Section 218 Prologue
In the middle of the night, Tiancong Khan led the main force of the Jin army to the Bokdo Pass, and after entering the camp, regardless of physical fatigue, he immediately summoned Zhu Beile and the ministers to the big tent to discuss matters. Tiancong Khan proposed a decisive battle, but the opinions of the Beylers were not unanimous, and Dolgon resolutely supported the decisive battle and defeated Fengzhou in one fell swoop, but Yueto, Sakhalian and Haug suggested avoiding Erlu and making a detour to join Azig and drive directly to the border wall of the Ming Kingdom, while Duoduo, Zilharang, and Dege remained silent and noncommittal.
"Great Khan, my Dajin army has an expedition of more than 5,000 miles, people are sleepy and horses are lacking and food and grass are insufficient, and the main force is only these 22,000 people, of which thirty percent are still Aha, but the Fengzhou army on the opposite side has about 30,000 people, and Erlu has not appeared so far, it is difficult to determine how many troops he still has, and the decisive battle strength of our army is insufficient! It's better to take a step back and forge ahead. Yue Tuo said eagerly.
"Yes, Great Khan, our army will withdraw from Fengzhou and join Azig in the south, so that we will have 36,000 troops, the Ming army is not strong, we are sure to break through Xuanfu and seize the supplies of the Ming army, and it will not be too late to capture Fengzhou at that time." Saharan continued.
Tiancong Khan did not answer with a gloomy face, but swept his gaze to the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, and scolded sharply: "Cherge, Chakara, get out of here, you two bold minions, Ben Khan sent you to catch you along the river, but you were driven back, can you be guilty?" β
"The minions are guilty, they are all minions who are not angry, begging the Great Khan to give the minions a chance, the minions are willing to serve in front of the army to be ashamed, and they will sacrifice their lives to earn back face for my Dajin Army." Cherge is the third son of Eyidu, and his brain has always been clever, and he immediately speaks softly when things are not good.
"Great Khan, don't blame us, we only have five hundred people, but the Fengzhou soldiers have thousands of people, all of them are strong men with swords and spears, and they are still rushing forward, we died more than a hundred before retreating!" But Chakara foolishly defended himself.
"The matter of Zunhua last time has not been settled, and this time you escaped from the battle, your ability to Chakala can deal with defenseless old and weak women and children, what is the use of you as a slave?" Tiancong Khan sneered, and roared angrily, "Punish this Chakara to be an armored soldier in front of the army, and Cherge will leave his post to serve in the army, you two get out of here!" β
Cherge and Chakara crawled out of the big tent, Tiancong Khan said with a gloomy face: "Erlu found some farmers and scared you like this, you are not afraid of being embarrassed, but Ben Khan can't afford to lose this face, immediately send someone to make a war letter, tomorrow a duel, tell Erlu that the gang will not be able to treat them if they surrender as soon as possible, if they want to die, then they will be fulfilled." β
"Great Khan, inlaid with white flags, I am willing to drive for my Dajin Army." Dorgon exclaimed triumphantly, and the other Baylors immediately cast contemptuous glances at him, and even Dorgon whispered a "loser".
The decisive battle had been decided, and the ministers had no choice but to obey their orders, and Yue Tuo asked in a low voice before leaving: "Great Khan, is there any news from Azig?" Tiancong Khan was silent for a moment and then shook his head.
In the wilderness, a group of cavalry galloped with torches, and the sound of hurried horses' hooves was particularly loud in the dark night, and several people suddenly rushed out of the mountain pass, and greeted them loudly, and the cavalry led by them raised a human head and shouted proudly.
"Buck boss, the guy who escaped was chased and slaughtered by us, and the head was brought back, this guy was dying and still shooting arrows, we couldn't catch him alive, and a flurry of arrows killed him."
"Well done, brothers, the three groups of Jinkou messengers were all killed by us, I see if they dare to come again, this is Lao Tzu's territory, if you want to fight this, you have to hand over your head first, you all keep a close eye on the intersections for me, and you can't let go of a fly." Buck nodded in reply, and took the head.
"Boss Buck, the Grand Commander has come over with an iron horse, shall we go to Kuku and Tun to kill a few people while our hands are hot?" A small leader asked.
"Forget it, the Great Commander drove me back again, saying that guarding the intersection and cutting off the Jinkou contact will be considered a meritorious service," Buck shook his head in disappointment, cheered up and said to his subordinates, "But this is not bad, there must be a lot of Jin State messengers from here in the past few days, come and kill one by one, you remember, you must take care of the head, the people in the customs are rare this, sell it to those rich businessmen can make a small fortune!" β
The cavalry scattered happily, and silence returned to the wilderness.
On the road leading from Bauktu to Kukuhetun, a fiery dragon scurled and galloped forward, and the soldiers marching with torches ran profusely and sweated, and officers rode past the procession, shouting and urging them to speed up.
Hao Heizi ran forward with three spears, pulling a panting iron from time to time, the big head was almost dragged by the tail of the captain of the sheep, and he couldn't run, Hao Heizi glared back and scolded: "If you can't run, stay here to feed the wolf, sheep tail, take a rope and drag him away." β
"Brothers, work harder, we must rush to Kuku and Tun at dawn, this kind of big battle can't be without our Dongshengwei soldiers," Bagen rode a horse to cheer up, the elite of Dongshengwei's thousands of households were transferred to Manhan Mountain, only his twenty-four brigade was complete, nearly a thousand strong except for the cavalry handed over to the garrison Zabutu for unified command, the other seven hundred people are also the elite infantry of the guard, this is an opportunity for him to make meritorious contributions, can not be missed.
"Kuroko, bring this guy along, your spear is not good for melee." Bagen saw Hao Heizi, took the plate axe from his body and stuffed it into his hand.
Hao Heizi pushed it away, snorted and continued to walk forward, he and Bagen had a stiff quarrel again, there was a shortage of water in the spring of this year, there was only one well in the village for people and animals to drink, don't think about washing clothes and washing your face, the Mongolians don't care, the Han people can't stand it, and try their best to find water everywhere. This Bagen is too hateful, he, he actually ran dozens of miles, went to the Yellow River to find a few skin bags of water for Chuncao to bathe, take a bath! Hao Heizi was furious when he saw Bagen guarding outside the shack, and the two fought again, Hao Heizi was still beaten by Bagen on the ground, and the two never talked when they met.
"Kuroko, you haven't fought this kind of big battle, and when the time comes, follow me, and you are not allowed to run around, do you hear clearly?" Bagen caught up and whispered, Hao Heizi lowered his head and ignored him, Bagen surged up with anger, jumped off the horse and grabbed him and said viciously, "You fucking think I don't want you to be rare, I don't want Chuncao to lose my brother, you listen, I will marry your sister in this life, you can't control our affairs!" β
The garrison of Dongshengwei stumbled and ran all night, and arrived at the front of Kuku and Tun when the sky was bright, and the garrisons of each guard were still in front except for Fengzhou Wei, and the other departments were already waiting for the preset battlefield - here it was close to Daqingshan, and the Fengzhou army relied on several low mound formations, with a wide field of vision ahead, but the terrain was undulating, which was not conducive to the acceleration of the cavalry, and the cavalry was stationed on the gentle heights on the left and right sides to protect the wings, and the elite battalions were hidden behind the mounds, and they were sitting leisurely on the ground to rest.
Batu arrived at a mound with a handsome flag, and almost all the important officials of the Great Commander's Mansion and the various guards were thereβthis was a battle of the country, and almost all the other guards came except for a fellow or a servant to take care of the rear, and Jin Sheng could not find anyone to speak, so he ran to the front to fiddle with artillery and mines, and he was fascinated by these things.
"Last night, the Great Khan of the Jin Kingdom issued a war letter, asking us to fight it out today, and asking us to surrender as soon as possible." Ortai said to Batu.
"Oh, how did you reply?" Batu asked with a smile.
"Just one word - phew!" After Ortai finished speaking, everyone burst into laughter.
"General Zanhua, according to my Fengzhou decree, when the commander is not there, the operational command is transferred to the Zanhua office, but there is another decree, the commander is not there, and the deputy commander is here, then the deputy commander acts as the general commander's affairs, and now that the deputy commander of Batu is here, it seems that you should hand over the command." Bu Yantu suddenly stood up and stared at Du Wenhuan and said, all the people turned their eyes to Du Wenhuan at once, Bu Yantu was right, when Li Yu was not there, Batu did have the right to command the whole army, and the generals also nodded yes, Du Wenhuan's face suddenly turned pale, he opened his mouth but had nothing to say, and the people of Fengzhou obviously didn't trust him.
"Wenliang, what are you doing here, how can there be a reason to change the commander in battle?" Ortai was a little annoyed, Buyantu hadn't forgotten the old things in the West Sea, this was what he knew, he was confused, and he should stop Batu from coming out.
"Fengzhou's decree is by no means child's play, we should all obey it, Du Zongbing, what do you say?" Buyantu still stared at Du Wenhuan - when this person supervised the military affairs of the northwest, he fought the battle called the Great Victory of Dingxi in the Ming Kingdom, and drove the Mongols out of the West Sea Ranch, how many people starved to death and froze to death in the wilderness that winter, and the most hateful thing is that his Ming army also burned down the Huayan Temple where Altan Khan met with the Third ******** Lama, he was the murderer of the old man and the child, and he was not worthy to command us to kill the enemy.
"I obey the order of Fengzhou, and from now on I will command the whole army," Batu finally spoke, Du Wenhuan sighed, turned around and was about to leave, Batu stopped him, "Old handsome, please stay, you answer me, are you from Fengzhou?" β
Du Wenhuan hesitated, Ortai and Namur immediately cast expectant glances at him, he gritted his teeth and said firmly: "I am from Fengzhou!" β
"Very good, I order you to command the whole army to fight," Batu nodded, turned to the generals and said loudly, "The minds of the people of Fengzhou are as broad as the grassland, no matter who they are, as long as they are willing to be brothers with us, we regard them as brothers, the old commander is no longer yesterday's Ming State General Army, but today's Fengzhou General Praise Painting, the Great Commander's Office ordered him to lead you to this battle." β
"Willing to play for Toyosu!" After a little hesitation, the crowd shouted in unison.
"Willing to play for Fengzhou" Du Wenhuan replied, a wave of heat rolling in his heart.
There was an early warning trumpet sound from the front, and the officials of the Great Commander's Mansion and the guards saluted each other, preparing to run to their own defense area, Wang Ziyong smiled and said: "Brothers, I will go up first, and we will drink together after the battle." β
"I'll go with you." Namur took the king's own hand.
"Brothers, go, today the Mongols, the Han and Zhushen, all the Fengzhou people are fighting together, and they will not die!" Ortai said loudly with his fist waved, tears already flashing in his eyes - the next time he drank, maybe many of his brothers would never see each other again.
The Jin army soon arrived, they also got up early in the morning today, and pressed over violently, the Fengzhou guard who was on guard in front immediately retreated, and the two cavalry of Borshu and Asari killed at the same time, delaying the Jin army with a dense rain of arrows, and the Jin army's infantry and cavalry advanced as a whole, and the speed of action was not fast, and the two sides stopped and stopped, moving south step by step. The infantry of Fengzhou Wei did not encounter much trouble, and successfully returned to the preset position, and after the cavalry completed the covering task, they also withdrew to the high ground on both sides of the large array.
There are really a lot of people, there should be 20,000 people, there must be an army behind the mound, and the formation is quite tight, but there are too few armored soldiers, and it is really difficult for him to train a group of farmers like this-Tiancong Khan shook his head in thought, waved his hand, and the horn of the golden army sounded, and more than 20,000 golden soldiers with bright armor and neat arrays either hit the ground with spears or swords against the shield, accompanied by rhythmic percussion sounds, in Mongolian and Chinese, shouting in turn "The big golden soldiers are here, and those who descend will not be killed" - this shout sounded again and again, shaking the heavens and the earthWith a murderous look on one's face.
The garrisons of Fengzhou are all pale, and some of them are still trembling - the other party is a world-famous division of a hundred battles, and the elite Ming army is also frightened by it, and they are just farmers who farm the land, and the rebellion is also forced to eat out of helplessness, the previous opponent is just a lazy Ming army, and even the servants and family members of the fox and the fake tiger, often collapse at the touch of a touch, when have they seen this kind of murderous and awe-inspiring battle, can they defeat this tiger and wolf-like strong soldiers?
Wang Ziyong had already arrived in front of the battle, looking at his death-like silent team, he was furious, pointed to the military formation and shouted: "Who let you fight the military flag of the Ming Kingdom? Take these broken red cloths back and wipe your feet, we are not the Ming army, we are the Fengzhou army that conquered the world, and our battle flag is the Black Eagle Flag. β
Dozens of red Ming army flags specially brought by Jin Sheng were thrown to his feet, and countless black eagle flags fluttered in the wind in the military formation. β
"Don't retreat in the end of the fight to the death, protect our father and mother, protect our baby!" The soldiers shouted over and over again, shouting straight into the sky, they really had nowhere to retreat, behind them were fathers, mothers-in-law and dolls, and the crops on which they depended, retreating is death, fight!
Na Mu'er looked around, but didn't find the person he was looking for, so he couldn't help but scold: "Wang Fang, you ****, you are usually quite bold, are you cowardly at this time?" β
After a while, Wang Fang came out, waved the big knife in his hand proudly and said, "My lord, I'm not a coward, I'll find a guy who can take advantage of it, and kill a few Tartars for you to see in a while." β
"It's not your turn to kill, the people who bring you will sing our war song, and you must keep singing and keep singing." Namur waved his hand and shouted.
"When Fengzhou Fengtian carried,
Resolutely rise from the green grassland
Rise, rise, rise
Rise from the green steppes
This is the love of God
The favor and favor of the earth
The gods of Guardian Heavens sang in unison
Let's fight, Toyoshu
Toyosu conquered the world
The people of Toyosu will never, never, never be slaves
Thou art the most holy of all nations
It is your mission not to be enslaved, not to be noble or lowly
Mission, mission, mission
Divine mission
Prosperity is with you
Freedom and equality go with you
Fear and jealousy are the feelings of foreigners
Let's fight, Toyoshu
Toyosu conquered the world
The people of Toyosu will never, never, never be slaves
Thou shalt rise majestic
Foreign offense only makes it more frightening
Fear, fear, fear
Make them even more afraid
Storm Thunder Heaven and Earth wept
Our people stand like oaks
The foundation is strong and loyal to you
Let's fight, Toyoshu
Toyosu conquered the world
The people of Toyosu will never, never, never be slaves"
The loud singing sounded, first dozens of people sang, then hundreds of people sang, and finally more than 20,000 people sang over and over again, "Let's fight, Fengzhou, Fengzhou conquers the world, Fengzhou people will never, never, never be slaves", in the majestic singing, every Fengzhou person straightened their waists and tightened their weapons.
The singing came to the other side like a sea of mountains, and Jin Jun was also discouraged, and those few scaring clichΓ©s could not be shouted anymore, and some of the guys were still humming silly, and Zhu Beile and the minister were a little at a loss, and looked at their Great Khan together.
"Let's get started!" Tiancong Khan shook his head helplessly, Wu Keshan and Manzhu Xili of Horqin jumped out of their horses, and led two thousand Horqin cavalry to pounce on the opposite side - the two most favored Mongolian Taiji were called into the main force of the Western Road, and they thought that they could make a big profit with their masters, but they didn't expect to encounter difficult bones, and the unlucky errand of charging into battle could only fall on their heads. Then the two white, two blue and four flags also slowly advanced, Dolgon wanted to earn performance, the inlaid white flag walked in the front, Duoduo scolded the old fourteen of the loser hundreds of times in his heart, and had to bring the white flag to follow the side of the inlaid white flag, Derg, Zilharang's blue and blue two flags were unhurried, neither rushing forward nor lagging behind. Tiancong Khan commanded the two yellows, two reds and four flags to respond everywhere - the two yellows are directly under the Great Khan, of course, they can't be moved casually, the old generation is the most powerful, you have to give him a face, and the two red flags are also temporarily left.
"Let's get started!" Jin Sheng waved his hand decisively, Ding Qiming and Jin Guoding high-fived each other with a smile, and then ran away. After a while, the artillery battalion hidden behind the formation passed through the reserved passage and lined up in front of the large formation, Ding Qiming issued an order, and the three hundred musketeers checked the bird guns one last time, and the five Franc machines with more than 500 catties had been pushed to the front, and the gunners were all in place, and the five guns were loaded with gunpowder according to the firing range, and the serial numbers were neatly placed on the ground.
Great, the Mongols attacked our army's infantry formation diagonally, and the artillery was facing their flank, as long as the cannon shot into the crowd, one hit at a time - Ding Qiming smiled with satisfaction, and nodded to Wu Laoba beside him: "Eight hundred steps away, attack with the No. 1 gun." β
"Load the No. 1 gun, raise the muzzle of the gun by two inches, prepare, ignite." Wu Laoba, the sentry officer, waved his sword and gave a loud order to the gunner.