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Chapter 63 The surprise attack on Daankou

The reason why the magic weapon of horse lances was lost was because the Song Dynasty emphasized culture and over military. First, the Song Dynasty lost the place to raise horses in the northwest and lacked war horses; second, the horse lances were made in complex. Only when the military men had a high status in the Han and Tang Dynasties and a large number of nobles of the Wangmen appeared among the warriors, could they be able to support a large number of cavalry that used such weapons. For example, Li Shimin's Xuan Armored Iron Cavalry used a good horse purchased from the Western Regions, wearing thick armor and holding a horse lance. Such a cavalry was a cavalry that the Song Dynasty and Ming Dynasty, with low status, could not afford.

Li Laoer led the remaining 900 people and returned to the city with a large number of captured spoils, more than 150 injured war horses and fifty-three dead war horses.

The injured horses can no longer be used. Continuing to raise them is a waste of forage and food. Even if they are well-raised, these war horses can no longer run, so they can only be killed and eaten. However, the injured horses are also meat. They are placed in the city for a period of time, and then slowly killed and eaten. They brought back fifty-three dead horses, which is enough to eat for a long time.

In the city, a large pot was steaming hot. Li Laoer asked someone to peel the dead horse first, open the intestines and break the belly, and then cut the meat. Put pieces of horse meat into the big pot. After the heat boils, cook for a while, pick up the horse meat, wash it with warm water, and then change the water in the pot. Put the horse meat into the pot, boil over high heat, add a little wine, remove the froth, add ginger and green onion, add salt and large ingredients, and simmer over a slow heat. After about an hour, pick it up, let it cool, the large pieces of horse meat can be cut and eaten.

Horse meat is not delicious, but it is also meat, which can provide food to your troops.

As for the more than 100 injured wounded, it is incurable for others, but Li Laoer can save these wounded people. He put the knife into a boiled pot of boiling water. After disinfection, he wiped the wounds with strong liquor, dug out the rotten meat with a knife, took out the arrow, poured in a little gunpowder, ignited it, and then bandaged the wounds with gauze sterilized by boiling water. These wounded people can recover after a period of time.

This battle during the day made Li Laoer completely give up the idea of ​​fighting the Jurchens' baggage, food and grass camp. Needless to mention Yue Tuo, even Yangguli was not a sinister opponent he could deal with.

"It's better to find a way to enter Da'ankou. Enter the territory of Daming and save as many people as possible." Li Laoer made up his mind and decided to send Han Dashan to Da'ankou to spy on military information.

That night, Han Dashan, who was familiar with Mongolian language, changed into Mongolian clothes and headed to the front line of the Great Wall.

Han Dashan did not go directly to Da'ankou, but went to the Great Wall six miles south of Da'ankou and arrived at the city. Han Dashan found that there were no people guarding it here, so he threw out his claw hooks and ropes and climbed up the city wall. After climbing to the top of the city, he walked north along the city wall and walked four miles away. He could already see torches inserted on the city wall in front, and the flag of Dajin floated on the city wall. The former Ming army surrendered soldiers were stationed at the top of the city.

The road ahead could not pass by, Han Dashan jumped into the city from the south side of the Great Wall and continued to walk north along the foot of the city wall. After arriving at Da'ankou, he used his Mongolian clothes and fluent Mongolian language to spy on military information after an hour.

Before dawn, Han Dashan returned to the city wall.

"The boss, I have already discovered the enemy situation! The Jiannu master stationed in Da'ankou is Manguertai. There are more than 600 Jianzhou Jurchen Tartars, 500 Mongolian Tartars, 2,000 Ming army surrendered, and Li Sizhong." Han Dashan reported to Li Laoer the military information he spent a night spying out.

"Since it is Mangguertai, then you can attack Da'ankou at night. We do not seek to completely annihilate the defending enemy in Da'ankou, as long as we can pass Da'ankou smoothly!" Li Laoer decided to attack Da'ankou in surprise. He did not seek to eliminate the Jin army in Da'ankou, but only his own troops could pass Da'ankou. Because Li Laoer knew that the Jin army should have begun to attack Zunhua City, and the 4,000 cavalry of Zhao's sect would also arrive in Zunhua in the next few days. If the trajectory of the original history, Zhao's sect's 4,000 Guanning Iron Cavalry came to rescue him, but he encountered a siege between Zunhua and Santun Camp and was trapped in the siege of Ajige. Zhao's sect was killed by arrows, and the 4,000 Ming troops were destroyed.

It is not difficult for Li Laoer to sneak attack on Da'ankou with special tactics. The army of this era has not experienced such a thing, and Li Laoer believes that he can succeed.

"We are not the opponent of Jiannu when face to face, but we can still do it if we give them some evil things." Li Laoer said to Han Dashan and others.

Then Li Laoer formulated the tactic of a surprise attack on Da'ankou: "We will do something tonight, and Zhang Wei will stay with 800 people to guard the house. I, Han Dashan, Li Hong, and the three of us arrived at the south of Da'ankou City at the time of Wu, quietly climbed the city, grabbed a few tongues, interrogated separately, and asked the order. We three hundred elite soldiers put on Jiannu's military uniforms to disturb them! Han Dashan, you are in charge of the stable, untied all the reins of the war horses, and released the war horses to rush to their barracks; Li Hong and I set fire in the city, wearing Jiannu's armor to kill their people! The sign between ourselves is to tie a white towel on our left arm."

The Jin army must have never seen such tactics when wearing the enemy's uniforms and playing sneak attacks. Moreover, there are Jurchens, Mongolians and Ming army surrendered soldiers in the city, wearing three different military uniforms. Li Laoer and others only put on the Jurchen uniforms to kill the Mongols and Ming army surrendered soldiers, while the other part of them put on the Mongol clothes to kill the Jurchens and Ming army surrendered soldiers, and some people wear the military uniforms of the Ming army surrendered soldiers to kill the Mongols and Jurchens, which will inevitably cause chaos. The final result is that the three parties will kill each other.

Three hundred people were divided into three groups, Li Laoer personally led one hundred people, all wearing the armor of the Magurtai's Zhenglan Banner; while the 100 people led by Li Hong were wearing the leather armor of Mongolians and the leather hats of Mongolians on their heads; the 100 people of Han Dashan were wearing the mandarin duck battle jackets of the Ming army surrendered soldiers, purple flower armor or mountain literary armor.

As long as he was chopping and slapping the Jin army, he shouted: "Minggou rebelled! Minggou rebelled!" The dark night would inevitably cause chaos among the three parties of the Jin army.

The Jin army was short of troops and could not leave troops to guard every section of the Great Wall, which gave Li Lao Er and the others the opportunity to take advantage of it. Li Lao Er, Han Dashan and Li Hong, and three hundred elite soldiers, arranged another hundred people to send the war horses back to the brothers who were in the city. Four hundred people set off at night at You hour. More than an hour later, they arrived at the slope of the Great Wall three miles south of Da'ankou at the moment of Wu.

Arriving at the city, Li Laoer asked the one hundred brothers to drive 400 war horses back to the city wall, and led 300 people to climb up the hillside, and soon appeared at the foot of the Great Wall.

"No one is stationed above. The three of us brothers went up first, and then took two brothers in Jurchen uniforms up. After going up, we walked north and grabbed a few of them to come back for interrogation." Li Laoer gave the order softly.

Li Laoer, Han Dashan and Li Hong threw out their claws and hooked ropes and climbed up the city wall. After climbing to the top of the city, they walked slowly north along the city wall. After walking about a mile, there were Jin troops stationed in front. The Jin army stationed were three Ming army surrendered not long ago, and two other Mongolians.

"Let's go!" Li Laoer found that there were only five enemies in front, so he made a gesture and asked two brothers in Zhenglan Banner uniforms to follow, Li Hong and Han Dashan were waiting behind.

The three of them walked towards the sentry with their bodies with their blue flag armor.

The surrendered soldiers of the Ming army and the Mongols turned their heads and suddenly saw three Eight Banners Taijun coming. The five sentries stood up one after another, bowed deeply to Li Laoer and the others, and gave a big gift.
Chapter completed!
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