Xie Ming

Chapter 403: Don’t chase the poor criminals
The situation is hopeless! I am trapped in a dead end!
Bahana led an army of more than 2,000 soldiers and horses, and pursued Hu Chen's remnant cavalry from the north. When they were 20 miles north of Pingyuan County, they were ambushed and all their soldiers were killed. Bahana himself was also wounded by arrows and lost too much blood, suffering from dizziness!

His deputy Hubalan hastily ordered more than ten cavalry guards to escort the commander-in-chief to retreat northward!

This garrison team first fled to the northwest, looking for the weakest point where the enemy was encircled and attacked, then retreated wildly to the north in panic, fleeing in a panic, never to regain the momentum they had when they came!

In the battle circle, the fight between the two sides is still going on!

Xiao Jingchuan led his cavalry to encircle the enemy from the outside. When he saw that the enemy was heading northwest and had a breakthrough with some hasty cavalry, he was also keenly aware of it and feared that it was the enemy leader who was escaping!
Without saying a word, he raised his hand to call the nearby team, and they chased after him at full speed towards the north!

A trace back of nearly ten miles!

In the wilderness, the horses are galloping past, chasing after it urgently!

"drive--"

"drive!"

"Faster! Faster!"

Xiao Jingchuan was sure that this was the leader of the bandits, so he refused to give up. He chased him, whipped his horse wildly, sped up as much as possible, and rushed in front of the team alone!

After the pursuit, the Death Star saw that the situation was at a stalemate and became worried. After hesitating for a while, he finally spoke to warn and dissuade!
"warlord--"

"Hey, Commander!"

"Our team has already chased them more than ten miles to the north!"

"No, forget it!"

"If we go further north, we might get into trouble along the way!"

"Don't chase the poor bandits!"

"Don't chase after a desperate enemy!"

"warlord!"

"drive--"

Death Star roared and rushed forward. He gritted his teeth and whipped the horse's tail behind him twice, intending to catch up with Xiao Lang.

"I'm sure that the man lying on the horse in front of me must be the enemy leader in this battle!"

"Maybe it's one of the two flag masters heading south today!"

"It would be a shame if we don't kill him!"

"Letting a tiger go back to the mountains will cause great trouble in the future!"

Xiao Wei was stubborn. Seeing the enemy leader in front of him, it was a great opportunity to kill him. How could he let him go easily? !
"oops!"

"Overseer, Overseer!"

"That's true, but our horses have limited power!"

"This method of chasing won't work!"

"Even if we run another twenty miles, it will be difficult to get it!"

"I'm afraid we've reached our limit if we keep this distance tight!"

"Forget it!"

"If there are enemy forces ahead to support us, it will be bad news!"

"warlord!"

"Listen to my words and return south as soon as possible!"

"If it really doesn't work, you go back first. Mr. Liu and I will continue to bite north!"

"If there is a chance, two of my moves will be enough!"

"You are the backbone of the Hejun Army, you must not fail!"

"warlord!"

Death Star is concerned about Xiao Lang's safety, and no matter how hard he tries to persuade him, he refuses to let Xiao Jingchuan go and continues to chase him north!

Hearing this, Xiao Lang was actually worried!
But he was unwilling to turn back just like that! So he hesitated, and suddenly turned his head, and saw a slightly higher slope ahead. He thought about it, so he turned his horse's head and changed the route to the side!

"go!"

"Come with me!"

As he was speaking, a group of cavalrymen followed closely behind the enemy. Without any reason, they followed the commander-in-chief and changed their direction.

A few moments!

Xiao Lang flew to the highest point of the slope and pulled the reins hard!
The horse raised its front hooves and neighed!
hiss--

The horses are neighing!

Take control, turn around, stretch your arms, and give the order loudly!

"bow!"

As soon as the word came out, Sangmenxing and Liu Eryeye, who were nearby, also rushed over on horseback. Sangmenxing woke up and pulled out the hard bow from behind the saddle and handed it over swiftly!

"The arrow is coming!" Xiao spoke again in a clear and decisive manner.

Without further delay, pass the arrow to your hand!

Just look at this moment, Xiao Jingchuan is standing on the highest point of the slope, holding a bow in his hand, aiming with an arrow!

The eyes are sharp and ready to strike!

A breath-holding moment!
Suddenly, the bow was filled with arrows, and shot out like a dragon emerging from the sea!

"careful!"

"The governor--"

The Jiannu cavalry who fled forward madly had skilled horse riding skills and excellent war horses!
Therefore, many soldiers turned their heads back at all times to observe the situation of the pursuing enemy!
In the blink of an eye!
Hu Balang was looking back!

He saw a high slope on the side road, and suddenly the enemy general shot with full bows!
The arrow flew through the air and chased after me fiercely!
whoosh-

Don't think too much about yourself, just to protect the safety of your lord and general!

Suddenly, in a flash, he subconsciously moved forward and pounced!
Suddenly he went behind Bahana!
As soon as the action started, the arrow flew in!
puff!
Just one response!
Hubalan fell off his horse and died on the way after blocking the arrow!
Bahana is now lying on the horse's back. No matter what the situation is, he will not be able to make any unnecessary movements!
but!

Seeing Hubalang being shot by an arrow and falling off his horse, his eyes moved and he suddenly burst into anger!
Yi Ding's personal guards and their companions would not stop for even a moment at this critical moment!
With a burst of galloping horses, Bahana, along with more than a dozen brave riders, accelerated again as they ran northward!
The distance between them was completely widened, and there was no need to shoot with bows and crossbows anymore!
Da da!

Da da da!
On horseback, Bahana stared at the earth slope behind him with his eyes fixed with curses!
Burning with anger and full of hatred!
At this moment, it seemed destined that he and Xiao Jingchuan would end up fighting to the death in the future!
The wind is strong and the bow sings, and the general hunts Weicheng.

The grass is dry and the eagle's eyes are sick, and the snow is light with its horseshoes.

Suddenly passed Xinli City and returned to Xiuli Camp.

Looking back at the place where The Condor Heroes was shot, the evening clouds are thousands of miles away!
After missing the chance to kill the general, Xiao Jingchuan returned south in disappointment!
The original ambush and the encirclement and fighting are still going on!

Many Yi Ding cavalry bravely resisted stubbornly!

Therefore, this battle, although there was no suspense, took half an hour of hard fighting before it was finally over!

In this battle, Bahana led more than 1,800 fierce Jiannu cavalrymen, but they were all wiped out by Xiao Jingchuan and his troops, and no one survived!

And those Han puppet troops in the capital who surrendered to the Qing also fled in panic, with more than half of them killed or wounded!
The remaining four hundred were captured.

Finally, after cleaning up the battlefield and counting everything, there were quite a few gains!
Of course, there were many other miscellaneous items, but the most important one was the confiscated war horses from the barbarians!
Excluding the casualties, there are still about 300 horses that can be used!
You must know!

Xiao Lang, or it can be said that in the late Ming Dynasty, under the situation of suppressing the rebellion, the Ming court's desire for excellent war horses was inevitable!

Without good horses, the war in the north would be repeatedly restricted by the lack of mobility in open terrain!
As a result, the corps, camps and towns were always disturbed by the enemy, but they had no way to counterattack!
The situation is very unfavorable!

But if we summarize the reasons, it is not just a purely technical issue of selecting superior or inferior horse breeds!
And we have to complain about the pervasive corruption among officials!

at first!

During the Hongwu reign of Emperor Taizu, in order to consolidate border defenses, he also took the opportunity to set up institutions such as the Horse Training Corps, and ordered relevant government offices to effectively supervise them!
Because it is the Central Plains region, farming has been the main industry since ancient times, and horses are rare. In order to strengthen national defense, it is inevitable to purchase stallions and good horses from abroad!

It is also clearly recorded in history books that they even opened a horse market in partnership with the Jurchens of the Jin Dynasty at that time!

(End of this chapter)