At the end of the day, the little Tatar prince Batu Meng arrived at the battlefield after receiving the news.
After several days of attacks, the troops and horses were somewhat equipped and worn out. In the morning, Batu Monk gave them a few hours more rest time than usual, and replenished the lost cavalry and consumed supplies. So today's Tatar attack came.
It's a little late.
After receiving the news that the Ming army had camped and refused to leave, Batu Munch was also a little confused. Since the Ming army was about to break out, why did they suddenly stop and camp and not leave? Their food and grass have basically been cut off. Isn't it a dead end for them to stay? Or maybe
Did they already know that they couldn't get out, so they simply stayed and fought to the death? Or was there some other reason?
Accompanied by Batur and Morey, Batu Meng rode his horse around the Ming army camp and saw clearly the layout of the Ming army camp.
"Hmph! Do the people of the Ming Dynasty want to defend this place with this short hillside and this low earth wall? Are they not crazy? Is there really no one in the Ming Dynasty? Doesn't the leading general understand?
Is this the truth?" Batu Mengke rode his horse and looked at the Ming army camp in the distance, saying in a deep voice...
"Hahaha, Great Khan, they may have regarded that earth wall as the Great Wall. Hahaha. Have they built a Great Wall on our grassland?" Batur laughed.
Batu Munch frowned and looked at him and said: "Batur, didn't you just suffer a loss? Why are you still laughing at them?"
Batur's laughter stopped suddenly and he scratched his head and said: "Khan, you can't blame me. Although that low wall is ridiculous, it is a bit troublesome. Their archers are hiding behind the fortifications and our archers can't shoot.
Instead, they succeeded. However, the general responded very promptly and immediately ordered to stay away from the battlefield and stop the attack. The general did not rush in."
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Batu Munch said solemnly: "This is well done."
"Great Khan, the Ming army suddenly stopped leaving but camped here. What did they think? Please express it clearly and give some guidance to the generals and others." Morey said.
Batu Munch pondered: "I'm not sure why they did this. However, there must be something fishy about it. Maybe the Ming army has been killed too many by us in the past few days, and they realized that they can't escape from here.
, simply won’t leave.”
"If this is the case, wouldn't they also be in a dead end? Then they might as well rush forward with all their strength." Batur said.
"Exactly, this is something I can't understand. If they stop in such a place and don't go, they will run out of food. Doesn't that mean there is no way to survive." Batu Munch frowned.
"Maybe they want to lure us to attack and fight us to the death. We won't be fooled. They are already dead, and we won't give them a chance to fight. Khan, do you think so or not?" Morey said.
Batu Munch did not answer, frowning and staring at the camp ahead, and suddenly said: "Why does the number of Ming troops seem to be much smaller? The camp is so small. It is only three miles in radius. How can such a crowded camp accommodate a hundred thousand soldiers?
Ma? Why do I feel something is wrong?"
"Great Khan, you feel the same way. General Batur and I also feel the same way. We feel that their number of soldiers and horses seems to be much smaller. I always feel that something is wrong. I thought that their formations were shrinking and crowded together."
Lei Ye said.
Batu Munch frowned and thought for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "Go around again and take a closer look."
Batumeng and his entourage rode their horses and circled around the Ming army camp again. This time, it was almost certain that the number of Ming army was much smaller. A hundred thousand troops were not something that a small camp with a radius of three miles could accommodate. Even if
The Ming army camp was densely packed with people, but there were definitely not 100,000 people. I made a rough estimate, and it was only 50,000 or 60,000 at most.
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"What's going on? Why did the Ming army suddenly lose so many people? It grew wings and flew?" Batur said in surprise.
"After last night's attack, whose troops were here to monitor the Ming army?" Batu Munch asked in a deep voice.
"They are Yisima's men. However, after Yisima attacked the Ming army last night, they led the army to the northern camp to replenish supplies, bows, arrows and soldiers and horses. Last night, they killed more than 200 brothers and injured more than 300. They are so angry.
It's fatal. But I don't know if he left troops to monitor the Ming army's movements." Batur said.
Batu Munch scolded angrily: "He must have failed to follow the order and stayed behind to monitor the Ming army's movements. You son of a bitch. He caused part of the Ming army to escape."
"Run away?" Morey said in shock: "But there is our outpost in the east."
Batu Munch frowned and said: "They may have run south. They knew that we had an outpost in front of them, so they must have gone south and then east. Yes, they deliberately set up camp here to attract us.
Their attention gave us the illusion that all of their army was here. But in fact, some of them had already escaped. Damn it, they actually slipped away under our noses."
Batur said: "Why did the Ming army do this? Isn't dividing the troops seeking death? The general feels that it is more like the Ming army soldiers escaped on their own. Great Khan, think about it, they are in a desperate situation and their morale has already collapsed.
Many Ming army deserters were caught in the past few days. Could it be that after last night's battle, there was a large-scale rout. That's why the Ming army generals immediately set up camp to rein in the morale of the army. This can prevent the soldiers from running away completely.
"
Morey said: "I don't think it's possible. Tens of thousands of deserters? How is that possible? I think there may be internal strife. It's also possible that, as the Khan said, they divided their forces and fled. They wanted to preserve some of their troops."
Batur said angrily: "Why is it impossible? I think it is possible."
Morey said: "Ten tens of thousands of deserters, why don't they just cover the grassland? Running around like rabbits all over the grassland? Besides, where can they escape to? Isn't it just dead?"
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Batur looked angry and was about to retort when Batu Munch shouted in a deep voice: "Shut up, all of you. What is there to argue about? No matter what the situation is, in short, our opportunity has come, and it is good for us.
"
"Oh?" Batur and Morey said in surprise.
"This Khan has just received news from my outpost in Datong Border Town. The Ming Army has made changes in Datong Border Town. A large number of soldiers and horses have gathered in Datong Border Town. And there are a large number of cavalry. That means that the Ming Army is going to
The cavalry was dispatched to come to the rescue. We can't delay it any longer. We must deal with the enemy in front of us as soon as possible before we can free our hands to deal with them. Ben Khan was still a little worried that they would hold out until reinforcements arrived, but he didn't expect that they would give them a chance, hahaha
." Batu Munch laughed.
Batur's eyes widened and he said: "What the Khan means is... we can eat the tens of thousands of Ming troops in front of us in one bite?"
Batu Munch nodded and said: "Exactly. Whether they are fighting internally or dividing their troops, the Ming army in front of us has fifty or sixty thousand people. And we have more than sixty thousand cavalry. Why don't we eat them alive? We can eat them in one bite, so there is no need.
The flesh was cut with a knife."
"Okay. General Mo has wanted to do this for a long time. I've been doing it piecemeal these past few days, but it's not satisfying at all." Batur exclaimed with joy.
Morey hurriedly asked: "What about the tens of thousands of Ming troops who disappeared? Can we still catch up?"
Batu Mengke waved his hand and said: "No need to chase. Baichengzi's soldiers and horses have already gone north. If these Ming troops flee south, won't they have to run into Baichengzi's more than 10,000 cavalry? I will order Baichengzi's soldiers
Horses pay attention to their tracks. If they find them, they will immediately stop and harass them. We are cavalry and they are infantry. How far can we run on two legs? If we deal with this place, we can still catch up."
"The great Khan is wise."
"The great Khan is wise."
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Batur Morey applauded.
"Send the order, withdraw the troops." Batu Munch shouted.
"Withdraw troops?" Batur and Morey were confused again.
"Hahaha. Now they are on guard. Let's come back at night. We will gather all the cavalry, raid from all sides, and flatten the Ming army's camp overnight, killing everyone." Batu Munch laughed.
Batur and Morey suddenly understood, and they both burst into laughter.
As the sun sets, the grassland becomes a vast expanse of color. There is silence in the Daming camp.
Today should be the most peaceful day since the breakout. The Tatar attack in the morning only caused more than 200 casualties, and the sight of the Tatar cavalry falling off their horses made the soldiers happy.
In view of the obvious effect of simple fortifications, after the Tatar soldiers and horses evacuated and the camp was lifted from alert, the Ming army soldiers took the initiative to strengthen and heighten the fortifications because this was likely to save their lives.
Not only that, they also began to dig horse traps outside the camp and set up piles of earth as obstacles to prevent the Tatar cavalry from attacking.
Some soldiers actually came up with the idea of digging tunnels in the camp and setting up mud walls as shelter, making the entire camp look like a maze filled with Bagua graphics.
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The dinner was also very sumptuous, with horse meat soup and rolls and pancakes, which were delicious and hot. Moreover, even though the military rations were insufficient, there was no order from above to save food, but everyone was allowed to eat freely and eat to their fullest.
As the sun set, Zhu Hui convened a meeting with all the generals. He no longer concealed the news that Yang Yiqing had left with 40,000 troops. Because there was no need to hide it anymore. At this moment, Zhu Hui was already keenly aware of the news that Yang Yiqing had left with 40,000 troops.
What does this rare silence mean?
When the Tatars rode around the camp in circles and circles, and then suddenly disappeared, Zhu Hui already knew in his heart that tonight must be a very unusual night.
The Tatars may have seen the decrease in troops and horses. They circled the camp like a pack of wolves to confirm this possibility. Zhu Hui had not considered this issue before. He also wanted to expand the camp.
, they built more empty tents to confuse the Tatars. But they felt it was unnecessary. The camp was too big and was not conducive to defense.
The Tatars know that there are only 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers in the camp, so what will they do? Go after Yang Yiqing and others? Zhu Hui's judgment is that they will not. They will definitely attack themselves first. Yang Yiqing and others set out last night
, running lightly, they are now at least more than a hundred miles away. They want to pursue him now, but they don’t know the specific direction and location. I’m afraid they won’t be able to catch up within a short period of time.
And there is a big fat piece of meat in front of them, how could they abandon the near and seek the far away. If it were them, they would definitely eat the fat piece of meat in front of them first. Besides, this piece of meat is not small. It can annihilate fifty or sixty thousand Ming troops in one fell swoop.
A great temptation and a glorious victory.
After Zhu Hui clarified the facts at the meeting, to his surprise, none of the generals were surprised at all. This showed that they actually understood what was going on.
Zhu Hui was very emotional. He didn't know enough about his generals and thought they would have internal strife because of this incident. But they were all tough men. Even though some of them usually ate, drank, whored and gambled.
, they are very brutal and unreasonable. But at critical moments, they are all good.
In front of the Tatars, the soldiers of the Ming border army were unexpectedly united and shared the same hatred of the enemy.
Zhu Hui conveyed an order to them that tonight was likely to be the night of the decisive battle. He asked them to return to camp and mobilize. The entire army was in uniform, ready to fight, and prepared for battle. The battle plan was also deployed and explained in detail. There was no excuse.
and complaints, without any emotion. All the generals listened to the orders silently, and then silently left Zhu Hui one by one. Their eyes were cold and empty, like the sky in the twilight at this moment.
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