Chapter 111: Bloody Battle of the Mu Chong Fort (1)

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was the hottest dog days of the year. The vicious sun was hanging in the sky, and even the little beasts refused to come out to find food. At this moment, a rapid sound of horse hooves came from the plains, and nearly a thousand cavalry came from northeast to southwest. They were all very strong, and they rode on the horse like cheetahs, and their bodies were as stable as rocks. They did not move at all because of the up and down of the horse's body. They controlled the reins with one hand, while the other hand pressed on the hilts of the sabers beside the horse. Although they were wearing very little, they could see that they were not the clothing of the Central Plains, especially the thick braids dragged behind their heads, which exposed their identity - they were the Jurchen cavalry.

In the middle of the cavalry team was a man about 35 years old. His eyes were staring at the small city walls that were looming in front of him, and a bloodthirsty smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. At this time, a younger man beside him said to him: "Yeah, Dahan gave an order some time ago, Dahan did not allow us to send troops to attack the Han people's fortress, saying that he would wait until there was a definite news before attacking. If we come here now, aren't you afraid that Dahan will blame you?"

The big man glanced at him and said, "Cangkun, our grassland has little rain this spring, and even cattle and sheep can't be raised, let alone find those wild animals. If we don't go to the Han people to find some things to help, our Jiala people will starve to death in the city, and our tribe members also need us to bring food back to help. I think as long as we take down the small fortress in front of us and steal all the food of the Han people, Dahan will not blame him even if he knows. And we can also use the excuse to say that we are here to inquire about the information for Dahan."

Cang Kun had nodded and said, "Since you have decided, let's kill the Han people here!" As he said that, he lifted the reins of the horse and made the horse pass the leader and move forward. Cang Kun advanced very quickly, and in a short while he threw away the Jurchen cavalry who had significantly reduced their speed of travel. When he was less than ten miles away from the low fortress, he whistled. With his whistle, a thin figure ran out from the grass not far away. Cang Kun stopped the horse and asked, "How is it, can the people we have installed in the fortress in front send out the situation?"

The man said with a confused look on his face: "Yes, I have released the eagle here to contact the people inside for several days, but there was no response inside. I don't know if our people have been discovered by the Han people."

Cang Kun frowned, thinking that he didn't know how many people were stationed in this small fortress. But then he smiled contemptuously: "Even if there is no inner support, it doesn't matter. There are not too many Han defenders in this small fortress in front of him. Moreover, the guard wall is so short that our horses can jump in with just one leap, so there is no need to wait for the people inside to get news." As he said that, he turned his head and ran back. The scout could only follow him to the main force with all his strength.

After hearing Cang Kun's words, Dacha, the leader of the thousand people, did not care. In their eyes, the Han soldiers could not be called soldiers at all. Whether in their figure, strength or ability to fight on horseback, they had enough ability to eliminate nearly 5,000 troops from the opponent with a cavalry team of one thousand people. Of course, it was obvious that it was impossible to arrange five thousand troops in the small fortress in front of them. Without the protection of tall city walls and strong fortifications, these Ming dynasties would be their prey. So after a little thought, Dacha gave an order: "Everyone got off the horse and rested, and when the sun went down the mountain, it was time for us to attack this small fortress!" Then he jumped off the horse's back, took a skin bag from the horse, took a few sips of the wine, and threw it to Cang Kun who was swallowing his saliva.

With a smile, Cangkun took a few sips, and then passed it to the next person. After less than five people, the huge wine bag was already weak, and the others could only swallow their saliva and sigh. Seeing everyone's appearance, Dacha smiled and said, "You don't have to look like this. It won't take long. We all have meat to eat and drink, as long as we can attack this small fortress in front of us!" This was very encouraging, so the Jurchens all showed a greedy expression, as if the fortress in front of them were made of wine and meat.

The sun slowly moved westward. When it was about to sink into the horizon, Dacha stepped on the horse, pulled out the horse's way, and shouted loudly: "Everyone, let's go up together, flatten the small fortress in front of us, and we will have food and drink!"

Inspired by his words, all the Jurchen cavalry screamed excitedly. As his sabre fell, the thousand cavalry rushed forward at the same time, and the earth was shaken by the movement of the thousand war horses.

This small fortress is a small fortress called the Jemchong Fort not far from Ningyuan City. Because it is not too far from Ningyuan City, it has never been arranged for many people, but only a thousand people. But today's situation happens to be a little different. There are nearly 3,000 Ming troops in the fort, all of whom came from Ningyuan City, among which Ningyuandao Yuan Chonghuan is also among them.

It turned out that because Sun Chengzong was replaced by Wang Huazhen, the soldiers in Liaodong felt very disgusted, and the guard of the Muchong Fort was one of the best. After Yuan Chonghuan got Tang Feng's explanation, he came here to persuade him several times. Today was the last time he came to see this stubborn guard. If he refused to change his attitude, Yuan Chonghuan would have to replace this person, although this general named Wang Kai was very brave in fighting and was deeply trusted by Yuan Chonghuan.

Yuan Chonghuan finally convinced Wang Kai. Just as he was about to return to the city, he felt a trembling tremble on the ground, and then the soldiers guarding the city brought news: "Report to the general, a team of Jiannu cavalry suddenly came to the north!"

"They are always here!" Yuan Chonghuan immediately stood up from his seat and said, "Immediately ordered everyone to prepare to face the enemy. Let the crossbowmen on the top of the city resist with arrows!" In fact, this did not require his order. The soldiers guarding the city who had been through the battlefield had already picked up their weapons and put on their armor to fight. When Yuan Chonghuan and the others walked out of the door and looked at the top of the city, they found that the city wall was covered with the bodies of Ming soldiers, and hundreds of people from the Jurchen cavalry had already rushed in.

The Jurchen cavalry was still very fast. When the archers of the Ming soldiers arrived at the city, they had already reached the city. They found that the city walls were indeed not tall enough, so they lifted the reins and wanted to jump into the horse. However, the Ming army on the city would not let their ideas come true, and hundreds of sharp arrows shot out towards them. The Jurchen cavalry were in mid-air and could only rely on the weapons in their hands to block the feather arrows. This could not reflect their exquisite skills on the mounts, so nearly half of them were shot to death. However, this loss could not make the Jurchens retreat at all. With the loud shouts and the neighing of the horses, nearly a hundred people rose into the air and fell straight to the top of the city.

The Ming army archers on the city had only had time to shoot an arrow, and found that the enemy had fallen from the sky and killed him. Just as they were stunned, the sharp sabers slashed into their bodies, and dozens of archers were killed by the Jurchens in a blink of an eye. The Jurchen cavalry who entered the city did not go down to the city gate as usual to pick up their companions outside the city, but rushed forward and chopped them as soon as they saw them. Their goal was very clear, which was to kill all the Ming army in the fortress.

Seeing that the soldiers under his command were chopped to the ground by the Jurchens like chopping melons and vegetables, Wang Kai roared angrily. He didn't care that Yuan Chonghuan was still there, and he snatched the long sword from the hands of his personal soldiers and rushed forward.

Yuan Chonghuan was also shocked and angry, and immediately said to the deputy general beside him: "Immediately ask someone to send a message to Ningyuan City and ask Zu Dashou to lead troops to guard the north. This time, these Jiannu must not leave so easily!" Although he didn't know how many people and horses the Jurchens came, according to his usual experience, there should not be too many cavalrymen who could launch a sudden attack. After issuing this order, Yuan Chonghuan did not let all the people he brought to kill, but instead ordered a thousand of them to come forward to help resist the enemy, while the other nearly two thousand people stayed on his side to wait. He wanted to see how many people and horses the Jurchens came this time.

Wang Kai had already rushed to the front of the leading Jurchen cavalry at this time. He was indeed worthy of his reputation as a powerful general. Although he was walking up, he was not afraid of the Jurchen cavalry who was half taller than him. After a tiger roar, he swung a long sword weighing more than 30 pounds and slashed the enemy's chest.

The Jurchen cavalry fought without a single enemy, and felt very happy. He suddenly saw such a bearded guy coming to him and didn't take it seriously. He drove his horse to the side, then rushed towards Wang Kai with his horse speed, and the sabre in his hand also took advantage of the momentum to stab Wang Kai. Before, he had used such a simple move to kill more than ten Ming soldiers.

But this time he encountered trouble. Wang Kai seemed to have tried his best to this sword, but in fact he still had some strength. When he saw the other party dodging to the side, he suddenly retracted the sword, then squatted and used the sword again. This time the target of the long sword was the war horse under the enemy's cross.

The Jurchen cavalry never expected that the other party would use such a move. It was too late to retract. He stabbed Wang Kai with one knife. Then the war horse under him screamed and his two legs in front were cut off by the quick knife, and his body was even thrown off by the horse.

Wang Kai didn't plan to let the enemy go like this. As soon as he landed, the long sword in his hand changed to a slash, slashed heavily into the opponent's chest, and cut the Jurchen cavalry in half.
Chapter completed!