Chapter 537: Approaching Yanmen Pass

After receiving the order to rush to the aid of Wei Yuanwei, Xue Tong, the chief military officer of Datong Town, immediately transferred troops and horses from Datong Town and hurried to Wei Yuanwei.

The leading general of this army is a fierce general under Xue Tong: the general Peng Haiyuan, and the order given by Xue Tong to Peng Haiyuan is also dead, that is: if 50,000 Tatar iron cavalry are in the vicinity of Weiyuanwei, they will be stationed on the spot and drag their troops in Weiyuanwei; If the 50,000 Tatar iron cavalry has already gone south to Yanmen Pass, they will set up a defensive line with the soldiers and horses around Wei Yuanwei to cut off the back road of the 50,000 Tatar iron cavalry!

General Peng Haiyuan led 10,000 elite soldiers to march westward and arrived at Weiyuanwei three days later.

At this time, Wei Yuanwei was only garrisoned by more than 300 Ming soldiers, and when 10,000 elite soldiers arrived, they immediately sent out a search at night, but they did not find any trace of the Tatar iron cavalry.

At the same time, the officers and soldiers of the Eagle Yang Army led by General Yan Hu had already marched south, and after receiving Liu Juntao's order, Yan Hu led the army all the way south, and it didn't take long to arrive at Pingyuwei, and then finally found the traces of 50,000 Tatar iron cavalry in the area of Pingyuwei!

After the Pingyuwei, it is the plain, and the 50,000 Tatar elites can no longer hide their traces, so they simply show their banners and kill them towards Yanmen Pass.

This news shocked Yan Hu, and immediately sent a fast horse to report to Liu Juntao, and at the same time, he personally led more than 1,000 soldiers of the cavalry department attached to the Yingyang Army to take a step forward and rushed towards Yanmen Pass, and the main army then came quickly.

A day later, Yan Hu finally led his troops to bite the rear of 50,000 Tatar iron cavalry, and prepared to attack and harass, try to delay the advance of the Tatar army, and at the same time issued an order to the Ming troops stationed in the surrounding area, ordering all troops and horses to rush to support immediately.

However, in the face of the 50,000 mighty Tatar iron cavalry army, the surrounding Ming army was not only insufficient in strength, but also insufficient in combat power, and only three soldiers and horses came to respond, but these three Ming armies together were only thousands of soldiers and horses, most of them were infantry, and they were defeated by the Tatar iron cavalry in a blink of an eye.

And the more than 1,000 Eagle Yang army led by Yan Hu with the iron cavalry also had a poor record, after all, the difference between the strength of the Tatar army and the Tatar army was too great, and it could only harass it, and it was impossible to slow down the movement speed of the Tatar army.

On this day, Yan Hu's subordinates hurried back: "General! In the front of the Tatar Iron Cavalry, the banner of the Tatar Uktu Khan was found! ”

"What!"

Yan Hu realized that the matter was serious, this man had deceived himself, and the banner of the 100,000 main army in the north of Datong Town was fake!

"Report to the Governor immediately! He led the army to raid Yanmen Pass! ”

"Order!"

Then, Yan Hu immediately ordered the main army of the Yingyang Army to speed up again, and he led the cavalry officers to cross the 50,000 Tatar iron cavalry army in front and directly inserted it into Yanmen Pass.

Yan Hu's idea is also very simple, he will lead the cavalry officers and soldiers to Yanmen Pass first, and immediately organize the defense of Yanmen Pass, as long as he resists the first few waves of attacks of the Tatar Iron Cavalry Army, he can hold out until the main force of the Eagle Yang Army arrives.

More than 10,000 soldiers of the Eagle Yang Army were stationed at the fortified Yanmen Pass, and only 50,000 Tatar iron cavalry could not move forward, and even if they put on their wings, it was impossible to take the Yanmen Pass.

However, Yan Hu's plan failed, and more than 1,000 iron cavalry soldiers just made a detour when they collided head-on with 3,000 Tatar iron cavalry!

"Formation! Formation! ”

Yan Hu roared loudly, and the three thousand Tatar iron cavalry in front of him had already begun to charge, and rushed towards the Ming army's iron cavalry.

"It seems that this man is really a fierce rival!"

He didn't have time to think about it in his heart, Yan Hu saw that more than a thousand iron cavalry soldiers had already completed the formation, so he roared loudly: "Eagle army, charge!" ”

"Wan Sheng!"

More than 1,000 iron cavalry soldiers roared in unison, and launched a charge behind Liu Juntao, and the iron cavalry array was like a sharp sword, slashing fiercely at the 3,000 Tatar iron cavalry army in front.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”

"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”

"Bang! Bang! Bang! ”

When the two sides were thirty paces apart, more than a thousand iron cavalry soldiers lit the three-eyed guns in their hands, and immediately bursts of gunpowder smoke rose in front of the cavalry formation.

Under the fierce blow of thousands of three-eyed guns, the Tatar cavalry was suddenly cut off a layer, and at least more than 300 Tatar cavalry fell off their horses, and then they were trampled on by their companions who rushed up later.

"Boom!"

After a loud bang, the iron cavalry armies of the two sides collided together, and Yan Hu took the lead, under the protection of more than a dozen heavily armored guards, like the blade of a war knife, smoothly cut into the Tatar cavalry formation, as if entering a no-man's land.

And the more than 1,000 iron cavalry soldiers who followed also became more and more brave as they fought, wielding weapons and slashing wantonly.

The three thousand Tatar iron cavalry had the advantage of troops, which was three times that of the Ming army's iron cavalry, and the leading generals carelessly did not shoot the Ming army with arrows, but chose to charge directly into the formation.

At this time, the soldiers of the Ming army became more and more courageous, and they continued to rush to the middle of the Tatar cavalry formation regardless of the inferiority of the troops, which made the Tatar iron cavalry even more frightened.

However, the commander who led the army was also experienced, and immediately commanded the army to surround it, preparing to use the advantage of the strength of the army to launch a fierce attack, constantly consuming the strength of the Ming army's iron cavalry, and striving to eat more than 1,000 Ming army iron cavalry in front of him.

The battle continued, and as time went on, the situation of the Ming army's iron cavalry became more and more bad, and the advantage of the Tatar iron cavalry in terms of strength became more and more obvious.

Yan Hu was anxious, the longer the time dragged on, the closer tens of thousands of Tatar iron cavalry would be to Yanmen Pass, and at this time, the defenders in Yanmen Pass were only a few thousand, this is only the strength on the books, and the actual strength is estimated to be discounted!

Such a small number of troops were suddenly attacked by tens of thousands of elite Tatar iron cavalry, and the result can be imagined!

As soon as he thought of this, Yan Hu broke out in a cold sweat, and looked at the enemies who rushed to kill in front of him, and he was even more furious!

"Accelerate! Speed up! Kill me! ”

Yan Hu shouted loudly at the top of his throat, and the iron cavalry soldiers of the Ming army around him also rushed violently, and they couldn't hold on to the enemy for a while.

Suddenly, there were bursts of war drums from the north, and the Tatar iron cavalry on the battlefield was suddenly in turmoil, and then the battle formation began to stir!

Yan Hu saw the opportunity, immediately led the army to attack a little, and finally led the remaining hundreds of iron cavalry soldiers to rush out of the enemy formation.

And the commander who led the army was also shocked, he never expected that the main force of the Ming army would catch up so quickly, and directly ordered to withdraw from the battlefield, so as not to be dragged and surrounded by the Ming army.

That night, Yan Hu led the army to continue to advance for several miles, but the Tatar commander still did not withdraw, and still led 2,000 iron cavalry to harass the soldiers of the Eagle Yang Army.

At this time, the remaining hundreds of iron cavalry soldiers in the Eagle Yang army, facing the 2,000 elite iron cavalry of the Tatar tribe who stopped the army regardless of casualties, could only slow down the speed of their march, and there was nothing else to do.

Seeing this, Yan Hu was so angry that he jumped like thunder, and said to Sun Deqi, the guerrilla general of the left battalion, and Wu Hao, the guerrilla general of the right battalion, under his command: "When this battle is over, I will definitely propose to the governor to increase the iron cavalry strength of each army, and each army must be equipped with at least 5,000, no!" 10,000 Iron Riders! ”

Sun Deqi and Wu Hao also looked at each other and smiled bitterly when they heard this.

At the same time, Liu Juntao also received an urgent report from Yan Hu, and learned that the banner of Xiaolai appeared in the 50,000 army, and the 50,000 elite iron cavalry of the Tatar Department had already killed Yanmen Pass with great fanfare, and he was immediately furious.

At this time, most of the soldiers and horses from all walks of life who were mobilized by Liu Juntao to aid Yanmen Pass were still on the way, and only Huyukou and Zhenwuwei, which were closer to Yanmen Pass, arrived with reinforcements, but the two armies were only more than 2,000 people.

Coupled with the defenders of Yanmen Pass, the defenders in the city at this time were only 8,000 at most, and their combat strength was also worrying.

In the face of the surprise attack of 50,000 elite Tatar cavalry, Yanmen Pass can be described as more than auspicious!

Liu Juntao did not hesitate at all, and urgently ordered Yan Hu to rush to the aid of Yanmen Pass at all costs, if Yanmen Pass was unfortunately lost, he would do his best to recapture Yanmen Pass, and try his best to hold back the army of the Lai Lai Division.

At the same time, Liu Juntao immediately convened the general of the Longxiang Army, the Changshui Army, and the Tiger Ben Army to discuss the big tent of the Chinese army.

The main army of 100,000 Tatars in front of him is pressing forward step by step, and it has been entangled with the various departments of the Tiance Army, and it is no longer realistic to send troops and horses south to Yanmen Pass at this time, Liu Juntao can only control the direction of the battle by defeating the 100,000 Tatar iron cavalry in the north of Datong Town as soon as possible!

When the generals gathered to hear that the Yanmen Pass was in an emergency, they were all shocked, and the Yanmen Pass was lost, and the gate of Gyeonggi was opened, and it was inevitable that there would be another "Beijing Defense War", you must know that there is no Optimus Prime like Yu Shaobao (Yu Qian) in the DPRK and China!

"From now on, all the troops and horses will be reorganized and prepared for war, and early the day after tomorrow, the whole army will go north and launch a counteroffensive against the main army of the Tatar army!"

After Liu Juntao and the generals explained the current situation, they issued an order for the whole army to counterattack, and the generals and the people in the staff department also understood in their hearts that at this time, they must defeat the enemy in front of them at any cost, and then concentrate all their forces as soon as possible to meet the enemy's 50,000 elite soldiers at Yanmen Pass!

"In addition, tell Xue Tong, the chief military officer of Datong Town, to concentrate all his troops to strictly guard Datong Town in case of accidents!"

One after another orders were conveyed, tens of thousands of soldiers of the Tiance Army immediately began to act, and the Tiance Army camp also began to pull out the camp, advancing towards the north step by step, pressing towards the Tatar battalion.

Yanmen Pass.

In the night, the defenders were nervously watching, and when the two support armies arrived one after another, the tense atmosphere of the coming battle filled the air, and all the soldiers were nervous.

At this time, the soldiers at the head of the city also widened their eyes, and suddenly saw something terrifying in the night.

A little bit of fire was ignited under the starry sky, and slowly spread, as if the earth was set on fire.

Tens of thousands of Tatar iron cavalry troops have arrived at the city of Yanmen Pass, and are fighting in the night!

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! ”