The Ming Dynasty inside the Pass is celebrating the Zhengdan Festival happily, while the Tatars outside the Pass have stopped their troops for half a year, and now they are eyeing the Ming Dynasty inside the Pass.

However, this time is different, because a person came from the northwest - that is Wang Yue. Speaking of Wang Yue, I am afraid every Mongolian knows it very well. Compared with the Han generals they have come into contact with in the past two years, only Wang Yue It's a thorn in the side and very difficult to deal with.

In the past ten years of fighting, the Mongolian cavalry, which has always been known for its invincibility in field battles, suffered a lot of losses at the hands of Wang Yue.

In the third year of Chenghua, Zhu Yongzheng, the Marquis of Funing, recruited Maoli children, and Wang Yue praised the military affairs and military discipline. The Tatars invaded Datong Salt House and other places and plundered people and animals. Wang Yue mobilized officers and soldiers to resist and beheaded them twenty-seven levels. , captured Téliu Timur and twelve others alive.

In May of the same year, Du commanded Li Kai and other detachments to resist the incoming Tatars. Wang Yue and Qin Ji, the left young eunuch who guarded Datong, led their troops to coordinate and defeat the Tatar army, capturing twelve people alive and beheading twenty-seven.

In the fifth year of Chenghua, the Tatars invaded the Hetao area. Wang Rui, the governor of Yansui, asked for help. Wang Yue led his troops and rushed there. In Yulin, he sent guerrilla general Xu Ning out to Longzhou on the west road to Zhenjing Zhubao, and Fan Jin to Shenmu on the east road. He suppressed the Qiang forts, and he and his lieutenant Qin Gang guarded Yulin City to support them and defeated the Tatars.

In the sixth year of Chenghua, Wang Yue led his troops back to Beijing. On the way back to the army, he arrived at Piantou Pass, and Yansui alerted him again. The Ministry of War impeached him for leaving without permission, and Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty issued an edict to pardon Wang Yue and ordered him to rush to Yansui for reinforcements. The enemy troops More than 10,000 people invaded in five groups. Wang Yue ordered General Xu Ning and others to lead the army to repel them, and was promoted to right deputy censor of the capital.

In March of the same year, the imperial court continued to disturb the border because of A Luo Chu and others, and ordered Wang Yue and Zhu Yong to lead an army to attack and defeat the enemy in Kaihuangchuan. The generals pursued the enemy and fled to Niujiazhai. A Luo Chu was shot by random arrows and escaped.

In the 9th year of Chenghua, Mandu Lu Khan led the Mongolian cavalry to penetrate deeply into Qinzhou and settle down. Wang Yue took a detour and led Xu Ning, the commander-in-chief of Yansui, and Zhou Yu, the guerrilla general, each with 4,600 cavalry as left and right sentries. Departing from Hong'er Mountain in Yulin, we traveled 180 miles day and night, crossing the White Salt Flats. We then traveled another 150 miles and found out that the Tatar army, old and weak, were all camped in the Red Salt Pool for more than 50 miles. Wang Yue used a plan. After the weak horses were distributed in the formation, to show off the momentum, the strong cavalry were deployed in front of the formation. Xu Ning led the left team and Zhou Yu led the right team, spreading their wings. More than a thousand fine cavalry were also ambushed on the side of the camp. The Ming army advanced About twenty miles outside the Tatar camp, the Tatars gathered to resist. The Ming army suddenly ambush, attacked from both sides, defeated the opponent, beheaded 355 people, and captured countless camels, horses, cattle, sheep, and equipment.

In the 16th year of Chenghua, during the Battle of Weininghai, the Tatars and Tatars also invaded the border area because of their generals. They mobilized the capital camp and Datong, and 21,000 elite soldiers from the two towns of Xuanfu came out of Gudianguan and marched twenty-seven days and nights. Arrive at Mao'erzhuang in the day, attack Weininghai at night, and behead 437 Tatars.

In the seventeenth year of Chenghua, Wang Yue pursued Heishiya and defeated the Tatars. He captured ten people alive, beheaded 113 people, and captured 729 horses and more than 6,200 pieces of equipment.

In the 21st year of Chenghua, there was a great victory at Yansui, resulting in numerous Tatar casualties.

On the grassland, inside the Mongolian tent.

"Great Khan, that Wang Yue is old. He is just an old male sheep waiting to die. As long as we raid the Lanzhou Guard like last time, we will definitely defeat the Ming army."

Batu Mengke remained silent, just staring at the Mongoljin and Shuo man who was speaking in front of him.

Since the Ming Dynasty emperor ordered the closure of border market trade, life for the Mongolians has become increasingly difficult. As the fifteenth generation grandson of Genghis Khan and a great golden descendant, he naturally shoulders the important task of reviving Mongolia.

A year after Emperor Hongzhi of the Ming Dynasty came to the throne, he first defeated the Lanzhou Guards. Then, while paying tribute, when the Han people relaxed their vigilance, he annihilated the Ming army in Datong and returned with a great victory. And the materials looted in Datong last time

It had been used up not long ago, and the Mongolian target of this robbery was still determined to be the Ming Dynasty. After all, the Han people had lived in the pass for a long time and had abundant supplies.

But Batu Mengke was still relatively timid about Wang Yue, who was appointed governor of the northwest. After all, a skinny camel was bigger than a horse.

Ao Tai from Mengleguojin, who had always advocated a sneak attack on the Lanzhou Guard, was still trying to persuade him.

The Mengle Guojin tribe is a member of Huoshai. Although Huoshai has recognized himself as the Great Khan on the surface, he still does not take himself seriously in private.

For example, he never agreed to merge the tribes, but instead stationed alone in the Hetao area. Later, unable to restrain the majesty of his great Khan, he agreed to merge the tribes. But in the end, he only sent a cavalry of more than 5,000 to merge with him.

Batu Mengke pondered for a while, and finally opened his mouth and said: "I heard Hatun tell me before that the Han people have an honest man. When he is seventy or eighty years old, he can still hold a bow with three stones, eat three bowls of rice, and still have courage.

Although Wang Yue is already an old man, he still cannot be underestimated. We still need to discuss the matter of the raid on Lanzhou Guard carefully."

The grumpy Bolger slammed the table and said angrily: "Why does the Great Khan always boost the ambition of the Ming army and destroy his own prestige? Half a year ago, the Great Khan said that the Ming army in Datong was well-equipped.

They have high combat effectiveness, but in the end, we cut off their heads with sabers, robbed their women, and demolished their houses? In my opinion, we should follow the words of the Tugur and immediately send troops to let the Ming army take a look at our Mongolian cavalry.

Strength."

Tuwu'er, who had been persuading him earnestly, was overjoyed when he heard someone speaking for him, and even shouted: "We must capture Wang Yue alive!"

Batu Meng was furious and shouted: "Borg, if you dare to talk nonsense again, I will cut out your tongue!"

Seeing that Batu Mengke, who was known as the Lord of the ZTE, had no intention of sending troops, Tuwuer's eyes jumped, he clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice:

"Since the Great Khan has no intention of sending troops, please forgive me for resigning!"

Tuwu'er bowed hastily and left angrily.

In the evening, Tuwu'er gathered his troops, quietly left the Mongolian camp, and galloped towards the Lanzhou Guard.

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Wang Yue served as the governor of the northwest. After arriving in the northwest, he found that the city defenses here were dilapidated. He could have imagined that all the salary and money in previous years must have been embezzled. So when he arrived in the northwest, the first order he issued was to repair the city walls and rectify the armament.

Wang Yue set up outposts all over the northwest front and sent out sentries and cavalry on duty in turns. If there was any disturbance on the front, he would immediately go back to report. At the same time, he also strengthened the connection between Ganliang and Yanning, making them look after each other.

Every household in the Ming Dynasty in the pass is celebrating the New Year happily, but the soldiers at the border are having a harder time. Because the military camp is busy, they cannot go home to visit relatives. In previous years, they would stare at the stars in the sky and miss their families.

But after Wang Yue became the governor of the northwest, this monotonous atmosphere changed. On the eve of the Zhengdan Festival, Wang Yue paid for the purchase of wine, beef and mutton, white rice, and cattle and sheep hooves from surrounding counties.

On the night of the Zhengdan Festival, dozens of soldiers in the military camp gathered in a circle and began to eat wildly, drink alcohol, and make dirty jokes. Then they listened to the crackling of firecrackers in ordinary people's homes not far from the camp gate.

As one group, these drunken sergeants all felt that the feeling of celebrating Chinese New Year here was similar to that at Zige'er's home.

In the past few days, although the New Year has just ended, there is still a feeling of the New Year. Wang Yue ordered all military camps to start martial arts competitions. Through the joint efforts of the soldiers, many competitive events were organized, such as individual duels, horseback archery, etc.

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On this day, the soldiers in Gansu Town, under the command of Wang Yue, were competing in horseback archery. Suddenly a sentry rider galloped into the military camp and shouted:

"The Tatars are coming, the Tatars are coming!"

After hearing this, everyone suddenly lost the fun of fighting, and all fell silent, leaving a way for the Sentinel Cavalry to go around.

"Inform the Governor, there are Tatar cavalry at the front outpost. There are about 5,000 people, and they are already heading this way!"

Wang Yue stroked his beard and smiled and said: "The Tatars came just in time to try out the cannons brought from the capital.

After Zhu Youtang inspected the capital camp in the capital last time, he ordered on the spot that the Ordnance Department increase production and transport all firearms for the next month to the northwest.

The Ordnance Department did not dare to be careless about the emperor's order. After producing a batch of firearms at the end of the month, they immediately rushed them to the northwest. Although the number was small. There were only twelve Hudun cannons, but these twelve were enough for the Tatar army.

A pot of it.

I saw Wang Yue murmuring a few words in a low voice to the generals and commanders nearby. After hearing this, the generals and commanders were overjoyed and said, "The governor is really a god!"

Let's say that Tuwu'er led five thousand cavalry straight towards Gansu Town. The Tatar cavalry marched for a long time until noon. The terrain gradually became steeper. A drum sounded, arrows were fired from both sides of the hills, and rocks and trees rolled down.

It was the troops of Liu Ning, the commander-in-chief of Gansu Province, who took a shortcut and came to intercept them, blocking the path of the 5,000 Tatar cavalry in one fell swoop.

For a moment, the sound of killings on the hillside was loud. The two armies were shooting at each other. The Ming army was elite, while the Mongolian soldiers were numerous. For a while, they fell into a stalemate, and no one could take advantage.

Tuwu'er used his palms on his horse to cover the dazzling sunlight and looked far into the distance: "There are not too many Ming troops on the hillside, only about a thousand in total. The men wave your sabers, and the troops on other routes are marching."

Break through the defenses before arriving!"

At this moment, all the Ming army suddenly ran up the hillside. Tugu'er waved his saber and shouted excitedly: "Mongolian warriors, the Ming army has been defeated. Let me take advantage of the victory and pursue it!"

The Tatar cavalry all roared and rushed up the hillside, and suddenly black artillery was flashed on the hillside. At this time, the Tatar cavalry still did not know the power of this kind of tiger gun, so they charged up the hillside with a hard top.

Just a few loud bangs were heard, the sound of cannons shook the sky, and the Ming army fired artillery. The Tatar cavalry were densely packed around the hillside, and they directly became the accurate target of artillery fire.

Every shell of the Hudun cannon hit the ground with a deafening sound. The Tatar cavalry instantly fell on their backs and was killed and injured.

Some Tatar cavalry were unwilling to give in and took out their bows and arrows to shoot at the Ming army. But to the Ming army's artillery, the bows and arrows fired by the Tatar cavalry were just drizzle.

The Ming army's artillery was too fierce. When Tuwu'er saw that the cavalry could not charge forward, he had to shout in a hurry: "Retreat quickly! Retreat quickly!"

When the Tatar cavalry retreated one after another, another group of Ming army cavalry emerged from the thorn.

Kill!"

Thousands of Ming army light cavalry followed Gansu's guard Ma Biao and came over like a tide. With Ma Biao taking the lead, thousands of high-spirited Ming troops followed and charged. The Ming army brandished their swords and charged towards Luohuang.

The fleeing Tatar cavalry slaughtered them as they had before with their butcher knives on the people.

With only one stick of incense left, the Tatar cavalry was defeated, and Tuwu fled with only a few hundred remaining cavalrymen.

In this battle, the Ming army won a great victory, and Wang Yue sent people to convey the good news to the capital. By the way, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty could see that the Tatar cavalry was not invincible!

Although the Hudun Cannon is easy to carry with the army and has high maneuverability, it is still a cannon after all. Even if it is pulled out and deployed, it will take some time.

Therefore, when Wang Yue learned of the military situation, his first reaction was to ask Liu Ning to lead part of the Ming army to occupy the key terrain and hold back the Tatar cavalry. After the Hudun artillery was deployed, he then used intensive artillery tactics to bombard him, and finally ordered the cavalry to

Harvest the battlefield.

The news of Wang Yue's victory over the Tatar cavalry quickly spread throughout the northwest, and the soldiers in the northwest were all greatly boosted in morale. After all, since the Tumubao Incident, the Ming army had always fought back against the Tatar cavalry's incursions. There were few incidents like this.

Such a proactive attack.
Chapter completed!