Chapter 42 Thousands of Riders Rolling Through the Yellow Sand
If Yuan Ting did not fight internally, Zhu Yuanzhang would not be able to conquer the north so easily.
When Yuan Ting retreated to the grassland, the internal fighting stopped?
No.
Nowadays, a considerable part of Tuoyin Timur's soldiers and horses were reserved for him by Wang Bao and were private soldiers. The reason why Nahachu surrendered Liaoyang Province was because Nahachu's headquarters was a private soldier of the Muhuali family. It can be said that there is no so-called national army in Yuan Ting anymore, they are all private soldiers.
It's nothing more than which big boss is above them, whether they are divided locally or in power at the center.
Even if the army really obeys the emperor's orders, it cannot be said to be a national army, but just the emperor's private army, and there are not many of them.
After the Yuan Dynasty retreated to the grassland, it had already begun to transform from the Central Plains Dynasty to the Grassland Dynasty, which was a tribal alliance of great nobles. Now it is just a shell of the Central Plains dynasty, with the benevolence of the grassland tribes stuffed inside.
Now in this case, the reaction is on the battlefield.
When Pingan discovered the fighter plane, he thought that he could give it a try, so he was ready to rush out and fight. But the Mongolian generals first thought of their own private soldiers. Because the number of private soldiers they have represents how much power they have in Dayuan.
I have to worry about how to deal with it. Preventing friendly fire and other complex thoughts.
Don't forget to underestimate the enemy's carelessness. So many thoughts, waiting for them to react. Peace rushed in front of me.
Of course, although Ping An was killed happily, it was ultimately a defeat. After all, the Mongolian elite must be good at riding if they are not good at other things. They care about their subordinates and know that the situation is not good for them, so they are not willing to fight to the death. After retreating, just reorganize and fight again.
Cavalry is not infantry.
It doesn't matter whether they retreat or not, and Mangu's evil tactics are what the Mongols are good at. When retreating, they use bows and arrows to attack the enemies behind them, and then turn over and fight out when the enemies can't bear the retreat. Victory over and over again.
But, they forgot one thing. That is war as a whole.
They retreated. The central army of Tuoin Timur was vacated.
Ping An originally wanted to accept it after seeing it, but the temptation was too great. Without thinking, he led his men straight through and ran towards the banner of the Chinese army that was detached from Timur.
From the perspective of Tuoin Timur, the vanguard who was guarding in front of him, a few miles in front of the army, suddenly collapsed and fled in all directions, and some of them also impacted the formation. Then the Ming army cavalry stepped on the tails of these people and rushed over.
Before Timur could figure out what was going on, the enemy arrived.
Fortunately, Tuoyin Timur's headquarters are also elites from hundreds of battles, and many of their generals are old men who follow Wang Baobao. Having participated in the Battle of Lingbei ten years ago, he has rich experience and reacts extremely quickly. He was ready almost instantly.
Close combat with the Ping An Department.
For a while, he couldn't fight anymore.
Tuoyin Timur ordered repeatedly that the Mongolian army spread out on both sides and closed inward, apparently to encircle Ping An.
Although Ping An took the lead, he also had eyes and ears in all directions. With a thought in his heart, he immediately ordered a retreat.
The Ming Army cavalry immediately began to retreat from the front team to the rear team, and from the rear team to the front team.
The Mongolian cavalry immediately gave chase.
Just a whistle for peace. The Ming army cavalry quickly turned around on their horses, holding steel crossbows in their hands, and they were repeating crossbows, shooting several arrows in a row. The Mongols never expected that the Ming cavalry would return them as they were, returning the classic tactics of the Mongolian cavalry to them.
Caught off guard, he shot hundreds of people in succession. Ping An rushed over again.
Because the cavalry at the front was beaten to pieces, there was a gap in front of Timur. Although Pingan wanted to kill the general and seize the flag, he kept paying attention to the Mongolian cavalry encircling him from both sides, so he saw that he could not rush forward. He didn't dare to fight, he bent his bow and arrow, and looked back to shoot an arrow.
The long arrow shot directly on the commander's flag, shooting down the commander's flag.
After doing all this, Ping An immediately retreated.
The Mongols were in hot pursuit. We arrived at Changchun Fort safely and did not enter the city immediately. Instead, they formed an array under the city wall. The Mongols pursued them closely, seemingly eager for revenge. In short, they seemed not to notice the firearms on Fort Changchun.
The sound of a cannon seemed to be a signal. Firearms, large and small, roared on the city wall, one after another, and they fired a round. Within a meter or two below the city wall, there was a mess, including lead bullets from muskets, broken stones, arrowheads stuck in the ground, and powder barrels tied to the arrowheads.
Naturally, Mongolian corpses are indispensable.
This can be regarded as a blow to the Mongols.
The battle of Ping An immediately made everyone in Changchun Fort admire this young general. The Ming army cheered thunderously and led their horses into the city safely. The Yuan army on the opposite side didn't react at all.
But Tuoyin Timur was furious, and the anger in his heart could not be suppressed. I saw his chest rising and falling, like a bellows. He never expected that in just a few years, the combat effectiveness of the people below would become like this.
After getting angry, there was deep sadness.
How to improve the combat effectiveness of the army, the answer is to throw money, throw money. Throw money. How to make soldiers brave and fearless of death? The answer is to throw money, throw money, throw money. Although some people can't find a way out and can't produce combat effectiveness even if they throw money, such as the Song Dynasty. But under normal circumstances, if you don't spend money, you won't have combat effectiveness.
After the Yuan army retreated to the grassland, they won several brilliant victories. But the weapons, tools, and wealth brought from the Central Plains were also wiped out.
The combat effectiveness of the Yuan army at that time could only be guaranteed by the Yuan court in Dadu. Just after withdrawing from Dadu, we can still maintain it for a few years. But it can't last for so many years. He faced the Ming army, and he was covered in armor, with chain mail on the inside, iron armor on the outside, and a silk shirt on the inside. There is a cotton burqa on the outside. All are brand new, the firearms, bows and crossbows are all first-class. But many things in the Yuan army were already twenty years old, and the armor was worn out but could still be maintained. But the knife is not good enough. After a big battle, the knife will usually have a curled edge and needs to be repaired.
However, many people's knives have not been repaired, and there are still large and small chips.
Because Zhu Yuanzhang issued the strongest trade restriction order, it was impossible for the Central Plains to sell iron to the grasslands. Although iron was also produced on the grasslands, the quantity was not large, and a considerable part was not in the hands of the Yuan Dynasty.
They are no longer the army they are today.
Tuyin Tamerlane said: "Set up camp and call all the generals to me."
The sun was still two or three hours away from setting at this moment, so it was still early. But Tamerlane had to do it.
In fact, according to Tuoyin Timur's original intention, he just wanted to leave one to seal Changchun Fort, and the army would go south and attack along the canal.
But just now the commander's flag has fallen, and now the people in the army must be in a state of confusion. He must appease the generals and let them know that there is nothing wrong with him. Otherwise, if rumors spread randomly among the army, their morale and morale will be hit.
In addition, Tamerlane also needs to adjust his plan. Considering Ping An's situation, there are fewer people left, so he may not be able to trap him.
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Tuoyin Timur set up camp and was overjoyed to see that the city was safe.
The reason why he wanted to take risks was to delay time. Although tens of thousands of troops from Liaodong were guarding the civilians who opened the river. There are still some troops involved in opening the river, but the Liaodong army is scattered all over the place at the moment, and it will take time to regroup.
Needless to say, if Tamerlane went directly south and suddenly appeared on the construction site, the Ming army would be defeated. It's just that except for the direction of Changchun Fort, many rivers have to be crossed in other directions. Not to mention that there were Ming army ships in the river, just crossing the river would take a lot of effort and would not be sudden.
However, Timur did not expect that the battle would end like this. Or are today’s young people so bold?
It's simply terrifying.
He was so safe that he didn't know why. Because of Timur's evaluation of him, the only thing he could think of at the moment was to let He Xi use this day to get ready. Rangtuo returned without success due to Timur.
In fact, He Xi had made countless preparations for this matter and had already made a plan. As soon as the beacon came, preparations were made.
