The 30,000 soldiers and horses led by Ma Ang detoured from the east side to Dongsheng City.
The task of his soldiers and horses was to bypass the Dongsheng City from the east and form an encirclement with the other two armies. But on the other hand, they also had to bypass the surrounding areas and clear out several peripheral tribes and forts on the east side to prevent the attack on the city from the front and back.
Harassment.
In fact, information about several Tatar fortresses on the grasslands dozens of miles east of the city has been ascertained. Ma Ang took the initiative to ask Ying to lead his troops to clear out these fortresses in order to avenge his crimes. Yang Yiqing also gave him this opportunity.
After the weather cleared up, although the temperature was very cold, the march went smoothly. After several days of severe cold, the snow formed a frozen snow cover, which made the soldiers and horses walk easier. As long as they did not step into deep ditches and rivers,
You can still march quickly.
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Ma Ang's troops set off from the camp and detoured back to the east forty miles in one day. On the way, they easily destroyed three Tatar forts and two villages where Tatar herdsmen gathered on the grassland. Among those forts
The number of Tatar soldiers and horses in
The number was not large, with less than a hundred people at each place. When Ma Ang's army arrived, they all fled. Along the way, only the Tatars in one stronghold did not notice the arrival of the Ming army in time, and they were surrounded.
Beheaded.
As for the Tatar herdsmen and common people who gather together to spend the winter, Ma Ang will not show mercy. Although these people are common people, they are fierce Tatar soldiers on horseback, so there is no need to show mercy to them.
Therefore, Ma Ang ordered his soldiers to massacre the two gathering points of Tatar herdsmen. They killed all men, women and children, beheaded their heads and threw them on the cart. Every head was a piece of credit, and the head had to carry a message.
achievement.
By the way, the battle between the border towns of the Ming Dynasty and the Tatars was actually extremely bloody. Both sides were never merciful to their opponents. The Tatars crossed the border to cause nuisance and killed everyone they saw, regardless of age or sex. Sometimes women would
They had a chance to survive, but they were taken captive and subjected to all kinds of humiliation. Occasionally, young and strong men were captured to do hard labor.
But the end result is death. When the Tatars do this, the Ming troops in the border towns are naturally disrespectful. The Ming troops sometimes break into Tatar territory to kill people, and they are unambiguous about ordinary Tatar herdsmen, women and children. They
The head of a Ming army soldier is also a reward for his military exploits. It can be exchanged for silver and promotion awards.
In the evening, Ma Ang's soldiers and horses had just finished massacring a gathering village. Seeing that it was getting late, they ordered the soldiers and horses to camp on the spot. The terrain of this village was good, and there was a raised hill on the north side of the village, which blocked the area.
The cold wind from the north keeps this village warm. It is a good place for camping.
Moreover, it is only forty miles away from Dongsheng City. Tomorrow morning, the soldiers and horses will definitely arrive at Dongsheng City as planned. Therefore, there is no need to brave the cold night to rush. After the sun goes down, the temperature will drop a lot.
.
All the herdsmen in the village were killed, but there were hundreds of sheep and more than a hundred cattle in the fence of the village. These were cattle and sheep that were kept in captivity by Tatar herdsmen to avoid the cold winter. They were well taken care of.
They are all very fat. At this moment, these cattle and sheep are simply treasures.
Ma Ang gave an order, and the screams of cattle and sheep were everywhere. Hundreds of cattle and sheep were all slaughtered. Each camp divided the beef and mutton and began to make soup and stew. They wanted to have a delicious meal tonight to keep warm.
Have a good sleep.
This meal was really satisfying. Several hundred cattle and sheep were enough for the soldiers to have a delicious meal. All the soldiers were full, lit a fire, and lay down to rest in the Tatar village.
The bonfire was roaring, and the beef, mutton and bone soup was hot. The soldiers felt unprecedented warmth, and fell asleep one by one, sleeping very soundly.
In the evening, Maang ate half a bottle of wine with a pot of lamb and haggis soup, and then fell into a drowsy sleep in a Tatar yurt. The yurt was very warm, with sheepskin carpets on the floor and mattresses on the bed.
It was also made of sheepskin, plus the growth of mutton, haggis and spirits, Ma Ang even sweated and his body was a little restless.
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I lay on the mattress and didn't fall asleep for a long time. Listening to the cold wind outside, I felt a little regretful that I didn't leave a few Tatar women here. I couldn't sleep at the moment, so it was fun to have some fun. Although Ma Ang didn't like Tatar women.
, all of them had thick hands and feet, rough skin, and a smell on their bodies. The soldiers under his command also captured them and offered them to themselves for use when they were plundering across the border. After playing with them for a few times, Ma Ang didn't want them anymore.
Really boring.
But at this moment, it is better than nothing. It is really a pity.
After struggling until midnight, Ma Ang fell asleep. In his sleep, he even had some ulterior dreams.
However, the sudden shouts of killing awakened Ma Ang from his sweet dream. When he opened his eyes, he could only hear the shouts of killing all around him, the neighing of war horses one after another. The sound of arrows piercing the air was sharp and harsh.
The screams and wails were also frightening.
"What's going on? What's going on?"
Ma Ang hurriedly put on his clothes and armor, and shouted loudly at the same time.
His lieutenant general rushed into the yurt, his armor and helmet tilted, and he shouted with horror: "General Ma, the enemy is attacking, the enemy is attacking. The Tatars are coming."
Ma Ang was startled and quickly put on his clothes. At the same time, he shouted: "How many people are there? Why are there no guards at night? Damn it."
"Replying to your lord, I don't know how many people there are. It's not yet dawn. But there is the sound of horse hooves everywhere. It seems that they are rushing down from the northern hillside. They have broken through the northern camp. Brothers have worked hard today, and I'm afraid they slept very hard..."
Ma Ang had no time to ask any more questions, so he picked up his weapon and rushed out with a long iron spear. He ordered: "Blow the trumpet! Tell the brothers not to panic, there are not many Tatars. The front camp holds it, and the left and right camps hold it.
Reinforce the troops. The middle camp should be well defended. Look clearly at the enemy's number and attack position. Don't attack easily. If the Tatars dare to charge, teach them the power of bows, arrows and firecrackers."
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The lieutenant general promised loudly and rushed out to deliver the order. Under the protection of a group of personal guards, Ma Ang rushed out of the Chinese army camp and stood in the dark cold wind. However, he heard the sound of killing from the north, east and west sides of the camp.
The sky was shaking, and the dense hooves of war horses trampled the ground, making it seem like the ground was shaking.
The horn sounded, and each battalion of the Ming army quickly received the order and began to recover from the panic. The disheveled soldiers quickly organized themselves, and the generals shouted orders one after another. Although it was chaotic, the sound of shouting orders gave
Everyone felt settled.
"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, the enemy's situation has been confirmed. About three thousand Tatar cavalry raided from the north. Many soldiers and horses were killed and wounded on the outside. However, the front camp blocked the enemy's attempt to rush in. Now the Tatar cavalry are running and shooting arrows on the outside.
We dare not attack." Soon after, Zhao Yue, the commander of the front camp, came panting and reported the latest enemy situation.
Ma Ang breathed a sigh of relief. There were only three thousand Tatar soldiers and horses, so there was no need to worry too much. And the other party was only causing nuisance on the periphery, so there was no need to worry.
"Very good, what time is it now? How long until dawn?" Ma Ang asked.
"Report to your lord, it will be dawn in an hour." The person next to me said hurriedly.
Ma Ang nodded and said: "Then wait until daybreak. Each battalion will stand firm and there is no need to fight them. It's dark now and we can't see them clearly. They are cavalry and they are disadvantageous to us. But if they don't leave until dawn,
Then he sent cavalry to intercept them and infantry reinforcements to completely annihilate them."
All the generals agreed one after another. The order was passed on, and each battalion stood firm and did not take a step forward. The Tatar cavalry was wandering around the outside. The shadows on the snow moved quickly like ghosts, and the sound of horse hooves continued. Arrows rained from time to time in the darkness.
Later, Ming army soldiers continued to suffer casualties.
The Tatar cavalry were using their best method, the light cavalry to harass and fire arrows from the outside, to attack the Ming army infantry. The officers and soldiers of the Yansui Army were extremely angry by their combat methods, but the sky was dark and it was really not suitable to attack, so they had to
Wait patiently for dawn.
The sky is quickly getting brighter, and the light on the snow is getting clearer and clearer. Above the snowfield, only a slight light will be illuminated by the color of the snow, so as long as the sky is a little white, the enemies on the snow will be clearly visible.
come out.
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Ma Ang climbed up to a watchtower in the village, and he clearly saw several groups of Tatar cavalry galloping on the surrounding snowy fields. They passed by about seventy or eighty steps away from the Ming camp, and immediately
The knight galloped while firing arrows towards the camp, causing constant damage to his soldiers and horses.
Ma Ang observed carefully for a moment and confirmed that the information was correct. The enemy numbered at most 3,000. One team was shooting arrows in a circuitous way on the northern hillside, one team was on the east side, and the other team was on the west side. Relying on their superb riding skills and cavalry maneuvers
With such an advantage, these three thousand Tatar cavalry actually dared to continue to harass us at dawn.
Of course, Ma Ang couldn't bear it any longer. To be honest, he was worried that it was the main force of the Tatars, so he ordered to hold on to the camp. But now it is confirmed that there are only about 3,000 cavalry, how can Ma Ang allow them to be arrogant.
Isn't it a big joke that a 30,000-strong army was harassed by 3,000 cavalry, but they were so slow that they dared not attack? I am already a guilty person. If I don't show anything, how can I eliminate the guilt of the previous failure?
"Send the order, and the three cavalry battalions on the left and right are sent out to intercept the Tatars and entangle them. The infantry then attacks, surrounds them, and kills all the Tatars." Ma Ang ordered loudly.
The commanders of each battalion were already extremely frustrated. After receiving the order, they immediately implemented it. Although each battalion was mainly infantry, they also had some cavalry. The number was about a thousand. If the cavalry was fighting head-on against the cavalry,
Maybe they are no match for the Tatar cavalry. But don't forget that in addition to more than a thousand cavalry, each battalion also has more than 5,000 infantry.
The cavalry is dispatched to entangle the opponent, and the infantry is dispatched to surround and strangle the Tatars. This is obviously a feasible tactic. Once the Tatar cavalry is entangled and the distance between the two sides is close, the infantry will arrive quickly, and the Tatar cavalry will be unable to escape.
The horn sounded, and the Ming army's cavalry rushed out from three directions, northeast and west, toward the Tatar cavalry who were charging and firing arrows at the edge of the camp. The snow mist was kicked up by the horses' hooves, and it suddenly filled the air like smoke.
At the same time, the infantrymen of each battalion roared to the sky and began a charge attack in three directions.
Ma Ang sat upright on his horse, and his middle camp remained stationary, because he knew that there was no need for the middle camp to be dispatched. The battle would be over soon. If these Tatar cavalry saw an opportunity, they might be able to escape partially. If they moved slower, they would
The whole army will be destroyed.
After annihilating these 3,000 Tatar soldiers and horses, it should be able to make up for the defeat of Baichengzi. In Baichengzi, I fell into the trap of the Tatars and lost 3,000 soldiers and horses. This time, 3,000 Tatar cavalry heads were lost.
, or even a thousand of their heads would be enough to make up for the mistake.
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The fighting in three directions soon became intense, and the Tatar cavalry showed no signs of retreating. The Ming cavalry rushed over, but they remained unmoved, and soon started a melee with the Ming cavalry. They completely ignored the swarm.
of infantry.
Ma Ang couldn't help laughing when he saw all this. It seems that not all Tatars are cunning and scheming, they also have a foolish side. Isn't this a head given in vain?
However, at this moment, a vast expanse of white mist rose from the snowfields in the south. The mist rolled in like a sandstorm moving close to the ground in the desert.
At the same time, the dull sound of horse hooves trampling on the ground came.
"That's...?" Ma Ang looked at the snowfield to the south in shock, dumbfounded.
"It's Tatar cavalry. It's Tatar cavalry. Many, many." The deputy general next to him opened his eyes wide and murmured in a trembling voice.
Ma Ang's scalp was numb, so he raised his telescope and stared. He could see clearly. The white mist that swept across was the rising snow mist caused by the running horses' hooves. In the vast white mist, the horse's hooves rose and fell, curved and bent.
The sword was shining faintly, countless arms held up the sword, and countless Tatar cavalry were rushing towards them.
At that moment, Ma Ang suddenly realized that he had fallen into a trap again.