Bright Spring

At this time, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly woke up.

Because the main force of the Tatar army suddenly appeared, it appeared between the "lake like the sea" (Hulun Lake) and Yuerhai (Beer Lake).If the Tatar army had already fled north, how could they quickly mobilize the army in that place?Therefore, the most likely fact is that the main force of the Tatar army has not run far before, and is still in the area near the "Lake Like the Sea".

A few days ago, the main force of the Ming army was still hundreds of miles away from the grasslands on the other side of the "sea-like lake".For some reason, the scouts of the Ming army and Hai Dongqing did not inquire about the situation there.

Zhu Gaoxu only made such a judgment now, and there is another reason: the grassland near the lake like the sea is very large, and the water and grass are plentiful.The Tatars can hoard a large amount of pasture with grass seeds there before winter, and they should not be willing to give up that area prematurely unless it is a last resort!

Zhu Gaoxu only thought silently in his heart, but didn't say anything.

He raised his head and looked to the east and northeast, and there was an endless wilderness in front of him.The terrain is generally flat and open, and the scenery is a bit monotonous. The horizon has slightly raised ups and downs, probably a lava rock platform.

At this moment, the enemy cannot be seen with the naked eye.But in the abstract imagination, the enemy army should be somewhere in the distance over there.

As the generals wished, the flames of war are about to ignite!

Before the sun came out, the sky was gradually getting brighter, and the horns in the barracks had already sounded.The various units of the Chinese army pulled out their camps one after another, and marched northward on the open terrain; some of the cavalry were ordered to move to the east one after another.There is more and more noise in the vast wilderness.

Zhu Gaoxu rode a horse, surrounded by the guard cavalry and all the civil and military soldiers, and started marching with the army.

When the sun was three poles, there were several horses galloping from the southeast.After being questioned and checked by the guards, those few people came to Zhu Gaoxu's banner.

Yiqi turned over and dismounted, stepped forward and knelt down on one knee, and presented something with both hands.He clasped his fists and said, "General Liu reported that a large number of enemy troops are approaching the sentry army on the right, at least [-] riders!"

The generals were suddenly in an uproar.

Zhu Gaoxu picked up the report, read it first, and then passed it to the civil and military around him.

After Zhang Fu looked at it, he said with some emotion: "Uncle Anyuan (Liu Sheng, Zhu Di named Uncle Anyuan, and Gao Chi was granted the title of Marquis of Anyuan when he was in power; after Zhu Gaoxu ascended the throne, he decreed to abolish his "illegal" Marquis , leaving the title given by Emperor Taizong), and got a good position."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Write the military order, order Wang Bin's troops to move to Liu Shengjun's left wing! Send the order to the security department of the vanguard army, and lead the cavalry to move in front of the camera."

Hou Hai clasped his fists and said, "I obey the order!"

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head and said: "Let's also divert to the east to support Liu Sheng. The various ministries are sent to march east!"

"Order!"

The generals around shouted happily, and finally they were going to fight.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't panic.There are about 4 infantry and heavy soldiers of Liu Sheng's army alone. With the addition of the two cavalry reinforcements in the morning, the total strength of Liu Sheng's army is even stronger.In a short while, it is impossible for the Tatar army to do anything about Liu Sheng; otherwise, the Qu Neng Department has only 2 people, and it will be over long ago.

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu was even more convinced that his speculation in the early morning was correct!

The Tatar army dispatched the main force only to harass the slow Ming army; otherwise, they should go to fight the Ping'an army, which is in line with the annihilation tactics of each defeat. .

Chapter 691 A Thunderbolt from the Blue Sky

The big array of Liu Shengbu resembles a triangle, the widest is the front, facing the east, and the two wings shrink | narrow toward the middle.Most of the cavalry of its headquarters are behind countless infantry phalanxes; and the two cavalry that were reinforced this morning are located on the two wings of the large formation.

He is not in a defensive formation, nor is he in an offensive formation.Unless the Tatars detour the rear wing, the shape of the Liu Shengbu will be like a cluster of arrows.

The enemy cavalry had already reached more than a hundred paces away, but the Tatars rode slowly, showing no signs of charging.The armies of various forces in the land of China, since the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, seem to have very few heavy cavalry with armor to charge into battle.

Liu Sheng squinted his eyes and looked at the large group of Tatar troops not far away, but he couldn't see clearly; because he was facing the east, facing the morning sun.

There are some dark clouds in the sky, the sun is on the edge of the dark clouds, and the sun is pale.In the cold wind, people feel that the earth is not very bright under the sun, but the sun is very dazzling.

The big flag with the word "Liu" written on it, as well as various flags with the name of the Ming Dynasty and various flags made by the right post fluttered in the wind in the middle of the formation.On the barren land, the banner of Liu Sheng is very ostentatious and eye-catching.

Among the phalanxes of hundreds of infantry troops spread out in front, there was occasionally a Hanwang cannon in front.The artillery is almost parallel to the first row of infantry at the front, and the position is very forward!If the enemy charged desperately, a charge of cavalry could destroy a cannon.

The artillery was erected on the compacted mound of soil, and the muzzle was almost flat to the front... Both sides knew that this was a shotgun.After the Tatars returned to the grassland to graze, they had no firearms; but they used a large number of firearms in the Yuan Dynasty.

The Tatars are naturally quite familiar with the usefulness of various firearms.The range of ordinary artillery will become very short, and the firing rate will of course be very slow.

In addition to the front cannons, there are also some cannons at the back. The smooth cannon bodies glow with a metallic cold light under the sun.

The Ming army formation was a bit noisy, with the sound of running horses' hoofs and the yelling and cursing of the generals, the huge army formation was full of noise.

The herd of Tatar horses stretching forward slowly approached.They also seem to be observing the formation of the Ming army.

The infantry phalanx of the Ming army was arranged in a small phalanx, with several rows of fire|crackling soldiers at the front; after firing the blunderbuss, they could retreat on both sides of the small phalanx...

At this moment, the Tatars repeated their tricks.All the enemy troops stopped at about a hundred paces, and the cavalry dismounted and shot arrows one after another!

The camp of the Ming army soon became more noisy, screams and cries came one after another, and gunfire soldiers fell to the ground continuously, but there was no sound of firearms.The Tatars also know that the firing range of the bronze fire|gun is far from reaching the step bow.

The Ming army's large formation about two miles wide, and the cavalry on the flanks and rear flanks, still did not move.So the two armies threw arrow feathers at each other, and the sound of strings "cracked" indiscriminately, soldiers were killed and injured constantly.

Then, across the wide battlefield, strands of Tatar cavalry began to approach.The sparse rangers took the lead in galloping at a distance of twenty or thirty paces.

The infantry bow behind the Ming army phalanx made a "snap|snap" sound, and a Tatar cavalry just hit an arrow, screamed and rolled|fall off the horse.In the distance, there was a Tatar riding too close, and hastily reined in his horse. The horse's front hooves were raised high, and the neighing sound almost spread throughout the front line.

The dust billowed in front of them, and more Tatar cavalry approached. They circled at a distance of dozens of steps, getting closer and further away, and gradually approaching the Ming infantry.Where the Ming army placed artillery in the front line, they would detour a little away.The dust on all sides was kicked up by the horseshoes, and the ground was filled with smog for a while.

Countless Tatar cavalry drew their bows and set up arrows, and started their gallop|shoot at the Ming army phalanx...

Among the smoke and dust, the light of the knife flickered.Many generals of the Ming army pulled out their waist sabers "swish" and held them in the air.

The first two rows of firecrackers of the Ming army raised up one after another, the first row squatted on the ground, and the second row stood.From time to time, someone screamed and fell to the ground, but the Beizheng Ming army was considered a relatively elite force, and it was impossible for the infantry to collapse after a short period of riding|shooting|killing.

At this moment, the banners in the middle of the Ming army's formation waved; and then everywhere in the formation, many generals shouted loudly!They pointed forward with their knives, and shouts were heard everywhere: "Let it go! Let it go..."

suddenly!Almost in an instant, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled on the two-mile-wide battle formation.

"Bang bang bang bang..." There were bursts of intensive firecrackers, mixed with huge "booming" cannons; row after row flickered, and the muzzle spray|shot out dazzling flames.In an instant, the earth seemed to be thunderbolt from the blue, and all the clouds were pressed down to the ground to shine!

The firearms on the entire wilderness were fired together in a short time, and the loud sound resounded through the earth.In the flames, gunpowder smoke billowed to the ground.

When the first round of firearms stopped, there seemed to be a moment of dead silence between heaven and earth, but that was just an illusion!Beyond the white smoke, countless corpses of people and horses were suddenly placed on the ground, and the sound of horses neighing, shouting, and crying enveloped the entire battlefield.

"Bang bang bang bang..." After the firecrackers changed teams, the second round of salvos sounded from everywhere.The Tatars seemed to have just reacted, and the Tatar cavalry all over the battlefield turned around and ran back one after another.

At this time, the artillery on the Ming army's large formation roared again everywhere.There were screams in the air!

When people heard the whistling sound of shells, the Tatar cavalry formation hundreds of steps away, which had not yet attacked, suddenly turned their backs on their backs, and there was a burst of turmoil.The cannonballs were hardly seen, but the iron balls were already bouncing and passing through the Tatar horse herd.

An unprecedented strange scene appeared on the battlefield, and the Tatar army had already spread and receded eastward in a frenzy.

In the middle of the Ming army formation, Liu Sheng drew out a long saber.While he was pointing forward, the war horse stepped forward under the force of the man's legs. "Kill!" Liu Sheng issued a simple and direct military order.

"Long live the emperor!" The guards shouted in unison.The cavalry on all sides shouted one after another: "Protect the country and the people! Protect the country and the people..."

The shouts one after another shook the sky, and the sound of horseshoes roared everywhere.The countless infantry phalanxes in front have changed their formation, and the soldiers gathered in the middle of each other to make room for a larger gap.Groups of vigorous war horses rushed out of the formation one after another, and quickly began to sprint|sprint.

In the boundless wilderness, strands of cavalry soldiers rushed forward like giant crossbow arrows shot from a huge battle formation.The Ming cavalry on both wings also rushed eastward.

Suddenly, thousands of horses galloped across the land!The ground seemed to be trembling violently.