Gao Funiu, whose original surname was Guo and whose nickname was Liulang. A native of Song County, Henan, his family suffered a disaster when he was young, and he was sent to the Shaolin Temple to work as a busboy for three years. There was another drought, and the revenue of the temple dropped sharply. He had no choice but to leave the temple to make a living in Xinzheng. He sold his six-bedroom apartment and stayed in the village to work in farming. After a year, Kong Wu was unable to transfer to the coal mine. A year later, he was selected into the mine protection team. After another year, he was promoted. Deputy captain of the mine protection team.
In the 19th year of Wanli's 14th year, he was transferred to the capital for training. Due to his outstanding performance, he was selected as a cavalryman. The following year, he was promoted to the chief of the shed, and his surname was changed to Gao. In the 17th year of Wanli, he was appointed as the platoon leader, in the 19th year of Wanli, he was appointed as the company commander, and in the 21st year of Wanli, he was appointed as the battalion commander. In the 19th year of Wanli, he was given the name "Funiu" because he won the military cavalry competition. Gao was named after his birthplace, Funiu Mountain.
Gao Funiu, who was twenty-five years old at the time, was younger than the head of the family, Gao Jingjing. As the annual champion of the cavalry competition, his equestrian skills, horse fighting, cavalry tactics and other abilities were among the best among the cavalry in Beijing. It is said that a skilled person is bold, and his performance at this moment perfectly illustrates this truth.
With a weak force of 300 men, he not only had to compete with the Mongolian elite cavalry who came to kill about a thousand cavalry, but also dared to say "go back as soon as you go", which was naturally not just a matter of bravery. In fact, in addition to their ferocity brought about by generous pay, heavy care, and strict training and orders, the Beijing Cavalry was also equipped with grenades specially prepared for this battle.
Before the war, inspired by Budyonny's article, Gao Pragmatic gathered together the few grenades and distributed them. Of course, his bodyguards, the cavalry, would get them. Although the cavalry came out in a hurry this time and carried very limited grenades, fortunately they were distributed centrally. Each of the five hundred cavalrymen was still given three grenades. If used properly, the effectiveness would not be bad.
At this time, Gao Funiu requested to go to war, and all the secretaries around Gao pragmatic also persuaded him to agree. The war was unusual, and there was no time to think about it. Gao Pragmatic waved his hand and approved Gao Funiu's attack.
Gao Funiu shouted "take the order" and immediately led the selected troops to move forward slowly and quickly formed an array.
At almost the same time as Gao Pragmatic's Chinese army guards took the initiative to prepare for a counterattack, Ye Bangrong, the actual commander-in-chief of the Chinese army, sent people from the front to report that he found that the rear formation was out of touch and that the Mongolian army had the possibility of cooperating with the front and rear to attack from behind, so he asked for instructions to mobilize As a reserve force, a thousand people turned back to kill the enemy.
The younger brothers Gao Wuruo and Gao Wuzheng both supported Ye Bangrong's idea, but Military Secretary Ruan Fuyuan believed that there was no need to rush. Although Ruan Fuyuan was in charge of the navy rather than the army when he was the military secretary, his father was originally engaged in the army, and he did not understand the army.
His point of view at this time is that since Gao Funiu has gone up with confidence, the command should have the same confidence in him, and any evaluation or new arrangements should wait until he fights. Specifically speaking of Ye Bangrong's reserve force of one thousand, we might as well order him to get close to the strategic plan first, take over the core defense tasks after Gao Funiu left, and be ready to respond when the war situation develops.
Gao Pragmatic chose to adopt Ruan Fuyuan's opinion and ordered Ye Bangrong to send the thousand men over first to take over the defense. Ye Bangrong immediately complied, but he did not come himself, but continued to direct in front of the formation.
In fact, it is already very difficult to command in front of the formation at this moment. It is not a question of whether we can win or not, but it is generally difficult to make effective adjustments after cold weapons engage in battle. Hoplites with superior defensive capabilities are a little easier to handle. Relying on strict military formations can make tactical changes such as "fight while retreating", but cavalry is more troublesome.
It is easier to adjust when cavalry versus infantry. After all, if the cavalry wants to withdraw, the infantry will not be able to stop it. The situation is different when riding against cavalry, especially since the Ming cavalry is not as fast as the Mongolian cavalry. Retreating means being chased and beaten.
For these reasons, Ye Bangrong has been directly deploying troops on the front line. Wherever he is at a disadvantage, he needs to make up for his troops. Where he has an advantage, he must find ways to break through, etc. Although protecting the strategy is very important, if the front line is fought well enough and the enemy is directly defeated, the value of the task of protecting the strategy itself will actually be greatly reduced.
Gao Funiu turned back to meet the enemy, and Ye Bangrong held Qi's callback [Note: Warqi explained it when talking about the formation yesterday]. Of course, such a move could not be hidden from Burihatu, who was also stationed in the Chinese army instead of being on the front line.
Burihatu raised his chin slightly and ordered the people on his left and right: "Hold the nine white silk banners high, nine times in a row." The people on the left and right immediately executed.
This action is not particularly eye-catching in the military formation. Generally, even if the Ming army notices it, they will only think that the opponent is boosting morale and will not pay too much attention to it. However, this move was agreed upon by Burihatu and Buyan Huangtaiji in advance, which meant that Burihatu notified the latter that he could take action.
Buyan Huang Taiji personally led 3,000 people to wander on the outermost edge of the right wing. It originally seemed to be to guard against the "ambush" of the 5,000 Ming army on the other side of the crater. In fact, in addition to this purpose, their other purpose was to execute the most common flank of the cavalry. Cover up.
Burihatu knew that the Ming army was already half armored, and its ability to engage in close combat was bound to be stronger than that of the Mongolian army. It would be extremely difficult to achieve the kind of flag-rolling and crossing camp that Li Shimin had done in the past, if he only relied on so-called bravery.
Therefore, his initial plan was to use this right-wing ranger, which seemed to be prepared to guard against the presence of the Ming Army in the crater, to launch a flank attack on the Ming Army's left wing, as a trump card in this battle. In order to achieve this goal, Burihatu even handed over 80% of his white tassel bodyguards to Buyan Huang Taiji.
There is an obvious question here, that is, since Buyan Huang Taiji originally confronted the Ming army's "ambush", once he flanked the Ming army's left wing, how could this ambush of 5,000 people sit idly by and ignore it? If this ambush troops rushed down the mountain, wouldn't it cause even greater chaos?
Of course it will, but there is a time difference, and there are also command differences caused by different equipment.
Although the crater here is not very high, it would take half a stick of incense to run from the mountain to the bottom, and Buyan Huang Taiji would not be stupid enough to place himself at the foot of the mountain, so he would definitely have to put some distance away.
This move seemed very reasonable to the Ming army on the mountain, because no one would expect the enemy to be stupid enough to wait at the foot of the mountain for them to rush down from the mountain and take advantage of the geographical advantage to resist, so the Ming army acquiesced to this. In this way, there was a time difference of about one stick of incense between the Ming army on the mountain and Buyan Huangtaiji at the foot of the mountain.
The above is still under the condition that Buyan Huang Taiji is standing still. What if he takes action? This time gap will only widen, not shrink. The reason is very simple. The Mongolian cavalry is faster, while the Ming cavalry is not only slower, but also because they are half-equipped, they also have to consider the distance of the target of action - if they run too far at full speed at once, the war horses will not reach the battlefield after they reach the battlefield. If there is a loss of strength, it will be the end.
Therefore, Burihatu had negotiated with Buyan Huangtaiji before the war. Due to the above disadvantages of the Ming army cavalry, they would definitely not dare to go at full speed when pursuing and entering the battlefield. They could only go at full speed one to two miles before entering the battlefield. In this way, with the support of many parties, the Mongolian army could grab about one and a half sticks of incense to flank the main force of the Ming army.
In other words, the core of Burihatu's tactics revolves around two words from beginning to end: speed!
The time difference is formed through the speed advantage, and the force difference is formed through the time difference, and then supplemented by tactical flank attacks, outflanking and other advantages, the final result is the weak defeating the strong.
It has to be said that Burihatu has indeed maximized the remaining advantage of the Mongolian cavalry to its limit. Not only has he reached the pinnacle of "knowing oneself", but he also seems to be good at "knowing the enemy". At least from the current point of view, the highly pragmatic method of meeting the challenge is not too unexpected by Burihatu.
This actually confirms an idea that Burihatu had before the war: Gao Rixin was good at making general plans but was poor at preparing for battle. Generally speaking, he has used various means over the years to bring Chahar to the point of collapse, as if he might suffocate to death at any time;
However, when it came to the battle, he couldn't see enough. There were three lines on the left, center and right, and the two wings were tilted forward. This formation was almost like a Yuli Formation. It couldn't be more traditional. The only thing better than the Yuli Formation was They just put two thousand people behind them to guard the passage to Lightning Lake.
All in all, in Burihatu's view, Gao Pragmatic's battle formation was really disgraceful, at best it was quite satisfactory, with really no bright spots to speak of.
However, Burihatu's tension has not been much relieved. The accumulation of tactical advantages can indeed bring some opportunities for the victory he hopes for, but the battlefield itself has many unexpected variables. How can he dare to relax until the last moment?
Seeing that the dust on the right wing was flying, it must be Buyan Huangtaiji who was coming to kill. Buyan Hatu temporarily reduced his attention to this side, and began to retreat quietly, withdrawing from the front line to observe whether the Ming army's rear defense was facing collapse.
If the Ming army's rear defense collapses, and then Buyan Huang Taiji attacks from the flank, then the overall situation of this battle is basically settled. After all, the main battle was defeated, and even if the Ming army from the crater arrived, they probably had no confidence that they could turn the tide. At most, they could consider whether Gao Rixin could be rescued.
This credit was a godsend to the two Ming army generals, and it might even be greater than the credit for the perfect ambush. With this credit beckoning, what else can you think of to save the situation? Naturally, it is only right to rescue Mr. Jingtai as soon as possible.
However, although Burihatu's ideas are reasonable and rich, the reality is unfortunately cruel and skinny. Just when he set his sights on the Ming army's rear, a tragic scene that stunned him appeared in the monocular telescope he got from nowhere.
A Ming army with a book-sword flag [Note: The cavalrymen usually do not wear armor because they avoid suspicion. They temporarily changed into the Ming army's standard equipment on the battlefield, so from a distance they look like the Ming army, only the flag is different. ] Although there were not many in number, they rushed towards the outflanking Mongolian army very bravely.
Of course, rushing over was not the reason why Burihatu was stunned. What stunned him was that the Ming army dared to suddenly split into two groups. It looked as if they wanted to surround a thousand people with three hundred people. Then, a tragic scene occurred.
The Ming cavalrymen took out some short sticks that were thick at the top and thin at the bottom. They made a sudden pull with both hands and threw them at the Mongolian army. It looked like a country gangster picking up stones and hitting people. Generally speaking, it seems that Burihatu is incomprehensible.
But then a series of explosions occurred among the Mongolian army. The power of the explosion was quite strong, like fire falling from the sky. An explosion would cause people to fall over and blood to scatter. After only one round of dividing troops and dropping bombs, the unprepared Mongolian army suffered heavy losses. What was worse was that the lineup was in chaos, and the newly formed cone formation tended to disintegrate in an instant.
"Palm thunder?" Burihatu's reaction was very quick. After all, this thing was used by the Ming army before, but Burihatu's expression soon became more horrified: "When did the palm thunder have such power?" Sha?"
Just when his hot heart turned cold as if a basin of cold water had been poured on it, the Ming army over there did not give up when it was good, but came again with no mercy.
Hundreds of explosions completely overwhelmed the armor-free Mongolian army. All formations and goals were thrown aside. Many people were at a loss, not knowing whether to continue attacking the enemy's rear, stop to rescue the wounded, or simply run away.
The Ming army obviously didn't care what they were thinking. The two cavalry groups, which were significantly smaller than the Mongolian army, actually used the general idea of outflanking to directly launch a fierce attack on their opponents. One by one, they rushed into the enemy's formation with no regard for their own safety. The chaotic Mongolian army harvested it like wheat.
What made Burihatu's heart bleed even more was that these Ming soldiers, fully equipped with armor, perfectly reproduced Qataiji's cavalry sword technique in the future. They held the sword in their backhand and raised it to the side, with the back of the sword supported by their elbows. It all relies on horse power to slash the enemy.
If this kind of sword technique is performed by just one person, it would be very stupid, but if it is performed by an army, it would be like plowing a field. The enemy in the formation will only find that the areas in front of them are full of blades, and they cannot escape wherever they run - unless they abandon their horses. But abandoning the horse is also a death, because once the horse is abandoned, there is a high probability that it will be hit and trampled to death by the opponent's rushing horses.
The thousand Mongolian troops, who had been so aggressive just now, hoping to defeat the main Ming army in one fell swoop, collapsed in a very short period of time. They were killed by the Ming army with the book sword flag in front of them. No one's land.
Burihatu's hands and feet felt cold, his eyes were about to burst, and he gritted his teeth and said: "What a palm thunder, what a Gao Rixin... Is this your trump card?"
He took a deep breath and suddenly turned his head, no longer looking at the elite Mongolian army that had high hopes but now had only one way to be destroyed, and turned his attention to the right wing, hoping that Buyan Huang Taiji would be fast enough. He has three thousand cavalry, including nearly two thousand of the most elite Baiying guards. As long as they arrive in time, victory in this battle is still within reach.
Burihatu didn't believe that Gao Jingshi had a large number of the powerful palm mines just now, because if he had them, why didn't he use them before and only distributed them to his personal guards?
But at this time, there was more than one army approaching the main battlefield at full speed outside the battlefield. Just as Burihatu was staring at Buyan Huangtaiji who was coming from the right wing, someone suddenly exclaimed: "The government is not good, the left wing has A large group of cavalry is approaching!"
Burihatu was shocked and quickly turned around to look. Relying on the power of the monocular telescope in his hand, he quickly discovered that what was coming was indeed a Ming Army cavalry, and he was quite familiar with this cavalry, because the leading banner had six large characters written on it like iron and silver hooks. ——Li, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong!
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