Chapter 1304: Bombardment of Ulaanbaatar
Qin Mufeng's best tactics are long-distance running, sports operations, four hundred miles away, six days, if you don't carry an artillery battalion, this speed is not fast, but the artillery battalion carries heavy artillery, and it can still maintain such a rapid movement, it is really an outlier, Qin Mufeng didn't even hide his marching state, so he swaggered to the city of Ulaanbaatar.
Ulaanbaatar had already received news that nearly 10,000 cavalry were approaching Ulaanbaatar.
Temulun, the general of the Khalkha Mongol tribe sitting in Ulaanbaatar, did not panic, because the former Ming army and the Horqin Department jointly sent troops, and were beaten by the main forces of the three tribes and the Rakshasa soldiers of the source, and fled all the way to the Horqin grassland.
10,000 cavalry, the combat power may not be weak, but Ulaanbaatar is not without troops, the Zasak Department has 6,000 cavalry stationed in Ulaanbaatar, plus tens of thousands of Mongolian herdsmen here, as well as the defense of the city wall, even if 10,000 Ming troops come, they can't help Ulaanbaatar, at least, not two or three months, don't want to take Ulaanbaatar, but now the three Khans and the commander of the Rakshasa national army are already on the way back, not far from Ulaanbaatar, if fast, more than ten days, you can reach Ulaanbaatar, If it's slow, it's only more than 20 days.
He has thousands of troops in Ulaanbaatar, and even if he is not the opponent of the Ming army, he has no problem holding out for several months.
It's just that Temulun thinks too highly of Ulaanbaatar's defense, Ulaanbaatar at best, there are less than 100,000 herdsmen, and it is not as big as a state city in the Central Plains.
Qin Mufeng led the army to Ulaanbaatar, and grinned, such a broken city wall, even if he didn't carry an artillery battalion, he could conquer it, let alone bring thirty artillery pieces to come?
"The order was issued that the Mengniu Special Department besieged the East and West Cities; The soldiers of the first town surrounded the southern and northern cities, and the artillery battalion broke forward and stormed the southern city, remember, do not hit their walls, and launch artillery bombardments into the city! ”
Qin Mufeng gave an order, and all thirty artillery pieces were pulled up, thirty flowering cannons, plus 10,000 shells, this is the most powerful force that the Ming army brought to Mobei this time!
Boom Boom Boom ......
As soon as it came up, there was a dense artillery bombardment, and the shells with a huge whistling sound crossed the walls of Ulaanbaatar and smashed straight into the city, which is full of small houses or tents, how can it withstand such a heavy shelling?
Houses were directly reduced to powder under the bombardment of artillery shells, and many residents of the city were directly blown into the sky by the explosion, causing heavy casualties, and the whole of Ulaanbaatar fell into a miserable cry.
Temulun was directly blinded!
Artillery!
It's not that Temurun has never seen artillery, but it's the first time I've encountered such a perverted artillery, and other artillery pieces are solid shells, a big iron bump, and this time, it's a cannonball that can explode! From birth to now, Temurun has never even heard of it, the power of this cannon is too great!
"Immortal Heaven is above! This, what kind of treasure did the Ming army get, if the bombing continues, let alone three or five months, even if it is half a month, Ulaanbaatar will not be able to hold on, and the houses will directly become broken walls under the bombardment of shells......"
Temurun's eyes were glazed and he muttered.
"General, General! Now what? The attack of this Ming army is too fierce, and we have no way to resist it......"
Commander Jiamutu said in a panic.
The corners of Temulun's mouth twitched continuously, and he suddenly roared: "Order, mobilize the main force of cavalry, immediately go out of the city, and launch a fierce attack on the artillery positions of the Ming army, we must end their artillery positions, otherwise, none of us will survive!" ”
Temurun himself led four thousand Mongol cavalry to rush out of the city!
Qin Mufeng could see clearly in the distance, the Mongolian cavalry dared to kill out of the city, hehe, he was really not afraid of death!
"Order, the artillery battalion changes the range and prevents the Mongol cavalry from approaching! The order was sent to He Qingtian, and the two thousand cavalry moved closer to the artillery battalion and lined up in front of the artillery battalion, ready to block the attack! ”
Lu He, the general of the artillery battalion, began to command the artillery to adjust the shelling, and one shell after another changed the target, and the shells went straight to the Mongolian cavalry that rushed out of Ulaanbaatar!
As soon as it came up, there was a salvo, thirty shells exploded in the charging queue of the Mongolian cavalry, setting off a wave of heat, although the Mongolian cavalry was brave and good at fighting, but far away from the Central Plains, but had never experienced such a tragic artillery battle, the war horses were directly convulsed in the intensive artillery bombardment, scurrying around, the entire formation was disrupted, and the cavalry was constantly swept into the sky by the aftermath of the explosion, and even the war horses became a pile of minced meat!
Temurun's heart dripped, these are the elite of the Mongolian cavalry, and they were crippled by other people's artillery just after the battle! Heavy casualties!
"Command, charge with all your might, advance without retreat, those who retreat, slash! Rush over! ”
Temulun has been a great enemy for a long time, and he does not give it in vain, knowing that at this time, the cavalry must not retreat, if they retreat at this time, not only will their previous efforts be wasted, but the most important thing is that on the way back, they will still have to endure one or two waves of artillery attacks! Fight!
At this time, it is the brave who meets on the narrow road wins! If you rush over, you can destroy the artillery position of the Ming army, and if you can't rush up, the main force of your own 4,000 cavalry will also be beaten to pieces!
The Mongolian cavalry mustered up the courage and continued to assault forward, from the city to the artillery position, but three miles away, for the cavalry, it was there in the blink of an eye, but, at such a close distance, the Mongolian cavalry just couldn't rush over quickly, wave after wave of shelling, the Mongolian cavalry's assault speed was completely contained, and the war horses were running around, unable to maintain a straight line of impact.
Finally, the impact reached a distance of one mile, and the casualties of the Mongolian cavalry had reached hundreds, and four or five waves of shelling in a row, each wave would take away a large number of cavalry lives, and the morale of the Mongolian cavalry was directly defeated!
"The cavalry is ready to stop! He Qingtian, it's up to you! ”
"Don't worry, Master Overseer, it's over to the last general!"
He Qingtian, the deputy chief soldier of the second town, was Qin Mufeng's descendant and a fierce general, and began to command 2,000 cavalry to deploy a strict platoon lineup at the front of the artillery position.
"Order, musket attack!"
He Qingtian burst into a shout, and all the two thousand muskets were shot, and the bullets rained down!
(End of chapter)