Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

Zhu Youxiao turned his head and asked the Marquis of Xining and Marquis Yongkang, "I want these war horses, what do you think should I do?"

The two replied in unison: "Suppress the Tatars."

"Okay. Marquis of Xining, you lead an army of five thousand, and take these gunners to the east. Once the Tatars charge east, use artillery to blast them back.""

"The minister respects the decree."

The Marquis of Xining led 5000 troops to the east.

"Marquis Yongkang, follow me to attack now."

Xu Xiyin, Marquis of Yongkang subconsciously conveyed the emperor's order, and the attack drums behind him immediately rang.At this time, the messy Mongols in front suddenly realized that they had Ming troops in front and behind them.

Ren is a mob, at this time also thinking about the way to go and escape.

Liu Qu was worthy of being a general who followed the emperor for several months. He immediately ordered the artillery to cut off the space for the Mongols to escape to the west.The Mongols didn't train their horses with explosions, and they didn't have the pre-preparation to block the ears of the horses. After a few cannon shots, countless horses were startled.The knight on the horse can only grasp the reins and try to sit still, while appeasing the horse in the crotch/below. There is no longer the advantage of controlling the horse with two legs and unaffected by stretching the bow with both arms.

Afterwards, Du Hongyu, Guan Fumin and others recalled the first time they participated in the confrontation with the Mongol cavalry, and they were still very excited and terrified.

The emperor's guard of honor made the surrounded Tatar cavalry turn around and rush northward like madmen. They followed the Mongols and followed Liu Qu to chase the Mongols with arrows.

All the pressure is on the side of the emperor.

Including Liu Qu, they didn't dare to be distracted by thinking about what would happen if the north couldn't stand it anymore, so they could only run wildly on their horses, chasing and killing the Mongols.

The Marquis of Yongkang and other dignitaries who followed the emperor couldn't care what would happen to the emperor at this time.They could only frantically wave the long knives and guns in their hands, and push away the dense rain of arrows.Fortunately, the northwest wind was strong enough today, and the wind helped them reduce the strength and accuracy of the Mongol arrows.But it was just an instant thing, the Mongols rushed to their front, and the scuffle started.

Yongkanghou remembered what he said to protect the emperor comprehensively, he followed closely by the emperor's side, and every shot was made with courageous and desperate efforts.

The guards of the imperial army who followed the emperor were all specially selected by the Duke of England and the Duke of Dingguo, and everyone had to pass the test of them.The martial arts of these guards are not weaker than Marquis Yongkang in the slightest.They used their abilities to announce to the Mongols that Emperor Ming rushed to kill, and made them realize how impossible it is to hold onto the idea of ​​saving lives by catching the emperor.

During the fierce battle, Marquis Yongkang kept distracted and paid attention to the situation around the emperor.After Zhu Youxiao picked the saber away for him for the second time, he couldn't help scolding: "Concentrate and take care of yourself."

Yongkang Hou was ashamed to find that the emperor didn't need him to protect him at all, and the emperor's horsemanship was superior to him, even far surpassing him.Every shot of the Son of Heaven was as fast as lightning, and the spear accurately pierced the throat of the enemy who was running towards him, with such force that the point of the spear came out directly from the back of the Mongol's neck.

The Marquis of Xining did not wait for the fleeing Mongols in the east, and he realized that he was setting up a net here.Looking at the front where the scuffle had begun, he immediately led the five thousand cavalry under his command to rush over and join the scuffle.

More than 4 people flanked the [-] Tatars, and the battle ended quickly and victoriously without any suspense.

The horses that lost their masters were surrounded by Daming's cavalry regiments. Except for a few frightened horses that left before the melee, the rest of the horses fell into the hands of Daming's soldiers as they wished.

"Liu Qu, you take all the cavalry from the western camp to the south, and try to keep all the horses of the Mongols. Marquis of Xining, let's go back to the camp and outflank it from the north."

When the smoke from the battlefield cleared, Zhu Youxiao ordered the battalions to rescue the wounded first, count the number of injured, captured horses, weapons, etc.

Zhang Zhihou and Du Wenhuan watched from a distance thousands of Mongols lying on the north side of Yulin Mansion, and looked at the continuous barracks in the distance, the emperor's guard of honor fluttered, followed by a deafening sky There was the sound of artillery, and soon the sound died away.

If it weren't for the emperor's ceremonial banners and other changes, the two of them were so anxious that they would have jumped off the tower.

Then there was the sound of attacking drums from the Ming army in the distance to the west of the city, and a few sporadic cannons, followed by the sound of fighting in the west of the city.

Du Wenhuan had been a soldier for most of his life. At this time, he clutched his chest and prayed to the gods and Buddhas all over the sky, begging them to bless the emperor's safety and victory.

He murmured words, but the Governor Zhang Zhihou who was standing beside him was shocked enough.

"General Du, don't you think it's too much for you to say that you are a military general and ask gods and Buddhas to bless you when you are fighting?"

"Master Zhang, don't you want the Son of Heaven to win and the Son of Heaven to be safe!"

Zhang Zhihou was so angry that he fell on his back, he never knew that he had such a shameless side.

"Let me ask you a general, isn't it embarrassing to ask for blessings from gods and Buddhas in battle?"

Du Wenhuan shook his head, "If it was for myself, of course I wouldn't. But if I pray for the gods and Buddhas for the emperor, I don't care about face."

Zhang Zhihou turned his head and ignored Du Wenhuan. Sure enough, a general's face is comparable to the Great Wall, and non-civilian ministers' sharp tongue and sharp tongue can pierce through it.

But when the emperor appeared in their field of vision with his soldiers and came from the north to outflank the Mongols who were blocking them from leaving the city, Zhang Zhihou watched Du Wenhuan quickly pick up his helmet, put on his armor and was about to leave the city to join the battle.So he hugged Du Wenhuan's arm with agility that he hadn't experienced in decades.

"What are you going for?"

Du Wenhuan looked at Zhang Zhihou strangely, "I will lead the soldiers out of the city to help the emperor. Let go, what do you look like? You are not a little wife."

Zhang Zhihou's fingers became so angry that they almost touched Du Wenhuan's face.

"Vulgar. Take a good look at the city, there are cavalry rushing to kill. It doesn't matter if you want these old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers in Yulin to die. If the past gets in the way, do you think the emperor will spare you?"

Du Wenhuan looked not far below the city, and saw that the golden dragon banner of the emperor was the place where the fighting was most intense.On the west side, the Marquis of Xining led his cavalry to encircle him. On the north side of the camp, cavalry continued to join the battle.

He took off his helmet dejectedly, knowing that by joining with his infantry at this time, he was really creating obstacles and confusion for the emperor and Ming's cavalry.

Alas, there are only three or five messengers around him with horses left in the city. He even handed over his servants and guards to his son to take them to the West Camp to complete the emperor's plan to contain the Mongols.

The one-sided battle shocked the eyes and hearts of the spectators with bloody massacres.Zhang Zhihou traveled around the counties and prefectures of Shaanxi for many years, and all he saw were the backs of the Mongols who rode fast horses to rob them.Du Wenhuan went to Tumochuan several times to clear up the Mongols there, and his military achievements were built with the heads of the Mongols in Tumochuan, but he never thought that the imperial army led by the emperor would harvest the Mongols in the same way as cutting melons and vegetables life.

Those Mongols who used to be so powerful and proud of their riding skills did not have the slightest advantage compared with the Forbidden Army who could also control horses with their legs and wield knives and guns with their arms.

The corners of Du Wenhuan's eyes couldn't help getting wet.He thought of the brothers Paoz who died in the battle with the Mongols, and the countless soldiers who died under the saber of the Mongols over the past 20 years...

He sniffled and said silently in his heart: If you are alive in heaven, you will see the emperor avenge you!

There are no more Mongolians on horseback in the city, and the strong smell of blood in the strong northwest wind makes people tremble.

Zhang Zhihou looked at Du Wenhuan with a complex expression, and reminded him: "General Du, it's time for us to go to the barracks to meet the emperor."

Du Wenhuan was taken aback for a moment, then turned his head to look at Zhang Zhihou in a daze.It wasn't until Zhang Zhihou repeated the reminder again that he responded suddenly, "Yes, yes, it's time to see the emperor."

Then Du Wenhuan couldn't help his sad thoughts, and sighed: "I have been a soldier for 30 years, and I have chased the Tatars countless times in Tumochuan. I have never imagined that I can accomplish such a battle like today."

Zhang Zhihou knew that Yulin Town was able to stand firmly among the important towns in the Nine Borders and never be broken through. It was inseparable from the efforts of Du Wenhuan and his grandparents for three generations.

He praised casually: "Tao Wu, the achievements of the three generations of the Du family's grandparents in training soldiers, farming, and guarding the border in Yulin over the past few decades must not be buried. Otherwise, the emperor today only relies on the imperial army brought by the capital, and there are still not enough people."

Du Wenhuan shook his head, "To be honest, I think these Mongols are all running for the emperor. The ten thousand cavalry in our Yulin town are still inferior to the imperial army."

After Du Wenhuan finished speaking, he made up his mind to train the ten thousand cavalry in Yulin Town well. At the same time, he also took a fancy to the horses captured by the emperor.

Because the horse market has been closed for more than a year, Yulin's war horses have less chance to be replaced, and many war horses that should be eliminated are still barely used in the army.You must know that the horses that can gallop on the battlefield will only take three to five years. Once the age of the horses increases, the reaction to the battle will not be able to keep up, and it will cost the lives of the cavalry.As for the war horses that were eliminated, those that were slightly better were given to the guards in the interior, and those that were worse were used by civilians. It is impossible for war horses in the old dead army to appear.

When Zhang Zhihou and the others arrived at the emperor's camp, Zhao led the army to pursue them and had not yet returned.Du Wenhuan only took a brief look at the battlefield in front of the barracks, and roughly estimated the troops dispatched by Tu Mochuan.

He grabbed Zhang Zhihou, pointed to the battlefield that was still being cleaned, and said hastily: "If the imperial court is willing to send troops to take back Tumochuan, now is the best time. The Tatars have no ability to resist in Tumochuan. In Tumochuan The Mochuan army station, Yulin Guard can be self-sufficient."

Zhang Zhihou suddenly felt that today's Du Wenhuan was no longer the calm and strategic commander in chief.

"The emperor is going to Dongshengwei. Do you want to take back Tumochuan? What are you thinking about today?"

After meeting the emperor, Zhang Zhihou realized that Du Wenhuan was wrong, and he was wrong too.