Chapter 953: Collapse at the touch of a button
Most of the Mongolian army that was slowly approaching Jizhou City was also a little puzzled, why this time they attacked the border city of the Ming Kingdom did not follow the usual strategy of surprise attack and fast attack, but became so steady and steady, which is completely different from the combat method that the Mongolian people are good at.
However, since this is a military order issued by the Taishi, this Warat army does not dare to disobey it, after all, the prestige of the Mongolian steppe is extremely high, higher than the current titular Great Khan, and his words are holy decrees in the steppe.
In fact, he also hesitated before giving this military order, but after he eliminated the fortress set up by the Ming army in front of him in one fell swoop, he found that the other party still passed on the news that he had brought his troops to attack with a beacon fire, so he decided to do so. After all, what we are going to attack this time is Jizhou, which is an important town on the same level as Datong Xuanfu and other fortified cities.
He still remembered the scene more than ten years ago, when he took advantage of the victory of Tumubao to kill Datong, and even pushed the great emperor who was a prisoner at that time to the front, but the result was not that he could not break Datong? This makes the first to pay more attention to Jizhou City, even if there are changes in the city now, you have to come steadily, give enough pressure to the other party first, and then it is not too late to attack the city with all your might.
It wasn't until the army drove to a place less than twenty miles away from Jizhou that he first looked around and ordered: "Where is Bohuer?" β
A man with a stocky figure and a meaty face had already spoken: "What does the master command?" β
"I ordered you to take five thousand light horsemen and kill them, and let the Ming defenders there know how powerful we are. At the same time, tell them what I said, as long as they open the city and surrender immediately, then the Taishi can treat the whole city well and others without any plunder! He also gave his own orders immediately.
This is also the idea he fought for this trip south. After summing up the previous lessons, I finally understood why the Mongolian cavalry was so brave and good at fighting, but it was almost impossible to capture any city in the Central Plains except for the one more than two hundred years ago. In fact, in the final analysis, it was caused by his own behavior, looting and killing. And what he is trying to do is not just to rob it, this time he wants to use Jizhou as a test.
Although Bo Huer was a little unable to understand the reason of the Taishi's arrangement, he immediately agreed, and then ordered all the men, quickly broke away from the team, and rushed towards Jizhou City.
Many people present flashed with envy in their eyes, they came here to fight tirelessly, but now they were preempted by Bohur, and they were really a little unwilling.
After taking a long look at the big city standing in front of him, he exhaled and ordered: "Let the men and horses behind start to prepare, and take out all kinds of siege equipment." This Jizhou City is not easy to fight! β
With his order, the rear of the Mongolian army began to be busy, and a solemn atmosphere officially spread among the army, and then they heard a sudden burst of killing in front of them!
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Forced into desperation, Shi Qingyan could only lead a cavalry team of 3,000 people to leave Jizhou City, hiding behind that section of the hillside, and always nervously watching ahead.
At this time, in addition to his hatred for Lu Zhen and his fear of the Mongolian people, he prayed that the enemy could walk more slowly.
If the other party does not show up until dark today, he can ask to return to the city under the pretext that he has not prepared food and supplies for the night.
But unfortunately, his prayer was not accepted by God, and only about half an hour later, the tremor on the ground became violent, and then they saw that a group of men and horses were galloping towards this direction at a rapid pace, and the Mongolian people suddenly accelerated again!
No matter how resentful and timid he was in his heart, when the enemy was approaching, Shi Qingyan would not be able to shrink like this anymore. Because first, our mission out of the city this time is to surprise the enemy, and secondly, they may not be able to see the location where they are hiding far away, but when the enemy comes to the city, they can be seen at a glance, and then even the opportunity will fall into the hands of the enemy.
So now, that's the only time there is some chance of winning. Thinking of this, Shi Qingyan gritted his teeth, threw away the timidity in his heart for the time being, and got up and rode on horseback. At the same time, he drew his knife in his hand, pointed at the enemy army in front of him, and shouted: "Brothers, the achievements are only in the present day, rush me!" β
Compared to him, these soldiers looked much more heroic, and they were already ready to attack after hearing the order, they also quickly mounted their horses one by one, and then drove their war horses to rush towards the enemy in front of them as quickly as possible, and the first hundred people were even more because they showed their bows and crossbows, aiming ahead.
This series of movements is so smooth and natural, obviously this cavalry team is quite strict in their daily drills, and they have never fought the Mongolian people head-on, so the fear in the bottom of my heart is not too heavy. At this time, they were already outside the city, so they naturally wanted to give it a go so that they could make a great achievement.
In this way, Shi Qingyan, who was obviously half a beat slower, was left behind, but this was exactly the result he wanted to see, so that he didn't have to face the fierce attack of the Mengren himself.
Bohuer led the army to rush towards the city of Jizhou, and suddenly a Ming cavalry came from behind the hillside in front of them, shouting and rushing towards them, which really caught the Mongolian people off guard. Many people were still controlling their horses with both hands at this time, and they didn't even have weapons in their hands, so they could only pull out their knives in a little hurry, but it was too late to bow and arrow.
If you look at the distance between the two sides, the more than five miles are actually quite far apart, which is enough for the Mongolian people to make corresponding defensive preparations. But both sides are cavalry, and they are moving in the direction of each other quickly, this distance is not enough, only a moment's work, the distance between the two armies is only a few hundred steps.
At this time, the crossbowmen of the Ming army immediately released their arrows, and the arrows in the sky rained down on the Mongolian people who were still galloping. The Mongols accepted the arrows as if they had come forward to meet them.
Although these Mongolian cavalry are all agile, they can easily move on the horse, and they can quickly defuse the attacks that fly in front of them, but the war horses under the crotch do not have such good skills.
So only a few neighing sounds were heard, and more than a dozen Mongolian cavalrymen who were running in front of them suddenly fell down because of the arrows on their horses. And when they fell, they became a burden to their companions in the rear, making people not only look at the top, but also beware of the bottom, and in a panic, many people were directly tripped and fell.
Subsequently, a second round of arrows rained head-on again, causing many Mongolians to fall to the ground during the charge
Their formation seemed to be getting more and more chaotic at this time.
After seeing this result, the confidence of the Ming army became more and more sufficient: "It turns out that these Tartars are nothing more than this, they are also carrying a head on their shoulders, so what are we afraid of him!" β
People were of the same mind, and the morale of the charging Ming army was suddenly greatly boosted, and they rushed towards the enemy like a whirlwind at a faster speed. Because the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, it was too late for the crossbow to be fired again, so they simply put aside these burdens, drew their knives in their hands, and rushed over with a shout. Even Shi Qingyan, who was still a little worried, also relaxed at this time, it seems that his judgment in the morning is completely correct, as long as the tactics are used properly, and with the right time and place, it is enough to break the Mengren. Thinking about it this way, it is clear that they let themselves lead the army to fight to give a great credit to themselves.
This thought made Shi Qingyan's face even show a smug smile, and he could imagine how shocked and angry Lin Lie Lu Zhen would show when he returned to the city after the battle......
But after a while, the smile on Shi Qingyan's face was replaced by a look of horror, because this battle between the two armies was completely different from the result he thought, no, it should be said that it was completely opposite!
Taking advantage of the surprise attack, coupled with the distance between the two sides, the Mongols had no time to prepare bows and arrows, so in fact, at the beginning of the battle, the Ming army was pressing the Mongols, and it was not even known how strong the opponent's archery skills were. And after seeing the enemy continue to fall, they are even more convinced that they are not weaker than the Mongols, and they are fearless even in a head-to-head confrontation.
But after the real face-to-face battle, the situation was completely different, the Mongolian people, who had long been angry, relied on their skillful horse kung fu to easily avoid the blade split by the Ming army, and then saw the opportunity, so they swung the knife out and harvested the lives of the Ming soldiers who rushed to the front.
In just one photo, no less than 100 soldiers of the Ming army fell under the sword of the Mengren, and many people were injured as a result, which was undoubtedly an extremely huge blow to the morale of the Ming army. I thought I could win a victory, but it turned out that the enemy was much stronger than me, and this psychological gap is really difficult to accept.
And the Mongolian people, at this time, were all full of murderous energy, and soon the front formation of the Ming army was scattered, and it was somewhat unsustainable.
After seeing this situation, Shi Qingyan's heart instantly fell to the bottom, and he realized how ridiculous his previous thoughts were, and he actually planned to confront the Mongolian people in the wilderness head-on?
In fact, except for the elite cavalry created by Taizu Taizong in the early years, there is no cavalry in the world that can compete with the undefeated Mongolian iron cavalry.
And at this moment, Shi Qingyan has completely lost the courage to fight, and all he thinks about is only one thought - hurry back to the city and save his life! So without too much hesitation, he turned his horse's head and ran towards Jizhou City.
And this is a big mistake he made, Shi Qingyan, who was regarded as the main general, turned around and fled, how can those soldiers still have the courage to fight the Mongolian people to the end?
Suddenly, with just one charge, the Mongols defeated this Ming cavalry with the same number!
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