It is the confrontation between the new generation and the later generation.
Most of the Mongolian cavalry in the Duoyan Three Guards grew up in the Central Plains, but they are still skilled in horsemanship and archery.
But it's different here in Beiyuan.
The grassland cavalry currently on the field are formerly from tribes in Mobei. They are real grassland people and have never lived in the Central Plains.
He has been making a living on horseback since he was a child.
In terms of equestrian skills, he seems to be more proficient than Duo Yanwei.
It's just that this is a battlefield, not a racecourse. The competition is not about equestrian skills, but about lives.
Duoyanwei has experienced countless battles, big and small, and is also the best choice. It can be said that they are all veterans and elites, and they have a tacit understanding when working together.
When the battle began, the more than 3,000 Duoyan Guard cavalry did not charge directly against the Beiyuan cavalry, but had a tacit understanding to avoid the first wave of charges.
This is the most classic style of play of the Mongolian cavalry.
When Kublai Khan was campaigning in the west, he did not just let all the cavalry charge upwards, but used strong mobility to encircle and annihilate the enemy.
The Beiyuan cavalry was naturally very familiar with this formation, and immediately the two waves of cavalry began to run around each other.
They all immediately bent their bows and nocked arrows to throw them, hindering the opponent's array.
There are still a large number of slave armies around here, but these slave armies have no intention of fighting the Ming cavalry.
Because in their opinion, the cavalry on both sides were all Mongolian masters, and they could not clearly distinguish the difference in clothing.
The Beiyuan cavalry did not care at all about the slave army. Even when shooting arrows, they would not care about the existence of the slave army.
Some Beiyuan cavalry even used their swords to kill and trample them on horseback because of the slave army's control.
"It seems that these Beiyuan cavalry are all just trying to make up the numbers. Today's Beiyuan is at the end of its strength."
On the city wall, seeing the performance of the opponent's cavalry, Lan Yu said with a smile.
The situation between the two sides seems to be inseparable, but anyone with knowledge can know that the Duoyan Guards have formed a less obvious encirclement around the Beiyuan Cavalry as they continue to approach.
The Beiyuan cavalry is now very uncomfortable, as if they are surrounded by enemies on all sides, and their comrades are too busy to take care of each other.
Obviously the number of people is about the same, but they are already trapped in place.
In every round of archery, they had to face enemies several times their size, and the Beiyuan cavalry was very frustrated.
This cannot be blamed on them. The Northern Yuan court had fled all the way, and a large number of elites had been killed long ago. Among the prisoners captured, not many were skilled in the ways of the battlefield.
Even the cavalrymen around Emperor Beiyuan were not even elite before.
Emperor Elbek of the Northern Yuan Dynasty also discovered something was wrong and quickly ordered the drummers to retreat.
Thousands of cavalry are considered a very strong team for Elbek.
He couldn't bear to be surrounded and suppressed like this.
Youdao means that one general is incompetent and can kill thousands of troops.
The Beiyuan cavalry, who had been struggling to survive, heard the sound of retreating drums at this time, and immediately lost the desire to fight, and subconsciously turned their horses' heads to leave.
Little did he know that this happened to be Duoyan Wei's circle.
A large number of Duoyan guards began to attack directly, but the Beiyuan cavalry, who wanted to escape, had no intention of fighting. As a result, there was no effective organized evacuation, and the morale of the army collapsed in an instant.
A large number of Beiyuan cavalry quickly fell off their horses under the encirclement and suppression of Duoyan Guards. In just a moment, hundreds of Beiyuan cavalry fell to the ground.
The more you want to retreat, the harder it is to retreat.
For the Mongolian cavalry, beating up drowned dogs is what they are best at. The Beiyuan cavalry were constantly killed and could not rush out at all.
Seeing this, Elbek immediately ordered reinforcements, hoping to take rescue measures for the remaining cavalry.
However, Daming has been waiting for a long time.
The cavalry behind them quickly attacked, coming directly from the flanks to cut off the reinforcing cavalry.
In just one confrontation, three to four hundred cavalry were shot down to the ground.
For the cavalry, once they fall off their horses, it is no different than losing their lives.
Due to the powerful maneuverability of the war horses, the dismounted cavalry was quickly killed by random arrows.
The cavalry reinforced by Beiyuan was divided into several directions and could not effectively respond at all. On the contrary, it was difficult to protect itself.
"Damn it, why are you such a waste? There are three thousand cavalry on the left and right to support you."
Elbek was furious, and when he saw the second batch of cavalry also falling in, he immediately gave the order again.
"Great Khan, you must not do this."
"Great Khan, please look, there are many cavalry waiting behind and on the sides of the Ming army. Once we continue to send people, they will intercept us with the same tactics."
Immediately, ministers who knew military knowledge began to persuade.
Hearing this, Elbek said angrily: "Do you want me to just watch the cavalry lose?"
"Since three thousand is not enough, then we have to go for thirty thousand cavalry. I don't believe it today. Thirty thousand cavalry can still be intercepted."
Minister Beiyuan, who had persuaded him earlier, knelt down and said: "Great Khan, look at the city wall. There are already a large number of artillery set up."
"If we send out a large number of cavalry, Ming Dynasty will definitely bombard us with artillery. By that time, we will definitely cause greater losses."
As soon as Elbek heard this, he narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance.
Of course, nothing could be seen clearly from such a long distance, but the words that the minister just said made him vaguely feel that there were really a lot of mobile artillery hidden behind the walls of the Great Wall.
"This won't work, that won't work either. What should I do? Do I really not care about anything?"
Elbek said angrily.
At this time, Guilichi stood up and said: "Honorable Khan, I believe that based on the current situation on the battlefield, the cavalry under the Great Khan has been dispersed."
"The first thing we have to do is to concentrate their efforts."
"In terms of personal ability alone, the Great Khan's cavalry is no worse than the Ming Dynasty's cavalry, it's just that the other side is more experienced."
"So the Great Khan can first let the drummer beat the charging drum and let all the cavalry charge."
"Now the Ming Dynasty's cavalry are trying their best to hold back the Great Khan's cavalry. A sudden charge will definitely give them no time to prepare."
"After the opponent's formation is disrupted, the Khan will ask the drummer to beat the retreat drum, and then he will be able to escape."
After hearing Guilichi's method, Elbek's eyes lit up and he said, "Okay, I'll do as you say."
Sure enough, as the charging drums sounded, the cavalry of the Duoyan Guards were suddenly unable to react.
Of course, this does not mean how much damage it can cause to the Duoyan Guards. It is just that the cavalry that was previously besieged and the cavalry that went to reinforce them all used their strength to charge in one direction at this time.
I just couldn't care less.
Gui Lichi, who had been staring at the battlefield situation, quickly said at this moment: "Big man, the opportunity has come."
Elbek nodded and immediately ordered the drums to be beaten for retreat.
The cavalrymen who heard the drums quickly turned around and retreated. At this time, it was obvious that Duoyan Guards had no time to intercept them again.
If you intercept it forcefully, you will suffer greater damage.
The only option is to let it go.
"It seems that there are still a few generals who are good at fighting in Beiyuan."
Lan Yu looked at the Beiyuan cavalry who successfully broke through the encirclement and said with a sneer.
The surrounding generals also looked a little more cautious, but of course that was all.
For Liaodong Town, attacking is far from the key, as long as it can defend the Great Wall.
It's just that smart generals will always be valued more.
Seeing his returning cavalry, Elbek looked very happy and immediately promised to give Guilichi a large reward.
Although more than 6,000 cavalry went out and less than 4,000 came back, it was already very good to have so many in the situation just now.
Once it is completely surrounded, it is still unclear whether one of the Qianqi can come back.
After experiencing this incident, Elbek became more cautious and did not dare to rashly attack the Chinese army. For twenty years, people continued to conduct raids on various sections of the Great Wall.
The Chinese army began to hide in one place and did not even light a fire to cook. Most of the soldiers ate raw meat.
Except for the use of fire in the big tent, the use of fire is strictly prohibited in other places.
"It will be up to you to control the gap here tomorrow. Remember not to disappoint me."
"Once the gap is captured, I will immediately send all the troops to support and be sure to break through the Great Wall."
Elbek said seriously.
Gui Lichi also nodded in approval.
Time is already very tight for Beiyuan and other tribes.
Quite a few people have frozen to death recently. If things go on for a while, you will be the one who suffers.
Therefore, Elbek had to make a decision and launch an attack on the Ming Dynasty within a certain period of time.
"Please rest assured, Great Khan, I will definitely lead the men of the tribe to open the gap in the Great Wall for the noble Great Khan."
"Let those Ming people taste the taste of our grassland bows and arrows."
Guilichi expressed his loyalty immediately.
After hearing this, Elbek stepped forward and patted Guilichi on the shoulder to show his approval.
As Guilichi left, Haohai Tatsuyu, a close minister next to Elbek, stepped forward and whispered to Elbek: "Your Majesty, maybe we should change to another place."
Elbek frowned and said, "What do you mean?"
Haohai Dayu said: "Gui Lichi's military ability is too high, and I have visited the Qiljis tribe. The warriors of their tribe are very good at fighting. With Gui Lichi's leadership, for the grassland
It is a great danger.”
"This time we can let it attract Ming's attention, and then our army will attack Ming from another place."
"In this way, we can get rid of the ghost Lichi and also fight against the Ming Dynasty."
Guilichi's performance was outstanding.
Whether it's him himself or the Qiljisi tribe.
Haohai Dayu is a sycophant. The greatest ability of a sycophant is to discover in time situations that may be beneficial to him.
Gui Lichi's performance shocked Haohai Tatsuyu.
Regardless of whether the big man trusted him or let him go, this was a threat to Haohai Dayu.
Since it is a threat, of course it must be removed.
But Elbek frowned and said: "I gave him a reward now, and now I want to abandon him and let him face the Ming Dynasty alone."
"Such behavior will shake the hearts of other tribes and make them afraid that I will treat them the same way I treated Guilichi. This will affect my reputation and the reputation of the court."
Elbek directly rejected Haohai Dayu's proposal.
Haohai Tatsuyu said with some reluctance: "Your Majesty, it doesn't matter how many people from other tribes die."
"Gui Lichi is now famous among the tribe. Regardless of whether he can conquer the Great Wall, Gui Lichi already has great authority."
"As long as His Majesty's 100,000 cavalry are here, other tribes will not have the courage even if they want to have other ideas."
"But Gui Lichi is different, he can definitely..."
When Elbek heard this, he waved his hand and interrupted Haohai Dayu's words, and then said: "Okay, I have just said it, don't say any more."
"I believe in Gui Lichi. Even if he has bad ideas, we must first win Liaodong."
"Gui Lichi will be more anxious than us."
Hearing this, Haohai Dayu knew that he had no way to convince Elbek Khan anymore.
I can only give up this idea.
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"You can be sure that Beiyuan's army is hidden in the canyon over there, not where the previous military camp was."
Lan Yu looked at Tan Ma in front of him and asked with a frown.
The initiative for the decisive battle lies in Bei Yuan's hands. With a lineup of 200,000 cavalry, it is difficult for Lan Yu's side to launch a charge.
Relying on the power of the Great Wall is the key.
The Great Wall is too long and it is impossible to say that it can all be defended.
Only when Bei Yuan launched his charge would soldiers light beacon fire and smoke as a warning.
"General, I didn't see the opponent's camp, but I saw a large number of Beiyuan cavalry patrolling. They were wearing the armor that they had previously fought against the Duoyan Guards."
"Those are the guards of the Great Khan of Beiyuan. Wherever they appear, the emperor of Beiyuan will appear."
Tan Ma said respectfully.
After listening to this, Lan Yu pondered in her heart.
This is not about who can guess accurately, but about a real defense.
The place Tan Ma mentioned is far from the current place. If a fight breaks out, it will take at least three hours for the reinforcements to arrive.
Let Beiyuan's cavalry fight for three hours first. Without the main force of Ming Dynasty, it would be absolutely unsustainable.
After thinking for a moment, Lan Yu began to give instructions.
Tonight, dozens of detective horses were dispatched to conduct an inspection of the current Beiyuan Army Camp.
See if the large number of cavalrymen from before are still waiting there.
If we really leave, then the new section of the Great Wall must be explored as soon as possible.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to handle if Bei Yuan rushes in.
Although Lan Yu had indeed severely damaged Bei Yuan before, he also knew very well how powerful the Mongolian cavalry was, so he had to be careful.