Chapter 426 The chief executive has three seconds to reach the battlefield! 【1 more】
Yang Yiqing's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately nodded to a guard beside him.
Yang Yiqing naturally knew about Chu Yi's besieging Ballsboro in Taiyuan, but only Yang Yiqing knew about it.
After all, for such a secret matter, no one knows whether there is any spy from Dayan Khan in the Xuan Mansion.
Xuanfu is not far from Taiyuan. If Dayan Khan gets the news, once he leads his army to Taiyuan, it will definitely disrupt Chu Yi's layout.
Thanks to Dayan Khan's great trust in Balsbrot's abilities, he didn't pay much attention to Balsbrot's men. Otherwise, the news of Chu Yi's appearance in Taiyuan was absolutely impossible.
Escaped Dayan Khan's gaze.
Of course, even if Dayan Khan knew the news that Chu Yi was going to besiege Balsboro, he probably wouldn't take it to heart. After all, no one would believe that tens of thousands of elite Tatar cavalry would be wiped out in a single battle.
Therefore, even if Dayan Khan knew about it, Dayan Khan could at most send a small number of troops to respond to Balsbroat. As for the whole army coming to respond, it was simply impossible.
At this time, Chu Yi sent someone to send an urgent confidential letter. Yang Yiqing naturally wondered whether Chu Yi's plan to block Balsborot had come to an end.
Yang Yiqing is naturally very concerned about whether he can win the Balsborough Division in one battle. If he really captures the Balsborough Division as planned by Chu Yi, then what will happen to him?
For the Ming Dynasty, this was definitely a great victory rarely seen in a hundred years. At the same time, it could also defeat the morale of the Tatars in one battle.
Slowly opening the letter, when Yang Yiqing saw the contents of the letter, surprise gradually appeared on his face and he couldn't help laughing.
Although all the generals present were curious about what kind of news was contained in the secret letter submitted by Jin Yiwei, seeing Yang Yiqing laughing so heartily, it was obvious that this news must be good news.
One of the generals looked at Yang Yiqing curiously and said, "My Lord Governor, I don't know what kind of good news this letter from the Chief Governor contains, which actually makes the Governor so happy."
Yang Yiqing stroked his beard, his face filled with unconcealable joy, his eyes swept over the crowd, and he said slowly: "Everyone, a great victory, a great victory over me, a rare great victory in the Ming Dynasty for a hundred years!"
There was a bit of confusion on everyone's faces, and one general subconsciously said: "Could it be that the Tatars who entered the capital have retreated?"
Because it was wartime, information control in the army was extremely strict. It had been nearly a month since Balsbroat led his army to withdraw from the capital. However, in the Xuanfu, except for Yang Yiqing and a few other people,
, other people didn’t know the news at all.
It’s no wonder that some people would speculate whether the Tatars had retreated. After all, the news of the Tatars besieging the capital was known to the world. Yang Yiqing called it a great victory rarely seen in a century. Everyone could only guess that the Tatars had retreated.
It's one o'clock.
Yang Yiqing smiled and said: "The Tatars had retreated more than half a month ago. A few days ago, they were besieged outside Taiyuan City by the chief general and his army. In one battle, the entire Tatar army was defeated!"
"What?"
Yang Yiqing's words were really shocking to all the generals. These people had led their troops to fight against the Tatars more than once. It was precisely because of this that they became more aware of the difficulty of the Tatars.
place.
That was a hundred thousand Tatar cavalry. Even if some of them were lost in the capital, there would still be at least tens of thousands of cavalry.
To wipe out tens of thousands of Tatar cavalry is simply unimaginable, at least in the eyes of these generals, but this almost impossible thing seems to have happened.
"General Manager Chitose, Chitose, Chitose!"
One general was heard shouting excitedly.
When the other generals reacted, they also shouted along.
Chu Yi was actually able to defeat tens of thousands of Tatar troops in one battle, and even all of Balsborough's troops were wiped out. How could this not shock and admire the generals of the army?
Just like Yang Yiqing, although Yang Yiqing was born as a civil servant, his military talents and strategies convinced many generals, making Yang Yiqing very prestigious in the Nine Borders.
Yang Yiqing looked at the reactions of the generals, stroking his beard with a smile, but Yang Yiqing waved his hand slightly and said: "Everyone, the general manager has the ambition to swallow the Tatars in one gulp, so we need our cooperation to hold them back as much as possible.
Dayan Khan and others outside the city."
One of the generals said excitedly: "The General Manager's move was really extraordinary. Even Dayan Khan's troops were involved in his plan. I don't know what the General Manager has ordered. We must obey his orders."
"Yes, as long as the General Manager gives the order, I will do my best to live up to the General Manager's expectations."
Yang Yiqing had a smile on his face, and various thoughts flashed through his mind.
Chu Yi's letter did not instruct him on how to do it, but only informed him of a series of arrangements he had made.
Chu Yi knew what Yang Yiqing's abilities were. He believed that as long as Yang Yiqing knew his arrangements and goals, he would definitely make the most reasonable arrangements based on the situation of Xuanfu and Dayan Khan.
Yang Yiqing mobilized all the people he could muster in Xuanfu to make arrangements, but he didn't know that outside Xuanfu City, Dayan Khan already knew some of the arrangements made by Chu Yi because of Yang Tinghe.
In just three days, Dayan Khan recalled all the scattered troops. Although thousands of troops were lost, Dayan Khan still had more than 90,000 troops. It can be said that
The troops and horses are at their peak and morale is high.
In addition to the Tatar generals who met Yang Tinghe in the big tent before, among the nearly 100,000 Tatars, they knew that all 100,000 people in Balsboro's army had been wiped out and that the Ming army even entered the grassland.
There are very few people with news.
Dayan Khan knew very well that once such news spread among the army, it would inevitably shake the morale of the army, so Dayan Khan issued strict orders not to allow anyone to leak these things.
Although there is no airtight wall in this world, under Dayan Khan's strict orders, the news was not leaked in a short period of time.
The Tatar army of nearly 100,000 was assembled more than ten miles outside Xuanfu City. Dayan Khan and others, who were wearing armor, looked away from Xuanfu City, with a bit of unwillingness on their faces. They saw Dayan Khan.
Khan waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Send the order to the entire army. The army will set off and return to the grassland immediately!"
Dayan Khan's military order was conveyed immediately, but this order shocked many people in the army. Apparently they did not expect that Dayan Khan would withdraw his troops at this time.
However, the high-ranking Tatar people knew very well what was going on, so no one from the high-ranking generals or even the tribal leaders stood up to oppose it. Therefore, although the Tatar soldiers said they were confused, there was no leader.
, but it didn’t cause any disturbance.
The army marched out with great momentum.
On the city wall, Yang Yiqing, who was dressed in military uniform, could clearly see the Tatar army advancing with the help of a telescope in his hand.
Originally, Yang Yiqing speculated on why the Tatars were gathering troops to attack the Xuanfu. However, as Chu Yi's good news came, Yang Yiqing vaguely guessed that the Tatars were extremely powerful.
It is possible that the news of the complete destruction of Balsborough's army has been received.
Although Yang Yiqing said that he did not know how Dayan Khan learned such news, but now seeing the Tatars retreating, Yang Yiqing was certain that the Tatars must have known the news of the defeat of Balsboro.
Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible for Dayan Khan to withdraw his troops due to his temperament.
What a person Dayan Khan was. The Tatars had not yet conquered a few cities, so they retreated like this. This was not Dayan Khan's style. There was only one explanation that could explain it, and that was that Dayan Khan knew about it.
News of the defeat at Balsborough.
A general stood beside Yang Yiqing and watched the Tatar army march away. His expression changed and he exclaimed: "No, the Tatars are not trying to escape."
When the other generals heard this, they all looked towards Yang Yiqing, their eyes full of anticipation, waiting for Yang Yiqing's order so that they could lead their troops to entangle Dayan Khan.
"My Lord Governor, please give the order. The Tatars must not be allowed to escape!"
Yang Yiqing squinted his eyes and pondered in his heart. Suddenly, he saw a flash of light in Yang Yiqing's eyes and said: "Gather the troops, I will personally lead the army to chase the Tatar army!"
"Governor, no!"
When the generals heard that Yang Yiqing wanted to go with them, all of them looked shocked, and at the same time they opened their mouths to dissuade Yang Yiqing.
Yang Yiqing was the governor, so how could he allow Yang Yiqing to take risks himself to chase the Tatars? After all, since the Tatars were retreating, they could not be unprepared for their pursuit, and there would be many dangers along the way.
If something unexpected happened to Yang Yiqing, the Xuanfu's tens of thousands of troops would be leaderless.
Yang Yiqing said in a deep voice: "The governor has made up his mind. There is no need to persuade you. If nothing goes wrong, the general manager will probably lead his troops here in a day or two. We absolutely cannot watch the Tatars.
Just leave like this, even if you take some dangerous risks, you must hold off the Tatars as much as possible until the general manager arrives."
The Xuanfu city gate rumbled open, and tens of thousands of troops were seen pouring out of Xuanfu like a torrent. There were not many cavalry in the border town, especially Yang Yiqing who had gathered most of the cavalry in the border town, so in the border town
Yang Yiqing had as many as fifteen thousand elite cavalry.
These cavalry are not mounted infantry with infantry on horseback, but are truly elites who can fight on horseback.
The border town has been fighting with foreign races for years. There may not be large-scale conflicts, but small-scale conflicts have never stopped. Naturally, a group of elite cavalry have been trained.
The sentinels spread out for more than thirty miles, and hundreds of sentinels spread out like a large net, snooping for any disturbance in the path of the army.
As soon as the army in Xuanfu City was dispatched, the sentry left by Dayan Khan immediately passed the news to Dayan Khan.
Riding on his horse, Dayan Khan listened to the sentinel's report that Yang Yiqing personally led the army out of the city to pursue them, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.
Yang Tinghe was right next to Dayan Khan, with a slight smile on his lips and said: "Great Khan, this is a God-given opportunity. The Great Khan only needs to turn around and shoot, and he will be able to severely damage Yang Yiqing and others. Then the Great Khan will have no worries.
That’s it!”
Dayan Khan glanced at Yang Tinghe, narrowed his eyes, and laughed loudly: "Yes, I have this intention!"
As he spoke, Dayan Khan ordered the army to stop immediately, and then the rear army changed to the front army, and the front army changed to the rear army. At the same time, a large number of elite sentries were sent to intercept and kill the sentries sent by the Ming Dynasty.
Several miles away from the Tatar army, Yang Yiqing gave an order, and the army immediately stopped and faced the Tatar army from a distance.
In front of the army formation, Yang Yiqing and Dayan Khan were almost a mile apart. Because there was a precedent of being captured by Chu Yi in front of the Balsboro formation, both Yang Yiqing and Dayan Khan were on guard.
In addition to hundreds of personal guards behind Dayan Khan, there are dozens of condor shooters on the grassland alone. It can be said that even an innate-level strongman, facing dozens of vulture shooters, can't stand it.
If you're not careful, there's only one way to die.
As for Yang Yiqing, among the hundreds of personal guards behind him, there are more than a hundred strong crossbowmen alone. Therefore, both sides are on guard against the kind of martial arts master who can be like no one in the army.
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No matter how strong the innately strong person is, he cannot sweep away an army. As long as the generals are prepared, even the innately strong person cannot be cruel.
Dayan Khan looked at Yang Yiqing from a distance. With his eyesight from a mile away, he couldn't clearly see Yang Yiqing's expression, but he could still make out the general outline.
Then Dayan Khan said loudly: "Yang Yiqing, do you dare to let your horse come over and let us wait for the army to fight indiscriminately!"
Yang Yiqing looked calm. On this plain, the cavalry had an inherent advantage. Even if he led an army of 50,000, if he really wanted to fight the Tatars here, the possibility of eventual defeat was extremely high.
Stroking his beard, Yang Yiqing laughed loudly and looked at Dayan Khan and said: "Dayan, you have entered my land in the Central Plains and now you want to leave, have you ever asked me if I would agree?"
As he spoke, Yang Yiqing shouted: "Soldiers, the Tatars come when they say they come and leave when they say they want. Do you agree?"
"No, no, no!"
Immediately, the three armies were shaken, and the momentum was overwhelming. Tens of thousands of people shouted in unison, and the sound echoed through the sky. Even the Tatar army on the opposite side was suppressed.
With his eyes narrowed, Dayan Khan waved his hand, and he immediately saw as many as 40,000 elite cavalry on both sides rushing towards the Ming army on the opposite side like a torrent.
Dayan Khan knew very well that if he wanted to return to the grassland safely, he must give the Ming army a lesson. If the Ming army did not suffer a big loss, his return to the grassland would not be so easy.
Relaxed.
When they left the city, Yang Yiqing and other generals were mentally prepared for a battle with the Tatars. Therefore, when they saw the Tatar army charging towards them from a distance, the army immediately reacted and saw a door after door.
The squatting tiger cannon was pushed out, and thousands of gunmen stepped forward at the same time. At the same time, a strong man stepped forward with a shield in his hand, and the shield in his hand slammed to the ground, forming a line of defense.
The earth shook, smoke and dust billowed, the Tatar cavalry roared like a black torrent, and the shouters came towards them, the sound was extremely shocking.
With such momentum, if a timid person were to face it head-on, he would be frightened to the point of collapse.
However, the soldiers and horses led by Yang Yiqing were the elite of the border towns, and they had all had experience of fighting with the Tatars. Therefore, even though the Tatars were astonishingly powerful, they could not shake the minds of the soldiers.
Yang Yiqing slowly retreated to the central army. As the commander of the first army, Yang Yiqing knew his responsibilities very well, so he retreated to the army as soon as the Tatar army was dispatched.
Boom, boom, boom
Suddenly hundreds of squatting tiger cannons were heard roaring. Although the squatting tiger cannons were not big, the terrifying sharp weapons such as broken iron and nails ejected from the muzzle were like a violent storm, attacking the oncoming Tatar cavalry.
It blasted past.
At the same time, thousands of muskets were fired in unison, and suddenly the smoke filled the air, and a strong smell of gunpowder filled the air, causing smoke and dust to billow in front of the formation.
The Tatar cavalry who were the first to rush in front of the Ming army were unlucky. Almost in the blink of an eye, at least a thousand of them were killed on the spot by tiger cannons, fire blunderbuss and arrows. However, the Tatars
However, the cavalry roared and charged forward without being affected by casualties at all.
There were only thousands of casualties. Compared to the charge of tens of thousands of troops, it was like a small wave and could not stop the rolling torrent at all.
"Shield man, spear man! Fire gun man, stand back and keep shooting!"
Following the order from the experienced lieutenant general, the Ming side immediately changed its formation, and at the same time, the vans slowly pushed over from the rear, forming a line of defense.
The sound of fighting came, and the spearmen and shield bearers were seen formally fighting with the Tatar cavalry. The spearmen held the spears, which were one foot long. They were densely packed and stood like a forest. The Tatars who were charging towards them saw it.
In this situation, I don’t know how many people had a look of despair on their faces, but the charging horses were not something they could stop. The horses were rolling behind them. Even if they stopped, they would be hit by their companions in the next moment.
Death, moving forward is death, stopping is also death, so these Tatar cavalry gritted their teeth, buried their heads, and ran headlong into the spear array.
Suddenly there were endless screams, and spear after spear penetrated the bodies of countless Tatar cavalry. However, with this momentum, the Tatar cavalry rushed into the Ming army formation. Suddenly many shield-bearers,
The spearman was killed on the spot.
In the blink of an eye, the outermost Ming army lost at least a thousand men, and as a steady stream of Tatar cavalry rushed into the formation, the casualties of the Ming army arranged on the outer edge immediately soared. Looking at the situation, I am afraid that it will not be possible.
In the blink of an eye, the outermost army of tens of thousands will most likely collapse.
At the same time that Yang Yiqing was leading the army to fight the Tatars, the army led by Chu Yi was coming at an extremely fast speed and was less than ten miles away from Xuanfu.
