Chapter 779: The Battle is in Full Swing (Medium)

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Huai'an Town, Huai'an County, a once prosperous town, has become a scorched earth, replaced by an endless Mongolian camp.

The Mongols were very excited about the harvest of storming Shizhou City, but because they were worried about the retaliation of the Ming army, they moved non-stop, and only after leaving the Shanxi border did they stop to repair and reward the three armies to boost morale.

At this moment, in the barracks, the bonfires are everywhere, the wine and meat are fragrant, and the tired Mongolian warriors are sitting around, drinking and singing, eating meat, and a joyful atmosphere. In the sweat tent in the middle of the camp, it was full of chickens, ducks, fish, delicacies from the mountains and seas, and the most heroic leader of the Mongols, Tushet Khan Alta, was giving a banquet to his generals to celebrate this great victory.

The banquet lasted from afternoon to evening, and the generals drank heartily. Alta's eldest son, Xin Ai Huang Taiji, left his seat, and took his younger brother and several leaders to dance in the audience, singing their favorite songs: "The army of the Ming Dynasty, haha, they are all turtles with shrunken heads, why don't you attack the Forbidden City, Altan Khan becomes the emperor, the beauties of the three palaces and six courtyards, enough for us to enjoy and enjoy......"

Every sentence ushered in a wolf-like cheer, and more people followed the ghost to scream.

But not everyone was carried away by the victory, and a Han man next to him replied to me in a low voice: "This time, we are here to force the Ming Dynasty to sign the Tanyuan Alliance, not to capture Beijing." Not to mention that the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, can we occupy the city of Beijing, even if we try our best to defeat it, we will probably not be able to get out and go back."

I replied that his hair was gray, his beard was sword eyebrows, his face was wide and square, his appearance was dignified, his eyes were shining brightly, and his gestures were all majestic and majestic of the king of the grassland. After listening to the Han man's words, he nodded heavily and said, "Xue Chan is reasonable. I'm not going to get carried away, let's attack the perfect right guard as planned."

'Xue Chan' means 'military advisor', which is exactly the position of this Han Chinese. His name is Zhao Quan, he used to be a broken scholar, after taking refuge in me, he actively gave advice, and recruited craftsmen for him, gathered displaced people, greatly guaranteed the logistics of the Mongols, and won the trust of me, so he was appointed as 'Xue Chan', and he must not leave for a while.

The route of my expedition this time was exactly the adoption of his idea. At that time, I and his sons were preparing to attack Jizhou first, but Zhao Quan told them that the defense around Jizhou was very strong, and there were many generals; In Shanxi, the soldiers are weak, the pavilions are sparse, the preparation is weak, Shizhou and Xizhou are rich and have many good irons, and the officers and soldiers mainly defend Xuanfu and Datong, which is not easy to rescue. I agreed to adopt his proposal, divided into three ways to attack Shuozhou, the old camp, the head of the pass, the Ming army was caught off guard, afraid of the enemy cowardly, the result is that it led its troops south, deep into the hinterland, smoothly unexpected.

Thanks to Zhao Quan's counsel and guidance, I replied to him as a confidant, and naturally obeyed his words.

"The Great Khan is wise." Seeing that I trusted him so much, Zhao Quan felt happier than eating ginseng fruit, and said even harder: "It is certainly happy to burn, kill and loot, but we must not forget the ultimate goal - as long as we defeat Wanquan, we will be invincible this time, and then we can negotiate with the Ming Dynasty confidently and get what we want." ”

"Hmm." I replied, drank all the wine in the golden cup, and laughed: "Sons, have you heard? Have fun tonight, tomorrow our army will march, cross the Xiaoyang River, and go straight to Wanquan City, our dream for many years is just around the corner."

"Long live Father Khan" cheered.

I held the wine glass and squinted at the reveling sons below, but my mind drifted to the boundless grassland......

He is the greatest leader of Mongolia after Dayan Khan, for many years to conquer the east and west, he has controlled the east from Xuanhua, north of Datong, west to Qinghai, north to the Gobi Desert, south of the Great Wall, its power even exceeded the original Dayan Khan.

In order to strengthen his strength and make up for his own shortcomings, he also accepted the Han people who defected from the Ming Kingdom, 'more cattle, sheep and tents', and treated them preferentially and let them serve him. Because he found that although these Han people were not good at fighting, they were proficient in many skills, such as building houses, making bows, and smelting iron, and the Mongols did not lack cattle, sheep and shepherds, but only these craftsmen.

As a result, Altan Khan began the policy of 'luring more Chinese for his own use', not only large-scale shelter of refugees who were suffering from hardship and wreckage to avoid crimes, but also to plunder the population when invading the Ming Dynasty, plundering tens of millions of Chinese every year. Among them, Ding Zhuang is an artist, and he is even more favored by him. I decided to place these captured prisoners in the area of the Toyoshu River, where the land was fertile and suitable for farming, and ordered those who took the initiative to defect to manage it on their behalf.

Although these people left their homeland, and many of them came here as captives, because although Mongolia had a monarch and ministers, there were no government officials, so they were left to chase water and grass and raise livestock for their own convenience. In addition to paying a certain amount of grain and pasture every year, there is no other errand service, so on the contrary, they live and work in peace and contentment, not only do they not want to leave, but also yin* domestic villagers come to vote. As a result, the original grassland area appeared in the strange scene of 'opening thousands of hectares of fertile fields' and 'hundreds of villages', and even the initial prototype of the city - Bansheng, which became his important logistics base.

And in this process, the White Lotus Sect also flourished among the residents of Bansheng, almost every family believed in religion, and its leader Xiao Qin, the protector Qiu Fu, Zhao Quan and others, also gained the trust of Meda, and gradually became the lords of each 'Bansheng'. As Han Chinese, they did not have the reverence of the Mongols for royal orthodoxy, and all they thought about was how to give him a higher status so that they could gain more benefits for themselves

When I returned to my base camp after several years of conquest of Qinghai, I saw a real city, Dabansheng City, rising from the ground, with not only blockhouses, city walls, dwellings, but also 'eight pavilions' and gorgeous palaces. It turned out that his sons, under the advice of Zhao Quan and others, mobilized the Mongol and Han people in the Bansheng area to build a capital for him in the style of the Yuan capital.

Facing the bewildered Altan Khan, several Taiji, as well as Xiao Qin, Zhao Quan and others knelt down and said in unison: "Please build the Great Khan to be the emperor."

To be called Emperor means to establish a state completely ruled by oneself, and to make a complete break with the Northern Yuan Khan in Liaodong, and to be no longer a Laoshizi 'Jinong', but a real Khan

Yes, he is not a real khan now, because he is not the grandson of Dayan Khan, and no matter how strong he is, his identity is still the 'Jinong' of all Mongolia...... That is, the vice khan. The Mongol Khan's throne belonged only to his cousin, Zasaktu Khan of the Barbarian Tribe, even though the latter's royal court had already been driven to Chahar and Liaodong by him. The Ke family is the bloodline of Dayan Khan, and the co-owner of the steppe is recognized as a khan

Once, my father, taking advantage of the early death of his brother, snatched the sweat seat for a while, but when his nephew became an adult, in the opposition of the whole grassland, he had to give up the sweat seat to others, and returned to the right wing in a gray manner, and soon died. This lesson made me remember it very well, so even if he didn't take Zasaktu Khan seriously, he didn't dare to act rashly, he knew that he couldn't deal with everyone's opposition.

But just give up? What is the purpose of his decades of crusade and western, expanding thousands of miles? Isn't it just to fulfill my father's unfulfilled wish?

Altan Khan did not give an answer, but he took up residence in the city of Dabansheng, gave it the Mongolian name 'Hohhot', which means 'blue city', and ordered the chiefs of all the tribes to move the tent into Hohhot and worship him on time.

The emergence of cities brought closer ties between the Mongol tribes, but in order to maintain such a city, so that it could continue to grow and expand, and then expand its economic power and realize its dream of being a khan, it was necessary to have a stable source of iron, seeds, and other materials. These cannot be satisfied by war, and can only be solved through mutual markets. Therefore, more than ever, Altan Khan needs to open a border market.

At this time, Emperor Jiajing, who was willing to see Jifu being devastated, and was never willing to open the mutual market, went, and the current Emperor of the Ming Kingdom was replaced by his son, who was said to be a docile and mediocre young man. I replied that he was eager to take advantage of his unstable foothold and use Mount Tai to suppress the momentum to make the Ming Dynasty completely surrender, so he set out to set out, hoping to complete his work in one battle.

In addition, he had another plan, so he strongly invited Zasaktu Khan to send troops, and the two sides invaded the Ming from the east and west. The latter really agreed, and personally led an army of 30,000 people from the barbarian tribe to invade the Ming Dynasty from Liaodong. In this way, in the eyes of the Mongolian tribes, a situation of two heroes going hand in hand, as long as they can perform well this time, the barbarian department will be compared to the disgrace, and everyone will see which is stronger and which is weak. In this way, in the future, if you build your own Khan Court, the resistance will definitely be much smaller.

Yes, he is sixty years old this year, which is already a long life for the Mongols who have experienced wind and frost all year round, so there is no patience to wait too long.

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Immersed in the fantasy world, I suddenly heard the music outside abruptly stop, followed by a siren, and then a panic.

"Great Khan, we have been attacked" A commander hurriedly broke into the tent: "They took advantage of our loose guards and sneaked into the camp and set fire everywhere"

"What?" He quickly calmed down, sat down again, and said, "If there is no main force of the Ming army within a hundred miles, it must be just a small group of spies" He was very confident in his scouts.

The self-confidence of the Great Khan made everyone in the sweat tent quickly calm down.

Unexpectedly, before the order was given, another commander broke into the door, and said with a panicked face: "It's a big deal, it's not good...... Lord Ma is here."

"What are you panicking about" Xin Ai Huang Taiji grabbed his collar and said: "What Ma Wangye, it has disappeared for ten years, is it a corpse?" ”

"I don't believe you." The commander was silent. The people in the sweat tent listened attentively, and sure enough, they heard bursts of shouts, 'Lord Ma is here'

"Ma Fang" I answer's face became ugly, he has rarely met opponents in his life, only this slave who escaped from his side, and repeatedly let himself suffer miserably, so although he has not seen him for ten years, this name is still clearly imprinted in my mind. Thinking of the past combat record, every time he was attacked by the other party like a mad tiger, he was beaten back and retreated, and Altan Khan, who was already lonely and seeking defeat, suddenly surged with a raging fighting spirit, and laughed: "Finally a strong enough" said and ordered in a deep voice: "You wait to return to the camp as soon as possible, integrate the troops and horses, and order the troops to cover the retreat alternately, and I will personally lead the army to break the rear."

"Father Khan" Xin Ai, Bingtu and other sons said loudly: "It's better to let your son break off, your Chinese army will withdraw first"

"Fart" I replied and slapped the table and roared angrily: "Let them come fiercely, as long as my sweat flag does not move, the whole army will not be in chaos." If I retreat, I will be crushed for a thousand miles" said and drew his saber and slashed in the air: "If you dare to be verbose, cut it"

Everyone knew that he had the strictest law, and he would do what he said, so how dare they make noise again, so they had to salute him heavily, and quickly sweated.

I picked up the wine glass, drank it all, and laughed at the guards beside him: "Let me kill as soon as I want."

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Ma Fang led 10,000 cavalry to march day and night, and finally arrived at Wanquan Right Guard, which was 300 miles away from the capital, by noon the next day.

At this time, Wanquan Youwei had already received a report from Jinyiwei, and the soldiers and civilians of the city were highly nervous, and they were naturally ecstatic to see the imperial reinforcements arriving first. Bring them into the city, cook and roll the grass, and give them a warm welcome.

Ma Fang ordered the troops to seize the time to rest and recuperate, and at the same time met with the local guards and the leader of the Jinyi Guard, who was responsible for collecting intelligence. When he learned that the Mongols were rewarding the three armies in Huai'an Town, west of the Xiaoyang River, he immediately made a decision, stopped resting, and immediately set out for a sneak attack.

The guards and the people of the Jinyi guard could not understand his decision, thinking that this was too risky, but Ma Fang insisted: "The soldiers are very fast, and only when the Mongols have not realized that the reinforcements are coming and the vigilance is not high, can the sneak attack be successful, otherwise there will be no such opportunity" So he led the army out of the city despite the obstacle.

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Wanquan Youwei had no choice but to send a boat to ferry them across the river, and reached the other side in the lower reaches of the Xiaoyang River.

At this time, Ma Fang was not in a hurry to attack, he ordered the main force to hide and rest, and on the other hand, he personally led the former soldiers to reconnoitre, and finally found the military camp of Alta without being discovered. Seeing the distribution of the enemy army clearly, Ma Fang drew up a surprise attack plan - first with his elite 'family soldiers' as the lead, sneaked into the Mongolian military camp and set fire to it by night, and then took advantage of the chaos to desperately shout 'Ma Wang Ye is coming' After the chaos was over, he personally commanded the main force to set foot in the camp, launched a strong attack from the front, and directly took the Chinese army.

The plan went smoothly at first, but the Mongol army, which was caught off guard, was hit one after another, and it was really crushed. Ma Fang took the lead, shouted to kill the enemy, and led the soldiers to rush into the enemy camp. After all, these 10,000 cavalry came voluntarily, and seeing that they had the upper hand, they went forward one after another with high morale, killing the Mongolian army in a panic, and trampling on countless deaths.

Just when the Ming army thought it was about to be completed, it was stopped by a group of men and horses. After seeing the other party clearly, Ma Fang gasped, he was too familiar with this unit, because he was also a member of it. They are Altan Khan's personal guards, well-equipped, highly skilled, well-coordinated, and powerful.

Despite the menacing attack of the Ming army, the guards were not afraid of death, and they collided hard, although they suffered heavy losses, but they still blocked the offensive of the Ming army.

The Mongol warriors who saw this scene cheered together, got rid of their fear and panic at once, gathered around their respective leaders, and did not rush to retreat, but covered each other to arrange their weapons and horses, and hurried to restore their combat effectiveness.

The opportunity is fleeting, how can they stabilize their position? Ma Fang was so anxious that he screamed, brandished his long knife and led the army to rush forward, and strangled with the Altan army. At this time, the Ming army was ten times larger than the enemy army, and if it was the former Ma family's army, it could be surrounded and annihilated in a blink of an eye. But ten years of events, after all, will take away a lot of things, although these cavalry are all trained by Ma Fang and his subordinates, even from individual soldiers to cooperation, they are not worse than the original, but they are far from enough in murder and sharpness.

Soon, Ma Fang realized that he couldn't gnaw on this hard bone, and he might have jumped out of his teeth...... As soon as the troops were regrouped, the situation on the battlefield would be reversed immediately, and he hastened to give orders to his subordinates to carry out the second set of plans, and at this time he saw that the two wings of cavalry, who were well-trained, were ready to outflank the Altan army, and immediately changed direction, ran freely between the camps like a forest, and threw out a jar of fire oil.

The company camp became a sea of fire, and the fire was so monstrous that it could be seen by the right guards dozens of miles away.

The battlefield was fierce, and he didn't want to become a roast suckling pig, so he could only retreat temporarily.

Almost at the same time, the horns of the troops sounded on both sides. And the tactical maneuvers of the withdrawal are the same...... It was all the departments that alternately covered the retreat, and the main general personally stayed behind the team and did not give the other party any chance.

Both sides retreated twenty miles each, ending the sudden first battle.

As a result, both sides were very annoyed, and Ma Fang was so angry that he couldn't seize such a good opportunity, so that the Mongols slipped away almost with all their beards and tails. The other party will definitely strengthen its vigilance, and there will be no such opportunity to make a final decision in the future.

And on my side, although he successfully withstood Ma Fang's strong attack and retreated north, their heavy grain and grass and plundered property were burned to the ground, looking at the subordinates with burnt black faces, he was so angry that he shouted: "Do they dare to shamelessly sneak attack me Now, what should we do?"

A group of men raised their arms and shouted: "Teach them with our sabers, and let them pay with their blood and lives."

"Yes, with the saber in our hands, cut off their necks, and wash away this shame," I replied, pointing at the east, "Go and take revenge and come back"—

Segmentation –

The war scene is simple, because Xiao Shen can't pretend to be B on the battlefield......