eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 500 The Moment of the Battle ([-])

The report ahead has reached the cabinet.

But Wang Jia and several ministers couldn't find the emperor for a while, and they were in a hurry.At this time of the war, it is very critical. If you can't find the emperor, you say you are in a hurry.

And the Minister of the Ministry of War is not here at this time.

"Where are the people in the attendant's room?" It was the first time Han Wen saw no one here until today.

Wang Jia couldn't wait any longer, went out and walked around the Qianqing Palace for a few times, and finally saw a eunuch trotting in a hurry, so he immediately stepped forward with his wide sleeves.

When the eunuch saw him, he didn't dare to pretend that he didn't see him, so he bowed his head and came to see him, "I've seen Mr. Ge. I've seen Da Situ."

"There is no one in the attendant's room or the Qianqing Palace, where did His Majesty go?"

"Elder Ge doesn't know something, Yongshou Palace has added joy, His Majesty and Queen Mother are both in Yongshou Palace."

Tim hi...

Wang Jia and Han Wen thought about it.

"Is there a result?" Han Wen asked eagerly.

If the royal family can add children, this is also a good sign.

"Not yet."

Such a sentence made their hearts tugged even more.

Soon, water splashes began to appear drop by drop on the stone-paved road in the Forbidden City. It was only sparse at first, but after a short while, the water splashes were connected to each other and finally gathered into a wet piece.

"This rain did not come at the right time." Wang Jia looked up at the sky, and he was a little unconvinced when he said it, "Your Majesty has worked hard and planned hard, and all reinforcements are on the way, but God is raining heavy rain at this time, which will definitely make the situation worse. It's dangerous!"

"Are we waiting here?"

"To wait for."

The two old men are important court officials in red robes with round collars.

They were not only waiting for the emperor, but also for news from Yongshou Palace.

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Han Twelve Lang wiped the liquid from his mouth. It was rain, but it was bloody and fishy.

Under the crenel of the low city wall, a row of soldiers half-lyed, they were avoiding the bows and arrows of the Tartars.

And Han Twelve Lang remembered that in those days,

When he was a child, Yu Zizai also pressed his head down and hid behind him like this.

"Twelve Lang!"

"Twelve Lang!"

The voice in his ear turned from muddy to clear, until Yue Jianting shook him violently, and he woke up from some kind of fugue state.

"Brother Jianting?"

"The Tartars are crashing the gates!"

"The city gate?! The city gate is broken?"

"Not yet! Duke Xiaoguo has brought people to support him."

Han Twelve Lang finally understood his current situation.

It seemed that at this moment, all the sounds around him rushed into his head.

Horses neigh, soldiers howl,
The Ming army has already rubbed flesh and blood with Tatar soldiers on the narrow city wall!
"How to do?"

Whoa!
Han Twelve Lang bit off a piece of blood-soaked cloth from his clothes with his teeth, and then tightly tied his palm and knife handle together.

"Liangxiang is under siege, and the only hope is to fight to the death."

"Then I'll be with you!"

"No, you go to spread the news, just say that the army supported by the imperial court is on the way, and it will arrive in half an hour at most."

"careful!"

Yue Jianting saw a tartar rushing up behind him, he hurriedly pushed Han Shierang away, and then kicked the charging tartar away.

They are all good players trained in the military academy, and they have both body and skills.

Twelve Lang also reacted very quickly. Seeing that Yue Jianting had kicked someone, he turned around and made up for it without saying a word.

The feeling of the blade entering the flesh excited him, and then he turned the blade.

"what!!"

This scream attracted more Tartars.

Yue Jianting stepped forward to resist again.

The two of them cooperated seamlessly, and for a while they became murderous.

"Twelve Lang, do you really have reinforcements?" He only knew that Shi Feng had gone to the court to ask for help, but what the court said did not actually follow.

This word... so familiar...

In fact, with his status, even if the court had something to say, no one would tell him.

He just remembered that Yu Zizai was also using this 'lie' to boost the morale of the people.

He also learned this trick at that time.

"Yes!" He took two big breaths, "Spread the news!"

"Okay! Let everyone shout together!"

At such a critical moment, Yue Jianting didn't try to tell the truth from the fake, and could only agree with it.

Because the situation is already very critical,

The gates of the county seat were totally unable to stop this kind of attack, the little prince Zhu Feng guarded the east city, and the west city couldn't care less.

The Tatar army poured into the county town in groups, and some kind of massacre scene has been staged here, just because the government organized the people before, so there are still militias fighting in the lanes... Houses from house to house , and there are still people resisting,

Because many family members who hadn't had time to escape were hiding in the inner room,

Even a teenage child was holding a knife about his height at the door, and raised it nervously.

Outside the door, his father and uncle were fighting.

And behind him are several female dolls. He is a man at this time and must stand in front.

boom! !

Suddenly a person bumped into the door, his face couldn't be seen clearly, but he could see the figure falling slowly, and a lot of blood was stained on the door.

The sudden movement frightened the boy to stop his breathing.

"The imperial court has sent reinforcements! The imperial court has sent reinforcements! We must hold on!"

Many people outside are shouting such a sentence.

"two!"

The boy heard a familiar voice, "Third Uncle, I'm here!"

"Take my sister to hide under the bed, and don't show your head."

"Okay! How are you, third uncle?"

"Leave me alone! Listen to me! The imperial court has even sent officers and troops. You heard it, so you must wait!"

Outside the door, the man stood up with difficulty and slowly, and then moved to the door. He wanted to stay here all the time.

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From Dayan Khan's point of view, this is a city that has been besieged and captured.

From the people they captured before, they already knew that Liangxiang County had a lot of food stuffed in the reserve warehouse, so he was determined to win this battle.Moreover, in order to guard against the support of the Ming army, the more than [-] cavalry he personally led did not join the siege of Liangxiang.

With soldiers and food, he will not be defeated.

"Where are the reinforcements from the Ming army?"

"It was half a day before I reported it. Now it's raining again... This is Changshengtian's punishment for them."

Ma Yiqian, who was also in the crowd, looked at Liangxiang, which was full of war and scorched with blood, but felt a little palpitating. Emperor Zhengde had been in power for more than three years, and the officers, soldiers and people had already been able to resist so tenaciously.

"Great Khan," Ma Yiqian said with a trembling voice, "The city has been broken, and the Khan can lead his army to destroy Liangxiang, so as not to have long nights and dreams."

"A long night with many dreams?"

"As soon as the officers and soldiers arrive and the morale of the militiamen revives, it will be nights full of dreams."

Several Tatars didn't clamor to kill Ma Yiqian this time, but these words...are cruel enough to their own people.

"Okay." Dayan Khan also smiled with satisfaction, "We..."

rumbling, rumbling...

In the future, the sound of war horses galloping has already been heard from the earth.

"It's northeast!"

"Does Ming Ting have any other reinforcements?"

Ma Yiqian also looked over there. He couldn't see clearly in the rainy weather, but saw military flags fluttering non-stop due to the wind and rain.

"It's... the military horse of Datong."

"Da Ming cavalry!"

Dayan Khan felt like gnashing his teeth when he said it.

The person who came was Xu Zhenan!
He has been flying all the way since Xuanfu and Juyongguan, except for resting in Xuanfu for a few days to wait for Yang Xing, he dare not stop for a moment.

When they were on the grassland, the most torment was that they couldn't find the enemy.Although the place has changed now, the process and mood are the same.

They found the enemy!
What Xu Zhen'an had heard last night, he did not accept the report.But the Tatar army has 2000 soldiers and horses, and the 3000 men that Yang Xing asked him to lead together in his hands are only [-].

So he didn't launch an attack at that time, but let the soldiers have a good night's rest.

Early this morning, after burying the pot for cooking and eating and drinking enough, he immediately led his troops to help.

The soldiers of the Xuan Mansion and the capital were all behind, and Xu Zhen'an himself knew that the soldiers of Datong must be on their way, so he was not worried.

"Fight! Fold!!"

Xu Zhen'an was familiar with fighting the prairie people, so at a time like this, just charge!Anyway, bows and arrows are useless in this weather.

But there are still arrows falling in the sky, on the way ahead of them.

Xu Zhenan was also surprised, he was very concerned about this point, "Who didn't follow the military order?!"

Looking left and right, everyone in his army was armed with weapons, and no one gave the order to shoot arrows.

"West side!!"

On a high ground to the west.

There were more and more black military flags, and war horses showed their heads one by one.

Dayan Khan chose a high place, and Xu Zhenan attacked from his back, so as he went up a little bit, he could see the west side...

"It's the Habayashi Army!!"

"That kid from the Ma family?!" Xu Zhen'an's fighting spirit became more fierce when he heard this, "Just say that the vanguard army should not be slower than me, old Xu!"

Ma Rong held the reins in his hand, wore a black iron hat and mountain armor, and appeared leading the horses of the Three Route Army. On the left was his eldest brother Ma Sheng, and on the right were three thousand Mongolian cavalry ordered by Gabia.

"Commander, it seems to be Deputy General Xu and the others."

"Yeah." Ma Rong also saw it, "Drumming!"

"Yes!"

boom! boom! boom!
The sound of the drum was so intense that the raindrops on it trembled continuously.

Looking far ahead to the right, the county seat embedded in this piece of land looks like a smoking chimney, filled with black smoke and in chaos.

"Big brother."

Ma Sheng was eager to try, "You order! I can't wait!"

"You lead the army and go to reinforce Liangxiang."

"Okay... huh?" Ma Sheng was startled, "It looks like this captive chieftain still has [-] to [-] elite riders, and we can fight together with Vice General Xu..."?
"Have you forgotten? What is the Tartars fighting for?"

"Plunder money and food!"

"What about us? It's for His Majesty, but also for the people. How can the people sit idly by when they are in trouble...?"

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Dayan Khan reached out and patted his mount. Sometimes animals are human, and sudden changes seemed to make it a little uneasy, so they began to shake uncontrollably.

"Whoa, whoa!"

He tugged on the rein slightly, walked forward a few steps and then turned around, then raised the scimitar,

"I swear to you in the name of Changshengtian, this time I must bring enough food back to the grassland! Warriors of the grassland, will we be afraid of the enemy?"

"Attack! Attack! Attack!"

It is impossible for Dayan Khan to run away when the battle has reached this level.

Because this is the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty, the horses of these people are equally excellent.

Moreover, he also has a strategic purpose of destroying this force, so as to maintain the advantage of the prairie cavalry.

But the rain at this time was not good for them. The ground was muddy and slippery. Not only people would slip, but horses would also slip, and the mud would prevent the horses from rushing.

"They moved!"

Dayan Khan chased after the sound, and sure enough, he saw a cavalry marching towards Liangxiang County.

"Mandu Latu!"

"Sweat!"

"Stop him, don't let him attack Barrs' back lane."

"Yes!"

Ma Rong watched this scene silently, but did not express anything else. His elder brother was extremely brave, and once he attacked, he would return like a tiger returning to the mountain. It is not so easy to defeat him easily.

He just minds his own business.

One is to send a message to Zhou Shangwen who is still behind them, asking them to speed up.

The second is the person not far away, Dayan Khan.

"Whizzing!"

On cloudy and rainy days, the accuracy of bows and arrows will be greatly reduced, but the enemies stand densely, and the powerful crossbows they carry can still be used.

With this sound, the battle outside Liangxiang county officially started.

The Ming cavalry is a special force that is very different from all other troops, including the Shangzhi Guards.

One of the notable differences is that Shangzhi's personal guards had never actually fought a battle. Although they were brave in the Battle of Bauhinia Pass, they were not rich in experience.The link that is most likely to cause problems is once it is different from the training, how to deal with it correctly?
The Ming cavalry is different.From a soldier to a general, everything is different.

Ma Rong and the subordinates around him have been through life and death several times, and they are not too nervous when they see the Tartars.From Ma Rong's own point of view, his command of operations has always been a large-scale interspersed movement. This is not because he was born to do this, but because he was forced to do so.

Facing the prairie cavalry, the Han people in the Central Plains have always lacked the means to deal with it. They can only use magic to defeat magic, that is, to charge harder and more fiercely.After a few years, they also found that this method is easy to use, because once the Tatars do not have an advantage in this respect, to be honest, they are just a group of headless flies.

Dayan Khan could feel a little difference, the charge of this army was not chaotic.But no matter what, as long as it is not a siege battle, he will not be afraid.

boom! !

The iron armor of the two sides finally collided.

The Ming army did not have an advantage in numbers. The only advantage was that Xu Zhenan and Ma Rong attacked from both sides. Ma Rong hit the center and Xu Zhenan hit the flanks. The two armies pierced into the Tatar army like arrows!

As soon as the two armies came into contact, Dayan Khan was taken aback!
These Ming soldiers are not only superb in riding skills, but also very skilled in combat skills. Under the leadership of the general, they quickly rushed into the enemy's formation. When encountering the enemy, they often fought in groups of three and cooperated with each other.

"What's that man's name?!" Dayan Khan asked, pointing at Ma Rong, who had been cut left and right.

"Commander of the Habayashi Guard Ma Rong." It was also the first time that Ma Yiqian saw this young general who was in the emperor's heart so closely.

"I'll go and capture him for the Great Khan!"

A Mongolian warrior galloped away on his horse.

It's just that when they walked halfway, they began to be blocked by the Ming army on the periphery.

Dayan Khan was an expert, and he knew at a glance that this was a formation specially arranged by the Ming army to ensure that the general would not be easily besieged by the enemy.

However, the more brave the Ming army fought, the more he wanted to destroy it.

"The left and right armies outflanked from the flanks respectively. We have a large number of people, so we can use this advantage to encircle them quickly!"

The Mongols had their tactics, and the Ming army also had countermeasures for the Ming army.

The two armies fought on this normally ordinary land in a dark and indistinguishable manner, and it was extremely difficult for either of them to suppress the other for a while.

And on the other side,
Ma Sheng also showed his bravery.

Dayan Khan also encouraged the soldiers. In fact, the Ming army didn't need these at all.They walked all the way from Zijingguan, how many corpses thrown by the roadside, how many villages destroyed by wars have they seen?

This kind of picture is the best war mobilization.

When Ma Sheng caught the Tatar general, he slashed and cursed at the same time.

"Your grandma! If you dare to invade my territory while your Master Ma is away, I will settle all the accounts for you today!"

The subordinates of Habayashi Wei and the other two brothers are no longer ordinary troops. They are a group of very energetic and aggressive people, and they can be said to be a real fierce army.

Mandu Latu had never fought against such a Ming army before. These people quickly interspersed, and then encircled and killed them separately. Their actions were so fast that they were completely different from the Ming army they encountered a few days ago.

So not long after the fight, he was already sweating profusely, and even showed signs of retreating.

"Watch me take your dog's head!"

There was an explosion-like sound behind him.

Mandu Ratu hurriedly turned to block it, but saw a huge figure attacking him.

Fortunately, there was still some strength in his hand, so he blocked the attack and saved his life.

"Notify Bals! You can't love to fight in the city, the tricky thing is here!"

Ma Rong, Xu Zhen'an, Ma Sheng, and Liangxiang County, the battles in various places were fiercely unfolded in an unprecedented way.

Dayan Khan sensed something was wrong.

Because the Ming court reinforcements mentioned earlier to support Liangxiang are actually on the way.

If it hadn't been raining, it might have arrived already.

By that time, the strength of one's own side will definitely not be dominant.

"Send an order to Bals to gather troops and support Mandu Ratu. Liangxiang defenders are no longer a concern. Work with Mandu Ratu to repel the Ming army and defend the east side of our army to prevent the Ming army from reinforcements and surprise attacks. .”

After Ma Yiqian heard it, he felt that Dayan Khan was indeed worthy of being the hero of the grassland, at least when faced with sudden situations, he would not panic and fear the enemy.

He was thinking at this time... The Ming cavalryman Zhou Shangwen should not be far away.

But even so, Dayan Khan still has [-] powerful soldiers, Zhou Shangwen has more than [-] soldiers, and with the support sent by the imperial court, the total force has a slight advantage.

However, winning or losing is not just based on the number of people.

This battle... is going to be amazing.

"Habayashi Guard is the vanguard of the Ming cavalry, led by the commander Ma Rong. This man is brave and resourceful, and he is very popular with the emperor. The [-] cavalry from Yongxiebu are also under his tent. Except for the vanguard Army, Datong General Zhou Shangwen still has more than [-] men, so it should not be far away."

"That is to say, after the Ming army's reinforcements arrive one after another, they will have the same number as me. This is the plan of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, right? The so-called deployment of troops is to gather several soldiers to attack me here."

"It should be."

Dayan Khan was not stingy with his praise, "Although he is young, he has more means and courage than his father. It is indeed a serious problem for my Tatars."

"What should Khan do?"

"Behead the three thousand Yongxiebu rebels first!"

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Wang Bing received the news while marching.

"Da Sima, the battle has already started, why don't I lead the four guards of Tengxiang to Liangxiang first!" Zhang Yong seemed a little anxious.

"it is good!"

At this time, even if it is raining heavily, we must grit our teeth and get support as soon as possible.

If this battle went wrong because their support was slow, one can imagine what the emperor's anger would look like.

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In fact, they are not far away.

Knowing that the battle was about to start, Zhou Shangwen and Yang Xing quickened their marching pace.

On the evening of the fifth day of September in the second year of Zhengde,
The sky was gloomy, with black clouds all over the sky.

The Ming army along the way was either fast or slow, but in the end they all gathered in Liangxiang.

Bad weather caused inconvenience to both parties.It was difficult for the Ming army to quickly support, and it was also difficult for Dayan Khan to retreat quickly.

Moreover, the Ming army is everywhere nearby. In addition to the official army, there are also militiamen. Many of the people sent by Dayan Khan to inquire about the news were lost halfway.

Later, the appearance of Xuanfu's soldiers shocked him, everyone was an old rival, and once they got close, they would recognize each other.Dayan Khan began to really feel that something was wrong.

Even Ma Yiqian did not think of this.

After all, it was Zhu Houzhao's later imperial decree to pass the decree to adjust the soldiers and horses of the Xuanfu, and a little Ma Yiqian would never know about it.

After a day's battle, both sides intend to retreat.

The Tatars suffered from the darkness and had lingering fears, while the Ming army was waiting for all the troops to arrive.

After Wang Bing, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, arrived, this was the backbone.

The generals of Datong, Xuanfu and Liangxiang all went to his tent to listen to orders.

"Everyone, your Majesty's next steps have been planned so far, and this situation is only now. Now our army is strong and strong, no matter what elite Tartars are, they will definitely be destroyed here. According to the discussion with you just now, tomorrow will be dominated by the general army of Datong Zhou." , Yang Zongbing of the Xuanfu attacked his right, Zhang Gonggong and Shi commanded the eight guards of the Beijing camp and the tiger guards to attack his left. The militias from all walks of life still had a unified command of the military academy team. Once the Tatar soldiers and horses broke up, they would immediately pursue them in batches , if he seizes the road and escapes, the road of Ming Dynasty must not be more familiar to the enemy than us! That's it, is there any objection?!"

"The last general waits to obey the order!!"

After disbanding, Ma Rong followed Zhou Shangwen.

Zhou Shangwen asked: "Originally, I was still a little worried. But why did the Tatars gradually retreat after dark?"

"The last general asked carefully in Yizhou, and the Tartars suffered a lot from the night raids there. After nightfall, the local people walked as fast as daytime. With the help of the people, a lone army of the Tartars was surrounded and wiped out."

"So that's how it is... After having a military academy, there are really a lot of talents." Zhou Shangwen sighed.

Now it can be said that Ming Dynasty does not lack generals, but it took several years to achieve this.In the 11th year of Hongzhi not far away, the court at that time could only move out more than 70 old generals Wang Yue.

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Excellent generals, elite soldiers, sufficient food and salaries, and since the beginning of the war, the emperor has gradually weakened Dayan Khan's [-] troops by boiling frogs in warm water...

I really don't know how much thought has been spent in this.

That's why Dayan Khan couldn't sleep at night for the first time. He met his opponent.

Some anxiety began to spread in the sweat tent.

A quick victory is unlikely, and they have already fought against the Ming cavalry today.

A clean retreat is also impossible, the horses and cavalry formed by Da Ming can completely chase them.

"For the current plan, I can only ask Father Khan to make a decision early, and a small group of people will escort Father Khan back to the grassland from the small road. Our tribe is still there, and we can operate it for a few years after we go back, and it will be fine..."

Snapped!
Dayan Khan slapped his son to the ground with a slap, "It's just a little predicament. Is this a failure?! You let Ben Khan put down tens of thousands of warriors and escape by himself!"

Bals felt that he couldn't beat it, and after the discussion he felt that he couldn't beat it.

Because the Ming army is obviously going step by step, they have a purpose and a plan, and there will even be reinforcements in the future. There are too many Han people!
"Father Khan!"

"In things like war, advantages are not victory, and disadvantages are not defeat. Everything depends on the final result."

After the sun rose, the sky cleared up.

In the Tatar army camp, few people really slept well, because emotions were contagious.Fortunately, they didn't have to wait too long at the last moment.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
With the sound of war drums, the Ming army began to attack!
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