Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 355: Lure the Enemy

Judging from the current situation, the Tartars' actions are giving Lin Feng a headache.

The Tatar cavalry usually consisted of five to ten riders, who were mobile and did not stay in one place for a long time.

This prevented the Qingshui Army from using a large force to encircle and suppress them.

They destroyed farmland, attacked and killed civilians, and harassed them in every possible way.

This style of fighting obviously plays to the strengths of their nomadic people, which is not to engage in contact with your large forces and only engage in guerrilla warfare.

This situation is the same as Lin Feng's strategy when he first fought against the Tatar cavalry.

At this point in the war, both sides switched sides.

Lin Feng's temporary countermeasure was to use cavalry against cavalry.

The Qingshui Army also sent out numerous cavalry teams to search for the enemy's traces.

Once they meet, it will be a small massacre.

Lin Feng still felt that this method was not feasible. It greatly increased his own side's casualties and could not solve the fundamental problem.

But I couldn't think of a good solution at the moment.

He then urgently summoned several senior generals of the Qingshui Army to discuss countermeasures.

The three brothers Tao Jinwang defected from the border army.

After training and assessment, they have become official soldiers of the Qingshui Army and are stationed in Lingdouzi Castle.

Tao Jinwang was promoted to Jiazheng because of his bravery in combat and his outstanding performance in the battle to annihilate the Black Scarf Army.

At this time, he was leading a team of thirty cavalrymen, searching for possible Tatar cavalry more than fifty miles away from Lingdouzi Castle.

His two brothers, Tao Dazhuang and Tao Erhu, were both squad leaders in the team.

The three men led the patrol in response to the centurion's request, with thirty cavalrymen fighting against the Tatar cavalry of five to ten cavalrymen.

Try not to leave a single Tartar alive.

It was already past noon, and Tao Jinwang ordered the cavalry to dismount and rest near a village.

All the soldiers dismounted to clean and inspect their horses, then sat down to drink water and eat some dry food.

Tao Erhu moved closer to Tao Jinwang and looked at the wilderness in the distance.

"Brother, should we explore further?"

Tao Jinwang swallowed a mouthful of dry food and glared at him: "There's a Tartar camp further ahead. We can still turn back. Why don't you use your brain when doing things?"

Tao Dazhuang also came over and said: "I haven't seen any Tartars for a long time. My hands are itching."

Tao Erhu nodded: "Yes, the heads of the Tartars are very valuable. I killed thirteen Black Scarf Soldiers and got more than ten taels of silver."

"Yes, brother, one Tartar is worth three black scarves."

Tao Jinwang sighed: "Don't even think about it. Do you think the Tartars can compare to the Black Scarf Army? Be careful or your head will be chopped off."

"It's nothing. We've been through rigorous training. Look at this knife and this arrow. Hehe, the Tartars definitely can't handle it."

Tao Dazhuang weighed the steel knife in his hand and said proudly.

They are all past the stage of being shocked.

When I first saw the weapons and equipment of the Qingshui Army, I knew how correct my choice was.

Not to mention the quality of the Qingshui Army's soldiers, their swords and arrows alone are several times better than those of the border troops.

If they had been driven out of the camp and fought to the death, several of them would have died early.

Tao Jinwang pointed at the two men and said, "When you meet the Tartars, you must obey my orders. All actions must be in accordance with my instructions. If you disobey, you will be severely punished."

Tao Dazhuang smiled and said, "Of course, how could I not know this? The military discipline of our Qingshui Army is no joke."

Tao Erhu licked his face and said, "Brother, let my team take the front. Each piece of armor is worth five taels of silver. Hehe, if we save it in the silver shop, we will make a lot of money in a year."

"Are you fucking obsessed with money?"

"Brother, we haven't married yet."

Tao Dazhuang said with a dark face: "If you don't have any, then you don't have any. You can't marry a wife first and forget your brothers."

"Of course, if we're talking about getting married, Brother Wang has to get married first."

"No, the three of us brothers will marry together."

"Yes, we must marry them together."

The three of them encouraged each other and looked forward to their beautiful future daughters-in-law.

Suddenly, a soldier on lookout shouted loudly.

"There are Tatar cavalry coming this way, about five miles away, ten of them."

Tao Jinwang immediately stood up and waved his hand: "Everyone, form a sword formation and ride your horses to the village."

Before setting off, the centurion had repeatedly reminded them.

You are not allowed to engage in cavalry combat with the Tatars. If conditions permit, it is best to form a sword formation to meet the enemy.

When the soldiers heard the order, they immediately became busy.

But in just a moment, they found their positions and formed a square sword formation of thirty people with Tao Jinwang as the center.

This sword formation is based on the earliest formation designed by Lin Feng, and has been improved several times.

The Tartar cavalry came quickly, and the dust raised by their horses' hooves flew all over the sky.

He reined in his warhorse about seventy or eighty steps in front of the Qingshui army's formation.

The Tartar leader gave a shout, and all the cavalrymen began to circle their horses.

They did not charge forward, as they all knew how powerful the Qingshui soldiers' sword formation was, so they just kept their distance and walked around them.

Trying to find the opponent's weakness.

The war is becoming increasingly difficult to fight.

Both sides had almost figured out each other's ways, and no longer rushed and attacked fiercely with brute force as before.

The square sword formation is used to deal with enemies coming from all directions.

Although the Tatars were circling, the soldiers in the sword formation were unmoved. They just stood there quietly with their swords in hand, waiting for the enemy to attack.

As the saying goes, the older you are in the martial arts world, the less courageous you are. No one wants to take the initiative to attack before finding out the truth.

The two sides were in a stalemate.

Tao Dazhuang lost his patience and started shouting loudly.

"Brother, let's rush over and fight?"

"Shut up and stay still. Anyone who dares to move will be punished by military law!"

Tao Jinwang shouted sternly.

In this situation, the only way to rush forward is to fight to the death. Who can guarantee that no one will die?

The Tartars rode their horses around in a circle, and then their leader shouted.

The ten Tatar cavalrymen took off their bows and began to shoot arrows into the sword formation.

Thirty soldiers raised their round shields at the same time and stood still amid the crackling sounds.

The Tartars fired two rounds, but seeing that it was of no use, they immediately stayed away and stopped circling.

Tao Erhu couldn't bear it any longer.

"Brother Wang, you can't just watch like this, right?"

Tao Jinwang was also helpless as his superiors had ordered him not to engage in cavalry battles with the Tartars.

Even though he had more men, if he charged on horseback, he would probably lose at least eight or ten of them, and the centurion would be able to skin him alive.

But the Tartars learned their lesson and did not enter the range of the crossbow.

The ten Tartar cavalrymen stood still for a while.

Some of them actually jumped off their horses, sat down on the ground, and looked at the Qingshui soldiers provocatively with their heads tilted.

That look made everyone want to rush up and beat him up.

The more this happened, the more Tao Jinwang dared not to go out into battle easily.

"Listen up to me, if anyone dares to move, I'll chop him down!"

Such a battle is very unpleasant.

Tao Jinwang felt uncomfortable, but he gritted his teeth and suppressed the urge to charge.

Knowing that these Tartars were trying to lure him, he was likely to make wrong moves in anger.

However, if the stalemate continues like this, the current situation will not be resolved. We have to find a way to break it.

Tao Jinwang frowned and stared at the ten Tartar cavalrymen, who were scattered around, some sitting and some half-lying on the ground. Only two or three of them were still on their horses, but they let their horses search for grass roots to gnaw on.

Taking a deep breath, he realized that these Tartars were indeed much more relaxed than himself on the battlefield.

He is obviously a battle-hardened guy.

"Erhu, Dazhuang, each of you will lead your own team to the village to get the horses."

Tao Jinwang gave orders to the two men in a low voice.

The two were stunned: "Brother, are you going to rush up and fight?"

"Listen carefully, both of you. As soon as the Tartars advance within fifty steps, you will immediately lead your troops back to the sword formation to repel the enemy."

Tao Erhu grinned: "Oh, so it's about luring the enemy deep into our territory. I understand, Brother Wang."

Da Zhuang also chuckled.

"What are you smiling at? Hurry up and do something."

"Yes."

The two men immediately turned around, waved to their team members, and shouted, "Follow my command, mount your horses and prepare to charge immediately."

The twenty soldiers under their command immediately turned around and ran towards the village.

Seeing that Tao Jinwang did not move, the remaining ten soldiers also stood there waiting for orders.