Daming: I can’t kill such a greedy prince-in-law?

"Follow Prince Consort Ouyang's orders!"

Zhu Biao spoke without even waiting for Zhou An to ask.

Following the emperor's order, Zhou An did not dare to delay any longer and immediately led his 5,000 cavalrymen to attack the 10,000 vanguard cavalry of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

The Northern Yuan Dynasty naturally discovered this as well.

"Captain, the Ming cavalry is charging towards us!"

The Yuan army cavalry scouts hurried to report.

"Oh!"

The leader of the Northern Yuan cavalry was shocked and asked quickly, "How many Ming cavalrymen are here?"

"About five thousand!" the scout replied.

"Only 5,000?" The captain was puzzled, and then asked: "Are you sure there are only 5,000 people?"

"Indeed, there are only 5,000 of them, and the cavalry is much better!" said the scout.

"Are there any ambushes following them?" the captain continued to ask.

"No, I saw it clearly, there was no ambush." ​​The scout answered truthfully.

"There are only five thousand. There is no ambush." ​​The captain pondered for a moment, then smiled, "They are here to die!"

"Brothers, our chance to make a contribution has come!"

"Soon, a troop of 5,000 Ming cavalry will attack us. We have 10,000 men, so we will just eat them up! Let the Ming know the power of our Northern Yuan cavalry!" The captain raised his arms and shouted.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

The Northern Yuan cavalrymen behind him shouted excitedly.

dong dong——

Ten thousand cavalrymen of the Northern Yuan Dynasty also took action.

At this time, Ouyang Lun, Zhu Biao, Zhu Di and others also came to a high ground, where they could see the situation of the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty and the Northern Yuan Dynasty clearly.

As the two cavalry teams approached, the atmosphere on the scene became inexplicably tense, and everyone stared at the battlefield below.

"Brother-in-law, the Northern Yuan cavalry is indeed very strong. From our perspective, although they started later than our cavalry, their speed is already faster than our cavalry. This is enough to show that their horses are stronger than our Ming horses!"

Zhu Di began to analyze.

"Not only the horses, but also the horse-controlling skills. The Northern Yuan cavalry is much more skilled than our Ming cavalry. To be honest, this is why I gave up the cavalry and turned to develop firearms units." Zhu Quan also spoke.

Other princes also expressed their opinions.

"In terms of equal numbers, the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty is not superior. We only have 5,000 cavalry, while the cavalry of the Northern Yuan Dynasty has 10,000, twice as many as us. I'm afraid we don't have any chance of winning!"

"The first battle is very important. If we lose the first battle, it will be difficult to fight in the next battle."

"Should we send another team to provide support?"

"Look, the Northern Yuan cavalry has split up. What are they going to do?"

"What else can we do? They are determined to flee and eat up our five thousand cavalrymen in one go!"

"Ten thousand divided into three parts, only three thousand left in the center! Is he going to use three thousand to block our five thousand? And then use three thousand and five hundred to attack from both sides?!"

"No, not three points, but four points! An additional 1,000 were allocated to intercept our cavalry's retreat!"

"What a cunning Beiyuan cavalry!"

The discussions of the princes made the atmosphere on the scene even more tense. Without the numerical advantage, the Ming cavalry was no match for the Northern Yuan cavalry.

Ouyang Lun did not speak to the discussions of the princes, but watched the situation below silently.

Zhou An led five thousand cavalrymen and charged forward quickly.

"General, it's bad, the enemy has divided their forces!"

The deputy general beside him pointed at the Northern Yuan cavalry in front and said hurriedly.

"General, the enemy is divided into three groups. In addition to the 3,000 men attacking us from both sides, there are also 1,000 cavalrymen who are planning to bypass us from behind and completely cut off our retreat!"

"General, if we retreat now, we still have time!"

"Ouyang Lun's arrangement is clearly to send us to our deaths. All of our cavalry are from Huaixi. They are the most elite cavalry in Huaixi!"

"If we lose this, how will we explain this to General Lan Yu?"

The deputy general beside him quickly advised.

"No, we can't retreat. His Majesty's order to us is to fight the enemy. If we flee without fighting, we will be cowards and deserters. How can we be called the most elite cavalry in Huaixi?!"

Zhou An gnashed his teeth, cursing Ouyang Lun a thousand times in his heart. "Originally, I planned to fight the enemy for one round and then retreat, but this Beiyuan cavalry really looked down on us! They actually divided their troops into four groups. This certainly gives them a great chance to annihilate us, but it also gives us a chance to break through!"

"Brother, originally we had 5,000 against 10,000, which meant we had no chance of winning. But now the enemy has divided their forces, and there are only 3,000 standing in front of us! So we have 5,000 against 3,000!"

"As long as we are fast enough and break through these 3,000 people in the shortest possible time, we can definitely win!"

"Brothers, follow me. We are the most elite cavalry in Huaixi. We cannot let the people of the Northern Yuan Dynasty look down on us, and we cannot let the treacherous minister Ouyang Lun look down on us!"

When Zhou An mentioned "the treacherous minister Ouyang Lun", it was obvious that the morale of these 5,000 cavalrymen suddenly rose.

"Right! We can't let the treacherous minister Ouyang Lun look down on us!"

"He wants us to die, so we must not let him have his way!"

"And this Beiyuan dog underestimated us too much. He actually dared to use 3,000 people to stop our 5,000 people!"

"Brothers, fight! I'd rather die standing than live on my knees!"

"Kill one to break even, kill a pair to earn a profit! Charge!"

The speed of the five thousand elite cavalry from Huaixi immediately increased.

At this moment, on a high place, Zhu Biao, Zhu Di and other princes vaguely heard the voices of the Huaixi cavalry, and then they all looked at Ouyang Lun with strange expressions.

“Hehe, haters are fans too. Didn’t you see that their charge speed has become much faster?”

“I didn’t expect I could do this.”

Ouyang Lun spread his hands calmly and looked at Zhu Biao, "Your Majesty, if this battle is really a victory, you must give me credit for it!"

Haters are also fans?!

This seems to make sense!
I have learned something. After hearing Ouyang Lun’s words, several princes shouted in their hearts that they had learned something.

"Of course." Zhu Biao also nodded with a wry smile.

At this moment, the 5,000 elite cavalry of Huaixi and the 3,000 cavalry of the Northern Yuan Dynasty collided!
It was just getting light at this moment.

On the vast grassland, dark clouds hung low, and the wind blew up the yellow sand. There was a murderous atmosphere between heaven and earth. The five thousand elite cavalrymen of Huaixi of the Ming Dynasty were heavily armored, their horses were neighing, and their spears were like a forest, flashing cold light. The eyes of each cavalryman were as sharp as a falcon, and the veins on their hands holding the reins were bulging. The battle flag fluttered in the wind, and the word "Ming" embroidered on the flag seemed to carry endless power, showing the majesty of the empire. The three thousand cavalrymen of the Northern Yuan Dynasty were also galloping. Their war horses were short but agile. The cavalrymen were wearing leather armor, holding scimitars, with ferocious totems painted on their faces, and wild light flashing in their eyes. They were the wolves of the grassland, fierce and cunning.

The sound of war drums was like thunder, shaking the earth; the iron hooves of the two armies stomped on the ground like thunder, raising a cloud of dust.

The Ming cavalry rushed like a torrent, their spears pointing straight ahead, their iron armor reflecting a dazzling light in the morning sun. The Northern Yuan cavalry swept in like a gale, waving their scimitars and making sharp whistling sounds.

At the moment when the two armies collided, the world seemed to be silent, followed by the deafening sound of metal colliding and the neighing of war horses. Spears pierced leather armor, scimitars split iron helmets, and blood splattered, dyeing the grassland red. A Ming cavalryman was hit on the shoulder by a scimitar, and blood spurted out, but he gritted his teeth and pierced the enemy's chest with a spear. Another Northern Yuan cavalryman was knocked off his horse by a spear, and before he could get up, his head was crushed by the iron hoof.

On the battlefield, wailing, roaring, and metal clashing intertwined like the music of hell. The Ming army gradually gained the upper hand with its sophisticated equipment, tight formation, and nearly double the number of troops. Although the Northern Yuan cavalry was brave, they gradually became powerless in the face of the Ming army's armored torrent. Their formation began to collapse, the horses fled in all directions, and the cavalry fell one after another, and the blood stained the ground under their feet red.

Zhou An seized the opportunity and, with the help of his deputy general, killed the commander of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

"The enemy general is dead, brothers, disperse them!!"

Zhou An's face was covered in blood, like a god of death descending to the earth. He raised the bloody sword in his hand and shouted.

"kill!"

The Ming cavalry were encouraged and their fighting power was enhanced again.

Finally, the resistance of the Northern Yuan cavalry collapsed, and the remaining cavalry fled in all directions. The Ming army's battle flag flew high, and the cheers of victory resounded through the sky. However, the battlefield was littered with corpses, broken armor, broken weapons, and fallen horses, all of which told of the brutality of this battle.

Although the Ming cavalry won, there was no joy on their faces, only deep fatigue and heaviness.

"it is good!"

"Great!"

Seeing that the 5,000 cavalry of the Ming Dynasty defeated the 3,000 cavalry of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Biao, Zhu Di and others all smiled and even became excited.

"Keep calm, the best is yet to come!"

Ouyang Lun smiled and said at this time.

There's more fun?!
Hearing Ouyang Lun's words, Zhu Biao, Zhu Di and others were stunned again, and then they all looked towards the battlefield, but couldn't help but worry.

"The situation is not favorable! Although Zhou An defeated the Northern Yuan army of 3,000 with 5,000 men, he himself has suffered more than 1,000 casualties. The Northern Yuan army's three cavalry units have already surrounded them. Once they are surrounded, Zhou An's 4,000 cavalry will be completely wiped out!"

"There is no way back. If we go forward, we will run headlong into the main force of the Northern Yuan army. There is no hope!"

"However, Zhou An and the 5,000 Huaixi cavalry are indeed one of the most elite cavalry of the Ming Dynasty. Amazing!"

"Brother-in-law, quickly call back the troops. While the Beiyuan siege has not yet been completely closed, Zhou An will lead 4,000 cavalrymen to charge at this time. There will definitely be a chance to break out!"

Ouyang Lun waved his hand, "Beat the drums and march!"

what! ?

When Ouyang Lun said this, everyone at the scene was stunned.

In this situation, not only do you not retreat, you also beat the drums to march forward, allowing Zhou An's 4,000 cavalry to attack again. This... This is crazy!

At this time, even Zhu Biao, Zhu Di and other princes began to suspect whether Ouyang Lun wanted to take revenge and completely destroy the 5,000 Huaixi cavalry.

Even if other princes had this idea, they would not say it out loud. After all, their current relationship with the Huaixi Party was not good, and there was no reason to offend Ouyang Lun for the Huaixi Party.

But as the emperor, Zhu Biao had to take care of this matter.

"Brother-in-law, although Zhou An is a general in Huaixi, this 5,000 cavalry is the most elite cavalry of our Ming Dynasty. It would be a huge loss if they were to be annihilated here. I know you, but we can't do such a thing of revenge!"

Zhu Biao quickly advised.

"Um?!"

Hearing Zhu Biao's words, Ouyang Lun was stunned for a moment, then he said unhappily: "Who do you think I am, Ouyang Lun?"

"You are a bunch of short-sighted guys, watch out!"

"Drum roll!"

Following Ouyang Lun's order.

There was a sudden roar of drums from the Ming army!

dong dong——

dong dong——

The heavy sound of drums immediately filled the entire battlefield.

Zhou An and his cavalry naturally also heard the drum sound.

"Instead of calling a retreat, you're beating the drums to attack?!"

"Did I hear it wrongly?"

"You heard it right, this means we should continue the attack!"

"Damn it, Ouyang Lun is so blatantly trying to harm us, Your Majesty, don't you care?"

"If General Lan Yu were here, Ouyang Lun would never dare to do this!"

"General Lan Yu is serving as the Left Vanguard Officer. This is definitely a conspiracy by that bastard Ouyang Lun!"

"enough!"

Just as his men were discussing, Zhou An spoke.

With Zhou An's roar, the soldiers stopped talking. Zhou An raised his sword again and said loudly: "Brothers, I, Zhou An, am sorry for you. I failed to withstand the pressure from the traitor Ouyang Lun!"

"But now the enemy is surrounding us, we don't have time to think about who is right or wrong!"

"Soldiers should die for their country. Now the order from above is for us to continue charging, so let's charge!"

"Ouyang Lun wants us to anger the Northern Yuan army, so let's anger them severely!"

"Brothers, follow me and charge. If I die, the deputy general will take charge. If the deputy general dies, the captain will take charge. If the captain dies, the centurion will take charge! In short, we must fight to the last man and turn the enemy camp of the Northern Yuan army upside down!"

"Come on!"

Under the leadership of Zhou An, more than 4,000 elite cavalrymen from Huaixi continued to march directly towards the Northern Yuan army camp.

Seeing this, the 7,000 Northern Yuan cavalry behind them had no choice but to follow.

At this moment, the Northern Yuan Dynasty also received the news. Kuyuk Timur, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Yuan army, was furious after hearing that his vanguard cavalry was defeated.

"Takutsuki, what a bastard! Idiot! How could I let him be the vanguard commander!"

"It's a good thing he died on the battlefield. If he had escaped back, I would have skinned him alive!"

Kuyuk Timur roared.

At this moment, his subordinates came to report, "Your Majesty, the Ming cavalry is heading towards our central army camp!" (End of this chapter)