prosperous age

Chapter 235 Chapter 234
Just when Wei Guangde was thinking about what to do, Dong Yiyuan suddenly whispered into Wei Guangde's ear: "Master Wei, when our army was formed earlier, I saw a Tartar scout riding from the direction of Huailai, and saw me After the formation of the army, they made a detour and entered the camp of Alta Khan from the side."

"Is there such a thing?"

Wei Guangde asked in surprise.

"I dare not lie. At that time, I didn't know that Huailai's Datong army had arrived, so I just thought it was the scout cavalry from the Tartars returning to the camp. Now that I think about it, I can't rule out that it was a messenger sent by the Tartars from Huailai."

Dong Yiyuan hastily analyzed.

After getting this information, Wei Guangde hesitated again.

Altan Khan probably already knew about the arrival of the Datong Army, so how would he think about it.

Today's battle has been fought until now, will An Dahan continue to fight?

Wei Guangde can pat his chest at this moment and say that he doesn't want to fight any more, just take advantage of it, there is no need to intensify and continue to bet.

But he didn't want to, what did Altan Khan in the opposite tent think?

After suffering a small loss, it stands to reason that he should take revenge and go back.
At this moment, Wei Guangde substituted himself into the role of Alta Khan, and first analyzed the information that Altan Khan had.

Wei Guangde thought about it, it seems that apart from his understanding of the Ming army in Baoan Prefecture, how much does Alta Khan know about other places?
This information can only be deduced by Wei Guangde himself.

The garrison outside Yanqing Prefecture must be monitoring the direction of Juyongguan and Yongning to prevent the army from Jizhen from leaving the customs and entering the Xuanfu to participate in the war. Judging from the fact that Ida Khan has not transferred them back, I Dahan does not know that the Ming army has not been mobilized. The idea of ​​the Jizhen army is why they waste their troops outside Yanqing Prefecture.

The garrison in the direction of Huailai should have initially focused on intercepting the grain convoy of the Ming army, but now it has automatically become the main force of the Datong army. In order to be on the safe side, Altan Khan will definitely dispatch reinforcements from the direction of Yanqing. The prerequisites are He also wanted to fight the Ming army in Xuanfu Town.

Then, Wei Guangde thought about it again, and it seemed that there was nothing missing.

Altan Khan did not guess the strategic intentions of the Ming army, and now the Ming country still adopts a defensive posture against Mongolia as a whole.

The Jizhen army also focused on defense, strictly defending the Inner Great Wall to prevent Altan Khan from breaking into the suburbs of Beijing.

As for Altan Khan's attempt, Wei Guangde only guessed that he wanted to severely damage the Ming army in Jizhen, looking for an opportunity to attack the capital again.

The last time we fought near the city of Beijing, we successfully forced Emperor Jiajing to agree to the mutual market, although it was interrupted due to various reasons.

Thinking of this, Wei Guangde couldn't help but glance at Tian Shiwei.

At the beginning, the Tang newspaper of the Ming court said that the Ida Ministry broke its promise, raided the mutual market caravan and plundered the border military fort.

But if Altan Khan's attention this time is still to force the Ming court to trade, then it is difficult to determine what happened at the border at that time.

Yes, Wei Guangde thought of the smuggling group. The most important thing in the Ming Dynasty was the smuggling group. From the maritime merchants in Fujian and Zhejiang to the Shanxi merchants, they were the outstanding representatives.

In order to continue to obtain huge profits, they naturally do not want to trade in the mutual market, which is equivalent to cutting off their financial resources. The instability of the border is the opportunity for them to obtain huge profits.

As for the reason why the mutual market was interrupted, Wei Guangde also heard people mention it in private, that is, the root cause was still in Emperor Jiajing. He felt that the alliance under the city was too humiliating, and Emperor Jiajing had shown no interest in foreign trade since he ascended the throne.

There are many rumors, and Wei Guangde is not sure what the truth is, so he is thinking a little too far.

Judging from the current situation, Altan Khan is determined to fight a big battle in Xuanfu, so Wei Guangde must be prepared for the next battle.

"Tian Zongbing, if Altan Khan rushes out from the front gate, can our army defend against their attack?"

Wei Guangde asked suddenly. He felt that the Ming army was very tight now, but he was not sure whether it would be able to defend against it. To be on the safe side, he asked more questions to prevent problems before they happen.

"Lord Wei, if Al Dahan lets his people break through from the front, even if they can break through our defense, they will lose their troops. I think it is unlikely, after all, he didn't bring many troops into the Xuan Mansion."

Tian Shiwei quickly gave his answer, "However, Mr. Wei, the general thinks that our record today is already very good, and we can report victory to the capital without any need for extra trouble."

Tian Shiwei's next words were in line with Wei Guangde's thoughts, but what he had to consider was how to retreat safely, and where to retreat?
"Tian Zongbing said in detail, it doesn't matter, just say what you have."

Wei Guangde said to him in a pleasant manner at this time.

"We seem to be able to use the army formation to press Alda Khan step by step, but even if we are close to their camp, if they gather thousands of people and come out from the back camp gate, and attack our army formation from the side, the gunmen on the two wings may not be able to resist. live."

"Is it difficult to maintain Liu Huan's troops and Ma Fang's remnants joining the battle?"

After hearing what Tian Shiwei said, Wei Guangde thought about it before speaking.

In his consideration, the army retreated slowly in the form of an army formation, and the cavalry still stood around, and it was enough to harass when the Alda Department launched a surprise attack.

"Come out in full force, we have absolutely no chance of winning, and at most cause huge casualties."

Tian Shiwei frowned and said, "But thinking about it, I Dahan shouldn't be able to bear too much loss."

"Then they won't come out and attack us?"

Wei Guangde suddenly interrupted and asked again.

"I don't know about the last general. I just think it's better to be prepared. It's best to go in formation and be able to deal with various situations at any time."

Well, after asking around, the result is not much different from what Wei Guangde thought.

Shaking his head, Wei Guangde gazed into the distance, looked at the Al Da Khan barracks, and looked left and right at Liu Huan and Ma Fang's troops. At this time, the remnant of Ma Fang's troops had dismounted, and the soldiers were feeding their horses while filling their stomachs. Rations and water supplement the physical strength of the horses.

Perhaps even because of their escape from birth, many soldiers were too relaxed for the rest of their lives after the catastrophe, and even unloaded the horses to make the horses more relaxed, and their armor was also untied.

Seeing this scene, Wei Guangde could also imagine what happened to them in Altan Khan's barracks.

Of the more than 2000 people, less than 500 escaped. Ma Fang hasn't come here yet, and she doesn't know what to eat. At least she should come here to report the situation of the battle.

"Send someone over there and tell Ma Fang to come see me quickly."

I didn't expect any useful results at this moment, so I took this opportunity to learn about the situation on Altan Khan's side from Ma Fang, so as to make some preparations for the performance.

Today, the Ming army in Baoan Prefecture is almost fully mobilized, so it is natural to report such a big event.

However, not long after, the people sent by Dong Yiyuan came back quickly and reported: "My lord, General Ma suffered five stab wounds, two of which are said to be very dangerous, and the doctor is still dealing with them, so he can't come for the time being."

Hearing that Ma Fang was seriously injured, Wei Guangde's previous unhappiness disappeared.

Thinking that the cavalry ate rations to replenish their physical strength while resting, and the soldiers in the army now obviously did not have such treatment. They did not distribute some rations like the cavalry this time to solve the stomachs of themselves and their horses.

"Let people bury the pot in the back to make rice, each part eats in batches, and the other parts rest alternately."

Wei Guangde told Tian Shiwei, "We can't go back now, I'm afraid that showing weakness will draw me out."

"Don't you just stay here and don't try to attack?"

Tian Shiwei was a little strange, Wei Guangde seemed to have the intention to retreat, after all, it is impossible for the army to stay in the wild for a day, and they must set up camp before dark.

Indeed, the Ming army is a bit embarrassed now, advancing for fear of failure, and retreating for fear of being chased and killed by Tartars.

"Let the soldiers eat first, we've been fighting for a long time."

Wei Guangde was noncommittal at the moment, but responded lightly.

Soon, there was a burst of cooking smoke behind the Ming army formation.
But at this moment in Alta Khan's army tent, Alta Khan has already made up his mind, so it's not too late.

This time he entered the territory of the Ming Dynasty, he made two mistakes, one was not bringing enough troops.

The fact that the Ming army dared to raid his camp with all its elite force showed that the Ming army had already figured out his identity, and he was here.

As a result, the troops he reserved outside the Great Wall lost their deterrence.

The Mongols also know the principle of capturing thieves and capturing kings.

The second mistake was that in order to deal with multiple attacks, he dispersed his troops.

If the army was concentrated in one place, he would not be afraid no matter how many troops the Ming army came.

But now it can't work. Originally, he thought that the Ming army in Baoan Prefecture didn't dare to fight and was huddled in the city, so he wanted to ambush the Datong army halfway.

As a result, the Xuanfu army suddenly attacked him, and the Datong army also appeared at this time. It can only be said that everything was premeditated, and they calculated the time.

It's scary, and Altan Khan doesn't want to fall into Mingren's trap.

The layout of the people is really scary.

Moreover, just today, he also saw the powerful fighting power of the Ming army. It is hard to imagine that this is the Ming army who fled when he saw his army approaching a few years ago.

"Stop arguing, send out riders to cruise around the Ming army formation, and don't fight the Ming people."

Altan Khan made up his mind, he was going to withdraw, he didn't want to fight Ming Guo, who was good at calculating, it was a bit scary, the most important thing was that he still didn't know who his opponent was?

If you really lose, it will be a big shame.

"Khan, are we really going to stop fighting?"

someone asked out loud.

"Yes, Great Khan, we are all dispatched, and we are not afraid that we will not be able to kill those Ming people outside the camp."

Many people began to clamor. In their view, the Ming army might have won this battle just by luck.

Of course, the clamor of more people is actually to embolden themselves. They are a little scared in their hearts, but at this moment they are still clamoring for another fight with the Ming army to save face.

"Don't talk about it, the purpose of the Ming people is to fight with us and stick us here firmly."

Altan Khan stood up and walked down the stage at this time, stood among the officials and said: "Even if we send troops from Yanqing Prefecture and Huailai, the Ming army will mobilize more troops to surround us because I am here.

Don't you think it's strange?

The Ming people have been hiding in Baoan Prefecture for so long, and they made a surprise attack today. We can't get entangled with them. It's their goal to entangle us. They even used the elite cavalry to attack me in a sneak attack to kill me. "

The others stopped talking for a moment. The performance of the Ming army today really made it difficult for them to understand. It was not at all the Ming army in their impression.

"Let's retreat, we will pull out the camp and evacuate tonight. The Ming army should retreat to Baoan Prefecture, more than 20 miles away. Entering the city is safer than camping in the wild, ha ha."

Speaking of this, An Dahan laughed first, and then looked at his subordinates. Seeing that everyone seemed to have low fighting spirit, he said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "This time, Ben Khan took care of the big one, and he brought too few people." resulting in failure.

It doesn't matter, we will come again next time, anyway, the minimum goal this time has been achieved, those goods have been shipped out of the Great Wall, and we don't need to lose the lives of the clan members here, they are all good boys, the eagle on the grassland is It's time to go back to the prairie and fly. "

"Where are Yanqing Prefecture and Huailai?"

Someone asked.

"Send the order, tell them to withdraw their troops immediately after receiving the military order, and go back the way they came. The dragon gate guards there are not strong enough, so they just find an obstacle and rush out, haha
On the Great Wall of Ming Dynasty, Ben Khan can come and leave whenever he wants, so there is nothing he can do. "

Although it was a small setback that the plan could not be carried out this time, Altan Khan still faced his subordinates with a confident face, and still despised his neighbor in the south.

After the battle meal, the Ming army tried to attack the Alda Khan barracks twice after resting, but each time they encountered the deterrent charge of thousands of cavalry from the Alda troops around the army formation, which made the Ming army seem to be invincible every time. Come back with success.

"I answered Khan, it seems that the loss is not small."

When Wei Guangde saw this situation, he felt relieved. It seemed that I Dahan didn't want to fight today, maybe he was redeploying troops, maybe he would send troops from Yanqing Prefecture.

It's just that he didn't expect it at all, because of the repeated calculation of the army's itinerary, the coincident attack time and the coincident arrival of reinforcements made Altan Khan mistakenly think that he had entered the Ming army's trap and decided to retreat.

It’s fine if you don’t fight today. I’ll go back to Bao’an Prefecture today, and I won’t come out tomorrow. Even if you call in all the people from Yanqing Prefecture and Huailai, labor and capital will stop fighting. You’ve made enough political capital. Go back tonight. Just write the newsletter.

In the afternoon, with the scorching sun in the sky, it was definitely not suitable for continuing to attack.

Wei Guangde directly ordered the whole army to retreat and go back to the Tazi barracks, and arranged for the soldiers to repair the barracks on a large scale. It seemed that they were going to station here to prepare for the continued attack on Alta's troops tomorrow.

And the actions of the Ming army made An Dahan further confirm his guess that the Ming army wanted to entangle him here again.

When it was getting dark, all the people in Altan Khan's camp silently packed their bags and set off from the back camp quietly to return north.

What they didn't know was that the Ming army was doing the same thing as them at this time, but the direction was completely opposite. The Ming army retreated from the camp to Baoanzhou.

In order not to startle the enemy, they didn't even send scouts to observe the movement of the enemy camp at night, for fear of waking up the opponent, they just sent elite cavalry to shield the battlefield and prevent the opponent from sensing their actions.

It was pitch black.
(End of this chapter)