On October 16, 13th year of Zhengtong, the Ming Dynasty was affected by the Little Ice Age, and heavy snow fell on the Great Wall in the Zijing Pass area.

In this snow-white world, two armies were confronting each other in the wilderness. One was the Ming army chasing, and the other was the 20,000 Mongolian rear-end cavalry led by Boluo.

According to the original plan of the Taishi Yesen, all servants such as Hami and Jurchen in the Western Regions could be given up. They could even take advantage of their scattered characteristics of no military discipline to allow the Ming army to continuously divide their troops to pursue them, thereby delaying the pace of the enemy.

But Ye Yixian underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Ming army. The success of the capital guards allowed the Ming army to wipe out the haze of the Battle of Tumu Fort. In addition, commanders like Yu Qian and brave generals like Shi Heng, the rabble of the servant army was at all.

Not an opponent.

In just ten days, the Ming Dynasty's troops caught up with the Mongolian cavalry of the Broken Rear, and the troops of the Xuanfu Town of Datong had gathered and appeared in the rear. Boluo's 20,000 elite cavalry could not fly!

However, when faced with the situation of being surrounded, Boluo didn't care. The 20,000 Mongolian cavalry with excellent equipment and strong soldiers. Even if they were unable to stop the Ming army's pursuit, it would be easy to break through.

At the same time, through the continuous harassment of more than ten days, the main army led by Yeshen has already set a clear distance from the pursuing Ming army, and he has almost completed the strategic task.

In the Ming army camp, Yu Qian looked at the Mongolian cavalry in the distance, Shi Heng, Sun Tong, Zhang Hu and other generals, standing on his side, waiting for the command of the commander.

But this time, Shi Heng's face was not as full of fighting spirit as before, but on the contrary, hesitated a little.

After thinking about it for a while, Shi Heng finally asked Yu Qian: "Sir, Your Majesty has ordered the chasing of the pursuit of the Tartars to welcome the Supreme Emperor. Do we really have to go to war?"

The orders issued by the Empress Dowager forcing Zhu Qiyu to issue is not a secret for the generals in the army. Although there are precedents that generals are not subject to orders outside the king, most commanders who do this usually end up not much better.

When you meet a suspicious king, you may have laid hidden dangers for yourself.

Shi Heng was able to come out of the prison and was promoted to Wu Qing Bo, and he entrusted Yu Qian with his recommendation and trust.

As the saying goes, a drop of water should be repaid with a spring of gratitude. At least now Shi Heng is full of gratitude for Qian. He does not want to make his military achievements, which will lead to the other party's actions of resisting the order.

Even if the emperor could spare Yu Qian, the empress dowager would not give up. Chen Yichen was forced to go to the Mongolian army camp as a lesson.

"This official led a large army to pursue the Tartars, never for the king, but for the country. It is a foregone conclusion that he was able to attack Liaodong first. He must seize the time to defeat the Tartar cavalry that was broken in front of him, so that he can rush to the Shen Duxian Department as soon as possible, otherwise the consequences will be

Unbelievable.”

Through the gathering of information from all parties during this period, the plan of the Taishi Yeyi's raid on Liaodong was about to come out. Yu Qian sometimes had to admire Chen Yichen's foresight and could predict the enemy's next action early.

The total strength of the Liaodong Army's Dawei Stations is about 40,000. The general Cao Yi is on his way to the capital. Maybe he has met the vanguard of the Mongolian army now. In addition, the reinforcements led by Chen Yichen are also supported by the reinforcements.

Li Da's army also had more than 30,000 people, and the total strength of the Ming army in Liaodong could reach 80,000.

It seems that there are a lot of soldiers, but you should know that the 140,000 people led by Yeshen are all elite combat soldiers. Although the number of people is not as large as the more than 200,000 people surrounding the capital, the combat power has not decreased at all.

Considering the unknown Jurchen three and Urianha three guards, the gap in strength between the two sides will further widen.

Originally, the infantry marching speed could not catch up with the cavalry. If it was delayed by the Tartars in front of us, it might be too late to wait for the reinforcements to arrive in Liaodong.

The Ming Dynasty could not afford the death of 80,000 Ming troops, and even more so the consequences of the fall of Liaodong that would make the Mongolian territory connected. Yu Qian must fight quickly!

"Wu Qing Bo, I ordered you to be the vanguard and lead a large army to break through the Tartars in front of you!"

Shi Heng showed his courage in the battle of the capital, which was not an exaggeration to be the best of the three armies. Yu Qian handed over the most difficult task to attack, and only Shi Heng could break through the formation defense of the Tartars in the shortest time.

"Abide by the Grand Sima's orders!"

Without any hesitation, Shi Heng directly pulled out a big knife from the horse's back and stood proudly in front of the two armies.

His actions instantly boosted the morale of the Ming army, and his soldiers roared angrily: "Wu Qing Bo, Wan Sheng!"

"The Ming army won thousands of victories!"

Shi Heng responded, his voice as if a lion was roaring, and his long bearded appearance was filled with an unstoppable momentum.

"My sons, follow Ben Bo to kill all the Tartars in front of you, so that they can feel what fear is!"

Shi Heng waved his big sword and pointed at the Mongolian cavalry opposite him, his tone full of pride and disdain.

He never took the Tartars seriously. The shame of the Yanghe Battle has been washed away by the war of the capital. The remaining other half needs to be used by Tai Shi Yeshen or the Mongolian Khan to take off the head of the Buhua.

Come and prove it!

"Kill here!"

Shi Biao also pulled out two big axes, rode his horse and rushed towards the Mongolian army, just like the unscrupulous courage of thousands of men.

As the saying goes, Daoquan is afraid of being strong at a young age, and the same is true for the fierce generals on the battlefield. Compared with his uncle, Shi Biao is younger and stronger. When he is the most fierce, he will be in two halves with his horse.

After the Battle of the Capital in history, the Mongols directly called Shi Heng "Grandpa Shi". The enemy was so awe-inspiring that it was enough to show the toughness of Shi Heng's uncle and nephew on the battlefield.

The two riders led the way, followed by dense charges of Ming troops. Faced with such a scene, Boluo tightened the head of the horse in his hand, and the expression on his face was a bit ferocious.

"The descendants of Changshengtian, the delay task assigned by the Taishi has been completed, so these southern barbarians should know the power of the Mongolian Iron Cavalry."

"We once killed hundreds of thousands of Ming troops without any effort. Today, these barbarians will also be the lambs under our sword!"

Mongolian elite cavalry also has their own pride and tyranny. They were chased by the Ming army for more than ten days. Watching all kinds of friendly forces being killed, they could not contain their fighting spirit in their hearts and wanted to let them go.

The barbarian's blood debt is paid for.

Now that the delayed and blocked task has been completed, the main force of the Mongolian army has left the pursuit of the Ming army, it is time to let these Han people, who are like lambs, see what is the sharpness of an eagle and cruelty of an wolf.

The two armies collided in the vast wilderness, and the bright red blood dripped on the white snowflakes, which seemed so dazzling. Both sides were holding their breath, wanting to prove their strength from each other.

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There is no day or day, and there is no country or master. Similarly, there can only be one iron cavalry on the grassland!

While Shiheng's tribe started a war with the Mongolian Boluo tribe behind the palace, the army led by Yesen had experienced a small confrontation with the Liaodong Army led by Cao Yi.

However, compared with the bravery of Shi Heng's troops, the Liaodong army led by Cao Yi showed a one-sided trend. After a brief battle, it was defeated. It had to withdraw its troops and retreat to the Ningyuan Guard near Shanhaiguan.

Originally, the Liaodong Army received Yu Qian's order to go to Zijing Pass to encircle the Mongolian army, but he never expected that he would break it when he touched it. The reason for this situation was that the problem was that the head coach Cao Yi.

Previously, Guangning City, the capital's headquarters, was captured by the Tatars' tribe, resulting in almost all the senior leaders of the Liaodong Army being caught in one go. Even now, the court has not appointed a new commander of the Liaodong Metropolitan Commander, and the military and political power is the responsibility of the General Cao Yi.

However, Cao Yi's defeat and his behavior of greed and fearing death and leaving the city to escape greatly reduced his prestige in the hearts of the Liaodong soldiers. The soldiers without blood were willing to follow a commander who was afraid of death, especially when his side was still in a weak position.

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Yesen led the Mongolian headquarters, not to mention the strength of equipment and combat effectiveness, the number of people alone would crush the Liaodong Army. If the commander was a brave general like Shi Heng, who could lead the army to charge in advance, he might be able to do so.

Kill out a bloody path.

When Cao Yi saw that the enemy was in great force, his first reaction was to quickly avoid his edge. It would be strange if the Liaodong Army soldiers could still fight to the death under such a dominant mind.

So more than 40,000 Liaodong soldiers were crowded in the narrow Guangning City, waiting for the "judgment of fate" from Yesen.

Moreover, the situation collapsed more than that. The three Jurchen tribes in the north and the three Gurya guards in the northwest, at the order of the Taishi Yeshen, summoned strong men from the tribe and formed a coalition of nearly 50,000 people to arrive.

Now Ye Xian controlled the troops and horses that he had controlled reached a level of nearly 200,000, almost four times that of the Liaodong defenders!

Looking at the dark Mongolian army besieging the city, Liaodong general Cao Yi standing on the city wall, he looked worried. When Guangning City was attacked, there were not many Tatar troops and Jurchen coalition forces, and he could still find room to break through.

Now outside the city is a net of heaven and earth, and it is almost impossible to escape from the sky.

"General Cao, the imperial military newspaper did not say that the Tartars retreated north in a hurry, so why would there be such a momentum to besiege Liaodong?"

Jiao Li, the left deputy general of Liaodong, estimated the number of Mongolian soldiers and horses besieged in the city, and felt the difference.

In the military orders passed by Yu Qian, the Minister of War, clearly stated that the Tartars' attack was repelled under the capital, and the opponent was fleeing outside the pass, and ordered the Liaodong army to attack and block the enemy's retreat route, thereby completing the encirclement.

Judging from the current situation, there is no sign of the Taishi retreating north in a hurry, and even the troops did not seem to have lost much. How did the capital achieve the conclusion that "heavy casualties"?

"Has the messenger asked for help been sent out?"

Things have reached this point, and Cao Yi was not in the mood to care about the authenticity of Yu Qian's war report. He just wanted to know whether the messenger had been sent out and whether he could see the arrival of reinforcements as soon as possible.

"Don't worry, the general, the Tartars had sent more than a dozen messengers before they besieged the city, and they would definitely be able to successfully inform the court of the situation in Liaodong."

"Um."

Cao Yi nodded. The only chance now is that the court sent reinforcements, and it is impossible to break through the ice and snow by himself.

At the same time, Shi Ju, the right deputy general of Liaodong who was standing on the other side, spoke: "General, Ningyuanwei is a small city. The height and thickness of the city are probably difficult to resist the attack of the Tartars."

"As the fastest speed of the projected reinforcements, it will take at least ten days to arrive at Shanhaiguan, or even longer."

"The morale of the soldiers is now low and they will be worried that it will be unstoppable."

The ten days Shi Ju said were actually the most optimistic prediction. If the Tartars had troops to stop and delay, and the current heavy snowfall weather would not be surprising, it would be better to arrive in a month.

Isolated and helpless, relying on a small besieged city to fight against the 200,000 Tartars, Shi Ju had almost no confidence.

"Even if we can't resist, can we still give up Ningyuanwei like we gave up Guangning City?"

Cao Yi asked with a frustrated anger.

In fact, he was also known as a famous general before, fighting on the battlefield for decades, beating the three guards of Jurchen and Urianha countless times. However, he did not expect that he would be approaching his old age, but he would no longer have the aura he had when he was young and gave up Guangning City.

It is also equivalent to giving up a lifetime of reputation.

Cao Yi didn't even think of his subordinates' contempt or distrust. He had done this once, even if he died in Ningyuanwei in battle, he would not want to do it again.

People are alive to fight for a breath. What kind of face does a commander who even his subordinates trust?

"That's not what the last one means."

Shi Ju realized that he had touched Cao Yi's remarks and quickly bowed to express his apology.

Perhaps it was also realizing that he was too sensitive, Cao Yi sighed and said, "I have been partnering for decades, I know that you didn't mean that, but the opposite side was the Wasat warrior led by the Taishi Yexian. The siege has been completed and there is no possibility of breaking through.

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"Instead of being chased by the Tartars like a broken dog, I would rather wear a corpse with you!"
To be continued...