Chapter 796： 793 [Cavalry decisive battle kicks off]
Chapter 796 793 [Cavalry decisive battle begins]
The grassland in late autumn is golden yellow as far as the eye can see.
Batu originally belonged to Horqin Left Middle Banner and was the leader of a small tribe. After years of fighting, the tribe suffered heavy casualties, and there were only more than 1,000 people left including the elderly, weak, women and children.
It was almost dark, Batu speeded up his horse secretly, ran to Lama Shixi, and said in a low voice: "My lord, the direction is wrong. Does Chahun want to escape back to Mobei?"
Lama Shixi also lowered his voice: "He said he wanted to make a detour to the west."
"It doesn't look like a detour, but it's more like withdrawing troops," Batu fanned the flames, "Grandpa, Khalkha came from Mobei, and they can leave after patting their buttocks. We, Horqin, have been here for generations. Live here. Do you follow them to Mobei? After we go, will we share the pasture?"
Lama Shixi sighed: "Oh, our people, as well as cattle, sheep and food, are all held in Chahun's hands. If you don't follow Chahun, will you leave the people alone?"
Batu said: "Go back to the Han army tonight, and ask the Han army to take back the people and livestock!"
"Do you know where the tribe is?" Lama Shixi asked.
Batu said: "I have been paying attention secretly. Although I don't know where it is, it must be in the northwest of here. Chahun sent 3,000 cavalry, carrying livestock and food, to the mountainous area over there."
Lama Shi Xi kept silent. He actually didn't want to join the Han people. The entire Horqin Grassland is only his territory, which is the farthest from the border of the Han family. He finally got rid of Manqing, and now he doesn't want to join anyone. Even if he voted for Khalkha, it was a helpless move. He was sure that Khalkha would not be able to gain a foothold here, and he had long thought of returning to the tribe and taking the opportunity to escape.
But Chahundorji has been guarding against him all the time, taking all the people, livestock, and food away, and I don't know where he is hiding now.
If you don’t see a rabbit and don’t scatter an eagle, Lama Shixi said, “Wait a little longer.”
Batu was very upset, and silently returned to his team, called his son and said, "Pass it down quietly, we are going to leave tonight, and everyone is not allowed to sleep."
At midnight, the sound of horseshoes sounded.
Batu led his men and suddenly ran wildly. The Mongolian soldiers nearby were completely confused about what happened, thinking that the Han cavalry had killed them.
The big camp soon became chaotic, and Batu took the opportunity to lead his troops out.
There was quite a commotion. In fact, very few people left, and they were full of money. Batu only had more than two hundred horses in his hand.
However, someone has a similar idea to him!
After Batu left the Mongolian camp, several small tribes took advantage of the chaos to run away. Among them, the strongest is Aru Horqin, who has more than a thousand cavalry.
In the early morning of the next day, people were in panic.
Chahun Dorji called the leaders of the ministries and said: "Don't worry, those who sneak away at night are cowards. Their clansmen and livestock are all in my hands. If they abandon their compatriots, it means the destruction of the tribe. They have no women, don't they?" Go back and have a baby with a mare? I already have a perfect plan, and I can tell you now. Before, there were Han troops in the south, north, and west. We can’t stay where we are, or we will be surrounded by the Han army. "
"I took the initiative to lead the army to jump out of the encirclement. The Han infantry could not catch up, only the cavalry could catch up. The Han infantry likes to form a chariot formation, but it is really difficult to fight. It is better to throw off the Han infantry and lure the Han cavalry to come over for a decisive battle. We Mongolian warriors have been riding horses since we were young, so can we still lose to the Han people in horse battles?"
"The sweat is wise!"
The leaders of all ministries flattered in unison. As for what they think in their hearts, only they themselves know.
…
Zhang Tieniu and Li Dingguo, leading three cavalry divisions, did nothing.
Chahun Dorji sent more than 3,000 weak cavalry to attack southward in a detour, and repeatedly stepped on the grassland along the way, luring the cavalry division to run northwest. These unlucky ones responsible for the lure had already been eaten by Zhang Tieniu, and then quickly turned around and headed south.
Near Wang Hui's camp, Zhang Tieniu received a message from Li Zheng.
Zhang Tieniu was speechless: "Old Li transferred his troops away, and wanted to cooperate with us to encircle and wipe out the main force of the enemy army. The enemy ran too fast, and before we came, they abandoned this camp. Now the encirclement is impossible, the south There are several openings in the mountain area, and the enemy can escape from wherever they want to drill."
Although Li Dingguo was helpless about this, he couldn't blame Li Zheng. After all, the battlefield was changing rapidly, and Li Zheng mobilized his troops for a reason.
Moreover, even if it is not mobilized, it can only delay the speed of the enemy's escape, and it is impossible to completely block the passage.
Jiang Yu said: "Chahun has robbed too many things in Horqin. Unless they throw away the spoils, they will not be able to escape quickly. When they made a detour to the south, they certainly did not bring spoils with them, otherwise it would be impossible to march so fast. The most urgent thing , is to find those hidden people, livestock and food!"
"The vast grassland, where can I find it? I have been looking for it these days, and it is all fake traces deliberately made by the enemy cavalry." Wang Tingchen said.
Li Dingguo said: "The geese leave traces, and there are so many people, it is impossible to disappear out of thin air. I guess there is a mountainous area in the southwest. Only by hiding there can we cooperate with Chahun Dorji to lead troops westward."
Zhang Tieniu said: "Li Zheng also thinks so, and has sent dragoons to look for it."
Li Dingguo said: "Abandon the luggage, one person and two horses, and head south at full speed. You only need to carry food for two or three days, and find Li Dusi (Li Zheng) and General Wan (Wan Sitong) for food halfway."
They don't take any extra food, and they certainly won't take away anything like tiger crouching guns.
Including the Mongolian cavalry who took refuge halfway, all of them have one person and two horses. If the tribal warriors don’t have enough horses, then half of them will be kept. About 40,000 cavalrymen chased south like a whirlwind.
On the way, he collided with the dragoons sent by Li Zheng, saying that they found the people and animals hidden by the enemy.
Everyone was overjoyed, and hurriedly followed the traces, and suddenly found that the grass traces forked. The ones going to the northwest are fresher, and they should have been left over in a day or two. It seems that they want to escape westward along the Heimulun River Valley.
Zhang Tieniu led his army to chase after him. After only a few tens of miles, he saw 20,000 to 30,000 Mongols.
All are Horqin's tribe, most of them are women and children, and there are very few livestock and food.
"We were deceived, these people threw it out on purpose." Wang Tingchen said.
Feeling being tricked, Zhang Tieniu was furious, spit out a mouthful and said, "Turn back, and continue chasing south!"
A few days later, near the Balin Right Banner, it was found that the grassland had been trampled on a large scale.
The main force of Khalkha Mongols really ran away!
After a short rest, Zhang Tieniu led the cavalry to continue the chase, this time bringing more than 10,000 dragoons with him. There are more than 50,000 cavalry divisions, dragoons, and Mongolian cavalry in total.
Following the footprints along the way, the place where Khalkha's main force left the mountain was the edge of Ujimqin Mongolia's territory.
Ahead, war is on!
The Shanshan Military Region where Fei Ruhe is stationed is too far away from the Horqin Grassland. He couldn't mobilize too many troops, so he could only lead 8,000 dragoons himself, and along the way, he brought 10,000 Chahar Mongolian cavalry, and rushed to join the battle.
Two days ago.
The Mongols had internal strife. Lama Shixi, the leader of the Horqin Tribe, and Dorji, the leader of the Ujumqin Tribe, were desperately unwilling to follow Khalkha Mongolia to retreat northward.
Dorji was so stubborn that he went to question Chahun Dorji in person. He said: "My pasture is here. My great-great-grandmother and her followers have settled here for a hundred years. You want us to retreat back to Mobei , then how much grassland in Mobei do you plan to give me?"
Chahun Dorji said to the left and right: "Kill him and annex his tribe!"
The leader of the Ujimqin tribe was hacked to death like this.
With this approach, Chahun Dorji obviously does not intend to come to Monan again, and even gave up the extravagant hope of unifying Mongolia.
Lama Shixi had been on guard for a long time. Hearing the movement from the commander, he immediately led the cavalry and ran away, successfully avoiding the danger of being annexed. Of course, it was not easy to kill them. There were only two thousand cavalry around.
Lama Shixi took the remnants of his troops and fled all the way south, just in time to bump into Fei Ruhe's troops.
"General, take revenge for me, Horqin!"
Lama Shixi snotted his nose and cried, knelt on the ground and kowtowed and said: "That guy Chahun didn't keep his word. He promised to return his tribe and livestock, but he suddenly turned around and wanted to kill and annex him. As long as the general avenges me, the future generations of Horqin Allegiance to His Majesty the Emperor!"
Fei Ruhe's troops are not many, and he has to work on an expedition, so he is simply unable to fight against the main force of Khalkha.
He asked about the specific situation, and didn't know whether Zhang Tieniu would come after him, so he decided to try to chase and pester him first.
In fact, regardless of whether there is Fei Ruhe or not, Khalkha's main force will definitely be caught up!
The leaders of various tribes in Mobei Mongolia have grabbed too many spoils. Even if some were thrown out to confuse and delay Zhang Tieniu's pursuit, the remaining amount was still astronomical, and there were more than 100,000 livestock alone. They were reluctant to give up and insisted on bringing them all back to Mobei. How could they march faster?
About 150 miles southwest of Huolingol, Zhang Tieniu led tens of thousands of cavalry, and finally caught up with Fei Ruhe who was pulling the enemy.
Khalka Mongolia, there are about 85,000 riders. There is sufficient food and grass, and there are countless cattle and sheep.
The Datong Army has about 76,000 cavalry, of which more than 10,000 are Mongolian cavalry who have defected. Food and grass will be exhausted, people will be exhausted and horses will be exhausted.
"The whole army puts on armor, dismounts and rests!"
The person wearing the armor is the man, and the horse is resting. The horse is too tired after chasing it all the way. Not only to rest, but also to lose no time in feeding the horse with salt water.
Chahun Dorji was very angry, drew his sword and said: "These Han people are too bullying. I have given up enough face by abandoning so many humans and animals, and I have chased them all the way here. All ministries obey orders and prepare to fight!"
Darhan led the troops and went around to the northwest side of the battlefield. If the battle goes well, he will fight desperately. If the battle didn't go well, he would immediately flee with his men and leave Chahun Dorji behind.
Darkhan is not his name, but a Mongolian noble title.
It can be called "Darhan Khan" or "Darhan Noyan". His real name is actually Ben Tal.
In another time and space, in the spring of next year, Bentar and Chahun Dorji fell out. His followers were killed to only a thousand households, and even his wife and children were robbed. He took his three younger brothers and a nephew with him, and ran all the way south to seek refuge with Emperor Shunzhi. He was named "Prince Darhan" by the Qing court. .
For Darhan (Bental), this battle is won, and he can return to Mobei with the spoils. If he fails in this battle, he will be the first to escape. As long as he escapes faster than Chahun Dorji, he will be able to return to Mobei ahead of time and annex Chahun Nasi's tribe.
Mergen’s thoughts are similar: fight if you can, and run if you can’t!
Mergen is also a title, that is, Mergen Khan and Mergen Nuoyan, whose real name is Anggahai, and in terms of seniority, he is the cousin of Chahundorji.
The Khalkha army, which has superior military strength and sufficient food and grass, has not really started fighting, but some people are already thinking about running away.
(end of this chapter)
The grassland in late autumn is golden yellow as far as the eye can see.
Batu originally belonged to Horqin Left Middle Banner and was the leader of a small tribe. After years of fighting, the tribe suffered heavy casualties, and there were only more than 1,000 people left including the elderly, weak, women and children.
It was almost dark, Batu speeded up his horse secretly, ran to Lama Shixi, and said in a low voice: "My lord, the direction is wrong. Does Chahun want to escape back to Mobei?"
Lama Shixi also lowered his voice: "He said he wanted to make a detour to the west."
"It doesn't look like a detour, but it's more like withdrawing troops," Batu fanned the flames, "Grandpa, Khalkha came from Mobei, and they can leave after patting their buttocks. We, Horqin, have been here for generations. Live here. Do you follow them to Mobei? After we go, will we share the pasture?"
Lama Shixi sighed: "Oh, our people, as well as cattle, sheep and food, are all held in Chahun's hands. If you don't follow Chahun, will you leave the people alone?"
Batu said: "Go back to the Han army tonight, and ask the Han army to take back the people and livestock!"
"Do you know where the tribe is?" Lama Shixi asked.
Batu said: "I have been paying attention secretly. Although I don't know where it is, it must be in the northwest of here. Chahun sent 3,000 cavalry, carrying livestock and food, to the mountainous area over there."
Lama Shi Xi kept silent. He actually didn't want to join the Han people. The entire Horqin Grassland is only his territory, which is the farthest from the border of the Han family. He finally got rid of Manqing, and now he doesn't want to join anyone. Even if he voted for Khalkha, it was a helpless move. He was sure that Khalkha would not be able to gain a foothold here, and he had long thought of returning to the tribe and taking the opportunity to escape.
But Chahundorji has been guarding against him all the time, taking all the people, livestock, and food away, and I don't know where he is hiding now.
If you don’t see a rabbit and don’t scatter an eagle, Lama Shixi said, “Wait a little longer.”
Batu was very upset, and silently returned to his team, called his son and said, "Pass it down quietly, we are going to leave tonight, and everyone is not allowed to sleep."
At midnight, the sound of horseshoes sounded.
Batu led his men and suddenly ran wildly. The Mongolian soldiers nearby were completely confused about what happened, thinking that the Han cavalry had killed them.
The big camp soon became chaotic, and Batu took the opportunity to lead his troops out.
There was quite a commotion. In fact, very few people left, and they were full of money. Batu only had more than two hundred horses in his hand.
However, someone has a similar idea to him!
After Batu left the Mongolian camp, several small tribes took advantage of the chaos to run away. Among them, the strongest is Aru Horqin, who has more than a thousand cavalry.
In the early morning of the next day, people were in panic.
Chahun Dorji called the leaders of the ministries and said: "Don't worry, those who sneak away at night are cowards. Their clansmen and livestock are all in my hands. If they abandon their compatriots, it means the destruction of the tribe. They have no women, don't they?" Go back and have a baby with a mare? I already have a perfect plan, and I can tell you now. Before, there were Han troops in the south, north, and west. We can’t stay where we are, or we will be surrounded by the Han army. "
"I took the initiative to lead the army to jump out of the encirclement. The Han infantry could not catch up, only the cavalry could catch up. The Han infantry likes to form a chariot formation, but it is really difficult to fight. It is better to throw off the Han infantry and lure the Han cavalry to come over for a decisive battle. We Mongolian warriors have been riding horses since we were young, so can we still lose to the Han people in horse battles?"
"The sweat is wise!"
The leaders of all ministries flattered in unison. As for what they think in their hearts, only they themselves know.
…
Zhang Tieniu and Li Dingguo, leading three cavalry divisions, did nothing.
Chahun Dorji sent more than 3,000 weak cavalry to attack southward in a detour, and repeatedly stepped on the grassland along the way, luring the cavalry division to run northwest. These unlucky ones responsible for the lure had already been eaten by Zhang Tieniu, and then quickly turned around and headed south.
Near Wang Hui's camp, Zhang Tieniu received a message from Li Zheng.
Zhang Tieniu was speechless: "Old Li transferred his troops away, and wanted to cooperate with us to encircle and wipe out the main force of the enemy army. The enemy ran too fast, and before we came, they abandoned this camp. Now the encirclement is impossible, the south There are several openings in the mountain area, and the enemy can escape from wherever they want to drill."
Although Li Dingguo was helpless about this, he couldn't blame Li Zheng. After all, the battlefield was changing rapidly, and Li Zheng mobilized his troops for a reason.
Moreover, even if it is not mobilized, it can only delay the speed of the enemy's escape, and it is impossible to completely block the passage.
Jiang Yu said: "Chahun has robbed too many things in Horqin. Unless they throw away the spoils, they will not be able to escape quickly. When they made a detour to the south, they certainly did not bring spoils with them, otherwise it would be impossible to march so fast. The most urgent thing , is to find those hidden people, livestock and food!"
"The vast grassland, where can I find it? I have been looking for it these days, and it is all fake traces deliberately made by the enemy cavalry." Wang Tingchen said.
Li Dingguo said: "The geese leave traces, and there are so many people, it is impossible to disappear out of thin air. I guess there is a mountainous area in the southwest. Only by hiding there can we cooperate with Chahun Dorji to lead troops westward."
Zhang Tieniu said: "Li Zheng also thinks so, and has sent dragoons to look for it."
Li Dingguo said: "Abandon the luggage, one person and two horses, and head south at full speed. You only need to carry food for two or three days, and find Li Dusi (Li Zheng) and General Wan (Wan Sitong) for food halfway."
They don't take any extra food, and they certainly won't take away anything like tiger crouching guns.
Including the Mongolian cavalry who took refuge halfway, all of them have one person and two horses. If the tribal warriors don’t have enough horses, then half of them will be kept. About 40,000 cavalrymen chased south like a whirlwind.
On the way, he collided with the dragoons sent by Li Zheng, saying that they found the people and animals hidden by the enemy.
Everyone was overjoyed, and hurriedly followed the traces, and suddenly found that the grass traces forked. The ones going to the northwest are fresher, and they should have been left over in a day or two. It seems that they want to escape westward along the Heimulun River Valley.
Zhang Tieniu led his army to chase after him. After only a few tens of miles, he saw 20,000 to 30,000 Mongols.
All are Horqin's tribe, most of them are women and children, and there are very few livestock and food.
"We were deceived, these people threw it out on purpose." Wang Tingchen said.
Feeling being tricked, Zhang Tieniu was furious, spit out a mouthful and said, "Turn back, and continue chasing south!"
A few days later, near the Balin Right Banner, it was found that the grassland had been trampled on a large scale.
The main force of Khalkha Mongols really ran away!
After a short rest, Zhang Tieniu led the cavalry to continue the chase, this time bringing more than 10,000 dragoons with him. There are more than 50,000 cavalry divisions, dragoons, and Mongolian cavalry in total.
Following the footprints along the way, the place where Khalkha's main force left the mountain was the edge of Ujimqin Mongolia's territory.
Ahead, war is on!
The Shanshan Military Region where Fei Ruhe is stationed is too far away from the Horqin Grassland. He couldn't mobilize too many troops, so he could only lead 8,000 dragoons himself, and along the way, he brought 10,000 Chahar Mongolian cavalry, and rushed to join the battle.
Two days ago.
The Mongols had internal strife. Lama Shixi, the leader of the Horqin Tribe, and Dorji, the leader of the Ujumqin Tribe, were desperately unwilling to follow Khalkha Mongolia to retreat northward.
Dorji was so stubborn that he went to question Chahun Dorji in person. He said: "My pasture is here. My great-great-grandmother and her followers have settled here for a hundred years. You want us to retreat back to Mobei , then how much grassland in Mobei do you plan to give me?"
Chahun Dorji said to the left and right: "Kill him and annex his tribe!"
The leader of the Ujimqin tribe was hacked to death like this.
With this approach, Chahun Dorji obviously does not intend to come to Monan again, and even gave up the extravagant hope of unifying Mongolia.
Lama Shixi had been on guard for a long time. Hearing the movement from the commander, he immediately led the cavalry and ran away, successfully avoiding the danger of being annexed. Of course, it was not easy to kill them. There were only two thousand cavalry around.
Lama Shixi took the remnants of his troops and fled all the way south, just in time to bump into Fei Ruhe's troops.
"General, take revenge for me, Horqin!"
Lama Shixi snotted his nose and cried, knelt on the ground and kowtowed and said: "That guy Chahun didn't keep his word. He promised to return his tribe and livestock, but he suddenly turned around and wanted to kill and annex him. As long as the general avenges me, the future generations of Horqin Allegiance to His Majesty the Emperor!"
Fei Ruhe's troops are not many, and he has to work on an expedition, so he is simply unable to fight against the main force of Khalkha.
He asked about the specific situation, and didn't know whether Zhang Tieniu would come after him, so he decided to try to chase and pester him first.
In fact, regardless of whether there is Fei Ruhe or not, Khalkha's main force will definitely be caught up!
The leaders of various tribes in Mobei Mongolia have grabbed too many spoils. Even if some were thrown out to confuse and delay Zhang Tieniu's pursuit, the remaining amount was still astronomical, and there were more than 100,000 livestock alone. They were reluctant to give up and insisted on bringing them all back to Mobei. How could they march faster?
About 150 miles southwest of Huolingol, Zhang Tieniu led tens of thousands of cavalry, and finally caught up with Fei Ruhe who was pulling the enemy.
Khalka Mongolia, there are about 85,000 riders. There is sufficient food and grass, and there are countless cattle and sheep.
The Datong Army has about 76,000 cavalry, of which more than 10,000 are Mongolian cavalry who have defected. Food and grass will be exhausted, people will be exhausted and horses will be exhausted.
"The whole army puts on armor, dismounts and rests!"
The person wearing the armor is the man, and the horse is resting. The horse is too tired after chasing it all the way. Not only to rest, but also to lose no time in feeding the horse with salt water.
Chahun Dorji was very angry, drew his sword and said: "These Han people are too bullying. I have given up enough face by abandoning so many humans and animals, and I have chased them all the way here. All ministries obey orders and prepare to fight!"
Darhan led the troops and went around to the northwest side of the battlefield. If the battle goes well, he will fight desperately. If the battle didn't go well, he would immediately flee with his men and leave Chahun Dorji behind.
Darkhan is not his name, but a Mongolian noble title.
It can be called "Darhan Khan" or "Darhan Noyan". His real name is actually Ben Tal.
In another time and space, in the spring of next year, Bentar and Chahun Dorji fell out. His followers were killed to only a thousand households, and even his wife and children were robbed. He took his three younger brothers and a nephew with him, and ran all the way south to seek refuge with Emperor Shunzhi. He was named "Prince Darhan" by the Qing court. .
For Darhan (Bental), this battle is won, and he can return to Mobei with the spoils. If he fails in this battle, he will be the first to escape. As long as he escapes faster than Chahun Dorji, he will be able to return to Mobei ahead of time and annex Chahun Nasi's tribe.
Mergen’s thoughts are similar: fight if you can, and run if you can’t!
Mergen is also a title, that is, Mergen Khan and Mergen Nuoyan, whose real name is Anggahai, and in terms of seniority, he is the cousin of Chahundorji.
The Khalkha army, which has superior military strength and sufficient food and grass, has not really started fighting, but some people are already thinking about running away.
(end of this chapter)
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