The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Zhu Houzhao tied up his trousers and wanted to beat Liu Jin, but there were more important things at the moment.

Wearing a conspicuous red official robe in the battlefield, the Tatars all wanted to kill him for meritorious service, and there was only one personal guard left.

"Two generals, come here, I have an order to issue!"

No one had ever taught Zhu Houzhao how to identify military ranks based on Rongjia.

But he knew they were generals from the green feathers on their helmets, the shape of their necks, and the green flags on their sides.

The corps commander, sentry commander, and qian commander all carry flags for commanding the soldiers under their command.

But only for the generals, the flag is one foot six feet long and two feet eight inches square.

Huang Shiming turned around in confusion. He still didn't know who the person holding the imperial edict was: "What do you want to do?"

He was a member of the Yansui Yulin Guards Qianhu. He was transferred to the army by Yan Kesong and served as the general of the left wing camp.

"Come here quickly!"

Tian Yingzhen looked gloomy and led his troops here privately, putting the left-wing army in danger. He has not yet settled the score with this person.

But the imperial edict this man held was absolutely true.

"I have been leading troops on the border for eight years and have never seen such tactics. What do you want to do when you lead the left-wing army here?!"

Tian Yingzhen was a member of the Qianhu household in Datong Shanyin. He was brave and good at fighting. He was transferred to the army by Yan Kesong and served as the left-wing ranger general.

Except for the deputy commander-in-chief Chen Shou, the two of them are the supreme commanders of the left-wing army.

"I want to defeat Dayan Khan and leave behind a 50,000-strong Tatar army so that there will be no more wars in the northwest." Zhu Houzhao said seriously.

Of course, after returning to Beijing, I will also write a biography of Xiao Zhu Xiucai leading the army.

Will there be no more war in the northwest? Liu Jin was surprised for a moment.

The Tatars have an army of 50,000. Even if they are defeated, they can break out and escape. Killing 10,000 Tatars is a great blessing. Do you dare to say that you can kill 30,000?

Tian Yingzhen raised his voice: "It's a blessing to be able to break through. The mighty general should think about how to escape. The Tatars are about to surround the chariot and fort."

The car-fort formation was a Tatar caravan connected together, specifically used to resist the Ming army's bows and arrows. It had a similar effect to the horse face.

The chariot formation also serves as a moving city wall.

Once the chariot formation was surrounded, the cavalry could not rush out. They were trapped in the siege formation until they were shot to death by the Tatars.

Zhu Houzhao blinked: "I can really win."

Huang Shiming and Tian Yingzhen looked suspicious, obviously not believing Zhu Houzhao.

"Order all the cavalry on the left wing to dismount and replace their bows and arrows with long swords with long spears and shields to form a copper wall to prevent the Tatars from leaving."

The military situation was urgent and there was no time to talk nonsense, so Zhu Houzhao was concise and to the point.

Tian Yingzhen roared excitedly: "The top priority is to let the cavalry lead the left-wing infantry and rush out of the formation!"

The drums were beating loudly and the roars were constant, but Tian Yingzhen's roar could still be heard.

Huang Shiming was older than Tian Yingzhen and asked patiently: "How do you want to fight?"

"The left wing blocks the path of the Tatars. The remaining four troops divide the Tatar army and kill them in small groups."

Zhu Houzhao's tactics were very simple, including counter-encirclement and internal and external pincer attacks.

If the 50,000-strong Tatar army were compared to humans, the center who gave orders would be the head, the left and right wings would be the arms, and the cavalry would be the feet.

He led the left-wing army here and turned into a hard iron plate to block the Tatars' retreat.

The remaining four armies were divided into small armies to attack and encroach.

Just like knives, swords, spears and hammers, cutting a whole person into pieces.

Emperor Wen and Emperor Xuande Zhu Zhanji once used this method of warfare against the Tatars, killing more than 10,000 enemy heads.

"If the left-wing army is lost here, can you afford it?!" Tian Yingzhen didn't believe that a young boy under twenty could fight.

Zhu Houzhao raised the imperial edict and said happily: "I, the general, will bear it all by myself!"

Huang Shiming thought for a moment, then turned to look at the soldiers: "Send the order, dismount!"

The step drum suddenly sounded, and the green general's flag rotated once and nodded downwards.

Seeing the signal, the surrounding cavalry dismounted one after another.

Tian Yingzhen saw this and gritted his teeth: "Get off the horse!"

Conflicting opinions and fighting on their own will make the army distracted, so he can only agree.

The urgent task now is: notify the Chinese army camp, divide into small groups, and attack the Tatars.

Huang Shiming looked around and saw that the Tatars had surrounded them. Under such circumstances, Tangqi was unable to break through and convey the message to the Chinese army.

"How to send orders to the Chinese army camp?"

There are so many Tatars that even Butang cannot get out.

Zhu Houzhao looked at Liu Jin: "Liu Daban, do you still remember that you are the warrior of this palace?"

Liu Jin had a bad feeling: "Slave... of course I will remember it."

The Ming army and the Tatars faced each other with swords, blood flowed from the cloth armor, and the white horse turned into a red and white horse.

Dayan Khan was riding on his horse and saw such a battle: "This mighty general knows some tactics.

Taiji led a hundred cavalry into the battle and killed the mighty general. The Ming army naturally collapsed. "

Taiji is an official position among Tatars and is the royal family of the Tatars.

Alechu slapped the horse's buttocks and led a hundred-man cavalry to attack the shield array. The shield was not high enough for the horses to pass over.

I saw a man coming out from under the shield of the Ming army. Liu Jin swooped into the crowded Tatar crowd and looked around.

"His Highness said that where the yellow flag is is the Chinese army camp."

Looking up, there was only a big white flag a hundred meters away, but where the flag was, there was the commander.

Liu Jin raised his long sword and rushed forward. The Tatars turned a blind eye to this weak slave.

Yan Kesong was extremely anxious. He only walked fifteen steps in a quarter of an hour. The distance of only a hundred meters seemed like a gap between heaven and earth.

The soldiers were a little tired, and some of them fell down gradually.

Looking up, the blue flag was just a hundred meters away, surrounded by the Tatars.

"Lord Yan?!" Liu Jin was overjoyed: "Aren't you the chief of the three borders? Why are you also on the front line?"

After watching for a while, Yan Kesong recognized that it was the eunuch of the East Palace. He hadn't seen him for a long time, and he still looked bad.

"Your Highness... Where is the mighty general?"

"He ordered me to pass on the military order, asking you to divide the army into eighteen groups to wipe out the Tatars."

Liu Jin leaned close to Yan Kesong's ear and said a few more words.

Yan Kesong's face changed suddenly. The prince's military tactics were good. If he could save the prince, he could annihilate the 50,000 Tatar troops...

"Butang, go back to the central army camp and pass on my order. The army will be divided into 18 groups and attack separately!"

Eight black-armored Butangs ran quickly in the direction they came from.

Not long after, Zhang Yanyu received an urgent order from Yan Kesong.

Orders were issued to raise the yellow and black flags among the five colorless flags and mobilize the central army and the rear army.

The Tangqi rushed to pass the order. The lieutenant generals of each department, Hou Chengyuan, Xiao Hong, Kang Chongrang and others, each led 3,000 people to attack the Tatars.

The Ming army attacked, and the Tatars' formation was in chaos.

"Khan, the central army and the rear camp of the Ming army have moved!" The scout came to report.

Dayan Khan was very surprised. The central army was the main force of the Ming army. It seemed that the Ming Dynasty was going to take real action.

The goshawk hovered in the sky, watching a group of ants fighting on the ground, waiting to swoop down and eat meat.

The eighteen troops, like black sharp knives, stabbed into the Tatar army from all directions and cut it into several parts.

At this time, Mou Bin looked up at the blue flag in despair. Once he was trapped, no matter how strong his force was, he would be besieged to death by the Tatars.

After walking a dozen steps, there were only three Jinyiwei left.

This battle was a heavy casualty.

An hour later, is His Royal Highness still alive?

Zhu Houzhao stood in the army, and the soldiers around him guarded him.

Huang Shiming and Tian Yingzhen kept swinging their knives, and heads rolled everywhere like Cuju.

Suddenly, the pressure was greatly reduced, and the Tatars became thinner.

It should be the central army and the rear camp that were mobilized!

"I know that my warrior Liu Xiaoqiang is not comparable to ordinary people." Zhu Houzhao was complacent.

Huang Shiming could clearly see that the Tatars had become fewer.

If this battle is won...

At this time, the Tatar central army.

"Khan, Taiji Wuqier died in battle!"

Batu Mengke covered his chest, as if he was struck by thunder, and tears welled up in his eyes.

Wuqier was his sixth son, the leader of the Duolun Tumed tribe.

The guards handed Han Qier's body to Dayan Khan.

Soon, a black horse carrying people came, and the guards dismounted and said hurriedly:

"Khan, Lieutenant General Guan Hucihe, died in battle!"

"Khan, Lieutenant General Guan Tiegeshi, died in battle!"

The body fell to the ground, just like hitting everyone's heart, and morale was low.

The Tatars who lost their generals were leaderless and were massacred by the Ming army.

The defeat was like a landslide, and bad news came one after another.

"The Ming army was found two miles southeast, rushing towards here, with 20,000 people." The scout turned over and dismounted, kneeling to report.

Grand Master Bamudan panicked: "Khan, it's time to withdraw the troops. It took the Ming army eleven years to take back Hetao. Why should the Khan be in a hurry?

If you don't withdraw the troops, it will be Wala who will attack Tatar tomorrow!"

Wala dominated the northwest and always wanted to annex Tatar. It had an army of 80,000.

Although the Ming Dynasty built the Great Wall.

But the northwest is severely eroded by wind and sand. Even a slightly exposed stone will eventually turn into loess, not to mention the towering city walls. What's there to be afraid of?

Dayan Khan was filled with hatred and stared at Zhu Houzhao: "You dare to tell me your name?!"

Zhu Houzhao cleared his throat: "I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houzhao!"

Batu Mengke's face was stiff, and he didn't come back to his senses for a moment. He was more shocked than hearing the news of his son's death.

It turned out to be the prince of the Ming Dynasty? !

Huang Shiming was shocked and his chin almost dropped to the ground.

Tian Yingzhen looked as if he had eaten a live fly, his face was pale, he stood there, he couldn't believe his ears.

This guy who boasted so much, was actually the prince?

Ta! Ta! Ta!

The ground shook, and a cloud of dust rose in the southeast direction.

It was the Ming reinforcements!

Batu Mengke no longer hesitated, the horn sounded, and the Tatars fled into the depths of the grassland like a tide.

Yan Kesong and Mou Bin rode their horses towards the blue flag, rushed to Zhu Houzhao, and saw that he was still alive, and they were slightly relieved.

Yang Yiqing rushed over, looking around in panic, as if looking for something.

After a while, everyone glared at Zhu Houzhao, and their anger was overwhelming. The Ming Dynasty was almost ruined!

Zhu Houzhao was afraid: "I was wrong, I will never dare to do it again next time."

Are you thinking about next time? !

Huang Shiming, Tian Yingzhen and others also looked unhappy.

The prince is dead, and they might be beheaded by the civil officials. Just thinking about it makes me scared.

Fortunately, our ancestors bless us!

"I heard that Master Yang returned to Beijing for help, and there were no good generals in Beijing. I wanted to share my father's worries, so I left the palace."

Yang Yiqing was a little relieved.

"I will tell my father that I will not implicate the masters." Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up and he stretched out his hands: "Commander, tie me up and take me back to claim the credit, just as my reward to Commander Mou."

Dare I tie you up?

Mou Bin stared, turned his head away in anger, and just wanted to have a good sleep.

"Your Majesty is furious, Your Highness, take care of yourself!"

Want to please me and speak for you? What are you thinking!

Yan Kesong then remembered that he had won a victory and hurriedly sent each unit to count the losses.

At night, a bonfire was lit in the central army tent.

Yan Kesong ordered people to slaughter sheep for entertainment, but everyone was only concerned about military merits.

At the time of Xu, Huang Shiming walked back to the tent with a smile on his face and reported:

"General, we have killed 36,000 Tatar heads!"

In the tent, the atmosphere suddenly became quiet, and Yan Kesong was so excited that he didn't know what to say.

Yang Yiqing was shocked and didn't react.

Huang Shiming looked up and continued: "We have captured nine enemy heads and 400 horses, camels, cattle and sheep!"

It was too shocking.

"General, among the nine generals, there are Tatar Taiji, Alechu and Wuzier!"

The two were the sons of Dayan Khan, and even the son of Dayan Khan was killed!

Yan Kesong asked, "What are our casualties?"

"Eight thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight dead and wounded, two thousand horses dead and wounded, and 80% of firearms consumed."

Fortunately, the casualties were much smaller than those of the Tatars.

Yang Yiqing stroked his beard and said excitedly, "Great victory! Great achievement for Anding Bo! How will His Majesty react to such good news? Quick, order someone to report back to the capital!"

Mou Bin nodded, "After the battle of Helan Mountain, the court has never killed so many Tatars again. Lord Yan should be credited with the first merit!"

Yan Kesong's old face flushed, and he said ashamedly, "Commander, you are too kind. In fact, the prince commanded this battle in the name of the mighty general."

Yang Yiqing and Mou Bin widened their eyes. The prince was only...

But they soon sighed and looked worried.

How could the emperor lead the army in person? Yingzong is the best example.

If the prince died on the battlefield, it would be the heaviest loss for the Ming Dynasty!

How can the prince inherit the throne in the future if he is so naughty?

Yan Kesong raised his head slightly and said with concern: "Commander Mou, how is my son Chengjin in the capital?"

Jinyiwei monitored Yan's house and knew everything.

"Don't worry, Earl Anding, but Lord Li still hasn't agreed to the marriage."

Zhu Houzhao tore off a piece of lamb leg: "The lamb in this frontier is really delicious. Next time, I will bring Lao Gao with me."

The atmosphere in the big tent froze.

Yang Yiqing coughed dryly a few times: "I will leave for Beijing tomorrow. Your Highness should think about how to face His Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao blinked and quickly walked to Yan Kesong's ear: "Master Yan, I want to borrow something from you."

This chapter has been completely revised. As for the reason for the revision, I will talk about it in the next chapter.