prosperous age

Chapter 230 229 Pursuit
"Wan Sheng. Wan Sheng"

Seeing the Tartar cavalry running out from the back camp gate, the soldiers in the Ming army's formation felt like they had survived a catastrophe.

No one could have imagined that they could defeat thousands of Tartars in the wild.

Well, for most low-level soldiers, they only know that there are nearly [-] Tartar troops stationed here. Although many veterans still feel strange, they can't see that there are tens of thousands of Tartars at most. up.

However, thinking of his general's unexpected sudden attack, he must have received some news, knowing that the troops in the Tartar army camp had been transferred away, so he chose to steal the camp.

Many veterans are used to seeing the harsh world, but at this moment they still can't stand the feeling of admiration for Liu Dazhang, the chief military officer of Xuanfu.

Well, be a tortoise when it's time to be a tortoise, and fight decisively when you have the opportunity. This is the style of a general.

The recruits didn't realize it yet, but the veterans felt happy. It was really a blessing to be able to follow such a commander. That's why after seeing the Tartars running out of the barracks, the veterans would unanimously shout out the slogan of the Ming army.

Amidst the excited shouts of the veterans, the passion of the new recruits was quickly ignited, and the veterans roared wildly there.

Seeing the morale of the Ming army rising suddenly, Wei Guangde was very happy in his heart.

On the battlefield, morale is more important than anything else.

A spirited army is likely to defeat an opponent whose strength is far superior to its own.

At this time, Wei Guangde, who was full of confidence, turned his head and looked at the cavalry surrounded by Jizhen cavalry behind him. Liu Dazhang, who was already pale at this time, of course understood that once the Ming army won this battle, he would have no good fruit to eat.

However, at this time, he has nothing to do.

Even if he saw the familiar generals not far away, he didn't dare to call for help, because the two sharp daggers at his waist had already been inserted through the gaps in the armor, and they would penetrate into his ribs just by gently sending them out. Down.

Liu Dazhang didn't think Wei Guangde dared to kill him.

It is too easy for people to have accidents in the border town.

Well, this can be regarded as measuring the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.

He has done a lot of things like this, so that's why.

"Tian Zongbing, arrange some people to guard the camp, and the other soldiers will immediately gather at the back camp gate and prepare to go."

Wei Guangde said lightly to Tian Shiwei beside him that he hadn't been dazed by the victory of this battle, because he knew that Liu Huan outside the camp and Ma Fang in the Altan Khan camp must be very dangerous at this time. The main force of the Ming army is urgently needed to go to the rescue.

Yes, whether it's Ma Fang's department that got trapped, or Liu Huan's department that was in charge of intercepting them, Wei Guangde didn't have to wait for a report to know that the first target of the troops who went out of the barracks must be Liu Huan's department, and after that I answered Khan over there.

"As ordered."

Wei Guangde said Tian Zongbing made Tian Shiwei very happy. Who doesn't want to be in the top position, who wants to be the second child all his life.

As long as this battle is won in the end, Liu Dazhang's good life will be over, and he will have a chance to take the position, at least he has a chance.

With Liu Dazhang still in office, he has no chance at all.

Tian Shiwei knew that it would not be easy to sit in that position, and he still had to do his best and obey the destiny, but first he had to get things done by himself.

The generals who came to report quickly arranged tasks, leaving a small number of soldiers to guard the barracks, and the other troops assembled again, ready to go out through the back camp gate.

Although those generals were very surprised that they couldn't see Liu Dazhang, they had to know that they were together when they set off, and they only separated when the Ming army formed their formation.

The battle here is over, and I won't see the commander-in-chief when I come back.

But most of the generals are big lala, most of them didn't think about it deeply, they thought that Liu Dazhang went out to inspect the Tazi barracks and left the matter here to Tian Shiwei and Wei Guangde.

Only a very small number of delicate generals noticed something was wrong. They peeked around quietly for a long time, but they didn't see Liu Dazhang's figure, so they could only give up and dare not think too much.

Soon after the task was assigned, the generals, although still a little puzzled, took orders and left one after another, returning to the army and starting to form the team again.

The soldiers were still in ecstasy at the moment, so they didn't intend to disobey. Although they were a little dissatisfied with allowing them to rummage through the Tartar tents without victory, they all obeyed the order honestly.

This time the team was assembled very quickly, because the sky was already bright, and at this time, the messenger from Liu Huan's side also arrived.

Five thousand people attacked his cavalry of more than 2000, can he still fall?

Naturally not.

The current Liu Huan Department can only fight and run, and it is impossible to fight head-on with the Tartars. At the same time, they sent someone to Liu Dazhang for help.

When the second team of Tartars rushed out of the barracks, Liu Huan actually realized that the Tartars barracks were beaten out by the Ming army.

Although he didn't understand when the Xuanfu army became so powerful, he still couldn't restrain his ecstasy, but this kind of joy was wiped out by the Tartars behind him in just a moment.

It's better to solve the crisis on your own side first.

In the Ming army, there were really some who sold out their teammates. Liu Huan himself was worried about being abandoned by others, and he would not risk his life for others. He should abandon or abandon, although he really dared to fight.

So Liu Huan didn't dare to intercept the Tartars at this time, he just hoped that he would get out of the way by running, and the gang of Tartars would stop chasing and killing him.

It's just that he quickly realized that something was wrong. His team had actually given up on intercepting the Tartars, but the pursuers behind him had no intention of withdrawing and continued chasing him.

He had no choice but to lead the team in a circle in the wilderness, trying to get closer to the Tartar barracks. Only when he was near the barracks could he feel a sense of security.

As a last resort, he would retreat in without hesitation, even if the Ming army inside hadn't organized a defense yet.

When his cavalry quickly approached the barracks, he hurriedly turned the cavalry and circled again, and the Tartar cavalry behind him also turned quickly and stopped chasing.

"click"

The sound of dense footsteps sounded, and a large number of Ming troops lined up and walked out of the gate of the barracks. Rows of sidecars were pushed towards the direction where the Tartar cavalry left, and the infantry behind followed closely.

Seeing this, Liu Huan took his men and horses to stay on the side of the army to guard, and he was also waiting for the commander-in-chief Liu Dazhang and his superiors to come out so that they could receive the latest instructions.

Today's battle has been fought until now, it can be said that it has completely changed, and it is very different from the previous plan.

Now, Liu Huan doesn't know what to do next.

After waiting for a long time, I saw the messenger I sent out from the camp on horseback. When I saw the cavalry staying nearby, I rode my horse and rushed to Liu Huan. , to prevent the Tatars from attacking from the side."

"Then where is this going? Do you want to continue attacking the Tartar army camp?"

Liu Huan frowned slightly, then pointed to the marching Ming army column and asked.

"This is going to Altan Khan's barracks to meet General Ma Fang's troops."

The messenger hurriedly told the news he knew, and then kicked the horse's belly with both legs, making the horse take a few steps forward, and moved closer to Liu Huan.

Seeing this, Liu Huan felt strange, but looked at him calmly, waiting for his next words.

"There seems to be something wrong with Commander-in-Chief. I didn't see Commander-in-Chief Liu. It was the order from Deputy Commander-in-Chief Tian."

The messenger whispered here, and subconsciously looked around.

In fact, Liu Huan's servants are all around at this moment, and there is no one else around, so he continued: "What I observed is that Vice President Tian seems to be listening to Mr. Wei.

By the way, just now I saw that Mr. Wei is also wearing armor. "

"What do you mean?"

Liu Huan was shocked when he heard the words, but still restrained his emotions and asked in a low voice.

"I didn't see Zongbing Liu. It was Zongbing Tian who was directing the battle, and it seemed that Mr. Wei from Beijing was behind the command."

The messenger answered again in a low voice, and then shut up.

"I see."

Waving lightly, Liu Huan glanced at the direction of the gate of the Tartar army camp. Only two thousand people came out at this moment, thinking that Tian Shiwei and the others would stay in the Chinese army, and they would not come out so soon.

"Wait around the army."

Liu Huan whispered it once in his mouth, then shook his head.

Now his position is just right, there is no need to move, and he can act again when the army is almost out.

The Tartars who had been chasing them earlier had already run away, heading towards Altan Khan's camp over there.

Liu Huan turned around and glanced at the people behind him, and then said to his servant: "Pass down the order, and the whole army rests."

This is also a unique treatment for cavalry. Every time they go to battle, they will bring dry food and water to replenish their energy between battles.

In addition, they will also carry some beans, which are just food specially prepared for war horses, and also to replenish the horses' strength.

For cavalry, horsepower is very important, and it is a matter of wealth and life.

Not long after, Wei Guangde and Tian Shiwei led people out of the Tartar barracks, saw Liu Huanbu resting aside from a distance, and said nothing.

Tian Shiwei is an old soldier, so he naturally knew to save some energy for the horses before the battle. Wei Guangde often borrowed horses from the guards when he was in Jiujiang Mansion, and he heard about it more or less, so he didn't ask.

When they got out of the barracks, they ran forward quickly to get close to the Altan Khan camp to see what was going on with Ma Fang's troops and whether there was any move to break out of the encirclement.

The previous scout reported that the fighting in Altan Khan's camp seemed to have not stopped, and there were still shouts of killing inside.

This is also the reason why Wei Guangde can't wait to set off with the whole army, Ma Fang's troops will have an extra life if they arrive a quarter earlier.

They must be taken out, even if the losses are heavy.

At the same time, Wei Guangde also secretly made a note in his heart, that is, no matter what the right time, place and people are, everything must be crushed by strength to be king.

The mistake of Ma Fang's surprise attack this time was because Wei Guangde overestimated the bonus effect of sneak attack at night on combat power.

In the case of a huge disparity in strength, if the weak want to defeat the strong, they will definitely not be able to succeed by stealing, raping and playing tricks, but also need luck.

Obviously, Ma Fang was out of luck this time.

The Ming army was approaching Alta Khan's camp at full speed, and there were constant soldiers in front of them reporting their observations of the enemy camp.

Part of the army of Wanhu of the Alta Department has entered the camp of Alta Khan, and most of them, about 3000 people, stay outside the gate of the camp, as if they are going to fight the Ming army again.

In fact, after abandoning the barracks, Mongolian Wanhu expected that the Ming army would rest in the Tartar barracks for a period of time, and they just took this opportunity to join forces with Altan Khan to fight again.

He really has no way to deal with the iron barrel array set up by the Ming army, unless he is willing to use his life to fill it.

But once he chooses this way, his ten thousand households will suffer heavy losses, which he doesn't want to see.

Unexpectedly, the Ming army did not stay in the barracks, and soon came out of the camp and came towards this side. He had no choice but to turn back to Altan Khan with the brigade, seize the time to eliminate the surprise Ming army, and then hit a backhand shot.

However, what he saw after entering Altan Khan's barracks was a shocking scene.

The entire barracks was in a mess, and all that could be seen were the overturned or burning tents, and the corpses of Mingmeng soldiers on the ground.

In the distance, there is still a brigade of Khan's royal court guards besieging and killing the Ming army among them, and the sound of killing is loud.

At this time, Altan Khan had sent someone to seal the breach of the Ming army's assault camp. After confirming that the Ming army had no backup, he was determined to wipe out the astonishing Ming army in front of him with all his strength.

Standing in front of the big tent, the 50-year-old Al Da Khan was still in good spirits. Seeing Wan Hu's arrival, he just asked casually, "Why are you here? What happened?"

In fact, after being attacked by Ma Fang's department, he sent scouts to contact the front battalion, but was blocked by Liu Huan's department, so he also knew that the Ming army might have blocked the news here, and concentrated all their efforts on attacking him , It's just that he didn't expect that the Ming army would dare to attack his camp of ten thousand households.

The Ming army lacked war horses, and the so-called three steps and seven steps of the army established by the founding of the country are simply nonsense.

Even in the entire Xuan Mansion, the total number of cavalry would not exceed [-]. The number on paper may be many, but in reality there are only a few thousand.

Here, the Ming army has invested most of its strength.

Wan Hu was confused by Al Da Khan's question for a while, and he didn't know how to answer it. When Al Da Khan got a little impatient, he replied nana: "Ming army more than [-] infantry set up an army formation to attack my camp this morning. , They came prepared. Although our army encountered a surprise attack, it quickly stabilized, but was unable to expel them.

Because I was concerned about the safety of the Great Khan, I gave up fighting the Ming people in the camp, and planned to meet the Great Khan first, and then fight the Ming army in the field. "

Speaking of this, Wanhu clasped his fists to Al Dahan and said: "Khan, the Ming army attacking our troops has come over now, and it's time to concentrate their troops to attack their marching ranks."

Wan Hu led people to chase and kill Liu Huanbu, but when he saw the Ming army marching out of the back camp, he came here and saw that they were still fighting, so he knew the purpose of the Ming army without thinking.

"The Ming army laid down your camp?"

Al Da Khan was very surprised by Wan Hu's answer, "Why did they take the initiative to attack you? Could it be that your side is the main attack? They are using this pair of cavalry to hold me back and prevent me from going to reinforcements?"

I replied that Khan was a little uncertain about the intentions of the Ming army.

At first, he thought that the Ming army wanted to eat him, and as long as the Mongolian Khan was defeated, the Alta tribe who entered the pass would naturally retreat.

But he never thought that the Ming army's main attack was his ten thousand household camp, and his side seemed to be a strange army, used to contain the more than 3000 royal guards in his hands.

Although the number of Wang Ting's guards is small, their strength in fighting is comparable to half a million households, and it is even more powerful in the wild.

Thinking of this, An Dahan walked back and forth a little irritatedly, and ordered: "You send a thousand households to wipe out this Ming army as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)