For the Tatar soldiers, the scene in front of them was simply too "magical".
The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty’s army seemed not to be afraid of death, and they dared to charge forward regardless of anyone.
The local defenders in Ningxia gathered more than 10,000 troops and just rushed forward. Who told them that they had already won in Huamachi before and that the more than 10,000 troops did have the strength to fight.
But what does Jianchang Bo mean if he dares to charge directly with thousands of people?
Now even the two groups of people who were timid before sent out only four to five hundred people, unexpectedly They dared to line up in a big way, marching towards us with steady steps as if reviewing the three armies. Did they eat the courage of the bear and the leopard?
The Tatars arranged at least five troops to the east of Shigou City. Six thousand soldiers and horses, at this time, they really can't be defeated.
Moving in and eating these 400 Ming soldiers does not show how tyrannical they are. On the contrary, they have to worry about the nearly 4,000 Ming cavalry behind these 400 Ming soldiers. Speaking of these 400 people Is it just a "bait"?
As for retreating, that would be a shame.
The ancestors of all the tribes in the grassland were completely humiliated. The eagle-like Khan of the grassland with 30,000 soldiers and horses was actually forced back by 400 soldiers of the Ming Dynasty
Do you still have the nerve to establish a foothold on the grassland in the future?
As for the third option of staying in place, it seems to be the only option.
But the biggest problem is that this third option comes at the cost of human life, because the range of Ming artillery and fire guns is longer than theirs, which will mean that when the Ming army enters them Before the army is within range, Ming's artillery and firecrackers will come to them earlier.
This is embarrassing.
It can be said that it is impossible to advance or retreat, and to stay in place is to wait for death
The Tatars are also lamenting that the Ming army used four to five hundred soldiers and horses to form an army. The momentum of ten thousand troops put them in a dilemma.
For the four hundred soldiers led by Cui Yuan and Xu Shen, they were still very nervous.
We have never fought such a war seeking death before.
Four hundred people attacked the Tatars who were more than ten times their size. What they could rely on was no longer bows and arrows, swords, guns and spears. Fire gun, and the fire gun can only fire two rounds at most. If the Tatars charge over alone, they will have no time to reload at such a short distance.
In other words, the limit of this group of troops is to kill 800 Tatar soldiers before the enemy reaches them.
This ideal state is almost impossible to achieve.
If it comes to close combat, no matter how bloody the four hundred soldiers fight, they will be almost helpless in the face of the brave Tatar cavalry that is ten times their size, and they will not even be able to escape. An ending in which the entire army was annihilated.
The four hundred soldiers were put on the shelf.
But the effect is
It seems to be pretty good.I saw that the Tatar formation was a bit messy over there, and there was no mention of Tatar cavalry rushing up.
"General Cui, look at this posture. The Tatars dare not confront us head-on." When Xu Shen and a group of generals controlled their horses to advance, they also discovered the Tatars' embarrassment.
Cui Yuandao "The momentum is waxing and waning. Our momentum is achieved through battles fought by Cai Guogong, Weininghou, Anbianhou and Xinjianbo. The Tatars want to be our enemies." , we must understand that no matter what the outcome, they will leave more corpses than us."
"That's right"
Xu Shen was greatly encouraged.
If he heard Cui Yuan speak before, it was like an unrealistic careerist bragging, but now he suddenly felt that Cui Yuan's words made sense.
Now is different from before. The Ming Dynasty soldiers can straighten their backs. The Ming Dynasty can use four hundred soldiers and horses to attack the Tatar formation of five or six thousand soldiers and horses, and can also defeat the Tatars. People are so bad that they doubt life.
Who said that the Tatar cavalry are brave and good at fighting
Our Ming army soldiers are brave and invincible
Seeing that the distance between the two sides was no more than two or three miles, Cui Yuan suddenly gave an order He said, "If we don't rush forward and kill the enemy formation at this time, we will wait until the follow-up reinforcements arrive soon. We are just breaking up the Tatar formation in advance and killing them."
Xu Shen said hurriedly: " Wait, Prince Consort Cui, what are we doing?"
He stopped calling General Cui at this time, as if to remind Cui Yuan that you, the Prince Consort, do not have the authority to order troops.
But Xu Shen's voice was completely drowned in the shouts of the Ming Dynasty soldiers. Xu Shen suddenly discovered that the surrounding soldiers had been bewitched by Cui Yuan, also because of the momentum shown by the Tatars. It was too weak, and the middle and lower-level soldiers had no idea that their group was actually sent to die by Li Er.
The soldiers all thought that Li Na and Zheng Ying's troops were in the rear and would attack at any time. They were just waiting for their four hundred soldiers to gain momentum and then annihilate them in one fell swoop.
"Kill"
Cui Yuan's eyes were red. He even held two short blunderbuss in his hand. Although he had only trained once from beginning to end, he had not even figured out this yet. How things are loaded.
This does not affect Cui Yuan's risk of death.
As Cui Yuan rode up, the Ming soldiers lined up in a row also rushed towards the Tatar camp like crazy.
The Tatars initially thought that the Ming soldiers were crazy.
But then
The Tatars got into chaos.
There was no order from above to charge, but hundreds of people from the Ming Dynasty rushed towards them. What was even worse was that the Ming Dynasty soldiers had artillery and firecrackers. Now the problem was thrown to the Tatars. Too cool.
Before, you had three options, and you can slowly think about which one to choose.
Now the knife is placed on the neck for you to choose.
The first ones who couldn't help it were the Tatars who were responsible for guarding the front and intercepting the front troops, because they were the most vulnerable.They were charged first by the Ming cavalry, and they were the first to enter the range of the Ming artillery and firecrackers. This also meant that when the Ming army rushed over, they were the first to rely on their bodies to block the shells and bullets.
The former army found that they were about to be a target, so of course they quickly reorganized and then retreated.
But the withdrawal of the front army will mean that the rear army must give way.
Then the battle line on the Tatar side will be messy.
"Bang Bang Bang"
When the Ming Dynasty's light artillery shells fell from the air, the Tatar side had completely fallen into a state of trampling on each other and causing chaos.
It’s not that they can’t do it, but the more than 30,000 elite Tatar soldiers are divided into three, six, and nine grades. The main force is fighting the Ming and Ningxia border troops in the north. The little Tatar prince is also in the north. The people on the east side are not the main force of the Chahar tribe at all. They belong to the fringe tribe. Although they can still eat meat and drink soup when they follow Batu Monk, they can't be like iron wolves when they are desperate like this. Be fearless.
No more.
Even the most elite main force of the Tatars has little confidence when facing the Ming Dynasty's artillery and muskets. They can still withdraw from the battlefield. Why should we be left here to wait for death
< p>Then the most amazing scene happened.The Ming Dynasty used 400 cavalry to force the Tatars' 5,000 or 6,000 elite troops to retreat and disordered their position. What was even worse was that the Ming Dynasty's 400 cavalrymen chased the Tatars everywhere.
When the Tatar cavalry was not interested in fighting, the muskets in the hands of the Ming Dynasty soldiers were no longer double-fired, because during the chase, they could change the ammunition at will, and then they could chase the Tatars all the way. , although most of the main Tatar forces fled in an organized manner, there were still many Tatar squads whose organizations were disrupted.
Then
This group of people was chased everywhere by Cui Yuan and his men. This scene made the defenders on the city look funny.
That's it
Others can't see it clearly, but we can see it accurately from a high position. With only four hundred people, definitely less than five hundred, we can overwhelm the Tatars' 6,000 elite troops. Scattered around and even chased and killed
Then we three hundred people are totally fine
Then the city gate opened.
The defenders in the city also came out from the south gate, and then came all the way to the east gate. They wanted to cooperate with Cui Yuan's army to complete this "front and rear pincer attack."
"Tell me what happened again"
Li Na is still waiting for news. He is looking at the results of Zhang Yanling's battle. He can go over at any time to "rush to the rescue" and "rush to the rescue" of Zhang Yanling. "Rescued" from the battlefield, and then everyone retreated together.
But when news of the fighting on the front line came, Li Wei's jaw almost dropped.
The messenger said, "Uncle, it's true. Prince Consort Cui ordered the troops to march, and then all the brothers went up to fight. The Tatars retreated in a hurry. They didn't even dare to fight. We have already won at least A hundred Tartar heads"
"A hundred"
Li Nuo swallowed, this credit sounds really tempting.
He knew that he was not as good as Wang Yue and Wang Shouren, and he only had 2,000 troops under his command. Why did this credit fall to Cui Yuan, the son-in-law who didn’t know how to fight?
p>"Uncle Xiangcheng, I don't think we should think about it anymore. We are further ahead than Wu Anhou and the others. If we don't go up now, it will look like the Tatars have no intention of fighting us."
"Yes, uncle, give me the order to march"
The generals who were greedy for life and fearful of death are now as if they have been given blood.
Four hundred soldiers and soldiers can scatter and drive back five or six thousand Tatar soldiers and horses, so if our two thousand soldiers and horses go up, it will not be a harvest
More importantly, retreat It will mean that the old face is gone. Even if you rush forward without much victory, you will still be rewarded by the court afterwards. How can you miss this God-given opportunity?
"This"
At this moment, Li Wei was still hesitating.
Based on his understanding of the so-called art of war, he was afraid that this was a "conspiracy" of the Tatars, but he also thought that the Tatars had let Cui Yuan rob a hundred heads. If this is a conspiracy, the Tatars are too confident
I don’t know the power of the Ming Dynasty’s firecrackers and artillery
Who gave them the courage to use a hundred people The head and formation collapsed to attract the Ming Dynasty to attack
Besides, there is no place to set up an ambush around Shigou City, and the so-called luring the enemy deep is not valid.
"The south gate of Shigou Posthouse was opened wide, and the defenders in the city came out to support and kill."
"Fuck me"
Hearing the news, Li Hao said, I couldn't help but curse out.
Even the defenders in the city rushed out to cause trouble at this time. They only had a few muskets and horses and they dared to come out to reap the benefits.
How can I, Mr. Li, be willing to take the back seat at this time?
"Send the order to the three armies, charge"
Li Hao can't take care of it. This is the moment. Even if he lags behind when trying to claim credit, it doesn't affect his ability to "make up for it before it's too late".
The Tatars chose to withdraw from the area surrounding Shigou City.
Although some Tatar soldiers and horses appeared in chaos, the Ming Dynasty did not fully grasp the advantage. Only Cui Yuan's group could be said to have really shown momentum, but it was really Cui Yuan and Xu Shen who led them. When the soldiers went to chase them, they only had 400 men and horses, and their weapons and ammunition were seriously insufficient.
The battle achievements were harvested, but it still failed to deal a fatal blow to the Tatars, and it was not enough to devour the Tatar cavalry.
Even so, the Ming Dynasty divided the army into "five routes", with the North Route as the main force. Yang Yiqing led the troops to contain the main force of Batu Meng, followed by Cui Yuan, Zhang Yanling, Li Wei and Zheng Ying. Leading all the way into the battlefield, this battle is not to say that the Tatars suffered too much loss, but it definitely allowed the Tatars to see the fearlessness of the Ming Dynasty soldiers.
Obviously the number of soldiers and horses was not as good as that of the Tatars, but even four hundred people dared to rush forward, and even the three hundred defenders in the city came out.
By noon,The initial fighting has ceased.
Batu Mengke’s Chinese army was the last to withdraw from the battlefield. Although Yang Yiqing launched a pursuit, when the pursuit reached a mountain col more than five miles northwest of Shigou City, the rest of the Tatars Passers-by also withdrew and surrounded them from different directions. Yang Yiqing knew that his troops were short of firearms and ammunition, so he could only choose to retreat temporarily
The most important thing at the moment was to clear the battlefield first and separate the enemy from the enemy. The war situation is clearly summarized.
"Master Yang, the Tatars are still retreating, but it seems that they are still capable of fighting, and their formation is not in chaos"
Guo Jun led people back to Yang Yiqing around.
At this time, Yang Yiqing's Chinese army was already more than ten miles away from the Tatar's Chinese army, and Yang Yiqing did not order to pursue them at full speed.
Yang Yiqing said, "After all, they are the troops of the little Tatar prince, and the system is not in chaos."
Guo Jun then said, "Listen to the report below, we killed at least a thousand people in this battle. He captured a Tatar and captured sixty or seventy people, and the results were impressive."
This result was still a bit unsatisfactory for Yang Yiqing.
If you want to be knighted, you can directly get an earl like Wang Shouren did. If you become the general secretary of Xuanda at a young age, you have to get three or four thousand for the first battle, but now it may add up. It's only about two thousand, and the credit needs to be divided evenly, especially to Zhang Zhou, the tactician.
Yang Yiqing said, "This battle is not over yet. After all the troops gather, they will definitely cut off the Tatars' way. Now they can only withdraw all the way north through the pass, and they cannot be given a chance."
Guo Jun said, "But we suffered a lot in this battle."
Yang Yiqing ignored Guo Jun and asked the staff on the side, "How many cores are left?"
" Not much more.” The staff was also in a dilemma.
The main firearms are all on Zhu Hui's side, but Zhu Hui is still a hundred miles away from the battlefield, and it seems that nothing can be counted on.
Deputy Commander-in-Chief Gao Pi came on horseback and hurriedly reported: "Yang Junmen, the men of Xiangcheng Bo and Wu'an Marquis in the south have charged up. I heard that they are the consort of Cui, the eldest princess of Yongkang, who is the son of Xiangcheng Bo. , leading 400 troops, scattered the Tatar formation of thousands of soldiers and horses, and the 400 men chased 10,000 people everywhere."
"Is this possible?"
< p>Yang Yiqing was originally puzzled.Why did the Tatars choose to withdraw their troops despite the fact that they were still fighting with the main force of the little Tatar prince?
Now I understand, it turns out that progress has been made in the southern battlefield, and this Cui Yuan actually led four hundred troops to complete everything
But some of the war conditions will be exaggerated. Originally, there were only five or six thousand Tatars, but now they are said to be tens of thousands. Waiting to report to the court , I’m not sure what it will be like, maybe Cui Yuan led 400 troops and killed the 100,000 Tatar army.
Guo Jun was shocked and said, "This Cui Prince Consort is really extraordinary. His Majesty previously commended him and sent the award documents to all the border towns. But this time he is not even a general, and he can actually do it." So unstoppable."
Speaking of this, Guo Jun noticed something was wrong with Yang Yiqing's face. He thought that he was praising others in front of the censor who led the army. This flattery was not at the right time.
At least I have to wait until I meet Cui Yuan before shooting.
/p>
Yang Yiqing doesn’t mind Cui Yuan’s achievements. On the contrary, he hopes that all people can be like Cui Yuan, at least not to fall behind at critical moments. This is mainly because Cui Yuan is a relative and a civil servant like him There is not much of a conflict of interest per se.
Yang Yiqing said, "If the war situation is really like this, I don't mind asking for credit for him. As for Uncle Jianchang, shouldn't his troops have arrived long ago?"
Gao Pi said, "When we return to the army gate, the Tatars sent a group of cavalry, about a thousand cavalry, to block the Spoon River in the northeast of Shigou City. Jian Changbo's men and horses bombarded them with artillery for a while. The Tatars suffered little loss. When the emperor withdrew his troops, Jian Changbo's troops had not yet crossed the river."
Yang Yiqing suddenly understood.
As expected, Zhang Yanling cannot be counted on.
Zhang Yanling is reckless, but the nature of losing control at the critical moment is reflected. Obviously among these people, Zhang Yanling’s command is the only one with the number of firearms capable of fighting the Tatars head-on. As a result, he was The Tatars blocked more than a thousand troops, but there were still four thousand men on their side.
Guo Jun looked very regretful and said, "The battle in the south is going so smoothly. If Jian Changbo's thousands of men could have entered, On the battlefield, maybe we can harvest the heads of the Tatars now."
"Send someone," Yang Yiqing said, "to negotiate with Bo Jianchang and tell him that he needs to cooperate with the invasion now, if he still wants to. If he obtains military merit, let him obey the orders. The weapons of the Shenji camp in his army will be the key to success or failure." Gao Pi asked, "Shouldn't we wait for Duke Baoguo?"
Yang Yiqing said, "Don't say that Baoguo Gong hasn't arrived yet. He is here, and the credit belongs to you. Such a timid coach cannot fight hard, but he will never be soft on taking credit. Quickly organize the battlefield, and after it is over When we launch a pursuit, we must not let the Tatars escape our sight and look for opportunities to challenge."
South of Shigou City.
Li Nuo was anxious and led his troops to pursue them, only to find that the Tatars still maintained their position during the retreat. The Tatars said in the battle report that the Tatars had been dispersed did not exist.
But he still took advantage of the opportunity and obtained at least thirty or forty Tatar heads. However, when he learned that Cui Yuan's troops had killed more than two hundred Tatars, they would also kill the heads. After all the gains had been made, I felt extremely envious.
When he met Cui Yuan, Cui Yuan also directed Xu Shen and others to tie the Tatar heads to the horses.
"Consort Cui, the last general is late to lead the troops."
Li Wei also regarded himself as Cui Yuan's boss before, but now he seems to have figured it out. Even Zhu Hui If you want to give in to someone who is a little thin-faced and listen to his verbosity, what qualifications do you have to be the boss
It is definitely an honor for Zhu Hui to transfer Cui Yuan into his army.
Cui Yuan was very polite to Li Wei. He always liked to make friends, and he did not feel that Li Wei had tricked him. He returned the courtesy to Li Wei and said, "Uncle Xiangcheng came just in time. Tatar The Tatars have withdrawn to the north, but they are not defeated. If they want to charge forward, they must have enough muskets and artillery, but we don't have them. We can only come back first to gain military merit. The soldiers are very concerned about this. ”
It’s not that Cui Yuan doesn’t want to pursue him, it’s just that the conditions don’t allow it.
When all the bullets in the gun are used up, chasing after him will be the same as sending him to death.
It’s rare for the Tatars to give face now. They fled all the way and even the dead and wounded Tatars were left alone. Xu Shen’s four hundred soldiers were still very concerned about the credit they received, and they could kill a few randomly. Being a straggler and piling up military achievements is simply not too happy.
"I have caused trouble to Uncle Xiangcheng." Cui Yuan was afraid that he had not done well, so he even apologized.
This shocked Li Wei. He thought it was because he had neglected Cui Yuan before and pushed Cui Yuan to the front line to die, so Cui Yuan used sarcastic words to thank himself. In fact, It’s about holding a grudge.
Li Ao said hurriedly, "What are you talking about, Prince Consort Cui? You are a counselor in the army and you came here with the Holy Order. Fortunately, Duke Baoguo sent you to our army. Why don't you come?" The general is here to guide and coordinate the entire army. It is your wise command that can complete this battle to defeat the enemy."
"Ah"
This has troubled Cui Yuan again.
I command
Who do I command? But think about it, it seems that I can only mobilize Xu Shen and his 400 people, and when they first entered the army, they did not They really wanted to hear what I had to say, but I analyzed the situation for them and they thought it made sense, so they rushed forward with me.
Li Nuo said, "Don't be humble. If you have any advice now, just tell me, the general will only obey his orders."
"This" Cui Yuan doesn't know how to go. Uncle Xiangcheng responded to this enthusiasm.
Xu Shen came over with a smile and clasped his fists and said, "Uncle Xiangcheng, under General Cui's dispatch, we have obtained 214 Tatar heads along the way, and we have gained a lot."
Hearing this, Cui Yuan seemed to suddenly realize.
Li Wei was so anxious to follow his lead because he wanted to be bound to him, so that no one would be able to hold them accountable for their lack of support even after the incident.
What is even more impressive is the first achievement, which is the number of heads. You, Mr. Cui, are the commander, and I, Mr. Li, are the ones who obey orders. It was you who took the initiative to lead four hundred soldiers and horses to the front. I will listen to you and be ready to kill you at any time, and with our joint efforts, we will obtain the number of 2670 heads. Of course, your more than 200 first achievements will also be counted in my name, Mr. Li. .
Cui Yuan wanted to understand this, and suddenly felt that he despised Li Wei.
But he didn't show it either.
Now there are two thousand soldiers and horses at his disposal, but he still can't ask for help. The once frustrated prince-in-law suddenly feels proud and elated. Cui Yuan also enjoys the feeling of being respected by Li Wei.
"Well, rectify the troops and horses. It is best to inform Marquis Wu'an. We must follow the Tatars' retreat and cannot allow them to withdraw from the Ming Dynasty so easily. We must intercept them."
"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and help Prince Consort Cui rectify the problems in the three armies. Now it's General Cui." Li Na almost knelt down and called his grandfather.
That’s all fine. You Cui Yuan is indeed inexperienced and you actually agreed to merge your credit with me.
Then am I not rich? Please remember to collect it, the latest and fastest website without anti-theft and free reading