334 Embattled (2-in-1)
In the face of the war-spirited Ming army, the Mongolian army did not show weakness, and even better in momentum!
After all, the Mongolian iron cavalry was the victor of the "Battle of National Fortune", and two of the three Ming armies were defeated by their subordinates, and even the Ming Emperor became a prisoner of the ranks.
How can a defeated general be brave?
Taishi also rode his horse in front of the army first, and shouted loudly: "Descendants of the Immortal Heaven, the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom has become our prisoner, and now what you have in front of you is nothing more than a herd of pigs and sheep waiting to be slaughtered!" ”
"If you kill them, you can capture the capital of the Ming Kingdom, Jingshi, and from then on, the Central Plains will become the grassland of our Mongolian children!"
"The Legend of the Fairy Tree"
"Eternal Heaven bless!"
First of all, it is right to say that the reinforcement army led by Shen Yichen is, in a sense, the last army in the northern territory of the Ming Dynasty.
If it is defeated, the road to the capital will become a smooth road, and the entire northern border will be in flames.
"Eternal Heaven bless~~~!"
The wild and hot Mongolian soldiers shouted, responding to the call of the Taishi Yexian.
Shen Yichen listened to the battle cry of the Mongols in his ears, then slowly pulled out his saber and said the last three words repeatedly: "Kill it!" ”
The war drums of "winter, winter, winter" began to beat, and the horn of the charge resounded through the sky, no matter what the Fujian Wei and Shandong Wei soldiers thought in their hearts, whether they were nervous and scared, bloodthirsty and belligerent, they all became irrelevant at this moment.
They have only one way left to charge forward!
Hundreds of thousands of armies on both sides collided like a black torrent, all kinds of roars and shouts were endless, and under the shadow of swords and swords were splashes of blood, and bodies were constantly falling.
But no one will stop there, and the soldiers will continue to fight one after another until Mingjin retreats or the last man falls.
The remnant sun was like blood, Shen Yichen looked at the magnificent war scene in front of him, and the psychological impact could not be calmed for a long time.
The death scene in reality can never be replaced by the pictures in film and television dramas, watching the fresh lives pass away, showing what is the cruelty of war!
Once the success will be achieved, now Shen Yichen has a deeper understanding of this sentence.
Compared with the attack of the infantry in the array, the cavalry charge led by Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, was even more tragic.
From the moment you gallop your horse, it means that there is no possibility of turning back, either to cut the enemy down or to become the soul of the opponent yourself.
After a round of cavalry hedging, countless soldiers and horses fell to the bloody ground. The only remaining groans of pain will soon be trampled and extinguished by iron hooves, and dust will return to dust.
After several rounds of charges, the wound bandaged by Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, collapsed in the process of slashing with a knife, and red blood stains could be vaguely seen dripping down the corners of his clothes.
Zhu Yi, who has always been guarding Cheng Guogong's side, discovered the injury as soon as possible, so he put his hand over to stop him and said: "Father, your injury has not healed, you can't continue to fight, and then the war will be handed over to me!" ”
In the face of Zhu Yi's obstruction, Cheng Guogong pushed his hand away without thinking about it, and then said firmly: "Tens of thousands of soldiers in Harrier Ridge died because of me, and I must give them an explanation in this battle!" ”
"But father, your body can't hold it!"
Zhu Yi, who has always been steady, is a little out of control at the moment.
After all, Cheng Guogong is over sixty years old, and he is no longer the Ming Guogong who was in the prime of life. Finally succeeded in galloping to the Harrier Ridge, if there is something long and two short in this battle, then the Ming Dynasty will no longer have the backbone of the honor!
"Lian Po is old, he can still fight rice with rice, and his father has not yet reached the point of dying and decaying!"
In addition to wanting to be ashamed, Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, understood better in his heart that in fact, compared with the Tile-thorn army, the Ming army had a great disadvantage in both quantity and quality.
The pro-conscription army recruited is the absolute elite of the entire northern region of the Ming Dynasty, even if there is a problem of the collapse of the second generation of Xun Qi, but the quality of the soldiers is undoubtedly top-notch.
The elites in the southern region of the Ming Dynasty were almost all recruited by the Luchuan Expeditionary Force led by Wang Ji of Jingyuanbo, and the reinforcements left to the commander of Shen Yichen were just ordinary garrisons in the local state capitals, and the quality of equipment was completely incomparable with the Beijing battalion and the squad army trained in rotation.
What's more, the vast majority of them have never even been on the battlefield. How can the new recruit Danzi compete with the Mongolian army that has just won the battle of national fortune?
Among the 100,000 "galloping" troops, the only one that can really be called elite and has experience in big battles is the cavalry unit commanded by Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo. If he can't put enough pressure on the Tile Spur cavalry, then the pressure will be transferred to Shen Yichen, who is the main attacking force.
This son has done too much for himself and Daming, and as a father, he should be like a mountain to shelter from the wind and rain!
"Father, the child has grown up now, and the Chengguo Mansion is no longer borne by you alone, so can I!"
With Zhu Yi's wisdom and strategy, how could he not know what Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, was thinking in his heart.
For the prosperity of the Chengguo Mansion, my father has paid a lifetime of hard work, and it is time for him to shoulder the rise and fall of the family!
Cheng Guogong, who has always been stubborn and strong, was stunned for a moment when he heard Zhu Yi say this, and looked at the face that looked like his youth. It is true that Zhu Yi can already take charge on his own, and after experiencing the battle of Tumubao, the future of the Chengguo Mansion will be in the hands of the younger generation.
Perhaps, it is time to let the eldest son command this battle and lay the foundation for the succession of the next Duke of Chengguo.
"Okay, then the father will watch the horse step on the tartar!"
After saying that, Cheng Guogong turned his head to look at Wu Rui and instructed: "Protect the eldest prince!" ”
"Grandpa, unless I die, the eldest prince will be safe and sound!"
Wu Rui slapped his breastplate with the hilt of his sword and made a promise, once his father defended the Duke of Chengguo, and now it was his turn to protect the next generation of inheritors of the Duke of Chengguo.
After receiving the power of Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, Zhu Yi tightened the reins and took off the bow and arrow on horseback, and the expression on his face changed from the previous gentle and elegant to murderous.
I saw him galloping on horseback, rushing to the front of the Ming cavalry camp, and then aimed his bow and arrow at a general led by the Mongolian cavalry.
A sharp sound of breaking through the air sounded, and this feathered arrow slashed through the sky like a meteor, and then accurately pierced the gap between the Mongolian general's armor and helmet, and fell down before everyone could react!
Superb riding skills and terrifying archery skills completely subverted Zhu Yi's previous image in the hearts of the soldiers, which is his real strength in both civil and military affairs.
"Da Ming will win!"
Zhu Yi held his horse bow high and roared angrily at the Ming cavalry behind him, and his momentum was exaggerated to the extreme.
"Da Ming will win!"
As if a heart booster was injected into the camp of the Ming army, these soldiers who had followed the birth and death of the Duke of Chengguo, looking at the bravery of the future heir of the Duke, their morale was greatly boosted for a while.
No one wants to follow behind a coward, let alone give their lives to a mediocre commander, and the strong in the army are respected.
If you want to get their approval, you have to show enough strength!
Zhu Yi undoubtedly did it.
On the other side, Li Da and Li Zan's combined forces, the pressure is relatively less, after all, they are facing the main force of the Tatar Department that is not spoiled, and their combat effectiveness and equipment are not as good as the Tile Thorn Headquarters, which is also the first of the Taishi.
But even so, Li Da and the others were still in a bitter battle, and this battle was very difficult.
On the one hand, Li Da's original official title was just an acropolis garrison, not to mention commanding the entire army in Liaodong like the chief military officer, and he couldn't even reach the command level at the level of the capital division.
The officers and soldiers of the major Liaodong Guards were willing to obey his orders, or they relied on the prestige of the battle of Guangning City to win the respect of the soldiers, otherwise there would be a bigger problem in command.
However, the problem of soldiers not knowing generals and generals not knowing soldiers has always plagued Li Da, and he can't do it like an arm in the environment of a large corps of operations, and Guda's unfavorable communication has magnified the drawbacks.
On the other hand, Li Zan's Fujian sailors, as the name suggests, they are "navy", placed in the vast northern steppe to engage in land battles with the Mongolian iron cavalry, and the shortcomings can be imagined.
In addition, Li Zan's department also had no experience in large-scale corps operations, and the Fujian Navy Division had been abandoned for many years.
It was only by relying on Admiral Shen Yichen to supervise Fujian's military affairs that he slowly replenished the source of troops and resumed his previous combat readiness training.
Due to the double defects of unfavorable environment and lack of experience, the Fujian naval division led by Li Zan could not play the standard of naval warfare. Fortunately, the opponent is a relatively weak Tatar department, and if you encounter the mounted cavalry of the tile spurs, I am afraid that it is possible to be pierced through the formation.
No matter how hard you train in the day, if you haven't experienced the test of war, it's a little bit worse after all.
The same dilemma also appeared in Shen Yichen, as the battle lasted longer, when the sharp spirit at the beginning of the war receded, the battle situation became more and more anxious and difficult.
After all, in the case of inferior combat experience, the number of reinforcements led by Shen Yichen was at least twice as much as that of the Mongol army.
It can be said that the time and place are favorable, and none of them are on Shen Yichen's side!
The only thing he can rely on is the blood and courage of his subordinates.
Taishi also sat on the horse first, looking at the battle situation in the distance, still looking unfazed. His strategic goal has been overachieved, and he can't fight it, and he can calmly retreat to Mobei, but Shen Yichen has no way to retreat.
"Taishi, the leading ability of this champion of the Ming Kingdom is somewhat impressive."
Boluo Mao Luohai, the subordinate general who was guarding the side of Yexian on horseback, said in an unexpected tone.
You must know that the elite of the "500,000" pro-conquest army led by the emperor of the Ming Dynasty were easily taken by the Mongolian army. Now the second-line troops of the Ming State led by a Wenchen can withstand the enemy's attack several times that of their own, and it is difficult not to be surprised.
"The Central Plains is vast, and every once in a while there will be an immortal minister, maybe this Ming champion Shen Yichen is the chosen one."
"It's just that he was born at the wrong time and met me."
When he said this sentence first, there was an unstoppable domineering, this steppe hero changed the offensive and defensive trend of Mongolia for 70 years, and he deserved to say such words!
"Inform the three guards of Uryanha, it's time for them to play."
Wuliang Ha Sanwei is the famous Duoyan Sanwei in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and they have a complicated history of grievances and hatred between them and the Ming Dynasty. As early as the Yongle Emperor period, Wuliang Ha Sanwei sent troops to help Zhu Dijing succeed, and gave the Daning pastoral area with abundant water and grass.
But Zhu Di's gift did not satisfy the appetite of Wuliang Ha Sanwei, they thought that they should share it to help Ming Chengzu Jingnan seize the world.
So in the early years of Yongle, Wuliangha Sanwei began to invade Guangningwei in eastern Liaodong, and then in the eighth year of Yongle, during Zhu Di's first northern expedition to Tatar, he simply took the opportunity to rebel and attack the Ming army from behind.
In the face of rebellion, of course, Zhu Di could not get used to it, and beat Wuliang Ha Sanwei fiercely. But the wall grass has had the first experience, then there must be a second time, and the next few decades will be capricious in the three guards.
The most recent beating of the Ming Dynasty was the expedition of Zhu Yong, the prince of Chengguo in the ninth year of orthodoxy.
However, no matter how rebellious the Wuliang Ha Sanwei were, as the first Mongol tribes to submit to the Ming Dynasty, their closeness to the Ming Empire was always far stronger than that of the Waspur and Tatar tribes, and the two sides were in a kind of relationship.
Therefore, in the twelfth year of orthodoxy, the Tile Spur Department wanted to annex the Wuliang Ha Sanwei, and the Ming Dynasty still gave support within its capacity, and the Three Guards secretly sent envoys to express their loyalty to the Ming Court, promising to rebel against the Tile Spur at a critical moment to give them a fatal blow.
It's a pity that Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen not only couldn't wait for Wuliang Ha Sanwei to jump back, but after the news of his capture was transmitted, he completely deterred this Mongolian tribe that was jumping left and right, and gave up the swaying wait-and-see posture and prepared to officially join the battle.
Their first target was Shen Yichen's galloping reinforcements!
"Admiral Shen came to report from the rear that a large number of Mongolian cavalry had appeared, and it was suspected that the three guards of Wuliang Ha had sent troops!"
Ulliang Ha Sanwei?
Hearing this name, a sneer appeared on the corner of Shen Yichen's mouth.
Sure enough, if it's not my race, its heart will be different, this is to take the opportunity to take the life of Daming!
At the same time, Meng Da, who had been sent out to collect the wounded of the rout, returned to Shen Yichen and said: "Admiral Shen, the last general has gathered most of the defeated and fleeing soldiers of the pro-conscription army, and the wounded who can be found on the battlefield are all placed on the carriage. ”
Almost as soon as Meng Da's words fell, Feng Zheng, the commander of the Fuzhou Guard, who was in command with Shen Yichen, asked with a nervous face: "Admiral Shen, now that there is a change in the rear, what should we do?" ”
Although Feng Zheng has no experience in large-scale operations, he is from a family of military generals, and has led the army in Fujian for many years, so he can still understand the battlefield situation.
The main force of the Chinese army led by Shen Yichen, as well as the Chengguo Gong Department on the left flank and the Liaodong Military Department on the right flank, seem to be on a par with the Mongolian army, but in fact, the formation has begun to be gradually compressed.
After all, the disadvantage in numbers was too great, and Shen Yichen had no reserve army in his hands to support him at all, and after the Mongol army was rectified, the total number of soldiers had exceeded 250,000.
If you add Duoyan Sanwei's "backstabbing", Shen Yichen will soon fall into an embattled situation!
"Feng Zheng, if you are afraid, take off this battle armor, this official can let Meng Da cover the wounded of the rout, and send you into the pass first!"
At ordinary moments, Shen Yichen can tolerate Feng Zheng's self-interest and swaying, but now when it comes to life and death, the army must be united.
The civil fort in Zhu Qi Town is lost in the confusion of people's hearts!
As soon as Shen Yichen's words came out, Canghuotou, Zheng Xiang and the others who were guarding him looked at Feng Zheng with a kind of disdain. Even Feng Zhengfu's subordinates showed a look of shame on their faces, and they couldn't accept Shangguan's panic.
Wen is a death admonition, a martial arts battle, Shen Yichen is a civil official in charge of martial affairs, and his face does not change when he hears that there is a change in the rear, what is Feng Zheng afraid of as a martial artist?
Feeling the strange gaze around him, Feng Zheng's face instantly turned the color of pig liver. He has the refined interests of the traditional military generals and bureaucratic class, but he also has the original intention of serving the country in the army and being shrouded in horse leather.
In front of Pao Ze's subordinates, Shen Yichen wanted to take off his armor and return to the pass like a defeated general, which deeply trampled on Feng Zheng's self-esteem.
In this world, many things are more important than life, such as the honor of military generals.
"Soldiers can be killed, but they can't be humiliated, Admiral Shen, I'll lead my own soldiers to cut down the handsome banner of Yexian!"
Feng Zheng was already extremely angry at the moment, and if he wanted to prove that he was not a coward, he could only practice it with his life and blood on the battlefield.
"It's aggrieved, isn't it?"
Shen Yichen still asked indifferently, and then said slowly: "First of all, this Admiral's opponent, if you really want to wash away the humiliation, then lead your troops to defeat the Wuliang Ha Sanwei now, and come to prove to me that you are not a coward!" ”
"Okay, the last general will take the order!"
Feng Zheng didn't say a word, and led his personal guards and some of the Fuzhou Central Guards to the rear to meet the three guards of Wuliang Ha who wanted to fish in troubled waters.
Watching Feng Zheng leave, Bian He approached Shen Yichen and said with some concern: "The proprietor, even if you use the radical method, Feng Weisi does not have many soldiers and horses, and it may be difficult to resist the three guards of Wuliang Ha. ”
Bian He could see Shen Yichen's intentions, but at this moment, there were not enough soldiers and horses to hand over to Feng Zheng to meet the three guards of Wuliang Ha, and the number of guards plus the soldiers of the Fuzhou Central Guard who was transferred would not exceed 2,000 people, and the enemy would not be less than 10,000.
This means that Feng Zheng needs to truly be a man and a five-hundred!
"It's just grass on the wall, my Ming soldiers can be ten!"
No matter what the result will be, Shen Yichen still maintains absolute confidence and composure in front of all the soldiers at this moment.
In addition to stabilizing the morale of the army, he really didn't put any Wuliang Ha Sanwei in his eyes.
Three family slaves, why be afraid?
"Proprietor, how to deal with the frontal battlefield, the soldiers have fought to the limit."
Shen Yichen's self-confidence did not make Bian He feel at ease, he was even more afraid that the proprietor would be affected by his rational judgment by the excitement of the first time he commanded the large army to fight.
War is not completely determined by human will, Shen Yichen has indeed created a brave army, but the Mongolian army is also not a weakling, not to mention that his own side is already at a disadvantage.
"Withdraw troops."
To Bian He's great surprise, Shen Yichen was not carried away by emotions, or that there was no one in this world who knew the power of Taishi Yexian better than him.
The 100,000 army was able to resist the attack of more than 200,000 Mongolian iron cavalry, and won the time to collect the wounded of the rout, and had already achieved Shen Yichen's strategic goal, he never thought that he could easily defeat the Tile Thorn army at this time.
If the Taishi first occupies an absolute advantage and can "overturn in the field", he will not be able to become the first Mongolian hero to complete the reunification in decades!
"I'll come to the palace."
After saying the word "withdraw troops", Shen Yichen added another sentence.
In many cases, retreat is far more difficult than attacking, and the slightest mistake can become a great escape.
If you can't maintain a retreating battle readiness in the vast wasteland, you will be hunted down by the Mongols like prey.
Only after Shen Yichen personally led the army can he completely stabilize the morale of the army and make the soldiers who fought together believe that they would not be abandoned.
The handsome flag with the word "Shen" fluttering high is the spiritual pillar of the Ming Dynasty!