The sky on the grassland is cloudless, and the ends of the sky and the earth seem to be connected, and the surroundings are empty.
The sky is like a dome, covering the surrounding fields, and that's probably it.
After the fierce battle,
Ma Yihuai and Sun Xilie came to report the battle situation to Zhou Shangwen.
"In this battle, our elite troops were in front, attacking from the left and right, and defeated the Tatar Yongshebu tribe! They beheaded 937 people, captured more than 1,720 young men and women alive, and captured twelve flags, horses, and horses. There are more than 3,000 camels, oxen, and sheep in total, and more than 5,000 pieces of armor, bows, arrows, fur coats, etc.!"
After the results of the battle came out, all the generals in the camp were excited. If you report this to the court, you will definitely receive a big reward!
"Where are our casualties?"
"Our army lost 327 people, injured 598, and lost more than 400 horses."
The captured war horses can still be used, but nearly one thousand families were killed or injured, which is a real loss.
"Xu Zhen'an."
"The general is here!"
"Deploy a thousand people to guard the prisoners. If anyone has any other thoughts, they will be killed without mercy!"
"yes!"
"Ma Rong!"
"The general is here!"
Zhou Shangwen admired this little guy with a good brain, "You are not injured. Work harder. Lead the troops to patrol around and report back immediately if there is anything unusual."
Ma Rong took the order and left.
As evening approached, the camp gradually became quieter, and the soldiers began to seize the time to rest.
The next day, Zhou Shangwen still found Yi Bu La.
Yibula is now the general of the defeated army. Being trapped in the enemy camp allows him to feel the eliteness of the Ming army more closely.
This army is well-fed, well-drilled, has battlefield spirit, has strict discipline, and more importantly, has a commander who is good at fighting!
"...It's not like your ancestors have never fought for our Ming Dynasty. Whether it was the Three Thousand Battalion formed by Emperor Taizong or the famous Duoyan Three Guards, these are living examples. It is not a shameful thing. In fact, you guys When they go to the Central Plains to plunder, they only get food, cloth and salt. As long as you surrender to the Ming Dynasty, all these can be given to you."
"Look at the children and women in your tribe. Don't you think about giving them a way to survive? I also know that you are thinking about Dayan Khan. But your right-wing Mongolia has never really obeyed the left-wing. Dayan Khan conquered Oara , eliminated Yisi Mayin, and now Huo Si has lost his minions and is begging for a living under his tent. Do you really dare to lay down your weapons in front of such a person? You didn’t regard him as the leader in the past. Could it be that in his heart Is there really no murderous intention for you?"
"I don't think so. Besides, the Ming Dynasty is no longer the Ming Dynasty of the past. We have a wise and powerful emperor. Even Dayan Khan did not stay on the grassland for long. Soldiers, horses, firearms...everything is our Emperor's Majesty." I care about the national affairs. In a few years, there will be a hundred thousand cavalry, roaming across the grassland. By then, how can Dayan Khan be undefeated?"
"Even if he wins once, my Majesty, the Ming Emperor, has long been determined to wash away the shame of Tumubao. The Central Plains has a territory of thousands of miles and hundreds of millions of people. If he fails, he can rest for a few years and recruit 100,000 troops again. Next year, the court will also block the grassland. , stop trading, we will starve Dayan Khan to death here even if he is hungry!"
Hearing this, he did not raise his head, "You want to block the mutual trade?! This will soon make the Ming Dynasty's border full of war!"
"So what? As I told you, the Ming Dynasty is no longer the Ming Dynasty it used to be. There are many powerful troops in the frontier army. If Dayan Khan still dares to ride into the Central Plains, we will make sure that he never returns."
"So I advise you to submit to the Ming Dynasty. If you defeat Dayan Khan in the future, I can also petition the emperor to make you the Great Khan of Mongolia."
Yibula laughed loudly, "How could it be your turn to seal the Great Khan of Mongolia?! I thought you were going to say something, but it turned out that you wanted me to surrender my troops! Do you think it is possible? After this battle, you and Yong Xie Bu has already forged a bloody feud!”
"The dead cannot be avenged."
"Dead people?" Yibula was still arrogant, "As you said, Dayan Khan has sent Jinong to the right wing. If Dayan Khan wants the 30,000 households on the right wing to surrender to him, he will definitely drive you away from the grassland! So Ji farmers Nong will definitely lead the remaining 20,000 households to attack you, and he will definitely come to save me!"
Zhou Shangwen frowned and didn't pay attention to him immediately.
Because a soldier came into the tent,
"General officer, there is a Tatar troop approaching us from the northeast!"
Zhou Shangwen's eyes flashed, "Who? How many people?"
"No one can tell, but there are not many of them, about 800!"
"Do you have guests coming to your door?"
Normally, this number of people would not be the ones to rescue him. Who can eight hundred people save? It's basically equivalent to dying.
"That's wrong!" Zhou Shangwen immediately realized: "You mentioned that Jinong is coming to rescue you. Couldn't this be Jinong? He was coming, but you didn't inform him that there was a war in Yongxiebu, and you didn't want to do anything. Kill him! You want to kill Jinong!"
Nor is it shocking.
There are such powerful guys in the Ming army.
In fact, Zhou Shangwen just listened to what Ma Rong told him and tried to make up some words.
Unexpectedly, after finishing speaking, Yibulu fell silent.
Zhou Shangwen was somewhat excited, "It seems that he is really the second son of Dayan Khan! Yibuza, if I kill him in front of the horse, you will never have the courage to face Dayan Khan in your life! Come on!"
"exist!"
"Order your troops and go to war!"
Yibula remained silent and closed his eyes as if struggling.
Someone had told him at the beginning that Jinong was on his way. But he did have the idea of putting Dayan Khan's second son in danger. Originally, they were worried about how to kill this man.
The Tatars are no longer a terrifying force in the hearts of this Ming army. With only 800 people, even the same number of them dare to fight.
However, the lion fought the rabbit with all his strength, and in order to prevent Urusbolot from running away, Zhou Shangwen sent out 4,000 troops!
The matter was so important that he ordered Ma Rong and Xu Zhenan to fight.
The two men each led two thousand troops and quickly surrounded the 800-man marching team.
Fortunately for Ma Rong, the two thousand people led by Xu Zhenan were quite restrained and could not hold back for a long time.
So two more groups of people quickly left the camp in two directions.
Although Ma Rong was tired, he knew that Urus Borot was the key to this battle. If this man did not die, how could the right wing and Dayan Khan turn against each other?
In less than a quarter of an hour of riding like this, the Ming army was gradually approaching a place called Xiongying Ridge that the scouts had told them about.
The water and grass in Xiongying Ridge are barren and sparse, a bit like the junction of grassland and Gobi. Going further north, it probably won't be a good place.
The reason why it is called Xiongying Ridge is because a rock suddenly protrudes from the west of the road, which looks like an eagle, and the terrain is higher than the surrounding areas, so it is called Xiongying Ridge.
After arriving here, Ma Rong stopped moving forward. The hooves of two thousand men made a lot of noise on the grassland, which could easily alert the enemy in advance. Besides, waiting for work in leisure was also a better choice.
It was nearly noon, and the sun was high. Looking down from a high place, we could not see the sparse green grass on the ground but only two black lines marching slowly on the yellow Gobi.
They were actually two columns of Tatar soldiers.
"Major General?!"
"I know." Ma Rong held the reins tightly and raised his right hand.
All the soldiers' attention is focused here, as it falls.
A loud roar sounded.
"Drive! Drive!"
The horses also neighed excitedly, and the rumbling hoofbeats gradually raised dust and grass. The soldiers screamed and swooped down, while waving their swords. The densely packed steel swords reflected in the sun made the sun dazzling.
Ma Rong was the first to fight.
Urus Borot was originally stationed in the Ordos tribe, but as a Jinong of Dayan Khan's new faction, since he wanted to lead the three tribes on the right, he had to go to the Yongshebu and Tumut tribes anyway.
Dayan Khan was powerful on the grassland and had hundreds of thousands of troops, so he had the confidence to send his son over.
Sending eight hundred soldiers to protect them was actually not to prevent those three million households, but to provide normal 'prince' protection.
For Urus Borot at this time, he never expected that the Ming army would suddenly appear deep in the grassland.
Could it be a divine weapon descending from heaven? !
"Fight! Fight!"
The Tatars communicated in bird language that Ma Rong could not understand;
But their voices could not cover up another burst of hoofbeats, which came from the side, and the troops led by Xu Zhenan also arrived.
"Come on! We can't let the Ma family share the credit!"
Seeing that he arrived later, Xu Zhenan was naturally anxious, so he directly commanded the troops to charge without any dialogue.
The cruelty of the battlefield begins with people's screams,
The two parties are from different races. Since they have met, there is nothing to say, just kill them!
Urusbolot himself was also facing a powerful enemy. At this time, he no longer had any princely posture. He drew out his scimitar and mounted his horse to fight!
clang! clang!
After initial contact, 800 people were rushed into the formation by 4,000 people.
Even Ulus Borot, who was surrounded and protected, was able to face the Ming army soldiers.
Xu Zhenan was extremely excited. He was born in a military academy and was selected by the emperor as one of the eight. At least it showed that he was a brave person when he was in the academy, and brave people also have a desire to win.
"That high official asked me to come!"
He used a long knife, swinging it fiercely, slashing left and right, beheading the two Tatars under the horse, and then clamped the horse's belly and slashed Urus Borot's front.
clang!
The weapons collided and sparked.
Then Urusbolot suddenly pointed at Xu Zhenan and said something very fierce.
Xu Zhenan didn't understand at all, but he was very angry, "I fucked your mother, and you still dare to scold me!"
In fact, what Ulus Borot said was: Are you the Ming army disguised as Yongshebu? If you want to kill me, aren't you afraid of the mighty soldiers of my father Khan? !
Because in his opinion, the appearance of the Ming army here is really strange.
The 30,000 households on the right are not completely convinced. It can even be said that these people are very dissatisfied with him and may even have murderous intentions.
That's why he guessed like this.
Who knows that Xu Zhenan doesn't understand at all, and he just wants to take his life.
And when Xu Zhenan was fighting fiercely,
Ma Rong's command was determined, and he had ordered his soldiers to forcibly divide the eight hundred people, making it difficult for them to cooperate with each other. Therefore, looking down from the air, it looked like Ming army circles surrounding different numbers of Tatars.
Five times the enemy, still a surprise attack, there is really no suspense.
Then Ma Rong rode his horse and rushed to Xu Zhenan's side, "General Xu, leave him alive, this person cannot be killed!"
How could Xu Zhenan listen, "I would dare to kill the little prince even if he comes, let alone him?!"
"superior!"
There was nothing special about the battlefield. Xu Zhenan fought alone for several rounds, and then the Ming army came with three more people because of their numerical advantage, forcing Urus Borot into a panic.
At this time, he is also picking or stabbing his vital points from multiple directions!
"ah!"
The second son of Dayan Khan was really brave. Seeing that there was no room for him, he rolled off his horse. On the one hand, he avoided the attack, and on the other hand, he used brute force to drag down a Ming soldier on horseback, and threw him to the ground with his dagger. Take action, blood will flow from your neck!
Ma Rong was also surprised when he saw it. There is such a person. It's a pity that his elder brother is not here due to injury!
Xu Zhenan also jumped off his horse, dragging his sword with great momentum.
"Kill you for reward!"
Ulus Boluot looked fierce. He blocked Xu Zhenan's long sword one after another, and quickly rolled closer to Xu Zhenan, because he was holding a short sword. When he got close, his movements were powerful, heavy, and extremely fast. After a series of horizontal slashes, Xu Zhenan retreated continuously. , so that the sword almost came off.
But this is a battlefield, not a competition arena. When Urus Borot attacked fiercely, there were several people behind him besieging him, so he had no choice but to abandon Xu Zhenan and then defend.
Xu Zhenan will not stay still and join the battlefield again.
For a moment, since he couldn't hold him down, and he snatched the spear away from him, he swept everyone back with one blow!
Whoosh!
It was also at this time that a sound broke through the air,
Then there was a 'pop', and the dull sound of penetration was very obvious.
"ah!"
Urusbolot screamed in pain, clutched his shoulders and turned around.
What he saw was a very young Ming army general riding on a horse.
Seeing his wild smile, he said, "I like to fight many against one, just to bully you!"
In war, what kind of martial ethics should we talk about?
(End of chapter)
