Chapter 108                                                             

In fact, Altan listened to Master Xiao's words.

Half is Altan who doesn’t have that much obsession with Beijing. The other half is Altan who has always been calm and has his own opinions on the current situation. He is not sure what Master Xiao said is right. But one thing is certain. That is, if you want to conquer Zhou Mengchen’s troops next time, you must suffer heavy casualties.

Altan was also a little hesitant in his heart.

There was nothing else, Altan secretly felt that there was some extravagance in attacking Beijing City. After all, this time he went south, the entire Mongolia was full. His goal of going south had been successfully exceeded.

Even if the troops are withdrawn immediately, it will be a great victory.

But now I'm leaving, I'm really unwilling to accept it.

"Khan, I am willing to lead troops to take this formation for Khan." said an old Mongolian man.

When Altan saw that it was no one else, it was the Mongolian veteran Tutuo.

Seeing this, Altan said in his heart: "You can't agree."

The veteran Tuotuo represents the interests of some Mongolian tribes. The veteran Tuotuo appears, which means that many Mongolian tribes are confused by the flower world near Beijing. They really want to capture Beijing and turn Beijing into a capital. Even if Altan wants to withdraw his troops, he will not go against the will of the public in many cases.

You have to let the lower level hit the wall before you can withdraw your troops.

Otherwise, Altan's prestige would be damaged. So even if Altan was not optimistic about the battle, he could only agree.

Altan said, "Okay, I will entrust this battle to the old general. It's just that the old general allows me."

Tuotuo said, "Speak with great khan."

Altan said: "The old general is old and only needs to supervise the battle. Leave the matter of breaking the formation to the younger generation. Just train one or two."

Tuotuo frowned slightly. He was not a fool. He saw that this battle was a bit difficult. But after all, he followed Godayan Khan to fight. It can be said that he had experienced many battles and naturally had a sense of arrogance. He felt that others could not do it, but it did not mean that he could not do it. Moreover, he could see that Altan had no good intentions and asked him to train his children and grandchildren. He was really worried that he would die in this battle and would make it difficult for Altan to deal with it. But after all, it was the Khan's meaning, and he was not easy to disobey, and said, "Abide by the order."

Tuotuo thought nothing was wrong.

Altan was worried that Tuotuo would die in battle, and it would be difficult to deal with.

Tuotuo's real power is not too great. It's just that his seniority is too old. It can be said that he is the oldest among all the generals and can be Altan's father. He has too high prestige among the Mongolian tribes. If there is really one thing, Altan will not be able to finish it.

Tutuo received the military order and went down to prepare immediately.

In the chariot formation, Ma Fang was also asking Zhou Mengchen for battle. He said, "Sir, I just saw it. As soon as the smoke of gunpowder disappeared, I took the cavalry to attack for a while. I dare not say that I could kill the generals and seize the flag, but I felt that I could make some gains. And if I could defend for a long time, I would always give the Tartars some strength to make them have some concerns."

After hearing this, Zhou Mengchen said in his heart: "It seems to make some sense."

Zhou Mengchen actually knew that Ma Fang was jealous.

That's right. Ma Fang has always been an active attacker. He is unwilling to be a spectator here. He has no power in his hands. Four hundred Zhou Shangwen's personal soldiers and hundreds of Jinyiwei's elite cavalry. Although the total number is less than a thousand cavalry, the elite cavalry is very strong. Even before the Battle of Caojiazhuang, the Datong Army escaped these elite cavalry.

With these people and horses, Ma Fang dared to rush to Altan's formation head-on. And he was doing nothing here, watching others make achievements. Ma Fang felt uncomfortable all over.

However, Zhou Mengchen also felt that he needed to attack.

It’s not about the result of the battle. It’s about letting the Tartars know that our army has the power to counterattack and let them have some concerns in the deployment of troops. This will delay their tactical actions and give him more time.

Zhou Mengchen asked Qi Jiguang and said, "Yuan Jing, what do you think?"

Zhou Mengchen was very clear about his positioning. At most, he was a military supervisor, who shielded Qi Jiguang from the wind and rain. The one who really decided on the war was Qi Jiguang. Although he thought it made sense, he still had to ask Qi Jiguang. After all, there were many tactical details involved.

These things must be coordinated by Qi Jiguang.

Qi Jiguang said: "General Ma said very well. Even if he doesn't say it, I will say it. The Tartars were too careless and regarded us as dead. Seizing the right opportunity and giving the Tartars a ruthless move will definitely bring miraculous results."

Zhou Mengchen said: "Since that's the case, you two will discuss how to give the Tartars a cruel one."

Tutuo has also been arranged here.

Most of the corpses on the battlefield were dragged away. Of course, these corpses could only be buried on the spot and could not be taken back outside the pass, and even if the Mongols could not agree.

On the blood-soaked land here, the Tartars attacked again.

I have to admit that Tutuo is a veteran.

He had no intention of attacking head-on, but instead led more than ten thousand cavalry to surround Zhou Mengchen's phalanx and stirred up the rolling smoke and dust.

The Tartar cavalry all ran outside the range of the muskets, and at this distance they could not fire the gun at all. Even if they were fired, there would be no result. Under Tuotuo's command, several cavalrymen, more than ten cavalry, and at most only a hundred cavalry. Their horse speed did not decrease, but they suddenly cut into the chariot formation, swept past the formation, and then shot several arrows in a row. Then, like a bird, they merged into the torrent of cavalry galloping outside again.

Zhou Mengcheng could see at a glance that the Tartars' plan was powerful.

The veteran general is so swaying that he uses round to control squareness and movement to control staticity.

This is the traditional tactic of archers against infantry formations. Even the most powerful infantry formations cannot resist. It seems that there is little damage, and dozens of cavalry cut in and released dozens of arrows, which is likely to kill one person. However, it cannot stop the endless Tartar cavalry, and even if the cavalry is tired of running, it can be replaced with another cavalry, which can be used for a hundred thousand cavalry, and can be used for days and nights without breathing.

The most important thing is to put the musket to an embarrassing level.

Because the power of the musket is more due to volleys.

If you want to kill a volley for just a few people or a dozen people, you can kill all of these people, but what is the point?

Indeed, the muskets built by Zhou Mengchen are quite good. They have good durability. Zhou Mengchen also brought enough flames and bullets. But this is limited after all. Following this, killing several people with thousands of bullets. Sorry, Zhou Mengchen can't do it.

It's not worth it in mathematics at all.

I'm afraid that the Ming army's muskets will not be used before many Tartars are killed.

However, the Mongolian cavalry's bows and arrows are very poisonous. Although it cannot be said that they hit every shot. However, at least one-third of the hit rate will be at least one-third.

It doesn't look high, but it's actually not low.

Ten cavalrymen can kill at least three Ming army members if they fight once. The Ming army has only 5,000 people in full battle. And they are all new recruits, so there is no need to kill 5,000 people. Zhou Mengchen is worried that after the battle is damaged by one thousand, the morale of the army will probably not be maintained.

Qi Jiguang made a quick decision and said, "Master, you can't hide your weakness at this time. We must immediately save the situation. We will delegate the shooting command to the level of the general flag after a while. First paralyze the enemy, then fire the cannons at the same time, and catch them off guard. Then we will see General Ma and General Wang."

Qi Jiguang delegated the shooting command to fight back.

Just being beaten but not fighting back is the most harmful to morale. But Qi Jiguang also knew that even if he delegated command, it might not have any effect. It only reduces the cost of counterattack, and does not expect any hope in terms of accuracy.

The reason is nothing else. Mongolian cavalry always runs in circles outside, it is not that they are idle, but that they need to maintain horse speed. From the beginning to the highest speed, there is a process of acceleration. However, they actually maintain a relatively high speed when running outside, and then increase the horse speed in an instant when cutting in.

Perhaps some masters can predict the advance amount. However, most musketeers and even the officers trained by Qi Jiguang cannot do it.

After all, they are all new recruits, and this kind of prediction requires years of hardship.

Therefore, even if you fight back, most people will be empty. Unless some Tartars are really unlucky, that is another matter.
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