After determining the specific location and marching route of the enemy's main force, Zhu Youxiao quickly began deployment arrangements.
All 30,000 cavalry were scattered out, with Li Wensheng leading 7,000 cavalry, Cao Wenzhao leading 5,000 cavalry, Fierce as a Tiger and Hu Dawei each leading 5,000 cavalry, outflanking them from four directions.
Then, each of the six noble men will lead a thousand cavalry to occupy all the enemy's retreat routes and important roads.
Although these six nobles have only studied military affairs for a few months and still need to improve in many aspects, this is a must-win battle.
It is also a good thing to let them go to the battlefield early to accumulate experience. After all, as the new representatives of the nobles, it is also a good thing for him to appear earlier.
But war is no joke. Zhu Youxiao is still a little worried about their abilities.
Therefore, each of them sent an assisting general to serve as their deputy, who was actually the real leading general. Everyone knew this, and those six noble sons were just gilded in name.
These cavalrymen spent a lot of money, food, resources, and time to train, so they couldn't let them bully them.
Zhu Youxiao decided to keep the last two thousand cavalry with me. Once an encirclement is formed, the cavalry will still be needed to launch a counterattack.
As for the 20,000 troops and horses from the Huben Camp and the Shenji Camp, Zhu Youxiao allocated 5,000 from each and escorted his chariot forward according to the plan.
But this time we did not go to Datong, but faced the enemy head-on.
All of this must appear natural and cannot be detected by the other party, otherwise his idea of total annihilation may be just a fantasy.
Then he sent another edict to Man Gui, ordering him to lead his elite cavalry out of Xuan Mansion immediately.
Kill the Mongolian tribes on the grassland that have returned and rebelled.
Zhu Youxiao knew very well that the spring breeze brought new life. Since he wanted to take action, he had to be quick, accurate and ruthless, so as not to leave them any chance of counterattack in the future.
He will not be as merciful as Emperor Xianzong.
Therefore, the edict clearly stated that all women, old and young, were to be killed.
Although Mangui is a Mongolian, his family has lived in the Ming Dynasty for generations, and his relationship with various Mongolian tribes is not good. I believe he can still do this.
As time progressed, things developed exactly as Zhu Youxiao expected.
The main Mongolian force did not change its route. At this time, the distance between the two sides was no more than twenty miles, one to the west and the other to the east. The Ming army was ready to form defensive formations at any time, waiting for the Mongols to attack.
Although the Mongols who had entered the Ming Dynasty's territory for hundreds of miles encountered no resistance, Yang Hong invited them in.
However, basic defenses were still in place. Tan Qi soon discovered the emperor's chariot wearing a guard of honor and being escorted by tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.
"I didn't expect to meet the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty here. It was really beyond Bentaiji's expectation."
"It seems that Yang Hong did not deceive us. It seems that he really wants to rebel."
"Perhaps there is some truth in what Yang Hong said. This is not only his opportunity, but also our opportunity, if we can capture the emperor of the Ming Dynasty."
"Then the inexhaustible wealth and inexhaustible food supplies of the Ming Dynasty belong to us, right?"
"Our people will not die on the grassland due to hunger and cold."
"If we can cause chaos in the north of the Ming Dynasty, then we can call on all the Mongolian tribes to march south and maybe have a chance to break through Dadu and recover the Yuan Dynasty."
Taiji from the Urad Department analyzed and said.
He is a descendant of Dayan Khan and belongs to a branch of the Golden Family, so he also has certain ambitions.
This is also the reason why Lin Dan Khan could not completely control the Mongolian tribes.
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Although you are the main orthodox branch, your ability and strength are not good enough, so why do everyone still listen to your orders?
And looking at the meaning of his words, it is obvious that he does not trust Yang Hong, even though their relationship is not bad and they have many profitable business transactions.
But they naturally still have reservations about such a big thing.
But another Mongolian leader poured cold water on him on the spot, and he said with a look of disdain:
"Andai, it's okay for you to daydream, but you still say it in front of so many people. Warriors have heard this sentence of "restoring the Great Yuan" for more than two hundred years."
"If you have such thoughts, you might as well think carefully about where to take your people to graze."
Andai also realized how outrageous what he said was, so he was speechless.
"Then shall we fight or not? The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is guarded by tens of thousands of soldiers and horses."
"We only have more than 20,000 cavalry. If we go head-to-head, the chances of winning are really slim. The combat effectiveness of the emperor's personal army is obvious to all."
"When a war breaks out, it's like a hungry beast coming out of its cage, unstoppable."
On the issue of whether to fight or not to fight, the leaders of the five tribes and Taiji began to have heated discussions and quarrels.
Some people think that this is a way of seeking death.
They had already looted a lot of food and supplies in the Ming Dynasty. There was no need to take this risk. They should just stop it when they were ready.
And some people think it can be fought. After all, such a good opportunity only comes once in a hundred years.
They believe that this is an opportunity given to them by the Immortal God, and they must seize it well.
The leader of the Naiman tribe cursed angrily:
"Your courage has been snatched away by the eagle, and you are not worthy of being a warrior of the Great Mongolia."
In the end, before they could launch an attack, the forward battalion troops of the Ming Army could not help but attack them.
In this case, there was no choice, and several leaders immediately decided to fight.
Most of the Ming army were infantry, and they were all cavalry. Even if they couldn't defeat them, they could retreat at any time. The Ming army had nothing to do with them.
"Warriors, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is in the front formation. The Immortal God will grant unlimited power to the brave warriors."
"Drive the horses under your crotches, wave the sabers in your hands, and spur these Ming troops to your heart's content. Kill them all and capture the emperor of the Ming Dynasty."
It has to be said that the Mongols were quite enthusiastic in their pre-war mobilization, but passion is passion, and this war cannot be won by just saying a few words.
The Mongols also knew that the Ming army on the opposite side was not a good person, so they did not launch an attack rashly.
They just sent a few thousand-man troops to launch a tentative attack, hoping to find the flaws of the Ming army and then assemble superior forces to break it.
The leader of the Ming army's vanguard camp was Mao Yuanyi, the guerrilla general of the Shenji camp.
He has a deep understanding of formations and military strategies, and is also very good at using various firearms of the Ming army.
He led these three thousand troops and relied on the advantage of firearms to defeat the Mongols.
"General Mao, your majesty said, don't hit him too hard, otherwise these Tartars won't take the bait."
Seeing the heavy casualties of the Mongolians, the Jin Yiwei of the law enforcement team couldn't stand it anymore and quickly reminded them.
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