In the first year of Chongzhen, the fifteenth day of the first month.

Huang Fuchuan, in the camp of Omubu.

In the dense tent, there is an exceptionally large yurt.

A luxurious yurt with a flaming golden roof, in front of the big tent, there are several huge flags.

The surrounding guards were all elite cavalrymen in armor.

The inner layer of its armor is made of cowhide, and the outer layer is full of iron armor, and the armor pieces are connected like fish scales, and arrows cannot be pierced.

This is the most elite cavalry of 3,000 under Omubu.

There was the sound of whipping and a roar of rage in the tent.

Outside this yurt, there are also more than a dozen bloody human heads.

A closer look at their countenances reveals that they are all Tatars.

On the side of the big account sat Eluchen, who looked at the thunderous Omubu in the account with an expressionless face.

Although Lin Dan Khan removed the minister from his position as Jinong, he still could not remove his prestige.

Now Huang Fuchuan's army of more than 50,000, of which more than 30,000 were summoned by him.

Although the king of Shunyi was the head of the Tumut tribe, Jinong was a hereditary official appointed by Dayan Khan to manage the right wing on behalf of the Great Khan, and the Tumut tribe was also under Jinong's jurisdiction.

However, the situation is stronger than people, and at the moment he still has to rely on Omubu to provide food and grass, so naturally he can't take the lead.

Inside the yurt, Omubu struck a man on his knees.

Omubu scolded him for a while: "Tobok, you have really disgraced the face of my Tumut tribe, you led a thousand elites and were completely wiped out by the cowardly Mingren, why are you still alive?"

What's the use of bringing back these dozen people?

Thou art so useless, I will kill thee as a tribute to those who died in battle. ”

It turned out that this person was Tobok, and on that day, he and Lu Ge and Hang Gao led 3,000 elite horsemen to pursue the sentry and met the steel-armored heavy cavalry sent by Wang Zezhi.

Lu Ge was knocked unconscious, Hang Gao was killed in battle, and when he saw that the situation was not good, he fled with his men.

However, his 1,000 men also suffered heavy casualties in the face of the pursuit of 10,000 elite cavalry, and only he and a dozen of his subordinates survived.

Now, his only remaining subordinates have also been beheaded by Omubu.

Tobok's soul was not possessed, but he pleaded vigorously: "Those wise people are cunning and lure us out of the city to fight, and they set up ambushes, I... Spare me..."

If it was really to be investigated, Tobok had just escaped, so he didn't know what to say, so he could only cry.

Eluchen, who was sitting on the upper side, coughed: "Okay, it's good to come back alive, now is the time to use people, let him keep his life and use it to kill Ming people." ”

Eluchen used to be a right-wing Jinong, and his prestige was higher than that of Omubu.

Because the real king of Shunyi is Omubu's father, Bu Lost Rabbit.

Omubu is just in the name of his father, but Eluchen is different, this is the real Jinong.

Jinon was a hereditary official appointed by Dayan Khan to manage the right wing on behalf of the Great Khan, and was stationed in Ordos.

Dayan Khan abolished the Taishi and reinstated the traditional Mongol Jinong system.

Jinun, equivalent to the deputy khan, was an assistant to the Great Khan, whose duty was to administer the affairs of the Mongolian right-wing in accordance with the will of the Great Khan.

The position of Jinon is generally held by the eldest son of the Great Khan.

This was done primarily to ensure political unity and synergy between Jinong and the Great Khan.

Dayan Khan took advantage of the worship of Genghis Khan's golden family and the incomparable trust in the social psychological state that was deeply rooted among the Mongols at that time, and achieved the goal of simplifying the Mongol Khan's court and streamlining the ministers, and improved and consolidated the traditional status of the golden family.

After consolidating the ruling power, Batu Mengke divided the princes and built 60,000 households on the left and right wings - 30,000 households on the left wing were 10,000 households in the Chahar Division, 10,000 households in the Uliangha Division, and 10,000 households in the Khalkha Division; The 30,000 households on the right wing are 10,000 households in the Ordos Division, 10,000 households in the Tumut Division, and 10,000 households in the Yongshebu Division (Harashen and Asute).

The 30,000 households on the left wing were directly under the control of the Son of the Sons Batu Mengke himself, and the Great Khan was stationed in the 10,000 households of the Chahar Department; The three thousand households on the right wing were exercised by Jinong on behalf of the Great Khan, and Jinong was stationed in the 10,000 households of the Ordos Department. 51

In other words, the Tumut Department is also under the jurisdiction of Jinong, which is why he was able to gather more than 30,000 people, because he was in charge of not only the Tumut Department, but also the Ordos Department and the Yongshebu Department.

Although the other two were defeated by Lin Dan Khan, their clansmen scattered throughout the right flank were still not a small number.

In fact, Omubu didn't want to kill Tobok, after all, there were not many generals he could use, and he would kill one less.

Just as the minister pleaded, Omubu pushed the rod along the water, and after taking the opportunity to whip Tobok twice, he roared: "Get out! ”

Tobok got up and was about to exit.

He suddenly spoke, "Slow. ”

Omubu frowned, and he looked at Eluchen in confusion.

Although he respects the minister and treats him as a guest, it does not mean that he can give orders in his big account.

He asked in a deep voice: "You explain that people are scheming, luring you to fight in the wilderness, and setting up ambushes, can you tell me the whole process in detail?" ”

Tobok was a deserter, and he did not dare to tell the truth, so he began to exaggerate and show how powerful the human cavalry was.

He said for a while that the Ming people were attacking and disturbing the grain road, and for a while he explained that the sentinels came to investigate the truth and spy on the camp, and for a while he said that in fact, these Ming people who came were all bait...

He kept asking, from the number of Ming troops, weapons and equipment, cavalry tactics and so on.

After asking, he sighed.

"Hey, these are all tactics handed down by our ancestors, and now they are being used by the Ming people to deal with us."

During the period of Genghis Khan, the Mongol cavalry mostly used tactics such as arrow rain strikes, flank outflanks, feints, openings, and harassment.

In the thirteenth century, when the Mongol Empire arose, the Mongol heavy shock cavalry was also very powerful.

During the Second Mongol Expedition to the West, heavy cavalry accounted for about 40 percent of the entire cavalry army.

The Mongol cavalry archers, light cavalry and shock cavalry, coordinated with each other to form a formidable combat force.

Genghis Khan and his fierce generals never followed the usual tactics of warfare, and the most common combat method used by the Mongol army was to line up the troops in many roughly parallel columns under the cover of light cavalry, advancing in a wide line of positions, and the main forces were transmitted by heralds.

When the first column encountered the enemy's main force, the column either stopped advancing or retreated slightly, depending on the situation, and its answering force continued to advance, occupying the enemy's flanks and areas.

This often forced the men to retreat to protect their lines of communication, and the Mongol army took the opportunity to close in on the enemy and cause confusion as it retreated, and finally completely surrounded and annihilated the enemy.

When a non-main enemy force is spotted, all nearby troops will carry out a surprise attack with this as the goal.

If there are not many enemies, the nearest commander will immediately lead the troops to meet them.

If the enemy was too large to be eaten at once, the main Mongol forces quickly gathered behind the cavalry covering troops, and then advanced at high speed, crushing the enemy before they had time to gather their forces.

The standard Mongolian battle formation consisted of five horizontal formations, each of which was a separate column.

The first two were heavy cavalry, and the rest were light cavalry.

In front of these five horizontal formations, there were also some light cavalry responsible for reconnaissance and cover.

As the opposing forces drew closer, the three columns of light cavalry in the rear pushed forward through the gap between the first two columns of heavy cavalry, and after careful aiming, they hurled javelins and bows with devastating power at the enemy.

Then, while still in full formation, the first two heavier cavalry retreated first, and then the light cavalry retreated in turn. No matter how solid the enemy's line is, it will be shaken by the attack of such a pre-prepared dense array of arrows.

Sometimes such an attack was enough to break the enemy, and there was no need for a surprise charge, so the light cavalry was ordered to retreat, and the heavy cavalry was charged.

Commands are delivered by means of signal flags and pennants during the day and by lights or fires at night.

In battle, the cavalry units were close together, but if the central unit was already engaged with the enemy, the flanks were spread out to the flanks and around the enemy's flanks and backs.

In carrying out such outflanking movements, smoke screens, dust are often used to confuse the enemy, or to take advantage of the cover of hillsides or valleys.

After the encirclement of the enemy was completed, the various divisions launched attacks from all sides, causing chaos in the enemy formation, and finally crushing the enemy.

During the time of Genghis Khan, the Mongols were still very good at using stratagem and strategy in battle, and by now, they have forgotten the fighting skills of their ancestors.

However, Wang Zezhi remembers, and even he has done research in this area, which is why he can win many battles.