The news that the Ming Dynasty's northern levy horses gathered on both sides of the Yellow River at Piantou Pass had been known to Batu Meng a few days ago. From the moment the Ming Dynasty cavalry set foot on Dongtao, Batu Meng was planning how to deal with the Ming army all the time.
attack.
Today, the morale of the Tatar army is high. After experiencing a huge victory, their spirits are very high, and they have no fear of the Ming army's attack.
In their opinion, the soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty were nothing more than that. They would only huddle in the passes of the Great Wall and defend in the forts and cities. Once they arrived on this vast grassland, they were lambs to be slaughtered and meat put into their mouths.
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The feat of annihilating 150,000 Ming troops was second only to the result of the Battle of Tumubao. More than 100,000 Ming troops attacked again, and they were all here to die.
Of course, a man as sober as Batu Munch would not take it lightly. He knew that the Ming army, after suffering huge battle losses, would gather troops and horses to attack again, with the idea of revenge, which would be different from the previous attack of the 200,000 frontier troops.
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The defeat of the cavalry team of 10,000 people led by Turjiang is clear evidence. According to the description of the frustrated Turjiang, that night, the cavalry of the Ming Army rushed in, carrying firearms. Amidst the roar of the firearms, his own cavalry were stunned.
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Moreover, this time the Ming army was all well-armored and well-equipped, unlike the previous border armies. The Ming Dynasty frontier army's armors were all kinds of tattered and tattered, but this time, the Ming army's cavalry were all wearing standard armor.
, the protection is extremely tight. Their war horses are also tall and strong horses, extremely fast. Their charge is no less than that of the Tatar cavalry.
Several Tatar generals laughed at Turjan for talking nonsense and exaggerating the enemy to cover up their own incompetence because of their defeat. The Tatar cavalry are invincible, who can rival them? Turjan was just covering up his own failure and said this deliberately.
That’s all.
However, Batu Meng did not feel that Tur Jiang was exaggerating at all. After Tur Jiang led the defeated soldiers and fled back to the Ordos tribe camp in the north of Dongsheng City, Batu Meng found something on the wounded soldiers. It was a bullet.
A small steel ball was dug out from the wound of a wounded soldier.
Looking at these steel ball bullets, Batu Munch immediately remembered the Battle of Monolith City eight years ago. In that battle, he mobilized a large number of troops and horses with the intention of capturing the young emperor of the Ming Dynasty who was patrolling the border. In the end, not only did he fail, but
A large number of troops and horses were lost.
Although the Battle of Dushi City was closely related to the collaboration between the three guards of Duoyan, the scene in which the Ming army accurately shot their own soldiers and horses with firearms and prevented their own soldiers from crossing the river in that battle is still fresh in my memory. At that time,
, the steel ball bullets of this firearm were dug out from the bodies of dead and wounded soldiers.
The firearms of the Ming army were not something to be afraid of, but the battle at Dushi City left Batu Munch deeply impressed by the firearms that fired steel balls. Later, Batu Munch learned through careful snooping inside the Ming Dynasty that that day
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The famous marquis of the Ming Dynasty was named Zhang Yanling. Those firearms were made by him and equipped for the use of his Jinyi Guards. These weapons were expensive and the Ming army did not have large-scale equipment. Only Zhang Yanling had them.
This thing.
Only then did Batumengk feel relieved. What he was most worried about was that the Ming Dynasty’s army was generally equipped with such firearms, which was incredible. It seemed that the cost of making and using them was too high, and the Ming Dynasty’s army could not afford to equip them. It was just
A plaything made by the Marquis named Zhang Yanling.
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However, from then on, Zhang Yanling's name was imprinted in Batu Mengke's mind. Of course, there were many factors for the failure in the battle of Dushi City, and Zhang Houye's command and response was an extremely important factor.
The power of the firearms carried by his men also left an impression on Batu Munch.
-During the subsequent border town conflicts, Batu Meng did not receive any reports that the Ming army used this kind of steel ball-launching firearm to counterattack and kill its own troops. This further proves that this kind of firearm is expensive, and the Ming army
It's not popular at all.
But now, the firearm that fires steel balls appears again, and Batu Munch understands that the man named Zhang Yanling is here. This is not only a good opportunity to avenge the humiliation of the Yixue Dushi City battle, but at the same time, it must also be a difficult person to deal with.
opponents. Therefore, Batu Munch was not as optimistic as his men. On the contrary, he took the throne cautiously.
After annihilating the besieged remnants of the Ming army, Batu Meng led his cavalry to quickly evacuate and returned to the Ordos tribe camp to rest and recuperate. At the same time, he sent scouts and falcons to fight against the Ming army's movements.
If the Ming army dares to go deep into the hinterland of the grassland, Batu Monk will ambush and annihilate it according to the opponent's movement direction. In Batu Monk's estimation, there is a high probability that the Ming army will capture Baichengzi, establish a transportation channel, and then advance into Ordos
The grassland seeks a decisive battle with its own side.
But this time Batu Monk would not give them such a chance. Batu Monk thought very clearly that when the Ming army came back this time, they must be ready for a head-on battle. Judging from the tenacity of the Ming army in combat,
Look, it is definitely not a good idea to storm the front and engage in a decisive battle with them. Although our own cavalry of more than 60,000 seems to be fully capable of this.
This time, Batu Monk decided to adopt a smarter strategy, which was to lure the enemy deep, use the mobility of the cavalry to cut and encircle them, and get away with one blow. Use mobile warfare to drag the opponent to death.
When the Ming army entered the depths of the Ordos grassland, he would send some cavalry to lure the enemy and lure the Ming army's cavalry to pursue them. When the Ming army, which had lost the protection of the cavalry, was exposed, the main cavalry would launch a raid and attack and kill the infantry.
Or you can choose a favorable terrain and set up an ambush attack among the plateau ravines. Or you can conduct a night attack.
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In short, using wandering tactics to continuously harass the main force of the Ming army. After cutting off its supply line, the Ming army will inevitably make the same mistakes again and fall into the same fate as the previous Ming army.
In this land of Dongtao, plateaus, grasslands, quicksands, deserts, swamps, and its own 60,000 invincible cavalry, there are countless ways to make it impossible for the Ming army to come back.
However, the development of the matter surprised Batu Meng. The Ming army was obviously very cautious. He originally thought that the Ming army cavalry would rescue the besieged Ming army and go deep into the Ordos grassland. But the reality is that the Ming army
Instead of going deep, the cavalry retreated to the bank of the Yellow River and set up camp.
They actually ignored the life and death of the besieged remnants of the Ming army and had no intention of going deeper. This surprised Batu Munch. The other party was a ruthless character and allowed tens of thousands of Ming soldiers to be trapped and killed without going to rescue them.
It requires great courage. Perhaps they already knew that the trapped Ming army had no way out.
More than ten days passed, and the news returned from the scouts was that the Ming army infantry began to cross the river and gather.
Batu Munch realized that after the opponent was assembled, they would advance to the Ordos Plateau. He ordered six troops of 10,000 men to spread a large net on the grassland, leaving an entrance to the southeast, waiting for the Ming army to enter this net of death.
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However, the actions of the Ming army once again surprised Batu Meng. They went north along the Gobi Desert and along the edge of the Ordos grassland along the Yellow River.
Batu Munch didn't understand what they were going to do. Along this road, the Kubuqi Desert lay across the north. Could it be that the Ming army was going to enter the desert? What was their goal?
Batu Meng decided to send Batur to lead 10,000 cavalry to cut off the Ming army's retreat, and first cut off their supply line. This step was the right one after all. Then he sent Yisima to lead 10,000 cavalry near the front of the Ming army.
Wandering to lure the Ming army's cavalry, he led his army to follow behind the Ming army's brigade, waiting for a fighting opportunity.
But all this seemed to have no effect on the Ming army. The Ming army ignored the temptation of Yisima's cavalry, and the formation remained unchanged, walking slowly north. The soldiers and horses maintained their formation, taking their time and not for any reason.
Tempted by the situation, he walked extremely slowly. He only traveled thirty miles a day and set up camp as soon as the sun set in the west.
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Moreover, Batur's 10,000 cavalry did not see any logistics transport troops and horses on the way of the Ming army. Even Baichengzi, which had only a thousand soldiers and horses left to guard, received news that the Ming army had not captured Baicheng.
It serves as a transit point for supplies.
Batu Munch was puzzled. What on earth was the Ming army trying to do? It was very puzzling.
Four days have passed, and the Ming army is still moving north slowly, traveling less than 150 miles along the eastern edge of the Ordos Plateau. With the help of the Yellow River on the other side as a barrier, the camp is also backed by the bank of the Yellow River. Natural reduction
The hidden danger of being attacked on the east side was eliminated. Even though the Tatar cavalry wandered not far away and provoked, and even roared past them several miles away, they remained unmoved.
The generals under his command could no longer restrain themselves. It was really an itch to have this seemingly inoffensive, slow-moving tortoise-like Ming army marching in front of them. And after a few days, observing them
The camp is not a solid camp.
The Ming army's way of setting up camp was very strange. They nailed a few rows of wooden stakes around the perimeter of the camp, and then wrapped some knotted rope-like things around the wooden stakes, which was considered the camp wall. Could it be that the ropes were
There are bells hanging on it? This is somewhat similar to the rope bell net installed by the Tatars to prevent wolves.
But can this method stop the cavalry attack?
Looking at the bonfires shining in the Ming army camp under the stars at night, and the sound of singing of silk and bamboo even heard from the camp. The Tatar generals felt as if they were insulted. It seemed that the Ming army did it deliberately, as if they were mocking them.
Said: Look, we are here, you dare not attack.
A group of Tatar generals found Batu Monk and strongly suggested launching a night attack. Batu Monk thought for a long time and decided to give it a try. However, he was still cautious and only allowed Yisima's 10,000 cavalry to attack the Ming army's front camp.
Conduct a tentative attack to test the strength of the Ming army's defense.
If Yisima's cavalry can easily break through the enemy camp, the rest of the cavalry can launch an attack later. But even so, Batu Monk issued a death order, and the night attack can only be carried out with one blow. He will kill people and set fire to supplies, and he will never hesitate to fight.
.Never give the other party a chance to get entangled.
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