The leaders of the Mongol invasion of the south, one is named Mergen, the other is named Gegen, and the other is called Kunduliha.

Morgan is the "Ji Nang" in the history books, just because this guy is the Mongolian deputy Khan, and the deputy Khan is "Jinong" in Mongolian, and under the transliteration error, Morgan became Ji Nang.

Gegen was later known as "Altan Khan", which means to worship brothers. Emperor Longqing named him Altan Khan, the king of Shunyi, which means "Prince Khan, the sworn brother of Emperor Longqing", referred to as Altan Khan.

Kundu Liha was the leader of the Karaqin Mongols, and the Ming Dynasty called him the "old capital".

For the sake of ease of reading, here they are called Ji Nang, I Da, and Lao Du.

Ji Nang is twenty-one years old this year, I am twenty years old this year, and the old boss is seventeen years old this year. Three years ago, they led an army to conquer the Uliangha tribe, and had already recovered the old court of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and the surrounding vast steppe (that is, the central part of present-day Mongolia).

Its jurisdiction extends from Ulaanbaatar in the north to the Hetao region in the south.

"Brother, let's call all the way, the Ming army has not moved, it seems that the person who reported the news is telling the truth." I replied happily.

Ji Nang was also very satisfied: "The internal friction of the Ming army is a great opportunity for us. ”

The old boss laughed: "This time we want to rob the entire Datong!" ”

From the dialogue between the brothers, we know that the Mongolian army's southward movement this time was caused by the Ming border army going to report the news.

In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, Datong was the head of the nine sides, with the largest number of soldiers, the highest military expenditure, and the most serious degree of erosion.

Historically, during the Jiajing period alone, there were four mutinies in Datong Town. During the third mutiny, he even took the initiative to collude with Mongolia to go south, which was nothing more than to use foreign enemies to show his own importance, force the imperial court to agree to excessive conditions when appeasement, and at the same time ask for more food and wages from Beijing.

The Jiajing Dynasty is so bad that first, first, the hidden dangers left by Zhu Houzhao, and second, the internal friction of the Great Rites Discussion is too serious.

Due to Zhu Houzhao's great achievements, too many high-ranking generals were promoted, which led to a serious depreciation of the gold content of military attachés and undermined the normal promotion of military generals. Zhu Houzhao prefers Jiang Bin and eunuchs? And love to promote military attachés at the super level? As a result, the positions of chief soldier, deputy chief soldier, and partial general in Datong Town can be obtained as long as they pay rich bribes to Jiang Bin and eunuchs.

High-ranking generals rely on giving silver to the top? After getting an official position? Naturally, the soldiers were frantically exploited, and the situation in the border towns deteriorated rapidly. For example, the Battle of Yingzhou? Wang Xun, the general soldier of Datong who is second only to Wang Yuan in terms of military merits, because the silver sent is not enough? After the end of the war, it was darkened by the light and dark? Replaced with a sinister and cunning Zhu Zhen.

And the Jiajing Dynasty discussed the great rites, the civil officials fought with each other, and they had no time to care about border affairs, and even the political struggle affected the border generals? In turn, it exacerbated the hidden dangers left by the Zhengde Dynasty.

Does Wang Yuan exist in this space? Jiang Bin died earlier, and there was no big courtesy, so it stands to reason that it should be better.

However, Zhu Houzhao chose to recover Daning, and also went to Liaodong to fight a wave.

Two foreign wars before and after? It was necessary to use a large amount of military spending, and the Beijing transportation in Datong Town was almost cut off. Military generals can't get central subsidies? In terms of intensifying the oppression of soldiers, the situation in Datong is even more serious than in the early years of Jiajing - Beijing transportation is not necessary? It is only a temporary measure for the lack of funds for the front and the central government to subsidize military spending.

The Jiajing Dynasty was completely eroded due to Datong? Only to turn Beijing transportation into a fixed project? It is completely dependent on the central government to spend money to maintain the stability of Datong.

If it weren't for the Longqing Dynasty's "I answered the tribute" and the degree of erosion of Datong Town, I am afraid that the national fortunes of the Ming Dynasty would have been even shorter. It was a court ethics drama, Altan Khan fell in love with his granddaughter (and granddaughter-in-law), and he really snatched it, and his grandson, who was cuckolded by his grandfather, took refuge in Daming......

To sum up, Datong Town has been completely eroded, and it is either completely reformed and rectified according to Wang Yuan's ideas, or it is maintained by the central government as in Jiajing in history (a Datong town, in the last years of Jiajing, actually more than seventy percent of the central military allocation).

"Brother, since the Ming army of the forts can't hold out, let's grab a circle outside and go back," although I replied that although he was a year younger, his personality was more stable, "Datong Town is too strong, and it is impossible for us to capture it." ”

Resolute, irascible and ferocious, he said: "According to the intelligence of the Ming army, as long as we plunder, the governor Xi Shu must send troops. If he doesn't go out of the city to fight us, all the losses of the Ming Kingdom this time will be blamed on his head! Therefore, loot fiercely, make as much noise as possible, and lure Xishu out of Datong City. ”

I replied after thinking about it carefully, and said with a smile: "As long as Xi Shu's army is destroyed, Datong City will be empty, and if the other Ming troops don't come to the rescue, Datong City can be easily attacked!" ”

The old man said: "There is a lot of money and food in Datong City, which is enough for us to eat for several years." ”

The more the brothers thought about it, the more excited they became, that was Datong City, the seat of Shanxi Xingdu Division and Datong General Army, and the grain and grass of the entire Datong Town had to be transported here for storage first! This is a special military reserve, which is not linked to local finances, and is managed by the Ministry of War, the town guard eunuchs, and the Shanxi Xingdu Division.

Once Datong City is breached and those army grain and grass are snatched away, the officers and soldiers of the entire Datong Town will have to starve. Not only can they rob countless people, but they can also weaken the strength of the Ming army, and they can go wherever they want in the future.

The 60,000 Mongol army wreaked havoc in the northeast of Datong Town, and swaggered south from the east of Datong City, and the marching speed was very slow, for fear that Xi Shu would not be able to catch up if he walked too fast.

Now, the officials of the Shanxi Xingdu Division have been served by Xi Shu.

Xi Shu had enough reasons to impeach them, and even if the corruption aside, those military attachés abandoned the city twice in a row and fled, throwing Datong City and its military ration reserves to the mutinous soldiers.

If it is normal to appease, it is natural to stabilize the officials of the capital division and use the capital division to suppress the generals at all levels.

But since Wang Yuan wants to completely rectify, Du Si must be caught. I don't have to say it, all the officials of the capital department have been exiled, and the new officials have not yet arrived to take office, everything is up to Xi Shu for the time being!

Zhu Zhen, the chief soldier of Datong, died in the chaos some time ago, and Li Jin, the deputy chief soldier, was on the left acropolis of Datong again, and the city of Datong was now completely controlled by Xi Shu.

The fifteen Wujin soldiers transferred from the central government were all placed in the Datong avant-garde and rearguard to reorganize the local soldiers.

Leaving 10,000 people to defend the city, Xi Shuqin led 8,000 leopard soldiers, 12,000 Datong soldiers and auxiliary soldiers, and took the initiative to go out of the city to intercept 60,000 Mongolian troops.

The two sides met at the foot of Baishan Mountain, which was the Baishan Mountain where Liu Bang was surrounded!

Ji Nang, I Da and the old man are all actually each with a clairvoyant mirror.

Putting down the clairvoyant mirror, Ji Nang smiled: "There are so many chariots in the Ming army, I want to shrink behind the chariot as a turtle." ”

The old generals all said: "The Ming army is like this when it fights, and it doesn't dare to go out of the city without a car formation." ”

I replied and suggested, "Before they are firmly established, launch an attack immediately!" ”

"That's what I thought too." Ji Nang immediately sent troops.

Altan led 15,000 cavalry and circled to the east of the Ming army.

The veteran led 15,000 cavalry and circled to the south side of the Ming army.

Ji Nang led 20,000 cavalry and attacked the Ming army from the front.

There were 10,000 cavalry left, divided into several teams to roam the battlefield, serving as a reserve to find opportunities to fill in the gaps, and at the same time responsible for guarding the looted goods and population.

As for the west side of the Ming army, it was Baishan Mountain.

Before officially accepting the enemy, Xi Shu, under Pan Gui's suggestion, leaned on Bai Mountain, intending to form a formation to defend against the enemy.

The Mongol cavalry came too fast, and Ji Nang did not wait for his two younger brothers to go around, and directly charged with 20,000 cavalry. At this moment, the chariots of the Ming army had just been set up in formation, and the various small horse-rejecting facilities in the chariots had not yet been taken out.

"Lasso!"

Pan Gui shouted, causing the flag to wave wildly.

Between the chariots, two iron chains were hung, and the position was about the height of a man's waist. As for the other horse-rejecting equipment, it is too late to place it, because the time from encountering the enemy to receiving the enemy is too short.

Melee infantry stepped forward, blocking between the gaps in the chariots, behind the iron chains. They hold their weapons and get down on one knee, leaving their upper body high, which makes it easier for friendly troops in the back row to shoot.

"Furlong cannon, filler!"

Each Furlong cannon is equipped with ten sub-guns, similar to rifle magazines. The cannonballs are already loaded in the cannonballs, and they can be fired directly by putting them in the mother guns. The gunpowder residue after the shot is basically in the gun, and there is no need to temporarily clean the barrel at all, and you can shoot again by directly replacing the gun.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Thirty Franc cannons, a mile away, fired at 20,000 Mongol cavalry.

These are the elite gunners of the Leopard Room, and it only takes about 15 seconds on average to complete the operation of replacing the sub-gun. During this 15-second reload gap, the secondary gunner also adjusts the barrel height, and with the help of the Physics school, these Franc cannons can be adjusted up and down by simply shaking the handle.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

The sound of artillery on the battlefield was heard again, along with the sound of flintlock guns.

Again, two rounds of artillery fire and one salvo of muskets did not cause much direct damage to the enemy. However, the formation of the 20,000 Mongol cavalry began to disorganized, some rushing fast, some slower, and many tripped over the carcasses of their horses during the charge.

Ji Nang will not be stupid enough to charge directly into the formation, he organized this charge because he wanted to rush over to create deterrence, and instantly cavalry and shooting caused killing and chaos, and approaching the Ming army's large array was to slow down and turn. Moreover, the 20,000 cavalry were also divided into four groups, one after the other, attacking and harassing the cavalry and firing in turn, disrupting the enemy with continuous attacks.

As a result, the first wave was chaotic, and they rushed closer and closer, and they had to slow down and turn away.

The Ming artillery did not have time to fire the third shot, but the archers suddenly attacked. The infantry bow had a longer range than the horse bow, and the arrows were thrown before the Mongol cavalry, and the charging force of Ji Nang became even more confused.

The five thousand enemy cavalry that charged in the first wave had become disorganized by the time they came into range of mounted firing. After hastily firing an arrow and inflicting a small amount of casualties on the Ming army, he immediately slowed down and turned in front of the formation, leaving the battle position to the second group of allies behind.

However, fighting a war is not a video game, and it is impossible to do it with a mouse drag.

Deceleration in disguise is already a difficult operation, and it becomes very clumsy and sluggish under the chaos of the formation, and immediately becomes the target of the second round of firearm shooting.

The first group of 5,000 Mongolian cavalry, because they could not quickly change direction and leave, the second group of 5,000 Mongolian cavalry behind could only carry out accelerated operations in advance. The third and fourth even began to hesitate, not knowing whether to charge as originally planned.

At this moment, thirty guns fired a third salvo, targeting the Mongol cavalry, which was stuck behind.

The 20,000 cavalry led by Ji Nang himself fell into complete chaos in this way.

However, the 15,000 cavalry commanded by Alta launched a flank charge against the Ming army at the right time, and the cavalry troops of the old capital were about to complete the rear.

After three volleys, the Ming artillery was carried and turned by the artillery auxiliaries and aimed at the enemy coming from the flank, where the musketeers were also waiting.

Only the rear army formation was the most dangerous, mainly composed of local soldiers in Datong, and it was a newly reorganized unit, many of which also participated in the two mutinies before and after. Fortunately, Ji Nang rushed too quickly, otherwise waiting for the old generals to go around and charge together on three sides, the rear of the Ming army was likely to be crushed.

I Ta, who was in charge of the flank charge, encountered my brother's situation again, and due to the strong firepower of the Ming army, he was beaten into confusion after approaching. In this case, even if the Mongol cavalry did not change its direction and left, it would be blocked by the chariot formation, and then stabbed by the melee infantry with spears.

In just two frontal and flank charges, the Mongol cavalry lost nearly 2,000 troops, while only a few unlucky men of the Ming army were killed.

Blowing the trumpet and regrouping the team.

I replied and rode over, and said with a disgraced face: "Brother, I can't rush, the Ming army firearms are powerful!" ”

Ji Nang is the head iron: "Shoot on three sides and charge directly." Their firearms, which can only be shot two or three times, are useless sticks when they rush in. Let's rush on three sides, and we will definitely be able to fight down! ”

I replied and stopped, he was only 10,000 households, and his brother was the Mongolian deputy Khan and 30,000 households.

Soon, the veteran who was in charge of the rear also received the exact military order from Ji Nang.

The charge began on three sides, and the tens of thousands of cavalry responsible for forcibly charging into battle were all side tribes under the jurisdiction of the three brothers. It doesn't matter if these people die, they are not descendant tribes anyway, and they can still strengthen the grassland dominance of the three brothers.

But no one is stupid, and the cavalry sent to the death all deliberately control the speed of their horses, and as soon as they encounter concentrated fire, they immediately turn away. Only the cavalry behind the circle rushed closer, because it was the Datong soldiers who were defending, but no one dared to rush hard when they encountered the car formation.

Ji Nang was furious, and once again formed a team, killing the leader of more than a dozen small tribes, Liwei, on the spot.

Historically, this product suffered countless defeats in Daming, and was beheaded several sons one after another, but he still continued to invade south. It wasn't until his son died and he was old that he became low-willed, drinking and having fun all day long, and his power was snatched away by his younger brother I.

Twenty-one-year-old Ji Nang is at the top of his career. killed more than a dozen tribal leaders in a row, but no one dared to oppose it anymore, and the motley tribal cavalry came to die.

All the chariots are connected to each other by two iron chains. The Mongol cavalry, which had long been disrupted by long-range fire, collided with men and horses, while the tail end of the chariot was firmly in the ground.

The horses and cavalry that rushed in front of them turned over on their backs in an instant, hitting a huge impact force, which also caused some chariots to be damaged.

The Ming infantry held spears more than three meters long, and through the chariots and chains, they frantically stabbed at those enemies who had not fallen.

Rout!

Not to mention the ancient cavalry, even the modern cavalry, if there is such a damage, it will have to be defeated.

Those motley tribal death squads, how can they remember the orders of the deputy Khan? Those who had a chance to escape for their lives slipped away.

It is the rear of the defense of the local soldiers of Datong, relying on the chariot as a barrier, and it also perfectly blocks the charge of the old commander - it takes time for the Mongolian cavalry to go around the rear, and the rear of the Ming army put all the horse rejection facilities on the ground, and even sprinkled thistle terrestris in the open space in front of the chariot.

"Brother, I can't fight!" I answered the pleading.

Ji Nang put away the clairvoyant mirror and said with a smile: "Why can't you beat it?" The Ming army's vehicle formation has been damaged a little just now, and as long as it charges twice, the Ming army will no longer have any chariots available. ”

I replied: "Don't mention it twice, even if you rush again, no one in our army will dare." ”

Knowing that he could no longer kill people, he raised his scimitar and said, "Mongol warriors, we are the descendants of Genghis Khan, and we are the eagles of the sky. The Han people are cowardly, there is nothing to be afraid of, and those who dare to follow me! ”

As the deputy khan of Mongolia and the supreme commander of the entire right-wing Mongolia, this cargo actually wanted to personally lead the team to charge the car formation.

Ji Nang not only rushed himself, but also let his two younger brothers rush too. In his opinion, a large number of Ming army chariots have been washed away, and another attempt will definitely collapse the entire army of the other party.

The idea is very good, and with strict implementation, it may really be able to achieve results.

However, Ji Nang's two younger brothers, I Da and the old general, are afraid of death. Under the pressure of their brother, they could only take the lead in the charge, and they said that they would attack on three sides together, but the two of them rushed halfway but ran away.

Only Ji Nantou Tie really personally led the team to the end.

But when there were still twenty paces left, a cavalryman in front was shot with a bow and arrow, and the horse was in pain and lifted his master away. The cavalry flew high and landed on the neck of Ji Nang's horse, knocking Ji Nang and his horse over.

"Jinon (Deputy Khan) is dead!"

The guards around Ji Nang were shocked, some immediately turned to flee, and some wanted to dismount and grab the leader's body.

Ji Nang didn't actually die, but his mount fell sideways, crushing his right leg, and he was dizzy from falling from his horse at high speed. Suddenly feeling the ground shaking behind him, Ji Nang subconsciously shrank his neck to dodge, and the horse's hooves stepped over his ear.

Then another rider jumped and tripped over the reins of Chinan's mount, dragging his mount forward half a step as the man flipped on his back.

Luckhorn was finally freed, but his leg bone was crushed by his mount and he had to crawl on the ground.

Several hardcore guards who dismounted to rescue were all knocked over by friendly horses, but Ji Nang himself was fine.

"Jinon (Deputy Khan) is dead!"

"Jinon (Deputy Khan) is dead!"

The news spread like a virus, and tens of thousands of Mongol troops chose to flee one after another, but in fact they have only lost a few thousand men so far.

"Chase the enemy!"

Xi Shu drew his sword and shouted.

The Central Cavalry and the Datong Cavalry, which combined were only more than 2,000 cavalry, immediately pursued and killed tens of thousands of enemy troops under the command of Zheng Hu at this moment.

As long as you don't chase too deep, there won't be any danger.

Because this was the "death" of the Mongol leader, the cavalry of the tribes only knew how to flee for their lives, and even threw away their looted goods and population. Tens of thousands of cavalry fled in a panic, and in ancient times, when the means of communication were backward, even military geniuses could not effectively gather troops.

Ji Nang was still crawling in front of the formation, and when his brain was no longer dizzy, he found that he was surrounded by human corpses and dead corpses.

The infantry of the Ming army was carrying the car formation, and was organized by the officers to clean up the battlefield.

One soldier shouted: "There is a Tatar general who is still alive!" ”

Ji Nan is like ashes.