"Cavalry 1,000 people, attack!!"

Before dusk, when the Ming army's formation was crumbling, Deng Xi finally couldn't help it and sent out the most powerful hole cards in his hand.

If the 20,000 soldiers on the front line really collapse, then even if they have another 10,000 reserve army, I am afraid it will be difficult to save the army from danger.

The speed of the 2,000 cavalry of the Ming army increased from slow to fast, and towards their goal, the 8,000 iron cavalry of the peasant army cruising around the battlefield launched a charge.

Even if the number of the opponent's gossip cavalry was several times the number of his own cavalry, in the hearts of the Qian Zong and all the soldiers who led the cavalry of the Ming army, they did not feel worried or panicked at all, and rushed forward indomitable.

Before leaving, Deng Xi told the cavalry commander that the only task given to him was to hold back the opponent's cavalry and buy time for his remaining 8,000 infantry elites to launch a surprise attack.

The final battle had begun, and at the same time as discovering that the Ming general Deng Xi had dispatched cavalry, He Sanjiang and Peng Zhihai also changed their tactics and issued orders to the reserve army under their command.

The arrival of the new forces brought a greater impact on the battlefield of the day, and the tired soldiers of the Ming army had the support force, so they finally had a chance to breathe, but before they could breathe, the enemy's reserve army, more than 20,000 soldiers rushed up again.

There is no previous use of cannon fodder soldiers to consume the fighting spirit and strength of the Ming army, and the peasant soldiers who rushed up this time are all elites of various departments who have been recuperating and waiting for a long time, but the individual strength they show is comparable to the elite of the Ming army.

But don't forget, the elite of the peasant army in reserve support has more than 20,000 people, far more than the 8,000 reinforcements of the Ming army.

In the decisive battle in the evening, by eight o'clock in the evening, the victory and defeat had already been decided, and the peasant army, which had an absolute numerical advantage and had the first opportunity in tactical adjustment, took about three hours to finally defeat the main force of Deng Xi's central army.

The cavalry of the 2,000 Ming army was the first to collapse, and about half of the cavalry of the peasant army were knights trained by He Sanjiang and them, and the soldiers were all elite warriors recruited from the horse bandits and nomads in the Hetao area, far more skilled in horsemanship and combat skills than the knights in the Henan army.

Not to mention that the number of peasant cavalry exceeded the cavalry of the Ming army by several times, and it was not easy for two thousand iron cavalry to intercept the peasant cavalry for two hours.

In the end, the iron cavalry of the Ming Dynasty escaped from the encirclement of the peasant cavalry, less than 500, and more than 1,500 people died in this blocking battle.

Without the entanglement of cavalry, the peasant iron cavalry was finally able to let go of their hands and feet to charge the Ming infantry in the central battlefield.

The strength of the most destructive iron cavalry of this era in the plains, with just one wave of charges, tore through the Ming army's defense line, which tens of thousands of peasant troops failed to break through during the day, and pulled a huge scar along the Ming army's flank.

Fortunately, it was already dark at this time, and for the peasant army, because of the lack of food and clothing, it fought in the dark of night, and its strength decreased a lot due to factors such as night blindness and the battle leader, and it was unable to clearly grasp the commotion of the Ming army on the battlefield, and then lost the best opportunity to attack.

It was not until the peasant army's iron cavalry rushed back and forth on the Ming army's front that the Ming army had no choice but to begin to disperse, and at this time, the peasant army soldiers who were waiting on the front line reacted and launched a tail-end pursuit of the Ming army in the dark.

In the face of the powerful cavalry, Deng Xi's troops could only be at a loss, and without the means to restrain the opponent, they watched the opposing cavalry fight back and forth from the flanks of their own army like wind and thunder, and there were no casualties along the way.

Deng Xi knew that he was defeated this time, and he was defeated, and he didn't know how many people would be left of his Henan garrison elite after tonight, and he didn't know how to face Lord Shangshu.

"Boom, boom!!"

"Bang bang bang!!"

Suddenly, on the retreat route of their own side, there was a thunderous sound, deafening, and against the background of the night, there was a huge sound and other sources, and there were even more fires, as if meteorites fell from the sky, and in an instant fell on the peasant army position that pursued their Ming army.

“…………”

Deng Xi was stunned for a moment, then seemed to think of something, and hurriedly called a henchman next to him: "Quickly go to the place where the sound is behind to check, who is the character?" ”

"No!"

The henchmen received the order and quickly disappeared into the night.

At the same time, Deng Xi finally mustered up the courage to hold on to the last case and shouted to the private guards of nearly a thousand people around him: "Brothers, merit and honor are here to fight, go up with Lao Tzu!" ”

And no matter who appeared behind him at the critical moment of this song, Deng Xi, who seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, used the military literacy he had cultivated and tempered through a hundred battles to let out a desperate cry!

The thousand-person guards in Deng Xi's hands are all the elites he has provided through various means such as empty salaries and accepting bribes, and more than half of them are fellow villagers recruited by Deng Xi from his hometown, first of all, they are higher than others in terms of trust, plus Deng Xi spares no effort to use all kinds of sophisticated weapons and equipment, and at the same time, he buys them with big fish and meat, and generous benefits, it can be said that these guards are a death service to him, and they can work hard for him at a critical time.

Even Deng Xi, the adult, personally picked up his weapon and turned his head to kill him, and his group of private soldiers and guards who usually eat and drink well and treated well still did not hesitate at all, and none of them escaped, they dropped their guns one after another, followed closely behind Deng Xi, and killed the approaching peasant army.

The sudden artillery fire and gunfire not only moved Deng Xi and them, but also a deep shock to the peasant army, which has never been a strong point in military discipline, when the artillery fire fell in the rear of the peasant army's pursuit and killing troops, it brought a burst of fireworks, as well as the corpses of countless unlucky soldiers, and also took away the peasant army did not have much fighting spirit.

In the darkness of the night, you never know what kind of surprises will await you behind the sound of artillery fire, and you will never know what unexpected enemies will lurk in the dark night, eyeing them.

It was only a few rounds of artillery fire, but in fact it did not bring much loss to the peasant army, but as a qualified commander, He Sanjiang should know the truth of moderation and reason.

Although he knew that the biggest piece of fat was close at hand, He Sanjiang still wisely chose to make a retreating sound.