In the camp, the tribal leaders had already quarreled with Andahan.
In this invasion of the Ming Dynasty, the Tartars had gathered nearly seventy percent of the young and strong warriors of the tribes.
If the Ming Empire really sent a heavy army to attack their rear, the tribes would not have the strength to resist.
" Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Andahan roared in disbelief.
In recent days, they had been guarding outside the Jiayu Pass, and the Ming Dynasty defenders had been too busy to take care of themselves. Where did so many cavalrymen come from to attack their rear?
"There must be a trap!" Andahan comforted him.
"Perhaps the reinforcements of the Great Ming Army have arrived, and they might be attacking the rear of the army!”
"No matter what, we can't just sit here and wait for death. Otherwise, we won't even have a way out!”
The Horqin tribe leader said coldly.
"If you want to retreat, then retreat. My Shaman tribe will never retreat!”
The leader of the Shaman tribe gripped his giant axe tightly with both hands and said angrily,"I want revenge for the dead clansmen of the tribe!”
The Shaman Tribe had the smallest number of people among the nine tribes. If he returned just like that, the fifty thousand warriors he had brought with him would probably be annexed by the other tribes.
So this time, he had to give it a try no matter what. Even if he had to drag down the other tribe leaders, he would not hesitate!
Hearing this, the other tribe leaders hesitated on the spot.
Now, they were faced with two difficult choices.
First, retreat back to save the tribe. The previous consumption of rations and deaths of soldiers would be for naught.
Second, attack the Jiayu Pass at all costs. As long as they successfully take down the pass, everything they paid would be returned a hundredfold.
The arrow had to be fired!
Andahan's eyes flashed with a vicious light as he stood up and said,""Didn't we wait so long for this moment?”
"Great Ming's new Emperor has ascended the throne, and the people's hearts are unstable. This is the best time for us to attack the capital.”
"Moreover, the ones who sneaked into the tribe must have been the Great Ming Light Cavalry. They wanted to cause chaos in our morale and force us to retreat.”
"This is all their delaying tactic! For the glory of the grassland tribes, a certain amount of sacrifice was inevitable!”
"Pass down the order, all the soldiers are ready to attack Jiayu Pass!”
Antahan had this idea because his tribe was located in the westernmost part of the territory. Even if there was an army pressing down on the border, it would not disturb his tribe for a short period of time.
However, after hearing this, the leaders of the other tribes gradually believed this guess and clamored to send troops to attack the pass.
……
On the vast grassland, Li Chengliang personally led 3,000 light cavalry to attack. Every soldier's horse had the banner of the Ming Dynasty hanging on it.
Looking from afar, it was as if a yellow dragon had descended and wiped out all the evil spirits in the world!
Li Chengliang did not intend to kill many people in this surprise attack on the grassland tribe. Instead, he wanted to create as much chaos as possible.
The only way was to burn the grain and fodder for the winter in the tribes and slaughter the cattle, sheep and other livestock.
Zeng Xi had sent nearly six light cavalry teams like Li Chengliang's.
……
Three days later.
The first piece of good news reached the Forbidden City.
Zhu Zaihou was sitting on the dragon chair in the Golden Palace Hall, reading every word in detail.
Zeng Xi led his troops straight to Jiayu Pass, divided his troops into light cavalry around the rear to harass the tribes behind the Tartar State, disrupting the morale of the army.
Andahan was forced to fight and was prepared to attack Jiayu Pass. In just three days, he launched a total of six probing attacks and fifteen strong attacks!
The casualties they suffered could only be described as tragic!
Tens of thousands of arrows shot out at the same time, covering the sky and the sun. The ear-piercing whistling sound seemed to tear apart the heart.
Hundreds of cannons fired at the same time, and mountains and rivers collapsed. Under the bombardment of the sky, no bones were left.
The snow on the ground was white, but it had long been melted by the hot blood.
The flesh and blood mixed together, forming a blood river that flowed along the mountain range into the river…
In just three days, the Tartar Kingdom had suffered 70,000 casualties, and Zeng Xi had never revealed his 500,000 soldiers!
At this moment, Zhu Zaihou finally understood why Zeng Xi dared to say that he only needed 50,000 soldiers to destroy 300,000 Tartars.
From the looks of it, it was indeed possible.
The arrogance of the Tartars disappeared because of Zeng Xi's arrival.
And the entire Ming Empire had vented their anger because of this great battle!
Ever since the Ming Dynasty was established, other than the Hongwu and Yongle years when the Tartars did not dare to invade, the other emperors often harassed the border.
Especially in autumn and winter, the grasslands had little food and grass, and they would often invade the border of Ming to plunder.
Although the past emperors were furious, they were helpless.
The nomadic people had no fixed residence. If they put too much energy into this, it would only drag down the development of the Ming Empire.
But today, the evil energy that had been accumulated for so long had finally been released during the Long Qing years and dealt a heavy blow to the Tartars.
In the Golden Palace, the officials were extremely excited, and their breathing became much faster.
The Ming Emperor ascended the throne at a young age of only ten years old, but he was already showing off his sharpness.
The emperor is wise and wise. He is close to virtuous ministers and kills crafty ministers.
Wang Shouren and the other ministers couldn't help but sigh in their hearts. With such an emperor in the Ming Dynasty, what regrets would they have even if they did their best?
……
On the Great Wall of Jiayu Pass.
Zeng Xi, Xia Yan, and the others looked at the Tartar camp in the distance.
"Marshal Zeng, the morale of the Tartar army is low, and their fighting spirit has suffered a setback. This is a good opportunity to counterattack.”Hu Zongxian said excitedly.
Zeng Xi's eyes narrowed. How could he not know about this opportunity?
However, the Great Ming was not like the Tartars. The lack of horses was a shortcoming. If they could take over these 200,000 horses, wouldn't it be great?
Thinking of this, Zeng Xi looked up at the dark sky. His tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Perhaps even the heavens are giving us heavenly secrets!
As he spoke, exclamations rang out from the Great Wall.
"It's snowing! It's snowing!"
Zeng Xi turned around and waved his long robe, saying solemnly,""Pass down the order to prepare a large amount of kerosene and torches…Tomorrow at 12 o'clock, it will be the best time for us to counterattack!”
The generals present looked at each other and cupped their hands in greeting."I accept your orders!"
Zeng Xi looked at the soldiers who had gone down to prepare, then at the Tartar camp and said solemnly,""In ancient times, Lu Xun set fire to Lianying. Today, I, Zeng Xi, set fire to Tartar…"
This book comes from：m.funovel.com。