The next day's march was to the surprise of Man Gui, who did not encounter the Mongols all morning, and on the way there were traces of the tribesmen's station, and it seems that they were frightened by the stories of the fleeing Mongols, and they were afraid so they avoided.

Man Gui did not dare to be careless, and ordered all the cavalry to be sent out to reconnoiter in the north, northwest, and northeast directions. Except for the cavalry in the northwest patrolling along the Yellow River, at least fifty miles were to be released on the other two sides.

At noon break, the cavalry scouts in the northwest came to report, there were a large number of cavalry assembled fifty miles ahead, the Ming army scouts folded three people, and the rest fled back desperately, the enemy army was about 5,000 people, it seems that the Mongols were ready to have a general battle with the Ming army.

Man Gui said: "This is the first battle in the real sense. The enemy army should exceed 5,000, this battle must completely annihilate the enemy, in front of the Yellow River, they have no way to cross the river for a while, as long as they are eliminated, we can safely cross the river to Linhe. ”

Sun Fumin said: "Then the general will lead a group to the northeast, block the enemy's escape route, and catch turtles in an urn?" ”

Man Gui smiled: "No, you are the main attacker, and I will defend the northeast." I'm already an earl, so I'd better let you fight it. The emperor said that if you let more young people come forward, and you will be both civil and military, and your achievements in the future will be much stronger than that of me. ”

Sun Fumin said: "General Man's love and gratitude, the general's gratitude is really beyond words, then the general will arrange it." ”

Sun Fumin was at the front of the ranks of the new branch of the Guard, the ironclad infantry, a pure cold weapon of arms, wearing plate armor, holding a spear in his right hand, and a three-foot-long saber hanging from his waist. This was designed by the General Staff to deal with cavalry, and the rear of the spear was enlarged and divided into three small branches, which could be supported on the ground to form a forest of guns to deal with cavalry charges.

The ironclad infantry had three platoons, which allowed the infantry behind them to place their guns in their gaps, but in case of emergency, it could also be turned into six platoons and use the guns to slow down the enemy's charge.

The ordinary infantry of the Guards did not wear armor, but wore a steel helmet on their heads, and wore a military uniform made of wool and underwear made of silk. This reduced the protection of the parts except the head, but greatly increased the flexibility of the infantry's movements, and the reduced weight of the clothing made the infantry less likely to get tired. The infantry's main way to destroy the enemy was to attack from a distance with firearms, and the Mongol bows and arrows through wool and silk had greatly reduced the threat to the soldiers, so iron armor was not really necessary.

The scouts reported that the enemy forces in front had begun to approach the Guards, numbering about seven thousand men and horses, about ten miles ahead. Sun Fumin ordered the guards to stop and begin the formation. The ironclad infantry were lined up in six rows, with two nine-pound guns in the middle of every six columns of ironclad infantry, and then dense infantry behind them.

Ten miles was quick for the cavalry, and when the Mongol advance arrived, the Guards were just lined up. When the Mongol leader Rasuri saw the dazzling armor of the Ming army, he hesitated for a moment, and then stopped about 700 paces in front of the Ming army.

Sun Fumin shook his head with some regret, the distance of four to five hundred steps is the best distance for the artillery to be lethal and will not affect the formation, now the Mongols are stopped at seven hundred paces, the artillery can only scare the horses at most, the effect is not good, the formation of the guards has been arranged, it is a little troublesome to move, and you can only wait for the Mongols to rush up.

The Mongols stopped and didn't move, Sun Fumin said: "Take a break, it seems that the Mongols are waiting for a large army, let's wait for them to come and die." ”

After a while, the Mongol army came. Rasuli's confidence was greatly increased, and he said to his subordinates: "The Ming army has the fighting ability of those soldiers in armor, as long as they are defeated, the rest of them will be slaughtered by our Mongolian warriors." We charge together, shoot the armor first, or ram with the horses, and the immortal heavens will bring the enemy to us, so that we can achieve victory and glory, rush! ”

The Mongols rushed over with a roar, and the artillery rangefinder shouted: "Six hundred paces, five hundred paces, fire." ”

The artillery that had already been loaded with ammunition spewed out a red fire, with black shells with a sharp whistle to the front, the artillery quickly moved the artillery back, the back three rows of the ironclad infantry filled the gap in the artillery, and the musketeers stepped forward and aimed the guns at the front between every two ironclad infantry.

The explosion of the flowering bomb startled the neighing of the horse, and the wave of the explosion lifted the knight off his horse, and one by one the small whirling iron nails pierced into the human body, and the bright red blood sprayed outward as if he didn't want money.

The artillery killed and wounded at least three hundred cavalrymen, and caused more horses to start scurrying, and the constant shouting and pulling of the riders did not work. By this time, the cavalry had reached a distance of about two hundred paces from the Ming army, and the spears of the ironclad infantry had been erected diagonally on the ground, and the infantry's muskets had already begun to fire the first round.

Lead bullets flew straight or swirling towards the Mongol cavalry and the horses under them, and the cavalry kept falling from their horses, and the horses that had lost their knights seemed to know the danger ahead, and swerved to the side, colliding with other horses.

The Mongols draw their bows and shoot arrows at about a hundred paces, then put the bow on their backs and take out their maces or long knives. The arrows were thrown, and the rain of arrows fell from the air, and the ironclad infantry only made a crisp clanging sound, while several of the infantry behind were shot in the arms and quickly carried behind by the sergeant next to them.

At last the two armies collided, and the horses that were rushing in front were stuck in their guns, and let out a mournful chirp, and then they were struck again by the horses behind them, and fell down with the horses and the barrels of their guns. The ironclad infantry, who had been brought to the ground by the fallen guns, struggled to their feet, drew their sabers and stabbed the Mongols in front of them.

The Mongols roared, slashing down the Ming army in front of them with their weapons. The dullness of the knife slashing into the flesh, the sharp sound of the weapon hitting the iron armor, the crisp sound of the fire bolt, the screams, and the groans were intertwined, making some of the new Guards soldiers who entered the battlefield for the first time feel afraid and confused.

The junior non-commissioned officers of the Guards, all veterans of the war, were like a battle cry for them, shouting: "Don't panic, fire at the head of the Mongols, change the dressing quickly, stick your bayonet if the enemy gets too close, don't worry about your own safety, your companions are there to protect you." ”

The recruits were involved in the massacre of the Mongols wounded on the battlefield last time, so they are no strangers to killing. It's just that there is a difference between the wounded soldiers who can't move and the mongols who roar and look hideous, which will inevitably bring some feelings of helplessness to the recruits, until they have actually killed an enemy, they will have self-confidence, will calm down in this noisy battlefield, and then they will become veterans.