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Chapter 575 Duoduo's Main Attack
In the second day's battle, the Tengger tribe gained the upper hand, killing nearly a thousand cavalrymen of the Duoduo tribe and forcing the enemy to retreat ten miles. This battle greatly boosted the morale of the Tengger and Tumed tribes, and each tribe took this opportunity to advance forward.

"Hmph! I'll let you feel proud for a while, but I'll show you what's happening later!" In Duoduo's camp, Duoduo sneered. Although today's small defeat was unexpected and the ferocity of the main cavalry of Tengger's tribe was also surprising, he was not panicked.

His task now is to hold the enemy back and create an opportunity for Dorgon. As long as he can keep his footing, even though the Tengger tribe is capable of fighting, Dodo is absolutely confident that he can stop the opponent.

Moreover, today's retreat is only a strategic retreat and does not affect the overall situation. Besides, the retreat can better attract the enemy to the hinterland of the Chahar tribe, keep it away from the Jining line, and open a gap for Dorgon's troops to bypass.

In Duoduo's view, the victor is always the one who laughs last. The elite Eight Banners are invincible in the world. When Dorgon arrives at the location, they will attack from the front and back, and the coalition forces of the Tengger tribe will inevitably collapse. By then, the entire army will be at their mercy and after winning this battle, Guihua City will become their brothers' possession, and the Tumed will no longer have the strength to resist.

In the next two days, the two sides continued to fight, and the battle was still fierce. Each side used its own tactics, and the battle was a stalemate. Overall, the Tengger tribe seemed to have the upper hand, and Duoduo's army was defeated and retreated continuously, and had already reached a position more than 50 miles southeast of the original battlefield.

This morning, it was another good day for a war. Looking at the dense cavalry on the opposite side, Duoduo smiled. Because he had received news that Dorgon's troops had arrived at the location, everything was about to end, and today's battle would be the last one. Duoduo wanted to join forces with Dorgon to keep all the coalition forces of the Tengger tribe in this grassland, and then ride horses to flatten Tumed and become the real master of Tumed.

The war broke out quickly. Unlike the fighting in the previous few days, not long after the battle today, the Tengger coalition forces felt the tremendous pressure from the enemy.

This time, Duoduo not only used the Khorchin and Chahar tribes to launch the attack, but also mobilized his elite Eight Banners troops. He first entangled the left and right wings of the Tenger tribe, and his main force directly rushed to the enemy's central army.

The Tengger tribe did not expect Duoduo to fight so hard today. After the battle started, they were caught off guard and suffered heavy losses on the cavalry on both wings. They could only retreat in a panic to avoid the enemy's attack. When the two wings retreated, the central army position in the middle was exposed. Duoduo saw the opportunity and immediately commanded his troops to charge. The elite troops of the Eight Banners and the elite troops of various tribes, totaling 10,000 cavalry, stabbed into the enemy's central army like a sharp knife.

Facing Duoduo's fierce attack, although the Tenger tribe fought bravely, it was difficult to stop the attack of the elite Eight Banners. The situation began to deteriorate suddenly. At this time, the cavalry on both wings had not yet reorganized their lines to return for support. The strength of the central army alone was unable to support the team, and it was difficult to barely stop Duoduo.

But at this moment, a new cavalry suddenly appeared in the southwest. This cavalry was quite large, and it seemed that there were as many as 10,000 people. Moreover, the armor and equipment worn by this cavalry were completely different from those of the Mongolian cavalry. They were dressed like the Eight Banners Army. A large flag was flying in the army, and the flag was clearly the main force of Dorgon.

When this cavalry suddenly appeared on the battlefield and galloped towards the Tengger coalition forces that were fighting in a group, many members of the Tengger coalition forces changed color and were terrified.

"Report! Dorgon's main force has arrived!"

In the center of Tengger's army, Zhu Shenzui did not show any panic. Facing Duoduo's fierce attack from the front and the sudden appearance of Dorgon's main force, Zhu Shenzui was as steady as a rock.

"Haha, you're finally here, Dorgon, I've been waiting for you for a long time!" Zhu Shenzui sneered and stretched out his hand. The personal guards who had been prepared handed Zhu Shenzui's iron spear to him. Zhu Shenzui, who was neatly dressed, took it, glanced at the shiny spear tip, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Send a message to Wang Hai, tell him to hold the front firmly. Send a message to Li You and Burigude to prepare for the attack, and let Hu Lin and Hatulig wait for the opportunity to act. At the same time, send a message to the troops on the left and right wings, and execute according to the previous plan!"

"Yes!"

The herald responded loudly and walked away quickly. Zhu Shenzhui walked to the side and got on his warhorse, then reached out and patted the horse's neck gently: "Old buddy, it's time to use you again. Don't let me down today!"

The warhorse under his crotch neighed and shook its big head, as if it was somewhat dissatisfied with Zhu Shenzhui's words, and also seemed to be saying, how could it possibly let him down? Just wait and see the answer.

Seeing this, Zhu Shenzui laughed loudly, raised his head and looked around, then spurred his horse and headed straight to the rear battlefield in the west.

As a pioneer, Wang Hai was currently the barrier to stop Duoduo from attacking the central army. After receiving Zhu Shenzhui's order, Wang Hai's spirits suddenly lifted. He felt a little frustrated in the battles of the past few days. He could have beaten up the Chahar coalition army on the opposite side, but he had to hold back and not let the other side see his true combat effectiveness. It was the same just now. Now, with Zhu Shenzhui's order, he could finally show his skills. He immediately waved his long sword, and the main cavalry of the Tengger tribe and the elite troops of various tribes, who had been unable to hold back, rushed towards Duoduo head-on. The two armies collided fiercely, and the sound of killing shook the sky.

Duoduo's main force was unstoppable, directly breaking through the Tengger coalition forces blocking the front and rushing towards the central army. When Dorgon's main force appeared behind the enemy, the left and right wings of the Tengger army began to waver, and even the central army showed signs of instability.

Duoduo, who was riding on a warhorse, saw it clearly and was overjoyed. In his opinion, they would definitely win this battle. As long as his cavalry penetrated the enemy's center, Dorgon's main force would rush in from the rear. With the two armies attacking from both sides, the Tenger tribe would surely be defeated.

Not only Duoduo, but also his subordinates thought so. They were surrounded by Tengger coalition cavalry who were defeated and began to flee, and the enemy's central army was right in front of them. If they made meritorious deeds, it would be just a matter of time before they could flatten Tumed.

But just when Duoduo thought he had won, a cavalry suddenly rushed out from the front and collided with his troops. At first, Duoduo didn't think much of it. After all, he was heading to the center of the Tengger tribe. The Tengger tribe was able to replace Bu Shitu as the leader of the Tumed, so it was naturally not comparable to an ordinary tribe. Now it was a critical moment, even a rabbit would struggle a few times, let alone a large tribe.

In order to stop Duoduo's attack, it was normal for the Tenger tribe to use their most elite troops to stop him. However, Duoduo was not worried because he believed that his Eight Banners were invincible. Since Nurhaci started his rebellion, the Eight Banners had been marching across Liaodong, defeating hundreds of thousands of Ming troops and even subduing the Khorchin and other Mongolian tribes.

After Huang Taiji ascended the throne, the Eight Banners became even more powerful. They first drove away the Mongolian leader Ligdan Khan, made the entire Chahar their sphere of influence, and even directly attacked the northern Zhili of the Ming Dynasty. Finally, they arrived at the capital of the Ming Dynasty, creating unprecedented glory.

The Eight Banners were so powerful that no one in the world could match them, let alone the Tengger tribe. Even if the Tengger tribe was strong, so what? It was just a Mongolian tribe. With the elite troops of the Eight Banners in hand, the Tengger tribe was just struggling to survive. Duoduo looked down on these Mongols. In his eyes, the elite troops of the Tengger tribe were just his military exploits. He wanted to use the blood of these Mongols to achieve his own fame.

But Duoduo never expected that just when he thought that the opponent's obstruction could be broken by one strike and his elite Eight Banners were unstoppable, he soon felt something was wrong.

The elite cavalry of the Tenger tribe on the opposite side were not only extremely ferocious, but also different from the Tenger cavalry that had fought in the previous few days. Not only were they more elite, they were also better equipped, and their combat effectiveness was no less than that of the Eight Banners, and their cavalry combat capabilities were even stronger than those of ordinary Eight Banners soldiers.

You have to know that when the Eight Banners fought against the Mongols, the combat effectiveness of both sides was not at the same level at all. Often an ordinary Eight Banners could easily deal with two or three Mongolian cavalrymen. If they formed an army to fight, the gap in combat effectiveness would be even greater.

This is also the reason why a few thousand elite soldiers of the Eight Banners could chase and defeat tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of Mongolian cavalry. It is not that the Mongols are too weak, but that the Eight Banners soldiers have an inherent advantage in fighting against the Mongolian cavalry. There are two key reasons for this.

The first point is that the Eight Banners soldiers are all professional soldiers. The entire Eight Banners are the Jurchens' war machine. These Eight Banners do not engage in production in normal times and are only responsible for fighting. Their coordination and command on the battlefield are simply not comparable to the cavalry drawn from the Mongolian tribes.

In the Mongolian tribes, there are very few real professional cavalry. Except for the personal guards of the tribal leaders, most of the cavalry are ordinary herdsmen who usually herd cattle and sheep and only go into battle in times of war. Although they are good at riding and shooting, and their martial arts are not weak, fighting does not rely on individuals but on coordination. In this respect, it is difficult for the Mongolians to compare with the elite Eight Banners.

As for the second point, it is because of equipment. As a nomadic people, the Mongols did not have advanced smelting technology and could not make good weapons. Most Mongolian tribes could not even make iron pots, let alone weapons. An iron pot from the Ming Dynasty could be passed down for several generations and used as a treasure. As for sabers and bows and arrows, they would be powerless if there were no Ming merchants selling these things to the grasslands. Until now, many Mongolian tribes still use polished stones or animal bones as arrowheads.

Not to mention armor, most Mongols had no armor at all, and even those with some status in the tribe only had a half-body leather armor at best. Even if the Mongols were strong in cavalry and archery, without the corresponding equipment support, their combat effectiveness could not be brought into play.

In contrast, the situation was different for the elite Eight Banners. After occupying Liaodong, the Eight Banners plundered a lot of Ming people, among whom there were many craftsmen. With craftsmen, there was naturally production capacity, and they could make ironware, weapons, and even armor.

In addition to the various materials looted from the Ming Dynasty, the equipment and combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners were further enhanced, especially the most elite white-armored soldiers in the Eight Banners. The armor on them had extremely strong protective power, and the Mongolian bows and arrows had no effect at all. The sharp swords were no match for the junk in the hands of the Mongols.

(End of this chapter)