Close to the battlefield is Wang Yuan, and Zhu Houzhao is about ten miles away from here.
The current situation is as follows:
On a hill in the northwest, there were two thousand Ming Dynasty remnants, guarded by hundreds of Mongolian cavalry who did not dare to come down.
To the south is the camp of Wang Xun and other troops, with a total of more than 8,000 officers and soldiers, but their gunpowder and arrows are about to be exhausted.
Between these two Ming troops was the camp of Dayan Khan, with a total of about 40,000 light cavalry, as well as countless plundered goods and people.
Directly to the north is Wang Yuan's five thousand light cavalry, and further north is Zhu Houzhao's forty thousand army.
Behind Zhu Houzhao, ten thousand Mongolian cavalry followed quietly.
That night, the Mongolian deputy Khan Balsu Polo sent a thousand light cavalry to sneak attack Zhu Houzhao's camp. As long as it could cause chaos, he immediately led 10,000 cavalry to kill, and Polo Khan's 40,000 cavalry could also follow.
But the emperor is in the army, and the generals around him dare to neglect him? They are on guard against enemy night attacks every day.
The sentries each had a telescope and camped with their backs to the Sanggan River. They also specially selected places facing the water on both sides, which greatly reduced the number of directions they needed to be alert to. As soon as the thousand Mongolian cavalry lit their torches, they were discovered by the sentries. They immediately sounded the warning and wore armor.
The two thousand soldiers on standby directly took up their weapons to defend.
The thousand enemy cavalry, because the night attack failed, left nearly a hundred corpses and fled in haste.
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The next morning, there was heavy fog again.
In the middle of the morning, when the fog dispersed slightly, Zhu Houzhao ordered the advance, and Dayan Khan also launched a fierce attack.
"No shooting in advance, there is not much ammunition and arrows!"
"The reinforcements led by His Majesty have arrived, please hold on for another half day!"
"Quick Javelin!"
"..."
Dayan Khan was riding on a horse, watching the battle quietly, silent, and I don't know what he was thinking.
The Mongolian cavalry tactics disgusted the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty; the turtle formation of the Ming Dynasty also disgusted the Mongolians.
Dayan Khan's men were all light cavalry. Even if there were 40,000 horses, they did not dare to charge directly into the 8,000 Ming army formation. They could only conduct various feint attacks to test the arrows and morale of the Ming army, and wait until the morale of the Ming army was on the verge of collapse.
Fight and go down.
In the past, when the Ming army was besieged for several days, it would have collapsed to the point of collapse.
But this time it’s so weird!
Dayan Khan turned his head and looked to the north. There were also Mongolian cavalry there, harassing the Ming Dynasty reinforcements. Dayan Khan guessed that there must be some great people among the reinforcements, otherwise the battle would never have been fought to such an extent.
Han emperor?
Only a Han emperor could keep the Ming army alive to this day, and it would be impossible for any civilian governor to do so.
"Great Khan, the morale of the Ming army is high. I'm afraid it will be difficult to break through today." The leader of the Horqin tribe, King Altogai (ie King Taibuyantu of Ordo), said from the sidelines.
Dayan Khan said: "Continue to pretend to attack and harass, and try to consume the enemy's gunpowder and arrows as much as possible."
After Dayan Khan unified Mongolia, he reformed the politics of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, restored the old system of Genghis Khan, and distributed the main pastures to his seven sons. Only the Horqin tribe maintained a relatively independent status, and its leader, King Altogai,
He also became the most powerful general under Dayan Khan.
King A'ertuoji muttered: "The Ming army we encountered this time is really evil. I'm afraid there is something hidden."
Dayan Khan smiled and said: "Al Tuoji, do you think the Han emperor is here?"
King Aertuoji's eyes suddenly lit up, he clapped his hands and said: "It is very possible that the supporting army in the north is led by the Han Emperor. If we can capture the Han Emperor this time, not only can we get back a lot of wealth, but we may even take advantage of the opportunity to attack
Enter Beijing!"
Dayan Khan shook his head: "The Oara tribe also captured the Han emperor and beat them all the way to the gates of Beijing, but the Han people will find a new emperor. If we capture the Han emperor, we should not continue to go south, but use the emperor to trade with the Ming Dynasty.
.Forcing them to pay tribute every year and forcing them to fully trade with each other, isn't this easier than laboring and plundering?"
"That's right," King Alto said with a smile, "I'm so lucky this time, a big fat sheep came!"
Suddenly a sentinel came and reported: "Great Khan, the Han people have thousands of cavalry and are heading to the northwest."
Dayan Khan asked: "Who will drive away these enemies?"
All the generals around him asked for battle.
Dayan Khan glanced at it and said: "It is better to let the young people have some experience. Burhai, you go and take Buchi with you."
Burhai was the son of King Altogai, and Buchi was the grandson of Dayan Khan. After receiving the order, the two young men immediately led six thousand light cavalry and charged towards Wang Yuan.
Although Buchi had never fought in a war, Bulhai was a "veteran" on the battlefield and had participated in Dayan Khan's battle to conquer the right-wing Mongolian lords.
When Wang Yuan saw six thousand bandit cavalry charging towards him, he immediately led his cavalry to retreat to avoid being surrounded by more enemies.
Wei Tianxiang, who had been obedient all the way, finally made trouble.
Wang Yuan ordered a retreat to the northwest, but Wei Tianxiang led two thousand "three thousand battalions" toward the northeast, hoping to join the emperor's army.
"Asshole!"
Wang Yuan quickly led his troops to catch up, and at the same time blew the horn to order Wei Tianxiang to come back.
The enemy and ourselves were divided into three groups and pursued continuously. After running for a while, they gradually moved away from the battlefield. Bulhai took the initiative to stop the pursuit for fear of being lured into an ambush.
When the distance was further extended, Wei Tianxiang also gradually stopped, waiting for Wang Yuan to go over and join him.
Wang Yuan scolded angrily: "Commander Wei, why don't you listen to orders?"
Wei Tianxiang explained with a smile: "Your Majesty does not have many cavalry around you, and now we are close to the battlefield. I want to go back to protect your Majesty's safety."
"I think you are greedy for life and afraid of death, afraid of being too far away from the army!" Wang Yuan was very angry.
Wei Tianxiang put in good words and said: "Governor Wang, please calm down. When this battle is won, I will treat you to a drink when we return to the capital."
"Go and invite the Lord of Hell to a drink." Wang Yuan suddenly galloped off.
Wei Tianxiang was horrified and said: "Governor Wang, you want to..."
"Qiang!"
Wang Yuan drew his sword out of its sheath, and Wei Tianxiang's head fell to the ground. All his cavalry were stunned and speechless.
Yuan Da got off his horse and picked up Wei Tianxiang's head.
Wang Yuan shouted: "Your Majesty has an order, all five thousand cavalry are at my disposal, but anyone who disobeys the military order will be killed without mercy! Yuan Da, Wei Tianxiang has two thousand cavalry under your command, you will command them all."
"Yes!" Yuan Da was very happy.
The cavalry officers in various departments were too frightened to speak.
Wei Tianxiang is the nephew of Wei Bin, one of the "Eight Tigers". He has been known as the third-ranking commander of the Beijing Guards, and his official position is only one level lower than Wang Yuan. Wang Yuan actually kills at will. Who the hell dares to be disobedient again?
"Reform the team!" Wang Yuan ordered.
The five thousand cavalry moved quickly without any hesitation, and quickly formed their formation behind Wang Yuan.
At this moment, Zhu Houzhao's 40,000-strong army was approaching the edge of the battlefield, and Dayan Khan sent a large number of cavalry to harass them.
Wang Yuan took the opportunity to lead his troops straight to the center of the battlefield, where tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry were harassing them with feint attacks on all sides in order to consume the ammunition and arrows of Wang Xun and other troops.
Wang Yuan led five thousand light cavalry and charged out diagonally from the north to the southeast. Seeing this, the enemy cavalry in front of him quickly turned around and formed a team. Buerhai from the west also led troops to kill, and thousands of enemy cavalry from the north came to attack. Wang Yuan
It is very possible to fall into a situation of being surrounded from three sides.
Five thousand Ming Qingqi were frightened by such a situation, but Governor Wang led his troops to charge forward, so they could only follow them bravely.
Wang Yuan's timing was very precise. He had already figured out the enemy cavalry's feint attack pattern through telescope observation. At the moment when the enemy cavalry in the north was feinting and charging, the other two groups of enemy cavalry were running to the east and west respectively. Anyway, these cavalry
After circling around Wang Xun and other troops, Wang Yuan caught a very short gap.
The enemy in front of them had just had time to turn around and had not adjusted their formation at all. Wang Yuan had already ordered the crossbow arrows to be fired.
Facing the enemy's loose light cavalry team, the practicality of the Dragon Bird Sword was far inferior to the horse sword given by the emperor and the wild sword donated by the Japanese. Wang Yuan brandished the super long horse sword and rushed into the enemy's formation first.
He stabbed and knocked down several enemies in an instant, and the cavalry under his command excitedly followed the general in charge.
The two to three thousand Mongolian light cavalry in front of them were defeated and fled. This was not because the Mongolian cavalry was too weak, but it proved that they were all elite and experienced light cavalry, and the less likely they were to die in the face of such a situation. Anyway, their own
Friendly troops are nearby. The best option is to escape and then regroup. Who would risk their lives?
Before Wang Yuan could be surrounded by two groups of enemies behind him, he easily routed the two to three thousand Mongolian cavalry in front of him. Then he continued non-stop, killing the enemies in the east who were responsible for the feint attack. These enemy cavalry did not wait for Wang Yuan to approach.
Sayazi immediately fled the battlefield, because their combat goal was not to fight a tough battle, but was ordered to feign attacks to consume ammunition.
"Woo!"
Seeing that Zhu Houzhao's reinforcements had also arrived, Dayan Khan immediately ordered the retreat by blowing the trumpet. He said to the leaders of the ministries around him: "Whoever can kill this Han cavalry general will be rewarded heavily by this Khan!"
"Wan Sheng, Wan Sheng!"
The army of the Ming Dynasty, which had been besieged for several days, cheered and shouted, and regarded Wang Yuan as an unparalleled warrior. With only 5,000 cavalry, they dared to charge bravely, defeated the enemy army in one move, and rescued more than 10,000 Mongolian soldiers.
Friendly troops surrounded by cavalry.
Ma Sheng was stunned and said: "Is this the f*cking No. 1 Duke? He is even more life-threatening than I am in a fight!"
"Can you compare with Governor Wang?" Xiao Tie immediately sneered.
Shichun said: "That's right, in such a battle situation, you would have run away long ago, and the Mongolian Tatars would not be able to catch up."
Ma Sheng said angrily: "Guanggun, you guys are not all equally virtuous."
Wang Yuan's expression was extremely serious, because Dayan Khan was too decisive. This Mongol Khan not only withdrew the siege quickly, but also lost the looted goods and people, and directly led the army to the west.
Tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry abandoned their wealth and population and once again gained terrifying mobility.
If the fighting continues, the Mongols will fight at will and leave at will, and the Ming army will not be able to stop them. Moreover, these Mongolian cavalry can also make various combat arrangements and look for any opportunity to launch a devastating attack.
The enemy is too cunning and difficult to deal with.
Zhu Luan and Xu Fu, who were trapped on the hill, soon came with two thousand remaining soldiers to join forces and arrived at the battlefield almost at the same time as Zhu Houzhao's army.
Zhu Houzhao stood on the imperial chariot and observed the enemy's situation with a telescope. He was suddenly excited: "The Tatar cavalry is overwhelming. They are indeed the main force of the little Mongolian prince!"