The cavalry team of 10,000 people led by Wanhu Turjiang on the left wing of Chahar headquarters heading north from Baichengzi received an order from Batu Meng on the way.
Originally, their marching route was to march north along the edge of the Mu Us Desert, straight up to the plateau, and meet up with the main force of the Tatar cavalry. Such a marching route was more than 180 miles away from the bank of the Yellow River and would not be blocked by the Ming army's stronghold on the east bank of the Yellow River.
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However, Batu Meng sent an order to inform Turjiang and the others that some of the trapped Ming troops might be escaping to the south, and the main cavalry was encircling and annihilating the remaining Ming troops, so Turjiang was asked to lead the troops.
Soldiers and horses blocked the southeast route leading to the Ming border town, found the fleeing Ming army, and held them back or annihilated them.
After receiving the order, Turjiang and others immediately changed their marching route, approaching east and heading north along the bank of the Yellow River. The purpose of this was to ensure that they could block the route of the fleeing Ming army and outflank them from the front of their escape route.
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Because of this, because the soldiers and horses were too close to the bank of the Yellow River, within dozens of miles within the observation range of the Ming army's telescope, the traces were discovered by the scout team of the Piantou Pass Guard Station.
Turjiang actually didn't care that the Ming army knew the movements of his troops, because he knew that there were not many Ming troops east of the Yellow River.
Most of the tens of thousands of Ming troops annihilated in Baichengzi this time were Ming troops from Datong Town. The deputy commander-in-chief named Li Junqing who was killed was also the deputy commander-in-chief of Datong Town.
From the prisoners’ mouths, they even learned that Datong Town had deployed 50,000 troops to participate in the attack. All this shows that the remaining troops in Datong Town are at most 50,000 to 60,000 troops. These 50,000 to 60,000 troops have no offensive capability at all. Because then
The long border and so many forts and cities required garrison troops, and they had no other troops to call upon.
But Turjiang didn't know at all that the 40,000 cavalrymen of the Ming Dynasty's Beijing camp were in Datong Town, and they came over after smelling the smell.
Turjiang did not even conduct too much warning and reconnaissance to prepare for it. It did not even restore the seven or eight warning fortresses on the bank of the Yellow River that had been pulled out when the Ming army's right-wing army crossed the river to attack Baichengzi. So the Ming Dynasty had 40,000
He and his troops knew nothing about the cavalry crossing the river.
The soldiers and horses in Turjiang soon discovered the traces of the Ming army's deserters. It was a troop of tens of thousands of infantry. They were marching tiredly toward the southeast and were about to leave the Ordos grassland and reach the Gobi Desert.
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Turjiang originally planned to follow Batu Meng's order to block and delay, and use harassment tactics. However, he soon discovered that the Ming army's soldiers and horses were in scattered formations, everyone was exhausted, and looked downcast.
There is no way an army should look like that.
Only then did Turjiang realize that this was a group of defeated soldiers and deserters. They were short of food and water, and fled day and night from the depths of the grassland. They were already exhausted and had no fighting ability. He had ten thousand soldiers and horses.
With so many cavalry in hand, how can we feel afraid of these trash from the Ming Dynasty? This is a big fat sheep that has been sent to our door.
Tur Jiang immediately ordered the soldiers and horses to rest in the distance and wait for dark to launch the attack. He knew that the soldiers and horses could not go far, and they would definitely stop to rest after dark.
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Everything was as expected by Tuljiang. After dark, Tuljiang's soldiers and horses slowly approached and found that the Ming troops were camping on the grassland without any alertness or any defensive measures. They even
There is not even any outside manpower on duty at night.
Then, a swift and violent attack began.
The 10,000 cavalrymen from Turjiang were divided into three groups and swept forward. When the Ming army's outer guard post issued a warning, the Tatar cavalry had already arrived near the camp. The exhausted Ming army soldiers who had been fleeing day and night were still lying on the grass.
When they went to bed, they got up hastily and fought with a roar, but the Tatar cavalry had already rushed into the camp.
The entire camp quickly fell into a chaotic and bloody battle.
Yang Yiqing had just laid down. After two days and two nights of continuous running, he could no longer hold on. After all, time is not forgiving, and he was still in his fifties. He simply could not withstand such a hard journey. Even on a horse, he
It’s too much to bear.
After two days and two nights of desperate travel, we have covered a distance of nearly three hundred miles. Today we are almost approaching the edge of the grassland and arriving at the Gobi Desert. That means we are almost approaching the border town of Datong.
Yang Yiqing thought, let the soldiers have a good night's rest tonight to recuperate their strength, and rush to the edge of the Yellow River tomorrow with all their strength, then everything will be fine. The soldiers' food and water were gone, and they were found in grass pits on the road.
Some of the filthy stagnant water was drank up by the soldiers, and the extremely hungry soldiers pulled out the green water.
Eat grass. These scenes made Yang Yiqing both painful and helpless. During these two days and two nights, Yang Yiqing felt regretful for his wrong decision. At the same time, he was moved and guilty for Zhu Hui's action of leaving behind to resist the enemy. For two days and two nights, Yang Yiqing felt guilty.
, Yang Yiqing's face was as thin as a skeleton, and his originally black hair was half white.
Before lying down, he was still thinking that as long as he could bring these 40,000 soldiers and horses back to the Ming Dynasty alive, he would have redeemed his sins and not let down Zhu Hui and the soldiers who stayed deep in the grassland. He must
After completing this matter, after returning to the court, I will bear the burden of guilt and plead guilty. No matter how the court punishes me, I feel that it is not too much. And from now on, I will not leave home and face the wall to repent, and use the rest of my life to repent to alleviate my pain.
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The sudden attack by the Tatars panicked Yang Yiqing. When he got out of the tent and looked at the melee in the camp to the north, and when the dark Tatar cavalry rushed in with overwhelming force, Yang Yiqing felt ice-cold in his heart.
Finally they came, and finally they could not escape the Tatar pursuit. The Tatar soldiers and horses came to pursue them, which also meant that Zhu Hui and the others were finished.
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Two hundred thousand troops, a whole two hundred thousand troops, were lost in their own hands.
"Master Yang, the north can't stand it any longer. We are no match for them at all."
"Master Yang, our brothers suffered heavy casualties. General Dou Yuanheng and General Ma Mingcai were both killed."
"Master Yang, the Tatars are about to attack here. Hurry, get on your horse and leave. The general will be waiting to escort you away."
"Master Yang..."
Bad news came one after another, and the guards around him urged anxiously. Yang Yiqing stood there, with his hair disheveled, as if he was stupid. He saw the battle situation in the north. Although a large number of Ming soldiers reinforced the camp in the north,
Under the light of the Tatar swords, the Ming troops fell to the ground one after another, and they could clearly see how they were being charged all the way.
The Tatar cavalry had already approached a few miles below the slope, and their piercing laughter and shouts could be clearly heard. The dying screams of the Ming soldiers could also be heard clearly.
Yang Yiqing stood there, not knowing where he was for a moment. He only felt that everything was dreamlike and unreal. How did he end up here? How could things become like this? Everything was like a nightmare, so...
I hope I can suddenly wake up and find that it was all just a false dream.
"Sir, leave quickly. It's too late if you don't leave." The guard beside him shouted anxiously.
This shout woke Yang Yiqing up. But he still didn't move at all.
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"Go? Where to go? Can I leave? No, I can't. I, Yang Yiqing, have already made a big mistake. How can I remain infamy today? Like this, I have no face to return to the Ming Dynasty, let alone run away in a hurry? A real man What's the fear of death? But we can't die in the hands of Tatars." Yang Yiqing muttered to himself, suddenly took out the sword from his waist and placed it across his neck.
The generals who were guarding him were shocked and shouted in panic: "Master Yang, no."
One of the guards reached out and grabbed Yang Yiqing's wrist and grabbed the knife with all his strength. Yang Yiqing yelled and cursed: "You're so outrageous, why don't you let me go? Do you want me to be captured alive and humiliated by the Tatars? Let me go!"
The guards refused to let go. Yang Yiqing didn't have enough strength and just cursed.
At this moment, I heard the horns blasting loudly on the flanks of the military camp. On the east and west sides of the camp, two cavalrymen rushed out from the misty moonlight, rushing towards the north like a rushing river.
Yang Yiqing and others were shocked and stayed where they were.
"The Tatars are outflanking me?" A thought flashed through Yang Yiqing's mind.
"It's my Ming Dynasty's cavalry, Master Yang. Our reinforcements have arrived. Our reinforcements have arrived. Look, that's our Ming Dynasty's dragon flag. Listen, that's our war drum." The people around him suddenly shouted in surprise. .
Yang Yiqing grabbed the telescope and took a closer look. He saw a huge dragon flag fluttering in the wind in front of the torrent of cavalry galloping on both sides under the moonlight. Under the light of the fire, the golden flying dragon on the flag seemed to be flying in the clouds.
Yang Yiqing's surprised hands began to tremble, and he couldn't even hold the telescope. With a snap, the telescope fell to the ground, and Yang Yiqing also sat down on the ground.
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"Reinforcements are here! Brothers, kill them."
"Kill, kill, kill the dog Tartars."
Upon learning that the Ming Dynasty cavalry reinforcements had arrived, the already collapsed frontier troops were greatly invigorated. The strength that came from nowhere made their blood boil and they began to fight back vigorously.
The two Ming Dynasty cavalry teams from the Beijing camp also quickly joined the battle. For a while, firearms roared, firecrackers roared, and the shouts of killing were earth-shattering.
Turjiang's soldiers and horses were charged by the Ming cavalry on the flanks, and the main force was entangled by the Ming soldiers. Soon, the situation was in chaos. In addition, it was not known how many Ming cavalry came, and the number of our own 10,000 cavalry was several times less than that of the opponent. The upper formation was blocked and blocked, and the flanks were cut in. It was impossible to fight anymore.
Turjiang made a decisive decision and immediately ordered the withdrawal of troops. The Tatar cavalry behind them turned around and fled, but the Tatar cavalry that rushed into the military camp could not escape. The Ming army cavalry launched a crazy pursuit, chasing them dozens of miles away. Fortunately, the Tatars' horses were fast, and Turjiang fled deep into the grassland with about 3,000 defeated soldiers.
At dawn, the battle ended. The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty cheered and were so excited that they completely forgot about their fatigue.
By chance, the Ming Dynasty soldiers and horses also achieved their first glorious victory since the war began. Zhu Lin completed his own battle of redemption.
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