The enemy would choose due south to attack, Yang Cong couldn't help frowning when he saw this.

He found that he had made a small mistake, just now he was just trying to block the way of this group of Tartar cavalry, and did not think about other problems, so he lined up an arrow formation at the corner of the main road according to the terrain.

At this time, the enemy chose to attack from the south, and this arrow array would definitely not work, because the front of all the chariots was facing southeast or southwest, and due south was just a blind spot, and it was not within the range of artillery and muskets at all.

What to do?

He thought for a moment and then decisively ordered: "Change the formation, line up the geese in the formation, all the chariots turn around and face south, and move closer to the middle." ”

There was no such thing as hesitation, for once the enemy's cavalry had charged, the distance of more than a mile would be instantaneous, and if he hesitated, he would have lost.

Sure enough, his side had just begun to change formations, and the enemy's cavalry had begun to gather in the center, and before the change of formation was completed, the enemy had already launched a charge.

Fortunately, the enemy did not all rush up, and the number was about 10,000.

Kundu Liha also had no choice, because there were too few "heavily armoured" cavalry under his command, and the range that could be blocked was limited, and in order to prevent the Ming army from hiding the giant thunder, he couldn't discharge too dense formations, and it was already the limit to rush up to 10,000 horses at a time.

However, such a short distance of cavalry rushing over is a moment's effort, he is not worried that the 10,000 horses in front of him will be wrapped by the Ming army, once the 10,000 horses open the gap, he will be too late to lead the follow-up men and horses to rush up.

At this time, the Ming army had not yet completed the formation, because the transformation from the array of arrows to the formation of geese required soldiers on both sides to push the chariots to gradually gather in the middle, and it was impossible to complete it in an instant.

At this time, it must be too late to wait for all the chariots to complete the formation change, Yang Cong can only order: "Order the chariots that have completed the formation change to prepare for artillery bombardment, and continue if they are not completed." ”

With a wave of the command flag, the soldiers of the Ming army who had completed the change of formation in the middle had begun to load the shells, and the fire dragon chariots on both sides were still gathering in the middle, and at this time, the Tartar cavalry had already rushed to the front of the formation about a mile.

Yang Cong did not hesitate to order: "Ignition, open fire, three rounds of bombardment in a row, don't stop." ”

"Boom, boom", soon, a burst of artillery roar sounded in the Ming army's formation, and about a thousand shells rose into the air and smashed straight into the Tartar cavalry rushing head-on.

When Kundu Liha heard the roar of artillery, his face couldn't help but change, fortunately, he didn't take the lead in the charge, otherwise, he really didn't have the confidence to dodge this shell.

As soon as his face changed, hundreds of cavalry in front of him had already fallen to the ground, and the charging formation was chaotic.

Damn, I didn't expect the Ming army to carry artillery, but, fortunately, this artillery doesn't seem to be very powerful, and it only knocked down hundreds of people at a time, and he can barely bear this loss.

He was gritting his teeth and staring at the cavalry charging in front of him, "Boom, boom, boom", another burst of artillery roar sounded, this time more shells were smashed, and almost more than a thousand people fell in response.

At this time, Kundu Liha's face became even more ugly, he never expected that the artillery of the Ming army could fire continuously.

If you can't rush yet, if you continue to bombard like this, you will lose about 30% of the 10,000 horses before you rush to the front of the car formation, and he can't afford this loss.

Just as he was hesitating, "boom, boom", another burst of artillery roar sounded, and more than 1,000 people fell in response.

However, at this time, the cavalry in front seemed to have rushed through the range of the artillery, and a few shells even fell into the open space behind the cavalry, that is, even if the Ming army fired no more shells, it would not be able to bombard the cavalry in front.

Seeing this, Kundu Liha simply gritted his teeth and said nothing, allowing the cavalry in front to continue to charge.

Nima, have lost so many men and horses, if he doesn't rush up to kill this Ming army, how can he explain when he goes back, anyway, the cavalry in front has already rushed through the range of artillery, and the muskets and crossbows of the Ming army are of little use to them, as long as they rush up and break through the car formation, he will win this battle.

He was thinking about it there, when the cavalry formation in front of him suddenly became chaotic, and the "heavy armored cavalry" who rushed to the front row suddenly all dismounted, blocking all the way of the cavalry behind, and the entire charging formation was stagnant for a while.

This is naturally the credit of the thistle, Yang Cong specially ordered someone to wrap the surface of the thistle terrestris with mud, so the front row of cavalry did not know that there were ghosts on the ground, and the war horse turned over as soon as he stepped on the thistle, and it was strange not to throw the cavalry above off the horse.

When the enemy stepped on the first row of thistles, it proved that he had entered the range of attack of the musketeers, and Yang Cong did not hesitate to order: "The musketeers fire, three rounds in a row, do not stop." ”

"Papapa", with the roar of muskets, the Tartar cavalry suddenly fell down in a row like cutting wheat, and at this time, the casualties of the 10,000 cavalry charging in front had exceeded four!

No matter how this battle is fought, the "heavy armored cavalry" in the front row has already fallen, and the people in the back have become the targets of the Ming army's muskets and crossbows!

Kundu Liha anxiously took a look at the situation on the battlefield, and suddenly found that because of the Ming army's change of formation, the roads on both sides had already revealed gaps, and if he led the army to escape at this time, the Ming army would definitely have no time to block it.

Can you run or not?

He hesitated for a moment, and the Ming army remembered the roar of muskets again, and the cavalry in front fell down in a large row.

The muskets of the Ming army can even be fired in bursts, this battle is really impossible to fight!

He immediately ordered: "Quickly, Mingjin collects his troops and orders everyone to withdraw in the direction of the town guard." ”

With that, he turned his horse's head and headed straight for the road leading to the town guard, and the cavalry behind him fled in a swarm when they saw this.

Although the Ming army has changed its formation, the thistles they scattered on the ground have not changed, and Kundu Liha has just beaten his horse and run onto the avenue leading to the town guard, when the mount under his crotch suddenly lost his front hooves and fell down, and he should be thrown out a few feet away.

it, there's something on the ground!

He got up with a disgraced face, and when he looked back, sure enough, the area behind him was covered with earthy yellow thistles.

At this time, he had no time to let the cavalry who followed behind him to avoid, because no matter how fast he reacted, it was impossible to stop the galloping horses at once, and he could only watch his cavalry being thrown off their horses one by one, and more than 100 cavalry were overturned to the ground, and the thistles on the ground were swept away.

It is quite dangerous for the army to fall off their horses while running, because the cavalry behind them can't stop at all, as long as they fall off their horses, nine times out of ten they will be trampled into pulp by their own people!

Kundu Liha was also frightened at this time, and when he saw the dense cavalry behind him, he couldn't help but show a look of despair on his face.

Fortunately, at this time, one of the guards stepped forward in time, bent down, and stretched out a hand to him.

He hurriedly grabbed the life-saving hand and kicked it to the ground, and swooped onto the guard's warhorse, which escaped the fate of being trampled into pulp.

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