Father can be an enemy to the country

Youhun South Road is just south of Yuerhai Sea, and there is a horse trail on the ground that can be followed vaguely.

Zhu Di and Zhang Yu led the Yanshan left guard to gallop all the way, and reached the dividing line between the grassland and the Gobi before dark.

It gets dark very early in the grassland at this time of year. It was already dark after they traveled several miles along the Wandering Soul South Road.

Zhu Di was thinking about whether to set up camp and rest before setting off again at dawn, when the scout in front hurriedly came back to report: "There was a fire several miles away!"

"Really? That's great!" Zhu Di was so happy when he heard this that he almost jumped off the horse.

Zhang Yu and others were all overjoyed! Because this shows that Zhang Yu’s guess is right!

Zhu Di quickly followed the scouts up a slope and looked up. The wind dropped temporarily at night, and the dust fell to the ground. The visibility was much better. Sure enough, we could see the faint light of fire in the distance.

He picked up the telescope again, observed it carefully, turned around and said excitedly to Zhang Yu and others: "It is almost the size of a thousand households, it must be the Yuan army that responded to Naha!"

"Definitely, except for them, no one will stay in the deserted Gobi Desert!" Zhang Yu, who has always been steady and steady, couldn't help but curl up the corner of his mouth and said: "Kill them, and we will definitely know that Bei Yuan Whereabouts!”

"Okay, okay, I was born to be the protagonist! Even if I am a small player, I can still steal the show!" Zhu Di beamed with pride and said solemnly to the soldiers:

"Kill them and take the lead!"

"Yes!" The soldiers whispered excitedly, quickly unwrapped their armor, put on their long-cherished chainmail and helmets, and prepared for battle.

Zhu Di urgently summoned the generals and assigned them combat tasks. The Yanshan left guard followed him out of the fortress several times. He had conducted small-scale night raids like this countless times, and the generals were naturally familiar with it, so he didn't need to waste any words.

Of course, this time is different from before. Then Zhu Di said in a deep voice: "The most important thing this time is that they cannot be allowed to go back to report the news! Therefore, the four of you, Zhang Yu, Tan Yuan, Chen Heng, and Wang Zhen, each bring a thousand soldiers and horses to surround their camp from all sides. , we can’t let anyone go alive.”

After the generals responded, he glanced at Xue Liu with an anxious face and said: "Liuzi, you and I will fight in."

"Hey, okay!" Xue Liu nodded excitedly. Among the three guards in Yanshan, he is considered the most powerful general.

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So Zhu Di led his officers and soldiers, with their horses and horses wrapped in hooves, to quietly approach the Yuan army's camp.

Zhang Yu and his four men led the four guards to disperse, while Zhu Di led Xue Liu to the outskirts of the camp.

I guess they didn't expect that anyone would come to such a horrible place in such horrible weather. The Mongols didn't fortify the outside at all. Zhu Di and Xue Liu easily lurked beside the camp and had a clear view of the situation in the camp.

I saw in the camp that all the Mongolians who had been hiding in the sand in their tents for a day came out for air. They lit several bonfires and chatted and laughed loudly while cooking. Probably to prevent the war horses from getting lost in the sandstorm, all the war horses were concentrated and tied to the left side of the camp, with a simple stone wall surrounding it.

After taking a closer look at the situation inside, Zhu Di waved his hand, and Xue Liu followed him and tiptoed back.

After the two returned to the depression where a thousand soldiers and horses were lurking, Zhu Di whispered to Xue Liu: "There are indeed a thousand people, and they are very vigilant. But to be on the safe side, we will take action after they are asleep."

"Okay!" Xue Liu nodded.

"Tell brothers, try not to kill those wearing armor, just injure them." Zhu Di ordered again.

"Understood." Xue Liu responded again. After dealing with the Mongols for such a long time, the Ming army officers naturally knew that the way to distinguish the superior status of the Yuan army was to see whether they were wearing armor.

"Let's divide the work again. You lead half of the men and horses to rush in and kill them as much as possible in the tent." Zhu Di continued: "I will lead the other half to guard outside the stable to prevent the Yuan army from approaching their horses. . If they escape on two legs, let’s not chase them, just leave them to Zhang Yu and others.”

"I remember." Xue Liu responded again. He knew that if he chased, it would affect the shooting of the brothers outside.

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The Ming army officers and soldiers quietly waited for the Yuan army to fall asleep, and took the opportunity to recharge their batteries.

At the second watch, there was no movement in the Yuan army camp. But Zhu Di was not in a hurry to take action and let the soldiers rest until almost five o'clock. Then he asked Xue Liu to wake everyone up and ordered in a deep voice: "Let's go."

The soldiers got on their horses after hearing the order, followed him and Xue Liu, and walked slowly outside the camp in the darkness before dawn.

At this time, the sky was getting brighter, which was when the defenders were most relaxed. As a result, it was not until the Ming army moved Luchai and entered the camp that they were discovered by the Yuan army who was on duty at night.

Amid the panicked warnings from the Yuan army, Zhu Di shouted: "Do it!"

The soldiers, who had been as quiet as virgins, suddenly became as fast as tigers. They rode their horses and rampaged through the Yuan army's camp. They first set fire everywhere and set fire to the Yuan army's tents.

In addition to being able to burn some Yuan troops to death, this also had a very important purpose, which was to reveal the figures in the tent under the light of the fire. In this way, the Ming army did not have to enter the tent, they could just stab it with iron sticks outside.

Amidst the continuous screams, the tent was dyed red with blood. Many Yuan soldiers were stabbed to death in the tent before they could run out.

In fact, there is no way to survive even if he escapes. Zhu Di's troops are all organized into small cavalry units, with ten cavalry surrounding a tent, killing efficiently and meticulously. Not to mention that the Yuan army was awakened in their sleep and was in a panic and completely disorganized. Even if they were awake and neatly dressed, they still could not break out of the encirclement of the Ming army.

Only those Yuan troops who were not surrounded were able to escape from their tents and rush to the stables.

But when they ran to the stables, they were horrified to find that the Ming army cavalry had already lined up and was waiting.

The flames soared into the sky, illuminating the camp as bright as day. These Yuan soldiers who took the initiative to run in front of the Ming army were completely targets.

The Ming army cavalry calmly raised their bows and drew arrows. There is no need to aim at such a close distance. They raised their hands and fired. When the bowstrings sounded, the Yuan army fell to the ground.

Even if there are those who can rush to the front of the Ming army's formation, it is useless. Once the Ming army's iron guns in the front row are swept away, no Yuan army can stand in front of them.

As a result, no Yuan army could rush to the stable...

The Yuan army at the back was completely desperate and did not dare to rush forward, let alone return to the living hell behind them, so they began to flee in all directions, trying to escape with their lives first. It doesn’t matter whether we can survive in the Gobi Desert without horses.

However, when they escaped from the camp, they found that Ming troops had been waiting outside for a long time.

And no matter which direction they flee, they will be intercepted by the Ming army...

The Ming army's cavalry formed several loose encirclements in units of a hundred households. How can two-legged infantry outrun four-legged cavalry on this flat and unobstructed Gobi Desert?

As long as the Ming army saw it, the Yuan army's deserters were destined to die.