Dayan Khan ordered his guards to blow trumpets frantically to assemble, and gradually, thousands of cavalry gathered around him.
Zhu Houzhao was in a state of high excitement at this moment and had completely lost his mind. He only led the 500 cavalry who had removed their heavy armor to pursue him. When Dayan Khan was able to effectively gather his troops, only Wang Yuan of the Ming army caught up with the 5,000 cavalry, and the rest
All the infantry were left behind by the emperor.
The Ming Dynasty's frontier army in the Zhengde Dynasty was not bad, and the basic quality of the frontier generals was also good. What's more, the generals participating in this battle were all carefully selected by Zhu Houzhao.
"broken!"
Seeing the emperor running further and further away, all the generals calmed down, and their whole bodies were suddenly cold and frightened. They were familiar with the Mongolian cavalry tactics, and Dayan Khan was fully capable of gathering troops midway, and then suddenly killed a carbine, and the previous rout could turn into a
Lure the enemy deeper.
The border generals immediately ordered to stop the pursuit, gathering their soldiers while advancing slowly, and then moved closer to the emperor in a rapid march - if the emperor was counterattacked, they could effectively respond from behind as long as they did not die on the spot.
The emperor and his five hundred cavalrymen were all carefully selected horses.
Not to mention the infantry, even the Ming cavalry couldn't catch up.
Wang Yuan had previously sent orders along the way, which wasted a lot of time. Now he could only let Yuan Da temporarily command the troops, and he chased madly on Ah Hei. By the time he caught up with the emperor, he had already entered the territory of Shuozhou.
I chased him for dozens of miles!
"Your Majesty, stop the pursuit quickly." Wang Yuan ran to Zhu Houzhao's side.
Zhu Houzhao looked back and immediately urged: "Let your soldiers move faster."
Wang Yuan shouted anxiously: "If you pursue me any longer, you will fall into the Tatars' trick of luring the enemy. Your Majesty, please wake up!"
Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment, regained his consciousness instantly, and quickly ordered to stop advancing.
Not far ahead, a Mongolian leader shouted: "Great Khan, the Han emperor is no longer pursuing us!"
In addition to the scattered cavalry, Dayan Khan had more than 20,000 troops at his disposal at this moment. He stopped his defeat halfway because these Tatar cavalry had long been accustomed to feigning defeat.
To lure the enemy, you may be blinded by the terrifying firepower of the Ming army at first, but how can you not recover after running for dozens of miles?
These Tatar cavalry not only regained their morale, but also showed off their acting skills, always pretending to be running away in panic.
Its purpose was nothing more than to disperse the Ming army as much as possible and lure the Han emperor as far away as possible.
Historically, the details of this battle are unknown. It is only said that Zhu Houzhao personally led the army and chased it from Yingzhou to Shuozhou. Suddenly a sandstorm broke out, and both sides had to stop their troops. It is not known that Dayan Khan was lucky enough to escape.
Fortunately, Zhu Houzhao escaped the temptation of the Mongolian cavalry.
Anyway, Zhu Houzhao returned to Beijing with his arms and legs intact, but Dayan Khan died soon after returning to the grassland.
No matter what, now that the butterfly wings have been flapped, the fighting time of both sides has changed. At least today there is no chance of a sandstorm to help rescue the siege.
When Zhu Houzhao and Wang Yuan retreated, Dayan Khan immediately turned around and counterattacked. Amidst the sound of loud horns, the Mongolian cavalry who were fleeing indiscriminately gradually gathered from the two wings, and groups of dozens or hundreds began to harass Zhu Houzhao.
Five hundred leopard cavalry and five thousand light cavalry successfully merged. Wang Yuan waved his hand and gave the order. Instead of returning the same way, he turned around and headed north straight into the mountains.
To the north is the Hongtao Mountains, which stretches for hundreds of miles and is the remnant of the Yinshan Mountains.
Although they didn't know what Wang Yuan was thinking, the emperor and the soldiers all chose to believe Wang Erlang. After running wildly for two quarters of an hour, everyone finally arrived at the mountainous area and ran along the foot of the mountain. Wang Yuan spotted a valley and rushed into it.
The valley is narrow and can only accommodate two or three cavalry running at the same time, making it impossible for large-scale cavalry units to deploy.
After marching in the valley for a quarter of an hour, Wang Yuan suddenly gave an order: "Everyone dismount and conserve their power. Yuan Er, you can continue to advance with a few cavalry to see what's going on inside."
Outside the valley.
"Great Khan, do you want to pursue me?" asked a tribal leader.
Dayan Khan was hesitant. Once he entered the valley, the Mongolian cavalry tactics would have to be blinded. If the emperor could not be captured in a short time, when the Ming army arrived, all the cavalry chasing after them would be blocked and suffered heavy losses from the Ming army.
front and back attacks.
But in the valley was the Han emperor. If he missed this opportunity, there would be no possibility of seizing the emperor in the future.
It’s so hard to choose!
Dayan Khan succeeded to the throne at the age of seven and married his nominal grandmother, the second wife of his grandfather. With the assistance of his wife and grandmother, Dayan Khan began to conquer the more powerful Oara tribe before he took charge.
Then, Dayan Khan conquered the three guards of Duoyan, and together with the three guards of Duoyan, defeated Yisi Mayin and took back his biological mother.
At this time, Dayan Khan was only thirteen years old.
He took charge of the government at the age of fourteen, abolished the Northern Yuan regime, and restored the old system of Genghis Khan. Then he conquered Ordos, Tumote and other tribes, and reunified Mongolia. He was regarded as the leader of the Mongolian resurgence, and everyone called him "the second Genghis Khan".
As of now, Dayan Khan is only forty-four years old!
Over the years, Dayan Khan has been conquering the north and south, and he has never suffered such heavy losses as today. Nearly five thousand Mongolian light cavalry were either killed on the spot or died in the rout. Even the first officer under his command
All the brave generals were killed.
Dayan Khan really couldn't swallow this bad breath, not to mention that there was an emperor tempting him.
"Arsu, you lead 15,000 cavalry to harass the Ming army behind," Dayan Khan immediately ordered. "We are not asking for casualties, but mainly to hold them back. Find a few people who understand Chinese and shout in front of the formation, '
"The Emperor of the Han Dynasty is dead, and the Ming army must be in panic. If there is no chance to defeat him in one fell swoop, they will continue to harass and lead the Ming army towards Shuozhou, making them mistakenly think that the Han emperor has gone to Shuozhou."
Arsu, also known as "Arsuborot", whose full name is "I Zhehuang Taiji Bo'er Ji Jin", is the fourth son of Dayan Khan and his grandmother. He is currently the leader of the Duolun Tumed tribe.
His territory is the Hetao area.
When the fourth son Arsu led his troops to leave, Dayan Khan immediately led more than ten thousand cavalry and dived into the unfamiliar valley.
Wang Yuan sent two soldiers to climb to the top of the mountain and blow the horns in turn to attract the Ming army to come closer.
When Dayan Khan led his troops into the valley, Yuan Da, who was responsible for exploring the way forward, sent someone back to report: "Your Majesty, Governor Wang, there is an open area a few miles ahead, and there are even several households living in the mountains."
"Go!" Wang Yuan ordered immediately.
Zhu Houzhao did not interrupt at this time. He was reflecting on his mistakes and handed over all military power to Wang Yuan.
More than five thousand cavalry, including men and horses, quickly passed through the narrow area. The front suddenly became clear, and Wang Yuan also saw smoke rising from the hillside.
Zhu Houzhao finally became happy and showed no fear at all. He even said with a smile: "This place is easy to defend but difficult to attack. One man can guard the pass, and ten thousand men cannot open it!"
It is indeed very well defended. The valley where we came from can only allow two or three riders to ride side by side, but here more than ten people can stand side by side.
Wang Yuan was very lucky. This was an excellent terrain. No matter how many Mongolian Tatars came, they would still have to line up to fight.
Of course, if he was unlucky and the whole army was in dire straits, Wang Yuan would order to abandon his horses and take the emperor to the mountains to fight guerrillas.
Instead of returning the same way, he led the cavalry into the valley. The reason was that he was afraid of encountering the enemy when he returned. If Dayan Khan ambushed thousands of cavalry in Yingzhou, most of the pure infantry troops of the Ming army would not be able to stop him.
It will inevitably be attacked from both sides.
The fact is also true. Balsborot, the third son of Dayan Khan, led tens of thousands of cavalry to cover up the attack, but was repulsed by the sharp spear battalion and the divine machine battalion. He immediately took a detour towards Shuozhou, and there would be no time for him along the way.
The entire group of Zuo Qin's troops was defeated, and after a period of pursuit, they continued to advance.
The other Ming army units organized their troops to block the attack. Seeing that there was no chance of a surprise attack, Balsborot rushed to Shuozhou to join Dayan Khan.
If Wang Yuan chooses to return the same way, he will definitely run into Balsbroat.
When Wang Yuan came to the relatively open valley, he immediately ordered his soldiers to cut down trees and move stones to block the narrow valley behind him. Then he sent someone to "invite" the mountain people, raised his hands and asked: "Fellow fellows, we are the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.
, is there any other way out of the valley?"
The mountain people were so frightened that they were trembling and dared not speak.
Zhu Houzhao took off his jade belt, handed it to an older mountain man, and said kindly: "Old man, is there any other way out of the valley?"
The old man knelt down and kowtowed and said: "General... General, there is indeed a mountain road over there, but it cannot be accessed by horseback. You can walk out of the mountain in two days, and then you will reach Shanyin County in half an hour."
Zhu Houzhao immediately took off his jade pendant and handed it to two Baofang confidants: "When you arrive in Shanyin County, immediately ride your horse to report the news and lead the army to block these Tatars in the valley!"