Chapter 137: Never take a step back
Zhu Youxiao was worried that the phalanx would not be able to resist the attack of the cavalry, and the two made slight changes according to Qi Jiguang's mandarin duck formation, once the cavalry rushed into the infantry formation, the soldiers in the military formation would form a small military formation with spears, short knives, muskets, etc. to defend and attack.
But in practice, the scene is far more tragic than the two imagined.
The first round of offensive has not ended, the second round of offensive has begun, and the second group of cavalry has begun to attack, this time the direction of the attack is the gap between the military formations, if you can't break through the military formation of the Longteng army, this is very disadvantageous to the side with cavalry.
Under the constant impact of the cavalry with big brains, both sides on the battlefield fell into a bitter battle, and the cavalry with obvious brains had a slight advantage, if it wasn't for the Longteng Army's numerical advantage, the Longteng Army had been defeated at this time.
Seeing such a situation, Zhu Youxiao asked worriedly: "Admiral Xiong, what do you think is the result of this battle?" ”
"Although the enemy cavalry has the upper hand, it can be seen that His Majesty's phalanx is effective in dealing with the enemy cavalry, what is lacking is that there are too many recruits and the training time is too short, if it is 10,000 well-trained veterans at this time, it is enough to resist this 10,000 light cavalry." Xiong Tingbi replied seriously.
"If it's good to have a machine gun, these cavalrymen are cannon fodder." Zhu Youxiao said fiercely.
"Your Majesty, I don't know what a machine gun is?" Xiong Tingbi asked.
"This ...... A machine gun is a machine gun. Zhu Youxiao didn't know how to explain.
"Your Majesty might as well send out the five thousand cavalry of Man Gui, as long as the five thousand cavalry come out, this battle will be won." Xiong Tingbi said.
"Wait, 5,000 cavalry is my hole card, and you must not send it until you have to, you must know that Lin Dan Khan still has 40,000 cavalry on the way." Zhu Youxiao said.
"No." Xiong Tingbi said.
"Go and lift the drums of war." Zhu Youxiao commanded.
"War drums?" Wang Liqian asked suspiciously.
"Yes, war drums, I cheer for the soldiers who fought bloodily below." Zhu Youxiao said.
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Zhu Youxiao's proposal was responded to by Xiong Tingbi, and several big drums were placed in the city tower after a while. The drumbeat method of the Longteng Army's offensive was learned by Zhu Youxiao.
Zhu Youxiao started to fight first, and then the others followed suit. The sudden sound of drums can only be faintly heard by the people on the battlefield.
But Chen Si and Yao Yuanjun and other people who were at the rear of the battlefield could hear it more clearly.
"Somebody's beating the drums." Yao Yuanjun said.
"There are indeed people beating drums, it seems to have come from the direction of Datong." Chen Si said.
"It's Your Majesty, it's Your Majesty who is cheering us on." Yao Yuanjun picked up the binoculars and looked at it and said.
"Your Majesty is worried about us, the king is worried about the humiliation of the ministers, the king humiliates the ministers to death, this battle must not be lost, the general will be deeply favored by His Majesty, there is no way to repay it, today is the time for me to be loyal to Your Majesty, General Yao, you are guarding here and responsible for the command of the whole army, I decided to personally lead two thousand reserves to repel this group of robbers." Chen Si said pleadingly.
Yao Yuanjun didn't stop Chen Si's decision, let alone go to Chen Si to rush to lead the troops into battle, he just bent his knees and said: "Chief Chen, take care!" ”
"I am a good son of the Ming Dynasty, today is the time to be loyal to His Majesty and the Empire, today's battle, we will never take a step back, my Ming son will never take a step back, let this group of robbers know that today's Ming only has a son who died in battle, and there is no retreat of the Ming Dynasty." Chen Sisi said loudly.
"Be loyal to Your Majesty, be loyal to the Empire, and never take a step back." Two thousand reserves shouted.
The voices of 2,000 people may not be loud enough on this battlefield of 30,000 people, but their momentum greatly inspires their comrades on the battlefield.
"Loyal ...... for Your Majesty"
"Loyal ...... for the Empire"
"Never take a step back......"
This kind of fierce momentum that is not afraid of death gradually spread throughout the battlefield from Chen Si. The originally exhausted soldiers seemed to be re-energized, and even the wounded soldiers on the battlefield as long as they could still hold their weapons, at this time, they also rejoined the war with great difficulty, as if they used their lives to stab the last shot of their lives, cut out the last knife of their lives, and the dragon army on the battlefield seemed to have become dead soldiers.
After Chen Si joined the battlefield with two thousand dead soldiers, the entire Longteng army suddenly became imposing, and the cavalry with a big brain, which was originally slightly advantageous, quickly fell into disadvantage.
"Did you see that? This is the new army I want. Zhu Youxiao said while beating the drum.
"Your Majesty, you rest first, our army is already in sight of a great victory." Wang Liqian looked at Zhu Youxiao, who was sweating profusely, and said.
Drumming is also a physical work, Zhu Youxiao is sweating now, but he doesn't feel tired at all, and the momentum of the Longteng Army has also affected him, "The war has not stopped, I must not stop, and immediately ordered Man Gui to dispatch two thousand cavalry to pursue the remnants of the brain." ”
"No."
And the brain-haired side also saw that if there was no new force to join, the defeat was almost certain, and he was now ready to put the last thousand cavalry into it for the last fight, and this thousand cavalry was the most elite cavalry of the brain-haired man. Even if he loses, his cavalry has a mobility advantage and can quickly get out of the battlefield.
But at this moment, Man Guiqin led 2,000 cavalry to kill from Datong Mansion.
Man Gui's desire for military merit surpasses anyone else, and he can have today in this life all because of his military merit accumulation. At this position today, he is also eager to be crowned a wife and son, especially Zhu Youxiao's promise to him, which makes him high-spirited.
Man Gui's 2,000 cavalry came out, and for the brain-haired, it was the sound of a horn for retreat. The brains of the last thousand cavalry, who were originally ready to invest, chose to retreat without hesitation.
Brainhair retreated in such a hurry that he didn't even have time to join the soldiers who were fighting on the battlefield. The retreat of the brain-haired cavalry quickly dropped to the extreme in the morale of the cavalry with the brain-haired brain on the battlefield. The cavalry trapped in the battle formation either gave up resistance or were quickly killed, while the cavalry on the edge of the battle formation were trying to break through.
Seeing this, Man Gui did not hesitate to chase after him desperately. Now that the brain-haired army is defeated, no one dares to resist at all, and all of them are only thinking about fleeing back as soon as possible. Man Gui's pursuit was almost effortless, and he chased for dozens of miles before stopping.
This can be said to be an evenly matched battle, and the Dragon Teng Army finally won the final victory with its determination not to fear death. In this battle, the Longteng army suffered more than 6,000 casualties, more than half of whom were killed on the spot. More than 2,000 people were killed on the spot, but more than 3,000 people were captured, most of whom were wounded, and it is expected that the final death will not be less than the number of Longteng Army.