After a short time, several leading troops returned to the camp outside Pingyang, but Pang Tianshi never waited for Altan Khan's order to convene a consultation. However, by the time he noticed something unusual, thirty percent of the army had already returned with the booty.

"Great Khan!" Pang Tianshi hurriedly broke into the royal tent of Altan Khan.

Altan Khan was ready to go to bed, and the maids waiting beside him didn't look at Pang Tianshi, who rushed into the tent, and still changed Altan Khan's clothes according to the steps. For almost a quarter of an hour, Pang Tianshi was silent, standing aside and waiting. Finally, Altan Khan raised his hand, let the maids go out, looked at Pang Tianshi and asked, "Heavenly Master is still not resting?" ”

Pang Tianshi endured it again and again, and finally asked, "Pang Mou saw Youbu returning?" ”

Altan Khan was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't know what he was talking about, and then he made a look of sudden realization, "Oh, you said them." Just now, a letter came, and the Warat tribe took advantage of the departure of our army to harass again. Again and again, this time I will not be polite to them! ”

Warat? Pang Tianshi didn't believe it at all. Let's not talk about whether Warat has the ability to climb the Daqing Mountains at this time, let's just say that in the past few days, he has not seen any messengers see Altan Khan.

Seeing that Pang Tianshi was still standing and not leaving, Alta Khan couldn't help but ask, "What else is there to do with Heavenly Master?" ”

Pang Tianshi sighed and asked, "Is the Great Khan going back?" ”

Altan Khan looked at him and nodded solemnly, "We can't ignore the Varat offense, Tumochuan is our foundation." It has been a month since entering the Ming Dynasty, and I have gained a lot, and after returning to Tumochuan, I will thank Zhao Sheng. ”

"The Great Khan has already informed Zhao Sheng's envoy?" Pang Tianshi asked.

Altan Khan was unhappy, "He already knows. ”

Pang Tianshi smiled bitterly, Altan Khan had already made up his mind that he would not stay in the Central Plains for a long time. Let's go, look at each other and get tired of each other, and it's not a bad thing to go back early. Pang Tianshi didn't even say goodbye, he turned around and left.

Altan Khan stared at his back, his face gloomy.

The next day, it rained lightly for a day and a night. Altan Khan ordered the whole army to return. This time, he didn't even give Pang Tianshi a reason, and since everyone knew that they were going back, there was no need to make excuses.

Although the weather was bad, everyone still returned happily. It's just that the army marched less than thirty miles before encountering the Zhiming army.

The strength of this Ming army is by no means small, and there are even many heavy cavalry. Theoretically, the Ming army would not take the initiative to attack, so the two armies faced each other about half a mile apart. Half an hour later, neither side was out of the way, and the atmosphere gradually became tense.

Pang Tianshi stood not far from Altan Khan and frowned, he had already seen that there were several big flags fluttering in the Ming army, in addition to the dragon flag, there was also a handsome flag that was very eye-catching-Nangong. No wonder they won't let it, this battle is bound to be fought! How to deal with it? Pang Tianshi sneered in his heart, whether he fights or not, it has nothing to do with him, according to Zhao Quan's meaning, it is enough to protect the safety of Altan Khan.

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"Boss." Jiang Sinian hurriedly caught up from behind the formation, "According to the coach's requirements, the preparations have been completed." ”

Nangong Jin sat on the horse in armor and nodded lightly.

When he entered the pass from Tianchengwei, he heard the news of Altan Khan's attack on Ming, and the military report said that he went straight to Shizhou from the side pass. The enemy has 60,000 soldiers and horses, how can it be possible to attack only Shizhou? Moreover, Altan Khan had always been reckless in his wars, and his whereabouts were usually unpredictable.

Therefore, he directly asked for the military order to pursue from Feng Yue and brought Lu Beitang out just in case. At this time, he knew that he had already ordered Sitang to be controlled by himself. So, under the idea of finding a background for the four halls, it took two days to gather 5,004 halls in Tianchengwei.

The military report came that Shizhou had fallen, and Nangong Jin immediately led the army to pursue Altan Khan. It's just that Altan Khan's speed was faster than expected, and he got the news of the loss of Pingyang before he entered the territory of Taiyuan.

Nangong Jin, who got the news, didn't stop for almost a moment and went straight to Pingyang. encountered several Tatar armies along the way, and even the day before, he saw a large army returning with loot, and Nangong Jin did not choose to attack. There are only 5,000 armed people, and they are all under the Nangong Gate, and they don't want to make senseless sacrifices.

After holding the battle for half an hour, the Tatar army moved, and Altan Khan tentatively pushed the forward forward dozens of feet, but who knew that it attracted a volley of ten thousand arrows. Not only that, but there were even shield soldiers in the opponent's formation who quickly lined up in front of the formation, pulling the army forward slowly.

Altan Khan frowned, this Ming army was not small in number, well-equipped, and made the appearance of asking for battle. He is not afraid, but it is likely that the strength of the two sides is not much different, and even if he can win a battle, he will need to pay a considerable price. Altan Khan stared at the front of the formation, and the Ming army was clearly in battle formation while advancing. When did the Datong Army also line up?

Suddenly, Altan Khan was shocked, no, this is not the Datong army! Could it be that there are two Ming armies?! Altan Khan's expression became serious, which meant that even if he could win this battle, he would inevitably lose miserably.

Bows and arrows flew in the sky, reminding Altan Khan that war had begun. Time waited for no one, he immediately gave the order, the main force retreated with property, detoured to leave Pingyang, leaving the vanguard to block the enemy and cushion the rear. Looking at the shield that the Ming army had covered tightly in front of the battle, he guessed that if the other party was a heavy horse, the speed would not be fast, and even if he had his belongings, he should be able to walk away.

Altan Khan's movements, Nangong Jin saw it, the Datong army was close to the left, as long as Altan Khan had losses, they would not fail to pick up this cheap. But if the enemy has losses, he will not be unscathed, which is what Nangong Jin is unwilling to do, so this battle must do everything possible to reduce casualties.

There are also 2,000 troops behind the Tatar cushion to block the enemy, to be honest, seeing that the Tatar army has withdrawn from Pingyang, Nangong Jin no longer wants to fight, he is more anxious to enter Pingyang and wants to know the situation of his family.

The Tatar cavalry of 2,000 waited for the attack of the Ming army, but after the Ming army advanced halfway, it stood still.

The Tatar soldiers became agitated, but their purpose was to cover the retreat, and the Ming army did not fight, but made them even more afraid to follow the main force.

Not long after, in the camp of the Ming army.

"Boss." A herald hurriedly ran up and reported to Nangong Jin: "Altan Khan's main army has passed our ambush point. ”

On the side, Jiang Sinian also quietly waited for Nangong Jin's order. Nangong Jin silently looked ahead, as if through the two thousand enemy troops, he saw Altan Khan's main force slowly retreating.

Wait, wait for them to go farther. With 5,000 Ming troops against more than 10,000 Tatar main cavalry, Nangong Jin will definitely not fight. So, from the very beginning, what he wanted was to destroy this army behind the mat. With 5,000 against 2,000, or even 3,000, it is the morale of the enemy when he fights against the water.

The sky was overcast and the rain was dripping. The Tatar army never saw the Ming army attack, estimated that the main force had gone far, and was ready to wait another half a moment to retreat with the main force. At this moment, the Ming army moved, and began to move forward slowly, and in a moment, the speed became faster and faster. The Tatar army was in full array, and when they were about to reach the front of the formation, the shield soldiers in the lead of the Ming army quickly withdrew to the rear of the formation, revealing hundreds of heavy cavalry to meet the enemy directly. The Tatars did not wait any longer, and when the distance between the two sides was about ten zhang, they suddenly charged. The two sides are on the verge of a touch.

The Tatar soldiers roared like wolves and rushed into the Ming army's formation, but the Ming army was not in a hurry to kill the enemy, and the hundreds of heavy cavalry retreated in an orderly manner. However, the Tatar army did not notice the change in the strength of the Ming army, which had a few thousand troops before, but at this time there were only more than a thousand people against the enemy.

Two quarters of an hour later, the battlefield had moved back more than half a mile, and at this time, it was difficult to stop the ferocity of the Tartar cavalry with only heavy armor defense.

"Boss." Jiang Sinian is in a hurry, and if he doesn't fight back, there will definitely be casualties.

"Do it!" Nangong Jin finally gave the order.

A moment later, a thousand Ming troops were killed from both sides, and these two thousand Ming troops formed a formation of dozens of people, only cutting horses and feet with swords, and the battlefield was full of war horses neighing. Many of the Tatar soldiers who fell off their horses were killed with a single sword before they could stand firm. And these 2,000 Ming troops did not rush into the Tatar army formation, and steadily cut off the horse's legs to kill the enemy. Finally the Tatars felt that something was wrong and began to retreat with their whole army.

Hundreds of heavy cavalry of the Ming army suddenly rushed towards the Tatar army. Although the enemy was scattered in a panic, he quickly organized an effective defense. The 2,000 Ming troops on both sides, taking advantage of the Tatars' all-out defense against heavy cavalry, still methodically cut off the legs of horses to kill the enemy, deal with the lone enemy army, and steadily reduce the enemy's troops.

However, the defense of the Tatar army also had an effect, and the heavy cavalry of the Ming army seemed to be stuck in a quagmire and could not advance, but the enemy army, which had fought and retreated, also seemed to be nailed here.

At the moment of stalemate, suddenly, two thousand Ming cavalry were killed behind the Tatar army and rushed straight into the battle. And the two thousand cavalry, in conjunction with the heavy cavalry in the array, seemed to deliberately divide the Tatar soldiers in the battlefield into more than ten pieces. The 2,000 Ming infantry finally stopped wandering on both sides, and encircled and suppressed the Tatar army that was divided into small pieces with the tactics of one or two thousand against hundreds, or even dozens.

Since the addition of 2,000 cavalry, the battle situation was one-sided, and the destruction of the Tatar army was incredibly fast, and such a cautious way of fighting also minimized the casualties of the Ming army.

"Boss." Wang Xuyao, the master of Suxi Hall, came across the battlefield with gunsmoke, and he was the one who ambushed with 2,000 cavalry. "Hall Master Jiang is cleaning up the battlefield with his men and horses."

Although he had some complaints about Nangong Jin's tactics before the battle, he always felt that he was too conservative, but after the battle, the casualties of the Suxi Hall were very few, which was beyond his expectations. At this time, when I saw Nangong Jin, I unconsciously smiled on my face.

"Boss, do you want to pursue?" Wang Xuyao asked, with the meaning of asking for war in his tone.

Nangong Jin shook his head, "After the battlefield is cleaned up, you and Hall Master Jiang will take everyone to camp five miles outside the city. Mr. Gao and I went to the city. ”

Gao Changjing always stood behind Nangong Jin. Since Jiang Sinian arrived at Tianchengwei with thousands of miles, he rushed from other places and stayed in Tianchengwei, not only making friends with Feng Yue, but also having some friendship with the new general soldiers.

Unexpectedly, just after the first month, Nangong Jin arrived at Tianchengwei. But as soon as he arrived, Gao Changjing followed left and right. The battle outside Pingyang City was also the result of the joint discussion between the two, and happily it did not deviate too much in the end.

Nangong Jin looked back at Yao Fangyu, who was dressed up behind him, nodded, and the three of them rode away directly.