488 Conquest of Uliangha (2-in-1)
"The Ming army is mighty!"
The tsunami-like battle horn of the 30,000 Ming cavalry resounded throughout the entire corridor of western Liaoning.
Even if the actual strength is hugely inferior, even if Shen Yichen clearly tells the soldiers that there are 80,000 enemies ahead, there is no trace of fear and worry on everyone's faces, on the contrary, it is full of a frenzy and Ji Dong!
It seems that the Wuliangha Sanwei cavalry in front of him, known as 80,000, is really like what Shen Yichen said in the eyes of the Ming soldiers, a group of lambs that can be slaughtered at will, and a local chicken and tile dog that can be broken at the touch of a touch, just waiting to go over and exchange their heads for silver.
In the feudal era, nationalism only had a rudimentary form, and nationalism only existed in the scholar class, and the vast majority of soldiers actually didn't understand what the family and country were.
The only thing that can really maintain the morale of the army is that the generals are well paid and can share life and death with the low-level soldiers, then they will serve you to the death!
Fortunately, Shen Yichen has done a good job in both of these points, even if the rice, grain, and silver money are paid out of his own pocket, he will not treat the low-level soldiers at a loss. In a battle with the main Mongol force led by Bolonahal on the Chahar steppe, after the statistics of the reward of more than 100,000 taels of silver were completed, they were sent out on the spot without a word.
In exchange, the morale of today's Ming soldiers is like a rainbow, their eyes are red like bloodthirsty hungry wolves, staring at the Wuliangha Three Guards in front of them.
"Kill it!"
With Shen Yichen's order, the Ming army camp can be described as a galloping of thousands of horses, and dust rose from the fertile black soil.
Looking at the swarming Ming cavalry, the leader of the three guards of Wuliang Ha also knew that the cavalry duel, the emphasis was on a narrow road where the brave won, and the cowardly will die!
"Sons and grandsons of the Immortal Heaven, if you win the Nanban in front of you, the Liaodong Capital Division will become our pasture."
"Land, money, women, slaves, as long as you can grab it, all belong to you, kill me!"
There is no superfluous nonsense, let alone noble slogans, and the commanders on both sides use the most simple and crude incentive methods to stimulate the desire and blood in the hearts of the soldiers.
However, in comparison, the Ming army influenced by Confucian culture, and Shen Yichen, who opened a martial arts hall in Fujian, will at least abide by the bottom line of martial arts and not wave a knife at the weak, women and children. If Liaodong Dusi fell into the hands of the Mongols, I am afraid that no trace of the Han people will be found in three or five years.
This is similar to the Ming court and the border army, which can still tolerate the existence of Tartar officials, and even be in a high position. On the contrary, in the northern grassland of the Thousands of Miles, except for slaves and dependent lackeys, there will not be any middle and high-level Han people standing in the sweat tent, let alone the leaders of thousands of households and thousands of households.
Civilization will triumph over barbarism!
In the narrow corridor of western Liaoning, the soldiers on both sides used arrows and crossbows and steel knives to carry out a desperate battle. At this time, the corner tower of Ningyuan City, which was besieged, climbed high and looked far away, and finally found that the situation in the distance was not right, and the Tartars suspended the attack not to rest, but to "catch fire" in their rear!
"General Meng, it seems that the rear of the Tartars has been attacked, and they have transferred most of their forces back to defense, should we take the initiative to attack?"
Wu Dong, the former commander of the Dongchang Guard Army of the Shandong Metropolitan Division, has now been promoted to the commander of the Dongchang Guard, and the object of his inquiry is Meng Da, the commander of the Fujian Metropolitan Division, who is also an absolute confidant who was promoted step by step by Shen Yichen from the bottom.
When Zhu Yi heard that Wuliang Ha Sanwei was going to attack Ningyuan City, he immediately asked Meng Da and Wu Dong to lead 20,000 soldiers and horses to rush to the aid from the sea, and appointed Meng Da, who had a higher military rank, as the main general.
"Zhongguo Gong suffered a big defeat when he went out of the fortress, the rear of the Tartars is Shanhaiguan, theoretically they are not capable of sending troops to attack, could it be said that the Beijing division has requisitioned the enemy's troops and horses to aid the Liaodong Division?"
Meng Da's face was full of doubts at this time, this time to conquer the three guards of Wuliang Ha, the Beijing camp dispatched tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and it would definitely not be like the original Ming Yingzong personal expedition, the entire Beijing division was transferred to aid Liaodong.
In addition, the border army of the Xuanda defense line suffered heavy casualties after the defeat, even if they knew that the Wuliang Ha Sanwei was going to attack Ningyuan City, they would not take the risk to come to help, at most they would increase the troops in Shanhaiguan to ensure the safety of Beizhili and Guannei.
The Beijing camp and the border army will not send troops, so they can only recruit soldiers and horses from the local guards, but the question is that the imperial court really has this kind of courage, and can it be timed?
"Then General Meng, what do you mean, the Tartar envoy has staged a play, hoping to trick us out of the city?"
Wu Dong heard Meng Da's voice, Wuliang Ha Sanwei couldn't attack for a long time, and his casualties were close to 10,000 people, so he must be anxious to think of various ways. Play a scene of fire in the rear, and trick Ning Yuan's defenders into rushing out of the city to help, maybe they can take advantage of the situation to attack the city.
But the problem is that Wu Dong feels that from what he has seen so far, it is inferred that the Tartars' transfer of troops does not look like acting, because almost all the soldiers and horses besieging the city have been transferred, and there is a defensive gap in a sense.
The defenders of Ningyuan City attacked at this time, and they would definitely be able to inflict heavy casualties on the Tartars!
"It's too real, it's hard to judge."
Meng Da and Wu Dong are both veterans from the bottom, and their combat experience can be described as extremely rich, and many things can be seen at a glance.
But this time, the Tartars seem to have really suffered a major attack in the rear, so that they can't even take care of Ning Yuancheng, when did Wuliang Ha Sanwei have this acting skills and scheming?
After hesitating for a long time, looking at the battle behind the three guards of Wuliangha becoming more and more anxious and tragic, Meng Da, as the main general, clenched his fists, and then said with a hint of determination in his expression: "If the rear is the Ming army robes that rush to help, we just watch them from the wall and let them fight bloodily, it is simply a coward without eggs!" ”
"Whether it's true or not, I will lead five thousand soldiers and horses out of the city to find out, and Ningyuan City will be handed over to General Wu."
Meng Da finally made a decision, except for the casualties of defending the city for several days, there are still almost 20,000 soldiers and horses in Ningyuan City. Fujian has been barren since ancient times, and has cultivated a temperament that dares to fight, and he led 5,000 people out of the city to fight, even if he never returned, Wu Dong was still able to hold Ningyuan City.
"No, you are the lord of Ningyuan City, I'll go!"
Wu Dong immediately refused, if he really wanted to send someone to find out, he would definitely not let Meng Da lead the army out of the city.
"Since you know that I am the main general, then this is a military order!"
"General Meng, this ......"
Wu Dong still wanted to continue to fight, but Meng Da didn't give him a chance, turned around and walked down the corner tower, and called on the adjutant to gather troops and horses to go out of the city.
Just a quarter of an hour later, the gate of Ningyuan City was opened, and the end of the deep doorway revealed Meng Da's resolute face, only to see him immediately roar loudly: "Brothers of Fujian and Shandong Liangwei, there is harassment in the rear of the Tartars and suspected reinforcements coming, this will lead you out of the city to face the battle, are you afraid in your heart?" ”
As soon as Meng Da's words came out, a disdainful voice immediately sounded beside him, and the word "afraid" was simply an insult to them!
"We have been rushing from Fujian to help Jingshi for a year, how many battles have we fought with Shen Ge Lao, when did you ever be afraid of such a thing?"
"Boss Meng, how come the bigger the official does, the less courage he has, and he still needs to say this when he goes out of the city?"
"Hurry up and kill it, I don't know what happened to Shen Ge Lao in the Chahar grassland, settle this group of Tartars in front of me, Lao Tzu still plans to rush to the aid of Shen Ge Lao."
"The reinforcements in the rear have all started, we can still stand on the city wall and watch, and we can't afford to lose this person in the future."
"That's it, Boss Meng, directly order to kill him!"
These are all veterans of the Fujian Guard in Shandong, Shen Yichen has been in charge of the descendant troops for many years, and the treatment is much higher than that of the ordinary Ming Dynasty local guards, at least there is no delay in deducting food and salary, and the rewards can be received in real hands.
What's more, they believe that even if they die on the battlefield, the leading generals and Shen Yichen will take care of their families and have no worries!
For thousands of years, China has been linked by family, and the value brought by not having "worries" is simply terrifying. Listening to the responses of the soldiers around him, Meng Da was no longer pretentious and nonsense at this time, even if it was really a play played by the Tartars in front of him, he was confident that he would lead the robe to kill back.
This is the confidence of the Han army of all dynasties to expand its territory!
"Then kill the brothers of the Ming army who rushed to help!"
"Kill!"
The earth-shattering killing cry came from the direction of Ningyuan City, and the soldiers and horses in the rear of the Wuliang Ha Sanwei were broken through by the defenders of Ningyuan almost instantly.
Originally, Wuliang Ha Sanwei had been accustomed to doing grass on the wall for so many years, and relying on the mutual trade and reward days of the Ming Dynasty, he had already consumed the ferocity of the hungry wolf on the grassland, which was essentially different from the Warat Department and the Tatar Department.
It's okay to fight with the wind, or as a servant army to follow behind the Warat or Tatar tribes, you can still maintain a certain combat effectiveness, and you won't collapse quickly in the face of tough battles.
But this time it was the completely independent battle of the Wuliang Ha Sanwei, and the appearance of a large-scale Ming cavalry in the rear, coupled with the name of Shen Yichen, had already made their military hearts turbulent and fearful.
As a result, now the defenders of Ningyuan City rushed out again, creating a situation of being attacked by the enemy, and soon there was a small-scale riot in the military formation. If it can't be restrained and controlled, it spreads and forms a large-scale turmoil, then it means that the defeat is assured!
"Hello Wu, what's going on in the rear of Ningyuan City, are you Duo Yanwei just so unbeaten?"
Knowing that there was a problem in the rear, the leader of Tainingwei took off Lu Huocha, and subconsciously questioned the leader of Duoyanwei, Ha Wu. After all, their tribe is the weakest in overall strength, and they have the most good relationship with the Ming Kingdom, so they don't have much fighting spirit.
"Is it my Duoyanwei family in the rear? Isn't there anyone watching you Tainingwei? ”
"Don't deceive people too much!"
So far, the three guards of Wuliang and Ha have jointly sent troops, and Taining Wei has relied on their strong soldiers and horses, almost everywhere they are competitive, bullying the weakest Duoyanwei.
Even Tulu Huocha himself did not regard himself as the leader of the First Guard many times, but more like reprimanding his subordinates.
The previous mocking questioning, Ha Wu saw that Fuyu Weishou did not extend the face of persuasion, but now Tulu Huocha threw the chaotic pot in the rear on his own Duoyan Wei.
Is it tolerable or unbearable, according to this trend, even if it occupies Liaodong. Without the balance of the Ming State's canonization and restraint policy, I am afraid that the Warat Department has not yet started, and Tainingwei's Delu Huocha is thinking about how to annex the other two guards.
"Okay, when are you still arguing here, hurry up and send troops back to the rear to stabilize the formation, do you really want the grassland that has been grazing for generations to be occupied by the Ming Kingdom, and the family bloodline will be passed on to the end?"
Fuyu Wei's territory is not extended, and he is also angry at this time, what is the situation now, and these two people are still in the mood to engage in infighting. If the 80,000 armored soldiers of the Wuliang Ha Sanwei were wiped out in the Liaoxi Corridor, no matter how much they recruited tribal men when they went back to Southern Mongolia, they would probably be useless.
If this battle is won, the three guards of Wuliang Ha will be able to survive, and losing it is equivalent to exterminating the clan!
Listening to Tu Buhan's words, Tulu Huocha snorted coldly and knew that he couldn't continue to argue, so he ordered the generals beside him to quickly dispatch a team of soldiers and horses to stabilize the rear formation, otherwise it would drag down the front army to collapse.
The Ha Wu on the other side is doing the same thing, no matter how weak Duo Yanwei is, at least he is the leader of the tribe and has a supreme status. After being reduced to the territory of the Ming State and establishing a state and county, it was like a prince of the clan, who was guarded by the magistrate, which was unacceptable to the Hawu no matter what.
The leader of the Uliangha Three Guards has made a remedy, but many times when danger happens, you don't want to remedy it and succeed. Meng Da, who went out of the city to fight, could finally see clearly the banner of galloping to aid the Ming army at this moment, and the handsome flag with the word "Shen" on display had a sense of familiarity that could be called a brand.
"Shen Ge Lao is here, and the reinforcements are Shen Ge Lao!"
The carnival-like cry instantly resounded through the ranks of five thousand people, and the faces of each soldier showed a look of reverence and excitement, as if victory was close with the arrival of Shen Yichen.
Not only did most of Meng who went out of the city fight chicken blood, but Wu Dong and other defenders who stayed in Ningyuan City, when it was determined that the reinforcements in the south were not the Tartars' acting, but Shen Yichen's surprise attack, the whole army was boiling. Immediately, 10,000 soldiers and horses were organized again and rushed in the direction of the three guards of Wuliangha.
Originally, there were 5,000 people in the rear, which caused great pressure on the three guards of Wuliangha, but now 10,000 more people have been killed, and the entire rear formation has completely collapsed, and the offensive and defensive momentum has been completely reversed.
"Leader, the whole army of the Southern Barbarians in Ningyuan City in the rear is attacking, and the sons and daughters can't resist anymore, what should we do?"
A thousand households ran in front of Tulu Huocha and the others in embarrassment, and told the battle situation in the rear with a crying voice. At this rate, if there are no soldiers and horses to defend, the Ming army will be killed in a quarter of an hour at most.
Hearing this, Truhuoca staggered and almost fell off his horse. You must know that the integration of the Wuliang Ha Sanwei joint troops, especially in Monan Mongolia defeated the Xuanda border army led by Shi Heng, he also looked forward to the future whether he could break hands with Ye first.
If the Warat Department can rise from Mobei and annex the Tatar Department to become the new Mongolian Khan, why can't the Wuliang Ha Sanwei?
However, now the situation of defeat like a mountain of defeat has made the Delu Huocha like waking up from a dream, and the Han people have rumored that when the country is in crisis, there will always be a ruling world and a subdued mansion will fall. The Jingshi guards fought out a Yu Qian, and now it seems that there is another Shen Yichen, the fortunes of the Ming Dynasty are not over, and it is just a dream to step on the Central Plains after all.
Before the leader of the Wuliang Ha Sanwei could recover from the shock, another former army general rushed over, and said with a desperate face: "Leader, the soldiers of the front army have been broken through by the Ming army, and the whole line has collapsed!" ”
Two battle reports in a row, so that the words "powerless to return to the sky" appeared in the mind of the leader of the Wuliang Ha Sanwei, realizing that the defeat had reached a desperate situation, Duo Yanwei's Ha Wu took a long breath, and then said slowly: "The victory is decided, there is no need to fight, order the sons and daughters to surrender to the Ming army, at least this can preserve some of the bloodline of the immortal sky." ”
After all, the Wuliangha Sanwei were different from the Warat and Tatar tribes, they had submitted to the Ming Dynasty for many years and accepted the canonization, and they did not have the courage to fight to the death at all, and surrender was also completely acceptable.
Hearing that Ha Wugang had made a decision, Tulu Huocha and Tu Bushen glanced at each other, then nodded silently, and gave the order to surrender to the Ming army to the generals around him.
In an instant, on the battlefield that stretched for several miles, there were shouts of surrender, and countless armored soldiers of the three guards of Wuliang Ha dropped their weapons and knelt on the ground to declare their submission to the Ming army.
For this kind of scene, Shen Yichen, who was in the position of the Chinese army, his first reaction was not joy, but an accident. Maybe there were too many battles in Warat that didn't surrender, and they didn't realize that the Wuliang Ha Sanwei would surrender so easily, so that the soldiers of the Ming army who fought bloodily didn't know whether to continue to kill.
After all, a head is worth five taels of silver, which is not a small amount of money.
"Shen Ge Lao, the three guards of Wuliang Ha have surrendered, we have won!"
After reacting, Li Da looked up to the sky and let out his inner excitement and excitement, knowing that only the northern border army can understand the difficulty of completely conquering a Mongolian tribe, let alone now exterminate the Wuliang Ha Sanwei.
This is something that several generations of emperors of the Ming Dynasty and countless famous generals have not done, and now it is achieved in their own hands.
"We won!"
Feng Zheng, Wu Rui, Zhang Qi and others were also "woken up" by Li Da's long howl at this time, and they roared frantically "We won".
Not to mention the difficulty of completely exterminating a Mongol tribe, only 30,000 enemies and 80,000 enemies, and they still won the battle head-on, this result is enough to be proud. Even if thousands of years have passed, the Han army can still defeat Wuhu!
After the frantic cheers, the soldiers remembered one thing, that is, Shen Yichen, as the commander, had not officially surrendered. So several troops and horses covered him and walked in the direction of the Wuliangha Sanwei Army, and from a distance, he saw the leaders of the three guards, such as Tulu Huocha, took off their armor and stood in the open space.
When they saw Shen Yichen riding on a tall horse and slowly walking in front of them, the three of them bent their knees and knelt down in front of Shen Yichen with extremely complicated expressions.
"The Wuliang Ha Sanwei criminal ministers provoked the great tomorrow's power, and specially led the tribe to surrender to the old man of the Shen Pavilion, knowing that he was guilty of the deep sins, and he was willing to bear the blame!"
Shen Yichen listened to the surrender words of the leader of the Wuliang Ha Sanwei expressionlessly, and made them kneel for a long time before speaking: "Since the surrender words are so skillfully memorized, then the surrender etiquette should be known." ”
"It's not enough to remove the armor, take off the shirt and give the official a sheep ceremony!"