When the Mongolian cavalry saw that it was the Ming cavalry that rushed out of their camp, they immediately understood what was happening.
While they were away, the Ming army raided their camp, killed their relatives, ate their livestock, and burned their tents and winter supplies.
It's a blood feud!
They took up arms in anger, surrounded the Ming army and tried to annihilate them in one fell swoop.
The Ming army formed a battle array to resist, and the two sides engaged in a fierce battle.
Before the Mongolian cavalry could defeat the Ming army, Li Xingzhong led the main force to arrive to provide support.
Abunai gathered his troops and fought again, but was defeated again!
After a series of failures, Abu Nai finally realized the gap in strength between the two sides. He had no choice but to lead his remaining troops and the escaped herdsmen to flee eastward.
Li Xingzhong was afraid of being ambushed by the enemy and did not dare to pursue further.
In fact, even if there was no ambush, he would not have ordered a pursuit, after all, they could not outrun the Mongolian cavalry.
After quickly cleaning up the battlefield, Li Xingzhong took the herdsmen and livestock to meet up with He Jin, and then they set out to retreat towards Datong at the same time.
Only by retreating to the Great Wall can we be truly safe.
After his defeat, Abunai fled eastward and arrived near Duolun Nor (now Duolun County), 250 miles away, after two days of escape.
"Your Highness, a cavalry group was spotted ten miles to the east..." the scout reported.
"Ah? Hurry, hurry, pack up and run north." Abunai was horrified.
“Your Highness, there is no need to run. They are soldiers of the Eight Banners, not Ming troops.” The scout replied while holding back his laughter.
Abunai was furious and slapped the scout in the face: "Why the hell are you panting when you talk? You almost scared me to death!"
The scout covered his face with a look of grievance: "I am innocent. You interrupted me before I could finish my speech!"
"Bullshit," Abunai raised his right hand again. "Next time you encounter this kind of situation, just say that you spotted a group of Eight Banners cavalrymen ten miles ahead. Got it?"
"I understand, Your Majesty, please spare my life." The scout knelt down and begged for mercy.
Abunai sighed, but did not drop his palm. Instead, he withdrew his right hand and asked, "Are they the Zhenglan Banner cavalry of Prince Su (Hauge)?"
"Yes and no," the scout replied, "Look at the flags. The most common are the blue flags. In addition, there are the yellow flags, the yellow-bordered flags, the red flags, the red-bordered flags, the white-bordered flags and the blue-bordered flags."
Abunai jumped up happily, swung his arm and slapped the scout in the face.
Bang!
This slap stunned the scout. He covered his face and asked hesitantly, "Didn't the prince say that he wouldn't hit me? Why did he hit me again?"
Abunai laughed and said, "Next time, tell me the color of the flag sooner. Got it?"
The scout's face was filled with frustration. "I understand. Is there anything else you want to tell me, Your Majesty?"
Abunai thought for a moment and said, "That's all for now. I'll add more when I think of it."
The scout turned and left with a sad face.
Abunai simply packed up his appearance and personally led his troops to greet them ten miles away.
In a temporary tent in Dolonnor, Hauge was sitting by the charcoal fire listening to Abunai's narration of the battle.
"Wait..." Hauge stood up with a frown on his face: "You mean... the Ming army dispatched 20,000 cavalry in this battle?"
"Yes, 20,000 elite cavalry!" Abunai answered decisively, "They wear iron helmets, cotton armor, and hold all kinds of sharp firearms in their hands. They can penetrate armor and kill people from a hundred steps away! Not only do the people wear armor, but the horses also have armor. Not to mention arrows, even ordinary firearms can't hurt them!"
"My people suffered heavy losses under the siege of this Ming army! Prince Su, please seek justice for the 10,000 households of our Chahar tribe!" As he spoke, tears of regret flowed from Abunai's eyes.
If he had known this earlier, he would not have confronted the Ming army head-on. He ended up losing more people and livestock than he gained.
Hauge frowned and exchanged glances quickly with the other Eight Banners generals.
They were skeptical about Abunai's words.
You can neither not believe it nor believe it completely.
The general of the Zhenghong Banner, the Duke of Fuguo, Man Dahai, stood up and asked, "Abu Nai, you are not lying, are you?"
Abunai raised his right hand high above his head: "I swear in the name of heaven, I am absolutely not lying!"
"That's not right," Man Dahai said, shaking his head. "As far as I know, the main force of the Guanning Cavalry is stationed in the Shanhaiguan area, and the rest are scattered around Jizhou. They have not been transferred to the grassland at all."
"I really can't figure out where the 20,000 elite cavalry you mentioned came from!"
The general of the Zhenglan Banner, the Duke of Zhenguo Yue Le, also said: "Indeed, the Guanning Cavalry are all stationed in the Shanhaiguan area and have not moved at all! I really can't think of any other elite cavalry in the Ming court besides the Guanning Cavalry!"
Abunai swallowed his saliva and said, "My lords, how can I lie about a matter of life and death? If it is, it is. If it is not, it is not!"
Hauge walked back and forth in the tent for a few times and then stopped: "This should be true."
He continued in the doubtful eyes of the crowd: "The Ming court is not short of money. With money, we can recruit soldiers, forge weapons, make armor, and buy war horses!"
"It has been two years since the last time we entered the Pass. The Ming court can definitely build an elite cavalry!"
"Can you build elite cavalry just by having money?" Man Dahai asked back with a lot of disdain in his tone.
Money can indeed do a lot of things, but there are some things that money cannot solve.
"It's definitely not enough to just have money, you also need people!" Haoge's expression was serious: "But the Ming court is not short of people. As the saying goes, a tiger father will have a dog son. There are many descendants of generals in Liaodong. Not to mention, there are many people in the Li family alone who hold important positions in the army."
"With them here, we can definitely help the Ming court train an elite cavalry!"
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