Chahara crossed the Luan River with 500 men from the north of Qianxi City, and he thought he had received the easiest task possible.

Compared with the relatively flat grasslands and developed farmland on the west bank of the Luanhe River, the east bank of the Luanhe River is surrounded by uneven hills, except for some relatively flat valley plains near the Luanhe River.

The valleys on the east bank of the Luan River were originally small, so although they were developed, they were only small villages with a dozen or twenty families.

As for the high and low hills, it was overgrown with shrubs and sparse forests, and there was no trace of a merchant travelling anywhere except for a path that looked unusually rudimentary.

Wu Nag believed that the Ming army, which had a large number of infantry troops, could hardly carry a large amount of baggage in such an environment, and it was also difficult to advance quickly. If the Ming army really did this, given the complex terrain on the west bank of the Luan River, they would also have enough time to mobilize men and horses to cross the river to attack the rear of the Ming army.

Chahara agreed with Wunag's judgment, and he also knew that after forcing Tushetu Khan Oba to hand over the military power, if the three of them did not make any more achievements, I am afraid that it would be difficult to explain the past in front of Huang Taiji.

In the ensuing battle, both Wunag and Dudu had their own responsibilities, but the east bank of the Luan River lacked a single general to preside. After Tushetu Khan Oba saw the enemy retreat first, the three of them no longer trusted the loyalty of the Mongol leaders.

The only thing they can trust is the three of them. Therefore, Chahara looked at Wu Nag, who was frowning and looked nerve-wracked, and volunteered to ask Wu Nag for him to cross the river to command the Houjin army on the east bank.

Chahara volunteered to solve one of Wunag's problems, and he naturally agreed without hesitation. Chahara left more than 80 Jurchen warriors to Wunag, and he himself crossed the Luan River with 120 Jurchen warriors, 200 Mongol knights, and more than 300 people.

After settling down in a village near the river, Chahara sent someone to contact the two dissatisfied Mongolian hundred households who had been stationed on the east bank of the Luan River last night, and in addition to taking over the command of these two hundred households, he also wanted to know if there was any abnormal situation on the east bank from last night to now.

However, the emissaries sent by Chahara did not bring back the leader of the sentinels who had roamed the eastern bank, but a group of Mongol cavalry who had fled.

From the envoys and these cavalrymen, Chahara learned that the cavalry of the Ming army had crossed the Luan River, and immediately divided into two marches, left and right, and marched directly to the west.

The speed of the Ming cavalry was so fast that most of the Houjin cavalry, which was originally distributed on the east coast, was surrounded by these two groups of men and horses before they could evacuate. The number of Ming cavalry was in the thousands, while the Mongol cavalry scattered everywhere was less than 200.

These Mongolian cavalry, not to mention blocking the cavalry of the Ming army, they are now trying to break through the encirclement of the Ming army. The reason why these Mongol cavalry ended up like this was entirely because of the unconventional march of the Ming cavalry.

It stands to reason that on the march on this kind of battlefield, why should the Ming army send scouts and cavalry to patrol for half a day, and only after making sure that there is no ambush will the soldiers behind follow them.

And in today's march, the Ming army basically did not send sentry agents, so they rushed over directly. In order to cope with the war between the sentinels, the Houjin army dispersed its forces. If the Ming army sent sentry cavalry before marching, I am afraid that it would be difficult to get rid of these well-trained Mongol knights for a while.

But when the scattered Mongol knights met a whole column of Ming cavalry rushing towards them, they obviously fell into the most embarrassing situation. The numerical superiority of the Ming army exerted its maximum effectiveness at this moment.

When the Houjin cavalry, which was scattered in teams of 3 or 5 people, encountered a continuous charge launched at them by the Ming army on the size of a small team or a squadron, these Houjin cavalry either turned around and fled, or simply surrendered to the Ming army.

The Mongol cavalry of nearly 200 people, because of a wrong decision of the commander, caused most of them to disappear without even a few waves. In addition to this group of cavalry on the periphery, only a few cavalry hid, thus escaping the pursuit of the Ming army.

So Chahara was embarrassed to find that when the Ming cavalry spied through the suspicious soldiers they had arranged with sentinels and forced their way through his defense area with great fanfare, there was nothing he could do to stop the Ming army.

As a last resort, Chahara could only take more than 300 horsemen who had just crossed the river and their morale had not yet been defeated, and ran to observe the Ming cavalry that was marching westward. He originally thought that if he couldn't stop the Ming cavalry in front, he would attack the heavy troops in the rear of the Ming army to attract these cavalry to come back to the rescue.

But after seeing this Ming army, he soon realized that his battle plan was probably impossible to implement. Because the Ming army used a pure cavalry unit this time, if his men and horses rushed forward, he might be able to defeat some of them, but it was unlikely that they would survive.

Chahara paid attention to the expressions of his subordinates on the left and right, and found that not only the Mongols had ugly faces, but even the Jurchens had avoided his gaze, and it was obvious that no one had the idea of risking death to attack this Ming cavalry.

Chahara, who was already a little hesitant in his heart, was even more silent at this moment, until the Ming cavalry passed in front of him, and did not give any instructions.

Looking at the distant backs of the Ming cavalry, most of the Jurchen and Mongol soldiers surrounding Chahara breathed a sigh of relief. Immediately, some Jurchen soldiers also felt ashamed, and the two battles of Luanhe and Ninja Pass had indeed knocked down their self-confidence.

In the past, they were worried about the numerical superiority of the Ming army, as long as they found the position of the main general of the Ming army, and then launched a wave of surprise attacks, or killed the main general of the Ming army, or forced the main general of the Ming army to flee, these Ming troops would collapse no matter how many people there were.

In the hearts of these Jurchens, the more the number of the Ming army, the more loot there will be, and from this point of view, it is better to have a little more Ming army. In the past, when the Ming army marched, it was not too bold to cause the formation to be scattered; It was too careful, and the whole team was shrunk into a ball, which gave them the confidence to defeat the Ming army.

At present, this cavalry of the Ming army, neither lost its formation because of the rapid advance, nor gathered the team together in fear, it is obviously not the kind of Ming army team that can be defeated with one blow.

Although they had more than 300 horsemen, most of them were Mongols, and after seeing the defeat in the Battle of Luanhe, these Jurchens felt that it was completely an act of death to attack such a Ming cavalry with these Mongols.

Although the Jurchen soldiers persuaded them of the reason for timidity on this ground, when all the cavalry of the Ming army passed through and Chahara did not move, they turned their shame into contempt for Chahara, thinking that the minister who was dispatching the Red Banner was not frightened.

One of the Jurchen Beiyu thought about it, and then stepped forward to Chahara and asked, "My lord, what should we do now?" Do you follow this cavalry to the west, or do you retreat to the west bank of the Luan River first? ”

Chahara glanced back at the Jurchen Beiyu, and then said calmly: "Send someone back to inform Wu Nag that there are nearly 4 or 5 thousand Ming cavalry rushing towards Santun Camp City, and the main force of the Ming army has not yet followed up, let him make a plan."

Ezig took 50 men to follow the Ming cavalry to see what they wanted to do. As for the others, continue to disperse and monitor the east to see if there are still Ming troops to pass through here..."

The news sent back by the Chahara people immediately gave Wu Nag a headache. After several major defeats in Sarhu and Guangning, the Ming army basically no longer had the courage to use troops to attack separately and jointly.

This also made Wu Nag consider the tactics of the Ming army's operation, intentionally or unintentionally, ignoring the possibility that the Ming army might divide its troops into two ways to attack. Of course, this is also related to the lack of military strength in his hands, coupled with two consecutive defeats, and he does not dare to scatter his troops too much.

But now the Ming army's actions were again beyond his expectations, and the Ming army took thousands of cavalry as a way to quickly attack the city of Santun Yingcheng from the east bank of the Luan River, while the main force slowly marched to the west.

The cavalry unit on the east bank of the Luan River was obviously heading for the Santun camp city, and once the Ming army captured the Santun camp city, it would undoubtedly be equivalent to cutting off the back road of their army.

For the Ming army to divide their troops into two ways, their best way to deal with it is naturally to defeat one way first, and then turn back to clean up the other way.

It was the best choice for them to return to the army to attack the Ming cavalry under the city of Santun Camp and keep the back road of their own army. Moreover, if the Hui army rescued the Santun camp city, they still had an advantage in numbers.

However, in this case, it is equivalent to allowing the main force of the Ming army to go straight to Santun Camp City, and it is no longer possible to make any actions to delay the Ming army. Once the main force of the Ming army arrived at the city of Santunying, the Mongols who did not know how to defend the city may not be able to defend the city.

The loss of Santun camp city before the arrival of the Great Khan's reinforcements will undoubtedly make the Houjin army lose the space to turn, under the pressure of the Ming army in the east and west, plus the Ming army to defend the city of Zunhua, this battle of the Ming Dynasty is over.

Therefore, starting from the overall situation, the best choice is to first thwart the main force of the Ming army, which is dominated by infantry, and then return to the division to rescue Santun Yingcheng. However, in this case, it is tantamount to overturning the battle plan he set yesterday.

For the current situation, Wu Nag suddenly lost the usual heart of the previous combat command, and became a little troubled and lost.

Since the Houjin army started from Nurhachi, it has not fought a defensive battle. Even in the battle of Salhu, where the Ming army attacked from four directions, Nurhachi adopted the tactics of active attack, and relieved the Ming army's attack on Salhu through various breaking tactics.

Although a Jurchen general like Wu Nag had rich experience in battle formations, it was the first time that he was confined to an area and fought a defensive battle with the Ming army. This way of fighting the Ming army with his hands and feet tied made this veteran general also begin to become impetuous.