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At the foot of Langwo Mountain, the Ming army and Mongolian cavalry fought together.

This kind of situation only complied with Ma Fang's wishes, but it couldn't make the caller Sun happy.

The number of Tartars is small, and the combat power of the Ming army is not weaker than that of the captive cavalry.

Losing the impact of the cavalry, fighting like infantry, the strategy of fighting if you win and running if you don't win is invalid.

At this time, he felt very difficult.

The ranks of the Ming army were so close together that even in the face of the charge of their elite cavalry, the two sides would rather bump into each other than pull their horses to dodge.

In a normal charge between cavalry, after the two sides start a hedge, the weaker side will be separated to the left and right by the other side's dense formation, and the formation will be directly smashed through.

In fact, it is rare to see each other fighting each other like this.

Sun was nervously thinking about the countermeasure, while Ma Fang in Fanglue Town was very satisfied with the current situation.

3000 people against 2000 people, the two sides are in a melee, and the advantage of the side with more numbers will only increase with time, as long as there are no reinforcements from the Tartars at critical times.

At this time, around the huge battlefield, the scout cavalry of the Ming and Mongolian armies were also fighting fiercely.

The sentry cavalry of the Ming army was worried that the Mongols would run back to report and move reinforcements, and some of the Mongolian sentry cavalry wanted to rush back to the battlefield to help Paoze, and some of them were smart enough to know that even if they went back, it would not help the big move. The army was worried, and they went to the Chinese army for help.

Their battle situation is the standard cavalry tactics, or the two sides start a hedge, go back and forth, or chase and fight each other back and forth.

The atmosphere of the battle quickly stimulated the remaining Ming army.

Dong Yikui couldn't bear the loneliness, he kept swaying in front of Ma Fang, hoping to attract the attention of the commander-in-chief, let him lead his troops to join the battle, wipe out this group of tartars as soon as possible, and end the war here.

Feeling annoyed, Ma Fang waved his horsewhip angrily and cursed: "Stay here, don't affect labor and management for a while."

Feeling that he hadn't made it clear, he immediately added: "Take your own troops, perhaps reinforcements from the Tartars will arrive soon."

Before arriving here, Ma Fang had already noticed the dense horseshoe prints and ruts on the road ahead, which made him call it dangerous, and almost made the tartar run away.

After the battle in the distance, the main general called Sun who was surrounded by more than a hundred people had already seen it and recognized it.

But now that the Ming army is in the upper hand, he is still unwilling to send a reserve team to launch a general offensive in order to seek stability, because he is worried that after the troops are dispatched, reinforcements from the surrounding Tartars will come, and there will be no troops to resist.

It can be said that Ma Fang would rather bear a certain loss than make a wrong command on the overall situation.

At this time, the first messenger sent by Sun had already seen Huang Taiji and reported that they had encountered the Ming army cavalry blocking their way.

"How many people are there in the Ming army?"

Huang Taiji looked at the panting messenger and asked directly.

"There are four, 5000 people."

replied the messenger.

"Baduer, do you think Sun can defeat these Ming troops?"

Huang Taiji knew that the strength of Sun's men was only 2000, and the opponent's strength was at least double that of his own. As long as the opponent's general was not stupid, he would cause them a lot of trouble.

"If the opponent's general is strong, even if he wins, it will be a miserable victory, and the loss will not be small."

Badu'er was also thinking about this matter, there was too little news, and he didn't know who the opponent's leader was, so it was difficult to make a judgment on the fighting strength of the Ming army.

But if the opponent is a war scum, I don't even have the guts to come here to block the road, so no matter whether it is Huang Taiji or Ba Duer, I have to think about the opponent first.

"You go and gather 2000 people right away, we will go back to meet them, and the rest will continue to Modaoyu with their things."

Huang Taiji didn't want to make mistakes at the last moment when he was done with great success, and he wanted to avoid any small losses as much as possible.

"Yes, Taiji."

Ba Du'er clasped his fists on the horse, and then rode away, quickly gathering the army.

Although the Mongolian cavalry retreated, they were not nervous about being chased by the Ming army. Instead, they retreated calmly. The speed was actually not fast, in order to ensure that the horses had the horsepower to meet any threat.

After all, they are going deep into the Gyeonggi area of ​​the Ming Dynasty, so they need to be cautious at all.

The army marched forward, not only because they were not fast, but also because they had to dismount and rest after running for a while.

At this moment, many Tartar captives were resting on the side of the road to improve their horsepower.

Baduer traveled all the way, and it was easy to gather a large number of cavalry, and then it was estimated that there were 2000 people. He immediately led the team to rush back, and together with Huang Taiji who was waiting here, led the troops back along the original road to meet the calling Sun Bu .

Not too far away, the messenger sent by Sun appeared in front of him. By this time, Huang Taiji also knew the reality of the other party.

Those who blocked the way were Xuanfu cavalry led by Ma Fang, the chief soldier of the Xuanfu of the Ming Dynasty.

Knowing the news, Huang Taiji and Ba Duer became nervous.

Opposite is an old enemy on the battlefield, and the troops have an absolute advantage.

"Speed ​​up the marching speed, and reinforcements are coming to Sun."

Of course, Huang Taiji would not flee in embarrassment because the opponent was Ma Fang, and ordered to speed up decisively.

At this time, the results of the scuffle between the Ming and Mongolian armies gradually became clear. The Mongolian army lost significantly more than the Ming army, and gradually became powerless. Many people were injured and could only keep retreating.

Calling Sun looked to the north, but did not wait until the reinforcements arrived.

In fact, at this tense moment, even he lost his normal judgment due to the atmosphere of the battlefield.

Only half an hour has passed, but in the feeling of calling Sun, it seems that they have experienced more than an hour.

He didn't believe that Huang Taiji would not lead his troops to help, especially when he was sure that the opponent was Ma Fang, the general soldier of Xuanfu.

But before the northern reinforcements arrived, his team could no longer hold back.

In desperation, Dalaisun had to choose the last strategy, which was to lead his troops to retreat to the north.

Although this would expose the fragile back of the grassland man to the arrows and sabers of the Ming army, he had no choice but to retreat.

With the sound of the retreat bugle, the struggling Tartar cavalry reacted instantly, knowing that they could not take advantage of it.

Although they didn't know who the other party was at the beginning, but now that the battle has been fought, the "horse" banner of Ma Fang in the Xuanfu Mansion is waving in the wind in the distance. It is rare for them to show a strong combat power. The cavalry of Xuanfu.

Looking at the rear team, Sun had already started to retreat northward under the protection of his personal guards. Behind him, the defeated Mongolian soldiers swayed a few times, forcing the Ming army back in front of them, reined in their horses, and ran northward.

The Tartars wanted to run away, and of course the Ming army would not let them go easily.

Many captive riders were fatally attacked by the Ming army when they pulled their horses and turned around to run, and they fell off their horses one after another.

In fact, at this moment, the losses of the Mongolian cavalry were rapidly magnified.

However, in terms of the ability to control war horses, the Ming army was still not comparable to the elite Tartars.

When the Ming army gathered together and began to pursue, the remnants of the Tartars had already gathered more than a thousand people, and the fallen cavalry had become the souls of the Ming army.

By this time, the Mongols seemed to have suddenly revived the skills inherited in their blood.

The Tartar cavalry in the back were attached to their horses, and they got up from time to time, turned their heads and shot an arrow backwards, and then attached themselves to their horses and continued to flee northward.

The Tartar cavalry in front did the same, but their arrows were directed towards the west, where Dong Yikui of the Ming army was charging.

When Dalaisun decisively blew the retreat horn, Ma Fang decisively ordered Dong Yikui to lead his troops to attack the Tartars from the side. At this time, the Xuanfu cavalry of the Ming army he led had already blocked Dalaisun's retreat.

According to the forward direction and speed of the two sides, they will inevitably collide eventually.

At this time, Sun's eyes were tearing up when he called. He knew that the elite cavalry of the tribe he led was in danger.

He couldn't help but feel a little regretful. When he found out that there was a Ming army coming from the west, he didn't decisively lead his troops to rush past the Ming army's interception, but planned to eat this Ming army with arrogance.

If he had been more cautious at the time, such a situation would not have occurred.

The three groups of people galloped across the plain, and the distance was getting closer and closer.

At this time Ma Fang is leading Dong Yikui's troops to intercept and kill the Tartar cavalry. As long as they get closer, they can use firearms and arrows to launch a round of indiscriminate strikes. countable.

It's done.

He was still feeling emotional in his heart, suddenly saw the dust flying in the north in the distance, and apparently a group of people was approaching quickly.

On the horse, he naturally couldn't feel the shock when a large group of cavalry rushed in, but he could tell from experience that there were at least a thousand cavalry coming.

If this continues, it will be detrimental to the cavalry of the Ming army led by him.

At that time, if he is not good, he will be surrounded and killed by the fleeing Tartars and the rescued Tartars.

Although he felt dissatisfied in his heart, he also knew that this was a battlefield, and he couldn't lose the big because of small things.

You already have an advantage, and the most important thing at this time is to keep it, rather than blindly give up the advantage in your hand.

He slightly pulled the horse's head, changed the way forward, and rushed to one side.

It seemed that he gave up intercepting the fleeing caller Sun Bu, but in fact he quickly moved to one side, ready to flank the rescued cavalry in front of him.

It was the reinforcements led by Huang Taiji who came from the opposite side. From a distance, a Ming army was about to penetrate to intercept the fleeing Sun's troops.

Although he didn't know who the opponent was leading the team, but facing the attack of himself and Sun Bu, Huang Taiji felt that there was still hope for quickly defeating the opponent.

However, before he was happy, the Ming army on the opposite side ran a parabola and ran to one side under the leadership of the chief general.

Is this trying to surround your own team?
The general of the Ming army on the opposite side really has a lot of appetite.

As the distance between the two sides approached, the situation of calling Sunbu gradually came into Huang Taiji's eyes.

Sun Bu was defeated, and the Ming army cavalry was chasing after him, but they could only shoot arrows backwards to delay the opponent's pursuit.

And the Ming army that was intercepted earlier had already turned to one side, and rushed towards him again, obviously trying to wrap them in it.

For a brief moment, the current situation does not allow Huang Taiji to make too many adjustments.

As the leader, he pulled the reins decisively and led the cavalry to draw a smaller arc, intending to adjust the direction.

He didn't intend to rush straight over, but made an arc to block the Ming army on one side, so that Sun Bu could get out of trouble smoothly.

As for his part, it is naturally at the bottom.

The tactics of the Mongol Empire in the past have not been lost by the current Luqi. When facing powerful opponents, kite flying tactics are their most commonly used tactics.

They don't believe that there are still people in the world who can surpass them in riding skills.

Just as he had imagined, the cavalry led by Ma Fang and the captive cavalry led by Huang Taiji gradually approached, and both sides began to carry out long-range strikes on each other. attack.

The cavalry led by Huang Taiji chose just the right speed and direction. When the battle situation became clear, the advantage of the Ming army had been reduced a lot.

Except for the Ming army who was still chasing Sun's troops, Ma Fang and Huang Taiji were evenly matched here, and the two sides could not tell the difference for the time being.

However, at this time, Sun Remnant's troops had already run in front of the Tartars, and Huang Taiji just wanted to cut off the rear for him, so he had no intention of entangled with the Ming army.

Retreating while fighting, this is the idea of ​​the Tartars.

However, failing to intercept Sun Bu's call was, in Ma Fang's view, a major mistake of her own.

Unexpectedly, the Tatars came at such a coincidental time. Just as they were about to complete the interception, the reinforcements from the opposite side arrived.

Thinking of the ruts I saw before, although after a big battle, the horsepower of the Ming army was seriously consumed, but the Tartars were not like this.

The two sides are actually in a similar situation, and it depends on who can persist until the end.

Ma Fang is going to fight, as long as he can hold down the cavalry on the opposite side, catch up to the position of the cart, and grab some property, the soldiers who accompany him this time will be able to share a lot of money, and the life and death of the fallen horses behind him are uncertain of the men.

The imperial court will burn and bury the money, and there will be a little compensation, but the money is really not enough, let alone it is not known when the money will be distributed.

If you push through, crush the opposing Tartars, and grab some big carts, your subordinates' lives will be much easier, and your prestige in the team will also be higher.

Ma Fang's strategy of continuing to pursue at this moment is undoubtedly very bold.

As the saying goes: Don't chase after the poor.

But at this moment, he chose to go in the opposite direction and continue chasing and killing.

The generals of the Ming army behind Ma Fang didn't understand what happened to their formerly shrewd general.

The heavy snorting of the horses under their crotches already showed that they didn't have much strength.

However, the horse-shaped flag was ahead, and they had to catch up and follow the military flag.

After a chase, they quickly rushed into the relatively gentle mountainous area. This was their re-entry into the Yanshan Mountains.

After a short while, there was already a string of large vehicles lying on the road ahead.

The terrain is not steep at the moment, and there are cavalry from both sides galloping on both sides of the road.

"Catch up, grab these big cars, and we'll repair them."

At this moment, Ma Fang saw that victory was in sight, and finally shouted out the calculation in her heart.

"Catch up and grab the cart."

The soldiers around him, Dong Yikui and other generals heard what he said, knew what Ma Fang meant, and immediately raised their arms and shouted.