Chapter Five Turning the Tide
"Sweat no!" Zhong Jinheng was shot in his hand and hurriedly stopped him: "The poisonous smoke is so powerful. We should retreat for the time being and not be rash and stubborn!"
Altan strangled the horse's head and stabilized his mind. At this time, the night was as thick as ink. Although the sound of cannons in the north stopped, the sound of killing was louder. The fire in the rear camp spread rapidly with the power of the wind, burning strongly, and the herd passed by
The villages and tents were washed away in a mess. They were covered in fire and were covered in any way. They were so scared that the war horses did not listen to others and fled in all directions.
The Tatar soldiers have been hunting since childhood and live without horseback. Their legs have long been deformed. Now they have lost their horses. They are running under the steps in a strange and clumsy way. The herd swept across the street, and the casualties fell to the ground in groups, with bones on their foreheads.
The cracks and the meat paste splashed, making people unable to bear to see.
Altan was so angry that he felt so heartbroken that these livestock robbed from the south were used for the enemy, like a brave and invincible army. The wealth of the past has turned into a disaster today. Could this be what Sonam Gyatso often said
Cause and effect?
Zhao Quan said sideways: "Khan, the camp has been destroyed and it is difficult to defend. Most of the soldiers were killed and injured, and there is no desire to fight. It is better to retreat temporarily and wait for the reorganization of the army and horses to make plans."
Altan said angrily: "It's time to start a counterattack. Why should we wait until dawn for reorganization of the army?" Sonam Gyatso was on the side, and he wanted to persuade him. Seeing that he had such an attitude, he was not good at opening his mouth. Suddenly, his throat was sweet.
The blood and blood surged, and I knew that my injury had not been cured. I met Chang Sihao tonight and suddenly took action, which was already affecting my old disease. If I didn't treat it in time, I would be afraid that there would be endless troubles, so I hurriedly calmed down and suppressed it.
Zhong Jin said: "What the military advisor said is reasonable. Now he only hears the enemy's voice and does not know the exact situation. The troops are in chaos in the dark night, and our army tramples on each other and suffers many casualties. It is not too late to find out the situation before dawn."
Altan raised his eyebrows and was about to speak, but saw a remnant army running from the northeast, with the Han generals in a state of dust and in a mess.
Zhao Quan carefully identified the man before he could see the appearance clearly and asked, "Tingfu, what is the situation in Yingbei?"
Wang Tingfu wiped the sweat from his face and said, "There are cannons in the distance, and there are bows, arrows, muskets and guns shooting around. The camp is full of horses and flowers. I can't see how many enemies are coming from outside. I led people to clash, so I had to retreat.
After walking a few steps, he met a herd of animals. He fought hard for a while. Most of his soldiers were trampled to death. Finally, the herd passed by, and another horse came from behind. The leader general held a golden sword in his hand and was invincible.
I fought with him for more than a hundred years, thinking about the safety of the Great Khan in my heart, and I dared not fall in love with the fight. I searched everywhere. Later, I saw the handsome flag and ran over."
Zhao Quan frowned and glared at him, and secretly scolded you in his heart if you can fight the enemy for more than a hundred times, I can go to Beijing to take over the head of Emperor Longqing! As he spoke, Li Zixin, Zhang Yanwen and others came one after another and reported
It was said that everyone was surrounded by the Ming army on all sides, and there was no one in the southwest, so the army could be retreated quickly. Altan looked at them coldly, his face turned blue, waved his hand and retreated, and shouted: "Tell me the order! The troops packed up the horns of the deer.
, horse-blocking piles, etc., quickly enclose temporary fortifications here to defend against enemy soldiers!”
"Yes!" Seeing that the Khan was so stable, the Tatar soldiers were all very energetic and let go of their work.
Altan shouted again: "King Menggu, Yanghuchang!"
Wang Tingfu and Zhang Yanwen said respectfully: "Here!"
Al-And said: "You two led a team of people to the back to tear down a few rows of tents that had not yet caught fire, and moved out a clearing to separate the fire from the rear camp!"
"Yes!" The two of them went away. Zhao Quan looked at the sergeant busy and thought, "Is it possible that I have to hold on here when I have reached this stage? Is there any strength to fight back? I think I will be able to fight again if the enemy will arrive?
When he advised him, he saw that Altan looked bad and endured it. Zhong Jin did not understand his intention, but he knew that his husband had been in military service for many years and had rich experience. He had his own reasons for doing so, so he remained silent.
The temporary fortifications were loaded very quickly, and Altan ordered the entire army to cease fighting and retreat and gather. Someone sounded the trumpet, but Sukhbashou and Borigod arrived at the same time. The two were panting, bleeding from the tiger's mouth, holding the blade.
The hands were still trembling slightly. It turned out that they were stunned by Chang Sihao's internal force. The personal soldiers woke up for a long time after aiding. They thought they were infected. They searched for weapons and rushed back to the central army, but they saw the poisonous smoke and disappeared.
After Altan, he couldn't find it everywhere, and then ran back when he heard the horn.
At this time, the Tatar soldiers and generals ran from all directions, and each of them was covered with black, gray and dirty blood. There were few injured people. Seeing the Great Sweat sitting on the horse, he was calm and calm, and he found a war horse and picked up the horse.
Swords and guns were organized into a queue under the organization of the generals.
What's strange is that no enemy troops have been hiding over, and the killing sound is low, and there is gradually no sound. After a while, the gathering horns are constantly coming, and the returnees are zero. I looked around, and the total number of troops gathered is only 20,000*
*About 1,000, no more than 30,000 people. A rough estimate is that the loss has been more than half of the people so far. Such a big defeat is unprecedented in his life. He adjusted his breathing, tried his best to calm down and consider the current situation.
, The enemy's surprise attack was very successful, why didn't he pursue it? I felt strange and shouted: "Come on! Send me a few whistle detectives to detect the enemy situation. If you encounter the enemy, you can't fight hard. Go and return quickly!"
Not long after, people came to report: "Report to the Great Khan! Traces of ruts leading to Datong City and a small amount of scattered gunpowder were found in the distance of the village. Judging from the footprints, there were not many archers and musketeers near the village, so they were about two.
About a thousand people, and they did not attack the village!"
"Reported to the Great Khan, the herd's hoof prints went eastward around Datong City. I don't know where to go. I saw a fort on the city, but the barrels were gone!"
At this time, the east was white, and the sky was about to dawn, and the range of eyesight could be greatly expanded. However, the battlefield was messy, smoke was curling, and corpses were everywhere. Blood gathered in the low-lying areas, and a layer of red appeared on the surface.
The glow of palpitations, looking at the distance, the distance was empty and deserted, and there were only some pigs and sheep wandering around the corpses, making people laugh and feel strange and inexplicable.
Altan's face was calm, leaving Zhong Jin to guard the temporary village, and led 10,000 troops to the city to inspect.
When I got closer, I saw the Datong City Suspension Bridge was high, and there was no one on duty on the city. There was no flag on his face. He was hesitating. Suddenly, a gong sounded, and the flags were raised. The Ming army showed its head at the marquee, and each of them was brightly armored.
He was excited and under the Central Red Banner, General Yan, Qin Langchuan and other generals watched with smiles. Chang Sihao, who led his army to the camp at night, also stood beside him.
"Is the Khan here to attack the city?" Qin Langchuan laughed loudly and said, "The Han people have a saying that early birds have food to eat. It seems that the Tatars also understand this principle. But they don't know why the Khan specially led a branch.
The untidy army came? Could it be that they were trying to lure the enemy?" Everyone in the city laughed loudly.
Looking back at Altan, although the team was not chaotic, the soldiers were covered in dust and were dressed in a mess. He was not angry and laughed: "Your Excellency is Mr. Qin Langchuan!"
Qin Langchuan was stunned and thought to himself: "How did he know my name?" He immediately understood: "Before Mo Rigen was arrested, he had heard General Yan mention it to me during the assassination. I guess these things have been mentioned later.
The information arrow shot outside the city and told him to know. Moreover, Zhong Jin later joined forces with him, so he must have mentioned it." He nodded slightly: "Not bad."
Al-And said: "Before I arrived in Datong, I had already found out the situation in the city. The general of Datong was a new party in the court. He was not familiar with the border situation and had never had any confrontation with our troops. He heard that 100,000 troops arrived, so he ordered to hold on.
Don't move lightly, without courage, you can seem to be a useless person. When the army arrived, I realized that there were more amazing people in the Central Plains in the city. Mr. Qin, the leader, was still the old commander of the new general. I want to come this time
The night attack must be your plan. You took a risk to remove the cannons on the city, load them out, and bomb the camp from the north. They surrounded the camp with archers and musketeers nearby. They bluffed and clamored, and sent two more.
The Branch Death Squad broke into my rear camp to set fire, driving the herds to be a surprise soldier. In this battle, the herds were first used, and then the fire. The herds were then poisonous smoke. They were used in sequence, with clear layers and extremely strict fighting, which made me mistakenly think it was.
A large number of reinforcements from the Ming army arrived, and almost wanted to leave the camp and flee. The so-called military movements were in a scheming way. You can use only a few thousand people to show such a momentum. It can be said that it is a skillful weapon in military strategists. I have led the army for many years and have never seen such an opponent.
I was convinced if I lost the battle.”
Qin Langchuan was full of energy when he heard his words, generous and loud, without any depressed look of a defeated general, and he couldn't help but secretly admire him.
He smiled faintly and said, "The Khan can stabilize his position when the entire army is in chaos, set up a small camp, gather troops and generals, reorganize the army, turn the tide when it is over, and support the building to fall. This determination is this
It's also beyond the reach of people."
Altan laughed, his beard floated: "Okay, okay! To be honest, I sent a letter of war. I would have known that you would have been able to see through it, and I expected that I would withdraw my troops. I was also trying to retreat as an advance, so I personally led the heavy troops to supervise the ambush.
I took this opportunity to fight the Ming army in a vast land. Unexpectedly, the Ming army was so fast that I lost the first move, which could be considered as a step-by-step move. If I lose, I lose. How much face can I save when I reorganize the camp?
Now I come to the city to bring shame on myself, for nothing else, but to see you, so that I can know what kind of person I am the one who defeated me!" He gave in to learn the Han etiquette at the moment: "Mr. Qin, Mr. Qin,
We are good at protecting our health. Next year, we will gather together again, re-arrange our soldiers, fight bravely and wits, and decide the male and female again!"
General Yan frowned slightly and said with a serious expression: "The kind-hearted people do not enjoy killing and fighting, and those who are good at fighting should be sentenced. Years of war, they will be exhausted and damaged. I am afraid that the Tatar people will not be allowed to recuperate. The Khan said he was attacking and robbing.
Because the tribute was not completed, he always put people's livelihood first. In his words, he could not hear any loving people. I would like to advise him: It is better to treat the people with sincerity than to be a ruthless teacher.
If you have a million strong soldiers, if you do unrighteous things, you will destroy your future. Khan should do it yourself. Don’t try to show off your own desires and force yourself to a desperate situation!”
"Hahahaha!" Altan laughed in a long voice: "The kindness is gone in troubled times, and the virtue is hidden in power. If your nonsense is useful, why not persuade your emperor?" A round of horse heads: "
My son is not worthy of discussion! Goodbye!"
The army retreated westward, and the Tartar soldiers looked back at the city from time to time, with hatred in their eyes.
Chapter completed!