prosperous age

Chapter 226 Chapter 225
"I said Master Wei, are you still unable to see the situation clearly? Now the Tartars just hope that we can rush into the barracks, and then they will block our retreat with the remaining thousand cavalry."

When Liu Dazhang heard what Wei Guangde said, he was so angry that he must be so stupid to jump into the trap of the Tartars at this time.

"It's possible, but once we rush in forcefully, will they dare to use three thousand households to rescue Al Da Khan?"

Wei Guangde asked back.

"But if they go, what if we occupy this place?"

Liu Dazhang pointed his horsewhip at the barracks in front of him, which could be said to be arranged indiscriminately, and asked, "Did Mr. Wei think that this barracks can withstand the impact of thousands of Tartar cavalry? Can we do it with only [-] men?" ?”

Liu Dazhang's meaning is obvious. He doesn't think that occupying this place will help them. Once the Tartars feel that there is a chance and throw this dilapidated camp to the Ming army, they will come out to rescue Al Da Khan. Liu Huan must be there. Unstoppable.

Once the cavalry of Anda's troops gather together, there will be thousands of people, enough to crush the troops of Ma Fang and Liu Huan, and then surround them here.

It can't be said that people have a good appetite, and it is extremely easy to just step on the joint venture and kill them all.

Although his rationality told him that what Liu Dazhang said was correct and that it was definitely not a good thing to forcibly attack the camp at this time, it was still a very dangerous thing, but Wei Guangde also knew that they could not retreat now.

To retreat is to admit that everything is lost.

This is not enough, it is very likely that the cavalry unit of the Xuanfu Ming army, which is not strong at all, may encounter disaster.

As far as the three of them were talking, Liu Huan's side was about to start a fight.

Ma Fang's troops must have already fought in, and Liu Huan's side also fought, cavalry against cavalry, once entangled, it would be difficult to get out.

And what about the more than ten thousand pawns on my side?

At that time, the only thing we could do was to abandon the chariots to save the generals, abandon the cavalry, and keep the infantry.

Wei Guangde couldn't bear such a result. What he wrote had already been sent to Juyongguan. He didn't know how Weng Pu would deal with it. But if he really lost here, it turned out that he was wrong and Liu Dazhang was right. , his official career will be over.

Losing his master and losing ground, all the faults in this war will be hit on his head, Wei Guangde.

At this time, Wei Guangde felt that he seemed to think about the war a little too simply. He thought that Ma Fang could easily defeat the Altan Khan camp through a sneak attack, and he thought that the Tartars would be at a loss in the face of their attack as he thought. .

He has always been building the battlefield with his own thinking power, but he has forgotten how the other party will react.

At this moment, there was a continuous sound of "bang bang bang bang" in the distance, and Wei Guangde suddenly turned his head to look over there, which was the direction of the back door of the Alta military camp. Obviously, the Tartar cavalry was about to charge. out camp.

At this time, at the back gate of the Alta military camp, the brigade of Tazi cavalry assembled at a position far from the camp gate, and under the command of Lord Qianhu, they began to drive forward on horseback, accelerating continuously, and soon rushed out of the camp gate.

It's just that the moment they rushed out of the camp gate, the cavalry of the Ming army who had already lined up on the opposite side kept firing their guns with their guns in their hands.

Slightly different from the Ming army that the Alta cavalry encountered in the past, these cavalry immediately stood still. Bite the fire pocket, and soon you can finish reloading for the second shot.

There was a constant sound of gunfire, and a large number of Tartar cavalry rushed out of the camp and fell off their horses. Some of them fell off their horses from their own hands, and some of their horses were injured and out of control and fell off their horses.

All of a sudden, outside the back door of the Alda army barracks, there were people shouting and neighing, and there was chaos.

The Qianhu troops in front were already in disarray, disrupted by the firecrackers of the Ming army, and the two Qianhu troops in the back who were about to rush out hurriedly reined in their horses and stopped the attack of their own troops.

"Regroup."

The Tartars shouted Mongolian loudly at the gate of the barracks, calling for the injured comrades to come back immediately and clean the gate of the camp.

In the ranks of the Ming army, the guerrilla general Liu Huan really couldn't help but grin from ear to ear when he saw this scene. He didn't expect such a fierce weapon to be hidden in the General Military Mansion. Although the shooting frequency was not as fast as the bow and arrow, it was also Not too much.

The point is, as long as there are enough sub-cartridges, it seems to be able to hit for a long time.

This thing is much more suitable than bows and arrows. The training of archers is too troublesome, and it is even more difficult to practice archery immediately.

"Go, report the situation here to Mr. Chief Soldier."

Liu Huan called a soldier and asked him to report to Liu Dazhang, the chief military officer of Xuanfu immediately.

The Tartars were quickly clearing the camp gate, and the Tartar cavalry inside the gate began to regroup again, ready to launch a new charge at any time.

In such an environment, Liu Huan did not dare to let the cavalry of the General Army Mansion refill the sub-drug cartridges, so he could only pass on a command to let them hit the mark.

Once this kind of firecracker is fired, it will be his cavalry who shoot arrows to fend off the enemy.

The Tartars also shot a lot of arrows during the charge just now, and they were lucky to hit a few unlucky ones, which can be ignored compared to the casualties of the Tartars.

Just when Liu Dazhang and Wei Guangde were in a dispute about advancing and retreating, a fast horse came running in the distance, and another fast horse appeared in the distance, so that Liu Dazhang, Tian Shiwei and Wei Guangde couldn't figure out where the news came from.

Soon, a war horse approached, and the cavalry immediately reported loudly: "Report to the commander-in-chief, the Tartars rushed out from the rear camp to be blocked by our army. Now they are regrouping and preparing for the second surprise attack."

"understood."

Liu Dazhang nodded and agreed, but looked at the horses that were running in the distance.

"This is the soldier we sent out to investigate the situation on Ma Fang's side."

After the soldier who sent the message ran away, Tian Shiwei stared at the cavalry running for a long time before speaking to Liu Dazhang and Wei Guangde.

"Ma Fang hasn't seen the notification for a long time, it won't."

At this time, Liu Dazhang made a guess that he couldn't even imagine, but he didn't finish his sentence. In this place, he didn't want to say such unlucky words.

The words entered Wei Guangde's ears like a thunderbolt from the blue sky.

As Liu Dazhang said, when Wei Guangde reconsidered the changes in the battle situation now, he realized that Ma Fang's attack on Alta Khan, which he thought to be safe at the beginning, also seemed to have great uncertainty.

Whether or not Ma Fang can break through the Altan Khan camp will directly determine the outcome of this battle.

If Ma Fang's side fails, after defeating Ma Fang's troops, Altan Khan's royal court guards will definitely come here in full force, attack Liu Huan's troops on both sides, and after they are defeated, they will hunt down the infantry here. If you can't run fast, you can't rush into the city.

Wei Guangde felt dizzy for a moment, but in the bottom of his heart he knew clearly that he was on a horse right now and could not fall off the horse, so he firmly grasped the saddle with both hands.

After his mind calmed down a bit, he began to think quickly about how this matter would end now.

Soon, after the cavalry rushed here, he reported loudly what he had observed near Altan Khan's camp.

Ma Fang's department has indeed rushed in, and the previous camps have successfully broken through, but now Ma Fang's department may have fallen into the enemy camp.

"Have you seen the enemy camp?"

After listening to the soldier's report, Tian Shiwei suddenly interrupted and asked.

"The little one ventured in to see it, and there was still shouting and killing inside. The fighting was very intense, so the little one didn't dare to get too close because he was afraid that he would also be trapped."

The soldier replied cautiously.

"Where are they located in the Tartar army camp? Is it near the center? Have you seen the golden-roofed tent of the Tartar Khan?"

Tian Shiwei continued to ask, Ma Fang's department is in trouble, that's for sure, but I don't know if they killed Al Da Khan.

The mission of Ma Fang's Ministry, the three people here are clear, even if Ma Fang's entire army is wiped out, as long as they can complete the task of killing Al Da Khan, then the Ming army will not lose in this battle, no matter how big the loss is, they will not be afraid .

There are plenty of soldiers and horses.

"This little one didn't see clearly."

The soldier said a little aggrieved, and looked up at the sky after speaking.

Although the sky is slightly brighter now, it is no longer as dark as before, and you can see far away. If you want to see things in the distance clearly, it is still gray. As for whether the tent built by the Mongols is a golden roof, it seems that there is indeed a difficulty.

But Xiaobing suddenly turned his head and thought for a while before saying: "I'm not sure about the big tent on the golden roof, but I really want to see that there is a big banner in the battle position of General Ma and the others. It's around there."

What Xiaobing said next made Wei Guangde ecstatic. Ma Fang really didn't lie to him, he could find Al Dahan when he rushed into the Tartar army camp.

The big banner is the symbol of the Great Khan of the Tartars, which is used to summon infantry, and the commander-in-chief flag played against the Ming army is also useful.

If what Xiaobing said is true, the place with the big banner must be near the big tent of Al Da Khan.

"It's no wonder that Ma Fang couldn't report to us. They rushed to the vicinity of Al Da Khan's army tent. It must be the Tartars who resisted desperately. I'm afraid they are really surrounded and can't report."

Wei Guangde suppressed his excitement and said, as long as he kills An Dahan, he won't lose his great work this time, as long as he can get away from here, he should be able to make a fortune when he returns to Beijing.

Yes, Wei Guangde has realized that this place has become a place of right and wrong, very dangerous.

The Ma Fang tribe may or may not be able to kill Alta Khan, so in the end they will bear the anger of Alta Khan, and these pawns may really lose their lives.

This is what Wei Guangde thought of when he calmed down after being pleasantly surprised. If he didn't kill Al Dahan, he would have committed a great crime. Even if he ran back, he might not be able to explain it.

How to do?
In an instant, the only remedy Wei Guangde could think of was not to lead these pawns out of the battlefield quickly, but to fight desperately.

Yes, attack the barracks of Alda's army with all our strength, hold back the Tartars here, and let Liu Huan's troops go to reinforce Ma Fang.

It doesn't matter even if Liu Huan's troops are entangled by the Tartars sent here, as long as they can attack with all their strength before Altan Khan comes over, and destroy the Tartars here, it will be difficult for Altan Khan to deal with it when the troops are seriously weakened. They launched tactics of encirclement and annihilation.

Before, they never thought that the Ming army of more than [-] people could wipe out the [-] cavalry of our army, but now it seems that they can only gamble on this.

Didn't the Wanhu in the camp want to give them some space in the camp?
Take advantage of this opportunity to attack with all your strength and try to wipe out two or three thousand Tartars in the camp, maybe there is still a chance of survival.

The most important thing is that by occupying this place and destroying a large number of Tartar troops, I seem to have what I have explained to my superiors, so I can say that I am invincible and undefeated.

Wei Guangde now thinks that this is the only way to break the deadlock. Others, they may be able to continue to live well, but he is afraid that they will not be able to.

"Master Wei, we should withdraw."

Liu Dazhang said to Wei Guangde at this time, but to his surprise, Wei Guangde shook his head.

"Master Wei, our operation here is to cover the surprise attack of Ma Fang's troops. Now that General Ma is surrounded by Tartars, we can only abandon them now and return to Bao'an Prefecture with the rest of the troops, trying our best to keep Bao'an Prefecture intact. It is the best strategy, wait for the Datong Army to arrive and fight again."

At this time, Liu Dazhang still expressed his views on the current situation very tactfully.

It's just that Wei Guangde's words don't sound that way now.

This battle has been fought until now, and it seems that Liu Dazhang is right. When I go back, I will be imprisoned. Am I so stupid?
Wei Guangde still planned to put all his eggs in one basket, since he was in danger anyway.

"On the contrary, Mr. Liu, we absolutely cannot retreat at this time. Not only can we not retreat, but we must intensify our offensive. The best policy is to eliminate the Tartars in the camp."

Wei Guangde ignored Liu Dazhang and Tian Shiwei who was looking at him with a frown, but turned to Zhang Ji and said, "Put me in armor."

"Master Wei, what are you doing here?"

Liu Dazhang said in surprise.

"Now that Ma Fang's troops have dragged out Altan Khan's royal court guards, the most powerful troops of the Tartars, this is our chance to go all out to destroy the Tartars in the battalion in front of us. If we destroy them, we will only draw a tie, not counting. fail."

Wei Guangde turned his head and winked at Zhang Ji and Dong Yiyuan behind him. He didn't know if they would understand, but it was the only thing he could do.

Here, in addition to the more than 200 soldiers brought by Liu Dazhang and Tian Shiwei, it is Dong Yiyuan's team of cavalry, which has an absolute advantage.

He knew very well that at this point in the battle, Liu Dazhang would definitely want to go back to the city, and he would not continue to fight, because he was afraid that he would lose the responsibility of losing his troops and land.

But when he went back, there was nothing wrong with Liu Dazhang, but something happened to him.

I'm sorry for those brothers, Wei Guangde looked forward again to the pawns who were still fighting the Tartars, now I can only sacrifice you to protect myself.

Zhang Ji followed Wei Guangde all the time, and naturally saw the strangeness in Wei Guangde's eyes. Dong Yiyuan also noticed it, but he didn't fully understand what it meant.

But it didn't matter, Wei Guangde had already dismounted, Zhang Ji took the bundle from Li San and opened it, put the cotton armor directly on Wei Guangde's body, and then took out a set of guerrilla general's armor to put on Wei Guangde.

"Yuan, please help me put it on, you are more familiar with wearing this kind of armor."

Wei Guangde suddenly spoke.

Dong Yiyuan hurriedly got off his horse and came over, and put the armor on Wei Guangde under the suspicious eyes of Liu Dazhang and Tian Shiwei.

"In a while, you will control Liu Dazhang and Tian Shiwei's people, and kill those who are disobedient."

When Zhang Ji and Dong Yiyuan helped him dress, Wei Guangde whispered.
(End of this chapter)