Chapter 235 234 Going in reverse

Just as Wei Guangde was thinking about what to do, Dong Yiyuan suddenly whispered in Wei Guangde's ear: "Mr. Wei, when our army formed a formation, Bei Zhi saw a Tartar reconnaissance cavalry coming from Huailai. After seeing our army formation, he detoured into Altan Khan's camp from the side."

"Is this happening?"

Wei Guangde asked in surprise.

"I would never dare to lie. At that time, I didn't know that the Datong Army had arrived in Huailai, so I only thought it was the Tatars's detective cavalry returning to the camp. Now I think about it, it's not ruled out that it was the messenger sent by the Tatars from Huailai."

Dong Yiyuan hurriedly analyzed.

After getting this information, Wei Guangde hesitated a little again.

Altan Khan probably already knew the arrival of the Datong Army, so how would he think about this matter?

Will Altan Khan continue to fight this war until now?

Wei Guangde can now pat his chest and say that he doesn't want to play anymore, just take advantage of it, and there is no need to make more efforts to continue betting.

But he didn't want to, what did Altan Khan in the tent opposite him think?

After suffering a small loss, it is reasonable to take revenge.

Wei Guangde now put himself in Altan Khan's role and first analyzed the information Altan Khan had.

Wei Guangde thought about it and it seemed that Altan Khan knew about the Ming army in Bao'anzhou, how much else did he know about other places?

This information can only be scrutinized by Wei Guangde himself.

The troops outside Yanqing Prefecture must be monitoring Juyongguan and Yongning direction to prevent the army in Luoji Town from leaving the pass and entering Xuanfu to participate in the war. As for the judgment that Altan Khan has not transferred him back, Altan Khan did not know that the Ming army did not have the idea of ​​mobilizing the army in Jizhen, so he wasted his troops outside Yanqing Prefecture.

The garrison in Huailai direction should have paid attention to the initial attempt to intercept the Ming army's grain transport convoy, but now it has automatically become the main force of the Datong Army. In order to be safe, Altan Khan will inevitably dispatch reinforcements from Yanqing direction, with the prerequisite that he also wants to fight with the Ming army in Xuanfu Town.

Then, Wei Guangde thought about it again, and it seemed that there was no missing.

Altan Khan did not guess the strategic intentions of the Ming army. Now the Ming Dynasty still adopts a defensive posture against Mongolia as a whole.

The Jizhen army also focused on defense, strictly preventing the inner Great Wall, and preventing Altan Khan from breaking into the suburbs of Beijing.

As for Altan Khan's attempt, Wei Guangde only speculated that he wanted to severely damage the Ming army in Jizhen and look for an opportunity to enter the capital again.

The last time he fought near Beijing, he successfully forced Emperor Jiajing to agree to the trade, although it was eventually interrupted for various reasons.

Thinking of this, Wei Guangde couldn't help but look at Tian Shiwei.

The Tangbao of the Ming court said that Altan's troops were betrayal, attacking the market caravans and plundering the border military forts.

But if Altan Khan was paying attention this time, he would still force the Ming court to trade with each other, it would be difficult to determine what happened at the border at that time.

Yes, Wei Guangde thought of smuggling groups. What the Ming Dynasty had the most was smuggling groups. From Fujian, Zhejiang to Shanxi merchants, they were outstanding representatives, and finally lost the Han Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty.

In order to continue to make huge profits, they naturally do not want to trade with each other. This is equivalent to cutting off their financial path. The unstable border is their opportunity to make huge profits.

Wei Guangde privately mentioned the reason for the interruption of the trade, that is, the root of it is in Emperor Jiajing. He felt that the city alliance was too humiliating, and since Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne, he showed a mentality of not being interested in foreign trade.

There are many statements, and Wei Guangde is not sure what the truth is, so he thinks a little far.

Judging from the current situation, Altan Khan is determined to fight a big battle in Xuanfu, so Wei Guangde must be on guard against the next battle.

"General Tian, ​​if Altan Khan rushed out of the front gate, can our army defend their attack?"

Wei Guangde suddenly asked, thinking that the Ming army's formation is very tight now, but he is not sure if he can defend it. As for the sake of safety, he asked more questions to prevent problems before they happen.

"Mr. Wei, if Altan Khan let his people break through from the front, even if they can break our defense, they will lose their troops and generals themselves. I guess it is unlikely that, after all, there are not many people he brought into Xuanfu."

Tian Shiwei quickly gave his answer, "However, Lord Wei, I finally thought that our record is already very good today, and we can report success to the capital city, and there is no need to cause trouble."

Tian Shiwei's next words were very consistent with Wei Guangde's idea, but what he had to consider was how to retreat safely and where to retreat?

"General Tian said it was more detailed. It didn't matter. Just say whatever you want."

Wei Guangde said to him with a kind look at this time.

"We can now use the military formation to press Altan Khan step by step, but even if we approach their camp, if they gather thousands of troops out of the back camp gate and attack our military formation from the side, the two-winged gunmen may not be able to resist."

"Is it difficult to maintain the joining of Liu Huan's troops and Ma Fang's troops to join the battle?"

Wei Guangde heard Tian Shiwei's statement and thought about it before saying.

In his consideration, the army slowly retreated with its military formation, and the cavalry was still around and harassing some time when Altan's army launched a surprise attack.

"We have no chance of winning after a whole nest, and at most we will cause huge casualties."

Tian Shiwei frowned and said, "But I think Altan Khan should not be able to bear the excessive losses."

"Then they won't come out to attack us?"

Wei Guangde suddenly interrupted and asked.

"I don't know that the last general is not sure. I just think it's better to be more careful. It's better to form a formation and be able to deal with various situations at any time."

OK, after asking, it turned out that it was not much different from what Wei Guangde thought.

Shaking his head, Wei Guangde looked into the distance, looked at Altan Khan's military camp, and looked at Liu Huan and Ma Fang's troops. At this time, Ma Fang's remaining troops had dismounted. While filling their stomachs, the soldiers fed the war horses rations and water to replenish the war horses' physical strength.

Perhaps because of the fate of escaping, many soldiers were too relaxed after surviving the disaster, and even took off the horse's load, making the horse easier, and their armor was also untied.

Seeing this scene, Wei Guangde could also imagine their experience in Altan Khan's military camp.

Only less than 500 people left escaped. Ma Fang has not come yet and does not know what to cook. At least he should come to report the situation of the war.

"Send someone here and ask Ma Fang to come and see me."

I didn't expect any useful results at this moment. I took this opportunity to learn about the situation on Altan Khan from Ma Fang, so as to make some preparations for the memorial.

Today, the Ming army in Baoanzhou was almost fully dispatched, so such a big thing naturally needs to be reported.

However, soon, the people sent by Dong Yiyuan came back soon to report: "Report to the master, General Ma was injured in five swords, two of which were said to be very dangerous, and the doctor is still dealing with it, so he can't come for the time being."

When Wei Guangde heard that Ma Fang was seriously injured, the unhappiness that Wei Guangde had before disappeared.

Thinking of the cavalry eating rations to replenish their physical strength while resting, the soldiers in the military formation obviously did not receive such treatment. They did not distribute some rations like cavalry in this battle to solve the belly of themselves and the war horses.

"Please let people bury the pot and make rice in the back, eat each part in batches, and rest in between the various departments."

Wei Guangde ordered Tian Shiwei, "We cannot retreat now, I am afraid that I will show weakness and will hook Altan Khan out."

"Can you just stay here and not try to attack?"

Tian Shiwei was a little strange. Wei Guangde seemed to be determined to retreat. After all, the army could not stay in the wild for a day. He had to set up camp before dark, either to station the Tartars camp or return to Bao'anzhou.

Indeed, the Ming army is a little embarrassed now, afraid of failure when advancing, and afraid of being chased by the Tartars when retreating.

"Let the soldiers eat first, and they have been fighting for a long time."

Wei Guangde didn't comment at this moment, but just responded lightly.

Soon, smoke rose from behind the Ming army formation.

At this moment, in Altan Khan's military tent, Altan Khan had made up his mind and was not very good.

This time he entered the territory of Ming Dynasty, he made two mistakes, one was that he did not bring enough troops.

The Ming army dared to use its elite troops to raid his camp, which shows that the Ming army had actually understood his identity and he was here.

This result made the troops he reserved outside the Great Wall lose their deterrence.

The Mongols also knew the principle of capturing thieves and kings.

The second mistake was that in order to deal with attacks from multiple parties, he dispersed his troops.

If the army is concentrated in one place, he will not be afraid of no matter how many troops the Ming army comes.

But now it is not possible. I thought that the Ming army in Baoanzhou would not dare to fight and hurried in the city, so he wanted to ambush the Datong army halfway.

As a result, the Xuanfu army suddenly attacked him, and the Datong army also appeared at this time. It can only be said that everything was planned and they calculated the time.

This is terrible. Altan Khan doesn't want to fall into the trap of Ming people.

The person who layouts is really scary.

Moreover, just today, he also saw the strong combat power of the Ming army. It was hard to imagine that this was the Ming army that fled when he saw his army reaching a few years ago.

"Don't fight anymore, send a cavalry to cruise near the Ming army formation, and do not fight with the Ming people."

Altan Khan made up his mind that he was going to withdraw. He didn't want to fight Mingguo, a calculating person, which was a bit scary. The most important thing was that he didn't know who his opponent was yet?

If you really lose, it will be a big shame.

"Khan, we really won't fight?"

Someone asked loudly.

"Yes, Khan, we are all going out, not afraid of killing the wise men outside the Immortal Camp."

Many people began to clamor. In their opinion, the Ming army might have won the battle only with luck.

Of course, more people's clamors were actually to boost their courage. They were a little scared in their hearts, but at this moment they were still clamoring to fight with the Ming army to regain their face.

"Don't say it, the purpose of the Ming people is to fight with us and stick us firmly here."

Altan Khan stood up and walked off the stage, stood among the ministers and said, "Even if we transfer the troops from Yanqingzhou and Huailai, the Ming army will mobilize more troops to surround us, because I am here.

Don't you find it strange?
To be continued...