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Chapter 414 Defection
Suzhuktu led his Chahar cavalry, together with the Horqin tribe of the Zhelimu League and the Naiman tribe of the Zhaowuda League, adding up to a total of [-] cavalry.

As soon as the army crossed the Li River, Bu Shan drove his horse forward and said: "General manager, we can't really rob the Han soldiers' food roads. Since the Han soldiers dare to take the initiative to fight decisively, they either have someone to rely on, or they are not afraid of the Manchus at all. If we let it go now The soldiers plundered the food routes of the Han soldiers, and no matter whether they succeeded or not, they would turn against the Han soldiers. Moreover, the Manchus sent Horqin and Naiman cavalry to follow, making it clear that they do not trust us."

Suzhuketu was irritated: "I know, but Horqin and Naiman's cavalry are on the side, what can I do?"

Bushan said: "In this case... Great Khan, why don't we take this opportunity to go south and ask the Han soldiers to surrender?"

Suzhuketu was surprised: "What did you call me just now?"

Bushan replied: "Great Khan, now that Chahar has been weak for a long time, it is urgent for a great khan to obey the destiny, integrate Chahar, and restore its past glory. But the Great Khan of Burni was defeated in the past and was full of people." When people are exterminated, the golden bloodline is extinct. If the Great Khan is unwilling to take over, who can take over?"

As soon as these words came out, the straightforward Suzhuketu was heartbroken. Just as the Han warlords all wanted to be emperor, their Chahar tribe also wanted to return to the Khan's court and recreate the glory of the Mongol Kingdom in the Yuan Dynasty.

Suzhuketu had some doubts: "But Horqin and Naiman's tribe?"

Bushan said: "Great Khan, the Han people have a saying that in life, there is nothing more than a word of profit first."

The words were not said clearly, but Suzhuketu understood. The two men were secretly discussing about defecting to the Han soldiers.

"Da da da da..."

The sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance, and Suzhuktu was suddenly startled: "What's going on? Where did the sound of horse hooves come from?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a large amount of smoke rising from the southern horizon, and in the smoke, he could vaguely see groups of cavalry.

At a rough count, there must be at least a thousand riders.

"No, it's the Han cavalry!"

Suzhuketu was instantly startled, thinking that the Manchu Qing's plan had been discovered by Han soldiers.

Not only was Suzhuketu frightened, but the Naiman and Horqin tribes were also caught off guard. They did not expect to run into the Han army in advance, and it was also the Han army's cavalry unit.

"The Han army is coming, run away!"

Without thinking, Suzhuktu turned around and ran away with the Chahar cavalry.He completely forgot that a second ago he was discussing with his subordinates how to surrender to the Han army.

"That damn idiot Suzhuketu, I must tell the regent about this and let the regent punish him severely." Zasak Asara of the Naiman tribe was very angry. Suzhuktu ran too fast. , this is tantamount to holding them at the back of the palace.

But now that the matter has come to this, Asara is decisive and immediately gathers the Naiman cavalry: "Naiman warriors, these Han cavalry are not as many as us, and they are all Han. When it comes to cavalry, they are far inferior to our eagles on the grassland. Do you dare to follow me to kill these cowardly Han barbarians, cut off their heads, and go to the regent to receive the reward?"

"Ouch!"

In just a few words, the emotions of more than four thousand Naiman cavalry were instantly aroused.

At this moment, Ning Nanhui, the commander of the Ming army's dragoons, also drew his sword and shouted: "All the troops must gather! Prepare for wall formation!"

The Ming army really didn't see through the Manchu and Qing Dynasty's plan. After all, it only took so long. Even if the Manchu and Qing Dynasty had a Ming army who was working carefully, it couldn't be so fast.

This time, it was just a coincidence...or in other words, the two parties thought of it together.

Yinhu could think of sending cavalry to attack and encircle the rear, but how could the Ming army not think of it? The Ming army even thought of it earlier, such as disrupting the raging Wang Zongtan in Liaodong.

To be honest, when he met Su Zhuketu and the others, Ning Nanhui thought that his whereabouts had been leaked, but in a flash he thought that this was impossible.

"Dudududu da da da da..."

Bansu blew trumpets, and the Ming army's dragoons quickly gathered into a compact wall-shaped square formation, and then launched a charge-style run-up towards the Asala's cavalry on the opposite side.

Because Naiman's cavalry had the largest number, and they happened to be at the front.Although the Horqin tribe was also gathering troops, their strength was only half that of the Naiman tribe.I don't know when, but I ran to the back quietly.

"Hahaha!" Asara raised the machete in his hand with a grim smile, "This Han general doesn't even know how to fight, yet he actually lets the cavalry form such a tight formation. Warriors, charge with me and scatter the Han cavalry on the opposite side."

Four thousand Naiman cavalry, led by Asara, rushed towards the Ming army's dragoons without fear.They didn't notice at all that although the Ming army's dragoons were in dense formation, they were not riotous, but very compact and orderly.

This is obviously because the training is based on a compact formation, especially as the distance continues to shrink, the Ming army's dragoons begin to accelerate, and the entire cavalry array is like an iron wall.

It is a real iron wall, because each dragoon is equipped with a breastplate, which can perfectly protect the fatal parts of the upper body.

Napoleon once said that a real cavalry war only lasts a moment, and less than one-tenth of the cavalry often plays a decisive role.

Well, usually the front row is cavalry, and the back row is all Qiu Feng.

This may not be accurate, but it can intuitively reflect that most of the time, cavalry warfare and army hand-to-hand warfare are the same.

Once the front row collapses, it will be difficult for the back row to gather troops and fight again, not to mention being defeated like a mountain. "Ta-ta-ta-ta!"

"Da da da da!"

As soon as the Ming army's dragoons and the Naiman tribe's cavalry came into battle, the Ming army's dragoons, which numbered only more than [-] men, knocked down the [-] Naiman tribe's Mongolian cavalry in an instant.

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang..."

There was a series of physical collision sounds, and the sound of the cavalry falling off their horses and falling to the ground.

The Naiman cavalry in the front row felt as if they had hit an iron wall, and even their horses were knocked over.

The cavalry formation used by Asara is still a traditional cavalry formation, and it is still from the cold weapon era. Now when it comes to the wall charge formation, it is completely unprepared, and it does not know how to defend itself.

Like a dull knife, the Ming Army's dragoons forcibly tore apart the already scattered formation of the Naiman tribe's cavalry. Even though many Ming Army dragoons fell off their horses like the Naiman tribe's cavalry, the rest of the friendly cavalry did. Turn a blind eye.

The Naiman cavalry collapsed like this!

The cavalry in the back row didn't even know what was going on, but they were rushed to pieces by the Han cavalry like an iron wall.

This charge alone dispersed at least hundreds of Naiman's cavalry, and the remaining cavalry was also routed.

"How is this possible?" Asara couldn't believe it.

It was clear that he had the superior force, and his cavalry were all elite Mongolian warriors from the grasslands, yet he could not defeat the Han cavalry.

Intuition told Asara that the compact formation of the Han soldiers just played a role. He shouted frantically: "Quick, gather the troops! Gather the troops! Warriors of the Naiman tribe, don't be afraid of these Han cavalry."

Unfortunately, Naiman's cavalry formation had long been dispersed by the wall charge, and the infantry formation collapsed, making it difficult to regroup, let alone the more mobile cavalry.

Moreover, this was still on the battlefield. The Ming army's dragoons had gained an advantage. How could they not take advantage of the victory and pursue it?

After the Ming army's dragoons broke up Naiman's formation, they divided their troops into three groups to surround and kill these disorderly Mongolian cavalry.

Some brave people still rushed forward, but they had long since lost their formation, and only a few or a dozen were gathered together.

"Bang bang bang!"

The Ming army's dragoons only opened their distance slightly, and then dismounted and were shot.The Naiman cavalry who were charging desperately did not even take twenty steps before they fell to the ground.

Asala realized that this battle was unwinnable, and quickly gathered the only a thousand Naiman cavalry around him to quickly retreat and meet up with Horqin's cavalry who had not arrived in time.

Asara said: "Eljitu, leave quickly. There is something strange about these Han cavalry. Let's retreat quickly and inform the regent!"

Eljitu, the leader of Tushiyetu of Horqin tribe, nodded: "Okay, but I have to do one thing first!"

"Retreat quickly! Otherwise the Han soldiers will come and kill..." Asara was a little anxious.

Pfft!

Eljitu suddenly slashed at Asara with his knife. Asara was unable to dodge and subconsciously raised his hand to block. His arm was cut off on the spot, causing a large amount of blood to splash out.

"what!"

Asara screamed and fell off the horse. Eljitu quickly rode on to finish the attack.

In another time and space, Zasak of the Naiman tribe died like this when he lived until the Qianlong period and devoted himself to the Qing Dynasty. He died on the way to the expedition.

"Kill all the Naiman tribe!"

Horqin's cavalry quickly drew their swords and charged over, killing Naiman's cavalry by surprise. They did not expect to be attacked by their own people.

There are Horqin tribe in front and Han cavalry behind.

Attacked from the front and back, attacked from the front and back!
After killing for a full quarter of an hour, Eljitu finally killed all the thousand Naiman cavalry, and then led a full two thousand cavalry towards the Ming army.

Ning Nanhui saw the "fratricide" among the Mongolian cavalry on the opposite side. When he saw two thousand cavalry rushing over, he did not dare to be careless and hurriedly blew the trumpet to gather troops.

Eljitu, however, asked his cavalry to wait, and rode a long way away alone. Then he shouted to the Ming army dragoons who were approaching: "Tushi Yetu of the Horqin tribe of Mongolia is willing to submit to the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Please lead him immediately." I’ll meet your coach!”

　Wan Duzi
　　
　
(End of this chapter)