Wang Shouren led the troops to deal with the remaining troops of the Chahar tribe.
The number of soldiers and horses on both sides is basically equal. The Ming side has 6,000 cavalry, coupled with artillery and long-range firearms such as muskets and bows.
The Chahar tribe has a relatively large number of troops, with over 10,000 troops, but they are scattered in different directions and do not belong to the same tribe or branch. They are also mainly cavalry, but have long-range firearms. It is also limited to bows and arrows, and there are basically no crossbows, so it cannot compete with the Ming Dynasty at mid-range.
The result is that
Wang Shouren's side mainly attacks with a conservative formation, while Chahar's side relies on a dispersed formation for "defense".
What sounds good is called defense, but what sounds bad is called avoiding war.
Wherever the Ming Dynasty fought, they fled in the opposite direction.
"Major General, the Tatars have been defeated after several encounters. It is better to send a surprise force to detour behind the Tatars and create a pincer attack."
"The general is willing. Lead the troops."
The morale of Wang Shouren's soldiers can be said to be high.
After several days of fighting, both sides fought thunder and no rain. After the first day and night of bloody fighting, the soldiers entered a buffer period. The soldiers felt tired and not happy enough.
It seems that both sides mobilized a lot of troops and fought within a range of thirty or forty miles, but there was no decent battle.
Wang Shouren said, "Don't underestimate the enemy. The key now is to find the Tatars' rear camp and force them to take the initiative to fight a decisive battle with us."
In Wang Shouren's temporary Chinese army camp, There are ready-made maps.
"Major General, it is very likely that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty have never been to the place under our feet, and this terrain map may not be accurate. It is better to fight with them directly."
General Wang Shouren still had some objections to the way in which six thousand soldiers and horses were gathered together in one place, and they had to advance and retreat together.
But they will not argue with Wang Shouren, but will take the initiative to express their confidence in leading troops to attack.
It was also because of the cowardice shown by the Chahar troops left behind and the self-confidence gained in the previous two battles that they felt that the Tatar hinterland was nothing more than this and we could still conquer it. The ground beneath your feet.
Wang Shouren still stared at the map and said, "All the markings along the way, including the mountains and rivers, are correct. This is a topographic map drawn by Lai Guogong himself. Do you have any questions?"
Knowing that it was Zhang Zhou who drew the map, the generals below had no objection.
To say that the generals in the army highly respected Wang Shouren, it was mainly because of his ability to cooperate with Wang Shouren in leading troops in combat.
But when it comes to who is the most awesome god of war in the Ming Dynasty, it is generally recognized that Zhang Zhou is still the most powerful one.
Wang Shouren's awesomeness is mainly based on Zhang Zhou's "magical calculation". No matter how powerful Wang Shouren is, he still needs Zhang Zhou's strategic support, and even more so Zhang Zhou's incredible skills. The calculations, as well as the firearms developed and built by Zhang Zhou.
Without Zhang Zhou, Wang Shouren is like a dragon without wings, and can only run on the ground at most.
"Have the scouts in the north reported back?"
Wang Shouren looked at Han Zheng, who was in charge of intelligence.
Han Zheng said, "Back to the general, all the scouts have already investigated. Within dozens of miles, there is no sign of the movement of old and weak Tatar women and children. Previously, we only saw a flock of sheep in the northwest. The number is There are thousands of people."
Wang Shouren looked worried and said, "We suddenly appeared here, and the Tatars suddenly gathered more than 10,000 troops. This shows that the Khan Court of Chahar tribe. In the surroundings, after these three days of testing, the old and weak of the opponent's Khan Court, as well as cattle, sheep and property, must have retreated in one direction. If they still can't find the direction accurately and pursue it with all their strength before tonight, I'm afraid that in the next three or four days, they will retreat. It’s impossible to track him down.”
The soldiers present probably understood what Wang Shouren meant.
Now they want to fight the Tatars head-on. In fact, the Tatars will not fight. They can only find and catch up with the old, weak, women and children of the Tatar tribe, as well as their large herds of cattle and sheep. Wealth, etc., in this direction, the Tatars had to fight head-on with the Ming Dynasty in order to maintain the power of the tribe.
But after all, there are too many directions in all directions, and the old, weak, women, children, cattle and sheep of the Tatar Khan Court must also be in the process of migration.
Once you chase in the wrong direction, wait for a few days to find that the direction is wrong, and then correct the direction and chase, it will basically be too late and you will have to "cross the treasure mountain and get nothing."
If the Khan Court of the Chahar Tribe could be looted and Dayan Khan’s clansmen left behind could be slaughtered, then the Ming Dynasty would have made a name for itself on the grassland, but Wang Shouren would not He cared about fame and fortune, and what he cared about was establishing the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty in this way.
For ordinary soldiers, this means a huge achievement.
Qianhu Gelin on the side asked, "Major General, do you think the Hulu will do the opposite? They know that we are going to pursue west, so their tribesmen retreat east so that no matter what No matter how hard we chase, we can't catch him."
"No way." Wang Shouren shook his head first, and then said, "Even if it is possible, the chance is not great."
Then Wang Shouren pointed at the terrain map and said, "The direction our army is coming is to the east. There are tribesmen and horses from Duoyan Sanwei over there, and the thickness of the grassland along the way shows that no large tribes have migrated there. And if our army falls into A tight siege requires retreat. Retreating to the east is also the most likely direction. If they go east, they will fall into a trap. "
Guan Jing said, "That's the northwest. If they don't detect their sheep. "Group"
After Wang Shouren thought about it, he shook his head again.
Obviously, in Wang Shouren's view, the answer to this question will not be that simple.
Guan Jing added, "After all, they are going west or north, not south. It is possible to go northwest or southwest. They will eventually gather with the troops of the little Tatar prince who returns to the army." , if they are heading south, they are heading towards the gate of Ming Dynasty.If we go in the direction of the city, we are not afraid that the three armies of the Ming Dynasty will come out and kill them to pieces."
"Yes, what General Guan said makes sense. ”
A group of people support Guan Jing’s point of view.
Guan Jing also represents the most primitive marching strategy. In order to avoid the pursuit of the Ming Dynasty soldiers and horses, the old and weak women and children of the Tatar Khan Court, Naturally, they have to retreat in the direction where the pursuit of Ming soldiers and horses will be the most costly.
The result that Ming least wants to see is to continue to go deep alone, that is, continue to go northwest, which will be far away from Ming Dynasty. The territory is further away, and it is easier to be surrounded by various Tatar troops.
Wang Shouren said, "If the Tatar people themselves do not expect the little Tatar prince to return to help, they only hope." It depends on the troops they sent out at the Daming Pass."
Guan Jing said, "Then they should go south, or southwest. ”
“That’s not right. "
Wang Shouren stared at the map again, seeming to have discovered some clues, "We have passed Yidu, Ningxia is already to our southwest, and our due south should be Datong Town. If the Tatar tribe does not rely on the troops of the little Tatar prince, and the main Tatar forces were basically gathered in Pianguan and Datong, then they will be"
Then Wang Shouren used a stick to draw comparisons from the map There is a straight line from their possible location to Xuan Mansion
And this line does not deflect to the left, that is to say, this line points to the southeast.
Han Zheng asked, "If the Tatars are going to retreat towards Xuanfu, why aren't they Pianguan or Datong?"
Wang Shouren said, "Why do you still need me to say it? Datong and Pianguan are both the places Lai Guogong cultivated deeply. The Ming Dynasty also had a large number of soldiers, horses and firearms in reserve, and there were also Wang Zhongcheng and others who could send troops at any time. On the contrary, Xuanfu, although it is the core of Xuanda University, has not sent more troops in the past two years, and the main force of the Tatars staying in Datong is also here. This was once a pasture for fire screening."
Guan Jing said with excitement, "If you walk along this road, you should also be able to pass by Weining Haizi. ”
“Yes”
The soldiers were also excited.
For the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, Weininghai was simply the place of glory to gather the Ming army. , Wang Weining made great achievements here during the Chenghua period. In the past two years, the Ming Dynasty sent troops to Weining Hai twice. Wang Shouren won the victory in Weining Hai for the second time, and the Ming Dynasty began to build forts in Maoerzhuang and other places
Guan Jing asked eagerly, "Major General, are we going in the direction of Xuanfu?"
"No," Wang Shouren said, "When the Tatars found out that we were going south, they must have thought that we were going to retreat to Ming Dynasty, they must be afraid of being met by us on the way, so after they learn the news, they will rush towards the west direction. We need to stop them on their way westward. "
"Where is that?" All the generals looked at the map curiously.
At this time, they also realized that they all have brains, but in terms of analytical ability, all No one can compare to Wang Shouren alone.
Wang Shouren pointed to the two points marked on the map and said, "Between Weining Sea and Guanshan, we will block the Tatar tribe's troops."
"Okay"
The soldiers are full of confidence.
It seems that Wang Shouren said that the old, weak, sick and disabled Tatars were waiting for them to slaughter, so the man was waiting there, as if he was undefended.
Wang Shouren said: "Let's set off immediately. First, we will go due south and east, with great fanfare and deliberately let the Tatar scouts detect it. After two days, we will turn to the southwest and encounter Tatar soldiers and horses along the way. Don’t ignore it, but if you encounter an enemy in the future, you must defeat it and continue marching”
“Get the order”
“Send troops”
Wang Shouren’s troops are heading west After staying for three days, they suddenly turned back south. What happened was so sudden that even the Chahar troops left behind did not expect it.
As Wang Shouren's troops headed south, they traveled more than 170 miles in just one day.
The feeling given to the Tatars is that Wang Shouren wanted to break out of the encirclement as early as possible before the main Tatar force returned to support, approach the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and successfully break through the encirclement and enter the Ming Dynasty Guancheng.
This is the truth.
But in fact, all the Tatar tribes, including the leading generals of the Chahar tribe, such as the sons of Batu Monk, all think this is impossible.
With Wang Shouren's courage, he dared to lead his troops straight into the grassland, so he would not passively avoid the battle. After all, Wang Shouren's march route in the previous three days also showed that he was not looking for a breakthrough, because there was no need to look for it. None of the various branches of the Chahar tribe dared to confront Wang Shouren head-on.
This shows that Wang Shouren is looking for the location of the Chahar tribe.
When Wang Shouren suddenly and rapidly headed south, this can only mean one problem: Wang Shouren may have found the direction in which their tribesmen escaped.
Within the next two days.
Wang Shouren didn’t even need to give instructions to the lieutenants of the Ming Dynasty. The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty would find that the troops from all walks of life who had been standing still suddenly seemed not to be afraid of the Ming army. They had always maintained a distance of thirty or forty miles from the Ming army before. , but at this time they followed closely, and when they were closest to the Ming army, they were not even ten miles away.
Even so, the Ming soldiers followed Wang Shouren's request
As long as they were not enemies blocking their way, there was no need to fight them, because the Tatars were probably trying to attract them. Go the other direction.
Even if there is a battle, it will not be a real decisive battle. The Tatar cavalry will probably be defeated in the early stage of the battle, leading the Ming Dynasty soldiers and horses to pursue them.
So all we need to do is follow Wang Shouren's request, which is to continue going south, find the direction of the Tatar people's retreat, and complete the attack on the Tatar people who are almost defenseless. slaughter.
The march soon entered the third day of the layout plan.
At this time, they were only about 200 miles away from the Weining Sea and more than 300 miles away from Guanshan. However, they did not find any trace of the Tatar tribe in Wang Shouren.Under the circumstances, the soldiers and horses quickly rushed directly to the southwest of Guanshan, and they marched day and night.
On the night when the Ming Dynasty army turned around and headed southwest, the Chahar tribe followed the group of troops behind them, gathered the troops and horses scattered in the surrounding areas, gathered about seven or eight thousand troops, and began to attack The light soldiers moved closer to the Ming army. The two sides were once only four or five miles apart. During the rapid march, both sides could even see the torches raised by the other side's army.
Even so, the Ming army remained indifferent.
"Major General, the Tatars have been chasing us for more than an hour." After Guan Jing sent someone to investigate the enemy's situation, he rode his horse to Wang Shouren's horse to report the situation.
Wang Shouren said, "This shows that our judgment is correct. I believe that before noon tomorrow, we will encounter another main force of Tatars who will intercept us."
Guan Jing asked for instructions, "How about that?" Let’s eat the rest of the way first.”
Wang Shouren personally raised the torch and waved the torch a few times, and then a signal flare was launched into the sky, which was a signal to remind the army to continue to advance rapidly.
"The number of Tatar troops in the rear will definitely not be inferior to our army. Fighting with them will definitely waste more than half a day. Now is the time to compete. Even if we are short of a cup of tea, we They may not be able to stop the Tatar Khan's troops. They don't need to be afraid of the Tatar attack from behind, nor do they need to worry about being attacked by two parties tomorrow. As long as they dare to enter within two miles, let them know the power of a salvo of six hundred guns."
"Yes"
Guan Jing immediately understood what it meant.
Fighting takes time, and the Tatars may not really want a decisive battle, they just want to hold off the Ming army.
As for the fear of being surrounded by the other side, Daming is really not afraid.
The Ming Dynasty itself is also a very mobile cavalry. Even if they are surrounded and the Ming Dynasty breaks out in one direction, the Tatars can only camp in a hurry, and whoever enters the range of the Ming Dynasty artillery will be killed. It's courting death.
It is equivalent to saying
You are surrounding you. Even if I want to go in one direction, you can't surround me.
Which direction we go, that direction is where your weak link lies.
As for the way you want to provoke a war and pile up troops and horses, as long as they are not on our marching route, we are too lazy to chase or fight.
In a day and night of rapid march, the Ming Dynasty traveled nearly three hundred miles.
After dawn, when the sun rises in the east, the number of men and horses pursued by the Chahar tribe in the rear has increased from seven to eight thousand to more than ten thousand, and there is a tendency to gather men and horses from all over to continue to increase their strength.
But for the Ming Dynasty, that is just a number.
Their goal is to find the weakest link of the Tatars, which is their migrating people. Who says killing chickens with a bull's knife is useless
We just like to use a bull's knife. Come to kill chickens, and the closer you get to your people, the more you have to fight us, otherwise you can only watch the peopleSlaughtered to death by us.
"Cattle and sheep, a large number of cattle and sheep"
When the Ming Dynasty passed through a mountain, many soldiers were still riding horses, eating dry food and drinking water.
At this time, in an open space in the distance, there were a large number of abandoned cattle and sheep, numbering at least twenty to thirty thousand.
Wang Shouren waved his horsewhip and said in a morale-boosting tone, "The people of the Tatar Khanate must not have been there for a long time. In order to escape, they even abandoned the cattle and sheep they used to survive in the wilderness. They also know that they "Continue to pursue when we are at the end of the road"
"Pursue"
It's like looking at plum blossoms to quench thirst.
Originally, during these days of continuous marching, the Ming soldiers did not know what they were doing.
They said they were going to find the people from the Tartar Royal Court, but after chasing for several days, no one was seen.
But now they seem to feel that victory is just around the corner. They have been running around for the past few days just to catch up with the Tatars and kill the enemy with open arms.
As a result
The Ming army did not even have time to rest for a short time and went on the road again.
When the Ming army continued its rapid march after dawn.
The Tatar chasing side obviously could no longer sit still.
It doesn’t seem to matter what cannot enter within two or three miles of the Ming army, or what can lead the Ming army to pursue in other directions.
If we don't fight anymore, we will really hand over the old and weak women and children among the people to the Ming Dynasty for bombardment. They don't even need cannons. The Ming soldiers can directly use their sabers to kill among the people they want to protect.
With the Ming Dynasty marching.
As Wang Shouren predicted, the Tatar interception troops also came.
When a large number of Tatar soldiers and horses were gathering in front of them, the generals also admired Wang Shouren's judgment. It was miraculous that he could even predict this.
But in fact, for Wang Shouren, this was just a basic judgment on the battle situation.
Because when they are about to catch up with the Tatars, the Tatars responsible for escorting the Tatars will definitely stay in place to fight with the Ming Dynasty to delay time and cover the continued transfer of the Tatars.
When encountering the Tatar army blocking the road, this means that the distance between the Ming Dynasty and the Tatar people is no more than fifty miles, and they can catch up in two or three hours at most.
"Array"
The Ming Dynasty was not polite either.
There is no need to chase. If there is an enemy in front of you, hit it. When you enter the range, shoot first the artillery, then the muskets and bows, and finally the close combat. The routine is very fixed.
If the Tatars still want to play the trick of feigning defeat and transferring, Ming Dynasty will not pursue them, because now they know where your weak points are, so what is the point of chasing you regular troops
As long as your "weakness" is grasped, you must gather all the people who can mount the horse and fight us decisively.
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