prosperous age

The loss of four thousand households, the loss of troops and horses is second, and it is mainly a blow to the morale of the army.

Those four thousand households will have no hope in the short term. If they can't have a victory, it will be difficult to restore their will to fight.

Mongolian thousand households are also in a dilemma.

If you continue to attack, who will you send?

The 4000 people failed to attack in batches, and there are still six complete thousand households under his command. Once again, what if the cavalry on both wings of the Ming army rushed up?
For the first time, he felt that the infantry of the Ming army was so difficult to deal with, and he also felt that his troops were insufficient.

This combat power is a bit evil. I have never seen such fierce guns when attacking those military forts before, but there are more powerful firearms on them.

Yesterday, he had confirmed that when the Ming army had only 8000 horse soldiers, he was still full of confidence, but now, his mood has completely changed.

Now he is a little indecisive, not knowing what steps to take.

Yu Dayou has already felt the hesitation on the other side, as long as he has a little calculation in his heart, he can understand the other party's difficulty.

Liu Han, who was behind him, also thought of it at this time. He inadvertently urged the horse, but was strangled by him after only a few steps.

"go ahead."

Without thinking too much, Yu Dayou gave the order he had prepared long ago.

With the sound of war drums, the army formation of the Ming army stopped dormant, but moved slowly, approaching the enemy formation on the opposite side.

Not long after, the Ming army had marched to the area where they were fighting just now. The corpses of Tartars and war horses were lying here, and the unicycle chariot showed its superiority at this time. You can let the wheelbarrow run over the obstacles on the road.

In the Ming army that was still shooting before, some soldiers saw the corpses around them showing discomfort from time to time. Fortunately, there were relatively few such soldiers.

After all, although the governor's standard battalion is not an established guard, it is also selected from the border and military households Yu Ding. In such years, people here are used to life and death.

However, some soldiers had such a reaction, which made Yu Dayou behind him frown slightly.

I made up my mind to let these people clean up the battlefield after the war and practice their courage.

The central army of the Ming army continued to advance, and the cavalry on both wings began to slowly catch up, guarding the side. At this moment, the power of the army finally fully exploded.

For the soldiers of the Ming army, what they thought most before the battle was whether the mutton they ate this morning would be their last breakfast. No one thought that they could win so easily.

But now, all the soldiers understood that they were going to win this battle, and they had a chance to go back alive.

At this moment, the soldiers' desire for victory was exploding, and the appearance of the army was completely different from before. Inadvertently, the military prestige soared, completely overwhelming the army on the opposite side.

While the morale of the Ming army was rising rapidly, fear was quietly growing in the hearts of the soldiers of the Alda army.

Lost in the first battle, although many people were shocked by the powerful firearms of the Ming army, those troops were composed of Han Chinese after all, but the long-term victory made them still doubt the combat power of the Ming army on the opposite side.

It wasn't until the retreat of the four thousand households who were also Mongols that they realized that the Ming army on the opposite side was really powerful.

They couldn't get close, and even the riding and shooting skills they relied on across the world were useless at all, and the psychology of fear arose. No one wanted their team to be sent into battle by Lord Wanhu.

Now the Ming army is slowly advancing, getting closer and closer to them, and the pressure is even greater.

Mongolian Wanhu was in a dilemma at this time and continued to attack, but they couldn't find a way to win. Should they retreat?
The Mongols are not a people who fight to the death. They rely on war horses. They know the truth that if they can fight, they will fight, and if they can't fight, they will retreat.

"General, please make a decision as soon as possible, there is almost no time to accelerate."

As the Ming army continued to advance, the distance between the two armies continued to shorten.

It takes a certain distance for the cavalry to run and accelerate, and the Ming army obviously relied on the chariot formation to compress this distance.

Looking at the wall-like shield car, Wan Hu frowned. He understood why the car only had one wheel, and it was easy to turn.

Even if he gathers his team and inserts the Ming army formation obliquely from one side at this time, the Ming army's central army can easily turn around so that the entire front is always facing the direction of their charge.

tricky.

Time was lost in his hesitation, when the distance between the two armies was no more than four or five miles apart, but this still couldn't send the solid bullets into the Tazi army formation, and he had to continue to advance.

"I still need to get closer to one or two miles, and then I can bomb the **** with solid bullets."

Yu Dayou couldn't help thinking about it after the Ming army formed.

However, the closer the two armies are, the more cautious they must be. If the opponent is crazy and rushes forward regardless of casualties, even if the battle can be won, if the standard battalion suffers a large loss, it is difficult for him to explain to Li Wenjin and Master Li.

Thinking of this, Yu Dayou waved his hand, signaling to send an order to stop the army formation.

The purpose of the pause is of course not to fight the Tartars again here, but to rearrange the formation.

After advancing such a long distance, some problems inevitably appeared in the Ming army's formation, and it seemed no longer so strict and orderly.

The Ming army stopped advancing, but the Alda troops on the opposite side did not feel the pressure relieved.

After thinking for a long time, Mongolian Wanhu still didn't think of a solution to this Ming army. Since he couldn't think of it and seemed unable to defeat it, he could only take that step.

Retiring is not that simple.

Of course, he will not admit defeat willingly. If he shows his defeat, he wonders if he will attract the cavalry on both wings of the Ming army to follow up. As long as the cavalry and infantry of the Ming army separate, eat the cavalry first, and fight back to attack the infantry. Hit too much.

Although the front of the Ming army showed strong combat power, Wan Hu still believed that if it wasn't for the restraint of the powerful cavalry groups on the two wings, he only needed to dispatch three thousand households to attack from the center and the two wings together, and it would make people This seemingly tight Ming army formation fell apart.

Seeing the Ming army stop advancing, Mongolian Wanhu was startled. He didn't know what the Ming army generals were planning. When he saw that the opposite side started to form a team, he knew that there was no hope of defeating this army.

Quickly issued an order to the messenger behind him, the entire team of Qianhu who had retreated to the barracks quickly packed up the equipment for camping, no matter whether it was a real withdrawal or a fake withdrawal, nothing should be left behind.

When the Ming army completed the formation and continued to advance, Mongolian Wanhu shook his head and gave the order to retreat seemingly unwillingly.

The three thousand households under his command formed one team, and the three thousand households of Wang Tingwei formed the other team. They bypassed the camp behind them from left to right and began to retreat.

The Ming army formation that had just advanced a few steps saw the retreat of the Tazi army on the opposite side. Many people were still in a daze, not knowing why the opposite side retreated.

You know, on the battlefield they passed by before, less than 3000 Tartars were killed. This is a battle with 2 people. Could it be over with just so many people dying?
The previous changes were all seen by the commander-in-chief Liu Han.

Liu Han was taken aback for a moment, and soon recovered from the shock.

The Tartars didn't know how to break through the Ming army's formation, and with their own cavalry guarding them, they couldn't find a chance to win, so they retreated.

Thinking of this, Liu Han waved the whip in his hand forward almost without thinking, and said fiercely: "Attack."

As soon as Liu Han's voice fell, the sound of war drums behind him was heard, and the military flag commanded by the side and rear began to dance.

He really needs a hearty victory. If the credit for burning Bansheng City is not enough for him to be promoted, then this victory should be enough to face the main force of our army head-on.

As the offensive order was issued, the cavalry on both wings of the Ming army began to advance slowly, and began to accelerate continuously. They also planned to bypass the Ming army's central army formation from the left and right and start chasing the Alda troops.

Hearing the sound of hooves roaring behind him, Yu Dayou, who was still calm, felt bad.

The Tartars retreated but maintained their formation. Such an army retreated, and could counterattack and bite at any time.

Liu Han also had the same idea as him. After a short period of excitement, when countless Ming cavalry passed by him and kept urging their horses forward, he also realized that the Tartars on the opposite side were only retreating, not retreating. .

At this time, the vanguard of the Ming army cavalry had caught up with the Chinese army formation, and was about to jump over the infantry and rush up. Almost at the same time, two ear-piercing sounds of ringing gold came from behind.

"clang clang"

Hearing the sound of gold ringing behind him, Yu Dayou heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. It seemed that Liu Han hadn't been dazzled by the victory yet.

Although Yu Dayou found something wrong at the very beginning, when he gave the order to withdraw troops from Mingjin, Liu Han was the first thing he considered.

This is so offending!
So he hesitated for a while, although he still gave Ming Jin's order in the end, but he also heard Ming Jin behind him almost at the same time.

The advancing, accelerating Ming army cavalry team began to slow down after hearing the sound of Mingjin behind them, although the faces of the Ming army cavalry were full of unwillingness.

The Tartars were defeated, and it was time to pursue and kill them, but the commander-in-chief actually refused to allow them to chase and kill them, and went to grab the first rank.

On the opposite side, Mongolian Wanhu, who was running at the end of the opposing army, was overjoyed at first when he saw the Ming army cavalry chasing him, but he heard the sound of Mingjin soon after he was happy, and his mood fell to the bottom instantly.

The chance of turning defeat into victory is gone, and the generals on the opposite side are very strong.

This is what Mongolian Wanhu is thinking at the moment.

Capital, Wei residence.

Wei Guangde went back home directly from Xiyuan, and wrote a letter of leave to the courtyard the next day, saying he was sick at home.

It's not that Wei Guangde is hypocritical, but the more he calculates, the more he feels that if he didn't give suggestions at the beginning, the current situation should be just right. The army from Yansui and Ningxia to support the Xuanfu just arrived in Datong, which is enough to resist the Ida Department The offensive against the Datong Army.

It is of course a great thing for the Ming army that the small number of troops of the Anda Department were dispersed to the Datong theater and the Xuanfu theater.

There are three towns of Datong, Yansui and Ningxia in the Datong war zone, and although Xuanfu only has soldiers from Shanxi, don't forget that the army of Jizhen is still watching.

All the trump cards of the Anda Department have been revealed, so Jizhen doesn't need to hold back anything, just support Xuanfu with all his strength.

On both battlefields, the Ming army has an absolute advantage.

It's a pity that it is the Ming army that has been dispersed now, and the situation has completely reversed.

Wei Guangde stayed in the study for the past two days, and there was a map of border towns that he silently drew on the bookcase, although it was incomparable with those in the palace and the Ministry of War, it was still relatively detailed.

After thinking about it for two days, Wei Guangde still has no good solution.

Calculating the time, the Datong side should have finished fighting, and I don't know whether the Tatars chose to attack Datong directly or go to Hetao to eliminate the soldiers and horses of the two towns first.

"My lord, madam invites you to lunch."

Outside the study door, the little maid said charmingly.

"understood."

Wei Guangde replied, got up and walked a few steps, inadvertently looked back at the map on the book, and his eyes fell on Datong in the middle.

"I only hope that Yu Dayou can display the strength of God of War in Datong at this time. If he can keep Datong, the responsibility he will bear in the future will be much smaller."

Thinking in his heart, Wei Guangde retracted his gaze, and inadvertently caught a black mark on the ground out of the corner of his eye.

It was a note sent by Gao Gong after the sunrise of Xiyuan the previous day, Wei Guangde burned it and threw it there after seeing it.

Gao Gong was also responsible for this incident, he didn't blame him, he just wrote a note asking Wei Guangde if he planned to stay in the capital or be released.

This is also an idea for possible liquidation after the war.

Wei Guangde decided that he would use the relationship of Prince Yu's Mansion to help with the management.

What happened this time, in the opinion of Gao Gong and other members of Prince Yu's Mansion, was that Wei Guangde was unlucky and had two unreliable chief officials in Datong.

But this is no wonder, such a thing would not have happened, if Governor Xuanda had not moved to Xuanfu.

In the afternoon, fellow Lao Kan actually ran to Wei Guangde's place, saying that it was an autumn wind.

Lao Kan still didn't settle down in the capital, and he still lived in the house provided by the yamen, so Wei Guangde's place became his canteen, and he ran here when he had nothing to do.

In fact, Wei's house is already a place where Jiujiang's officials in Beijing often come.

"By the way, this is the letter from Zhang Ke yesterday, please read it."

At the banquet, Lao Kan suddenly took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Wei Guangde.

"Is it okay for him to go to Shaanxi?"

Wei Guangde stretched out his hand to take the letter with a smile, and asked casually.

"What's the matter with his censor? Why don't you just walk around and look around, but he said in the letter that he went to Huashan, I don't understand, what do you think Huashan has to do with his censor?
Is the mountain god also under his control?

Ha ha"

As he said that, Lao Kan laughed to himself.

"Then what did he write the letter for?"

Wei Guangde said in surprise.

I received a letter from Zhang Ke last month, saying that he has gone to Shaanxi to take over as the censor for a one-year term.

As for the censor, to clean up the officialdom, it is natural to go around frequently. It is hard to get to Shaanxi, so you must visit the famous mountains and rivers here.

"When he turned to Mount Hua, he met Zhu Shilong's gang. He said that he had a chat with them on the mountain. Now Mr. Zhu plans to go back to Jiujiang Mansion to study behind closed doors and participate in the next Spring Festival."

Lao Kan laughed.

"In the past few years, I have traveled around the mountains and rivers, and I am afraid that I will not be able to wear ink."

Wei Guangde smiled and shook his head.

"By the way, do you have any ideas about what your fellow townsman begged you to do? I heard that there may be a vacant position in the criminal department at the end of the year for Shizhong."

Lao Kan was talking about Ouyang Yijing, who had been a Jinshi for 38 years in Jiajing, and now he has gone to Renzhi County in Xiaoshan. He wrote to Wei Guangde some time ago, asking him to help with activities in the capital.

Well, he wants to go back to the capital.