It shouldn't be big, but in fact it might be a bit big.
Because the pictures are missing people.
Of course, it cannot be said that he missed it, but that he did not know that Zhang Bingzhong and Zhang Wanbang and his son existed at all.
The general responsible for escorting the cattle and sheep with five thousand cavalry was named Yi'er Deng Taiji, the second brother with a big head.
Yi'er Deng, whose father's name was Gita Bihan, had ten sons, namely Naomao Dahuang Taiji, Yi'er Deng Taiji, Chechen Taiji, Qingba Du'er Taiji, and Su Ke Chiba rabbit Taiji. , the fortune teller is that the rabbit is thinking about Chitai, Erdeni Chou is auspicious, Amin is auspicious, and Gongtu is auspicious.
Nowadays, there are so many Taijis in Mongolia, you can see it just from their family.
Their group is the most important supporter of the Chahar Khanate, and their strength is quite strong. Among them, the eldest son is Huang Taiji, who has a big head, and can control a string of eight thousand horses; the second son, Yier Deng, can control a string of five thousand horses. The youngest son, Gongtu Zongxian, has five thousand cavalry. The rest of the tribe has about two thousand cavalry. The entire tribe has about thirty-two thousand cavalry, and is powerful, no less than the three Duoyan guards.
[Note: Mongolians have a tradition of young sons guarding the stove, so the youngest son Gongtu Taiji here is stronger than the other brothers, second only to the eldest brother, and on par with the second brother. The reason why Tuo Lei was strong back then was also because of this tradition. 】
Both Qataiji and Tumen chose to divide their forces, which seems to be wrong in terms of traditional strategic thinking, because generally speaking, if you want to gain an advantage in a war, an important key point is to concentrate your forces.
However, after a detailed analysis of the specific situation, in some novels, a hundred thousand troops can be crammed into a small town. How is this actually possible? The distribution of troops, if nothing else, must at least be constrained by the terrain.
As early as the time of Genghis Khan, Mongolia created a wide front, large depth, and large fish-scale advancing formation: When the Mongolian army advances towards the enemy, its formation is usually forward, avant-garde, left, center, and right armies and Defender composition.
At this time, a large distance was maintained between the various armies. The distance from the left to the middle was based on a day's journey of the cavalry carrier. The distance before and after the march was also very large.
This formation is easy to separate and attack together, and it is also a formation adopted to solve the problem of water sources and natural pastures when the large cavalry troops are marching. In some novels, a hundred thousand cavalry enter a small town or a county seat, that one is too fantasy... Is it Wanping County, Yanjing?
Take the Mongolian attack on the Jin Dynasty as an example: the Mongolian army has 100,000 troops, plus two or three empty horses for each horse. This means that an army with 300,000 to 400,000 horses can never march on a narrow front, let alone a line. March up.
At that time, the Mongolian army's advancing formation started from the Yinshan Mountains on the left wing, and ended on the right wing to Baochang, Taipuzi Banner, Inner Mongolia, and Zhangbei County, Hebei Province. The two sides were dozens of miles apart.
At that time, the left wing was commanded by Subotai, the right army was commanded by Jebe, the middle army was commanded by Muhuali, and Genghis Khan himself moved with the middle army. This kind of march formed a large fish scale formation with a wide front and large depth. .
During the Western Expedition to Khwarizm, the frontal width was also very large, and it took the cavalry three days to pass from the left wing to the right wing. Of course, this was an advance formation that had never been seen in the history of cavalry, and the Mongolian cavalry today is not as good as it was then. It’s great, so the distance between each part is basically one day or slightly less than one day’s journey.
Precisely because they couldn't be crowded together anyway, and because the terrain here was deliberately calculated by Qiatarji, they couldn't deploy too many troops. Therefore, after Qiatarji divided his troops, the Tumen followed suit without any scruples.
This is not a random command, but a matter of adapting measures to local conditions.
As for Qataiji's weak military strength, he not only did not stick to it, but instead sent out troops to attack Tumen's rear cattle and horse brigade. This is also a typical Mongolian combat idea. What is the origin... It is still Genghis Khan.
There is a clear provision in Genghis Khan's "Zhasa": "Always attack."
He is not pretending, he just understands the essence of cavalry - it is an offensive unit and should never be used for passive defense.
In fact, the artillery emperor Napoleon also realized this deeply after the Battle of Waterloo. After the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, he restored the French army's principle: "Any cavalry commander should not take the initiative to attack the enemy, but let the enemy attack."
You should be demoted."
It can be seen that in terms of strategy and tactics, there are still many common principles throughout the ages.
Chatterji's move can be called a great detour. Strategic detour is an inherent tactic of cavalry, and there are no exceptions in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad. But the skill of using it is very different.
The difference between the Mongolian cavalry and other cavalry is that the Mongolian cavalry not only has tactical detours, but also large detours and strategic detours. Judging from past battle examples, it plays a decisive role in wars or battles.
For example, when Genghis Khan attacked Zhongdu for the second time, the Jin held the Juyongguan fortress and defended it with elite troops, making it difficult to conquer. Therefore, the Mongolian army detoured from Juyongguan to the Purple Forbidden Pass and defeated the Jin army at Wuhuiling. Then, Zhebie led an army
The cavalry troops occupied the south entrance and then captured Juyong Pass.
During the Western Expedition to Khwarezm, Genghis Khan led the main force through the Kikum (Red Desert) Desert and implemented a strategic detour to Samalgan; during Kublai Khan's expedition to Sichuan and Yunnan, he also made a detour of 3,000 miles across the southwest, crossing
Trading south of the Dadu River.
These roundabout encirclements have achieved great success.
The idea that the Mongolian army is good at roundabout encirclement comes from the inevitable result of the application of the nomadic people's activities in war during the long-term nomadic industry and pig hunting. At the same time, the cavalry is good at rapid maneuvers and can surprise and attack them unprepared, catching the enemy by surprise.
Tactical actions based on characteristics.
Chatterji probably didn't read any military books, but he obviously knew how to use cavalry: first choose a battlefield where it would be difficult for Tumen's troops to deploy, and then divide his troops to take the opponent's retreat.
Fortunately, Tumen was not stupid and immediately sent troops back to support.
Unfortunately, at this time, Xinai Huangtai, who was transferred back to support Deng Taiji, encountered misfortune and good fortune. He encountered a Ming army that suddenly came out of the mountains and lined up to face each other.
This Ming army was not large in number, not even as large as Xin Ai's troops. Xin Ai squinted his eyes and saw that the opponent only had about 6,000 infantry, which was only half of his own number.
How dare you block my more than ten thousand cavalry with this small number of men and horses?
Xin Ai was a little confused, but he didn't hesitate. He decided to give the other party some color, just to vent the deep unhappiness he had been suppressing in his heart for a while.
This 6,000-man infantry is the Datong Right Guards led by Zhang Bingzhong, Zhang Wanbang and his son. The Datong Right Guards are a relatively capable unit among the guards - because they have been fighting before, although they stopped to repair.
It's new year, but the two key towns of Datong and Xuanfu are not as slack as other places.
What's more important is that this unit has just completed the change of equipment, and now it is equipped with the most advanced infantry firearms of the Ming Dynasty - the Wanli Type 1 bayonet style musket made by Jinghua.
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