Right-wing Mongolia, with a total of 30,000 households.

Wang Yuan led his troops to attack the Wanhu of Ordos.

The one who was taken out of the nest by Yuan Da was Tumut Wanhu.

Further east, there is also a Yongshebu Wanhu, which is located in the area of Ulan Bucha and Chahar in the later generations.

Before and after, there were probably more than 2,000 Tumut cavalry, and they did not dare to return to Bansheng City in Fengzhou after being killed. They crossed the valley between the Manhan Mountains and the Matou Mountains and went to the Yongshebu to ask for help, and the leader there was the sixth uncle of the old general.

Unfortunately, the main force of the Yongshebu Department was not at home. They were beaten so that they didn't dare to go south, so they took advantage of the autumn horse to run to find trouble with Duo Yanwei.

Poor Duo Yanwei, who has been driven out of the Daning area, and is now being bullied by the Yongxie Bu Department, it is estimated that he is not far from being completely swallowed.

In addition, thousands of Tumut cavalry fled to the city one after another.

Tuotuo City, also known as Totuo City, that is, Tuoketuo County in the later generations, there was the cloud city in the Tang Dynasty, and it was also the Dongshengzuo Acropolis of the Ming Dynasty.

Yuan Da rested for three days and gathered more than 20,000 Han people.

Most of these Han people were plundered by the Mongol raids, and they have always belonged to serfs without human rights.

A few years later, Altan Khan implemented the policy of lightly leviing and meager endowments, freed a large number of serfs, and levied only one bucket of millet and a few bunches of grass per acre, which instantly stimulated the enthusiasm of the Han people. The news even spread to the border of the Ming Dynasty, and countless Han military households and farmers took the initiative to take refuge in Mongolia to live a good life.

It's just that Ji Nang has died early, and I will inherit the Ordos Department and throw the Tumut Department to my younger brother, so it is impossible to take it lightly here.

Yuan Da selected some of the more than 20,000 Han serfs as managers, and found out a few leaders of the White Lotus Sect and cut them down. He took his cavalry and immediately struck at the city of Toto, which was the choke point into the loop.

The remnants of the Tumut tribe in Tutuo City had crossed the Yellow River to ask for help from friendly forces, counting on the Ordos tribe to save them.

As a result, their messenger for help did not arrive, but the messenger for help from the Ordos Ministry came.

The Mongol deputy Khan Altan (not called Altan Khan yet, just for the convenience of narration), the leader of the 30,000 Mongolian households on the right flank, and the leader of the Ordos department, is being attacked from three sides.

To the west, there are 8,000 regular soldiers and more than 10,000 auxiliary soldiers in Ningxia Town;

To the south, there are 10,000 regular soldiers and more than 20,000 auxiliary soldiers in Yansui Town;

In the southeast, there was an army of 50,000 led by Wang Yuan, and more than 60,000 auxiliaries.

How can I hold on?

There are 30,000 households in right-wing Mongolia, and in addition to the Yongshebu tribe who are nomadic herders, Ordos and Tumut are all resident herders. They not only herded their cattle, but also plundered the Han people to farm, and they had long lost their mobility.

It's okay to escape, you have to cross the Yin Mountain to Mobei, which is also their newly laid territory.

The problem is that Mobei is bitterly cold, and it will soon be winter, and it will not be fast to drag the family.

Even if they escaped to Mobei safely, Wang Yuan only needed to send a small number of troops to block a few openings in Yinshan, and they could only stay in Mobei to drink the wind.

Hit, must fight!

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Western Route Army.

Ningxia General Army, Xianning Marquis Qiu Luan, and Deputy General Zhou Shangwen, set out from Ningxia Wei (Yinchuan), led 8,000 regular soldiers and more than 10,000 auxiliary soldiers to cross the Yellow River, claiming that they had 50,000 troops.

Along the way, several small tribes in the grasslands around the Mu Us Desert were swept away, and Qiu Luan and Zhou Shangwen quarreled.

Zhou Shangwen, the deputy commander-in-chief, pointed to the map and said: "General Qiu, our army should send out sentry cavalry to the north, and once we find that the main force of the Wurahai Department is heading south, we will immediately kill their lair with the whole army." Block the Yinshan Pass there and prevent the Mongols from escaping from Mobei from here! ”

The chief soldier Qiu Luan smiled and said: "Why take the risk, our army's mission is to sweep away the western set, and now we are almost reaching the goal." Just wait for a few days, estimate the time to set off, and go around from the northern end of the desert to meet Wang Shangshu. ”

The area of the Mu Us Desert at this time is not very large.

Zhou Shangwen sneered, bumped into his boss and said: "Chief Qiu, I think you are greedy for life and afraid of death, wait for Wang Shangshu to make the result, and then rush to get some military merits, right?" ”

"Say whatever you want," Qiu Luan knew Zhou Shangwen's temper, although he was unhappy in his heart, he didn't bother to argue, and clapped his hand, "I am the commander of the Western Route Army, you should listen to me." If you mess around again, it will be regarded as confusing the morale of the army, and everything will be dealt with according to military law! ”

Zhou Shangwen was very helpless, so he could only restrain his stinky temper: "Mr. Qiu, don't you want to make great contributions?" ”

Qiu Luan said: "Laying down the western set is a great achievement." ”

Zhou Shangwen's donkey temper flares up, and even the civil officials and superintendents scolded, his heart was on fire, and he reprimanded: "You are just afraid of death and dare not go out to fight." Wang Shangshu sent troops ahead of schedule and attracted all the Mongolian cavalry in Xitao, and all the women and children we met along the way were old, weak, women and children. This is also called laying down the suit, which is also called meritorious service? In the future, when it comes to meritorious deeds, you can only pick up other people's leftovers! ”

Qiu Luan smiled: "If I can pick up a mouthful of leftovers to eat, I will be content." ”

Zhou Shangwen was so angry that he wanted to beat someone.

Qiu Luan's grandfather is Qiu Yue, who started by suppressing Liu Liu and Liu Qi. After that, he took refuge in Jiang Bin, gained the trust of Zhu Houzhao, and also made military achievements in the Battle of Yingzhou, and obtained the title of Marquis of Xianning.

Qiu Luan inherited the Marquis of Xianning before he was twenty years old, and rose all the way through bribery, and then swallowed Zhou Shangwen's military exploits and became the chief soldier of Ningxia Town. This product is also corrupt, withholding countless military rations, and turning Ningxia Town into a miasma.

In public and private, Zhou Shangwen hated Qiu Luan to the core.

But this is a war, Qiu Yue is the commander of the Western Route Army, and Zhou Shangwen has nothing to do with him.

Historically, Zhou Shangwen was the first general in the northern Xinjiang of the Jiajing Dynasty, how could he be willing to nest in the west and wait for military exploits? When even said: "Give me the cavalry, give me another 3,000 foot soldiers, and I will go to attack the nest of the Wurahai Department and block the Yinshan Pass there!" You are the commander, the military exploits you have won are yours, and if you are defeated and die, it will be my own! ”

Qiu Luan was silent, thinking about the gains and losses.

If you are really capable of turning over the lair of the Wura Sea Department and blocking the Yinshan Pass there, the military merits will definitely be boundless. Even if Zhou Shangwen is defeated and killed, the blame can be put on Zhou Shangwen's head, at most he is not strict in governing the army.

This trade is done!

So, Qiu Luan handed over all the cavalry under his command to Zhou Shangwen, and then gave Zhou Shangwen 3,000 regular soldiers and 3,000 auxiliary soldiers.

The Wurahai Department is one of the large tribes under the Wanhu of Ordos, with more than 10,000 people who control the strings.

Zhou Shangwen is such a little person in the past, and encountering the enemy's main force is equivalent to delivering food.

However, Zhou Shangwen believed in Wang Yuan's ability to fight, and the 50,000-strong army had already set off in advance, and he would inevitably call all the cavalry to fight. How many young people can be left in the Wurahai Division? He did not take advantage of the emptiness of the enemy to run to bully the old and weak women and children, but to block the Yinshan Pass there and prevent the Mongols from escaping from this place to Mobei!

By the way, the Kubuqi Desert has not yet been formed, and it is still a grassland with abundant water and grass, and Zhou Shangwen did not have to cross the desert area for this surprise attack.

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Liang Zhen, the second general in the northern Xinjiang of the Jiajing Dynasty, is in the Southern Route Army at the moment, and his identity is also the deputy commander-in-chief.

Liang Zhen did not have an argument with the coach, because Nanlu had no room to play. Their targets were small tribes grazing on the margins of the desert in the area south of the Mu Us Desert.

The young and strong of these small tribes were also attracted by Wang Yuan, and Liang Zhen only needed to bully the old and weak women and children all the way.

In such a battle, Liang Zhen was very tired of fighting.

At the same time, they were very excited, because they had crossed the Great Wall to "search the set", and they only dared to stay for a day or two, and then cut off a few herdsmen's heads and returned, for fear of being caught up by the Mongol cavalry.

How cool it is now, with Wang Yuan's 50,000 army on top, the Southern Route Army follows behind and does it casually, sweeping up the Mongolian tribes, not to mention how refreshing.

This broke the terrain, and was not afraid of the main Mongolian forces breaking through.

Once I dare to abandon Wang Yuan's army, I will follow the edge of the desert to eat the Southern Route Army. Wang Yuan could immediately divide his troops into two routes, all the way along the desert to the west, all the way back to the south of the division to catch up, and block the main Mongolian force here with front and back flanking attacks!