Chapter 230 229 Chase

"Wan Sheng. Wan Sheng"

Seeing the Tartar cavalry run out from the rear camp gate, the soldiers in the Ming army had a feeling of surviving a disaster.

No one could have imagined that they could actually beat thousands of Tartars in the wild.

Well, for most of the lower-level soldiers, they only knew that there were nearly 10,000 Tartar troops stationed here, although many veterans still felt strange, and could not see that the Tartars had a scale of 10,000 people at all, at most a few thousand people.

However, thinking that their own commander suddenly led his troops to attack unexpectedly, it was obvious that he must have received some news and knew that the troops in the Tartar camp had been transferred away, so he chose to sneak into the camp.

Many veterans are used to the fickleness of the world, but at this moment they still couldn't help but admire Liu Dazhang, the general of Xuanfu.

Well, be a turtle when you should be a turtle, and fight decisively when you have the opportunity. This is the style of a great general.

The new soldiers didn't realize it yet, but the veterans felt happy. It was a real blessing to follow such a great commander, so after seeing the Tartars running out of the barracks, the veterans shouted the slogans of the Ming army.

In the excited shouts of the veterans, the passion of the new recruits was soon ignited, and they roared wildly with the veterans.

Wei Guangde was also very happy when he saw the morale of the Ming army suddenly rise.

On the battlefield, morale is more important than anything else.

A spirited army is likely to defeat an opponent who is far stronger than itself.

At this time, Wei Guangde, who was full of confidence, turned his head and looked at Liu Dazhang, who was surrounded by the Jizhen cavalry and looked pale. He certainly understood that if the Ming army won this battle, he would not have a good harvest.

However, at this time, he had no way at all.

Even if he saw the familiar generals not far away, he did not dare to shout for help, because two sharp daggers had been inserted from the seam of his armor on his waist, and they would pierce his ribs with just a slight thrust.

Liu Dazhang did not think that Wei Guangde dared not really kill him.

It was too easy for people to have accidents in a border town.

Well, this was also a case of judging others by one's own standards.

He had done this kind of thing many times, so it was like this.

"General Tian, ​​arrange some people to guard the camp, and the other soldiers will gather at the back camp gate immediately and prepare to set off."

Wei Guangde said to Tian Shiwei beside him indifferently. He had not been overwhelmed by the victory of this battle, because he knew that Liu Huan outside the camp and Ma Fang in Altan Khan's camp must be in great danger at this time, and urgently needed the main force of the Ming army to rescue them.

Yes, no matter whether it was Ma Fang's troops trapped in the trap or Liu Huan who was responsible for intercepting them, Wei Guangde knew without waiting for the report that the first target of the troops leaving Altan Khan's camp must be Liu Huan's troops, and then Altan Khan's side.

"Yes, sir."

Wei Guangde's words "General Tian" made Tian Shiwei very happy. Who doesn't want to be in power? Who wants to be the second in command for life?

As long as this battle is won in the end, Liu Dazhang's good days will be over, and he will have a chance to be in power, at least there is a chance.

As long as Liu Dazhang is still in power, he has no chance at all.

Tian Shiwei knew that it must be difficult to sit in that position. He still had to do his best and leave it to fate, but he had to do his job first.

He quickly arranged tasks for the generals who came to report, leaving a small number of soldiers to guard the camp, and the other troops gathered again, ready to go out from the back camp gate.

Although those generals were very surprised that they could not see Liu Dazhang, they knew that they were together when they set out, and they only separated when the Ming army deployed their formation.

The battle here is over, and the general will not be seen when he returns.

However, most of the generals were careless, and most of them did not think deeply. They thought that Liu Dazhang went out to inspect the Tartar camp and left the affairs here to Tian Shiwei and Wei Guangde.

Only a few generals with delicate minds noticed something wrong. They secretly looked around for a long time, but did not see Liu Dazhang, so they could only give up and did not dare to think too much.

Soon, the tasks were assigned. Although the generals were still a little puzzled, they all took the order and left, and returned to the army to start the team again.

The soldiers were still in ecstasy at this time, so they did not mean to disobey. Although they were a little dissatisfied with being allowed to rummage through the Tartar tents after they did not win, they all obeyed the order honestly.

This time the team was quickly organized because it was already bright, and at this time, the messenger from Liu Huan's side who asked for help also arrived.

Five thousand people attacked his cavalry of more than two thousand people. Can he still fall?

Of course not.

Now Liu Huan's troops could only fight and run, and they could not fight the Tartars head-on. At the same time, they sent people to ask Liu Dazhang for help.

When the second team of Tartars rushed out of the barracks, Liu Huan actually realized that this was the Tartar barracks that were beaten out by the Ming army.

Although he didn't understand when the Xuanfu army became so powerful, he couldn't suppress his ecstasy, but such joy was beaten away by the Tartars behind him in just a moment.

Let's solve the crisis on our side first.

There are really people who betray their teammates in the Ming army. Liu Huan himself is worried about being abandoned, and he will not fight for others. He still has to abandon them, although he is indeed brave and brave.

So Liu Huan didn't dare to intercept the Tartars at this time. He just hoped that he would make way for the passage by running, and these Tartars would stop chasing him.

But he soon realized that something was wrong. His team had actually given up intercepting the Tartars, but the pursuers behind him had no intention of withdrawing their troops and continued to chase him.

He had no choice but to lead his team to make a circle in the wilderness and get closer to the Tartar camp with all his strength. Only when he was near the camp could he feel a sense of security.

If he had to, he would withdraw without hesitation, even if the Ming army inside had not organized a defense.

When his cavalry quickly approached the camp, he hurriedly turned the cavalry to make another circle, and the Tartar cavalry behind him also quickly turned around and stopped chasing.

"Ka Ka Ka"

The dense footsteps sounded, and a large number of Ming troops lined up and walked out of the camp gate. The rows of side carriages were pushed forward quickly in the direction where the Tartar cavalry left, and the infantry behind followed closely.

Seeing this, Liu Huan stayed on the side of the army with his men and horses to guard, and was also waiting for the general Liu Dazhang and other superiors to come out so as to receive the latest instructions.

Today's battle has completely changed, and it is very different from the previous plan.

Now, Liu Huan has no idea what to do next.

After waiting for a while, he saw the messenger he had sent out riding out of the camp. When he saw the cavalry staying nearby, he immediately rushed to Liu Huan and bowed with both hands, saying, "Sir, the commander ordered us to stay around the army to prevent the Tartars from attacking from the side."

"Where are we going? Do we still want to continue attacking the Tartar camp?"

Liu Huan frowned slightly, then pointed to the marching Ming army and asked.

"We are going to the Altan Khan camp to meet General Ma Fang's troops."

The messenger hurriedly told the news he knew, then kicked the horse's belly with his legs, letting the warhorse move forward a few steps and get close to Liu Huan.

Seeing this, Liu Huan felt strange, but he looked at him calmly, waiting for his next words.

"Something seems to be wrong with the commander. I didn't see Commander Liu. It was Deputy General Tian who gave the order."

The messenger said this in a low voice, and subconsciously looked around.

In fact, at this moment, there were only Liu Huan's servants around, and no one else, so he continued: "What I observed is that it seems that Deputy General Tian also listens to that Lord Wei.

By the way, I just saw that Lord Wei was also in armor."

"What do you mean?"

Liu Huan was shocked when he heard this, but he still restrained his emotions and asked in a low voice.

"I didn't see General Liu, it was Deputy General Tian who was commanding the battle, and it seemed that Lord Wei from the capital was commanding behind the scenes."

The messenger answered again in a low voice, and then shut up.

"I know."

Waving his hand lightly, Liu Huan glanced at the direction of the gate of the Tartar camp. Only two thousand people came out at this time. I think Tian Shiwei and his men will stay in the middle army and won't come out so quickly.

"Surround the army."

Liu Huan whispered it in his mouth, and then shook his head.

Now his position is just right, he doesn't need to move, and he can act when the army is almost out.

The Tartars who had been chasing them had already run far away and rushed towards the camp of Altan Khan.

Liu Huan turned around and looked at the people behind him, and then said to the servants: "Pass the order, the whole army rest."

This is also a special treatment for cavalry. Every time they go to war, they will bring dry food and water to replenish their energy between battles.

In addition, they will also carry some beans, which are just food specially prepared for war horses, and also to replenish the horses' physical strength.

For cavalry, horsepower is very important, which is related to their lives.

Not long after, Wei Guangde and Tian Shiwei led people out of the Tartar camp, and saw Liu Huan's troops resting on the side from a distance, but did not say anything.

Tian Shiwei is an old soldier, so he naturally knows to save some physical strength for the horses before the battle. When Wei Guangde was in Jiujiang Prefecture, he often borrowed horses from the guards, and heard more or less, so he did not ask.

They ran forward quickly after leaving the camp, and wanted to get close to Altan Khan's camp to see the situation, what the situation of Ma Fang's troops is now, and whether there is any attempt to break out.

According to the previous scout report, the battle in Altan Khan's camp seemed to have not stopped, and there was still shouting and killing.

This is also the reason why Wei Guangde couldn't wait to set off the whole army. The earlier he arrived, the more chances Ma Fang's troops would have to survive.

They must be escorted out, even if there are heavy losses.

At the same time, Wei Guangde also secretly remembered in his heart that no matter what the weather, the terrain and the people are, everything still depends on strength to crush the king.

The mistake of Ma Fang's army in this assault was because Wei Guangde overestimated the bonus effect of sneak attacks at night on combat power.

In the case of a huge gap in strength, if the weak want to defeat the strong, it is definitely not by sneaking and playing tricks, but also requires luck.

Obviously, Ma Fang was not lucky this time.

The Ming army was approaching Altan Khan's camp at full speed, and there were personal soldiers in front who kept reporting back and forth on the observation of the enemy camp.

A part of the army of Altan Khan's Wanhu had entered Altan Khan's camp, and most of them, about 3,000 people, stayed outside the camp gate, as if they were going to fight the Ming army again.

In fact, after abandoning the military camp, the Mongolian Wanhu expected that the Ming army would rest in the Tatar military camp for a while, and they took this opportunity to join forces with Altan Khan to fight again.

He really had no good way to deal with the iron barrel formation set up by the Ming army, unless he was willing to use human lives to fill it.

But once this choice was made, his Wanhu would suffer heavy losses, which he did not want to see.

But he did not expect that the Ming army did not stay in the military camp, and soon came out of the camp towards this side. He had to turn around with the large team and return to Altan Khan, seize the time to eliminate the sudden attack of the Ming army and then play a backhand shot.

However, what he saw after entering Altan Khan's camp was a shocking scene.

The entire camp had been in a mess, and all he could see were overturned or burning tents, and the bodies of Ming and Mongolian soldiers on the ground.

In the distance, a large group of the Khan's royal guards were besieging and killing the Ming army, and the shouts of killing shook the sky.

At this time, Altan Khan had sent people to seal the gap in the Ming army's camp. After confirming that the Ming army had no backup, he was determined to do his best to destroy the amazing Ming army in front of him.

Standing in front of the big tent, the fifty-year-old Altan Khan was still energetic. Seeing the arrival of Wan Hu, he just asked casually: "Why are you here, what happened?"

In fact, after being ambushed by Ma Fang's troops, he sent scouts to contact the front camp, but was blocked by Liu Huan's troops. Therefore, he also knew that the Ming army might have blocked the news here and concentrated all their efforts to fight him, but he did not expect the Ming army to dare to attack his Wan Hu camp.

The Ming army was short of war horses, and the so-called "three horses and seven infantry" military system established at the beginning of the country was simply nonsense.

Even if the entire Xuanfu cavalry was added up, it would not exceed 10,000 people. The number on paper might be high, but in reality there were only a few thousand people.

Here, the Ming army had already invested most of its strength.

Wan Hu was confused by Altan Khan's question and didn't know how to answer for a while. Just when Altan Khan was a little impatient, he replied: "This morning, more than 10,000 Ming soldiers formed a military formation to attack my camp. They came prepared. Although our army was attacked, it quickly stabilized, but it was unable to drive them away.

Because I am worried about the safety of the Khan, I gave up fighting with the Ming people in the camp and planned to meet up with the Khan first, and then fight the Ming army in the field."

Speaking of this, Wan Hu clasped his fists and said to Altan Khan: "Khan, the Ming army that attacked my army has come now, so it's just right to concentrate our troops to attack their marching formation."

Wan Hu led his men to chase Liu Huan's troops, but when he saw the Ming army marching out of the rear camp, he came here and saw that they were still fighting. He knew the purpose of the Ming army without thinking.

"The Ming army took down your camp?"

Altan Khan was surprised by Wan Hu's answer, "Why would they take the initiative to attack you? Is your side the main attack? Are they using this pair of cavalry to hold me back and prevent me from going to reinforce?"

Altan Khan was a little unsure of the Ming army's intentions.

At first, he thought the Ming army wanted to eat him up. As long as they defeated the Mongolian Khan, the Altan tribe that entered the pass would naturally retreat.

But he never expected that the Ming army actually attacked his Wan Hu camp, and his side seemed to be a surprise force, used to contain the more than 3,000 Wang Ting guards in his hands.

Although the number of Wang Ting guards is small, their strength in battle is comparable to that of half of Wan Hu, and they are even more powerful in the wild.

Thinking of this, Altan Khan walked back and forth a little irritably and ordered: "Send a thousand households to eliminate this Ming army as soon as possible."