Chapter 1078: The Last Battle of Encirclement and Annihilation (1)
"Of course, if the battle is won, it will be rewarded for meritorious deeds, but now the battle is not over!" Qin Sen stood on a high place and shouted loudly: "Xu Shuai's order, besiege the Yesbu department in the north!" ”
"Quick, surround Jesbu and Tieletai and annihilate them!" Xu Huizu commanded loudly.
At this time, the Ming army had already held the gap in the formation, the Xilu cavalry had begun to retreat, and the Chinese army led by Timur had also begun to retreat in a vain attempt to escape, although the dawn of victory had flashed, but the battle was not over.
So when everyone showed a victorious smile, Xu Huizu's face was still very serious, and he commanded loudly.
"In addition, all the cavalry, except for the left and right guards of the government army, are all sent out to pursue the Xiyu, and they must not be allowed to escape!"
"Yes, Wei Guogong/General Xu." Everyone had already planned to start cheering for victory, but suddenly heard Xu Huizu's order, and suddenly realized that the battle was not over, and they hurriedly gathered their smiling faces to carry out Xu Huizu's order.
"General Xu, the number of cavalry in our army is not large, and there were a lot of losses in the previous battle with Xiyu, if you don't count the left and right guards of the government army, there are only more than 70,000 people."
"The infantry of the Western Capture will not be able to escape, but all the auxiliaries of the Western Cavalry are cavalry, and there are at least 150,000 cavalry gathered together to retreat, and the number of our army is not half of the enemy's army. Now the Western Prisoners are only panicked because the formation was broken and the main force was greatly damaged, if they come to their senses and launch a counterattack while our army is pursuing, even if our cavalry morale is high, they may not be able to defeat more than twice as many Western Prisoners. What's more, there are also many Mongols who believe in the Heavenly Sect among the Western captives, who are good at Mangu tactics, and most of our army do not have thick armor and cannot defend against bows and arrows. ”
"So General Xu, let's put the left and right guards of the government army into the battlefield." Song Sheng said.
"This." Xu Huizu groaned. What Song Sheng said is of course very reasonable, but at this time, since the victory has been decided, he is not willing to let Shangzhiwei suffer too many losses.
Based on the above thoughts, he decided to speak out and refuse to accept Song Sheng's suggestion. Even these more than 100,000 cavalry will be let go, and this battle will not be complete. But that's fine, my credit is smaller, and your majesty is jealous. ’
But just as he was about to speak, he heard a voice from a person not far behind him: "Of course, the cavalry of the left and right guards of the government army will be sent to pursue!" The voice was familiar.
"Minister Xu Huizu has seen Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!" Xu Huizu turned around and knelt down and said.
"Chancellor Song Sheng/...... I've seen Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live Long live! Song Sheng and the others also knelt down and said.
This person is the one who was supposed to be in Igo. When he saw everyone kneeling, he said with a smile: "You Aiqing don't have to be polite. ”
After they stood up, they praised again: "You Aiqing commanded the army to break through the Xiyu, and the credit is very great, and after all the battles are over, I will hold a celebration banquet to celebrate your Aiqing!" ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the favor." Everyone agreed in unison.
After that, Xu Huizu immediately said: "Your Majesty, I heard that Deputy General Zhang of the Left Army sent someone to escort His Majesty to Yiwu City, how could he enter the army at this time?" ”
"How can I go to Igo with peace of mind?" Yun Xi said: "I was very worried about the battle situation, and I didn't want to go to Yiwu to hear the outdated news, so I led the guard to patrol the rear army outside the large formation and watch the battle. ”
It turned out that after Yun Xi left the camp of the left army under the escort of the guard, the more he thought about it, the more reluctant he was to leave the battlefield at this time, so he quietly led the troops back again, and when he met the inquiry, he said that Xu Huizu ordered them to be here. Although the generals of the nearby guard were strange, they showed Xu Huizu's handwriting (the blank document that Yun Xi had taken in his hand before, and added the order), and they didn't think that anyone would dare to forge Xu Huizu's order, so they didn't pay attention to it. Xu Huizu himself was very nervous about this battle, he didn't pay attention to the back of the big array, and no one came to report to him, so he didn't know.
Immediately give an order to Cao Xing and Song Xuan, ordering the two of them to send the cavalry of the left and right guards of the government army to pursue. In addition, the cavalry guard that guarded me, and the cavalry guard you left in the camp also brought it, and they were also sent out to pursue the Western Captives! He continued.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Since Yun Xi personally ordered it, he no longer objected.
"There are more than 90,000 cavalry chasing Xilu now, and there are elite Shangzhi Guard cavalry, which should be enough to defeat Xilu." Song Sheng said.
"Your Majesty, who commanded the soldiers who pursued Xiyu?" Since Yun Xi is here, Xu Huizu will also return the personnel power to His Majesty.
"With Zhang Fu as the commander, command them." Yun Xi paused and said.
A wave of jealousy suddenly surged in everyone's hearts. At this time, the pursuit of Xilu was a great merit and there was no danger, but a very good job was handed over to Zhang Fu. 'He's not going to be related to the Queen's family, is he?' Someone couldn't help but think.
"The cavalry infantry of the left and right guards of the government army were ordered to entangle the infantry of the Western Capture Central Army and prevent them from escaping; As for the other soldiers, they were divided into two parts, one to encircle and annihilate the Western infantry led by Yesbu and Tieletai, and the other to attack the Western Chinese army. ”
"The artillery is aimed at the Jesbou and Tieletai Divisions, and they are completely destroyed first; If the resistance of the Chinese army in the west is too stubborn, they will not attack for the time being, and will besiege after the destruction of Jesbu and Tieletai. ”
"After the Chinese army of the Xiwu is eliminated, storm the camp and completely destroy all the Xiyu in the Yiwu Basin." Yun Xi gave the order at once.
There was nothing wrong with Yun Hee's orders, so everyone had no objections, and the Banner Soldier immediately began waving the flag to convey his orders. Xu Huizu also led the Chinese military guard, which had not been put into the battlefield just now, to press on the Yesbu department.
"Your Majesty, the minister will lead these guards to surround and annihilate the Siyujesbu Division, and the minister will send another guard to protect Your Majesty." He said to Yun Xi again.
"No need." Yun Xi said: "I am in this big array, and I want to see these two Western captives completely annihilated. ”
"However, Your Majesty, there are cannons in the Jesbu Division, and Your Majesty's golden body must not be damaged in the slightest, and Your Majesty is invited to watch the battle under the escort of other guards." Xu Hui Zu said.
"Even if there are artillery pieces in Yesbu's department, they are all small cannons, with a range of no more than two miles, and the shells are small and not very powerful, so there is no need to worry."
"What's more, he has cannons, and you have more cannons under your hands, and you're afraid that his cannons won't work?" Yun Xi smiled.
"But," Xu Huizu wanted to persuade again, so he heard Yunxi say: "I have made up my mind, you don't have to persuade again." Hearing this, Xu Huizu could only withdraw the words that had already reached his lips and bowed down to agree.
Immediately, he commanded the guards of the Chinese army and slowly pressed towards the headquarters of Jesbu; The soldiers of the artillery corps, who had not moved since the beginning of the war, also loaded the cannons into the wagons and moved forward.