Just as Tulai and Aobai turned back to the original mound, a scout came with a sad face and reported: "Report, the east gate of Xuanfu Town is wide open, and the Ming army is gathering outside the city."
"Come again?" The anger in Aobai's heart began to burn.
"Probe again and report back. Be careful of ambushes by the Ming army!" Tulai was older and his temper was not as hot as Aobai's.
He patted Aobai on the shoulder and said, "This is the Ming army's strategy of tiring out the soldiers!"
"Nothing to worry about! Nothing to worry about!"
After saying this, Tulai lay down on the grass behind the mound and closed his eyes to rest.
Two quarters of an hour later, the scout came back. He sat on his horse and said a little embarrassedly: "Report!"
"After leaving the city, the Ming army marched one mile east and then retreated back into the city."
"See, I guessed right!" Tulai said, lying on the grass with his eyes closed.
The corners of Aobai's mouth twitched and he sat down helplessly.
After a moment, he stood up suddenly and called a scout who was on standby nearby.
"Let me ask you, with the moonlight and starlight tonight, how far can you see using clairvoyance?"
The scout didn't dare to talk nonsense. He took out the telescope he carried with him, looked at the distance for a while, and asked cautiously: "How far do you mean..."
“Distinguish friend from foe!”
The scout thought for a moment and answered seriously, "Two hundred steps is the limit!" (About three hundred meters.)
"Okay, that's enough!" Aobai's mood instantly improved. "Let the scouts of each unit immediately investigate the situation of each city gate and report back immediately after finding out."
"Hoo." The scout galloped away.
"Aobai, what do you want to do?" Tulai was confused.
"I want to have a good sleep!" Aobai's eyes flashed fiercely, "The Ming army has repeatedly tested the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty. I, Aobai, have had enough."
He took out the map he carried with him, ordered his men to hand him the torch, pointed at the map and said, "Tu Lai, the scouts said that only within 300 steps can we distinguish between the enemy and us. That means that after the Ming army is one mile out of the city, the defenders on the city wall can't tell which are the Ming army and which are our Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty."
"Isn't that right?"
Tulai glanced into the distance and nodded in approval.
Aobai continued: "In this case, we might as well send troops to surprise attack the Ming army."
Tulai simply shook his head.
It was one thing for them to counterattack the Ming army's surprise attack, but it was another thing for them to actively attack the Ming army.
According to their current deployment, although it cannot be said to be an iron wall, it is definitely indestructible.
If they hold the camp, the Ming army won't have any chance.
If you take the initiative and cause losses, the consequences will be...
Seeing Tulai shaking his head, Aobai continued to persuade him: "The artillery on the city wall of Xuanfu Town can shoot two or three miles, or even farther, but the premise is that it can distinguish between the enemy and ourselves."
"Even if the Ming army can see us, they can distinguish between friend and foe. Artillery shells can only cause great damage to densely packed formations. If our cavalry pushes forward, there will be very few casualties!"
"No, we can't take the initiative to attack without the Tenth Prince's generals!" Tulai was firm.
The purpose of leading the Zhenghuang Banner out of the country this time is to gain credit, but at the same time, not to let the Zhenghuang Banner take any risks.
When Aobai saw Tulai's refusal, his eyes gradually dimmed.
This time, he was given 1,600 cavalrymen by the Bordered Yellow Banner.
The thousand cavalrymen under his command were exhausted from blocking the river during the day. Even if these people wanted to, they were unable to attack the Ming army at night.
The remaining 600 men were too few, and the surprise attack on the Ming army could not achieve the desired effect.
etc...
Aobai's eyes lit up again, and he said in a sarcastic tone: "Tulai, this time you entered the pass to plunder the Xuanfu area. The Ming court fortified the city and cleared the fields!"
"Our army has done nothing but siege cities, and there are very few opportunities for field combat! Unfortunately, the Zhenghuang and Xianghuang Banners brought cavalry with them this time. Cavalry don't attack cities, and don't you want to make merit?"
"If the emperor knew, what would he think?"
Aobai's words hit Tulai right in the heart.
He hesitated for a long time, and finally nodded heavily.
"Okay, if the Ming army dares to leave the city again, I will lead a thousand cavalrymen to kill them. You lead the rest of the troops to closely monitor the other gates of Xuanfu Town to prevent the Ming army from moving away. It doesn't matter how many we kill, just treat it as training!"
"If I'm attacked and surrounded, you lead the troops to support me from behind!"
Half an hour later, the scout came to report again.
Tulai stood up, and the two men mounted their horses. Tulai led a thousand cavalrymen and rushed towards the east gate of Xuanfu Town. Oboi ordered the remaining soldiers to follow Tulai from a distance, ready to respond at any time.
A thousand cavalrymen, men holding logs in their mouths and horses with wrapped hooves, marched on the moonlit ground.
Although wrapping the horse's hooves with soft cloth can reduce the sound, it will cause the horse to lose its sense of touch with the ground, resulting in a loss of speed.
However, this is not a problem.
Along the way, the Eight Banners scouts kept reporting news about the Ming army.
"Report! The Ming army is one mile east of the city. They are neither advancing nor returning to the city. They seem to be resting in the same place!"
"How many soldiers are there?"
"There are about five hundred cavalry and no infantry!" The scout's answer surprised Tulai.
There are no infantrymen leaving the city this time. Does the Ming army really plan to launch a night attack?
Or...is the other party confusing me?
"Are you sure?" Tulai asked cautiously.
"Yes, I used my clairvoyance to keep an eye on the Ming army after they left the city and confirmed that there were no infantry. When I got closer, I calculated based on the outlines of the cavalry and found that there were only 500 cavalry at most."
Tulai thought quickly as he rode on his horse.
The Ming army bullied the weak and feared the strong, and would run away when they encountered danger.
If he led a thousand men to charge now, no matter how poor the Ming army's horses were, they would run back to the city before being caught up.
In other words, as long as you run within 300 meters of the city wall, you will be safe.
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