Chapter 161: The Situation Is Irreversible
The reinforcements were not many of the garrisons of nearby towns, but the psychological impact of these reinforcements on both sides on the battlefield was very huge. Seeing the arrival of their own reinforcements, there were fluttering "Ming" flags everywhere, and the morale of the Ming soldiers who had already had the advantage was getting higher and higher. Under the indiscriminate bombardment of muskets, artillery and grenades by the Ming soldiers, Jiannu, who had already suffered heavy losses, was greatly hit.
The Ming army, which was not superior in numbers on the battlefield, had already made it difficult for them to deal with it, and how could they deal with the reinforcements of the Ming army? This is the idea of most of the Jiannu. They had the advantage of troops, but the front of the Ming army was unable to attack, and those sergeants who were lucky enough to attack the front of the Ming army finally died under the intensive grenade bombardment of the Ming army, or under the double blow of muskets and grenades, they were injured and fell to the ground and lost the ability to continue the attack. Such a battlefield situation is not an ordinary psychological blow to Jiannu.
In front of the Ming army in several directions, there were Jiannu who fell to the ground in a dense manner, and the Jiannu who fell to the ground were either the dead, and most of them were soldiers who were injured and could no longer continue to attack. The wounded and the dead fell to the ground en masse, which not only posed a huge psychological burden on the Jiannu who charged behind, but also hindered their rush to kill.
Lying on the ground are all former companions, and it will definitely be unbearable to let the horse step on it. What's more, even if the horse is stepped on, the speed and impact force are greatly reduced, and stepping on the body of a person or horse, it is easy for the horse to slip and lose its front hooves.
This situation led to a continuous decline in the speed and scale of Jiannu's charges, and the threat to the Ming army's musket array became smaller and smaller.
In fact, the outcome of this battle was already doomed, and the commanders of both sides, Cao Yue and Duoduo, were also mentally prepared for this. It's just that Cao Yue is afraid of what happens and doesn't dare to have any carelessness. And Duoduo was hoping for a miracle that would give him a chance at revenge.
The war was in a state of wrangling, and several lifeless attacks under his command could not shake the defense line of the Ming army. Dodor knew that the tide was turning. And Cao Yue breathed a sigh of relief, he knew that there was no suspense in this battle that would decide whether Jiannu's last bit of strength would survive or not.
The arrival of reinforcements tilted the balance of victory further in the direction of the Ming Guards.
Cao Yue calmly issued an order, preparing to encircle and annihilate Jiannu, and wipe out the last bit of Jiannu's strength under the city of Beijing.
But to Cao Yue's surprise, Jiannu did not flinch, or find a way to break through and escape, they still charged and charged again desperately. This surprised Cao Yue. But he was also pleasantly surprised. Jiannu took the initiative to rush forward to the musket array again and again, serving as a target for the Ming soldiers.
In order to avoid a shortage of ammunition, the muskets in the hands of the Ming soldiers turned into useless burning sticks, and Cao Yue prepared sufficient ammunition for the musketeers. In this battle out of the city, each musketeer carried enough ammunition that could be fired for at least half a day, and the people who accompanied the army carried ammunition that could supply more than 10,000 musketeers for a day. There is no shortage of bullets, and as long as the musket does not malfunction, the musketeer can fire continuously.
Jiannu chose to fight to the death. If they don't try to break through and escape, they can only pay the price of batch after batch of sergeants killed and wounded in the face of continuous musket fire. The casualties of the Ming musketeers increased for a time after the start of the war, and the Jiannu, who rushed within the range of the bow and arrow, fired arrows. There were also many casualties among the officers and men of the Ming army. However, as the number of casualties increased and the road to the charge was blocked, the casualties of the musketeers began to decrease. However, the Ming cavalry who tried to outflank them paid relatively large casualties.
This sneak attack. Duoduo didn't plan to bring this team back, Cao Yue gave him the opportunity to fight openly, and he was even more determined. You have to fight to the death with the Ming army. Therefore, for him, the purpose of today's war is to inflict heavy losses on the Ming army at any cost.
The musket array of the Ming army, Jiannu charged there at any cost, and after seeing the cavalry of the Ming army go to war, Jiannu certainly would not let go of the great opportunity. The broken Jiannu, as well as the other horses who were on standby to attack, also rushed up regardless of the Ming cavalry and killed them together.
Originally, Jiannu thought that in the Ming army, except for the musketeers, they could not defeat, and the cavalry and the cavalry would definitely have the upper hand. But I didn't expect that the combat effectiveness of the Ming cavalry is far from being comparable to before. The cavalry has not been able to play on the battlefield in many battles, which has made these soldiers who have been strictly trained for a long time hold their breath. Today finally has the opportunity to go to war, how can they show weakness.
In the past, the low combat effectiveness of the Ming army was not only related to training, but also related to the overall morale. Just imagine, when the war was fought, the Ming army was thinking about how to preserve its strength and how to save its life, so how could there be people working the battlefield? But now it's different, the Ming Guards are invincible on the battlefield, and they have hit Jiannu again and again, and the capital of Jiannu, Shengjing, was occupied by our Ming army, and the remnants of Jiannu have nowhere to live. Coupled with the brilliant achievements that the musketeers had just achieved, how could the cavalry soldiers retreat.
They just want to use their bravery to prove that cavalry is still an indispensable branch of the Ming army, and they can defeat Jiannu.
None of the sergeants flinched, and they bravely fought against the superior number of Jiannu, and the momentum was like a rainbow and unstoppable. Jiannu, who has repeatedly suffered defeats, could not have imagined that the Ming cavalry was also so brave, and under the fierce charge of the Ming cavalry, there was no way to resist.
And just when the cavalry on both sides were strangled together and reinforcements from several directions arrived, Cao Yue gave the order for the musketeers to advance forward.
With Cao Yue's order, the horn of the charge sounded earth-shatteringly, and the shouts of the soldiers also resounded in the sky. The formation of vehicles was removed, and squad after group of musketeers, under the orders of their respective supervisors, moved forward in an orderly manner.
With a combat team of 200 men, they quickly advanced forward, continuing to shoot as they advanced. The combat teams cooperated with each other and did not give Jiannu a chance to intersperse. At this time, the reinforcements also killed in the Jiannu formation, and the Jiannu could no longer maintain the previous charging formation, and under the impact of the Ming cavalry and the reinforcements, it was already in chaos.
The Ming army began to counterattack, and the earth-shattering sound of trumpets and shouts of killing further destroyed their fighting spirit. Those who were not determined stopped the charge and began to retreat. Escaping was like a plague, and it quickly spread, and Jiannu's position became more and more chaotic.
And the intensive fire of the musketeers, coupled with the intermittent throwing of grenades, once again reaped the lives of the chaotic Jiannu.
"Master, run away, the Ming army is beginning to surround it, and if you don't leave, it'll be too late!" The leader of Duoduo's own soldiers, seeing the chaotic battlefield, pleaded repeatedly: "We are defeated, and if we don't leave, the whole army will be wiped out, master, quickly break through the siege and leave!"
"Haha, escape? No, we don't run away, we will fight to the death, this king must kill Cao Yue and avenge the regent!" Dodor, who had lost his mind, pulled out the sword that Dorgon had left for him at his waist with a bang, and shouted angrily at the soldiers beside him: "No one is allowed to escape, and those who violate it will be killed." Everyone, follow this king, rush forward, and kill the barbarians of light!"
"Kill! Kill the barbarians of light!" In a tragic roar, the thousands of men and horses gathered around Duoduo galloped quickly in the direction where the Ming army had come to kill! (To be continued.) )