Amid the chaotic sound of footsteps.

Countless soldiers led their horses over the river bank, crossed the dry riverbed, and jumped over the river bank again to the south bank of the Daughter River.

They mounted their horses and assembled quickly.

Lekedehun led 5,000 cavalrymen and lined up to confront the Ming army two miles southwest of the camp.

The rest of the tribes followed Mandahai and rushed south.

Man Dahai's military strength was indeed as high as 55,000 people as Liu Zhaoji had expected.

but...

Among them, only 20,000 were Eight Banners soldiers, and the remaining 30,000 were Outer Mongolians.

The equipment of the Outer Mongolian soldiers was incomparable to that of the Eight Banners soldiers.

There was no cotton armor, and iron helmets were very rare.

Most people wore leather armor, carried homemade bows and arrows, and provided their own war horses.

The combat effectiveness is even worse.

When grazing, I would hunt wolves and shoot a few rabbits.

Do some simple military training when you have nothing to do.

That's all.

Their individual riding and archery capabilities may be very strong, but their ability to gather together for joint operations and coordinate with each other is very average.

You can also say it’s bad!

but...

Being weak doesn’t mean we can’t fight.

If you can't fight an adverse battle, then fight an advantageous battle.

Therefore, Mandahai's tactic was to send a small force to the front to lure the enemy and let the Mongols set an ambush in the back.

Once the Ming army is surrounded, the battle will be a smooth one!

Boom!

The iron hooves rolled and the war horses thundered.

Forty-five thousand cavalrymen formed a horizontal formation and rushed quickly towards the south.

Three miles away.

The Ming army's 26,000 cavalrymen formed a horizontal formation to meet the enemy.

The difference in military strength between the two sides is nearly 20,000!

Looking at the flags all over the mountains in the distance, the morale of the Ming army was somewhat weakened.

Any army will show cowardice when facing an enemy that is several times its size. This has nothing to do with courage; it is the human subconscious that is at work.

At this time, the advantages of elite troops are reflected.

Generals can boost the morale of their troops by shouting slogans.

"The Ming army is mighty!" Li Xingzhong took the lead, raised his sword and shouted to boost morale.

"The Ming army is mighty!" repeated the hundreds of soldiers surrounding him.

"The Ming army is mighty!" Thousands of Ming soldiers shouted together.

"The Ming army is mighty!" Twenty-six thousand Ming cavalrymen burst into earth-shaking roars on the plains.

In the shouting.

The morale of the Ming army began to grow explosively.

They were all rubbing their hands, eager to rush onto the battlefield and kill the enemy.

"The Qing army is mighty!" Man Dahai learned on the spot and shouted in Manchu.

But he forgot that not everyone can speak Manchu.

The soldiers of the Eight Banners of Manchu knew it, and although the soldiers of the Eight Banners of Han and Mongolian knew not many, they could also say these four words in Manchu.

The Outer Mongols were not so lucky.

They only speak Mongolian and know nothing about Manchu.

"The Qing army is mighty!" The slogans shouted by the 20,000 Eight Banners soldiers were much inferior to those of the Ming army.

Man Dahai's face was a little gloomy. He originally wanted to let the team shout slogans again, but after considering the stalemate situation in the center line, he gave up that idea.

"Dorji!" Man Dahai shouted to the person beside him.

"I am here!" Teng Jite, the leader of the Eastern Sunite tribe, urged his horse to come to Man Dahai.

Tengjite was a Mongolian, but not from the Eight Banners of Mongolia, but from Outer Mongolia.

He and his elder brother Teng Jisi once united tens of thousands of Khalkha Mongols to fight against the Qing Dynasty, but ended in failure.

In the Battle of Songjin, he was summoned by the Qing Dynasty to fight on the front line.

"You lead our troops to break the formation!" Man Dahai said to Teng Jite.

"Uh...I obey your command!" Although Teng Jite was somewhat reluctant, he still obeyed the order and sent troops.

He led three thousand cavalry into the battlefield.

"The Jiannu have sent out troops, and judging from their equipment, they are not elite!" He Jin reminded on the mound.

"Yes," Li Xingzhong nodded, "These soldiers don't even have a decent piece of armor. They must be from Outer Mongolia."

"How does General Li want to fight?"

Li Xingzhong pointed to the front of the Mandahai army and said, "I see that the Jiannu army is very well-organized, like a solid wall of steel. They must be the elite of the Eight Banners."

"However," he pointed to the rear of the Manda navy formation and continued, "there are far fewer flags there than in the front. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be the Outer Mongolian troops."

"General Li means... to find a way to get around?"

"Yes, but it's difficult!" Li Xingzhong was somewhat helpless. "The terrain in this area is flat, and it's impossible to march secretly. It's difficult to get around."

"Then we'll fight while looking for opportunities!" He Jin said, and then asked Li Xingzhong: "I am willing to lead my troops to repel the enemy!"

"Okay, Commander He must be careful and not chase easily to avoid being ambushed by the enemy!" Li Xingzhong instructed.

"Don't worry, General Li!" He Jin led his troops away.

"Gee, gee!"

Two thousand Ming cavalrymen led by He Jin arrived at the battlefield.

Facing Tengjite's 3,000 cavalry, they were not afraid at all.

After the formation was completed, they immediately launched an attack on the Mongols.

Teng Jite was a little panicked.

Their Mongolian cavalry were not good at head-on combat on the battlefield, but were good at riding horses.

The enemy chased them and they ran.

The enemy ran and they chased.

Each of them had three horses, and they would change horses when one of them got tired.

On the other hand, if the enemy does not have the same number of war horses, the physical strength of the horses under their crotch will be quickly exhausted.

Only then will they take the opportunity to launch a general attack.

Now the Ming army charged directly, catching Teng Jite off guard.

Run?

Where are you running?

With Man Dahai right behind him, he had nowhere to run.

Confront the Ming army head-on?

joke!

His men didn't even have many decent pieces of armor.

On the other hand, the Ming army not only had armor on their men, but their horses also had armor!

How to play?

Even exchanging two lives for one may not work.

What should I do?

Looking at the Ming army rushing towards him, Teng Jite was in a dilemma.