The army of the Northern Yuan Dynasty was never unified. Instead, before the expedition, it was led by the royal court of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and then multiple tribes sent troops to form a joint force.
In fact, this can be seen when the cavalry attacks. Tribes of various sizes attach themselves to the left and right of Wang Tingjun and form separate groups.
When the Northern Yuan Army was defeated, these tribal soldiers were the first to fall.
Their allegiance is not to Bei Yuan, but to their own tribe. If the loss is too great, it will have a great impact on the survival of the entire tribe in the grassland.
Therefore, when the casualties were too great, these tribesmen would of course run away.
When one tribe starts to run, other tribes will follow suit, and this is how the army will be defeated.
Fu Youde did not pursue blindly.
Because the opponent's Chinese army camp has not moved yet.
After nearly two hours of fierce fighting, the soldiers were very tired. If they fought forcefully, they could defeat them, but it would cause excessive casualties.
Now Beiyuan is already a turtle in the urn, and Fu Youde has no need to attack by force.
The battlefield was controlled by the Ming army, and a large amount of loot and prisoners were received by the Ming army.
The so-called trophies were mainly on war horses. The weapons and swords of the grassland tribes, even the armor of heavy cavalry, were not favored by the Ming army.
Collecting is still necessary, these are things done by auxiliary soldiers.
During the battle, the auxiliary soldiers from behind had already arrived.
It's the beginning of Youshi now, but it's still bright here and the sun won't set for another two or three hours.
"Reporting to the general, this battle was a great victory. Our army suffered 1,726 casualties, 831 dead, over 13,000 prisoners, and killed over 12,000 enemies."
"More than 10,000 war horses were captured, as well as countless swords and armors."
When Fu Youde heard this, he laughed heartily.
This is an absolute victory. It is impossible not to kill people. It would be okay if it was light cavalry, but Beiyuan has heavy cavalry.
Many of the weapons carried by heavy cavalry are blunt weapons, such as hammers and maces.
Armor cannot provide very good protection at this time, and blunt weapons are specifically designed to target armor.
In other words, Fu Youde defeated the Yuan army with 15,000 cavalry against 70,000 cavalry with a loss of less than 1,000 men. It was truly a great victory.
Adding up the captured and killed enemies, the opponent directly lost nearly half.
These casualties were mainly caused during the pursuit after the collapse of the Beiyuan Army.
"Send the order, the entire army will reorganize and rest for half an hour before attacking again."
It was still early after dark, so of course we had to carry out the second battle.
In Fu Youde's opinion, this second battle will annihilate the Beiyuan Army in one fell swoop.
The prisoners were handed over to the care of the auxiliary soldiers, and many army doctors came to treat the injured soldiers.
These Beiyuan prisoners can also be treated, but no matter how serious their injuries are, they have to wait until all the Ming troops have been treated.
Not only people, injured horses also need treatment.
The uninjured horses were fed corn concentrate and water by the auxiliary soldiers.
The Beiyuan prisoner army howled.
Because most of them were injured by gunpowder, such injuries are the most painful, especially the wounds, which have a very severe burning sensation, as if they were being roasted on a fire.
The Ming army carried a lot of medicine to treat external injuries.
More than a dozen doctors walked among the captive army, each followed by seven or eight soldiers.
Whenever the doctor looked at a prisoner and shook his head, the soldier next to him would step forward and kill him with a knife.
There is no need to waste medicine and food on a dying person.
If they nodded, the soldiers would drop some medicine for them to apply on their own.
The prisoners will not be allowed to eat at this time to prevent them from regaining their strength and rebelling.
Each prairie cavalry has two bags on its horse, one for mare's milk and one for dried meat.
These will all be taken away.
Only wounded prisoners were allowed a small amount of dried meat.
I have to say that compared to the cruelty of the Mongols, the Ming Dynasty treated prisoners relatively well.
Compared to the Ming army, Bei Yuan was much bleaker.
There seemed to be a dark cloud hanging over the Beiyuan camp.
In the big tent of Beiyuan.
Commander Bayar frowned and didn't move away.
Below is a noisy scene of thousands of households.
After the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty took over the Central Plains, most of the tribal leaders were called Wanhu instead of their original names. Most of these Wanhu were once rewarded.
It is said that there are ten thousand households, but in fact some small tribes may have only a few hundred households.
At this moment, there was a lot of noise in the big tent.
"General, retreat. The matchlock guns of the Ming army are too powerful, and their accuracy is too high. Our warriors have already been killed in large areas before they even get close. It is impossible for us to win this kind of war."
"Perhaps we should not have gone against the Ming Dynasty in the first place. Wang Ting's decision was wrong and he betrayed our allies. Now it is Changshengtian who has punished us."
"The armor of the Ming Dynasty is too hard. The surviving warriors of my clan told me that their swords had no effect on the armor of the Ming army. However, the swords of the Ming army can easily break through their armor, which often requires seven or eight warriors.
, can you subdue a Mingqi."
"Our warriors cannot die here in vain. They should return to the grassland. Uzang is not a place we can occupy. General, withdraw your troops."
"Timur's army deceived us. They haven't made any reply yet. After the Ming army has rested, they will definitely attack again. We should evacuate in advance."
For the leaders of thousands of households in these tribes, the warriors of the tribe are the foundation for their survival on the grasslands.
It doesn't matter if Bei Yuan is destroyed, other new khans will appear.
If all the warriors in the tribe die, their tribe will be swallowed up by other tribes.
Therefore, these leaders of ten thousand households have completely lost the will to fight again, and all of them are thinking of how to escape.
Bayar tightened his lips and remained silent.
By this time, he knew very well that he had suffered a huge defeat.
Two consecutive defeats caused great losses to Wang Ting's elite. He no longer knew how to explain to His Majesty when he returned.
A massive 100,000 cavalrymen came over, but now there are less than 40,000 left, and most of them were lost.
Going back is also a dead word.
In fact, Bayar still wants to drag these tribes to fight again. Maybe if he persists, he can wait for Timur's reinforcements?
But under the current situation, he could no longer suppress the leaders of each tribe.
The leaders who spoke were fine, but the leaders who were ashen-faced and silent were called miserable.
Most of them are tribal warriors who have lost half of their warriors. For them, the problem now is how to continue the tribe.
When they return to the grassland, they will face the eager gaze of other tribes.
"Send the order to withdraw the troops."
Bayar held it in for a long time, and finally said this sentence in a limp state.
In fact, as early as the beginning of the Great Account Meeting, many tribal soldiers were already packing their packages and preparing to run away.
Even if Bayar gave an order to reorganize the army, they would not pay attention at all and run away on their own.
Many leaders had already ordered their tribesmen to retreat before coming.
There is no difference whether Bayar's order is given or not.
Beiyuan's anomaly was quickly discovered by the Ming army under surveillance.
The news reached Fu Youde.
"Send the order to the entire army to prepare for attack."
Fu Youde was not surprised to hear that Bei Yuan wanted to run away. He was still very familiar with Bei Yuan's composition.
Before that, he had arranged for two thousand cavalry to ambush behind them and block Bei Yuan's retreat.
It's not that he doesn't want to send more people. Two thousand cavalry is already the limit. These are basically soldiers who still have physical strength on the battlefield.
The cavalry of the Ming army always rested next to their horses. After hearing the military order, they immediately got on their horses and fought again.
Bei Yuan abandoned the slave soldiers and started running on horseback.
In the vast plains, the success rate of escape is actually very high.
Especially for the light cavalry, the Ming army had a lot of heavy armor, so the speed naturally couldn't be too fast, and the battery life was not as long as them.
At this time, Fu Youde's backhand was revealed.
On the way Bei Yuan retreated, two thousand cavalry troops appeared and began to intercept the Bei Yuan army.
Facing tens of thousands of Beiyuan troops, the two thousand-cavalry teams were actually a little nervous.
No matter how good the armor and weapons are, there is no possibility of victory between two thousand and tens of thousands.
But their worries were obviously unnecessary.
At this time, all the Beiyuan troops were thinking only of escaping. They were afraid of the main force of the Ming army in the rear.
When they saw the intercepting Ming army, they were immediately frightened to death and quickly dispersed from left to right.
The Ming army that attacks and intercepts them at this time will naturally be able to win, but they will also be held back. Once the Ming army behind them catch up, they will all die here.
If we want to intercept it, other tribes must intercept it.
"Don't worry about those Beiyuan heavy cavalry, just fight the light cavalry."
Qianqi Commander Chahan shouted and immediately led his Qianqi to intercept.
Sang Jing, another Qianqi commander who was in charge of the ambush, understood this and immediately charged towards the light cavalry.
This choice is very wise, because the light cavalry has no way to bring harm to them, even if the heavy cavalry is slower.
The sound of gunfire continued, and a large number of Beiyuan cavalry fell off their horses, or their horses were hit and fell to the ground.
Two teams of thousands of cavalry avoided the heavy cavalry of the Northern Yuan Army and killed wantonly among the light cavalry.
At this time, the Beiyuan army was already frightened and they dared not fight. Moreover, their arrows could not break through the defense. Even in close combat, seven or eight light cavalry were needed to surround and kill a Mingqi.
At this time of escape, even if the Beiyuan cavalry wanted to resist, they could not get help from their companions.
The army led by Fu Youde also quickly caught up.
But on the road, the light cavalry is indeed a good hand.
When the heavy cavalry saw the main force of the Ming army catching up, they began to discard their armor.
At this time, escaping is the first priority. Armor and the like are too much in the way.
There is no better way than to throw away one's armor.
This pursuit lasted until almost dark.
When it gets dark, it's already Hai hour.
Fu Youde also gathered his troops and gathered prisoners and war horses.
The pursuit lasted for hundreds of miles, but the casualties caused to the Beiyuan army were only three to four thousand.
Most of this was caused by the two thousand knights who intercepted them.
"These Tatars are really good at running away."
Some soldiers complained that many people were almost dead from exhaustion and were unable to kill a single enemy soldier during this pursuit.
They were wearing armor, so naturally they couldn't outrun the light cavalry.
Only through encirclement and interception can some enemy troops be left behind.
Fu Youde was very tired.
He immediately ordered him to rest where he was and wait until dawn tomorrow before returning.
Most of the prisoners were shot down by matchlocks and only had half their lives left. The better ones had their horses knocked down and rolled off their horses.
The seriously wounded prisoners were executed, and the other prisoners were tied up with ropes and brought back tomorrow.
At this point, the battle between the Ming Army and the Bei Yuan Army ended with a great victory for the Ming Army.
The next day, when Fu Youde returned with tens of thousands of prisoners, Xu Huizu and others' eyes widened.
too fast.
In just one day's work, they brought back tens of thousands of prisoners and defeated the Yuan army. This is simply incredible.
"As expected, he is indeed Duke Ying. He is truly a thunderbolt."
"I knew that Duke Ying would definitely defeat Bei Yuan, but I didn't expect that Bei Yuan wouldn't be able to last even one day under Duke Ying."
"Young Master Ying is so brave."
The generals on Xu Huizu's side immediately flattered him.
Fu Youde has long been accustomed to this.
"I am old, the future of Ming Dynasty still belongs to you young people." Fu Youde sighed.
From this battle, Fu Youde had already felt weak in his body.
The cavalrymen under his command are generally in their twenties to thirties, with few reaching the age of forty.
Fu Youde's exuberant energy cannot be compared to him.
At this moment, in Fu Youde's mind, he had decided to return to the imperial court after the Uszangdusi battle, beg for the bones from His Majesty, and retire to his hometown.
In the big tent, Fu Youde asked: "Is there anyone who found Bei Yuan asking for help?"
Xu Huizu nodded and said: "We have indeed discovered it. According to Uncle Shi's instructions, we did not force him to stay, but let a few people go to report the news."
Fu Youde said: "When Timur's army gets the news, they will definitely send troops to support Bei Yuan. At this moment, they don't know that Bei Yuan has been defeated. It is a good time for us to ambush Timur's reinforcements."
"This trip can be divided into two routes, one to ambush Timur's reinforcements, and the other to explore the location of Timur's army camp."
"Timur's army is the most cunning. If they learn about the defeat of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, they will inevitably withdraw their troops and move their camps to wreak havoc on Tubo again. Therefore, this battle is extremely critical and the main force of Timur's army must be defeated."
"Only in this way can Timur's army be completely driven out of Tubo."
Fu Youde has clear thinking.
For Timur's army, it cannot be the same as for the Northern Yuan army.
Because there are a large number of artillery in Timur's main army.
These artillery were a great threat to the Ming cavalry.
The imperial court spent a lot of money to build these cavalry. If the losses were too large, the imperial court would punish them even if they won.
In his later years, Fu Youde does not want to have a bad reputation.
Therefore, the battle with Tamerlane must be a collaboration between cavalry and infantry. The main force is the infantry, while the cavalry seizes the opportunity to deliver the fatal blow.