The leaders of Mongolia's southern invasion this time were one named Mergen, another named Gegen, and another named Kunduliha.
Mergen is the "Jinang" in the history books, just because he is the deputy khan of Mongolia, and the deputy khan is "Jinong" in Mongolian. Due to the transliteration error, Mergen became the lucky nang.
Gegen was the later "Ada Khan", and Anda means sworn brother. Emperor Longqing named him King Ada Khan of Shunyi, which means "Prince Khan, the sworn brother of Emperor Longqing", and was referred to as Anda Khan.
Kunduliha was the leader of the Karaqin Mongolia, and the Ming Dynasty called him the "old capital".
For the convenience of reading, we call them Ji Nang, An Da, Lao Badu.
Ji Nang is 21 years old, I am 20 years old, and Lao Ba is 17 years old. Although the three brothers are young, they have already become a powerful force in the grassland. Three years ago, they led troops to conquer the Ulliangha tribe.
The old court of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and the surrounding vast grasslands (now central Mongolia) have been recovered.
Its jurisdiction extends from Ulaanbaatar in the north to the Hetao area in the south.
"Brother, we have been calling all the way, but there is no movement from the Ming army. It seems that the person who reported the news is telling the truth." Ida said happily.
Ji Nang was also very satisfied: "The internal strife of the Ming army is a great opportunity for us."
The boss all laughed: "This time I will rob the entire Datong!"
From the conversation between the three brothers, we know that the Ming Dynasty's border troops came to report the Mongol army's move south this time.
In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, Datong was the leader of the Nine Borders, with the largest number of soldiers, the highest military expenditure, and the most serious degree of corruption.
Historically, during the Jiajing period alone, four mutinies broke out in Datong Town. During the third mutiny, they even actively colluded with Mongolia to go south. This was nothing more than using foreign enemies to demonstrate their own importance, forcing the court to agree to excessive conditions when recruiting, and at the same time demanding more money.
A lot of food and wages were transported from Beijing.
The Jiajing Dynasty was so bad, firstly because of the hidden dangers left by Zhu Houzhao, and secondly because of the serious internal strife in the Dali Conference.
Because Zhu Houzhao was very successful and promoted too many senior generals, the value of military attaches was seriously devalued and the normal promotion of military generals was destroyed. Zhu Houzhao preferred Jiang Bin and eunuchs? And he liked to promote military attaches to super-levels? So the general soldiers and deputy general soldiers of Datong Town,
As long as these positions are given to Jiang Bin, the eunuch can obtain them by paying generous bribes.
Senior generals rose to power by giving money. After getting the official position, they naturally exploited the soldiers crazily, and the situation in the border towns deteriorated rapidly. For example, in the Battle of Yingzhou, Wang Xun, the general of Datong, whose military exploits were second only to Wang Yuan, because the money given was not enough, the war ended.
Was promoted and demoted secretly? He was replaced by a cunning and cunning Zhu Zhen.
However, during the Jiajing Dynasty's great ceremony, civil servants fought with each other and had no time to worry about border affairs. The political struggle even affected border generals? This in turn aggravated the hidden dangers left by the Zhengde Dynasty.
Does Wang Yuan exist in this time and space? Jiang Bin died earlier, and there was no great etiquette. Logically speaking, it should be better.
However, Zhu Houzhao chose to regain Daning and went to Liaodong to fight.
The two foreign wars before and after required a large amount of military spending, and the transportation to Beijing in Datong Town was almost cut off. Unable to receive central subsidies, the generals intensified their efforts to squeeze the soldiers. The situation in Datong was even more serious than in the early Jiajing years - transportation to Beijing was not necessary.
It is only a temporary measure for the central government to subsidize military expenses due to insufficient frontline funds.
During the Jiajing Dynasty, it was because Datong was completely corrupted that it turned Beijing Transport into a fixed project. It relied entirely on the central government to spend money to maintain the stability of Datong.
If it weren't for the "Anda tribute" of the Long Qing Dynasty? Given the degree of corruption in Datong Town, I'm afraid the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty would have been even shorter. It was a palace ethics drama, and Anda Khan fell in love with his granddaughter (and granddaughter-in-law), and he really
After being snatched away, the grandson who was cuckolded by his grandfather defected to the Ming Dynasty...
To sum up, Datong Town has been completely corrupted. It must either be completely reformed and rectified according to Wang Yuan's ideas, or it must be stabilized by central government funding like Jiajing in history (one Datong Town, by the end of Jiajing, actually received more than 70% of central military funding).
"Brother, since the Ming army can't get out of the forts, let's fight outside and get back." Although I'm a year younger, I have a more stable character, "Datong Town is too strong, it's impossible for us to capture it."
Ji Nang has always been stubborn, resolute, violent and cruel. He said: "According to the intelligence of the Ming army, as long as we plunder everywhere, the governor Xi Shu will have to send troops. If he does not come out of the city to fight us, everything in the Ming Dynasty will be ruined this time."
Any losses or charges will be placed on his head! So, plunder severely and make more noise, the better, to lure Xi Shu out of Datong City."
Ida thought about it carefully and said with a smile: "As long as Xi Shu's army is destroyed, Datong City will be empty of troops, and if other Ming armies don't come to rescue, Datong City can be easily defeated!"
The bosses all said: "There is a lot of money and food in Datong City, which is enough for us to live for several years."
The more the three brothers thought about it, the more excited they became. That was Datong City, the headquarters of Shanxi Xingdusi and Datong General Army. All the grain and grass in Datong Town must be transported here first for storage! This is a special military reserve and is not linked to local finance.
It is managed by the Ministry of War, the garrison eunuchs and the Shanxi Xingdu Division.
Once Datong City is breached and the army's grain and grass are snatched away, all the officers and soldiers in Datong Town will be hungry. Not only can they rob countless people, but they can also weaken the strength of the Ming army and go wherever they want in the future.
The 60,000 Mongolian army wreaked havoc in the northeastern part of Datong Town, and marched southward from the eastern part of Datong City in a swagger. They marched very slowly, for fear that Xi Shu would not be able to catch up if they were moving too fast.
Nowadays, the officials of Shanxi Xingdu Division have been singled out by Xi Shu.
Xi Shu had enough reasons to impeach them. Even if corruption was not mentioned, those military attachés abandoned the city and fled twice in a row, leaving Datong City and its military grain reserves to the mutinous soldiers.
If recruitment is carried out normally, it is natural to stabilize the officials in the capital and use the capital to suppress generals at all levels.
But since Wang Yuan wants to completely rectify the situation, Dusi must be captured. Needless to say, all Dusi officials have been exiled, and the new officials have not yet arrived to take office, so Xi Shu has the final say in everything for the time being!
Zhu Zhen, the commander-in-chief of Datong, died in the rebellion some time ago, and Li Jin, the deputy commander-in-chief, is in the left guard city of Datong. Datong Fucheng is now completely controlled by Xi Shu.
The fifteen Wu Jinshi transferred from the central government were all placed in the vanguard and rear guard of Datong to reorganize the local soldiers.
Ten thousand people were left to guard the city. Xi Shu personally led eight thousand Baofang soldiers, twelve thousand Datong soldiers and auxiliary troops, and took the initiative to go out of the city to intercept the sixty thousand Mongolian army.
The two sides met at the foot of Baishan Mountain, where Liu Bang was surrounded!
Ji Nang, An Da and Lao Ba are both armed with a telescope.
Putting down the telescope, Ji Nang smiled and said: "The Ming army has so many chariots, I want to hide behind the chariots and be like a tortoise."
The old generals all said: "The Ming army was like this during the battle. Without the car formation, they would not dare to leave the city."
Ida suggested: "While their footing is not stable, launch an attack immediately!"
"I think so too." Ji Nang immediately sent troops.
Ida led 15,000 cavalry and circled to the east of the Ming army.
The old commander led 15,000 cavalry and circled to the south of the Ming army.
Ji Nang led 20,000 cavalry and attacked the Ming army's formation from the front.
The remaining 10,000 cavalry were divided into several groups to roam the battlefield, serving as a reserve team to look for opportunities to make up for mistakes, and at the same time responsible for guarding the looted goods and people.
As for the west side of the Ming army, it is Baishan Mountain.
Before formally engaging the enemy, Xi Shu, on Pan Gui's suggestion, approached Baishan Mountain and planned to form a formation to defend against the enemy.
The Mongolian cavalry came too fast. Ji Nang did not wait for his two younger brothers to get around him, and charged directly with 20,000 cavalry. At this moment, the Ming army's chariots had just set up their formation, and the various small horse-repelling facilities in the chariots were still there.
Didn't take it out.
"lasso!"
Pan Gui shouted and waved the flag wildly.
Two iron chains were hung between the chariots, about as high as a man's waist. As for other horse-repelling equipment, it was too late to place them because the time from encountering the enemy to engaging the enemy was too short.
The melee infantry stepped forward one after another, blocking the gaps between the chariots and behind the iron chains. They held their weapons and all knelt down on one knee, leaving the height of their upper bodies open, which made it easier for the friendly troops in the back to shoot.
"Flan cannon, blunderbuss!"
Each Franco machine gun is equipped with ten sub-guns, which are similar to rifle magazines. The sub-guns have already been loaded with shells, and they can be fired directly after inserting the mother gun. The gunpowder residue after shooting is also basically in the sub-guns.
, there is no need to temporarily clean the barrel, just replace the gun and you can shoot again.
"Boom boom boom boom!"
Thirty Folang machine guns were fired at the 20,000 Mongolian cavalry from a mile away.
These are the elite gunners of the Leopard Room. It only takes about 15 seconds on average to complete the operation of changing the musket. During this 15-second interval of changing ammunition, the deputy gunner also adjusts the height of the barrel. After improvements from the physics school, these Buddhas
The Lang cannon can be adjusted up or down simply by shaking the handle.
"Boom boom boom boom!"
The sound of artillery sounded again on the battlefield, and at the same time there was the sound of flintlock guns.
Again, two rounds of artillery fire and one round of musket fire did not cause much direct damage to the enemy. However, the formation of the 20,000 Mongolian cavalry began to be chaotic. Some rushed fast, some rushed slowly, and many others
During the charge, he was tripped by a horse corpse.
Ji Nang would not be stupid enough to charge directly into the formation. He organized this charge to cause deterrence and instant cavalry shooting to cause casualties and chaos. When approaching the Ming army's formation, he had to slow down and turn. Moreover, the 20,000 cavalry were also divided into
Four groups, one after another, took turns attacking the cavalry and shooting, disrupting the enemy with continuous offensives.
As a result, the first group was in chaos. They rushed closer and closer, and had to slow down and turn away.
The Ming army's artillery had no time to fire the third shot, but the archers suddenly launched an attack. The infantry bow had a longer range than the horse bow, and the arrows were thrown before the Mongolian cavalry. Ji Nang's charging troops became even more chaotic.
The first group of 5,000 enemy cavalry that charged had already become chaotic when they entered the cavalry shooting range. They shot a hasty arrow, causing a small amount of damage to the Ming army, and then immediately slowed down and turned in front of the formation, leaving the fighting position to those behind.
The second group of friendly troops.
However, fighting is not a video game, and it cannot be done with just a drag of the mouse.
Slowing down in disguise is already a difficult operation, but it becomes very clumsy and slow due to the chaos of the formation, and it immediately becomes the target of the second round of firecrackers.
Since the first group of 5,000 Mongolian cavalry could not change direction quickly and left, the second group of 5,000 Mongolian cavalry could only accelerate in advance. The third and fourth groups even began to hesitate, not knowing whether they should
Charge according to the original plan.
At this moment, thirty artillery pieces launched a third salvo, targeting the Mongolian cavalry who were blocked behind.
The 20,000 cavalrymen led by Ji Nang fell into complete chaos.
However, the 15,000 cavalry commanded by Anda launched a flanking charge against the Ming army at the right time, and the cavalry troops in the old capital were about to complete their encirclement.
After three rounds of volleys, the artillery of the Ming army was carried by the artillery auxiliary and turned to aim at the enemy coming from the side, where the artillery soldiers were also waiting.
Only the rear military formation is the most dangerous. It is mainly composed of local Datong soldiers, and they are newly reorganized troops. Many of them also participated in the two mutinies. Fortunately, Ji Nang rushed too fast, otherwise he would wait for the old soldiers to get around them, and then join forces again.
Charge, the Ming army's rear line is likely to be overwhelmed.
Anda, who was responsible for the flank charge, encountered the same situation as his brother again. Due to the strong firepower of the Ming army, they were beaten into chaos after approaching. Under this situation, even if the Mongolian cavalry did not leave in the same direction, they would still be beaten by the car.
He was blocked by the formation, and then he was stabbed wildly by melee infantrymen with spears.
In just two frontal and flank charges, the Mongolian cavalry lost nearly 2,000 troops, while only a few unlucky ones of the Ming army were shot to death.
Blow the trumpet to reorganize the team.
Ida ran over on horseback and said with a gray face: "Brother, we can't charge, the Ming army has powerful firearms!"
Ji Nang, on the other hand, was very stubborn: "Let's attack from three sides and charge directly into the formation. Their firearms can only shoot two or three times, and if they rush in, they will be useless sticks. If we charge from three sides, we will surely defeat them in one battle!"
I hesitated to answer, he was only a member of ten thousand households, while my brother was the deputy khan of Mongolia and thirty thousand households.
Soon, the old commander in charge of the encirclement also received the exact military order from Ji Nang.
The three-sided charge began, and the tens of thousands of cavalry responsible for forcing the charge were all collateral tribes under the jurisdiction of the three brothers. It didn't matter if these people died, since they were not direct tribes anyway, and they could strengthen the three brothers' dominance over the grassland.
But no one was a fool. The cavalry sent to die all deliberately controlled the speed of their horses, and immediately turned and fled when they encountered concentrated fire. Only the cavalry behind them rushed closer, because they were Datong soldiers defending, but when they encountered
No one dared to rush through the car formation.
Ji Nang was furious, organized his team again, and killed more than a dozen leaders of small tribes on the spot to establish his authority.
Historically, this guy suffered countless defeats in the Ming Dynasty, and several of his sons were beheaded one after another. However, he continued to invade southward. It was not until his son died and he became older that he became depressed, drinking and having fun all day long, and wielding power.
He was snatched away by his younger brother Anda.
The twenty-one-year-old Ji Nang was at his most ferocious. He killed more than ten tribal leaders in a row, but no one dared to object again. The miscellaneous tribal cavalry came to die.
Two iron chains were connected between all the chariots. The Mongolian cavalry, which had been disrupted by long-range firepower, crashed into them with their men and horses, while the rear ends of the chariots were firmly pressed into the soil.
The horses and cavalry rushing in front were instantly overturned, causing a huge impact and causing some damage to the chariots.
The infantry of the Ming army held long spears more than three meters long, and stabbed at the enemies who were still alive through the chariots and chains.
Rout!
Not to mention ancient cavalry, even modern cavalry would be defeated if they suffered such damage.
How could those miscellaneous tribal death squads remember the deputy khan's orders? All those who had the chance to escape fled.
It was the rear formation defended by the local soldiers of Datong. With the chariots as a barrier, it also perfectly blocked the charge of the old capital. It took time for the Mongolian cavalry to get around. The Ming army's rear formation had all the horse-resistance facilities put up and was even fighting.
The open space in front of the car was sprinkled with caltrops.
"Brother, I can't fight you!" I begged.
Ji Nang put away the telescope and said with a smile: "How can we not fight? The Ming army's chariot array has been damaged a little bit. As long as we charge twice more, the Ming army will have no more chariots to use."
I replied: "Don't mention it twice, even if you charge again, no one in our army will dare."
Ji Nang knew that he could no longer kill people to establish his authority. He raised his scimitar and said: "Mongolian warriors, we are the descendants of Genghis Khan, and we are the eagles in the sky. The Han people are cowardly and have nothing to fear. Anyone who has the courage to follow me and charge!"
"
As the Deputy Khan of Mongolia and the supreme commander of the entire right-wing Mongolia, this guy actually wanted to personally lead the team to charge into the car formation.
Not only did Ji Nang charge by himself, but he also asked his two younger brothers to charge as well. In his opinion, a large number of Ming army chariots had been destroyed by the charge, and another attack would definitely destroy the entire opponent's army.
The idea is very good, and if implemented strictly, it may actually achieve results.
However, Ji Nang's two younger brothers, An Da and Lao Ba, were both afraid of death. Under pressure from their brothers, they had no choice but to take the lead and charge, agreeing to attack from three sides together. However, the two of them ran away halfway through the charge.
Only Ji Nangtoutie really led the team to the end.
But when there were still twenty steps away, a cavalryman in front was shot by a bow and arrow. The horse was so painful that it threw its owner away. The cavalryman flew high and landed on the neck of Ji Nang's horse, killing Ji Nang and his horse.
Knocked over.
"Jinong (Deputy Khan) is dead!"
The guards around Ji Nang were shocked. Some immediately turned to escape, and some wanted to dismount and snatch the leader's body.
Ji Nang was actually not dead, but his mount fell sideways and pinned his right leg. At the same time, his head was dizzy due to the high-speed fall from the horse. Suddenly he felt the ground behind him shaking. Ji Nang subconsciously shrank his neck to avoid it, and the horse's hoof stepped on it.
passed by his ear.
Then another horse jumped up, tripping over the reins of Ji Nang's mount. When the rider flipped over, he also dragged Ji Nang's mount forward half a step.
Ji Nang finally regained his freedom, but his leg bones were broken by his mount and he could only crawl on the ground.
Several die-hard guards who dismounted to rescue were all knocked over by friendly horses. On the contrary, Ji Nang himself was fine.
"Jinong (Deputy Khan) is dead!"
"Jinong (Deputy Khan) is dead!"
The news spread like a virus, and tens of thousands of Mongolian troops chose to flee one after another. In fact, they have only lost a few thousand people so far.
"Chase the enemy!"
Xi Shu drew his sword and shouted.
The Central Cavalry and the Datong Cavalry, which totaled only more than two thousand cavalry, under the command of Zheng Hu, immediately pursued and killed tens of thousands of enemy troops.
As long as you don't chase too deep, there won't be any danger.
Because this was the "death" of the Mongolian leader, the cavalry of each tribe only knew how to run for their lives, even throwing away the looted goods and people. Tens of thousands of cavalry fled in panic. In ancient times with backward communication methods, even military geniuses would not be able to
Effectively gather troops.
Ji Nang was still crawling in front of the formation. When he regained his consciousness, he found that there were human and dead bodies all around him.
The infantry of the Ming Army were carrying out the vehicle formation and were being organized by officers to clean the battlefield.
One of the soldiers shouted: "Here is a Tatar general alive!"