Chapter 67: Dodor's Wise Decision
The three cannon shots were like three thunderbolts, and Duoduo was stunned.
When the next three cannon shots reached Duoduo's ears again, the shocked expression on Duoduo's face had been replaced by solemnity once again.
Without putting down the monoculars in his hand, he muttered to himself in dismay: "Artillery, this Ming army is actually equipped with so many artillery..."
The two remaining Niu Lu Zhangjing behind Duoduo were also stunned by the sudden sound of cannons.
They also did not expect that this small Ming army unit would be equipped with so many artillery.
Just as they began to pray to the heavens that the casualties of the attacking troops should not be too great, the cavalry troops, which had already lost more than half of them, finally appeared in their sight.
Not only that, the cavalry units, which had experienced continuous blows from muskets and artillery, had already lived up to expectations and attacked in front of the Ming army's defense line....
According to the practice of fighting against the Ming army in the past, as long as the Houjin cavalry rushed to the front of the opponent's position, the Ming army defending the position would definitely collapse without a fight. Therefore, including the fifteen Belle Dodor, all the Tartar officers who were watching the battle had their faces subconsciously breathing a sigh of relief at this moment.
Duoduo, who was in a good mood, was even ready to enter the Ming army's position and attack Mushroom Valley.
However, the ensuing battle was once again unexpected by these people.
Seeing that some cavalry had already crossed the earthen wall and rushed through the Ming army's defensive line. However, the follow-up cavalry troops unexpectedly stopped in front of the earthen wall, abandoned their horses, and hid behind the earthen wall like a shrunken turtle.
This confrontation lasted less than half a pillar of incense, and the Houjin warriors, who attacked the defense line again, began to retreat inexplicably, and were stabbed to the ground by pieces of guns from the Ming army, and then, like a lost dog, frantically retreated backwards.
For a long time, the Ming army, which he looked down on from the bottom of his heart, seemed to be stimulated by something, and accidentally rushed out of his own defense line and pursued his fleeing subordinates...
In the face of a series of changes in front of me, shocked, puzzled, and doubtful...... All sorts of complicated expressions quickly appeared on Fifteen Belledordor's faces.
It wasn't until Niu Lu Zhangjing, who had retreated, reported the battle verbatim with horror that Duoduo's unpredictable face finally froze on the expression of shock.
clenched his fists and scolded loudly: "Cunning Ming army, I must kill all of you and break your corpses into thousands of pieces..."
After the anger on Duoduo's face slowly dissipated, Niu Lu Zhangjing, who had returned from defeat, reported again: "Lord Belle, in the attack just now, there were more than 320 warriors in Niu Lu under the command of the minions, and only more than 40 were withdrawn in the end, and more than 280 warriors died under the conspiracy and tricks of the Ming army. Please be sure to be the master of the minions, level the positions of the Ming army, kill all the Ming troops, and avenge the warriors who died in battle......"
Seeing Duoduo's gloomy facial expression, another Niu Lu Zhangjing reminded: "Lord Belle, the cavalry can't cross the defense line built by the Ming army on the position, but the infantry can..."
"We can concentrate our infantry, use shield cover, and launch an attack on the Ming line. The cavalry all dismounted and fought, shooting the Ming army with longbows to cover the infantry attack. As long as the earthen walls and trenches built by the Ming army on the battlefield are destroyed, it will not be a problem to level the Ming army's position......."
Duoduo's eyes lit up, and he affirmed loudly: "Yes, use infantry to attack the Ming army's defense line..."
"More than 200 warriors died on the battlefield, and this revenge must be avenged..."
"Immediately send 500 infantry from the rear to follow, and under the cover of shields, launch an attack on the Ming army's defense line."
After speaking, he ordered to another Niu Lu Zhangjing beside him: "Kang Jili, you immediately lead the warriors under your command and dismount to fight...... Replace all the horse bows with long bows, cover the infantry to attack the Ming army, and destroy the Ming army's defense line..."
Niu Lu Zhangjing, who was named by Duoduo, replied confidently: "Please rest assured, Lord Belle, the minions will definitely lead the warriors under his command to break through the defense line of the Ming army and avenge the warriors who died in battle..."
While the Tartars were preparing for a new attack, the spear battalion, with a large amount of booty, also returned to their positions.
Looking at the piles of armor and weapons in front of him, the war horses that were constantly driven to the rear by his subordinates and the corpses of the war horses on horseback. Wei Zheng also showed a heartfelt smile on his face, and ordered Zhou Shuyuan beside him.
"Military division, immediately notify the logistics baggage team to dismember all the wounded and killed war horses and send them to the teams and teams. Only when they have eaten well and eaten enough will the brothers have the strength to continue fighting with the Tartars..."
"As for these leather armor and iron armor, all of them will be distributed....especially in the pike battalion, all officers above the rank of commander wear iron armor, and ordinary soldiers must ensure that one person has two layers of leather armor, and if it is not enough, it will be replenished in the next battle..."
Hundreds of soldiers were excited, taking advantage of the pause in the battle to replenish their bodies, and communicate with each other when the battle had just passed.
Wei Zheng, Wang Feng and Zhou Shuyuan were not idle.
Quietly touch the highest point of the battlefield, and want to know the opponent's every move for the first time.
"General, the Tartars have moved....it is the infantry who have followed, they have moved the infantry...."
Under Wang Feng's reminder, Wei Zheng and Zhou Shuyuan quickly shifted their gaze to Wang Feng's finger defense line.
In the middle of the black pressure on a large area of Tartar attacking troops, nearly half of the Tartar infantry followed the commander, carrying a large wooden shield weighing dozens of catties, holding weapons, like snails, slowly moving towards the battlefield.
"Could it be that the Tartars are planning to attack us with these infantry followers...... Acts as cannon fodder. Zhou Shuyuan seemed to have been accustomed to this kind of play of Tartars, and said to himself with a solemn face.
As soon as the words fell, Wei Zheng's heavy voice came out of his mouth.
"It's not that simple... You see, the Tartar cavalry also moved..."
"At least three hundred cavalrymen gave up their horses in favor of the more powerful and longbow for the infantry... If nothing else, these Tartar cavalry must have intended to follow behind the infantry followers, shoot us with longbows from a long distance, and cover the infantry followers to attack us and destroy the defenses we have built on the battlefield......"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Shuyuan's exclamation reached the ears of the two of them...
"Shield...... The Tartar infantry followed the army and had shields..."
"I know this kind of shield, which is specially used by the officers and soldiers to defend against Tartar cavalry and bows and arrows, and it is very strong......"
After speaking, he asked Wei Zheng directly: "General, if the Tartars use this shield as cover and advance towards us step by step, then our trouble will come..."
"As I understand it, such a shield can shoot lead bullets from the arquebus of the defense officer at fifty paces away... That is, with this shield, the Tartars can directly send their archers fifty paces in front of our position, and shoot us with bows and arrows to suppress us ..."
Wei Zheng nodded, and replied in a heavy tone: "Now it seems that this attack of the Tartars is inevitable....go, return to the position immediately, and find a way to deal with this attack of the Tartars..."
"Not surprisingly, as long as we block this round of attack by the Tartars, they will definitely stop attacking with heavy losses. When the time comes, we'll have a few more days of buffering and preparation..."