It is understandable that Ma Chengxun expects to be highly pragmatic and is impressed. Although outsiders refer to him as "Mahjong", everyone knows that the core of this Mahjong is always Ma Gui. Even when Ma Jin was still in office, Mahjong was known as
"Two brothers generalize the army", but in fact Gao Pragmatic is more willing to use Ma Gui. As long as the troops are used in the direction of propaganda, Gao Situ will definitely take Ma Gui with him. This is proof.
Ma Jin is the eldest brother of Ma Gui, followed by his second brother Ma Fu. Ma Gui is the third son and the youngest son of Ma Lu, the general of Datong. Ma Chengxun is the son of Ma Jin and his third uncle.
Ma Gui is not much younger.
China has been very particular about seniority since ancient times, and the same goes for qualifications. Ma Chengxun did not dare to compare with Ma Gui, but he was very concerned that Ma Gui's son Ma Chengxuan and others also began to join the army, and regarded them as competitors of the same clan.
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Being of the same clan means that their interests are the same; being a competitor means that they also have comparisons with each other and want to compete for their superiority.
According to the convention at this time, the Ma Jin branch is the eldest branch of the Ma family, that is, the head of the family. But after Ma Jin passed away, since the Ma family mainly relied on Ma Gui to support their family status, they also relied on him to maintain their status.
The Ma family general's status in Gao Situ's mind gradually became indistinguishable between large and small sects.
Although Ma Gui himself took good care of the nephews left by his two brothers, and they also respected Ma Gui, this could not change Ma Chengxun's mentality of "rebuilding the glory of the master's family". He still wanted to be more successful.
His meritorious deeds were valued by Gao Situ.
Leading the cavalry alone to pursue Tumen, Burihatu was the main force in this battle. From Ma Chengxun's perspective, this was an excellent opportunity. Although Cao Yu's order made it clear, Ma Chengxun's main task this time was just to interfere.
No matter what Buri Hatu wants to do, Ma Chengxun only needs to be responsible for destroying Buri Hatu's "plan".
The subtext of such a mission is to follow and harass, and it is obviously used as a ranger. Ma Chengxun certainly knows it very well. But as the saying goes, troops are impermanent, power is impermanent, and water is impermanent. After he leads the troops and leaves alone, how will he make decisions under the ever-changing enemy situation?
, that’s another story.
Ma Chengxun moved quickly and immediately began to return. At this not too far distance, Ma Chengxun divided the cavalry into two parts. On the west side near the Yehe River were the Ming army cavalry, including his own and
Cao Yan gave him the part; on the east side near the forest were Ye He and Beile's eight thousand cavalry, who were responsible for paying attention to the movements in the forest.
Ma Chengxun knew that if the Mongols were really hiding in the forest, they would be hidden, but their speed would not be faster. As long as he returned to Dongcheng with all his strength, he would be able to arrive first and get there before the Mongols.
Stand ready outside.
In the forest, Tumen's sweating noses kept exhaling white breath. What's funny is that it was only on one side. The other side might have a stuffy nose, and the breath seemed to be non-existent.
"Damn it, why is it colder in the forest than on the grassland?" Tumen was sweating profusely and tried to breathe hard, but it didn't help. He couldn't help but cursed bitterly.
Burihatu sat quietly on the fur cushion beside him, holding a book in his hand and reading. He chuckled and replied: "Don't be impatient, Khan. Cao Yu will definitely let Ma Chengxun do it."
Those who are returning to Shidong City, we just need to wait a little longer before we can go out into the mountains. The humidity in the forest is heavy and it is easy to get cold. It is inconvenient to make a fire right now. If you are sweating profusely, why don't you put on another layer of fox fur?"
"If you don't wear it anymore, the sword won't be able to dance round if you put it on again." Tumen waved his hands, sat down, turned his head and asked Burihatu: "I still don't understand why Cao Yun must do this.
How about sending Ma Chengxun back to the east city? We don't have enough gunpowder to blow up the city. It's freezing and digging tunnels is very troublesome. There are only a few hundred people left in the west city. Cao Yu only needs to cross the river.
, maybe he will just go down in one fell swoop, will he send Ma Chengxun back at this time?"
Seeing that Tutu were sincerely asking questions, Burihatu put down his book and replied: "Great Khan, we know what you are talking about, but Cao Yun doesn't. He doesn't know how much gunpowder we have, nor whether we have
They are determined to dig tunnels and blow up the city, not to mention that we only have a few hundred people left to guard the west city.
He knew nothing, and it was extremely rare for the Ming army to go out to fight in the winter. No matter what his strategic intention was at this moment, whether it was to recapture the West City or to defeat our army, he must insist on seeking stability first, and then
win.
Since stability is required, Dongcheng must not suffer any losses, otherwise the Ming army will become rootless and the Ye He tribe will become disloyal. But at this time, it is impossible for him to return the entire army, so he can only let Ma Chengxun
Let's go back and take a look. In Cao Yun's opinion, no matter what our army is going to do on this trip, Ma Chengxun is enough to cause us trouble and make us unable to do anything, and this is enough for Cao Yun."
Tumen thought about it and thought it made sense, but then asked: "Then how do you know that Ma Chengxun will not come back soon enough for us to have a fight by the river? What Benhan means is that the two places
The distance is only more than twenty miles, so if Ma Chengxun spares no effort in this time, even a round trip won't take long?"
Burihatu smiled and said: "Cao Yu and Ma Chengxun are of different ages, and their status and situations are also different, so their ideas are completely different.
For Cao Yu, he is an old Liaodong man who has been working in Liaodong all his life. But now that Li Chengliang is here in Liaodong, there is no chance for him to be promoted to the position of commander-in-chief. If he is really obsessed with the position of commander-in-chief in Liaodong, the only chance is
In fact, it does not mean that he can defeat Li Chengliang in terms of military exploits. Only if something happens to Li Chengliang himself and Gao Jingjing strongly recommends Cao Yun to the court can he have the possibility of taking over the whole party.
Since whether he can become the commander-in-chief depends not on his military exploits, he will definitely be cautious when fighting, not seeking victory, but seeking undefeated first. At this time, it is not too difficult for me to judge his actions. As long as he goes to
Just think carefully."
Tumen were a little stunned, and Buriha Tu paused and said: "Ma Chengxun is not the same. He is young and energetic, and he is the eldest member of the clan, but his status in the Ming court is not as good as that of his contemporaries Ma Chengxun."
Cheng'en. Great Khan, I sent someone to learn about the resumes of Ma Cheng'en and Ma Chengxun. The former is the son of Ma Fu, and the latter is the son of Ma Jin. Ma Jin and Ma Fu are the eldest sons of Ma Lu. Both of these sons are Ma.
Your brother.
Ma Fu died young. In the past, the "two general soldiers" of the Ma family were Ma Jin and Ma Gui, while the Tieling Li family had Li Chengliang and Li Rusong, "the two general soldiers of father and son". The Ming Dynasty called them "East, Li, and West Ma"
Said. But after Ma Jin died, Ma Chengen rose to prominence because he followed Gao Pragmatic and succeeded in continuous battles, and was recommended by Gao Pragmatic as Kaiyuan General.
His good luck was not over yet. Not long after Gao Jingshi returned to the Ministry of War, a veteran general from Xuan University, Wang Guoxun, resigned due to old age. Gao Jingshi recommended Ma Chengen as the chief soldier of Xuan Dynasty... The Ma family again
The momentum of one branch and two generals was restored. Unfortunately, this had nothing to do with Ma Chengxun. He only took over the post of General Kaiyuan vacated by Ma Chengen.
Although everyone's abilities are quite different, the children of the elder's family are not as good as the children of the second family. The reason for all this is that the children of the second family have fought two more battles with Gao Qingshi... Dahan, if it had been changed.
You are Ma Chengxun, are you in a hurry to make meritorious deeds and prove in front of the highly pragmatic Gao Situ that your ability is no worse than that of your brothers?"
Tumen really suddenly realized this time and slapped his thigh: "So that's what happened. Ben Khan understands. Ben Khan is very clear about Ma Chengxun's current thoughts. At this time, he is only thinking about fighting and building a big victory."
It is best that no one else can share the credit with him. This kind of person is very desperate in fighting, but his mind may be stubborn and he will often get into dead ends and cannot get out, so it is easier to deceive."
Burihatu laughed when he heard this: "Heroes see the same thing. Great Khan, I guess Cao Yun will definitely tell Ma Chengxun to follow our 'big army' closely and not let it go no matter what. So, this
A 'big army' will..."
"I will lead Ma Chengxun around in circles." Tumen took over the words and laughed: "What a great idea, Burihatu, you are really sent by the Immortal God to assist me."
Burihatu smiled, but gave a slight reminder: "It is the decree of the Buddha."
"Oh yes, it's Buddha, Buddha." Tumen said solemnly, clasping his hands together and looking very serious.
This time Burihatu didn't say much, just kept smiling. Tumen immediately asked: "However, even if Ma Chengxun leaves, he won't be back for a while, but... the Ming army comes this time
They are all elite, and I am worried that they will not be able to take advantage of them."
Speaking of this, Burihatu finally restrained his smile and said in a deep voice: "Yes, the Great Khan was extremely worried. Ever since Gao Pinggong used a bayonet array in Monan, the Ming army later fought in the Battle of Liaonan.
This method was actually used against Fried Flowers and against Boshu Ketu in the Northwest Battle. I have sent people to investigate and found that this method is indeed quite detrimental to our army."
Tumen was a little annoyed and confused, and frowned deeply: "I still can't figure out what is so powerful about this bayonet array? I almost saw it with my own eyes when Chaohua failed, but I accepted it.
Bored, you want to say that standing a bayonet in front of the formation can prevent the horses from charging, but wasn't this also the case with the spear formations in the past?
And this method is not impossible to break, just blindfold the war horse. The best and experienced war horses will not dare to rush into the battle just because their eyes are blindfolded. They completely trust the master on their back. In this way,
Wouldn’t the bayonet array be broken? Why didn’t Chaohua think of it, and neither did Boshu Ketu?”
Burihatu shook his head and said: "Things are not that simple. In the final analysis, the reason why Chaohua and Boshu Ketu failed was that they still did not know the power of the bayonet array. The Great Khan had also seen the bayonets of the Ming army, and the bayonets stood upright.
The longer spear, which is far inferior to the spearman's on the ground, does not look scary. Surprisingly, the shining bayonet can scare the war horses, because the war horses know that the thing is a deadly thing, and they will be afraid.
In addition, I think the strengthening of the Ming army's firearms is another reason. The Ming army's original three-eyed blunderbuss (the towns in the north mainly used three-eyed blunderbuss at that time) were rarely used as bird blunderbuss.
They would only fire at a short distance, so the war horses were not afraid of that thing. When the Ming army opened fire, the war horses had no time to be afraid, and the formation that needed to be charged had already rushed in.
But now the Ming army has begun to completely abandon the use of three-eyed blunderbuss. Most of the Ming army, especially the elite Ming army, have already switched to bird blunderbuss. As far as I know, these bird blunderbuss are almost all made by Jinghua, and they are not only more powerful than the three-eyed blunderbuss.
It can hit farther than the previous bird blunderbuss, and it is extremely powerful. If it hits a vital point, it will almost kill you with the blunderbuss.
If that were the case, it wouldn't be a big problem for the war horses. After all, as long as they could break through the Ming army's defense line, the bayonet formation would be broken. But the trouble is that these new bird cannons are extremely loud when fired, and they emit bright light.
The fire is fatal to the war horse..."
As soon as people hear this picture, they will understand that not only war horses, but almost any animal is naturally afraid of loud noises and fires. The Ming army now has many firecrackers, and when they fire together, they are so arrogant that the war horses can't
Are you frightened? Once the war horse is frightened, even if the knight on the horse is a Mongolian athlete, it is amazing if he can hold himself firmly on the horse without falling off. How do you expect them to successfully complete the charge? I'm dreaming.
"How can that happen?" Tumen became worried after hearing this: "Since you said that Cao Yu must be careful in everything, then even if Ma Chengxun is gone now, the Ming army across the river will definitely be careful in their arrangements. Can we
Did you successfully defeat them?"
Burihatu knew that, in fact, whether war horses were afraid of bayonet formations or fire, they could be blindfolded, and loud noises could also be solved by plugging their ears.
However, the problem is that the sound of the Ming army's muskets is so loud that plugging the ears cannot actually stop it. To solve this "trouble", the only way to solve the problem is to deafen the war horses in advance - but the Mongols regard the war horses as brothers and partners.
, it’s almost half of their lives, how could they be willing to abuse the war horses like this?
No matter how powerful Burihatu was, he would not dare to risk the disapproval of the world and suggest pricking the ears of the deafened war horses, so there was no way to solve this problem. The only thing he could do was to use other methods to dilute the number of the Ming army.
Form a tactical advantage of using more to defeat fewer, and then... fight head-on!
Yes, the Mongols, who have always been reluctant to fight tough battles because of their demographic disadvantage, must fight a tough battle this time.
Burihatu knew that if the method of using bayonet formations to control cavalry on foot was regarded by the Ming army as a magic weapon for victory, perhaps only the elite army would do it now, but in the future all Ming armies might follow this method. By then, Mongolia would be
The Ming army's combat advantage will completely cease to exist.
By that time, as long as the Ming army goes to war against Mongolia, they can fight whatever they want. No matter how powerful the Mongolian cavalry is, they cannot kill the Ming army by circling. In the end, they will still have to fight hand-to-hand, but as long as
Once engaged in battle, the Ming army could turn themselves into hedgehogs, making it impossible for the Mongols to get close.
Then it's over.
Therefore, Burihatu must destroy the Ming army's high hopes for the bayonet array and make them doubt whether the so-called foot control of cavalry by the bayonet array is really effective. He believes that as long as there are doubts in the Ming army or the Ming court, in practice,
Now that the Heart School and the Heart School are in full confrontation, the Heart School will definitely turn against the Real School, and by then this bayonet formation may not be able to be successfully implemented throughout the army.
"For the current plan, we can only wait for Cao Yun's main force to cross the river, while our army concentrates its forces to break through the bayonet formation that he left behind." Burihatu's eyes flashed sharply, and he gritted his teeth and said: "No matter the cost!
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The pictures were horrified to hear.
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