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    At the third watch, the originally noisy Daming military camp gradually became quiet. Except for the footsteps of patrolling soldiers and the neighing of horses from time to time, the entire camp was silent, as if everyone had fallen asleep.  A few miles north of the Ming Dynasty, the army led by Hua Dang had quietly emerged from the mountain depression. The army of 30,000 people was silent as it advanced. All the war horses had wooden sticks stuffed in their mouths, and even  The horses' hooves were wrapped in sheepskin. These sneak attack methods were also skills learned by the prairie people during the war with the Central Plains dynasty.  The distance is only a few miles. If it were placed in the daytime, as long as you ride on a horse, you will be there almost instantly. However, in order to prevent being noticed by the Ming army in advance, Hua Dang ordered everyone to dismount, and it was not easy to specifically select those that were more remote.  Where they were discovered, it took them an hour to walk these few miles.  It was not until he was two miles away from the Ming army camp that Hua Dang ordered the entire army to stop advancing. After all, this distance was already very dangerous. If there was no moonlight today, he would never dare to get so close.  But this distance is just right. When they mount their horses and charge, the distance of two miles is just enough to maximize the horse's speed. Whether they can succeed then depends on the strength of both sides and their luck?  "God bless me, Duoyan Guard, kill!" Following Hua Dang's shout, all the Duoyan Guard cavalry who had mounted their horses immediately urged their horses to run wildly. In front of them was the Ming Dynasty's military camp. In order to protect their tribesmen from harm,  They must drive Ming's army out of the grassland.  As soon as the cavalry of Duoyan Guard launched their attack, the patrolling soldiers in the Ming army camp also immediately noticed the shouts of "enemy attack". The sleeping Ming soldiers heard the enemy attack on the camp and immediately jumped up and picked up their weapons.  He rushed out of the tent and lined up in formation under the command of the officer, waiting for the superior's order. Because Zhengde had repeatedly warned him to be careful of enemy night attacks, the soldiers sleeping outside the camp did not remove their armor and lay down directly to sleep.  Although this is uncomfortable, it is better than having your head chopped off when the enemy sneaks up on you. Moreover, the soldiers inside and outside are rotated. The troops who are on guard outside today can sleep in the inner camps for a good sleep tomorrow.  Hua Dang also did not expect that the Ming army would respond so quickly, even when his former army had just come into contact with soldiers patrolling the periphery.  There were already soldiers from the Ming Dynasty coming for reinforcements from the rear, and these soldiers were well-dressed and equipped with weapons, as if they had known for a long time that they would attack at night.  This also startled the Duoyan Guard cavalry who made a sneak attack, thinking that the Ming army had been prepared. The thought of this immediately demoralized the Duoyan Guard cavalry.  After all, they are already prepared, and maybe there is a more powerful back-up plan. If they are surrounded by the Ming army, the whole army will be annihilated.  Zhengde was already asleep. When he heard that Duoyanwei was coming to attack, he jumped up from the bed and wanted to rush out.  It's a pity that Gu Da used his strength to hold him back, because Zhengde was not wearing armor at all, and it was so chaotic outside, and it was hard to see clearly at night. If a stray arrow hurt Zhengde, then they would be dead.  Yan Wei, this battle is not considered a win.  Zhengde also knows that Gu Dayong can listen to him on other matters, but when it comes to his personal safety, Gu Dayong will not let himself have any safety risks even if he dies, so he can only suppress the impulse in his heart.  .  He asked the little eunuch around him to help him put on the armor as soon as possible, but his armor was very cumbersome and it took a long time to put it on every time. This made Zhengde very annoyed and he swore in his heart at the same time.  The Ministry of Industry must design a set of armor for himself that is easy to wear.  When Zhengde put on his armor and came to the outside of the camp, the guards he brought immediately surrounded him. The group of people hugged Zhengde and walked to the north of the camp. That was the main area for the Duoyan Guard's sneak attack. Now the Ming Dynasty's  Reinforcements also spontaneously gathered to the north of the camp, but because it was too dark, not only could they not clearly see the number of Duoyan Guards cavalry who attacked, it was even difficult for Zhengde to command the Ming Dynasty's army, because he had no idea how many there were in the dark night.  The Ming army entered the war.  Fortunately, Zhengde had been prepared for Hua's sneak attack in advance, so the Ming army was also well prepared. For example, the soldiers living on the periphery did not remove their armor, and they also made explanations to the generals in advance. Therefore, although the Ming army participating in the war was in chaos,  But at least the cavalry of the Duoyan Guards could be kept out of the camp. There were even artillerymen pushing the cannons in front of the formation and firing continuously at the cavalry of the Duoyan Guards. Although the lethality of the artillery against the cavalry was limited, all the artillery's effects were  The loud noise produced can be extremely effective in intimidating the opponent's horses and causing chaos in the opponent's cavalry formation.  Night battles have always been a taboo for military strategists, let alone in an era like the Ming Dynasty. Even in later generations, night battles are equally difficult, and the night is a double-edged sword. If used properly, even weaker soldiers can kill weaker soldiers.  The enemy is much stronger. On the other hand, if the strong soldiers fail to take advantage of the night, they are also likely to be targeted.?Get rid of it.  However, not everyone can take advantage of the night. Countless wars have occurred in the Central Plains throughout the ages. Most of the wars took place during the day. Sometimes even when the two armies fought at night, they would withdraw their troops, preferring to give the other side a rest.  They refused to fight at night even if they had no chance. This shows how difficult it is to fight at night.  Of course, among the war cases throughout the ages, there are also some wars that took place at night. However, if you study them carefully, you will find that most of these war cases are sneak attacks, and for the sneak attackers, if they fail to attack the opponent at the beginning,  Cause great chaos, and then cause the collapse of the opponent's army, then the next war will become a mess. If I use a vivid metaphor, it is two blind men fighting. You can't see me, and I can't see you.  The two of them could only throw their fists randomly, and whether they could hit the enemy all depended on their luck.  Zhengde and Huadang are in this situation now. Zhengde cannot see Huadang's attack route, nor can he see how many troops on his side have gone out to block it. The same is true for Huadang. Since his cavalry was blocked by Ming's army  After that, he lost most of his command rights. At most, he could only command a few thousand people around him to continue attacking the Ming army camp. As for the other cavalry, they could only engage in melee with the Ming army.  Both sides were fighting in the dark. Although there were torches for illumination, the light from the torches did not have much effect at all. Sometimes they even beat each other.  Speaking of which, this was somewhat disadvantageous to the Ming army, because they had many people and were trapped in the camp. In such a small distance, they could not clearly see the enemy on the other side, so it was easy to accidentally injure their own people.  "Please give the general order to use flares!" Just when Zhengde was worried about the chaos in front of him, suddenly a young general on horseback rushed over and shouted at him.  "Flare?" Zhengde was stunned when he heard this. In his impression, he seemed to have never heard of this term.  The young general was also a smart man. When he saw Zhengde's appearance, he understood immediately and loudly reported again: "Your Majesty, the flares were specially developed by His Royal Highness King Zhao. Its principle is the same as that of fireworks.  Shoot the gunpowder into the sky, and the white light emitted by the burning gunpowder will illuminate us for a short time, but it is enough for us to see the situation on the battlefield clearly." When Zhengde heard the young general's explanation, he suddenly remembered that he had come before.  During the Liaodong period, Zhou Chong had someone send a batch of new gunpowder weapons, including this flare. Unfortunately, he didn't pay attention to it at the time, let alone understand the uses of these gunpowder weapons in detail. Now it seems that this flare was invented for night fighting.  of.  "Pass this general's order to use flares immediately!" Following Zhengde's order, someone immediately ran away. The young general wanted to go with him, but was stopped by Zhengde because he felt that the other party looked familiar.  But for a while I couldn¡¯t remember where I had seen it.  "What's your name?" Zhengde asked after sizing up the young general in front of him. Although this young general was wearing armor, he was quite handsome. If he were to wear a Confucian shirt, he would probably turn into a suave scholar.  , people simply can¡¯t believe that he is actually a military commander.  "Your Majesty, General Xu Cheng is a cadet of the Zhengde Military Academy for ten years. He just graduated this year and was assigned to serve as a hundred households in the Xuanfu Army. This time he received an order to accompany your Majesty to personally recruit the Duoyan Three Guards!" The young man heard  When asked by Zhengde, he immediately bowed and answered, and his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant. At first glance, you can tell that he is a polite and polite young man.  "Xu Cheng?" Zhengde was stunned for a moment when he heard the name, and then laughed, "I remembered that you are the grandson of Wei Guogong Xu Na, and you came to the palace to pay me a visit, and the ceremony was held at the military academy.  In the riding and shooting competition, you were the only military academy cadet to reach the finals, but unfortunately you lost to Jiang Bin in the end. I didn¡¯t expect that you would graduate now. " I heard that His Majesty the Emperor still remembers me, and can still remember me.  Xu Cheng was very excited when he participated in mounted archery at the military academy. He saluted Zhengde and said, "Your Majesty is wise. I thought that my archery skills were unparalleled at first, but I didn't expect that there would be someone as skilled as General Jiang in this world."  He is a man of divine ability, so he was convinced that he lost that time." Zhengde saw that Xu Cheng was so humble, and he also thought that when he was only a teenager, Jiang Bin was already able to excel in riding and archery.  Compared with such a warrior on the battlefield, Zhengde also had a good impression of Xu Cheng. Although the battlefield was not a place for gossiping, Zhengde still asked Xu Cheng a few words before letting him leave.  Just when Xu Cheng left, Zhengde's order finally had an effect. A series of thunderous sounds suddenly came from the Ming army camp, and then a ball of light suddenly burst out in the sky, covering the entire Ming army camp.  It shines like daylight.
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