The marching and war is about making a big move. Chen Xi gave pre-war speeches to the officers and soldiers before, which really boosted the morale of the army. However, as the inefficient old cow pulled the slow chariot, the officers and soldiers spent a lot of energy to push and pull the chariot, the sound of the trumpets fell sparsely and finally became inaudible.

"Sir, when will I get to Yuxi River?"

Song Shu rode on the horse and asked Chen Xi weakly.

The ox car team was indeed very slow, and it was about noon. Chen Xi roughly estimated the time. It took about an hour and a half to get to the river bank. In addition, the time for the formation on the road was to rectify the formation, so it was estimated that it would not be possible to arrive until the end of Shen, that is, at dusk.

"It's not far away, right in front, everyone is working harder!"

Chen Xi sat on the ox cart and looked up at the sun hanging in the sky on the left. Although it was still a little cold, the weather was good overall.

Chen Xi murmured to himself: "Today seems to be a holiday. If I don't leave Beijing, shouldn't I stay at home and lie on my scented body, leaning on Yun'er or Dai'er, reading books leisurely or sleeping for a while?"

The more dangerous the moment, the easier it is for people to think of those simple and beautiful things. Family affection and love are the most cherished memories of Chenxi. Even if they succeed, they are just for a simple life.

Chen Xi suddenly realized that he was actually a very easy-to-satisfied person.

Unfortunately, the place I found was not right...

"Sir, I found the Tatar scout ahead!"

The ox chariot team moved forward slowly, and the cavalry assigned to the convoy continued to investigate the enemy situation and sent first-hand information to Chen Xi.

"Take it again!"

Chenxi had no good way to deal with the Tatar scouts.

In fact, the Ming border army's night do not take over is considered an elite force, but if they hit the Tatar scout head-on, they are not the opponent of the Tatar scout with equal forces. The usual practice is to find the opponent and escape from a distance, and Shangguan will decide the next action.

It is not completely unhealthy to walk slowly. At least the fear of the officers and soldiers gradually faded, and they forgot to be afraid without putting their knife on their necks. The soldiers of the Beijing camp resumed their careless attitude when sending cannons. Some people began to complain: "Why haven't he arrived yet?"

"Prepare to set off fire!"

Chen Xi suddenly stood up from the ox cart and raised the flag in his hand.

The gunners who had been resting on other ox carts, who had been resting for a long time, saw the flag raised and hurriedly got up to install the cannon. Song Shu looked around and found nothing unusual. He couldn't help but ride a horse to approach Chen Xi and asked, "Sir, have you seen the Tatars?"

"The first shot... let go!"

Chen Xi did not answer Song Shu's question. What he thought about now was: If this continues, the soldiers will be lazy. Let's set off a round of cannons to boost morale. By the way, you can also try to see if the idea of ​​setting up the cannons in the ox cart is good. Don't wait until you reach the battlefield to find out that it's just a piece of talk.

"Boom boom boom!"

The sound of cannons was not very neat, but it was roughly consistent. When a round of cannons was released, it scared the cavalry around them and the war horses neighed one after another.

"Sir, are you playing with fire... What should I do if I blow my own people?" Song Shu was worried when he thought there were his own cavalry in front of him.

Chen Xi said angrily: "Before leaving, I told them to spread their wings as much as possible. If they are still bombed at this moment, they deserve it!"

As the guns went down, the officers and soldiers' fighting spirit rose again, and their morale rose sharply.

"Ho huh!"

The sound of trumpets that had not risen for a long time rang out again.

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The sun sets westward, and the north bank of Yuxi River kills blood to form a river.

This is the most tragic battle between the Ming Dynasty and the Tatars over the past year.

Although the border troops led by Liu Daxia are not as good as the elite troops in the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Daxia knew how to use troops. When the Tatars suddenly appeared and surrounded, they could organize rigorous and effective defenses. They took advantage of the fact that the Tatars had not yet established a stable foothold and successfully broke through the siege. They could also be orderly in the process of withdrawing troops, fighting and retreating, and no mistakes were seen, which shows how clever his use of troops was shown.

But the closer we get to Yulin Guard, the more slackened the officers and soldiers, and their fighting spirit plummeted... Many people can't wait to return to the city protection and take a good breath, and no longer struggle on the brink of death at any time like they are now. At this moment, the Tatars launched the most fierce attack.

The situation facing the Ming Dynasty attacked the border troops rapidly deteriorated.

Without a way out, except for a few deserters who were seeking death, Liu Daxia's troops were able to basically be in a consistent manner and fight together.

The battle situation was extremely tragic. In just half a day, Liu Daxia's troops had suffered large-scale casualties.

"Sir, why haven't you seen the reinforcements of Yulin Guard for a long time?" There were not many people around Liu Daxia. The retreat along the way caused many generals and schoolmen to lose.

Liu Daxia estimated in his mind that it would be great if he could have left the more than 13,000 troops and horses when he set out to fight.

"The Yulin Guard doesn't have many soldiers, after all, it is also important to guard the Great Wall Pass."

At this time, Liu Daxia still maintained a humble and gentleman style and helped Baoguo Duke Zhu Hui speak, but he had already cursed all the cowardly ancestors in his heart.

"Sir, the cavalry have investigated. The five miles ahead are Yuxi, but there are no signs of floating bridges or boats."

The messenger reported the news to Liu Daxia. Liu Daxia was dizzy and almost fell off the horse. The lack of floating bridges and boats meant that his troops would either walk upstream or downstream along the Yuxi River, looking for a shallow to cross the river, or they could only guard the shore and fight with their backs.

Liu Daxia lamented in his heart: "It's a pity that I am not Han Xin, and I am not Zhao Wangjun on the other side."

There are countless cavalrymen in the Tatars, because the main purpose of the Tatars to go south was to plunder. In addition, the Tatars were divided into different tribes, and the tribes controlled their own troops by themselves, so it seemed very messy. I don’t know which army was the main force of the Tatars. It’s not easy to attack the other party’s tent?

If the head-on battle, the Ming army really has no chance of winning, and just wait for its own exhaustion. If the Tatars charge the cavalry, failure is destined.

Today's Ming army is more suitable for defending cities rather than conquering cities and territories, which is also the consequence of long-term preservation of border barriers.

At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the famous officials and generals had already passed away. Now they can only rely on hereditary military households to guard the border. But the problem is that since they are doing well and doing badly, the generals who serve the iron rice bowl naturally have no mind to study how to fight a good battle. They do not learn any military books and strategies, and do not practice soldiers, which has led to a sharp decline in the combat effectiveness of the Ming army.

The Tatar cavalry repeatedly attacked the defense line composed of shields of the Ming army as if crazy. As long as there was a gap, hundreds of cavalry launched an assault on the gap. The Ming army could only retreat as a whole and level the defense line again. The ones left in front of the position were dozens or hundreds of corpses.

The initial killing was a bit far away from Liu Daxia, but as time went by, Liu Daxia's central army banner was often plagued by Tatar cavalry.

"The combat effectiveness of the Tatars is really extraordinary." At this point, Liu Daxia had to develop the ambition and majesty of the enemy.

As time passed, the Ming army still retreated to Yuxi in a planned manner while resisting.

Most of the soldiers of the border army knew that Yuxi was behind them, and they could return to the Great Wall after passing Yuxi seven miles. After entering the Great Wall, they would walk eight miles to Yulin Weicheng, the Yansui Town resident. So at this moment, they still maintained enough fighting spirit and kept waving the weapons in their hands.

However, when the army retreated to Yuxi, when they looked at the wide river surface, most of the people's legs became weak.

Didn’t it be agreed that there would be reinforcements, and there would be pontoon bridges and boats to facilitate our crossing?

At this moment, cavalry dressed in the Ming Border Army uniforms came to Yuxi across the river, but they only took a few glances from a distance and rode their horses away.

The soldiers on the north bank of the Yuxi River cursed and notified Liu Daxia about the situation: "Sir, there is nothing on the river and there are no reinforcements. We may not be able to go back to Yulin City..."

When Liu Daxia learned that the cavalry sent by Yulin City did not dare to get too close to the river bank, she felt a little disappointed. Now there are pursuers in front and no retreat behind, and she is clearly in a desperate situation.

Veteran Liu Ning asked: "Governor General, my subordinates will protect you from crossing the river. The Ming Dynasty cannot be without you."

Liu Daxia shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The soldiers sprinkled blood on the battlefield, how can I live without a reason!" At this point, Liu Daxia pulled out his sword with a "swish" and prepared to fight the Tatars in person. "The general flag will not fall, and the soldiers will not disperse!"

On the battlefield, the commander's flag is bound by the soul of the three armies. As long as the commander's flag is standing, it means that the three armies are not in chaos. Even if they are temporarily in adversity, there is a chance of reversal in the battle situation.

"Boom boom boom..."

At this moment, a loud noise came from somewhere.

The others looked at the horizon for some reason. Why did the sunny day thunder? Only Liu Daxia had heard the sound of firecrackers and immediately guessed whether reinforcements had arrived.

But then the night did not receive news, and the opposite side of the river was still empty, and no one came to build a bridge. However, the Tatars' offensive seemed to be more fierce than before.

The Tatars were obviously a little afraid of this sound!

"Use water as the boundary and form a square and circular formation!"

With the issuance of Liu Daxia's military order, the Ming army changed its formation. Liu Daxia was located in the center of the formation, with layers of defense on the periphery, with bows and arrows outside and mobile troops inside, forming the most densely packed defensive formation.

The square and circular formation was created by Sun Bin. The biggest advantage is that it can always form an advantage in military strength in defense, block the channel in the formation at the expense of maneuvering, and prevent the enemy from attacking.

After that, the Tatars rushed forward. Even though they had an absolute advantage in overall military strength, due to the limitation of mobility and impact, they could not break the formation as soon as possible.

"Kill the enemy and serve the country!"

After several consecutive rounds of attacks at all costs, the formation of the Ming army finally began to collapse...

At this moment, neat horns sounded across the Yuxi River.

I saw a blurry figure standing high, shaking something in his hand. Below him was a row of inexplicable creatures that looked like cows and turtles...

The reason why I am not sure about it is the cows is because these cows have shells on their backs and have "tubers" on them. The strangest thing is that there is actually someone next to the "tubers".

"Sir, it's a reinforcement, the reinforcements are finally here!"

Liu Daxia was riding on the horse and didn't hear the message from the messenger clearly. His location was still a distance from the river bank. The radius of the radius gathered the soldiers densely. When he turned around and looked, he couldn't see clearly what the situation was on the other side of the river.
Chapter completed!