Northwest of Datong Town, outside Piantou Pass, the 40,000 Ming Dynasty cavalry led by the British Duke Zhang Lun stepped out of the Great Wall Pass at around 1:00 am and entered the Tatar land east of the Yellow River.
The journey from Datong Prefecture to Piantou Pass where Datong Pinglu Guards belongs is a straight line to the west. The British Duke Zhang Lun had already left the Bianzhen Pass and entered Dongtao Land as quickly as possible.
Originally, the British Duke Zhang Lun planned to stay in Datong Mansion for a few days, waiting for Zhang Yanling and his army to arrive before setting off together. However, the day after they arrived at Datong Mansion, they received urgent news, that is, the Pingluwei Piantou Pass
When a Ming army scout team was investigating the enemy's situation on an unnamed hilltop east of the Yellow River, they discovered traces of a Tatar cavalry on the Dongtao grassland.
It was a huge cavalry force of ten thousand people. Its movement track was from south to north along the north passage between the Yellow River and the Mu Us Desert. Because it was too large, it was observed by the scouts with telescopes.
trace.
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The Ming army scouts immediately reported the news to the Pinglu Guard garrison, and the Pinglu Guard commander sent flying pigeons overnight to inform the Datong General Military Mansion. Datong General Soldier Hu Zuguang did not dare to neglect and immediately reported the news to the British Duke Zhang Lun.
Hu Zuguang was worried that the Tatars were going to cross the river to attack Datong Town, so he immediately reported the news. The Tatar cavalry of 10,000 people were moving on the Gobi Passage in Hexi. They were only separated by a river from the border of Datong Town, and they could not meet for more than a few dozen miles. It is difficult to say.
Are the Tatars planning to cross the river to attack Datong?
Datong Town deployed nearly half of the frontier troops to participate in the battle to retake the Hetao, and now the troops are empty. Once attacked, it may be difficult to resist. So Hu Zuguang reported the news to Zhang Lun and others, in order to let Zhang Lun decide how to respond, so he
Shirking responsibility.
If Zhang Lun did not move, he would have a reason to shirk in the future.
Zhang Lun immediately held a meeting with Zhu Lin who was accompanying the army and more than a dozen senior generals overnight to study and judge the movements and purposes of the Tatar cavalry. After some study and judgment, it was concluded that the 10,000-strong Tatar cavalry troop came from the south of Donghetao.
Tatar soldiers and horses heading north in Baichengzi.
After Baichengzi was captured by the Tatars, they cut off the Ming Dynasty's grain and grass transportation channels. The information about the siege troops and horses had already been found out clearly. It was more than 10,000 Tatar cavalry hiding in the desert and launched a sudden attack.
The group of Tatar troops and horses that appeared now, moving from south to north, were obviously the Tatar cavalry that had withdrawn from Baichengzi.
Based on this situation, the generals started a brainstorming. Zhang Lun's IQ also reached the peak of his life at this time. He judged that this group of Tatar cavalry must be heading north to meet the large Tatar troops on the Ordos grassland.
Converged. Because the Tatar army is besieging the Ming Dynasty's more than 100,000 border troops, they probably want to join forces and attack the besieged enemy troops with all their strength.
Based on this judgment, Zhu Lin proposed to immediately lead the cavalry to intercept and intercept the Tatar cavalry. Zhu Lin's idea was that no matter what the intentions of the Tatar cavalry were, since they only had more than 10,000 people and were alone, the distance was
The border town of Datong is not far away, so why not go eat them.
There are 40,000 cavalry in the Beijing camp, which is enough to defeat the opponent in terms of the sophistication of their equipment and the number of soldiers and horses.
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Zhang Lun originally did not intend to take care of the Tatar cavalry. What he thought was that no matter what, it would be safer to wait until Zhang Yanling led the army to arrive and move together after the army converged. Although he led the cavalry to Datong Town in advance,
, and also promised to immediately rescue the trapped Ming army. But he promised in words, but he would not do so in action. Even if the army sets out, it will proceed step by step, and it is impossible to rush into the depths and take risks.
It's not that Zhang Lun doesn't care about the life and death of the trapped frontier troops, but he is worried that he will be involved if the rescue fails. To put it bluntly, he is still selfish and worried. No matter how others analyze the situation, he will not take the risk. At most
Make a show of it.
However, this time, Zhu Lin's words moved him. The enemy only had 10,000 people, and he had 40,000 cavalry. The chance of winning was very high. If he could eat this Tatar cavalry, it would be of great benefit to himself and to the British government.
It is also extremely beneficial. At that time, who will dare to say that he is a British Duke who is lying under the shadow of his ancestors and has no real ability? The British Duke will always be the first among the Ming Dynasty, and no one can shake it.
As a result, Zhang Lun made a decision and immediately set out with his army to annihilate the Tatar cavalry heading north. The cavalry army set off immediately and arrived at Piantou Pass on the east bank of the Yellow River two days later.
Afterwards, it took half a day to build a pontoon bridge on the gentle Yellow River here for the cavalry to pass. That night, the soldiers and horses crossed the river from the pontoon bridge overnight. Tens of thousands of cavalrymen crossed the river and spent an entire night.
At Sisi, they all crossed the Yellow River and arrived at the Gobi Desert in the middle section of Dongtao.
Zhu Lin led 10,000 cavalry to detect the information of the Tatar cavalry. After all, the Tatar cavalry appeared here two days ago, and their location is not clear now. In order to ensure safety, Zhang Lun led 20,000 cavalry in
Zhu Lin followed up thirty miles behind, and ordered his generals to lead 10,000 cavalry to guard the pontoon crossing of the Yellow River. Once there was any news of an incoming Tatar army, the soldiers and horses would immediately return to the original route.
Zhang Lun thought very clearly that it is better to perform meritorious service, but he must not make any mistakes. Moreover, the advice of one of his generals was also very pertinent. The general raised the possibility that the Tatar cavalry was
Is it a bait? It is possible that the Ming army was deliberately lured into taking the bait.
Although Zhang Lun thinks that this proposal is unlikely, it is still a possibility. Therefore, it is better to be careful. Caution is the best.
However, what annoyed Zhang Lun was that Zhu Lin led his 10,000 forward troops to get further and further away from the central army he led after setting off. Zhang Lun sent flying cavalry to convey the order, asking Zhu Lin to retreat and maintain
Even at a distance of thirty miles, Zhu Lin didn't listen at all.
Zhang Lun was extremely angry, but he couldn't ignore Zhu Lin. Although his official position was high or low, he and Zhu Lin were like brothers. Even if he was unwilling to take risks in depth, he couldn't ignore Zhu Lin's advances. As a last resort,
Zhang Lun had no choice but to order to speed up and follow Zhu Lin to catch up.
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Zhu Lin was not afraid of anything. He did not obey Zhang Lun's orders and only searched for traces of enemy troops within a few dozen miles. He wanted to find the Tatar troops and prove himself.
Zhu Lin has been laughed at since the regiment camp lost to the Fourth Foreign Army in the competition. Although the regiment camp did not say it to his face, there were naturally a lot of hints behind the scenes, saying that he had lost the regiment camp's face and so on. In Zhu Lin's case,
How can Lin with his temper endure this? But it is a fact that he cannot defeat the Fourth Foreign Army, and it is indisputable. He can only hold back his anger in his heart.
During this expedition, Zhu Lin held back his energy and vowed to humiliate Yixue. Therefore, after learning about the traces of this Tatar cavalry, he immediately made a suggestion that the army enter Dongtao and kill this Tatar cavalry.
Sub-cavalry.
After crossing the river, he volunteered to lead 10,000 cavalry as the vanguard, in order to search for traces of the Tatars. Zhu Lin knew Zhang Lun too well. He was definitely not willing to take risks. Following him would be a waste of time.
Opportunity. So after asking for the vanguard's job, Zhu Lin ordered his troops to chase north. He believed that the Tatar cavalry would not go too far. After all, there was only more than two days.
The hard work paid off. After Zhu Lin chased north for a day, he and his men found traces of a large number of cavalry passing by. Judging from the wine skins and some discarded equipment discarded on the road, they must have been left by the Tatar cavalry.
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Zhu Lin was so excited that he immediately led his army into the Ordos grassland following the cavalry. In the evening of the next day, the scout cavalry sent by Zhu Lin brought Zhu Lin news that shocked him beyond measure.
Sixty miles away to the northwest, a large number of soldiers and horses were discovered heading southwest. Because of the distance, the scout's telescope could only see the outline of the black soldiers and horses covering the grassland. The scout soldier said
, at first he thought they were black marks burned by wildfires on the grassland, but later he discovered they were moving and the weapons were reflecting in the setting sun, and he realized they were soldiers and horses.
According to the scout's estimate, there are at least tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in such an area.
Zhu Lin's first reaction was: It's over, he's been trapped, he went too deep into the hinterland of Dongtao, the Tatars may have discovered the traces, and the Tatar army is coming to attack him. But Zhu Lin's second reaction was
I doubted my first reaction.
In the past few days, I have been sending scouts to search the surroundings, but I have not found any trace of the Tatar scouts. The Tatars have opened their eyes? It has only been less than two days since our army crossed the river, and they have already discovered it?
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Even if they discovered that their own army was crossing the river, they should have set up an ambush on the grassland for a sneak attack instead of arrogantly gathering heavy troops and marching on the grassland.
The most important news brought by the scouts was that their marching speed was slow and they did not look like cavalry. The scouts observed the place for half an hour and found that the army had only traveled more than ten miles. If the Tatars came to attack them,
If so, the cavalry should come, what use is the infantry?
Zhu Lin was a reckless person, and at the same time he was also a stubborn guy who wanted to save face. He decided to stay where he was and figure out the situation before making a decision.
Tonight I went to see for myself what was going on with that army. If we couldn't retreat in such a dejected manner, wouldn't even Zhang Lun be laughing at himself? He felt contempt for himself in his heart.
After dark, Zhu Lin set off quietly with dozens of cavalry. Fifty miles away, he saw the army of soldiers and horses. They camped on a raised hill in the distance and lit bonfires.
Very eye-catching.
Zhu Lin was even more certain that this army was not coming for him, otherwise how could they dare to be so blatant. The distance was only fifty miles, and yet they did not come for a sneak attack, but instead took a rest. This was absolutely impossible.
Just when Zhu Lin was about to boldly get closer and confirm the identity of the opponent several miles away, suddenly, there was a huge commotion in the camp ahead, and the sound of sirens was blaring. A cavalry rushed from the northeast.
, began to launch a surprise attack on the troops.
No matter how stupid Zhu Lin is, he still understands what happened.
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