Chapter 52                                                             �

If both sides are not mentally prepared for this war, that is a lie.

However, the hasty and suddenness of this battle was far beyond the expectations of both sides.

Zhou Mengchen was worried about the soon-to-be-ripe food around Datong, and this problem has always been hanging in Zhou Mengchen's mind. In order to fight for the final turning point, he surrounded the food at all costs. Zhou Mengchen took great risks and ordered the division of troops again.

It was Zhou Yichang and Liu Jia who set out first, and he was entangled in the main force of the Tartars at all costs. He also sent someone to detour to send orders to Ma Lu to rectify the army Bai Dengshan. He must fight the Tartars here.

He also ordered Ma Fang to go to the battlefield at all costs.

Zhou Mengchen actually knew that there were too many inappropriate aspects of this order. He was originally less than his opponent, but he was pulled apart by the Tartar cavalry and divided into several parts. Now he is dividing his troops, so it is easy for the Tartars to defeat each one. But there is no way.

If the grain can be preserved this season, Datong's vitality will be almost restored next year. I dare not say that the army will be expanded by 100,000, but there is hope for the troops restored to the Zhou Shangwen era.

But if the food cannot be preserved this season, I don’t know how many people will die in the Great Famine next year. This is something he would rather die than see.

Zhou Mengchen's behavior was like a gambler who was so angry that he lost his eyes.

Zhou Mengchen's irrational behavior caught the Tartars off guard.

The Tartars fought against the Ming army for many years and their morale became more and more arrogant. Although Xiao Qin said that Zhou Mengchen was very powerful, he did not take it seriously at all. Moreover, Qiu Luan led the army and did not fight at all, and he was just escorting him from behind. Even if anyone dared to attack the Tartars, he would be slow and he would never dare to do so without concentrating his superior forces.

When the Tartars learned that Zhou Mengchen had not had enough troops in their hands, their first judgment was that Zhou Mengchen would never dare to take the initiative to launch an attack.

But they misjudged the problem.

So in the southeast direction of Baideng Mountain, the cavalry on both sides encountered this.

It is hard to say whether Bai Dengshan, which trapped Emperor Gaozu of Han, was trapped. But overall, Bai Dengshan is not tall. Otherwise, it would be impossible to let troops station in the mountain, but this blocked the view of both sides and allowed the cavalry to turn along the foot of Bai Dengshan when passing by here.

However, while both sides are maneuvering at high speed, the speed of horse search released is also very limited.

When both sides discovered each other, they had reached the battle distance.

Zhou Yichang was indeed a veteran, so he took the initiative. He did not stop at all, but drove his horse into the Tartars formation. He got the first move at the first time, and Liu Jia was not willing to be outdone. Together with Zhou Yichang, he fought with the Tartars at the foot of Baideng Mountain.

He immediately reported the situation to Zhou Mengchen.

Zhou Mengchen and his group were all horse-riding infantrymen. Apart from Zhou Mengchen's personal guards, there were no real cavalry. In terms of marching speed, they were slower than two generals.

After receiving the news, Zhou Mengchen was a little surprised, but he had some expectations and even became energetic. He said in his heart: "The enemy is coming to beat me, which means they have not focused on food, which is good news." This thought only flashed through Zhou Mengchen's mind. Zhou Mengchen must have more energy to focus on the situation in front of him.

Zhou Mengchen immediately asked Qi Jiguang: "What should I do now?"

Qi Jiguang gritted his teeth and said, "Now our army has few soldiers and scattered, with many enemy soldiers and many cavalry. It is not good for us to be undefeated, so we should first seek victory. From the perspective of disciples, we should seize Baideng Mountain and line up along the mountain. We should collect the remaining troops of the two generals and confront the Tartars here."

Zhou Mengchen was also very surprised by the performance of Zhou Yichang and Liu Jia today. He even had a far better expectation. It can be seen that this is also something that some people in the court are easy to be an official. As the Minister of War Nie Bao looked at it, the towns did not dare to send fish belly here.

Not to mention anything else. The courage to launch an attack when the enemy is several times larger than me is precious to most Ming generals.

Zhou Mengchen said, "Just follow yours."

Zhou Mengchen made up his mind without any effort.

Qi Jiguang was very moved and said, "Disciple is willing to be a pioneer."

Zhou Mengchen said, "Go."

Qi Jiguang took the lead, left the central army, and came to the front of the army. Then the entire army accelerated its speed, which did not expect the pack horses under him to survive after this operation.

But the strength difference is too big.

The two generals Zhou Yichang and Liu Jia are also good generals.

In history, Zhou Yichang was quite popular and finally became the general and died in office. However, Liu Jia was a little more miserable. A few years later in history, the Tartars attacked the prefectures and counties south of the Sanggan River in Datong. He gave him a mission to rescue him, but the various troops did not dare to fight with the Tartars, but he rushed forward and fought for three days. The reinforcements did not go further and finally died in battle.

But even if they are good generals, they can't turn around the situation where the enemy is large and we are small.

Especially when the Mongolian cavalry recovered, the brigade of cavalry came to an end.

Zhou Yichang and Liu Jia had to fight and retreat.

When Zhou Mengchen's army had just arrived at the foot of Baideng Mountain, they had already discovered that Baideng Mountain was already an out of reach. Because when they arrived at the foot of Baideng Mountain, they also saw the retreating army of the two generals Zhou and Liu.

The Tatar cavalry is right in front of you.

Fortunately, Qi Jiguang is the one in the front.

Qi Jiguang made a quick decision and did not go to Baideng Mountain. Instead, he saw an unknown highland east of Baideng Mountain. He immediately established this position for the entire army and placed his own troops on it. On the one hand, he arranged for each unit to set up a formation, and on the other hand, he sent people to report to Zhou Mengchen to supervise the rear army faster. He also asked Zhou Mengchen's order to ask the two generals to fight back against the Tartars, and to hold on for at least one quarter of an hour.

Fortunately, Zhou Mengchen followed closely and did not arrive at the battlefield in a quarter of an hour. Otherwise, these two 5,000 cavalrymen would have to fight for nothing.

Even so, when Zhou Mengchen came here, the first thing he saw was the two cavalry fighting hard beneath tens of thousands of cavalry of the Tartars.

The first thing Zhou Mengchen did here was to withdraw his troops by ringing the gold medal.

Zhou Yichang and Liu Jia then breathed a sigh of relief and retreated from the formation.

It is just that retreating is a very difficult military action. Not to mention retreating from the front of the formation at a disadvantage. When they just persisted in front of the formation, these two cavalry could still maintain it, but at this moment, they collapsed suddenly. They were driven by the Tartar cavalry and rushed towards the military formation that Qi Jiguang had just established.

Qi Jiguang's face suddenly turned pale. Without waiting for Zhou Mengchen's order, he stood on the front line, holding up the long sword in his hand, attracting the attention of everyone on the front line.

Everyone knows that when Qi Jiguang's long sword pointed forward, it was the shooting, as for the target they were shooting, whether it was the enemy or the defeated soldier who rushed to the front of the formation.

I won't let it go.

Zhou Mengchen was sweating after a while.

If today's battle can be won, the first ministers will definitely be Zhou Yichang and Liu Jia. Moreover, both cavalry are visiting soldiers, and it is already rare to be able to fight like this. Zhou Mengchen didn't want to make more demands. But, the battlefield is the most rigorous game. It is so strict that the winner takes all, and the winner takes away all the weights. How does this have to do with the performance of the loser? It has nothing to do with it.

It is precisely because of this cruelty that Zhou Mengchen could see it as if he was not seen. Even if a meritorious minister violated military law, he would be killed without mercy.

"Sir, I'll go and pick you up. Let's breathe a sigh of relief for the army. Just take a breath and the situation will be very different." Ma Jin said, grabbing Zhou Mengchen's reins.

Zhou Mengchen only had the guards of more than a hundred cavalry in his hand, but he only pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, go quickly."

It was not that he had great hope for Ma Jin, but a very cold fact. Zhou Mengchen was very good at his confidants. Most of these people were from the generals. The two brothers of the Ma family were among them, and generals and officials at all levels and outstanding soldiers below were among them.

Even Ma Fang was worried about this matter. He thought that his marriage was too late, so that his children had not grown up yet and could not serve in Zhou Mengchen's personal guards, which made this benefit go to the two brothers of the Ma family for nothing.

This personal guard is of course important, but it is not important at all than the five thousand cavalry in front of him.
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