After the Ming cavalry and the Jiannu cavalry rushed into the battlefield, they did not engage in close contact, but stopped at the same time outside the range of the bird guns.
They were all afraid that there were musket cavalry in the enemy's formation.
There were records of bird-gun cavalry in the early Ming Dynasty, and they were called horse-god gunners. However, the range and performance of the fire guns used by the cavalry at that time could not be compared with the bird guns in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.
After entering the open area of the battlefield, both sides kept circling on their horses.
Ma Dai’s inner thoughts at this moment: Come here!
Tulai’s inner voice: Come here!
But both sides remained unmoved, either stopped moving forward or lingered in place.
Strictly speaking, they were not luring the enemy at all.
Because the premise of luring the enemy is that you don’t know how many people the enemy’s main force has and where they are.
Use a small group of troops to pretend to be scouts to attract the enemy's pursuit. Once the enemy is fooled and enters the ambush circle, your side will attack in groups to complete the final blow.
The reality is that both sides are arrayed on the plain, with each side's troops and equipment in full view.
It is more like testing each other than luring the enemy.
While circling, Ma Dai and Tu Lai both took out their clairvoyance and carefully observed the enemy's military formation again.
Ma Dai first observed from the place where the enemy had the most flags.
Before this, he had not been able to find the Jiannu's artillery battalion, so he wanted to take this opportunity to determine the specific location of the artillery battalion.
According to Ming army practice, artillery battalions would be deployed on both wings so that friendly forces would not be accidentally injured when firing.
After all, the soldiers of the Jiannu artillery battalion were composed of the Eight Banners Han Army, and a large part of the Eight Banners Han Army were surrendered Ming troops.
However, nothing was found!
Ma Dai cursed secretly: The Jiannu are really difficult to deal with!
After Tulai took a closer look with his clairvoyance, he came to a similar conclusion: Huang Degong is full of tricks!
Ma Dai observed for a while, and seeing that the other party was not fooled, he simply ordered: "Come here, tear off the white cloth."
After hearing these words, the corners of the mouths of the Ming cavalrymen present began to rise.
One cavalryman reached out and untied the heavy scroll from the saddle, and he and another cavalryman each held one end and spread it out to both sides.
Then a white cloth several meters long and three or four feet high appeared in the center of the battlefield.
A line of words was written in thick ink on the long snow-white cloth.
"Duduo, your father is asking you to go back to Liaodong to dig ginseng!"
After seeing this line of words, Tulai, who was always known for his calmness, was so angry that he began to tremble all over.
Jiannu was the name given to the Jianzhou Jurchens in the Ming Dynasty. A detailed interpretation is: Jianzhou ginseng slaves, slaves who dug ginseng for the Ming Emperor.
As a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, Korea shared the same fate as the Jiannu.
In the tribute list of the Korean Ministry of Rites during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, it was written: 50 kilograms of ginseng.
In that era, fifty kilograms of wild ginseng was worth quite a lot of money!
Before Nurhaci rebelled, the Jiannu and Korea could be said to be a pair of enemies.
In the 23rd year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty, hundreds of Jianzhou Jurchens secretly entered Korea and stole ginseng.
As a result, they were surrounded and attacked by the North Koreans, with dozens of casualties.
As the leader of the Jianzhou Jurchens, Nurhaci was furious when he learned that his people had been killed and demanded an explanation from Korea.
The statement of North Korea was very formal and official: From now on, our country and you will each abide by the laws of the Celestial Empire (the Great Ming Dynasty) and will not cross the line. I will ban Goryeo, and you will ban Tartars, and we will preserve our own affairs and not cause trouble to each other.
This is the origin of the Jiannu!
As the saying goes, don't hit people in the face and don't scold people by their mothers.
Ma Dai's actions not only hit the Jiannu's sore spot, but also exposed their life stories completely.
"Ah!" Tulai was extremely angry.
As a distinguished "Bannerman", he would not allow others to slander his ancestors.
This is a matter of face. Sometimes face is more important than life!
He stretched out his hand and drew out his saber, angrily saying: "How dare these rubbish from the Ming court insult our ancestors of the Qing Dynasty, come here..."
"Master, the Tenth Prince asked us to come here to lure the enemy. Don't fall into the Ming army's trap!" A bannerman nearby tried to dissuade him.
Tulai calmed down instantly.
But the words were already out, and taking them back would make him look stupid.
Under the expectant eyes of the crowd, Tulai thought for a moment before brandishing his sword and shouting, "Return to the camp and report the military situation to the Tenth Prince!"
Looking at the backs of the Jiannu cavalry leaving, Ma Dai did not dare to delay and immediately rode his horse to Huang Degong.
"General, the Jiannu cavalry has returned to the camp and was not fooled."
"Have you found the location of the Jiannu artillery camp?"
"No, the Jiannu seem to have deployed the same number of artillery on the left and right wings! The flags are too dense, I can't see through them."
Huang Degong nodded and looked into the distance.
The sun rises three poles high, screening the waves and whales.
Under the blazing sun, tens of thousands of Eight Banners soldiers stood in awe! White and yellow were like summer flowers, budding on the flagpoles, about to bloom.
Huang Degong did not find any flaws and could not guess how the other party deployed their troops.
He lowered his eyes and looked at the Ming army in front of him.
The main force of the central army was 20,000 infantry, the left and right wings had 10,000 infantry each, and nearly 10,000 cavalry were hiding at the back. The nearly 50,000 troops were neatly dressed, sharp-armed, and determined!
Huang Degong knew that this battle had to be fought!
Not only must we fight, but we must win!
Only in this way can Your Majesty's strategy be implemented.
but.
He would not actually engage in a decisive battle with Tudor.
Even in a decisive battle, they would not rashly send out their entire army, but would instead use a portion of their forces to test the enemy's deployment.
There is no way. The offensive and defensive sides on the battlefield are not in an equal relationship.
With equal military strength, the defenders have a relatively greater advantage, especially with the existence of defensive weapons such as artillery.
Huang Degong urged his warhorse to pass through the crowd and went straight to the right wing army.
Weng Zhiqi knew that he would be the first to lead the battle, so he quickly went forward.
After Huang Degong and Weng Zhiqi met, they quickly discussed the matter and made up their minds.
He drew his sword and stood under the military flag, his eyes quickly scanning everyone's faces from left to right.
at last.
His eyes fell on the knife in his hand.
Swish!
The Qi family sword, as bright as water and as light as paper, drew a perfect arc in the air!
The blade pointed directly at the Jiannu army in the distance.
"Today, I, Huang Degong, follow the order of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to fight a decisive battle with the Jian Nu!"
"This battle is the decisive battle, and it will decide the outcome!"
"Wherever the sun and moon shine, wherever the rivers flow, it is all bright land!"
Hundreds of soldiers around shouted in unison: "Wherever the sun and moon shine, wherever the rivers flow, it's all Ming land!"
Thousands of soldiers responded, and their shouts shook the sky.
Tens of thousands of soldiers were waving their weapons, and the noise was getting louder and louder!
"The sun, the moon, the mountains and the rivers will last forever, and the Ming Dynasty will last forever!"
"Raise an army and kill the bandits!"
"kill!"
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