Just when Liu Chang and Hao Yi couldn't make up their minds, the soldiers came to report, and He Yi accompanied King Wei to the barracks.

The two were startled and hurriedly greeted them.

After the ceremony, everyone returned to the big tent of the Chinese army, invited the king of Wei to sit on the top, and then continued the discussion.

Liu Chang took the lead in complaining about He Yi: "Brother Xingyi, why did you bring King Wei to the barracks, the sword has no eyes, if there is a good thing, what can we explain to the saint?" ”

He Yi replied: "This is the meaning of the saint, and it is also the meaning of King Wei himself. After a while, the king of Wei would personally parade the soldiers and boost morale. In this decisive battle, the king of Wei will live and die with our army's big array, and the battle will be in the people, and the people will die in the battle. ”

When Liu Chang heard this, his face turned pale, and when this attitude came out, it was really desperate.

Whoever dares to throw down King Wei and run away will definitely die, and the whole family will die.

Liu Chang looked at King Wei again, only to see that King Wei had a calm face, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart.

Whether it is the crown prince or the princes in the first few years, they are not mediocre.

Hao Yi asked, "How are we going to arrange our defenses?" ”

He Yi replied: "There are rivers and ditches in the south and north, and it is inconvenient for the enemy to charge, so we will put 30,000 infantry phalanxes in the south and north. Then all the elite were placed on the east flank and the enemy was met head-on. ”

The three of them discussed secretly for a long time, and only then did Liu Chang transfer troops to set up the formation, and He Yi and Hao Yi accompanied the King of Wei to inspect the military camp.

Zhang Ying commanded Zhang Ying to arrange his Baoding left, center, and right guards on the east side of the camp into three phalanxes, each with more than 5,000 elite infantry and 10,000 auxiliaries, surrounded by chariots and bed crossbows. Two more layers of horses were set up before the battle.

The distance between the three phalanxes was 800 paces, which was thought to echo.

When the Ming army was in good formation, Aga Barji also led more than 100,000 main forces of the Mongolian army to the battlefield.

First of all, 20,000 cavalry were divided and blocked under Dongsheng City to prevent the defenders in the city from attacking and harassing.

Then Agabarzi and Maorizi led the generals to a slightly higher place to observe the formation of the Ming army.

The other magnates and generals were no longer in the mood, so they just waited for the Great Khan to point out where to fight, regardless of victory or defeat, and ran away after the fight.

Only the Great Khan and the Grand Master frowned and watched, and Mao Lizi was the first to ask: "Who is the commander of the Ming army, and how can he put on such a strange formation?"

I have fought for so many years, and even when the Taishi attacked Beijing first, I also participated in it, and it was the first time I saw such a formation. ”

Agabarzi smiled and motioned for Mauri to continue.

Mao Lizi smiled proudly and continued to point at the Ming army formation: "The grain and grass of the Ming army are placed in the middle and surrounded by chariots, which is not a problem.

But his cavalry was all concentrated on the eastern flank, behind the three infantry phalanxes, which is puzzling.

The three large infantry formations in the west should be the Eastern Victory Army that came out to respond.

The Ming army in the east and west may be difficult to defeat for a while.

But there are 30,000 people in the north and south, and they are not elite at first glance.

If we concentrate our forces, divide them into three groups, and take turns attacking from the north, how will the Ming army respond? ”

Agabarji naturally saw the flaws of the Ming army, and secretly rejoiced in his heart, this time the Maoli child should not be in a hurry to run away, as long as the command is appropriate, maybe the Ming army will collapse in an hour.

So Agabarzi smiled: "I don't know who the commander of the Ming army is, but it's obviously a little too young." It's not good that he is a civil official sent by Emperor Jingtai, and he doesn't know much about the danger of the battlefield.

Don't look at the Ming army, there are also hundreds of thousands of troops, but if a weak army formation is broken, it is likely to cause a major rout. When the time comes, the army will be defeated like a mountain, and they will only trample on each other, and they will not be able to contain it at all.

Once the army collapses, the more people there are, the worse the defeat.

For example, Han Xin said that he led troops, and the more the merrier, while Liu Bang could only bring 100,000 soldiers and horses. In the battle of Pengcheng between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu's 30,000 elite soldiers defeated an army of 560,000. The Han army trampled on each other, with more than 200,000 dead and wounded.

In a recent example, the orthodox emperor of the Ming Dynasty was defeated at Tumubao and his entire army was destroyed.

I see that the Ming army is in this position, and the change of Tumubao is going to be repeated. ”

Mao Lizi joked: "Fortunately, there is no emperor in the Ming army this time, at most, the whole army will be wiped out, nothing." ”

It was too late, it was too fast, and as soon as Mao Li's voice fell, three large flags were raised in the infantry phalanx on the east side of the Ming army.

"What's that word?"

Agabarji replied: "Is it the word 'Wei'? ”

Mao Lizi nodded: "Yes, I heard that the King of Ming Wei is in Dongsheng City, could it be that he came out of the city?" But he's still a child, the emperor's eldest son, the crown prince of the dynasty, can barely be regarded as nine years old, right?

King Wei is the younger brother of the crown prince, so he must be a little younger. ”

Agabarji said with a smile: "That's just right, capturing the King of Wei alive, although it is not as good as capturing the orthodox emperor alive, but it is enough to break the enemy's morale." ”

Mao Lizi was greatly encouraged, and immediately proposed: "It is better for the Great Khan to lead 50,000 elite cavalry to contain the enemy's cavalry, and I will lead an army of 60,000 troops, divided into three groups, and take turns to storm the 30,000 troops in the north."

After defeating them, give them a center to bloom, I occupy the center, you go around to the east side, we will flank the east and west, and eat the Ming cavalry and elite infantry on the east side.

As long as we win this battle, we can rely on the captured grain and grass baggage, cross the Yellow River, jump out of the encirclement of the Ming army, and go to Ordos for the winter. ”

Agabarzi nodded, and accepted Mauri's offer.

Although the strategy proposed by Mauri was suspicious of fruit picking, and his prestige would be greatly enhanced if he won this battle, he was willing to lead his men to take the lead.

Next, Agabarzi and Mauri sent their troops and prepared to split up.

……

In the Hehuan Palace, Zhu Qiyu was crooked by the window, looking at Yuquan Lake in a daze.

Today, making an exception, Zhu Qiyu refused to deal with the transcript and sat in silence like this.

Lin Xiangyu waited pitifully for a long time with a bowl of millet porridge next to her, and then Zhu Qiyu sighed and took the porridge.

Lin Xiangyu cautiously asked, "Why is my husband so worried?" ”

Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "Count the days, I'm afraid the decisive battle of Dongsheng has already begun." I'm wondering if I'm too hasty, the people who are in charge of the army over there are Xu Yongning, Liu Chang, He Yi, Hao Yi, these young people, and a little Wei Wang who is only eight or nine years old.

This is also too risky, if it was changed at the beginning, it would be good to let An Guogong sit in Dongsheng. ”

Lin Xiangyu comforted: "You must always give a chance to let the young generals grow up, how old An Guogong is, you can't count on him in every battle."

Besides, there will not be many big battles in the future, so take advantage of this rare opportunity to exercise more young people, so as to leave Zhu Wenfang with some auxiliary ministers who can take the lead.

Otherwise, he won't even understand which minister or general has the talent to lead the army in the future, but how can he take charge of this huge empire. ”

Zhu Qiyu sighed: "It's okay to say if you win, but if you lose, you'll be in trouble." I still suspect that I have done something wrong, and I should have fought steadily and steadily and used my national strength to consume the Mongolian army alive, rather than giving them the opportunity to fight a decisive battle. ”

(End of chapter)