Chapter 1288: Ordinary

The ordinary general named Ping mentioned by the two Mongolian princes was naturally Ping An.

He wanted to go to the front line with all his heart, and he asked Lao Liu for help. Last month, he finally got the transfer order he had been waiting for - he was ordered to transfer from Shandong to Liaodong.

At that time, Liaodong was part of Shandong, and the jurisdiction of Liaodong was pitifully small. He was undoubtedly demoted from Shandong to Liaodong.

But Ping An was so happy that he jumped three feet high, handed over the seal to the successor official, and took a boat in Dengzhou to Liaodong.

As a result, when he arrived in Liaoyang, he found that there was no war here... After the Ming army occupied Tongliao, the Yuan army could not return to the Northeast.

This was of course a good thing for the Liaodong army and civilians, but for Ping An, it was a pitfall. I came to the Northeast from Shandong to fight, not to play in the mud!

Fortunately, Liaodong still had some connection with the front line. After the military rations were changed to sea transportation, the land transportation was under the responsibility of Liaodong Dusi.

As a result, the commander-in-chief actually went to Huludao, snatched the job of his subordinates, and became the escort officer himself.

He also asked to replace the drivers with regular soldiers. I don’t know what he was thinking.

This was his first fire when he took office as a new official, so his subordinates were naturally very energetic. From the drivers to the escorting cavalry, they were all elite troops selected from Liaodong Dusi. It is imperative that this new chief cannot find fault.

In fact, Ping An’s idea is very simple, that is, after arriving, he will stick to the prince and fight a war.

If he only escorts the rations in the rear, is it considered to be participating in the war or not, or... participating?

As the saying goes, if you keep thinking about it, there will be a response. Ping An’s obsession with the battlefield seems to have moved God, allowing him to satisfy his addiction to participating in the war before he arrived in Daning.

And it was the kind that caught them off guard...

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At that time, the convoy had passed the Songling Mountains and was heading to the Daqing Mountains.

Ping An looked around and saw the mountains were lush and green, with beautiful scenery.

If he were a literati, he would probably compose a poem, "Crossing the Daqing Mountains".

However, to a soldier like Ping An, this place was very dangerous.

"If we ambush a cavalry on each side of the hillside." He frowned and said to Taikang, the commander of Guangning Guard, "Then we will be trapped in a jar."

"The governor is worrying too much. This is the rear. We have been going back and forth so many times, and we haven't seen a single Yuan army." Taikang said to Ping An with a smile.

Before he finished speaking, Ping An's pupils shrank sharply. He ordered the whole army to stop advancing, then dismounted, took a listening stick and lay on the ground to listen. After a while, he stood up suddenly and said sternly: "Not good, there is an ambush, the whole army is in formation!"

"Ah? No way..." Taikang was surprised.

"No shit!" Ping An pointed to the sky on both sides of the hillside: "Look at the smoke and dust!"

"Ah? It really is..." Taikang also saw yellow dust flying on the back of the mountains on both sides, which was a sign of a large group of cavalry passing by!

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Amid the sharp whistle, the Ming army soldiers quickly untied the reins and separated the mules and grain carts. The horses were concentrated in the center, and then the grain carts were used to form two inner and outer circles of chariots on the periphery. To protect the grain, horses and drivers in the formation.

The Central Plains dynasty had a tradition of using chariots to fight against nomadic cavalry. From Wei Qing's Wugang chariot to Huan Daoji's lock-linked chariot, by the Ming Dynasty, the chariot formation had developed into a complete tactical system.

It is the only way for the baggage troops to fight against the cavalry. But no matter which dynasty the chariot formation is from, there is an unsolvable problem - from the marching state to the formation, it takes at least half an hour.

And most of the time, the two armies are encounter battles.

It is rare that the two sides agree on the time and place, each sets up a formation, and then the nomadic cavalry charges, and the Central Plains Dynasty defends with a solid chariot formation. This is a well-prepared scene.

Cavalry is always flexible and unexpected, and will not give you a chance to prepare fully.

This time is the same. When the cavalry of the Yuan army appeared on the hillsides on both sides, the chariot formation of the Ming Dynasty was only half formed, and it was messy and could not form combat effectiveness.

At this time, it is necessary to rely on the cavalry to take the initiative to attack to contain the Yuan army cavalry and buy time for the chariot camp to line up!

This is the biggest difference between the chariot formation of the Ming Dynasty and the chariot formation of the Song Dynasty. The chariot formation of the Song army is mainly based on bows and crossbows, and does not rely on cavalry. As a result, it seems to have strong firepower, but every time it is not set up, it is beaten to pieces.

This is also the biggest difference between the armies of powerful countries and weak countries.

No matter what the circumstances, the armies of powerful countries will not give up the initiative to attack. Even in the most chaotic situation, they must use the attack to stabilize their position!

Ping An and Taikang led two thousand cavalrymen respectively, and met the Yuan army rushing down the hillside from the left and right.

Ping An faced the 10,000 cavalrymen led by Hong Boyan Timur on the north slope.

After the two sides exchanged fire head-on, the Yuan army, relying on the large number of soldiers and the downward attack, rushed forward and took the initiative to engage in hand-to-hand combat. To quickly eliminate the two thousand Ming troops with hand-to-hand combat...

The Ming army soldiers were fearless, raised their horse spears one after another, followed their commander, and slammed into the overwhelming Yuan army with a sharp arrow formation!

For a time, the sound of metal clashing, screams, and shouts of killing shook the valley, startling the birds!

However, what Hong Boyan never expected was that the two sides fought hand-to-hand, and it was his own central army that was killed. Although his military strength was several times that of the Ming army, he was still cut in half like tofu with a sharp knife.

There is no other reason. The 'mediocre' peace in his mouth is comparable to the existence of the Double Sword King at his peak!

Sixteen years later, Ping An defeated the central army of the Jingnan Army again and again, and rushed to the front of Yan King Zhu Di. If he hadn't had too many ideas, he could have killed Zhu Di several times... This is what Zhu Di said himself.

Now Ping'an is just thirty years old, and his physical functions are at their peak. In terms of his ability to charge into battle, he is even more terrifying than he would be sixteen years later.

So what if the upward attack is unfavorable, so what if the troops are insufficient, just like Zhang Wenyuan back then, when the attack is sharp to a certain extent, these are no longer problems...

He saw that the iron gun in Ping An's hand was as fast as lightning, and all the enemies in front of him were stabbed down with one shot. The scimitar in the hands of the Yuan army was unable to withstand his sharp spear. Even those generals who usually pride themselves on their bravery were no match for him.

All the Yuan troops rushed in front of him, and then screamed and fell off their horses. Before the Yuan troops behind him could react, he rushed in front of him again and stabbed him down with a shot!

Who can stand this? The Yuan army was horrified and retreated to both sides. No one dared to block his way...

Hong Boyan saw that the troops in front of him all moved away, and the Ming army general with a white horse and a silver spear rushed towards him!