prosperous age

Chapter 232 231 Breakthrough
"boom boom"

The Fran cannon was firing rapidly, and each sub-cartridge was removed from the gun body. Immediately, the gunner ignored the fact that the cartridge was still hot, and quickly cooled it down with a wet towel before reloading.

"bang bang bang"

In front of the Ming army, bursts of blue smoke floated above the shields.

This time without the squeeze of the camps, the Ming army did not need to line up as densely as before, and the tactics of firearms could also be applied.

At this time, the morale of the Ming army was overwhelmed because of the victory in the Alta army camp. This was a victory that had not been achieved for many years.

In the past border conflicts, the Anda troops harassed near the side wall, made minor disturbances, and did not mobilize many troops. Therefore, before most of the Ming army arrived to support them, they ran away with oil on their feet.

This has encouraged the morale of the Ming army, which has not had such a hearty victory for many years. Just as the Ming army gunners opened fire violently in front, the archers and spearmen stood up behind and shouted, "Wansheng, Wansheng "

This time, Wei Guangde set up an army in front of the Altan Khan camp and approached the military camp. Because Wei Guangde had been here before, he knew that the Altan Khan military camp only had front and rear doors, and now there were Ma Fang troops fighting in the Tazi military camp, so he boldly put the original The partial vans arranged on the two wings moved to the front, making the formation more organized.

The orderly formation of the Ming army pressed forward, unexpectedly producing the effect of a large cavalry raid, overwhelming the Tartar troops who had just fled here, and there was a commotion in the Tartar cavalry.

Wei Guangde's purpose is naturally very simple, that is to press the Tazi cavalry unit into the barracks, and then bombard them with continuous artillery fire.

As for rushing into the army to rescue Ma Fang's troops, Wei Guangde didn't have such an idea yet, he just hoped that Ma Fang could bring out the rest of the troops as a victory.

As for how to get out, the camps of the Altan Khan military camp are all low fences, even if they are bumped, they will be knocked out.

Their army arrived just to attract Altan Khan's attention and give them a chance to break through.

What Wei Guangde didn't know was that at this moment, Altan Khan had no time to take care of such a large group of threats that were close at hand.

Outside the city of Bao'an Prefecture, there is a large tent where I Da Khan temporarily moved.

"You mean that last night, thousands of Ming soldiers came to Huailai County? Are they the elite of the Datong Army?"

At this time, Altan Khan was no longer standing outside the tent, watching his warriors encircle and suppress the Ming army, but went back to the tent to learn about the latest news sent by the fast horse.

"Khan, looking at the direction, it should be the elite of the Datong Ming army. The Ming army was moving too fast, and we found it too late. According to their speed, they may arrive here tonight or tomorrow morning."

The messenger said hastily.

"What do you think."

After listening to the messenger's words, Altan Khan did not make any decision, but turned to ask other people's opinions.

The people in the big tent are all Nayan of the Altan tribe, that is, officials who hold positions in the tribe. The management organization formed by them helps Altan Khan control the development of the entire tribe.

In peacetime, he is in charge of people's livelihood, but in war, he is the think tank of Alta Khan.

"Great Khan, since the Datong Army has arrived, I'm wondering if we should recall the external troops. We are here to eliminate the Ming army outside the camp, and then go to fight the Datong Army."

"I'm afraid it won't be enough time. The Yanqing Prefecture is sending people to pass the order now. I'm afraid they won't arrive to join us until the day after tomorrow at the earliest, and the Datong Army has already killed them."

"The Ming army formation outside the camp is very neat. It's normal that Tobru can't win. I'll go over and have a look first. It's not easy to fight."

At this time, everyone in the big tent began to discuss in a hurry, analyzing themselves, and also analyzing the Ming army.

"Has Tobru not come?"

After looking at the people in the camp, I Dahan asked.

"Lord Tobruwanhu is out there besieging the Ming army."

Someone spoke.

"Let him come here at once."

I replied Khan ordered.

At this time, he wanted to have a more comprehensive understanding of the strength of the Ming army in front of him. He had already understood the Ming army that was still running around in his camp. The same is true of the Ming army, those who have already arrived in Huailai, and the Datong army who are on their way. If the same is true, this battle will not be easy to fight.

The guard agreed, then turned around and opened the curtain to go out. The moment the curtain was lifted, the loud sound of killing outside came into the tent, which made people's eardrums hurt, and I Dahan sat up straight unconsciously. body.

From the hustle and bustle just now, it can also be imagined that the battle with the Ming army outside has reached a fever pitch at this moment.

In fact, when Altan Khan returned to the big tent, he had already been keenly aware that the Ming army wanted to run away.

Although he didn't know that before Ma Fang led his troops to rush towards him again, it was actually an attack with the determination to die, but after the sound of the cannon outside the camp, they seemed to be relieved, and they slid across in front of him like crazy. Then rushed to his tent.

At that moment, Altan Khan could even see clearly the expressions on the faces of the soldiers of the Ming army. It was a kind of courage to fight with the determination to die, but at that moment, there was a strong desire to survive in both eyes. .

Maybe they were just waiting for the sound of the artillery. When the Ming army came, their task would be relieved.

At that moment, Altan Khan thought he had seen through the tricks of the Ming army.

The sudden camp of the dead soldiers of the Ming army was to hold him back, so as to buy time for the main force of the Ming army to defeat the troops of Tobruwanhu.

I set up two barracks so that when the Ming army attacked, the army could attack from the flanks.

But I didn't expect that after the arrival of the Ming army in Baoan Prefecture, they curled up like a turtle.

They, in the end, were careless.

But considering the news just sent, the Ming army should not have chosen to go to war at this moment so coincidentally, so there is only one explanation, everything was planned long ago.

Why are they fighting today?
I said that Khan already had a calculation in his heart.

Although the fighting power of the Ming army in Bianzhen seemed to be unbearable, the fighting power of the Ming army today refreshed his understanding of the Ming army.

In the army of Ming Dynasty, there are still warriors.

If there were more such warriors, many of his ideas would not be realized.

To destroy such an army, can we rely on our own tribe alone?

Is it possible to go south and re-enter the Central Plains?

Thinking of Tobruwanhu's defeat in the battle, Al Khan guessed that the strength of the ten thousand Ming troops outside was also terrifyingly strong. Although it might not be as fierce as this team of dead soldiers, it would not be much weaker.

And the Datong Army is coming
Could this be a trap set up by the Ming people?
Leaving the old, weak, sick and disabled in the border town for defense, let yourself mistakenly think that they are weak, and have the idea of ​​underestimating the enemy in your heart?

Then mobilize their elite troops and quietly come to surround themselves?
A few years ago, he had entered the imperial capital of the Ming Empire with great vigor and vigor, and made the Emperor Jiajing who was sitting on the throne restless. He should be able to hold grudges.

A few years have passed, and the Ming army may have quietly prepared the butcher knife, just waiting to get in.

Altan Khan is not only an outstanding politician and military strategist, but also a psychologist. He can guess the mentality of others based on their words and deeds.

It's a pity that when I went to Beijing, I didn't see the Emperor Jiajing with my own eyes.

However, he can still use his mentality to speculate on the mental activities of the Ming emperor.

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty was the emperor inside the Great Wall, and he was the Great Khan outside the Great Wall. Everyone had the same status.

As for the kingdom of heaven, just listen to it.

Who would believe those eagles who grew up on the grassland? Everything is fought for with a sword in hand.

The people below are still discussing, but the direction of their discussion is still the result they wanted before, that is to launch an ambush on the way when the Ming army came to support, and wipe them out on the way.

These people don't know how to judge the situation at all, and no one pays attention to the huge changes in the Ming army.

Sighing inwardly, he shook his head subconsciously.

It took a long time to wait, but it's not surprising when you think about it. The current Tobru should be leading his troops to deal with the Ming army, and it's normal that he won't come for a while.

It took another half a day, and several groups of guards came in to report the battle situation outside the camp. The Ming army used a tight military formation to squeeze the troops left outside the camp by Tobruwanhu, and they were still approaching the camp.

In this regard, Altan Khan just waved his hand casually to let them go down.

At this time, he had actually changed his mind, he didn't want to fight the Ming army here.

The timidity shown by the Ming army at the beginning now seems more like a trap, a trap prepared to keep him.

Because of this idea, although he was very unhappy with the Ming army's pressing step by step, he didn't intend to react.

Look at the brains of those people below, they don't know how to advance or retreat at all.

At this moment, An Dahan felt that maybe he was too wise in the past, which made these people under him have the idea of ​​relying on Nai, and they must listen to his orders in everything.

This time, let Qianhu decide what to do by himself. It's time to train some new people, and the people around him should be changed.

With this idea in mind, Altan Khan did not give any orders to the troops outside the camp, intending to let them make their own judgments, which can be regarded as an exercise.

It's just, why has it been such a long time, this guy Tobru hasn't come over yet.

Could it be that the battle situation has changed?
For this Ming army that broke into the barracks, I Dahan was a little jealous, so he wanted to wipe them all out, but he didn't want his subordinates to suffer too much loss.

In the previous battle, the loss of his royal guards was almost equal to that of the Ming army, which is unimaginable.

The warriors of the Wang Ting Guard were honed through countless battles, and they were the most outstanding fighters on the grasslands, but it was unexpected that the Ming Army also had such troops.

Altan Khan has fought against the Ming army for many years, so he naturally has an understanding of the Ming army in his mind.

There are elites, but most of them are scattered in various troops. There is no such elite army, let alone cavalry.

The Ming army was no different from the ordinary troops under him, most of them were ordinary soldiers, with a small number of elite soldiers leading the way.

After sending two people to look for Tobru in succession, he finally found the person he was looking for in the big tent, but the Tobru in front of him was completely different from when he first came here today.

"You are this?"

At this time, Tobru's right hand was wrapped, and it seemed that he was seriously injured.

In Altan Khan's cognition, Tobru's bravery is also unmatched on the grasslands. I didn't expect that he was so good at kung fu and would become like this.

"Khan, I'm ashamed of you."

Tobru's face was a little pale at this time, and he described the process of his injury.

He was slashed by Ma Fang, and it was because of his bad luck. He was in a bad position at the time, otherwise he would not have suffered such a serious injury. His right hand was almost cut off.

After Ma Fang chose to take the road and escape, Tobru, who was on the right side of Ma Fang, was naturally anxious, and hurriedly led his troops to rush up from the side to intercept.

It was also luck. If he had attacked on Ma Fang's left side, he would not have been injured.

As the two leaders of the cavalry team, although Tobru has not personally slashed and killed for some years, he still has experience.

When he was close to the Ming army, he also realized that his position was not good. If he attacked from this position, it would be suitable for left-handers instead of him.

However, as the two armies approached, he had no chance to make adjustments, so he had to fight hard. Relying on his bravery, he roared and rushed towards the general of the Ming army.

It's just that he didn't expect that the opponent chose a desperate style of play at this time, just passing the fatal position, exchanging injury for injury and hurting each other with him.

Then, while he was cutting the opponent's arm, his right hand was almost cut off.

Counting it, I just chopped off the opponent's left hand, and if I don't do it well, I'm afraid it will be useless.

"The people in charge of this Ming army are so brave."

I Dahan shook his head in disbelief after listening to it, in disbelief.

On the battlefield, exchanging injuries for injuries is a desperate way of playing.

"Is it stopped?"

Suddenly thought of the meaning in Tobru's words, he failed to stop the other party.

Tobru shook his head bitterly at this moment, "Let them rush over, and I don't know if they can be stopped behind."

Hearing this, I Dahan felt bad all of a sudden, and rushed out of the camp immediately.

Not far away, a fast horse was galloping towards him, and soon he came to the front. When the person on the horse saw the sweat standing outside the big tent, he immediately got off the horse and knelt on the ground and said, "Report to the sweat, the Ming army is attacking fiercely." At that time, the people outside the camp could not find the weakness of the Ming army's formation, and had already retreated into the camp. '

"Understood, have you come over and seen the traces of the Ming army?"

I Dahan nodded, and then asked.

He is currently in the middle of the camp, and he can only hear the people in front shouting and shouting, but he can't see the battle situation. He can only confirm that the Ming army hasn't rushed out yet.

But now, apart from the one thousand families left around the tent, there are no others to be seen, and they should be chasing the Ming army.

Three thousand households, two of them are still elites, yet they still haven't been able to kill each other.
At this time, Ma Fang was also in distress, and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of the Ming army to attack the Tatar barracks to rush out from the main gate, but halfway through the rush, she saw a large group of Tartars pouring into the camp gate, and Ma Fang was scared to pee in an instant. .

Good guy, there are thousands of people.

They couldn't go ahead, and there were Tatars chasing soldiers from the left and right behind them, but seeing the state of the Tartars entering the camp, it was obviously very bad, and the sound of artillery in the distance continued.

I had no choice but to venture out from the right side again, find the nearest camp fence and rush out of the camp.

Although he knew that the brothers behind him had no strength to cut people down, there was no way he could get close to the fence if he didn't charge.

And the Tartars who had just retreated into the barracks were shocked when they saw a Ming army coming fiercely in the distance, and they were at a loss for what to do.

(End of this chapter)