Chapter 223 222 Qi and Zheng

The manufacturer of this batch of sidecars was Zeng Mian, who was the minister of the Ministry of War and the governor-general of Shaanxi's trilateral military affairs.

Zeng Mian, courtesy name Zizhong, was born in Huangyan County, Taizhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province. He was a Jinshi in the eighth year of Jiajing's reign. He was first a county magistrate, then a censor, and finally became a feudal official on the governor's side.

When Zeng Mian served as the governor of the three sides, he continuously defeated the Anda tribe, which was now arrogant, in the area under his jurisdiction. In the autumn of the 25th year of Jiajing, Anda Khan raided Yan'an with 100,000 cavalry. At the time of Qingyang,

Zeng Mian only defended the city with a few thousand soldiers, and at the same time sent his general Li Zhen to lead his troops directly to the Maliangshan camp, the home base of Anda Khan. After Anda Khan heard about it, he had to retreat decisively.

This battle was also the only military operation of the Ming army since the Zhengde Dynasty in which large armies left the Great Wall.

However, the success of the raid on Maliang Mountain not only did not bring Zeng Xian an opportunity to gain promotion, but instead brought disaster.

The success of this military operation gave Zeng Mian a new understanding of the combat capabilities of the Ming army and the Anda tribe. From then on, he began to stop being conservative and instead submitted a "Request to Recover the Hetao Shu" to the court, requesting that troops be sent to recover the Hetao area.

It goes without saying that the importance of the Hetao area can not only effectively reduce the threat of the Mongolian Tatars to the border towns, but also find an excellent horse farm for the Ming army, thus completely solving the Ming army's biggest chronic problem - the lack of war horses.

Because this memorial received the support of Xia Yan, who was then the chief minister of the cabinet, Zeng Mian thought that it was very likely to be implemented, so he began to vigorously renovate equipment and prepare for the army. Naturally, a large number of sidecars for the infantry were also manufactured.

However, the Hetao was not taken back in the end. The chief assistant Xia Yan and himself were beheaded soon after, and his favorite general Li Zhen was also poisoned.

At that time, a large amount of equipment prepared for the recovery of the Hetao area was also dispersed and allocated to other border towns for use. The sidecars used by the Xuanfu army here also came from this.

At this time, the Ming army had formed a tight military formation outside the Andabu military camp, using the Fran machine guns mounted on the tanks to continuously bombard the military camp, causing damage and preventing the Mongolian soldiers on this side from gathering quickly.

As the bombardment continued, the Mongolian soldiers finally gathered in large numbers behind the fence. They continued to draw their bows and throw arrows at the Ming army. However, the effect was limited due to the shields of the chariots and large shields.

At this time, Anda's Wanhu had already ordered the other five thousand households in the camp to form their own teams. Naturally, what he chose at this time was not to rush out and fight the Ming army in a bloody battle, but to lead five thousand cavalry out of the rear camp gate to provide support.

Ada Khan Camp behind the military camp.

Ten thousand households in Mongolia are the absolute confidants of Anda Khan in the Anda tribe, and he knows very well their purpose of stationing here.

One of the reasons why Anda Khan chose to station troops here was to sneak attack the Xuanfu army and cripple them if there was an opportunity.

However, after the Ming army arrived in Baoan Prefecture, they chose a shrinking tactic, which prevented the Mongolian cavalry from taking advantage of it. Anda Khan did not think that his men would be good at attacking the Ming army's cities.

Then another purpose of staying is to wait for the Datong Army that may arrive.

Although the reconnaissance cavalry sent by the Anta Division to the south is limited, they can definitely be regarded as elite.

Yes, in Ada Khan's view, the Mongols could not take much advantage in siege warfare, but they could have an absolute advantage in field battles.

Since the Xuanfu Army retreated into Baoan Prefecture first, he set his target on the Datong Army. When the Datong Army went north to rescue Xuanfu, he raided the Datong Army halfway. If the results were brilliant, Anda Khan would not mind taking his men with him.

Then he took advantage of the situation and attacked Datong from behind, turning the entire Xuanda defense line upside down.

However, neither he nor the Khan above him expected that the Xuanfu army would dare to take the initiative to go out of the city to fight.

Mongolian households have lost count of how many times they sent people out to invite battle, but the Ming army on the opposite side showed no response.

From time to time, people came on horseback from the west military camp and the rear military camp to bring the latest news.

At this time, Wanhu in Mongolia had determined that the attack they received here was probably just a feint, the purpose was to contain their own forces and prevent them from rescuing the Great Khan.

Will you do what the people of the Ming Dynasty think?

What a joke.

As long as the Mongols ride on their horses, they will be invincible in the past, present and future.

But at this time, he could only keep urging his several thousand households to complete the work of the entire team as soon as possible, so that they could follow him to fight out from the back camp gate, first kill the Ming army outside the camp gate, and then outflank and attack the Khan's camp.

The Ming army.

As for the Ming troops outside, they are lucky and can live a little longer.

However, when the Mongolian official Wanhu saw the soldiers running around in panic in the distance, he wanted to kill these people with a knife.

He also had to constantly find generals who could be found nearby. On the one hand, he ordered them to gather their troops to restore their fighting strength, and on the other hand, he had to control the rebel troops who ran around and screamed without obeying orders.

The sudden offensive of the Ming army still had some impact on the soldiers of the Mongolian Ada tribe, but this could only slow down their gathering speed.

Many recruits with no battlefield experience were facing the dark night. Although the military camp had lit a large number of bonfires and torches for lighting, they were still in fear because they were unaware of the Ming army's offensive outside.

At this moment, the only people who have a reasonable understanding of the situation in the military camp are the Mongolian households.

The tents in the Anda military camp are widely spread out, and usually the tents of a group of soldiers are gathered together, with stables next to them, making it easier for them to go into battle.

The roads in the camp are also wider, making it easier for horses to leave.

This kind of layout actually makes it more difficult for a sneak attack, because the military camp is large and it is not convenient to create crowds and stampedes, and the effect of fire attacks is not good.

The road is wide, which facilitates the attack and also facilitates the defensive side to switch from defense to attack.

In fact, the Ming army still had a headache with the way Anda's camp was set up, especially when they had no intention of actively attacking.

As for why the Ming army did not choose to attack both camps at the same time, in fact, during the debate yesterday morning, a conclusion was reached, that is, the current strength of the Ming army is insufficient to carry out an effective assault on the two military camps of Anda.

If you want to create chaos and successfully break the camp, you need several times the number of troops to deploy. You can besiege the enemy's camp and create even greater chaos.

However, the existing strength of the Ming army could not meet such requirements. It seemed that the Ming army was twice as strong as the Mongolian army, but in actual encounters, the Ming army had no advantage at all.

As for forcefully breaking into the Anda military camp, this is very easy, but once blocked by the enemy in front of you, let the Mongolian troops in the rear and on the left and right gather together, and it will not be too easy for the cavalry to launch a counterattack against them.

In this battle, the Xuanfu army gave Ma Fang the choice of the most elite cavalry, and added nearly a thousand people to his original troops, allowing him to lead Xuanfu's most powerful cavalry regiment of more than 2,000 people against him.

Anda Khan launched a sneak attack on his army camp, and even allocated 500 of the new firearms previously allocated by the court to his men.

A glimmer of light has appeared in the east, but the chaos in the Anda military camp is still there, but it is gradually getting better. The distant shouts, shouts of death, and the sound of cannons are still constant, stimulating the nerves of everyone in the camp.

At this time, Mongolian Wanhu already knew from the news sent by Qianhu who was in charge of the Western Camp that the Ming army had set up a defensive formation outside the military camp. It did not look like they were trying to rob the camp. The Qianhu he led was enough to cope with it.

The Ming army had no intention of coming in.

Just for insurance, he still hoped to deploy a thousand-household cavalry unit behind him to support the Ming army in case of a surprise attack.

At this time, thousands of households in Mongolia were still struggling with whether to leave people behind to guard against the sudden intrusion of the Ming army.

"Why are there so few people?"

At this time, Wei Guangde, Liu Dazhang and others had already approached on horseback. They looked at the Tatar camp in front of them from behind the Ming army's formation, and found that they did not attract too many Tatar soldiers. At most, they only had a force of one thousand households.

After saying this, Wei Guangde felt a bad feeling in his heart when he saw such a scene.

Perhaps the Ming army's military formation was too conservative. They only relied on shelling the Tatar camp and shooting at the archers on both sides. It seemed that it did not attract the attention of the Tatars. Perhaps the Tatars in the military camp had begun to gather to prepare for the reinforcements of Anda Khan behind them.

Camp.

"Master Liu, should we order the people below? The military formation continues to press forward. The threat to us from the Tatar archers is limited."

Wei Guangde thought of the possible situation and immediately turned to Liu Dazhang and said.

Here, the military power was still in Liu Dazhang's hands. Although he was a counselor, he could not actually command the subordinate generals, guerrillas and other generals.

When Wei Guangde turned his head, he also noticed Liu Dazhang's expression at this time, which was obviously very bad, and the deputy commander Tian Shiwei next to him had already frowned.

Well, everyone should have thought of something, and everyone knows that the current situation has not met the Ming army's expectations.

"Master Liu, General Liu, and the Tatars should realize that our attack here is a feint. If we don't let the army press forward and put appropriate pressure on the Tatars, I am afraid that the Tatar cavalry will rush out of the rear camp and kill Liu Huan."

Department, when the time comes, it will really be beyond redemption.”

Naturally, this was all Wei Guangde could think of. The infantry's feigned attack could not attract the attention of Anda's troops. They would definitely turn to rescue Anda Khan. Once Ma Fang's troops collapsed, the thousands of infantrymen outside would have no chance of survival.

Those with two legs can't run as well as those with four legs.

After Wei Guangde finished speaking, he finally saw Liu Dazhang reacting. He waved his hand to the guard next to him to signal his advance, and waved two torches forward.

If it is daytime, they only need to wave the five-color flag to let the leader leading the team know their intentions.

It's still dark now, so it's impossible to use five-color flags to direct people. We can only send signals by waving torches and other objects.

It didn't take long for the generals in front to understand the meaning behind this, and soon the Ming army began to advance again.

When the archers continuously fired several waves of arrows, the gunners also quickly emptied the loaded sub-cannon barrels. Taking advantage of the slight confusion of the Anta troops, the chariots turned around and began to move forward. The entire army followed.

The movement of the chariot began to move forward.

Just after taking ten steps, he adjusted his direction again and completed the arrangement of the military formation again.

The distance between the two armies was only more than ten meters, but the psychological pressure it brought to the Mongolian army should not be underestimated.

If we continue to get closer and closer, and get closer and closer to the camp, who can guarantee that the Japanese army will not suddenly rush forward.

The short wooden fence they built could not withstand the Ming army's attack and would be easily torn down.

Qianhu of the Tatars immediately sent someone to report the situation here to Master Wanhu. They needed to reserve more troops, or simply fight out from the front camp gate, defeat the Ming army in front of them from the flanks, and then go to support Anda Khan.

Yes, when the Qianhu in the Anda military camp contacted Wanhu, they already knew that the Ming army's main attack direction should be towards the Great Khan.

This news came out to Wanhu, not only to reassure Qianhu that this was not the main attack direction of the Ming army, and they did not have to worry about the Ming army suddenly rushing in, but also to urge Qianhu to speed up the formation of the team. Their task was not just to defend the camp, they

We still have to rescue the Great Khan.

However, before Lord Wanhu could give the order, the Ming army in front of them quickly fired several waves of arrows and bombardments, and then began to approach the military camp again.

The second advance was naturally the result of a debate between Wei Guangde and Liu Dazhang behind the Ming army's formation.

Having seen that the current situation was not conducive to the Ming army, Liu Dazhang had actually retreated somewhat. In his opinion, by organizing tonight's sneak attack, he could already make a deal with Lord Weng Pu.

It's just a pity that the review of the Hanlin Academy around me is too uninteresting.

Is fighting a joke?
To be continued...