When the cavalry of the Ming army roared and rushed into the camp of the Haidu Department, the originally vigorous Haidu army finally collapsed completely, not only the cavalry who were encircled completely lost the fighting spirit to resist, but also crowded to the middle in a chaotic manner, making the encirclement of the Ming army smaller and smaller, and even the foot soldiers of the tribes who had already rushed into those small camps also retreated in a panic.

A flag that once danced in the wind, at this time has been drooping on the flagpole, although the Haidu Department has long been ready to retreat, but it is still a step late, perhaps even the Haidu did not expect that the Ming army did not hesitate to attack in an all-round way, and surrounded the cavalry regiments sent out by their own with lightning speed, and even sent cavalry directly to their own camp, which is equivalent to cutting off the connection between the cavalry of the Haidu Department and the main village. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This also made it easy for the cavalry of the Haidu Department to lose their fighting spirit when they had no way to contact the main village, and it was not so easy to let them kill them in the encirclement of the Ming army. And the Haidu infantry who were attacking those small tribes, heard the horn of the withdrawal and saw the Ming army roaring coming, these infantry soldiers had already messed up and retreated in the direction of the main camp, and at this time, the foot soldiers in the camps of the small tribes who had finally stabilized also came back to their senses and rushed out shouting.

They can't fight against the wind, but they will naturally not let go of this opportunity when they fight against the wind.

A Wang character flag fluttering in the wind, Wang Jin took the lead, with the Ming cavalry desperately sprinting forward interspersed, rows of Mongolian soldiers were cut by the cavalry like paper, and the Mongolian cavalry who rushed up around and wanted to desperately contain it was directly thrown away by these galloping Ming troops, and when they wanted to turn the horse's head, the Ming cavalry had already gone away.

The cavalry of the Ming army behind Wang Jin was actually only two or three thousand, but these two or three thousand were all elites selected from the two main battle armies, equipped with all Hexi high-headed horses, lined up as an awl head for cavalry assault, and directly attacked the position of the Haidu Shuai Banner with a decisive attitude.

Haidu didn't expect that the Ming army would come to surround Wei and save Zhao with such a hand, let alone that he was actually the main direction of the Ming army's force here, they would rather not care about the life or death of the small tribe army next to them, but also rushed towards themselves. This sudden rush out of the cavalry team undoubtedly disrupted all the arrangements of Haidu, so that Haidu hurriedly arranged for the people to escort the baggage team to retreat, while constantly drawing troops back from the front, and ordered the front-line infantry to resist desperately.

It's just too late, the Ming cavalry that assaulted forward was not something that these Mongolian infantry could stop, and the Mongolian cavalry was basically on the battlefield on both flanks, and the remaining Haidu's personal guard cavalry and the rest of the guard cavalry could not play much role, and they couldn't even catch up with the fierce Ming cavalry.

Mongolian bantam horses, which are long in endurance, can only bow to the wind in the face of Hexi horses, which are known for their assault ability. Moreover, Haidu was in such a hurry to withdraw troops from the front, but in the end, the Mongolian army on the front line was already like a headless fly in chaos, and the elite army that originally wanted to break off finally lost its fighting spirit under the continuous impact of the rest of the Ming army's infantry and cavalry, even if the generals' cheeks were red and their voices were dry, there was no way to make those defeated soldiers come back.

Haidu, who was standing under the banner of Shuai, had a gloomy face, and the hand holding the hilt of the knife trembled slightly, because the cavalry of the Ming army was like a bamboo, and it had already hit a position very close to where his handsome banner was, and before that, only a few hundred personal guard cavalry still had the strength to fight, and the rest of the foot soldiers had already been in chaos, and Haidu knew very well that they were unreliable.

"Great Khan, we can't stop it, we have to retreat, and these burdens and people in the back can only let them fend for themselves!" The captain of the personal guard came over in a hurry, in the face of two or three thousand Ming cavalry, he had no confidence to defeat at all, and he didn't even have the courage to fight with him at all, not to mention that he was standing behind the Great Khan Haidu of the Ogedai Khanate, it didn't matter if he died in battle, more importantly, the safety of Haidu must be guaranteed.

As long as Haidu remains, the Ögedai Khanate will have a chance to make a comeback.

Haidu is definitely not a person who wants to fight the Ming army in person, not to mention that he also knows very well that the cavalry of the Ming army will charge forward regardless of or even die, and the target must be himself. If you don't leave, you'll have to explain it here.

Taking a light breath, Haidu looked around, the people were still pushing the baggage in a panic, and the Mongolian soldiers in front were still fighting bloodily, but they didn't know that their Great Khan was about to abandon them. Haidu closed his eyes gently, it was he who brought these people here, he promised them the possibility of victory, but now he was about to face the most painful defeat in his life.

The small tribes who rebelled, the Ming infantry who charged forward frantically, and the guards who kept stepping forward to stop the Ming army, as well as the foot soldiers of the Haidu Division. Outside the Star Gorge and on the Gobi Desert, today is destined to be a river of blood, and it is the blood of the soldiers of the Haidu Department and the Ogedai Khanate!

"Great Khan!" The voice of the captain of the guard was a little trembling, if he didn't leave at this time, even if he had the ability to go to the sky, he wouldn't have the confidence to be able to escort Haidu out alive.

"Let's go!" Haidu looked at the Ming cavalry who were getting closer and closer, and said without hesitation that at this moment, whether it was for Haidu or for himself, he had to leave.

Hundreds of personal guard cavalry followed Shanghai at the same time, and when he left, Haidu Huo Ran drew his saber and cut off the handsome banner with one sword. The strong wind on the Gobi swept the flags and flew them, and after a few moments, they turned to the ground and fell to the ground. The handsome flag has been broken, and for the Haidu Department, there is only one meaning.

Each department fights for its own and strives for a breakthrough!

"Rush!" Also seeing the figure of Haidu Shuai's flag broken and a team of men and horses hurriedly retreating westward, Wang Jin shouted, "The sea has to run, brothers and Lao Tzu!" ”

The cavalry of the Ming army roared at the same time and collided with the oncoming Mongolian cavalry, although these Mongolian cavalry were only three or four hundred people, but as the personal cavalry of Haidu, they showed extraordinary bravery, perhaps they themselves knew very well that they died in battle at this time in order to save the life of Haidu, and it was possible to protect the Ogedai Khanate and their wives and children by preserving the life of Haidu.

For this, it is also necessary to fight to the death.

These cavalry are like a thin net, enveloping the Ming cavalry who are attacking forward, even if the Ming cavalry is desperately attacking forward, there is no way to poke a hole from it. And more Mongolian cavalry behind is frantically rushing over to support, trying to block the path of the Ming cavalry's pursuit.

"General, we can't catch up, don't be rash!" Huo Liang, who was following Wang Jin, rushed forward and grabbed Wang Jin's reins.

Wang Jin looked at the Mongolian cavalry that was gradually surrounding him, as well as the small group of cavalry that had gradually disappeared from view, and couldn't help but sigh softly, he was still a step slower after all, and he didn't expect Haidu to be so decisive.

Because Haidu left like this, the Mongolian army around here, including those burdens and people, would all fall into the hands of the Ming army, which was definitely a heavy blow to Haidu. But on the other hand, if the sea does not go, I am afraid that the end will be even more miserable, and then the Mongols here will not be able to escape.

Haidu was the Great Khan of the Ögedai Khanate, a standard hero rather than a hero, and he would naturally choose to leave in search of an opportunity to make a comeback, rather than die a vigorous battle here.

It can even be said that Haidu made an all-out attack at the beginning, wanting to quickly solve those small tribes that had obviously rebelled, and what he did was to be able to contain the infantry and cavalry of the Ming army as much as possible, so as to create an opportunity for himself to escape at a critical time, after all, in the face of the combined team of the Ming army and the small tribes who had an advantage in numbers and equipment, the Haidu Department fought alone, and there was not much room to turn the tables. Whether it is to retreat in time or to wait for reinforcements, it is a possibility of defeat, but it is better to take the initiative to attack, so as to gain more time and room for retreat.

It is precisely because of the initiative of the Haidu Department to attack, so even if the Ming army is in line with the intention of encircling Wei to save Zhao, but in fact, it still divided a lot of infantry cavalry to deal with the Haidu cavalry on the flank, and finally only two or three thousand cavalry launched an attack on the camp of the Haidu Department, and if it was not these Ming cavalry who launched this impact, but the main force of the Ming cavalry, I am afraid that there is no way to escape from Haidu now.

"He's in luck." Wang Jin gritted his teeth, Haidu's tactical command ability and ability to improvise did surprise him a little, but it was also expected, after all, if such a Mongolian Great Khan was easily caught by the Ming army, it would be strange, "Let the brothers not fall in love with the war, and directly kill a way!" ”

Before the words fell, Wang Jin took the lead in turning the horse's head, and the war horse rushed towards the north side, and the Ming cavalry behind him also followed closely, and the team that was constantly going west suddenly turned to the north.

However, those foot soldiers and the rest of the Mongolian infantry who were deep in the battlefield were not so lucky, and the Ming soldiers who surrounded them from all sides like fierce gods roared and rushed up, and any infantry that tried to block the front would be ruthlessly crushed into powder.

"It's really unlucky, and in the end, I let the sea run away." Wang Jin rode to Tang Zhen's side and couldn't help but curse.

Tang Zhen smiled and shook his head: "You always think about the good thing of pie in the sky, but in addition to Haidu, we have more troublesome things now." ”

Wang Jin was stunned for a moment, and looked at Tang Zhen's gaze, several figures came quickly surrounded by hundreds of cavalry, looking at its banner, it was the relatively powerful of the small tribes such as the Xili Ji Department, obviously now that the Ming army has completely occupied the initiative on the battlefield, the infantry cavalry of the Haidu Department everywhere gradually put down the blades in their hands, and they also have to come over to discuss with the Ming army, whether it is the various matters of attaching to the Ming Dynasty, or the distribution of the spoils of this war, it is related to the survival of these large and small tribes, So it makes sense that they sent such a large battle.

"These guys were pressed and beaten by the sea just now, and they were almost swallowed up, if it wasn't for our troops to rescue, I'm afraid these guys would have died a long time ago." Wang Jin couldn't help but sigh with emotion, and immediately reached out and rubbed his temples, "It's really troublesome to deal with them, these wall grasses may hold us back one day, after all, if they dare to defect once, they can naturally defect a second time." ”

"After all, the imperial court also has the considerations of the imperial court, if we shout and kill all the tribes now, it will not be so easy to gain a foothold in the Western Regions, after all, for so many years, the immigrants from the Tang Dynasty to the Western Regions have almost disappeared, and the Western Regions are mainly Hu people, without the support of the Hu people, we can't hold a few lonely cities." Tang Zhen said in a deep voice, looking at the figures that were getting closer and closer, and there was more worry in his eyes, "But Yin Jian is not far away, at that time, the Tang Dynasty was defeated in the Western Regions, and there was a certain factor that these Hu people were too indulgent, which caused many Hu people to turn against the water at a critical time, but instead helped the Uighurs and Tubo to massacre the Han people, and now the imperial court must have new policies of the imperial court, these are not what we need to consider." ”

"It's okay to be friends, but when Lao Tzu sees any changes in them, don't blame Lao Tzu's subordinates for being ruthless," Wang Jin sneered, and instead of catching up, he hit his horse and ran towards the areas where the battlefield was being cleaned up, "Just let the people sent by Hexi Province go to fight with them." ”

Tang Zhen also nodded cautiously, such a matter related to the interests of the country, as military generals, they naturally should not interfere, these things should be handed over to those civil officials.

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The smoke and dust are billowing, the cannon is rumbling, and among the light and smoke and dust, even the outline of Yanmen Pass can no longer be seen clearly, and it can only be guessed that the place where the fire is most dense should be the city tower on the city wall.

Countless arrows whizzed into the smoke, and the screams on the city walls could be faintly heard.

"Third team, up!" Jiang Hao's face was as pale as iron, and he stood on the high dirt slope with his sword in his hand.

The black-pressed Ming soldiers pushed the siege ladder trucks and rushing carts towards the front city wall, while the artillery and flying thunder cannons also followed forward, constantly shelling the city, covering and extending the artillery fire. The Ming army's artillery bombardment tactics, which have become more and more proficient, and even the infantry and artillery coordination tactics that have already shown their embryonic form, are showing their powerful power and destructive power.

But even so, Yanmen Pass, as a battleground for soldiers throughout the ages, still shows its strength, such an attack on the Ming army has been carried out twice, and after each shelling, there are still Mongolian soldiers on the city wall and the surrounding hillside fortress to attack the charging Ming soldiers. And in order to confirm the location of several trebuchets in the city, the Tianwu army also lost three siege ladder vehicles and thousands of soldiers, and they paid such a big sacrifice when they came up, which had not appeared when the Tianwu army attacked Juyong Pass and Datong Mansion before.

Although it has a certain relationship with the Tianwu army attacking the city by storming, it also has a lot to do with the solidity of this Yanmen Pass, after all, the Northern Song Dynasty was able to deter the Liao army with a pass, and there is still a reason. In the face of such a Xiongguan, even the Khitan iron cavalry had to gasp.

"Let's make such a big move, it's impossible for the Mongolian Tatars not to react at all." Yin Yu frowned slightly and walked to Jiang Hao's side.

Jiang Hao also snorted: "The more ferocious the Mongolian Tatars resist here, even the outer fortresses on the slopes on both sides will not give an inch, which can explain the problem. Maybe now the Mongol Tatars are already preparing to retreat. With this kind of fighting, even if they have Yanmen Pass as a barrier, the battle losses of the soldiers will be far more than ours, so as long as we continue to attack, the Mongolian Tatars also know very well that they will not be able to support it for long. ”

Yin Yu nodded: "There won't be anything going on in the south, right?" ”

"Yanmen Guannan, for the Mongolian Tartars, it may be the way to escape, or it may be the place of death," a rare smile flashed at the corner of Jiang Hao's mouth, "One thought is successful, one thought becomes benevolent, and some Mongolian Tatars have suffered." ”

At this moment, there was a loud noise in front, more smoke and dust whistled up, Jiang Hao and Yin Yu glanced at each other, and their faces showed a relaxed expression, this was obviously the Ming army soldiers who blew up the city gate with explosives bags, and as soon as the city gate was opened, Yanmen Pass had no obstacle to the Tianwu Army.

"Something seems wrong!" Jiang Hao frowned suddenly.