prosperous age

Chapter 233 232 Red
At the beginning, Ma Fang's idea was to follow the straightest road of Altan Khan's camp, and fight out from the main entrance along the road.

Now the brothers under his command are not in a good state. From rushing to the tent of Altan Khan with the will to survive to the opportunity of survival, the emotions fluctuate greatly, and the fighting spirit that was aroused also began to fade after breaking the Tartars' interception the previous time. .

Seeing the gate of Altan Khan's camp appeared in front of him, and a large group of Tartar cavalry suddenly poured in, Ma Fang was terrified.

Opposite is a team that is several times larger than itself, so it should be impossible to rush through.

However, on the left and right flanks, the Tazi's pursuers also rushed up, and there were also behind them. Under the siege and interception, Ma Fang could only choose the most likely plan to break out of the encirclement, that is to rush out from the right, close to the edge of the Tartar camp, and turn over. After crossing the fence, you can go back to the Ming army outside the camp.

However, just as he turned the horse's head to adjust the direction, he accidentally discovered that the Tartars who had just entered the camp opposite seemed to be frightened by their escape, and they stopped at the gate of the camp.

Thinking of the real state of my subordinates, the horses are exhausted, even if they can rush over from the right side, will the horses still have the strength to jump over the low fence?

The other party seems to be shocked by his actions, and even a little scared. What does this mean?
That team of troops was not sent by Altan Khan to intercept them, it is very likely that they were lost dogs driven out from the front camp of the Tartars by the main force of the Ming army.

Ma Fang thought a lot in an instant, and was affected a little bit in action, so she didn't turn the horse's head to adjust the direction of charge early.

As the distance between the two teams approached, Ma Fang keenly realized that she made a mistake, that is, she missed the best time to turn.

Although it was only a very short time, the horse under his crotch was still panting and galloping.

"Victory, victorious"

There were bursts of shouts from the Ming army in the distance. When they stormed Al Da Khan's tent before, he only heard the rumble of artillery, but at this moment he heard the shouts of victory from the Ming army.

Only a little bit, just a little bit, he could lead his men to rush out to survive.

Ma Fang felt remorse for his mistake in an instant, and he even thought that rather than dying like this, he might as well lead his team to attack Alta Khan's tent again, looking for a one in ten thousand chance.

Thoughts were flying in his mind, although the time was short, because there was not much time for him to repent, Ma Fang had already made the final decision.

He raised the saber in his hand again, aimed at the panicked Tartar cavalry in front of him, and pointed forward forcefully.

"Wan Sheng, Wan Sheng." (broken voice)

As the leader of the team, Ma Fang called out the Ming army's bugle. Following his loud shout, the servants behind him also showed fierce expressions, waving their weapons in their hands, and followed Ma Fang to rush towards the team that retreated into the barracks. Tartar army.

The emotions of victory and defeat are contagious. At this time, although the vitality of the soldiers following Ma Fang after hearing the news that the Ming army came to help is fading, the desire to survive is still spreading.

They couldn't see the scene ahead, they could only see the backs of Ma Fang and his servants, but after hearing their coach shout "Wan Sheng, Wan Sheng", the belief in rushing out to survive was rekindled.

They don't want to die.

"Wan Sheng. Wan Sheng"

As the soldiers at the front followed Ma Fang and yelled the bugle, soon hundreds of soldiers followed suit. They kept shouting those two words, waving their weapons, The comrades-in-arms rushed forward together, embarking on the road that does not know the future.

In the cavalry of the Ming army running, horses that were constantly losing strength suddenly fell down. The soldiers immediately fell off the horses without warning. Get up, use two legs to chase the cavalry in front of you.

What's more, after falling off the horse and never being able to stand up again, you can see the slightly trembling body stretching out the hand that wanted to grab something.

But, soon, they all disappeared and were overwhelmed by the rumbling horse team chasing after them.

The Tartar cavalry who had just retreated into the barracks were originally driven here by the Ming army, and they were bombed by the Ming army outside the camp but could not find a chance to vent their anger.

In this battle, the front of the Ming army was very tightly arranged, and even on the side, there were multiple layers of spearmen guarding them.

Many people think that the battle between cavalry and infantry should be overwhelming. In fact, this understanding is wrong.

In fact, when the infantry formed a dense defensive formation, the cavalry did not dare to charge forward. Even if the knight himself had the courage to hit the enemy's spear, the horses under his crotch would not have the courage. They would do it before the formation. Various acts of resistance.

Therefore, on the real battlefield, cavalry assault infantry formations are mostly cavalry running in a circle outside, and the infantry formations are in the circle, and the two sides shoot at each other.

Of course, infantry suffers more in this process.

After all, one is a moving target and the other is a fixed target.

Only when the infantry formation collapses is the moment for the cavalry to rush up and kill.

It's just that in such a battle, the casualties of the cavalry will be relatively large.

The best way for the cavalry to defeat a large group of infantry at the least cost is to take advantage of their unpreparedness and take advantage of their strong mobility to ambush their opponents while they are still in the marching ranks, so that they have no time to form an army formation to resist .

That was no longer a war, but a unilateral massacre.

The Tartars couldn't find a chance to raid the Ming army's formation outside. They thought they would be able to breathe a sigh of relief by retreating into the Khan's camp. The most elite cavalry is still outside the camp to observe the movements of the Ming army. Those who retreated into the camp first were actually temporary. conscripted herdsmen.

At this time, they had completely lost their fighting spirit, and when they saw a group of Ming troops attacking fiercely, their low morale collapsed instantly.

They completely disregarded the orders of their companions and team officers around them, and moved their horses one after another to rush to other directions in the camp to avoid the impact of the Ming army cavalry.

Although they knew that there was a Ming army attacking the Great Khan's barracks, in their view, no matter how powerful the Ming army was, they were no match for the Royal Guards. They should have been wiped out long ago.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I retreated into the barracks, I would meet such a team, a Ming army that could face off against the tough warriors of the Royal Guards.

The moraleless Alda cavalry collapsed in an instant, and collapsed at a distance of only [-] steps from Ma Fang's troops. Only a very small number of leading generals drew out their scimitars to meet them, but what else could they do? .

They themselves were thrown to one side by the soldiers running around, and they couldn't control the key passage of the camp gate at all.

It is terrible for an army that has lost their fighting spirit to be defeated. Not only can they not form combat power to weaken their opponents, but they will infect their panic to more people, causing more troops that could have fought to collapse along with them.

Just like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, the originally dense Tartar cavalry was instantly torn apart. Those inside the camp rushed to the left and right of the camp, while the Tartars outside the camp naturally couldn't rush into the camp, so they could only turn their horses and turn around to run outside. , scattered on both sides of the camp, running desperately.

Yes, most of them are not thinking about fighting the Ming army, but how to save their lives.

If they continue to fight, what else can they get?
In the north, there are their families waiting for them to go back. They don't want to die in Daming territory, they want to go back alive.

The out-of-control Tartar cavalry quickly spread in all directions like flowers blooming in the wilderness.

Outside the camp, the elite cavalry at the end of the Tazi army suddenly found that the team in front had collapsed. In confusion, they soon saw a Ming army cavalry rushing towards them frantically. Is the horse still human?
The cavalry of the Ming army rushing towards them was like demons killed in hell. Those who rushed at the front were already stained red with blood, their eyes seemed to emit a bloodthirsty light, and the sabers in their hands were covered with blood like a demon's sickle. blood of the same race.

A group of red clouds flew towards them, scaring them more than the red ocean behind them.

Yes, at this moment, these elite cavalrymen who were considered to be grassland warriors inevitably felt a trace of fear in their hearts, and the source of this fear was the scattered and fled soldiers.

The leader of this team of cavalry is Qianhu Sahatu, a subordinate of Tuobru Wanhu of the Alta Department. Seeing the Ming army rushing madly, although he felt fear in his heart, he still remained awake.

With a "choke", he drew out his scimitar, "Destroy these Ming dogs, stop them, and kill them for me."

While pulling out his weapon and waving it, Sahatu shouted loudly to the left and right, not only to convey his order, but also to drive away the little fear in his heart. While shouting to the left and right, he also observed the changes in the Ming army formation behind him.

There was no surprise attack on them at this time, and even the continuous shelling stopped, as if the Ming army was also puzzled by the sudden loss of control of the Alta cavalry.

It's just that at this time, he didn't have time to think too much. He led his cavalry forward and rushed towards Ma Fang's troops who rushed out from the main gate of Altan Khan's camp.

However, at this moment, perhaps because of the fierce battle for a long time, the movements of the warriors began to change a little.
"Master Wei, look at the Tartars, what's going on at the gate of their camp?"

Tian Shiwei realized something was wrong shortly after the collapse of the Alda cavalry, because it was their established strategy to drive these people into the sheepfold.

Seeing that the goal was achieved, there were unexpected problems. These people did not enter the fence, and many of them steered their horses to the sides and ran crazily along the fence of the camp.

At first, Tian Shiwei thought that the Tartars had seen through their plan and wanted to disperse the troops on both sides.

The biggest weakness of the Ming army's phalanx is actually the two wings. Although they have deployed multiple layers of spearmen, it is still a bit dangerous to face the desperate charge of the Tartars.

At least, before this battle, he did not have the confidence to lead his troops to maintain formation to deal with the impact of the Tartar cavalry.

But soon, he found that the situation seemed a little different from what he thought.

The scattered Tartar cavalry had no formation at all, they looked like they were bombing the camp, they were running wildly without control.

Naturally, Wei Guangde saw this scene, and he was actually wondering, I Dahan was acting for him in that play, it was so f*ckingly realistic, as if the Tartar had collapsed.

But he knew that nothing like this happened. In front of their army formation, the thousands of cavalry from the Alda Department were still in good order.

But very soon, he saw a horse team rushing out of the Tartar army camp that was fleeing in all directions. It was a horse team composed entirely of red war horses. The uniforms of the Ming army are similar in color, but more eye-catching.

Is this my trump card?

It's just that he soon realized that he was wrong. The next action of the Altan cavalry in front of him seemed to be to turn around and charge towards the cavalry.

The moment he discovered this, he thought that that team might be the Ming army led by Ma Fang, but why did they become like this.

It is generally believed that the military uniforms of the Ming Dynasty were mainly red, which is actually true.

According to the records in "History of the Ming Dynasty Yufu Zhi", the color of military uniforms is purely red because "the martial arts are still powerful, but purple, blue, yellow, white, etc. are also used in large quantities.

Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty in 1368, and established the capital in Yingtianfu. The clothing of the Ming army began to be standardized. It is not limited to red, but it is the main color. The entire military uniform is actually colorful.

Especially in the previous grand parades held at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the troops of the Ming Dynasty were very spectacular when they were inspected.

The distance was too far, Wei Guangde could only see their current appearance, even the war horses seemed to have turned into red horses, Wei Guangde unconsciously thought of the intensity of their battle in Altan Khan's camp.

Thinking of this, he judged that the current state of Ma Fang's troops was probably at the end of their strength, and it was not easy to lead the team out alive.

Yes, at this moment Wei Guangde is convinced that Ma Fang must still be in this team, because if Ma Fang dies in battle, it is impossible for these troops to rush out, and they may all die in battle because there is no command, or they may choose to hand in their guns surrender.

But these are not important now. What is important is that they cannot be wiped out by the Tartars in front of the main force of the Ming army. This will be a devastating blow to the morale that has finally been aroused.

"Send an order for Liu Huan to attack and meet them."

Wei Guangde suddenly shouted loudly.

In fact, he didn't need to speak. When Tian Shiwei saw the horse team rushing out of the Tartar barracks, he had already identified their identities.

The armor used by the Ming army is very different from that of the Mongols. Wei Guangde is not familiar with it, and he can't tell the difference for a while, but he can't.

It's just that at this time, his mouth is wide open, which feels incredible.

Yes, although Wei Guangde said that he would take over Ma Fang's troops, in Tian Shiwei's view, Ma Fang should be dead.

Wei Guangde's yell woke him up instantly, and Tian Shiwei hurriedly ordered to the soldiers beside him: "Quick, quick, summon Liu Huan's troops to rush forward, the whole army to rush forward."

At this time, the last formed Tartar cavalry outside the camp had already turned around, and it was obvious that they wanted to attack Ma Fang's troops, but they couldn't be allowed to succeed.

Knowing the importance of this moment, Tian Shiwei not only asked his soldiers to use the military flag to summon the surrounding Liu Huan troops to attack and rescue Ma Fang's troops, but even the infantry formation had to press up again to exert stronger pressure.

After the words fell, the war drums behind them sounded "dong dong dong" rapidly again, reminding the generals scattered all over the army to look over, and the battle flag began to shake unceasingly, conveying orders to them.

In the distance, the cavalry of the Ming army began to move.
(End of this chapter)