Tian Khan looked at the endless cavalry behind him and felt very proud.
The last time there was such a large-scale cavalry battle was probably more than ten years ago, right?
And this time, can he restore the glory of his ancestors and regain the fertile land of the Central Plains?
Just when Tian Khan was still immersed in his fantasy, a tribal leader came over on horseback and was stopped by Tian Khan's guards.
"Tian Khan, Datong Mansion is still ten miles ahead, but when the scouts came to report, Datong Mansion was completely dark with no light at all, which is very suspicious."
"Hmph, what's suspicious about this? This shows that Ming Ren didn't expect our actions at all. He quickly notified the entire army to press on. We want to catch Ming Ren by surprise."
Tian Khan issued orders to the surrounding messengers.
"But……"
The tribal leader wanted to say something else, but Tian Khan was already flying forward with his guards.
"But Prince Yan's Mansion has sent troops, our action this time..."
His words were drowned out by the sound of galloping horses' hooves.
Thirty thousand cavalrymen rushed towards Datong Mansion like a black sea water.
It wasn't until they were only a few hundred meters away from the city wall that they began to slow down.
Then the cavalry made way to both sides, and a group of war horses rushed out from behind. What they carried on their backs was not the cavalry, but sections of wood that had been trimmed very neatly.
Under the guidance of some cavalry, the wood was piled under the city wall.
After the wood was piled to a certain height, the Mongols covered it with soil.
It seems that this is the engineering method of the Mongols.
Simple and crude.
If the opponent's city is really lax in its defense, it might be very possible for them to use this method to gain access to the city wall.
But just when the wood piled up to a height of less than two meters.
Several deafening explosions suddenly sounded on the city wall.
Then there was an explosion among the Mongolian troops, and nearly a hundred Mongolian cavalry fell before they even saw the enemy.
As for those Mongolians who were lucky enough to only have their hands and feet injured, they were so frightened that they cried bitterly on the spot.
In an instant, the morale of the Mongolian troops fell to a dangerous level.
At this moment, countless torches suddenly lit up on the top of the city of Datong Prefecture, and countless large and small holes were pointed at the people below the city.
There are Hongyi cannons and other firearms.
"Oops, we were fooled, go back."
This time, no one else needed to remind him. Tian Khan understood what was going on when he saw the muzzle.
These cunning Ming people used this method to lure them closer to the city wall.
However, their speed was still half a beat slower. The Hongyi cannon on the city wall fired a second salvo, and the flintlocks and three-eyed muskets also interacted with each other.
Mongols fell every second.
But this only made other Mongolians more afraid.
This offbeat 'encounter' lasted for half an hour. After leaving more than two thousand corpses, the Mongols finally escaped the range of the Hongyi cannon.
Tian Khan summoned the other tribal chiefs to his golden tent with an unkind expression.
Only then did we discover that two tribal chiefs had died during the retreat.
The atmosphere in the golden tent was extremely depressing.
"Do you have any good ideas for destroying the city?"
Tian Khan was the first to ask.
"The Ming people's artillery is too sharp. It is really not a wise move to risk the artillery attack." A chief said.
"Our Mongolian cavalry can't play much role in siege warfare."
"We have horse archers who can shoot at Akito."
"The range of the horse archers is not as good as Akito's firearms, let alone cannons."
Suddenly, there was a quarrel in the golden tent.
Jin Khan found to his dismay that although they had a large number of people and were all cavalry, they were helpless against a small Datong mansion. This made him feel extremely aggrieved.
"Okay, launch the first round of attack at dawn, use wooden shields as cover for the archers, and the cavalry to cover the siege troops, and try to attack the city wall with one drum. The Ming people are no match for the cavalry in close combat."
Jin Khan loudly issued the first round of combat orders.
So that night, the Mongolian army set up camp three miles away from Datong Prefecture.
On the city wall of Datong Prefecture.
Sun Shangqing looked at the yurts connected in the distance, with worry and excitement mixed on his face.
"Zhang Mao, where is the prince? Where is General Xu? And when will the troops from the Yan Palace arrive?"
There was no way, there were too many Mongolians this time, Zhang Shangqing felt his scalp was numb, and he had no choice but to give up on going to the battlefield.
Zhang Mao said with a smile: "The prince and General Xu are still outside the city. Sun Yushi doesn't have to worry. After several repairs, Datong Mansion has become impregnable. The Mongols have no siege equipment, and they can't defeat it even if they don't have a few months."
Breach the city gate."
After all, Zhang Mao had served in Datong Mansion for more than ten years, and his words made Sun Shangqing feel at ease.
But he was still confused as to why King Dai was not in the city at such a critical time.
…
At this time, Blackwood City was also pitch black.
However, the original 8,000 craftsmen here have been transferred to Hujian City, and have been replaced by 6,000 garrison troops from the garrison.
A scout hurried over.
"Your Majesty, General, battle report of Datong Mansion."
The scout handed the letter to Zhu Gui.
Zhu Gui opened the fire fold and read the words on it clearly by the light of the fire.
"The Mongols suffered a setback in the first battle and are not expected to attack until tomorrow. We should take action as well."
Xu Yingxu had no doubts about Zhu Gui's words. With a wave of his hand, the soldiers behind him immediately began to organize their equipment.
Soon, taking advantage of the darkness, the Ming army moved out.
The direction is exactly the Golden Tent on the Grassland, the tribe where Tian Khan belongs.
In the Golden Horde tribe at this time.
Mongolians are holding a bonfire party.
The shaman of the tribe is praying to heaven, hoping to bless the Mongolian warriors on the front line.
She threw a few round crescent stones into the air, and then began to recite the mysterious language.
When the stone fell to the ground, she opened her eyes.
But her expression immediately changed.
"This hexagram is wrong. The tribe is in danger, and Tian Khan is in danger. Go and send someone to inform Tian Khan."
But the Mongolians around were singing and dancing, and not many people noticed what was going on here.
Seeing that no one listened to her warning, the shaman became angry and knocked down a young man with her stick.
"Shaman, what are you doing? Do you want to eat meat? I'll get it to you right now."
The young man said without knowing why.
At this moment, the young man suddenly stood still.
Then the sound of popping beans came from all directions.
"kill!"
Zhu Gui was riding on a horse, holding two guns, and was the first to rush towards the bonfire.
Behind him, six thousand guardsmen also came to cover him up.
The old shaman looked in the direction of King Dai.
"Devil, God's will."
Then there was a hole in her head and blood flowed profusely.