Chapter 574: Fleeing for Yourself Alone
Although there were only a few hundred dead and wounded, compared to the phalanx of thousands of troops, this number of casualties was not enough to break the muscles and bones, but the scene was too tragic, but let these soldiers stay there one by one without any reaction.
At this time, the second wave of the shelling of the tiger squat cannon sounded again, and suddenly I saw a smoke of gunpowder, and between the rubble flying sideways, a wail sounded again.
The lethality of the tiger squat cannon at close range can be called incomprehensible, even if it is holding a shield, it may be able to resist some of the broken stone, but it will definitely not be able to stop the dozens or hundreds of broken iron and gravel like the scattered flowers of the heavenly maiden.
The rubble and broken iron that erupted from each tiger cannon swept across the area, enough to pierce and even shatter the shield alive.
Dong Ke, as the master of the first army, was a little relieved to see the tiger squatting cannon at this time, it was really the army that was under the fire of the opponent's longbow, and seeing a famous soldier fall, it can be said that the army did not collapse directly, that was already because he was able to govern the army in a good way on weekdays.
If it weren't for Chu Yi's rectification, these soldiers in the Ming army would have been a little more brave and disciplined than before, and it would be absolutely impossible for them to maintain their formation under the cover of arrow rain.
Dong Ke personally sat in the army to supervise the army, coupled with strict military law, even if some soldiers were shaken, they did not dare to have the idea of escaping.
Of course, this is also the reason why the casualties have not yet reached the bottom line of the army, although the rain of arrows looks scary, and there are also casualties, but the number of casualties is not too many after all, and it is still within the range of the army, otherwise, I am afraid that Dong Ke can only flee with his men and horses in embarrassment at this time.
Squinting his eyes, looking at the alien races in front of him who were directly beaten by the tiger squat cannon, Dong Ke knew that now was definitely a good time to attack.
I saw Dong Ke wave the spear in his hand and snapped a shout, and took the lead and said: "All soldiers, kill the enemy with me!" ”
Dong Ke took the lead and rode out, but it was just a blink of an eye that he crossed a distance of dozens of zhang, and the spear in his hand danced, smashing the heads of several opponents on the spot.
The soldiers who followed closely behind Dong Ke also rushed to the front at this moment, and they instantly crashed into the military formation like a torrent.
Governor George and Earl Harry, who were watching the battle from a distance, finally reacted at this moment, and their faces became very ugly when they looked at this scene.
The number of dead and wounded was no less than a few hundred for the losses they saw, and it can be said that the two countries had exhausted all the troops and horses that they could mobilize in the East, and they had only gathered these thousands of men and horses.
But this is only a blink of an eye, thousands of troops have died in the battle, almost more than 10%, you must know that in the process of foreign development, even if they have encountered some difficult natives, this is only one or twenty people.
It was definitely the first time they had encountered such a loss of hundreds at once just at the beginning of the war.
Count Harry didn't believe that Daliqisi and the others were defeated by the Ming in a head-to-head confrontation, otherwise, he wouldn't have thought of the first thing he thought of after getting the news was to unite with the Dutch to find trouble with the Ming.
But now, Count Harry had a thought in his heart, and Count Harry felt that he might have underestimated the strength of the Ming Dynasty.
Having seen the sharpness of the Ming guns when they attacked the port not long ago, and the firepower of the ships that had finally rushed out to fight them, Governor George and Earl Harry had realized in their hearts that the Ming were not as vulnerable as they had imagined the natives.
It is true that they have not seen the naval fleet of the Ming Dynasty, but just looking at the combat power displayed by those few warships, it is very likely that the Ming Dynasty has a large naval fleet.
It doesn't take much, if it is such a new type of ship, even forty or fifty, it is enough to keep them.
If Daming didn't even have dozens of warships, Governor George and Earl Harry didn't believe it anyway.
A little bit of it flowed out between the huge Da Ming's fingers, and it was enough to build a fleet that was not bad.
Fortunately, Governor George and the others did not know the shipbuilding plan that Chu Yi had insisted on before, and in Chu Yi's shipbuilding plan, the imperial court would allocate tens of millions of taels of gold and silver to build a huge fleet, which involved as many as a thousand new warships.
Even at the peak of Portugal, the navy, known as the Invincible Armada, was full of calculations, and the actual warships were only a few hundred.
Moreover, not all of the hundreds of warships are new-style warships, many of them are old warships that have been in service for several years, and the Ming Dynasty can really be said to be a wealthy group now, and it is at Chu Yi's insistence that thousands of shipbuilding plans have been set, and the number of navies trained has reached more than 100,000.
If Governor George knew the scale of the navy trained by the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that his eyes would fall.
Portugal has indeed plundered a lot of wealth across the sea, and even trained a naval fleet with high military literacy in foreign conquests again and again. Known as the invincible armada of the sea, such an invincible fleet of the sea can almost run rampant in the west, and there is no opponent.
But if it is really placed in the east, the Ming Dynasty is rich and rich, and there are thousands of fleets built casually.
The most important thing is that Portugal has only accumulated such an invincible fleet after hundreds of years of development, but in the hands of Chu Yi, it only takes three or five years for the Ming Dynasty to pull out a huge fleet of more than 1,000 warships.
The warships that rushed out of the harbor and had a certain impact on them made Governor George and Earl Harry feel a little bad in their hearts, but the past experience of not being defeated made the two of them subconsciously suppress the uneasy feeling in their hearts.
Now this battle, especially the collision between the armies, the bravery displayed by the men and horses led by Dong Ke deeply stimulated Governor George and them.
Whether it is from the navy or the army, although it seems that the Ming side does not have any advantage, Governor George and Earl Harry also know that the reason why they were able to go so smoothly from the beginning was because they suddenly attacked and caught the Ming by surprise.
If this is for the Ming Dynasty to calmly gather troops and horses, mobilize the fleet, and then the two sides have a big battle at sea, it is difficult to say what the result will be.
Even in the case of a surprise attack, the Ming defenders still showed a fierce and strong combat effectiveness far beyond those of the indigenous aliens.
Governor George looked at Count Harry with a look of sadness, especially when he saw Dong Ke actually leading a large army into the military formation.
The originally neat military formation was faintly showing signs of collapse at this time, and Governor George hurriedly said: "Count Harry, quickly find a way, if the army is defeated, we are afraid that it will be difficult for us to fly with wings!" ”
Count Harry was not much better than Governor George, Governor George was flustered, and the momentum of Count Harry was also shaken.
"Fight!"
A fierce look flashed in his eyes, and Count Harry looked at Governor George and gritted his teeth and said, "George, we have no other choice, if we can't resist this battle, none of us will want to leave alive." ”
As he spoke, Earl Harry jerked his horse and rushed towards the battlefield where the two sides were fighting.
Governor George couldn't help but be stunned for a moment as he watched Count Harry rush straight on horseback, and after reacting, he saw Governor George shouting at several officers around him, "Let's go!" ”
Governor George did not rush after Count Harry, but turned around and fled with his men after Count Harry rushed out.
Earl Harry, who had just rushed into the battlefield and slashed a great scholar out with a long sword in his hand, subconsciously looked into the distance, and at a glance, Earl Harry did not see the Governor George he expected to follow, but saw the scene where Governor George took the opportunity to escape.
The sword stabbed at a soldier stabbed slightly, and Earl Harry couldn't help but roar angrily, "Compatriots, kill me with me." ”
As Earl Harry had said, if they couldn't win this one, it was conceivable what would happen to them, and there was no future to speak of.
Count Harry's personal entry into battle was indeed a morale boost, originally these soldiers had already shown signs of defeat, but after Count Harry personally went into battle, most of the panicked soldiers settled down and began to fight.
Dong Ke could clearly feel that the speed at which he led his men to charge into battle slowed down suddenly, especially the resistance of those alien soldiers around him suddenly increased a lot.
"Kill!"
As soon as he heard a ding, he saw Dong Ke's figure leap up from his horse, and the spear in his hand stabbed at Count Harry from the air.
When Count Harry arrived, Dong Ke had already determined that Count Harry was one of the most important figures in the enemy army.
With a bit of joy in his eyes, Dong Ke's figure fell from the sky, and the spear smashed down at Count Harry.
The long sword in Count Harry's hand shook violently and stabbed at Dong Ke's wrist, the angle of the long sword can be described as tricky and ruthless, and Dong Ke had to stop, otherwise, that spear would go down, there was a great possibility that Dong Ke would be hit hard, but his wrist holding the spear was afraid that it would be cut off directly.
If it weren't for being in a desperate situation, Dong Ke would never choose to fight for his life.
The two fought in an instant, and the spear in Dong Ke's hand was extremely agile, like a silver snake, and he was so stunned that Count Harry was suppressed only with the power to parry.
Dong Ke laughed even more at this time, and his words kept stimulating Count Harry: "It seems that your companion is preparing to leave you and run for his life alone!" ”
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