The end of the hour.

The Ming army and the Mongolian army assembled two or three miles apart, and gradually set up their respective formations to confront each other in the air, and the atmosphere at the scene was extremely gloomy and dull.

Unlike the Ming army, which was divided into the left army, the middle army, the right army and the rear army, the Mongolian army was only divided into two armies, the left army was the soldiers of the Tatar department, and the right army was the soldiers of the Warat department.

The left army of the Ming army was the Jurchen cavalry, the right army was the Mongol cavalry, the middle army was the Xiaowu army dominated by the musket battalion and the cavalry of the Ming army in Liaodong, and the rear army was a mixed force composed of the infantry of the Xiaowu army, the Jurchen soldiers and the Mongol soldiers.

Due to the huge power of the arquebus, Li Yuntian naturally wanted to use it against the Mongol cavalry, so he lined up six musket battalions in front of the Chinese army, wanting to use the musket battalion to vigorously kill and injure the enemy troops.

The reason why there were six musket battalions was because in order to strengthen the firepower of the Ming army, Li Yuntian transferred the arquebuses used for training in the Liaodong Suzaku Battalion of the Xiaowu Army and formed the sixth musket battalion.

The Ming army, the Chinese army.

Behind the musket battalion, Li Yuntian, who was riding on a black horse, was surrounded by a group of people, holding a thousand-mile cylinder made by the Xuanwutang Academy of Sciences to observe the formation of the Mongol army on the opposite side.

Both the left and right armies of the Mongol army put the cavalry at the forefront, and the cavalry looked geared up and eager to try, as if they could not wait to slaughter the Ming army on the battlefield.

Seeing this situation, the corners of Li Yuntian's mouth couldn't help but reveal a sneer, the lighter the Mongolian cavalry, the greater his chances of victory, and when the Franco cannon of the artillery battalion rang out, it would definitely cause a huge psychological shock to those Mongolian cavalry.

"Zhenwu Hou, this place is too close to the enemy army, you are the commander of the safety of the army or it is better to go to the rear army to sit in the town, here to Ben Hou, Ben Hou would rather die than retreat a step!"

Just as Li Yuntian was holding a thousand-mile cylinder to check the formation of the Mongolian army, Zhao Yong rode to his side, and whispered with a stern expression, he originally went to Yunshan Town to set up an ambush, but because he was worried about the battle situation of the Tiger Skin Battalion, he stayed to take charge of the rear army for Li Yuntian.

As a veteran Ming honorary, Anping Hou Zhao Yong naturally knew that this battle with the Tiger Skin Battalion Yicheng Mongol Army was extremely dangerous, once the two artillery battalions of the Xiaowu Army could not effectively kill and injure the Mongolian cavalry, then Li Yuntian, who was in the front, would withstand the fierce impact of the Mongolian cavalry, and the Mongolian cavalry would definitely frantically attack the place where the Ming army commander's banner was located.

Behind Li Yuntian stood a big black flag waving in the wind, with red letters on a black background on the big flag, and five big words written on it: "Deputy Chief Soldier of Liaodong."

In the Ming Dynasty, the black military flag is unique to the Xiaowu Army, and the military flags of the major governors of the Ming Dynasty are different from the military flags of the Xiaowu Army, the military flag of the Xiaowu Army never writes the surname of the main general, but the establishment of the troops, for example, Gu Liyu's military flag is written on the "Xiaowu Army Liaodong Vermilion Bird Battalion", and the background is a winged and soaring Vermilion Bird, which means that he is the chief general of the Liaodong Vermilion Bird Camp of the Xiaowu Army.

In this way, the soldiers of the Xiaowu Army are no longer the private soldiers of the generals at all levels of the Xiaowu Army, which not only enables the promotion system of the Xiaowu Army to be implemented smoothly, but also strengthens the control of the Xiaowu Army Command over the army.

"Lord Hou's kindness Ben Hou has received it, our army is at a disadvantage in this battle, Ben Hou as the commander should take the lead and boost the morale of the whole army, so that we can win this battle with the weak and the strong." Li Yuntian knew Zhao Yong's kindness, and said to him with a smile after putting down the Qianli tube.

"Zhenwu Hou, take care!" Zhao Yong saw Li Yuntian's resolute attitude, so his lips squirmed, gave up persuasion again, and solemnly bowed his hand to Li Yuntian and patted away.

"Has the artillery battalion entered the position?" After Zhao Yong left, Li Yuntian turned his head and asked Lei Ting, who was standing on his side, all the information on the battlefield was summarized to Lei Ting first, and then Lei Ting selected the important information to tell Li Yuntian.

Lei Ting and Li Yuntian get along day and night, and naturally know what information Li Yuntian needs, otherwise Li Yuntian will be tired enough just to read the information, where is there still extra energy to arrange the battle.

"It was already on standby in their respective positions, and the surrounding shape was as usual, and it did not attract the attention of the Mongol army." Lei Ting bowed her head slightly and replied in a deep voice.

In fact, Li Yuntian didn't want Lei Ting to go to the battlefield, but Lei Ting insisted on coming and he had no choice, so he had to obey Lei Ting's wishes, I have to say that Lei Ting is now his indispensable assistant, with the help of Lei Ting, his work efficiency has improved a lot, and his diet and daily life have been well taken care of, and no one can replace Lei Ting's role by his side.

Hearing this, Li Yuntian looked at a small forest on the left side of the Ming army formation and a hill on the right side, and in order to maximize the damage to the enemy, he deliberately arranged two artillery battalions on the front side of the Ming army's military formation.

Tiger skin camp post city, south city gate tower.

The bald Polo led Darru and other senior generals of the Mongol army to stand in front of the parapet and look at the Ming army's military formation in the distance, talking and laughing with each other, as they had expected before, the Ming army put the musket battalion in front of the Chinese army, and wanted to use the musket battalion to kill and injure the Mongolian cavalry.

In the eyes of Balpolo and Darru, although Li Yuntian's military formation was decent, placing the cavalry on both flanks to protect the middle army, and using the strongest musket battalion to meet the Mongolian cavalry head-on, they would not be so stupid to let the cavalry attack the musket battalion position head-on, which meant that Li Yuntian's wishful thinking had failed.

"Young Master, it seems that the deputy commander-in-chief of Liaodong of the Ming Army is quite conceited, and he actually set the Shuai Banner in such a high place, and wants to use himself as bait to lure our army to attack the Chinese army guarded by the firearms battalion, which is really ridiculous and self-defeating!"

Glancing at the commander's banner standing behind the Ming Army's musket battalion, Darru smiled and said to the general Polo, disdainful of the musket battalion, and even more contemptuous of Li Yuntian.

"After this battle is over, Liaodong will become my Dayuan's bag." Hearing this, Bald Polo smiled, and secretly exhaled in his heart, he was worried that Li Yuntian had some exquisite strategy, but now it seems that it is nothing more than that, and he actually wants to use the musket battalion to turn the tide of the battle.

"Pass the order, whoever obtains the head of the deputy general army of Liaodong of the Ming Army will be rewarded with a hundred taels!"

The corners of Darru's mouth showed a smug smile, and after the Ming army in Liaodong was wiped out, he and the bald Polo could send troops to Shanhaiguan, and it was just around the corner to recapture Dadu, and then he thought of something, and said to the Mongolian generals behind him with a grin, at that time, he was going to give Li Yuntian's head to the Ming army guards in Shanhaiguan.

"Young Master, the Great Khan sent someone to send a batch of fine wine and beauties to celebrate the achievements of our army, and they have been settled in the city." At this moment, a Mongolian soldier came quickly, knelt down on one knee in front of the bald Polo and said.

"Haha......" Darru suddenly laughed when he heard this, looked at the bald Polo and said, "I heard that the Taishi has obtained a lot of loot in Datong City, and these fine wines and beauties must have been dedicated to the Great Khan by the Taishi, and the Great Khan knew that we were going to win the battle, so he specially sent a reward." ”

Hearing this, the Mongolian generals at the scene laughed together, with a little ambiguity in their smiles, it seems that they can hold a grand celebration banquet in the tiger skin camp post city in the evening, and enjoy those Ming beauties with fine skin and tender meat.

"Put the women and the wine in the cellar." A smile appeared on the face of the bald Polo, and after a deep sigh, he instructed the Mongolian soldier who had come to report it.

Those beauties and fine wines are particularly conspicuous in the Tiger Skin Camp Post City, and must be remembered by many people, so it is safer to keep them in the cellar, and it also saves people from having any bad ideas.

Without thinking about Vulture Polo, his action saved the lives of those captured Ming women and prevented them from dying in the chaos, which was also a great luck in misfortune.

At three o'clock, the Ming army and the Mongol army were in formation, and the noisy scene was strangely quiet, and the air echoed with the rapid snort of the war horses due to unease.

The soldiers on both sides knew that this was a short silence before the storm, so they clenched their weapons and looked ahead with stern expressions, quietly waiting for the arrival of the big battle.

"Attack!" The military battle put forward by Vulture Polo was on the defensive, so he looked up at the clear sky, and then raised his right hand and waved vigorously at the Ming army in front of him, and two words burst out of his mouth.

With the order of the bald Polo, the twenty-sided cowhide drums placed on the northern city wall of the tiger skin camp rang out, and the dull drum sound spread out to the surrounding sky with the city gate tower as the center, and could be faintly heard ten miles away.

"Kill!" At the same time, the cavalry of the left and right armies of the Mongol army clamped their legs between their horses' bellies and brandished their sabers to rush towards the Ming army's line, and their mouths let out a deafening shout of killing, and the whole earth trembled.

Because they were afraid of the musket battalion placed in front of the Ming army, the Mongolian cavalry did not march in a straight line, but quickly gathered to the left and right sides during the charge, preparing to use the cavalry on both flanks of the Ming army as a breakthrough, so as to avoid the range of the musket battalion located in the Ming army.

The number of cavalry that the Ming army can compete with the Mongol cavalry is at a disadvantage, and if it engages the Mongol cavalry head-on, it will definitely be eaten by the outnumbered Mongol cavalry, and as long as the cavalry of the Ming army is finished, then the battlefield will be dominated by the Mongol cavalry.

Li Yuntian looked at the two Mongolian cavalry roaring and rushing over, with his experience, he could deduce from the size of the Mongolian cavalry that the number of cavalry invested by the Mongol army in the first wave of the offensive was about 20,000, and the Tatar and Warat divisions each sent about 10,000 troops, wanting to use the numerical advantage to break the cavalry on both flanks of the Ming army.

As the Mongolian cavalry approached, Li Yuntian slowly raised his right hand, and the five guards standing on the side immediately raised a small bamboo tube in their hands, holding the body of the small bamboo tube in one hand and pulling the pull ring of a cable sticking out from under the bamboo tube in the other.

The Mongolian cavalry had extremely high tactical literacy, and the attacking troops on the left and right sides quickly completed the adjustment of their formation in the charge, roaring like two rolling torrents and pounced on the cavalry on both flanks of the Ming army.

Perhaps sensing the impending danger, many of the horses of the cavalry on both wings of the Ming army walked anxiously in place, and the cavalry on horseback pulled the reins tightly, reaching out and gently patting the horse's back to appease the horse's feelings.

Finally, when the advance of the Mongolian cavalry was two miles away from the cavalry on both wings of the Ming army, Li Yuntian's raised right hand suddenly waved down.

Seeing this, the five guards on the side invariably pulled down the pull ring of the small bamboo tube in their hands, and five red signal flares rose into the sky with a piercing chirp, leaving five long trailing tails composed of red smoke in the sky.

The Mongolian generals such as Balpolo and Darru on the north gate of the Tiger Skin Camp posted noticed the five signal flares that slowly rose into the air, and their faces showed suspicious looks, not knowing what the Ming army was doing.

Bang, bang, bang......

Immediately afterwards, a series of dull sounds came from a distance through the shouts of the Mongolian cavalry on the battlefield, which made Bal Polo and Darru and others subconsciously look in the direction from which the sound came, only to see clouds of white smoke rising from the small forest on the left side of the Ming army formation and the hill on the right.