Yang Yiqing's troops have been pushed to the limit.
Even after retreating five miles, the Tatars continued to harass, and the Tatars also gradually discovered that the frequency of Ming artillery and gunfire was getting lower and lower, so their offensive became more and more frequent. Coming more and more violently.
By the time the sun rose, Yang Yiqing had received news one after another that the soldiers everywhere were overwhelmed.
If it weren’t for the support of the Supervisory Team, Ningxia’s border troops might have collapsed.
"Spread the news everywhere that our follow-up troops will be here in two hours, and it will take another two hours," Yang Yiqing shouted loudly, trying to stabilize the team's hearts.
Zhang Xun came over and asked, "Yang Junmen, how can there be reinforcements?"
Yang Yiqing said sternly, "If others don't come, we still have six or seven thousand infantry. They But it's less than a day behind us, and we will definitely arrive before dark." Zhang Xu said, "Oh, that's not the calculation. It takes one day for our cavalry to travel, and they estimate that it will take at least two days. They may not be able to arrive before dark tomorrow. And if they knew that the Tatars were in full force, it’s another question whether they would dare to come."
Yang Yiqing glared at Zhang He, but Zhang He didn’t say anything. .
At this time, Zhang Xu had long since lost the courage to advance or retreat with Yang Yiqing. He had already asked several times whether the road behind him was smooth. It didn’t matter whether others ran or not. He, Zhang Xu, had already done so. Ready to run away.
While the soldiers of Ningxia in the Ming Dynasty were struggling to support themselves, the situation on the front line seemed to have changed to a certain extent.
The Tatars suddenly ceased their activities and did not restart the offensive for a long time, as if they were ready to give up dealing with the local troops in Ningxia.
"What's going on?" Zhang Xun had been away from Yang Yiqing for a long time. This time he came back on a horse, with some people holding a few horses beside him, which meant that he had to change horses when he escaped, "Yang Jun Door, the Tatars are not planning to fight us and are about to cross the river."
Yang Yiqing did not answer.
He stood at a relatively high place and used binoculars to look at the Tatar formation three or four miles away on the opposite side. Even Yang Yiqing himself did not figure out why the Tatars suddenly stopped their offensive.
After a long time, Guo Jun from the front line came back with his men. He rode up to Yang Yiqing and said loudly, "Sir, the Tatars have retreated and are heading towards the river bank. Do we want to pursue them?"
When Guo Jun said this, all the officers and soldiers in the Chinese army breathed a sigh of relief.
Not everyone can clearly see the situation ahead. They were originally worried that the Tatars just wanted to take a rest, but when they learned that the Tatars had already begun to retreat to the river bank, it was like a gift from God. If a life is not killed by the Tatars, it may be killed by the supervising team behind.
"Back off, back off." Zhang Xu was so excited when he heard the news that he almost fell off his horse.
Yang Yiqing said, "Eunuch Zhang, I also know that it is time for the three armies to reorganize themselves. The soldiers should eat and rest. Only after taking turns to rest can they have the energy to deal with what may happen next.situation. "
Zhang Xeng said, "Then Yang Junmen should be accommodating. If we catch up, the Tatars will definitely pester us. If we can't stop it, don't force it." The imperial court can also understand us. Even if we risk our lives, we can’t resist the Tatars who are several times more numerous than us.”
At this point, Zhang Xun noticed that Yang Yiqing’s eyes were wrong. He quickly added, "If you want to blame it, it's all the fault of Baoguo Gong. If he brought troops, why can't he just lead troops and do nothing?"
Yang Yiqing said coldly, "When the matter comes, Now, even though it is clear that the soldiers are unable to fight anymore, they still cannot retreat. The Tatars retreat, and we must advance. Even if it causes some trouble for the Tatars to cross the river, it is necessary. "
"Ah, what is this?" Zhang Xun seemed to find it difficult to understand.
Yang Yiqing explained, "With the Tatars' ability to cross the river, they can carry up to one or two thousand people across the river at a time. , in the end there will definitely be thousands of men and horses left in a dilemma. When we cover up and kill them, we can defeat their remaining men and horses on the south bank who have not crossed the river. "
"This"
Zhang Xun's eyes lit up, and he obviously felt that what Yang Yiqing said was reasonable, but then he shook his head and said, "You can't force things. How can the Tatars be prepared at all?" Not to mention that the Tatars will increase the equipment used to cross the river, or set up an ambush to wait for us to take the bait. "
Yang Yiqing looked at the front again and said, "Instruct the three armies to advance slowly."
"We have to advance."
This time it was not only Zhang Xu, but also those on the side. Many ministers and generals could not understand Yang Yiqing's "madness".
The Tatars have already retreated, and they have not taken advantage of the situation to fight us. Aren't you pushing your brothers to die?
"Are you deaf? If anyone doesn't come in, I will kill him to sacrifice the flag and shrink from the former. Don't talk about the previous merits. After the war, the criminals will definitely be punished. Every one counts. ”
For the first time, Yang Yiqing felt the pressure of leading this group of people, the kind that made him breathless.
No matter how the battle situation developed in the past, as a governor, he always They were able to mobilize the group of reckless men in front of them, but now there are vague signs of disobedience to this group of people. If it weren't for the merits of the two previous battles, this group of people knew that disobeying orders or withdrawing from the battlefield would result in the loss of credit. Yi Erfei, they may not follow Yang Yiqing's tactics.
If you ask us to die, we will do it.
Now, just to give you some face, let's press forward. , if the Tatars really come back, we will definitely escape faster than you Yang
The Tatars' retreat is unreasonable in Yang Yiqing's opinion
But only the Tatars. The Tatars knew where the difficulty lay.
The Tatar coach, Prairie Khan Batu Meng, accompanied by his eldest son Tulu, arrived at the south bank of the Yellow River, and then he was surprised to find the other side of the river. A fierce war was going on, and many of the more than two thousand people who had crossed the river were already escaping south by boat. Those who had no time to escape had already been killed by Ming soldiers.Chase.
"Bang"
The artillery shells fell from the sky, actually coming from the other side of the river, knocking down a wooden platform set up on the water on the southeast bank of the river, and a bunch of Tatars fell. Into the river.
"Save people"
Everywhere on the south bank seems to be in chaos.
On the other side of the river, those who had no time to escape by boat were even more panic-stricken, and some jumped directly into the water.
"What's going on?" Batu Munch couldn't see how many Ming soldiers were on the opposite side, because the terrain on the opposite shore was slowly rising, and many people fled down from high places, so that On the south bank, we can't figure out the situation on the other side.
Turudao "It is said that Lao Er was defeated on the opposite side, and Ming's army took advantage of the situation to cover them up. They had enough firearms, so our people had no choice but to retreat."
"Impossible" Batu Munch said in a very firm tone, "The Ming Dynasty will never send an army of more than 2,000 people on the other side. They have already run out of ammunition and food. It is impossible to have such strength to cross the river."< /p>
"Back to the Great Khan, two groups have passed by, with more than 3,600 cavalry."
"With 3,600 cavalry, can't they even defeat the Ming Dynasty's 1,000 infantry?" ”
Batu Munch was also annoyed.
He chose to forcefully cross the Yellow River here because he was well aware of the movements of the Ming army. But now the advantage is clearly on his side. As long as a few more groups of people cross the river, they can gain a foothold on the other side. And escorted most of the troops across the river
Why did this suddenly happen?
Where did the Ming Dynasty appear from? How could it defeat the elites it had deployed on the other side of the river to such a state of embarrassment?
At this time, the first group of fast-running Tatars had already returned from the opposite side, and Batu Munch was shocked to find that his second son Urus, who he was proud of, actually appeared on the second side. On a group of returning ships.
"Tie him over" Batu Munch was furious.
Tulu was the happiest when he saw this scene. The second brother was originally fighting with him, but now I will let you know what is not yours. Don’t fight
Urus was They were tied up in front of Batu Monk, and more Tatars were fleeing from the other side.
"Boom"
There was another cannon shot. This time it hit the river and did not hit any boats. It only caused a wave of waves, but the nearby Tatar boats were He was so frightened that he accelerated his pace of fleeing south.
"What's going on?" Batu Munch jumped off his horse and grabbed his second son from the ground.
Urus said, "Father Khan, the Ming Dynasty set up thousands of ambushes on the opposite side. We didn't notice it when we arrived. We had already led troops to intercept us, but they used firecrackers to beat us back. Taking advantage of the situation, they came to us again and tried their best to block it, but the opponent's firearms were too powerful."
Urus obviously couldn't tell his father at this moment. The Ming army on the opposite side didn't seem to have any So many, maybe only about a thousand.
Even his songs are knownThere were not many soldiers in the Ming Dynasty, but when the Ming Dynasty army came over, everyone knew that the person on the other side was wrong and wanted to escape. This was the "deterrence tactic" used by Cui Yuan before.
Two hundred people can scare five or six thousand of you into retreat. This time I brought more than 700 people. Proportionally speaking, it will not be easy to scare away three or four thousand of you.
A last-ditch battle
You all think you are Han Xin
Besides, you have ships on the shore that can go south, and there are large troops in the south that can respond. When your Urus brings a thousand When many elites go to fight and are defeated and return, you should know that the people's hearts have been dispersed. Now you will burn the ship immediately, and maybe you will have a chance to fight to the death.
However, you cannot burn the boats. After all, they are the basis for your crossing the river, and no one knows how many firearms the Ming side has.
"Incompetent" Batu Munch said angrily, "How could there be thousands of people in the Ming Dynasty's army? You must be cowardly and afraid of fighting. Why did you cross the river and stay there and put him on the boat for me?" Transport it there."
Tulu said helplessly, "Father Khan, my second brother may not be blamed for this. Ships are always transporting people back and forth. Some people jumped on the ship while it was going south and said they were coming. If you respond, the result will be"
Tulu didn't speak specifically for his second brother, he just wanted to show his broadmindedness.
But what he said also made Batu Munch unable to refute.
If all the ships are parked on the opposite side, and whoever gets on board is killed, it may be possible to stabilize the morale of the army.
But the problem is that when Urus was defeated and retreated to the river bank, thinking that it could reorganize its formation to resist the attack of Cui Yuan's troops, the Tatar people's plan to transport people was not over at that time, and the ships would still go south. The river bank receives manpower. At that time, the troops who are close to the river bank, especially those responsible for escorting, will take the opportunity to jump on the boat, and on the pretext of coming back to deliver a message or pick up someone, they will take the opportunity to escape to the south bank.
But once someone gets on the boat, the remaining people will estimate that the space on the boat may not be enough, and then a bunch of people will crowd onto the boat.
A vicious cycle is formed, and people’s hearts will naturally disperse.
Originally Urus thought he could handle it, but when Cui Yuanfang charged forward without any scruples, the Tatars, including Urus, felt that the Ming army was emboldened. This meant that the Ming army was emboldened. The number of guns and shells was enough that even Urus himself joined the ranks of deserters.
"Father Khan, it seems a little difficult to cross the river"
Tulu said, "It's better to fight the Ming army in the south now. With the previous posture, I believe it won't take long. We can defeat them"
Batu Meng looked at the tragic situation on the other side of the river where his side was being chased and massacred by the Ming army. His face was dark with anger, but he was still wise and said angrily, "The morale of the army is shattered. Why bother to worry about the length of time? Send the order from the northeast to the Ming Pass."
Tulu said in surprise, "Father Khan, if we don't swallow up the Ming army behind us, then we will lose this battle. It was a complete defeat."
What Tulu means is that even if our purpose is to cross the river and rob, it is too difficult to cross the river now, but in the end it is still possible.We can't give up fighting the Ming army. As long as we can capture some of the Ningxia defenders in the rear, we will at least have an explanation after we return.
If you just want to escape along the south bank of the river to the grassland, then you will be truly defeated.
Batu Meng looked at Tulu and said, "Remember, when fighting with the Ming Dynasty, don't engage in meaningless fights, but know how to choose. Only by retaining the elite of the army can we gain a foothold on the grassland, otherwise Look at the jackals around you, isn't the wolfishness in their eyes enough to make you wary?"
Tulu seemed to understand his father's pattern instantly.
A decisive battle with Yang Yiqing's troops is completely unnecessary, and even something that makes "relatives hate enemies".
You waste your troops to fight the Ming Dynasty. Even if you win, you will also waste the strength of your own tribe, and you may also fall into the encirclement of the Ming Dynasty army. After all, the people of the Ming Dynasty are gathering here
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What we have to do now is to preserve our vitality and return to the grassland.
After all, the enemies Batu Munch has to face mostly come from the jackals around him, and his relationship with Daming is nothing more than a bandit and the master of the courtyard.
As a robber, when you can't grab anything, no matter how much you tear the yard apart, it's better to retreat to the cottage intact, because the cottage is your base camp.
Face
Since the Ming Dynasty had powerful firearms, the grassland people have no longer been able to care about face
The Tatars have not yet conquered all the people on the other side of the river. When the soldiers came back, they had already chosen to retreat along the southeast bank of the Yellow River to the lower reaches of the Yellow River.
The Tatars on the other side of the river were basically defeated when they found that there were no boats to cross the river. They could only follow the guidance of the main Tatar force and ride their horses towards the northeast. Over there was The land of the Loop was also the direction they took out of the customs.
The army of the Ming Dynasty will continue to pursue them, and soldiers from the Ming Pass Fortress will come out to intercept them along the way. The Tatars who have not retreated to the south bank will find it difficult to gain a foothold on the north bank, and they will have the opportunity to knock the pass and leave the territory of the Ming Dynasty. of.
So in the middle and late stages, even though many Tatars themselves cannot swim, they still choose to swim from the north bank to the south bank holding logs and other floating objects, but most of them have not yet reached the middle of the river. It has been washed away by the rapid flow of the Yellow River.
The Tatars were in great contrast. They suddenly changed from brave and fearless to a hasty retreat.
This made everyone around the battlefield a little confused.
Even Cui Yuan's troops on the northwest bank of the Yellow River were a little confused. When they finally reached the river and looked at the various floating objects floating on the river, while their own soldiers were excitedly beheading people, Cui Yuan was also looking at the Tatar horses retreating across the river.
"Master Cui, the Tatars were defeated by us"
Xu Shen was very excited.
It was a miracle that 200 people scared off 5,000 or 6,000 Tatar soldiers and horses. Although they later killed a lot of heads and came back, it was nothing like this time.Nearly two thousand heads were directly beheaded, not counting those who were drowned on the river and washed away by the water.
In the three battles, regardless of the outcome of the opponent's battle, at least Xu Shen enjoyed the fruits of the greatest victory. In this battle, they achieved more first victory than Huamachi and Shigou City.
The key point is to use less to defeat more. If you go back, you will be praised as the God of War.
Cui Yuanze was not as gaffey as Xu Shen. He was a little thankful and said, "Fortunately, the Tatars did not continue to send troops to cross the river. If they send people over again, we may not be able to bear it."
"Report"
The messenger came over immediately and reported his side's losses, "My lord, general, we have calculated that more than 170 of our fellow soldiers have been lost and more than 200 have been injured. There are still more than 400 soldiers left."
Cui Yuan's victory can be called a "tragic victory."
Although at the beginning, the Tatars were a little defeated and rushed to the other side of the river, even falling into the water and drowning rather than staying on the north bank.
But when most people later discovered that there were no ships going south and organized a confrontation with the Ming Dynasty, even Urus ran away. The Tatar crowd was leaderless. Even after they collapsed, they still defeated Cui Yuan's soldiers. It's a headache. After a battle, two thousand enemies were killed, and more than 170 soldiers on my side were killed, and there were many wounded.
This is also because Cui Yuan's men have poor individual combat capabilities with cold weapons, and they only have light armor. Many of the casualties of the soldiers were caused by Tatar bows and arrows.
Some people were still excited and excited, thinking that they would get the credit for nothing, but they were shot into sieves by Tatar bows and arrows.
Fortunately, the Tatar army was defeated and more than a thousand Tatars rushed to cross the river. The remaining people did not form an effective blockade, so Cui Yuan led the troops to achieve this victory.
"The Tatars seem to have withdrawn their troops." Cui Yuan did not evaluate the losses of this battle. He was still looking at the other side.
Xu Shen said, "Master Cui, don't worry. With experienced generals like Governor Yang and Uncle Xiangcheng here, the Tatars will not be given the chance to escape."
< p>Cui Yuan finally breathed out and said, "I don't know what it is, it looks very difficult."The words were ambiguous, and Xu Shi didn't understand. Who is more difficult?
But at this moment, another messenger came over and said, "Sir, there are people from Ningxia who are coming here, like the group that blocked the Tatars on the river bank before and then fled."
"Are they, these idiots, here to take the credit?"
Xu Shen sounded very headache.
Previously, the local defenders of Ningxia were ordered to intercept the Tatars on the north bank, but they only fired two symbolic cannons and ran away. The archers were not used. Now that they are back, in addition to grabbing the credit, he also wants to I don't know what purpose these people have.
Cui Yuandao "There are casualties among the soldiers under our command, which is not enough to support the pursuit. We must guard against the Tatars and find another place to cross the river. It is necessary to bring more men and horses. We must also let Ye Bushou go to the surrounding areas along the way. The earthen castle, recruitRecruit more people. ”
Cui Yuan has some insight after all, and knows that there is no point in resting on his credit book. If the Tatars go northeast just to find another place to cross the river, then their previous victory will be equal to It’s all in vain.
Xu Shen asked, “We don’t have many people, will we be unable to stop him if we continue to pursue him?”
“It’s okay. Cui Yuan answered Xu Shen in vernacular, "Although there are not many of us, the Tatars can't cross at one time. As long as we follow them, they can't cross the river to fight with us. Even our mission is Finish. "
Cui Yuan said, looking at the people who were still carrying the corpse not far away, he suddenly couldn't bear it.
Cui Yuandao said, "Hurry up and organize the troops. There is no need to bring heads or anything else." , at most, the ears were cut off. When Uncle Xinjian came out of the grassland, he had ears on, and the court recognized it. "
Xu Shen cupped his fists and saluted, "Yes. ”
The other side.
The Tatars are organizing a withdrawal.
Batu Meng, Tulu and others have been looking at the other side. Katsuya also wanted to know how many men and horses the Ming Dynasty had on the opposite side.
When he saw that in the middle and late stages, the remaining Tatar cavalry could still kill the Ming Dynasty people steadily without command, and finally they were defeated. The Ming Dynasty relied on their superiority in numbers to rush back and wipe out the last resistance of the Tatars
Batu Meng's face was ashen, and he even looked at him with eyes peeling skin and bones as he left the battlefield early. His second son Urus
“Second brother, you have seen it all. "Tulu took the opportunity to add insult to injury, "The Ming Dynasty's army was not too strong, and their firearms were insufficient. Why did you choose to retreat under those circumstances? You stayed there. The Ming Dynasty's army was bound to be defeated. "
Urus was still tied up. Seeing this scene, he himself was a little ashamed and wished he could just jump into the Yellow River to wash away his grievances.
"Who is that? ”
Batu Munch looked at a young general on the other side who was looking at this side with a telescope.
After Tulu saw it, he didn’t recognize him.
Someone immediately reported, "Great Khan, that man's name is Cui Yuan. I heard he was the consort of the Ming Dynasty. He was the one who led two hundred soldiers from the south of Shigou City earlier." "
"It's actually him. ”
After Batu Meng knew Cui Yuan’s identity, he also seemed very emotional, “I thought that apart from Zhang Zhou and Wang Shouren, there were no more heroes in the Ming Dynasty. I know there is such a person. As a prince-in-law, he did not live a stable life in the capital of the Ming Dynasty. He dared to come to the battlefield and was so fearless that we would have one more opponent in the future. "
Tulu said, "Father, don't worry, this kind of people will be ostracized in the Ming Dynasty. ”
“That was before. "Batu Mengke said, "With Zhang Zhou in the Ming Dynasty, they will have many more powerful generals, because the emperor appreciates this man. The generals of the Ming Dynasty that I see now are all recommended by him, but I don't understand how a prince-in-law can be appreciated by him and be favored by him.Discover why everything is planned by Zhang Zhou. Please remember to bookmark it. The latest and fastest website is free to read without anti-theft