Pan Yi smiled and said to Tan Zaiwang: "Your cavalry division failed to catch up with yesterday's battle. Your cavalry will be indispensable on the next battlefield."
"Haha, the horse master has been training with us cavalry for so long, so we have a chance to gallop in the Ming Dynasty." Tan Zaiwang said with a smile.
Pan Yi looked envious.
The arrival of the cavalry division will naturally lead to the battlefield. Unlike him, he could only do the job of escorting prisoners and leave the battlefield to return to Qingcheng.
"I have to go to Xinpingbao to meet Zhang Shizheng, so I won't disturb Pan Yingzheng." Tan Zaiwang said goodbye as he handed over to Pan Yi on horseback.
Pan Yi watched Tan Zaiwang and others ride away until they disappeared into the gate of Xinpingbao.
The captive team was under the control of the Tiger Flag soldiers escorting the prisoners. They did not panic too much because of the sudden arrival of the Tiger Flag cavalry, and marched step by step towards the grassland.
"I didn't expect that there were so many cavalry in the Tiger Flag! Judging from the number, there are probably thousands of cavalry." A prisoner in the captive team said with emotion.
Walking next to this man was the prisoner Niu Er, and he was heard to say: "The Tiger-Character Banner has conquered the Tumote tribe, and there are plenty of cavalry. Such a small number of cavalry is nothing. I am afraid that I can pull out tens of thousands of cavalry with just a wave of my hand." "
The news of the Tiger Character Banner's conquest of the Tumote tribe was no longer a secret in Xuanda and other places as the envoys from the capital returned.
"Ten thousand cavalry? What a fuss! How could the Beibei be so obedient to the tiger-character flag? After all, the tiger-character flag is also the flag of our Han family. How could the Beibei be so obedient?" A prisoner next to him curled his lips.
I simply don’t believe that there are tens of thousands of cavalry in the Tiger Flag.
Niu Er glanced at his companion who retorted and said: "You think the cavalry of the Beilu are the same as the cavalry of our Han family. The men of the Beilu are cavalry when they ride on the horse, and they have more war horses. Unlike us Han people, we have a cavalry." At least the expenses of five battalions will be spent."
Several prisoners nearby nodded in agreement with Niu Er's words.
Although they could not say the words "all people are soldiers", they also knew that everyone on the grassland was a cavalryman and a warrior.
"Even if, as you said, there is no shortage of cavalry in the North, it seems to me that the cavalry that just passed by are all us Han people." When he said this, the prisoner showed a little pride on his face.
The Han people can conquer the Tumut tribe, even if he is just a prisoner, he still has the identity of a Han person.
"They are all wearing iron armor and helmets. Even if there are Beilu among them, can you still recognize them all?" Niu Er glanced at each other.
The prisoner who argued with Niu Er did not refute again this time.
Just like Niu Er said, it was indeed difficult for him to distinguish the identities of all the Han and Beilu in the cavalry that just passed by.
But in his heart, he preferred to believe that the cavalry just now was composed of Han people.
For such a cavalry, all wearing iron armor, not even the general's personal servants can wear one for everyone. Only a few personal soldiers can wear iron helmets and armor.
There are so many cavalry wearing iron helmets and armors in the Tiger Flag. Even as a prisoner of the Tiger Flag, when I see such a Han Chinese armored cavalry and think of this armored cavalry conquering the Tumote tribe, I have a feeling in my heart that says no. out feelings.
Almost all the soldiers and civilians living in the border towns have a blood feud with the Beibei. Even though the Beibei rarely engage in large-scale grass-grazing activities in recent years, as Han Chinese in the border towns of Datong, they have such a hatred towards the Tumote tribe. The grassland tribes still have hatred in their hearts.
After Niu Er and the other prisoners argued for a few words, they all fell silent.
When they saw this Tiger-Character Banner cavalry that had conquered the Tumote tribe, they felt proud of being Han Chinese. They were also proud that the Tiger-Character Banner had accomplished something that the border troops had not been able to do for many years, but it could not hide the fact that they had become Tiger-Character Banners. The fact of flag capture.
Although many prisoners already knew that they would most likely not die, otherwise the people of the Tiger Flag would not escort them to the grassland, but no one knew what their fate would be in the future.
Tan Zaiwang took the token and entered Xinping Fort smoothly.
The cavalry battalion he brought could only be temporarily stationed outside the city.
Cheng Ping, who was originally in front of Xinpingbao City Gate, personally took Tan Zaiwang to the General's Mansion where Zhang Hong was located.
"Our unit was ordered to come to Datong and accept the command of Zhang Shizheng. This is the order issued by the Military and Political Department." Tan Zaiwang saluted Zhang Hong and took out an official document and handed it over.
Zhang Hong took the official document, opened it, took a look, and then said with a smile: "You came at the right time. What I lack most here is cavalry. With your cavalry battalion, the next battle will become easier. "
"Zhang Shizheng is exaggerating. My subordinates heard that we just won a great victory. We defeated the Xuanfu and Datong armies in a row, and even captured the Datong general Yang Guozhu." Tan Zaiwang said with a smile.
Zhang Hong said: "Although we defeated the two troops sent by the imperial court, due to the lack of cavalry, many officers and soldiers still escaped. After these escaped officers and soldiers were collected, they soon formed a large army."
"Then let's defeat them once, and next time we will capture Wang Bao, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu," Tan Zaiwang said seriously.
Zhang Hong laughed and said: "That's right. The worst we can do is defeat them again."
Cheng Ping, who was standing next to him, also laughed together.
Because this saying is true, if you can defeat it once, you can defeat it a second time. Yesterday's battle has proved that the soldiers and horses of Tiger Character Banner have the strength to defeat Xuanda's frontier army.
"Zhang Shizheng, if you have any tasks, please give orders to your cavalry battalion. This subordinate is here to assist Zhang Shizheng in clearing up those forces that resist our Tiger Flag." Tan Zaiwang took the initiative to ask for a fight.
Zhang Hong gently waved his hand and said: "It must have been hard for your cavalry battalion to come all the way from the grassland. Let's take a day off today and arrange tasks tomorrow. Don't worry, since you are here, we will inevitably need you in the future."
"If you have any tasks, just give me the order," Tan Zaiwang said solemnly.
Zhang Hong smiled and nodded, then turned to Cheng Ping and said, "Commander Cheng, go make arrangements and make sure the cavalry battalion has a good rest."
"Yes." Cheng Ping agreed.
Tan Zaiwang quickly left the detention room with Cheng Ping to settle the cavalry camp that had just arrived at Xinping Fort.
"This," Tan Zaiwang said in amazement, "the Ming army is too useless. It's not that they came with an army of 100,000 people. I didn't expect them to be defeated so quickly."
Pan Yi waved his hand and said: "There are not as many as a hundred thousand troops, at most fifty or sixty thousand soldiers and horses. It is a pity that your cavalry division did not arrive at the battle yesterday, otherwise there would be more Ming troops captured."
There was no cavalry to pursue them. Although they won a great victory, many Ming troops were still able to escape.
As long as the fleeing Ming troops are gathered together, they will become an army of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.
"It's a pity. I tried to go as fast as possible along the way, but I didn't expect that I still missed such an important battle." Tan Zaiwang sighed.
Since the news that Liu Heng ordered the capture of Xuanda, I don't know how many soldiers and horses with the tiger character flag are preparing to come to Datong to participate in the battle with the Ming army.
