Chapter 460: Cutting off the water source
Outside the city, behind the black and overwhelming Mongol army, a part of the cavalry was waiting quietly, and they were all the few elites of the Chahar Division.
Lin Dan Batur personally took the border for two reasons.
First, there is nothing to do, every time in winter, the materials on the grassland are extremely scarce, and people starve to death every day, so it is better to rush out and grab points.
The second is that at this time, the fighting spirit of the various Mongolian tribes is surprisingly unanimous, and such a people's heart cannot be wasted.
As for Lin Dan Batur, he is really not a person who can hold back the sweat tent all the time.
The covenant with the Han people is just a temporary idea, it is nothing at all, and if it is broken, it will be broken, and who can take responsibility for it?
Lin Dan Batur raised his head and looked at the crumbling head of Datong Town, and laughed loudly:
"The Ming army is dying, send orders to all departments, step up the attack!"
"After we enter the city, we must not only take the supplies, but also take away their women and children as much as possible, and return to the grassland as slaves as a consolation for eternal life!"
The corners of Lin Danbatur's mouth curled slightly, as if he was already imagining that in the first half an hour, he would be able to enter the city and plunder.
He had always felt that his strategy was really wise, paralyzing the Ming army, making them mistakenly think that they were going to attack the western road, but in fact, they broke through the side wall from the eastern road.
The Ming army was really deceived, and they gathered heavy troops on the west road, so that their Mongol army traveled unhindered all the way, and everywhere they went, they were invincible!
As for the reinforcements, Lin Dan Batur had already guessed it, but he was not afraid at all!
From Baiyangkou to Datong Town, there are endless plains on all sides, even if the Ming army comes to help, the Mongolian army with almost the entire cavalry lineup can be invincible and easily withdraw from the pass.
How to come and go, Lin Dan Batur has already thought about it, this time it is to come and plunder happily, and he can also increase his prestige in the Mongolian tribes, and ask for a higher price in the future peace negotiations with the Ming Dynasty!
Lin Dan Batur was thinking beautifully, when a few cavalrymen suddenly turned behind him, and hurriedly said:
"Great Khan, a large number of Ming court reinforcements have been found on the official road of Dengbai, they are coming quickly, and they are carrying light artillery and bird guns, and they have already controlled both sides of the official road!"
"Great Khan, the flag is waving in the direction of Xuanfu, and the dust is flying ten miles away, I'm afraid that reinforcements are coming!"
The reinforcements of Jiang Bi, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, Lin Dan Batur had expected it a long time ago, and he didn't care much, according to this momentum, when Jiang Bi rushed over, he would have already grabbed it and retreated comfortably.
What surprised him was that this Datong general soldier Zhang Wanbang from the West Road.
Lin Dan Batur frowned, and said to himself: "The Ming army actually went directly to attack Dengbai Guandao, this Zhang Wanbang is a little tricky. ”
When he came, more than one person persuaded Lin Dan Khan, saying that after Zhang Wanbang, the chief military officer of Datong, was a famous general in Jiajingnian, he didn't even get much benefit from the Jurchens in the Liaodong War, and it was very difficult to deal with.
Lin Dan Batur had no one in his eyes, so he naturally would not take a small Ming Dynasty general soldier in his eyes, and now he still suffered a big loss from being unfamiliar with the terrain.
Dengbai official road is indeed the main road in and out of Datong Town.
All roads lead to Rome, Datong town as the military hub of the entire Datong, the official roads are also extremely numerous, and the reason why the official road of Dengbai can become the main place of contention between the two armies is because it is on both sides of the river!
The Mongols were almost all cavalry, in order to come and go like the wind, and they would leave after grabbing, but with so many horses marching, no matter where they went, it was a great goal, and they had to find enough water.
Obviously, Zhang Wanbang is not Shi Yongzhen's kind of fool who relies on his ancestors, he has been familiar with military books since he was a child, and his department can be called elite, and he can see the weakness behind his army at a glance!
Zhang Wanbang did not directly return to the aid of Datong Town, but used the power of thunder to raid Dengbai Guandao, in order to cut off the water supply of his army!
However, at this time, although Lin Dan Batur was a little anxious, he still didn't care very much, because he knew the details of the Ming army.
There are not a few Mongolians in the pass, and before Lin Dan Batur led the crowd to knock on the pass, he knew how many people there were in Zhang Wanbang's headquarters.
Although Zhang Wanbang's department is elite and good at fighting, there are only more than 20,000 people.
He led 80,000 cavalry into the pass, and sent 30,000 people to climb the Baiguan Road, how could he hold it, no one could withstand the death charge of the Mongolian cavalry head-on!
30,000 cavalry fighting 20,000 Ming troops, mainly foot soldiers, could not lose!
Thinking of this, he opened his mouth and said, "Dulong Sangge! ”
A fierce Mongol lord rode out on horseback and replied in a deep voice: "Great Khan, I am here!" ”
Lin Dan Batur said: "Dulong monk, Ben Khan ordered you to lead 30,000 horsemen from the territory of the Mert Department to recapture Dengbai Guandao and defend the water source for the army!" ”
The Situ Mut of the Dulong Sangha is the most powerful of the Mongol tribes in Southern Mo that are now subject to the Chahar tribe.
The Chahar Department can produce more than 100,000 men, less than 100,000 Xitumut, and the total number is 780,000.
Except for those small divisions, few fools will bring out all the men.
Dulong Sangge responded to the envoy of Lin Dan Khan, and led the 30,000 horsemen of the West Tumut Department to separate from the cavalry and shoot array, rumbling one by one, and marching in the direction of Baishan Mountain.
All of a sudden, the Mongol army besieging the town was a large number less.
On an enemy tower in the eastern city, Shi Yongzhen clearly saw that the Mongolian cavalry under the city was in chaos, and then divided many people from it to the north.
"It looks like the reinforcements from Zhentai have returned!"
"Reinforcements have arrived!"
"Brothers, reinforcements have finally arrived!"
As soon as the news spread, the disgraced Ming troops at the head of the city all cried with joy, some people hugged each other and shouted, and all of a sudden, the mood of despair gradually turned into hope.
At this time, an officer and soldier who rushed over from the city passed by the female wall, ran in front of Shi Yongzhen, and fell to the ground directly.
Shi Yongzhen stepped forward, helped him up with both hands, and asked:
"What is the situation in the city, what about General Liu?"
"The General's Mansion was captured by the rebels, and General Liu and more than 800 brothers were all killed in battle! But the stables and warehouses are still in our hands, and we won't be able to hold them for long! ”
"General, have the reinforcements arrived?"
Shi Yongzhen looked to the north and muttered:
"It's here, it's almost there."
After the words fell, he lowered his head again and found that the officers and soldiers in his arms had lost their breath.
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Five miles south of Baishan Mountain, near Baiguan Road.
General Qu Jiazhen hid behind an earthen wall, observed the situation outside from the arrow hole, and from his point of view, he could see a large number of officers and soldiers of the Guangchang Battalion hidden on both sides of the road.
Far away from the top of the mountain, Zhang Wanbang's general flag was flying high, and more than 40 light artillery pieces were waiting for the direction of the town.
Before the half-pillar incense, Mongolian sentinels began to appear near the official road, and the number was about 100.
Although the Jiubian Military Town received Zhu Youxiao's great rectification, and the overall quality of officers and men made a qualitative leap, there was little change in other ordnance except firearms.
Among the nine-sided military towns, only Yulin Town has more war horses, more than 10,000 horses, Datong Town and Xuanfu Town are in a similar situation, and war horses are extremely scarce.
Under Zhang Wanbang and Jiang Bi, there were no formed cavalry units.
Jiang Bi was still on the way to help, and Zhang Wanbang had some understanding of this Xuanfu general soldier in the battle of Liaodong, and he was not worried that he would not come.
But after all, Xuanfu can't save the thirst from far water, and it is still up to him to repel the Xiyu.