Although this place is called a bridge, it is shabby. There is a river passing by. The only thing that is not good is that the water of the river is too shallow and too stingy.
In addition to this weather, the river water did not soar, and a lot of silt was exposed to the riverbed.
However, the new army was able to barely confront the Mongolian army on the other side with this river.
Early in the morning, the Mongols organized an attack without hesitation. They explored the water level, chose a place with shallow water in the river, and tried to directly rush over.
Originally, this rough tactic might be useful when encountering other Ming troops, but this time they encountered the new army and seemed to be in trouble.
Thousands of Mongolian troops roared over, and after entering the river, the speed slowed down. On the other side were muskets and countless cannons roaring. The Mongolian army charging into battle realized that they were in trouble. They were trapped in the river, unable to advance or retreat, and they became targets and retreated after paying nearly a thousand casualties.
At this time, the Mongolian army began to re-examine its new opponent. The new army opposite was obviously different from other Ming army. The Mongolians also summarized what were the differences.
First of all, the enemy on the other side of the river used firearms on a large scale. Not only were the firearms equipped with extremely high gears, but both guns and cannons were several levels higher than those of the border troops.
Secondly, their tactics are very proficient. Although the border troops also have Shenji Camp, they do not have targeted tactics. Or, although they have tactics, they cannot be used due to training. However, the new troops on the opposite side are different. They are very well-organized. When they fire volleys and when they fire, they seem to be very regular.
This is the most deadly thing. Even if the Mongolians have the courage to brave the rain of bullets, war horses are different. War horses are the most susceptible to frightening, and once they are frightened, they will be difficult to control.
In addition, this river is not spacious and not turbulent. Although the Mongolians are not good at water, they are not even unable to wade through such rivers. But now they are different. Now they encounter such Ming army, the problem seems to be a bit big.
Later, the Mongolian army organized several attacks and returned in vain. In this situation, they chose to wait and see for a while, which gave the Ming army the opposite side a chance to breathe. The new army immediately began to take action, dug trenches in an area of more than twenty miles, and built temporary barns, and buried dark thunders in many places. The so-called dark thunders are actually similar to mines in later generations. However, due to the limitations of the times, they are afraid that they are inferior to local bombs in later generations. However, once this thing explodes, it may not be able to effectively kill the enemy, but it can always scare the enemy's war horses. The first thing to deal with the cavalry is to deal with the war horses, so the new army is quite happy to bury them.
In addition, there are also squats and horse-resisting targeting war horses, and even on both wings, a large number of traps were prepared.
Liu Chengfeng was determined to spend time with the Mongols here. The longer the time was delayed, the safer the capital would be. The Mongols would definitely be more difficult to support the supplies, so it would be beneficial to him if they delayed.
However, in everyone's heart, he was still a little discouraged. Liu Chengfeng was still inquiring about the emperor's news. He was not a foolish and loyal person, but he only remembered the promise he made to the late emperor.
On the other side of the river, more and more Mongolian troops arrived one after another. At first, there were only a few thousand. In the next few days, they gathered continuously, and the number of people had reached nearly 100,000.
They set up camps across the river and were also ready to confront the new army.
However, the confrontation between the new army was determined to delay time, while the confrontation between the Mongolian army was constantly looking for fighter opportunities.
In the Mongolian army's tent, there were a bookcase on the left and right. There were many Han people's collections of books in the bookcase. The smell of musk was mixed with the face. On several tables, two people sat opposite each other and played chess seriously.
On the left was a woman kneeling. She was plump and fair-skinned. She was wearing a very loose Mongolian cotton skirt with gold threads that were only available to top nobles. Her beautiful eyes were focused on the chess game, her lips were pursed, and she bit her teeth.
On the right is a boy wearing a Mongolian robe. The boy was quite heroic, but he was a little childish. He seemed to be forced into a dead end in the seventh game, so his brows were deeply frowning and he looked depressed.
"I can't go." The boy began to cheat.
The woman smiled slightly, held the black piece that was about to fall and put it down. She had a surprisingly good temper and said, "How? The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is not as good as Ben Khan. He can't fight with real guns and knives, and can't play chess. Your Majesty, what game have you lost?"
The boy is Zhu Houzhao.
Zhu Houzhao was full of indignation. He was not very lucky. He finally fled to Jixian and was planning to fight the Mongols. Unexpectedly, the Mongols had already launched an offensive. Before he could use all his methods, he became a prisoner.
However, the treatment of this prisoner seems to be pretty good. At least the Mongolian Khan is very nice to him. In addition to not being allowed to escape, he can move freely. Even the Mongolian Khan also allowed Han prisoners to be with Zhu Houzhao. Therefore, Zhu Houzhao became less and less aware of being imprisoned. Instead, he felt a little novel. He ate horse milk wine and beef and mutton every day, and was happy to Shu.
All he wants is freedom, and here it seems quite free.
However, he was very dissatisfied, but he had no way to deal with this woman. This woman seemed to be his natural nemesis. She lost the battle and was killed by her. What's even more annoying is that every word she said was against tit, but Zhu Houzhao had no way to deal with her.
Zhu Houzhao sneered and said, "So what? Even if you win, you can't beat Master Liu. Master Liu is now on the other side of the river. If you have the ability, take people to rush over and take a look. The Mongolian Iron Cavalry is the best in the world, but the new army of the Ming Dynasty is not a vegetarian."
Li Ruofan yawned lazily, went to pick up the chess pieces scattered on the coffee table and said, "Is that true? This may not be the case."
Zhu Houzhao cheered up: "You may not say it, but why did you stop moving?"
Li Ruofan said: "Using troops is nothing more than taking advantage of loopholes. You can't force them. Although the Mongolian cavalry is invincible, you can't force them. For example, you have many passes of Ming Dynasty. Will I be stupid enough to attack your pass head-on? Isn't that fun. I only need to give temptations to exploit a loophole in Shanhaiguan, which is many times better than a strong attack. Therefore, when dealing with these new troops, I plan to take advantage of loopholes. They rely on the river to defend, which looks as solid as a solid person, but not. The reason why I didn't control my troops was not because I was afraid of your Master Liu, but because I just wait and see if there are any loopholes to exploit."
Zhu Houzhao was deeply taught. It turned out that this war was different from what he thought. Not only did he show off his courage, but he also had to be good at ease. He couldn't help but ask, "Where do you have any room to take advantage of?"
Li Ruofan yawned, his eyes trembled slightly red, and he smiled and said, "Are you guys here to visit me?"
Zhu Houzhao quickly said seriously: "Just ask, and I am now your prisoner. Even if I have found something, what can I do? I just want to see how you deal with Master Liu."
Li Ruofan smiled and said, "It's okay to tell you, it's actually very simple. I've already planned to send a cavalry to bypass the river from the flanks and attack indirectly."
Zhu Houzhao sneered: "Master Liu wouldn't have thought that when you go around, he would be solemn. Don't you know how powerful the new army is?"
Li Ruofan laughed again and said, "Ben Khan is just asking him to take it seriously. When he treats the iron cavalry on his side, Ben Khan is determined to break through from the front."
Zhu Houzhao fell into deep thought and pondered for a while and said, "It's a good idea to dig the tiger away from the mountain, but if you walk over the river, you're afraid of a lot of casualties."
Li Ruofan laughed again, and when he smiled, a red cloud rose on his cheeks, saying, "So I have another way, which is to drive the Ming army's captives in front. Even if your Master Liu attacks, the most casualties will be your Ming army himself."
Zhu Houzhao said: "You are too sinister. This...Master Liu will not let you succeed."
Li Ruofan stroked the hair on his forehead and smiled: "Of course he won't let me succeed. This stinky man is very hard-hearted and doesn't even want his own son, let alone those captives. But I still have a way. I plan to let Your Majesty go and open the way for our warriors. I will see if they dare to set off artillery and muskets."
Zhu Houzhao was shocked. This was no longer a sinister description. He first pretended to attack the flanks and transferred some new troops, and then drove the surrendered troops to cross the river to block muskets and cannons for them, and finally filled in himself. Who dared to act rashly on the other side of the new army? When the Mongolian army was wrapped up and crossed the river... the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Oh..." Li Ruofan sighed, glanced at Zhu Houzhao, who was stunned, and said, "Of course, Ben Khan thinks you are quite interesting and will not let you take risks, so I am not really driving you across the river, but letting someone cross the river in your dragon robe. No matter whether the people on the other side believe it or not, they dare not act rashly."
Zhu Houzhao was amused and cried, and said, "It seems that Master Liu is going to lose."
Li Ruofan gritted his teeth and said, "Of course he wants to lose. Don't he always think he is the best in the world? Just give him some color and see. By the way, when I enter the Central Plains, I will be my subject obediently. Your Majesty the Emperor, don't be afraid, and I will not treat you badly. When I, Mongolia, will not ruin your life, so why not give you a title of Donghunhou."
"Marquis Donghun..." Zhu Houzhao burst into tears and said, "I actually want to be the Grand Marshal of the General Commander of the World."
This time it was Li Ruofan's turn to sneer: "You, a deposed emperor, dare to bargain, but the matter is settled. You are the Marquis of Donghun, and your Master Liu is the Bo Nan Chou, which just helps you." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe to (this site) and reward. Your support is my greatest motivation.)