Chapter 033 Comparison of Forces, One to Three
Chapter 033: Comparison of forces, one to three
After rushing out of Weizhen Fort, Xu Xingxia immediately collected all his black feather arrows. The bodies of the Tatar cavalry were messy, which wasted a little of his time. However, it didn't matter. As long as the Tatar cavalry had not yet walked away, he would be able to catch up.
Zhang Quanfu also pulled out his two goose feather arrows. He did not want to reuse it, but to commemorate it. This is the first time he shot two Tartars in his life. This kind of thing that shines his ancestors must be left to his descendants to admire him in any case.
The four people, Xu Xingxia and Zhang Quanfu's weapons were all bows and arrows, while Gao Meng and Liu Chuang's weapons were scimitars. Obviously, Xu Xingxia was the main force in long-distance combat, and Zhang Quanfu was completely attacking. As for Gao Meng and Liu Chuang, if they wanted to achieve military achievements, they must be after the Tatar cavalry were defeated.
By simply distinguishing the horseshoe marks on the ground, we can confirm that the Tatar cavalry did escape north. Xu Xingxia waved his hand and the group quickly chased in the direction of Niujiaodun. Xu Xingxia estimated that the Tatar cavalry should not run very fast. They should still be waiting for the opportunity. After all, it is not easy for the Tatars to go south. If they can't grab anything, they will be unable to get over the face if they go back in shame.
Based on past experience, the greatest possibility is that these Tatar cavalry temporarily retreated to the desert and waited for a chance to make a comeback. After leaving Zhenyuan Pass, it was the Ulanbuhe Desert. The desert Gobi is very conducive to the hiding of the Tatars, and the Ming army basically would not chase it into the Gobi Desert. If they enter rashly, they would easily be ambushed by the Tatars.
Moreover, the Ulanbuhe Desert is the only way for most Tartars to move south. If more Tartars then go south, they will gather together and continue to launch a purge operation to Ningxia Town. The best way for the Ming army is of course to eliminate all the remaining Tartars before more Tartars head south.
Xu Xingxia was not very worried about entering the Ulanbuhe Desert. As long as he found the Tatar cavalry, he would not be able to escape. Xu Xingxia had full confidence in his archery skills. However, he still found no trace of the Tatar cavalry when he chased him to the violet. It seemed that the remaining Tatar cavalry still ran quite fast.
"The Tartars just passed by here!"
Someone inside the Niujiao Dune shouted at them loudly.
The people stationed in Niujiaodu were all private servants of Qianhu Pengfeng. When they found that the Tatar cavalry went south again, they immediately issued an alarm and waited for the development of the situation. As a result, they were very surprised that the Tatar cavalry who went south quickly fled north again. Looking at the number of Tatars and their movements, they all seemed to have suffered a great loss. Unfortunately, they didn't know who the Tatars suffered a great loss.
"Thanks!"
Xu Xingxia waved his hand to thank him and continued to chase northward.
The servants in Niujiaoduan all looked at them enviously. It is really rare to have the courage to chase the Tartars. It would be no wonder if Xu Xingxia and the others had dozens or hundreds of them. However, Xu Xingxia and the others had only four! Aren’t they afraid that the Tartars would turn back to deal with them? Or, the Tartars were defeated by them? If it were the latter, it would be too exciting.
However, the servants did not have the courage to come out and carefully asked about it. They still habitually believed that confronting the Tatar cavalry on the flat field was too dangerous. Xu Xingxia and the others were not good, and they were going to suffer a big loss. Some servants even secretly regretted Xu Xingxia and the others that they might have just won a battle and were very angry and forgot about the taboo of fighting against the Tatars. This is not a good thing.
"See them!"
Xu Xingxia suddenly screamed coldly.
Sure enough, about ten miles after crossing Niujiao Dun, Xu Xingxia and the others saw the Tatar cavalry in front. The Tatar cavalry obviously did not expect that they would be chased. When they heard the sound of horse hooves from behind, they all turned around and the speed of the Mercedes-Benz slowed down. As a result, the distance between the two sides quickly shortened.
"Whistle!"
The Tatar centurion whistled.
All the Tatar cavalry turned at high speed, from facing away from Xu Xingxia and others to facing each other. The cavalry of these Tatar cavalry was indeed quite impressive. In a very short time, they changed from a state of escape to an state of attack.
Xu Xingxia and others also slowly stopped the horses. He stared at the Tatars in front of him coldly. The distance between the two sides was about two or three hundred meters, and he could not see the faces of the Tatar cavalry clearly. However, judging from their actions, the Tatar cavalry was obviously unwilling to accept their failure. They made such a move, just to kill someone to retaliate.
Confrontation.
A silent confrontation.
To the south, four Ming cavalry.
To the north, there are twelve Tatar cavalry.
Comparing the forces, one to three, Xu Xingxia and the others were at an absolute disadvantage.
Gao Meng and Zhang Quanfu, who were following Xu Xingxia, suddenly became nervous, and their hands holding the weapon couldn't help but feel cold sweat. They suddenly felt that their minds were a little hot. In such a wilderness, it was not easy to fight against the Tatar cavalry! It was so easy for the twelve Tatar cavalry to deal with the four of them, the Ming cavalry. Even if Xu Xingxia's archery skills were magical, they would probably not be able to stop the attack of the Tatar cavalry!
Only Liu Chuang was a little stupid, as if he couldn't notice the danger. This guy seemed particularly excited since he left the city. His excitement was different from that of ordinary people. His face was flushed, his breathing was rapid, and his eyes were a little confused, which was a bit like he had taken drugs. However, Xu Xingxia absolutely did not doubt his combat effectiveness. As long as the Tatar cavalry face to face with Liu Chuang, Xu Xingxia would definitely buy Liu Chuang to win. This has no basis, it is pure intuition.
Taking a deep breath, Xu Xingxia looked at the three people around her calmly and said slowly: "All they are here, what else can I hesitate about? Either they die or we die, there is no second way! Let's go out and die! Then I will die and live!"
Gao Meng and Zhang Quanfu's faces couldn't help but feel hot. They both blushed for their own incompetence. They were still passionate just now, but now they are so disappointing. Yes, they have reached this point, what's the use of regretting it? Did they run back to Weizhen Fort in shame? They can only sacrifice their strength and kill one.
Xu Xingxia glanced at the Tatar cavalry with sharp eyes and said in a deep voice: "Gao Meng, do you see it? There are two Tatar cavalry in the west without bows and arrows, and they probably lost. In a while, you will find an opportunity to kill them."
Gao Meng held the waist knife in his hand tightly and nodded heavily.
That's right, among the Tatar cavalry, there are indeed two people who have no bows and arrows. It may be that they were lost while escaping, or they may not be carried when they head south. The Tatar cavalry is good at shooting, which is generally true. However, there is still a little bit of discussion in the details. In fact, not every Tatar cavalry is good at shooting.
Some Tatars were lazy and refused to exercise hard. The archery skills on horseback were not good enough, so they could only give up bows and arrows. They would choose spears or scimitars as weapons. However, most of the Ming army came into contact with Tatars who were good at shooting, so they had the illusion that all Tatars were sharpshooters. In fact, this was not the case.
In terms of the talent of archery, not every nomadic people can definitely become an archer. It seems that in Genghis Khan's Mongolian cavalry, there were more than 30% of the cavalry who used spears or waist knives. These people became spears or sword knives. After the archers tore open the enemy's formation, they flocked to expand the results of the battle.
Xu Xingxia glanced at Gao Meng and said in a deep voice: "Do you have confidence?"
Gao Meng nodded vigorously and two words popped out of his teeth: "I have it!"
The opponent has no bows and arrows, so he can only fight in close range, and his fear disappears immediately. Who is afraid of whom against scimitars? If he fights in close range, he is not an opponent of the Tartars. He can only blame himself for not being good at learning skills and nothing to complain about.
Liu Chuang said a little confused and eager to try: "Brother Xu, where is me?"
Xu Xingxia said cheerfully: "You can do it yourself."
Liu Chuang smiled foolishly.
"You, who is the Ming Dynasty? Why are you chasing us?" Suddenly, among the Tatars, some people called out in a stiff Chinese. His Chinese was not very good, but his tone was very high, and the general meaning was still understandable. However, given that his question was too naive, no one answered Xu Xingxia.
Just now, at Weizhen Fort, the Tatars were shot and killed in one breath, which made them feel very angry and a little scared. There were only thirty-five people, but twenty-one of them were killed, which forced them to feel heavy pressure. However, after returning to the wilderness, their fear and pressure disappeared. When fighting in the wilderness, the Ming army was never their opponent.
"kill!"
Xu Xingxia shouted coldly, grabbed the horse's belly, and rushed towards the other party.
The most basic truth is that the brave ones win when the two armies meet. Although the number of people on the Ming army is small, only one-third of the other, they must not be weak in momentum. These Tatar cavalry are now at a time when their morale is shaking. As long as they give them a little more blow, their morale will completely collapse.
"You are looking for death!"
The Tatars immediately yelled.
Chapter completed!