Chapter 726 Hetao
These days, the Mongols can be said to be strong, weak or weak. After the Yuan Dynasty, they had hundreds of thousands of cavalry. Of course, this is a false reference. Anda Khan still had tens of thousands of cavalry equipped with iron armor.
, Weakness lies in their economic and organizational capabilities, and they can no longer maneuver thousands of miles to launch attacks like they did during the Genghis Khan period. Bai Lang led four thousand Datong troops to go out to hunt in spring, preparing to challenge the Mongols' mobile massing capabilities.
Now that the climate is getting colder, it is not easy to feed tens of thousands of war horses in one place. Especially the Mongols rely on grazing instead of planting grass and corn to feed their war horses - corn is not yet available in the Han Dynasty.
Although it is common, Hebei Province has just begun to introduce it. It is not an easy task to quickly gather a scattered army. There are businesses in Bansheng City, and a lot of food can be purchased, so it is relatively easy to maintain a standing cavalry.
Now that I'm running hundreds of miles away, it's not that easy to get the food and grass to maintain a standing army. He must reduce the number of escort troops around him.
Bai Lang mobilized the army, and asked his masters to hitch carriages to carry grain and supplies, and began to go deep into the desert. It has been a long time since the Ming army took the initiative to leave the border like this. The last time was during the time of the useless Yingzong, and there was a big fight when they came out of the border.
After losing the battle, he was chased into the Great Wall and annihilated. He was embarrassed and the Ming Dynasty was unable to recover. Bailang led the army out of the pass. In addition to his own momentum, even the generals who had followed him out of the pass many times to hunt grass and valleys were uneasy, fearing that they would suddenly kill him.
Tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry were sent out to cut them into sections and surround them.
So they tried their best to get information from Ye Bushou, the governor of Datong, but Bai Lang, the governor of Datong, didn't care at all. He just rode his horses and marched leisurely every day. Indeed, they rarely met Mongolians along the way.
Ye Bushou had encountered the Mongols, but they had retreated after approaching once and seeing the white-wave flag. After that, they only kept watch from a distance, but they never came to harass them again.
It's just that I didn't meet any Mongolian tribes on the road, but I found a lot of traces of Mongolian camps, which was still very new. "Strong walls and clear fields, the Mongols are quite skilled at this trick." Bai Lang said, but he was not worried at all.
, many people in Datong hope that he will die on the grassland as soon as possible, and many people pray to God and pray for Bailang to come back quickly. Because Datong is empty, it doesn't matter if Bailang dies, don't give away those thousands of soldiers and horses.
Even the center of the imperial court was making a lot of noise. Some people directly scolded the governor of Datong for being provocative, especially for taking the initiative to go on an expedition. Do you really think he is the master of Chengmiao? Some people said that King Shunyi was not very honest, and he still needed to be beaten.
However, a three- to five-day tour is enough. It would be unwise to go deep into the desert. The man who had previously said that he wanted to regain the Hetao had been killed by Emperor Jiajing, and Mr. Xia Ge was also unlucky.
From the emperor to the cabinet, no one wants to repeat themselves, it can be called a collective push-back. The ambitions of this generation of emperors and cabinet are completely over - Bai Lang feels that this group of people really has nothing to say, and is even worse than
Later barbarian Tatars.
Bailang really hasn't thought about repeating the trick yet - this will wait until he becomes the governor of the three sides of Shaanxi among the nine governors, but now he can try to exceed his authority. What will happen if he rushes into the Hetao? He is not planning to cross the Yellow River, and it is not possible to attack directly.
Far away Dongshengwei - he had been here a long, long time ago, when this place was called Jiuyuan. He crossed Bansheng City and went straight to Jiuyuan, and might even sweep the entire Qiantao or even the entire Shuengjiang City area.
Governor Bailang advanced. As the distance from Datong got further and further, the number of Mongolians began to increase. It seems that Anda, who received the news, gathered his troops and prepared to gradually surround them. "Dongsheng Guard is just ahead." Bailang said.
, "This is the home base of the 30,000 households on the right wing, rush over." There was already a big river in front of him, and as he turned along the north side of the river, Anda's 30,000-strong army appeared in front.
Bailang has always set up camp to let his subordinates do whatever they want - I guess they are all from a family of generals, and the generals in Jiubian must at least be good at setting up camps. Bailang is too lazy to go to the trouble and leave it to them. Now there is a message that the Ming army is not gathering at night. The front is the Anda camp.
At that time, the Ming army generals seemed to have been whipped with red-hot iron whips, desperately urging the master and the soldiers to set up a camp - but no one tried to persuade Bailang to withdraw, knowing that it was useless, and they were afraid of withdrawing in front of the enemy.
It's a little late.
What else can be done? After all, this is not yet the Chongzhen period in the late Ming Dynasty. When encountering the enemy, they will flee directly in front of the formation. This kind of thing directly caused the collapse of the entire army, which was very common in the late Ming Dynasty. If you really want to flee in front of the enemy these days, it must be
Behead the head and spread the news to nine sides. Moreover, their general is a peerless warrior, so he must have some skills. The camp can only be arranged in a hurry, surrounded by transport carts, and put up resistance horses outside.
After all, this is only an army of 4,000 people, and including the master, it is only 6,000. The generals came to the main tent and listened to Bai Lang convening a military meeting. Bai Lang was not impatient at all, he just distributed the troops among the generals, and he only brought 300
The man was in the middle. "Tomorrow, we will make food at five o'clock, and we will attack the Anda camp with someone. You will be the vanguard, and then we will defeat the King of Shunyi in one wave, and let him go to the capital to meet the emperor and become the King of Shunyi!"
This tactic is extremely simple. After thinking about it for a long time, the generals really had nothing to object or add - not to mention that arranging tactics and dispatching troops and generals is a matter for civilian officials, although at the beginning they were only responsible for logistics and military counselors.
That's all, the military strength is just that, either offensive or defensive. As for defense, with the current camp and 4,000 troops, I'm afraid it really can't withstand the repeated assaults of 30,000 Mongolian cavalry.
In particular, there is one of the biggest trophies - Bai Lang, the governor of Datong. If we can annihilate the Datong army and kill Bai Lang, then I will take the Datong defense line. Then we might as well try attacking.
Bailang said that Anda's pro-army could be defeated with one blow, and Anda could be captured and sent to the court? Anyway, just when the whole army was on tenterhooks, night came.
The generals inspected the camp, fearing that the camp would roar due to nervousness, and also worried that An Da would attack at night. Bailang didn't care at all, he just sat in the big tent and leaned on the soft cushions and fell asleep. An Da also
There really was no night attack - this guy was also worried that Bai Lang would attack his army regardless. If a few elites were led by innate masters to attack at night, it would be really difficult. "A man with a straw is afraid of both sides." Bai Lang closed.
He mumbled with his eyes closed.
At the fifth watch, the meal was ready, and Bailang, wearing a light robe, ate and drank. After a quarter of an hour, the soldiers came forward to put on armor for him, and the entire Datong army also began to put on armor. When the sun came up, the whole army put on armor and left the camp.
, marching in formation towards the Ada camp.
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