However, what did Huang Taiji get in exchange for this time? First, in a bloody battle between Malianbao and Wanquan Right Guard, 20,000 cavalry could not take the Ming Dynasty's thousands of chariots and cavalry mixed troops, so Qincha fled back to Malianbao. In the following days, the siege of Marenburg failed again and again, killing and wounding many men and horses. Originally, the White Lotus Sect had said that it had been properly arranged, and the Xuanda reinforcements, which had been steadily pressed, actually directly killed a desperate Malu army, and on the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, a scuffle, fought straight to the flesh and blood, broke through the Mongol army's defense line between Malianbao and Wanquan Right Guard, and tore through the heavy encirclement of Yan Hongqincha. What's even more infuriating is that the forage was also burned by the Ming army, and Yerktu, my father's favorite one, was also captured by the Ming army!

Therefore, after the battle on the thirtieth night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the mighty Xin Ai Huang Taiji was really confused. It was as if a confident hunter had rushed to the depths of the steppe, only to find that his horse's hooves were lame and his bow and arrows had run out, but he was surrounded by wolves. Now, with the forces around him, it was probably impossible to take the fortified Marlene, and the remnants of forage could not be sustained for long. As for the other troops dispatched this time, they were scattered along the Great Wall to contain the other forces of Xuandafu. Now, even if all these soldiers and horses are transferred back, the strength will not increase much, but will further increase the pressure on logistics.

Purely from a military point of view, Xin Ai Huang Taiji also knew that withdrawing troops was the best choice. But is it just a gray retreat? He fought such a big defeat and lost thousands of elite soldiers, but the result he achieved was only to kill and wound the number of Ming troops, which may not be so many. This is on the Mongolian side. What a complete defeat. Fought such a defeat. Do you still have the face to stay in the Mongolian royal court again? Is there any hope for inheriting the throne of the Great Khan in the future? Even the father may be deprived of his military power in anger, and it is not impossible to even put himself to death.

And the lovely Yerktu! Xin Ai Huang Taiji even wondered if he should take the initiative to send someone to talk to the Qincha Qincha of Malianbao, as long as Yeerketu was put back, other conditions could be said. But in the end, I can't get it. Although nearly a year ago, when he sent troops to Xuanda in order to seize Taosong Village, he also proudly proposed it to Yang Shun. As long as Taosong Village is handed over, the Mongolian side can provide horses and livestock to the Ming Dynasty as a reward, but that is a condition put forward by the power of the army to suppress the territory, and the initiative is in me. And now, to talk about it after losing the battle is bound to be humiliating and subject to others. The descendants of Genghis Khan can be defeated and die, but they cannot suffer such insults!

It was in such hesitant contradictions that Xin Ai Huang Taiji insisted on leading his troops to stay north of Malianbao in the past few days, almost giving up on himself, and ignored the words of his subordinates urging him to withdraw his troops. For this. He was sometimes even afraid to patrol the camp, afraid to see the puzzled and even angry faces of his generals. And sometimes he had to pretend to be vicious. He even threatened to cut off their heads in order to maintain his power.

Just today, Zhao Lei, a White Lotus cultist who escaped from Malian Castle, the guy whose ears had been cut off, reported that the little princess Yeerketu was drinking with Qincha and the governor at the banquet with red crying, and it seemed that she had been insulted! Hearing this, Xin Ai Huang Taiji was furious, and directly pulled out a knife and cut off this lackey who sent bad news. He was eager to gather his troops and horses immediately and go to make a desperate attack on Malianbao. But as the prince of the Golden Family, Xin Ai Huang Taiji can judge the situation and make a relatively correct choice after all. Now that a large number of Ming reinforcements have arrived at Malianbao, the enemy's garrison has been further strengthened, and it is even more difficult for them to fight again. On the contrary, since the enemy's forces have become stronger, it is likely to launch a counteroffensive. He decided to see if he could find an opportunity in the process.

Despite this, thinking that Yeerketu's smile was as bright as the glow of the sun, and now it had become a pastime for the Ming Dynasty officials, Xin Ai Huang Taiji's heart was like being poured hot boiling water. He fully believed that the dog officials of the Ming Dynasty could do such a thing, which was too common in the Mongolian tribes, and the Mongolian women fell into the hands of the Ming border army, and everyone was used to it, that is, Genghis Khan's wife also brought back a cheap son? What's more, Yerktu is such a beautiful little girl.

For this, Xin Ai Huang Taiji drank a lot of wine, and while using drunkenness to dilute his pain, he waited for the opportunity to fight.

Suddenly, Wanhu Ai Xin rushed into the tent: "Dear Xin Ai Huang Taiji, the army of the Ming Kingdom has begun to counterattack, they have left the city and rushed in our direction. The forward force is numbering in the thousands, and it is estimated that it will be close to our camp in a little while. ”

Xin Ai Huang Taiji's eyes burned red by the milk wine suddenly subsided from drunkenness, and were replaced by a cold murderous intent: "Very good." It seems that these people think that they have enough troops, and they want to destroy us in turn. In that case, let's give them some color. The order was given, leaving only three hundred-man teams to snipe them in the camp, and the rest of the troops were scattered, and after they entered, they would use a thunderous counterattack to wipe them all out! ”

In the eastern sky, the crescent moon had already sprinkled a faint glow, casting a long shadow. More than 5,000 people from the standard camp of the Xuanda Governor of the Ming Dynasty opened the battle queue and approached the Mongolian military camp that was close at hand.

Yang Shun, the right attendant of the military department and the governor of Xuanda, rode on horseback and trembled and clenched the reins. Although in front of his subordinates, he tried his best to make a confident appearance, and even whispered to some subordinates, but the fear in his heart was difficult to hide.

In the past, he was the governor of Xuanda of the Ming Dynasty, with more than 100,000 heavy troops, and he sat safely in the marshal's mansion in Datong, and the Tatars invaded, and he had the thousand-mile Great Wall in front of him, hundreds of fortresses and 100,000 border soldiers to resist with flesh and blood, and he only needed to issue orders in the back, as well as play the imperial court, and say that the defeat was a victory, and the responsibility was put on the heads of others. What are some border soldiers afraid of? He can just embezzle some pension money, or conceal the casualties, and suffer the air force salary. Anyway, the Ming Dynasty has a population of hundreds of millions, and the strong men continue to fill in the border, even if the Mongols have thousands of troops and horses, what can they do? This kind of side court career is very beautiful and poetic in his opinion. In the absence of the Mongols, with hundreds of personal soldiers, they walked to the side court, whipped and wrote poems, what a beautiful thing.

Now, however, he was forced to lead his standard battalion to the front line, facing directly the Mongol cavalry, which could reach more than 20,000 people. Moreover, the master Yan Ru, who he used as a confidant in the past, has now been arrested. The usually fierce Eight Tiger Guards have now also entered Yan Qincha's class room. Although there were still thousands of elite soldiers around him, which gave him a little comfort, could these thousands of people really stop him in front of the 20,000 Mongols?

Yang Shun didn't dare to walk on the front line, but slowed down his steps, walked at the back of the team, and asked the surrounding soldiers to set up the firearms. Still, he was afraid, as if the surrounding black bushes and mounds hid the Mongol cavalry, ready to rush out and knock themselves to the ground and trample them into mud. The team in front is advancing, and thousands of people are pulling out the team for more than two miles, what is going on in front of them? Yang Shun couldn't see it, and he didn't dare to think about it. He was just like a turtle, cowering around his shell, trembling and hoping to be safe.

Suddenly, there were several slight clashes of weapons ahead, followed by shouts. Randomly, there was a quick commotion from the direction of the striker. After a while, a general flag officer rode a horse and reported: "The military gate, the scouts and the Tartar rangers have moved their knives, we have injured two people, and the Tartars have been cut down three. The rest of the Tartars have fled. Do you want to rush in? ”

If the arrow is on the string, how can it not be fired. Yang Shun nodded: "Okay, rush in." "Anyway, at this point, it's better to kill it in one go. Yan Qincha's army was less than a few miles behind him, and there were two wings of Ma Fang and Ma Lu who were not killed, as the flanks of the army. In this way, it is not necessarily a loss. As long as there is an explanation in front of the Qin Cha and there is no accountability in the imperial court, even if half of the standard battalion is killed or wounded, no, even if the whole army is annihilated, it is acceptable to him.

The Chinese army, Qin Cha Yan Hong's army array.

A junior colonel under Ma Lu rushed over: "Yu Qincha, Yang Junmen in front has already rushed into the camp of the Tartars, it is said that hundreds of horsemen have been beheaded, and only a few remnants of the Tartars are left to resist. It's just that the enemy situation is unknown, and please send reinforcements quickly! ”

Yan Hong nodded: "Got it, go ahead." He turned his head to Zhang Qingyan and said, "This Yang Shun's luck is really good." Shall we follow up and grab some credit? ”

Zhang Qingyan covered his mouth and said: "Xianggong, the articles played to the court are all written by yourself, if you want to grab credit, why bother playing with your life on the battlefield at this time?" Besides, whether Yang Shun really won this battle, or has it not started yet, the concubine is hanging. ”

Yan Hong nodded and said, "What you say is reasonable. ”

As he was talking, Yun Chu suddenly patted his horse over and said, "Yan Qincha, Yang Junmen's standard camp has already rushed into the Tartar military camp, but according to the previous battle report, it is quite suspicious to look at the contemptible. The Tartars seemed to be unguarded, and let the army gate into the camp, but there were small groups of military horses resisting in the camp, most of which was a ruse to ambush and surround it. Please lead the army forward and set up a defensive position behind the standard battalion. If you win in this way, you can pursue repeatedly, and if you lose, you can also cover, so as not to damage the standard camp too much. ”

Yan Hong secretly thought to himself, Brother Yun really used soldiers, and the suggestion he made from a military perspective was not bad, but unfortunately I can't explain the political factors to you. He nodded again and said, "What Brother Yun said is reasonable, wait for me to think about it carefully." You go first. Yun Chuqi's face was full of suspicion, and he clenched his fists and retreated. (To be continued......)