In the former Song army formation, it was generally the heavily armored soldiers in front, using giant axes to block the Mongolian cavalry, so as to slow down the Mongolian cavalry as much as possible, so that the crossbowmen who followed behind and the horse rejection rifles that had been set up long ago could play a role, but this also meant that the heavy armored soldiers in the front had to face the overwhelming Mongolian cavalry alone, especially the heavy armored soldiers were not easy to select, and the armor on their bodies was very expensive, even if the Southern Song Dynasty was very rich, the number of heavy armored soldiers was not very large, Otherwise, even if the Mongol cavalry doubled, they would be able to kill it. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

And the heavy armor is heavy and difficult to move, basically going out is to stand there and line up a wall, once someone falls, it is very likely that the entire formation will completely collapse, and it is difficult for the heavy armor soldiers on the top to survive to the end, after all, after the cavalry breaks through them, it is not so easy for the foot soldiers behind to come up to support, and the armor is heavy, draped on the body, even the strongest people actually can't last long, so the heavy armor soldiers are generally one-time consumables in the big war, This is also the reason why the number of heavy armored soldiers in the Southern Song Dynasty is not large, even if there is timely recruitment and sufficient armor, it cannot withstand the attrition of the front line.

In the Ming Dynasty, with the development of firearms, the demand for heavy armored soldiers is not so great, but Ye Yingwu still requires the army to maintain such a type of troops, firstly, strong people should have played their role in the right position, and secondly, the current opponent of the Ming army is still the Mongolian cavalry, and it is difficult to guarantee that one day firearms and the Ming cavalry will be difficult to defeat the Mongols, and they have to rely on heavy armored soldiers to go into battle.

What's more, the current Ming army emphasizes the coordination of formations and the mutual assistance between the robes and brothers, coupled with the advantages of bows and crossbows and firearms, etc., at any time, when the heavy armored soldiers are in distress, they can be let up and take them next.

With the order of Yang Bao and Bian Juyi, the originally closed shield was separated again, and the soldiers of the Ming army roared and killed, and the soldiers in front of them were armed with fire guns and crossbows. Arrows and iron bullets roared into the Mongolian cavalry ranks, and there were constantly Mongolian soldiers screaming and falling, even if the cowardly soldiers had the ability to reach the sky, after all, they were flesh and blood, and in the face of this close bow and crossbow and iron bullet strike, they had to give this life here!

And taking advantage of this opportunity, the heavily armored soldiers who were already crumbling in front hurriedly retreated, if the Ming army came up later, I am afraid they would really not be able to hold it, but they knew very well that these brothers who were not the first time to experience this kind of battle, would not be "later",

The sound of ordering arrows came and went, and even the bed crossbow on the other side of the camp also joined in the fun, and countless arrows rushed towards the Mongolian cavalry, even the faces of these cowardly Xue cavalry were greatly changed, and they scattered in all directions, but what they didn't know was that the Ming army was so desperate to release arrows, not to kill and injure them, but just to buy time for the heavy armored soldiers to retreat.

When the arrows landed, the Mongol cavalry, who had not lost a few men, regrouped, and soon they realized that something was wrong, because there were no arrows on the ground! No wonder some old riders on the grassland always felt that these arrows were light and fluttering, without the pressure of the arrow, and it would be strange if the arrow sank.

Such an arrow may still be a threat to ordinary people, but for the cowardly Xue Jun in armor, even if it really hits, it is no different from tickling. And taking advantage of this opportunity, the heavily armored soldiers have withdrawn into the formation, and the shields that were originally open are closed at the same time!

Knowing that they had been teased, all the Mongolian cavalry had angry looks on their faces, and immediately clenched their swords, no one in this world could defeat the cowardly Xue army, and no one had the courage to tease the cowardly Xue army!

They must pay for what they have done.

A cowardly Xue cavalry roared across the trench, for there was no longer a heavily armored soldier to stop them, and a mere trench was easy for them. And Yang Bao and Bian Juyi also waved their hands, and the Ming army's crossbowmen and firecrackers all retreated, originally they stood behind the shield, and it was very likely that they would become the first target of the Mongolian cavalry, so they had to retreat. And the spearmen of the brigade came up without saying a word, and everyone stared at the enemy with wide eyes, and the swords and guns in their hands were clenched!

"Kill!" A loud roar erupted from among the Mongol cavalry, and countless cavalry urged their horses at the same time.

"Kill!" Yang Bao and Bian Juyi raised their swords at the same time, and rows of Ming soldiers roared and faced the enemy.

One figure after another jumped up quickly, cutting an arc over the shield, and even more directly made the war horse man stand up, and the horse's hooves stepped on the shield fiercely. Even if there were soldiers behind the shields, in the face of such majestic strength, they all screamed and retreated, and the shields kept falling to the ground, and many of the Mongolian cavalry who rose into the air were directly picked off by the spearmen of the Ming army, or directly cut off the hooves of the horses by the sword and shield men.

The horses neighed and fell into the crowd, the bloody horses were sprinkled all over the ground, and the wounded cavalry were also hacked to death by the Ming soldiers who pounced on them. It's just that more Mongolian cavalry also killed through the gap between the shields, and Yang Bao and Bian Juyi did not hesitate at all, and waved their blades to take the guards around them.

As the head coach, it stands to reason that the two of them should not be so desperate, but in the face of such an opponent, neither Yang Bao nor Bian Juyi has the slightest intention of underestimating the enemy, and only by going all out can they stop the same crazy attack of the cowardly Xue Jun.

The commander led the guards to rush up, and the soldiers around him were even more red-eyed, and the swordsmen, shields, spearmen, and spearmen were like a tide to meet the enemy.

For a time, on the flank position of this originally inconspicuous trench, the sound of killing shook the sky.

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"Something isn't going well." Zhang Shijie rushed to the watchtower in the camp in three steps and two steps, the cavalry of the Praetorian Guard had withdrawn, and was bypassing the camp and going straight to the flank of the cowardly Xue army, and the Ming army in the camp also drove out one after another according to the order, and deployed defenses outside the gates of the village everywhere, but because Ye Yingwu had not given an order, the division commanders and brigade commanders at all levels of the Ming army who led the team did not dare to act rashly.

Ye Yingwu didn't have time to give orders at this time, he personally led a hundred battles to the battlefield where the cowardly Xue army was located, obviously Ye Yingwu himself realized that in the whole big battle, the Mongols were actually just false tricks in front, and the real killer was the cowardly Xue army that was killed in this oblique field.

No matter how strong the generals of the cowardly Xue army are, it is impossible to see through the flaws and weaknesses of the Ming army at this critical juncture, directly kill the flank of the trench, and want to cut the Ming army into two in one fell swoop, so there is only one possibility, that is, this kind of fighting style has been planned by the Mongol Tatars a long time ago, and since it has been planned, it can better explain what kind of mission this cowardly Xue army team undertakes.

As long as the cowardly Xue army can achieve its goal, then the Ming army is in chaos, and the Mongolian army that is still struggling on the rocky beach on the river beach and downstream can quickly turn over, and if the cowardly Xue army is defeated, then the Mongolian army's strong attack across the river will be a complete failure, not to mention, the army that was already overstretched in number and finally poured all the pieces together will also consume more than half, and then the Mongols will really be seriously injured, and they will no longer have the ability to compete face-to-face with the Ming Dynasty.

It is precisely for this reason that Kublai Khan did not hesitate to send the cowardly Xue army to carry out this task, and did not hesitate to let the Mongol army attacking the river beach and the downstream rocky beach pay a heavy price, what he did was naturally to be able to attract the attention of the Ming army as much as possible and disperse the Ming army's equally weak strength, and it turned out that Kublai Khan's move still worked, at least now the Ming Dynasty had to send the defenders in the camp to collide with the cowardly Xue army head-on, and even Ye Yingwu personally dispatched, the severity of the situation can be seen.

Knowing that Ye Yingwu personally led the army to support, Zhang Shijie did not want to stop him, his brother-in-law's character, others don't understand, but Zhang Shijie is very clear, not to mention that Ye Yingwu was a real stubborn donkey when he was a child, and the eight horses that decided couldn't pull it back, and later Zhang Shijie followed Ye Yingwu to fight in the south and the north, so he naturally had a deeper understanding of him.

Ye Yingwu is definitely not a fierce and aggressive person, since he decided to go into battle in person, it must make sense. But almost all the generals in the army, including Yang Bao and Bian Juyi, the two commanders of the Divine Guards, have been on the front line in person, and there will be someone behind them to dispatch and command the overall situation, Ye Yingwu asked the Praetorian Guards cavalry to retreat, but he didn't say a word about the arrangements for Zhang Shijie, but Zhang Shijie knew very well what Ye Yingwu needed to do.

There is no shortage of morale-boosting generals on the front line, because for the Ming army, if you want to boost morale, no one has Ye Yingwu to go into battle in person, and what is missing now is that there is a person sitting in the back, and this person obviously has no other candidates except Zhang Shijie, so after raising his arms and shouting, Zhang Shijie did not follow the cavalry of the Praetorian Guard, but quickly rushed into the camp with a few personal guards, climbed the watchtower, and the battle situation on the entire Qinshui bank has been fully seen!

And Zhang Shijie couldn't help but take a breath of cool air!

The current battle situation is really not good, and it is no wonder that His Majesty went into battle directly.

Although the cowardly Xue army of the Mongolian Tartars had just crossed the trench and collided with the Divine Guard, looking at the posture in front of him, Zhang Shijie suddenly understood that even if the Divine Guard Army had Yang Bao and Bian Juyi in charge, it would not last long.

Because the Mongolian Tartars came, it was not only the two thousand cowardly Xue army that the Divine Guard Army was facing now, behind them, there were also large groups of men and horses being assembled, and among the cavalry that quickly came ashore, the black flags inlaid with gold were fluttering in the wind, and the identity of the cowardly Xue army was self-evident.

Even through the clairvoyance, Zhang Shijie can vaguely see the regulation of the general flag in the army, and can't help frowning, because it is clearly the general flag of the Mongolian prince, according to the intelligence, only the two sons of Namuhan and Oduchi followed Kublai Khan all the way south, and Oduchi has been in the grassland for a long time, and has hardly participated in any wars, and he suffered a small loss when he first participated in the war against Ba Ra, and his head was even green, so the possibility of Kublai Khan sending him to sit in the town at this time is very small, and there is a chance that Namuhan will come.

This Namuhan can also be regarded as an "old friend" of the Ming army, whether it is the original battle of Guanzhong, or the later battle of Hexi, it can be said that Namuhan left a deep impression on the Ming army, especially the Shence army that has directly or indirectly fought with Namuhan many times.

And Kublai Khan sent Namuhan to cross the river to command the battle just after the start of the battle, and the importance attached to this attack of the cowardly Xue army is self-evident, and even Zhang Shijie counted that there were five or six thousand cowardly Xue troops who crossed the river, which was definitely a nest dispatch for the cowardly Xue army, which was only seven or eight thousand in number!

On the contrary, the Ming army continued to deploy troops to defend the river beach and the rocky beachhead downstream, and the strength of the Shenwei Army and the Zhendong Army was all transferred, plus the camp side could not be ignored, so Yang Bao and Bian Juyi took a total of more than 5,000 people to the top, plus the thousands of Zhendong Army who were responsible for covering the flank, the number was not much more than that of the Cowardly Xue Army, and these soldiers were all foot soldiers. With the same number of people, even Zhang Shijie did not have the confidence to defeat the cowardly Xue army, after all, the bloody battle in the rainstorm in Huaibei made Zhang Shijie still remember it vividly, especially the scene of the cowardly Xue army charging forward against the bombardment of flying thunder cannons, Zhang Shijie may not forget it in his life.

In the face of such an enemy, even if the Divine Guard Army is brave in battle, I am afraid it will be difficult to stop.

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded from the north of the camp, and Zhang Shijie couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

The Praetorian Guards cavalry arrived.

However, seeing the castration of the Praetorian Guard cavalry, a smile appeared on the corner of Zhang Shijie's mouth: "This Jiang Tie has been by His Majesty's side for so long!" ”

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"Brothers, let the Mongolian Tatars see the power of our Ming cavalry!" Jiang Tie leveled his horse lance and shouted loudly, and the Praetorian Guard cavalry behind him burst out with a roar.

Thousands of cavalry rolled up the smoke and dust, and rushed into the formation of the Cowardly Xue army, and the second group of Cowardly Xue troops who arrived did not have the slightest fear, and instigated their horses to meet the enemy. Although Jiang Tie is an out-and-out embryo-killer, but after following Ye Yingwu's side for so long, even if it is a simple embryo-killing process, there are some twists and turns, so Jiang Tie did not rush forward in a hurry to fight directly with the cowardly Xue army, but took the lead in turning his head towards the north side of the camp, and the Praetorian Guard cavalry behind him had obviously received orders and followed closely without hurrying.

By this time, the strict training of the Praetorian Guard cavalry had shown its due effect, and all the cavalry turned sharply to one side at the same time, while the crossbows and firearms in their hands were already roaring at the enemy.

Originally, the cavalry of the Cowardly Xue Army who pressed up was facing the cavalry of the Praetorian Guard head-on, and the two sides pointed at Maimang, even if the Janissary cavalry released arrows and guns, it was difficult to aim at the opponent, and it was even more difficult to release all the firepower, and it was also for this reason that the Mongolian cavalry did not simply not open the bow and arrows, after all, the opponent was menacing, and once the slightest carelessness was possible, the horse might lose its front hooves, so the Mongolian soldiers did not dare to replace the blades in their hands with bows and arrows at such a critical juncture.

It's just that the Praetorian Guard cavalry unexpectedly turned their heads sharply, so that the Praetorian Guard soldiers were lined up in a horizontal line, facing the oncoming Mongol cavalry!

A long snake formation!

And just like the T-shaped horizontal formation when naval warships bombard the opponent, for the infantry crossbowmen on land, this is the most effective formation to hit the opponent while reducing their own casualties. Arrows and iron bullets whistled away, and the cowardly Xue cavalry in the front row fell down one after another.

"Damn the Southern Barbarians, kill!" The eyes of the commander of the cowardly Xue army who led the team were already red, in the cowardly Xue army for so many years, she had never seen such a shameless style of play, let alone seen her own sons and daughters suffer such a big loss!

Not only him, but all the cowardly soldiers were already red-eyed, roaring and chasing after the Praetorian Guards, even forgetting that the main direction of their attack should be the flank of the trench. This group of thousands of cowardly Xue army cavalry directly killed them, which surprised the cavalry who came one after another.

Several commanders looked at Namuhan at the same time, wanting to ask Namuhan what he meant, obviously they also saw the hand of the Southern Barbarian just now, and they were more shocked than angry.

Because they are all people who have been on horseback for a long time, they naturally know how difficult it is for the Southern Barbarians to achieve such a uniform movement, and it also shows how powerful this Southern Barbarian's cavalry is. Such a powerful enemy, it is really unexpected!

And Na Muhan just squinted his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Leave them alone, continue to attack!" ”