter when you face swords?"
The two members were stunned by the scolding, and wanted to ask: Don't you also repel mosquitoes yourself?
However, they are all old people under Cheng Yaojin's hands, and they know Cheng Yaojin's temper very well, so they can only hold it in their hearts and let Cheng Yaojin scold them.
Lin Xuan laughed secretly at the side, in fact, it's not the fault of the two generals.
First of all, they use their own training methods for a short period of time, and their quality is naturally much worse.
Another reason is that these soldiers are not new recruits. They used to drive away mosquitoes when they were marching, but now it is just an instinctive reaction.
When assisting Xue Yantuo before, the soldiers under Lin Xuan's command would also get used to driving them away. Later, Lin Xuan specially asked them to stand in a military posture in the evening to train them.
Don't think that Lin Xuan is just looking for trouble, and deliberately abused them.
Next, Datang will launch troops on the grasslands, and they will all participate in the war, and when fighting on the grasslands, mosquito bites must be overcome.
People are already moving during the march, so they can't bear it. If they are asked to lie in ambush, how can they bear it?
Although the sound of waving hands to drive away mosquitoes is not loud, it is because the number of people is too small. If thousands of people and tens of thousands of people are together, the movement can be imagined.
Cheng Yaojin scolded so much that his spittle flew all over the place, and after cursing for a while, he ordered the two of them to go down to rectify the army.
After some rectification, it has indeed improved a lot, but there are still people who will drive away mosquitoes unconsciously. After Cheng Yaojin sees it, he will act as if he didn't see it.
He scolded the two of them before because he felt it was embarrassing. He also understood that it would be difficult for those soldiers not to repel the mosquitoes at all, and now they are marching, and there is no time to rectify them.
The place where they set off was about 50 miles away from the Mukun tribe. They took a break halfway and fed the horses before continuing.
Anyone who has seen the Three Kingdoms should pass this sentence, "Xia Houyuan, the captain of the Dianjun, five hundred in three days, and one thousand in six days."
换算成公里有多少？汉代的一里等于300步，1步=6尺一尺是23.1厘米，一里等于0.4158公里所以夏侯渊的速度是：“三天207公里，六天416公里”等于每天前进70公里。
Because of Xia Houyuan's fast marching speed, he was called the general of the gods.
Many people may think that [-] kilometers is nothing.
But if you understand the speed of the ancient cavalry, you will know that the fastest cavalry in ancient times is the Mongolian cavalry, which can travel about 90 kilometers a day.
The horses of the Tang Dynasty were no match for the Mongolian horses in terms of stamina. Seriously, the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty might not run as fast as Xia Houyuan.
Cavalry is synonymous with fast in ancient warfare. In fact, cavalry is fast in short-distance sprints.
Horses usually run continuously for nearly an hour, and they need to rest and eat. If they run for a long time, and the horses are useless by the time they reach the place, how can they fight?
After feeding the horse and letting the horse rest for half an hour, the army set off again.
About an hour later, the army was only a few miles away from the Mukun tribe.
This distance, as long as the horse is fast, it will not take long to reach it.
Cheng Yaojin asked the scouts to find a hidden place, let the soldiers and horses rest, and then let the scouts spread out to investigate the situation.
After burning incense, scouts came to report that there was a large tribe in the northeast, and they did not approach to prevent being discovered.
Nomads need sufficient pastures for grazing, so the distance between the two tribes is very far away, and this is the territory of the Mukun tribe, so there can be no other tribes.
After finding the exact location of the Mukun tribe, Cheng Yaojin arranged a battle plan.
Cheng Yaojin ordered the two generals to take 1 people each to outflank the left and right sides, and he personally led Lin Xuan and his [-] cavalry to attack from the front.
The attack time was agreed upon, and because of the detour, the two generals ordered their soldiers and horses to leave.
Cheng Yaojin waited for a while, and when the time was almost up, he led Lin Xuan and other [-] cavalry to the Mukun tribe.
Although the grassland got dark very late in summer, they spent a lot of time marching along the way, and when they saw the Mukun tribe, it was completely dark.
The night gave Lin Xuan their best cover, because the marching speed was very slow, they didn't make too much noise, and they kept enough distance that the Mukun tribe didn't notice it.
Lin Xuan, Cheng Chumo and others looked at the tribe with fire in the distance, and their breathing was a little short.
Seriously, this was their first battle.
Cheng Yaojin noticed their strangeness, and didn't say anything, but just looked ahead calmly.
In this way, Lin Xuan and the others calmed down.
"General, the appointed time has come." Cheng Yaojin's personal commander reminded.
"Send the order to launch an attack!" Cheng Yaojin said.
Lin Xuan was riding a lion horse, Wen Yan couldn't help but clenched the spear in his hand.
Lion Cong didn't know whether he sensed his master's emotions or the murderous aura in the air, so he stood still impatiently.
"Woo~"
"kill!"
The sound of the horn sounded, and the soldiers all drank together, slammed their horses, and rushed towards the tribe not far away.
This distance, with the sound of tens of thousands of horses galloping, there is no need to be careful.
Qi Jinlan Dulu was just about to rest, when he heard the sound of killing, he quickly put on his clothes, ran out of the tent, and asked the guard at the door, "Where is the sound coming from?"
"Boss, it seems there are all around." The guard said quickly.
His expression changed. Although the nomads were attacking each other, the Mukun tribe was a medium-sized tribe and lived in the outermost periphery. It had been many years since the tribe had fought against each other, so it was inevitable that they were somewhat lax in their defenses. .
"Then what are you still doing, why don't you call your clansmen to meet the enemy?" Qi Jinlan Dulu scolded.
"Yes!" The guards didn't dare to refute, and hurried to gather the clansmen.
There were no obstacles around the Mukun tribe. Lin Xuan and Xue Rengui rushed to the front and rushed into the tribe not long after.
Many men from the Mukun tribe came out to meet the enemy with weapons when they heard the shouts of killing.
But because of the lack of organization, it seems very scattered.
Tang Jun first fired a round of volleys, then put away his bow and arrows, and started slashing with a knife.
(End of this chapter)