The 20,000 Mongolian troops under Dongsheng City did not want to fight with the Ming army, as long as the 30,000 cavalry from the city did not join the battlefield, the Mongolian army did not want to take the initiative to attack.

Agabarji and Maori both chose to conceal the news that the Shaanxi-Gansu border army was going to block the northern foot of Yinshan Mountain, so ordinary Mongolian soldiers did not have any sense of urgency.

In fact, these cavalry commanded by Xu Yongning were the 10,000 Xiao cavalry battalion and the 20,000 Shenji battalion originally transferred by the emperor.

Although the soldiers of the 20,000 Shenji Battalion can also ride and shoot, their immediate combat power can only be regarded as second-rate.

Fortunately, the Mongolian army in the confrontation is also a second-rate cavalry, second-rate against second-rate, which is conducive to the temporary peaceful coexistence of the two sides.

The soldiers of the Shenji Battalion were outside, looking lazy and lazy, and surrounded the elite of the cavalry battalion in heavy armor inside, hiding their strength to paralyze the enemy. This hole card should be saved until the end.

After a confrontation for half an hour, Xu Yongning suddenly ordered the army to advance slowly towards the battlefield. After all, the 20,000 Mongolian troops who were responsible for containing them were still unwilling to take the initiative to attack the Ming cavalry, which was more numerous and better equipped than themselves.

The main reason is that this Mongolian army is neither the descendant of the Great Khan, nor the personal soldiers of the Taishi, and his father does not hurt and his mother does not love him, so he is not willing to die as soon as he comes up. Risking his life to make a wedding dress for his allies is not the work of a wise man.

……

On the battlefield on the north side, Mao Lizi commanded 30,000 Mongolian cavalry to attack 30,000 Ming infantry.

This is a duel between the second-rate Mongolian cavalry and the third-rate Ming infantry.

The two sides fought fiercely for more than an hour, and after the enemy paid more than 2,000 casualties, the Ming army finally could not bear it.

He Yi watched the battle from afar, and saw that the infantry in the north was no longer able to resist, so he asked Liu Chang to order a retreat.

Mauri and Agabarzi were also closely watching the battle situation, and they couldn't help but be surprised when they saw the Ming army on the north side beginning to retreat south:

How did this battle come to this? As soon as the Ming army withdrew on the north side, the grain and grass of the Chinese army were exposed in front of the Mongolian army's iron cavalry. If one is not done well, the Ming army will collapse.

The 30,000 cavalry did not chase the Ming army to the north of the rout, but surrounded the Chinese army full of grain and grass.

With a wave of his hand, Mao Li sent the last 30,000 cavalry out, separated between the Ming Central Army and the Eastern Army.

Agabarzi tacitly cooperated, and drove 50,000 elite cavalry to the east of the Ming Eastern Army.

At this point, the east-west flanking attack has been completed, with the 50,000 main cavalry of Agabarzi in the east and the 30,000 cavalry of Maorihao in the west.

The main force of the Ming army was sandwiched in the middle, with 30,000 cavalry facing 30,000 cavalry and 45,000 infantry facing 50,000 cavalry of Agabarzi.

The battle was fought and turned into a main duel with a similar number of people.

Agabarzi and Mauri were overjoyed, and after waiting for almost a year, they finally waited for the opportunity for a decisive battle.

Moreover, the number of people and combat power in this battle are also comparable, which is very fair, and the winning side will gain a huge strategic advantage, and will be able to advance and retreat with ease in the future.

He Yi instructed Liu Chang: "The arrangement of troops has been completed, and the next thing is the decisive battle." I will take the king of Wei to the infantry phalanx of the central guard in Baoding, and you can take the cavalry to let go and kill it. Although it is a little risky, there is a 90% chance that the enemy will take the bait. ”

Liu Chang nodded.

The king of Wei also instructed: "Marquis Wu'an, you tell the soldiers, just let go and kill the enemy, and don't care about my safety." I carried the onslaught of the main force of the Mongol army in the infantry formation, and even if I was in danger, your cavalry did not have to come to the rescue. ”

How can this work, Liu Changgang was about to refute, He Yi also persuaded: "The army's heart can't be chaotic, listen to His Highness." We gritted our teeth and carried it for more than an hour, and the overall situation can be determined. ”

Liu Chang gritted his teeth, saluted solemnly to the King of Wei, and then turned his horse's head and commanded the cavalry to prepare for battle.

He Yi and Hao Yi escorted the King of Wei into the Baoding Central Guard Formation, and it was indeed very scary to fight on this one.

Fortunately, King Wei was not flustered, and He Yi was also very calm.

When he came to the middle of the military formation, standing under the banner of the King of Wei, He Yi issued another military order, ordering the artillery to fire twenty-one cannons in a row as a signal.

Agabarzi was a little confused by the strange approach of the Ming army. No one rushed to kill after the cannon was fired, so what is the use of you putting this cannon on?

On today's battlefield, there are too many strange things, and Aga Balji doesn't have time to think about it, if he can't defeat the Ming army today, then the follow-up trouble is simply bigger than the sky.

There is nothing more devastating than this.

However, Agabarzi had long observed the flaws in the Ming army's formation, which was why he insisted on a decisive battle.

Because the three infantry formations of the Ming army were lined up, separated by 800 paces, and I don't know where the two stunned people learned the art of war, and they dared to arrange the formation like this.

The sharp weapon of the Ming army, 'a swarm of bees', can fire a salvo of 32 rockets in one round, with a range of 300 steps.

In Liaodong, the Mongolian army has already tasted the power of 'a swarm of bees'.

However, because the Ming infantry formation was separated by 800 paces, Agabarzi thought that his elite cavalry could pass through the middle, and the middle of 200 paces was a blind spot for 'swarming'.

Agabarji laughed secretly in his heart: The deployment of the commander of the Ming army can't be called a paper battle, it's just a fool's pig's head.

Of course, the 'swarm' has a blind spot for shooting, but the Ming army's artillery does not. Even if the Mongolian cavalry passed through the middle, they would have to be baptized by artillery.

But the artillery could not be fired continuously, and the cavalry gritted their teeth and rushed over. There will definitely be some casualties, but the impact will not be significant.

Without further ado, Agabarzi ordered 30,000 cavalry to begin to charge.

As long as you rush through the gap in the Ming infantry, you can carry out an east-west attack on the Ming cavalry with Mao Lizi.

Although the cavalry of the Ming army is also heavily armored elite, it can't withstand twice as many elite cavalry attacks.

What is a famous general, a famous general has to create a local advantage on the battlefield, and then crush the enemy in one go.

……

In the Hehuan Palace, Zhu Qiyu had already eaten lunch, but he couldn't sleep, so he asked, "Does anyone want to go out for a walk with me?" ”

Ning Xiang said with a smile: "Go to the concubines, let the four of them sleep at home." ”

Lin Xiangyu instructed: "It's cold outside, you little couple dress warmly." If you see Zhu Wenfang, you can urge him to read more and wander less. ”

The two got dressed and walked out of the Lingyu Palace hand in hand.

When she arrived at the east gate, Ning Xiang asked the guards curiously: "What about the envoy of the Great Commander Wang, why don't you see it, who is on duty today?" ”

The guard asked curiously: "Commander Wang went to the front line in Shanxi to fight, Niangniang doesn't know?" ”

"Huh? When did you go, how do I not know? ”

Zhu Qiyu took Ning Xiang's hand and said with a smile: "I know, let's talk to you about it while we walk around me." ”

The two of them staggered and walked towards the jasper boat.

Ning Xiang was still puzzled: "Wang Lin has been taking turns with Liu Chang to guard the Lingyu Palace, why did the husband send him to the battlefield?" ”

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "It's not just Wang Lin, nominally I sent 10,000 Yingzhou guards to support Dongsheng, but in fact, I secretly sent out the entire Yingzhou Weineng, leaving less than 5,000 people to watch the house." ”

(End of chapter)