"Tell the troops in front to ignore the formation and move forward at full speed. They must arrive in Daning before dawn and be in position. Anyone who delays will be killed without mercy!"
On the Monan Plain in the dark and windy night, a cavalry regiment of nearly ten thousand people was galloping rapidly. They were wearing iron armor and holding sabers in their hands.
When the horse that sat down was tired, he immediately changed to another horse and continued to advance alternately, even if the cold wind blew on his face, he was unmoved.
At this time, there was a Mongolian tribe with ten thousand households dozens of miles away. The Kalaqin tribe was not aware of it. The people of their tribe were having sweet dreams in warm and comfortable yurts!
Finally, at dawn, the cavalry regiment led by Zhu Youxiao finally arrived on time. He looked at the yurt almost a thousand meters away from him from a distance.
He did not immediately issue an order to attack, but quickly sent people to contact other troops.
When he knew that Shenji Battalion and Taishan Battalion were still behind, he immediately ordered Man Gui to respond and bring the people and artillery over first. He would put the other baggage aside and send heavy armored soldiers to guard it.
"Pass on my military order, everyone should take the time to take a rest and replenish food and water, but please do not leave your post without permission, any offenders will be executed immediately!"
The sun has risen, and Zhu Youxiao has seen many Mongolians coming out through the monocular telescope. He is extremely anxious.
Chen Guang finally arrived. He galloped to the side of Zhu Youxiao and gasped:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am here!"
Zhu Youxiao pointed to a small hill a few hundred meters ahead on the left and said:
"The view there is wide, quickly pull up all your artillery and the Streaming Light Magic Arrows!"
"I'll go right now!"
That location is the best launching point in the area, and its terrain is a little higher than other places.
A quarter of an hour later, Chen Guang came back and said:
"Your Majesty, all the artillery and the Shenji Arrows are in place, and the four thousand sergeants of the Shenji Battalion are also ready!"
Zhu Youxiao didn't want to wait any longer. This was quite different from what he had planned. He originally wanted to attack when these Mongolians were sleeping.
As a result, now that the sun was shining and most of the Mongolians were up, I was able to prepare myself. It seemed that I had overestimated my marching speed.
He immediately said to Ma Xianglin:
"Send the order, the cavalry is ready to attack!"
Then he turned to Chen Guang and ordered:
"All the artillery should be aimed at me and loaded with ammunition, and then immediately fire a salvo on the Tartar camp. You don't have to wait for my military order!"
"I obey the decree!"
After a while, dozens of bronze artillery made loud noises, and the Liuguang Divine Machine Arrow made a sound of sharp arrows coming out of the bow, bombing a bunch of yurts in front!
The range of the bronze cannon has been determined long ago, and the effective range can reach nearly one kilometer. Although it is a small cannon, it is very powerful, and it can fire continuously. It does not need to cool down after firing a few shots like the iron cannon.
The Liuguang Divine Machine Arrow is the Hundred Tigers Running Arrow. Its effective distance is only about 500 meters, and its power is far inferior to that of artillery. However, its advantage lies in its coverage strike. One firebox contains one hundred rockets, which completely makes up for its power and power with its quantity.
Accuracy.
The more Zhu Youxiao looked at it, the more he felt that it looked like the Katyusha of the later Soviet Union. I couldn't even say it was similar, it was exactly the same.
Just attack with the streamer's magic arrow, which is a devastating blow to the Mongolian tents. Their yurts are too easy to be ignited. Just a little spark will cause a raging fire.
"It's the Ming Army. It's the Ming Army. Come out quickly. Get your weapons and mount your horse!"
The sudden bombardment blew up the Mongolians who had just risen up and completely lost their direction. Finally, under the command of each small leader, many people finally realized that the Ming army was coming.
Zhu Youxiao saw from the telescope that the Mongols had reacted, and quickly ordered Li Songping to lead five thousand cavalry to attack from the front.
He himself also went directly to the artillery position to observe the overall situation and take command personally.
"Man Gui, Li Wensheng!"
The two of them knelt down and shouted:
"I'm here!"
"You two each bring 1,500 cavalry, outflank from both sides, and attack from two directions: due north and due east!"
"yes!"
The bombing had lasted for a quarter of an hour. Seeing that Li Songping was very close to the enemy, Captain Zhu You ordered the bombardment to stop, leaving two thousand sergeants here, and all the other sergeants from the Shenji Battalion rushed forward.
"Quick, quick, the Ming army is attacking, follow me to meet the enemy."
Even if the head of a thousand households shouts that his throat is broken, it is useless. The people left here are either women, children, or some elderly people. There are less than a hundred people around him.
But some people still spontaneously started to resist. They took some old bows that had been with them for half their lives and fired arrows at the Ming army, but it was useless because they could not break the Ming army's armor.
Li Songping easily led his army into their camp. The five thousand cavalry were unstoppable, but these Mongolians picked up the guys around them and rushed forward.
How could a group of old people and women without weapons withstand the Ming army's five thousand cavalry? What's more, the Ming army was well-equipped and all wore armor. Their rusty weapons, swords and arrows could not do much harm to the Ming army.
of lethality.
This is not a war, this is a unilateral crushing. The Karaqin tribe has no resistance at all. The Ming army's cavalry alternately rushes left and right in their camp, as if they are in an uninhabited land!
Anda, the leader of the Kalaqin tribe, looked at all this in disbelief. Didn't the Ming army just leave the border a few days ago? Why did they suddenly come here all the way?
Didn’t the Great Khan lead his warriors south to capture the young emperor of the Ming Dynasty? Could it be that the Great Khan was defeated so quickly?
"Father, we have to run for our lives quickly. We can't stop this Ming army at all. Look, father, reinforcements from the Ming army are coming!"
Anda immediately came back to his senses and looked in the direction pointed by his youngest son. Indeed, thousands of Ming troops were charging towards him on horseback.
He was still hesitant at first, thinking that there were only so many people in the Ming army, but he didn't expect there would be more. Without thinking too much, Anda immediately ordered the tribe to escape on their own.
And he himself took his wives, concubines, and children and began to escape quickly, surrounded by hundreds of personal guards to escort him!
Seeing the Mongols starting to flee on a large scale, Zhu Youxiao immediately ordered:
"Rui Zheng, I have handed over these two thousand cavalry to you. I will use all my strength to hunt down the fleeing Tartars. I don't want any prisoners. No matter what leaders they have, I will kill them all without leaving a single one behind!"
Ma Xianglin bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, if I go with two thousand cavalry, what will happen to your safety?"
"Go if I tell you to. There are still two thousand soldiers here, and the Taishan Camp is right behind. I will be fine. Remember my words, no one will be left behind."
"Then I'll go!"
He then arranged for two hundred cavalry to stay as guards. The emperor's safety was no joke. Your Majesty could ignore it, but he couldn't!