Daming: From the end of Hongwu

412 Chapter 410 - The Confrontation between Benya and Alutai

As we all know, there is a certain restraint relationship between arms.

Infantry armed with long spears and shields and equipped with strong bows and crossbows restrained light cavalry known for their speed and agility, while light cavalry restrained relatively clumsy heavy cavalry.

The many years of war history in the Central Plains, the restraint relationship between the various arms that emerged as the times require, has long become a clear card that both sides know.

However, because of the resources and the number of people, the Tatars could not be fully equipped with all kinds of arms, but it was also a blessing in disguise. Because they lived on the grassland, their entire nation would become good soldiers on light horses as long as they got on their horses.

Mongolian Qingqi has been famous for a long time.

Faced with this situation, Zhu Di naturally threw his clumsy heavy cavalry out of the battle sequence, and formed the entire army with light cavalry and infantry.

However, there is a problem with this.

That is, if the Tatar Qingqi do not want to fight, it is not easy to intercept it with the small number of Qingqi and infantry in the Ming Dynasty. This is also the disadvantage of the Central Plains facing the grassland nomads since ancient times, unless there is a large enough infantry to carry out flexible outflanking and interception.

But this is the crux of the problem. There is no shortage of massive soldiers, but there are not so many qualified elite infantrymen who can restrain Qingqi.

What is the important reason why the infantry can restrain and force the light cavalry back when facing the Tatar light cavalry coming and going like the wind?
In addition to spears and shields, the most important thing is the equipped bow and crossbow.

Because the Tatar Qingqi are on horseback, their shooting range is often only fifty to eighty paces, while the bow and arrow assessment standard for the elite infantry of Ming Dynasty is 120 paces. Carriage crossbow, etc., the minimum requirement is eighty steps.

Under such circumstances, when the immovable infantry phalanx met the Tatar Qingqi, arrows from both sides rained down, and the Tatar Qingqi could not take advantage of it, so they could only turn around and flee after being beaten.

But bows and crossbows are not something that can be used by just one person, especially the accuracy of the head, which requires long-term training, but how can there be so many elite soldiers in Ming Dynasty who are all qualified in various assessments?

It was really not.

But it can't stop the development and innovation of the Central Plains nation!

A new long-range unit came into being, the Shenji Battalion.

Compared with crossbows, this kind of tube firearm has two very obvious advantages. The first point is that the training is simple, and soldiers can master it with only simple training. The second point is to save energy.

In this way, it is no longer an extravagant hope for Zhu Di to gather an army of 50 and have a large number of infantry who can restrain the Tatar cavalry.

Moreover, firearms have been improved in the past few years. Among them, the most outstanding Zhongwu blunderbuss has a range of more than 200 steps, far surpassing the Erjiaoyi bow and crossbow in the army. The trend of replacing the status of bows and crossbows.

As for the downside of firearms...

The slow bullet speed has not been improved very well for the time being, but it is complicated to load, but it has innovated the way of use in the three-stage strike.

The soldiers are still divided into three rows. The first row only needs to shoot, and then pass the empty guns to the second row. First row to shoot.

In this way, Zhu Di only needs to practice the shooting accuracy of the soldiers in the first row, and he can also achieve the effect of uninterrupted shooting.

Sometimes Zhen Wu even suspects that Zhu Di is a time traveler.

Because Zhu Di's vision is too accurate, whether it is the emphasis on the ocean or the vigorous development of firearms, it is a very correct national policy in the eyes of future generations, and it is also a national policy that will definitely benefit future generations.

As long as these two persevere continue to develop.

In the future, no matter what kind of changes in the world the Central Plains will face, it will be able to stand proudly on the top.

Can…

There are always future generations who are not up to date.

Zhen Wu couldn't help but sigh when he thought of this point. After all, the establishment of the Daming Shenji Battalion, the uniform firearms and equipment, and the skilled use of the soldiers were about 100 years earlier than the Spanish Musketeers.

As the first country in the world to use firearms.

How ridiculous it would be to lose power and humiliate the country by being bullied with firearms in the future.

……

The tenth day of February.

The wind was clear and the sun was peaceful, and the dust was not moving. Zhu Di went out from Deshengmen, and led his army to the north to attack the captives.

Along the way, the army passed through Huailai, Xuanfu, and then to Xinghe.

On the way, Zhu Di's mood gradually improved, and sometimes he would introduce to the army clerks where Emperor Yuan Shun escaped from the north, which station or stele was built for the old Yuan or Liao Jin, or introduce Wanquan City to him with great interest. It was built under the supervision of the year, and proudly looked around at Wenwu and asked with pride: "Who can break through such a dangerous pass?"

When Zhen Wu heard this, he didn't even bother to think about Bao Zong again.

The army clerks felt Zhu Di's confidence in this battle, and even if it was the first time to join the army in the northern expedition, all of them let go of their uneasy mood for a while.

Even Jin Youzi and others, who were specially called by Zhu Di to record the details of the battle, were still in the mood to travel around the mountains and rivers, either riding a horse to chase rabbits, or watching the mountains and scenery, without the tension of the current battle.

This made Zhen Wu a little jealous, so one day after Jin Youzi managed to hunt a rabbit, Zhen Wu snatched it for him angrily.

After the robbing, Zhen Wu said shamelessly: "Remember to record the fact that I robbed your rabbit."

Jin Youzi quickly shook his head and said, "No, no, this rabbit should be filial to the Duke."

But who knew that this made Zhen Wu even more unhappy.

"What are you talking about." Zhen Wu stared and said, "I told you to record, you will record, don't let me beat you again."

amount.

Jin Youzi was a little dazed.

Zhen Wu thought for a while, then explained: "Leave a name in history."

Jin Youzi suddenly laughed and said, "With the previous achievements of the Duke, his name has already been recorded in history, why should this be so?"

"What do you know, the image of me, Zhen Wu, should not be more vivid in the history books?!" After finishing speaking, Zhen Wu took the rabbit he had snatched, and while the army was resting, he hurried to Xue Lu and Gu Bright place.

In the Youshao camp, as Zhen Wu expected, Gu Ming lit stacks of paper money at night, and the flickering flames in the night sky seemed to convey Gu Ming's longing for his son.

Xue Lu was very curious when he saw Zhen Wu coming.

Zhen Wu threw the rabbit to Xue Lu, grinning and said: "I beat a rabbit, it's tasteless to eat alone, you ask someone to find two pots of wine, let's have a few cups of roasted rabbit."

Xue Lu glanced at the sad Gu Ming, understood immediately, and immediately nodded to send someone to find wine, then he watched Zhen Wu looking for firewood everywhere, smiled, took out his dagger and went to deal with the rabbit himself.

That night, Zhen Wu, Xue Lu and Gu Ming chatted about the past for a long time.

……

After Xinghe, further down is the endless grassland.

On the ninth day of March, Zhu Di was stationed in Mingluan, inspecting the army and vowing to go to war.

There are historical records of this oath: the six armies lined up, stretching for tens of miles from east to west, with clear banners, halberds lined up, iron cavalry soaring, and drums vibrating.

It can be said to be the most powerful soldier in the world today, and no one dares to take the lead.

After the oath was over, the army set off again on the second day.

This time, Zhen Wu felt that Zhu Di had become more cautious, which reassured Zhen Wu a little. It seemed that Zhu Di was a veteran in the battlefield after all, and he didn't float up even though he had a great army in his hands.

Zhu Di has been the king of Yan for so many years, so he knows Mongolia very well. He knows that the hinterland of the grassland is the most scarce of water sources, so he ordered the construction of a city to store drinking water every ten days, in case the army could not find the water source. Continuously mobilize water sources from the rear for the army to drink.

The names of these villages are also very meaningful, either to kill Hucheng, or to destroy Hucheng, which shows Zhu Di's determination to complete the battle.

But also because of this, the army walked very slowly. It took Zhu Di a full [-] days to walk steadily for a distance that would have been covered by a horse in a few days.

On the first day of May, the army finally arrived at the Luqu River, the area where the Tatars had been active for a long time. Zhu Di Yinma River, so he changed its name to Yinma River.

Zhen Wu and other generals became vigilant at the same time, because they all knew that this place was not far from the Mongols, and they must be able to find traces of some Mongols here.

A large number of scouts, especially the vanguard of the left and right guards, continuously sent out elite cavalry to explore further.

And this time.

A splintering infighting was breaking out within the Tatars.

Arutai looked at Ben Ya Shili sitting on the throne of the Great Khan, and his heart became more and more angry, especially when he thought that Ben Ya Shili would send people to attack and kill the Daming Mission without saying a word, which made his eyes wide open. pissed off.

Benya saw Alutai's expression in his eyes, and snorted coldly with disdain: "What? The grand master is still dissatisfied with the people who attacked and killed Daming?"

Alutai snorted coldly, the meaning was self-evident.

Ben Ya lost his temper and said angrily: "What does the Grand Master mean? Could it be that I, the great Khan, can't kill a few people from the Ming Dynasty?"

Alutai was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.

He and Daming are just mixing oil with each other now, they could have paralyzed Daming, and even developed with the help of Daming's support, but now luckily, Daming's 50 troops came to fight.

That's 50 troops.

What's more, Zhu Di personally led the army here. Didn't they have little dealings with King Yan at the beginning?
Zhu Di is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and everyone present knows it.

And listen to Zhu Di's camp again, Zhen Wu, Zhu Neng, Zhang Wu, Xue Lu, good guys, they have been able to fight well in recent years, they have gained fame, and they all came here just in their prime.

What is this for?
Alutai took a deep breath, tried his best to calm down the anger in his heart, and said: "Of course the Khan can kill, but since the Khan can kill and attract the Ming army to attack, the Khan must have a good way to deal with it. I don't know if the Great Khan can make it clear at this time."

"Good strategy?"

Benya laughed secretly inwardly, but she pretended to be confused: "No, where did I get the good idea from?"

The words fell.

The people in the Alutai camp all gasped.

After the fire is ignited, does it matter whether it is extinguished?
This sweat is a bit of a jerk.

At this time, Ben Ya Shili said again: "The grand master has a lot of soldiers and horses, presumably with the power of the grand master, it should not be difficult to stop the attack of the Ming army. Does this still require a good strategy?"

At this moment, Alutai seemed to finally understand Benya's plan to lose face.

Using Daming's hand to consume his prestige?
But he is not a fool, and he will not be fooled. Arutai turned his eyes and looked at a man with a fleshy face, and then said to Benya, "I haven't been feeling well for the past two days, and I'm afraid I won't be able to go to battle." How about letting Adab lead his troops to stop him for a day or two?"

After speaking, Alutai looked at Benya and lost face.

However, Benya's disappointment was somewhat beyond his expectation, and he followed his words.

I saw that Benya lost face and looked at Adab, his most loyal general.

"Adab, can you stop the Ming army for a day or two?"

Alutai frowned, suddenly lost sight of Benya.

But Adab stood up boldly at this moment, and said without embarrassment at all: "Back to the Great Khan, Adab intends to serve the Great Khan, but Adab's troops are too small, and they are definitely not the opponents of the Ming army. If Adab were to stop the Ming army, there would be no possibility other than fleeing. Adab was not afraid of death, but he was afraid that Adab would harm our Tatars."

"It makes sense." Benya said in disbelief.

The next moment, Benya Shili seemed to mutter to himself: "The grand master is not feeling well, and Adab is not an opponent of the Ming army, so what should we do?"

The crowd was silent.

Adab suddenly suggested: "Khan, the Ming army is now aggressive, we might as well avoid the edge for now."

Benya lost his eyes and said: "Good idea, since we can't beat it, let's run for our lives first." After speaking, Benya looked at Alutai and asked, "What does the grand master think?"

At this time, Alutai suddenly realized that he was waiting for him here.

But how could he be willing to escape.

He has painstakingly managed this place for 20 years, 20 years, how could he be willing to give up this fertile waters.

Alutai said angrily: "If we flee without fighting, how can we have the face to survive in this world!"

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work either, what exactly does the Grand Master want to do?!"

As he said that, Benya's frustrated face also turned cold at this moment, he took off the disguise on his face, no longer pretending, and said coldly: "You don't want to escape? Then I will trouble the grand master to stop the enemy."

Alutai stood up abruptly, looking directly at Benya with soaring anger.

What do you mean?
Benya lured Daming over by mistake, but instead forced him to fight the enemy?

Benya is willing to do this kind of method that hurts others and benefits herself.

It's not a fucking thing.

Ben Yashili looked at Alutai without showing any weakness.

a long time.

Alutai gritted his teeth and said, "Must it be like this?"

"That's right!" Benya said in a low voice.

Alutai remained silent, but his eyes flashed a dangerous light. Since he took the position of grand master and integrated one tribe after another, no one has stood against him so strongly for a long time.

He took a heavy step forward.

The generals who supported him for a while stood up fiercely at the same time.

But everyone in Adab also rose up and confronted each other.

The smell of gunpowder immediately filled the air.

After a while.

Alutai waved his hands to let all his people sit down, and he said in a deep voice: "It's okay if the Khan wants to avoid the limelight temporarily, then let's move east to avoid the limelight, let's go to the vicinity of Feiyunhe, there is enough for us Stay until Zhu Di retires from the army."

What he thought was very simple, the enemy could not fight internally at the moment, and since he didn't want to deal with Daming, it would be a good idea to move east to the vicinity of Feiyunhe, wait for Zhu Di to retreat, and then come back to occupy this water area again.

But he oversimplified Benya's confusion.

Ben Ya shook his head and said: "I don't agree with this point, I think we should move westward and join forces with Wala. The combination of the two sides will definitely prevent the Ming army from dared to lightly invade the grassland."

what? !

Alutai gritted his teeth immediately.

This is like Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty wanting to take Cao Cao to vote for Yuan Shao.

The analogy is a bit inappropriate, because Tatar is obviously stronger than Wala at this moment, and it is not at 01:30. Big trouble.

How could Arutai agree to this.

Benya looked at his fists clenched tightly, and Alutai said violently: "Is the Grand Master unwilling?"

"What do you think?" Alutai said coldly.

Benya silently untied the dagger and put it on the table, and stated his purpose firmly: "Then let's go our separate ways, each with his own destiny, the grand master can take your men and horses to move eastward, and I will go to the east." Go west to fend for yourself! If not, I am not afraid to tear this face off with the Grand Master!"

Benya's lost voice resounded like iron in the big tent, just echoing the howling wind outside the tent.

The two forces within Tatar have unknowingly tried to see each other and embarked on the road of splitting.

As for this confrontation, it was obvious that Benya's plan for losing face was more comprehensive.

At this loss, Alutai had to grit his teeth and swallow it.

But for Daming, this was an unexpected benefit.

……

(End of this chapter)