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The two armies totaled more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, and the Datong Army even had one man and two riders. Many of the Khalkha cavalry also came with two horses, many of whom came from plunder.

In addition, there are more than 100,000 livestock.

Originally there were more livestock, so they threw some out while detouring north, luring Zhang Tieniu to go north. When withdrawing, they threw out some more to continue to confuse the sluggish Datong army. I kept consuming it along the way and ate a lot. There were some who got lost along the way, and they were in a hurry to withdraw without bothering to look for them.

So many soldiers, horses, and livestock were spread out across the battlefield.

Both sides were arranging their troops, and Fei Ruhe ran to Zhang Tieniu: "I have never commanded so many cavalry in battle, and I didn't bring a hot air balloon. I can't see the overall battlefield clearly."

"I haven't commanded anyone before," Zhang Tieniu said.

Fei Ruhe said: "I used to study military books and formation diagrams, and I have learned all the cavalry tactics of the past dynasties. But commanding on the spot is completely different at this time. I am afraid that I will make a command mistake while fighting. In this battle, what do you do? Coach, or should I be the coach?”

"You should be the head coach." Zhang Tieniu did not fight because he also lacked relevant experience.

Fei Ruhe said: "I returned to Beijing six months ago to report on my work. I read military books every night, and also read relevant history books. In the battle between the Han Dynasty and the Huns in Mobei, the Han army dispatched more than 100,000 soldiers and more than 200,000 horses. Wei Qing and Huo Qubing advanced in two directions, and more than 90,000 Xiongnu troops were annihilated. At that time, Wei Qing took his chariots and formed a chariot formation to stabilize the formation. The cavalry surrounded and won from both wings. The champion Hou did not have any details of the battle, only He knew how to run long distances, killed more than 70,000 enemy troops, and achieved most of the results alone..."

Zhang Tieniu thought this was all nonsense and interrupted: "Let's talk about how to fight first."

Fei Ruhe said: "All the valiant cavalry are arranged to serve as the central army, and the dragoons are sent out to outflank and harass. The Mongolian cavalry from Chahar, Horqin, Bahrain and other units are also responsible for the peripheral harassment. Try to open up the distance between the various Khalkha units to provide space for the valiant cavalry. The soldiers create opportunities to directly attack the enemy's commander. The leaders of the Khalkha tribes are not necessarily united. There are also armies of other tribes, some of which are forced to go out, and they are not of the same mind as the Khalkha. Dragoons and tribal cavalry, Sa Go to the periphery and fight a melee. The more chaotic the better, if it really becomes chaotic, the enemy troops will not fight tooth and nail to protect each other, but will definitely find ways to preserve their strength. When the entire battlefield is in chaos, our cavalry will be able to launch a decisive charge."

After talking a lot, Zhang Tieniu concluded: "What you mean is that if you don't have the ability to control the battlefield, then you shouldn't control it at all. Let all the dragoons and Mongolian cavalry go out and fight indiscriminately. If you want to mess with everyone, let's In chaos, the enemy is also in chaos, and the commanders of both sides are unable to command. And then our cavalry takes advantage of the chaos to charge?"

"Yes!" Fei Ruhe said.

Zhang Tieniu turned around and asked the general: "What do you think?"

Wang Tingchen smiled and said: "That's good."

Li Dingguo said: "Dudu Fei's clever plan, there is no better way to fight than this."

Whatever the formation diagram or tactics are, put them all aside.

Fei Ruhe is not capable of commanding large-scale cavalry operations, so don't think about how to command him. Disorganize the enemy's troops, bring the enemy general's command ability to the same level as your own, and then defeat him with his rich experience in chaotic battles!

This style of play actually tests the basic qualities of the army.

Everyone gets into chaos. Whoever has better basic military literacy will have a better chance of winning. What's more, the Datong Army is a whole and will try its best to provide support when chaos occurs. Khalkha is in disarray, and when chaos breaks out, each one fights on its own, and even friendly forces may be betrayed.

Chahun Dorji's side was also arranging troops.

The main force of his own headquarters is naturally placed in the Chinese army. Leaders such as Darhan Noyan, Mergen Noyan, Dalai Noyan, Kundulun Noyan... each led their troops to the two wings. The rest of the small tribes were scattered further out to fight.

I don't know when the battle started, and both sides started to move.

Including the dragoons of four cavalry divisions, together with the dragoons of the infantry division, a total of more than 20,000 troops and horses, together with the cavalry of Chahar, Horqin, Bahrain and other units, successively carried out large-scale outflanks. Those who ran the farthest even outflanked the center of the battlefield three or four miles away, and the enemy general Chahun Dorji couldn't see the situation clearly.

Cao Bianjiao, who was originally sent to receive Li Zicheng's troops, also followed Fei Ruhe on the expedition because of the impromptu war.

More than 5,000 dragon cavalry led by Cao Bianjiao took the lead in rushing to the enemy's left flank. More than five thousand dragoons were divided into three teams. The first team of more than a thousand people went straight to the front of "Kundulun Noyan" Tu Mengken's formation.

Tu Mengken led his troops to fight. The two armies were about a hundred meters apart. The more than a thousand dragoons began to slow down.

At about seventy or eighty meters, Cao Bianjiao blew a short command.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

After a shot was fired, the more than a thousand dragon cavalry turned around and left.

A second group of dragoons came forward from the side and fired a second round of guns at Tumonken's troops. Tu Mengken was beaten a little confused. The distance between the two sides was too far and it was not enough for the shooting range of the horse bow. He didn't know whether to chase after him or to retreat quickly. Of course, due to the long distance, the dragoons were not accurate enough and did not cause much damage.

"Father, let me help you!"

Lama Tenzin is the second son of Tu Mengken. He has become independent and his honorary title is "Nomenhan Noyan".

Nomenhan, also translated as Nomenkan.

During World War II, the "Battle of Nomenkan" fought by the Soviet Union and Japan was in the territory of the Tenzin Lama.

Due to his bravery in battle, Lama Tenzin often gave advice to Chahu Dorji, and also used religion to build momentum for Chahu Dorji, so he was reused and received titles and turf. The tribes under his command all belong to the newly attached army and have been under his control for less than a year.

This guy rushed out with his troops and cooperated with his father to engage the enemy. Next to him, more than two thousand dragoons rushed out and fired their guns.

During the pursuit, the dragoons always shot away, and nearby friendly troops came over to continue shooting.

Seeing that they were being pulled further and further away, and that it was difficult to catch up with the dragoons, Tu Mengken and Tenzin Lama, father and son, quickly chose to rein in their horses and run back to their own position. As soon as they retreated, the fleeing dragoons stopped to reload their ammunition, while another group of dragoons continued to harass them.

"Darkhan Noyan" Bental, although he planned to run away at any time, the war still had to be fought.

What if we win?

As long as they win this battle, they can not only save more than 100,000 livestock, but also the grain carried by the livestock. You can even return to the Horqin Grassland and snatch back the lost livestock and grain. At the Horqin Left Center Banner, due to the rush to join forces, nearly 100,000 livestock were dumped there.

Under Chahu Dorji's order, Bental moved to the side, intending to attack Cao Bianjiao's flank.

Before Bentar completed the side approach, Manzhu Xili from Horqin led the Horqin cavalry to engage in the battle. Although Manzhu Xili is Da Yuer's elder brother and has a bloody feud with the Datong Army, he is wholeheartedly helping to fight the war because his hatred for Khalkha is even deeper!

"Boohoo!"

Arrows are raining down, this is a traditional cavalry confrontation.

Another man from Bahrain, Manzhu Xili, followed the Chahar cavalry and began to fight against Khalkha's "Wei Zheng Nuoyan". This battlefield was the most useless. After two rounds of shooting, the coalition forces of Bahrain and Chahar collapsed.

"Wei Zheng Nuoyan" took advantage of the victory and pursued it. Another Chahar cavalry was nearby, but it was not willing to come to rescue at all. Instead, it distanced itself and went elsewhere.

The various Mongolian tribes that relied on the Datong Army were also not united.

The two cavalry in front of me, although they both belong to Chahar, have a feud with each other and wish that the other would be eaten by Khalkha.

On the right side of the battlefield, the dragoon general Lin Zhidong from Liaoning was also facing off against "Mergen Noyan" Ang Gahai. At the beginning, Anggarhai still advanced and retreated in a controlled manner, and then dispersed into many small local battlefields.

Behind Chahun Dorji, thousands of dragon cavalry led the remnants of Lama Shixi's Horqin, and a large-scale circle was formed. Chenggun, the younger brother of "Zhasak Tuhan" Wangshuke, was ordered to lead the army to deal with the enemies in the rear.

The lineage of Zasak Tuhan was not wiped out by Chahu Dorji. It is a subordinate position in name, but in fact it is more like cooperation, and the two sides also have huge conflicts.

After more than half an hour of fighting, the left, right and rear sides of the battlefield were completely reduced to a mess.

Even if Han Xin and Wu Hou were resurrected and accepted the position of coach of both sides, they would not be able to control the battlefields and could only mobilize troops from the Chinese Army to support them.

Those small tribes were the worst off, and could only fight with the big tribes. After the chaos broke out, no one cared about anyone else, and they bumped into a more powerful enemy inexplicably. Soldiers from small tribes continued to flee on horseback after being broken up. A few lucky ones escaped several miles away to watch the battle.

No matter how good the military quality of the dragoons is, they will still make mistakes in chaotic battles.

On the right wing, there were more than a thousand dragoons, but they failed to escape in time after firing their guns. Being flanked by more than 4,000 enemy troops, they could only draw their sabers and charge towards one of the enemies.

In this hedging alone, more than 600 dragoons fell.

As time goes on, this happens more and more. After all, the dragoons did not have a numerical advantage, and they still needed time to reload their ammunition. If they were not careful, they would be surrounded in a chaotic battle.

On the contrary, on the frontal battlefield, the Chinese army formations on both sides maintained restraint and did not move.

Seeing the increasing casualties of the dragoons, Zhang Tieniu put down his telescope and began to send out fifteen thousand melee cavalry troops.

Chahu Dorji felt that his opportunity had come, and said to "Zhasak Tuhan" Wangshuke: "You lead your brothers to attack and lure these enemy cavalry to both sides. I will lead the main force to charge directly at the opponent's coach! "

The main forces of both sides were finally dispatched.

The rumble of horse hooves sounded, and the entire grassland seemed to be shaking.

"Hissing!"

Perhaps due to some kind of spiritual summons, Fei Ruhe's BMW suddenly raised its premise and wanted to rush out carrying its owner.

"The Yi Cavalry comes forward, the Valiant Cavalry is ready!"

Fei Ruhe gave an order, and nearly ten thousand cavalry formed a compact formation and very slowly divided into three teams and advanced.

"Yi Cavalry" is the name given by Zhao Han, who specializes in training wall charges.