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Since the dragoons were concentrated and dispatched by Li Zheng, there were only [-] cavalry left in the two divisions, and all of them were sent out to explore the road.

After many battles, the Khalkha cavalry also became more refined.

They gradually became familiar with the routines of the dragoons, and when they met, they dispersed and rushed forward, bearing the damage of the bullets, and kept chasing the dragoons.As long as the first two rounds of damage are overcome, the Dragoon will not be able to reload.

On the west bank of the Heimulun River, there were hundreds of dragoon corpses along the way.In order to delay the formation of the main force, the dragoons did not flee back the same way, but galloped eastward at full speed.

Chahun Dorji sent a full 800 cavalry to pursue the remaining [-] dragoons.

Then I ignored it, and led the main force to the south quickly, and finally saw two large synchronized divisions that had already formed an formation by the river.Due to the rush of time, some of the food in the chariots had not had time to be moved out, so they were just lying in front of the battle.

"It's another car formation, another car formation!"

Chahun Dorji was so angry that his face was red and his neck was thick. The car formation in front of him was even more interesting. It was next to the Heimulun River, and he didn't even lack drinking water.And there is no need to defend the side near the river, there are more sufficient troops to defend the chariot formation.

He thought that the hard attack could be won, but it would take many casualties, and it would take several days.What he lacks most now is time, for fear that the cavalry division of the Datong Army will come after him.The cavalry divisions of Zhang Tieniu, Li Dingguo, and Wang Tingchen all have one man and two horses.One horse was used for riding, and the other horse was used to carry armor. The equipment looked scary from a distance. Chahun Dorji didn't want to fight with the cavalry division of the Datong Army.

"Khan, the firearm of the Han people."

This is left behind by the death of the dragoons, a total of 174 flintlock guns.

Chahun Dorji studied for a while, finally understood how to shoot, and immediately said with emotion: "This is a good blunderbuss, much better than the Raksha ghost's blunderbuss, and there is no need to carry a long matchlock. Han infantry, if Using this kind of firecrackers, the Mongolian warriors must not charge forward."

Looking at the formation of chariots ahead, Darhan sighed and said, "Khan, go back to Mobei, the Horqin Grassland can't be occupied."

At the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Li Ling led 1 infantry out of Juyan, but was besieged by [-] Huns cavalry as his lone army went deep.Li Ling didn't have guns and artillery, so he formed an formation relying on heavy carts, fought with the Huns with bows and crossbows for eight days, shot and killed more than [-] Huns cavalry, and was finally captured and surrendered because he ran out of ammunition and food.

Besides, in history, the Eight Banners Army fought against Zhungeer, and 4000 Qing troops were besieged by Zhungeer cavalry.Fu Erdan, the chief general of the Qing army, also formed a chariot formation to resist, and was able to maintain the chariot formation, firing guns all the way to break through the encirclement.In the end, the chariot formation of the Qing army was defeated because the Zhungeer cavalry had large shotguns, and they could chase after horses and shoot with heavy muskets.The failure of the chariot formation of the Qing army was not defeated by Zhungeer cavalry, but by Zhungeer's heavy muskets.

From ancient times to the present, as long as there are elite infantry in formation, it is difficult to forcibly break through purely by cavalry.

The Xiongnu cavalry won the attack by force, but the premise was that Li Ling's arrows were exhausted, and more than 1 Hun cavalry used their bodies to catch the arrows.

In front of him was the tortoise array, behind him was Li Zheng, who was even more tortoise, and the Datong cavalry division was chasing him further north.

Chahun Dorji clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and said, "Go back to Mobei!"

Chapter 793 [Cavalry decisive battle kicks off]

The prairie 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 1000 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: "Grandpa, 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 [-] 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 his tribe and taking the opportunity to escape.

But Tsarhundorji has been guarding against him all the time, and took away all the people, livestock, and food, and he doesn't know where he is hiding now.

Lama Shixi said: "Wait a little longer."

Batu was very unhappy, 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 camp quickly became chaotic, and Batu took the opportunity to lead his troops out.

There was quite a commotion, but in fact, very few people left, and Batu only had more than 200 riders in his hands.

However, there are people who think similarly to him!

After Batu left the Mongolian camp, several small tribes took advantage of the chaos to run away.Among them, the strongest is Alu Horqin, with more than 1000 cavalry.

In the early morning of the next day, people were panic-stricken.

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?"

"Khan is wise!"

The leaders of all ministries flattered in unison. As for what they thought in their hearts, only they knew.

……

Zhang Tieniu and Li Dingguo, with three cavalry divisions, did nothing.

Chahun Dorji sent more than 3000 weak cavalry to attack southward in a detour, and repeatedly trampled 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 could not blame Li Zheng. After all, the battlefield was changing rapidly, and Li Zheng mobilized his troops for a reason.

Moreover, even if they do not mobilize, they can only slow down 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've been looking for it these days, and it's all fake marks deliberately made by the enemy cavalry." Wang Tingchen said.

Li Dingguo said: "The geese leave traces, 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 Chahui Dorji to lead troops westward."

Zhang Tieniu said: "Li Zheng also thinks so, and has already sent dragoons to look for him."

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 and General Wan 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, they will share half of them and keep them.About [-] cavalrymen chased south like a whirlwind.

On the way, they 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 in pursuit, and after only a few tens of miles, he saw [-] to [-] Mongols.

They are all Horqin's people, 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 Mongolia really ran away!

After a short rest, Zhang Tieniu led the cavalry to continue the mad pursuit, this time bringing more than 1 dragoons with him.Cavalry divisions, dragoons, and Mongolian cavalry add up to more than 5 cavalry.

Chasing along the footprints along the way, the place where Khalkha's main force left the mountain area was the edge of Ujimqin Mongolia's territory.

Ahead, there is a war!

The Shanshan Military Region where Fei Ruhe was stationed was too far away from the Horqin Grassland.He couldn't mobilize too many troops, so he could only lead [-] dragoons himself, and along the way, he brought [-] Chahar Mongolian cavalry, and rushed to join the battle.

two days ago.

There was internal strife among the Mongols. 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 himself. He said: "My pasture is here. My great-great-grandmother and her followers have settled here for 100 years. You want us to retreat 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 Ujumqin tribe was hacked to death like this.

With this approach, Chahun Dorji obviously did not intend to come to Monan again, and even gave up his extravagant hope of unifying Mongolia.

Lama Shixi had been prepared for a long time. Hearing the movement from the commander's tent, 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 more than 2000 cavalry left.

Lama Shixi fled all the way south with the remnants of his troops, 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 his face 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 were not many, and he had to go on an expedition, so he was 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 overtaken!

The leaders of the 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 [-] 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.

On the Mongolian side of Khalkha, there are still about 85000 riders.There is sufficient food and grass, and there are countless cattle and sheep.

On the side of the Datong Army, there are about 76000 cavalry, of which more than 1 are Mongolian cavalry who have defected.Food and grass are running out, people are exhausted and horses are exhausted.

"The whole army puts on armor, dismounts and rests!"

People are wearing armor, and horses are resting. The horses are too tired after chasing them 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, and drew his sword and said: "These Han people are too bullying. I have given 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.

Darhan is not his name, but a Mongolian noble title.

It can be called "Darhan Khan" or "Darhan Nuoyan". His real name is actually Bental.

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 traveled all the way south to seek refuge with Emperor Shunzhi. He was named "Prince Darhan" by the Qing court. .

For Darhan, if this battle is won, 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.

Morgan'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. His real name is Anggahai, and he is Chahundorji's cousin in terms of seniority.

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.

Chapter 794 [Disruption with Chaos]

The two armies have a total of more than [-] soldiers and horses, and the Datong army even has one man and two horses.Many of the Khalkha cavalry also brought two horses, many of which came from looting.

In addition, there are more than [-] livestock.

Originally, there were more livestock, but some were thrown out when they made a detour north, luring Zhang Tieniu to go north.When the troops were withdrawing, they threw some more, and continued to confuse the slow Datong army.I have been consuming and eating a lot along the way.There were still some who got lost on the way, and they were in a hurry to withdraw and didn't bother to find them back.

So many soldiers, war horses, and livestock are distributed endlessly on the battlefield.

Both sides were forming troops, Fei Ruhe rushed to Zhang Tieniu: "I have never commanded so many cavalry to fight, and I have not brought a hot air balloon, so I can't see the overall situation of the battlefield clearly."

"I haven't directed before." Zhang Tieniu said.

Fei Ruhe said: "I used to study military books and formation diagrams, and I have learned the cavalry tactics of the past dynasties. But at this time, commanding in front of the battle is not the case at all. I am afraid that I will make a mistake in command. This battle, you do it. The coach, or am I the coach?"

"You can be the coach." Zhang Tieniu didn't fight because he also lacked relevant experience.

Fei Ruhe said: "I returned to Beijing to report on my duties half a year ago. Every night I read military books, and I also specially read related history books. The Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu fought against Mobei. The Han army dispatched more than 9 soldiers and more than [-] horses. The troops of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing marched in two directions, and more than [-] Hun troops were wiped out. At that time, Wei Qing led the chariots and formed a chariot formation to stabilize the formation. Knowing how to run long distances, killed more than [-] enemy troops, and obtained most of the results alone..."

Zhang Tieniu felt that these were all nonsense, so he interrupted: "Let's talk about how to fight first."

Fei Ruhe said: "All the Xiao cavalry are arranged to serve as the central army, and the dragoons are sent out to outflank and harass. The Mongolian cavalry from Chahar, Horqin, and Bahrain are also responsible for the outer harassing. Try to keep the distance between the Khalkha ministries as far as possible, and give the Xiao cavalry The soldiers created an opportunity to directly attack the enemy's commander. The leaders of Khalkha's tribes are not necessarily united. There are also other tribal armies, some of which were forced to go out, and they are not of one mind with Khalkha. Dragoons and tribal cavalry, scattered Go to the periphery to fight in melee. The more chaotic the better, when it is really chaotic, the enemy troops will not fight to the death to protect each other, they must find ways to preserve their strength. When the whole battlefield is chaotic, our Fang Xiao cavalry can launch a decisive charge."

After a lot of talk, Zhang Tieniu concluded: "You mean, if you are unable to control the battlefield, then you simply can't control it. Throw out all the dragoons and Mongolian cavalry to fight. If you want to mess with everyone, let's Chaos, the enemy is also in chaos, the commanders of both sides can't command. Then our Fang Xiao cavalry took advantage of the chaos to charge?"

"Yes!" Fei Ruhe said.

Zhang Tieniu turned around and asked the general, "What do you think?"

Wang Tingchen said with a smile: "This is very good."

Li Dingguo said: "Fei Dudu's brilliant plan, there is no better way to play than this."

What array, what tactics, all tossed aside.

Fei Ruhe is not capable of commanding large-scale cavalry operations, so don't think about how to command.Mess up the enemy's troops, bring the enemy's command ability to the same level as your own, and then defeat them with rich experience in chaotic warfare!

This style of play actually tests the basic qualities of the army.