Wala Camp.
They didn't attack the city immediately after they arrived. They were naturally waiting for reinforcements.
The hundred thousand infantry passed through the Purple Jing Pass and arrived outside the capital, where they met up with the cavalry.
In the tent, he looked at his trusted generals and said slowly.
"The capital has been the center of more than thirty large-scale wars! It's hard to tell what's right and what's wrong.
However, the historians all noticed that it was this place that had determined the rise and fall of many dynasties!
In the previous Yuan Dynasty, Tiemuzhen unified the various tribes of Mongolia and established the Great Mongolia. He destroyed the Western Liao, Western Xia, Hualazimo, Jin Dynasty, and Dali.
In the fourth year of Zhengtong, he inherited the throne of Taishi, annexed the Mongolia tribes and recovered Wuliangha Sanwei.
There were thousands of miles of land in the east and west of the desert, and no one dared to resist him!
The realm of exuberant vitality and the competition of all living things was still in front of him!
No matter what, I have the advantage in this battle against 150,000 of our elites!”
His trusted aides cheered when they heard this.
"Tengri will protect us!"
"Tengri will give us strength!”
"Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng!"
With more than 100,000 elites gathered, the morale of the Wala army immediately rose.
He was obviously full of confidence.
The Ming army guarding the capital numbered less than a hundred thousand. How could they contend against them in a one-on-one battle?
Even if the other side defended the city, Wala still had Zhu Qizhen as a bargaining chip!
However, just as everyone's morale was boosted, a commotion suddenly came from outside.
100,000 infantry were still building their camp when they were suddenly attacked by the Ming army!
There were people shouting everywhere.
"Ming Ren is here!"
"Ming Ren is here!"
The Wala people couldn't believe that the Ming army had come to attack them at night when they had gathered hundreds of thousands of soldiers!
Moreover, the sky had just darkened and it was not completely dark yet!
Even Shi Heng himself hadn't expected such an excellent opportunity.
"Kill them!"
Three thousand cavalrymen wrapped in cotton cloths charged into the half-built Wala camp.
They killed anyone they saw and set fire wantonly!
The 100,000 Wala Infantry soldiers immediately fell into chaos!
"Run!"
In the eyes of the Wala people, there was chaos and fire everywhere!
The Ming army was slaughtering everywhere!
The camp explosion had begun!
More and more soldiers began to flee.
The Wala people who were still resisting were also swept away by the large number of soldiers.
"Counterattack, counterattack!"
The Grand Preceptor's heart also turned cold, and he immediately sent his cavalry over.
However, Shi Heng, who knew when to stop, saw that the other party had reacted and retreated without any hesitation.
"Kill, catch up to them!"
"Kill all those hateful Ming dogs!"
The resentful Wala Cavalry chased after Shi Heng's troops.
However, as they chased, the enemy cavalry suddenly scattered.
They split into a dozen teams and ran towards different sections of the city wall.
"Spread out, chase!"
The Wala cavalrymen were stunned for a moment before they also split up to give chase.
However, everything had gone according to Li Shiming's plan.
The 3,000 cavalrymen who had ambushed them all came to the foot of the city wall.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
The torches on the city walls dispersed the darkness, and the cannons and arrows rained down on the pursuers.
Clearly, there was a backup.
"Retreat!"
"Retreat!"
After leaving dozens of corpses behind, the pursuers turned around and left.
They were also afraid that the Ming army stationed outside the city would surround them.
"We won!"
The cavalrymen at the foot of the city wall cheered when they saw the pursuers leaving.
This surprise attack was too exciting.
3,000 against 150,000!
Just thinking about it was unbelievable.
However, what was even more unbelievable was that they actually returned safely according to Li Shiming's instructions!
Even though some of his comrades had died.
However, compared to the great battle results they had achieved, it was completely negligible.
The Wala camp was ablaze.
After two hours, it gradually began to extinguish.
Six hours later, the scattered soldiers were slowly reorganized, and a certain order was restored.
Tens of thousands of cavalrymen galloped outside the camp overnight to prevent the Ming army from using the same trick again.
The infantry camp was completed.
However, the Wala soldiers inside were still in fear. They kept their eyes wide open and didn't dare to sleep.
It was dawn.
The chaos in the Wala camp last night had been completely quelled.
The original plan to attack the city was also postponed to the next day.
Almost everyone's faces were gloomy. They had suffered too much last night.
On the other hand, the capital was filled with joy!
"Your Majesty, I did not fail my mission!”
Shi Heng, whose armor was still stained with blood, came back to report, his face filled with surprise.
Before he went, he was a little worried that he would not be able to return after entering the enemy camp.
That was the camp of a hundred and fifty thousand soldiers!
Unexpectedly, it was exactly the same as what Li Shiming had instructed!
The enemy could only chase after him furiously.
"I'll record your great merit for attacking the camp yesterday!”
Li Shi Min said with a smile. He didn't care about the result of the battle.
This was just a small test.
However, the ministers beside him did not think so.
Three thousand men attacked the camp at night and killed at least ten thousand enemy infantry!
This was a huge contribution!
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"Your Majesty, you have a divine plan!"
Other than Yu Qian, the ministers all offered words of praise to the Emperor.
Each of them changed their angle to flatter him.
It was not just flattery, they were truly convinced!
The generals beside him were also extremely excited.
They had imagined that the Wala army would attack the city.
Then, they struggled to resist, relying on casualties to buy time.
Who would have thought that Wala would lose five thousand cavalrymen and ten thousand infantry before they even started attacking the city?
And their morale had fallen!
Especially with Zhu Qizhen as a comparison, the two were like clouds and mud!
Some generals even secretly thought to themselves.
Why would he welcome the Retired Emperor back? Fighting for power with this person?
He might as well die outside!
Among the happy people, Yu Qian looked worried. He couldn't understand.
"Your Majesty, I don't understand.
How could you have predicted that the best time for a night attack would be two hours after dusk?”
He believed that he had read many military books and knew military affairs.
However, compared to Li Shiming's plan last night, it was still immature.
Yu Qian had also thought of attacking, but his strategic goal was only to harass.
It was far from the explosive effect that Li Shiming had envisioned!
There was no way to find such a precise opportunity.
One had to know that there might be a huge difference between taking it one incense stick earlier and one incense stick later.
Li Shiming smiled and waved his hand to dismiss the crowd.
There were only two people left in the hall.
"Lord Yu, tell me, how did the Earth Wood Fort lose?”
Li Shi Min didn't answer the question, but instead asked about the previous defeat.
"This subject believes that the army is stationed at the Tumu Fortress. The terrain is high but there is no water source.
Coupled with the lack of logistics and the wrong letter, the soldiers were defeated when they went down the mountain to get water.”
Yu Qian analyzed many reasons for the defeat.
But Li Shi Min just shook his head.
"In my opinion, these are not the main reasons.
Lord Yu, why don't you guess how many generals in the north have been bribed?”
A single stone stirred up a thousand ripples!
Yu Qian's heart was hit hard by this sentence.
There were some things that he was not completely unaware of.
For example, Zhu Qizhen's other purpose of personally leading the army was to intimidate the corrupt Border Generals.
Li Shi Min stopped and continued to explain.
"If I can bribe the border generals, why can't I do the opposite and bribe the three guards of Wuliangha?
To know the exact movements of the 100,000 Wala infantry?”
The three guards of Wuliangha were like rats with two heads, jumping left and right among the Ming and grassland tribes.
With Li Shiming's status as Emperor, he could promise too many things.
After understanding this, Yu Qian bowed respectfully to the other party.
It turned out that war was not just about arranging troops.
The real war had begun long before the war began.
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