Bagan has a rough appearance and a ferocious temperament, like a straightforward and reckless man without any scheming.
But if Bagan is really just a reckless man, the Junggar Khan Galdan will not entrust him with important tasks!
In fact, Bagan is a person who is very good at deception and instigation.
When he led the Mongolian coalition to retreat from Jiezhou City, in order to ensure the morale of the army officers, he lied that the Mongolian coalition's retreat was only temporary and that they would continue to attack Jiezhou City after the Mongolian coalition defeated the main force of the Ming army.
In fact, Bagan just wants to lead the army back to the grassland as soon as possible!
Although his impassioned speech is an expression of some real emotions, many of the contents are false - in fact, Bagan does not want the Mongolian coalition forces to fight with the main force of the Ming army, which will only further damage Mongolia.
The coalition's vitality only wants to break through the Han army's defense line and encirclement. The real goal is still to lead the army back to the grassland as soon as possible!
Therefore, after successfully boosting the morale of the Mongolian coalition forces, Bagan seemed to be taking the lead and charging towards the Ming army. However, in fact, Bagan only galloped his horse for about a hundred feet before quietly slowing down.
, allowing the Mongolian cavalry to rush ahead one after another, while Bagan stayed behind and silently observed the battlefield situation.
According to Bagan's observation, the main force of the Han army on the opposite side is about 50,000 to 60,000, which is about twice the strength of the Mongolian coalition. Because a large number of horses were captured on the Xiaochuan River battlefield, the number of cavalry is also more than 10,000. Judging from the strength alone,
Look, the Han army has a clear advantage.
But the disadvantage of the Han army is also very obvious, that is, they set up defenses along the south bank of the Wei River. The entire defense line is about twenty miles long. Behind the Ming army's defense line is the shallowest section of the Wei River. You only need to ride on horseback.
Crossing over, it is also a must-attack place for the Mongolian coalition forces - but too long a defense line will weaken the Han army's strength advantage, making it easy for the Mongolian coalition forces to find loopholes to break through and escape.
After Bogen led his army to the south bank of the Wei River, he directly ordered the entire army to raid. This decision seemed a bit reckless, but in fact Bogen's real purpose was to use this to find the weaknesses in the Han army's defense line and the Mongolian coalition forces.
The next direction to break out!
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At the same time that the Mongolian coalition forces rushed towards the Ming army's defense line, the Ming army soldiers also received military orders, and they also gathered heavy troops and rushed towards the Mongolian coalition forces.
Soon, the densely packed and boundless soldiers of the two armies were like two huge waves colliding with each other, and suddenly there was a momentum that shook the earth and the mountains!
The shouts of killing resounded throughout the sky, the sound of horse hooves shook the earth, the rain of arrows filled the sky as dense as locusts, and the continuous collision of weapons soon filled the entire south bank of the Wei River.
All this is constantly infecting the soldiers of both armies on the battlefield, either making them frightened, or making them even more crazy.
Bagan knew very well that in such a chaotic battlefield, a large number of Mongolian warriors would die every moment, constantly depleting the remaining vitality of the Mongolian coalition forces. However, Bogen still maintained his initial calm attitude, but continued to
He adjusted the offensive direction of the Mongolian coalition forces and tested the weak points of the Ming army's defense line.
About an hour later, Bagan once again changed the direction of the Mongolian coalition's attack, but soon his eyes lit up!
After repeated testing and paying a lot of casualties, he finally found the weakest point in the Ming army's defense line!
When the Ming army deployed its defense on the Wei River this time, if the cavalry responsible for mobile support were ignored, the entire defense line could be roughly divided into the central army and the two wings. The center army was located where the Ming army's main camp was, and the defenses were the most complete and solid, while the two wings were
It is responsible for the defense lines on the east and west sides of the Ming army camp. The right wing has fewer troops, only about 10,000 troops, while the left wing has more troops, more than 20,000!
Therefore, when Bagan commanded the Mongolian coalition forces to attack the Ming army's defense line, he first stormed the Ming army's central position to test the strength of the defense line, and by the way diverted the Ming army's attention, and then suddenly turned his troops to attack the Ming army's right wing. Originally, he thought
The Ming army's right wing had fewer troops, which might be the weak point of the Ming army's defense. However, after the battle, it was discovered that the Han soldiers on the Ming army's right wing were all brave and experienced elites, and the Mongolian coalition could not easily gain the upper hand.
Finally, Bagan commanded the Mongolian coalition forces to attack the left wing of the Ming army's defense line. Originally, he thought that the Ming army's left wing was stronger and might be more difficult to deal with than the right wing. However, after the confrontation between the two armies, Bagan quickly discovered that the Ming army's left wing was stronger.
The defensive strength of the left wing is far inferior to that of the Ming army's center and right wing!
Although the left wing of the Ming army's defense line was stronger, with nearly 20,000 troops, compared with the brave and fearless Ming army soldiers on the right side of the defense line, the combat will and combat capabilities of the Ming army soldiers here were simply clouds and mud.
The differences are absolutely different!
Under the massive attack by the Mongolian coalition forces, the Han soldiers on the left wing of the Ming army's defense line collapsed. Not only were they unable to cause casualties to the Mongolian coalition forces, but they would also scatter in all directions if they suffered any casualties. Moreover, the combat command here was also very chaotic.
It seemed like dozens of different teams had been put together hastily. There was neither unified command nor any cooperation and coordination. It was simply a mob!
After discovering this, Bagan was overjoyed and thought to himself: "So that's it! I said that the elite army of the Han people must not have 50,000 or 60,000 people. The limit is only 20,000 to 30,000 people! Now in
Of the 50,000 to 60,000 Han troops stationed on the south bank of the Wei River, the vast majority must be rabble-rousers!
When I just commanded the men to attack the right wing of the Han defense line, I saw that the troops on the right wing of the Han defense line were all elite divisions. I was a little bit frightened in my heart. I thought that the Han army was far more elite than I imagined. It turned out that the Han people took their
All the elite troops are stationed on the right wing, while the left wing is full of mobs! The Han people arranged the defense line in this way, probably because they thought that I would not dare to attack the seemingly strong left wing, and also expected that the left wing defense line could use troops to make up for the lack of combat power...
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But such an arrangement is simply stupid! No matter how many people there are, they will never be able to resist our Mongolian cavalry! Even if the number of sheep is dozens of times that of wolves, they will only end up being slaughtered and devoured!"
Thinking of this, Bagan suddenly became energetic and ordered: "Send an order to the entire army to concentrate on attacking the left wing of the Han defense line. They must be defeated in the shortest possible time!"
As Bagan's order was conveyed, the Mongolian coalition's offensive on the right wing of the Ming army's defense line suddenly became much more intense.
Soon, the Han army on the right side of the Ming army's defense line suffered heavy casualties. In just a moment, the right side of the defense line was already in danger!
Seeing that the Mongol coalition's offensive was progressing smoothly and that the left wing of the Ming army was retreating steadily, without any resistance, Bagan became even more excited!
As long as the Han people's right-wing defense line is broken, the Mongolian coalition forces can forcefully cross the Wei River. The terrain north of the Wei River is mostly relatively flat, which is most suitable for the Mongolian coalition forces to exert their combat power. There are also several routes leading directly to the grassland. By then, there will be no way for Bagan.
Terrified!
"But..." Although he was excited in his heart, Bagan did not get carried away. Instead, he turned his gaze to other directions on the battlefield, and a gloomy look flashed across his face.
At the rear of the Mongolian coalition, more than 10,000 cavalrymen of the Ming army were constantly attacking the rear of the Mongolian coalition, and also contained nearly half of the Mongolian coalition's strength!
To the east of the battlefield, the Ming army's center and right flanks were also constantly mobilizing forces and were about to support the left defense line. Apparently, they had discovered the Mongolian coalition's intention to break out from the left flank.
Under such circumstances, it is not so easy for the Mongolian coalition forces to successfully break through!
After thinking for a moment, Bagan suddenly ordered: "Send the order and have all the cavalry from the Chagatai tribe assemble as soon as possible, and then add the five hundred Junggar dead soldiers. After gathering, let them attack the Han army camp with all their strength! Then the rear army
Qiegemu sent a message, saying that our army was about to defeat the Han army's left defense line, and asked them to get rid of the entanglement of the Ming army's cavalry as soon as possible and cross the river with the front army! If the Ming army's cavalry was too entangled, they could be abandoned if necessary.
A part of the cavalry rears up to hold back the Han cavalry, just to ensure that most of the soldiers retreat smoothly!"
The Han army's central camp has the most complete defenses. Even if the Mongolian coalition forces attack with all their strength, it will be difficult to break through it in a short time. The Chagatai cavalry only has about 2,000 troops left. This time Bagan ordered the
The Chagatai cavalry stormed the Han Chinese camp, and the Chagatai cavalry simply sent them to death!
However, for Bagan, this is a matter of course. Since Su He, the leader of the Chagatai, betrayed the Mongolian coalition, the Chagatai cavalry who remained in the Mongolian coalition have been unable to escape the fate of cannon fodder!
Bagan's wishful thinking was very clear. There must be a big shot in the Han Chinese army camp. Maybe Zhao Junchen, the Han imperial envoy, is observing the battlefield situation in the Chinese army camp, so Bagan asked the Chagatai cavalry to
After attacking the Han army's central camp, the Han army's deployment can be disrupted, so that the Han army's center army and right wing will not dare to rush to support the left wing easily, and it can also buy more time for the Mongolian coalition to break through.
At the same time, the cavalry team of the Ming Army will be as large as it is today, all because a large number of Mongolian battlefields were captured on the Xiaochuan River battlefield a few days ago.
If the infantryman changes his career, his combat effectiveness will naturally not be noticed by Bagan!
As for the rear troops of the Mongolian coalition, most of them are cavalry from the major tribes on the Mongolian right wing. Although the combat effectiveness of these cavalry is not as good as that of the Junggar cavalry, they are still able to deal with the Ming army cavalry with ease and have a certain advantage in strength.
, According to Bagan's observation, the battle between the Mongolian right-wing cavalry and the Ming army's cavalry was far from fierce, and it would not be difficult to escape.
In this way, only the front troops of the Mongolian coalition can break through the left-wing defense line of the Ming army in the shortest time, and the vast majority of the soldiers of the Mongolian coalition can successfully break through, and Bagan's goal will be achieved!
Thinking of this, Bagan waved his saber and roared loudly, urging his cavalry again to increase their intensity in attacking the Han left defense line.
Soon, the Han left-wing defense line was in turmoil and in danger. A large number of left-wing Ming army soldiers were killed by Mongolian cavalry almost every moment!
In fact, Bagan's view was not wrong. The Ming army's left-wing defense line was all made up of ragtag groups, which were improvised by various border troops who rushed here to "support" these days!
Border military attachés from all over the country rushed to the south bank of the Weishui River to "support" Zhao Junchen. Originally they were just competing for military glory and wanted to get a share of Zhao Junchen's illustrious military exploits.
Afterwards, they discovered that it was not so easy to get this piece of cake, and it was not so easy to take advantage of it. On the contrary, it would endanger their own lives, and they all regretted it!
In fact, many frontier military attachés have been killed by the Mongolian coalition forces.
Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine available in this world.
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At the same time, in the central camp of the Ming army.
Zhao Junchen led the officials to stand on a temporary high platform and was watching the progress of the battle on the left flank of the defense line.
After experiencing so many wars, Zhao Junchen has become extremely accustomed to the tragic atmosphere on the battlefield. He is neither shocked by the heavy casualties nor despised by the clumsy tactics of this era. He just has a calm expression.
Watching all this, I silently deduced the subsequent development of the battle in my mind.
At this time, Mao Jiadong led the Ming army cavalry and was entangled with the rear of the Mongolian coalition. He Zhang was commanding the right-wing defense line. Lin Junwu, the commander of the Forbidden Army, was responsible for the defense of the Chinese army camp. Therefore, the officials behind Zhao Junchen
There was only one military attaché, Fang Zhenshan, and the rest were all civilian officials.
At this time, after seeing the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers on the left wing of the defense line retreating steadily and suffering heavy casualties, Fang Zhenshan could not help but feel a little sad. He couldn't help but murmured: "It's too tragic! It's really too tragic! The soldiers on the left wing are all different.
The roadside army was hastily formed. How can it be the opponent of the Mongolian elite! In this battle, there will definitely be heavy casualties..."
Zhou Bo snorted coldly and said: "The only thing to blame is that they are greedy for military glory and want to get something for nothing! If the Mongolian coalition forces are completely wiped out this time, it is the first achievement of the imperial envoy and has nothing to do with them! When the Mongolian coalition forces entered the country,
At that time, they all acted like cowards. Seeing that the Mongolian coalition army was about to be defeated by the imperial envoy, they all rushed to compete for credit and shamelessly said it was "support"! Huh, they didn't even look at it.
With their own abilities, what qualifications do they have to support us? Why do we need their support? The right-wing defense line is entirely composed of our troops. Only 10,000 people blocked the offensive of the Mongolian Tatars, and their combined strength is 20,000.
It collapsed at the first touch, and it deserves its current fate!"
Zhou Bo has an upright character and has always had a soft eye. In the army, he has always been responsible for recording the merits, demerits, rewards and punishments of soldiers, so he can't stand the recent behavior of border troops from all over the country coming here to divide military merits.
Most of the officers and soldiers on the left-wing defense line were from Guyuan Military Town. After seeing Zhou Bo's disdainful statement, Fang Zhenshan, as the commander-in-chief of Guyuan, felt that he could not save his face and couldn't help but retort: "These people came here to fight for it.
Although the matter of military merit is somewhat despicable, it cannot be said that they are incompetent if they cannot withstand the strong attack of the Mongolian coalition! Master Zhou, you also know that most of the elite troops in Guyuan Military Town have been transferred to the imperial envoy's army, and
The troops under the command of these frontier military attachés only have some old, weak, sick and disabled people left. As the saying goes, a clever woman cannot make a meal without rice, so how can she be the opponent of the Mongolian elite cavalry if she only relies on some old, weak, sick and disabled people?"
Zhao Junchen turned to look at Fang Zhenshan and asked: "Commander Fang, it was my imperial envoy's decision to temporarily piece together the border armies to defend the left wing! It was also my imperial envoy's decision to mobilize elite border armies from various places to fight the Mongols.
idea!... And with these statements you are making now, are you accusing the imperial envoy of harming them?"
When Zhao Junchen asked, his tone was indifferent and his voice was gentle, but Fang Zhenshan trembled for a moment, and then he realized that his words seemed to be vaguely accusing Zhao Junchen, and hurriedly explained: "I hope the imperial envoy will learn from his humble duty.
No such intention! Your sagacity, Imperial Envoy, is well known to everyone. Without your wise command, our army would not have the victory in front of us? I just said it casually, Imperial Envoy, please don’t blame me..."
Zhao Junchen shook his head slightly and did not mean to blame Fang Zhenshan. He just said: "Army troops from all over the border came here to support us and vowed to serve the imperial court. Naturally, we cannot refuse... If they want military glory, then I will give it to them."
They have the opportunity to reap military glory personally. If they want to serve the imperial court, then I will give them the opportunity to serve the imperial court, so I placed them on the left defense line. As for whether they can seize the opportunity, it depends on themselves! If this is
If they can still survive after the war, I will naturally reward them based on their merits. If they die in the end, I will also ask the court to honor their merits. In this way, they will get what they want, I guess.
No one can complain!"
After a pause, Zhao Junchen glanced at Fang Zhenshan again and said meaningfully: "However, currently, the officers and soldiers on the left defense line have indeed suffered heavy casualties. Most of them were born in Guyuan Military Town. Wait until this battle.
After that, there will inevitably be many vacancies for military attachés within Guyuan Military Town, and General Fang, as the commander of Guyuan Military Town, you need to seriously consider how to fill these vacancies!"
After hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Fang Zhenshan quickly understood the deep meaning of Zhao Junchen's words, and his heart tightened again, and his awe deepened.
Fang Zhenshan originally thought that Zhao Junchen concentrated the border troops who came to the south bank of the Wei River to "support" on the left wing because Zhao Junchen, like He Zhang, Zhou Bo and others, could not understand the practice of various border military attachés competing for military honors.
So I want to use the Mongolian coalition to teach them a lesson.
But now, Fang Zhenshan realized that Zhao Junchen's vision was much more profound than he imagined!
Zhao Junchen's real goal is to use this battle to cause a large number of casualties among the border military attachés. Then naturally there will be many vacancies for military attachés in various places. After this battle, when merit is rewarded, Zhao Junchen can naturally take the opportunity to promote a large number of military attachés.
With cronies to fill these vacant positions, Zhao Junchen's control over the northwest frontier army will inevitably be three points stronger!
If Zhao Junchen's plan is successfully realized, coupled with Zhao Junchen's extremely high reputation among the lower-level border troops, at least for Guyuan Military Town, even Emperor Deqing's words will not be as effective as Zhao Junchen!
Thinking of this, and seeing Zhao Junchen's eyes looking at him, Fang Zhenshan quickly assured: "Please rest assured, the Imperial Envoy, I will definitely handle this matter properly! After the war, some soldiers with real military merit will be selected to fill the vacancies of military attachés in various places.
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After hearing Fang Zhenshan's assurance, a smile flashed across Zhao Junchen's lips and he said, "It would be great if General Fang could take this matter seriously!"
In fact, this plan is also beneficial to Fang Zhenshan itself!
On the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu, it is difficult to mobilize the border troops from various places. Even Fang Zhenshan, as the commander-in-chief of Guyuan, can only successfully mobilize his own troops in many cases. If he wants to mobilize the troops stationed in various places other than his headquarters, he often needs some interest transactions.
OK!
If Zhao Junchen replaces all the border military attachés from various places with his own people, and Fang Zhenshan is one of Zhao Junchen's spokespersons for his interests in Shaanxi and Gansu in the future, when Zhao Junchen returns to the capital, everything will be decided by Fang Zhenshan.
After all, Fang Zhenshan's control over Guyuan Military Town will also be greatly enhanced.
Zhao Junchen believed that Fang Zhenshan would definitely understand these things, so he was not afraid that Fang Zhenshan would defy the rules.
Wu Qifan was only paying attention to the progress of the war on the left wing of the defense line. He was not as exquisite and clear as Fang Zhenshan, but he did not understand the deep meaning of Zhao Junchen's words. After seeing that the conversation between Zhao Junchen and Fang Zhenshan had temporarily come to an end, he couldn't help but ask Zhao Junchen
He reminded: "Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, seeing that the soldiers on the left wing of the defense line are about to lose their hold, we must make arrangements in advance!"
After Zhao Junchen observed for a moment, he nodded and said: "Everything is going according to plan as this war develops. The Mongolian coalition is about to enter the urn! Send the order and set off the red smoke!"
After hearing Zhao Junchen's order, everyone present had serious expressions, knowing that the outcome of this decisive battle was about to be decided!
Since Zhao Junchen received Wei Song's secret letter and learned that the Mongolian right wing in the Mongolian coalition and Zhuchagatai intended to rebel, he slightly adjusted his decisive battle plan.
Setting off the red smoke was the secret code agreed between Wei Song and Zhao Junchen! - After seeing Zhao Junchen blowing off the red smoke, the Mongolian right wing and the Chagatai will turn against each other as agreed!
At the same time, the red smoke was also the secret code agreed between Zhao Junchen and Qi Bin. Qi Bin's new army was now stationed on the other side of the Wei River on the left side of the Ming army's defense line. This red smoke was to inform Qi Bin that the new army was ready to fight immediately and must not let the Mongolian coalition forces
Arrive at the north bank of Weishui River smoothly!
Moreover, after the main force of the Ming army sees this red smoke, they will also act according to the plan!
In fact, the Ming army now has a clear advantage, and with the internal support of the Mongolian right wing and the Chagatai, if it just wanted to defeat the Mongolian coalition, there was no need for such a complicated plan!
But Zhao Junchen not only wants to defeat the Mongolian coalition, but also wants to completely annihilate the Mongolian coalition. This is more difficult!
The terrain on the south bank of the Wei River is vast and flat. If the Mongolian coalition forces wanted to leave the battlefield after seeing something bad, it would be difficult for Zhao Junchen to stop them all. Even with the secret cooperation of the Mongolian right wing and the Chagatai, it would be impossible
To complete the feat of annihilating all the enemy forces, the most that can be done is to disperse the Mongolian coalition forces. At that time, many Mongolian coalition forces will inevitably flee the battlefield.
But in this way, Zhao Junchen certainly gained a great victory, but after those Mongolian coalition forces who fled the battlefield were unable to return to the grasslands, they would inevitably turn into horse bandits and stay in Shaanxi and Gansu to do evil everywhere, which would instead plunge the northwest into chaos.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen made a secret plan and deliberately left a gap in the left wing of the defense line, allowing the Mongolian coalition forces to successfully break through the left wing defense line and forcefully cross the Weishui River!
However, on the north bank of the Wei River, Qi Bin's new army was deployed. Qi Bin's new army did not have many troops, but it was one of the strongest elites in Shaanxi and Gansu. It would inevitably prevent the Mongolian coalition from landing smoothly, and most of the Mongolian coalition's rear troops were
The Mongolian right-wing cavalry will block the retreat of the Mongolian coalition forces after sudden opposition and defection.
In the end, with such a front-to-back blockade, the Mongolian coalition forces will be trapped in a dilemma in the Wei River and allowed to be slaughtered. Zhao Junchen will be able to successfully implement his plan to completely annihilate the Mongolian coalition forces without letting any Mongolian cavalry go.
Escape the battlefield!
Of course, using these plans, Zhao Junchen could also use borrowed swords to kill people and use the Mongolian coalition forces to get rid of some border army bugs.
Now, with Zhao Junchen ordering the burning of red smoke, this plan has reached the most critical step.
Please enter the urn!
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But he said that following Zhao Junchen's order, a line of red smoke rose into the sky from the Ming army's central camp.
On the north bank of the Weishui River, Qi Bin, who was nervously observing the progress of the war on the south bank of the Weishui River, suddenly had a serious look on his face. He turned around and loudly ordered: "The whole army is ready for war. The Mongolian Tatars are about to cross the river. We must not allow the Mongolian Tatars to land smoothly!"
After hearing Qi Bin's order, several military attaches in Qi Bin's new army loudly accepted the order!
Qi Bin's new army has been waiting on the north bank of the Weishui River for too long. The previous wars had nothing to do with them. Now they finally had the opportunity to show their fists. Everyone was in high spirits and took action quickly.
However, when Qi Bin was concentrating on commanding the defense, he did not notice at all that the guards behind him were all looking at his back with complicated expressions, either guilty or sinister.
This red smoke is not just a code between Zhao Junchen and Qi Bin.
In the eyes of some people, this red wolf smoke also represents a deeper meaning!
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Just when Qi Bin's new army was nervously setting up defenses, Wei Song, who had been following Qie Gemu closely, also discovered the red smoke from the Chinese army camp. His expression suddenly brightened, he rode his horse to Qie Gemu's side, and said: "
Leader Qigemu and the Imperial Envoy Zhao have already sent a secret signal, you can lead the Mongolian right-wing warriors into action!"
Prior to this, the Mongolian right-wing cavalry, as the rear army of the Mongolian coalition, had been fighting against the Ming army cavalry!
But in fact, the generals on both sides had reservations, the confrontation was not fierce, and it did not cause many casualties.
After seeing the confrontation between the Mongolian right-wing cavalry and the Ming army's cavalry, Bagan thought that this meant that the Ming army's cavalry was not strong in combat and the Mongolian right-wing cavalry was more skillful. However, he did not expect that the two warring parties were just putting on a show.
After hearing Wei Song's reminder, Qi Gemu's expression was a little strange, as if he was hesitant at the moment.
Before the battle between the two armies, Bagan's impassioned speech touched Qigemu's heart, and his original idea of betraying the Mongolian coalition also wavered.
Bagan's statement is not wrong. The Han people's fear of the Mongolian tribes was won by the ancestors of the Mongolian tribes with swords, guns and war horses! If Qie Gemu really betrayed the Mongolian coalition this time, the Mongolian coalition would inevitably encounter a century-old war.
With an unprecedented defeat, the prestige that the Mongolian ancestors had finally established will be destroyed. From now on, the Han people's fear of the Mongolian tribe will disappear. In this way, Qigmu will become a Mongolian tribe in the future.
A traitor who will live in infamy for thousands of years?
After seeing the hesitation on Qie Gemu's expression, Wei Song couldn't help but feel nervous.
After receiving the news that the Mongolian right wing and Zhuchagatai betrayed the Mongolian coalition forces, Zhao Junchen must have modified the battle plan. If Qiegemu suddenly regretted and decided not to betray the Mongolian coalition forces when the incident came, wouldn't Zhao Junchen's plan be necessary?
Total chaos?
Although Wei Song also knew that Zhao Junchen would never place all his hopes on the civil strife of the Mongolian coalition and must have made backup preparations, but if this was the case, it would represent a serious dereliction of duty by Wei Song.
So, Wei Song sneered at Qigemu and said: "What? Chief Qigemu, you feel regretful when things happen? But do you still have a choice now? What's more, if you don't betray the Junggar tribe this time, the Junggar tribe will be in trouble in the future.
Wouldn't you annex the major tribes of the Mongolian right wing? Or do you think that the current situation of the Mongolian coalition is very good, and you can follow Bagan and escape back to the grassland smoothly, and then pretend that nothing happened? Don't be naive, whether it is your Mongolian right wing
Betrayal or not, the Mongolian coalition is bound to suffer a disastrous defeat. It just requires the Ming army to pay a higher price, but by that time, don’t expect to be able to return to the grassland!"
Wei Song's words were both threatening and reasonable, and finally eliminated the hesitation in Qie Gemu's heart.
I saw Qie Gemu gritting his teeth and ordering to several close associates around him: "Act according to the original plan! Send someone to send a message to the tribal leaders, saying that I have reached an agreement with the Han imperial envoy to jointly resist the Junggar Khanate! The Han people
The imperial court will also send a large amount of food and supplies to the Mongolian right-wing tribes as a thank you. With this batch of food and grass, the major Mongolian right-wing tribes can survive this cold winter. After receiving this news, I believe they will know what they should do! Again
Pass the order, and after the Junggar army breaks through the Han army's defense line, our army will break away from the Han army, turn to attack the Junggar army, and block the Junggar army's retreat with all its strength!"
After hearing Qiegemu's order, several Mongolian generals looked at each other with hesitation on their expressions, but in the end they all bowed their heads and obeyed the order!
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Taking advantage of the chaos on the battlefield, Su He had now returned to the Chagatai cavalry and quickly regained control over the Chagatai cavalry.
At this time, due to Bagan's order, the Chagatai cavalry had gathered in one place, and under the supervision of 500 Junggar cavalry, they were about to attack the central camp of the Ming army.
Su He disguised himself as an ordinary Chagatai cavalry and hid among the clansmen. He remained calm and allowed the Junggar cavalry responsible for surveillance to give orders.
But when Su He saw a line of red smoke igniting from the Han Chinese army camp, his face perked up and he sneered: "It's finally started. Bagan let us Chagatai warriors die in vain, so that's it."
No wonder I was stabbed in the back!"
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Bagan didn't know about these undercurrents, but kept urging the Junggar cavalry to continuously attack the Ming army's left defense line.
During this period, Bogen also noticed the red smoke blazing from the Ming army's central camp, but Bogen thought this meant that the Han Chinese camp had discovered the raid of the Chagatai cavalry. This red smoke was
It means gathering the troops on the battlefield to protect the camp.
The officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty on the left defense line were indeed incompetent in combat and were no match for them. The defense line soon collapsed.
After seeing that the Ming army's defense line was finally breached, Bagan was overjoyed and loudly ordered: "The whole army should seize the time to cross the river! There are only three to five thousand Han people stationed on the other side of the Wei River, and most of them are infantry. Disperse them!"
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ps: After the revision of this chapter was completed, it was already three o'clock in the morning, an hour later than Chongzi expected.