After the Tatar soldiers and horses passed Datong, Chang Dacheng had already sent ten people to the north to find the chief soldier Zhou Shangwen.

There were a total of thirty people, a group of three, all of whom were the most elite in the army. Although the grassland is dangerous, it is obvious that the overall situation is important at this time.

The ten groups of people and horses dispersed in a fan shape to the north, just to make sure that they could find people.

At this time, Zhou Shangwen was being "tormented" by Ma Rong.

"What kind of imperial weather is today? To put it mildly, how can Emperor Yingzong compare with it? Even if Dayan Khan leads 200,000 troops, there will be no danger in the Jingshi! It's us who are in danger! ”

Ma Rong originally said this to his father,

"We are running day and night, and if we really meet the little prince of Tatar, how can we fight? As long as our soldiers and horses are annihilated, Your Majesty's years of hard work are in vain, and the Ming Dynasty loses the strength to be able to march into the grassland, the Tatars can still gallop as before, this is their way of life, and it is also their purpose! ”

Zhou Shangwen listened to it very reasonably, but he was really tormented, "Ben will admit that what you said may be somewhat reasonable, but how to explain it when you return to the court?" The little prince of Tatar has broken into the Wall, and we are not going to come back with all our might?! Isn't this a dead end? ”

Ma Rong knew, and said a little weakly, "This is the conspiracy of the little prince of Tatar." ”

"Needless to say, the whole army will continue to advance at full speed after a little repair, and we must return to Datong in the shortest possible time!"

At the end, Zhou Shangwen said: "We are not only fighting with the enemy, but also with ourselves. It's a survival from the dead. But wearing a military uniform, life and death have long been put out of the way, even if it is a dead end, Ben would rather die on a horse than die in prison! ”

"Report!!"

A sonorous voice came from outside the tent.

"Come in!"

With a bang, the curtain was lifted, followed by two exhausted soldiers.

Seeing that the military uniforms were slightly different from theirs, Zhou Shangwen and Ma Rong's faces immediately changed.

Zhou Shangwen asked anxiously: "You are from Datong, say, how is the situation now?" ”

The two soldiers, gasping for breath, said, "Qi Yu...... Qi Yu Zhou General Bing, Datong...... Datong is under attack! ”

"The result?! Say it! Zhou Shangwen died in a hurry.

Ma Rong persuaded him: "Mr. Zhou, these two must be hurrying with all their strength if they don't collect it at night, but after all, the people have arrived, and if they are not in a hurry, let them breathe a little back first." ”

After a few breaths, the state of two nights without closing is slightly better.

"The little Tatar prince led an army of 80,000 men, and first attacked Yanghe, and General Liu unfortunately died. Then three more attacks on Datong, the battle was fierce, fortunately General Chang and the soldiers desperately defended the city, the Tartars never failed to break through the city wall, but the soldiers who defended the city had many sacrifices. When his subordinates came, the little prince saw that Datong couldn't conquer it, so he led his troops to the direction of Bauhinia Pass!

Then, General Chang immediately ordered us to go out of the Great Wall to find General Zhou soldiers, and asked General Zhou to lead the army back to help, otherwise Bauhinia Pass is in danger! Jingshi is in danger! ”

"Where's Chang Dacheng?! He didn't pursue the enemy and obstruct it? Just let the little prince pass! ”

This is a dizziness.

Ma Rong explained: "General Zhou, the little prince has 80,000 soldiers and horses, General Chang can still fight according to the city, if you want to pursue, it will be unfavorable, once you lose, even Datong will not be protected." ”

"Humph!"

Zhou Shangwen was just angry, and when he heard the news of Liu Jiangjie's death, he was even more resentful.

He is now facing a dead end, and it is because of this Dayan Khan!

"I hereby swear that I will kill the captive chieftain for Your Majesty!"

……

……

The battle at Bauhinia Pass continues.

Dayan Khan used a trick that was difficult to crack, and originally for the Ming army guards, going out of the city or not going out of the city was a dead move. As a result, the only way to survive was really found.

This way of life is to fight to the death.

In this battle, the Ming army had 15,000 men and horses, and the Tatars had 10,000 elite cavalry.

Half a day later, the battlefield was littered with broken corpses and lying horses, and the tragic situation made Dayan Khan, who was quite determined, choose the latter between increasing his troops and withdrawing his troops.

This also provoked fierce opposition from the battalion generals Grutai and Kutai.

"The Ming army has been fighting for a while, and the withdrawal at this time will be wasted, if you can increase the troops, you will be able to wipe out this Ming army here! Dahan, how could you think of retiring from the army?! ”

Dayan Khan has also been leading troops for decades, and he himself is quite majestic, "Is it difficult for you two to dare to disobey Ben Khan's orders? ”

"Neither the minister nor Kutai dare, they just don't understand!" Gru said with his head down and a little stubborn.

Dayan Khan pressed the anger in his chest, frowned and said: "Because our purpose is not to fight a bloody battle with the Ming army, in this battle, my Mongolian warriors have lost at least three thousand, although the Ming army has also suffered a lot of losses, but if you want to destroy such a strong army, can't you do it at the cost of the lives of 10,000 warriors?!" By then, will we be able to achieve the purpose of our trip? Those are the warriors cultivated by Ben Khan, you are willing to give it, Ben Khan is reluctant to give it up! ”

This is their real weakness, that is, they cannot fight a war of attrition.

Just like when they attacked Dadu first, as long as the war fell into anxiety, it would be a disadvantage for them. So he will first hurriedly order the withdrawal of the army, and then change the city gate to fight.

Because they are on an expedition of laborers, they mainly come to loot, not to come here to fight against the Ming army.

The Ming army reserves were inexhaustible.

He has spent three thousand here today, and another three thousand there tomorrow, what is the difference between this and suicide?

Moreover, because their battle was for the purpose of looting, many soldiers themselves could not persist in the battle of fortification.

No matter how brave the Tatars are, no matter how powerful the bloodline of the golden family of Tayan Khan is, it is not the situation of Temujin in the end.

In short, in a word, neither Yexian nor he can bear the heavy sacrifice.

Three thousand, this is enough to make him feel distressed.

On the battlefield, when Bars heard the order to withdraw his troops, he thought it was his own delusion, but when his own soldiers pulled him to fight and retreat, he realized that it might be true.

For Shi Feng, it is a pity that the Tatar combat power is indeed strong, and the army is neat and tidy when retreating, so it does not give them too many opportunities.

But despite this, the fact that the Tatar retreat was a victory for the Ming army to celebrate.

Shi Feng shouted at the right time, "The Ming army is mighty!" ”

"The Ming army is mighty!!"

"The Ming army is mighty!!"

The shouts that resounded through the valley also made Yuan Chuang on the Guan Tower extremely moved,

"We repelled the Tatars! It's time to report to Your Majesty! ”

……

Bang!

Bars was covered in blood, and when he got to the sweat tent, he knelt down with a thud, "Father Khan! The child has not yet been defeated, and in less than two hours, the child will be able to cut off the head of the general of the Ming army! ”

"Ben Khan believes, but how many warriors' lives do we have to lose in these two hours?"

The atmosphere in the sweat tent was a little oppressive.

"Great Khan, if we don't destroy this Ming army, what should we do with this Bauhinia Pass?"

That's a problem.

Dayan Khan knew of course, but he just said coldly at this time: "Truce today, and talk about it tomorrow!" ”

Now this situation is indeed a little difficult for him, the reason why he is too much of a match and does not take it is because he feels that the cost is too great, if the same is true of Bauhinia Pass, then what is the point of this battle?

So, but Bauhinia Pass?

Not at all.

The Bauhinia Pass can't be passed, not to mention the impact on morale, it can't threaten the Ming Court, and the Zhou Shangwen Department will not be tired of marching. You will even see them slowly besieging them because they can't advance or retreat here.

At that point, the problem is big.

"Father Khan."

After dark, Bars came to him alone and knelt down with some guilt, "It's the child's ineffective fighting that has made the situation so difficult now. ”

Bals said it was his third son.

But his eldest son died young, and his second son was killed by the hateful one.

So this is actually his eldest son now, and the hope of the future of the Tatars.

However, this hope, at the moment, is admitting his mistake with his head down, and there is no heroism in him.

Dayan Khan turned and put his arm on his shoulder, causing him to get to his feet, "Bars, you have to remember. Prairie men have always survived in the cold and suffering, no matter how difficult it is, but it can't overwhelm the man's ambition! You have to remember today, start today, and never be so downcast. Even if the enemy's sword is on your neck, die proudly! ”

"Yes! Father Khan! ”

This is only a difficulty, not a dead end, and it will not make the Great Khan want to retreat in any way.

"In today's battle, Ben Khan saw it, and you didn't take a step back. It's just that today's Ming army is no longer the Ming army that it faced back then. ”

Before the Battle of Tumubao that year, the orthodox emperor of the Ming Dynasty also sent an army of 40,000 horses to meet the battle.

It's just that in that duel between the two armies, the so-called elite of the Ming army was defeated.

Since Emperor Xuande, the 'elite' of the Ming army has not fought for more than 20 years, and its combat power is far less than when the country was just founded, and it has been declining from Tumubao to now.

But things have changed in recent years.

"Elite cavalry, elite foot soldiers...... It's not that we're weak, it's that the Ming army is strong, that little emperor is really not an ordinary person, Bals, you remember, you must not underestimate this person in the future. ”

This is somewhat implied by the meaning of succession.

Bars was slightly excited, "Father Khan, don't worry, I won't make such a mistake as underestimating the enemy!" ”

"Tomorrow, you will go to the front of the pass to make an appointment. This Ming army only has more than 10,000 people, but we have 80,000 people, so we will fight with him in wheels, and we will withdraw after a while, and we will withdraw after a while. In this way, he must not be able to bear it, isn't it much better than fighting with him? ”

In fact, they don't have 80,000 men anymore, and the losses along the way have been six or seven thousand, but that's all.

When Bars heard it, it was a solution. But......

"What if the Ming army is tired and won't go out to fight?"

Dayan Khan also has a way, "If the Ming army is tired, then attacking the front and back at the same time is a superior strategy." ”

If you don't attack before, there is a reason for not attacking before, and there is a reason for attacking later. The way of employing soldiers is to be flexible.

Therefore, he is the famous son of the steppe.

(End of chapter)