Come to Daming with military supplies

A thousand war horses, this number is not low, maybe the Jurchens still have some extra in their hands, but it is not easy to have them if the quality is up to standard.This is what satisfied Ding Shan, "Okay, the total is 15 taels of silver, and I will bring the money to trade in two days."

"Okay, just two days." Bert also approved this decision, and then the two sides looked at each other and laughed.

After the business negotiation, Bot originally wanted to stay with Ding Shan for dinner, but the other party refused on the grounds that he still had something to do.After leaving the Jurchens' camp, he went to the Mongols' camp again, and soon finished negotiating the business of a thousand war horses there. The difference was that the other party accepted the price of 120 taels a horse.

Naturally, Ding Shan's movements could not escape the eyes of Bett, knowing that this person went to the Mongols to start a business again, his expression was a little ugly.

He thought that with these incomes, he could have a good wrestling with Ba Gen of Mongolia, but he also sold a thousand horses. Although the price was a little lower than his own, it was still not enough to distance them from each other. Possibly, this made him a little discouraged.But at the same time, he also became very interested in Dingshan and the Five-Star Army.This team is really rich, and they sold two to three hundred thousand taels of silver without even blinking an eye, which made him feel a lot of envy and jealousy.

"General, I have arranged for people to follow behind Nading Mountain. I think news about the Five-Star Army will come back soon." It seemed that he had seen through Bert's thoughts, and he took the initiative to add such a sentence.

"Very well, let's wait and see what kind of strength this five-star army possesses. Hmph! If you don't show your wealth, don't have enough strength, and dare to show off like this, then you are not doing business, but looking for death." It's gone." At this moment, the ambition in Bet's heart has begun to swell, and he is spying on the large amount of money in the hands of the Five-Star Army.

Ding Shan left Narcissus Town after discussing business with the Jurchens and Mongols respectively, and walked towards the mercenary camp twenty miles away.He is the company commander directly under the regiment, and his usual work is scouting and scouting. Naturally, he discovered the tail behind him very early, but he didn't care.If it was before, he might have been more cautious. Now that the Sixth Young Master is here, their strength has been greatly strengthened, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

Ding Shan rode back to the camp quickly. Behind him, the scouts sent by General Libu browsed around the mercenary camp and left immediately after seeing the general situation here.Not long after, news about the mercenaries reached the ears of Bert and Huilibu.

Chapter 644 Let's see who snatches who

"More than 3000 cavalry, more than 2000 infantry, and many horses have been used to pull things?" After listening to the report from the dispatched spies, Beit and Huili didn't look at each other.This is somewhat different from their previous understanding of the situation of the Five-Star Army with only more than 1000 riders, and the difference is not even small.

Of course, if they knew that Yang Chendong originally equipped all the soldiers with war horses, if possible, two horses would be best for one person.Only because of the limited number of war horses, on the basis of the original cavalry regiment, the Lengfeng Third Regiment and two auxiliary battalions were turned into a cavalry regiment.The remaining horses are not suitable for war horses, if they can only be used to pull goods, I am afraid they will not go to the Five Star Army's idea.

"This force should have just been expanded by the Five-Star Army. It shouldn't have much combat power. If we can catch them by surprise, we can completely defeat them. Not only that, but we can also get the money and horses in their hands. Even soldiers It can be used by us, and at that time our power will nearly double, and facing Bagen, the pressure will be much greater." Huili not only turned into a whole body of excitement after a moment of hesitation .

The greater the difficulty, the greater the achievement.

The statement of Huilibu coincided with Bert's thoughts, and he made up his mind immediately, and said with a ferocious face, "Okay, we have also made some preparations. In this way, mobilize the knights below. Two days later, we will borrow In the name of the transaction, swallow the other party."

A mercenary barracks twenty miles away from Narcissus Town.Ding Shan reported the details of his trip to Yang Chendong and the battalion commanders of the regiments.

When they heard that Bert offered 150 taels to trade a war horse, many officers showed angry faces. Obviously, they all opened their mouths a little bit resentful of this man. It was clear that they were slaughtered as fat sheep.

Yang Chendong didn't feel much, but he really didn't pay attention to the extra 3 taels of silver.But Betty was greedy because he had seen it and remembered it, and if he had the chance, he would definitely repay the other party's gift today.

Yang Chendong also just intends to settle the matter first, and has no intention of immediately becoming an enemy of Porter, and the opponent's strength is not weak, unless they use muskets, otherwise, they won't be able to make too much money.Besides, just because of 3 taels of silver, there is no need to trigger a big war. This excuse is not enough.

It's just that no one thought that the excuse would come up soon.Xu Yunsheng, the battalion commander of the reconnaissance battalion, appeared in the big tent, and sent the news from Narcissus Town to Yang Chendong and the officers.

"Master Six, the Jurchens have moved. Our people paid a lot of money to get in touch with some Jurchens cavalry, and just got the news from them. Two days later, they will all be dispatched in armor. As for who the target is, The higher-ups didn’t say anything.” As soon as Xu Yunsheng entered the account, he told the first-hand information that the scouts had learned.

Armor is generally only worn by cavalry when there are military operations. After all, the heavy armor is not very comfortable to wear on the body.The action time is two days later, and it must be very clear who the target is.No one would believe that with such a coincidence, the Jurchens will have other military plans two days later.

"Heh, heh." Yang Chendong couldn't help laughing out loud after hearing the news.He really came to Narcissus Town because he wanted to buy horses, because it was far away from Beiming's guard, and the restrictions on buying horses here were small, and it would not attract anyone's attention.At the same time, he also came with the idea of ​​seeing the Jurchen's strength.But he really didn't intend to start a war here, it's not worth it.

But if someone else came to provoke him, the situation would be completely different.

Are mercenaries afraid of trouble?Obviously they are not afraid of things, as long as they are angered, no matter how powerful the opponent is or what it looks like, it is just one word - do it.

Today's Yang Chendong is holding the elite Lengfeng Third Regiment, and the fact proves that although the chasing wind's cavalry regiment is not the strongest and cannot reach the first-class level, it is still possible to become a first-class and a half-class cavalry. possible.

With such a powerful army in hand, the Jurchens dared to make their own plans, which only showed that the other party's appetite was too big and too greedy.No wonder in history they have the idea of ​​spying on Daming after more than 100 years. This is the character in their bones, and I am afraid it will not be easy to change.

It's a pity that they are going to provoke mercenaries this time, Yang Chendong will not be so polite.With the number of cavalry in his hands, it might cost a lot to take the initiative to attack the opponent, but as a defense, hehe, it would be much easier.

When Yang Chendong smiled, Humang and Yang Er, who knew him better, also laughed.This is the sixth young master's signature move. The laughter shows that the sixth young master is angry, and the consequence of anger is that there will be a big battle. Both of them are combative people, so they naturally became happy.

"Come on, everyone, don't leave, let's discuss the military battle plan in two days." Yang Chendong took the initiative to walk to the side of the sand table, and his eyes fell on his position.

The Jurchens suddenly moved. As one of their opponents, they couldn't escape the eyes of the Mongolian army.

Both rely on Narcissus Town, the Jurchen and the Mongolian army have long had me in you, and you in me. It is very difficult for anyone to do anything without telling the other side.So in terms of news, Ba Gen got it much earlier than Yang Chendong.

His general Temur (meaning "iron" in Chinese) was in charge of recruiting recruits, and Bagen urgently called him to the barracks tent and was told what might happen two days later.

"General, does Bert want to play the idea of ​​the Five-Star Army? Although Temur is tall, his brain is also not stupid, and he quickly thought of a possibility.

"It should be so. Otherwise, you think they dare to attack our army." Ba Gen said proudly.Although he is indeed not as good as the Jurchen in terms of military strength, he is a Mongol, and the Mongol cavalry had a glorious time, and it was invincible in the world.Even now, although it is in decline, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and it is far from anyone who can provoke it.The Northern Ming army may have the guts, but the Jurchen soldiers led by Bute absolutely dare not.

Since it's not to attack them, it can only attack the five-star army who just came here.Thinking that when Ding Shan appeared here today, he looked like a boy who spread wealth, so it's no wonder that Peter and the others came up with such an idea.

Temur learned from Ba Gen that Ding Shan came to buy a thousand horses, and he couldn't help feeling worried, "General, it seems that the five-star army is very rich, but the more so, the more we We must not let them succeed, otherwise, once we get the resources of the Five-Star Army, I am afraid that no one can control their strength, and the gap between our two sides will become wider and wider, which will be unfavorable in the future."

"That's right." Ba Gen nodded heavily, that's what he meant by urgently calling Temur.

"What is the general going to do?" Temur knew. Now that Ba Gen had made his intention clear, he must have thought of a countermeasure, but he just didn't know what to do next.

He didn't answer right away, Ba Gen seemed to be hesitating too, and after a few breaths he said, "Now there are three options. One, we take the initiative to find Bert. Since it is a good thing, it is naturally impossible to be taken by their family." Swallowing alone, our two families can unite to destroy the five-star army and share the benefits; second, unite the five-star army and fight Bet together with the people. In this way, we can achieve the goal of severely injuring the opponent. Our power will become the largest; third, secretly tell the five-star army the news that Bert is going to attack, and wait for them to fight for a lose-lose situation, and we will suddenly make a move, and a fisherman will benefit."

There are three options to choose from, and Temur was silent for a moment.

He considered the feasibility of these three options in his mind.The first one doesn't seem to work. Why would the Jurchens share the benefits with them when they could take their own benefits?At least they would be absolutely unwilling to share benefits with others.

As for the second way, although it is possible to severely injure the Jurchens, the benefits they will get will be very limited. Without the attention of the Ming army, it would even attract them to send troops to deal with him.

On the contrary, there is only the third one. If it goes well, it can solve the confidant enemy of Bet, and get enough money from the Five-Star Army to develop itself.As long as they have money, they can attract more people to join them. If they are powerful, it will be much more difficult for the Northern Ming army to deal with them.This is in line with their development and survival.

"The third one." Temur made a decision after weighing in his mind.

"Very good." Ba Gen laughed and nodded, obviously he was also leaning towards the third way.Now that we have reached an agreement with Temur, we can go down and make preparations.They want a praying mantis to catch cicadas and a oriole to follow.

After the two generals had a unified opinion, not long after, a Mongolian army scout quietly left Narcissus Town and went to the mercenary barracks twenty miles away. The news passed.

In the camp, Humang politely sent the Mongolian army scouts away, and then came back here, standing beside Yang Chendong, "Master, you really guessed it. It seems that the Mongolian army has a lot of ideas." ah."

"Haha, this is a world where the weak prey on the strong. It's normal to have more ideas. The key is to look at your strength. If you don't have enough strength, even if you have a smart brain, you can only protect yourself." Yang Chendong's face remained unchanged. with a confident smile.He said before that it is impossible for the Mongolian army not to intervene in such an important matter. It was not long before the words fell, and they really took action.

Chapter 645 The East Wind Arrives

"Hmph! If you want to take advantage of us, you must be prepared to be swallowed by us." Yang Chendong's eyes shone with wisdom.If the Mongolian army had no intention of attacking them, he would not have put any thought into targeting them, but since they have such an idea, they can only retaliate with their own methods.The Mongol background might scare the Jurchens, but Yang Chendong would not put it in his eyes at all.

If it makes him unhappy, he can also deal a heavy blow to the Mongols. As long as this General Bagen wants to deal with him, the mercenaries will naturally not be polite in their actions.For this, Yang Chendong has long been prepared, and two days is enough for him to complete the layout.

The Jurchen cavalry is actively preparing.It's not that Bert didn't think that the Five-Star Army would resist, but in his opinion, the Jurchen cavalry is the strongest cavalry in the world. When they really fight, even the Mongolian cavalry will not be their opponents. No matter what, they will not be defeated, and once they succeed in the surprise attack, the battle will be resolved in less than an hour.On the contrary, it was the [-] cavalrymen under Bagen who were in trouble. If this person intervened in the middle, it would be troublesome.

Just in case, Bot intentionally left General Huilibu, and gave him a thousand cavalry to keep an eye on Bagen, and if the opponent wanted to do something, he would take action to restrain him, although the number was not large. They are dominant, but they didn't want to hit them hard at first, as long as they can be entrusted near the town, after they completely wiped out the Five-Star Army, Ba Gen will become sensible and honest.

So there were only [-] cavalry used to fight the mercenaries, of which Hulu led the vanguard and Bet led the central army.Yang Chendong was not very clear about this point. After all, the scouts sent out only knew that the Jurchen cavalry had missions, and the specific missions would not be known until the morning of the day after tomorrow.

But no matter whether it is [-] enemies or [-] enemies, Yang Chendong will not be afraid, it is just a purely defensive battle, even if Bert and Bargen join forces, he will not be afraid.

Time passed by little by little. On the surface, the Five-Star Army did not make any movement during the day, and seemed to be peacefully waiting for the transaction two days later, but as soon as the night came, the army began to get busy. The cavalry regiment also acted as a sentinel, blasting away the Jurchen cavalry who were in charge of inquiring about the news, and would not let them in again until dawn.

This approach did not arouse the suspicion of others. After all, everyone is afraid of being attacked at night. In order to be responsible for safety, the vigilance at night is stricter than that during the day, which is also understandable.Therefore, this matter was only reported to Bert in a symbolic manner, without attracting anyone's attention at all. They had no idea that a large number of landmines had been quietly planted on the frontal battlefield of the mercenary camp.

A considerable part of these mines belonged to the later transformation of Chixiancheng military stones, called passive detonated mines, also known as passive mines.This kind of landmine is not very powerful, but it can be used to deal with cavalry, disturbing and deterring the morale of the army.

The biggest difference between passive landmines and previous mines is that the latter is detonated by stepping on it, while the former needs to pull a long rope to detonate.This can greatly ensure that the landmines will not hurt their own people. This is the emergence of new technology at that time. For example, landmines appeared in the Ming Dynasty. They buried a gun in the ground, which can be detonated after people step on it. The lethality is not that great, but it is enough to cause headaches.The emergence of passive landmines has indeed greatly improved this technology to ensure that mercenaries can walk ahead of this era. With continuous development in the future, remote-controlled landmines will appear, which will greatly increase the detonation distance. It's really amazing.