Verses 505 and 506 The Great Victory of Hongdu... Zhedu has been captured!
Seeing that there were four or five hundred heavy horsemen killed and wounded under the rebel artillery in an instant, the corners of Wan Zhedu's heart-wrenching eyes twitched.
This is the most expensive Mongolian heavy horse! He was distressed to lose one, but he lost so much at once!
Whether it is a horse or a person, the heavy riding of equipment is the best of the best. These 3,000 heavy cavalry, which can break through the large array of tens of thousands of infantry, is the killer weapon of his Chinese army, and he is not willing to use it at all.
Otherwise, the previous attack on the puppet Wu thief army would have ended the battle long ago.
Wan Zhedu now regrets it. If he had invested all his strength before, instead of being reluctant to use the Mongolian cavalry, then the puppet Wu thief army would have been wiped out a long time ago, where could he wait for Li Luo to come to help?
This is not to blame for Zhedu.
Because, when the Mongolian generals fought wars, they rarely used the Mongolian army to take the lead, and almost always used the Han army and the Tanma Red Army to fight first.
This was a habit that existed during the time of Temujin, because the Mongols were too small to die, so they had to take the lead with other armies.
But what's the use of regretting at this time? Wan Zhe knows that most of this last bet will be lost. But at this moment, he can't retreat, he must personally supervise the Mongolian heavy cavalry to rush forward, as long as he rushes to the rebel array, even if he can't kill Li Luo, it is not too bad.
"Mordoga!"
"Woo Uhauen!"
Wan Zhedu pulled out a scimitar inlaid with gems and personally led five hundred guards to rush forward.
Turning defeat into victory, it's up to this hammer!
The ferocity and superb horsemanship of the Mongolian cavalry were also vividly demonstrated at this time. In the case of such a fierce artillery bombardment, with four or five hundred casualties, they still quickly calmed down, quickly controlled the panicked war horses, and continued to rush like a torrent.
Although it no longer has the momentum it used to be, but... Still terrifying!
Obviously, this round of artillery attacks by the Tang army was not enough to kill the Mongol heavy cavalry. And once it is rushed into the infantry formation, although it is impossible for the Tang army to really collapse, it will definitely suffer heavy casualties.
As for firing the second round of artillery, there is no time left.
"Boom—" The Mongol heavy cavalry accelerated again, and the distance had reached within sixty zhang, which was the distance that the bow and arrow could attack, and it was also the killing range of the Tang army's muskets.
However, the Tang army did not fire the firecracker, because at this distance, the projectile of the firecracker could hardly threaten the heavily armored knight.
Seeing that the heavy rider accelerated again, Wan Zhe breathed a sigh of relief. He also knew that although the rebel artillery was sharper than he imagined, like the Yuan army's firearms, it could not be cast continuously, and they had no second chance to cast it at all.
Li Luo looked at the Mongolian heavy cavalry less than sixty zhang with cold eyes, revealing a sneering smile.
Mongolian heavy riding is indeed unparalleled in the world, but so what?
I didn't have time to fire a second round of my artillery, but I still had ...... Muskets.
There was no need for Li Luo's order at all, and the entire 8,000 musketeers had already stood out in front of the formation, and under the orders of the officers, they lined up in three horizontal formations and stood by.
The first row is lying down, the second row is half-kneeling, and the third row is standing.
The reason why it is divided into three rows is not for the sake of three stage strikes. Because the heavy cavalry has strong protection, it must be shot to 40 zhang to have lethality, such a short distance, can only hit three rounds, the first to hit the gunner, can not be reloaded in such a short time and then shot.
That being the case, why not come to a salvo, but in three rows?
Very simple. If you fire a volley, then the enemy at the front will be hit by a lot of bullets per person, but it will become a meat shield, and the enemy behind will not be able to hit it, so you can't do this at all.
It's different when it's done three times, and you can peel it off layer by layer.
"Boom—" At this time, the Mongolian heavy cavalry finally entered within forty zhang.
"Put!" The firearms general Tang Dao pointed at it, and the first row of firearms who were lying down immediately pulled the flintlock trigger.
On the two-mile-wide line of firearms, a flash of fire suddenly flashed, and almost at the same time, it exploded.
"Bang-"
Because of the neat firing, the sound of the gun was not a popping sound like fried beans, or even a dense crackle like a firecracker, but almost a loud, thud——!
A two-mile-long black smoke rose up, and in the choking smell of gunpowder, a large number of projectiles poured into the Mongolian heavy cavalry formation like a torrent of metal.
At a distance of fifty zhang, the power of the fire gun is not greater than that of the foot bow, but the armor-piercing ability of the projectile is better than that of the foot bow.
A large number of Mongolian heavy horses fell off their horses, especially the front row, which was almost cut off by force, and hundreds of heavy horses were not killed or injured!
In fact, many people's heavy armor was not pierced, but even if it was not, it was like being hit by a hammer and snorting and falling off the horse's back.
And the knights who were pierced through the heavy armor were hit into their bodies by the hot projectiles, and they couldn't help screaming in pain, and they even saw smoking wounds and smelled the smell of barbecue.
But there were also a lot of projectiles, which were slid and bounced off by the heavy armor iron plate, and did not hurt the heavy horseman. That is, heavy cavalry, if it is light cavalry, how can this round have thousands of casualties.
The Mongol heavy cavalry never imagined that in addition to the sharp artillery, the rebels would have such a powerful firearm. Although they are also accustomed to seeing firearms, it is the first time they have seen such a firearm that has fought so far and is so powerful.
The Mongolian heavy horsemen, who were known for their fierceness and bravery, were all terrified at this time.
Speaking of which, this is the first time that the Tang army has fought with muskets. Before the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang were defeated, because they were dealing with traitor armies dominated by infantry troops, they could often be dealt with when the artillery appeared, and the fire guns had no chance to exert their might.
Unexpectedly, he was pulled out by Wan Zhedu.
The speed of the Mongol heavy cavalry was again curbed. But even with such heavy losses, the cavalry behind still rushed forward one after another.
On the one hand, it must not be returned. On the other hand, under the sprint inertia of the heavy riding cluster, it is not easy to retreat.
"Put!" Tang Dao pointed at him, and the second row of firecrackers fired again without permission.
"Bang-" The front of the Tang army was filled with gunsmoke again, and the sound was loud.
"Plop plop!" The Yuan army fell like dumplings on heavy horses, and many of the horses even fell to the ground with a bang, or fled in all directions.
The Mongol heavy cavalry, which had suffered a huge blow again, suffered several hundred casualties and reduced its speed again, but still more than 1,000 cavalry rushed to within 30 zhang.
"Ahh
The rebels still have such sharp firearms!
Immortal Heaven!!
Don't you bless the Mongol warriors anymore!
"Master! O master—hoho! The slaves in the back, seeing the miserable situation of their masters, all beat their chests and feet, and even cried.
Fear was like a big hand, which suddenly grabbed their hearts, so that they no longer dared to "take a knife and a spear and follow their master." ”
The firearms of Li Luo's rebels are really powerful.
"Mordoga!" Wan Zhedu's eyes were blood-red, and he led five hundred cavalry to force six thousand military slaves to attack.
Six thousand slaves shouted, plucked up courage, and trotted to follow again.
According to the rules, if the master dies on the battlefield, the military slave cannot live alone, and must die in battle.
"Put!" With a wave of the Tang knife, the third row of firecrackers also followed suit.
The Mongolian heavy cavalry once again turned on their backs, which was miserable. Because of the proximity this time, the Mongol heavy cavalry was killed more and wounded less.
Still, thousands of heavy horsemen rushed over. The heavy cavalry charged, there was no advance or retreat, and they could only keep moving forward, and the last thousand Mongolian heavy cavalry also reported the heart of the battle.
The honor of the Mongolian warriors should not be tarnished!
"Rush up! Rush up! Wan Zhedu shouted, "Mordoga! ”
He led five hundred cavalry, followed by six thousand military slaves equipped with leather armor, and shouted and charged himself.
Get out!
But at this moment, suddenly the Tang army's firearms turned around and retreated, revealing a row of tall and burly Tang troops.
These Tang soldiers were all very tall and majestic, and they were wearing heavy armor and vicious grimace armor, and the weapons in their hands were long and narrow thick-backed Mo knives.
Tiger Tooth Forbidden Army!
The Modao clan that has never been used before, out of appearance.
And the Mongolian heavy cavalry also rushed to within seven or eight feet, and rushed to attack.
But at this moment, a large number of throwing axes roared out, and threw them at the Mongolian heavy cavalry that rushed towards them like lightning.
"Ahh
The Mongol heavy cavalry let out another howl of rage, and many people were hit by throwing axes. At this distance, the three-pound flying axe is thrown by Hercules, and it will definitely break the armor, even if it doesn't break the armor, it will definitely not be able to bear it.
Moreover, the Mo swordsman who practiced the flying axe hard not only grasped the best distance, but also threw accurately. Therefore, almost all of the Mongolian heavy cavalry were hit by throwing axes, and the casualties were extremely heavy.
But after all, the Mongolian heavy cavalry was wearing heavy armor, and there were still hundreds of capable fighters, but their horse speed had dropped greatly, but they rushed to the front of the Tang army under inertia.
There was no military order at all, and the Mo swordsmen suddenly raised their long Mo swords, a forest of heart-palpitating knives, and stabbed at the Mongolian heavy cavalry.
"Thorn!"
That's right, it's a thorn, not a chop.
Chop, it is impossible to deal with heavily armored cavalry, only light cavalry.
The Mongol heavy cavalry could not have imagined that they would have to face such a tall and powerful heavy infantry, but they were not afraid. They only had a few hundred men left to fight, and they had put life and death on the line.
At the same time that the Mongolian heavy cavalry stabbed out the cavalry spear, the long-handled Mo knife of the Mo swordsman was also stabbed out as fast as lightning. Although this stabbing action is not as practiced as the chopping action, Mo Swordsman still spent a lot of effort, and the power of a stab pierces through gold and stone.
"Click... Poof! The sound of the Mo knife piercing into the body after breaking the armor immediately resounded, and it was terrifying.
"Ahh
The length of the Mo knife and the riding spear are comparable, but the Mo knife is very well made, sharper than the Mongolian heavy cavalry riding spear, and the protection of the Mo knife heavy armor is also better than the Mongolian heavy armor.
In addition, there are only a few hundred Mongolian heavy cavalry, and their strength is not as good as that of Mo Daomen...... There was no suspense at all in the result.
Hundreds of Mongolian heavy cavalry did not inflict a few casualties on the Modao warriors at all, and they were stabbed to death by the forest-like Modao.
At this point, the wounded of the 3,000 Mongolian heavy horsemen had been wiped out.
However, the Mo Dao team did not stop, but held the terrifying Mo Dao, forming a wall of knives, and strode out, facing Wan Zhedu and the six thousand military slaves behind.
What the?!
Wan Zhedu saw the huge sword wall that was terrifying and courageous, and then saw the corpses of Mongolian heavy horsemen all over the ground, and suddenly had no more heart to fight.
Three thousand heavy rides! That's it...
Immortality!
Not only did he lose the gamble, but he also lost so badly.
"Master, let's go!" A group of personal guards didn't care whether Wan Zhedu agreed or not, so they forcibly grabbed Wan Zhedu's horse's head, surrounded Wan Zhedu, bypassed the Mo Dao team forced by the Tang army, and fled south.
And the remaining more than 400 personal guard cavalry, in order to cover the escape of Wanzhedu, had to fight against the unusually tall and burly Modao team armed to the teeth.
"Wan Zhedu has escaped! Pursue! Li Luo, who was always paying attention to Wan Zhedu, immediately sent the only few hundred Jurchen cavalry around him to pursue, demanding that Wan Zhedu must not be allowed to escape.
"Slash!" The Mo knife advanced like a wall, and a piece of Mo knife was cut down, and suddenly the blood rained down, and the real people were broken.
Some were beheaded with a knife, some were cut in two, and some had their internal organs flowing to the ground. The severed head of the horse, the blood spurting out was like a torrential rain.
Human heads, horse heads, stumps and broken arms... It's all over the ground and it's disgusting. In just one face, hundreds of the cavalry of the guards of Wanzhedu died tragically under the Mo knife.
And the Modao team still moved forward, forcing towards the six thousand military slaves.
The 6,000 military slaves could no longer care about their masters, and they suddenly collapsed in horror, and fled south with the back of Wan Zhedu.
"Attack!" The pikemen in the Tang army, who had been prepared for a long time, immediately held their spears and shouted and chased after the six thousand military slaves.
At this time, the Tanma Red Army had been wiped out under the suppression of the Toutuo army. Seven thousand Mongolian light cavalry were also wiped out by more than 10,000 Tang cavalry in white-knuckle battles.
The cavalry of the Tang Army, which had eliminated the Mongolian light cavalry, regrouped, and under the leadership of Hugu and Yelu Zhongjie, rushed to the fleeing traitor army, chased the north and chased them all the way.
There were always 20,000 or 30,000 traitors who were killed and captured.
The Battle of Hongdu, which lasted for two hours, finally ended with a great victory for the Tang and Wu coalition forces and the annihilation of the 70,000 yuan army. The 30,000 Mengse cavalry who once dominated Jiangxi for many years no longer exists.
Li Luo ordered the casualties to be counted, and he was also a little distressed after hearing the report.
The 17,000 Jurchen Khitan cavalry suffered more than 2,000 casualties, and even Guangxia was wounded. Although it was within his bearings, the casualties were not small.
You know, the Mongol army that fought the white-knuckle battle in the end was only 7,000. Two against one, but also suffered 2,000 casualties, which shows the tenacity and ferocity of the Mongol soldiers. It's not a fluke to destroy the gold and the Song Dynasty.
This is still a white-knuckle battle, if it is a cavalry and shooting battle, the casualties of the Tang cavalry are estimated to be doubled, and it will not be able to achieve the result of annihilating 7,000 Mongolian light cavalry.
As for the casualties of the Mo Swordsman, they were so small that they could almost be ignored.
The pikemen pursued and killed the slaves of the Yuan army, and there were no casualties.
However, the Wu army suffered heavy casualties.
Before the war, there were 56,000 Wu troops, but now only 25,000 remain, and almost all of them are wounded.
The Wu army was very crucial in the victory of Hongdu, they consumed the vigor of the Yuan army, successfully blocked the Tanma Red Army, and created conditions for the Tang army to implement tactics.
Without an accurate grasp of intelligence and the cooperation of the Wu army, even if the Tang army defeated the 70,000 army of Zhedu, it would definitely not pay only this price.
At this point, the entire battlefield was quiet again. The ground was littered with the corpses of men and horses, as well as broken weapons and battle flags.
Blood stains moistened the battlefield, and the strong smell of blood and the smell of internal organs filled the entire space. From time to time, wounded horses struggled to get up, and fell down with a chirp and a wail.
There are also dying injuries, no matter which camp they are, reaching out in a pool of blood, "Water, water..."
The wounded of the Tang army and the Wu army were properly placed by both sides. But the wounded of the Yuan army were not so good.
Zhang Hui, the general of the Wu army, ordered all the wounded of the Yuan army to be killed and mended one by one.
On the tower of the south gate of Hongdu, an earth-shattering cry suddenly broke out, and many people raised their arms and cheered.
"Good! Wow! The Tartars are defeated! ”
"Tartar defeated!"
"It's the Tang Army from Jiangsu and Zhejiang that came to help!"
"Alright, alright! It's Tang Gong from the east who is here! ”
It is the people of Hongdu City. They have always been scared, for fear that the Yuan army will come in and slaughter the city after destroying the Wu army. Therefore, many brave people still stood on the city tower to watch the battle.
Seeing that the Wu army was about to be defeated, they were terrified, and even many people packed their bags and prepared to escape from Hongdu.
It's good now! As soon as the Tang army arrived, the Tartar army was immediately defeated, and Hongdu turned the danger into a disaster!
Li Luo was already well-known, and after raising the army, he was even more famous all over the world, and he had occupied Jiangsu and Zhejiang for two months, and the Tang Army's Yuan Zhuwen was everywhere, so the people of Hongdu also knew that Tang Gong Li Tang was a hero of the Han family, who had endured humiliation for many years, and made a big move when he rebelled against the Yuan.
Even, the knowledgeable fathers and elders in the city quickly discussed to reward Tang Shi and set up a banquet to invite Tang Gong and the generals.
Why did Hongdu City welcome the Han Chinese army so much? Because the people in the city who supported the Yuan court had already been killed by Huang Hua, the king of Wu.
Although Huang Hua did not clear the countryside and raid his family like Li Luo in Jiangxi, and even deliberately encircled the local clans, he did not have a soft hand in Hongdu City. Because he regarded Hongdu as the capital of Wu, he could not tolerate the existence of the Yuan court's forces.
The battlefield had not yet been cleared, and Zhang Hui, who was wounded, took a few generals of the Wu army to Li Luo's tent and asked to see Li Luo.
"The last general, Zhang Hui, has seen Tang Gong! Thank you for the grace of the Tang Kingdom's rescue! Zhang Hui bowed down half-kneeling and said, looking very respectful.
The other five generals also knelt down together to bow and thank them.
They not only sincerely thanked Li Luo for personally leading the rescue, but also convinced the Tang Army's sharp firearms and powerful combat power.
They thought that Li Luo was not the opponent of Wan Zhedu, but now it seems that it is not like that at all!
Wan Zhedu is a veteran of the Tartars, not an incompetent person, and his 30,000 iron horsemen swept Jiangxi. However, as soon as Tang Jun made a move, he was simply wiped out.
Although the Tang army was tricky, it was able to seize the fleeting fighter plane, which showed the strength of the Tang army.
In addition, the firearm is so sharp, it is like a tiger with wings, and Wan Zhe is not unjustly defeated. Even if Tang Yuan had a fair duel today, it would be difficult for Wan Zhedu to win.
It was said before that Li Luo was a famous general, and many people in the world did not think so. But Zhang Hui and others have been taught.
Two years ago, Li Luo was still Pingzhang in Fujian, and they rebelled in northern Fujian, and it was Li Luo who suppressed them. Therefore, in fact, Zhang Hui and other generals have seen Li Luo.
Such a commander, such a strong army, such a firearm, and such a firearm still occupy the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it is really not comparable to the Wu State that exists in name only.
For a while, Zhang Hui and the others also changed their minds.
The king is dead, the heir is dead, and the state of Wu is actually dead.
There are only more than 20,000 soldiers and horses left, and there is no strong person to lead, what future is there? Even if Tang Gong didn't want Hongdu City, how long could they keep it?
As long as you are not stupid, you will understand that it is wise to take the opportunity to join Tang Gong.
However, although Zhang Hui and others had the heart to return to Tang, it was difficult to speak out, after all, King Wu took the initiative to join Tang before his bones were cold, which is really chilling.
Li Luo stepped forward very enthusiastically and personally helped Zhang Hui and the others to get up: "No courtesy, no courtesy!" Hey, the widow was late, so that King Wu was killed. ”
Although he hated Huang Hua in his heart and planned to reduce the yuan, he still had to make a gesture at this time and subdue Huang Hua's old department.
The Wu army is fighting very tenaciously today, and it is by no means a rabble, as long as it subdues its military heart, it can increase more than 20,000 elites, and it can be used for reorganization, which is too cost-effective.
Zhang Hui said: "Tang Gong is righteous! King Wu has knowledge underground, and he must admire Tang Gong! ”
In fact, there are some things that don't need to be said clearly, you have to blame the deceased, can you still say that Huang Hua deserves it, and he can't surrender to the yuan, but he will kill himself?
At this moment, suddenly Guangxia came in and reported: "Your Excellency Qi, Wan Zhedu has been captured and is outside the tent!" ”
Have you captured Zhedu?
The generals of the Tang Army were all happy, even Zhang Hui and other Wu generals were also very happy.
"Bring it in!" Li Luo ordered.
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