"Fourth uncle, I didn't expect you to come here!"

On the second day, Zhu Gaoyu was called up by the old man, put on the old man's extra armor, and gathered the whole cavalry.

Not long after the team was assembled, the old man gave the order for the whole army to march.

Zhu Gaoyu's cavalry was ordered by the old man to lead the whole army.

Not long after the team set off, Zhu Zhanji, who didn't know where to come from, rushed over and said hello.

"Yes, this outfit is good, it's a bit presentable."

Glancing at Zhu Zhanji up and down, he saw that he was wearing iron armor and holding a spear in his hand, except for his immature face, his overall image was not bad, Zhu Gaoyu praised him with a smile.

"Hehe, grandpa said the same, I don't know if I can go to the battlefield to kill the enemy this time."

was praised by Zhu Gaoyu, and Zhu Zhanji scratched his head a little shyly.

This was his first time on the battlefield, and he was already yearning for it.

In the past, he could only hear the generals fighting bravely on the battlefield in opera, but now he finally has the opportunity to come to the battlefield.

He thought in his heart that if he had the opportunity, he would definitely lead the team to rush and let his grandfather see his bravery.

"You, it's a little hard."

Zhu Gaoyu shook his head, looking like he was not optimistic.

As soon as he heard that even the fourth uncle said that it was a little difficult, Zhu Zhanji's excitement disappeared instantly, and he drooped his head in frustration.

"Grandpa always treats me as a child, but in fact, I have grown up and can make contributions to the Ming Dynasty."

Seeing this, Zhu Gaoyu raised his hand and patted Zhu Zhanji, who was beside him.

"Don't worry, there will be opportunities in the future, your grandfather and our three uncles can still fight, and when we are old, we will take over."

After speaking, he took out a big duck pear from the horse pocket next to him and stuffed it into Zhu Zhanji's hand.

"That's all there is left, just for you."

"Pears."

Looking at the big Yali pear in his hand, Zhu Zhanji's eyes lit up, and he picked it up and nibbled it in his mouth.

"Where did you go yesterday, why did I come and I didn't see you?"

Looking at Zhu Zhanji, who was gnawing happily, Zhu Gaoyu said slowly and asked about yesterday's situation.

"Yesterday, grandpa said that he was going to pull out the camp, saying that I didn't do anything when I came to the army, give me an errand, let me hone it, and let me investigate the grain and grass!"

Wiping the pear juice flowing from the corner of his mouth, Zhu Zhanji said the reason why he wasn't there yesterday.

Zhu Gaoyu nodded, and didn't ask any more.

Grain and grass are a secret in the army, and no one is allowed to know about it except for the commander in chief and designated officials and generals.

Because if there is a shortage of food and grass, let the generals know it, once it is captured by the enemy or inadvertently leaked, it is easy to cause huge losses to the army.

Therefore, there are regulations in the army that no one is allowed to interrogate except for the exclusive officials and commanders.

"Fourth uncle, can I ask you something?"

may have never eaten fruit again when he came to the grassland, and Zhu Zhanji even gnawed on the kernel of the pear.

Spit out the seeds inside, Zhu Zhanji licked his lips and looked at Zhu Gaoyu with a flattering expression.

Zhu Gaoyu, who was looking at the cavalry team back and forth to prevent the phenomenon of falling behind, asked without looking back: "What's the matter, say, I still expect you to take good care of Zhan Jin in the future, as long as you don't violate the military order, as long as you say it, the fourth uncle can do it." ”

"Alas, thank you, Fourth Uncle!"

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanji happily hurriedly thanked him.

"It's such a fourth uncle, my grandfather set up a scout for me, but he didn't give me horses, he said that he should treat everyone equally, only give the establishment and not equipment, and let me figure out what equipment I want, or spend money to buy it."

"You also know that my mother is very poor, and the equipment is a little better, so I cheekily asked the Ministry of Industry for a little."

"But the horse side is a problem, I don't like it in general, okay, I can't afford it, just a few days ago, I saw the horses brought by San'in Bo."

"I asked him, and he said that you bought it, can you ...... that"

As he spoke, Zhu Zhanji was a little embarrassed.

After all, what he wants is a war horse, not a worthless chicken, duck and goose.

It was not easy for the fourth uncle to bring back the horses from a distance, and he was a little embarrassed to open his mouth.

"How much?"

Zhu Zhanji was a little embarrassed to speak, but Zhu Gaoyu didn't care at all, and asked directly how much the other party needed?

"That, 300..."

Stretching out three fingers, Zhu Zhanji looked at Zhu Gaoyu cautiously, for fear that the amount he wanted would make the fourth uncle angry.

“300。”

Zhu Gaoyu frowned slightly when he heard this amount.

Zhu Zhanji sighed in his heart, thinking that he wanted more, so he quickly changed his words: "That.200 is fine, it's really not good, 100 is okay." ”

Zhu Gaoyu glanced at him, and waved his hand with a smile under his worried eyes.

"What is 300 enough, I'll give you 500, first form a hundred-man cavalry, go back and give birth to a foal, I'll send you some more, and then you can cultivate it yourself."

“500！”

Hearing this number, Zhu Zhanji slapped the horse in surprise and kicked his horse forward in shock.

Zhu Gaoyu was speechless, and reached out to press down the other party's horse that was about to jump.

"Thank you, Fourth Uncle!"

Zhu Zhanji, who was still surprised, hurriedly thanked Zhu Gaoyu happily.

Zhu Gaoyu waved his hand.

"It's all a family, what to thank or not."

"Okay, you go to your grandfather's side first, I'm going to inspect the marching army, and when you turn back and finish the battle, you can just come and get the horse."

got 500 sturdy horses, Zhu Zhanji was very happy, and originally wanted to talk to Zhu Gaoyu, the fourth uncle, for a while, but when he heard that the other party had something to do, he agreed, so he happily took a few guards and went back to the old man's side.

"Your Highness, we don't know how much we have left after the battle, is 500 a bit much?"

Wu Shan, who didn't speak and followed the whole process, looked at Zhu Zhanji, who was happily gone, and couldn't help but feel a little distressed.

Zhu Gaoyu glanced at Wu Shan, did not mention the matter of the horse, but explained: "You don't have to follow me in the next battle, you go to Anyuanhou's side, this is a rare firearm battle with the grassland cavalry, maybe we can use it in the future, you can learn from him." ”

With that, he waved his horsewhip and went to inspect the marching procession with the left army and other escorts.

The tenth day of the sixth month of the twelfth year of Yongle.

On this day in history, the battle is nearing its end, but at present, the army of the Ming Dynasty has just driven to Hulan and lost temperature.

These days Mahamuna has been very tormented.

The Ming army had long known where his main force was, and according to his guess, with the character of the old man, he would definitely rush over to fight him immediately.

However, he waited for four or five days, and the Ming army was stunned and motionless.

Just when he thought that the Ming army was engaged in some conspiracy and considered whether to change tactics, the Ming army finally set off.

This made him feel relieved, but while breathing a sigh of relief, he sent people to strengthen the investigation, wanting to see if the Ming army had engaged in any conspiracy.

But the Ming army was too tightly guarded, and there were rangers everywhere within a radius of 50 of the army, and the people he sent couldn't rely on it at all.

It wasn't until the Ming army arrived in Hulan that he discovered something.

The cavalry of the Ming army is more than at the beginning, and it is impossible to judge how much more it is for the time being, and it is estimated that there are at least 5,000 more cavalry.

Knowing that it was only about 5,000 more, Mahamu breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the cavalry of the Ming army was good, the horses could not be compared with them, and the cavalry engaged, and the horses accounted for most of the factors, and with this advantage, he was confident that he would defeat the Ming army.

And his position is still condescending, and the blessing of the cavalry charge is even greater.

As far as he knew, the Ming army was accustomed to lining up cavalry on both flanks in order to flank the enemy.

This tactic is indeed good, but it has great drawbacks.

If the Chinese army can't hold it, no matter how brave the wings are, it's useless.

Condescending on the hillside, he believed that a single charge could break through the Chinese army of the Ming army.

By then, even if the cavalry reacted, it would have been too late.

"Taishi, the vanguard of the Ming army has been discovered!"

"Taishi, the Ming army has begun to change formations!"

"Taishi ,......"

Sitting alone on the top of the mountain, Mahamu listened to the report of a herald with his eyes closed, and waited quietly without giving any answer.

Everything that should be arranged has been arranged, and then it depends on which side Changshengtian stands.

But he felt he had a lot of hope.

The tribe he led was here to work at ease, while the Ming army came all the way from afar, and the two sides were judged by their high physical strength.

"Woo woo woo ......"

"Boom, boom, boom......"

In the distance, a horn suddenly sounded to the sky, and the uniform steps, like the thunder of the wilderness period, with ferocity and domineering, rolled in from a distance.

"It's coming!"

Slowly opened his eyes, and the grass and sky were colorful, and he instantly came into view.

In the green lines that connected the sky and the earth, a red phalanx slowly approached.

Flags are unfurled, and spears are like forests.

The endless Ming army, under the command of the military horn and war drums, walked in a neat pace until it was five miles away from the hillside of the Mahamu garrison, and then slowly stopped.

"Order, the Shenji Battalion is on standby to meet the enemy!"

"Order, ride left and right, be ready to be ready to launch an attack on the enemy's flank at any time and cut off the enemy."

Command ,......

The old man who boarded the command vehicle of the Chinese army, holding a monocular in his hand, quickly issued a combat order while observing the situation on the other side.

The environment here is as expected, full of high mountain slopes, which is very conducive to cavalry charges.

But now that we have arrived at the battlefield, no matter how complex the environment is, we have to deal with it.

The old man has full confidence in his army, and even in this unfavorable environment, he can achieve a perfect victory.

Among them, the biggest source of confidence for him was the advanced weapons and powerful artillery of the Shenji Battalion.

As the herald gave the order, the formation began to change rapidly.

Under the command of Liu Sheng, the Shenji Battalion stepped forward and stood behind the shield of the Fifth Military Battalion, letting the shield block them first.

And in their rear, 55 new guns, under the cover of tarpaulin, were pushed by the Liv and artillery into firing positions.

"After the units enter the position, they are on standby, and those who shoot without permission without an order will be killed!"

"Artillery troops, reload the artillery immediately, and do not fire without my orders."

"All 20 small guns come forward, reload shotguns, and prepare a big surprise for the opposite side."

Liu Sheng, the commander of the Shenji Battalion, calmly adjusted the queue.

As a battlefield veteran, this is not the first time he has experienced this kind of big battle.

Although he was very confident in the soldiers under him, he was still a little worried.

This was the first time that the Shenji Battalion had fought the enemy after it was fully reequipped, and it was still dealing with the elite steppe cavalry.

Just in case, Liu Sheng transferred the only unit that had used this weapon to the front.

At the beginning, this army was in the strait, using flintlock pistols, and defeated the attacks of the Japanese invaders again and again.

The main reason for letting the troops hide temporarily is that they are afraid that the other side will know their identity.

The Da Ming God Machine Battalion, after several battles, has become a small prestige.

Especially when dealing with cavalry, the loud noise made during the attack can make the war horses that have not received it suddenly startle, and then uncontrollably disrupt the formation.

In order to prevent someone on the opposite side from recognizing the Shenji Battalion, the old man ordered that his whereabouts should not be revealed before the fire was fired, in case the big fish that he had caught with great difficulty would be scared away.

The grassland is so big, if the other party insists on running, the Ming army of the main foot pawn will not be able to keep up.

By that time, they could not catch up with the enemy, and the Ming army could only turn around and go home.

When the Ming army was fine-tuning, Mahamu on the opposite side had already issued an order to attack.

He divided his more than 30,000 cavalry into three parts and attacked the Ming army from different directions.

"Sons and daughters of the Immortal Heaven, the time has come to restore the glory of your ancestors, draw your scimitars, draw your bows and arrows, and kill all these cowardly southerners."

There was no battlefield fight, no communication between the two armies, and when the two sides entered the combat position, the fiercest battle began.

Standing at the top of the mountain, Mahamu pulled out the scimitar at his waist, and swung forward violently, and the Warat cavalry, who were waiting not far away, rushed straight down from the top of the mountain with a shout.

"Woooooo

As the horn of the Chinese army sounded, the other two cavalry units also began to charge the Ming army formation according to the predetermined plan.

For cavalry, such a direct charge into battle was the most stupid.

According to the habit of the steppe people, they all hung the enemy's troops for long-range shooting, relying on horses with great endurance to consume the enemy alive.

But this time, Mahamu did not choose this way of fighting, but directly chose to let the cavalry charge into battle.

The reason why he decided this way was not that he did not know how to command the cavalry to fight, but that the situation forced him to fight like this.

The army commanded by Zhu Di is not those sheep without combat effectiveness.

The Ming army also has a lot of cavalry, as long as they have contact with the Ming army, the old man with rich experience on the battlefield will let people bite them to death.

Once they were dragged by the cavalry, the Ming army's formation would quickly spread out and swallow them up.

Of course, they have another option, which is to use their familiarity with the terrain and run the fuck directly.

The Ming army had a long supply line after that, and it was not adapted to the cold in the north, and when it came to winter, the Ming army that could not find them would automatically withdraw it.

At that time, the steppe was still theirs.

And once the Ming army retreats back and wants to launch a large army to the grassland again, it will not be a simple matter.

Someone once suggested that Mahamu was so powerful that it would not be wise to rush into a decisive battle.

After defeating Arutai and already controlling most of the grassland, Mahamu's mentality has become a little floating.

He felt that with his current strength, let alone defeating the Ming army from afar, it was not impossible to sweep the Central Plains again.

In his thoughts, the Ming army came from afar and was exhausted, and if it was suddenly attacked, it would definitely be in chaos.

Zhu Di was able to subdue the grassland, relying on the strong military formation of the Ming Dynasty.

Once he led people to break through the military formation, the Ming army would not pose any threat to him.

What's more, at this time, he was full of confidence, and he didn't want to run away like a dog before he fought the enemy, which would damage his name as the overlord of the steppe.

So no matter what the result is, he has to wrestle with Zhu Di to let him understand who is the boss of the world.

"Boom, boom......"

30,000 cavalry, like three sharp arrows, rushed down from three directions and rushed towards the side of the Ming army.

30,000 cavalry does not mean only 30,000 horses.

In ancient times, the minimum requirement for cavalry was one person and two horses, and some even had three horses per person.

As steppe nomads, they played the cavalry almost to the top.

Although the charge was nominally 30,000 cavalry, in addition to those horses with supplies, at least 50,000 horses were charged.

There is no boundless place for a person, let alone a horse bigger than a man.

The cavalry attacking from three directions, the momentum of the charge, the stormy waves, like huge waves on three sides, slapped fiercely towards the Ming army.

Looking at the terrifying scene on the opposite side and feeling the ground trembling slightly, the soldiers of the Ming army were fearless, holding weapons and looking at the opposite side coldly.

They are the most powerful legion of the Ming Dynasty, the elite of the elite.

Not to mention that there were 30,000 cavalry rushing over on the opposite side, even if it was doubled, they would not have any timidity.

"Boom, boom......"

The deafening sound of horses' hooves grew louder and louder, and the ground under his feet shook more and more violently.

Liu Sheng, who was standing in the first command of the whole army, slowly raised the order flag in his hand.

Three miles, two miles, one mile......

The distance between the two parties is getting closer and closer, and some people with good eyesight can already see the situation on the other side clearly.

When the distance between the two sides was less than half a mile, the shield hand in front of the Shenji Battalion suddenly retreated backwards, revealing the Shenji Battalion that raised his rifle and aimed at the opposite side.

"Damn, it's the Divine Machine Battalion!"

Ma Hamu, who was in the command position, saw the suddenly revealed Shenji Battalion, and his expression was instantly frightened.

Although he is a little arrogant, he is not an uninformed person.

He'd seen the power of a great open flame before, and he knew it.

At closer range, it is not only powerful, but also makes a loud noise to deter the enemy.

His cavalry, though valiant, had never come into contact with such troops, and his horses had not been trained in this area.

He couldn't imagine how frightened the horses who had experienced this for the first time when the gunshots rang out from the other side.

Once a horse is frightened, even if it is its owner, it will take a long time to control it.

Mahamu, who was placed by the Ming army, although he was extremely angry in his heart, did not give the order to retreat.

The distance between the two sides was less than half a mile, and the cavalry troops in front had already launched a charge.

The charging cavalry troops did not mean that they would stop and stop.

No matter what the situation is ahead, even if it is an abyss of sword mountains and sea of fire, the cavalry must grit their teeth and close their eyes and rush forward.

"Great Immortal Heaven, bless your children and grandchildren!"

Seeing the two sides that were about to come into contact below, Mahamu closed his eyes and prayed silently to the sky.

It's a pity that his prayers didn't have any effect, and the immortal heaven in his heart is probably asleep today.

When the two sides were a hundred paces away and both sides could see each other's faces, Liu Sheng's eyes burst out with murderous intent, and the command flag in his hand waved down fiercely.

"Fire!"

(End of chapter)