At the Yuanbaoshan camp, Hei Yunlong's face was ashen and he said nothing.
He held in his hands the orders from the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army, as well as the emperor's imperial edict. When he received the order, the army immediately attacked and defeated the Jiannu and Mongolian armies.
The reason of the Ministry of War is that Madeng Yun has been holding on to the isolated city for a month, which has consumed a lot of Jiannu. In such a cold weather, Jiannu stayed in the snow for a month, and frostbite and attrition were very serious.
The scouts reported that there were corpses of those who died of freezing and those who died during the siege every day, piling up the riverside.
Heiyunlong laughed angrily. Which of these people could see that Jiannu was dying? In order to please the superiors, these people just said things that the superiors wanted to hear.
There are a total of 150,000 people in these three troops. After the disarmament, the salary has been increased, and at least they can be paid on time.
This situation has led to a large number of people with connections coming to work in front of the army. These people are not made to fight. The highest pay for frontline soldiers is nighttime. These scouts exchange their lives for money, so of course they are given more military pay.
Many generals and civilian officials in the Ministry of War were closely related to the troops who refused to collect them all night long.
There are a lot of people waiting to fill the vacancy now. The Ministry of War has collected the money, so it has to do something. Otherwise, how can we spit out the meat in our mouths?
However, during the Ming Dynasty's nationwide disarmament, there was room to place these people.
Just in time to set up the Liaodong border defense force, they simply packed it here. The hardest hit area is the scout force. Most of these young men can ride horses. In this era, being able to ride a horse can be regarded as a skill.
Many of the ordinary poor people's children have never even seen a horse, so how can they ride a horse?
This is also a good excuse to arrange for them to join the scout force. At least they have this specialty.
These people didn't dare to approach Jiannu at all. They would go out for a walk, look at it from a distance, and then come back to talk nonsense. Moreover, these second-generation ancestors were very popular in the imperial capital, and they only picked out the words that the higher-ups liked to hear.
But now, with the Ministry of War, the Fifth Army Commander's Office, and even the imperial edict coming down, Hei Yunlong still had no room for bargaining. He could only let out a long and depressed sigh and ordered to break camp.
The 50,000-strong army had a hearty meal first, and then Su Yun, the eunuch sent by the Supervisor of Ceremonies, announced that each of the officers and soldiers would be given one tael of silver as a departure fee.
Then, the army filed away from the camp where they had stayed for more than a year and headed towards Chifeng City.
Yuanbao Mountain is about sixty miles southeast of Chifeng City. Beyond the Yuanbao Mountain Camp, there is the grassland. The army formed a broad horizontal formation and advanced towards Chifeng.
Because he might encounter the Mongolian siege troops at any time, Heiyunlong immediately put his army into position, forming a team of 30,000 people in front, forming a "pin" shape, and attacked forward.
The central army is another infantry force of 10,000 people. The cavalry of 10,000 people is divided into two parts to guard the two wings of the central army.
The army marched on the snowy plains, and after less than thirty miles, they were discovered by Mongolian scouts.
At this time, snowflakes were flying in the sky and the wind was getting stronger. The Mongolian scouts emerged from the snow and wind. After seeing the army, they did not approach. Instead, they peeked outside and ran back.
Heiyunlong ordered the entire army to prepare for battle.
As soon as the sun passed overhead, the dark Mongolian army from the opposite side pressed forward.
Hei Yunlong ordered the carriage to be surrounded on the outside. The entire army stopped advancing. All the archers and crossbowmen were on alert. They placed the Crouching Tiger Cannon, Fran Machine Cannon, and the Three-Eyed Gun on the outside to prepare to defend against the Mongolian attack.
Hei Yunlong's Chinese army is a car camp. This car camp was built by Qi Jiguang back then. The weapons and vehicles are in a state of disrepair, and many of them were broken along the way.
Heiyunlong's army won't leave. This is how infantry fight against cavalry. They can only passively wait for the other party to attack first. The most important thing for infantry is to maintain formation. If the infantry is in chaos, it will be over.
Hei Yunlong boarded the Chinese army's chariot and looked forward. The black cavalry in front was like a wall. There were no less than a hundred thousand people in sight.
The reason why Heiyunlong stopped here was mainly because of the terrain here. There are two small mounds on both sides of the road that are not high. They are relatively easy to defend. If there is a flat grassland on all sides, it will be even more disadvantageous for the infantry.
Hei Mingxiao and Hei Minglian stood on his left and right, also observing the enemy's situation.
"Father, these people are from the five tribes of Inner Khalkha, and there seems to be Haraqin people." Hei Mingxiao said. "Yes, they are Haraqin people. The leader is Su Budi. I have found him."
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"Brother, you read that right, it's really Su Budi." Hei Minglian confirmed.
Su Budi ran so fast that Yang Fan didn't catch him. He ran away with his entire tribe and went to Shenyang to join Huang Taiji.
Heiyunlong looked at it for a while, and he also saw Alukorqin's flag, as well as the Aohan tribe who surrendered to Huang Taiji from Lin Danhan. The easternmost cavalry was clearly the Maoming'an tribe.
"They are all tough enemies," Hei Yunlong said, "Get ready to fight."
At this time, the Mongolian horns were blown. One hundred thousand cavalry looked like a black tide coming from the skyline from the nest car. As the terrain undulated, these cavalry were like a black wave, impacting
Come.
The horses' hooves vibrated the earth, making a deafening sound. The earth was trembling. The majestic momentum of thousands of horses galloping made these frontier veterans feel thirsty.
The first wave to arrive was the light cavalry. They roared and screamed. They ran around the position seventy meters away. While running, they used the diffusion method to throw light arrows at the army.
Suddenly, a large number of arrows fell from the sky.
The Ming army raised their shields. Suddenly, there was a loud clanking sound. This was the sound of arrows falling on the shield made of steel plates.
These shields were ordered from Yang Fan's steel factory with Chongzhen's internal funds.
Now, Yang Fan has built more than a dozen open-hearth furnaces. In addition to the oldest one in Zunhua City, there are fifteen open-hearth furnaces in Xincheng. Steel is very cheap as long as it is mass-produced.
Chongzhen figured out how Yang Fan defeated the Mongols based on the secret report from the Jin Yiwei who accompanied the army to the northwest. He believed that Yang Fan's victory mainly relied on the heavy shield with wheels.
However, he was not prepared to equip the border troops with the equipment of the Beijing camp.
From Yang Fan's quotation, he chose the cheapest 1.5mm surface carburized hardened steel plate shield. This kind of shield only needs to use a steel plate, put it under a water-driven punch, and the mold will be pressed to make it.
Very fast and convenient. Of course the price is also very low.
As for the issue of rust prevention, Yang Fan would not consider stainless steel because it is so expensive.
Directly pickle with sulfuric acid and just pass through the outer surface. After pickling, the black shield looks good. Apply it with lard and it will sparkle. Not only is it beautiful, but it will never rust again.
In addition to being made of steel plates, these shields are made of various types and shapes. Yang Fan has molds, and he will install the mold for whichever one he wants, and then he will make one in a flash.
The worker screws on the screws and handles and it's ready.
The weapons for these 150,000 people were also produced by Yang Fan. Although he did not make much money, it was still an investment in the fight against the slave establishment. If Yang Fan wanted to use his own people, didn't he have to pay wages?