Seeing that the chariot soldiers of the Hami army had entered the firing range, Zhu Ao ordered loudly with a solemn face: "Open the cannon!" ”

After being loaded, the Ming army's Shenqi car cannons and attack artillery began to roar at the Hami army again. The chariot soldiers of the Hami army pushed the chariot forward quickly, they learned the lesson of the cavalry, and the positions were relatively scattered, although there were also unlucky guys who were hit by lead bullets, but after paying hundreds of casualties, nearly 20,000 infantry troops still quickly approached Zhu Hao's main formation.

As mentioned earlier, the shells in the early Ming Dynasty were actually lead bullets, there was no explosives in them, and there would not be the kind of scene of exploding a large area as everyone imagined, as long as you were not hit by lead bullets flying from all over the world, there would be no danger.

The infantry of the Hami army quickly rushed within a hundred paces, and at this time the Ming army's guns began to exert their might, but when facing the carts with thick wooden planks and cowhides, the lethality of the guns was greatly reduced.

Bows and arrows and crossbows are even more incapable of harming the chariot, and the soldiers of the Ming army began to be anxious, if they were rushed over by so many people, then their side would really suffer.

According to Zhu Hao's deployment, a total of 4,500 people from the left guard of the palace plus two executioners were responsible for the frontal defense, and the right guard and the middle guard were responsible for the defense of the other three directions.

Zhang Long, the commander of the left guard of the palace, stood beside Zhu Ao, looked at the situation in front of him with an anxious face, and said, "Your Highness, the western thief is about to come up, you can avoid it first." ”

Zhu Ao was furious and shouted: "What nonsense! The brothers are fighting bravely to kill the enemy, and you let this king hide behind? Isn't this a joke that this king is a greedy person who is afraid of death? Lao Tzu still wants to bring people to mix in this area! Then he drew his heavy sword, pointed ahead, and commanded loudly: "Crossbowman, shoot arrows diagonally upwards, and give the western thief some rain of arrows!" ”

The hearts of the soldiers of the Ming army suddenly brightened, isn't your car awesome, but it can only prevent the front, right? You can't hold the car above your head. More than 3,000 crossbowmen on the front and sides shot their arrows diagonally upwards, and since they were already standing on the slope, they did not need to lift their hands much to bypass the Hami army's chariot soldiers and shoot a rain of arrows into the rear of the Hami army.

A rain of arrows suddenly fell on the position of the Hami army, and the Hami soldiers, who lacked the protection of armor, were suddenly overturned on their backs by the shooters, and suffered heavy casualties.

Seeing this, Timur shouted angrily, holding his sword and scolding loudly: "A bunch of bastards! Are all the hard bows in your hands ornaments? Shoot back for Lao Tzu! ”

The Hami soldiers who were shot with a ball of fire in their hearts took out their longbows one after another, and with a sense of anger, they returned fire at the soldiers of the Ming army, and they also took infantry bows, and the range was similar to that of the Ming army, so they could also threaten the positions of the Ming army.

However, the infantry of the Hami army also attacked from the back, shooting arrows diagonally upwards to reach the Ming army's position, and if they wanted to bypass the shields and chariots as the Ming army did, the arrows could reach the sky. That's the advantage of location.

With the protection of chariots and shields, the damage caused by the bows and arrows of the Hami army to the Ming army was relatively limited. There are also officers in the Hami army who are very experienced in combat. Seeing this, one of the commanders immediately shouted: "Shield soldiers in groups of ten, raise the shield to the sky to make a lid, and the others burrow into the lid and continue to rush forward." ”

It has to be said that this trick is still very effective, the Hami army quickly approached into hundreds of phalanxes, covered with shields, and the low soldiers could dodge the attack of the rain of arrows, and then move closer to the Ming army in this way.

These people are really difficult. Zhu Ao looked at the group of Hami soldiers below who looked like Iron King Ba, and subconsciously shouted: "Second battalion commander, oh, not the commander of the right guard, where are your fucking iron mortar cannons?" ”

Li Mian, the commander of the right guard of the palace, quickly ran over, gave a military salute to Zhu Ao, and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness!" The eight lambs of the king were handed over to the last general to clean up. ”

Immediately beckoned, the soldiers under his command put up dozens of iron mortar cannons, the iron mortar cannon in the Ming Dynasty was almost equivalent to the mortars of later generations, the range was short, the projectile was powerful, the angle of fire was large, the cannonball shot to the sky in a high arc, and then smashed to the ground, which could bypass the obstacle for strike.

What Li Mian put on the table was a small iron mortar cannon with a range of several tens to more than 100 meters, which was just right for the current Hami infantry army.

A round of shells down, there are more than a dozen Hami army Iron King Eight was smashed open by a huge lead bullet, the soldiers below were either killed and wounded, or frightened to scatter and flee, the Hami soldiers who lost the protection of their shields completely became the live targets of the Ming army's crossbowmen.

However, at this time, the iron mortar cannon could not meet the rate of fire of the mortars used in the Japanese invasion of China, and it was very troublesome to reload as the general's cannon, and it could not form a continuous dense firepower, and if three shots were used, the number of shells issued by each section of the iron cannon would be reduced by three times, and the lethality would be greatly reduced.

All in all, the war at this time was not the protagonist of firearms, but a war in which hand-to-hand combat was the mainstay, supplemented by firearms.

After paying thousands of casualties, the Hami army finally approached Zhu Hao's main formation, and they brandished broadswords and spears and began to destroy the Ming army's chariots and shield arrays, intending to break the solid shell of the Ming army, and then ravage the soft belly of the Ming army.

Every Ming army's nerves are tense to the extreme, hand-to-hand combat is the most mentalized battle, no matter how sleepy and tired you were before, as long as you participate in hand-to-hand combat, then you will immediately come to the spirit of twelve points.

The Ming army in the formation stretched out their spears to stab the Hami soldiers who were close to the chariot, although they stabbed down more than 100 people, but there were still many soldiers who dodged the attack of the spears, or grabbed the spears of the Ming army and climbed onto the chariot.

After all, the chariot is not as good as the city wall, and ordinary people can climb it. The infantry of the Hami army was also beaten, and regardless of the death and wounding of their comrades, they stepped on the corpses of their comrades in front of them and climbed onto the planks in front of the chariot.

When the sword and shield soldiers of the Ming army saw the enemy army climbing up, they immediately went up, and while blocking the war knives of the Hami army with their shields, they swung their knives and slashed fiercely.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the range of the firearm was very close, but no matter how close the range was, it could still cause great damage to the enemy army that appeared in front of them.

Although the Hami infantry had suffered heavy casualties, they had no intention of retreating, and they wanted to prove to the king and princess of Hami and all the people of Hami that their infantry was no worse than the cavalry.

A Hami centurion was brave enough to lead his warriors to destroy one of the Ming army's chariots, opening a gap in the Ming army's formation. The centurion of Hami and the dozens of warriors who were still alive under his command were greatly moved, and if the Ming army was defeated, they would be the first to open the gap, not to mention the king's rich reward, and the flower basket woven by Her Royal Highness the princess and the golden cup filled with fine wine.

This is what every Hami army dreams of, and it is worth sacrificing for them and going crazy for it. The centurion of the Hami army took the lead, rushed in from the gap in the chariot formation of the Ming army, and shouted with his sword: "Warriors! The time has come to prove himself, whoever can win Zhu Ao will be the first warrior of Hami! ”

"Roar! Roar! The centurion's dozens of Hami infantry shouted in unison, what the first warrior of Hami meant, they knew very well in their hearts, power, status, wealth, beauty, everything, and maybe they would be favored by the king and princess, and have the opportunity to marry Her Royal Highness.

It's worth it to die!

Dozens of Hami's infantry troops, led by their centurions, rushed into the formation of the Ming army like a tide, and instantly cut down several Ming troops. The position of the Ming army on this line of defense was somewhat disordered for a while. A Ming army in charge of defending this area was furious, if the western thief broke the formation from his own defense area, then even if the prince did not kill him, he would not have the face to see people in the future.

Seeing that the Hami army was so arrogant, his lungs were about to explode, so he brought more than 20 heroes under his command to come to plug this gap with murderous spirit. In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, the martial arts of officers were relatively strong, because Lao Zhu stipulated that every ten people were a small flag, the small flag officer with the highest martial arts, and five small flags were a general flag.

Therefore, if you want to be a petty official of a hundred households under Zhu Yuanzhang, it is not easy, your martial arts must be one in a hundred. Of course, Lao Zhu is also very interesting, he knows that the army is the pillar of the country, in order to encircle these people with strong martial arts, he generously allows the officers of the guard to be hereditary.

This Ming army hundred households have just obtained this position, and they are thinking about relying on their own skills, cutting out a fame with a knife, and also mixing a wife and a son, and glorifying the ancestors, but I didn't expect the Hami army to break through in his defense area first, not to mention the wife and shadow, my head can't be saved, how not to be angry!

Fortunately, the gap opened by the Hami army was relatively small, and the dozens of people under the centurion had not all rushed in, and more than a dozen people came in, and there was still a chance to save.

The Ming army had no nonsense, and immediately pounced when he saw the centurion of the Hami army, and he wanted to poke eighteen holes in this bastard who made him lose face.

The centurion of the Hami army is not a dry meal, just look at the clothes to know that the person who came is a Ming army officer, dare not be careless, when even if he rushed up with all his might, the two fought for a few rounds, in the end it was still the Ming army hundred households with superior skills, knocked the centurion of the Hami army to the ground, and stabbed him in the chest.

The Hami centurion, with his eyes full of reluctance and resentment, collapsed in the place closest to his dream.

However, the next moment, before the Ming army could come to his senses, he was cut off from behind by a Hami soldier.

"Big brother!" One of the general banners under the hundred households, who was also his own brother, shouted hoarsely. The ancients said: "Fight tiger brothers, go into battle father and son soldiers!" "It makes a lot of sense. You may be indifferent when a stranger dies in front of you, but when a loved one dies in front of you, the pain, the hatred is indescribable.

The general banner went crazy and slashed and slaughtered, first killing the Hami soldier who killed his brother, cutting off his head to pay tribute to his dead brother, and then leading the brothers to beat all the Hami soldiers who rushed in, fulfilling his brother's last wish.

This is only a small microcosm of the whole battle, the Ming army is facing the enemy army with superior forces, and every line of defense is tight. After the two sides fought for half an hour, Zhao Deyong, the commander of the guards in the palace, ran over in a panic, knelt on the ground and reported to Zhu Aoyu: "Your Highness, there are too many enemy troops, we can't stop it!" ”

Zhu Ao was furious, glared at Zhao Deyong and scolded: "Can't stop it? What kind of heroes do you praise if you can't stop it? You Zhao De blows the sky with his usual cowhide, and he is not as good as you in spring, how old is it, and you can't stop it? The girls in Lao Tzu's slave camp are better than you! ”

Zhao Deyong is also a bloody man, he usually values face more than anything else, how can he stand Zhu Ao's agitation, he immediately didn't know where the strength came from, he didn't care about a few knife wounds on his body, hugged a big knife next to him, and rushed forward with a shout.

Zhu Ao raised his eyes and looked at the defense area he was responsible for, the pressure was indeed very great, not only the soldiers of the Hami Army, but also the soldiers of the small tribes of the Western Domain wearing other clothes were also rushing there like a tide. Zhao Deyong, as a commander, had already gone into battle in person, bringing his own soldiers and those ordinary Hami soldiers to strangle together.

However, two fists were hard to beat with four hands, and in the face of more and more Western soldiers, their defense line was shaking little by little. If Zhao Deyong is defeated, then there is no need to fight this battle.

A commander of the Hami army was very moved when he saw the exhaustion of the Ming army, and the opportunity to make a meritorious contribution came, brandishing the big sword in his hand and shouting loudly: "Warriors! The Ming army can't do it! Let's work harder, take down Zhu Ao, you are the first warrior of Hami! ”

"Roar! Roar! The Hami soldiers who were responsible for attacking Zhao Deyong's defense area were enthusiastic, and the title of the first warrior was really an irresistible temptation for them, and everyone was like a chicken, regardless of casualties, and launched waves of attacks on Zhao Deyong's position like crazy.

Zhao Deyong's soldiers were under the continuous impact of the Western Domain's soldiers, and the defense line became crumbling. The commander of the Hami army was even more excited when he saw this scene, and shouted, "Kill! Kill! The Ming army will not be able to do it soon! ”

However, thousands of years of practical experience have taught us that being too arrogant on the battlefield is not a good thing. When Zhu Ao saw the arrogant appearance of the Hami commander, his anger rose from his heart, and he shouted loudly: "Bring this king's hard bow!" ”

Seeing that Zhu Ao was going to go into battle in person, the car gang who was responsible for protecting his safety was in a hurry, and shouted: "The prince can't be in danger, let the last general go!" ”

Zhu Ao was furious, pulled his hard bow and quiver, and shouted: "Since this king dares to come here, he has long put life and death out of the way!" My life, like the life of every Ming soldier, has long been delivered to the country and is no longer owned by myself! Besides, is there another place here that is not dangerous? ”