This sneak attack ended in a devastating manner. The five thousand cavalrymen of the Golden Tent did not have time to make any resistance. Less than half of them were killed by the Ming army, and the rest became prisoners.
Zhu Gui looked at the weak old Mongolian women and children kneeling on the ground, and couldn't help feeling a little emotional.
He thought this battle would be very difficult, but he didn't expect it to be so easy.
The shouts of killing all around have not ended yet, but they are all the sounds of the Ming army capturing prisoners.
Xu Yingxu came over with a few of his men, excitement and fatigue could not be concealed on his face.
"Your Majesty, we won a great victory in this battle and captured more than 3,000 Mongolian cavalry, more than 2,000 horses, and more than 10,000 women and children."
Zhu Gui nodded: "Be prepared to resist the Mongols' counterattack."
Xu Yingxu was stunned when he heard this: "No, shouldn't we evacuate? The Mongols in Datong Mansion should have heard that something happened in their rear."
"Evacuate? If we evacuate now, even with the Mongolian horses, only half of us can leave. What will happen to the rest?"
Zhu Gui asked with a smile.
"But we only have more than 6,000 people here. How can our improvised defenses withstand 30,000 Mongolian cavalry?"
Xu Yingxu looked shocked. The battle plan they originally envisioned was not like this.
According to the original plan, they were to attack multiple Mongolian tribes all the way north, so that the Mongols fighting in Datong Prefecture could not see each other, and finally the siege of Datong Prefecture could be solved.
But unexpectedly, Zhu Gui suddenly changed his plan.
Once the occupation changes, he cannot afford to sacrifice half of the garrison troops, let alone a vassal king.
Zhu Gui looked at the Mongolian who was kneeling on the ground and said: "This king has already decided. General Xu should go down and prepare."
Xu Yingxu's expression changed uncertainly, but in the end he could only obey the order.
However, although the Golden Tent is the largest tribe of the Mongols, there are only some wooden fences around it. These are set up to prevent horses and livestock, and they cannot resist the cavalry at all.
It can be said that this is an undefended land, which can be regarded as the most advantageous battlefield for cavalry and infantry.
All Xu Yingxu could do was to start digging pits around him, so as to slightly stop the cavalry.
But against the Mongolian horse archers, he had no choice.
Xu Yingxu asked his soldiers to drive the Mongolian prisoners and start digging various tunnels.
Zhu Gui, on the other hand, gathered all the soldiers from Prince Dai's palace.
There are now less than eighty of them, but the ferocity on their faces is far greater than before.
"I am very satisfied with your performance during this period. You are all warriors of the Ming Dynasty."
The eyes of these soldiers were shining brightly, and their expressions were becoming more and more excited.
"There is still a fierce battle right now. Thirty thousand Mongolian cavalry, including cavalry, will attack us. Are you afraid?"
Zhu Gui asked.
Everyone was silent for a second, and then shouted together with a sonorous and powerful voice.
"kill!"
The surrounding guard soldiers all looked over in surprise.
There were obviously less than a hundred people in the team, but the momentum they unleashed made them feel like they were facing thousands of troops.
"Very good. You will join hands with me to fight against the enemy. After this battle, your names will be crowned in the annals of history."
These soldiers who were born as salt traders did not know what "top of the annals of history" meant.
But the treatment they received at Dai Wangfu during this period of time had made them completely forget their past identities.
Zhu Gui looked at the lively subordinates in front of him and couldn't help feeling a little emotional.
He originally trained them as the backbone of the prince's guard, but he didn't know how many of them would survive after this battle.
Until this moment, he knew that he could not stay any longer, and he would only be able to save the next one.
So he opened the system store and used all his points to fully arm these soldiers.
No one has two pistols, two flintlock rifles, and body armor.
He needs to use force to crush all his opponents.
As for the remaining experience, he exchanged it all for Hongyi cannon, trying to completely destroy the enemy's will before the two armies engaged in battle.
When Xu Yingxu came back to see Zhu Gui for something, he saw a scene he would never forget.
"Here, King Dai, where did you get so many Hongyi cannons?"
Xu Yingxu walked up to a cannon and touched it. Judging from the feel, this was not a model to scare people.
But Zhu Gui looked hollowed out.
"Stop talking about this now, call all your soldiers who have used cannons. I will give them a training session."
Zhu Gui said.
"Training? Training for what?"
Xu Yingxu immediately sent someone to arrange the matter, but he still asked.
"I want to use these cannons together to form an artillery battalion, so that we can maximize the use of these Hongyi cannons."
Zhu Guidao.
"Artillery Battalion?"
Xu Yingxu thought about the scene for a moment. It might be very shocking, but he sensitively grasped a problem.
"My lord, your idea is very good, but if these Hongyi cannons are used intensively, what should we do if they are rushed into the position by the Mongolian cavalry?"
Zhu Gui nodded and said: "This is indeed a problem, but I guess the Mongols will not think of this, and the artillery position is not completely undefended and needs a team of soldiers to protect it."
Although Xu Yingxu still had many questions, he did not continue to ask.
"Since the prince has said so, I will go down and prepare."
Xu Yingxu left again.
Zhu Gui turned around and said to the fully armed soldiers behind him: "You are divided into four teams. One team will protect these Hongyi cannons, and the other two teams will go to the artillery battalion to serve as superintendents. If it doesn't work, you can do it yourself. The remaining one
Team stay with me."
The firepower of the Fu soldiers is indeed sufficient, but compared to the artillery battalion where the Hongyi cannon is located, the gap is still quite large.
Therefore, protecting these Hongyi cannons so they can continue to fire is the top priority.
Soon Xu Yingxu came to Zhu Gui with less than fifty people.
There is no way, the efficiency of firearms use in the early Ming Dynasty was not high, let alone the garrison of these local guards.
Most of them only came into contact with cannons after participating in the battle before Datong Mansion.
But now, Zhu Gui has no better way.
He asked Xu Yingxu to send people to open up a small camp on the right side of the camp, then pile up a lot of mounds of soil, and then put the Hongyi cannon on top.
The rest is Zhu Gui's training of these artillerymen.
At the same time, the Mongolian cavalry who escaped from the golden tent finally found Tian Khan who was attacking outside Datong Mansion.
"What? You said that the Golden Tent was attacked by Ming people? How is this possible? Aren't they all in the city?"