"Lord Shen, the Tartars have changed formations!"

On the west gate of Tumubao City, Hu Songyue saw it clearly and found that the Tatars had brazenly launched a charge against the infantry phalanx of the Ming army. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Shen Xi didn't reply, he used the telescope to see more realistically than Hu Songyue...... At this time, the Tatar cavalry, led by Ulica, did launch an attack on the infantry phalanx on the southern flank of the Ming army.

A smile appeared at the corner of Shen Xi's mouth.

The Tatars chose to surprise because they were forced to change formations when they were gradually depleted of their forces, which was a passive behavior, so they were less indomitable and aggressive when they first attacked, and the threat was not as great as it seemed.

As the so-called one drum of strength and then three times exhausted, it is also said that the general of the defeated army is not brave enough!

The Mongol cavalry was a victorious army, but in Tumubao, they suffered many defeats, and now when they faced the Ming army, they no longer had the confidence and certainty of victory, and the temporary change of formation caused the fighting spirit to plummet.

And the thousand-man team led by Xia Youde, after stabilizing their position, was able to launch a counterattack against the Tatar soldiers and horses according to Shen Xi's requirements.

The situation of the war has quietly deflected.

Although the Tatar cavalry had the advantage of mobility and still had the upper hand on the battlefield, the Ming infantry phalanx was like a hedgehog, and if you came to touch me, you would be stabbed in the hand, resulting in blood. There was a back and forth between the two sides, and the number of Tatar cavalry who fell from their horses surged.

The remaining three infantry phalanxes of the Ming army, which had been maneuvering with the Tatar cavalry, gradually moved to the southern flank phalanx, and the four infantry teams slowly approached, which made the pressure on Ulica increase sharply.

Xia Youde, who was in the middle of the formation, rode on a tall horse, and at this time he was confident enough to dispatch his troops and horses to fight, and from time to time he wielded his sword to command the battle.

Because Xia Youde's position is more obvious, he has become the main target of the Tatar cavalry archers, but because Xia Youde is heavily armored and far away, plus Xia Youde's eyes are fast and his skills are also good, he blocks the arrows from time to time, and he is still unharmed until now.

"Fire Gun ......"

Xia Youde shouted loudly, but unfortunately now there was a commotion in the array, and the soldiers of the Ming army were impetuous, and they needed to use shouts to strengthen their courage, so they didn't hear what the commander was shouting clearly.

In the dense battle array, the arrows shot by the Tatar cavalry continued to fall, and the loss rate on both sides was almost proportional, as the war progressed, the cavalry team led by Ulica lost more than 100 people, and the Ming Dynasty infantry also lost seventy or eighty.

"It's time!"

Shen Xi carefully observed the situation on the battlefield, turned around and gave an order, "Pass my military order, get on the artillery!" ”

Zhang Yong hurriedly persuaded: "Lord Shen, now that the fierce battle is raging, and the enemy and us are entangled, what is the use of you launching artillery?" ”

Shen Xi remained silent: "The artillery on the battlefield is mainly to attract the attention of the Tartars, and now all the guns and squibs that are pushed to the battlefield are scrapped!" ”

Zhang Yong's eyes widened, and he didn't understand what Shen Xi was going to do after thinking for a long time, but he knew one thing that Shen Xi was very calm now, and he would not give orders indiscriminately, so he immediately laughed: "Lord Shen's decision must be correct, why don't we let our family carry the flag for Lord Shen, and Lord Shen go down to rest?" ”

Naturally, Shen Xi couldn't get a response from such nonsense, and he was still engrossed in the battlefield ahead, all as if Zhang Yong was farting.

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The situation on the battlefield was in a state of stalemate, and the Tatars suddenly discovered that the Ming artillery array had appeared.

This was a change of formation made by the Ming army when the Tatar cavalry fell into passivity and had to change their combat strategy.

The Tatars are not afraid of anything else, but they are quite afraid of the artillery array, because the Tatars have been able to defeat several times in recent years, all of which have been brought about by this pit thing, and the Tatar soldiers will unconsciously have a psychological shadow when they see this thing.

Ulica fought the front line, cutting off the heads of the Ming infantry who couldn't dodge in front of him with a knife, and quickly waved his knife to block the two spears stabbed left and right, and was about to continue to rush to kill, when the hundred cavalry commanders behind rushed up and shouted: "General, the Ming army has dispatched artillery!" ”

"Where?"

Ulica was blocked by the Ming army at this time, and he couldn't see the situation on the battlefield clearly at all, and he only felt that there was chaos all around.

But in this chaos, the Ming military formation remained intact and there were no flaws that could be exploited.

"Just to the east of us!" ”

Hearing this, Wu Licha was at a loss for the tight defensive formation of the Ming army at this time, and when he heard this, he ordered without thinking: "Pass my order, assemble the horse team, and destroy the Ming army's artillery team first!" "I can't help but pay attention to it, because no matter how powerful the Ming Dynasty phalanx is, it can only be passively defended, as long as the Tatar cavalry keeps a distance, there is not much threat.

But the Ming army could use artillery to attack, and after a round of artillery fire, how many Tatar soldiers fell could only be resigned to fate.

After the order of Ulricha was given, after a short time, the sound of the Tatar horn became short and rapid, which was the signal of the Tatar soldiers and horses to change formation, and the Tatar cavalry, which had been scattered before, began to concentrate, and then rushed towards the trenches west of the city of Tumubao, which was the direction of the mule carts and donkey carts that had appeared on the battlefield with their artillery.

When Shen Xi saw this scene, he immediately relieved himself, with the barrier of the trenches, the Tatars could not enter the civil fort, but once the Tatars charged in the direction of the artillery array, Shen Xi's ambush in the second artillery array less than a mile behind the first artillery array could come in handy.

This is exactly the tactic that Shen Xi has carefully designed...... Platoon artillery formation!

Aren't the Tatars persimmons picking soft pinch? I deployed artillery in the center of the four major formations, and the other three were none, so that the Tatars could only attack the two flanks and ensure the safety of the rear phalanx and the rear artillery.

When the Tatars saw the artillery appear, their first reaction was to step forward and slash, which fell into Shen Xi's design!

I will first arrange a virtual array composed of waste artillery and squibs, to attract you to attack, I will hide the second artillery array in the back, and when you kill it, the first artillery array will only send out a few scattered cannons, and the second artillery array is the focus, and when the time comes, a hundred cannons will be fired at once, and you will be blown up, and the Tatars will rush to the front of the first artillery array, which is the time when the troops are most concentrated.

The assembled Tatar cavalry became the best target.

The second artillery array was located in the trench area, and the Tatars could not pose a threat at all unless they dismounted.

"Order, four infantry phalanxes, gather in the center and block the retreat of the Tatar soldiers and horses!" Shen Xi once again issued an operational order.

The guards who saw the situation clearly, and the enthusiasm of going out of the city to give orders was high, because everyone could see at this time that the Ming army had an advantage in this battle, after all, there were follow-up soldiers and horses in the city to reinforce, and the Tatars had already attacked.

Although the current scene still looks evenly divided, the balance of victory has gradually tilted in favor of the Ming army.

"Bang bang—"

The sound of Franco's cannon fire resounded through the earth again.

The officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty could not remember how many times this was the first time that the Franc cannon was used in actual combat, they only knew that every time Shen Xi used artillery, the Tatars would suffer, and I believe that this time would not be an exception.

"Boom—"

The violent explosion of the shells after they landed on the ground was like a military order, and the four infantry phalanxes that had been neatly arranged before suddenly dispersed again, and rushed towards the Tatar cavalry team from different directions in a long snake formation.

"Kill!"

If it was a well-designed defensive battle before, and then it was a pure hand-to-hand battle, a contest of blood and fire, needle-to-needle.

The Ming soldiers could only use their own weapons to engage the Tatar cavalry, and they had to learn how to avoid the inferiority of the infantry and fight the enemy while preserving themselves on the field.

On the side of Ulica, the leading soldiers fought against the shells that fell from time to time in front of the first artillery array, and when they saw the empty position, the simple-minded Tatar general with developed limbs finally found that he had been tricked, and before he gave the order to retreat, the second and third rounds of artillery of the Ming army had been overwhelmingly smashed down.

Ulica watched the cavalry around him constantly be blown to a blur of flesh and blood by the shrunnel of the shells that exploded continuously, and the limbs were mutilated and torn apart, and the Ming gunners who were originally on the first artillery position had fled in the direction of the trenches.

"General, do you want to launch a pursuit?"

Some generals asked for Ulica's opinion.

Ulica looked back and saw that the infantry phalanx of the Ming army, which had been gathered together, had spread out and surged towards him like a huge wave, and the retreat of the Tatar soldiers and horses had been cut off. Looking into the distance, his camp was obviously attacked by the Ming army at this time, and fires could be seen everywhere.

"Withdraw!"

Although Ulica is a reckless man, he also knows that he should not fight to the death at this time, and the result of stubborn resistance can only be the annihilation of the whole army...... Yisima warned him when he evacuated, and immediately fled when he found that the situation was wrong, and the defeat was not terrible, and he was left in the green mountains, not afraid of running out of firewood.

The Tatar cavalry attacked in unison, but when the horn of retreat sounded, there was a sudden chaos.

If the Tatars want to break out of the encirclement, they must break through the infantry line of the Ming army pressed by the black pressure, and at this time the Tatar cavalry's fighting spirit is already extremely weak, and the Tatars, who have always been not afraid of heaven and earth, have long been frightened by the current unfavorable situation, and no longer think about how to kill the enemy, but only care about fleeing......

Ulica worked hard and finally got out of the siege, at this time he was wounded in many places, and his cheek was also cut by a stray arrow, and he was dripping with blood.

The officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty saw that he was a Tatar general, and they all rushed to gather around. In the eyes of Ulica, those Ming soldiers were like crazy, not afraid of life and death, the soldiers in front fell, and the follow-up soldiers did not turn around and flee in fright, but killed them even more excitedly.

The Ming army has completely killed the red eye!

Just when Ulicha secretly said that he was lucky and was about to leave with the remaining hundreds of horses, he was surprised to find that on the horizon in the distance, there was a road of men and horses rushing towards him.

Ulica secretly rejoices, this soldier and horse are basically cavalry, the speed is not slow, stirring up dust and smoke for half a day, it should be the soldiers and horses of which tribe in the grassland.

"Ulala!"

The morale of the remnants of the Tatar army rose instantly.

But after a while, when he saw the Great Bright Sun and Moon Banner raised high by the soldiers and horses who were rushing to kill, Wu Licha was stunned, and his heart was cold...... The patriarch he had always trusted, Yisi Mayin, actually failed to stop the Ming cavalry and let the Ming reinforcements come to Tumu Fort.

The Tatar cavalry, whose morale had only recovered before, was now thinking about how to escape.

Without reinforcements, the Ming army was already too strong to match, and now that reinforcements had arrived, the Tatar soldiers knew that their end was coming.

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