Because Wang Yuan had taken away all the cavalry and gathered them into a team of 5,000 light cavalry, leaving only the generals and a few personal soldiers who could ride horses.
At this time, the quality of the generals was demonstrated. Seeing that the entire Mongol Tatar army had withdrawn, and countless broken troops ran out of the mountains, most of the border generals abandoned their soldiers and "rescued" them. Firstly, the rescue was successful, and secondly,
How can you be willing to advance slowly with infantry when you are trying to steal a head?
Even Zhang Xi, the always steady veteran, could not suppress his desire to make meritorious deeds at this moment. He rode his horse and galloped wildly with his whip, his gray beard swaying in the wind.
Wang Xun, the commander-in-chief of Datong, and Zhu Zhen, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu, did not dare to abandon their troops.
They have merit for killing the enemy, and they have merit for winning this battle. But if the Tatars come back and defeat most of the Ming army, they will be the number one targets for accountability.
When Wang Xun and Zhu Zhen gathered their troops and marched in an orderly manner, they were very surprised to find that the sharpshooting battalion and artillery team were always in neat formation, and not a single general or soldier rushed out of the formation.
The Sharp Spear Battalion consists of six thousand soldiers trained by Wang Yuan personally, and one thousand of them have been replaced with fresh blood long ago.
Wang Xun clasped his fists towards Pan Gui and said, "Commander Pan is calm in battle, wins without being arrogant, he really has the style of a general!"
Pan Gui said with a smile: "It was all trained by Wang Xianggong's spanking, punishment of running, and deprivation of food."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Wang Xun and Zhu Zhen laughed immediately.
Zhu Zhen said: "Governor Wang is not only unparalleled in bravery, but he also seems to be very clever in training troops and selecting generals."
Pan Gui was just a gangster with military status before. He met Wang Yuan when he first entered the military camp. This guy was beaten a lot and the whole team was often not allowed to eat. After going back and forth, he actually became calm.
And because when facing the rebel Qi Yanming, Pan Gui did not kill a single enemy and only defended tightly at the critical moment, so he was recommended by Wang Yuan for rapid promotion. From then on, he put discipline first when leading his troops, and it can be said that he tasted the benefits.
It can also be said that he was successfully trained by Wang Yuan.
The frontline generals, personal soldiers and a small number of sentries totaled less than 200 people. They collided head-on with the broken Mongolian troops. These broken troops fled from the valley one after another. At least two or three people came to the wilderness at this moment.
thousand.
Two to three thousand Mongolian troops broke out, some fled for their lives on horseback, and some ran wildly.
They had long been frightened. Although their number was ten times that of the Ming army in front of them, they did not dare to fight at all and immediately scattered in all directions.
And those Ming Dynasty generals also transformed into brave men and directly killed the enemy who was ten times their own. The horseless Mongolian troops were the first to suffer disaster. They were chased by the Ming army and hacked to death. Their heads were cut off and they continued to pursue.
However, Zhu Houzhao was blocked at the entrance of the valley. Because he had already left the valley, he was no longer afraid of being trampled to death by his own people. So the Ming light cavalry committed an old habit one by one. After killing the enemy, they immediately cut off their heads, and instead killed the friendly troops behind them.
Blocked layer by layer.
"You are not allowed to dismount," Zhu Houzhao yelled angrily, "This battle is only about military merit. Regardless of the first merit (merits will be counted based on the head), please mount your horse and kill the enemy for me, the general!"
If it were any other general, the soldiers would not listen at all.
But Zhu Houzhao was the emperor after all. The emperor said that regardless of the first merit, cutting off human heads was of no use. Under Zhu Houzhao's repeated urging, the cavalry mounted their horses one after another, each targeting the enemy to pursue them.
Zhu Houzhao naturally pursued him with his sword, surrounded by more than ten leopard troopers.
The emperor's mount was not inferior to that of Wang Yuan. He accelerated and ran faster and faster, with only a few Leopard Room cavalry following him. He slashed an enemy who fell off his horse to death with his sword, and shouted excitedly: "I have killed two of them with my own hands."
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There was another wild chase, and with only two followers left, Zhu Houzhao once again found someone who had fallen off the horse.
This man had a tender face and a young appearance, and his legs were pressed by a dead horse. When he saw Zhu Houzhao swinging his sword, he quickly shouted in Mongolian: "Don't kill me, I am Buchi, the grandson of the Great Khan!"
One of the two Leopard Room cavalry following Zhu Houzhao happened to be a Mongolian and immediately shouted: "Your Majesty, don't kill this person!"
Zhu Houzhao was a little confused, but when he saw Bu Chi's leather robe and fur hat, he knew he was a Mongolian nobleman. He immediately reined in his horse, put a knife on Bu Chi's neck, and said with great pride: "This general captured a Mongolian leader alive."
The Mongolian attendant smiled and explained: "Your Majesty, this man is the grandson of Dayan Khan."
"The grandson of Dayan Khan?" Zhu Houzhao stopped chasing the enemy and said to the Mongolian attendants, "Ask him which grandson of Dayan Khan he is."
The Mongolian attendant asked: "Which grandson of Dayan Khan are you?"
Bu Chi was so happy that he felt that he could save his life, and he quickly said: "I am the eldest grandson of the Great Khan. My father is dead, and I should inherit the throne from now on."
The Mongolian attendant immediately translated, making Zhu Houzhao laugh up to the sky with joy. He stood up with his sword and said: "My general actually captured the great grandson of the Mongol Khan alive. This is an unparalleled feat! Get him up and treat him quickly. Don't die."
From here, I, the general, will take him back to Beijing to present him to the Imperial Ancestral Temple!"
Zhu Houzhao rode his royal horse and took the captives back slowly, and found that the generals were looking for the emperor everywhere.
"My general is here, don't panic." Zhu Houzhao smiled and ordered the troops to gather.
The first person to run up was General Zheng Piao. He dismounted and knelt down on one knee: "Long live your Majesty, your Majesty, Zheng Piao, is too late to save me!"
Zhu Houzhao was in a good mood at the moment and said with approval: "Your name is Zheng Piao? Get up, I will remember you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zheng Piao was so excited that his whole body was shaking.
Immediately afterwards, Zhu Luan, the deputy commander-in-chief of Yansui, and Zhou Zheng, the guerrilla general, both came to pay homage to the emperor, and were also praised by Zhu Houzhao.
After a while, three eunuchs, Zhang Yong, Zhang Zhong, and Wei Bin, were escorted over by Zhang Min, the deputy general of Datong.
"Your Majesty, I finally found you, woo woo woo!"
The three eunuchs cried and knelt in front of the emperor and refused to get up to show their loyalty and filial piety.
It's a pity that they completely misexpressed their feelings. Mr. Zhu Shou, the mighty general of the governor's military affairs and the chief soldier of the army, was full of heroism at this moment. How could he like the childish behavior of crying and howling? He kicked Zhang Yong to the ground and scolded him.
: "Everyone, stand up for me, General. This battle is a great victory. We should celebrate. Are you mourning?"
The three eunuchs quickly got up, put on their smiling faces, knelt down again and said: "Congratulations to the mighty general on his great victory, for his unparalleled martial arts achievements!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Zhu Houzhao laughed and said: "Let's all be safe, everyone will be rewarded in this battle."
Jiang Bin, Xu Tai, Xiao Chu and other generals also rushed over and called for help. They were too late and were praised by Zhu Houzhao.
Zhu Houzhao pointed at Bu Chi and said: "My dear friends, let's take a guess, who is this person captured by this general?"
"The mighty general is wise and powerful, I dare not make any guesses." Everyone replied quickly.
Zhu Houzhao held his head high and revealed the answer to the mystery: "This is Buchi, the great grandson of Tatar."
Everyone was shocked and overjoyed.
For such a great achievement, even if he was not captured by them, the reward would definitely be more generous. What's more, this person was captured by the emperor himself. Looking at the joyful look on his face, he knew that he would be generously rewarded after he returned.
Zhu Houming smiled brightly in his heart, but at this moment he showed regret: "What a pity, we only captured the eldest grandson of the little Mongolian prince (Dayan Khan), but let that hateful little Mongolian prince run away!"
Jiang Bin quickly said: "Don't worry about the mighty general, it is not easy to capture a Tatar grandson alive. Although the little Mongolian prince is a barbarian, he is also a heroic leader of the grassland. The Mongolians call him 'Genghis Khan'. What is the second one?"
Is it so easy to catch? His Majesty personally led the expedition and defeated the little Mongolian prince face to face. His martial arts skills have surpassed those of Taizu, Taizong and Emperor Xuanzong!"
"Long live your Majesty, long live, long live!" Zhang Yong suddenly knelt down and shouted.
Other eunuchs and generals also shouted long live the mountain, and they couldn't miss the opportunity to flatter him anyway.
Hearing the shout of "Long Live" that shook the whole country, Zhu Houzhao was suddenly so proud that he wished he could raise his horse to the sky and howl.
"Da da da da!"
Wang Yuan suddenly came riding on horseback. Before he could kneel down on one knee, Zhu Houzhao grabbed his hand and asked happily: "Erlang, you are finally here. Guess who I captured with my own hands?"
Wang Yuan glanced over and saw two heads hanging on the emperor's mount - one of which was chopped off yesterday, and Zhu Houzhao was reluctant to throw it away in the mountains.
Next to the mount, a Mongolian noble was being escorted.
Before Wang Yuan could reply, Bu Chi had already seen Dayan Khan's head and immediately howled: "E Bo Ge!"
Zhu Houzhao asked the Mongolian attendant beside him: "What is he shouting?"
The Mongolian attendant replied: "He is calling grandpa."
Zhu Houzhao laughed: "Don't call me grandpa, even if he recognizes this general as his ancestor, he has to be captured and brought back to the capital to present to the Imperial Ancestral Temple."
Wang Yuan turned around silently, took off Dayan Khan's head, knelt on one knee and said: "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and he commanded the battle well. He defeated the Tatar army in the deep valley and killed the little Mongolian prince in the rebel army. Chen Te found the Mongolian prince.
The prince’s head, please see it for verification by your majesty!”
"What?"
"Is this the head of the little Mongolian prince?"
"Did I hear wrongly?"
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Both the eunuchs and the generals were extremely shocked at this moment, and they all turned their heads to look at Dayan Khan's head.
This was Dayan Khan who unified Mongolia at a young age and harassed the borders of the Ming Dynasty for decades! He died like this? How could he die like this!
Zhu Houzhao was also stunned and stood on the spot. After a long time, he came to his senses and laughed forward and backward: "Hahahahahaha..." He laughed so hard that his stomach hurt. He took the head and said, "This man was killed by Erlang."
, I will not take the credit from you. You and I, the emperor and my ministers, can kill the little Mongolian prince with one person, and capture the Tatar grandson with another person. This battle will be a great success."
Wang Yuan was also shocked and asked: "Is this man the eldest grandson of Dayan Khan?"
Zhu Houzhao held his head high and said with a smile: "Exactly, and I captured it with my own hands."
Wang Yuan said: "Let's ask about the situation in Tatar."
Zhu Houzhao immediately asked the Mongolian attendants to ask, but Bu Chi did not dare to hide anything and spoke in a whisper.
Dayan Khan had eleven sons in total, but there were only seven legitimate sons, all of whom were enfeoffed into Mongolian households.
The eldest son and the second son were twins. The eldest son died of illness and the second son died of an assassination. The third son served as deputy khan and had half of the Mongolian troops. The other sons were invincible.
After Wang Yuan heard this, he said to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, you should send someone to escort the Tatar grandson back to the grassland."
Zhu Houzhao was a little unhappy: "General, I finally caught him, how can I just let him go?"
Wang Yuan reminded: "As long as this person is released, Mongolia will definitely be in chaos, and the Ming Dynasty's border will be worry-free from now on."
Zhu Houzhao instantly understood that if Bu Chi returned to the grassland smoothly, the situation in Mongolia would be similar to that of Zhu Di and Zhu Yunzhen.
Although the third son Balsbrot has half of the Mongolian army, Buchi is the most orthodox successor to the Great Khan. In order to prevent being eaten by the third brother, the other sons of Dayan Khan will definitely support their nephew Buchi as the Great Khan.
sweat.
Historically, Tatar was divided into two parts.
Balsborough became a self-proclaimed khan, and he was the father of Anta Khan!
Bu Chi succeeded to the throne and was called Bodi Khan, the ancestor of Lin Dan Khan!
Although Zhu Houzhao was a little reluctant to part with him, he was still able to handle such important matters and immediately ordered: "After returning to the Datong Mansion of the Normal University, immediately escort this person back to the grassland to inherit the throne!"