The Tang Army and the Tatars fought in the Unification War, when the Northern Expedition was launched, Altan Khan personally led tens of thousands of cavalry to the south to support the Zhengde Emperor, at that time the Tang Army was extremely embarrassed.

In the end, the Tatars were not familiar with guns and artillery, and rashly launched a large-scale charge against the infantry phalanx of the Tang Army, and at that time, the Tang Army also got the first batch of flintlock pistols, and installed part of the Northern Expeditionary troops, relying on several main forces such as the Guards, resisted the cavalry charge of the Tatars, and finally won the victory.

Since then, there has been no large-scale battle between the two sides, but there have been a lot of small and medium-sized armed conflicts, battles estimated by hundreds of people and thousands of people, and the Tatars are also very aware of how the Chahar Department and Duoyan Sanwei were beaten down by the Tang Army in the Liaodong Campaign.

With so much experience in combat, the Tatars have already known a fact, that is, unless they have to, they should never attack the infantry phalanx of the Tang Army, especially if they rush up to engage in hand-to-hand combat or something, in that case, even if they can win, it will be a miserable victory, and the exchange ratio will be very ugly.

Such a disastrous victory is a big loss for the Tatars, because the infantry of the Tang Army is worthless, losing tens of thousands of people, and in a blink of an eye, they can redraw an army of tens of thousands of people, but if the Tatars lose tens of thousands of cavalry, it will definitely be a wound, but it will not be able to slow down for a few years.

Therefore, many times, the Tang Army is willing to fight with the Tatars to attrition, and do something to kill 1,000 enemies and lose 800.

This situation is also generally reflected in today's battle, if the five thousand Tatar cavalry do not take the initiative to attack, the 13th Baggage Regiment and the 45th Transport Regiment will not be able to stop, although they move slowly under the threat of cavalry, but walk slowly, they can always reach the next castle, and then all the way to the main garrison of the Ninth Army.

They must intercept!

But even if they intercepted, they did not directly give up the saber charge hand-to-hand combat, because they knew that it was undesirable and they would die a miserable death!

In the past warring experience, the Tatars have never gained much advantage in hand-to-hand combat between the two sides.

On the contrary, in the middle and close range of bows and arrows and musket fire, the two sides can be evenly matched.

Don't be surprised, this is the case, even if the Datang Army has been equipped with flintlock pistols in batches, and even the artillery has been upgraded to howitzers, but the Tatar horseman's cavalry and archery skills are not used to see, on the contrary, this ability is what they are best at.

Riding horses at high speed close to the bow and archery, although they themselves will suffer some casualties in the process, but they can also cause casualties to the infantry phalanx of the Tang Army, and they can also fast in and out, avoid falling into the hand-to-hand combat stage, and always maintain the high-speed mobility of the cavalry.

This style of play of the Tatars is a mixed blessing for the Tang Army, and the advantage is that they can shoot at the most suitable distance, and they don't even have to worry that the other side will rush up and tear the phalanx.

The downside is that you also have to suffer a lot of casualties.

This duel between the two sides tests the amount of firepower projected by both sides, the protective ability of the armor and the ability to withstand casualties.

In terms of firepower projection, both sides have their own advantages, the guns of the Tang Army have a long range and great power, and they can shell the Tatar cavalry from a distance of several hundred meters, and they can hunt a large number of their cavalry with flintlock pistols within 100 meters.

But whether it is artillery or flintlock pistols, the rate of fire is still too slow.

The rate of fire of the Tatar bow and arrow is quite fast, and some highly skilled Tatar cavalry can start to throw on horseback at forty-five meters, and then quickly draw the bow and open the arrow in the parallel stage of high-speed turning, and can shoot multiple arrows in just a few seconds, and the amount of arrows projected in a short time is quite large.

In terms of firepower, for the time being, everyone is half a pound or two!

And the protective ability of the armor and the ability to withstand casualties, the Tang Army is able to beat the Tatars!

Thanks to the explosion of the domestic steel industry, even if the price of steel is still high, but the output is enough for the military.

The combat arms of the Tang Army, the armor rate has reached 100 percent, and even the auxiliary arms have reached more than 50 percent, and some auxiliary soldiers who do not wear armor, such as artillery, are not because they are not equipped with armor, but because they wear armor and affect their operations.

If it is really needed, it is okay for the whole army to wear armor.

On the other hand, the Tatars do not have such a high armor rate, whether it is their traditional armor or the export plate armor imported from the Tang Dynasty, the number is actually not much, and the armor rate is not even 30%.

And the most important thing is that these armors, in the face of guns, are basically useless, they are all a dozen holes!

However, the armor of the Tang soldiers can block cold weapons such as bows, arrows, knives and guns.

The two sides are in a serious state of asymmetry in terms of protection.

In terms of the ability to bear casualties, there are some elite troops in the Tatars, and their ability to bear casualties is not weak, but on the whole, the Tang Army can beat them.

This is because the military systems of the two sides are completely different, and the training mode is also different.

The infantry divisions of the Tang Army were generally able to launch an attack when their infantry suffered more than 10 percent casualties.

Some of the elite units suffered more than 30 percent casualties and were still able to attack.

This is offensive, not defensive, and as for defensive operations, the tolerance for casualties is even higher.

On the Tatar side, the ability to withstand casualties is definitely not as high as that of the Tang Army.

In terms of firepower projection, protection capability, and ability to withstand casualties, in fact, the Datang Army has an advantage, but the Datang Army also has its own advantages, that is, the infantry unit lacks the ability to maneuver, and it loses the strategic initiative.

The Tatars on the opposite side are cavalry, and it goes without saying that the mobility is needless to say, even if something happens, they can choose to retreat at any time, and the infantry of the Tang Army can only watch them evacuate.

That's it now!

When the Tatar cavalry rushed up three waves, a Tatar middle-aged strong man general who commanded the battle in the rear frowned, this person was placed on the steppe, that is also a famous figure, he is the eldest son of Altan Khan, Huang Taiji, as the eldest son of Altan Khan, he is the natural heir of Altan Khan, since he was a teenager, he has followed Altan Khan to fight in the south and north, and he has rich experience in war.

Altan Khan wants to send troops to cut off the logistical supply lines of the main force of the Ninth Army, who can be entrusted with such a heavy task? Naturally, it was handed over to his eldest son Huang Taiji, who he trusted.

Altan Khan asked Huang Taiji to lead his headquarters with 3,000, and in addition, he pulled out 2,000 descendants from Altan Khan's pro-army, and a total of 5,000 troops went out to attack the Tang army's grain road.

These 5,000 cavalry were not cannon fodder cavalry of a side tribe, but a descendant of the Tumut tribe, one of the main forces used by Altan Khan to control the 30,000 households on the right flank.

Such a descendant cavalry, with its horses and weapons, is naturally quite good, and it is also the most loyal force of Altan Khan's father and son, and then this kind of most elite cavalry under his command, in the first three waves of charges, turned out to be two out of ten!

This battle is not easy to fight!

Immediately, I saw him say a few words to the subordinates around him, and then the personal soldiers behind him blew the horn, which was their signal to withdraw their troops!

The Tatar cavalry who rushed up in the fourth wave, after hearing the horn, had already rushed to a distance of nearly 100 meters, but they did not continue to move forward, but chose to turn directly to evacuate!

At the beginning of the charge, it galloped like the wind, and there was no pause when retreating, which shows that Huangtai Jizhi's army is also quite set.

The fourth wave of Tatar cavalry retreated directly from the mainland, and before them, the three waves of Tatar cavalry added up to nearly a thousand horsemen, but the number of Tatar cavalry who fell on the way to the charge was already at least two hundred!

A large number of Tatar cavalry who had been dismounted did not die immediately, but lay on the ground and wailed, their horses either running aimlessly on the battlefield, or stopping at their master's side, watching their master wail in pain, and then gradually die.

The three waves of thousands of cavalry charged before and after, but the number of casualties reached 200, and the casualty rate reached 20 percent, even if this casualty figure is placed in the cavalry of the cannon fodder tribe on the side, it is a rather frightening number, not to mention, these cavalry are the elite of Tumut!

With such a large battle loss ratio, even Huang Taiji, who has been in battle for a long time, can't help frowning!

The last time he led the army to fight and fought such a battle loss ratio, it was the decisive battle with the Warats at the beginning of the year, but at that time he led 3,000 cavalry and charged at the more than 5,000 cavalry of the Warats.

In the end, the casualties of his 3,000 cavalry reached more than 500, but the 5,000 cavalry of the Warats were directly defeated by him, and more than half of them were killed and wounded!

However, today, this battle is far from heroic, the three waves of cavalry on their side rushed up, bent their bows and shot arrows, and the Tang Army on the opposite side only opened fire, and the duration of the battle was actually very short, from the order to attack to the order to retreat, the time before and after lasted about a quarter of an hour.

If the first wave of cavalry enters the distance of 500 meters and the Tang Army begins to shell, strictly speaking, the real battle between the two sides lasts for more than a minute at most!

However, in this minute, our cavalry suffered more than 200 casualties.

Although I don't know how many dead and wounded the Datang Army on the opposite side were, it is estimated that there are more than 200 people, and it will definitely not exceed 300 people.

In other words, in the confrontation just now, the losses of the two sides were half a catty and eight taels, about the same!

However, you must know that the casualties of the Tang Army are only infantry, and any young farmer can be pulled to the battlefield after three months of training!

However, the Tatars were killed and wounded by cavalry, and they were trained by countless battles in the Tumut Division, each of which can be called an elite cavalry!

And more importantly, Huang Taiji couldn't see any retreat from the Tang Army on the opposite side, and the formation showed signs of loosening.

Faced with this situation, Huang Taiji only frowned slightly and ordered a retreat, but he did not lose control of his emotions on the spot, it was already not easy!