Chapter 562: Uprooted
By the Huolin River, in the cold wind under the night sky, bonfires were lit, and the Mongolians were barbecuing and drinking, and then excitedly talked about what titles they could get and how much salary they could get in a year. ⊙,
In the night sky, a loud scream broke the tranquility.
Countless war horses in the camp were uneasy, and many horsemen stood up and neighed, and countless horses followed. The huge neighing sounds gathered like a tide and ran across the night sky.
"Damn it, something happened!"
The experienced Mongolian soldiers suddenly woke up. The war horses are very humane. When encountering danger, they will be alert earlier than others.
There were only one possibility that countless war horses were neighing in the camp, and there was danger around them.
Either a large number of wolves approached or an enemy attacked at night.
Now this camp is the alliance place of the four ten flags. There are more than 30,000 soldiers from the ten flags in this alliance. There will be no wolf pack that dares to come over, maybe only one.
"Damn it must be the Jurchens who came. These ****s can't stand us well." A hundred households who had already thought that they could be named hereditary knights after surrendering to the Han Dynasty roared, picked up their own scimitar, and ran towards the war horse.
Ukshan and Manzhu Xili were also awakened. They drank a lot of wine at night. They had already fallen asleep, but were awakened by the neighing of the horse.
The neighing sounds of horses in the camp became louder and louder, and countless horses joined the neighing ranks.
At least thousands of horses were neighing, and the sound seemed to be charging into battle.
The soldiers were awakened, and everyone held up torches to comfort their war horses, but the battlefield could not be comforted at all, and they were like soldiers in the roaring camp.
Immediately afterwards, someone found a horse breaking free from the reins and running around the camp.
"Not good, there are some detailed works!"
A bearded household shouted, "Under the fire, he saw someone untied the reins of the horse, and then chopped the horse's butt with a knife. The horse ran wildly in pain. He screamed loudly.
More and more people have discovered those fine works.
They didn't expect that someone would sneak into the Huilian camp and come like this in the middle of the night.
"Damn, the Jurchens attacked the camp!"
Someone shouted.
The shouts were everywhere, and then the fire started to set fire everywhere. The fine works of setting off horses began to set fire everywhere, and they rode on the stolen horses and galloped in the camp.
"Jurchen Tartars!"
"Jianlu!"
Uk Shan's head was still a little swollen, and he was a little confused about the situation.
"Where are the Jurchens?"
"Jianlu's fine work is stealing horses and setting fire!"
Man Zhu Xili rushed over with bare arms, riding a horse with a spear. "Brother, where is Jianlu?"
Ukeshan had already woken up a little, and he asked his brother, "What's the hurry? It's just a few things that Jianlu made trouble. Even if the Jianlu army comes, we don't have to be afraid."
"Stay the camp, transfer the troops of all flags to the east, set up fences and antlers, sprinkle caltrops, and place them on horseback!"
Ukshan shouted loudly. The Jurchens are no longer as good as before. Even if they attack, how many soldiers can they put together? The Jurchens can't afford to gather 100,000 people now.
If the Jurchens really attacked, Ukshan believed that their troops would not exceed 50,000, or perhaps only 30,000.
There are 30,000 to 50,000 people, and they don’t have to be afraid at all.
Lay the fence, resist the horse, put down the antlers, and sprinkle the caltrops. Even the Jurchen Eight Banners, don’t try to break through their defense easily.
"Go and put on your armor, what do you look like when you are naked!" Ukshan shouted at his brother Manzhu Xili.
As soon as Manzhu Xili lifted the reins, the war horse turned around and walked away. Manzhu Xili sat on the horse and kept shouting to the side, "Go east, go east, stop the Jurchens and don't let them ride over."
Teams of Mongolian soldiers rolled over the horses. Some of them had already run away and ran to the east.
There were already simple fortifications such as fences and horse-resisting horses in the east. At this time, a large number of Mongolian soldiers arrived here and began to set up arrays, waiting for the arrival of the Jurchens.
The chaos created by meticulous work is gradually subsided.
Without the neighing of the horse and shouting, gradually calming down.
This is the tranquility before the storm.
Ukshan and Manzhu Xili were both wearing armor, holding scimitars in their hands, and rode on the horse quietly looking at the dark east, waiting for the Eight Jurchen Banners to come from inside.
West of Huolin River.
Babu and other Mongolian princes stood quietly in the night sky.
"Staff General Liu, the Korqin camp has calmed down. We just missed the best offensive opportunity!"
"No, we have just successfully transferred the enemy to the east. Now, tens of thousands of enemy troops such as Korqin have completely exposed their backs to us. Now is the real best time to attack."
In front of the Mongolian princes, the young Han staff member named Liu smiled calmly.
"Can we attack?"
The former Prince Chahar and the current Marquis of the Han Dynasty, Ezhe, asked immediately.
"Of course, you can attack at any time."
This is what the princes are waiting for.
Chechen Khan Shuolei shook the reins of the horse and raised his scimitar, "What are you waiting for? Come with me and kill!"
Shuolei took the lead, and his son, Babu, who had just been promoted to one of the thirteen Mongolian marquises at the alliance meeting, also drew his sword and rode his horse closely behind.
One after another, the Mongolian princes galloped and were unwilling to fall behind. Behind these princes, countless knights and warriors waved their sabers and followed their lords.
The rolling cavalry was like a stream of iron, rushing forward.
In the dark night, the camp of Zhelim League was shining with flames, which were extremely dazzling.
At this time, all the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Zhelim League mistakenly thought that the Qing army was coming, so they all gathered in the east.
I never expected that it was not the Qing army that came, but the Mongolian princes coalition. The 130,000 Mongolian coalition forces were like a howling cold wind, attacking from behind them.
"Korqin is finished, Zhelim League is finished!"
The staff officers of the Mongolian Princes General Command did not follow the charge. They rode leisurely on horseback, stood on a slope, climbed high and looked at the rolling iron stream.
"The Korqin's first rat is swaying at both ends and wants to place bets on both sides. The result is naturally that it is not a person inside or outside, so he will destroy him first." said a consultant.
"But these people were too careless. The coalition of princes came from Chifeng for hundreds of miles, but they were unprepared. Just now, the spies of the princes sneaked into the camp easily and created chaos, but these guys actually naively thought it was the Jurchens attacking."
The Mongolian princes coalition forces emerged from the west. When they appeared behind the Korqin people, they still thought it was the Qing army.
"Damn it, Jianlu is behind!"
Ukshan was shocked. Listening to the dense sound of horse hooves in the night, he knew that there were many cavalry behind him.
"I'll come and go to fight. You guard this side and don't fall into the trap of Jianlu's attack on the east and west." Man Zhu Xili looked at Uk Shandao and personally led his right-wing troops to fight.
In the eyes of the Han Army's Staff Advisory Group, this was a battle without any interest.
Except for the chaos created by the Alliance's detailed work at the beginning, it was quite interesting to see the rest of the battle. This was an extremely traditional cavalry battle or a night raid melee.
Therefore, except for seeing the fire points and shouting in the sky, there is nothing else.
There was neither the support of artillery, nor the coordination of infantry, nor even the formation. It was just the suicides and murders of more than 100,000 Mongolians, and they rushed left and right on the wide and flat grasslands by the Huolin River, fighting together in a group.
From midnight to dawn.
After dawn, the camp in Korqin was in chaos by the Huolin River, with corpses everywhere, but the battle was far from over. After the Korqin people were defeated, they fled eastward, and the Mongolian princes chased each other and continued to chase and kill.
According to the traditional Mongolian tactics, this pursuit battle may take three or four days, or even one or two months, until one side is defeated and surrendered, or until the last person is the last person.
When the Huolinhe battle report was returned, Emperor Liu Jun had moved to Chaoyang.
Chaoyang is the capital of western Liaoning Province. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Chaoyang was also the center of western Liaoning. However, in the Ming Dynasty, Chaoyang became a place outside the Great Wall Pass in Liaodong and was occupied by the Mongols. After the tribes surrendered to the Han Dynasty, Chaoyang was originally the jurisdiction of the Tumote tribe.
However, now the Han Dynasty moved Tumote northward, and Chaoyang was the center of western Liaoning again.
"Your Majesty, great victory!"
The governor Fu Zonglong, the governor of the pass outside, jogged in excitedly to report the victory. This important official from the former Ming Dynasty had quelled the She'an Rebellion in his early years, suppressed bandits in the Central Plains, and supervised the army outside the pass. Because he had worked with Liu Jun, he was able to hold the position of governor in the new dynasty.
Now he has served as the governor of the pass outside the pass, governor of the two provinces of Liaoxi and Liaodong. This time the emperor moved to Chaoyang in western Liaoxi. As the governor of the pass outside the pass, he knew very well that the emperor did not return to the capital but moved to Chaoyang.
Once the Mongol princes coalition attacked Korqin, there would be no barrier between the Jurchens and the Han Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, the Mongolian princes' coalition forces were victorious, and the Huolin Riverside attacked the Korqin tribes at night, defeating the enemy. They killed 8,000 troops in the formation, captured more than 50,000 enemy soldiers, and more than 50,000 old, young, women and children."
Liu Jun didn't have to read this report, just by knowing that there was a lot of moisture in it.
There are probably no 500,000 people in the four divisions of the Zhelim League. There are nearly 200 Niulu records in total. One Niulu records has 300, and the two hundred Niulu records is only 60,000. In terms of this Dingkou, the six Korqin flags have no more than 300,000 people in total, and the other four flags will not exceed 200,000.
And this time, it is impossible to uproot the Ten Flags by one battle.
It is impossible to capture 50,000 soldiers in one battle, 50,000 young, women and children, and beheading 8,000. It is still possible to get a 30% discount.
However, after this battle, the Korqin people must have finished it. Next, they must let the princes continue to pursue and sweep, and completely eliminate the four divisions and ten flags of the alliance in one fell swoop.
"Tell the princes that the court will fulfill the agreement, and every head and every prisoner will purchase it at the agreed price, and even cattle, sheep, horses, and camels can be recycled. The price is fair and the same is true."
"When the four ten flags are completely wiped out, we will reward you according to the merits and divide the fiefs according to the merits."
Chapter completed!