Beyond the concave-shaped Great Walls of Yulin Town and Ningxia Town is the Hetao area, which has been a headache for the emperors and ministers of the Ming Dynasty since the Jingtai period.

In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, the Hetao area was firmly in the hands of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, few Mongolian tribes dared to go deep into the grassland desert outside Yulin Town. However, starting from the Battle of Jingnan, the northern part of the Ming Dynasty

The border began to loosen gradually. During the Xuande period, due to the shrinkage of the northern border defense line, the term "Tao bandits" began to appear. However, these "Tao bandits" were only small groups that slipped into the Hetao area that was still under the actual control of the Ming Dynasty.

The fragmented Mongolian tribes or bandits in the area were not enough to cause the fall of the Hetao area. After Ming Yingzong defeated Tumubao, the Ming Dynasty's national defense strength once again declined sharply. In the seventh year of Zong Jingtai's reign in the Ming Dynasty, Taishi Bo of the Northern Yuan Dynasty

They came to lead their troops to trap, which was called "Beilu trapping". From then on, the Hetao area was no longer the area where the Ming Dynasty had the final say. The concave-shaped Yulin Town and the Great Wall of Ningxia Town were also designed to defend against trapping.

It was not until the reign of Emperor Hongxing, the leader of Zhongxing in the Ming Dynasty, that he slipped from Datong Prefecture and Luliang Mountain to Yulin Town, Ningxia Town and Yan'an Prefecture. Zhu Cijiong, the acting king, actually effortlessly cleared up his small life in Hetao.

The Ordos tribe, which was living so comfortably, allowed this land that had been lost for nearly 200 years to return under the banner of the Ming Dynasty.

Starting from the summer of the sixth year of Hongxing, in order to cope with the Ordos tribe who went south to cross the Hanhai Desert to avoid the enemy, Zhu Cixiang placed his royal office outside the Great Wall of Yulin Town, in the ancient city of Tongwan, which is 120 to 30 miles away from Yulin City.

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Tongwan City is located at the intersection of the Hongliu River and the Heishui River, two tributaries of the Wuding River. It is surrounded by a large area of ​​grassland, but the water grass is not fertile and a little dry, so it cannot carry many livestock. Tongwan City is less than a hundred miles to the north.

It is the Hanhai Desert. To the north of the Hanhai Desert is the real prairie with fertile water and grass. The Ordos tribe used to be nomadic based on the grassland near the Yellow River in the north of the Hanhai Desert. Only in winter to avoid the cold would they cross the Hanhai to the south, and then rob it.

Yulin Town and Ningxia Town in the Ming Dynasty. If they couldn't grab anything, they asked each other to trade for some rewards.

As a result, I met a loan shark who owed a lot of loan sharks and was more vicious than the Mongols. I was robbed several times. In the end, I had no choice but to start the business of smuggling arms honestly.

The business of smuggling arms was actually quite profitable. After working as an arms dealer for several years, Erlinchen and his tribe became rich and no longer had the courage to become thieves.

So, when he had to choose between the Great Khan of Mongolia and the Ming Dynasty King, he did not hesitate to choose Zhu Cijiong, the king who could bring him all kinds of evil money.

After Er Linchen finished the multiple-choice questions, the battle in the direction of Hetao was no longer an attack and defense on the Great Wall line, but a confrontation on the sandy land of the vast sea.

The sandy land of Hanhai is not very big, and there are also small oases in it. However, the water sources in the oases are not much and are easily polluted. Therefore, it is not easy for the armies of both sides to pass through, especially in the cold and dry autumn and winter.

season.

However, small groups of cavalry from both sides could still enter and exit the sandy plains of the vast sea. Therefore, the battle, known as the "Battle of the Vast Sea" in later generations, was fought in a pattern of large groups of cavalry fighting with soy sauce, and small groups of elites fighting with black guns.

That's right, it's a black gun!

The Manchu and Mongolian cavalry entering the sandy land of the vast sea encountered a brand-new cavalry tactic of shooting black guns!

Because the vast sea sandy land is not a vast expanse of yellow sand, there are many small oases and hills scattered in it. It is a sandy land with a relatively complex terrain, and there are good places for ambushes everywhere.

On the east side of an oasis called Kankanjing in the sandy land of the vast sea, about twenty Ming army musketeers wearing sheepskin coats and sheepskin felt hats, who looked no different from the Mongols from a distance, were leaning on half

They built an ambush behind a wall. The leader was none other than Wang Fuchen, nicknamed Ma Yaozi.

He is now the commander of the left camp of the cavalry of King Zhu Cijiong. His official rank is Baihu, and he is considered the number one figure in the army of King Zhu Cijiong.

But now he is not doing the job of a battalion commander, but personally leading a platoon of brothers out to cut off heads!

Although the new army of the Ming Dynasty no longer counts heads for merit, Shuofang's Daiwang army is still very keen on cutting off heads. If you want to be successful in Zhu Cijiong's army, you have to be good at cutting off heads.

Wang Fuchen is a senior expert in slashing people, and his skills in slashing people are very good. He is a good hand in both horse and foot combat.

And at the beginning of this year, he learned a new skill of shooting black guns from Bai Siwen, the deputy military advisor of Shuofang Army who had returned from extra lessons. It was a bit disgraceful, which ruined his reputation as "Living Lu Bu" and "Horse Kitty", but Wang Fuchen also

There is no such thing as "chivalry". As long as you can cut off a few more Tartar heads, that's better than anything else.

So now he is wearing a dirty Mongolian leather robe, leading twenty dismounted musketeers, waiting here for the Tatar heads to come over.

One of his men was crawling on the ground at this time, with his butt raised high, his ears pressed to the ground, squinting his eyes and listening carefully to something? Suddenly he straightened up and shouted: "Here comes the head!"

"Light the fire rope!" Wang Fuchen shouted quickly, then raised his telescope and looked east. To the east was an open sandy land. There were scattered clumps of weeds near the wall where he was ambushing.

Three or five half-dead poplar trees.

The twenty dismounted musketeers had already held the turtle-dove-footed muskets in their hands. Upon hearing Wang Fuchen's order, they all took out flints and started to light the match ropes. Their movements were very skillful, and you could tell at a glance that they were veterans.

Just as they were lighting the match, a dozen cavalrymen appeared in the distance, running and shooting arrows backwards. They were all dressed in Mongolian style, but Wang Fuchen knew that they were all one of his own, and he had sent them out to lure the enemy.

of horse archers.

Nowadays, the "Black Lancers" of the King's Army usually attack in platoons. A full platoon consists of 40 cavalry, 10 of which are bow cavalry. They ride the fastest horses and only carry bows and sabers. They do not wear armor.

The task is to search and lure the enemy.

There are 20 cavalrymen who are musketeers, equipped with turtle-footed muskets and sabers, and do not wear armor. Their task is to lie in wait for the horse archers to attract the enemy, and then use turtle-footed muskets to shoot black guns.

Another 10 cavalry are lancers, the most capable warriors in the city, equipped with lances, sabers, and breastplates. Their mission is to attack the "black lancers" immediately after they use their black lances, and kill their opponents while they are still in shock.

Caught off guard.

The "Black Lancers" who have finished firing their black guns will immediately mount their horses, followed by the Lancers to launch a second wave of attacks.

The archers who were responsible for luring the enemy at the beginning will launch a third wave of attacks.

This tactic is very simple, but extremely practical. You can gain something every time. If you encounter a small number of opponents, such as only 20 or 30 cavalry, you can often achieve total annihilation. Of course, this refers to playing against Mongolia.

Man, the Eight Banners and Old Manchuria should not be that easy to deal with.

"coming!"

Wang Fuchen shouted again, and then pulled out his sword: "Listen to my orders! Don't shoot indiscriminately, and behead if you disobey orders!"

"Here!"

All the "black gunners" responded loudly.

They are all veterans who have experienced battles for a long time. They don't need Wang Fuchen to hold him with a knife to know not to shoot indiscriminately. But if any of them makes a stupid mistake, Wang Fuchen, the living Lu Bu, will definitely become the living king of hell!

In the distance, the Ming army's horse archers no longer shot arrows, but ran at full speed, trying to distance themselves from the pursuers. Wang Fuchen counted and found that there were nine horse archers in total, one less than when they were sent out.

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The number of pursuers was about forty or fifty, and they were all Mongolian in appearance!

"It's the Mongols!" Wang Fuchen shouted again.

The atmosphere at the scene immediately became relaxed.

The horse archers of the Ming Army rushed straight towards the low wall where Wang Fuchen and others were ambushing. This low wall should have been the wall of a certain village. It was in its current dilapidated appearance due to its disrepair and constant collapse.

, there are also several gaps one or two feet wide, through which horses can gallop.

In the blink of an eye, nine Ming army cavalry rushed through the gap one after another.

The Mongolian horsemen following them did not realize the danger, and they made strange noises while chasing. Some of them were skillful in shooting bows and arrows on horseback.

"Aim!" When Wang Fuchen saw the opportunity coming, he shouted without hesitation: "Go!"

Bang
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