Chapter 684: A Great Victory
When the explosion sounded at the mouth of the North Valley of Qingfeng Valley, in a forest outside the mouth of the South Valley, Gu Liyu waved his hand with a stern expression, and the soldiers of the Xiaowu Army and the Jurchen soldiers who were in ambush waved the weapons in their hands and shouted and rushed towards the baggage camp of the Northern Yuan reinforcements who were about to enter the valley.
The baggage battalions were usually at the rear of the marching procession, firstly because the baggage troops walked slowly, and secondly, they had more chances to escape when they were in danger, but this time it was clear that they had no chance of escaping.
Looking at the sergeants of the Xiaowu Army and the soldiers of the Jurchen tribes who rushed out of the woods, the servants who were escorting the grain and grass were suddenly stupid, and they were stunned for a while, at a loss, and no one thought that they would encounter an ambush here.
"It's not good, there are ambushes, run!" Soon, the crowd didn't know who shouted, and the already demoralized servant soldiers suddenly dispersed in a hurry, fleeing in all directions like headless flies, and the scene was extremely chaotic.
In the face of the soldiers of the servant army who had lost their fighting spirit, the sergeants of the Xiaowu army and the soldiers of the Jurchen tribes took the baggage camp without much effort, and many soldiers of the servant army who could not escape surrendered on their knees with their hands raised.
The Mongol general in charge of the baggage battalion wanted to organize a force resistance, but the soldiers of the servant army who were in charge of the wolf rush were willing to listen to him, and the Mongol soldiers in his hands were limited, so he had to abandon the baggage battalion and lead his Mongolian soldiers to flee into Qingfeng Valley.
Almost at the same time, many woods and large stones rolled down from the mountains on both sides of Qingfeng Valley, smashing the Northern Yuan reinforcements in the valley crying and shouting for their mothers, holding their heads and running around, and the wolves were looking for a place to hide, and the formation was chaotic for a while.
Chahe was so shocked by the sudden attack that he was surrounded by the rolling logs and rocks that had fallen from the mountains, and his own soldiers surrounded him and hid under a protruding rock on the side of the road, looking at the Mongol soldiers in the valley who had fled in a wolf by the rolling logs and stones.
In any case, Chahe could not have imagined that the Ming army cowering in the city would dare to set up an ambush in Qingfeng Valley, you must know that this place is only more than 100 miles away from Yinzhou City, and the Mongolian cavalry of Yinzhou City can quickly rush to help after receiving the news.
Moreover, Chahe was puzzled by where the Ming army that ambushed him came from and why it was not discovered by the Mongol troops along the way.
Although the rolling logs and falling rocks on the mountain soon stopped, many Mongolian soldiers and servants were killed by the falling logs and falling stones, and the wounded abounded, falling to the ground groaning in pain.
Since the Ming army was ambushed on the hills on both sides of the valley, then he had to lead the army out of the valley to break through to Yinzhou City in order to have a glimmer of life, and he believed that the Ming army could not stop the iron cavalry of the Mongolian cavalry.
Therefore, Chahe ordered the generals of the Mongol cavalry in front to organize their men and horses to rush out of the valley and open the way for the large army behind.
"General, the firearms of the Ming army are extremely powerful, and the cavalry of our army cannot rush out of the valley." As a series of explosions were heard again from the north valley of the valley, a cavalryman who came from the direction of the valley brought bad news to Chahe, and the Mongolian cavalry who wanted to rush out of the valley was blown back by the black ball falling from the bottom of the mountain.
"Passing on the order of the general, the cavalry charged with all their strength, and rushed out at any cost, and those who retreated from the battle will not be forgiven!" Chahe's face suddenly changed several times when he heard this, and then he gave an order with a pale face, asking the Mongolian cavalry in front to charge with all their might, otherwise Qingfeng Valley would be their burial place, and he didn't believe that the Ming army had enough black iron balls to stop the Mongolian cavalry.
Following Chahe's order, the Mongol cavalry in the valley urged their horses, shook their sabers in their hands, and rushed to the mouth of the valley with a loud shout.
Cha He's guess was right, the mines brought by Li Yuntian this time were limited and could not be used in Qingfeng Valley, so the Mongolian cavalry was not attacked by the black ball this time, and rushed out of the valley mouth smoothly, roaring towards the mixed army formation of five musketeers waiting in front of them.
"Shoot!"
When the Mongol cavalry was one hundred and fifty meters away from the mixed phalanx in the center, a military attache of the Xiaowu Army gave the order to open fire, and the musketeers, who were already ready to shoot, pulled the trigger one after another.
With a sound like fried beans, the Mongolian cavalry that rushed to the front fell down with men and horses, and Hula fell down.
The Mongol cavalry behind did not know what was happening, and charged forward with the fallen cavalry and horses, and when the second round of gunfire rang out, a large number of cavalry and horses fell to the ground.
Li Yuntian's brows furrowed slightly, from the direction he was in, he could clearly see what was happening at the mouth of the valley, under the continuous fire of the musketeers, the Mongolian cavalry fell in front of the army formation one by one, unable to take a step forward, which made the corpses outside the mouth of the valley soon spread all over the field, blood flowed like a river, and the corpses gradually stacked up, blocking the way forward.
After seeing the scene in front of them, the leaders of the Jurchen tribes who were standing behind Li Yuntian and watching the battle couldn't help but look at each other, their eyes were full of horror, compared with the last drill of the musket battalion, the power of the arquebus in actual combat brought them a greater shock.
In less than a cup of tea, more than 2,000 Mongol cavalrymen fell under the guns of the five musketeers, and the ground in front of them was densely packed with the corpses of men and horses.
It is worth mentioning that although the Mongol cavalry paid a heavy price, they only advanced thirty or forty meters, and the further back they went, the more difficult it became.
Therefore, in the face of heavy casualties, the Mongolian cavalry finally stopped the charge, and stood in front of the valley mouth looking at the five musketeers in the distance with a frightened expression, they had never encountered such a terrible thing before, who would have thought that the Mongolian cavalry, which was invincible on the battlefield, would not have the slightest power to fight back in front of the five musketeers, this is simply an unbelievable thing.
As the Mongol cavalry stopped charging, the scene suddenly fell silent, and the groans and screams of the wounded Mongols lying in pools of blood were extremely harsh and chilling in the silence.
"What?" After learning that the Mongolian cavalry was blocked at the mouth of the valley, Chahe was taken aback, he thought that the Mongolian cavalry would break up the formation of the Ming army after rushing out of the valley mouth, and he never imagined that he would be shot in front of the formation by the firearms of the Ming army, when would the Ming army be equipped with such powerful firearms.
"Order the whole army to break through the mountains!" After his face changed a few times, Chahe issued a military order in a loud voice, since he could not break out of the valley, then he could only let the foot soldiers break through from the mountains on both sides of the valley and fight to the death with the Ming army.
What is especially important is that as long as the barbarian Su and Mu of Yinzhou City get the news that the Northern Yuan reinforcements have been attacked, they will definitely lead troops to come to the rescue.
Now a key question is whether Chahe's soldiers will be able to hold out until the arrival of reinforcements from Slow and Mudu, and it is clear that the Ming army that has set up an ambush here is prepared.
After the attack of rolling logs and falling rocks just now, the Mongol soldiers and servant soldiers in the valley were panicked and looked for a place to hide, for fear that something would roll down the mountain.
After Chahe gave the order, the Mongol soldiers immediately broke through to the hills on both sides, and the servants climbed the hill reluctantly under the drive of the Mongol generals and soldiers.
When the Mongols and the servants climbed to the mountainside, many logs and rocks fell from the top of the mountain again, and many people could not avoid being hit and rolled down the mountain with screams.
Seeing this, the servants and soldiers rushed down the hill like a swarm, God knows how many logs and falling rocks there were on the mountain, and who had eaten enough to die in vain.
In the face of the rolling logs and falling rocks, the Mongol soldiers also had to retreat, and retreated down the mountain like a tide.
"Damn!" Chahe had already witnessed the scene of the Mongolian soldiers and the servants being repelled by the rolling logs and falling rocks, and couldn't help clenching their fists, their faces were gloomy and terrifying, it seemed that the Ming army was well prepared, and it would be difficult to get out of the Qingfeng Outlet today.
"Kill!" As soon as Chahe's words fell, there were earth-shattering shouts of killing from the hills on both sides of the valley, and countless figures rushed down from the mountain waving their weapons, and the hungry tigers pounced on the Mongol soldiers and servant soldiers who had not yet retreated to the foot of the mountain.
The reason why the Ming army launched an attack at this time was very simple, there were no rolling logs and falling rocks on the mountain, although the rolling logs and falling stones had good lethality, but it was not easy to get them to the mountain, so now it was the turn of the Ming army to attack and annihilate them in one fell swoop when the Mongol soldiers and servant soldiers were in chaos.
Seeing this, Chahe's face suddenly turned pale, and his eyes couldn't help but show a look of despair, how could he escape in the face of the fierce offensive of the Ming army?
"I'm going to sleep for a while, and call me when the war is over?" After hearing the overwhelming shouts of killing coming from the valley, Li Yuntian yawned lazily, gave Lei Ting a command, and then got into the military tent and fell asleep.
These days, he often stays up late in order to arrange ambushes at Qingfengkou, and now that the overall situation has been decided, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief and sleep peacefully.
When Li Yuntian woke up, it was already early in the morning of the next day, and the battle at Qingfengkou had ended yesterday afternoon, and the Ming army won a complete victory in this battle, capturing nearly 20,000 enemies and capturing alive the general of the Northern Yuan unified army.
Lei Ting saw that Li Yuntian was sleeping soundly, so he didn't disturb him and let him sleep comfortably, this kind of "disobedience to military orders" was only Lei Ting dared to do, and others categorically did not dare to disobey.
"The grace of Zhenwu Hou to save his life, I will not forget it!" Zhao Yong and Yang Wei and other captured generals of the Ming army had been rescued by Gu Liyu safely because they were with the baggage troops.
They thought that they would become the prisoners of the Northern Yuan Dynasty in the future, but no one expected that Li Yuntian would unexpectedly set up an ambush at Qingfengkou, fight a hearty victory, and rescue them, just like in a dream.
Especially Zhao Yong and Yang Wei, after seeing Li Yuntian, he was in a complicated mood, last year when Emperor Xuande personally conquered Li Yuntian Li Yuntian has always been cautious about entering the Northern Yuan Dynasty royal cities of Hala and Lincheng, it was under the influence of Li Yuntian that Emperor Xuande stopped in Yilin City, did not accompany Anping to wait for Niu Shihao's army to Hala and Lincheng.
It is a pity that the nobles of the army, including Niu Shihao, Zhao Yong and Yang Wei, were deceived by the illusion created by Alutai and Tuhuan, believing that Tatar and Warat were vulnerable, so after Li Yuntian rushed to the capital of Liaodong, he tried his best to persuade Emperor Xuande to rule Hara and Lincheng like Emperor Yongle, which not only demonstrated the prestige of the Great Tomorrow, but also drew a successful end to Emperor Xuande's northern expedition.
Emperor Xuande was finally moved by Niu Shihao and others, so he drove to Hala and Lincheng, but when he returned, he was attacked at the Yinma River and suffered a fiasco.
"You are serious, this is the duty of Benhou, why worry about it." Li Yuntian waved his hand disappreciatively when he heard this, and helped Zhao Yong and Yang Wei up with a smile.
"Marquis Zhenwu, I met Wen Yongbo in the military camp in Arutai, and he recruited some rebel generals who were greedy for life and afraid of death for Arutai." Zhao Yong pondered for a moment, and said to Li Yuntian with a stern expression.
"Wen Yongbo!" Li Yuntian's eyes suddenly showed a look of surprise, he was very surprised by this, if he remembered correctly, Wen Yongbo had already committed suicide with Lu Zhongqian, the Duke of Weiguo, how could he appear in Arutai's military camp and serve Arutai?