The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

The time span of several hours is not short. For Zhang Fan, the excitement of waiting for the start of the battle made him feel that these few hours passed extremely slowly.And when he saw the sleeping soldiers, he felt that these few hours had passed too fast, and he was afraid that the soldiers would not get enough rest.

Anyway, time was passing by gradually. Although the sky was still pitch black, Zhang Fan knew that the time was coming.The soldiers woke up one by one. In the camp, there was no emotion of parting from life and death, nor the excitement of thinking about going to battle to make contributions. Everything seemed so peaceful.

Zhang Fan didn't close his eyes all night. Although after these few days, he no longer felt the excitement he had at the beginning, but now he is still full of energy, or he has no reason to sleep at all.Zhang Fan's heart was as calm as the atmosphere here.Seeing the soldiers in front of him preparing their equipment, calming their horses, and checking their weapons and guns, Zhang Fan suddenly had an understanding.No one longs for death, no one longs to leave their loved ones on the battlefield, and no one really takes death home.Behind these people is not the righteousness of the nation, nor the aloofness of the emperor, nor the loyalty to serve the country, but...but just very selfish, just hope that their lives will be better, and the ordinary mood of longing for the safety of their families.They can't reason with the Tartars, so they can only use the sword to make the Tartars understand this truth.

"My lord, are you ready?" Wang Degui said from the side, he was ready to go.

"Well... that's it." Zhang Fan didn't say much, just responded to his words.

"My 50 people will always be by your side, please rest assured." Wang Degui said firmly.

Zhang Fan didn't answer, just nodded.

At this time, the army was ready, and the sky was still dark, but Zhang Fan could feel something different in the darkness.Liu Jinquan came to the front of the 5000 troops and looked at the soldiers in front of him with no expression on his face. After a while, he just said: "Brothers, come back alive! Let's go!"

Zhou Biao, Liu Yong, and Zhao Rui each led their teams to their predetermined locations.Wang Xing's 1000 men went to lay an ambush on the road where the army was about to retreat.Zhang Fan insisted on staying with Liu Jinquan, and Liu Jinquan had no choice but to agree to him, but Zhang Fan could only stay on a hillside far away from the Tartar camp, so it would be convenient for him to leave if any Tartar came.

In this way, a great battle in the world of ice and snow is about to start.

In the Tartar tent, the general Bars who led the troops this time also did not rest all night.Alta ruled Tatar, and as Alta's subordinate, his status in Tatar has risen greatly. Over the past few decades, Dayuan Orthodoxy has been driven to a remote corner in the east, and he seems to be right People, the status of their own family has become more and more noble in Tatars in the past few decades.What joy it is that those who formerly did not look themselves in the eye now grovel to themselves!Now that I am attacking Daming, I am the main general. I have to say that this is another credit to me. Thinking that I am over sixty years old, and all my children are not up to date except for the eldest, maybe I am in life. In the last time, you can also accumulate some strength for the family.

This southern invasion was so smooth at the beginning, the people of the Southern Dynasties had no defense at all, and the nearest place was only a hundred miles away from the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Barth had the spirit of going all out to rebuild the Great Yuan with Beijing.However, the defense of the capital of the Ming Dynasty is so tight, and the strongest Qi family army in the Ming Dynasty has already marched to Datong.Bals heard that his subordinates in Datong were having a hard time. The people of the Southern Dynasties took advantage of the right time, place and harmony, and their opponents were strong. He had already asked for support many times.However, the situation in Shaanxi is much better, because Bals has an insider. It is also the credit of this insider who was able to get the news of the patrol change in Shaanxi, but it is no longer worth using.Bals planned to withdraw his troops in two days. Of course, he would transfer troops that were in a relatively easy situation to rescue Datong's subordinates.

The Tartars lived in this environment all year round, and they were fully prepared for the impact of the weather. Bals's tent was wide and thick, and even if there was a strong wind outside, no trace of cold air could blow in.There is a bonfire burning in the tent, making it extremely warm and comfortable.Even so, Bals was thinking about various matters and had no intention of resting at all.It wasn't until Maoshi that he felt sleepy, and was about to take a rest when the neighing of a war horse broke the silent air.

Liu Jinquan looked at the Tartar camp in front of him. Now is the most difficult time for people. According to the report from the scouts, the Tartar patrol team also went to rest.There was no one in the camp, and although the guards had just changed their guards, they seemed drowsy.Liu Jinquan knew that now was a good time for a surprise attack, and when the messenger reported that the other three troops were ready, Liu Jinquan knew it was time to attack.

He didn't say much, just drew out his sword and pointed at the typing camp, and the [-] cavalry and [-] infantry behind him rushed towards the Tartar camp.The Tartar guards only felt the ground shaking, and the two men who opened their sleepy eyes looked towards this side, and saw a large group of menacing Ming troops rushing towards them, and before they could react, they were shot by the arrows own chest.Liu Jin took the lead with his whole body, at the forefront of the army, broke through the gate of the Tartar camp, and rushed straight to the big tent of the Chinese army.

Zhang Fan watched the situation below from a hillside to the west of the Tartar army, just watched everything that happened below with his eyes, without any fluctuations in his heart.Zhang Fan held a bow and crossbow given to him by Wang Degui in his hand. Wang Degui was afraid that something might happen to him and he would not know how to use a sword, so he had to give Zhang Fan a crossbow to protect himself.

In the Tazi camp, many people were sleeping, when they heard the neighing of war horses outside, they got up and took up their weapons and prepared to fight, but Liu Jinquan and the others were too fast, Liu Jinquan's war horse was only a few dozen steps away from Bals' tent .This is when the [-] Tartar army stationed also realized that they mounted their horses one after another and prepared to meet the enemy. Barth's personal guards also took out their swords and stood in front of Liu Jinquan.At this time, Zhou Biao and others who had ambushed in advance from the three sides of the Tartar camp also rushed over. The Tartar army had no choice but to send people to stop them, but they rushed to meet the enemy. Many people were still awake and were killed by the intruding Ming army. I was caught off guard.

The three people who were in charge of disturbing the Tartars did not want to fight with the Tartar army, but just blocked them from going to block Liu Jinquan's way.Liu Jinquan had rushed to the front of the big tent, swung the sword in his hand and chopped down several of Bals's guards, and the rest of the guards had been cleaned up by the people behind him.Liu Jinquan led a few cavalrymen and jumped into the big tent.

In the big tent, Bals held a sword and stared angrily at the people who rushed in. Although he was a little flustered and didn't even wear armor, he didn't look panicked.There was no way to ride a horse in the big tent, so Liu Jinquan and the others had no choice but to get off their horses and walked towards Bals with the weapons in their hands.

"You people from the Southern Dynasties are really despicable. You dare not fight our army head-on, you only attack behind the scenes." Bals angrily scolded.

"Sure enough, he is an outsider who doesn't know how to use soldiers. It's useless to talk too much, so let's die!" Liu Jinquan rushed forward with his sword in hand without saying much.

Liu Jinquan stabbed Bals' chest with his sword, but was blocked by Bals' saber.Although Bals is an old man in his sixties, he easily defuses Liu Jinquan's attack with the fierce strength of a Tartar and his experience in many battles since he was a child.Liu Jinquan's subordinates didn't care about anything else, and rushed forward with their knives in hand.

The battle outside the tent continued, and the Tartars gradually came to their senses, and under the leadership of some leading officers, they stopped and counterattacked.The power of the Ming army gradually disappeared, but they had been prepared for a long time and began to vent their anger.Although it was the twelfth lunar month of winter, the weather was extremely dry, and the forage tents in the Tazi camp were on fire. In a short while, everyone had spread to the entire camp.

In the main tent, the battle between Liu Jinquan and others was still going on with Bals, and Bars could barely defend against the opponent's attack, but after all, he was getting old and gradually broke down.At this time, the main tent was also on fire.Liu Jinquan knew that this meant that the battle outside had also begun to change, and the battle must be resolved quickly.Unexpectedly, Bals saw Liu Jinquan's gap in thinking, avoided the attack of the three people on the side, and cut towards Liu Jinquan together.

"My lord!" A soldier saw Bals' attack, and saw that the blade was about to meet Liu Jinquan's neck. He risked his life and ran towards Liu Jinquan, blocking him.

Barth's saber was on the soldier's neck, and the soldier's head was instantly decapitated with such great force, and blood gushed out.Blood was scattered on Liu Jinquan's face, but at this moment he had no time to take care of it. Seeing his subordinates being killed, anger instantly flooded him.He yelled, and stabbed his sword at Barth, who was a little absent-minded, and the two soldiers beside him also chopped off their swords in their hands.In an instant, Barth's left and right hands were cut off, and a sharp sword pierced his chest.Bals didn't show a frightened expression, his eyes looking at Liu Jinquan began to lose focus, the most bloody, muttering something, fell to the ground and died after a while.

Liu Jinquan looked at Bals who fell to the ground, pulled out his sword expressionlessly, cut off Bals' head and hung it on the horse.They did not move the fallen man, and the three of them mounted their horses and rushed out of the big tent.

The battle outside the tent has intensified, the offensive of the Tartars has become crazy, and the soldiers of the Ming army are already at a disadvantage.Seeing Liu Jinquan coming out, Zhou Biao and the others rode over and saw Liu Jinquan's head hanging on the horse, knowing that the purpose of this operation had been achieved.Liu Jinquan immediately ordered the army to break through.

Zhang Fan and others on the hillside saw that the army had begun to break through, and knowing that Liu Jinquan and the others had succeeded, they began to retreat under the protection of Wang Degui.

The Tartar army was still fighting with the soldiers of the Ming army. The Ming army fought hard to break through and lost a lot of troops. Then they broke out of the Tartar camp and wanted to retreat through the pre-designed retreat route.

At this time, the sky has begun to light up slightly.