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Chapter 503: Genius in the Prairie(1/2)

This is a battle between Mongolian cavalry.

It is the confrontation between the new generation and the later generation.

Most of the Mongolian cavalry in the Duoyan Three Guards grew up in the Central Plains, but they are still skilled in horsemanship and archery.

But it's different here in Beiyuan.

The grassland cavalry currently on the field are formerly from tribes in Mobei. They are real grassland people and have never lived in the Central Plains.

He has been making a living on horseback since he was a child.

In terms of equestrian skills, he seems to be more proficient than Duo Yanwei.

It's just that this is a battlefield, not a racecourse. The competition is not about equestrian skills, but about lives.

Duoyanwei has experienced countless battles, big and small, and is also the best choice. It can be said that they are all veterans and elites, and they have a tacit understanding when working together.

When the battle began, the more than 3,000 Duoyan Guard cavalry did not charge directly against the Beiyuan cavalry, but had a tacit understanding to avoid the first wave of charges.

This is the most classic style of play of the Mongolian cavalry.

When Kublai Khan was campaigning in the West, he did not let all the cavalry rush upwards at once, but used strong maneuverability to encircle and annihilate the enemy.

The Beiyuan cavalry was naturally very familiar with this formation, and immediately the two waves of cavalry began to run around each other.

They all immediately bent their bows and nocked arrows to throw them, hindering the opponent's array.

There are still a large number of slave armies around here, but these slave armies have no intention of fighting the Ming cavalry.

Because in their opinion, the cavalry on both sides were all Mongolian masters, and they could not clearly distinguish the difference in clothing.

The Beiyuan cavalry did not care at all about the slave army. Even when shooting arrows, they would not care about the existence of the slave army.

Some Beiyuan cavalry even directly slashed to death with their swords and trampled on their horses because of the slave army's control.

"It seems that these Beiyuan cavalry are all just trying to make a fool of themselves. Today's Beiyuan is already at the end of its strength."

On the city wall, seeing the performance of the opponent's cavalry, Lan Yu said with a smile.

The situation between the two sides seems to be inseparable, but anyone with knowledge can know that the Duoyan Guards have formed a less obvious encirclement around the Beiyuan Cavalry as they continue to approach.

The Beiyuan cavalry now felt very uncomfortable, as if they were surrounded by enemy troops on all sides, and their comrades were too busy to take care of each other.

Obviously the number of people is about the same, but they are already trapped in place.

In every round of archery, they had to face enemies several times their size. The Beiyuan cavalry was very frustrated.

This cannot be blamed on them. The Northern Yuan court had fled all the way, and a large number of elites had been killed long ago. Among the captured prisoners, not many were skilled in the ways of the battlefield.

Even the cavalrymen around Emperor Beiyuan were not even elite before.

Emperor Elbek of the Northern Yuan Dynasty also discovered something was wrong and quickly ordered the drummers to retreat.

Thousands of cavalry are considered a very strong team for Elbek.

He couldn't bear to be surrounded and suppressed like this.

Youdao means that one general is incompetent and can kill thousands of troops.

The Beiyuan cavalry, who had been struggling to survive, heard the sound of retreating drums at this time, and immediately lost the desire to fight, and subconsciously turned their horses' heads to leave.

Little did he know that this happened to be Duoyan Wei's circle.

A large number of Duoyan guards began to attack directly, but the Beiyuan cavalry, who wanted to escape, had no intention of fighting. As a result, there was no effective organized evacuation, and the morale of the army collapsed in an instant.

A large number of Beiyuan cavalry quickly fell off their horses under the encirclement and suppression of Duoyan Guards. In just a moment, hundreds of Beiyuan cavalry fell to the ground.

The more you want to retreat, the harder it is to retreat.

For the Mongolian cavalry, beating up drowned dogs is what they are best at. The Beiyuan cavalry were constantly killed and could not rush out at all.

Seeing this, Elbek immediately ordered reinforcements, hoping to take a rescue measure for the remaining cavalry.

However, Daming has been waiting for a long time.

The cavalry behind them quickly attacked, coming directly from the flanks to cut off the reinforcing cavalry.

In just one confrontation, three to four hundred cavalry were shot down to the ground.

For the cavalry, once they fall off their horses, it is no different than losing their lives.

Due to the powerful maneuverability of the war horses, the dismounted cavalry was quickly killed by random arrows.

The cavalry reinforced by Beiyuan was divided into several directions and could not effectively respond at all. On the contrary, it was difficult to protect itself.

"Damn it, why are you such a waste? There are three thousand cavalry on the left and right to support you."

Elbek was furious. Seeing the second group of cavalry also falling in, he immediately gave the order again.

"Great Khan, you must not do this."

"Great Khan, please look, there are many cavalry waiting behind and on the sides of the Ming army. Once we continue to send people, they will intercept us with the same tactics."

Immediately, ministers who knew military knowledge began to persuade.

When Elbek heard this, he said angrily: "Do you want me to just watch the cavalry lose?"

"Since three thousand is not enough, then we have to go for thirty thousand cavalry. I don't believe it today. Thirty thousand cavalry can still be intercepted."

Minister Bei Yuan, who had persuaded him earlier, knelt down and said, "Great Khan, look at the city wall. There are already a large number of artillery set up."

"If we send out a large number of cavalry, Ming Dynasty will definitely bombard us with artillery. By that time, we will definitely cause greater losses."

As soon as Elbek heard this, he narrowed his eyes and looked into the distance.

Of course, nothing could be seen clearly from such a long distance, but because of what the minister just said, he had a vague feeling that there were really a lot of mobile artillery hidden behind the walls of the Great Wall.

"This won't work, that won't work either. What should I do? Do I really not care about anything?"

Elbek said angrily.

At this time, Guilichi stood up and said: "Honorable Khan, I believe that based on the current situation on the battlefield, the cavalry under the Great Khan has been dispersed."

"The first thing we have to do is to concentrate their efforts."

"In terms of personal ability alone, the Great Khan's cavalry is no worse than the Ming Dynasty's cavalry, it's just that the other side is more experienced."

"So the Great Khan can first let the drummer beat the charging drum and let all the cavalry charge."

"Now the Ming Dynasty's cavalry are trying their best to hold back the Great Khan's cavalry. A sudden charge will definitely give them no time to prepare."

"After the opponent's formation is disrupted, the Khan will ask the drummer to beat the retreat drum, and he will be able to escape."

After hearing Guilichi's method, Elbek's eyes lit up and he said, "Okay, I'll do as you say."

Sure enough, as the charging drums sounded, the cavalry of the Duoyan Guards were suddenly unable to react.

Of course, this does not mean how much damage it can cause to the Duoyan Guards. It is just that the cavalry that was previously besieged and the cavalry that went to reinforce them all used their strength to charge in one direction at this time.

I just couldn't care less.

Gui Lichi, who had been staring at the battlefield situation, quickly said at this moment: "Big man, the opportunity has come."

Elbek nodded and immediately ordered the drums to be beaten for retreat.

The cavalrymen who heard the drums quickly turned around and retreated, but at this time it was obvious that the Duoyan Guards had no time to intercept them again.

If you intercept it forcefully, you will suffer greater damage.

The only option is to let it go.

"It seems that there are still a few generals who are good at fighting in Beiyuan."

Lan Yu looked at the Beiyuan cavalry who successfully broke through the encirclement and said with a sneer.

The surrounding generals also looked a little more cautious, but of course that was all.

For Liaodong Town, attacking is far from the key, as long as it can defend the Great Wall.

It's just that smart generals will always be valued more.

Seeing his returning cavalry, Elbek looked very happy and immediately promised to give Guilichi a large reward.

Although more than 6,000 cavalry went out and less than 4,000 came back, it was already very good to have so many in the situation just now.

Once it is completely surrounded, it is still unclear whether one of the Qianqi can come back.

After experiencing this incident, Elbek became more cautious and did not dare to rashly attack the Chinese army. For twenty years, people continued to conduct raids on various sections of the Great Wall.

The Chinese army began to hide in one place and did not even light a fire to cook. Most of the soldiers ate raw meat.

Except for the use of fire in the big tent, the use of fire is expressly prohibited elsewhere.

"It will be up to you to control the gap here tomorrow. Remember not to disappoint me."

"Once the gap is captured, I will immediately send all the troops to support and be sure to break through the Great Wall."

Elbek said seriously.

Gui Lichi also nodded in approval.

Time is already very tight for Beiyuan and other tribes.

Quite a few people have frozen to death recently. If things go on for a while, you will be the one who suffers.
To be continued...
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