483 Retribution (2-in-1)
The escape of the Mongolian cavalry was expected by Shen Yichen, after all, he was ambushed unprepared, and few soldiers and horses could withstand the iron cavalry charge, and they could maintain the formation as a whole and fight and retreat.
Decisively leaving a force behind the palace to protect most of the main force to evacuate safely is the decision that a commander should make in times of crisis.
However, judging from the dress and execution of the soldiers and horses after the break, Shen Yichen really didn't expect Bolonahal to leave the elite warriors of the Warat Department to break their wrists. According to the temperament of the steppe nomadic tribes, when encountering danger, it must be a dead friend who is not a poor man, and it is right to preserve the vitality of his tribe first, but Borona Halle came to do the opposite.
But it is precisely because of leaving the elite of Warat that they can use their lives to hold back the pace of the Ming army's charge, so that the Mongolian servant army will definitely collapse at the touch of a button after it is broken. Or to put it more bluntly, it is a question of whether they can organize the queue, and they will not be able to hinder the pursuit of the Ming cavalry at all.
"Sons and grandsons of the Immortal Heaven, take out your bravery and blood, for the sake of the Great Khan, for the sake of Warat, for the sake of the Great Yuan, stop this batch of Ming barbarians for me!"
Amr watched Boronahal disappear and turned to the 20,000 soldiers of the Warat tribe and shouted hoarsely, he must delay enough time to give the other 30,000 allies time to breathe.
In this way, even if the final strength is not enough to be broken through, at least the Mongolian troops and horses led by Borona Halle can wear battle armor and line up in formation, and face the Ming army in the steppe.
Amur believed that as long as he had not encountered such a surprise attack, 30,000 Mongols could have beaten twice the number of Ming troops by relying on mounted archery, and that the Great Yuan had relied on his abundant martial arts to occupy endless territory from Korea to the Pamirs.
Now under the command of the great Heavenly Sage Khan, if you survive the difficulties, you will be able to capture the Ming Kingdom Jingshi again, repeating the glory of the original Great Yuan!
I have to say that at least in the hearts of the Warat soldiers, there is a god-like admiration, and they are willing to die for him. It may be that under the stimulation of this desperate situation, the 20,000 elite soldiers of the Vara did burst out with their full potential, and they slowed down the Ming army's charge with their flesh and blood.
Of course, the main reason for this is that Shen Yichen's advantage is to catch the opponent off guard, and the enemy is overt and secretly controls the strategic initiative. In fact, the soldiers and horses he led were even lower than the enemy's army, and even if the victory was now in his hands, in fact, it was only 30,000 people fighting 20,000 varat elites, and the difference in numbers was not very exaggerated.
Not to mention 20,000 people who bravely resisted, even if it was 20,000 pigs scattered and fleeing, it would not be easy to empty it in an instant.
Boronahal looked back at the Warat tribesmen who were fighting for their lives, and there was an indescribable heaviness in his heart. But judging from the results, the sacrifice was worth it, the pace of the Ming army's offensive was delayed, and he led a coalition of Mongol troops such as Chahar, Heshute, and Tumut, and he could escape to meet his father Khan's breakthrough!
But soon Bolognahal's state of mind fell to the bottom again, and he found that on the horizon of the distant grassland, there were banners representing the great flame of fire, and then the armor and blades shimmered in the sunlight!
There is still a Ming army ahead?
Bolona Halle, who was originally quite calm, was finally shocked at this moment, could it be that he had a strategic miscalculation, the number of soldiers and horses of the Ming army far exceeded estimates, and he could be surrounded on both sides?
It was not only Bolonahal who panicked, but the Mongolian soldiers and horses led by him were like frightened birds, and there was a riot after seeing the battle flag of the Ming army, and many people simply stopped, and they didn't even have the courage to rush forward and die.
"Da Taiji, there are wolves in front and tigers in the back, what should we do now?"
The commander of the Heshuo Special Department rode over and asked, his eyes were filled with a kind of despair, at this point, which soldiers and horses were willing to stand up and sacrifice to help the friendly army buy time to get a way to survive?
Bolonahal could not give an answer to the commander's inquiry, but when he looked back at the 30,000 tribal soldiers and horses, all of them with fear and retreat written on their faces, a nameless anger welled up in his heart.
When did the warriors on the grassland fall to such a point that they were directly frightened and peed their pants when they saw the Ming army appear?
"What to do? Kill it! ”
Bolonahal's tone revealed a ruthlessness, and then he ordered the flag bearers to erect a large flag representing the commander, which was equivalent to telling the Ming army on the opposite side that the Mongolian commander was in the position of the military formation.
After the banner was revealed, Bolona Halle turned his horse and shouted to the soldiers beside him: "There are no cowards in the descendants of the Immortal Heaven, Bentaiji will take the lead in rushing to the front, and those who are willing to follow will live, and they will die in fear and fear!" ”
After saying this, Bolonahal didn't care what the Mongol soldiers thought, and led the personal soldiers of the Warat tribe beside him like a sharp sword, rushing towards the conquest army led by Han Bin.
Looking at the big banner from far and near, Han Bin's expression was extremely cold on the surface, but he could vaguely find a ray of excitement in his eyes. The commander of the main Mongolian cavalry is in front of him, as long as he can capture the flag and kill the general, his exploits will be presented to the imperial court by Shen Yichen for meritorious rewards.
There is a clear saying in later generations that a soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier. A general who also doesn't want to be a commander-in-chief must also be an incompetent general!
"The robes of Shandong Wei, waiting for the king of Qianliqin, in World War II Liaodong, are just to repay the kindness of Shen Ge Lao. Now the Liaodong Army and the brothers in Beijing are wantonly trampling on the severed soldiers and horses of the Tartars, and now what you are looking at is just a group of lost dogs, can you still let them walk away from under their noses? ”
"Don't live up to the expectations of Shen Ge Lao, and the credit of his wife and shadow is right in front of you, take out the bravery and bravery that belong to the Shandong Han, and sweep the Tartars with this general!"
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Han Bin is a family of military generals in the Wei Institute, and he has climbed step by step from the bottom to the position of the current commander and envoy. He knew the value of the eldest son of the Great Khan of Mongolia, and even more so that Shen Yichen, the governor of Liaodong, needed this credit to gain a foothold in the capital and suppress the notoriety of killing kings in the government and the opposition.
Knowing the grace of encounter, he should repay him with his life, his brother Han Yong sold his life to Shen Ge Lao, and now it's his turn!
is also a leader, Han Bin led 10,000 Shandong guards and horses, and collided with the 30,000 Mongolian soldiers and horses led by Bolonahal.
One side has the advantage of opportunity and morale, and the other side has the number and desperation mentality, and now both sides are playing this game that belongs to the brave, splashing blood and groans of pain, spreading across the vast grasslands of Chahar.
Shen Yichen, who was standing on the hillside, still used the attitude of a bystander to observe the two battlefields on the grassland. Now he doesn't need to put on his armor to go into battle, the deployment that should be done has been implemented to the extreme, and his pure commandery status has made him understand the words "Ci is not in charge of the army" more and more.
Whether it was the Mongolian cavalry or the Ming cavalry, Shen Yichen felt as if human life had become a number in his eyes at this moment, and it seemed that he couldn't make the slightest ripple no matter how much he fell, and he only needed to pay attention to the final victory.
Once the success is done, the bones will wither, and the blood of the Ming soldiers in front of him will pave the ladder for Shen Yichen to step on the cloud ladder in the court in the future.
As the twilight gradually came, the blood-colored sky seemed to be connected with the earth, and the whole world seemed to be turned upside down.
The situation on the battlefield, after all, still did not come down perfectly according to Shen Yichen's deployment, and it was not the main force raiding force that took the lead in the battle that showed the result in advance, but the rear flank led by Han Bin outflanking the soldiers and horses.
10,000 against 30,000, even if the morale of the Ming army is like a rainbow, it still can't stop the desperate Mongolian tribal army in the vast grassland. Especially on the premise that the other party has no idea of fighting at all, and has made up his mind to abandon everything to break through, it can only be reduced to a long pursuit battle.
But even so, Han Bin's troops also lived up to Shen Yichen's expectations, and made Bolonahal pay the price of nearly 5,000 lives with fewer enemies, so he successfully escaped under the cover of night.
Judging from the battle loss ratio and the results alone, this is a great victory for the Ming army!
Although more than 20,000 Mongol soldiers and horses escaped, the elite soldiers of Warat fought to the end under the leadership of Amur. He knew very well that if he delayed for one more minute, Da Tai Ji would be able to lead more soldiers and horses to escape, until he arrived at Yiju City and cooperated with the Great Khan to break through first.
As long as he can survive this crisis, then the Mongolian iron cavalry will have a chance to make a comeback, and will use the blood of the Han people to avenge himself and his sons!
"The proprietor, I have to say that this group of Tartars in the Warat Department is still quite tenacious."
As long as Zheng Xiang and other cronies did not put on armor, they would not go into battle and would always be by their side. But after all, he is a martial artist, and watching this exciting battlefield battle, he can't help but have a trace of admiration for the brave.
After encountering a surprise attack and being alone, it is indeed very rare for the Warat soldiers to choose to persist in fighting to the end even when they are in a dead place.
"Of course, otherwise how could they become the kings of the grassland."
Shen Yichen calmly agreed with Zheng Xiang's words, and did not reprimand or punish him because he admired and admired the enemy.
Many times, if you belittle and vilify your enemies too much, you are humiliating yourself in a sense. If the Mongolian iron cavalry is really so unbearable, how can it dominate the steppe soldiers under the city of Beijing?
Shen Yichen once met in the Zhengdan Dynasty and dedicated a map of the Ming Dynasty to Zhu Qizhen, Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, in fact, above the border of the Ming Dynasty, the unification of the Western Regions, Western Lia, Wai Xing'an Mountains and other places is also the first, and the territory has surpassed the Ming Dynasty.
It is not for nothing that no one can completely destroy the other by becoming a century-old enemy. The Mongols who retreated to the steppe were far less weak than many people imagined, even without the huge empire of Dayuan, they were still on par with Daming in some aspects!
"Judging from today's battle situation, if we don't have the advantage of setting ambushes, we really can't win or lose a head-to-head confrontation."
Zheng Xiang's tone vaguely revealed a hint of fear, 40,000 Ming cavalry came to the grassland to challenge 50,000 Mongolian cavalry, which was actually a very risky move. If the other party finds out that he is ready for battle, I am afraid that the current form and ending will be completely rewritten, and it can only be said that the destiny lies in the Ming Dynasty!
"Heh, luck is also part of strength."
A contemptuous smile appeared at the corner of Shen Yichen's mouth, the war is fought to the end, in fact, even if there is no element of luck, Da Ming can lose many times and stand up, but Mongolia is not qualified to lose a few more times.
"Send an order to Han Bin's department, let them surround the Warat soldiers and horses left on the battlefield, it's time for this ambush battle to come to an end!"
A fluttering sentence decided the fate of the 20,000 soldiers after the warat was broken, and the Ming Dynasty did not need labor from Mongolia, which was equivalent to not needing prisoners, and the resisters died!
On a summer night, the starry sky is brilliant and there is a crescent moon, which is definitely a beautiful scenery on the steppe of the afterlife, but for the fleeing Bolonahal tribe, they have no intention of appreciating this starry sky, and only want to leave the Chahar grassland as soon as possible.
"Da Taiji, the Ming army should not pursue, or we stop and rest, otherwise even if the sons and daughters can stand it, the war horses may be overwhelmed."
The commander of the Heshute tribe stood up again and reminded Borona Hale that the fate of the current broken subordinate general Amr is unknown, and he is the closest clan among the allied tribes.
You must know that the big tribes such as the Warat and Tatar are not actually a single tribe, they are ready to be an alliance. Among them, Warat includes the tribes of Heshuot, Turbert, and Turgot, and the surname of Yexian is Turros, which means that the Chorus tribe is his real family.
In addition, the Tatar tribes included the Chahar, Tumut, Korqin, and Ordos tribes in the eastern part of the steppe, and their official name was actually Mongolia, and even some of the self-proclaimed Tartars regarded Warat as a foreign race.
It's just that in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty, they are too lazy to subdivide, so they can only be roughly divided into two divisions, Warat and Tatar, according to their sphere of influence, plus the three guards of Uliang Ha who returned to Shun early, which is why there is a saying that the three Mongolian tribes are called.
"No, we must arrive at Yizhou City to cooperate with the Great Khan to break through before the Ming cavalry returns, otherwise the situation will be dangerous."
Although the Heavenly Sage Khan also abolished the elder and the young, which made Bolonahal very dissatisfied, his achievements such as conquering the grassland, capturing the emperor of the Ming Kingdom, and marching to the city of Beijing still have a supreme and glorious status, far from the point where his son dares to give birth to a different heart.
The strength of the Ming army far exceeded Borona Halle's expectations, if Amur did not delay long enough, or said that he wasted time resting, and the other party followed all the way back to Yizhou City, then it would be twice as difficult for Father Khan to break through.
Even if the personnel will be tired if they don't get rest, and even if they lose a large number of war horses, Bolonahal will arrive at Yiju City before dawn and blow the horn that Tiansheng Khan will break through first!