Chapter 056: The Battle of Mo Nan (8) The head iron will be given in vain
Xin Ai witnessed the whole process of Namur's defeat and capture.
Unlike the situation of Porha Rabbit, Xin Ai did not scold Namur for his "waste" because of his failure, and he Xin Ai is also a veteran who has been fighting for 40 years, how can he not see that Namur has tried his best?
Namur's defeat was not only due to the limitation of his tactics by personal force, but also to the lack of combat experience and hesitation in battle.
The so-called strategy, this kind of thing is often only convenient to be used before the battle, and there are many fewer strategies that can be used during the battle, because time does not allow it, no matter how good you have ideas, it is too late to arrange and perform them without time.
Therefore, the real battlefield generals are the kind of people who have a deep understanding of the strength of their own units, and can judge as quickly as possible that they can make certain adjustments in a certain period of time and make decisions and implement them immediately.
is like a character like Qi Jiguang, he almost lost the first battle in his life, the reason is that he didn't expect that the soldiers he led at that time could be so weak, the other party had just launched an attack, and this group of officers and soldiers dispersed directly. If he hadn't relied on his strong personal force to shoot the leader of the Japanese with an arrow, I am afraid that there would be no more Qi Shaobao, a famous general in the world.
The 6,000 people under Chataiji are all old soldiers he leads, and he knows exactly what kind of strength he has and to what extent he can do it, so he dares to suddenly change the direction of the attack, and he also dares to directly lead them to cut off the "snake body" of Namur's department.
On the other hand, Namur did not know enough about the strength of his own side, was not confident enough, and hesitated when he was about to fight.
Actually, it's not a big problem, Xin Ai thinks that Namur's performance is already good, at least he can force Chataiji to do "feints", isn't it? Such a child, if he is given a little more opportunity to exercise, he can also become famous.
It's just a pity that maybe there won't be another chance.
Because the main force of the western outpost of Dacheng Taiji had appeared ten miles away, and Xin Ai also squinted his eyes and saw a banner that made his heart even more cold.
The Great Khan is dead, and there is only one person in the world who can send the royal court guards, and that is Zhongjin Hatun.
When Xin Ai discussed with Zhuzi before, he already felt that it might be difficult for him to win over Zhong Jin Hatun, but he didn't expect Zhong Jin Hatun to unite with Dacheng Taiji so soon.
Before, when he heard Turigen's report on the strength of the enemy's army, he was thankfully thinking that Zhongjin Hatun did not make a move, and he was still waiting to see the result in Naturalization City.
Who knows how it will end.
Unless Tumen Khan suddenly appears now, there is no chance of winning this battle, even if all the "four heroes" and "four dogs" of Genghis Khan's period are resurrected to help him, he will not be able to win this battle.
Chataiji's bypass was hardly effectively contained, and Xin Ai had concentrated less than 20,000 horses in total, excluding the more than 4,000 people who were brought to be defeated by Polkhatu and Namur, and now there were no more than 15,000 warriors around Xin Ai.
Fifteen thousand elite cavalry is a considerable force wherever it is placed, but the enemy they are facing now is too strong: the main force of the western outpost of the Dacheng Taiji Division, the main force of the Royal Court Guard, the six thousand elite cavalry of Chataiji, and the more than 10,000 elite cavalry from the rest of the divisions
The opponent has at least four times the advantage of his own troops, and he is not a Ming army, so he can rely on the fortified city and be good at defending it.
Do you want to escape?
Such a question popped up in Xin Ai's mind.
He had thought about this question before, but it was rejected, because if he fled without fighting a battle, he might be looked down upon by Tumen Khan, and in the future, he, the lord of Tumut, would not be able to raise his head in front of Tumen Khan, and could only lie under the seat of Tumen Khan, and be a little Khan of Tumut Wanhu in his duty.
Of course, this is not what Xin Ai wanted, Xin Ai was at odds with his father back then, the reason was that he felt that I had such a strong strength, but he only wanted to reconcile with the Ming Dynasty, and even did not hesitate to call him a tribute, so I simply sent him to one side, while inspecting and grinding, and at the same time forcing him to repent.
But until my death, Xin Ai did not have any "repentance", which shows his ambition and toughness.
Of course, Xin Ai's hatred for Ming Ting is also related to an old thing, well, this matter even involves a green hat.
That incident was first caused by killing Hukou, which was called Shenhekou in ancient times, White Wolf Pass in the Tang Dynasty, and Tooth Wolf Pass in the Song Dynasty. In order to resist the southern invasion of the Mongol thorns, the Ming Dynasty sent troops to fight from this mouth many times, so it was named "Kill Hukou".
As a military fortress, Kill Hukou and Youyucheng have been in constant war since ancient times, especially during the period from Ming orthodoxy to Jiajing, and have been captured by the Mongol army many times. However, in a war in the thirty-sixth year of Jiajing, the defenders fought alone and held the right jade city for a month without help, which is rare.
And the cause of this war lies in the "Taosongzhai Incident".
Taosongzhai is the concubine of Xin Ai, the son of Altan Khan, who fooled around with a leader of Xin Ai's subordinates, and hurriedly defected to Daming after being discovered. Yang Shun, the governor of Datong at that time, sent him to the capital in order to ask for merit and reward.
For this reason, Xin Ai led his troops to attack and kill Hukou, and then surrounded Youyucheng. Yang Shun saw that the situation was not good, and regretted that he should not take in Taosongzhai, so he lied to the imperial court, saying that the Mongolian Xinai Ministry was willing to exchange Taosongzhai with the Han people who ran over after the failure of the White Lotus Sect.
As soon as Emperor Jiajing heard that he could take down the remnants of the White Lotus, he agreed to return the Taosong Village. Taosongzhai was put back and was naturally executed by Xin Ai on the spot, but the accident still happened.
Xin Ai's anger did not subside, not only did not retreat, but strengthened the troops, while attacking Youyucheng, and launched an attack on the Great Wall in Datong and Xuanfu.
Under the repeated strong attack of the Mongol soldiers, the soldiers and civilians of Youyucheng fought bloodily, and after the general of Youyu was killed in the battle, there was a military general surnamed Shang Mingbiao who rested at home, and volunteered to serve as the commander of the Youyu defense battle. In addition to repelling enemy attacks, he also seized advantageous fighter planes to sneak attack enemy camps on many occasions under extremely difficult circumstances.
From September to April of the following year, although Youyucheng was not conquered, the soldiers and civilians in the city were almost starved of food, and the cattle, horses and other livestock that could satisfy hunger were also eaten.
At this critical time, the Ming court sent Yang Bo, the secretary of the military department, to lead a large army to relieve the siege of Youyu. The Mongol soldiers saw that the right jade city was really difficult to capture, and the Ming reinforcements were coming, so they had to lift the siege of the right jade city and withdraw from the Great Wall.
After this battle, Xin Ai has always been very dissatisfied with Daming, believing that Daming's protection of the woman who damaged his reputation is an extreme contempt for him.
In fact, Daming's side also has bitterness that can't be said, the border ministers deceived the center, and it is not appropriate for this kind of family ugliness to be publicized, so I have to keep carrying this black cauldron.
Later, Han Naji was lowered, and the reason why there were still many people in the court at that time refused to believe it, and even believed it and refused to accept it, and finally it was Gao Gong who presided over the matter to settle the matter, and there was this background reason in it.
Now, Xin Ai, who has been tough all his life, has to decide on an ugly thing that he usually doesn't think about and run away.
In fact, regardless of the fact that the Mongols often claim to be brave and descendant of Genghis Khan, there is not much psychological pressure on them to escape. As is often the case with the Mongols, just because I retreat doesn't mean I'm throwing in the towel, and sooner or later I'll be back on the field.
Xin Ai is an abnormal mentality caused by the old things back then.
But no matter how abnormal he is, he has to consider the reality of the situation, and in the current situation, hard work is basically death.
The famous sayings of later generations teach us: If you hesitate, you will lose, and if you give your head iron, you will give it in vain.
Of course, Xin Ai has never heard this sentence, but it doesn't mean that he doesn't understand this truth.
Therefore, in the face of the unfavorable situation that the army of Dacheng Taiji was pressing, and the troops on his side could not be gathered smoothly, Xin Ai Huang Taiji, who had been tough all his life, endured the bloody heartache in his heart and issued an order that made his sons and subordinates stunned.
"Gather the troops that have been gathered, immediately retreat eastward, and go to find the Great Khan of Tumen who has come to support us!"