Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and in the early morning, on a Gobi desert fifty miles away from Suzhou.

At this time, looking at the Ming army in the distance, which was neatly arrayed and there was no end in sight, Altan Khan's face was full of gloom.

In this battle, the Ming army can be said to be elite, mobilizing a large number of troops from the nine border towns.

The Ming army, which was arrayed on the opposite side and confronted the Tatar army, numbered about 30,000 people.

The 30,000 Ming troops were divided into seven formations, of which 1357 were car battalions, with 3,000 people per formation, and 246 were infantry, each with 3,000 people.

The battalion and the infantry are intertwined with each other's horns, and if one of them is attacked, the other can quickly support.

The two wings of the 30,000 Ming army were guarded by about 4,000 elite cavalry, and not only that, but among the 30,000 Ming army, there were 5,000 soldiers wearing armor, iron helmets, and firearms in their hands.

In the distance, there is also a position set up in advance by the Ming army, where more than 30 tiger squat cannons are set up, as well as Franc machine guns.

Behind this Ming army, there was also the main force of the 120,000 Ming army commanded by Yang Xuan himself.

In addition, on the other side, there were also the nine-sided border troops drawn from various towns by the Ming court, as well as the elite soldiers drawn from the guards, totaling 110,000 troops.

Not only that, on the side of the Ming army, there were more than 15,000 elite cavalry sent by the Chahar Department of the left wing, eyeing the side and assisting the Ming army in the battle.

This time, the Ming court mobilized an army of 260,000, and the army in his hands was only 200,000 people.

Therefore, Altan Khan decided to use himself as bait and set up an ambush in advance to lure the enemy deeper.

Altan Khan climbed the makeshift lookout and observed for a long time, but he could not find any flaws in the formation of the Ming army on the opposite side, which was very tight and seemed to have been practiced countless times.

At this moment, I saw the general Buren, who had received the scout's report, quickly came to Altan Khan and reported in a deep voice.

"Great Khan, it has been found out, the generals who are responsible for commanding the Ming army opposite are Qi Jiguang, the general of Zhaoyi, Yu Dayou, the general of Huaiyuan, and Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Chengguo of the Ming Court!"

When Altan Khan heard this, he was noncommittal, and immediately, he saw his gaze from left to right, scanning his gaze from the array of the Ming army.

Despite being in the steppe and closed to information, Altan Khan would always keep an eye on the movements of the Ming court, and he also had a general understanding of the famous generals and outstanding talents in the Ming court.

Therefore, he is not unfamiliar with the names of Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou.

He knew that Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou were the generals who assisted the Ming court and swept away the rebellion in the south, and it was precisely because of the pacification of the rebellion in the south that the Ming court was able to free up his hands and mobilize heavy troops to start a decisive battle with himself.

Among them, the most surprising thing for Altan Khan was that among the generals of the Ming army, there was actually a person whose name he had never heard of.

Then, I saw Altan Khan withdraw his gaze, turned around, looked in the direction where Buren was, and asked, "Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Chengguo?" ”

"Yes, Great Khan, it is said that the status of this Duke of Chengguo is extremely noble in the Ming Court, even similar to their emperor!"

When Altan Khan learned the news, his face was full of inexplicability.

Immediately, I saw him look in the direction where Buren was, and ordered in a deep voice: "Buren, you are the warrior of my Tumut Department who has won the title of Battle for a second time, and your troops will take the lead later!" ”

"If there is a chance, try to capture this Chengguo Duke alive, and with him, we will be able to negotiate terms with Ming Court at that time."

As soon as Altan Khan's words fell, he saw Buren bow his head and respond with great solemnity: "Follow your orders, Supreme Great Khan!" ”

After Buren left, Altan Khan withdrew his gaze from the large array arranged by the Ming army in the distance, and said to himself silently: "I hope everything will go well then!" ”

Altan Khan didn't really want Buren to take the lead, after all, compared to the other nobles of the Tumut tribe, this Buren could be counted as his cronies.

Buren is simple-minded and relatively easy to control, but he only knows how to fight the battlefield and is a veritable fierce general.

It is precisely because of this that the combat effectiveness of the corporal under the command of Buren is the strongest in the entire Tumut Division.

Let Buren take the lead, in addition to testing the reality of the Ming army on the other side, but also Altan Khan, indirectly showing the rest of the Tatar nobles that he did not want to use the hands of the Ming army to consume the living force in their hands.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent his cronie Buren to take the lead!

……

When Altan Khan observed the formation of the Ming army opposite, Yang Xuan, who was in command of the Chinese army, was also observing the Tatar army on the opposite side.

At this time, Yang Xuan was riding on a brown war horse, using a monocular, observing the situation in the distance.

From Yang Xuan's point of view, it can be clearly seen that the Tatar camp opposite is already boiling over.

And not far from him, Wu Ying, the chief soldier of Liaodong, Yang Zhao, the chief soldier of Datong and other senior generals were all ready for battle, and they didn't even dare to breathe.

After a long time, I saw Yang Xuan put down the monoculars, turned around, faced everyone, and then said: "The opposite side is indeed the main force of the Tatars!" ”

After learning the news from Yang Xuan's mouth, everyone present unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

After that, I saw Yang Xuan look in the direction of Wu Ying, the general soldier of Liaodong, and asked, "Old General Wu, what time is it?" ”

Wu Ying, the general soldier of Liaodong on the side, heard this, raised his head, carefully observed the sky, and then said: "General Yu, it's about the time of the hour." ”

Hearing this, Yang Xuan nodded, then pressed the sword with one hand, and then commanded: "Tell Qi Jiguang that they can attack!" ”

"Yes, General!"

Yang Xuan's orders were quickly passed down by officers at all levels.

Soon, Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou, and Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Chengguo, received orders from Yang Xuan.

After the generals who came to deliver the message left, I saw Qi Jiguang turn around, look at Yu Dayou on the side, and Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Chengguo, and said in a deep voice: "General Chuanben's order, according to the previous deployment, the whole army will attack!" ”

When Yu Dayou and Zhu Xizhong on the side heard this, they immediately arched their hands and replied in a deep voice: "Yes, general!" ”

'Knock knock-'

With the sound of drums like raindrops, according to the earlier deployment, these 30,000 Ming soldiers, under the cover of the Che battalion, formed a military formation and launched a fierce attack on the Tatar army opposite.

Then, I saw Qi Jiguang pull out the long sword on his waist, and said hoarsely: "The drums don't stop, the offensive is not slow, and those who retreat without orders will be killed!" ”

Almost at the same time, a dull and long trumpet sounded, followed by an overwhelming shout of killing from the Tatar camp opposite.

Then there were 40,000 Tatar soldiers under the command of Buren himself, who came towards the side of the Ming army and killed them.

"Mingren is just a group of cowards, sons, kill with me!"

"Kill!"

……

In the position of the Ming army in the distance, more than 30 tiger squat cannons and Furlong machine guns that had been erected in advance emitted a deafening roar.

'Boom! ''Boom! ’

Every shell that exploded in the Tatar army took away a large area of life, blood splattered everywhere, and stumps of limbs were everywhere.

At this time, looking at the Tatar cavalry that was getting closer and closer to him, Zhu Xizhong's eyes were full of cold killing intent, and at this moment, he was silently thinking about the distance between the Tatar cavalry and his own side in his heart.

And not far from him, the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion were already under the cover of the Che Battalion, setting up a formation and raising their guns to aim.

It is worth mentioning that the combat method adopted by the Shenji Battalion is a three-stage attack tactic, which is divided into three platoons.

The first platoon was first fired by the non-commissioned officers in the first, third, fifth, seventh, and ninth positions of the queue, and then by the second, fourth, sixth, eighth, and tenth positions.

At the same time, from the hands of the soldiers in the middle row, he took the ammunition loaded with firearms.

On the one hand, the soldiers in the middle row are responsible for taking the guns from the hands of the soldiers in the front row after the shot, and passing them back to the soldiers in the third row to load the ammunition, and on the other hand, they are responsible for taking the loaded guns from the hands of the soldiers in the third row and passing them to the soldiers in the first row.

In this way, the cycle can be repeated, so that the fire gun does not stop, and the fire is kept at any time, and the combat effectiveness is very strong.

This method of warfare was created by Mu Ying, a famous general in the early Ming Dynasty, and gradually developed in countless battles.

Whether it was during the Ming Chengzu Zhu Di's expedition to Mobei, or the garrison of the capital, the Shenji Battalion played a great role.

Seeing that the Tatar cavalry had rushed to a distance of less than forty paces from him, Zhu Xizhong did not say much, but with a 'bang', he pulled out the long sword at his waist, and then swung it hard.

'Bang! ''Bang bang! ''Bang bang! ’

Almost at the moment when Zhu Xizhong waved the long sword in his hand, a deafening sound sounded, and in front of the Ming army's car camp, a burst of gunpowder smoke filled the air, and white smoke spread out in an instant.

With the sound of the platoon, the Tatar cavalry who rushed to the front fell from their horses one after another with a miserable howl, and then were trampled into flesh by the hooves of the horses that followed.

As one of the three major battalions in the capital, the weapons and equipment they possess are naturally the best, and before that, they have already equipped the newly developed flintlock pistol from the Ordnance Division.

Since Jiajing proposed the best ratio of gunpowder, the Ordnance Division has also successfully developed black powder, and with the help of black powder, the range and power of the gunpowder have been greatly improved.

Forty paces was enough to break through the armor worn by these Tatar cavalrymen.

Therefore, with just one volley, the Tatar cavalry, which was at the forefront, had already fallen for the most part.

Seeing these Tatar cavalry charging forward, under the fire of the Ming army, fall in pieces, Buren, as a general, suddenly burst into tears, his eyes were full of eyes to choose people and devour, and he clenched the scimitar in his hand even harder.

You must know that these cavalrymen are all fighting with him all the way, and they can be regarded as the elite of the elite.

But now, they didn't even see the face of the Ming army, and they died under the guns of the Ming army.

Then, I saw Buren come back to his senses, vigorously waved the scimitar in his hand, and said hoarsely: "Shoot them, shoot them to death!" ”

As the words fell, Buren only heard a 'boom' sound behind him, and then, countless arrows drew a perfect arc in mid-air and shot into the Ming army's formation.

In an instant, I saw a large number of feather arrows shot on the chariots of the Ming army, and only a few feather arrows passed through the gap between the chariots and shot into them, causing a miserable howl.

Seeing that the rain of arrows did not inflict a lot of damage on the enemy, Buren was even more annoyed, where had he ever experienced such a scene, in the past, in the wars with various tribes, everyone relied on their own scimitars to achieve victory.

Whoever has more soldiers, who is more courageous, and who is more afraid of death will be able to stand in the end and become the final victor.

Because of this, in Buren's opinion, the Akito on the other side are a group of cowards who have no courage to fight him head-on, and will only cower behind the chariot and secretly release cold guns.

Although he had already paid huge casualties for this, Buren still stubbornly commanded the cavalry under his command to charge towards the formation set up by the Ming army.

The one who is in front is dead, and if he retreats, is not he in front of him dead in vain?

Moreover, if he retreats, he will also humiliate himself with the title of the first Batel of the Tumut Division.

"Sons, kill with me, as long as they rush in front of the enemy's formation, they will be lambs to the slaughter!"

"Anyone who kills the generals of the Ming army will be rewarded with a thousand taels!"

Encouraged by Buren's words, the morale that had been a little low because of the many casualties was able to rise again.

After all, unlike those generals who like to draw big pies, as long as it is a reward that Buren said, there will definitely be it.

……

Subsequently, those Tatar cavalry were all in good spirits, their eyes were full of bloodthirsty eyes, and they were even more fearless and rushed towards the side of the Ming army.

At this moment, the Franc cannon and the tiger squat cannon that had been silent for a long time in the distance let out a deafening roar.

Countless cannonballs arced through the air and then landed scattered in the Tatar cavalry charging formation, each shell exploding and harvesting a large area of life in an instant.

Despite this, the pace of the Tatar cavalry attack was not delayed, and the distance between the two sides was gradually narrowed, fifty, forty, thirty paces......

When the Tatar cavalry was less than thirty paces away from the Ming formation, I saw Qi Jiguang struggling to pull out the long sword at his waist, and said hoarsely: "Throw!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the Ming troops behind the camp took out the grenades from their waists, lit the fuse with a fire breaker, and then threw the grenade in their hands in the direction of the Tatar cavalry.

I saw countless grenades, like rain, falling from mid-air, followed by a continuous burst of explosions.

At the moment of the grenade explosion, countless ceramic shards were splattered, and before the Tatar cavalry could react, they were hit by the flying ceramic shards everywhere, and they were blown upside down.

Almost at the same time, the scattered ceramic shards also caused the horses under the Tatar cavalry to suffer.

After the horses were hit by the ceramic shards, due to the severe pain on their bodies, they had already lost their minds, went berserk, and began to run around uncontrollably.

As a result, the Tatar cavalry was either shot by the stray bullets fired by the Ming army's guns, and then fell under their horses, or they were thrown off their horses by the mad war horses.

No matter what the process is, there is only one ending waiting for them in the end, and that is to be trampled into meat by the hooves of the war horse.

The grenade produced great lethality, and with each explosion of the grenade, it took away a large area of Tatar cavalry.

However, the vast majority of them did not die, but were struck by the ceramic shards contained in the grenade, and they wailed in pain on the ground, unable to get up again.

Then he watched himself trampled to death by the hooves of a horse that he didn't know where it came from.

For a while, screams, wails, and begs for mercy were incessant.

Seeing this, the expression on his face suddenly became extremely pale, and he knew very well in his heart that the army was in turmoil.

Seeing that the Tatar cavalry formation on the opposite side was out of order, he saw Qi Jiguang, pointing the long sword in his hand in the direction where the Tatar cavalry on the opposite side was located, and said loudly: "Pass on the order of General Ben, the whole army will attack!" ”

Soon, Qi Jiguang's orders were passed down by officers at all levels.

Then, the chariots that had been filled with feather arrows before made way for a road, and the four thousand Ming army elite horsemen who had been waiting for a long time came out.

"Kill!"

Only to hear a deafening shout of killing, the cavalry of the Ming army, under the cover of the Fran machine gun and the tiger squat artillery, fearlessly charged towards the enemy's formation.

And behind those elite horsemen of the Ming army, there are also countless Ming troops.

Qi Jiguang threw all the remaining troops into this battle.

Buren looked at the elite cavalry of the Ming army who rushed towards his formation, and his whole face changed, only to see him swing the scimitar in his hand with all his might, and ordered in a deep voice: "Release the arrow, release the arrow!" ”

Buren's order was quickly passed on by generals and colonels at all levels, and then there was an overwhelming rain of arrows.

The Ming army continued to fall with arrows, but this did not slow down the pace of the Ming army's attack, and the Ming army, which was like a tide, soon waved the Yanling knife in his hand and rushed into the enemy's formation.

Soon, the formation of the Tatar army was divided by the elite cavalry of the Ming army.

The two sides were completely entangled together, and every minute, soldiers died on the battlefield.

The battle situation around Hu Shouren was particularly fierce, with many corpses lying on the ground, and a lingering smell of blood filled the air.

Hu Shouren's armor was covered with scars from the sword, and the clothes on his body had been soaked with splattered blood.

At this time, Hu Shouren was panting, looking at several Tatar cavalry not far from him, and the faces of those Tatar cavalrymen were full of fear that could not be concealed.

After all, before this, there were already countless companions who fell under Hu Shouren's knife, this is a killing god!

Hu Shouren couldn't remember how many people he had killed, he just numbly and mechanically brandished the Yanling knife in his hand.

The Yanling knife in Hu Shouren's hand is like the sickle of death, every time it swings, it will take away a life.

After resting for a while, I saw Hu Shouren roaring, and then clenched the Yanling knife in his hand and killed the Tatar cavalry.

In the eyes of those Tatar cavalrymen, Hu Shouren at this time was like an evil ghost crawling up from hell, who only knew how to harvest life ruthlessly.

The Tatar cavalry, looking at Hu Shouren, who was killing him regardless of it, suddenly turned pale with fright, trembled all over, and unconsciously clenched the scimitar in his hand.

At this time, Hu Shouren's body exuded an indescribable might, and this indescribable power deterred the Tatar cavalry and made them forget to resist for a while.

Seeing that Hu Shouren was getting closer and closer to him, one of the Tatar cavalrymen was overwhelmed by the fear in his heart, dropped his weapon, and fled.

At this time, there was only one thought left in his heart, and that was - escape!

Flee to a place where there is no Ming army, and when you are far away from the Ming army, you will be safe.

After the Tatar cavalry threw down his weapons and fled, the remaining Tatar cavalry also reacted violently when they saw this, dropped their weapons one after another, whipped the horses under them vigorously, and ran to the rear desperately.

It's just that their luck is not very good, and before they can run a few steps, they were caught up by Hu Shouren and killed them one by one.

Subsequently, I saw Hu Shouren look at a Tatar cavalryman in front of him who had no time to escape, and stabbed the Yanling knife in his hand hard, only to hear a 'poof' sound, and blood splashed out with temperature, splashing Hu Shouren's face.

Hu Shouren licked his chapped lips, the smell of rust spreading in his mouth, and this sensory stimulation made him even more excited.

Then, I saw him neatly pull out the Yanling knife, and participated in the fierce battle non-stop.

The Tatar cavalryman, on the other hand, fell from his horse in disbelief, like a bird with broken wings, and fell limply in a pool of blood, foaming at the mouth and making a 'ho-ho' sound.

With the further increase in casualties, Buren, as the commander, found in despair that under the fierce attack of the Ming army, these battle-hardened elites under his command had fallen into chaos and even had the potential to be defeated.

Soldiers were constantly dropping their weapons and fleeing in the direction of the main camp in a panic, hoping to get a chance of survival.

And in the process of escaping, soldiers are constantly trampled to death, which in turn leads to even greater chaos.

In order to flee for their lives, the soldiers began to push each other, some gave up resistance and began to cry bitterly, and some even knelt directly to the Ming army and begged for mercy, in order to save their lives.

But in response to them, only the cold Yanling knife in the hands of the Ming army was the cold.

There are even people who, seeing that there is no hope of escape, begin to curse wantonly and even kill each other in order to vent the fear in their hearts.

Even though Buren tried many times to gather the soldiers and regroup, it was to no avail. (End of chapter)