Ming Dynasty: I risked my life to teach the prince, the emperor begged me not to die

Chapter 597: Northern Frontier War
As November approaches, the snowflakes are getting bigger.

An isolated army is crossing the snow. Marching in this weather is extremely difficult, especially in the desert. If you are not familiar with the geographical environment, you may encounter various dangers on the march.

Fortunately, this assault team of 3,000 people had a guide. The Tatars could find the traitor in the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty could also find the Tatars' traitor.

The 30,000 troops dispatched by Yang Yiqing were now advancing towards Mobei.

This news soon reached the ears of the little prince of the Tatar tribe, who took it very seriously. After the last sneak attack on the Ming Dynasty's caravan, he knew that the Ming Dynasty would definitely retaliate, but he had already prepared for it.

He directly ordered people to dig many potholes on the road leading to the Tatar tribe. Due to the recent heavy snow in the northern desert, these potholes will soon be covered by the snow.

In this way, if the Ming army continues to advance, it will be stuck in a quagmire. The little prince has already dispatched a troop of 20,000 to station nearby. His purpose is to counterattack and devour the main force of the Ming. Once the 30,000 troops of the Ming are completely wiped out, then he, the little prince, will be invincible in Tatar and even in the Wala tribe!

The little prince deployed his main force to the front line, completely unaware that a 3,000-man light cavalry was attacking their tribal nest.

At this time, the Tatar tribe was covered with snowflakes, and the little prince was sitting in a cowhide tent listening to the scout's report.

A very strange thing was that the Ming army camped more than a hundred miles away from the Tatar tribe and did not move forward.

The little prince was a little suspicious. Their ambush was set up ninety miles away. As long as the Ming army advanced another twenty miles, he could launch a counterattack. But why did the Ming army suddenly stop?
"Keep exploring!"

The little prince waved his hand, and the spy scout left, and then he heard a sudden loud noise outside.

Bang, bang, bang, crackling like firecrackers.

At first, the Mongols didn't take it seriously. It was not until they saw people falling to the ground one after another, with their blood staining the snow red, that they suddenly reacted and shouted in Mongolian: "Enemy attack, enemy attack!"

"It's the Han cavalry!"

"Fight, fight!"

The little prince was completely shocked. How could this be possible?

The main force of the Ming Dynasty was clearly a hundred miles away. How could it be possible that the Ming Dynasty’s troops appeared outside?
The little prince walked out of the tent himself, and when he saw the ground was stained with blood, he finally became angry and screamed, "Fight back! Fight back! Kill them!"

The Mongols mounted their horses, picked up their bows and crossbows, and shot at the Han cavalry, but the Ming cavalry kept a distance from them that was out of reach of the bows and crossbows. The Mongols wanted to chase them, so the Ming cavalry began to fire flintlock rifles, which had a longer range than bows and arrows and were extremely powerful.

After bursts of shooting, the Tatar tribesmen fell to the ground one after another.

This is not a musket!
Having fought with the Ming Dynasty for so many years, the little prince knew the Ming Dynasty's weapons too well. The weapons held by the Ming Dynasty cavalry were clearly not muskets. The firing distance of muskets could not be so far, and the power could not be so great.

The most incredible thing was that they fired too fast, almost as soon as they raised their hands, leaving the Mongols with no time to react!

The little prince's eyes turned red, and he said hysterically: "Catch up with them, kill them, don't leave any of them alive! Kill them, quickly!"

Three thousand light cavalry were galloping on the snow. The Mongols thought that they had the geographical advantage and could easily catch up with the Ming army with their familiarity with the grassland. But they suddenly discovered that this Ming army seemed to be very familiar with the grassland as well, and their horses were not much better than those of the Ming Dynasty.

They can't catch up at all. When they don't want to chase them anymore, this Ming light cavalry will take the initiative to chase them.

If they ran, the Ming Dynasty's light cavalry would shoot them. Every time they shot, a group of Mongols would fall off their horses and fall in a pool of blood.

The little prince's eyes were wide open with rage, and he shouted, "You beasts! Chase them again!" Seeing his comrades falling in a pool of blood one after another, the little prince was almost losing his mind. In the past, this kind of situation only happened to the Ming army, but now the offensive and defensive situations have reversed!

You can't catch up with them, and if you try to run, they will kill all the troops in your rear.

In this attack, which lasted only an hour, hundreds of people were killed, and this happened right under the noses of the main Mongolian force.

The little prince's scalp tingled when he thought about it now. If he didn't kill this troop, once they escaped, his leadership prestige would plummet to zero again.

The reputation he had worked so hard to build up would be completely destroyed because of this attack from the Ming Dynasty!
"Chase, chase! Kill them, kill them!"

The Ming cavalry began to charge frantically in the snow. The 3,000-man army began to divide into three camps and charged in different directions.

The little prince had to divide his troops, but the situation would become even more tragic and the death toll would increase.

The little prince knew that they could not continue chasing, so he could only blow the horn to make everyone turn back.

After the Tatar tribal soldiers turned back, they did not dare to flee immediately, because no one was sure when a Ming Dynasty light cavalry force would rush out from there.

Now it is snowing heavily and the Ming light cavalry cannot be seen anywhere at all.

Just like this, the little prince led this army of 10,000 people to wait in the same place for a whole night. The Mongolian army was almost frozen to death and did not dare to go out easily.

They also began to have growing doubts about the little prince's leadership abilities.

……

When the more than 20,000 Tatar troops on the front line heard that their base in the rear was attacked, they no longer dared to hide behind the main force of the Ming Dynasty and had to withdraw.

The next day, the little prince finally returned to the tribe with an army of 8,000 people in disgrace.

This time, including civilians and soldiers, more than 3,000 Tatars died!

The Ming Dynasty returned safely to Datong with a great victory.

When the news reached Yang Yiqing's ears, he couldn't believe it. He never expected that this proactive war would come so easily and naturally.

Fu Yuan sat in the pavilion drinking hot tea, admiring the snowy scenery outside, and said to Yang Yiqing indifferently: "You underestimated the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty."

"For so many years, no one in the Nine Frontiers dared to take the initiative to attack, and neither did the civil officials of the court. Why?"

"Because they were scared of being beaten, they always thought that the Mongols were invincible. But the facts proved that the Mongols were just so-so. The Ming Dynasty was developing while they were regressing, so..."

After a pause, Fu Yuan asked, "Why can't we beat them?"

"If you don't fight and give it a try, how can you know how powerful our Ming Dynasty is?"

(End of this chapter)