Even though there was a kind of personal guard to protect him, there were shouts of killing all around, and even Dayan Khan seemed quite frightened by the invisible pressure.
In fact, as the sky gradually became brighter, Dayan Khan was shocked to find that the army of hundreds of thousands was already in a rout. Most of the troops who were originally organized in the order of hundreds, thousands, and ten thousand households had already been defeated by this time.
There was no order, and everyone was in a mess, just busy fleeing towards the north.
It's not that these people still remembered Dayan Khan's previous order to flee north, but that these Tatars, who had been left without a master for a long time, relied on instinct to flee all the way to the north in the face of a huge rout.
Even if Dayan Khan ordered to flee in other directions in advance, I am afraid that all the Tatars would flee to the north at this time, because in the subconscious of these people, only by fleeing to the north can they have hope of survival.
The few warriors of the Dayan tribe who were following Dayan Khan were looking around with great vigilance. Fortunately, their group was not too conspicuous, and they were not targeted by the Ming army.
However, the men and horses following Dayan Khan also fled in the dark and dispersed. Only about a hundred people were still following Dayan Khan.
All around were scattered Dayan Khan's men. If Dayan Khan raised a banner now, he would be able to gather some men.
But all fools know that in this situation, if one's identity is not exposed, there may be hope of escaping and ascending to heaven. Once one's identity is exposed, I am afraid that the Ming army will immediately become the target of encirclement and pursuit.
He really became the target of the Ming army. Even if he gathered tens of thousands of troops, he might not be able to escape.
"Great Khan, it's almost dawn, and I don't know where we have fled to now?"
A wise man from the tribe who was following Dayan Khan couldn't help but said to Dayan Khan.
Dayan Khan looked at the men around him who were being strangled by the Ming army with an ugly expression. It could be said that with one move, everything was lost. He never dreamed that his flawless plan was all part of Li Huan's calculations.
He originally thought that he could trick Li Huan and Wang Yangming by leaving the camp at night, but who knew that Li Huan would ambush outside in advance and launch a surprise attack at night, directly causing the morale of his army to collapse.
Hundreds of thousands of troops were scattered like this. If he had not been smart enough to evacuate at night, but had waited until daytime to evacuate, even if he would have fallen into the encirclement of the Ming army, no matter how bad he was, he would not have ended up like this.
’s fields.
Taking a deep breath, Dayan Khan said to the people following him: "Everyone, as long as we return to Changping City, we will be safe. There are still more than 10,000 troops there. Once the troops are united, everyone can
Back to the grassland..."
The guards who were originally following Dayan Khan, but whose morale had been greatly reduced due to this huge defeat, were shocked when they heard this, and their eyes were filled with anticipation.
Seeing the hope of survival, these people couldn't help but speed up their journey.
The sky gradually brightened, and with the Tatars' escape route as the core, the battle involving hundreds of thousands of people on both sides almost spread to a radius of hundreds of miles.
Faced with several times the Ming army's encirclement and killing, many scattered Tatars either fled for their lives, or chose to turn around and fight the pursuing Ming army. Unfortunately, only a few had the courage to fight, otherwise they would not be able to survive.
There will be such a big rout.
Of course, more and more Tatars choose to kneel down and surrender when faced with a desperate situation. After all, there is no way to escape. If you try hard, you will only die. Naturally, surrender is the choice of most people.
Because of this, wherever you look, you can see groups of Tatars getting off their horses and kneeling down to beg for surrender to the Tatars who were chasing them.
The number of Dayan Khan and his party was not too large, but not too small either. However, most of the Ming army was gathering the Tatars who were begging for surrender at this time, but they did not pay too much attention to Dayan Khan and others.
Dayan Khan looked at the men kneeling around him begging for surrender with extremely complex eyes. He did not expect that the high-spirited soldiers who had followed him south to the Central Plains not long ago would be reduced to such a state.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. If it weren't for his wrong orders, how could these warriors on the grassland have suffered such a catastrophe? The more he thought about it, Dayan Khan felt extremely tight in his chest, and suddenly he saw
Dayan Khan spurted out a mouthful of blood, and his whole body shook. If his superb riding skills hadn't allowed him to stabilize his body by instinct, he might have fallen off his horse at this moment.
Even so, the scene of Dayan Khan vomiting blood shocked many people. Alsuborot followed Dayan Khan closely, looking extremely embarrassed but caring and said to Dayan Khan: "Father
Khan, what’s wrong with you?”
Dayan Khan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. As the mouthful of blood spurted out, the depression in his heart seemed to be relieved a lot. After listening to Alsuborot's words, Dayan Khan shook his head slightly at Alsuborot and said:
"It doesn't matter."
After speaking and looking around, Dayan Khan asked the people around him: "Where are we now and how far are we from Changping?"
For most of the night, they were running away like headless flies with the defeated army. At this time, even Dayan Khan and others were a little confused about where they were.
After listening to Dayan Khan's questions, many people looked confused. Everyone looked at me and I looked at you. No one knew where they were.
At this moment, a person said: "Great Khan, look at the mountain in the distance. I remember that when we crossed Changping City, we walked past that hill for about half an hour. If we didn't
If something unexpected happens, we are still at least half an hour away from Changping City."
After listening to what the man said, and following his gaze, he saw that there was indeed a hill in the distance. If he looked carefully, it looked quite familiar. Someone immediately nodded and said, "I'm really impressed. So
If you say so, we will be able to reach Changping City soon."
Everyone's spirits were shaken, and Dayan Khan also cheered up and said: "Everyone, speed up and follow me to Changping City."
Here, Dayan Khan and others mixed in with the scattered Tatars and headed towards Changping City. However, they said that Li Huan had already led a group of troops to reach the foot of Changping City.
The city of Changping was already in chaos. Originally, Dayan Khan went south after conquering Changping City, leaving only more than 10,000 troops to garrison in the city. It can be said that these Tatars who stayed in Changping City were completely relaxed. After all, Dayan Khan
It was less than two days before Khan led his troops to the capital. Even if reinforcements arrived, the Ming army would not be able to target Changping City and would only head towards the capital.
But no one expected that Li Huan led an army to appear at the foot of Changping City when the sky was bright. With the cooperation of the elite Jin Yiwei who had been lurking in Changping City in advance, he easily defeated the unsuspecting Changping City.
The city gate opened in one fell swoop.
As the army poured into Changping City, the Tatars, who had no idea what was going on, were immediately confused. In less than an hour, except for some dead and wounded in the city, thousands of people fled Changping City in embarrassment and headed towards
Go north.
By recapturing Changping City, an important pass city, it can be said that the Ming Dynasty directly blocked Dayan Khan's escape route to the north.
Standing on the city wall, Li Huan looked into the distance and could clearly see a steady stream of Tatars fleeing from the south.
These Tatars did not know the news that Changping City had fallen, so they all regarded Changping City as their hope for survival.
Under Li Huan's order, the gates of Changping City were opened wide, and Li Huan even arranged for soldiers from the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty selected from the army to put on Tatar clothes and lead these embarrassed Tatars in.
In the city.
These Tatars fled all night. They were frightened and frightened. When they arrived at Changping City, they saw their own family members greeting them. They were not defensive at all, so they were taken directly into a camp.
.
You can imagine what kind of scene these people will face after entering the camp. Under the threat of firecrackers, except for a few who broke down and tried to resist and were killed on the spot, the rest of them all behaved honestly.
He laid down his weapons and chose to surrender.
Li Huan said to the person next to him: "Is there any news about Dayan Khan?"
With the chaos of hundreds of thousands of troops, and the fact that it was night again, as long as Dayan Khan was more careful, to be honest, it was really impossible to pinpoint Dayan Khan's identity.
Li Huan didn't have much hope as to whether he could capture Dayan Khan alive.
The personal guard following Li Huan couldn't help but shake his head when he heard this and said: "Back to the Lord, according to the latest news, there is no trace of Dayan Khan."
Li Huan nodded slightly and said: "In that case, then wait here. If Dayan Khan does not die, he will definitely come to Changping City. I will just wait for him here."
In front of a hill not far outside Changping City, a group of people led by Dayan Khan and others were taking a rest there, while Dayan Khan was looking at Changping City in front of him from a distance, wondering what he was looking at.
What.
At this moment, several cavalrymen came back and said to Dayan Khan: "Reporting to the Great Khan, the gates of Changping City ahead are wide open. It seems that the city guards are gathering the scattered soldiers. Great Khan, we..."
Alsuborot said to Dayan Khan: "Father Khan, there are tens of thousands of people in Changping City. No matter how powerful Li Huan is, it is impossible to recapture Changping City in such a short period of time, so now Changping City must be
It’s still in our hands, Father Khan is really worrying too much.”
Dayan Khan shook his head and said: "It's not that I worry too much about my father, but after this defeat, we can no longer withstand any mistakes."
After saying that, Dayan Khan got on his horse and said, "Everyone, follow me into the city."
A crowd of people surrounded Dayan Khan, mixed with the defeated army, and headed towards Changping City.
At the city gate, Dayan Khan looked carefully, as if to confirm something, but found nothing in the end. There were no traces of fighting at the city gate, just like when they left, which made him feel quite uneasy.
Dayan Khan felt a little relieved.
Dayan Khan didn't know that Li Huan entered through the east gate when he conquered Changping City not long ago. The defeated troops in the city fled through the north gate, but the south gate chosen by Dayan Khan and others was not affected in any way.
It would be strange if Dayan Khan could see any flaws.
On the city wall, Li Huan was sitting on a chair and sipping tea leisurely. Suddenly, a guard standing on the city wall watching with some surprise knew: "Master, there is a group of people who don't seem to be here."
Very satisfied, looks like the person you want to pay attention to."
Li Huan couldn't help but stand up after hearing the words, and took a few steps to reach the city head. Looking down, he happened to see Dayan Khan who was being protected by a group of people.
Li Huan had met Dayan Khan several times in the past. Although several years had passed, when he saw Dayan Khan again, Li Huan still recognized Dayan Khan at a glance.
Even though Dayan Khan had changed into clothes that were no different from those of ordinary Tatars, the aura he exuded, coupled with the fact that he was surrounded by so many people, made him Li Huan's personal guard.
Everyone can see the difference, let alone Li Huan.
When Li Huan saw Dayan Khan, he couldn't help but smile.
At the same time, being stared at by Li Huan, Dayan Khan suddenly felt a strong crisis in his heart. Suddenly, he subconsciously tightened the reins in his hands, and the horse under him jerked up and neighed.
All the personal guards following Dayan Khan were startled.
Following the feeling in the dark, Dayan Khan raised his head and looked toward the city wall, and happened to see a pair of smiling eyes and a face that was all too familiar to him.
"Li Huan, Duke of Qin!"
Dayan Khan almost said Li Huan's name word for word.
Alsuborot looked at Dayan Khan who looked extremely ugly with some surprise and said subconsciously: "Father Khan, what are you talking about? Where is Li Huan?"
Alsuborot thought that Dayan Khan was stimulated by this big defeat. As he spoke, he followed Dayan Khan's gaze and happened to see Li Huan in gorgeous clothes on the city wall.
Alsuborot's eyes widened in an instant and he trembled: "This...how is this possible? Li Huan..."
At this moment, Li Huan condescendingly smiled at the ashen-faced Dayan Khan and said, "As the saying goes, friends come from far away. Dayan Khan, we meet again."
Almost instinctively, Alsuborot and Dayan Khan's personal guards protected Dayan Khan and said: "Great Khan, we will protect you and rush out."
But before they could make any move, they saw a firework explode in the air, and then the ground shook, like thousands of horses galloping. Everyone followed the sound and saw a group of elite cavalry roaring among the billowing smoke.
When they came, they saw that there were no less than a thousand people, and they just happened to be surrounded at the city gate.
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