prosperous age

Chapter 538 Chapter 537
The 5000 cavalry of the Xuanfu Army rushed east from Huairou, fearing that the Tartars would get out of the side wall first, and their days of running around would be in vain.

After running day and night, they were only twenty miles away from the mountains, and the closest distance to the Great Wall was thirty miles.

After all, the Great Wall built in the Ming Dynasty was built according to the mountain, and they were all on the edge of the mountain.

Perhaps, the builders were also thinking of deducting labor and mobilizing the masses. After crossing the mountains and reaching the foot of the Great Wall, they were already exhausted, so they deliberately left stretches of mountains for the enemy to climb.

Moreover, building the Great Wall in this way is not only convenient to build, but also very beneficial to the supply of the Ming army.

Ma Fang was running in front of the team at this time, closely following Dajun Yaqi.

Follow the handsome to have meat to eat.

This was what the soldiers of the Ming army said in their hearts, and they were willing to fight with a general like Ma Fang who always cared about the soldiers, so although the journey was hard, few people complained.

To make contributions, military households actually have their own dreams.

Although they are often bullied by the General Banner and Baihu, they also dream that this will one day become one of them, so making meritorious deeds on the battlefield is their only way out.

To be selected into the cavalry is naturally the best among military households. Not only does it require bravery and fearlessness, but also superb martial arts.

As for the proficiency in bowing and horses, only a very small number of horsemen can do it, and most of them learn gradually after being selected into the army.

However, although the cavalry of the Ming army was slightly inferior to the cavalry of the Mongolian cavalry, they had great advantages in equipment, so the combat power of the two sides was basically evened.

As he was rushing forward, two fast horses came galloping in the distance. Looking at Ma Fang's clothes, he knew that it was a sentinel from his side.

Soon, the two horses came close, and Ma Fang reined in the horses and waited for them to convey the military information.

At this time, he may encounter the Tartars at any time, which is why he came to the front of the army, so that he can be notified immediately.

He is in the front line, so he can naturally command flexibly, at least there will be no mistakes.

"Commander, a large group of Tazi cavalry was found 2000 miles ahead, about [-] people up and down, and there were ruts on the northward route."

"There are also quite a few Tartar scouts around here, and I'm afraid it's not easy to hide when the army marches."

The two scouts began to report, supplementing each other's information.

"Caught it."

Ma Fang knew in her heart that she came in time this time, and the Tatars should still be walking around the side wall, looking for the slope to leave the Ming Realm.

"What terrain is ahead? Will we meet in the past?"

Immediately he asked loudly.

"The plain is suitable for cavalry to charge and fight. The captive cavalry army is not fast, and our army can stop them."

After receiving such an answer, Ma Fang knew that this encounter could only rely on the strength of the army, and there was no terrain advantage to speak of, so there was no need to make too many arrangements.

"The whole army rested their horses to recover their horsepower, and ordered Dong Yikui's troops to rest their horses and move slowly, and serve as the rear team."

Knowing that there were only 2000 Tartars ahead, Ma Fang certainly would not choose to attack with the whole army.

This time when the Tartars entered the customs, there were tens of thousands of people. It is difficult to tell whether these 2000 people are the rear team or the forwards, which means that there may be captive cavalry around.

If all the troops were invested in it at one time, once the Tartar reinforcements rushed in while the battle was in full swing, the outcome would be unpredictable.

Leaving Dong Yikui as the reserve team, no matter whether there are Tatars coming to help, he can calmly deal with it.

With three thousand Ming troops attacking two thousand Tartars, the chances of winning are still great.

After the order to stop horses was issued, the Ming army cavalry stopped advancing, but scattered out several waves of sentinel cavalry to drive away the approaching Tartar scouts.

After the Ming army got off their horses, they took out bean cakes from their satchels and broke them into pieces and began to feed the horses. They also took out the marching water bottles to feed the horses. At this moment, the most important thing is to let the horses eat something to maintain their strength.

After the horses were fed, they took out the dry food and ate it bite by bite, and poured a few sips of water for themselves when they were thirsty.

When the cavalry fights, the first thing to guarantee is the horse, but they themselves rank behind the horse.

Ma Fang is also the same as the soldiers at the moment, except that he is sitting on the ground and eating dry food, and the horses are taken care of by their own soldiers.

After resting for a while, he looked at his mount, and it seemed to have recovered a lot.

For someone like Ma Fang who has been dealing with horses all year round, he can know the state of the horse by watching the horse's movements.

Although he was rushing all the way before, Ma Fang still had a bit of horsepower to launch a charge.

After resting for a while, the horse's physical strength has obviously recovered a lot, enough to support a battle.

Getting up slowly, Ma Fang walked to her horse and gently stroked it.

The moment he got up, the Ming soldiers around him knew that they had almost rested and were going to fight.

So, they all got up.

Although the Ming army far away couldn't see Ma Fang's movements, they could see that the robes in front of them were getting up, and they all stood up one after another, moving their hands and feet.

This is an army. The actions of some soldiers will affect the whole army, and there is no need to convey it to the soldiers behind. They can also feel a lot.

Because they are a whole.

No one got on their horses, and they all just quietly waited for this moment to come.

The soldiers nearby all looked at Ma Fang, while the soldiers far away stared at the comrades in front.

Finally, Ma Fang stopped what he was doing. It was not only stroking the comrade in arms, but also checking the harness. After checking the armor he was wearing, he grabbed the saddle and turned on the horse. His movements were clean and neat.

Following his actions, the nearby soldiers and soldiers of the Ming army followed suit, and spread rapidly, sweeping from the front to the rear like waves.

Glancing at the big flag erected beside him, the big "horse" character on it was waving in the wind, and the small characters "Guarding the Xuanfu Chief Military Officer" next to it showed the identity of the commander of this army.

Ma Fang's heart moved. Now he is no longer a slave captured by the Tartars, but the commander-in-chief of a town in the Ming Dynasty.

His name also spread throughout the grassland with each victory.

"Put away the handsome flag, and use it when you charge."

Terrain restrictions make it impossible to use troops flexibly, but some small movements can be done.

In Ma Fang's view, with the reputation he has accumulated over the years, the elite among the Tartars must know themselves.

This trick might be useless to ordinary Tartars, but he didn't believe that the elite cavalry around the Mongolian nobles would not know their prestige.

"go ahead."

With a big wave of Ma Fang's hand, the horse went forward first, followed by his own soldiers, and then the forward cavalry of the Ming army.
Although the Ming army sent out many sentry cavalry, the vibration and smoke of the marching army could not be concealed from others.

At this time, at the foot of Yanshan Mountain, a marching Tartar cavalry had received a report from the scouts, and a group of Ming troops appeared to the west.

"Why did the Ming cavalry appear here?"

The leader of the team was Dalaisun. According to Huang Taiji's order, he led the thousand men from his army and the Tartars who besieged Zhengguantun at the beginning, indeed more than two thousand men.

They are responsible for the death of the captive cavalry.

In fact, if Ma Fang's troops arrived half an hour earlier, they would have seen the main force of [-] cavalry led by Huang Taiji and a huge convoy transporting property.

Sun thought about it for a while when he called, but he didn't want to understand why the Ming army had a large force here.

Shouldn't the Ming army still be near Shunyi and Sanhe?

Based on his many years of experience in fighting the Ming army, the Ming people should be helping them clean up the Zhengguantun battlefield at this time.

By the way, from the west.

Calling Sun suddenly thought of his original target, the Miyun Cavalry of Ming Dynasty.

That group of people was no more than a thousand people, probably not as many as myself.

With this judgment, Calling Sun quickly figured out that Huang Taiji must have worried too much at the beginning, and the Miyun Ming army did not go out of the city to participate in the battle.

It is very likely that this side began to retreat, and the Ming army also discovered some clues, so the Ming army in each city was sent to attack.

The people from Miyun came here, they should have come to see them off.

I remembered that this was the case when I entered the Ming Kingdom with Altan Khan last time. When they plundered wantonly, all the ministries of the Ming Kingdom stood still and only started chasing them when they retreated.

Afterwards, I heard that the various ministries of the Ming army fought against each other, saying that they defeated and expelled the Mongolian iron cavalry.

What a joke.

Except for Ma Fang, labor and management are not afraid of anyone.

At this moment, calling Sun thought of it with disdain.

The last attack, that is, the Xuanfu army that arrived last caused them a little casualties, and it was the Ming army led by Ma Fang.

However, in a few years, Ma Fang was already the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu of the Ming Dynasty, and they had not achieved much success in making them attack the Xuanfu many times.

Fortunately, this is Ji Town, am I still afraid of your Miyun cavalry, hehe
It made Sun think of this battle, let Du'er get great credit, and even killed the Ming State Ji Town's general soldier, but he hardly got any credit.

The Miyun cavalry, it's better than nothing.

"Pass down the order, the army will be assembled, and we will kill this Ming army before we leave."

After calling, Sun thought about it, and immediately ordered to prepare for the battle.

"General, do you want to inform Taiji as well?"

A trusted aide behind him reminded him.

"It's good to send someone to say something, otherwise the scenery this time will be snatched away."

Sun ordered.

Soon, a fast horse broke away from the brigade and sped forward, chasing the team in front.

The autumn wind is rustling, murderous.

At the foot of Langwo Mountain, the Ming army and the Mongolian captives confronted each other riding east and west.

The two armies stopped at a distance of five miles. At this distance, neither side dared to use marching formations anymore. They could only form formations with each other. Only by defeating their opponents could they continue their actions.

"Marshal, the formation is ready."

The soldiers reported loudly behind Ma Fang.

"Beat the drum."

Ma Fang ordered immediately.

In the carriages behind, several shirtless men beat the big drums.

"dong dong dong"

The drum beats were slightly messy from the beginning to neat, and then gradually accelerated the frequency, showing the arrival of the final moment.

The dense drumming also stimulated the adrenaline secretion of the soldiers of the Ming army, so everyone was waiting for the commander's order.

On the other side, after the drums of the Ming army sounded, the humming horns were also sounded.

This is a tacit understanding between the Ming and Mongolian armies, and both sides are ready.

"How come there are so many people in the Miyun Ming Army?"

At this time, in the cavalry formation, Sun also found out that something seemed wrong when he called.

In fact, from the moment he confronted the Ming army, he realized that something was wrong. The Ming army had a bit too many cavalry.

But at this time, it is superfluous to think about other things.

Only by defeating them can the army leave here safely.

"Wan Sheng. Wan Sheng"

Suddenly, shouts like a tsunami erupted from the ranks of the Ming army,

After that, there was the sound of "咵咵咵" horseshoes stamping on the ground.

The Ming army on the opposite side started to move, and the horses began to move forward slowly under the control of the knight.

"Harry."

Sun didn't dare to show weakness even when he called, he suddenly raised his right arm and waved the saber in his hand, shouting loudly.

"Harry. Howry"

Behind him, countless Mongolian men also shouted loudly, and as he slowly lowered his sword forward, the Mongolian cavalry also started to move.

The two armies were not moving fast at the beginning, but this was just to give the horses time to adapt. As the two armies approached, the speed of the horses on both sides increased by coincidence.

"Pull up the handsome banner."

The Ming army was in the rear, Ma Fang saw the army gradually going away, and gave a loud order.

With the erection of the "horse" flag, the drummers tried their best to beat the drums desperately, just to suppress the sound of the horns on the opposite side.

Ma Fang set up his handsome flag, and was immediately seen by Calling Sun.

Although due to the distance, he couldn't see the small characters next to it, but he was very familiar with the big flag.

It's not that Huang Taiji hasn't fought against Xuanfu in recent years, and he has also fought against Ma Fang. The moment he saw the banner, he knew who his opponent was.

But what's the use of knowing now?

It's too late.

"Flying report to Taiji, the Ma Fang Department of the Xuan Mansion intercepted my rear team."

Immediately, Sun gave the order when he called.

Asking for reinforcements, he still couldn't say that.

"bang bang bang"

When the two armies were about to join the battle, a burst of smoke and dust erupted from the front of the Ming cavalry. It was the Ming cavalry using firearms to kill the enemy on the opposite side. At the same time, what appeared in his eyes was the dense arrows on the head of the cavalry.

The archers on both sides shot arrows to the opposite side one after another, but the Ming army had obviously fewer arrows than the Mongolian cavalry.

Soon, on the plain, the two cavalry units collided fiercely. For a while, the battlefield was turned upside down, and the soldiers on both sides swung their weapons fiercely at the opponent at the moment they met the enemy.

No one will show mercy to the enemy on the opposite side. The weapons in their hands are all dropped with all their strength, just to directly cut off the opponent's head or smash the opponent off the horse, and the fight is only in a flash.

With the speed of the horses on both sides, there is only one chance to attack the enemy, and then they have to guard against the enemies in the future. The formations arranged by the two sides quickly become chaotic and fragmented.

Blood energy is easily stimulated in such an environment.

Both sides were fighting head-on, and soon the formations were squeezed together, and the horse speed was lost.

Neither side had much room for maneuver, and neither kept charging back and forth at the speed of their horses. They just hoped to defeat their opponents with their combat power.

The situation where the two armies staggered and charged back and forth did not happen here, and the two sides soon fell into melee like simultaneous pawns.

Naturally, this was Ma Fang's goal, to entangle the opponent and defeat them by taking advantage of her numbers and equipment.

If there are repeated charges, it is difficult to guarantee that the Tartars will choose to turn around and go north after a charge.

They were all cavalry, and if I pursued them, it was hard not to be hit back by the Tartars in front.

This is not conducive to maintaining the maximum results.

In such a melee situation, the side with more people will naturally have the upper hand, and there is hope for complete annihilation.

(End of this chapter)