Chapter 231 230 Battle to the Death

Chapter 231 230 Battle to the Death

As a thousand cavalrymen from the Anda tribe joined in the encirclement and suppression of Ma Fang's tribe, Ma Fang's life became increasingly difficult.

In fact, after Ma Fang was injured and fell from his horse, he had already realized that the raid had failed.

However, at this time, the sense of smell honed through years of battlefield still allowed him to see the opportunity to escape.

Yes, at this time, Anda Khan has not sent anyone to block their way back. They can rush out of the Anda Khan camp and escape along the way.

However, at this critical period, he did not choose to do this, but chose another direction that seemed like a dead end.

There is no shortage of generals in the Ming army who betray their teammates, and there is also no shortage of generals who put the overall situation first.

Ma Fang knew very well that most of the battle plan this time was made by him. In fact, what Liu Dazhang convened later was just a modification of his plan. He was very clear about the entire battle plan.

Now once he escapes from the Tatar camp, what will be the next result?

Anda Khan's entire army was dispatched to reinforce the Anda military camp in front of the camp. Liu Huan's few men and horses would definitely not be able to stop them. Then they joined forces together, and the only thing left was how to deal with the more than ten thousand Ming army infantry who were feigning an attack.

The Ming army had not had a large field battle with the Tatars for a long time, and Ma Fang did not believe that Liu Dazhang was capable of leading them to defeat all of Anda Khan's troops in Baoan Prefecture.

At this time, he had realized that there were many more men and horses in Anda Khan's camp than he had expected. There were at least three thousand elites around him now, and there were already hundreds of Tatars killed by them before. .

The cavalry of tens of thousands of people was not something that the Xuanfu Ming Army could defeat.

Even if he rushes out and returns to the Ming army camp, what will be waiting for him?

He was defeated, his plan failed completely, and he also lost the lives of a large number of Ming soldiers. Ma Fang could not bear such a result.

So, now his only choice is to carry on, attract Anda Khan's attention, prevent him from investing his troops in the front, and buy time so that the main force of the Ming army can calmly withdraw from the battlefield and return to the city.

Therefore, Ma Fang finally chose to fight to the death and not retreat, although this was a pity for the more than two thousand people who followed him.

Fighting to the death, of course not being trapped here and besieged by the Tatars, Ma Fang would not be that stupid.

After realizing that nothing could be done, he decisively led his troops to retreat and exited the situation surrounded on three sides.

Anda Khan thought that Ma Fang wanted to escape, so he ordered the guards around him to catch up and block Ma Fang's retreat, but he miscalculated.

After breaking away from the siege, Ma Fang led his troops and began to roam around the Anda Khan camp, looking for areas where the Tatars were weak for assault, and even reached the edge of the camp several times.

However, to Anda Khan's surprise again, the Ming army did not escape, but played a running game with the royal guards in the camp.

However, Anda Khan also saw that this Ming army was not going to survive. They seemed to be running back and forth in the military camp in a disorganized manner, but their target was always vaguely locked on him.

Yes, although Ma Fang is determined to fight to the end, he has never forgotten his mission. The target is Ada Khan. Whether it is to capture or kill, this is his only mission now. Either die here, or he will be killed after completing the mission. People kill.

But now, Ma Fang's space for activities has become smaller and smaller, especially with the investment of a thousand households.

Before, Anda Khan only invested more than 2,000 people to encircle and suppress the remaining more than 1,000 Ming troops. Now that new troops have joined, the space that Ma Fang can move is naturally blocked.

Yes, after discovering that Ma Fang's target was him, Anda Khan would not stupidly send out all his troops to participate in the encirclement and suppression. If the Ming army found an opportunity to kill him during the period, he would not be able to save his face. .

"Sir, we can't continue like this. The reinforcements from the Tatars are coming, and I'm afraid the commander is already there."

On the galloping horse, Ma Fang's captain said to him.

Ma Fang actually also discovered that reinforcements from the Anta tribe entered the camp to join the siege against him. Obviously, Liu Huan's tribe failed to block the Tatar reinforcements.

But even now, he was a little sad. His men were exhausted, could they still rush out?

In their opinion, the Ming army's offensive was probably broken by the Tatars, so they could spare their hands to support Ada Khan's side.

Now that the main force of the Ming army has withdrawn from the battle, Ma Fang does not need to let the remaining brothers accompany him on the road.

Ma Fang has already anticipated what will be waiting for him when he goes back this time.

The court will not consider whether you fought with all your strength, they only look at the results.

If your plan fails and you lose your troops, you will naturally have to pay the price.

It's just that he didn't regret, regretted proposing this plan, regretted leading his troops in the surprise attack.

He only regretted not being able to capture or kill Altan.

He will not forget how he was kicked away by the Tatars and what kind of life the Han people in Mongolia lived.

This is why he had already arrived with Altan and lived a better life than other Han people, but he still looked for opportunities to escape back to the Ming Dynasty.

He wants revenge, revenge for those Akito who were tortured and killed.

Altan had left nearly a thousand Royal Guards with him. Ma Fang knew that there was no hope for him this time, so he could only lead his troops to rush out and let as many people survive as possible.

Ma Fang continued to lead his troops to rush back and forth in the Anda Khan camp, looking for opportunities.

At this time, they were surrounded by cavalry on all sides, and there was really no chance.

Gradually, Ma Fang became a little desperate, and he felt a little sorry for the brothers behind him.

Altan was heavily protected by soldiers, and he had missed the chance to escape.

Until now, it seems that he has only one last option left, which is to fight to the death, and finally bring out the spirit of the Ming Dynasty soldiers and ignite his final glory.

Although the court may not see all of them being loyal, they fought for the Han people in the world and died in peace.

He was looking for a fighter plane in Ma Fang, intending to teach the Tatars a lesson and let them know that the Ming generals were not greedy for life and fearful of death, but also bloody, because he knew that no one would come to save them.

The main force of the Ming army had been defeated, and Liu Huan's troops had also retreated. They were alone.

After changing direction twice in a row, they avoided the main Tatar force and fought out again from the enemy's weak spot. The Ming army behind them had also dropped to less than a thousand men.

From the time of the surprise attack to the present, in about an hour, they had already suffered most of their casualties. Even the people following them were mostly wounded, and the horse power was almost exhausted.

Ma Fang knew that he had no time to continue looking for opportunities.

At this time, in the distance from the camp gate, more than ten war horses galloped into the camp. The people on the horses did not pay attention to the tragic situation in the camp, but ran straight towards the Khan's camp.

That's where, whoever they were, Altan should be.

Ma Fang, who once again jumped out of the encirclement, finally made up his mind and turned his horse's head. This time, he chose the center of Anda Khan's camp as the direction for his attack. He wanted to attack the Altan camp again, even if he died, he would die there. On the way to charge.

At this time, the generals following Ma Fang also roughly judged the general's intention from the direction he was heading, which was to choose to die together.

But no one was timid.

In fact, when the war reached this point, they had no way to turn back.

The way out is completely blocked, and there is no possibility of reinforcements arriving.

No one knows the virtues of the Ming army better than these border town soldiers.

They mobilized their war horses and squeezed out the last of their horsepower to rush towards the tent where Ada Khan was, just for the last bit of dignity.

"Boom boom boom"

Just when they chose to charge desperately, continuous gunfire suddenly sounded from the front of the camp.

The Anta Department has cannons, but most of those cannons will not be retained after they are captured by them. They will be melted down and made into weapons, and only a small amount will be left.

Ma Fang and the others have been fighting here for so long, and they have not seen any Tatars launch firearms to attack them. This can only mean that Anda Khan did not bring any remaining firearms when he entered the customs this time.

Most of the firearms of this era were heavy and unwieldy. In fact, not only the Mongols thought so, but also many people in the Ming army thought so.

Guns are not as good as bows and arrows, and artillery is worse than trebuchets, but they are too heavy.

Naturally, there are so many cannons that cannot be used by the Tatar army.

Are reinforcements coming?

Has anyone come to pick them up?

Ma Fang, who was charging, suddenly felt something in his heart.

In fact, the Ming army at this time was already at the end of its strength. If there was no strong support, they could only rush to Altan's tent like moths to a flame and make the final blow.

It was just the sudden sound of artillery that disrupted his thoughts. The Ming army was coming, and those people who came just now might...

But thinking of this, Ma Fang still knew something was wrong. It was impossible for the Ming army to rush outside the gate of the Tatar camp. They discovered that the Tatars on those horses were obviously tired from the journey. They looked like they were traveling all night. They were not pretending. .

Could it be that the imperial court has sent reinforcements?

There is also the sound of cannons just now. There will only be one Ming army near Baoan Prefecture, and that is the Xuanfu Army.

Could it be that the Xuanfu army was not defeated?

Ma Fang, who was already desperate, now had her survival mentality revived. Why should she die if she could live?

He had already begged to die once before, and when the opportunity to live appeared again, he could no longer think.

Becoming a hero may be the impulse of that moment.

But after being impulsive, if they were asked to make a choice again, it would be difficult for any hero to do that.

This is the case with Ma Fang. Of course, he did not stay in the Anda Khan camp just to become a hero. He not only wanted to buy time for the main force of the Ming army to retreat, but also hoped to find an opportunity to give Altan a fatal blow. In fact, it was not right. The whole plan was hopeless, he had no way to survive.

Now, if you find a chance to fight out, you may not have to be an unknown hero. Although your future is still worrying, the soldiers behind you don't have to die.

Seeing the chance of survival, Ma Fang adjusted the direction of advancement again. It seemed like it was another feint attack on Altan's tent as before. Then when he saw that the opportunity was not right, he immediately evacuated.

When the cavalry drew an arc, Ma Fang saw a glimmer of life in the eyes of many people in the Ming army behind him.

These people were all soldiers who had understood the sound of the cannon just now. They knew that Ming troops were coming to meet them outside the camp.

They didn't know the details of the plan and thought it had been planned long ago, so General Ma took them in circles in the Anda Khan camp, destroying it as much as they wanted, waiting for the main army to arrive.

Only Ma Fang knew that there was no such link in the plan.

Among the plans they designed, the worst-case scenario was to attack and annihilate the entire Ming army. There were more than 2,000 people left to guard Baoan Prefecture until the Datong Army arrived on the battlefield.

"Boom boom boom"

Another burst of intensive gunfire came from a distance, and Ma Fang knew that only the Fran cannon could fire so quickly.

The moment the gunshots sounded, he counted them silently in his mind. Twenty-two shots seemed to be the total number of medium-sized Franco machine guns in the Xuanfu Army in Baoan Prefecture.

They are still there.

Those Tatar reinforcements were not sent from the Tatar military camp, but were beaten out by the Ming army's offensive. Their camp had been breached by the Ming army, so they fled here.

Thinking of this, Ma Fang didn't dare to fight anymore, and suddenly turned around and shouted: "Brothers, the main force of the Xuanfu army has broken through the Tatar camp. Our mission is completed. Everyone, follow me and rush out."

At this time, he no longer cares about much. As long as he rushes out, he will give people a chance to survive. He can no longer selfishly choose their own destiny for them.

In order to survive, the remaining Ming troops at this time knew in their hearts that the direction in which the gunfire sounded was their chance to survive.

As long as they rush over, their lives will be saved.

Before this, most people had actually given up, thinking that they would never get out of here alive.

The hope of life filled their bodies, and the lost strength also filled their bodies again.

It's not that no one has thought about why they came here and why they encountered such an experience, but for Xiaobing, nothing mattered anymore, as long as he was still alive.

"shoot"

There was a team officer in the queue shouting loudly to direct the soldiers behind.

A few scattered arrows flew out and plunged into the intercepting Tatar cavalry. They had consumed almost all their weapons in the previous fierce battles. Among the cavalry of nearly a thousand people, there were not many who could still shoot a bow.

Naturally, the Tatars on the opposite side would not wait there to be shot by them. Instead, they would cut diagonally into their path and at the same time shoot clusters of arrows at the huge Ming army cavalry.

"Ahh.ah."

Under the attack of arrows, many Ming soldiers were shot off their horses.

In fact, the Ming soldiers who have survived to this day are all veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles and are skilled with bows and horses. However, they have exhausted most of their physical strength in the long battle and no longer dare to hide in stirrups to avoid Tatar bows and arrows. , they were afraid that they would not have the strength to get back on the horse, or they would simply fall off.

"Push through and we will win."

Ma Fang was in front of the horse, but he was always paying attention to the situation in his queue. He saw many people falling off their horses and felt heartbroken.

What a warrior.

They have been fighting for the Ming Empire until now. They see a way out ahead, but they have not been able to rush through alive.

Ma Fang's eyes widened with anger at this time, holding the horse's rein with his left hand, and wielding a sharp saber with his right hand to slash at the Tatars who were rushing up from the side.

At the moment when he raised the knife and dropped it, several more carbines were thrust out from behind and plunged into the bodies of the other two Tatars.

The Ming army and the Tatars crossed each other like two straight lines. Fierce fighting broke out at the intersection, and people kept falling.

There were more arrows flying into the Ming army's ranks, but no one was hiding.

At this time, they would rather bear an arrow, as long as they hold on to the reins, they still have a chance to rush out.