Is the problem big?
It's not supposed to be big, but in fact it might be a bit big. ,
Because the pictures are missing people.
Of course, it can't be said that he missed it, but that he didn't know that Zhang Bingzhong and Zhang Wanbang and his son existed at all.
The general responsible for escorting the cattle and sheep with five thousand cavalry was named Yi'er Deng Taiji, the second brother with a big brain.
Yi'er Deng, whose father's name was Gita Bihan, gave birth to ten sons, namely Naomao Dahuang Taiji, Yi'er Deng Taiji, Chechen Taiji, Qingbadu'er Taiji, and Suke Chibatu'er Taiji. , the divination rabbit is thinking about Chitaiji, Erdeni Choukuertaiji, Amintaiji, Gongtutaiji.
Nowadays, there are so many Taijis in Mongolia, you can see it just from their family.
Their group is the most important supporter of the Chahar Khan Court, and their strength is quite strong. Among them, the eldest son is Huang Taiji with a big head, and his son Deng is the second son with a thousand strings and a thousand strings. The rest of the disciples have about two thousand cavalry. The entire tribe has about 32,000 riders and is powerful, no less powerful than the three Duoyan guards.
Note: Mongolians have a tradition of the youngest son guarding the stove, so the youngest son Gongtu Taiji here is stronger than the other brothers, second only to the eldest brother, and on par with the second brother. The reason why Tuo Lei was so strong back then was also because of this tradition.
Both Qataiji and Tumen chose to divide their forces, which seems to be wrong in terms of traditional strategic thinking, because generally speaking, if you want to gain an advantage in a war, an important key point is to concentrate your forces.
But analyzing the specific situation, how is it actually possible that a hundred thousand troops can be crammed into a small town? The distribution of troops must, among other things, be constrained by the terrain.
As early as the time of Genghis Khan, Mongolia created an advancing formation with a wide front, large depth, and large fish scales: when the Mongolian army advances towards the enemy, its formation usually consists of forward, vanguard, left, center, and right armies and Defender composition. ,
At this time, a large distance was maintained between the various armies. The distance from the left to the center was based on a day's journey of the cavalry carrier. The distance before and after the march was also very large.
This formation is easy to separate and attack together, and it is also a formation adopted to solve the problem of water sources and natural pastures when the large cavalry troops are marching. Some 100,000 cavalry entered the small town or the county. Is that so fantasy? Is it Wanping County of Yanjing?
Take the Mongolian attack on the Jin Dynasty as an example: the Mongolian army has 100,000 troops, plus two or three empty horses for each rider. Such an army with 300,000 to 400,000 horses can never march on a narrow front, let alone a line. March up.
At that time, the Mongolian army's advancing formation started from the Yinshan Mountains on the left, and the right wing ended in Baochang, Taipuzi Banner, Inner Mongolia, and Zhangbei County, Hebei Province. The two sides were dozens of miles apart.
At that time, the left wing was commanded by Subotai, the right army was commanded by Jebe, the middle army was commanded by Muhuali, and Genghis Khan himself moved with the middle army. This kind of march formed a large fish scale formation with a wide front and a large depth.
During the Western Expedition to Khwarizm, the frontal width was also very large, and it took three days of cavalry travel from the left wing to the right wing. Of course, this is an advance formation that has never been seen in the history of cavalry, and the Mongolian cavalry today is not as powerful as it was then, so the distance between each part is basically one day or slightly less than one day's journey.
Precisely because they couldn't be crowded together anyway, and because the terrain here was deliberately calculated by Qiatarji, they couldn't deploy too many troops. Therefore, after Qiatarji divided his troops, the Tumen followed suit without any scruples. This is not a random command, but a matter of adapting measures to local conditions.
As for Qataiji, when his troops were weak, he not only did not stick to it, but instead sent out troops to attack Tumen's rear cattle and horse brigade. This is also a typical Mongolian combat idea. The origin is still Genghis Khan.
There is a clear provision in Genghis Khan's "Zhasa": "Always attack."
He is not pretending, he just understands the essence of cavalry. It is an offensive unit and should never be used for passive defense.
In fact, the artillery emperor Napoleon also realized this deeply after the Battle of Waterloo. After the Battle of Waterloo in 115, he restored the principle of the French army: "Any cavalry commander should not take the initiative to attack the enemy, but let the enemy attack." You should be demoted."
It can be seen that in terms of strategy and tactics, there are still many common principles throughout the ages.
Chatterji's move can be called a great detour. Strategic detours are inherent tactics of cavalry, and there are no exceptions in ancient and modern times. But the magic of using it is quite different.
The difference between the Mongolian cavalry and other cavalry is that the Mongolian cavalry not only has tactical detours, but also large detours and strategic detours. Judging from past battle cases, it plays a decisive role in wars or battles.
For example, when Genghis Khan attacked Zhongdu for the second time, the Jin people held the Juyongguan fortress and defended it with elite troops, making it difficult to conquer. Therefore, the Mongolian army detoured from Juyong Pass to the Forbidden Pass and defeated the Jin army at Wuhuiling. Then, Zhebie led a cavalry force to occupy the south entrance and then captured Juyong Pass.
During the Western Expedition to Khwarizm, Genghis Khan led the main force through the Kikum Red Desert and implemented a strategic detour to Samalgan. During Kublai Khan's expedition to Sichuan and Yunnan, he also made a 3,000-mile detour to the southwest and crossed the Dadu River to the south. of trading.
These roundabout encirclements were extremely successful.
The idea that the Mongolian army is good at roundabout encirclement comes from the inevitable result of the application of the nomadic people's activities in war during their long-term nomadic herding and pig hunting process. At the same time, the cavalry is good at rapid maneuvers and can take the enemy by surprise, attack them unprepared, and catch the enemy off guard. This is a tactical action based on the characteristics of an army.
Chatterji probably didn't read any military books, but he obviously knew how to use cavalry: first choose a battlefield where it would be difficult for Tumen's troops to deploy, and then divide his troops to take the opponent's retreat.
Fortunately, Tumen was not stupid and immediately sent troops back to support.
Unfortunately, at this time, Xinai Huangtai, who was transferred back to support Deng Taiji, encountered good and misfortunes. He encountered a Ming army that suddenly came out of the mountains and lined up to face each other.
The number of this Ming army was small, not even as large as Xin Ai's army. Xin Ai squinted her eyes and found that the opponent only had about six thousand infantry, which was only half of her own number.
How dare you block my ten thousand cavalry with this few men and horses?
Xin Ai was a little confused, but he didn't hesitate. He decided to give the other party some color, just to vent the deep unhappiness he had been suppressing in his heart for a while.
This infantry of 6,000 men was the Datong right guard led by Zhang Bingzhong and Zhang Wanbang and his son. The Datong Right Guards are a relatively capable unit among the guards because they have been fighting before. Although they have stopped for repairs for a few years, the two key towns of Datong and Xuanfu are not as slack as other places.
What's more important is that this unit has just completed the change of equipment, and now it is equipped with the Ming Dynasty's most advanced infantry firearms, the Wanli Type 1 Bayonet Type Firearms made by Jinghua.
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