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Chapter 566 Zhu Di Became a Trapped Beast

Haba is now the Secretary of the Ministry of War in the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

For Bei Yuan, the one who can really fight is also the one with the oldest qualifications.

In fact, in the previous Mengyuan, the original Haba was just a little guy, but with the continuous defeat of Mengyuan, this once inconspicuous character, relying on the luck of escaping from death again and again, finally got the present status.

Sometimes, it doesn't mean to be better than anyone else, but as long as you live long enough, you are the final winner.

Time makes people old, and now Haba is already in his 50s.

Back then, he had been with Tuotuo Timur, the last prime minister of Meng Yuan, and Wang Baobao.

It can be said to have witnessed the decline of the Mongolian Yuan and the revival of the Ming Dynasty.

"Master Shangshu, the spies below came to report that they found traces of a large army stationed twenty miles ahead, and they left not long ago, about two hours away."

Haba was discussing with many Beiyuan Wanhu generals in the big tent, and some subordinates came to report.

After hearing this, Haba laughed loudly and said, "It really didn't take much effort to get here. This general has tracked Zhu Di for so long, and now I finally have a chance."

"This time, I want to see where he is going."

"Pass down the general's order, and the whole army is dispatched to pursue Zhu Di!!!"

Following Haba's order, the entire Mongolian camp began to resound.

Here, there are nearly [-] cavalry troops, most of which are veterans who have experienced many battles. This time, Haba personally took command and set off to attack Zhu Di and Lan Yu.

In fact, as early as one month ago, he had already explored the marching route of Sapphire, but Haba gave up chasing Sapphire after hesitating again and again.

Even with a force three times higher than Sapphire, theoretically speaking, it is completely possible to chase Sapphire casually on this grassland.

But Sapphire's reputation is too great. The Battle of Diaoyu'erhai was the battle of Sapphire's fame. The remaining Mongolian and Yuan courts were defeated in one fell swoop. shadows.

Just hearing this name made Haba tremble a little, and a large number of Mongolian cavalrymen were a little more afraid when facing Sapphire.

Haba didn't dare to gamble, the strength on hand is the backbone of Beiyuan at present, once defeated by Sapphire again, the whole Beiyuan might really be doomed, he dare not imagine, What will happen if you fail.

So after hearing the news about Sapphire, he simply gave up and turned to look for Zhu Di.

Compared with Sapphire, although Zhu Di also has a great reputation, in the eyes of many Mongolians, it is just Zhu Di's good luck, and there is no way to compare with Sapphire.

Many Mongolian generals even wanted to defeat Zhu Di to avenge his shame.

When Zhu Di ruled Beiping back then, everyone dealt with each other a lot, so there was nothing to be afraid of.

After discussing with the Mongolian generals, Haba decided to divide his troops into three groups.

Cut off the connection between Zhu Di and Lan Yu along the way to prevent the two from joining forces.

This is what everyone is most worried about. If they join forces, Haba will stop fighting.

The second way is to prevent Zhu Di from escaping to the Daming border.

Daming's firearms are too powerful and useless on the grasslands, but if it is to attack a city, it will be too bad for the Mongolian cavalry.

Once Zhu Di entered the city, it would be meaningless.

The third route is the main pursuit, following along the direction in which Zhu Di fled.

Chasing up to Zhu Di seemed to Haba only a matter of time, within three to five days at the latest, he would definitely be able to catch up with Zhu Di.

Different from the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty, the cavalry of the Northern Yuan Dynasty now has one man and two horses, and the Mongols grew up on horseback since they were young. When chasing them day and night, they can lie directly on the horseback to rest.

When it's time to fight, you will have plenty of energy to maintain.

This is something that almost [-]% of Mongolians can do.

This is why the Mongols can dominate the grasslands, because their mobility and durability are unmatched by any nation.

One person and two horses.

One horse pursues, one horse conquers.

At any time, the Mongolian cavalry faced the enemy with an extremely vigorous posture.

Just like a pack of wolves on the prairie, after exhausting their prey, they easily tore their throats apart.

Under the scorching sun, Zhu Di suddenly looked up at the sky.

He heard the crowing of eagles.

It was a falcon belonging to the Mongols, and it was also a war eagle.

They are the eyes of the Mongolian cavalry. Above the sky, they can help the Mongolian cavalry to track their prey.

And when the falcons appeared, it meant that they had been targeted by the Mongolian cavalry.

The falcon hovered above the heads of Zhu Di's army, telling the distant Mongolian army where the prey was.

Zhu Di's face became a little gloomy. He already knew that the Mongolian army was chasing them on the grassland, so he decisively chose to withdraw to the grassland military base.

Although the defense of the grassland military base is not strong compared with the city, there are a lot of food reserves and firearms there.

The infantry phalanx with matchlock guns was a hedgehog that the Mongolian cavalry could not chew on. With the deterrence of artillery, Bei Yuan had no way to fight against it.

"My lord, I'm afraid we won't be able to escape. Falcons can only be kept by the elite Mongolian army. This must be the elite cavalry of Beiyuan."

"At their speed, they can definitely cut it off before us."

Zhang Yu said worriedly.

Fighting against the Mongols for a long time is naturally very familiar with the situation of the Mongolian cavalry. This time they went too deep into the grassland. It will take half a month at the fastest to rush back to the grassland military base.

The Mongolian cavalry may only need a few days to catch up with them.

Although Zhu Di's troops are also cavalry, they are actually composed of Han Chinese and cavalry from various tribes in the grassland. The Han Chinese can't rest on horseback like the Mongolian cavalry.

Moreover, Zhu Di lacks horses here, so he can't ride with one person.

"Our rations are enough for a few days."

Zhu Di asked in a deep voice.

Zhang Yu replied: "Eight days are enough."

Zhu Di nodded and said, "Eight days is enough."

"If you can't go, then fight, order to go down, find a more suitable valley, so that the soldiers will be fully prepared."

"In addition, send our best scouts here, divide into two teams, and report to Lan Yu, the nearest border gate, asking for support."

A man can bend and stretch.

At such a critical moment of life and death, Zhu Di certainly would not say that he was afraid of face, so he gave up seeking support from Lan Yu.

In fact, he had a good relationship with Lanyu in the early years, and even followed Lanyu to conquer the grassland many times, and learned a lot of experience in leading soldiers from Lanyu.

As the king of Yan, Zhu Di knew that if Lanyu knew the news of his being trapped, he would definitely support him with all his strength, and there would be no neglect at the border.

This has nothing to do with the usual cold wars.

No matter what, he is the vassal prince of Ming Dynasty, if he died on the grassland, then the emperor father would definitely be furious.

Sapphire itself cannot escape any connection.

Of course, even the Mongolian cavalry would not be able to kill Zhu Di at this time.

If Zhu Di really died here, Daming would inevitably set off a bloodbath, and this consequence was not something Bei Yuan could bear.

If it hurts both sides, maybe Daming is just a little turbulent, while Beiyuan is probably about to collapse.

Catching Zhu Di alive is the best choice for Bei Yuan.

Hearing this, Zhang Yu felt slightly relaxed. What he was most afraid of was that the prince cared about face and did not seek Lan Yu's support.

Although there will be no neglect at the border, but in the absence of a large number of cavalry, the reinforcement speed of the infantry is too slow. It may be several days after the battle is over, and no one has arrived yet.

Following Zhang Yujun's word, a dozen of the most outstanding scouts, one with two horses, scattered from the army.

Some of them need to find places suitable for combat at a faster speed, while others need to make contact.

These are all Han Chinese, or all of them are Zhu Di's personal guards, and they are truly trustworthy people.

Zhu Di looked at the army, and secretly ordered his relatives guards to guard the cavalry of the grassland tribes he joined earlier.

Zhu Di was not really worried about the Northern Yuan cavalry.

In this current team of 7000 people, there are [-] matchlock guns.

If the stronghold is defended, there is no need to worry about the Beiyuan cavalry rushing in. The only possible problem is civil strife.

After thinking for a while, Zhu Di called Zhu Neng over.

"When you find a suitable base, you will lead 500 people to form a military discipline team. Anyone who retreats or makes a change will be killed immediately."

Zhu Neng nodded heavily: "Please rest assured, my lord."

For Zhu Neng's personal ability, Zhu Di still pays more attention to and recognizes it.

This is a real fighter.

In the battle of cold weapons, the role of fierce generals is extremely important, and it can play a great role in terms of momentum alone.

Against the cavalry of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, there is no chance of staggered fighting. The best way out is to fight the low with the high and wait for reinforcements in the stronghold.

Half a day later, before sunset, a scout came back to report.

A hillside was found twenty miles away, suitable for defensive operations.

Zhu Di didn't delay, taking advantage of the still light, he hurried over with the army.

The hillsides of the grassland are generally not very high, and war horses can also go up, but in the case of higher heights, the arquebus is more conducive to use.

"The matchlock gun that Zhu Ying made is very good."

After being stationed on the hillside, the soldiers were doing simple fortifications, Zhu Di said with a bit of admiration, holding the delicate matchlock gun in his hand.

As for firearms, Zhu Di actually didn't care much.

The previous Zhu Di had always dealt with the Mongols in the Beiping Palace, so firearms seemed relatively useless.

It's just that in the current military system, matchlock guns have become a must.

As long as they are Han soldiers, at least [-]% must be equipped with matchlock guns.

During the conquest during this period, Zhu Di mainly used bows and arrows, and the gunpowder was relatively sufficient.

Defense is more than enough.

When stationed on the hillside, it is also more difficult when the horse comes up, and it is difficult to create a full-scale charge.

the next morning.

Zhu Di, who was waiting quietly, heard the slight shaking of the ground.

Looking up, under the rising sun in the distance, a large black shadow gradually appeared.

The horses all over the mountains and plains are the arrival of the Northern Yuan cavalry.

The number of people is only about [-], but the momentum is extremely strong.

The scene of thousands of galloping horses is already very spectacular on the grassland, but in the Beiyuan cavalry, the number of horses alone is already over [-].

How does it feel to have [-] horses?

Especially when they are all rushing towards him, those with low psychological quality may collapse directly.

War seemed imminent.

However, Haba, who was cautious, did not choose to press the whole army directly.

Although the fortifications on the hillside are simple, they can also block the charge of the horses very well. If they attack forcibly, they will cause huge casualties.

The cavalry in hand now are all the elite of Beiyuan. If the loss is too great, he, the Minister of the Ministry of War, will be considered exhausted.

The current situation is not very good for Bei Yuan, and it will be even more sad in the future.

"Set up camp first, send [-] warriors over there, surround without attacking."

Haba narrowed his eyes slightly, and said to the general next to him.

Now Zhu Di is like a trapped beast in his eyes, what he has to do now is to constantly consume his energy, make him exhausted, and then take it down in one fell swoop.

There was not even a tentative attack. Except for [-] soldiers at the foot of the hill, the rest simply set up a bonfire and prepared meals.

For such a situation, Zhu Di was not surprised at all.

This is also the reason why Daming wants to eliminate Beiyuan. If it is an ordinary Mongolian tribe, it will definitely be greedy for merit at this time and choose to take it directly instead of being like the leader of Beiyuan in front of him.

In terms of cultural inheritance, the courtiers and generals of the Northern Yuan Dynasty already had the taste of the Central Plains, so it would be more difficult to deal with them.

From morning to night, Beiyuan's side is extremely quiet. From time to time, cavalry will come to the hillside to provoke, but they will not attack.

The soldiers on Zhu Di's side were in a tense mood, and their energy consumption was serious.

However, Zhu Di also adopted a rotation system. The 3000 people in the front guarded to prevent the Beiyuan from raiding, and the 3000 people in the back rested to recuperate.

Including Zhu Di himself, he went to sleep directly after nightfall.

A day and a night passed like this.

The two armies lived in peace.

In the morning of the next day, Haba took a look at the situation on the hillside, and arranged for five thousand cavalry to explore first.

The line of sight on the hillside is better, and when the Beiyuan army changes, they can still see it quickly.

After a detour, the five thousand cavalry began to accelerate and charge towards the hillside.

The simple fortifications played a relatively large role at this time. Although they could not cause too many casualties, they did a good job of curbing the galloping speed of the war horses.

"The firecrackers are ready, let them go!!!"

When the arquebus sounded, it undoubtedly attracted everyone's attention.

The loud noise frightened the horses, and the cavalry who had been charging looked very messy.

And the latest version of the matchlock gun, with the strengthening of gunpowder power, also showed a strong killing effect.

(End of this chapter)