Chapter 43: Night Battle Outside the City

Outside the Mongol camp, Duan Luobu looked to the east and saw that Horqin's cavalry had not returned for a long time, and he was really a little worried that their entire army would be wiped out.

If a prince had died before the war, the blow to morale would have been conceivable!

Thinking of this, he really regretted it.

An hour later, Duan Luobu's legs were sore, and he saw flags emerging from the mountains in the distance.

Seeing the cavalry of the brigade riding back, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"The cunning of the Ming army is not just 3,000 Ming troops!" He Ta Prince galloped to the front of the camp, and before Duan Rob could speak, he shouted.

"That's just bait! I chased them for a hundred miles, and I saw that I annihilated them all, but I was surrounded by more than 10,000 men and horses, which is dangerous! And the tower was disgraced and said loudly.

"Ahh The Ming army actually set up an ambush! Gilly Mungo exclaimed.

"Isn't it! Fortunately, my son-in-law was brave, and he killed three or five thousand of his men and broke through! "And the tower is not ashamed.

"I see that you Horqin have also lost more than 1,500 people!" Duan Rob said.

"It's worth it!" There was no difference on Heta's face, "The ambush battle can exchange 1,500 people for 5,000 of them, it's worth it!" ”

"It's still the warriors of Horqin!" Duan Luo Bupi smiled and didn't smile.

"That's it. In addition, I see that the Ming army's bow and crossbow are not as powerful as you say, and they have a range of 100 steps at most. Prince Duanrob exaggerated......"

"This is the best, this is the best!" Duan Luobu was too lazy to deal with it, so he turned around and walked away after two sounds.

In the next two days, the three Mongolian divisions did not make any major moves, but only sent scouts to quietly approach the Ming army.

Outside Jinzhou City, it is almost a smooth road, not easy to hide, and there are also bright nights that appear from time to time, and they gallop back and forth blatantly.

The Mongol scouts were extremely cautious and observed from afar.

Fortunately, the Ming army camp besieging Jinzhou will not move, and there is always a chance for these Mongolian scouts to get close and observe carefully.

Having firmly remembered the deployment of the Ming army, they returned to the camp in batches.

The three princes discussed the situation of the Ming army's defense.

Considering the range of the Ming army's bows and crossbows and the stock of crossbow arrows, the three decided to divide into five teams, each team to assault a little, as long as one point successfully broke through the Ming formation, they could tear through all the defenses and ensure the victory of the whole army.

That night, the Mongol army of 70,000 marched eastward.

They took advantage of the glimmer of the lower moon and rushed towards the Ming army like five sharp blades.

The night in northern Liaoning is very quiet, which highlights the loud sound of horses' hooves.

Before the Mongolian cavalry approached, in the Ming army camp, the soldiers had already heard the sound of rolling horses' hooves, quickly got up and dressed, and began to prepare according to the plan.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the lights inside and outside the Ming army camp were brightly lit.

Except for a few men and horses who spread banners and scarecrows on the inner flanks to guard against Dolgon's sneak attack, most of the soldiers were assigned to the outer front line.

A small detachment of the Ming army rode out of the camp, and after galloping more than 300 steps out of the camp, they lit rockets and shot at the pre-set firewood pile.

Within a mile outside the camp, clusters of light lit up one after another, illuminating the pitch-black wilderness.

The sound of horses' hooves was approaching, and all the Ming troops could hear it, and the cavalry in all directions combined could have nearly 100,000 horses.

Even the most experienced non-commissioned officers, even the most fearless officers, were a little nervous at the moment.

The Mongol army rushed forward. As the forward troops approached, they found that outside the camp of the Ming army, there were two layers of aperture, and countless bonfires were distributed.

The outermost layer is 500 steps away from the Ming army camp, and the inner layer is 200 steps away from the camp.

Piles of bonfires lit up the vicinity, and as long as cavalry rushed over, it would be seen by the Ming army.

Duan Luobu commanded the men and horses of the headquarters to arrive at the predetermined battlefield, looked at the bonfire lit by the Ming army from afar, and said in a loud voice:

"The Ming army ignited the way forward for us, and the Mongolian warriors who lived forever in the world rushed over and killed all the Han people on the glorious smooth road!"

No war drums, no shouts, the earth-shattering sound of horses' hooves is the strongest sound.

The 70,000 Mongol army rushed to the Ming army camp from five directions. They wanted to break through the camp of the Ming army in one go, without the slightest intention of sparing.

In the camp of the Ming army, the generals quickly arranged the Chongzhen crossbow according to the sound of horses' hooves and their own experience, and stared nervously at the front.

When the first Mongol cavalry was lit up by bonfires, countless crossbow bolts were fired.

The bonfire was quickly extinguished by the Mongol cavalry, and 500 paces away was once again darkened. Only with the help of the faint moonlight, you can see the constantly galloping, vague figures.

In the ears of the Mongolian cavalry, it was originally full of horses' hooves, but suddenly, there was a dense sound of breaking the air in the sky.

"What? Could it be the sound of bows and arrows? ”

Duan Luobu was shocked, and then scolded: "Which king and eight lambs ordered the arrow, what is the use of such a long distance, stop quickly, and wait until you are within 70 steps to shoot!" ”

"Ah......h

"Puff ......"

As soon as Duan Luobu's words fell, there were more and more sounds of soldiers wailing arrows and horses falling to the ground.

"MA's, I've hurt my own people, stop firing arrows!" Duan Rob drank.

The Ming army could not see clearly from 500 paces away, but they could hear the Mongol cavalry approaching.

Under the supervision of the officer, Chongzhen's crossbow kept firing arrows, and the Mongol soldiers were shot in batches.

It was only then that Duan Luobu realized that something was wrong, and immediately sent a part of his men to retreat to find the enemy behind him.

The other five teams of Mongolian cavalry were also confused, at such a distance, it was impossible for the Ming army to attack with bows and arrows, where did the enemy come from?

On the side of the Ming army, when there was a customs exit, the 200 crossbows delivered by the Feilong Army were sent recently, and 100 were sent recently.

At this time, three hundred repeating crossbows fired in a salvo, which could send out 30,000 crossbows at a time. If the Mongol prince knew about it, he would be frightened.

Fortunately, when the cavalry charged, there was a large gap between the two sides.

Most of the bolts missed. However, because of the huge quantity, the losses caused are still very large overall.

In the darkness of the night, no one among the Mongol princes and generals knew about the damage to their side, and after rushing through the dense killing range of 500-600 paces, there were no crossbow arrows coming.

The Mongol cavalry, who thought it was just an accident, continued to gallop their horses, and the sound of horses' hooves shook the sky.

The officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty did not stop firing volleys, because there were still large groups of Mongolian men and horses entering the attack range one after another, although they could not be seen, but everyone could hear the sound of horses' hooves.

The more kills you make, the lighter your attack will be.

When the first rushing Mongol cavalry was illuminated by an inner bonfire.

The five-arrow crossbowmen in the outermost layer of the Ming army's large array pulled the trigger.

"Whoosh ......"

The crossbow broke through the air.

The Mongol soldiers had long heard of the power of the Ming army's new crossbow arrows, and when they galloped 200 paces away from the Ming army's camp, they all pressed their bodies close to their horses to reduce the attack surface.

The cavalry hid, but the horses bore the brunt of it.

With the sound of horses, a large number of war horses fell to the ground, and together with the knights, they could no longer get up.

Among them, there are crossbow bolt shots, and more often because they stepped into the stumbling hole.

Within 200 steps of the camp, the Ming army dug countless dense tripping holes, all the size of bowls, as long as the horse cries into it, it will fall down at least and fracture at worst.

The existence of the stumbling horse cave caused a major problem for the Mongol cavalry, because it was too close to the Ming army, the scouts did not find it, and everyone was unprepared.

The Mongol cavalry, which had suffered heavy losses, quickly made adjustments, or in groups of three or five, or in groups of ten, and attacked in batches.

Soon rushed to the front of the Ming army.

At this time, the Ming army had already erected a 2-meter-high shield, and the three strong men resisted it to the death, and between the shields, the tip of the snowy spear was hidden like a poisonous snake.

Once the Mongol cavalry rushed to it, it would have stabbed out quickly, taking a living life with them.

Sure enough, a group of cavalrymen with excellent horsemanship and good luck rushed to the front of the Ming army, and they rushed to the shield wall with the help of horsepower.

The three strong men fought desperately.

The Mongol cavalry failed to succeed in a collision, and was about to adjust its posture, but was pierced into its body by a cold silver light.

The Ming army behind the shield wall was armed with a 3-meter-long steel spear, and stabbed quickly and fiercely. Further heavy damage to the Mongolian army.

The cavalry of the rear team was not attacked and killed by the five-arrow crossbow because of the cover of the vanguard cavalry, and after carefully avoiding the stumbling horse hole, they came to the front of the Ming army.

While shooting arrows, ramming.

The two armies are about to enter the stage of hand-to-hand combat.