Chapter 433 Bad News

"fire!"

"Fire at the Taoist!"

"Kill these Tartars! Where's the mother-and-child cannon?! Keep firing!"

"Why did the Shenwei Cannon stop? Keep firing!"

Taoist priest Wang Chengwu's robe had already been soaked in blood and was mottled in color.

When it rained before, the Ming army camp was attacked by the Mongolian front army and the left army. The infantry could only rely on bows and arrows to fight back. When Master Wang was commanding the artillery battalion to defend, he was locked by a Mongolian sharpshooter and was almost shot in the head. You can imagine how angry he was at that moment.

Disciple Luo Shancheng had no choice but to explain: "Master, the Shenwei Cannon needs to be cooled down."

"Bring drinking water and pour it on the water!" Taoist Wang Chengwu shouted decisively: "If I don't beat these Mongolian Tartars into pieces today, I will return to secular life!"

Luo Shancheng was speechless for a while, and quickly made arrangements.

As the heat of the Shenwei cannon gradually subsided, one shell after another poured towards the Mongolian army as if it was free. In an instant, the battlefield was filled with smoke, and deafening explosions rang out one after another, shaking every inch of the land.

Ou Zanghua originally wanted to pursue Dayan Khan, but when he noticed that the Mongolian front army and the left army were still in order, he immediately gave up the pursuit and led the Ming cavalry like a dragon out of the sea. He suddenly turned a corner and charged into the Mongolian front army with a thunderous force.

On this battlefield filled with smoke, every charge of the Ming cavalry was like a sharp blade, cutting through the Mongolian defenses. Ou Zanghua led the way, and wherever his sword pointed, he was invincible, opening up a path for the Ming army.

The battle lasted from noon to evening. Of the more than 4,000 Ming cavalrymen who followed Ou Zanghua in the charge, only more than 2,000 were left when they returned, and all of them were injured.

The more than 10,000 infantrymen guarding the camp also lost thousands of people. In addition, in the confrontation in the previous six days, Ou Zanghua led 20,000 elite troops into the grassland, but only more than 12,000 people survived, and all of them were injured.

The army had not been defeated despite such heavy losses. Apart from Ou Zanghua's occasional encouragement to the soldiers, the comfort of the middle-level military officers was also indispensable.

Late at night, when Ou Zanghua held the list of names of casualties, he could not help but burst into tears. Three hundred military attachés from Jiangxi followed him to the battle, and all of them led the troops. One hundred and twenty-seven of them died in battle, and sixty-five were left with permanent disabilities. How could he face those military attachés who believed in him?

In addition, the commander of the right patrol army, Wu'an Hou Zheng Ying, was killed in battle, the commander of the right wing army, Guang'en Bo Liu Yu, was killed in battle, and the remaining commanders of the central army, Anxiang Bo Zhang Duo, the commander of the left wing army, Yongkang Hou Xu Yuan, and the commander of the left patrol army, Taining Hou Chen Ru, were all injured.

Even he himself could see a purple patch on his chest when he untied his armor, and there were two three-inch long wounds on his thighs. He didn't know when he was stabbed by the enemy.

If he had followed his original plan, he would have only needed to do a good job of defense and attract the Mongolian army, and there would not have been such a large number of casualties.
Outside the big tent, Qian Buchu, Sun Da and others heard the governor's crying and didn't know how to comfort him. They could only walk away and not let other soldiers get close to him so as not to shake the morale of the army.

After crying bitterly, Ou Zanghua wiped away his tears and started to deal with current affairs again.

First of all, the bodies of the soldiers cannot be kept in the coffins for too long during this season, otherwise it will cause plague. They can only be cremated and the ashes returned to their hometowns.

Then came the prisoners. In this battle, the Mongolian army assembled an army of 100,000. After it was defeated, the general of the vanguard army, Huoshai, remained calm and managed to withstand the attack of Ou Zanghua and led the remnants of the vanguard army and the left army to evacuate.

In contrast, Youjun's situation was quite different.

Because their main general was killed by Ou Zanghua with an arrow, the army lost its commander and its morale quickly collapsed. The soldiers fled around the battlefield in a disorganized manner.

It can be said that it was this chaos and disorder in the right army that provided Ou Zanghua with an opportunity to kill indiscriminately in the front army, allowing him to move freely in the enemy camp and be invincible.

Therefore, the soldiers of the Right Army were the ones who were captured the most in the end.

Thinking about tomorrow's affairs, Ou Zanghua decisively decided to let these prisoners dig pits to burn the bodies of the soldiers.

As for the remains of the Mongols, the captives naturally dug pits to bury them.

On the second day, Taoist Master Wang Chengwu picked a good time and prayed for the souls of the soldiers in front of the incineration pit dug by the five thousand captives. Then Ou Zanghua took a torch, walked to the pit, and lit the firewood himself. Of course, firewood could not burn the remains into ashes, but could only evaporate the soft tissues and moisture of the human body, and the bones would be preserved.

As there were not enough wooden boxes, Ou Zanghua could only ask the captives to use the soldiers' clothes to pack the bones, attach their names and hometowns, and then take them back to the Central Plains.

Another day, Dayan Khan, protected by his personal guards, ran all the way to Abahanaar.

While recuperating, Dayan Khan looked at the guards who were asking for forgiveness, but in the end he did not punish them. Instead, he waved his hand and let them go.

He looked at Huoshai standing aside and said solemnly: "In this battle, our Mongolian army of 100,000 was defeated by 20,000 Ming troops. The various tribes on the grassland will surely be ready to move. Huoshai, you continue to lead the front army and see which tribe jumps out first, and then destroy it with thunder and lightning!"

"Yes!"

Huoshai responded, and seeing Dayan Khan's worried face, he comforted him, "Don't worry, Khan. This time the Ming army has a new type of artillery. We are not clear about the situation and we have lost the initiative by engaging them."

Dayan Khan shook his head and said, "I am heartbroken for my Anda Ordo Guhai and my child Albolot. They died at the hands of the same person, and I was unable to avenge them! The bravery of the Ming army was beyond my expectations. How to get along with the Ming in the future requires long-term planning."

"Khan, when we were evacuating, the scouts of the Red Army brought back information that the person who led the charge was none other than the governor of the Fifth Military Camp, Ou Zanghua." Huoshai spoke up when he saw this.

"what?!"

Dayan Khan was stunned and said in surprise: "That Ou Zanghua is the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Honglu Temple of the Ming Dynasty. He is a civil servant!"

"It's him. He is both civil and martial, and very handsome." Huoshai nodded and said with certainty.

"He is truly a genius from heaven." Dayan Khan sighed, and then said, "But he killed my Anda and my son, and I must settle this account with him."

At this moment, a scout from the Red Army came in to ask for a meeting outside the tent. Dayan Khan frowned slightly, thinking that nothing could be worse than his defeat, so he asked the scout to come in and report.

"Sweat!"

After entering the tent, Tanma Chijun knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Ming personally led the army, with Xianning Marquis Qiu Yue as the vanguard, to launch a surprise attack on Tumochuan!"

"Lord Jinong, the leader of the Ordos tribe, the leader of the Tumed tribe, the leader of the Wushen tribe, Sumir Hatun, and Gush Hatun have all been captured by His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!"

"What did you say?!"

Dayan Khan stood up suddenly, drew his long sword and pointed it at Tanma Chijun, angrily shouting: "Are you a spy sent by the Ming army?!"

His son, three grandsons, and two princesses were all captured by the Ming Emperor?
What a bullshit joke!
"Great Khan, I swear to the Eternal Heaven that every word I say is true!" Tanma Chijun was pointed at by a long knife and was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.

"Huff, huff." Dayan Khan felt a burst of distress in his heart, then a mouthful of blood spurted out, and he fell straight down.

"Khan!" Huoshai hurried forward and hugged Dayan Khan.

Dayan Khan held Huoshai's hand and gave an intermittent order: "Send the Red Army to patrol Tumochuan, and the vanguard army will follow. If the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has not yet withdrawn, we can snipe him!"

"Khan, you."

"Go quickly!"

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)