I'm really not the carpenter emperor

Although the imperial court didn't send anyone to urge him, Sun Chuanting also knew that the current Daming would really be at the end of its rope if it dragged on.

The cost of this war is so great that it has already had an impact on the country.

Due to the need for a quick battle, Sun Chuanting decided to put all his eggs in one basket, abandoning the strategy of step by step and mobilizing the whole army to take the initiative to attack.

In terms of the art of war, it was an absurd military adventure to take the initiative to attack the cavalry-based enemy army on the vast grassland, but Sun Chuanting had no choice.

In the afternoon, He Renlong discovered the exact location of the Chahar camp, and by the way, figured out the surrounding terrain.

At dusk, the Datong elite led by Zhang Wanbang seized the upper reaches of the Quye River and controlled the water source.

In the first half of the night, Sun Chuanting led the Ming troops from various towns to rush to build seven camps from the upper reaches to the lower reaches of the Quye River, and quickly surrounded the unknown Chahar tribe with the momentum of encirclement and annihilation.

Overnight, 20 Ming troops appeared around Lindan Batur's sweat tent.

"Khan, why are you still hesitating?"

"When the Ming army is attacking all night and the horses are short of people, gather our iron cavalry to attack immediately. Even if we can't break through their formation with one blow, we must give them a chance to let the Ming army have no chance to breathe!"

Lindan Batur looked at the person who spoke, and said quietly:

"Andal, Zhang Wanbang should not be underestimated, this Sun Chuanting does not seem to be a fuel-efficient lamp."

"Andal, Zhang Wanbang is here with the main force. The camp in the upper reaches of the Quye River must be empty. Take your fine cavalry from Naiman's department to take back the upper reaches!"

"Remember, be quick! After defeating the Ming army, don't chase after them. Immediately turn around behind Sun Chuanting, attack the Ming army's outpost ten miles away, and cut off their retreat!"

"Most of the Ming army were infantry, and they couldn't run back on the grassland for three days and three nights. After winning this battle, we have plenty of time to pursue."

Andal laughed out loud, then reined in his horse and left.

"Zhuoketu, take your Ujimqin cavalry and harass the three camps north of the Ming army. Pay attention to preserving your strength and avoid the cannons and muskets of the Ming army."

"Kundu, bring your Aohan troops to harass the three camps south of the Ming army. Just like Zhuo Ketu, remember not to fight head-on with the Ming army's weapons."

Kundu, the lord of the Aohan tribe, and Zhuo Ketu, the lord of the Ujumqin tribe, exchanged glances, turned around and went down to gather the tribe.

After looking towards the direction where the Ming army was rushing to the west for a while, Lin Danbatur walked down the high slope and shouted:

"Zuo Te, the Khan guards of the three thousand households of this Khan have been assigned to you, and you will bring your Heshigten troops with you. You have to find opportunities between the six Ming army camps in the north and south."

"You have only one goal, take advantage of the chaos and rush to the artillery and musket battalion of the Ming army!"

Chapter 553 I Die Standing

"The arrogance of the Ming army daring to take the initiative to attack must be suppressed!" After arranging all the ministries, Lin Dan Batur stared into the distance, speaking every word with a loud voice.

With the attack of the coalition forces of various ministries in Monan, the earth-shattering artillery sounds of the Ming army came out.

The shouts of killing alarmed the Chahar cavalry on horseback, and even their mounts were snorting uncomfortably.

Seeing such an aggressive aura of the Ming army, everyone was terrified.

The other side of the river occupied by Sun Chuanting was only five or six li away from here. His Qin army set up camp there, and tens of thousands of Ming troops surrounded the city with chariots and slowly pressed towards this side.

In addition, Zhang Wanbang, the commander-in-chief of Datong, led the elite cavalry to patrol between the three camps on the upper and lower sides, defending and attacking, and the defense was very strict.

"Don't worry, Khan, if Andal goes here, he will be able to destroy the Ming army camp upstream in one fell swoop, and he will succeed in no time!"

Lin Dan Batur nodded, but said nothing. In this kind of battle where the two armies are fighting, the success of each place is very important.

Seven camps of the Ming army rose from the ground along the river, and more than [-] Ming troops accompanied the Qin army's chariots in formation.

In the distance, people shouted and horses neighed, dust was flying, and a large group of Mongolian cavalry, led by the lords of various ministries, charged the Ming army's camp along the river.

All of a sudden, people shouted and horses neighed, the brigade of people and horses crisscrossed with swords and guns, and the gongs of the Ming army and the horns of the Mongolian cavalry rolled back and forth like a crowd.

Almost every moment, someone was injured or killed in battle.

The Mongolian cavalry was hit by muskets and fell to the ground from the back of the mount in embarrassment.

These people either fled from the battlefield by rolling and crawling, or drew out their scimitars and continued to charge with shouts.

Two miles to the north of Sun Chuanting's car camp, on the upper reaches of the Quye River, there is a Ming army camp. More than [-] Ming troops set up repelling horses, dug ravines, and waited in full force.

Not long after, the sound of rumbling horseshoes came from the distant horizon.

Guarding here is Qu Jiazhen, a general of Datong who accompanied Zhang Wanbang out of the customs.

"The Mongolian soldiers are here, retreat to the camp!" Qu Jiazhen ordered while watching carefully with binoculars.

The Ming troops who came out of the pass were all experienced frontier troops. They all knew that the Mongolian cavalry stood out and were very maneuverable. Seeing this, they all dropped their work and retreated to the camp.

When Qu Jiazhen saw the two-headed sheep on the banner, he knew that it was the Naiman tribe, the third largest tribe in Monan Mongolia.

He has never fought against the Naiman tribe, but it is said that the leader of this tribe, Andal, is very brave and good at fighting, and he can dispatch as many as [-] herdsmen during wartime.

Although the Naiman Department will not come out in full force this time, it should be at least [-] in number.

Even though it was advantageous for him to defend the city, there was still a huge gap in numbers between him and the opponent, so Qu Jiazhen turned around immediately.

"Order the battalions to stand firm, and wait for the Xilu cavalry to come into range, and first attack the sharp-edged soldiers of the Xilu cavalry!"

"As ordered!"

The Ming army in the camp was busy, and the fine cavalry of the Naiman tribe in the distance were getting closer and closer.

Andal knew the importance of capturing this camp. In fact, he brought out [-] troops to follow the Chahar tribe to conquer the left wing, [-] more than Qu Jiazhen estimated.

With such a number of people, even if the opponent has arranged defenses in advance, it is not a cause for concern.

"Pass me an order. Each station will lead its troops to attack one side, abandon the other three sides, and take turns to attack. The Ming army must not have a moment's respite!"

The Mongolian cavalry didn't stop, they stormed as soon as they came.

The Taijimen of Naiman's Department each led their subordinates to attack the camp in turn, with a posture of quickly taking the upper reaches at any cost.

In the distance, the cavalry of the Naiman tribe formed the most common formation of cavalry and archery around. The sound of rumbling horseshoes shook people's hearts, and there was a continuous rain of arrows swaying down.

Countless Ming soldiers were shot into a hornet's nest and fell miserably.

Although the Ming army had made preparations, the height of the temporary walled city was still not enough to be used as a strong city to defend.

"dismount!"

"Siege!"

A commander was at the forefront, and when the words fell, countless Naiman cavalry dismounted, brandished scimitars and rushed towards the camp crazily, climbing up.

Rolling logs and rocks poured down like raindrops, and the cavalrymen of the Naiman tribe who were attacking on their backs fell one after another on the outskirts of the camp.

Even so, this did not stop Naiman's continuous attack in the slightest.

"General, I can't hold it anymore!" A boss ran over, his face was covered in thick blood, and his hand holding the saber was shaking.

"The Mongols have gone crazy. They dismounted one after another, trying to crush us to death!"

Hearing this, Qu Jiazhen rolled his eyes, picked up a shotgun standing by the side, and fired a shot at the crowd in Naiman's department.

A Naiman centurion fell in response, but soon more enemy troops surged forward and drowned his body.

"You can't retreat. This is the grassland. If we leave the camp, we will be chased to death by them, and we won't be able to run far!" Qu Jiazhen threw down the shotgun, turned around and shouted:

"The camp can't be lost. If I lose it, I can't explain it to the commander, let alone go back to see the supervisor. I must stick to it!"

"There are people in the camp, if the camp is broken, we will fight with these captives!"

"Having been outside the customs for half a year, this battle is too suffocating. Today, I finally have an opportunity. I can't just give up like this!"

"But general..." Mr. Qian's eyes lit up, and he was about to speak.

Suddenly, a cluster of arrows hit his forehead, and his face was covered with blood, and he also curled up on the ground and screamed in pain.

A military medical officer immediately stepped forward and shouted: "Help him to the camp to rest quickly, and I will handle it!"

Mr. Qian looked at the stretcher in front of him, then at Qu Jiazhen, who was covered in arrows and still personally supervised the battle at the forefront.

He snapped off the arrow shaft, and with the remaining arrow tufts on his head, he broke free from several doctors like crazy, and said loudly:

"It's time, how can there be time to deal with the injury?"

"Damn it, let's die!" He stood up unsteadily, grabbed the saber that fell on the ground, and ran into the crowd.

"If you are alive, give this letter to my mother-in-law and tell her that your man died standing up, and you did not embarrass Daming!"

The medical officer looked at the yellow crumpled letter, and when he came back to his senses, he found that Mr. Qian was brandishing a saber and guarding the other direction.

The Ming army on that side was almost unable to hold on. Seeing Mr. Qian came back, the army was so powerful that it forcibly withstood the attack of Naiman's department.

It has been more than an hour of deadly attack, and a small camp has lost troops and generals, but it has not yet been captured.

Andal was very angry, kicked Taiji who was still looking for excuses, and said viciously:

"Let's form up and go back to attack. If you can't take it down within half an hour, I'll take your flag as a sacrifice to thank the sweat!"

As if received an amnesty, that Jiji left with a scramble and crawled away, and once again led the troops from the headquarters to press it up like a tide.

This time, Naiman's attack was even more rapid.

This Taiji was really in a hurry this time, he didn't even want a horse, the first team leader rushed up, and the cavalry and archery teams in the distance also got off their horses one after another, screaming and attacking from all directions.

This momentum frightened the soldiers of the Datong Army guarding the camp, and their resistance suddenly weakened.

Chapter 554 Chahar Khan's Power Is Lost

Under such an attack, due to the fact that the number of people was really low, and this camp was temporarily set up, it was not very strong. Soon, the Datong Army began to retreat steadily.

Seeing that hundreds of Naimanites killed his subordinates from all directions, and then climbed to the top of the city, and the camp was in danger, Qu Jiazhen wanted to cry but had no tears.

At this time, he realized how limited a person's power is.

Even if he can hack and kill the Naiman people in front of him one after another, there will always be times when his strength is exhausted.

The surrounding subordinates fell on the wall one after another, and the entire camp began to crumble.

At this moment, two cannons "Boom" and "Boom" sounded in the distance, and the Datong Army at the head of the city could clearly hear it.

Sure enough, two shotguns flew onto the heads of the Naimans who were attacking the stronghold, exploded into countless small projectiles, and then smashed down.

For a while, the Naiman people were shocked.

This is not over yet, the sound of killing on the distant horizon is loud, and tens of thousands of cavalrymen of the Ming army appear behind Naiman's ass like heavenly soldiers.

This is all of Sun Chuanting's family property. This time, all the [-] elite cavalry of the frontier army will go out this time.

What they were flying was the "Zhang" banner that frightened the Mongols.

Andal couldn't be more familiar with this word.

That's right, this is exactly the flag of Zhang Wanbang, the commander-in-chief of Datong who once defeated their Monan coalition army with more than [-] people in Datong town!

But now, he has [-] frontier soldiers in his hands!

With the return of Zhang Wanbang's [-] cavalry, the host and guest turned immediately, and the morale of the Ming army at the head of the city was greatly boosted, and they began to counterattack under the leadership of Qu Jiazhen.

The Naiman cavalry's offensive was thwarted, and they were unable to advance or retreat for a while.

Whether it's fighting or running away, in short, the first reaction of most people at this moment is to go back and ride their mounts.

This group of people was crowded together, and only a small part actually returned to the backs of their mounts.

Most of the rest were trampling on each other, panicking as they watched the Ming cavalry getting closer.

Andal couldn't believe that Zhang Wanbang could come so fast.

In the past, Zhang Wanbang's 1 people could adapt to local conditions and defeat their more than [-] allied forces. Now that he has cavalry comparable to his own, Andal doesn't think that he can win by himself.

In a panic, he forgot to pay attention to the attack from the top of the city. He was hit by a blunderbuss on his right arm and fell off his horse.

Seeing him falling off the horse, the surrounding Taijis had different thoughts and looked at each other for a while, and then some turned around and left.

When someone moves, the rest follow suit.

At this time, since it is impossible to win anyway, it is better to go back with one life, wait for Andal to die, so that he can fight for the position of lord!

Seeing this, Andal roared furiously:

"What are you doing, don't mess around, don't run away!"

"Run away, how can I explain to Da Khan!"

At this time, Taiji, who had been kicked by Andal before, turned his head and sneered before leaving:

"Sweat profusely. Right now, no matter what kind of profuse sweating is in Outer Khalkha or Inner Khalkha, they are doing just fine!"