"How many people are there?" the leader of Wala asked anxiously.
"Probably, about five thousand people." The sentry knight replied.
After hearing the answer, the leader's originally nervous look softened.
Generally speaking, unless it was the time when the founding army was at its strongest, facing the cavalry on the grasslands, the Central Plains cavalry would need at least several times the strength to defeat them.
For the more than three thousand Wala army, five thousand cavalry is really nothing.
He turned around and faced the tribe soldiers and laughed loudly:
"Warriors of Wala! The Ming army's pursuers have arrived!"
"But there are only five thousand people!"
"A mere five thousand people want to defeat our Wala warriors!"
Hearing his words, a burst of laughter broke out among the cavalry in Wala.
"Let's go, show them some color!"
When Yan Yan led the cavalry of the Ming Army to arrive, what they saw was the Oara army waiting for them.
They formed a formation and looked relaxed, as if they were not worried about the arrival of this Ming army at all.
This scene made the soldiers of the Ming army extremely angry. They dared to be so unscrupulous in the face of the Ming army within the territory of the imperial court. This was because they did not take them seriously!
Anger also ignited in Yan Yan's heart.
Although he was already a little old, the passion in his heart had never faded. Faced with Wala's provocation, he whipped out the sword from his waist and shouted loudly:
"Brothers, Wala killed our relatives, plundered our wealth, burned our homes, and now, he despises us like this."
"How can I, a good man like you, tolerate this?"
"The blood debts of countless villages and towns must be repaid with blood. Today, we will collect an interest first!"
"charge!"
The Ming army galloped their horses and whips, and the Wala army also moved. The two torrents of iron and blood were getting closer and closer!
The tribe leader's judgment was actually not wrong. The combat effectiveness of the Ming army today has indeed declined seriously. Those elite veterans who were once brave have aged. At this time, the Ming army has been replaced by new generations. Those who have actually gone to the battlefield have never experienced it. A new recruit for war.
If they were to face the Oara army, which had grown up on horseback and had just completed its unification, they would indeed be no match.
But he forgot that there was a special team in the Ming army.
Three thousand battalions! This force is composed of the most elite warriors provided by the Tatars in Jidu Prefecture. Many of them have participated in the battle against the plunder of the Oara. They have rich combat experience and have a combat effectiveness that even exceeds the Oara army.
The Ming army may have a slightly lower combat effectiveness, but along the way, they saw all kinds of tragic situations, and their hearts were full of anger. Now they were completely provoked by these stern words!
Pity the soldiers, we will win!
Three thousand Tatar cavalry were in the vanguard, followed by more than two thousand Ming troops, and launched a fierce attack!
The Wala Army had no idea that the Ming Army's combat effectiveness was so powerful. Even the border troops they had fought against were not so fearless!
The soldiers at the forefront had superb horse-control skills. With a single stroke of their sabers, heads fell to the ground.
Unprepared, the Ora army fell into a disadvantage, and as the fighting time passed, more and more Ora soldiers fell to the ground. They had been completely suppressed!
Even though many soldiers of the Ming army fell from their horses, they seemed not to have seen it, and they still shouted for a fierce battle without any intention of retreating. They were completely different from the Ming army who usually were timid when there were a lot of casualties!
The Wala soldiers began to feel frightened. They were only here to steal money, not to fight for their lives!
Now the other party came with the idea of exchanging one for one! Gold and silver are still dangling in their pockets, and they are reluctant to die.
Finally some of the soldiers from Wala turned around and tried to escape. And this run completely cost Oalajun the chance to make a comeback.
One run led to a group of people. In the end, the Wala soldiers lost the will to fight and turned around and ran away. The entire tribe collapsed. Even the leader took the lead in running away, and the Ming army took advantage of the momentum and began to chase them!
There were shouts of killing everywhere, and the Wala army abandoned their helmets and armor, and fled in confusion in front of the Ming army they looked down upon. Their faces had lost their arrogance, and there was only endless fear on their faces.
Of the three thousand watt troops, only more than two hundred people managed to escape in the end, and the rest were either killed or captured!
More than 400 Wala soldiers were captured, with knives held at their necks.
At this time, how can they still have the aloofness they once had when they were killing people wantonly? They were lying on the ground humbly, mumbling in unintelligible words. Judging from their tearful expressions, they were begging for mercy.
There were a few people who could speak Chinese, and they stuttered and shouted words such as "spare my life" and "willing to serve the Ming Emperor".
The snot and tears mixed together and fell to the ground, looking particularly pitiful.
However, Yan Yan ignored them. He just smiled coldly and lightly swung the riding crop across his neck.
The soldiers understood.
He turned his back, and screams came one after another behind him.
…
The escaped Wala soldiers came to Wala's headquarters on Pegasus, and the leader reported the situation to Ye Xian with tears in his eyes.
He was extremely desperate at this time.
More than 3,000 men were killed at once, and almost all the young and middle-aged warriors of his tribe were wiped out. The status of the tribe will undoubtedly be greatly reduced in the future, and it is conceivable that the territory will be annexed.
And none of the looted supplies were left. It was like losing both the wife and the troops!
If he had known that he would be retaliated by such a powerful Ming army, he would not have plundered the people on a large scale even if he was killed.
But Ye Xian was furious.
When he came to the battlefield and saw the corpses of more than 3,000 Wala soldiers scattered all over the field, and the looted supplies had been swept away, his anger became even more intense.
He was angry not only because of the tragic death of more than three thousand of his men, but also because of the decline in morale of the army.
This is the first time that the Oara army has suffered a loss in a field battle since entering the customs. Even the previous Datong and Xuanfu only relied on the city walls to fight against them. He always believed that his Oara cavalry was invincible in the field.
However, this failure proved that even in a field confrontation, the Ming army would not lose to them. This was a serious blow to morale.
He obviously found that when this incident spread in the military camp, the overwhelming momentum of the Oara soldiers since entering the customs disappeared.
How can this work!
He decided to restore his own morale and restore the reputation of "Wala is invincible".
The best way is to completely eliminate this Ming army cavalry and prove that the Ora cavalry is still invincible in the world!
He sent his younger brother Boyan Timur, leading eight thousand Wala cavalry, to track the Ming army.
However, due to the three days and nights of running and another battle, the soldiers were exhausted and were still carrying wounded, so the marching speed dropped severely.
The Wala army marched for two days and finally caught up with Jun.
At this time, there were only less than 4,000 men left. Facing the 8,000-watt cavalry, he could not defeat them no matter what.
He could only occupy a nearby mountain called Yao'erling and rely on its terrain to resist the Oara army.
Fortunately, the terrain of Yaoerling was extremely steep. The Ming army occupied the top of the mountain and repelled several attacks by Wala with the help of arrows and rocks. Boyan Timur lost his troops and generals, and was unable to attack the mountain!
At this time, the main force of the Ming army arrived in Huailai, not far from Yao'erling.
And the main force of Wala also followed Boyan Timur and approached Huailai City!
(End of chapter)
