Fan Nan's family general Fan Tong was right, Zhong Dahu really meant well but ended up with bad results!
Shortly after Zhang Biao and Han Zhong led Fan Nan and his party into the mountains, Zhong Dahu led a hundred cavalrymen from the Jingbian Military Town and followed them from a distance.
When the smoke from the beacon tower rose, Zhong Dahu led his men straight to Heituo Mountain without thinking.
The beacon tower was guarded by soldiers and had complete defensive facilities, so it would take some effort for the Tatar cavalry to attack it.
It’s different on the Minister’s side.
There were about ten people in the group, half of whom were civil officials.
If Fan Nan was captured by the Tartars, Zhong Dahu would be finished too!
Therefore, he did not hesitate to put Fan Nan's safety first, but he did not realize that the Tartars did not pay any attention to the people in the mountains.
It was his movements that made the Tartars realize the problem.
When Zhong Dahu discovered that the Tartar cavalry waded across the Zishui River and rushed towards the Black Camel Mountain, he cried out in regret and regretted it deeply.
Zhong Dahu slapped himself twice hard on horseback!
Why am I so stupid?
All we can do now is to rush to help Fan Nan come down the mountain before the Tartar cavalry.
"Damn it, everyone, listen up! Move forward at full speed and stop the Tartars!"
The veins on Zhong Dahu's forehead bulged and his eyes were bloodshot. Even if he had to send away all the one hundred soldiers under his command, he would not let anything happen to the Minister.
Rumble!
The two cavalry units raised clouds of dust and rushed towards Black Camel Mountain from different directions.
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"What...what's going on?"
Seeing this scene before them, Tang Yanhai and his soldiers in the Yanqingdun beacon tower were stunned!
"I was wondering why the troops from the military town showed up so quickly. Turns out they've been nearby since early this morning!"
Then Tang Yanhai seemed to understand what was going on. "It would be fine if they didn't go to Black Camel Mountain. But if they do this, won't it tell the Tartars that they are hiding something?"
"All one hundred cavalrymen from the military town are on standby nearby. Apparently, they're here to protect the group that went into the mountains to survey the terrain!"
Zhao Muyun's face was solemn. After listening to Tang Yanhai's analysis, he also spoke, "The Tartars originally wanted to attack us quickly, but due to some unforeseen circumstances, they changed their target!"
"The only thing we can do now is to make the best of a bad situation and do our best to stop the Tartars and cover the retreat of those on the mountain."
"Otherwise, if the people on the mountain are captured or killed by the Tartars, we will not only lose this encounter, but we may also lose the hundred cavalrymen who entered the military town."
Tang Yanhai looked at Zhao Muyun in surprise. He didn't expect Zhao Muyun to have such clear logic and hit the nail on the head.
"Brother Zhao, what you said makes sense!"
"However, this is not something that we soldiers should worry about! All we can do now is to guard the beacon tower and not lose our lives!"
However, he was just a small scout, what could he do?
Zhao Muyun stared into the distance with a deep gaze.
Tang Yanhai was right. Under the current circumstances, they could only watch the two sides fighting fiercely and were powerless to do anything.
"Look, the Tartars have divided their forces!"
At this moment, Wang Tiezhu shouted.
Zhao Muyun looked closely and saw that the one hundred Tatar cavalrymen were divided into two groups. Half of them rushed towards the Jingbian Army Cavalry, while the other half continued to charge towards Heituo Mountain without slowing down!
"What cunning Tartars! Their leader is quite something!"
Zhao Muyun exclaimed immediately.
The Tatars' goal is now very clear, which is to capture the team on Black Camel Mountain.
They sent half of their men to intercept the supporting Dayin cavalry, which would buy the other half enough time and advantage, and victory was inevitable!
As for the group of people on the mountain who came to survey the terrain, their official positions must be high, not low, and they also possess many border military secrets.
Otherwise, the Jingbian Military Town would not have placed troops on standby nearby in advance.
"Alas, with the Tartars dividing their forces like this, we no longer have any chance of winning!"
Tang Yanhai's expression went from worry to gloom.
Although we are just a small soldier on the border of Dayin, how can any Dayin person not have a sense of family and country?
Who can bear to watch their side lose?
The same is true for Zhao Muyun.
Although this is just an encounter between Dayin and Beidi at the border, if that group of people is captured, at the moment when the Beidi Tartars are preparing to march south, it will cause an earthquake in Shuozhou Prefecture and even Hedong Road, and even affect the entire border defense situation of Dayin!
It is possible that Shuozhou Prefecture would abandon the Jingbian Army and even abandon the Wuzhou City in the rear, and retreat the defense line to the line between Shuozhou City and Mayi.
In this way, Zhao Muyun and Wang Tiezhu's homes will fall under the iron hoof of the Northern Di Tartars!
Suddenly, Zhao Muyun's eyes lit up: "The Tartars have divided their forces. They seem to have the upper hand, but at the same time, they have also weakened their offensive power!"
"As long as the people on the mountain don't come down and hold on to the dangerous terrain, they may have a chance to win!"
Tang Yanhai nodded. "With more than ten people on the mountain, they can hold out for a while against forty or fifty dismounted Northern Di Tartars. However, I'm afraid they won't be able to hold on!"
"What if we go to support them?" Zhao Muyun said slowly.
What? Us?
Tang Yanhai was shocked.
"Old Tang, do you want to be a soldier your whole life?"
"We have an opportunity to make a contribution right before our eyes!"
"The Tartars never thought we would take the initiative to attack!"
"As long as we sneak up on them, catch them off guard from behind, and rescue the group of people on the mountain, we will definitely have a good future!"
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