The Ming Dynasty started with caution

The two armies fought, and the horses neighed.

The sky was circling with goshawks waiting to eat carrion. They followed the Tatars from the depths of the grassland.

In the face of absolutely strong military forces, any conspiracy can be icing on the cake.

Dayan Khan looked around and gritted his teeth and said: "80,000 Ming troops will not leave a single one. I will pull out the fangs of the Ming army and hang Yan Kesong's skin on the military flag to sacrifice to Changshengtian."

The revenge for killing a son is like cutting off flesh and blood.

Tai Shi Bamudan looked over and said: "The Ming army thinks we don't know that all three armies have gathered here. When will the Khan encircle us?"

"Wait a minute, this is not all the troops of the Ming army."

At this time, Zhu Houzhao said to Chen Shou: "Pass on the order of this general, withdraw the troops! Advance westward!"

The two armies are fighting in full swing, like tangled vines, you withdraw the troops at this time?

Chen Shou held the imperial edict in his hand, doubting whether this man could fight: "Great... mighty general? The morale is high now, why not fight until the enemy is defeated."

"The enemy are good at archery. They must bring three bows and sixty arrows when they go out. How can they give up their advantage and fight with our army?

In less than two hours, they will withdraw."

Zhu Houzhao has studied the enemy's tactics. They are best at encircling the army and making sure there is a gap.

Acting is as real as Lao Gao, pretending to be defeated and luring the enemy to go deep.

After entering the Tatar battle circle, the left and right wings will surround it.

It's like holding the enemy's arms.

Chen Shou was a little surprised. You know the enemy clearly.

"General, since you know that the encirclement will be missing, why do you take the initiative to show weakness?"

"Let's go to the rear five miles to ambush and catch them off guard."

Master Yan gathered 80,000 troops from three sides. Although there is a gap between 80,000 and 100,000, there is a gap.

But with the Red Barbarian General, it is not impossible to win.

Chen Shou pondered. Although it was good to intercept from behind, it had to be done when the Tatars retreated.

If the Tatars did not withdraw, it would be a waste of time to intercept them.

"Quickly pass on the order of this general, and do not delay military information!" Zhu Houzhao raised the imperial edict.

Chen Shou hesitated. Yang Yiqing returned to the capital to ask for reinforcements. Why did the court send this person?

"First send the Tangqi to ask the General Censor, and do not act on your own!"

Zhu Houzhao felt guilty.

In order to prove himself, he touched his arms and felt a hard object, which was the gold medal of immunity from death.

"Can this prove my identity?"

"What's the use of the gold medal of immunity from death on the battlefield!"

"Do you think this will work?" Zhu Houzhao took out the emblem of the Ministry of War from his arms and handed it over.

Chen Shou rolled his eyes at him. This is a carrot. Are you playing tricks on me?

"Who are you, why do you have the imperial edict and the robe?"

"The mighty general, it's the real one. If you don't believe it, go find the general!"

Chen Shou pondered for a moment. Instead of asking the general directly, what if he is really the mighty general...

After Chen Shou left, Zhu Houzhao drew his sword and ordered the soldiers to raise the blue flag and strike the bronze bell.

The soldiers on the left heard the sound of the golden bell and saw the blue flag nodding to the left. They thought it was the order from the central army, so they withdrew and ran to the left.

The military flag and musical instruments are the orders to command the soldiers, which are particularly important in wartime.

Therefore, seizing the flag can be regarded as a great achievement.

Yan Kesong was shocked: "Chen Shou is dead? Who is leading the troops on the left? Why did they run away?"

Zhang Yanyu was confused.

The army on the left rushed westward and gradually disappeared in the yellow smoke.

Did everyone run away together?

Tangqi rode a fast horse and galloped to the central army camp: "Master Zongxian, the mighty army said that he led the army to go five miles back. If the Tatars withdraw, you can chase them and kill the Tatars with a siege."

Yan Kesong's mouth twitched slightly. He thought that the most terrible thing was the fall of Yansui, but God made it more difficult for him.

Zhu Houzhao calculated the strength of the horses and felt tired after running six miles.

So, he only went five miles back to prevent the soldiers from losing their combat effectiveness.

"The Shenji Camp has placed red-clothed generals on both wings, and scouts have patrolled a radius of five miles. We will meet the enemy here."

The border army moved very quickly.

At this time, Dayan Khan saw the Ming army's left wing withdrawing and wanted to go back to burn food and grass?

It's ridiculous. We Tatars never bring food when marching, so where can we get food and grass?

The left wing withdrew, and the Ming army needed to put the reserve troops into filling the left wing. The two armies fought red-eyed, and the Tatars suffered even more casualties and were on the verge of defeat.

"Pass on my order, withdraw 15 miles!"

There are 50,000 troops waiting in the forest 15 miles away.

When the Tatars heard the horn, they all rode on their horses and fled.

Yan Kesong ordered: "Pass on my military order, immediately chase and kill, and those who dare to stay and cut off heads to claim credit will be killed immediately!"

The ground is full of military merits. If the soldiers are greedy to stay here, they will not obey orders.

Tangqi immediately went to pass the order, and the five-color flags of the five directions nodded to the front, and ordered the whole army to pursue.

At this time, in the camp.

Mou Bin traveled day and night, killed two horses, and rushed to the border town of Yansui.

Seeing that the people in the city were fleeing, the city gates were closed, no soldiers were seen, and the sound of artillery could be heard vaguely.

It seems that the battle has already begun.

"Is the prince outside the city?"

"Report to the commander, he rode out on horseback, and people have been sent to find him."

If the prince dies on the border, don't say him.

Even Yan Kesong will be in trouble.

Mou Bin quickly mounted his horse and rushed out of the city without caring about his life.

Zhu Houzhao ordered his men to form a battle array. The ground was shaking slightly, as if there were thousands of feet on the ground, and yellow smoke rose in the distance.

Here they come!

The left wing he led had 15,000 men, while the Tatars had 50,000 men.

But it would take more than a short time to kill them all. As long as Master Yan came, he could annihilate these 50,000 people.

Even if the Tatars went to report the news and then led the army to come, it would take half an hour.

"Look, I will kill Dayan Khan!"

The Tatars rushed over, but they never expected that a Ming army would appear halfway.

The sound of artillery fire rang out, and the cavalry fell from their horses.

"General, there are too many of them."

"Fire the signal cannon, don't stop." Zhu Houzhao snorted.

The Tatars used animal horns as horns. As long as the sound of the signal cannon was covered, most of the Tatars could not hear the horn and could not react.

The sound of the signal cannon continued to sound.

Dayan Khan cursed: "Who is the general in front?"

"It is rumored that it is the mighty general, Khan, do you want to take a detour?"

The detour is not only far, but also likely to encounter an ambush by the Ming army.

Yan Kesong was worried about the safety of the prince, so he led the army to entangle.

The Tatars were like a stream of water, blocked in the center.

"Half an hour is enough."

Yan Kesong was relieved.

The battle between the two armies in the open field is different from the battle of defending a city, which can last for half a month.

But in the open field, the winner can be decided in just one day.

When the two armies meet head-on, they can only compete with the strength of the soldiers. The border troops of Gansu are slightly inferior, but the troops of Ningxia and Yansui are extremely strong.

………

Fengtian Hall,

Yan Chengjin walked into the hall. Half a month has passed, and there is still no news of Zhu Houzhao.

"The provincial examination is approaching. Yan Qingjia and Li Qingjia will hand over the written questions to the Ministry of Rites for sealing."

Xiao Jing came down with a brocade plate.

Li Dongyang took out a paper from his sleeve and handed it to the brocade basin.

Yan Chengjin also took out a paper.

Emperor Hongzhi opened Yan Chengjin's test paper and his face moved slightly.

"Yan Qingjia, is it too simple?"

"But I think this question is extremely difficult. It may not be possible to understand it in a lifetime."