Looking at the burning tents and the dead and injured horses on the snow, Huang Degong and Zhou Yuji asked:

"Soldiers, do you want to eat roasted horse meat?"

The soldiers immediately shouted in unison:

"Yes, why don't you want to!"

The soldiers of the mighty camp even shouted joyfully:

"General, the brothers have been eating dry food for a few days since they were released from the quarantine, and their mouths are all wet, haha..."

Huang Degongzhou and Jihu Dawei looked at each other and shouted almost at the same time:

"The taste has faded away from my mouth, why don't I go roast the horse meat so I can go home full..."

"Thank you, General..."

Upon receiving the order, the soldiers immediately jumped off their horses and pounced on the horses that had just been killed on the snow...

The soldiers of the Weiwu Camp are different from other armies. They have followed the Crown Prince through several battles. Among them, the lowest military rank is Commander Qian, and even half of them are guerrilla generals and staff generals.

Rather than calling it a mighty battalion, it is better said to be an officer battalion. They will be the backbone of the Ming Dynasty's army in the future, and they will be among the generals in any army under Zhu Cihong's command.

It's just that there are not so many soldiers for them to lead at the moment. These generals hold high positions and can only do the work of soldiers. After returning to Beijing this time, they will definitely become generals and guerrilla generals of various new armies.

Therefore, they strictly follow orders on the battlefield, but after the battle, because they have a closer relationship with the general, they sometimes make a joke!

Except for Zhang Shize, the generals of the National Defense Army all came from poor backgrounds. As long as the soldiers fought seriously, it was normal for them to talk and laugh together, so that everyone could get along well.

Huang Degong also took out his waist knife and chopped off a horse's leg, then used the knife to barbecue it over the fire.

Hu Dawei chuckled and stepped forward to grab Huang Degong's horse's leg. He slashed the fur off the horse's leg with his knife and gave it back to Huang Degong:

"General, the skin should be peeled first and then grilled for the best taste!"

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The Chahar Gongtu tribe used to be a large Mongolian tribe. In the past few years, it had more than 5,000 cavalry and 78,000 to 80,000 tribesmen.

However, they suffered heavy losses in the battle with Lin Dan Khan, and later surrendered and became slaves. Currently, they only have more than 2,000 cavalry. Don't underestimate the Mongolian tribes with 2,000 cavalry. They still often ravage the Ming border.

Among them, the Jiannu twice detoured through Mongolia and broke through the border wall to enter the customs and plunder. They were the guides and participated in the battles, burning, killing and looting.

Although there is not much snow this winter, the weather is colder than before.

The tent where Gongtu leader Hai Ridong lived was kept warm by eight charcoal pots. After the weather turned cold, Hai Ridong hid in the warm tent every day and played games with two Han women.

These two beauties were sent by Shanxi merchants some time ago, and they also sent a lot of money and food to the Gongtu Department. He asked Hai Ridong to lend a helping hand when Shanxi merchants encountered difficulties.

When trouble broke out in Zhangjiakou, Hai Ridong did keep his promise to Shanxi merchants and prepared to send troops to attack Zhangjiakou.

However, he soon received a report that Tumote's left wing had cavalry operating under Zhangjiakou City. Not wanting to conflict with Tumote's left wing, Hai Ridong stood still and continued to wait for the opportunity.

Once they have the opportunity to cooperate with Shanxi merchants again, they will take Zhangjiakou and take the opportunity to plunder the pass to prepare for the winter in the coming year.

It was difficult for the Ming army to defend the pass this year, let alone clear the pass and raid the Tatars outside the pass. In such a cold winter, the Gongtu tribe had been sleeping peacefully without even sending out a single scout.

This also made the Ming army's raid smoother. The cavalry led by Cao Bianjiao, led by Ye Bushou, quietly approached the Gongtu tribe's lair.

"General, this place is less than five miles away from the Tatar lair, and no Tatar scouts have been found ahead!"

Cao Bianjiao nodded and looked back at the three thousand tiger and leopard cavalry behind him. He saw the tiger and leopard cavalry soldiers riding on their war horses with their heads held high and no one talking to them. The horses were advancing at almost the same pace, very neatly.

Cao Bianjiao couldn't help but nodded secretly. The military regulations and training quality of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry officers were higher than those of the cavalry he had led before, but he didn't know how effective they were in combat!

Looking at Meng Ruhu and his Shanxi Army, although they are in good spirits, the sloppy team is not at the same level as the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

People who don't know how to lead an army in war think that this phenomenon of the Shanxi Army is normal, because almost all Ming armies are like this now, but Cao Bianjiao, who has experienced hundreds of battles, knows it very well.

A formation like the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry can respond quickly no matter what happens, at least the whole city will not be in a mess, while the Shanxi Army will definitely be in chaos in an instant when it is attacked suddenly.

Cao Bianjiao asked loudly;

"Soldiers, I know that you are good at firearms, but although firearms are good, they can easily scare off the enemy. Therefore, I want to go head-to-head with the Tatars and defeat the Tatars in the way they are good at. Do you dare to fight?"

Hubaoqi did not answer Cao Bianjiao directly, but nodded to them and gave him a military salute.

Cao Bianjiao knew that Hubaoqi agreed with his style of play and kept silent because he was worried that the Mongolian army would hear it. He raised his hand to return a military salute, then urged his horse to come to Mengruhu:

"General, later I will lead the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to charge directly at the Mongolian army. How about you lead the Shanxi Army to intercept and defeat the fleeing Tatars on the outside?"

When Cao Bianjiao first arrived, he spoke very politely and nodded as fiercely as a tiger:

"Okay, general, just ask if you have anything to do!"

As he spoke, the team was already about three miles away from the Gongtu tribe's lair. Cao turned into a horse and returned to the front of the team. He stretched out his hand and pulled out his bright silver gun and waved it in the air:

"The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry soldiers display their weapons and prepare to follow my general to kill the enemy!"

"Here"

"Swish..."

The tiger and leopard knights immediately drew their lances, dismounted their horses and accelerated their pace. Because they were still far away, they did not launch a quick charge!

Each of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry is equipped with Huangming rifles and lances, as well as sabers and other cavalry weapons.

The Huangming rifle is used for chasing or dismounting and forming a formation, while the lance is used for charging. However, you must let go when stabbing the opponent, otherwise you may be injured by inertia, and then draw the saber to kill.

Gerile was a centurion of the Gongtu tribe. He was drinking with several Tatar officers in the tent. He felt bloated, so he stood up and said:

"You guys drink first, I'll go out and let some water go out!"

A centurion laughed and said:

"You kid is either cheating or peeing too much. Be careful not to freeze it... otherwise you won't be able to deal with the ladies in the customs when you enter the customs later..."

"Bah, you are the only one who will freeze to death, I am made of steel and iron..."

Gerile took a bite out of his companion, laughed and walked out of the tent to urinate.

When he finished the water and took a nap and lifted up his trousers, he suddenly heard something sound in the distance. He hurriedly turned to look at the place where the sound came from, only to see a cavalry coming towards their tribe. His expression suddenly changed.

:

"No, how could there be so many cavalry in such a cold weather!"

Because it was a surprise attack, the Ming army did not display its banners or general flags. Gerile, who was about two miles away, did not recognize it as the Ming army.

But he had already realized that something was wrong. No matter where the cavalry was, it would not be a good thing for the cavalry to sneak into their tribe at this time. After reacting, Gerile immediately shouted loudly:

"The enemy is attacking, the enemy is attacking, blow the trumpet quickly..." If you like the Ming Dynasty, the prosperous age begins with the prince supervising the country, please collect it: (https://www.myxls.net) The Daming Dynasty, the prosperous age starts with the prince supervising the country. Search and read novels. The update speed is the fastest on the entire network.
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