Chapter 149                                                             

This is a relatively stable method.

But this does not fit Zhou Mengchen's idea. It would be fine if the Tartars only harmed Shanxi Town. After all, Shanxi Town is not under Zhou Mengchen's jurisdiction. But Shuozhou is not possible. As the governor of Datong, Zhou Mengchen was under his rule. He felt that he was responsible to the people of Shuozhou.

How could the Tartars burn and kill them, and just pat their butts and leave?

Zhou Mengchen had a breath of anger in his chest and could not come out.

However, according to Zhou Mengchen's previous arrangement, now the battle is like a robbery in Go. Either a big victory or a big defeat. Of course, you can still live in Go. However, in the war, if there is no such situation, both sides may suffer losses.

For a moment, Zhou Mengchen seemed to have gone to a casino. He held the lives of tens of thousands of generals in his hand and guessed the right and wrong.

Zhou Mengchen was also hesitating in his heart, wondering how to make this decision?

The word "advance and retreat" seems simple, but it is the first priority of being a famous general. When should you advance? When should you retreat? This is a topic that will never be studied in your life.

"Sir." Ma Fang said: "I just came from behind, and the soldiers in Shanxi Town could no longer walk. General Han pleaded with me, wanting them to rest on the spot?"

Zhou Mengchen was stunned and looked at the sky. He said, "I remember, I asked them to pretend. Before they came out, they were light-fitted, and they only brought weapons and dry food for a few days. But they didn't bring anything except these. Now they have only been walking for half a day, and they have only walked for fifteen miles. Are they going to rest now?"

Zhou Mengchen knew that the troops in Shanxi Town could not be fought, but he did not expect that they could not be fought so much. Generally speaking, the army had to travel at least thirty miles a day. However, this was the case of carrying a large amount of baggage. It was not that people could not walk fast, but that carriages could not walk fast. Moreover, another reason for the slow marching speed in this era was that camping wasted time.

It starts when dawn, and usually stops the march at around 3 pm. It takes time to set up camps and build camps and dig trenches.

Zhou Mengchen asked them all to wear light clothes, but he only went so far. In Zhou Mengchen's opinion, this is not as good as that of a primary school student who was on a spring outing.

Ma Fang's face was also a little uneasy and said, "That's right. I don't believe it either. I'll go down to see it. The soldiers were old, weak, sick and disabled, with the smallest body of only four feet. Some of them had gray hair. And judging from their appearance, they hadn't trained much before, and even the most basic method of holding a knife was wrong. Food was not the same. I was also worried that if this continued, I'm afraid that someone would die."

After hearing this, Zhou Mengchen said, "This is still a soldier. This is clearly a group of people." If the military reform he mentioned to Xu Jie before had a bit of a big pie, today the Shanxi delegation has become more and more determined to carry out military reform.

Zhou Mengchen felt that Datong Town was bad, and as long as it was pushed to reconstruction, he did not know that Datong Town had been the leader of border towns for more than a hundred years. Even after being severely damaged by the Tartars, his strength was still stronger than some small military towns. Datong Town was demolished and reconstruction, and there were still many materials to be reused, such as the foundation of Datong soldiers, and many Datong generals were still very good at fighting. Now it seems that if Shanxi Town was demolished and rebuilt, I am afraid that even a little useful man would not be able to pick out.

Zhou Mengchen said helplessly: "Let them rest."

Facing these weak soldiers who will die for you, what can Zhou Mengchen do?

However, Zhou Mengchen's action soon reached Xin Ai's ears. Xin Ai raised her eyebrows and said, "Sure enough, these infantrymen are not Datong soldiers at all. How could they rest quickly if they were Datong soldiers? The command of all departments to follow me closely." Xin Ai knew the combat effectiveness and marching ability of Datong soldiers. Not to mention anything else, just Qi Jiguang marched for more than ten miles after the battle of Tumaochuan before reaching the city of Yulin.

Qi Jiguang also brought a lot of supplies.

How could the Datong Army, which did not carry baggage, stop after walking for more than ten miles.

This made Xin Ai make up her mind and increase her horse speed and come straight towards Zhou Mengchen's original formation. It has to be said that Xin Ai's most powerful knight was some lacking. However, as a general, she still had some ability. At least she dared to be the first of all the troops. She made the morale of the cavalry of various Tartars.

This is to catch Zhou Mengchen off guard.

However, Zhou Mengchen placed the outer side of the night without taking it or eating vegetarian food. Moreover, the army could not hide it at all. Xin Ai didn't want to hide it. Soon, Zhou Mengchen saw the smoke and dust rolling in the distance, and the ground was trembling slightly. There were also a sound of exploding the cannons, all of which were used to call the police on the outer side of the night without taking it.

Seeing this, Zhou Mengchen thought about it slightly and immediately knew something was wrong, and cursed in his heart: "Damn Shanxi soldiers."

Zhou Mengchen originally wanted to use the trick of doubting the army to delay the time. After all, the longer the delay, the more beneficial it will be to the Ming Dynasty. However, he never expected that the quality of the Shanxi soldiers would not even reach the lower limit that Zhou Mengchen thought. Even normal marching tasks could not be achieved.

It was revealed in less than half a day.

At this moment, Zhou Mengchen didn't have to choose. The Tartars had already chosen for him.

However, Zhou Mengchen made a judgment in this situation instantly and said, "Ma Fang, didn't you say before that your new tactics can beat the Tartars? Now it's proven that your opportunity has come."

Ma Fang said, "Please see me break the enemy."

Zhou Mengchen said, "No, I'll be with you."

Ma Fang said, "Sir?"

Zhou Mengchen said, "Needless to say, now the enemy is large and I am few. Every force is very precious. If I stay, you will send someone to protect me. I will follow the army to charge, but it is just behind the formation. If this battle is won, I will be considered as my contribution to you. If you lose, it will be better to wrap your body around here than to surrender."

Ma Fang also wanted to talk about Shanxi's soldiers. Just as he turned his head, he found that there were already sporadic deserters in the Shanxi army, and many people fought in two battles. Ma Fang could tell at a glance that it was already a matter of time before the collapse of Shanxi soldiers.

It was really a mistake to hear that he fled to be the bravest, and when he heard that he fled to be the bravest, when he fled to be the bravest, when he saw the enemy, he fled to be the bravest.

The Shanxi Army is the most brave.

Ma Fang suddenly felt that it would be better to follow him to the battlefield than to let Zhou Mengchen go to Shanxi Town to build a camp and protect himself.

Ma Fang said: "Since the adults said that, please supervise the battle in the back and see the men defeat the enemy."

As for the Shanxi soldiers, they didn't care about them at this moment.

Without further ado, the most important thing about cavalry is speed. So Ma Fang rushed northwest without waiting for the enemy to come.

Twenty thousand cavalrymen lined up in dense formations.

Ma Fang rushed in the first row. The number of people in the first row was not large, only one thousand riders. This thousand riders were the so-called cavalry in the clouds. After a year of training, he was more skilled in the cavalry tactics that advanced like a wall. At this moment, everyone maintained the speed of one person, and they were brushing in unison like a straight line.

Overall, the speed is not fast. But it seems that even the horse's steps are uniform, so there is a very shocking sense of power.

After Ma Fang, there were also cavalrymen with dense formations of space several meters apart. However, their training time was relatively short, so they were not as tacit and uniform as Yunzhong Cavalry. It was also because Yunzhong Cavalry suppressed the speed of the entire cavalry's charge, which left them with an array. I guess the formation would be distorted after a while.

Zhou Mengchen was not in the last column because it was said to be in the second to last column. Gao Dazhuang was behind him. He did not take any weapons, but raised a big banner with five red and black characters embroidered on it.

This big banner should have been inserted into the car or something. At this moment, Gao Dazhuang held his hands and looked extremely stable on the galloping horse. However, Zhou Dazhuang's skills were seen.

Zhou Mengchen rode on the horse, and a kind of brave heart rushed to his heart in an instant. But Zhou Mengchen knew his ability. Although he had ridden too many times, he also practiced a good riding skill. However, his so-called good riding skill was said among civil servants. It was not enough on the battlefield. He could only keep not falling behind.

As for fighting immediately, he didn't even think about it. Xu Wei was even more nervous than Zhou Mengchen. At this moment, Xu Wei also tightened the reins tightly and could not say a word. Like Zhou Mengchen, he could not do anything at this moment.
Chapter completed!