In fact, Emperor Chongzhen had already known through eavesdropping that the coalition forces of Jianlu and Mongolia wanted to outflank and eliminate the cavalry sent out to fight the scout war. Moreover, it was also roughly clear where the Jianlu cavalry troops were going and where the armies of the various Mongolian tribes were probably going.
Therefore, when the Jianlu and Mongolian coalition forces first set off, Emperor Chongzhen made corresponding arrangements.
Wu Sangui returned to the army, and the cavalry troops who remained in the pass immediately left the pass. Instead, they launched a pincer attack on the Mongolian Chahar tribe who tried to penetrate Wu Sangui's return route.
Chahar's cavalrymen only saw the Great Wall in the important town of Yulin, and they immediately discovered that the Ming cavalry had already left the city at some point, lined up in a wide queue, and was driving their horses to speed up and attack them. attack. And they could tell that the attack by the Ming Cavalry was not a tentative attack, but a direct pounce on them with all their strength.
At this time, Chahar's cavalry were dumbfounded.
Before departure, according to Jierhalang's statement, the cavalry troops who left the country must not have expected that the Qing Dynasty would send troops, so this sudden attack would definitely be unexpected by the Ming army. If you catch someone unawares, you have half the chance of winning.
In this battle, the Qing cavalry was the main force, and the Mongolian tribes cooperated. After all, people could escape from all directions on the grassland. Therefore, Jierhalang's request is that after the Qing army defeats the Ming cavalry coming out of the customs, the Mongolian tribes must intercept it. They only need to delay a little until the Qing cavalry arrives.
In addition, Jierhalang also requested that the Mongolian tribes have superb riding skills and are not afraid of the pursuit of the Ming cavalry. Therefore, they were asked to appear from the border of the Ming army and make a show. It was best to provoke them again. If there was any movement in the pass, if they left again, the Ming cavalry would definitely not be able to catch up.
Then, the elite of the Mongolian tribes returned to the Ming cavalry that had left the pass, and cooperated with the main force of the Qing Dynasty. They were within sight of the Ming army in the pass, and killed the Ming army that had left the pass. In this way, it not only promotes military power, but also angers the Ming Emperor: Look, under the eyes of this incompetent emperor, your cavalry will be completely annihilated. If you have the ability, come out and fight!
I originally thought that such a mission would be an easy task, just to intercept and delay the remnants of the Ming Cavalry and demonstrate without much fighting.
However, who would have thought that as soon as they arrived, they would encounter the charge of the Mingguo cavalry in Guan Nei.
In a hurry, the cavalrymen of the Chahar tribe all looked for traces of their master. As a result, they found that deep in the grassland, where they were returning, a Ming cavalry army of about three thousand people was also rushing towards them.
Suddenly, these Chahar cavalrymen were stupid again!
Of course they recognized that these three thousand or so Ming cavalry were the Ming soldiers who went out to fight in the scout war. Didn't it mean that this army was left to the main force of the Qing Dynasty to deal with, so that it would catch them by surprise? Why does it look like the number of people is not small? What is going on?
Looking at the Ming cavalry getting closer and closer, the Chahar cavalry finally discovered that far behind the Ming cavalry, there seemed to be signs that a large army was coming. Needless to say, that must be the main force of the Qing cavalry.
These Chahar tribe's cavalrymen may not know the idiom of "looking up the mountain and running to death", but they know the meaning very well. Just by observing, they knew that it would take at least a long time before the main force of the Qing cavalry arrived.
However, now here, the Ming cavalry is attacking from both inside and outside. If the Qing cavalry arrives, the day lily will be cold.
After understanding the situation at hand, the Chahar cavalrymen immediately chose to run away without their leader giving orders. As for war, are you crazy? If the Chahar tribe had this ability, how could they end up being oppressed by the orders of the Jianzhou Jurchens!
However, the hussar camp that left the customs was enclosed in a semicircle. There was not much space left for Chahar's cavalry to escape. What was even more terrible was that Wu Sangui's troops returned to the division and almost completed the encirclement.
"kill……"
The battle between the cavalry was very fast. The Ming army relied on its excellent soldiers and armor to bully these Chahar cavalry who were about to become like beggars. And with such an advantage, morale is not the same at all. After the First World War, of the more than 5,000 Chahar cavalrymen, only about 4,000 fled back to the grasslands.
There is another detail here, that is, the Ming army charging and fighting did not face the commander's flag of the Chahar tribe. It can even be said that they deliberately avoided it. Because this is what Emperor Chongzhen requested.
If the leader of the Chahar tribe is killed, there will be no one to lead the fight against the Jianlu. How beautiful!
By the time Jianlu's 7,000 cavalry troops arrived, tens of thousands of hussars battalion soldiers had already formed their formation and were ready for battle.
At this time, it was already early November and the weather was already very cold. On the side of the Ming Dynasty Hussars Camp, there were long rows of cavalry horses, breathing white air. From time to time, the horses were pawing their front hooves, as if they were feeling another charge.
On the side of the Hussars camp, there was a battlefield that had just been fought, filled with the corpses of Chahar cavalrymen, and some captured ones were also escorted by Ming army soldiers to the pass.
On the top of the city, a dozen large drums were beating "dong dong dong", the sound shook the surrounding areas and shocked people's hearts.
When the Jianlu cavalry who had just arrived saw this scene, they stopped their horses without giving any military orders and looked at everything in front of them in shock.
They felt the brunt of the overwhelming murderous intent and invincible momentum, and subconsciously came to the conclusion that at this time, they must not fight the Ming Dynasty cavalry that was full of momentum, otherwise they would be defeated!
Even their commander-in-chief, the so-called famous Qing Dynasty general Prince Zheng Jierhalang, had the same idea.
He was very angry before. Why was Wu Sangui so cunning? He just ordered Tan Ma to pretend to be defeated, but he discovered something and immediately withdrew his troops back to the pass, so that he could not catch up.
But at this time, his mind was completely focused on the hussar battalion in front of him, and he had no other thoughts.
After so many years of fighting with the Ming Kingdom, Jierhalang can say that this is the first time he has seen so many elite cavalry in the Ming Kingdom. If this cavalry army had been with the Qi Family Army and the Baigan Army, the Qing Dynasty would have lost the Battle of Hunhe River!
Before, he was a little confused and even a little blamed. With about 10,000 cavalry troops from the Ming Dynasty, they were able to traverse the hinterland of Liaodong, creating a situation where the emperor of the Ming Dynasty personally conquered the hinterland of Liaodong? Could it be that in the hinterland of Liaodong, the guards in the cities of the Qing Dynasty were all blind and couldn't tell the difference? As for the emperor's campaign to conquer North Korea and destroy the Dongjiang Army, all the previous efforts were in vain!
However, at this time, Jierhalang understood that he had wrongly blamed the guards.
Just imagine, such elite cavalry troops swarmed in, carrying the heads of Tashan soldiers of the Qing Dynasty. This kind of power, just looking at it, would put a lot of pressure on them. Never had such a thing happened in the Ming Dynasty. Since such elite cavalry troops were dispatched, it seems that it is not impossible for the emperor of the Ming Dynasty to personally conquer the hinterland of Liaodong!
At this moment when he saw the cavalry in front of him, Jierhalang's mood became particularly heavy. Because he knew in his heart that if there were no unexpected factors, the cavalry of the Mongolian tribes would definitely not be the opponent of the Ming cavalry. Even if he leads more than 10,000 cavalry troops, the strength may be similar. However, half of the cavalry he led were just infantry on horseback and were not suitable for mounted combat. This means that they will not be a match for the cavalry in front of them.
We can only outwit, not defeat! In his mind, he immediately came to the conclusion: Fortunately, he was on the grassland, so he didn't have to fight hard, otherwise, it would be really difficult!
Just as Jirhalang was thinking this, suddenly, the thunderous and rhythmic drum sound suddenly became rapid.
"Dong dong dong dong..."
Then, Jierhalang saw the flag of the Ming Cavalry on the opposite side and pointed diagonally this way. All the war horses, driven by their masters, took steps almost at the same time.
The Ming army has begun to attack!
Without thinking, Jierhalang immediately turned his horse's head and ordered loudly: "Lure the Ming army into the hinterland of the grassland!"
Even if he ran away, he would not forget to find an excuse to cover himself up.
Fortunately, when he came over, he kept a sufficient distance from the Ming cavalry, so he escaped far away and did not give the Ming army a chance to fight.
However, when the chorus of "The Ming Dynasty is victorious" came over, most of the Jianlu, including Jierhalang, turned their heads and looked back, with mixed feelings in their hearts.
There was a time when the Qing army would roar like this to declare its military power when facing the fleeing enemies.
They even remember how proud they were when they did this, looking at the defeated Ming army: The Qing army is invincible in the field!
However, this time, also in the wild, the Qing army did not even dare to fight. The Ming army, which they looked down upon the most before, was defeated and fled!
Everyone was silent, just lying on the horse and whipping the horse desperately, as if this was the only way to vent the depression in their hearts.
Of course, some Jianlu found reasons for themselves: the troops are not as large as the Ming army, and heroes will not suffer the immediate losses!
Completely opposite to them, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty at the top of the border city witnessed this scene with their own eyes, and none of them knew how happy they were. Those who are not good at words just laugh naively; while those who like to talk can't help but want to express their inner excitement.
"Did you see, those outside the pass are Jianlu! When they saw my Ming cavalry, they actually ran away, haha!"
"I didn't expect that Jianlu, who was so powerful in the legend, was actually nothing more than that!"
"I have thought of it a long time ago. Don't forget, the emperor personally conquered Liaodong and killed more than 10,000 Jianlu. Those were the Jianlu who killed them in front of Jianlu's house!"
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Most of these Ming soldiers on the city were border officers from Qin. They have always heard about Jianlu's reputation, and it can be said that they have some fear in their hearts. In the past, troops sent from Qin to Liaodong were often defeated halfway, which is a clear proof.
More than 10,000 Jianlu came to Guihua City, just outside the Qin Di Pass. The pressure in their hearts was also very great. In particular, these Jianlu were so elusive that they suddenly appeared in Ningxia in the northwest, killed the commander-in-chief Wang Shichong, and plundered so many places, which further proved that the Jianlu were extremely powerful.
However, Emperor Chongzhen went on a personal expedition and after arriving at Yulin Town, he first issued an order to select a limited number of those who had made meritorious deeds to enter the capital camp, thus suppressing their fear of Jianlu in the depths of their hearts. No matter what, for the sake of our future and future generations, we must fight for such a rare opportunity.
However, Emperor Chongzhen then secretly sent Wu Sangui to rob the Jianlu captives of food and supplies, rescued the young men who had been robbed, and announced the key to defeating the Jianlu captives, which gave them confidence. However, although they thought they could win, it did not prevent them from being a little afraid of Jianlu's combat power.
However, this time, after they witnessed all this with their own eyes, they suddenly discovered that Jianlu was strong, but the Ming Hussars were stronger. Jianlu did not even dare to fight, so he ran away!
What you see with your own eyes is true. After witnessing this battle, the officers and soldiers of Qin's border army lost all fear in their hearts: Jianlu was nothing more than that!
Emperor Chongzhen was also on top of the city and watched the battle. To him, the final result was no surprise at all.
After all, in this war, I had already known Jianlu's battle plan and made targeted arrangements. As for Jianlu, he never expected that the sudden occurrence of unexpected things would have a great impact on Jianlu's morale.
Furthermore, the three battalions under the Royal Horse Supervisor are the strong armies that he focuses on building. In recent years, the three battalions have invested the most in the military. Moreover, the armor ordnance built by the Military War Bureau gives priority to the three battalions.
Another point is that since the establishment of the three major battalions, the backbone of the Qin soldiers who fought against the Jianlu were first fought against the bandits and then against Tashan. After these battles, their mentality was definitely that of a strong army.
Just like this, if you can't fight Jianlu, it's really useless!
Looking at the joyous scene in front of him and listening to the compliments of the civil servants and generals around him, Emperor Chongzhen just smiled lightly and said: "Okay, I'm afraid there will be trouble in Guihua City in the past few days, so all the ministers are waiting to watch the show. Bar!"
He has been observing the feedback from eavesdropping seeds on the grassland these days, and infers something from the clues. He has not yet figured it out. After that, he will have to go back and continue analyzing the news.
When many civil servants and generals heard this, they couldn't help but be very happy. Everyone is enjoying themselves on top of the city, but there is a riot on the Jianlu side. Such comfortable wars seem to be rare since ancient times, right?
With this thought in their hearts, they started to look forward to it. They didn't know what kind of trouble there would be in Guihua City.
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The next morning, Azig, who was left behind, stood on the top of the Guihua City. He looked at the traces of the cavalry in the distance and heard the rumble of horse hooves. He laughed and said: "Haha, we collected thousands of soldiers this time." The cavalry of the Ming Dynasty went to the border to provoke again. If the Dog Emperor of the Ming Dynasty still has some backbone, he should send troops to retaliate, right? Haha, just wait for them to come to the grassland and die!"
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