In a basin less than thirty miles away from Hukou Pass, the three armies of the Southeast, Southeast and West routes caught up with the 40,000 troops of Dayan Khan's headquarters, and surrounded these 40,000 people in this basin.
The evacuation speed of the prairie people was really too slow, because there were too many things that they were reluctant to throw away. The iron pots, grains, salt, tea, gold, silver, jewelry, etc. that they grabbed were very important to these prairie people.
They are all things that should never be thrown away.
In this way, because of the drag of these things, Dayan Khan, who could have easily retreated to the grassland, was surrounded and surrounded in this Ziah basin.
In the center of the basin is the golden tent of the little prince Dayan Khan. At this time, Dayan Khan was holding a meeting in the golden tent to discuss the immediate countermeasures. No one expected that the Ming army would arrive so fast.
These Ming troops seemed to have wings, flying from the sky and immediately surrounded them here.
"Khan, please give me 10,000 elite soldiers, and I will kill these Ming troops to a rout!"
Altan was the first to step forward and ask for a fight. He knew that at this time, someone needed to be the vanguard, and he was definitely the most suitable.
"Okay~"
Dayan Khan suddenly laughed happily and said: "I will give you ten thousand fine knights, but you only need to rush north, open the gap, and break through the tiger's mouth."
Dayan Khan was still weak, and lost his 80,000 army for no apparent reason. He didn't know what happened to the Ming army, and why it suddenly became so brave and good at fighting, but its 80,000 army was just lost.
Now he was surrounded again. He only had 40,000 troops in his hands, while the Ming army gathered around them numbered at least 200,000, 40,000 to 200,000.
If it were before, he was not weak at all, and even dared to say that he could easily eat these two hundred thousand Ming troops. But now, he has no confidence at all and is very weak, so he still retreats first.
Go up, open the gap, and evacuate from Hukou Pass.
"yes!"
When Altan heard this, he was slightly startled, but he quickly said respectfully.
"We are the eagles on the grassland. We stand side by side with the sun god. We overlook the earth. The place under the sun is our pasture."
"Nothing can stop our eagle, we will return to the grassland."
Then Dayan Khan stood up and said in a loud voice. He was cheering for his men. He realized that the battle in front of him was definitely a battle of life and death, so he needed to cheer for his troops to make them stronger.
of combat effectiveness.
"These Ming troops in front of us are just a bunch of lambs, lambs to be slaughtered. In the past, they only dared to hide on the city wall and tremble. They never dared to fight with our grassland eagles."
"Warriors, pick up your scimitars, mount your war horses, and like ferocious wolves, tear all the lambs in front of you into pieces, leaving these Ming Dynasty people with wounds that will never heal."
Dayan Khan took out the sword in his hand and shouted loudly. His voice spread out of the golden tent and reached the huge crowd waiting neatly outside. Suddenly everyone started shouting together, like howling.
A pack of wolves is common.
On the top of one of the mountains around the basin, Liu Yu, the commander of the east route army, Wang Yue, the commander of the west route, and Li Gao, the commander of the south route, gathered together.
According to the orders from the capital, veteran Wang Yue became the commander-in-chief of the three armies, responsible for launching the final battle against Dayan Khan's 40,000-strong army.
"Prince, how should we fight this final battle?"
Liu Yu smiled and said to Wang Yue that since the war has started, he, the commander-in-chief of the East Route Army, has gained a lot. The East Route Army killed 25,000 enemies, and he, the commander-in-chief, can earn more than 200,000 taels of silver.
The reward is definitely a very huge amount. Even at his level, he is still overjoyed.
The key is that if the money comes from the right place and the name is right, everyone will only say that you are great, and no one will say that you are corrupt.
In addition to money, he is also expected to be promoted. He has sent people to the capital for activities. He visited his fellow countryman Liu Jian and his boss Ma Wensheng, the Minister of War. The reply he received was that as long as this last battle is fought,
, he will be able to join the Sixth Ministry as a minister in the second half of the year.
This is a good thing that can make money and make a fortune. It is definitely everyone's favorite thing.
At this moment, when he looked at the grassland army below, his eyes were full of money, all of which were chips for his promotion, just a pot of vegetables, a pot of vegetables that was still drooling.
Of course, it was not just him, but also the veteran general Wang Yue, as well as senior generals such as Li Gao. Looking at the grassland army below, they did not have the slightest fear. Instead, they felt that they were a little small and not enough for everyone.
The three armies totaled more than 200,000 troops, but there were only more than 40,000 prairie people in front of them. This dish was too little and not enough to eat.
"These Tatars will definitely find a way to break out. This place is only thirty miles away from Hukou Pass, so the pressure from the north will be very strong. Liu Yu, can you withstand it?"
Although Wang Yue was a civil servant, he had been in the northwest for a long time and was considered a veteran. He had fought tough battles with the Tatars before, but he had never fought such a smooth battle before.
The generals and soldiers under them are all crazy. One hundred taels of silver per head of the Tatars, plus a pension of two hundred taels of silver after death. Under such high rewards, all the soldiers under them are
The hungry wolf with red eyes didn't need to supervise the battle at all, and he didn't need any tactics at all, and he easily defeated the Tatars.
He had quite a lot of combat experience. After a simple analysis of the situation, he concluded that the pressure on the north side would be very high, so he asked Liu Yu first.
"No problem. Our East Route Army has armors and weapons donated by Miyun Iron Works. In the past few days, I have gathered those brave men together to form a 20,000-strong Polu camp to block their breakthrough.
There is absolutely no problem, and if they want to escape from the tiger's mouth, they will have to grow wings."
"I have already ordered people to use cement to seal the tiger's mouth. They can't even think of escaping."
Liu Yu thought for a while and said with certainty.
"Okay~"
"Since there is no problem in the north, that's fine. We don't have any tactics in this battle, that is, let go of our hands and feet to fight without any restrictions. We can fight how we want, bully the few with more, and give full play to our numerical strength.
We will use our advantage to fight bravely and try to eat the last 40,000 little princes in one bite."
Wang Yue nodded happily, then stroked his gray beard and said.
"Yes~"
When Liu Yu, Li Gao and other generals heard this, they all responded respectfully.
"Pass the order, His Majesty has issued an order. Whoever can capture the little prince alive, or behead the little prince, will be directly granted a title of marquis. At the same time, the Ming Morning News has also conveyed the order of the Prince's Mansion, whoever can behead the chieftain.
Reward one hundred thousand taels of silver!"
"Wow~"
Hearing Wang Yue's words, all the people around him couldn't help but exclaimed.
Killing this little prince can lead to a direct title of marquis and a reward of one hundred thousand taels of silver. This reward instantly makes people jealous. They wish they could rush into the little prince's army and kill him right now.
"Whoever beheads a chief will be made a marquis and will be rewarded with one hundred thousand taels of silver!"
Soon, the person in charge of the message shouted loudly, and then the voices came one after another. Soon the news spread throughout the entire army, and the eyes of countless people suddenly turned redder.
Directly grant him the title of Marquis and reward him with one hundred thousand taels of silver.
This is definitely an unprecedented reward. Ever since the Ming Dynasty's military nobles were suppressed after the Tumubao Incident, very few people in the Ming Dynasty have been awarded titles based on military merit.
Of course, people would be knighted in every dynasty, but basically they were all earls. There were very few who were knighted as marquises, and none of them were knighted as dukes.
These titles are basically made by relatives and senior members of the court, rather than relying on military merit, and most of them are not hereditary, which means that the title can only be passed down to one generation, or it will continue to decrease.
of.
Unlike the Dukes of England, Dukes of Ding, and Dukes of Cheng, who are Dukes of the State for generations and share the same status with the country, as long as the Ming Dynasty is immortal and as long as they do not rebel, they can practice together with the country.
Now, Emperor Hongzhi actually granted him the title of Marquis directly, and His Highness the Prince even offered a sky-high price of 100,000 taels of silver for the little prince's head.
As long as this little prince Dayan Khanben is killed, he will be granted the title of a prince and receive one hundred thousand taels of silver, which will definitely bring him fame and fortune.
"The Ming Dynasty will surely win!"
When the soldiers heard this, their eyes turned blood red.
Who doesn’t want to be named a wife, who doesn’t want to be named a wolf, who doesn’t want to leave a name in history, who doesn’t want to have a huge fortune?
And now is the best opportunity, the best opportunity for people like them.
In the past, they, the frontier soldiers and military households, were looked down upon by others, and were labeled as rags. As the saying goes, a good man cannot make a nail, and a good man cannot be a soldier, which is enough to explain all this.
Under the restrictions of the household registration system of the Ming Dynasty, people like them would never be able to stand up, and this had been the case for generations. They were all shabby military households.
But now, a chance to make a comeback was placed in front of them. They were rewarded with one hundred taels of silver for killing a Tatar. If they could kill the enemy chief and become a marquis directly, they could also be rewarded with one hundred thousand taels of silver.
The soldiers kept roaring one by one, and the voice of Ming Dynasty's victory resounded through the sky. Everyone was waiting silently, waiting for the decisive battle to come.
"Hmm~"
"Hmm~"
Everyone did not wait too long. Along with the sound of horns, on the mountains around the basin, more than 200,000 Ming troops shouted slogans that the Ming Dynasty would win. They lined up neatly and slowly closed in the middle.
"Hmm~"
Soon, bursts of horns sounded from the prairie army in the middle of the basin. The prairie people got on their horses one after another, took out the scimitars in their hands, and rode their horses slowly out of the military camp, slowly walking on the wide flat ground outside.
Set up a formation.
In the sky, eagles circled, and a thick smell of gunpowder smoke rose into the sky.
A war between the two sides is about to break out.
On a flat land on the mountainside, three hundred cannons produced by Miyun Iron Works were lined up. The students from Tianjin Maritime Academy held pens and paper in their hands, constantly recording and calculating something.
Miyun Iron Works donated a thousand artillery pieces. In order to give full play to the advantages of these artillery pieces, Liu Jin naturally would not let Ming army artillerymen control them, so he also sent a group of students from Tianjin Maritime Academy to control the artillery pieces.
Carry out precise bombardment and give full play to the advantages of artillery.
There are two other artillery positions similar to this. There are three artillery positions in total. They have already aimed their cannons at the Tatar army below, and are waiting for Wang Yue's order to fire immediately.
"Dong~dong~"
"Uh~uh~"
Soon, there was another deafening drum beat, accompanied by bursts of horn blasts, which was the signal for an attack.
"Distance is 8 miles~"
"Wind speed level 3~"
"Ten percent gunpowder~"
"Fire~"
The Tianjin maritime cadet who was responsible for directing the artillery attack kept calculating the data. After the calculation was completed, he waved the flag heavily in his hand, and the artillerymen who had already prepared lit the fuse with torches.
"Boom~"
A series of dull loud noises resounded in the mountains, and three hundred artillery pieces fired at the same time. The sound alone was deafening and resounded through the sky.
Three hundred projectiles rose from the sky and fell towards the Tatar military camp.
"Boom~"
In an instant, the Tatar military camp exploded. Although it was just a test firing, shelling a fixed area like this, with data calculations and auxiliary aiming equipment, could still be done very accurately.
All three hundred artillery shells fell into the Tatar military camp. Tent after tent was blown open, and blood mist exploded. There was a terrifying loud noise and terrifying power, causing a large number of casualties in an instant.
However, this was just the beginning. Three artillery positions opened fire almost simultaneously. A thousand artillery pieces made terrifying loud noises and roars, and thousands of shells exploded among the Tatars.
The Tatars also had artillery here, but their artillery was taken care of by another artillery position during the first salvo. Without firing a single shot, all these Tatar artillery were destroyed.
“Distance 8 kilometers~”
"Custom Level 3~"
"Gunpowder 100%~"
"Increase the angle by two degrees~"
"Attack~"
There was another salvo, and the artillerymen had a very clear target, which was the golden tent in the middle. Everyone wanted to kill the little prince with one shot, thereby becoming a marquis and receiving a reward of one hundred thousand taels of silver.
Projectiles are flying in the sky, and each time they land, they can cause a large number of casualties.
At the same time, on the battlefield in the basin, the battle between the two sides was also officially underway.
The prairie people kept slapping their horses, and the pained horses kept running. The scimitars in their hands had been revealed, flashing with cold light.
On the Ming army's side, with the sound of war drums, these Ming soldiers seemed to be crazy. With red eyes, they rushed towards the Tatar army at a speed of 100 meters.
Some Ming troops who had captured the Tatar war horses, like the Tatars, rode on the war horses, raised the scimitars in their hands, and rushed over like the wind.
"One hundred taels of silver per head~"
"Kill~"
"The Ming Dynasty will surely win!"
Slogans like this kept ringing out, causing the Ming army, which was originally red-eyed, to rush forward even more desperately.
The two sides collided fiercely like two turbulent waves, instantly stirring up countless blood sprays.
There is no doubt about the power of the cavalry. Once the speed increases, just relying on speed and a sharp scimitar can turn it into a simple and efficient killing machine.
However, the Ming army was not afraid at all, and had already found an effective weapon to deal with these Tatar cavalry.
Seeing that the two sides were about to collide, the Ming army at the front took out bags of lime from their arms and threw the bags towards the Tatars with all their strength.
In an instant, a blockade of quicklime was formed on the battlefield. As soon as the Tatars entered it, whether they were people or horses, they would be blinded or have their eyes closed by the quicklime in an instant.
Countless amounts of quicklime were continuously thrown out. The Tatar cavalry rushing in front had already picked up speed, even though the scimitars in their hands were very sharp.
But he couldn't see clearly, so he could only rely on instinct to rush over. He was quickly stabbed down with a spear or tripped by a rope.
The cavalry behind them also received the same treatment. The Ming army almost only had a few bags of quicklime. When they saw the Tatars, they greeted them. Suddenly, countless white dust rose up on the battlefield.
The battle was very fierce, the Tatar cavalry were very fierce, and the bows and arrows were extremely sharp. Many times, a large number of bows and arrows were already deployed on large areas of the Ming army without even touching them.
Then the Ming army was fearless and fearless, with red eyes. Even if someone fell on the road, the people behind them still did not flinch at all. The battle between the two sides soon entered a fierce stage.
The war horse keeps roaring~
The sounds of fighting, roars, painful screams, and the sound of war drums filled the sky.
"Boom~"
Another round of shelling hit the Tatar camp very accurately. The golden tent where Dayan Khan was located had long been razed to the ground, but Dayan Khan was no longer in the golden tent.
At this time, he was riding on his BMW, holding a machete in his hand, watching every move on the battlefield.
It was completely different from what was expected. Although the warriors under his command were skilled in bows and horses, the two sides had not yet come into contact and had already killed a large number of Ming troops relying on bows and arrows.
However, the Ming army did not flinch at all, and quickly approached at a terrifying speed, followed by various things that kept entertaining them. The red-eyed Ming army was extremely scary.
I saw that after the Ming army killed the prairie warriors one by one, they cut off the heads of the prairie warriors and tied them around their waists. Their whole bodies were bathed in blood, like demons from hell. When they kept running, the heads tied around their waists were all covered with blood.
Constantly shaking.
Dayan Khan clearly saw that the warriors under his command were frightened by this scene, and saw that some of them were in a daze, and were stabbed to death while they were in a daze.
"Is this still the Ming army?"
Dayan Khan couldn't help but ask.
This is still the Ming army that I know. If the Ming army had been so brave and fearless in death, how could I have been able to go south every year?
After repeated confirmations, he was certain that the Ming troops in front of him were indeed Ming troops, but they had changed and turned into hungry wolves with scarlet eyes like demons from hell.
At this moment, he finally understood why his 80,000 yuan was lost inexplicably.
At the same time, he also realized that if he did not leave, he would most likely be left here. Relying on the terrifying impact of the cavalry, he was unable to open the gap and make these Ming troops retreat even half a step.
"Altan~attack north!"
Without any further hesitation, Dayan Khan issued the order.
"Yes~"
Upon hearing this, Altan drew out the scimitar in his hand, waved his hand, and led 10,000 elite cavalry to attack the north like a torrent, preparing to break through the encirclement and cover Dayan Khan's withdrawal.
The 10,000 elite cavalry led by Altando are the most elite cavalry in Dayan Khan's headquarters. There are only 20,000 such cavalry. Ten thousand were handed over to Altan and 10,000 are still in Dayan Khan's own hands. The peripheral cavalry
The more than 20,000 troops currently fighting are also his own men.
It's just that these are herdsmen recruited temporarily, not elite cavalry.
With the addition of Altan's 10,000 elite cavalry, the pressure on the north suddenly increased, and bloody killings continued.
However, unexpectedly, Altan did not open the gap. Instead, it attracted more Ming troops to gather around. In the eyes of these Ming troops, Altan's 10,000 cavalry were the silver of Baihua Lake. They didn't care whether you were
The elite cavalry scattered the quicklime in their hands and immediately stabbed them with their spears.
Dayan Khan has been paying attention to every move on the battlefield. The battle situation is very stalemate. If the cavalry cannot open the gap, it means failure. The continued stalemate will only become more and more beneficial to the Ming army.
Moreover, the artillery of the Ming army was extremely sharp, unprecedentedly sharp. Wherever there were many people, the artillery of the Ming army went to greet them. Thousands of artillery shells fell into the Tatar formation at once, causing a large number of casualties every time.
In just a few waves of shelling, Dayan Khan's men had already lost thousands of lives, and they were still the most elite elite cavalry left around.
"We can't go on like this, we have to break out~"
"Warriors, kill for me~"
He took out the scimitar in his hand and rode his horse towards the north to kill them.
As Dayan Khan personally joined the battlefield, these grassland people became more fierce as if they had been given blood. Here in the north, Dayan Khan almost broke through the gap several times. At the critical moment, the people arranged in the north
Artillery was always available to help suppress Dayan Khan's attacks.
Time and time again, every wave of impact was blocked, and time passed slowly.
This battle lasted from morning to afternoon. The further the fight went to the back, the fewer Dayan Khan's people were, and the organized attack became weaker and weaker. In the end, the little prince Dayan Khan was desperate, because no matter what
No matter how hard he attacks, he can never get rid of it.
"Gah~"
Dayan Khan's body was covered in blood and his hair was disheveled. The remaining thousands of people around him protected him firmly. However, the Ming soldiers around him, with red eyes and heads tied around their waists, were like demons from hell, slowly...
gathered around.
The leader's waist is full of human heads, and there is a bamboo basket behind his back, which is also full of human heads. He has a horizontal knife in his hand and his body is covered with blood. This is the real demon, with his cold eyes.
Looking at the little prince Dayan Khan in the middle.
"Eagle~"
"I'm going to die here~"
Dayan Khan looked at the eagle in the sky, his eyes were lifeless. He was a hero of a generation. He once dreamed of recreating the glory of his ancestors and turning the places under the sun into pastures for their prairie people.
I dreamed of taking over the colorful world of the Central Plains, but everything was about to come to an end. A generation of eagles looked at the last sunset and soon slowly sank.
