In the evening, the setting sun was shining and gunpowder smoke filled the air. At this moment, there were only ownerless horses, neighing and screaming beside their owners.
Soldiers with broken guns and red embroidered flags burning with black smoke can be seen everywhere on the battlefield.
Jiang Zining, the commander-in-chief of Datong, his son Jiang Fan, and the generals of the Han army who had originally led the troops, had already pursued Jierhalang's troops under Jia Heng's orders.
At this moment, Jiang Zining was completely convinced. In the first battle, the Jurchens had been defeated countless times. This was something that had never happened before.
In fact, in the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Han cavalry was still able to defeat the grassland tribes, and it was only in the past twenty years that their combat effectiveness declined.
Jia Heng ordered the generals to pursue Ji'erharang's blue-flag troops and horses, and then, under the guards of Jinyi Mansion and Chen Xiao's retinue, they drove their horses forward, looked at Pang Shili who was holding the head in his hand, looked at him with a little admiration, and said: "General Pang."
At this moment, Pang Shili looked excited. He had just held a sword in Wu Dahai and was covered in blood. However, he felt the blood in his body rushing like a river. He said in a deep voice: "General, the Tatar general's head is here!"
In the Battle of the Central Plains, Pang Shili did not make any contributions. He waited until the Haimen Victory and Chongmingsha Victory before he made some contributions along with Jia Heng.
Jia Heng nodded, looking at Master Pang's arm that was bleeding with red blood, and said: "General Pang's injuries will be bandaged first, gather the troops and horses, and we will march tomorrow."
Because Pang Shili had already fought against the cavalry led by the Jurchens, and after a fight, his soldiers were exhausted and exhausted. Therefore, Jia Heng did not let Pang Shili lead the troops to pursue the remnants of Jierhalang.
The surrounding Han military camps were surrounded by Han troops, watching closely with swords and guns in hand, and escorting them towards the east.
Han general Liu Zhiyuan lowered his head tightly at this moment. The smell of blood around him was pungent, but he was extremely worried in his heart.
Originally he did not want to surrender, but Prince Zheng led the troops and left first. Facing the densely packed Han army, there was no need for his troops to resist.
On the other side, Jia Heng's eyes swept across the battlefield at this moment, and his eyes were slightly dazed for a moment.
At present, this is a great victory since the Longzhi period. For the invincible Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty, it is almost a defeat that has not been seen in twenty years.
This battle annihilated nearly 4,000 pure Jurchen bannermen. If it was enough to make a military general a marquis for his merits, of course he is now a first-class marquis.
Because the Han army in the past had shown itself to be stretched, the two armies suddenly attacked each other, which seemed to be a fruitful battle, which is rare to see.
But no matter what, if it spread to the entire Han Dynasty, in the eyes of the courtiers, it would undoubtedly be a brilliant victory.
At this moment, the morale of the entire Han army was greatly boosted. Although the Jurchens were fierce, they were still raised by their mothers and fathers. They would still flee under the strangulation of the Han army.
This is disenchantment!
This was indeed the case. For Jiang Zixing, who had already gone to pursue the remnants of Jilharang, he was even more excited. He led the five or six thousand elite cavalry sent by Datong and the two thousand cavalry from the Beijing camp to pursue Jilha. Lang.
Chen Xiao was on the horse next to Jia Heng, looking at the Jurchen bannerman lying on the corpse, his clear eyes gradually filled with joy under his beautiful eyebrows.
He immediately turned his gaze to Jia Heng, looking at the young man's stern face, thinking about it in his mind.
After this battle, the morale of the Han army was greatly boosted and they overcame their fear of the Jurchen cavalry, making future battles easier to fight.
While Jia Heng sent troops and horses to gather the wounded soldiers and clean the battlefield, he also sent people to leave the fighting place to set up camp and bury pots to make rice.
In the camp, the lights are bright, soldiers and cavalry are going back and forth to protect them, the sky is sparse with moon and stars, and as far as the eye can see, it is vast and vast.
Jia Heng and Chen Xiao sat at the table, eating food, and the casualty count of the soldiers in each unit was gradually compiled. In this battle, not only were more than 3,700 Jurchen Xianglan Banners annihilated, but they also captured 3,000 Han Army Zhenghuang Banners. Multiple people.
But it was the Jurchen cavalry who resisted desperately again. Of course, they also caused heavy casualties to the Han army. Although they defeated the Han army with more, the exchange ratio was still close to one to one.
The Han army also suffered between 3,000 and 4,000 casualties. Of course, some wounded soldiers could return to the army after treatment, but the actual battle losses were between 1,000 and 2,000.
"The Eight Banners of the Jurchen headquarters don't have many people. Nearly four thousand people died in this battle. The Xianglan Banner was almost crippled. It can be considered a great victory." Chen Xiao sat down, his eyes reflected the handsome figure of the young man, and whispered. said.
Jia Heng put down his chopsticks, looked calm, and whispered: "It's not a big victory, just a small victory, well, it's barely a victory. I'll write a memorial later to report the victory to the court."
The small meaning is a bit crazy, but it is considered medium meaning.
In fact, he could imagine the uneasy mood of the emperor of Shenjing. This time, the army of the entire country was fighting against the Jurchens, and he was under the pressure of making decisions against all opinions.
Always pay attention to the battle situation on the front line. If you hear that the front line has won an initial victory, it will strengthen your confidence in fighting the Jurchen country.
By the way, it can also calm the negative impact of the previous killing of Taiyuan's general soldiers and Xuanfu's general soldiers.
He was good at killing generals, and Weifu was accused of using it for his own use. Rayleigh was popular, decisive and capable.
In fact, once the victory is achieved, it must be shared with the emperor and courtiers in time. Otherwise, once this time is missed, the effect will be lost.
Chen Xiao pursed her pink lips and said softly: "However, after this battle, Huang Taiji also knows that the combat power of the Han cavalry cannot be underestimated."
Jia Heng's eyes were deep and he said: "Not necessarily. We have an army of 40,000. The Donglu suddenly fought and the defeat was justified. In order to stabilize people's hearts, the Jurchens will also find reasons for their defeat."
In fact, judging from the battle between the army and the horse just now, it can be seen that the cavalry army, which devoted all its strength to the whole country, did win a victory by relying on its superior strength and underestimating the enemy on the Jurchen side.
In many places, the Han cavalry was also repeatedly penetrated by the Jurchen cavalry, and the line was in chaos. If it were not for the large number of soldiers, and because he, the commander-in-chief, personally led the troops to charge.
If the two sides really show their horses and horses and fight again, the Han army may not be able to win as easily as before if there are more soldiers.
There are indeed some sayings that the Jurchens are invincible if they are less than ten thousand. The main reason is that the elite Jurchens have a strong will to fight and resist.
A force of 10,000 tigers and wolves who are not afraid of death can be defeated by a force of 100,000 if used properly in the hands of powerful generals like Xiang Yu and Sun Ce.
There are too many such battles throughout history.
For some generals with mediocre talents, the more troops they lead, it will be a disaster.
Jia Heng turned to look at Chen Xiao, gently took the girl's hand and said, "Now take a rest for the night and go see E Zhe early tomorrow morning."
Chen Xiaoyu's cheeks flushed slightly, her eyes filled with anger, and she scolded: "In the military camp, you should be more dignified."
"What's wrong with holding my wife's hand? Besides, there are no outsiders here." Jia Heng said in a low voice.
Chen Xiao: "..."
Who is your daughter-in-law? Has she agreed to marry him?
"Don't talk nonsense." Chen Xiao gently broke away from Jia Heng's hand and said angrily.
Jia Heng said warmly: "I thought that when I get to Beijing, the Holy Emperor will ask about it. What will you say then?"
With Xiaoxiao by his side, the emperor will definitely notice him over time, and he may not be suspicious if he finds out that she is his niece.
"It's better to say that the two of us have made a lifelong commitment." Jia Heng held Chen Xiao's slender body again and whispered.
Chen Xiao snorted coldly and said in a quiet voice: "That person's biological daughter and niece are all spoiled by you, and now there is an additional...niece, so you have to spoil her by the women of the old Chen family."
Jia Heng said: "How can this be said to be a disaster? It can only be said that your old Chen family has the same vision and reaches the same goal through different paths."
Chen Xiao: "..."
Jia Heng said, looking at the girl, getting so close to her beautiful cheek, and suddenly kissed her.
Chen Xiao's pure and beautiful cheeks were as red as a blush. She was clearly made sweet by the sudden favor. She lowered her head, reached out and pinched Jia Heng's hand gently, and said angrily: "No matter what the occasion, Nonsense.”
"I have been so busy during this period, and the skin on my face is not very delicate anymore." Jia Heng said with a chuckle.
Chen Xiao: "..."
If she's not delicate, then don't kiss her next time, and you'll start to dislike her now.
Jia Heng looked at the cute and angry girl, gently pulled her slender cat, and whispered: "Xiaoxiao."
In fact, I was a little happy when I first won the Jurchen Manchu cavalry.
Chen Xiao was about to speak when suddenly, the voice of Jinyi Mansion Guard Li Shu came from outside, saying: "General, Jia Youyi has returned."
Jia Fang led the soldiers and horses to pursue Jierhalang. After pursuing until this moment, he finally returned with the escort soldiers and horses.
Jia Heng said: "Let him come in."
He stood up and left the table, sat down on the chair next to the handsome desk.
After a while, Jia Fang entered the military tent, cupped his fists and said, "General."
Jia Heng looked closely at the young general and asked, "Jia Fang, how is the situation?"
"Back to the general, Najir Harang led his troops and fled towards the east. After leaving behind 600 horsemen, they were wiped out by our army, but they lost their traces. Our army did not dare to pursue them and returned." Jia Fang said. He looked at him with a look of annoyance on his face and said, "It's a pity that we couldn't capture the captive king, Jirha Hammer."
Jierhalang had no choice. If the Han army's cavalry chased them all the way, they would only lose more, leaving only broken troops and horses behind.
Jia Heng smiled and said comfortingly: "That's all for now. Such a victory can be considered a great achievement. You can lead the troops down to rest first."
Jia Fang agreed, then said goodbye and left.
Chen Xiao said: "Jia Fang can be cultivated in the future."
Jia Heng looked at the girl aside, smiled and nodded.
After a while, the personal guard reported that Jiang Zining and his son Jiang Fan and other generals from Datong Town had returned, with unhappy expressions on their faces.
Jia Heng whispered: "General Jiang?"
Jiang Zining said with shame: "The Jurchen soldiers and horses suddenly rushed in. Although they annihilated four hundred enemy cavalry, our troops also suffered a lot of losses, injuring eight or nine hundred people. Please forgive me, General."
It's embarrassing. I just met Jia Fang. He led 3,000 troops to pursue the enemy and annihilated 600 of them. But he pursued with 6,000 cavalry and only achieved this result.
After hearing this, Jia Heng was silent for a moment and said with relief: "General Jiang, there is no need to blame himself. The Datong soldiers have been sparse for a long time, so the results of this battle are already considerable."
Jiang Zining sighed after hearing this.
Jia Heng said: "General Jiang, go and have a rest first. We will have an alliance with Ezhe tomorrow."
So far, the Jurchen Xianglan Banner had 7,500 troops and almost lost 4,500 people. Jierhalang took the defeated 3,000 remaining soldiers to see Huang Taiji.
For the Jurchens, it was indeed a big defeat.
The core elite of the Jurchens have always been the Eight Banners. In fact, if you think about it, the core elite of 50,000 or 60,000 is already a large number. Now, more than 4,000 have been injured, and nearly one-tenth of the troops and horses have been damaged. .
I think that after Ezhe received the news, he should have confidence in the strength of the big man.
Jiang Zining cupped his hands and said, "Yes, General."
At this moment, both his attitude and his voice were obviously a bit more respectful than when he was in Datong.
After the generals dispersed, Chen Xiao said softly: "The Han generals who surrendered to the Jurchens are also captured now. What do you plan to do with them?"
Jia Heng pondered and said: "There is no time to care now. Let's take these Jurchen prisoners to Datong City first and deal with them after they return to the army."
Chen Xiao nodded and said in a clear voice: "That's fine."
But on the other side, Jierhalang, Prince Zheng of the Qing Army, led the elite troops of the Xilan Banner and galloped towards the northeast.
It was not until Haishi that the people and horses were exhausted, and the speed of the fleeing cavalry slowly slowed down.
Prince Zheng Jierharang, with a pale face without any bloodshot eyes, stopped his horse, took the water bag, and said feebly: "Count the number of people."
After a while, the accompanying retinue counted out the participating troops and horses, and found that there were only 2,863 horsemen, which was slightly more than the number of casualties obtained by Jia Heng.
Because along the way, there are still many missing soldiers and horses, still fleeing towards the boundless grassland.
When Jierhalang heard this, he almost felt as if he had been struck by thunder. His body swayed, and he felt as if the sky was falling and the earth was falling.
There are only more than 2,000 soldiers left in one banner. This is really a heavy loss, and the muscles and bones are broken...
"Your Majesty, my men are all tired. Let's take a rest." At this time, a staff leader was out of breath and said urgently: "The humans can bear it, but the horses can't bear it either."
Jirhalang waved his hand, and a hoarse, rough voice sounded: "Everyone dismount and rest."
Then, as the soldiers shouted to dismount and rest, the soldiers and horses with blue flags almost fell off their horses and fell on the grass, gasping for air.
In fact, it is not that the Jurchens have not thought about charging back, but at the end of the day, they cannot penetrate Lu Tao.
At this moment, Jierhalang looked at the soldiers of his banner around him through the bright moonlight in the sky. They were all wounded and had lost their helmets and armor. He couldn't help but feel sad and sighed: "I missed my daughter who is such a good man!"
As he spoke, he pulled out a sword from his waist and placed it across his neck. He raised his head, tears streaming down his face, and said loudly: "Brother, my brother is incompetent and has lost his troops. I can only die to apologize." ”
As he spoke, he wanted to kill himself, but before he could take action, his own bodyguards grabbed Jilhalang's arm tightly and said urgently: "My lord, no!"
The generals tried to persuade each other, took Jierhalang's arm, and said: "Even though the prince feels very sorry for himself, he still has to see the emperor before we speak. How can the prince explain to the emperor that our troops have not returned yet?"
When Jierhalang heard this, his expression changed, he let out a long sigh, and dropped the sword in his hand. His face was slumped, and his limbs were cold.
He didn't know how to face the emperor's brother. Most of Xianglan Banner was disabled in one battle. This had not happened for more than ten years. In his hands, all the soldiers and horses were lost.
The next day, the sky was bright and the golden morning light shone over the entire grassland. The lush grassland stretched as far as the eye could see, with no end in sight.
Jininghaizi
At this moment, Ezhe sat down slumped on a large tiger-skin chair in the military tent. His temples and chin were unshaven, his face was extremely haggard, and his eyes were densely covered with bloodshot eyes.
"Khan, the Jurchens are coming with force. They will reach here in two or three days. It is not advisable to stay here for a long time." At this time, Ulji whispered.
Previously, Ezhe mobilized the young men of his tribe and managed to collect between 50,000 and 60,000 soldiers and horses, and sent out an elite force of 10,000 cavalry, but Azige was defeated.
Ulji said worriedly: "Big Han, it is better to move closer to Datong Town. The Han army is not saying that it will respond."
Ezhe looked worried and said in a low voice: "We don't know who Yongninghou is. If we rush to Datong, we are afraid that the Han army will annex the tribe and become a servant."
In the pre-Ming Dynasty, there were servant armies such as Duoyan Sanwei, and even earlier there were Huns. Ezhe was deeply influenced by Han culture and was familiar with these allusions from Qing history.
As long as there is a slight possibility, the Golden Family is not willing to lead the Mongolian tribe to rely on others. This is the case for the Jurchens and the Han family.
Even though they formed an alliance with the Han Dynasty, they could still maintain a certain degree of independence under the pressure of powerful Jurchen enemies.
Ezhe asked: "Has the envoy sent to Datong gone?"
Ulji said in a loud voice: "Great Khan, we have already sent our generals there this morning."
Ezhe sighed and looked sad.
At this moment, the voice of Ezhe's son Agula came from outside. It was deep and somewhat rich, accompanied by several sounds as clear as silver bells.
"Father Khan." Ezhe's son Agula, wearing a black iron armor, strode into the military tent, followed by his sister Yaruo.
Yaruo is wearing a lotus white warrior uniform, dressed as a warrior, with green hair combed into several braids, a slightly plateau red face, rosy and shiny, and bright eyes that are as agile and energetic as a clear spring, with a bit of anxiety. color.
Ezhe frowned, looked slightly startled, and asked: "If you are not resting in the camp, what are you doing here?"
Agula looked worried and asked: "Father, Uncle Daiqin said that the Jurchens defeated Uncle Bater's soldiers."
E Zhe was irritable at the moment. Hearing this, his brows furrowed. He was about to get angry when his daughter Yaruo grabbed his arm.
The clear and clear sound is like the tinkling of mountain springs, sweet and clear, soothing the irritable mind, "Father, why do you reprimand my brother?"
Ezhe turned to look at his daughter, feigning anger and said: "It's so good, why are you causing trouble?"
"Father, my mother said that if we lose, I will marry the Jurchen prince Beile." Yaruo raised her face and said in a clear voice: "How about I go and get married, and let the Jurchens withdraw their troops."
In fact, if the history of parallel time and space is followed, not only Yaruo, but even Ezhe's mother will be arranged to marry other prince Baylor.
Seeing the determination on his daughter's childish face, Ezhe smiled bitterly and said, "The Jurchens want to annex our tribe and shed their blood for their great cause of moving south. Even if you go to Shengjing, They will not give up and make Father Khan surrender.”
"Then ask the Han army for help. Aren't they going to send troops for rescue?" Yaruo said in a clear voice.
"We have sent people to ask for help from the Han army, but we haven't seen the soldiers coming yet. The Han army... is actually no match for the Jurchens." Ezhe sighed and said.
While the father and daughter were talking, a Mongolian guard said loudly: "Great Khan, the Han envoy is here, and he said that the Han cavalry will be here soon."
When E Zhe heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then he was overjoyed. He stared at the Mongolian guard and asked, "Didn't the Han army set out yesterday? Why did they arrive today?"
He didn't want to go to Datong, but if the Han army came with cavalry to help, then things would turn around.
The Mongolian man shook his head and said: "They said they encountered the Jurchen cavalry and had a fight."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the sweat tent was shocked and looked at each other.
Ezhe quickly asked: "How is the battle going? Are there any losses?"
Especially if he came here after a defeat, were there any Jurchen cavalry chasing after him?
The Mongolian man said: "The big Khan, even the little ones don't know."
Ezhe sighed and said: "Uleji, I'm afraid that this time we will have a defeated army. If the Jurchens cut off the road to the south, we will have no choice but to go to Qinghai in the west."
Ulji looked solemn at this time and whispered: "Khan, let's go take a look first."
At this moment, Ezhe nodded. Accompanied by the general and Ulji, he came outside the sweat tent and saw that the envoy was a young colonel. He got off his horse and, led by the Mongolian soldiers, clasped his fists and said: "But Ezhe Khan is in front of you, and my general is right behind!"
When E Zhe heard this, he was surprised and said: "Hou Yongning came here in person?"
There was also a strange color on Ulji's old face.
And Yaruo looked at his brother Agula beside him, with curiosity in his smart eyes.
The young general said in a clear voice: "The general is already at the rear."
Ezhe asked hurriedly: "I heard that the Han army encountered the Jurchen brigade. Are there any casualties among the Han army?"
"Yesterday, our army hurriedly encountered Jierhalang who led the Jurchen Xianglan Banner and the Han Eighth Banner Zhenghuang Banner. We defeated most of them, annihilated more than 4,000 cavalry, beheaded a Jurchen capital commander, and captured soldiers from the Han Army's Zhenghuang Banner. More than three thousand people." The young general was in high spirits and his voice was clear and resonant.
Ezhe: "..."
No, what's going on?
There was already a stormy sea in the heart lake. There were less than ten thousand Jurchens and they were invincible. More than four thousand Jurchen cavalry were annihilated.
Ya Ruo had big eyes with fluttering eyelashes and curved eyelashes, and she was equally surprised in her heart.
(End of chapter)
