Xin Ai witnessed the whole process of Namur's defeat and capture.
Unlike Borhatu's situation, Xin Ai did not yell at Namur as a "waste" because of his failure. He, Xin Ai, was also a veteran of forty years, so how could he not see that Namur had tried his best?
The defeat of Namur was due not only to the personal force that limited his tactics, but also to his lack of combat experience and hesitation in battle.
The so-called strategy, this kind of thing is often only convenient to use before the battle. There are many fewer strategies that can be used during the battle, because time does not allow it. No matter how good your idea is, if you don’t have time to arrange and implement it, it will be too late.
Therefore, the real battlefield generals are those who have a deep understanding of the strength of their troops, and can judge as quickly as possible that they can make certain adjustments within a certain period of time and immediately decide and execute them.
Just like Qi Jiguang, a powerful figure, he almost lost the first battle in his life. The reason is that he did not expect that the soldiers he led could be so weak at that time. The opponent had just launched an attack, and these officers and soldiers They dispersed immediately. If he hadn't relied on his tyrannical personal force to kill the Japanese pirate leader with one arrow, I'm afraid there would no longer be a world-famous general named Qi Shaobao.
The 6,000 men under Qataiji were all his old soldiers. He knew clearly what kind of strength they had and what they could achieve, so he dared to suddenly change the direction of attack, and he also dared to directly lead them to cut off The "snake body" of Namur.
On the other hand, Namur did not know enough about his side's strength and was not confident enough, and even hesitated before the battle. If this is not a defeat, then who will lose?
In fact, this is not a big problem. Xin Ai thinks that Namur's performance is already good. At least he can force Chaterji to make "feints", right? Such a child can become a famous general if he is given more opportunities to exercise.
It's a pity that there may not be another chance.
Because the main force of Dachengtai Jibu's Western Post had already appeared ten miles away, and Xin Ai squinted his eyes and saw a royal guard flag that made his heart even more chilling.
The Great Khan is dead, and there is only one person in the world who can send out the Royal Guards, and that is Zhongjin Hatun.
When Xin Ai discussed with Zhuzi before, he already felt that it might be difficult for him to win over Zhongjin Hatun, but he did not expect that Zhongjin Hatun would join forces with Dacheng Taiji so quickly.
When he listened to Turigen's report on the enemy's strength before, he was still thankful to God that Zhongjin Hatun did not take action and was still waiting in Guihua City to see the results.
Who knows it's over.
Unless Tumen Khan suddenly appears now, there is no chance of winning this battle. Even if all the "Four Heroes" and "Four Dogs" from Genghis Khan's period are resurrected to help him, they still can't win this battle.
Chatterji's attack was almost not effectively contained. Xin Ai gathered less than 20,000 troops before and after, excluding the more than 4,000 people who were defeated by Borha Rabbit and Namur. Now Xin Ai There are no more than fifteen thousand warriors around him.
Fifteen thousand fine cavalry are a considerable force no matter where they are placed, but the enemies they face now are too powerful: the main force of Dachengtaiji's Western Post, the main force of Wangting's Guards, and the main force of Qataiji's Six thousand fine cavalry, and more than 10,000 fine cavalry from other tribes accompanying the conquest
The opponent has at least four times the strength advantage of his own, and he is not a Ming army. He can rely on fortified cities and is good at defending them.
Want to escape?
Such a question popped up in Xin Ai's mind.
He had thought about this issue before, but was rejected. The reason was that if he ran away without fighting, he might be looked down upon by Tumen Khan. In the future, he, the Lord of Tumut, would not be able to hold his head high in front of Tumen Khan, or even I can only lie down under the throne of Tumen Khan and do my duty as a small Khan of tens of thousands of Tumut households.
This is of course not what Xin Ai wants. Xin Ai was at odds with his father, An Da. The reason was that he felt that An Da was so powerful, but he only wanted to reconcile with the Ming Dynasty, and even did not hesitate to become a vassal and pay tribute. Therefore, I would simply Send him abroad to investigate and temper him, and at the same time force him to repent.
But Xin Ai had no "repentance" until An Da's death, which shows his ambition and toughness.
Of course, Xin Ai's hatred for Ming Ting is also related to an old incident. Well, this incident even involves cuckoldry.
That incident was initially caused by the killing of Hukou. The killing of Hukou was called Shenhekou in ancient times, Bailangguan in the Tang Dynasty, and Yalangguan in the Song Dynasty. In order to resist the southern invasion of Mongol Washi, the Ming Dynasty sent troops from this mouth many times to fight, so it was named "Killing Hukou".
As military fortresses, Shahukou and Youyucheng have been subject to constant wars since ancient times. Especially from the Zhengtong period of the Ming Dynasty to the Jiajing period, they were captured by the Mongolian army many times. But in a war in the 36th year of Jiajing, it was rare for the defenders to fight alone and hold on to Youyu City for a month without any support.
The cause of this war lies in the "Taosong Village Incident".
Taosongzhai was the concubine of Xin Ai, the son of Anda Khan. She was fooling around with a leader of Xin Ai's men. After being discovered, she hurriedly defected to the Ming Dynasty. Yang Shun, the governor of Datong at that time, sent him to the capital in recognition of his merits and rewards.
For this reason, Xin Ai led his troops to attack and kill Hukou, and then surrounded Youyu City. Seeing that the situation was not good, Yang Shun regretted that he should not take Taosong Village in, so he lied to the court and said that the Mongolian Xin'ai Ministry was willing to exchange Taosong Village with Han people who ran over after the failure of the White Lotus Sect.
As soon as Emperor Jiajing heard that he could capture the remnants of White Lotus, he agreed to return Taosong Village. After Taosongzhai was released, he was naturally executed by Xin Ai on the spot, but the accident still happened.
Xin Ai was still angry. Instead of retreating, he strengthened his troops. While attacking Youyu City, he also launched an attack on the Great Wall in Datong and Xuanfu areas.
Under multiple strong attacks by the Mongolian soldiers, the soldiers and civilians of Youyu City fought bloody battles. After General Youyu was killed in the battle, a general named Shang Mingbiao who was resting at home volunteered to take command of Youyu's defense battle. Under extremely difficult circumstances, in addition to repelling enemy attacks, he also seized advantageous fighter opportunities to sneak attack on enemy camps many times.
From September to April of the next year, although Youyu City was not captured, the soldiers and people in the city were almost without food and food, and all the cattle, horses and other livestock that could satisfy the hunger were eaten up.
At this critical moment, the Ming Dynasty sent Yang Bo, Minister of War, to personally lead an army to break the siege of Youyu. When the Mongolian soldiers saw that Youyu City was difficult to capture and Ming Dynasty reinforcements were approaching, they had no choice but to lift the siege of Youyu City and withdraw from the Great Wall from Shahukou.
After this battle, Xin Ai has been very dissatisfied with Ming, believing that Ming harbored a woman who had damaged his reputation, which was an extreme contempt for him.
In fact, the Ming Dynasty also had troubles that could not be told. The border ministers deceived the central government. It was inappropriate to publicize this kind of family scandal, so they had to bear the blame.
Later, Han Naji was brought to the Ming Dynasty. The reason why many people in the court refused to believe it at that time, and even believed it, refused to take it in. In the end, it was Gao Gong who presided over the matter and settled the matter. This is the background reason. Inside.
Now, Xin Ai, who has been tough all his life, has to decide to run away from a scandal that he would never consider at ordinary times.
In fact, despite the fact that the Mongols often claim to be brave and descendants of Genghis Khan, escaping does not put much psychological pressure on them. Just like the common tactics of the Mongols, my temporary retreat does not mean that I have given up. Sooner or later, I will come back to regain the position.
Xin Ai's situation is actually an abnormal state of mind caused by the past events.
But no matter how abnormal he is, he has to consider the reality of the situation. In this current situation, fighting hard will basically lead to death.
The famous sayings of later generations teach us: If you hesitate, you will lose, and your strength will be in vain.
Of course Xin Ai has never heard this sentence, but it doesn't mean that he doesn't understand the truth.
Therefore, facing the unfavorable situation of Dacheng Tai Ji's army pressing down on the situation, and his own forces still unable to gather smoothly, Xin Ai Huang Taiji, who had been tough all his life, resisted the heartache of bleeding and issued a plan for his sons and subordinates to Everyone was stunned by the order.
"Gather the troops who have gathered and retreat eastward immediately to find the Tumen Khan who has come to support us!"
