The sentries sent by Wang Yuan only need to choose a hilltop in the Gobi Desert to observe the situation of the Turpan troops from a distance.
Therefore, Wang Yuan can always obtain information more accurately and is not afraid of Mansu'er sending cavalry to cover the battlefield.
When he learned that Man Su'er had sent an army to fight back to Huozhou, Wang Yuan immediately burned down the city and retreated to Turpan with his goods and people. Anyway, he had grabbed enough food. If Man Su'er continued to march, Wang Yuan could even retreat to Yang
Jibali City. By then, Mansu'er will be in a dilemma and can only recover a piece of white land. And the longer the delay, the more serious the internal conflicts will intensify.
As a result, Mansu'er actually ran away, taking people, livestock, goods, food... towards Hami.
At first, Wang Yuan also felt that Mansuer wanted to attack Hami and played a trick of "swapping homes" between them.
But the more I thought about it, the more wrong I became. Even if Mansuer captured Hami, he would be attacked from three sides in the future (the remaining side was the Gobi Desert and the desert), and no general with a sane mind would make such a choice.
Then the only option is to go north to the grassland and compete with Xiaolietu for territory!
At the same time, Weng Gaocha, the heir to the Xiaolie Tu tribe, also guessed Man Su'er's intentions. He found Wang Yuan and said anxiously: "President Wang, please send troops to pursue him immediately, and we can't let Man Su'er escape into the grassland!"
Wang Yuan nodded and said: "I will definitely pursue you."
More than five thousand miscellaneous cavalry, chasing tens of thousands of Turpan elite cavalry?
Wang Yuan is not mentally retarded!
His so-called pursuit with troops was just a matter of keeping a distance and sending sentries with telescopes to observe the situation at any time.
The Xiaolietu tribe is just lying down. Although they often invaded Hami a few decades ago, and occasionally crossed the gap in the Great Wall to plunder Gansu. But with the pressure of the little Mongolian prince in the east and the pressure of Turpan in the south, the Xiaolietu tribe is now
He rarely provoked Daming anymore, and more often he helped Daming fight Turpan together.
It was the same this time. When they heard that Wang Yuan was planning to attack Turpan unexpectedly, the Xiaoli Tu tribe immediately sent a thousand cavalry and two thousand horses to follow him.
The surprise attack was successful, and Xiaolietu's troops were able to get a lot of spoils. Who would have thought that Mansu'er would abandon his old nest and lead his troops to attack Xiaolietu's territory - the generals of the Ming Dynasty will attack you, so you will do what I do.
What?
It is good to look for small bald parts in spring, and they must be grazing in Puleihai (Barkol Lake).
Mansu'er only needs to cross the Tianshan Mountains to drive away the small bards, and then occupy the Puleihai area with the richest pasture.
Under Weng Gaocha's constant anxious urging, Wang Yuan marched slowly and unhurriedly, because Man Su'er, who was moving in front of him, was also walking very slowly.
After passing Chiting, Wang Yuan immediately sent several cavalrymen across the Gobi Desert to Hami to report the news, and asked Li Ying to lead the firecrackers to the Tianshan Pass to set up an ambush.
It's not that I don't want to report the news in advance, but it's too far to go to the Gobi in the north, and I have to cross the Kumtag Desert to go to the Gobi in the south.
Even if troops were sent from Chiting to report across the Gobi Desert, it would be a very uncomfortable task because they would have to walk a long way along the Flame Mountain.
It is the Flaming Mountain in "Journey to the West", not the Flaming Mountain attraction in later generations!
Until the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, the Flame Mountain in the southeast of Chiting continued to burn day and night, and it was probably not completely extinguished until the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. Judging from the geographical location, Tang Monk crossed the Moheyan Moraine (called Shahe in ancient times, but it was actually the Gobi Desert.
That is, the Liusha River inside), and then you will inevitably encounter the Flame Mountain.
That thing is actually spontaneous combustion in the coalfield. It is located at the northern end of the Shaerhu coalfield. It burned from the pre-Qin Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It was first seen in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas: The Classic of the Great Wilderness".
The cavalry sent by Wang Yuan were burned to death by the Flame Mountain, and finally crossed the Gobi Desert and successfully arrived at the Hami Royal City.
As a result, Li Ying had already led his troops to set off!
Zhang Wei sent another cavalry to report the news. At this time, Mansu'er was approaching Hami. The messenger quickly bypassed the Turpan troops to inform Wang Yuan of the military situation.
After Wang Yuan received the news, he instantly became confident and continued to march slowly. Not to mention Man Su'er's large army, he didn't even bother to contact Man Su'er's sentry cavalry who stayed behind to cover the battlefield, just to let Man Su'er
Enter the valley ambush zone with peace of mind.
When they arrived at Hami, Wang Yuan's army increased to more than 6,000 cavalry, because the 1,000 Mongolian cavalry stationed in Hami also returned to the army.
Wang Yuan immediately ordered: "Leave the baggage in Hami, take only two days of rations, and pursue at full speed!"
After marching slowly for several days, Wang Yuan had already figured out Man Suer's marching speed. This is a mathematical catching up problem. A is moving at a certain speed, and B is catching up at a certain speed. Where can he catch up?
The answer is, just catch up in the valley!
Unfortunately, Man Su'er's march speed increased, and Wang Yuan's pursuit was slightly slower.
When Wang Yuan rushed to the entrance of the valley, he happened to see countless civilians running out of the valley, scurrying like headless flies in the vast Gobi desert. There were also many livestock that were frightened and ran out of the valley.
These people and livestock, along with hundreds of Turpan cavalry, were forced to withdraw from the valley.
"kill!"
Wang Yuan led more than 6,000 cavalry and rushed towards the hundreds of cavalry.
The Turpan cavalry immediately fled along the Tianshan Mountains to the east and west. Wang Yuan sent eight hundred Mongolian cavalry to pursue them separately, while he led a large force into the valley.
The civilians encountered along the way either knelt down and begged for mercy, ran away like crazy, or were in the way and were hacked to death by Wang Yuan's troops.
However, they were delayed by the supplies and civilians in the valley. By the time Wang Yuan crossed the ambush zone, Man Su'er had already escaped with more than 7,000 cavalry.
However, those more than 7,000 Turpan cavalry were completely in the state of bereaved dogs.
Especially the more than 2,000 riders at the front didn't listen to Man Su'er's orders at all. No matter how the rallying horn was blown, they just kept their heads down and fled to the grassland for their lives.
These cavalrymen, who had not been baptized by firearms, were first fired by muskets, and then bombed, and there were also hot air balloons that they could not understand. Although they were killed by muskets, only four to five hundred cavalrymen were killed by bombings.
, but brought these tens of thousands of Turpan cavalry to the verge of collapse!
In addition to firearms, ambushes were also an important factor. Civilian riots caused chaos in the cavalry, and Wang Yuan led his troops to kill him, which was the last straw that broke the camel's back.
If Wang Yuan did not come, Mansu'er would lose at most one or two percent of his troops.
The cavalry troops from both sides rushed out of the valley one after another, and the distance was still relatively far.
Mansu'er gradually slowed down his horse, looked back to observe the enemy's situation, and found that the chasing cavalry was in the same state. Wang Yuan could not restrain his men at all. Those guys were chasing crazy, and Weng Gaocha, who was eager to kill the enemy, led his troops
Rush to the front.
The deserters fled in a mess, and the pursuers ran in a mess, and both sides lost their proper formations.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
Man Su'er blew the horn again. He wanted to fight back as a whole team to ensure that he could defeat these miscellaneous riders who were not in good formation.
Unfortunately, only a few cavalrymen listened to the call, and the rest of the troops ran faster when they heard the horn.
After blowing the horn for a long time, Mansu'er only summoned more than 3,000 cavalry, and the remaining 4,000 cavalry were all disobedient.
"madness!"
Mansu'er was furious and roared: "We are surrounded by enemies everywhere on the grassland. If you just run away, you will die sooner or later. The only way is to kill the pursuers behind! Follow me and fight back!"
When Wang Yuan saw this, he also shouted: "Weng Gaocha, Yi Buci, you two quickly withdraw and form a team!"
Yibuci is a veteran. He was chased by the little Mongolian prince from Hetao to Ningxia, and then escaped from Ningxia to Gansu. He fought guerrillas with the Seven Guards of Kansai and fled into Qinghai. This guy has traveled thousands of miles and knows how to preserve his strength. He is very fast.
The whole team counterattacked, and immediately led the troops to run back to join the larger army.
However, Weng Gaocha lost his mind in pursuit because his tribe was in front of him and he could not let Man Su'er lead his troops to occupy his pasture. He led a thousand cavalry in pursuit and was completely out of touch with Wang Yuan. He was killed just after the battle.
Collapse.
"Idiot."
While Wang Yuan was complaining, he was also very pleased. Because Weng Gaocha is the successor of the Xiaolie Tu tribe, and even the first heir to the throne of Choros Khan. Such a brainless guy is not afraid that he will lead troops to invade Hami in the future.
Mansu'er defeated Weng Gaocha's thousand cavalry, but instead of pursuing the defeated troops, he continued to attack Wang Yuan's headquarters.
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Fire arrows all the way and retreat to the valley. We have fire rifle soldiers to raid the formation!"
The offense and defense switched instantly. Mansu'er was chasing him, but Wang Yuan chose to escape.
Thousands of improvised and miscellaneous cavalrymen turned around and fired cold arrows from time to time during their escape. Man Su'er was also firing arrows, but they were on the pursuing side, so they would definitely suffer from shooting at each other.
In the blink of an eye, Wang Yuan had led his troops back to the valley.
"withdraw!"
Man Su'er was so angry that his head was smoking, but he had no choice but to retreat. He did not dare to pursue him into the valley, where there was an ambush of gunmen. If he suffered a few more aerial bombardments, the remaining troops would be disintegrated.
"My sons, follow me and kill the enemy!"
When Wang Yuan saw this, he shouted and once again led the motley crew to rush out of the valley.
Mansu'er was going crazy. He reined in his horse and turned around, waiting for Wang Yuan to charge over with his troops.
Wang Yuan raised his hand to signal, Yuan Da immediately blew the horn, thousands of miscellaneous riders also stopped, and the two sides faced off at a distance of more than a hundred steps.
Mansu'er ran out of the formation and cursed: "General Han, you are a coward! You dare not fight me head-on, but only dare to attack my hinterland. Now that you have more soldiers and I have fewer, you still dare not fight with a real sword.
A shooting?"
"What?"
Wang Yuan shouted: "The wind is too strong and I can't hear you!"
Mansu'er raised his machete: "If you are a man, come and have a fight with me on the grassland!"
Although Wang Yuan couldn't hear clearly, he understood the meaning and said with a smile: "I'm not stupid. Yi Bu Ci, Bu Er Hai, you two lead the troops to the left wing; Wang Ye, Ya Mulan, you two lead the troops to the right wing
.Don’t easily engage the enemy, and obey my orders.”
"yes!"
The four men immediately led troops to outflank them.
Man Su'er sneered and waited for the enemy to expand their formation, and suddenly led his troops to attack the left wing. The two thousand Ordos cavalry immediately retreated, firing cold arrows as they retreated, while Wang Yuan's main formation and right wing also pressed forward to catch up with their horses.
On the vast prairie, Mansu'er was like a prey being played with. He was a fierce tiger, but several hunters followed him in circles, and their sharp claws and teeth were of no use.
Weng Gaocha, who was defeated, returned to the Xiaolietu tribe with his remaining soldiers and met his father Khan on the banks of Barkol Lake.
"Father, Mansu'er was defeated by the Ming Dynasty general and brought thousands of cavalry to occupy our pasture!" Weng Gaocha said anxiously.
Aji Buliu was so shocked that he couldn't stand still: "Where is the army of the Ming Dynasty?"
Weng Gaocha said: "We are fighting with Mansu'er on the grassland. Mansu'er's troops are at a disadvantage."
Aji Buliu immediately gave an order: "Gather all the warriors in the tribe and follow me to help the general of the Ming Dynasty. We must kill Mansu'er and protect our pasture!"