I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 701 Zaisang’s surprise attack

After staying at Desai Ferry for ten full days, three two-foot-wide pontoons were finally built.

Zhu Xieyuan did not delay and immediately asked He Shixian to be the vanguard and lead Heshun's Haixi Battalion to cross the river first.

The mighty Haixi Battalion cavalry led their horses across the pontoon bridge. Because the pontoon bridge was so wide, even the horses looked like they were walking on flat ground. There was no need to worry. In just one morning, more than 8000 Haixi Battalion cavalrymen were sent. past.

At this moment, Zaisang, who had been waiting on the north bank, also received the report from the scouts and led his army to the north bank.

"Woooooo~"

He Shixian, who had just crossed the river, looked northeast when he heard the sound of the horn, and saw the black cavalry appearing on the skyline.

"Report! Sir, there is a movement of Horqin cavalry in the northeast. Preliminary estimates include nearly [-] troops!"

He Shixian looked at the enemy troops in the distance, immediately turned to look at Heshun, and said with a smile:

"Heshun, Huang Taiji may be in front. Are you willing to take the lead in conquering Horqin in this battle?"

How could Heshun be unwilling? Most of the Haixi battalion under him were from the Eight Banners and submitted to the Ming Dynasty. In addition, after the Jianqi were pacified, his soldiers were all granted land and official status due to their military exploits, and they were completely with the Ming Dynasty. Bound.

Now their loyalty to the Ming Dynasty is much higher than that of the Wengjishit tribe, and after tasting the sweetness of greed for merit, their desire for military merit is much higher than that of others.

So Heshun immediately handed over his hands and said to He Shixian:
"Your Majesty, Commander-in-Chief, none of the soldiers in Haixi Camp are cowardly. Please give these troops to us, Commander-in-Chief. We will not let them escape."

Seeing that Heshun actually wanted to take all the credit, He Shixian laughed.Although Heshun came from his servant Ding Ying, he has always been considered his.But He Xiong, the commander-in-chief of the Shenyang Battalion, was his own nephew. How could he leave any credit for his achievements this time?Thinking of this, he immediately shook his head and said:
"Don't worry, the enemy has [-] troops no matter what. You should be more cautious. You quickly lead the Haixi camp to assemble to prevent the enemy from taking the initiative to attack. When He Xiong's Shenyang camp comes over, you can join forces and take the initiative to attack. , we can definitely defeat the enemy."

Heshun was of course aware of He Shixian's plan, but he had no choice but to call himself an outsider, so he could only accept the order and leave, asking Tunbulu, Gaduhunyu and others to gather troops and prepare.

The Ming army on the south bank also saw the strange movement on the north bank, and upon seeing this, they also accelerated the speed of transporting troops and horses.

It's just that He Shixian and the others are smart, but Zai Sang is not stupid either. He also understands that delaying is not an option. Every time one more Ming army crosses the river, the difficulty of his attack will increase.

"The Ming army on the opposite side has just crossed the river and has not yet established a firm foothold. Now is the time to attack. Adai, you will lead five thousand cavalry to attack from the east along the Laoha River. Orgo, you will lead five thousand cavalry to go around. To the west, attack the left wing of the Ming army. I will lead [-] cavalry and attack from the center. This time I must destroy the pontoon bridge and block the Ming army on the south bank, creating opportunities for my father and Huang Taiji."

"The last will obey!"

Zai Sang gave the order, and all his men immediately followed the order and left without hesitation.Soon the whole army was divided into three groups and headed towards Heshun and others. Among them, the cavalry led by Adai was the fastest. They were going west along the Laoha River and were about to win the first victory.

"We didn't fight them, but they came to cause trouble for us. Sir, the general will apply to send troops, so that these Mongolians can see how powerful we are."

Seeing the menacing Horqin people on the opposite side, Heshun couldn't bear it anymore and immediately asked He Shixian for orders to fight.

But He Shixian still shook his head. Now that the opponent was coming fiercely, he still wanted to put safety first. "Don't worry, the Mongols want to attack from three sides, and they are coming fiercely. We must defend the north bank, and we must not let the enemy take advantage of us. We will lose a big thing because of a small thing."

Heshun became a little anxious when he heard this, secretly wondering why He Shixian was so stubborn. If he defended passively, the ferry on the north bank would be congested. By then, he was afraid that it would be troublesome for me to transport troops from the south bank to the north bank.So he gritted his teeth, cupped his hands again and said:

"My lord, the enemy is coming fiercely. If we just defend, we will be a little passive and it will affect our morale. I am willing to lead 2000 troops to attack the Mongolian East Road to dampen their spirit. This will also allow the people coming from the south bank to move." place."

Hearing this, He Shixian looked at Heshun coldly, wondering why Heshun had become so stubborn now and didn't even listen to his words.According to military regulations, you can kill him with one knife.

However, he thought for a moment, and considering that Heshun came from his servant camp, he waved his hand and agreed:

"Two thousand, you can only bring two thousand. If you lose, don't come back!"

When Heshun heard what He Shixian said, he immediately said with great joy:
"I will obey your orders. Please rest assured, Lord Commander. If the Mongols cannot be defeated, I will come to see you."

After he finished speaking, he clasped his fist at He Shixian, turned around and headed back to the army.At this time, Tunbulu, Gaduhun and others had been waiting for a long time, and they all came forward when they saw him coming.

"Tunbulu, you and your men will be stationed here, obey General He's orders, and resist the Mongolian attack. Gaduhun, Zhengalu, you two, bring your troops and horses with me."

After hearing this, Gaduhun and Zhengaru immediately accepted the order and left. After a while, they saw several columns of cavalry filing out of the Ming army's formation and heading straight to the east.

At this time, Adai had led [-] Mongolian cavalry south along the Laoha River. They were about to arrive at the ferry and were already engaged in a confrontation with the rangers.Now seeing a group of one or two thousand Ming troops coming towards them, he did not panic and immediately ordered:

"The Ming army on the north bank is small to begin with, and now they dare to divide their forces to attack. They are really looking for death. Charge me, don't stop!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

But as soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard the thundering sound of cannons from the south bank, followed by bursts of whistling sounds passing above his head and ears, accompanied by the neighing of many war horses and the wails of soldiers. Voice.

"No, it's the artillery on the south bank!"

He immediately looked to the south and saw thick white smoke rising from the fence of the Ming Army camp opposite.

It turned out that the Ming army in the camp was providing cover for the Ming army on the north bank. However, due to distance problems, many artillery shells did not have enough range and fell on the river beach and grassland on the north bank. Only a few landed in their ranks.

"A treacherous Akito knows that he will rely on firearms to win. Don't march along the river, move north."

When Adai saw this scene, he gritted his teeth and cursed secretly.However, he was not idle, and immediately sent his men to move north quickly, not to fight within the Ming army's artillery range, but how could Heshun let him get his wish.

(End of this chapter)