In the Ming army's array, Zhu Qizhen also saw the menacing Mongolian cavalry.

Zhang Fu hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Please ask the emperor to temporarily return to the rear to supervise the war, and hand it over to the old minister here!" ”

Zhu Qizhen resolutely said: "I am the boss, the big war is imminent, how can there be a reason for the boss to retreat?" ”

"But, the emperor ......"

"I have made up my mind, no need to say more!" Zhu Qizhen raised his hand and began to order, "Taining Hou Chen Ying!" ”

"The minister is here!"

Chen Ying turned over and dismounted, knelt on one knee, and waited for the will.

"The artillery of the Shenji Battalion comes forward and prepares for battle!"

Chen Ying took a red order flag and said respectfully: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

"Listen up!" Zhu Qizhen said, "My orders will be conveyed through the flag, you must not make your own decisions when you are commanding on the front line, if you disobey, come and see you!" ”

Chen Ying's heart sank, and he saluted: "Please rest assured that the emperor will not disgrace his mission!" ”

After finishing speaking, he turned around and got on his horse and galloped towards the Shenji Battalion.

Zhu Qizhen shouted again: "British Gong Zhang Fu, Pingxiang Bo Chen Huai, Xiangcheng Bo Li Zhen, Sui An Bo Chen Xun, Xiu Wu Bo Shen Rong!" ”

The five people stepped forward one after another, led by Zhang Fu, and said in unison: "The minister is here!" ”

Zhu Qizhen ordered: "The British Gongzhang Auxiliary Commander of the Fifth Army Camp also leads the Central Army, Chen Huai leads the Left Sentinel Army, Li Zhen leads the Right Sentinel Army, Chen Xun leads the Left Ye Army, and Shen Rong leads the Right Ye Army, ready to meet the enemy!" ”

"Obey the order!"

The five of them each received the order flag, and Zhu Qizhen said: "You are the same, look at my flag and act, if anyone dares to disobey the command, no matter whether they succeed or fail, it is a capital crime!" ”

Zhang Fu glanced at Zhu Qizhen meaningfully, he had an illusion, I don't know why, the emperor he saw today was like a different person.

Acting decisively and resolutely, even if a major war is imminent, he can still remain calm.

Seem...... This young man grew up overnight.

Especially the kind of majesty that exuded when he gave the military order just now, for so many years, he had only seen it in Emperor Taizong.

The generals also feel the same way, along the way, the eunuch Wang Zhen was worried that the military attache would steal his limelight, so he tried every means to suppress it everywhere, and everyone was already miserable.

Zhang Fu is over 70 years old this year, and he should have been at home to live for the rest of his life and enjoy the blessings of his children and grandchildren.

But he didn't expect that his dignified old ministers of the four dynasties, the grandfather of the country with great military achievements, would be controlled by a eunuch, if Emperor Taizong knew about it, I don't know how he would feel......

The long-awaited war is finally here, and today, we must kill and vent our anger along the way!

The military orders were conveyed one by one, the Ming army began to shrink, the rattan players moved forward, forming the first line of defense, and the artillery of the Shenji battalion was also pushed to the front.

Seeing the ferocity of the Mongol cavalry, the sergeants in the formation couldn't help but feel timid, and some quietly retreated a few steps.

Perhaps, this is just a subconscious act, after all, this is a war, and it is to kill people.

In the face of death, no one dares to pat their chests and say that they are fearless, and survival is human instinct.

However, timidity is contagious.

As soon as one person starts to retreat, there will be a second, a third, ......

This small move was noticed by Zhu Qizhen, he frowned, and ordered: "Fan Zhong! ”

"The last general!"

Fan Zhong has been following behind Zhu Qizhen, guarding the great tomorrow and the big dragon flag on his head.

"Pass the order, Jinyi Wei will come forward to supervise the battle, from now on, those who retreat, behead!"

"The last will obey!"

On this expedition, a total of 300 brocade guards accompanied them, and after receiving the order, they went into battle with swords and stood behind the soldiers as supervisors.

With the Jinyi Guard supervising the battle, the soldiers in front stopped retreating, tightly grasped the weapons in their hands, and waited for the battle.

The Mongol cavalry marched extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, the two armies were less than five hundred paces apart.

Five hundred paces, that is, seven or eight hundred meters, this distance has already entered the range of artillery.

Taining Hou Chen Ying stood in front of the formation, constantly visually measuring the distance of the other party, ready to give the order to open fire at any time.

The twelve general cannons were already ready, but there was no signal of attack in the Chinese army's formation.

"Master Hou, don't you fire yet?"

The officers behind him couldn't help it, the Varat cavalry was extremely fast, and it was instantaneous, and if they didn't fire again, the enemy would rush under their noses.

Chen Ying looked anxiously in the direction of the Chinese army, shook his head helplessly, and said, "Wait!" ”

"Master Hou, you can't wait, if you wait any longer, the artillery will be wasted!"

"Why can't you wait?" Chen Ying also lost his temper, and said with a calm face, "The emperor hasn't ordered yet, continue to wait!" ”

400 steps......

300 steps......

Onkotu was well aware that he would soon receive a round of artillery fire.

In the process of charging with all his might, if he was hit by the Ming artillery, he would definitely die a life, but the loading speed of the artillery was extremely slow, and in the face of the cavalry marching at high speed, there was no chance to fire it once.

Two hundred and fifty steps......

This distance was already within the range of artillery, but the Ming army was slow to attack, which surprised him.

It seems that the Ming army is really scared, and it is estimated that they are ready to run away now!

"The artillery of the Ming army is not working, the little emperor is in front of him, rush with me!"

The cavalry behind them roared excitedly, in their eyes, these Ming troops were equivalent to mobile combat exploits, and they were at their fingertips.

The autumn wind blew in his face, and his face ached, but this feeling made Ankoto have a long-lost sense of pleasure.

He rode his horse and galloped, and eight thousand iron horsemen followed him closely behind, and the huge cavalry formation gradually dispersed, and the horse's paws collided with the ground, clanging, as if wrapped in the power of crushing everything.

Two hundred steps......

One hundred and fifty steps......

Converted into meters, it is about two or three hundred meters, which is already very close, and the galloping war horse kicks up a large amount of dust, and the visual impact is extremely strong.

Behind Zhu Qizhen, Fan Zhong's face was very anxious, and at this time, he ignored the suspicion of trespassing, and stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, why haven't you given the order?" ”

Zhu Qizhen looked indifferent and said, "What if they attack now, they see that the situation is not good, and they turn around and run away?" ”

Fan Zhong was stunned for a moment, isn't it good to beat people away?

I saw Zhu Qizhen staring closely ahead and slowly saying a word.

"I want to annihilate this cavalry!"

Fan Zhong was shocked in his heart, at this time, what the emperor was thinking about was how to cut off the other party's back road!

That's too bold, isn't it?

"Your Majesty, the enemy army is dispatching elite troops, and the last general has the courage to suggest that it should advance slowly, consume it with artillery first, and then ......"

Zhu Qizhen raised his hand and interrupted Fan Zhong's admonition.

"I gave up my baggage supplies, and I came to them desperately! I want them to know that the Ming army is not easy to mess with! ”

Fan Zhong's expression froze, and he swallowed back the words that followed.

One hundred steps......

Arrows began to shoot from the Wara array, but they were all blocked by the rattan players of the Ming army.

Eighty steps......

There were more and more arrows flying in the face, and even some arrows were so powerful that they penetrated the rattan cards, and casualties began to appear in the Ming army's formation.

Fifty steps......

Finally, when Chen Ying's mentality was close to collapse, he saw the command flag of the Chinese army.

"Fire!"

He was so anxious that his throat was hoarse, and he quickly gave the order to open fire.

At this time, the vanguard cavalry in the Warat formation was less than a hundred meters away from the position, and even the white gas spit out of the mouth of the opponent's war horse could be seen.

The artillerymen's arms stiffened, and when they heard the order, they immediately lit fire.

The lead made a snorting sound, followed by the roar of the earth shaking.

Rumble!

Rumble!

Rumble!

The cannon spat out tongues of fire and fired the cannonball out of its chamber, smashing into the middle of the Varat cavalry ranks.

In this era, cannonballs are solid, but the power of smashing a big iron lump out at such a distance should not be underestimated.

Onkotu was leading the charge of the army, and seeing that the Ming army was close at hand, finally, the long-awaited sound of artillery rang out.

He was startled at first, and then he saw countless shells fly overhead, flying towards the rear.

What's the situation?

Rao is that he has been on the battlefield for a long time, but he can't figure out why the artillery of the Ming army came so late.

Moreover, it was even a rear battle!

The only explanation is that the opponent's mentality has been chaotic and has completely lost its discipline, so that the best time to fire the cannon has been missed.

Thinking of this, Ankotu's eyes lit up, and he was only fifty steps away from the front of the Ming army, and he could take it between breaths.

"The southerners have already thrown themselves into disarray, charge with me!"

At this time, the front of the Ming army suddenly changed.

I saw the rattan players retreat backwards, and a team of firecrackers walked to the front of the formation, knelt on one knee, and raised the firecrackers in front of them.