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Chapter 136 Lure the enemy deeper

It is worth mentioning that Mao Wenlong, the island master who would be killed by Yuan Chonghuan in the future, was now being used by the Shenyang guerrilla Bai Shijue and was guarding the city of Shenyang.

On the other side, after Lu Cheng led the cavalry deep into the Later Jin-occupied area for more than ten miles, he received a report from scouts that a Later Jin tribe was discovered ahead. Judging from its size, there should be less than a thousand people, and there did not seem to be many war horses in the tribe.

Among the scattered tribes of the Later Jin Dynasty, almost every tribe had at least hundreds of cavalrymen, and naturally there was no shortage of war horses.

Since this tribe lacks war horses, it is very likely that the cavalry of this tribe is carrying out attacks in the Ming Dynasty area. The cavalry team that was wiped out not long ago should be from this tribe.

Lu Cheng immediately waved his hand and led the cavalry to rush towards the tribe.

At sunset, Lu Cheng's cavalry had arrived outside the tribe, and fifty special forces members had also circled to the opposite side of the tribe to prevent anyone from escaping and reporting the news.

At this moment, the entire tribe was filled with wisps of green smoke, every household was busy cooking, and some little Tartars were running around grazing.

Lu Cheng immediately waved his hand and said, "Kill!"

With an order, more than 400 cavalrymen rushed towards the tribe. When they were close to the tribe, they split into two in the middle and began to shoot arrows along both sides of the tribe, killing the Later Jin Tartars within their sight.

There was chaos in the tribe, and many men and women came out of their tents with weapons, wanting to fight back. A few Tartars rode on their horses and ran outside.

But all this was in vain. With 500 cavalrymen against a tribe's infantry and civilians, it was a completely one-sided crushing.

After three rounds of arrow rain, Lu Cheng had put down his bow and arrow, and rushed into the tribe with a spear in hand.

Facing a Later Jin Tartar who rushed over with a knife, Lu Cheng mercilessly stabbed the man with his spear, stabbing him through the heart. Then he swung his spear and threw the man out, directly collapsing a tent.

He charged on horseback, thrusting left and right with the spear in his hand with incredible swiftness, and soon killed his way through the entire tribe.

After the resistance was eliminated, it was a complete massacre.

At this moment, some women and children in the tribe knelt on the ground and shouted loudly: "General, please spare our lives. We are the people of the Ming Dynasty."

Upon hearing this, Lu Cheng immediately issued an order: "Those who kneel down and surrender will not be killed. Ming people should lie on the ground first and do not get up."

The male Tatars were easy to recognize, with their rat-tail braids on top of their heads. Also, since it was early summer, the Later Jin Tatars no longer wore hats, so they could be identified at a glance.

Soon, the entire tribe of thousands of people was basically slaughtered, except for a few who were lying on the ground.

Except for some injured, no one among Lu Cheng's cavalrymen was killed in the battle.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng gave orders, some soldiers to make the final move while others to search for the remaining enemies hiding in the tents. Those who claimed to be citizens of the Ming Dynasty were also taken to the open space outside the tribe and interrogated by Lu Cheng.

In fact, it is also easy to distinguish between the Later Jin Tartars and the people of the Ming Dynasty.

The people of the Ming Dynasty who were captured by the Later Jin were basically treated as slaves. They wore tattered clothes, often did all kinds of rough work, and might have whip marks on their bodies.

Of course, there were also some beautiful women who were abducted by the Jiannu and used as reproductive tools, and perhaps they could have been dressed better.

Lu Cheng divided these people into several groups, interrogated them separately, and asked them to correct each other and distinguish which ones were Tatars and which ones were Han people.

Although this approach may not be 100% accurate, it is almost the same.

After ensuring that there were no other survivors in the entire tribe, everyone immediately began to clean up the battlefield, collected all the valuables, cut off the heads of the Jiannu and hung them on the horses, and drove the cattle, sheep and horses towards the direction of the infantry station.

We were victorious in today's battle, and we also directly seized the property of an entire tribe. This is definitely a huge gain. We must send these supplies back at night and put them safely in our pockets.

As for the women and children of the Ming Dynasty, they were sent back along with the cattle, sheep and horses and temporarily kept under guard.

While rushing back, Lu Cheng also sent scouts to notify the infantry camp to send people to support.

When they came, Lu Cheng and his group were all cavalrymen, and they were very fast. When they returned, they drove cattle, sheep, horses, and a group of women and children. They walked until the middle of the night before they met up with the people who came to meet them and handed over all the supplies to them.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng led the cavalry to find a suitable place to set up camp and rest for a night.

The next morning, after a few hours' rest, the cavalry set out again, and the scout team spread out to look for the next target.

Not long after, a scout came back to report that another small tribe with less than 500 people was found 20 miles south of the tribe that was massacred yesterday. Moreover, the nearest tribe around that tribe was also 20 miles away.

At this moment, since only one night had passed, the news of Lu Cheng slaughtering a tribe yesterday had not yet spread.

When Lu Cheng arrived at the new small tribe, it was already around ten o'clock in the morning, and a new massacre began.

In less than half an hour, this small tribe was completely slaughtered.

Lu Cheng directly dispatched more than a hundred cavalrymen, carrying property, cattle, sheep and horses, and sent them back to the infantry camp.

The two small tribes are relatively close to the border, so Lu Cheng still has plenty of time to transport the supplies back. If it is later, there will be no chance to transport the supplies.

After slaughtering the two tribes successively, the gold, silver and other valuables they harvested alone totaled more than 20,000 taels, not to mention the cattle, sheep, horses and other livestock.

Of course, in addition to these supplies, a large number of Tatar heads were beheaded.

The heads of Tatar women could not be counted as military merit, so naturally their bodies were left intact.

Three hours later, the scout team came to report that the previous supplies had been successfully delivered to the supporting infantry, and the injured cavalry would remain in the infantry camp for treatment.

As for those who were not injured, they also stayed in the infantry camp to assist in the defense.

While Lu Cheng was slaughtering two tribes one after another, the cavalry sent out by several other generals also fought with some Tatar tribes.

However, not every general's cavalry can match Lu Cheng's 500 cavalry. Not every general has such a big harvest as Lu Cheng.

Especially since this battle had just begun, the generals had not yet truly grasped the essence of guerrilla warfare, and it was difficult for their scouts to search for the enemy and report information quickly and accurately.

The cavalry under the command of some generals suffered some losses when fighting against the Tatars. They had to lead the Tatar cavalry into the infantry's ambush points, and only then did they gain some gains with their absolute superior force.

A small-scale war of mutual infiltration and harassment unfolded on the border between the Later Jin and the Ming.

On Lu Cheng's side, after clearing out two Later Jin tribes, he finally attracted the attention of the Later Jin Tatars.

Just when Lu Cheng led his men to attack the third tribe, scouts from the periphery suddenly came to report that the Later Jin cavalry from the other two tribes were coming to reinforce this side. The combined strength of the two sides numbered more than two hundred cavalry.

If they all arrived, Lu Cheng's 300-plus cavalrymen would suffer heavy losses even if they could win the battle.

Lu Cheng immediately ordered a retreat and retreated towards the infantry camp.

Not long after Lu Cheng led his men to retreat, cavalry from the other two tribes also arrived at the tribe that had just been attacked by Lu Cheng.

The three tribes gathered more than 300 cavalrymen and chased after Lu Cheng's cavalry.

At the same time, the three tribes also notified other nearby tribes for reinforcements.

When Lu Cheng was about to lead his troops to retreat to the ambush circle set up by the infantry in advance, scouts from the rear came to report that the number of cavalry chasing behind had reached more than 500.

Upon hearing this, Lu Cheng smiled lightly. This number was really neither too much nor too little.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng gave the order to send out 100 cavalrymen and 50 special forces to hide nearby, while the other 200 cavalrymen continued to lead the more than 500 enemies behind them into the ambush circle set up by the infantry.

The Jin cavalrymen who were chasing behind did not notice that the cavalrymen in front of them were missing, nor did they know that they had stepped into an ambush circle...