eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 486 Retreating and Receiving Victory!

After the Tatar soldiers passed through Datong, Chang Dacheng sent ten troops to the north to find Zhou Shangwen, the chief soldier.

A total of 30 people, a group of three, are the most elite in the army.Although the grassland is dangerous, it is clear that the overall situation is the most important thing at this time.

Ten groups of people fanned out to the north, just to make sure they could find someone.

At this time, Zhou Shangwen was being "suffered" by Ma Rong.

"What kind of emperor looks like today? To put it bluntly, how can Emperor Yingzong compare with it? Even if Dayan Khan leads 20 troops, the capital will not be in any danger! We are the ones who are in danger!"

Ma Rong said this to his father at the beginning,

"We are running around day and night. If we really meet the little Tatar prince, how can we fight? As long as we annihilate our army and horses, Your Majesty's years of painstaking efforts will be in vain, and Daming will lose the power to march into the grassland. The Tatars can still fight." Galloping as before, this is their way of life and their purpose!"

Zhou Shangwen sounded very reasonable, but he was really tormented, "I will admit that what you said may be somewhat reasonable, but how can I explain it when I go back to the court? The little Tatar prince broke into the Great Wall, and we Not fully backing up?! Isn’t this a dead end?”

Knowing this, Ma Rong said weakly, "This is the conspiracy of the little Tatar prince."

"Needless to say, the whole army will continue to advance at full speed after a slight repair, and must return to Datong in the shortest possible time!"

In the end, Zhou Shangwen said: "We are not only fighting fiercely with the enemy, but also with ourselves. This is survival from the dead. But wearing military uniforms, life and death have long been ignored. Even if it is a dead end, I would rather die on a horse than on a horse. Die in prison!"

"Report!!"

There was a strong clanging sound from outside the tent.

"Come in!"

With a bang, the curtain was lifted, followed by two exhausted soldiers.

Seeing that the military uniforms were slightly different from theirs, Zhou Shangwen and Ma Rong's expressions immediately changed.

Zhou Shangwen hurriedly asked: "You are from Datong, tell me, how is the situation now?"

The two soldiers gasped and said, "Report...Report to Zongbing Zhou, Datong...Datong was attacked!"

"What's the result?! Tell me!" Zhou Shangwen was dying of anxiety.

Ma Rong persuaded: "Zhou Zongbing, these two must have spared no effort to rush on the road if they didn't accept them at night, but after all, people have arrived, and there is no rush left and right, let them take a breath first."

After a few breaths, the state of not closing for two nights was a little better.

"The little Tatar prince led [-] troops. He first attacked Yanghe, and General Liu unfortunately died. Then he attacked Datong three times. The battle was fierce. Fortunately, General Chang and all the soldiers defended the city desperately. The Tartars never managed to break through the city wall, but The defenders of the city sacrificed a lot. When the subordinates came, the little prince saw that Datong could not be conquered, so he led the troops to the direction of Zijingguan!
Then, General Chang immediately ordered us to go out of the Great Wall to look for Zhou Zongbing, and asked Zhou Zongbing to lead his army back to help, otherwise the Bauhinia Pass will be in danger!The capital is in danger! "

"Where's Chang Dacheng?! He didn't chase the enemy to stop him? Did he just let the little prince pass!"

This belongs to the gas dizzy head.

Ma Rong explained: "Zhou Zongbing, the little prince has [-] soldiers and horses. General Chang can still hold the city and fight. If he wants to pursue, it will be disadvantageous. If he loses, even Datong will be lost."

"Humph!"

Zhou Shangwen was just angry, and when he heard the news of Liu Jiangjie's death, he felt even more resentful.

He is facing a dead end now because of Dayan Khan!

"I swear here that I will kill the captives for Your Majesty!"

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The battle at Bauhinia Pass is still going on.

Dayan Khan used an incomprehensible Yang scheme. Originally, for the defenders of the Ming army, going out of the city or leaving the city was a dead game.As a result, the only way to survive was really called to find.

This way of life is a desperate bloody battle.

In this battle, the Ming army had 5000 men and horses, and the Tatars had [-] elite cavalry.

Half a day later, there were broken corpses and recumbent army horses everywhere on the battlefield. The tragic situation made Dayan Khan, who was quite determined, choose the latter between increasing troops and withdrawing troops.

This also provoked fierce opposition from the generals Gelutai and Kutai in the camp.
"The Ming army has been fighting for a while, and if we withdraw at this time, all previous efforts will be wasted. If we can increase our troops, we will be able to wipe out this Ming army here! Big man, why would you think of retreating?!"

Dayan Khan has also been a leader of the army for decades, and he himself is quite majestic, "It's hard for you two to disobey this Khan's order?"

"Chen and Kutai didn't dare, they just didn't understand!" Mrs. Gelu said stubbornly with her head down.

Dayan Khan suppressed the anger in his chest, frowned and said: "Because our purpose is not to fight a bloody battle with the Ming army. In this battle, our Mongolian warriors have lost at least [-]. Although the Ming army also lost a lot, if we want to eliminate this Can a strong army be achieved at the cost of the lives of [-] warriors?! By then, can the purpose of our trip be achieved? Those are all warriors cultivated by Ben Khan, you are willing, and Ben Khan will not!"

This is their real weakness, that is, they cannot fight a war of attrition.

Just like they were attacking Dadu back then, as long as the battle was in a state of anxiety, it would be unfavorable for them.So he will hurriedly order the withdrawal of troops first, and then fight at another city gate.

Because they were on an expedition with laborers, they mainly came to plunder, not to fight against the Ming army.

The reserves of the Ming army were inexhaustible.

He spent [-] here today, and another [-] there tomorrow. What is the difference between this and suicide?
Moreover, because their battles are aimed at looting, many soldiers themselves cannot persist in the battle of fortifications.

No matter how brave the Tatars are, no matter how powerful the blood of the Dayan Khan Golden Family is, it is not what Temujin was like back then.

To sum it up in one sentence, neither Ye Xian nor he could afford a major sacrifice.

Three thousand, this is enough to make him feel bad.

On the battlefield, Bals thought it was his own illusion when he heard the order to withdraw troops, but when the soldiers around him pulled him back while fighting, he realized that it might be true.

For Shi Feng, it's a pity that the Tatars' combat power is indeed tyrannical, and the army was neat and orderly when they retreated, so they didn't give them too many opportunities to take advantage of.

But despite this, seeing the Tatars retreat was a victory worth celebrating for the Ming army.

Shi Feng shouted at the right time, "The Ming army is mighty!"

"The Ming Army is mighty!!"

"The Ming Army is mighty!!"

The shouts resounding through the valley also moved Yuan Chuang on Guanlou,
"We have repelled the Tartars! It is time to report victory to Your Majesty!"

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boom!
Bals was covered in blood, and he knelt down with a plop in the sweat tent, "Father sweat! I haven't been defeated yet. In two hours, I will be able to cut off the head of the general of the Ming army!"

"Ben Khan believes it, but how many warriors' lives do we have to lose in these two hours?"

The atmosphere in the sweat tent was a bit depressing.

"Khan, if we don't wipe out this Ming army, what should we do with it at Bauhinia Pass?"

This is a problem.

Of course Dayan Khan knew, but he just said in a cold voice at this moment: "Let's rest today, and talk about it tomorrow!"

The current situation is indeed somewhat difficult for him. The reason why he did not take the Datong is because he thinks the price is too high. If the same is true for Bauhinia Pass, then what is the point of this battle?
So, but Bauhinia Pass?
I'm afraid it won't work.

If the Bauhinia Pass cannot pass, not to mention affecting morale, it cannot threaten the Ming court, and Zhou Shangwen's department will not be tired of marching.You will even see that they can't advance or retreat here and slowly besiege them.

At that time, the problem will be big.

"Father Khan."

After dark, Bals came to him alone and knelt down guiltily, "It's my child's ineffectiveness in fighting that made the situation so difficult."

Bals is said to be his third son though.

But his eldest son died early, and his second son was killed by that hateful Nirbula.

So this is actually his eldest son now, and also the hope of Tatar in the future.

However, this hope, at this moment, is admitting his mistake to him with his head down, and he has no heroism in him.

Dayan Khan turned around and helped him by the shoulders, making him stand up, "Bars, you have to remember. Men in the grassland have always survived in the severe cold and suffering. No matter how difficult the difficulty is, it cannot overwhelm the man's ambition! You Remember today, from today on, never be so downcast. Even if the enemy's knife rests on your neck, you must die proudly!"

"Yes! Father Khan!"

This is just a difficulty, not a dead end, and no matter what, it will not make this sweat think about retreating.

"Today's battle, Ben Khan saw it all, and you didn't take a step back. It's just that today's Ming army is no longer the Ming army that you faced back then."

Before the Battle of Tumubao that year, the orthodox emperor of the Ming Dynasty also sent an army of 4 horses to fight.

It's just that in that confrontation between the two armies, the so-called elite Ming army was defeated.

Since Emperor Xuande, the "elite" of the Ming army has not fought for more than 20 years, and its combat power is far inferior to when the country was first established, and it has been declining since the civil fortress.

But things have changed in recent years.

"Elite cavalry, elite infantry... It's not that we are weak, but that the Ming army is strong. That little emperor is really not an ordinary person. Remember, Barth, you must not underestimate this person in the future."

These words are more or less implied.

Bals was a little excited, "Father, don't worry, I won't make the mistake of underestimating the enemy!"

"Tomorrow, you go to Guanqian to make an appointment. This Ming army has only more than 1 people, but we have 8 people. We will fight with him, and retreat after a while. In this way, he must Can't bear it, isn't it much better than fighting him recklessly?"

In fact, they now have less than 8 people. After marching all the way, they have lost 7000 to [-] people, but the words are still the same.

When Bals heard this, it was a solution.but……

"What if the Ming army is tired and won't go out to fight?"

Dayan Khan also has a solution, "If the Ming army is exhausted, attacking from the front and rear at the same time is the best strategy."

There is a reason for not attacking before, and there is a reason for attacking later.The way to use troops is to be flexible.

Therefore, he is the famous Borjijin Batu Mengke in the grassland.

(End of this chapter)