Chapter 25: Go Eat Shit!

  The array deployed by Tuluo was very thick, with six rows of long gunners, and behind the long gunners was a line composed of more than 2,000 archers.

  The Zhou banner fluttered in the wind, and Zhou Yuji's cavalry arrived as scheduled. What was unexpected for Toulou was that Zhou Yuji's distance was too far, these Ming army cavalry troops had not even entered the range of bows and arrows, still a hundred paces away from the formation designed by Toulou.

  No attack, Zhou Yu led the troops to turn around in front of Tuluo's main force. Tuluo now understood that this Zhou Yu was indeed too cunning. He wanted to bypass his strongest defense and then attack the right wing of the main force. Tuluo was shocked to discover that he had no way to stop Zhou Yu's cavalry, his defensive area was too large, and Duma and those mixed cavalry were not enough.

  Quickly sweeping in front of Jian Nu's large army, Zhou Yu began to turn right. Just as he was approaching Jian Nu's large army, several muffled gunshots suddenly rang out among Jian Nu's troops, followed by a burst of intense gunfire.

  Without suffering any harm, Zhou Yuji slightly turned his head and saw a large amount of smoke brought by the fire guns. At such a distance, they started firing, Zhou Yuji suspected that he might have encountered their own artillerymen, because they seemed to always do so, without considering the distance at all, let alone following orders, which they seemed to never obey.

  Zhou Yuji became very cautious this time, slowly approaching the main force of Jian Nu. In front of him were several Jian Nu scouts who saw the mighty Ming army cavalry and came to meet them without a doubt, they could only hurry to avoid.

  When the sparse arrows came, Zhou Yuji quickly approached Jian Nu's main force, and he swung out his own war knife. Zhou Yuji was very satisfied, although those firearms were not in his expectation, but now he had to admire his son Zhou Huachen's cleverness. The tactic suggested by Zhou Huachen was quite good, full of the shadow of wisdom, a little bit complicated, and the running distance was also relatively far, but it was precisely this tactic that accurately grasped Jian Nu's weakness.

  The massacre of the Ming army has begun again, this game of being led by the nose makes Dumaer furious to the point of madness, he frantically whips his war horse, he wants to catch up with these annoying Ming cavalry, he wants to chop off their heads with his own knife, Dumaer's anger must be quenched with the enemy's blood.

  Iron cavalry swept over like wind, where the blade of Ming army's cavalry passed, leaving behind was blood splashing onto the earth, and unparalleled terror...

  Heads bobbed up and down, various sounds mixed together, the massive Janissary corps came to a halt, only to become restless once again. Although the Janissary soldiers in the array had not been affected, they too began to grow uneasy; to prevent greater chaos, several Janissary officers loudly shouted orders at their soldiers to suppress the commotion among the crowd.

  A young man who was obviously kidnapped and was pushing a cart slightly raised his head, looking at the robust man. The robust man cautiously looked around and saw that it was a good opportunity as all the nearby slaves were paying attention to the south end, he casually stretched out his hand to scratch his nose.

  The young man pushing the cart swiftly reached into his pocket and pulled out a wooden stick about the length of a ruler and as thick as an arm, which he then extended towards the rotating wheel without hesitation.

  When Zhou Yuji's team was about to be overtaken, Duomale saw hope again. At this time, Zhou Yuji had already abandoned the massacre and his team's rhythm was very good. His control of the timing of the battle showed that he was a qualified commander.

  Ming army's knights were raging, and the furious Douma was almost mad in pursuit behind. Zhou Yuji saw those timid Mongolian herdsmen again, and both sides were so tacit that Zhou Yuji didn't even bother to pay attention to them. The Mongolians happily gave way to Zhou Yuji, and they obediently escaped from the battlefield.

  Dumale was going crazy, he had never been challenged so **nakedly**, nor had he ever been insulted like this. Now he couldn't care less about following any military orders, he wanted to pursue, he wanted to tear these despicable Ming dogs into pieces and chop them into pulp.

  The Jinuo cavalry behind was desperately chasing after him. Zhou Yuji broke away from the main force of the Jinuo and turned north again, with the forest as his goal.

  When Duma saw Zhou Yu leading his troops to rush towards the woods again, he finally came to his senses and realized that he couldn't pursue them anymore. If something unexpected happened, losing men would be a small matter, but if Ming army reinforcements arrived, the consequences would be obvious. He estimated that Tulou would take his head when he returned.

  Dumale stopped chasing, but Zhou Yuji made another arrogant move. He turned his head and sprinted wildly, then brandished his war knife with a flourish. After the war flag was raised, the knights under Zhou Yuji's command began to excitedly shout loudly, their war knives waving in the wind, and the war horses kicked up waves of wolf smoke.

  Ming Jun's arrogant behavior almost made Du Ma Le spit blood. Zhou Yuji, this is not only a provocation, but also a naked mockery.

  Dumale's eyes had turned red with anger, but no matter how angry he was, chasing after them would be of no use. The Ming army was too close to the forest, and as soon as they whipped their warhorses, they would enter the forest. Dumale's cavalry could only charge forward in vain, wasting their energy.

  "Dismount! Begin rest and reorganization!"

  The war horses had been galloping for most of the day and their strength wouldn't be greater than that of humans, now they were showing signs of fatigue. The war horses needed to conserve energy, Zhou Yuji didn't want to let Jian Nu off so easily, he still had time.

  Zhou Yuji first dismounted and turned over, the soldiers received the order, and one after another jumped down.

  Dozens of soldiers entered the forest, where Sun Dajun was hiding with various supplies stored in the woods. Fodder and drinking water were now the most important things.

  "Little Tiger, what's next? Tell me your thoughts?" Zhou Yuji was too satisfied with the tactics provided by Zhou Huchen, he smiled all over his face, and as soon as he got off his horse, he hurriedly asked Zhou Huchen:

  Zhou Huchen also smiled, history indeed did not play a joke on him. These Tartars were too arrogant and took things for granted. They actually only dispatched a limited number of real cavalry, and these cavalry were obviously not the strongest. The tens of thousands of troops were just pretending to be fierce. Almost all of the Ming army was intimidated by them, but the only one who was not intimidated was Zhou Yuji, fearless. It was this fearlessness that allowed him to severely teach these Tartars a lesson.

  "Father, this afternoon we still have a chance to launch a surprise attack. If the opportunity arises, we'll give those bastards of Jian's clan a good beating! If not, I reckon by dusk, Jian's clan will enter Yangliuqing Town... Yangliuqing Town... Little Tiger has already prepared some 'ingredients' for them! Those bastards can go eat shit!" Zhou Huchen's face wore a smile, his reply carrying a hint of danger.

  Zhou Huchen's reply was a bit rude, but it suited everyone's taste, bringing a burst of laughter from the surrounding soldiers.

  "Go eat shit! How could Jian Nu eat shit?!" Zhou Yuji laughed again, looking at Zhou Huchen with some confusion:

  Zhou Wanjiang burst out laughing: "The young master had us fill up all the wells in Yangliuqing Town yesterday and pour the yellow and white stuff from the toilets into the ponds! I reckon... Jian Nu won't have any water to drink tonight! They'll only be able to eat shit!!!"

  Zhou Yu met a stunned silence, this kid was too reckless, simply...

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  After resting for nearly half an hour, they simply fed the war horses and saw that the sun had begun to set. Zhou Yuji waved his hand, and these fierce warriors mounted their horses once again.

  Dumale was already somewhat physically and mentally exhausted by these cunning Ming troops, but he had to keep a close eye on them. His cavalry were now all gathered here, and Dumale no longer had to worry about Zhou Yuji's cavalry entering the forest again, nor did he have to guess which direction Zhou Yuji would attack from. Because Jian Nu's main force had already crossed this area, there was no need to worry about that piece of forest anymore.

  Zhou Yuji once again took the lead, still with a long snake-like formation. The cavalry behind him followed closely. This time, they headed south. Along the way, many bodies of Jianzhou soldiers and abandoned vehicles could be seen. It seemed that in the chaos, no one had even bothered to collect the bodies of these soldiers.

  Past several abandoned vehicles, Zhou Yuji began to turn around and rushed towards Jian Nu's right wing.

  Dumale's cavalry followed closely, and Jianu's cavalry acted at a distance much closer than Zhou Yu's cavalry. They easily protected the rear of their main force. Then, Zhou Yu turned around, and Dumale followed suit. This time, Dumale's cavalry tightly guarded the right flank of their main force...

  The large army of slaves continued to advance slowly eastward, and Zhou Yu's detour was very far away. After making several attacking postures, Du Ma Le's cavalry performed mediocrely, successfully driving away these annoying Ming troops.