The army led by Wang Tong was on the grassland... It was only the third day. In fact, starting from the afternoon of the second day, the number of detective cavalry of the sects began to increase significantly.

The cavalry looked around the high places and swam around the army. The distance between the two sides was quite far. Even if they wanted to kill, they could do nothing, but they could still drive them away from getting too close.

The Jizhen horse team has two thousand, the imperial guards have one thousand, and the Datong horse team has nearly two thousand, and the nearly five thousand cavalry are enough to form a certain cover. However, there are too many exchanges between Datong Town and Altan's troops and the various divisions on the grassland, and the sects have set up too many chess pieces on Datong. Such a large-scale military operation is impossible to hide from the eyes there.

Therefore, there is no need to hide this marching. Since we are going to clear the remaining horse thieves, we must station and clear the areas where the horse thieves are frequently dispatched. This is the case with Wang Tong's army's actions.

On the third day, a team of thousands of people was even monitoring it from afar. Wang Tong's army set out as usual and continued to march northward. The Tartars' scouts and horse teams moved together.

At noon, Wang Tong's army only stopped and the soldiers were eating, but did not set up camp. After the army continued to take action, the rules of the movement of the sected cavalry surrounding the army began to change.

Most of the scouts were running wildly in the north direction, while a small number of them tried to get closer, and the Thousand-man team also moved forward.

Wang Tong's army also had his own swaying cavalry activities. The range of both sides was getting closer and closer, and it was already at the distance to fight. The Altan cavalry had always had a condescending attitude towards the soldiers of Datong Town. They always felt that this Ming army did not dare to do anything. The bold sected cavalry even made provocative actions towards the wandering Ming cavalry.

The cavalry outside was still mixed with three parts. The cavalry in Ji Town was very restrained, and the cavalry in Datong Town was also very restrained. After all, the news they received was to clear out horse thieves and intimidate the sects, rather than start a war. If they started a rashly, they might be punished by the top.

The cavalry of the Huwei Army didn't care about this at all. They had killed on the grassland for a few months. In their eyes, the Tartar cavalry was just like pigs and sheep. When they approached, they were seeking death. Not only the cavalry of the Huwei Army thought so, but even the people who had killed with the Huwei Army in Datong Town thought so.

As we approached the distance between the battle, the sect cavalry was still provoking, and they had already set off their bows and arrows, otherwise they would suddenly hit the horse and rush up directly with their weapons.

The distance was already short and he was fearless. When the Ming army's cavalry suddenly moved, it was too late to avoid it. When he heard the screams, more than a dozen people were dismissed.

Once the battle started here, there was no reason to restrain others. The Jizhen cavalry and Datong cavalry rushed forward and caught off guard. Only a few of the Tartar reconnaissance cavalry had time to escape.

After killing the enemy, everyone was a little nervous because the battle was not allowed by the superiors, but the good soldiers of the Huwei Army had already dismounted and searched for the captives, which marked the level of military merit, but ignored them. Instead, they searched for gold and silver and other property. When Ding Zheng, a soldier in Jizhen despised him, he saw the cavalry of the imperial guards handed over all the gold and silver to the officers and gave them to the camp.

Not long after, the army was still in action, but a personal soldier of Wang Tong rode out on horseback and shouted loudly: "The flag will be opened and the one who kills will be rewarded, and the general will be rewarded!!"

Each cavalry who killed the enemy received a silver coin. For such regulations, the cavalry from Jizhen and Datong Town have been seeing this for the first time. A silver cake with one or two or two was above the bottom, but the shape was very regular, the thickness was evenly symmetrical, and the shape was very regular. The shape of a small round cake was shaped like a shepherd, with the word "gong" printed on it.

Everyone thought it was rare, and they felt that the general's personal soldiers came out to shout, and they had a lot of face and their spirits became much higher.

Like his previous marches, Wang Tong sat on the top of a carriage. Although the weather was cold, he remained motionless. Seeing the command of his personal soldiers roaming around the team, he smiled and said to himself: "From today, the battle will be inaugurated!"

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On the grassland in winter, herdsmen and cavalry activities were not frequent. Because a thousand-person team was wiped out, Altan's army sent a large number of cavalry to search.

But the grassland is extremely vast, and each team of cavalry can only search around in a team of hundreds or hundreds of people. Although there are tens of thousands of cavalry active on the grassland, they are extremely scattered.

It was really not worth mentioning that a team of hundreds and hundreds of people were taken out alone in front of the nearly five thousand cavalry led by Wang Tong. Moreover, because the horse thieves were active in the east, these ten thousand cavalry were active in the eastern area of ​​Guihua City, but Wang Tong led the army to advance, but there was no great power.

Although the Altan army is powerful, it cannot send tens of thousands of cavalry to move anytime and anywhere. So many cavalry movements will also consume a lot of supplies, focusing on the east side, and not making a big fuss on the other side.

Moreover, when Wang Tong led a large army to go out of the frontier, he made it clear that the army was also trying to clear the horse-slashing thieves and at the same time intimidating the activities of the cavalry. Judging from the military activity habits of the Ming Dynasty and the past performance of the Ming army, the explicit statement of communication is probably not for one's own home or for the Altan's troops on the grassland. This time the dispatch of troops was not an offense to the Altan's troops. Please don't be too nervous.

Moreover, in the journey outside Datong Town is a buffer zone for both sides in principle, and any action can be allowed here.

The superposition of factors in all aspects made Altan's army not beware of Wang Tong's army, and even arranged enough power, and just sent people to monitor according to the rules.

Wang Tong led the army to the north continuously. The distance within two days was acceptable. The distance at noon on the third day was a boundary, but no one was sure whether there was a clear dividing line on the grassland. What the detective cavalry sent by the clerks was just to keep a close eye, and even wanted to use provocation to judge the attitude of the Ming army.

After Wang Tong started killing people, the intention of this large Ming army was finally able to understand. He wanted to repay Guihua City and urgently reported that the Ming army was not in good intentions.

Although there were casualties, until this time, the military generals at all levels of Altan's army were still not nervous. The Ming army naturally came to the grassland. No wonder the warriors on the grassland started the war regardless of the content of the peace, and there was no chance to take action.

Think about how many times the warriors of Altan's tribe rushed to the mainland of the Ming Dynasty to loot, and even rushed to the capital where the Ming emperor was. Now is the opportunity to reappear this glory.

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After confirming the intention of the Ming army, the messengers who reported the news rushed to Guihua City. In the past, the military reports of the Ming army only went to Daluhachi, who was under Senggedu Gulen Khan, but this time, they had to report to Senggedu Gulen Khan.

The right guard of Datong killed Hukou and went to Guihua City less than 400 miles away. It took several days to hurry on the road. There was not a messenger entering the city. After entering the city, one side went directly to the palace of Senggedu Gulen Khan, while the other side went to other parts of the city.

In the city of Guihua, there is only one person who can compete with Senggedu Gulen in the center of the grassland today. Although she lives with Senggedu Gulen Khan, even though she is nominally the concubine of Senggedu Gulen Khan, she is the third lady.

Because of the favor of his ex Altan Khan, Sanniangzi herself had tens of thousands of cavalry military power, and had various tribes and nobles who were kind to him. After marrying Senggedu Gulen Khan, it was not that her power was annexed. This form was more similar to merger and alliance, and Sanniangzi's system still existed.

As the news of the Ming army advancing northward, the cavalry below would give the Khan one and the Sanniangzi through other channels.

The last Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty was many years ago. Daluhua Chibalang, who knew about this urgent report, was stunned for a while. After recalling it for a long time, he realized that it must have been thirty years before the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

The nearly 30,000 army was constantly moving towards Guihua City. Even if the messenger kept fast, when he arrived at Guihua City, the Ming army should have been five days away from Guihua City.

There should be a five thousand-man team led by Na Yan on the road, but the strength is still too disparity. The determination to defeat the Ming army is not too great, and it may not be able to stop it. Once the five thousand-man teams are broken, there will be no great power in front of Guihua City to defend, and the Khan must be notified.

Balang walked in the corridor of the palace, thinking about whether the five thousand cavalry of Nayan could defeat the Ming army. If it was defeated, I am afraid that one of the six Saidats in Guihua City would be added. Saidat is the so-called commander of ten thousand men, one of the most noble titles on the grassland. At that time, Altan was just a Saidat under Chaharkhan, the orthodox inheritance of the Golden Family. Until this time, he did not regard the Ming army as a big problem.

Altan Khan passed away at nearly ninety years old. His eldest son, Senggedu Gulen Khan, was also an old man in his early sixties. Like most Khan kings on the grassland, he was healthier and stronger than most Mongolians. When Altan tribe completely suppressed the Ming Dynasty, Senggedu Gulen Khan always wanted to lead his troops south to rebuild the great cause of Genghis Khan back then, but Altan Khan was only satisfied with trade with the Ming Dynasty and plundering from time to time.

When Monk Gedu Gulen arrived at this position, he was older and began to like young girls, the Western Regions singing and dancing with great sensuality, and began to worship other monks so that he could live longer and became more and more tired. When Balang asked for a visit, he was lying in the arms of his favorite concubine.

But this news still made Senggedu Gulen furious. His years of life kept him still as sharp as a general.
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