Chapter 275: Victory in the First Battle
Far from them, in front of them were Ming soldiers with bows and arrows. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Although considering that their bows and arrows would cause some damage to the cavalry that rushed down, and the distance was a bit far, the momentum formed by the mountain when rushing in front of them had been reduced by half, but they definitely couldn't wait any longer.
Because the soldiers have been in ambush in the dense forest for too long, if they don't fight, their morale will be greatly reduced. And it's getting late, if the Ming army has any ambush, wouldn't he suffer even more?
"Kill...", the Tartars rode their horses and screamed and whistled, and what was in front of them was only the infantry army, nothing to fear, at least they thought so.
"Change formation!" , Zeng Mill shouted, and all the Ming soldiers who were holding their bows in front retreated to the two wings.
"Artillery!" Some of the Tartars had already recognized it and screamed loudly.
But at this moment, in the cavalry formation that was enveloping the mountain, it was impossible to turn their horses back or turn around, so they could only charge forward, although they already knew that what awaited them was death.
"Bang", as the artillery fired in unison, the formation of the Tartar cavalry that rushed down was ruthlessly disrupted, although this was the outcome they expected,
However, due to this expedition, Peng Yue brought relatively light and small artillery, so the lethality was not too great, but it was enough to make the Tartars frightened, because the scene of being blown up to the flesh and blood splashed and the fire was heavy was rare for them.
"It's okay, there's still a chance, they don't have time to change the gunpowder, rush forward!" , a Tartar general shouted loudly, able to calm down in such a chaotic situation. Thinking of the enemy's weakness, it is indeed a good general. But reality disappointed him.
I saw that the Ming army quickly pushed the artillery away, because there was a specially made chariot under the artillery. So it moves quickly, but when it rushes to the front with the guns disappearing, it's the same terrible thing.
"Divine Machine Battalion, launch!" , Peng Yue shouted loudly, this army sent from the Praetorian Guard in the capital finally came in handy.
"Firecracker, prepare...", in a short period of time, the rapid change of the firearms fired made it impossible for the Mongol cavalry to move forward, and their momentum had been invisibly blown away by the huge lethality of the firearms.
At this time, the archers who had just retreated to the two flanks had already set up their positions on both sides. The Tartar cavalry, who had rushed to the front in the confusion, suffered another nightmare and escaped a barrage of firearms, when they were again attacked by a rain of arrows.
Physically and mentally devastated, and the Tartars who were ordered to ride their horses and rush to the front were shot and fell off their horses one after another. Bows, arrows, and occasional firearms were enough to send nearly half of the Tartar cavalry into hell for eternity, and some were wounded and dying at the gates of hell.
"Don't mess around. They have no more ammunition, continue to charge...", the Tartar general was stunned by the scene in front of him before he could finish his words.
It turned out that the Ming army had ambushed a large group of cavalry behind the battle! Now they rushed out of the same road they had just come. They have been waiting for a long time, and they are already gearing up and eager to try.
"Brothers, the Mongolian dogs are almost dead. Let's take care of the rest! ", Li Dequan shouted loudly as he rode his war horse. Fame and fortune are all at this moment! ”
The strong cavalry of the Ming army and the Tartar cavalry, which had long been chaotic, clashed. The winner is already known. The Tartar cavalry, who were out of formation and formation, only cared about fighting separately and fleeing for their lives, and there was no order at all.
Li Dequan took the lead in the formation, and picked off the heads of the two Tartar cavalrymen with one shot. The corpse fell backwards from the horse, and the stuck-footed stirrups caused the frightened horses to drag the corpse away. A soldier who was running on the ground also wanted to take the opportunity to cut the leg of Li Dequan's war horse with a saber, but Li Dequan picked up a gun and fell, and could only watch one of his arms fly into the air with blood, while the soldier still covered his wound with his hand in vain and screamed and cried bitterly.
The morale-boosting cavalry of the Ming army roared and followed closely behind Li Dequan, quickly pouring into this battlefield full of blood and carnage. Thousands of weapons slashed at the chaotic Tartar cavalry, like hungry wolves rushing into the flock, fluttering and biting in all directions, and where the weapons reached, flesh and blood flew sideways, and the huge impact swept the Tartar soldiers who had no resistance anymore.
However, he said that this weapon was also carefully selected and made by Peng Yue. Zeng Milling said that the advantage of the Mongol cavalry is not only the war horse, but also the cooperation of the fast horse scimitar, these special scimitars are in the cutting rather than chopping, and with the speed of the war horse, they can maximize the advantage of the scimitar, quickly cut a bloody hole in the enemy's body, even if they can't die temporarily, but they will lose their combat effectiveness, and eventually they will die of blood.
Peng Yue saw this, so he suggested that the Ming soldiers choose longer weapons. Horse lances are not something that ordinary soldiers can afford, and besides, ordinary people can't make horse lances either. And with scimitar against scimitar, the Ming army did not have any advantage at all. So Peng Yue wanted to make the soldier's weapon into an extended version of the "mace", which was heavier, and it was half a human life when swung down, and it was covered with barbs and blades, which made the Mongols fearful. And the cost is low, and it is very convenient to make.
Peng Yue watched all this from a distance, and he knew that going to the battlefield at this time would only cause chaos for everyone, so he retreated to the rear quite self-consciously to help command and dispatch.
At this moment, there are more than 10,000 cavalry waiting with him, because of the terrain, they cannot all be deployed and thrown into the battlefield, so they can only wait here.
Peng Yue has seen this kind of bloody war scene many times. At first, I was a little frightened, but then I got used to it. He finally understood why some Confucian generals were quite personable, but there was no ambiguity in killing people. Because on the battlefield is to fight for your life, if you don't kill me, I will kill you. And it is true that we should not be merciful to everyone, we must learn to be friendly with the people and the soldiers, but we must be cold enough to treat the enemy! This is war, this is reality!
The Tartar cavalry had completely collapsed, and now they had lost all courage to resist and fled into the distance.
"Now it's your turn...", Peng Yue said to the cavalrymen who were already waiting impatiently behind: "Catch up and kill them without leaving a piece of armor!" ”
The Ming cavalry who received the order were like a group of beasts that had just been released from their cages, howling and running into the distance.
"Prepare for the infantry, kill all the remaining Tartar soldiers on the position, and don't leave a single mouth alive." , Zeng Mill said loudly.
"Be careful, save all the injured brothers...", Peng Yue added anxiously in the back... (To be continued.) )