In February of the seventh year of Tianshun, he was buried in Sichuan.

When the Tatar Uketu Khan received the news that the 130,000 Tiance army had gone out to attack, he immediately panicked and urgently ordered the 200,000 iron cavalry army under his command to stop the offensive in Liaodong, and then began to shrink his forces, and the whole army withdrew to Guangning City.

At that time, there was still a trace of luck, hoping that in the cold winter, the 200,000 troops left in the desert could block the offensive of the Tiance army, and they could continue to capture Liaodong.

But the news I received one after another was extremely disappointing!

The Tiance Army led by Liu Juntao is no longer an ordinary Ming army, but a "quasi-modernized" army, the whole army is fully protected and supplied, and the logistics supply also relies on merchants from all over Shanxi, which can ensure the sufficiency of the army.

The soldiers of the Tiance Army who fought on the desert were not only warmly dressed and fed, but also had meat and food at every meal, and even preserved fruits and sweets after dinner every day, even the soldiers and horses of the three major battalions in the capital did not have such treatment!

It is precisely because of this that all the hopes of the Tiance army to retreat on their own have been disappointed.

After learning that the Tiance army not only did not withdraw its troops, but attacked all the way forward, and had already entered the area of Saihan Mountain at this time, he couldn't help but panic, and hurriedly ordered the 200,000 iron cavalry army to retreat, and gave up all the cities such as Guangning and Liaoyang, and even gave up a lot of captured money, grain and materials, and only brought the necessary grain and grass for the army, and retreated westward in a hurry.

At this time, he led an army of 200,000 Tatar cavalry to 30 miles east of Saihan Mountain, set up camp, and sent scouts to investigate the movements of various units of the Tiance army.

In the past few days, he did not collect much information, but suffered a lot of casualties due to the failure of the various units of the Tiance Army to collect at night, the expulsion and counterattack of the sharp sentry soldiers, and hundreds of elite cavalry were lost in a few days.

However, during this time, I still figured out one thing, that is, the 130,000 Tiance army is in Saihan Mountain, and it is ready to fight against its own army, but now the deployment of the Tiance army and other information are very poor.

He was worried in his heart, and he was still a little timid, which was the psychological shadow left by the defeat of the Tiance Army several times.

But even so, the Lai must also launch an offensive as soon as possible, the 200,000 iron cavalry army under his command in order to hurry, did not carry much grain and grass baggage, especially now in the cold winter, the army's war horses have no grass to eat on the spot, if the war cannot be ended as soon as possible, the 200,000 iron cavalry army will not be long before it will become infantry.

In that way, the last advantage of the Tatar army against the Tiance army will be lost.

So, after staying for a few days, he ordered an army of 200,000 iron cavalry to continue eastward, and the army advanced all the way for more than ten miles, and set up camp in the wilderness less than twenty miles from the Saihan Mountain.

At the same time, he immediately sent fast horses to send orders to the entire steppe, and summoned the 200,000 iron cavalry troops left behind by the Tatar Department to come to the round, preparing to flank the 130,000 Tiance army stationed in Saihan Mountain.

While waiting for news from the troops and horses, he began to dispatch troops to prepare for war.

However, more than ten days passed, and the Tatar ministries came back with news one after another, all of which disappointed him.

With the 130,000 Tiance army marching all the way north to enter the Saihan Mountain, all the Tatar tribes were already frightened, only a few tribes were willing to send troops, and the remaining tribes gathered their troops and horses to various points such as the Khan Tent, ready to hold on.

Although he is nominally the Great Khan of the Tatar Department, the power in his hands is still too small compared to the Ming Emperor, and there is no way to force the troops to send troops at this time.

"Perhaps, this is the gap between the Tatars and the Ming!"

At this time, the only force that could be used was the 200,000 iron cavalry army under his command, so he ordered to attack Saihan Mountain the next day.

Now, the morale of the army has begun to decline with the passage of time, and there is no time to delay it any longer, otherwise not only will the camp and defense line of the Tiance army become more and more perfect, but the army in his hands will also collapse because of the exhaustion of food and grass.

The original battle was like a bamboo, and it was originally a big war in which the Tatars had the upper hand, why did it become like this in the blink of an eye after the Tiance Army entered the war?

He was extremely painful in his heart, and he wanted to rebuild the glory of Great Mongolia, and he also made great efforts to achieve great results, but why was he repeatedly broken by the Tiance Army in one fell swoop when hope was coming?

Thinking of this, the timidity in his heart suddenly vanished, and was replaced by endless anger and resentment!

In the early morning of the next day, the cold wind was still shrouded in the wild, but the 100,000 Tatar iron cavalry had already completed their formation, and they drove to the front of the defense line of the Tiance army in Saihan Mountain, three miles away.

The remaining 100,000 Tatar iron cavalry stayed behind in the camp, although they were very urgent, but they did not lose their minds, and they were still ready to use half of their forces to test it first, and then deal with it according to the development of the war situation.

At this time, Liu Juntao, surrounded by the military personnel of various departments of the shogunate, had already come to the Chinese army on the Saihan Mountain, overlooking the entire battlefield by the mountain, only to see the 100,000 iron cavalry army of the Tatar Department was boundless, as if endless, and it was magnificent.

Looking at the defense line of the Chinese army that spread from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, the 130,000 soldiers of the Tiance Army defended it, except for the officers and soldiers of the Changshui Army under the leadership of the general Zhou Zongsheng, who had wandered in the nearby wilderness in advance, and the remaining officers and soldiers of all armies were ready for a big battle.

At this time, the officers and soldiers of the Tiance Army, who had been preparing on the three lines of defense of the Burial River, saw the Tatar army at the foot of the mountain, and the 130,000 soldiers of the Tiance Army were not afraid, but their morale was greatly boosted, and all the soldiers were making the final preparations before the big battle.

Not only that, but the heralds of various departments were constantly running in the defense line, and these heralds also banged the gongs in their hands loudly, and the generals of all departments shouted back and forth: "All on guard, be sure to hold the defense line, bloody battle!" It's a bloody battle! ”

"Wan Sheng!"

A soldier roared loudly, and all the soldiers around him roared and shouted: "Wan Sheng! Wansheng! ”

It didn't take long for the entire defense line to be filled with the roar of "Wan Sheng", and the morale of more than 130,000 Tiance Army generals was greatly boosted.

Moreover, the officers and men of the Tiance Army are treated very well on weekdays, not only the military salary is very high, but the salary of ordinary infantry is higher than that of the cavalry of the Beijing camp, and all the soldiers have meat and steamed buns for every meal, which makes the officers and men of the Tiance Army tall and strong.

Coupled with excellent military equipment and rigorous drills, as well as rich experience in big battles, the 130,000 Tiance soldiers have become an efficient killing machine, and their combat effectiveness is extremely strong!

At this time, the 100,000 Tatar iron cavalry army had already ordered the 100,000 Tatar iron cavalry army to start attacking, only to see that the 100,000 army was divided into two parts, the 20,000 army garrisoned the Chinese army and did not move, and the remaining 80,000 iron cavalry all dismounted and fought on foot, and made shields with temporarily prepared templates and other materials, howling and rushing to the defense line of the burial river.

The officers and soldiers of the Tiance Army stationed in the defense line of the Burial River looked over one after another, and saw countless Tartar cavalry rushing towards the black pressure, from the extreme distance of the vast land, it has been spreading overwhelmingly, and it is just like this mighty towards the defense line of the Burial River.

"The Tartars are powerful!"

Almost all the soldiers had this idea in their hearts, but none of them felt timid.

At this time, the might of the Tatar army may be able to frighten others, and even make the morale of other Ming troops collapse on the spot, but in the face of the soldiers of the Tiance army, the arrogance of the Tatar army is useless.

Which of these hundreds of thousands of soldiers was not born with Liu Juntao? Which one hasn't gone through the "hell" drills? Which one is not heavily armed with extremely well-equipped equipment?

It is precisely because of this that the soldiers in the defense line only sighed after seeing the momentum of the Tatar army, and there was no trace of turmoil in the hearts of the soldiers other than that.

Liu Juntao raised the clairvoyant mirror to observe the situation of the soldiers of each department, and saw that although the soldiers were also a little nervous, they were basically calm and calm, and they were also very relieved in their hearts.

"The military heart is available! This battle will be won! ”

Liu Juntao saw from the clairvoyant mirror that in the entire defense line of Fuyuchuan, behind the three waves of low walls, one by one the bird-struckmen were waiting for the battle, and after each wave of low walls and trenches, there were long knife hands and mine-throwers in the makeshift stone houses to recuperate, waiting for the order to attack hand-to-hand.

At this time, the Chinese defense of the Fuyuchuan defense line had already been repaired, all of which were made of large solid mountain stones, the walls were concave and convex, and there were towers at intervals, which could form multiple strikes of crossfire, and at the same time closely protected the artillery array.

Hundreds of artillery pieces have already been filled, lined up in the artillery array, these artillery pieces are dedicated to the solid son, just wait for Liu Juntao's order, can continue to bombard the Tatar army, so many artillery at the same time to participate in the battle, even at this time in the world, is rare.

In addition, in the northeast of the defense line of the Fuyu River, there are also a number of low-walled trenches, which follow the river and wind to the northwest side of the mountain, where there are enough troops to garrison the entire defense line.

On the northwest side of the defense line, according to the topography, several stone walls were built, and the entire defense line of Fuyuchuan can be described as impregnable, and Liu Juntao is also confident that this place will be called the burial ground of the Tatar army.

In addition to combat preparations, Liu Juntao also transported a steady stream of grain and grass sent from the rear to the mountains, and the amount of these grains and grass was enough to allow more than 130,000 soldiers of the Tiance Army to eat for a month.

Moreover, a large number of soldiers and civilians come and go every day, because the decisive battle broke out suddenly, there are many civilians gathered in the main village, and while taking refuge, they can also help with some logistics.

At this time, General Gao Ran, General Sun Xu, General Yan Hu and others had already made preparations for each of their soldiers, and the three lines of defense were based on the principle that the strength of each wave was basically the same, so that the firepower of the defense line could be maximized, and Hu Dexing, the chief officer of Shandong Town, followed Liu Juntao's side to command the overall situation.