The rays of light came to the eastern sky with brisk steps, and the blue-black silk was gradually illuminated by gold. A few soft cotton-like white clouds were painted with charming orange-red by the rays of light, and were edged with gold.
The Mongolian army camp was in a mess at this time. The generals gathered in the sweat tent, bowed their heads and remained silent.
"Military advisor, have you finished counting the losses?" Tuo Huan sighed and asked in a low voice.
Zhehuali took a step forward, lowered his head, knelt on one knee, and said slowly: "More than 2,200 sergeants were killed in the camp, and more than 1,100 people were injured; more than 5,600 sergeants were killed in the east, and more than 3,300 people were injured; more than 2,800 sergeants were killed in the west,
More than 1,600 people were injured; all the food and grass had been burned, as well as the siege weapons, heavy crossbows, and chariots. All 20,000 horses in the camp had been chopped down and wounded."
After hearing this, Tuo Huan took a deep breath. He helped Zhe Huali up and said loudly: "The eagle of the grassland will never bow its head because of one setback!"
"Let's go back to the grassland and recuperate. After I rectify the tribes in Mongolia, we can set foot on the Central Plains again next year!" Tuo Huan shouted.
"The Great Khan is mighty!", "The Great Khan is mighty!", the generals in the tent raised their heads, raised their arms and shouted.
The generals who were waiting for Tuohuan stopped shouting and waved their hands, "You all go down, the military advisor and Tuoba Lie will stay to discuss the matter!"
The generals dispersed one after another, leaving only Zhe Huali and Tuo Ba Lie in the tent.
Tuo Huan said in a deep voice: "You two, now the grain, grass, weapons, and horses have been destroyed by the enemy. The situation is very bad. What should we do?"
Tuoba Lie bowed and saluted: "Great Khan, we only have more than 50,000 infantry and 2,000 cavalry left, and our morale is low. Now we need to retreat to the grassland quickly to preserve our strength. We will come back one day and flatten Datong."
Zhehuali nodded, "It is true what Tuoba Lie said, but our horses are injured now, all are infantry, marching slowly, lack of cavalry escort, we need to beware of the Ming army's pursuit. There is a temporary shortage of food, we can send some seriously injured
If you kill the horse to satisfy your hunger, you can still cope with it for a while."
Tuo Huan sighed, "This time, half of the 100,000-strong army was lost. This is truly the greatest shame and humiliation in my life. I will definitely avenge this!"
"Don't be impatient, Khan. We will make plans after we return to the grassland." Zhehuali said respectfully. Then, with a heavy face, he said slowly: "We have 150 miles to go back to the grassland from the Hetao Plain. Our army will march on foot.
There are a large number of wounded in the army, and the horses are injured, making it difficult to move. It will take at least ten days to walk. This section of the road will be extremely dangerous. If the Ming army encircles and pursues us, our army will suffer heavy casualties. Please lead the 1,000 cavalry troops first and return to the grassland quickly.
At the border, summon 15,000 border cavalry troops to support us."
"I will lead the infantry and, after walking for two days, set up camp and defend with bows and arrows, waiting for the Great Khan's reinforcements!"
Hearing this, Tuo Huan patted Zhe Huali on the shoulder and said, "The military advisor has thought carefully. I will leave Hareng and Huo Tiezhen to help you. Remember to stick to the camp and wait for my reinforcements to arrive. I will give it to you within five days."
, help will definitely come!”
Zhehuali knelt down on one knee: "Don't worry, Great Khan, Zhehuali will hold on until the reinforcements of the Great Khan arrive."
Tuohuan helped Zhehuali up and said, "I will hurry up and mobilize the border cavalry to support me." At noon that day, Khan Tuohuan led 1,000 light cavalry and rushed towards the grassland.
Zhehuali led 50,000 infantrymen, 6,000 wounded, and more than 10,000 injured horses, and marched north for two days. Due to the burden of injured soldiers and horses, the army only traveled more than 30 miles in two days.
"Ha Leng, Huo Tiezhen, stop marching, cut down trees here, collect clean water, and set up camp!" Zhehuali pointed at the large open plain ahead and shouted.
Hareng and Huo Tiezhen each led a team of 10,000 people to cut wood and collect water from the surrounding mountains. Zhehuali also ordered a team of 10,000 people to dig deep trenches on all sides and install horse-stopping stakes, horse tripping ropes and other things. They were busy for three full days.
After more than an hour, a large tent was set up.
"Starting tonight, the team of five thousand people will take turns to rest for three hours, waiting for the Khan to come for support!" Zhehuali ordered.
"Yes!" Ha Leng, Huo Tiezhen deployed elite troops to strengthen the defense of the village gate.
One day and one night after Zhehuali set up camp, the trumpet sounded from the east. Yulin General Zhang Tiebao led 50,000 infantry and 8,000 cavalry, rushed from the east, and set up camp five miles east of the Mongolian camp.
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An hour later, Zhou Yunhu led Datong's 30,000 infantry and 3,000 cavalry troops and arrived from the south. They set up camp five miles south of the Mongolian camp. Masters from various martial arts factions arranged for more than 400 wounded and the remaining more than 1,000.
People also came with the army.
The two Ming armies rested for three hours, then attacked from the north and south and began to attack the Mongol army's camp.
The Ming army from Yulin brought fifteen Hongyi cannons with full firepower, killing and wounding countless Mongolian soldiers.
With the help of martial arts heroes, the Ming army in Datong also gained the upper hand.
It's just that the Mongolian soldiers were brave and refused to retreat. Their arrows were accurate and extremely powerful. The Ming army attacked for two days, killing and wounding more than 10,000 people, and the Mongolian army killed and wounded more than 15,000 people. Although the Ming army occupied
Even though they had the upper hand, they failed to capture the Mongolian camp.
On the morning of the third day when the Ming army surrounded the camp, spies came to report that Tuohuan Khan was leading 15,000 cavalry troops to support the Mongolian camp and would arrive in half a day.
After Zhou Yunhu, Zhang Tiebao, Dugu Xiaotian and others discussed, they joined forces. Chen Bing was five miles south of the Mongolian military camp. Half a day later, Tuo Huan led the Mongolian soldiers to arrive and closed the gate of the village tightly. The Mongolian army held on to the camp.
Can't get out the door.
Zhou Yunhu, Zhang Tiebao, Dugu Xiaotian and others gathered in Shuai Zhang to discuss countermeasures.
"Young hero Dugu, now that Tu Huan has come to help us, what should we do?" Zhou Yunhu asked, cupping his fists.
"We are now on the Hetao Plain, where the Mongolian cavalry can give full play to their advantages, coming and going like the wind, galloping and shooting arrows." Dugu Xiaotian said thoughtfully.
"Two generals, we can only hold on now. We must not pursue them or fall into the trap of having fun."
Zhou Yunhu and Zhang Tiebao nodded after hearing this.
"The Mongols cherish their horses. Now that they don't have much food left, they can hold on for a few more days at most. They will not continue to kill or kill horses and will inevitably retreat. We will monitor them secretly first, and after they retreat for three days, we will return to Datong." Dugu Xiaotian slowly said.
said.
Li Tianba also nodded, "Our cavalry is not as elite as the Mongolian army now, so we should really fight steadily."
"Okay, let's wait for work and hold on to the camp. We still have some Hongyi artillery shells!" General Zhang Tiebao shouted. He is a disciple of the Shaolin family. He was born tall and strong, with a leopard head and eyes.
Everyone's plan had been decided, and more than 80,000 Ming troops also stayed at the camp. For three consecutive days, the weather was calm and there was no movement from either army.
"We have lost the opportunity to turn defeat into victory!" Tuohuan said angrily as he paced back and forth in the sweat tent.
The generals were silent for a moment, and Huo Tiezhen said angrily: "This time I am really very useless. Our Mongolian cavalry has no use!"
Tuoba Lie let out a long sigh, "The person in charge of the Ming army is really great. He knows the fighting habits of our Mongolian army as well as he is in charge. This battle should not be fought again. Please think again, Great Khan!"
Hearing this, Tuo Huan was not angry. He pondered for a long time and said, "What Tuoba Lie said makes sense. I want to retreat and the cavalry is cut off. Do you have any opinions?"
The generals nodded one after another. Although Hareng had always looked down on the Han people, he also nodded in agreement at this moment.
Tuo Huan burst out laughing, "With this opponent in my life, I have no regrets about Tuo Huan!"
"Generals, tomorrow the wounded soldiers and horses will return north first. After the elite cavalry is cut off, they will retreat to the grassland and wait for an opportunity to fight again next year!"