Chapter 1183: Dark Shadow
Wang Chong knew what Jiang Huaixin wanted to ask, but he couldn't answer anything, because he didn't know if the governor's military formation could resist it!
However, the military formation of the Governor is not isolated, because there is still the Xuanfu! There are still cavalry in the city of Xuanfu, and the military formation of the Governor dares to face the tens of thousands of Tatar cavalry outside the field, how can the cavalry of Xuanfu be timid and afraid of battle?
Wang Chong immediately said in a deep voice: "General Tian, immediately prepare the cavalry and be ready to fight at any time!" Tian Shiyuan immediately hurried down the city tower to prepare the cavalry, in fact, the cavalry had already gathered.
At this time, the Tatar army outside the city had been divided into four cavalry, of which the Yibula and Tumut divisions were kept as rear troops, and the remaining three cavalry had begun to slowly increase their speed and began to charge.
Dayan Khan personally led the Chahar tribe and several other small tribes to attack the front of the Ming army, and the Chahar tribe has always been the majority of the steppe, and has always been controlled by the descendants of the Golden Family.
Although they can't see the overall situation like Wang Chong on the city wall, Zhang Zhijie has already roughly estimated their strength according to the division of troops of the Tatars at this time, about 40,000 cavalry!
This amount was somewhat unexpected by Zhang Zhijie, originally he expected that Dayan Khan would lead twenty or thirty thousand cavalry, leaving a rear team to guard against the cavalry of Xuanfu, and the number of cavalry that could charge was 20,000.
In the end, he underestimated Dayan Khan's ambition to capture the emperor alive, but he didn't expect Dayan Khan to be so willing to pay for it. At this time, Zhang Zhijie also felt the pressure, he used more than 20,000 troops against 30,000 Tatar cavalry, how could there be no pressure in his heart.
However, after all, this is under the city of Xuanfu, backed by Xuanfu, and there are elite soldiers and iron cavalry in Xuanfu City! As long as his large array can support it, it is the time for the cavalry of Xuanfu to dispatch.
In the face of the charge of 30,000 cavalry, it is unrealistic to defeat 30,000 Tatar elite cavalry with more than 20,000 musketeers in hand and 100 artillery pieces! So now comes the real test, no longer just by long-range shooting, but also by melee combat!
The charge of 30,000 cavalry, that overwhelming momentum is enough to make the heavens and the earth lose color, the musketeers pursed their lips tightly, they don't know how many cavalry rushed in, but they know that there are far more cavalry than the cavalry under Yongning City.
It was going to be a tragic battle, and everyone seemed to have this realization in their hearts, and they were inevitably a little nervous, but they were still very composed, and there was no fear of running away.
The rumbling artillery sounded, and this time the Tatar cavalry charge was more dense than before, so the damage caused by the artillery to the Tatar cavalry was also greater, but these losses were not enough compared to 30,000 cavalry.
The artillery is just an appetizer, and the musket in the back is the real thing! The Tatar cavalry did not yet feel very powerful about the artillery attack, but when the muskets rang out, they really experienced the power of the muskets.
A large number of cavalry fell off their horses one after another, and the cavalry charge felt difficult. It was difficult for them to charge 10,000 horses in one aspect, not to mention that they had to attack the wings in two directions in the first place.
Although it was difficult, it was a charge of 30,000 cavalry, and although they threw down more corpses with each step of their advance, their charge was still easier than the charge of the Bu Ra and Tumut tribes.
The Yibula and Tumut divisions broke up before they could rush to the front of the Ming army, and the 30,000 cavalry also suffered great losses in the charge, but the momentum of the charge was still very strong. In the distress of the leaders of the various departments, the cavalry was getting closer and closer to the Ming army's main array.
Finally, he rushed over, Dayan Khan did not rush to the front, and no one dared to let him rush to the front, because now is not the time to show bravery, no matter how brave you are, you can't dodge the musket, and you will die if you take a musket.
So Dayan Khan was surrounded by a group of guards and was always in the middle position, along the way the warriors of the Chahar tribe fell one by one, which also made him feel extremely distressed, but when he saw the Ming army formation getting closer and closer, Dayan Khan felt that everything was worth it, because there was another breath of gas and rushed over.
Victory is already in sight, as long as he rushes to the front of the Ming army, it will not be far from victory, because the Ming army uses muskets on such a large scale, it is obvious that there are no pikemen in the army at all, as long as his cavalry rushes to the front, the rest is to slaughter to the fullest.
After paying the bones everywhere, Dayan Khan's cavalry finally rushed to the front of the battle, and the cavalry led by Dayan Khan was the most elite cavalry in the entire steppe, so it was also the first to rush to the front of the battle.
Seeing that the cavalry had already rushed in, the muskets stopped, the muskets were raised diagonally, and the bayonets were like a forest! Chahar's cavalry slammed into the bayonet array, and in an instant blood splattered and flesh flew everywhere.
Dayan Khan was excited for a moment, victory was coming! The army formation was scattered by the force of the cavalry impact. The cavalrymen who rushed to the front were pierced with bayonets, and the musketeers who were at the forefront were shattered by the sternum of the horses.
The cavalry in front died, but the cavalry in the rear continued to charge into the formation. The musketeers in the front were dead, and the musketeers in the back were holding their muskets tightly and holding their bayonets to make up for it.
In the brutal fighting, there were scenes of flesh and blood flying at every moment, and the battlefield suddenly became stalemate. Zhang Zhijie watched the front army and the left and right flanks closely, and from time to time the musketeers of the rear army were dispatched to make up for them.
At this time, Dayan Khan finally changed color, and the Ming army formation he expected was about to collapse and did not appear, even if 30,000 cavalry paid so many casualties and rushed to the front of the formation, they still failed to defeat the Ming army's large array.
As he expected, the Ming army's military formation was full of musketeers, which is why the Ming army's firepower was so powerful. But he guessed the beginning but not the end, although the Ming army was full of musketeers, but the front end of this musket actually had a knife tip, which could be used as a spear.
It can be used as both a musket and a spear, both a musketeer and a pikeman, who came up with this damn thing?! At this time, Dayan Khan really wanted to vomit blood, this musket was so sharp, it could shoot from a distance and fight in close combat.
Since this musketeer had turned into a pikeman in an instant, it was impossible for him to quickly defeat the Ming army's large array. In fact, although the Ming army's large array at this time is no longer immovable, it is still very tenacious.
Dayan Khan was not worried about his 30,000 cavalry crushing the Ming army's large array, but it was only a matter of time before he was worried, and what he was worried about was Xuanfu. If the little emperor of the Ming Dynasty was really in the array, how could the Xuanfu dare to sit idly by?
Originally, he thought that as long as he rushed to the front of the formation, he could defeat the Ming army's large array in one fell swoop, but he didn't expect that the Ming army's musket would be famous, which made his idea come to naught. At this time, when he thought of Xuanfu again, he couldn't help but be overshadowed in his heart.
(End of chapter)