On the land that has been dry for a long time, large groups of Mongolians emerged from various hidden places, bringing up dust all over the sky. This increased their momentum. It was impossible to see how many people came.
The entire Ming army was in panic. The queue was also in chaos.
As we watched, some of these Mongolians pushed themselves into the camouflaged bushes and jumped out. Some of them rushed out of the ravine on horseback.
For a time, the mountains and plains were filled with Mongolians. The thrown bows and arrows also fell like raindrops. A large number of Ming soldiers were hit by arrows, and there was a wailing sound.
This battalion of Ningxia Town marched in three groups, about thirty miles apart, as mutual support. They marched hand in hand towards the hinterland of the Ordos Plateau. He Huchen never expected that these Tatars would dare to cross the Yellow River here.
Ambush not far away.
This place is not twenty miles away from the Huamachi stronghold. There is still a thousand households stationed in Huamachi.
Because there were strongholds and outposts ahead, the Ming army felt at ease and did not raise their vigilance.
Moreover, Uncle Dingyuan is currently under overall command, and the siege on the 11th route. In several other directions, various armies are at war with the Ordos people. The Ordos troops are in smoke on all sides. How can they still spare so many troops for an ambush?
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He Huchen felt resentful. Ningxia's army was used to being free and loose, so he did not strictly follow military laws during this march. He was afraid of damaging morale. Four thousand soldiers and horses and two thousand people were arranged in a long snake formation, and it was divided into three sections.
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He personally led the team, with a thousand cavalry in front. The Chinese army had 3,000 infantry, with exactly one battalion in the middle. Finally, there were 2,000 civilians and minzhuang recruited from various counties in Ningxia, driving camels, mules, horses, carts, and pulling food and baggage.
Waiting for military supplies.
Fortunately, these thousand cavalrymen were all well-armored. The infantry behind them were all wearing civilian clothes, and their armors were placed on the civilian carts. After all, marching with more than 30 kilograms of armor was exhausting.
The enemy army simply did not have the physical strength to fight.
As a result, it was now besieged by the Mongols and was cut into three parts.
He Huchen shouted: "Don't panic, don't panic, follow me back and join forces with the Chinese army."
He is a veteran general. At the beginning of Tianqi, he served as a guerrilla in coastal defense of Tianjin, became a general in Denglai, and moved to Yanzhou. In the sixth year, he moved to Yansui as deputy commander-in-chief.
The Hetao bandits invaded in large numbers. Commander Yang Zhaoji assisted in the attack and defeated them. He was assigned to the governor Qian Shi.
In the sixth year of Tianqi, that is, four years ago, under the command of Yang Zhaoji, he defeated the Ordos invasion of northern Shaanxi. He was familiar with the Ordos tribe and had actual combat experience.
Yang Zhaoji was a native of Shanxi and a rare outstanding general during the Tianqi period of Wanli. He was born in the Jinyi Guards and became an official through military examination. He inherited his father's position and served as the commander of the local guards. His starting point was very high.
This person is very good at military affairs and can be said to be extremely talented.
In the second year of Tianqi's reign, Xu Hongru's White Lotus Rebellion was suppressed. Due to his meritorious service, he was promoted to succeed another legendary figure, the outstanding general Shen Yourong, as the Denglai Commander-in-Chief. Later, he was transferred to Yansui again as the Commander-in-Chief of Yulin Town.
This man was not only good at military affairs, he was also able to deal with the imperial court's struggles with ease. When Wei Dugong was in power, he did not, like other generals, suffer life and death, promotion and demotion all from party disputes in the imperial court.
At that time, many frontline coaches had lost their jobs. For example, Xiong Tingbi passed the first nine sides, and Yuan Chonghuan resigned and went home. But he always stood firm in Yulin Town.
In the sixth year of Tianqi's reign, Taiji invaded Lanzhou and sent troops to attack Yansui.
Yang Zhaoji led his deputy commander He Huchen to defeat them and recapture Lanzhou.
He Huchen fought under Yang Zhaoji for a long time and gained a lot of experience. He Huchen's level has been greatly improved.
On the tenth day of the first month of the seventh year of the Apocalypse (1627), because of his meritorious service in the recovery of Lanzhou, Yang Zhaoji was granted the title of Taibao, the Crown Prince, and was entrusted with the title of imperial envoy to oversee military affairs on all three sides of Shaanxi Province, as well as in charge of food and wages.
On July 14 of the same year, he was ordered to add the Crown Prince Shaofu and the imperial envoy to governor Yansui and other places. The local governor Zhu Tongmeng and the Governor of Shaanxi Wang Zhicai reported Yang Zhaoji's achievements to the court. On July 26, he added the Crown Prince Taishi to patrol Shaanxi.
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The supervisory censor Zhuang Qian investigated Yang Zhaoji's military exploits over the years and reported it to the court on November 12, and he was granted the title of Crown Prince and Taibao. At this time, both official position and honorary status had reached their peak.
After Chongzhen came to power, Yang Zhaoji deeply felt that the good relationship between the Tianqi Dynasty and the eunuch party might be implicated. So he resigned and returned to his hometown. He retired bravely. He basically escaped the subsequent political turmoil and was not affected. At this time, he was entertaining his grandchildren in his hometown and enjoying his family.
joy.
At this time, if the governors of the three sides were still Yang Zhaoji, they would definitely not have fought the war like this.
While He Huchen fought hard with his servants to fight, he missed the old manager. Ever since Yang Zhaoji left, He Huchen had been unable to do what he wanted. He was no longer as comfortable as he was when he fought under Yang Zhaoji.
He is an expert in fighting and killing, but when it comes to strategizing and scheming, he is far inferior to Yang Zhaoji.
Behind He Huchen, there were three hundred servants, each riding a majestic war horse, wearing a layer of chain mail and a layer of scale armor. Everyone held a simple knife, carried a horn bow on his back, and hung an iron bone flower, leading the way.
Go back and kill.
Groups of Mongolians rode down the hills on both sides and formed a melee.
The other seven hundred cavalrymen did not have such good equipment. They basically wore mandarin duck battle coats with a layer of chain mail underneath.
Saihan Nayan led one hundred and fifty warriors and went straight to He Huchen.
He could tell at a glance that this was a high official.
Nothing but him, just because he was wearing a mountain armor, and dozens of people around him were wearing exquisite armor. The soldiers behind him were also very elite.
The cavalry rushed down the steep hillside and caught He Huchen's servant by surprise. The slope was so steep, they actually dared to rush down with their horses, weren't they afraid that the horse would lose its front hoof and fall to death?
In the blink of an eye, Saihan rushed from the side to a place three feet away from He Huchen, bent his bow and arrow, and shot a soldier to death with one arrow. Then he inserted the horned bow into the bow and arrow bag, pulled out a pair of pickaxes, and swung
Then he hit the two soldiers who turned their horses and tried to intercept them.
The soldier used the Yanling knife to block the pickaxe. Unexpectedly, Saihan's strength was amazing, and the two men's knives were severely knocked down, and then the hoe rushed towards the iron helmet.
A hoe can bypass blocking weapons and hit people directly on the head.
The pickaxe is a strange weapon and is very rare. Most people have never seen it and don't know how to defend themselves. Even if you use a shield to block it, the hoe handle will hit the upper edge of the shield, and then
The hoe hit the helmet behind the shield.
If it hits the helmet, it's 100% likely that the brain will burst.
This thing is no different from a meteor hammer, mace, flail, or nunchaku. They are all anti-shield weapons. They are very handy for hitting enemies hiding behind shields and smashing dog heads.
Bang bang! There were two crisp sounds, and the eight-petal iron helmet broke open like paper. The two soldiers fell off their horses.
Saihan sneered. The last time Buonotaiji went to attack Duolun, his entire army was wiped out, and he was redeemed by Jinong. How embarrassing, how embarrassing. When he came back, he boasted that the Ming army was invincible. It seemed like this was the only way.
To highlight his failure is just as legitimate.
At this time, he saw that the Ming army was still the same Ming army.
The frontier troops in Ningxia were considered to be the most capable of fighting in the Ming army. After a battle, it was found that nothing had changed.
Wait until you chop off the head coach, throw it at the feet of that dude, and humiliate him.