The Prosperous Era of Longwan

Just when Wei Guangde was thinking about what to do, Dong Yiyuan suddenly whispered in Wei Guangde's ear: "Master Wei, when our army formed a formation earlier, I saw a Tatar scout coming from the direction of Huailai and saw me. After the military formation, they took a detour and entered the Ada Khan camp from the side."

"Is this happening?"

Wei Guangde asked in surprise.

"I would never lie in a humble position. At that time, I didn't know that the Datong Army in the direction of Huailai had arrived, so I just thought it was a Tatar reconnaissance horse returning to the camp. Now that I think about it, I can't rule out that it was a messenger sent by the Tatars in Huailai."

Dong Yiyuan hurriedly analyzed.

After getting this information, Wei Guangde hesitated again.

Anda Khan probably already knew about the arrival of the Datong Army, so how would he consider this matter.

Today's battle has been fought so far, will Anda Khan continue to fight?

Wei Guangde could pat his chest now and say that he just didn't want to fight, so he could just take advantage of it, and there was no need to intensify his efforts and continue to bet.

But he didn't want to, what did An Dahan in the tent opposite think?

After suffering a small loss, it stands to reason that it is only right to take revenge and go back.

At this moment, Wei Guangde put himself into the role of Ada Khan again. He first had to analyze the information that Ada Khan had.

Wei Guangde thought about it. It seemed that apart from knowing something about the Ming Army in Baoan Prefecture, Anda Khan knew much about other places.

Wei Guangde can only rely on Wei Guangde to analyze this information.

The garrison outside Yanqing Prefecture must be monitoring the direction of Juyongguan and Yongning to prevent the Jizhen army from leaving the pass and entering Xuanfu to join the battle. As far as I can tell, Anda Khan has not mobilized them back. Anda Khan does not know that the Ming army has not been mobilized. The idea of ​​​​Jizhen's army is why they waste their troops outside Yanqing Prefecture.

The garrison in the Huailai direction should have initially focused on intercepting the Ming Army's grain transport convoy, but now it has automatically become the main force of the Datong Army. So Anda Khan will inevitably dispatch reinforcements from the Yanqing direction in order to be on the safe side. The prerequisite is He also wanted to fight the Ming army in Xuanfu Town.

Then, Wei Guangde thought about it again, and it seemed that he had not missed anything.

Anda Khan did not guess the strategic intentions of the Ming army. Now the Ming Dynasty still adopts a defensive posture towards Mongolia as a whole.

The Jizhen army also focused on defense, strictly guarding the inner Great Wall to prevent Anda Khan from breaking into the suburbs of Beijing.

As for Anda Khan's attempt, Wei Guangde only guessed that he wanted to severely damage the Ming army in Jizhen and look for an opportunity to attack the capital again.

The last time we fought near Beijing, we successfully forced Emperor Jiajing to agree to trade with each other, although it was eventually interrupted due to various reasons.

Thinking of this, Wei Guangde couldn't help but glance at Tian Shiwei.

At that time, the Ming Dynasty's Tongbao was talking about the betrayal of the Anta tribe, sneak attacks on trading caravans and plundering border military fortresses.

But if Anda Khan is still focused on forcing the Ming Dynasty to trade with each other this time, then it is difficult to determine what happened at the border at that time.

Yes, Wei Guangde thought of smuggling groups. The most important thing in the Ming Dynasty was smuggling groups. From the maritime merchants of Fujian and Zhejiang to the merchants of Shanxi, they were the outstanding representatives. In the end, the Han Dynasty was wiped out in the Ming Dynasty.

In order to continue to make huge profits, they naturally do not want to trade with each other. This is equivalent to cutting off their financial resources. The instability of the border is an opportunity for them to make huge profits.

As for the reason why the mutual trade was interrupted in the first place, Wei Guangde also heard people mention it in private, that is, the root still lies with Emperor Jiajing. He felt that the alliance under the city was too humiliating, and Emperor Jiajing had shown no interest in foreign trade since he came to the throne.

There are many theories, and Wei Guangde is not sure what the truth is, so he thinks too far.

Judging from the current situation, Anda Khan is determined to fight in Xuanfu, so Wei Guangde must prepare for the next war.

"General Soldier Tian, ​​if Anda Khan rushes out from the front gate, can our military formation be able to defend against their attack?"

Wei Guangde suddenly asked. He felt that the Ming army's military formation was very tight now, but he was not sure whether it would be able to prevent it. To be on the safe side, he would ask more questions to nip it in the bud.

"Master Wei, if Anda Khan lets his men break through from the front, even if they can break through our defenses, they themselves will lose their troops. I guess it is unlikely. After all, he did not bring many people into Xuan Mansion."

Tian Shiwei quickly gave his answer, "But Mr. Wei, I think that our record today is already very good, and we can report our victory to the capital. There is no need to create extra problems."

Tian Shiwei's next words were in line with Wei Guangde's thoughts, but what he had to consider was how to retreat safely and where to retreat?

"Mr. Tian, ​​please be more specific. It doesn't matter. Just say whatever you want."

Wei Guangde said to him pleasantly at this time.

"Now it seems that we can use our military formation to press forward step by step against Anta Khan, but even if we are close to their camp, if they gather thousands of troops and come out from the rear camp gate and attack our military formation from the side, the gunmen on both wings may not be able to resist. live."

"Is it difficult to maintain the battle even if Liu Huan's troops and the remnants of Ma Fang's troops join the battle?"

Wei Guangde heard Tian Shiwei's statement and thought about it before speaking.

In his consideration, the army slowly retreated in a military formation, with the cavalry still surrounding them, and just carried out some harassment when the Anta tribe launched a surprise attack.

"If we all come out in force, we have no chance of winning. The most we can do is cause huge casualties."

Tian Shiwei frowned and then said, "But thinking about it, Anda Khan shouldn't be able to bear too much loss."

"Then they won't come out to attack us?"

Wei Guangde suddenly interrupted and asked.

"The general doesn't know. I just think it's better to be more prepared. It's best to travel in formation so that you can respond to various situations at any time."

Well, after asking around, the result is not much different from what Wei Guangde thought.

Shaking his head, Wei Guangde looked into the distance and looked at the Anda Khan camp. He looked left and right at Liu Huan and Ma Fang's tribe. At this time, the remnants of Ma Fang's troops had dismounted. The soldiers were filling their stomachs and feeding their horses. Ration and water to replenish the physical strength of the war horse.

Perhaps even because of their escape, many soldiers were too relaxed after the disaster and even took off the weight of their horses to make the horses more relaxed, and their own armors were also untied.

Seeing this scene, Wei Guangde could also imagine what they encountered in the Ada Khan camp.

There are less than 500 people left out of more than 2,000 people who have escaped. Ma Fang hasn't come yet and doesn't know what to eat. He should at least come and report the battle situation.

"Send someone over and tell Ma Fang to come see me quickly."

I didn't expect any useful results at this moment, so I took this opportunity to learn about the situation at An Dahan from Ma Fang, so as to make some preparations for the memorial.

Today, the Ming army in Baoan Prefecture is almost in full force. Naturally, such a big thing needs to be reported.

However, not long after, the people sent by Dong Yiyuan came back quickly to report: "Sir, General Ma has five stab wounds on his body, two of which are said to be very dangerous. The doctor is still dealing with it and can't come for the time being."

Hearing that Ma Fang was seriously injured, Wei Guangde's previous unhappiness disappeared.

Thinking of the cavalry eating rations to replenish their strength during rest, but the soldiers in the military formation obviously do not have such treatment now. They did not allocate some rations like the cavalry this time to satisfy themselves and their horses.

"Let people bury the pot in the back to make rice, and everyone eats it in batches, while everyone rests in a staggered manner."

Wei Guangde told Tian Shiwei, "We can't go back now. I'm afraid that we will show weakness and draw An Dahan out."

"Are we just going to stay here and not test and attack?"

Tian Shiwei was a little surprised. Wei Guangde seemed to want to retreat. After all, the army could not stay in the wild for a day. It had to camp before dark, either to camp in the Tatar military camp or to return to Baoan Prefecture.

Indeed, the Ming army is a bit embarrassed now. It is afraid of failure when advancing and afraid of being hunted down by the Tatars when retreating.

"Let the soldiers eat first. We have been fighting for a long time."

Wei Guangde was noncommittal at the moment and just responded lightly.

Soon, bursts of smoke floated from behind the Ming army's formation.

But at this moment in Anda Khan's military tent, Anda Khan has made up his mind, it's not big.

This time when he entered the Ming Dynasty, he made two mistakes. One was not bringing enough troops.

The fact that the Ming army dared to raid his camp with all its elite strength showed that the Ming army actually knew his identity and he was here.

As a result, the men and horses he reserved outside the Great Wall lost their deterrence.

The Mongols also know the principle of capturing thieves and kings.

The second mistake was that in order to deal with attacks from multiple parties, he dispersed his forces.

If the army is concentrated in one place, he will not be afraid no matter how many troops come from the Ming army.

But now it doesn't work. He originally thought that the Ming army in Baoan Prefecture did not dare to fight and huddled in the city, so he wanted to ambush the Datong army halfway.

As a result, the Xuanfu army suddenly attacked him, and the Datong army also appeared at this time. It can only be said that everything was premeditated and they calculated the time.

This is scary, and Andahan doesn't want to fall into Akito's trap.

The people who set it up are really terrible.

Moreover, just today, he also saw the powerful combat effectiveness of the Ming army. It was really hard to imagine that this was the same Ming army that ran away when his army arrived a few years ago.

"Stop fighting. Send out cavalry to roam near the Ming army's formation. Do not fight with the Ming people."

Anda Khan made up his mind that he was going to withdraw. He didn't want to fight against Ming Guo, a man who was good at calculations. It was a bit scary. The most important thing was that he didn't know who his opponent was?

If you really lose, it will be a big shame.

"Khan, are we really not going to fight?"

someone asked loudly.

"Yes, Great Khan, we all go out, we are not afraid of killing those Ming people outside the camp."

Many people began to clamor. In their opinion, the Ming army might have won this battle just by luck.

Of course, more people's clamor is actually to embolden themselves. They are a little scared in their hearts, but at this moment they are still clamoring for another fight with the Ming army to regain their face.

"Stop talking, the purpose of the Ming people is to fight with us and stick us here firmly."

At this time, Anda Khan stood up and walked off the stage, stood among the ministers and said: "Even if we mobilize people from Yanqing Prefecture and Huailai, the Ming army will mobilize more troops to surround us, because I am here.

Don't you think it's strange?

The Ming people have been hiding in Baoan Prefecture for so long. They suddenly made a surprise attack today. We can't get entangled with them. Entangling us is their purpose. They even used the elite cavalry to attack me in a sneak attack to kill me. "

The others were silent at this moment. The performance of the Ming army today was really difficult for them to understand. It was not at all the Ming army they had imagined.

"Retreat. We will break up camp and evacuate tonight. The Ming army should return to Baoan Prefecture, which is more than 20 miles away. Entering the city is safer than camping in the wild, haha."

Having said this, Anda Khan laughed first, and then looked at his subordinates. Seeing that everyone seemed to be low in fighting spirit, he said with a smile on his lips: "This time, I am the Khan who has made a big mistake and brought too few people." resulting in failure.

It doesn't matter, we will come back next time. Anyway, the minimum goal this time has been achieved. The goods have been shipped out of the Great Wall. There is no need for us to lose the lives of the clan members here. They are all good young men, and the eagle of the grassland is It's time to go back to the grassland and fly. "

"What about Yanqing Prefecture and Huailai?"

Someone asked.

"Give me the order, let them withdraw immediately after receiving the military order, and go back the way they came. The Longmen guards there are not strong enough to fight, so they just find an obstacle and rush out, haha

The Great Wall of Ming Dynasty, I can come and leave whenever I want, so what can I do? "

Although the plan could not be implemented this time, which was considered a minor setback, Anda Khan still faced his subordinates with a confident face and still looked down upon his neighbor in the south.

After having a war meal, the Ming army took a rest and made two more probing attacks on Anda Khan's barracks. However, each time they were met with the charge and deterrence of thousands of Anda's cavalry around the military formation, making the Ming army seemingly invincible. Return with success.

"An Dahan seems to have suffered quite a loss."

When Wei Guangde saw this situation, he felt relieved. It seemed that Anda Khan didn't want to fight today. He might be re-allocating his troops, or perhaps he would mobilize troops from Yanqing Prefecture.

But he never expected that due to repeated calculations of the army's itinerary, the coincidental attack time and the coincidental arrival of reinforcements made Anda Khan mistakenly believe that he had entered a trap of the Ming army and had decided to retreat.

Just don’t fight today. I will return to Baoan Prefecture today, and I won’t come out tomorrow. Even if you transfer all the troops from Yanqing Prefecture and Huailai, labor and capital will not fight. I have made enough political capital. I will go back tonight. Just write good news.

In the afternoon, with the scorching sun in the sky, it was definitely not suitable to continue the attack.

Wei Guangde directly ordered the entire army to retreat, return to the Tatar military camp, and arranged for the soldiers to repair the camp on a large scale. It seemed that they were going to station here to prepare for the continued attack on Anta's headquarters tomorrow.

The actions of the Ming army further confirmed Ada Khan's suspicion that the Ming army wanted to entangle him here again.

When it got dark, everyone in the Anda Khan camp silently packed their bags and quietly set off from the back camp to return north.

But what they didn't know was that the Ming army was doing the same thing as them, but in the completely opposite direction. The Ming army retreated from the camp to Baoan Prefecture.

In order to avoid alerting the enemy, they did not even send out scouts to observe the movements of the enemy camp at night, for fear of waking up the opponent. Instead, they only sent out elite cavalry to shield the battlefield and prevent the opponent from sensing their actions.

It was pitch black.