Although he didn't know what Yang Hong would do, Zhu Youxiao's idea was to nip it in the bud.
He immediately ordered Zhou Wengang and Qi Yuanfu to lead 10,000 infantry troops to intercept Yang Hong on his only way.
But because he had to take a detour to avoid the battlefield, he was still a step slower in the end.
The two of them waited at the predetermined location for a full hour, and the scouts were sent back and forth several times, but still nothing was found.
Just when he was about to expand the search scope, Cao Wenzhao arrived unexpectedly.
It turned out that when he learned that Yang Honghe had broken camp and headed for the battlefield, he immediately gave up his original battle plan and led his cavalry to follow him.
For fear of being discovered, Cao Wenzhao did not dare to follow too closely, so he had to slow down his marching speed. At the same time, he could maintain the physical strength of his horse and the spirit of his soldiers.
After Cao Wenzhao explained the situation to them, the second general quickly realized that he had missed it, and immediately ordered to change direction and follow Yang Hong's marching road.
Yang Hong came all the way in a hurry, leaving even his food, grass and baggage behind.
He rushed to the battlefield as quickly as possible to support him, so Qi Yuanfu and the others did not find any trace of him.
At this time, he had brought 25,000 border troops to join Yang Qi and the Mongols.
Yang Qi was relieved to see his uncle commanding a large army to come to the rescue. As long as these tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were put into the battlefield, they would definitely be able to break through the emperor's camp defense.
After learning that Yang Honghe had arrived at the front line, Zhu Youxiao could not stay at the rear.
The border troops that the imperial court spent a lot of money to raise must not become Yang Hong's cannon fodder.
He immediately sent several teams to stay up all night and ran to Yang Hong's formation and shouted loudly:
"We are the Habayashi Guards. Your Majesty is right here. You are holding swords and armor and are coming in formation. Could it be that you want to rob and rebel?"
Because they were too far apart and the area was too empty, even if they shouted at the top of their lungs, the effect would not be very good.
The Datong soldiers on the opposite side only knew that they were shouting, but could not hear what they were saying at all.
But Yang Hong's face darkened, and he immediately ordered the crossbowmen to come out and approach, preparing to shoot them.
After a few nights, I noticed something was wrong and immediately left.
Seeing them fleeing, Yang Hong showed a sneer on his lips and immediately began to deploy his offensive strategy and tactics.
He knew that he only had one chance, so he had no reservations. He was ready to directly launch a general attack and eat the emperor's main force in one fell swoop.
All of his more than 20,000 troops and horses will be pressed forward. At the same time, the Mongols also promised to send 5,000 cavalry to assist in the battle and launch attacks from all directions at the same time.
Zhu Youxiao saw that a war was about to break out between the border troops and his own troops, so he was lying not to be anxious.
Seeing the emperor's heavy face, Ma Xianglin also knew why.
Said quietly from the side:
"Your Majesty, why don't you let me give it a try?"
"No need, let alone you. Even if I go there, it will probably be useless. Your front foot may have just entered the range of the crossbow, and your back foot was shot into a honeycomb."
Ma Xianglin also knew that what the emperor said was right, but he was still unwilling to give in. He also did not want to see the Ming army kill each other.
And why not Zhu Youxiao?
He had no choice now, he had no choice but to fight.
As for the loss or not, even though he was extremely reluctant to see it, it was no longer within his control.
At this time, the soldiers in Datong Town were also very confused. Didn't they come out of the city to fight the Mongols?
Why did they come to the Mongolian army and join them in attacking the Ming army surrounded by them?
Although these low-level soldiers are uneducated, it does not mean they have no IQ, and they are not blind or deaf.
Of course I know it's not that simple.
Many people with good eyesight saw that the people surrounded on the opposite side were their own people and the Ming army.
"Brother, there are so many Mongols, why don't you fight them?"
A soldier asked his boss, who was also his brother, a question.
But how could he, a mere pawn, know what happened outside the Chinese army's tent earlier?
What's more, he was accompanied by four of Yang Hong's personal soldiers, inseparable from each other.
He knew that as long as he dared to reveal a word, he would be lying on the ground immediately, and the lives of his family would not be guaranteed.
Therefore, he could only say helplessly:
"Don't ask too many questions, just carry out the military orders."
And this also made the soldiers even more confused. Didn't they come out of the city just to fight the Mongols? What's going on now?
There was a lot of discussion in the army soon. Seeing that these soldiers were about to get out of control, Yang Hong had to come out in person to calm the morale of the soldiers.
But he actually deceived these soldiers as fools. In front of so many people, he actually said that these Mongolians were his own people and the Mongolians on the opposite side.
It's just that they wore the armor of the Ming Army and carried the banner of the Ming Army.
Although the soldiers did not believe his lies, they could not figure out what was going on.
At this moment, a soldier on horseback shouted with all his strength:
"Everyone, please don't move. The one being surrounded is the Emperor of Heaven, and the army opposite is His Majesty the Emperor's Imperial Guards."
"Yang Hong wants to rebel and has formed an alliance with the Tartars to rob and kill the emperor."
"We must not let him take advantage of us. Once we use weapons, all our brothers will become rebels."
"I am Yuan Bin, the bannerman of Jinyiwei. Brothers, as long as you listen to me, nothing will happen to you. Now listen to my orders and follow me to kill the rebel Yang Hong."
After saying that, Yuan Bin took out his Jinyiwei waist badge, and then quickly took off his cloth armor.
The soldiers looked at this waist badge and the familiar royal uniforms, and immediately believed Yuan Bin's words.
As soon as these powerful words were spoken, the situation exploded.
The Datong soldiers were immediately in confusion. Seeing that the army was about to lose control, Yang Hong's eyes almost popped out.
"He is a Mongolian master. If you kill this Mongolian master who deceives people, you will be rewarded a hundred taels of silver to hundreds of households."
But at this time, Datong's soldiers also realized that no one listened to his orders at all.
No wonder everything was wrong and weird. Before leaving, he was lectured and given money.
They thought these generals had found out their consciences, but who could have imagined that this was the plan.
At this time, they also understood why Yang Hong said that the Mongols were his own people. If he wanted to rebel against the emperor, then they were not his own people.
But if Yang Hong wants to rebel, they will not support him.
Under Yuan Bin's call, thousands of soldiers and horses in the formation led by Yang Hong were in chaos.
Even Yang Hong's soldiers were already fighting with Datong's soldiers.
Zhu Youxiao had been paying attention to the situation on the front line. Through his telescope, he saw that the opposite army formation suddenly began to become chaotic.
Although he didn't know exactly what happened, he knew that things had taken a turn for the better.
He immediately asked a thousand generals to lead five hundred cavalry, holding a large banner and his own imperial flag, and began to approach, waiting for opportunities to move according to the situation.