Volume 2 Chapter 69 Ruthless
The fierce battle continues, but Kunduliha has already begun to doubt his life, how could this battle be like this?
50,000 elite horsemen against 20,000 foot soldiers, even if you can't get a little cheap, how can it be that you were beaten so miserably?
The Ming army had muskets and artillery, of course he knew this, and for this reason, they were specially equipped with log shields, but the Ming army had so many muskets and artillery that it was a bit outrageous, and he even had the courage to shoot at others.
There was no way, they were holding bows and arrows, and others were holding muskets, and they were shooting at others, because they thought that their casualties were not heavy enough.
He can only lead people to rush desperately, desperately rushing, intending to close the distance and start a close fight.
At this moment, the distance is very close, but what greets them is an impregnable car formation!
The Ming army's car formation is simply desperate, no matter how you rush, it's useless, even if you sacrifice your life to push away such a car, break a hole, there are still dense spears inside, and if you rush in, you will be stabbed into a sieve.
It's true that he's a reckless man, but he's not a fool, the battle has been fought like this, it's basically impossible to win, and if the fight continues, it's very likely that the whole army will be wiped out.
He looked at the soldiers who were constantly being stabbed by spears on the left and right, and he was no longer reluctant in his heart, so he could only wave his hand helplessly and shout: "Withdraw, withdraw quickly!" ”
At the rear of the Ming army's large array, Feng Wensheng looked at the Tatar cavalry that withdrew like a tide, and couldn't help but slap his leg in annoyance.
It's a pity, if there is another tea effort, all the guns will be loaded, and when the time comes, as long as all the rear rows of the Tartar cavalry are brought down with a barrage, I am afraid that none of the enemies in front of me will be able to escape!
At this time, the Tartars began to retreat, and there was no point in reloading the Gun again, so he hurriedly ordered: "Order, everyone, stop loading ammunition, quickly, push the loaded Gun into the Mother Gun, and prepare to bombard." ”
His artillerymen were busy for a while to prepare for the bombardment, but there was no way, they were just loading ammunition, and according to the operating procedures of the artillery, the barrel of gunpowder should not be open when the cannon was fired, in case a spark splashed over, it would be dangerous.
They had to pack up the barrels of gunpowder again, and they had to load the guns to prepare for fire, which was naturally a little hectic, and when they were ready, the Tartar cavalry had fled for almost a mile.
At this time, if you don't fire the cannon, there will be no chance, Feng Wensheng ordered without hesitation: "Ignition, fire!" ”
"Boom, boom, boom" A roar of artillery rang out, and the back row of the fleeing Tartar cavalry fell down in a large area.
However, at this time, there was no point in firing any more artillery, because the rest of the Tartar cavalry had already run out of the range of the artillery.
Feng Wensheng could only shake his head and sigh, and then ordered his artillery to pack everything up.
The battle began so hastily and ended hastily.
In this battle, the 20,000 Ming army had almost no casualties, but the Tatar cavalry suffered all casualties!
No way, cold weapons and hot weapons are not at the same level at all, as long as it is not close combat, hot weapons against cold weapons are crushed, and the Ming army has a car formation, and the Tartar cavalry can't stick to them at all, so it is not surprising that the Ming army has achieved such results, in history, Qi Jiguang also used chariots and hot weapons to press the Tartar cavalry, and thousands of people fought tens of thousands of people to crush them.
Of course, the so-called casualties here are not the total annihilation of the army, most of the Tatar cavalry were wounded, and not many were actually killed, and besides, they all had war horses, as long as the injuries were not very serious, there was no problem in escaping.
In the end, only 20,000 horses were left behind by the Ming army, including the dead and seriously wounded, and most of the rest of the Tartar cavalry ran away in disgrace.
The battle on this side has just ended, and the fighting on the Western Front is nearing its end.
In fact, the Ming Army of the West Road is not the Northwest Frontier Army at all, but the elite of the Southeast Garrison, and their equipment is even better than that of the Northwest Frontier Army.
Although the cavalry led by Altan Khan was the elite of his own department, and his combat strength was far superior to that of the miscellaneous armies of Yibura, Bu'er and Uliangha, he also did not get any advantage in the face of the elite guards of the southeast tun who were equipped with hot weapons.
The leading general Tang Kekuan has followed Yang Cong to fight in the south and the north for many years, and his application of gunpowder weapons is stronger than Zhang Da's more than a star and a half, Altan Khan also played a three-sided encirclement tactic with him, attacking at the same time in three directions, intending to disperse his firepower, he did not hesitate to order people to sprinkle iron thistles on both sides, so that the two wings became a forbidden area for cavalry, and the middle was a concentrated artillery bombardment, so that the Tartar cavalry that rushed over was almost wiped out.
Altan Khan saw that the situation was not right, and also chose to retreat, but his luck was not bad, because his tactics of dividing into three ways to encircle him were equivalent to scattering his men, and in the case of similar firepower, the casualties on his side were naturally not as serious as those on Kunduliha's side.
In the end, the Ming army left behind in the west, including the dead and seriously wounded Tartars, added up to 10,000 horses, and the remaining 40,000 Tartar cavalry fled under the leadership of Altan Khan.
In this battle, the Ming army can be described as a complete victory, destroying 30,000 enemies and almost no casualties themselves, which is simply a miracle.
When Jiajing saw the battle report, he couldn't believe his eyes, this Tartar cavalry, is there such a dish?
Of course, the Tatar cavalry did not have such a dish, and the reason why Yang Cong was able to achieve such a result was mainly due to the negligence of Altan Khan.
Altan Khan didn't know that the commander of the Ming army had been replaced, and he was only the opposite side or the wine bag and rice bag of Xianning Hou Qiuluan.
In his impression, Xianning Hou Qiuluan is a rookie who does not know the art of war, this guy is not so much a military general, but a civilian official, and moreover, he is still the kind of civil official who is greedy for life and afraid of death, and is useless.
In the face of this kind of rookie, he didn't think about what tactics to play, he thought that the Ming army under the leadership of Xianning Hou Qiuluan was a dish, simple, rush up and nibble.
Where would he have thought that Yang Cong, the "coercion", would go to Tongzhou City silently and take away the military power of the Marquis of Xianning.
If he knew that he was facing a ruthless man like Yang Cong, he probably wouldn't have stupidly ordered someone to rush up and die.
Although he did not command the army and fought with Yang Cong, his eldest brother Ji Nang suffered a big loss in the hands of Yang Cong.
It's a pity that it was more than ten years ago, and although Altan Khan also participated in that war, he had already forgotten about Yang Cong.
After Yang Cong, although Zeng Milling also has some ability, he is half-aware of the application of thermal weapons, and he still tends to use old tactics when fighting, and he is not as fierce as Yang Cong at all.
As for Xianning Hou Qiuluan, not to mention, this guy is a rice bucket and a ghost who is afraid of death, so he doesn't dare to start a war with him at all.
Although these two "benevolent brothers" didn't let him taste any hardships, they made him miserable, if it weren't for the poor performance of these two people, so that he forgot about Yang Cong, a ruthless man, how could he suffer such a big loss!
Yang Cong, this guy, that's really ruthless, he actually played a soldier to lead him to the bait in two ways, and this time, 30,000 elite horsemen were so inexplicably planted in the hands of others.
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