More than 3,000 Mongolian cavalry led by Zabu clung to the 200 Ming army. He did not realize that the Ming army had divided its forces.
Because there was no light in the grassland tonight, he thought that the Ming army threw the torches to facilitate their escape, so he was not alert at all.
In this way, the two armies ran for almost ten miles, and Zabu was just a reckless man blinded by hatred.
"Your Majesty, there is a lot of fire ahead, it must be the Tartars coming!"
A Ming army officer in charge of the observation came back in a hurry to report!
And Zhu Youxiao didn't expect that the Mongolian would take the bait so easily. He was planning a strong attack tomorrow.
"Instruct the Shenji Battalion and Taishan Battalion to be prepared. As soon as the Tartars enter the shooting range, they will fire immediately. Be careful not to hurt the cavalry!"
"yes!"
The Shenji Battalion's rockets and medicines had already been loaded, and the three thousand heavy armored soldiers had put on their vests and formed a formation.
"General, the Tartars have entered the range of our artillery!"
However, Chen Guang still did not order the artillery fire because the cavalry of the Xiaoqi Battalion had not yet left the danger zone.
"There is an ambush point ahead, spread out quickly!"
The commander of the valiant cavalry battalion who led the team was also an experienced man. As soon as he saw that they had successfully completed their mission, he immediately ordered the troops to disperse.
Then he quickly ran to the front of the Shenji Camp and shouted:
"mission completed!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Guang ordered without hesitation:
"put!"
In an instant, the Ming army's magical arrows and artillery made loud noises, and the Ming army's firecrackers also made a sound like firecrackers, crackling and making it very lively.
The Mongolian cavalry who entered the ambush range had no time to react. They just saw a sudden bright light in front of them, and then they fell under the bombardment of Ming army artillery.
Li Wensheng had already arrived at the designated position, and his two thousand cavalrymen set their bows and arrows on the flanks and fired at the Mongolian cavalry.
After the Shenji Battalion fired two rounds of artillery fire, the heavy armored soldiers of the Ming Army who had been waiting for a long time quickly rushed out from both sides of the Shenji Battalion. By the time the Mongols stabilized their position, the heavy armored soldiers were already close at hand.
Before Zhabu could give the order, the heavy armored soldiers rushed straight towards his army. This continuous blow gave the Mongols no time to fight back.
However, in just a few minutes, less than half of the more than 3,000 Mongolian cavalry remained. At this time, Zabu was also awakened by the Ming army and hurriedly ordered a retreat.
But it was too late now. The two armies were completely entangled and the battlefield was in chaos. It was useless even if he shouted until his throat was broken.
"Your Majesty, it seems that General Li and the others do not need to participate in the war. This group of Tartars is only three to five thousand, and the Taishan Battalion can definitely deal with them."
Ma Xianglin said respectfully.
Your Majesty was really skillful in using his troops, everything went as planned, and the battle was really enjoyable.
"Well, it seems that I overestimated the Wengniute Division. It seems that they don't have many troops left behind."
Zhu Youxiao was already sure of victory. The Mongols were simply not strong enough to defeat them. The heavily armored soldiers on horseback were like heavenly soldiers and generals in front of these poor men who didn't even have complete armor.
"No, Zabu has indeed fallen into the trap. There is a heavy ambush from the Ming Dynasty ahead!"
Bayar, who hurried to support, ordered the troops to stop.
"The Ming army carried artillery and firecrackers. Zabu and the others are probably in danger!"
Bayar said bitterly.
"Chief, what should we do? Do we want to continue supporting?"
But Bayar fell into deep thought. He was now afraid that there would be a large Ming army ahead, waiting for him to rescue him.
Judging from the noise, there must be a lot of artillery and firearms, which is why he stopped advancing.
What he is most worried about now is how many people there are in the Ming army? Is it thousands or tens of thousands?
But if they have an army of tens of thousands, they can charge straight into it. The thousands of people on their own will definitely not be able to withstand it, and there is no need to play so many conspiracies.
But after all, there are more than 3,000 people in front of them. Once the Ming army is really defeated and annihilated, the 4,000 people alone, no matter whether the Ming army is thousands or tens of thousands, will definitely not be able to defeat them.
And if he just left like this, what would the leaders of the small tribes think of him? How could he gather their military morale if he just fled?
In the end, he reluctantly decided to go. He was also betting that the Ming army did not have heavy troops. They only had a few thousand people. If he joined forces with Zabu, he might not have a chance to turn defeat into victory.
After Bayar made a decisive decision, he said to the two heads of households next to him:
"You lead five hundred cavalry to attack from both wings in a roundabout way, attack the rear of the Ming army and destroy their artillery!"
Then he took the remaining Mongolian cavalry and galloped quickly. When he approached the battlefield, he saw that Zabu had begun to flee, and the Ming army was chasing the Mongolian cavalry everywhere.
"Rush down and kill the Army of Light!"
After Bayar shouted loudly, holding a scimitar, he rushed into the battlefield at the lead.
The heavy armored soldiers of the Ming Army did not expect to have Mongolian reinforcements. They had spent a lot of energy in the fierce battle just now, and the horses they sat down were also very tired.
After all, they were wearing heavy armor weighing dozens of kilograms, and the swords in their hands also weighed more than ten kilograms, which most people simply couldn't bear.
However, most of them were soldiers with white poles in the past. They had been on the battlefield for many years and had rich battle experience. Under the command of generals Qin Bangping and Qin Minping, they decisively gave up riding war horses.
They formed a team of 20 or 30 people and quickly gathered together. Using the original fighting methods and tactics of the white pole soldiers, they took off their shields and stood in formation, then placed their white pole spears on top of the shields.
"Your Majesty, the Tartars still have reinforcements, and Taishan Camp is in danger!"
Of course Zhu Youxiao saw it. He hurriedly ordered the bodyguard next to him to fire the command arrow, and then said:
"Rui Zheng, quickly bring two thousand cavalry to join the battle. We must protect the soldiers of Taishan Camp!"
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I'm leaving!"
Ma Xianglin picked up the horse stick stuck on the ground and shouted:
"Five alliances, six alliances, follow this general to kill all the Tartars!"
When Li Songping, who was waiting anxiously at the rear, saw that the order arrow finally sounded, he also rushed to the battlefield with three thousand cavalry.
Seeing that Taishan Camp was in danger of being surrounded, Li Wensheng immediately drew his saber and shouted:
"Follow my general and charge into battle to kill the Tartars!"
Twenty thousand men from the Mongolian and Ming armies launched a desperate battle on this grassland. This was far from Zhu Youxiao's expectation, and what happened next was completely beyond his expectation.
"Your Majesty, there is a Tartar cavalry heading due east, coming towards us. Your Majesty, please move quickly!"
This Mongolian cavalry was originally going to attack the artillery behind the Ming army. Unexpectedly, it accidentally hit Zhu Youxiao.
Although there were not many troops, only 500 people, the Ming army did not know what was true and what was true, and the emperor was threatened.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I will go and fight!"
"Protect His Majesty!"
Man Gui led a thousand cavalrymen and went straight away, while others quickly advised Zhu Youxiao to move away quickly.
Zhu Youxiao, who cherishes his life so much, will certainly not pretend to be carefree here. After calmly appeasing the generals a few times, he shouted: