0648 [Various Options for Withdrawal]

Wanyan was not dead, and the first round of a salvo of 100 cannons hit her horse's head head.

The head of the war horse was also covered with iron armor, and it was hit by a fist-sized stone bullet, and after dying on the spot, it still moved forward by inertia, and the beautiful girl was thrown out of the horse.

A few of the people around him were either dead or falling.

This is already the final charge stage, and the running speed is extremely fast. The cavalry in the front row fell en masse, and there was suddenly no time to react to the incident, and the cavalry behind couldn't stop the car at all.

One or two fell and could still be avoided, a bunch of cavalry fell instantly, and the passages were only more than 20 meters wide, and it directly became the scene of a large-scale car accident!

Many of them were not hit by stone bullets, but collided with friendly troops while charging at full speed.

When the second round of 100 guns is fired, the interval from the previous round is less than ten seconds. The cavalry further behind, the astute ones are already slowing down their horses, and the sluggish ones have the sense of slowing down but have no time to act.

And the second and third rounds were all diagonal cross shots, and the Jin cavalry that launched the attack was in chaos. The whole is in a state of being stunned, some are still rushing forward, some are stopping, and some are turning around and retreating, becoming a live target for stone bullets.

There is also a situation that these Jin war horses are the first time they have encountered firearms.

And it was to feel the three consecutive rounds of 100 cannon salvos at close range, and the keen hearing of the war horse magnified the roar infinitely.

A large number of horses were frightened and went berserk, not controlled by the rider at all, and even stumbled and fell into the pit in panic.

More than three hundred shells, and the "knocked out" cavalry far exceeded more than three hundred.

"Phew~~Phew~~"

After three rounds of shelling, there were still cavalry still falling, and the squad leaders began to blow the whistle and raise the flag.

Immediately, the crossbowman fired his bolts at the surviving foes, regardless of the sporadic surviving Hopza Mong, as the bolts could not penetrate the heavy armor. They singled out the nearest cavalry to shoot, and those who survived were shot one after another.

The pikemen held the shield and helped it to its feet.

One Ming army after another, under the leadership of the squad leader, quickly rushed towards the passages.

Wanyan Huonu was smashed, and his brain was still dizzy when he fired the second round of volleys. When the third salvo was fired, he tried to get up, but he was frightened by the volley of a hundred shots and fell back.

He didn't know if the Ming army would still open fire, so he could only lie on the ground and try to crawl back.

One of the nearby horses was not shot, but fell after hitting a friendly soldier and crushed the legs of another rider. The horse could not stand up with the weight of the load, just avoiding the last two volleys, and finally struggled to get up.

Wanyan wanted to ride the war horse, but the horse was in a frightened state, and ran away in the opposite direction all the way, stepping on several fallen cavalrymen who did not die along the way.

His ears were still buzzing, and he vaguely felt that there was a Ming army coming from behind.

The girl struggled to get up, her armor was too heavy and she couldn't move. As soon as he stood up, he didn't have time to draw his secondary weapon when he was knocked down again by something.

But it was the big shield hand that hit people with shields, and the Wanyan Living Girl is now not only bound by heavy armor, but also has a person and a shield on her body.

Wanyan was struggling desperately, but she couldn't move at all.

"Catch an enemy general!"

"Don't kill, catch it alive!"

“……”

Several nearby squads moved quickly, and no one except the big shield man took care of him.

Along the way, when encountering Jurchen cavalry that was still active, those with heavy armor would first work together to knock them down, and those without heavy armor would directly surround and kill. Struggling to get up, the pikeman pressed down on his knees, pulling out his melee weapon and slitting his throat with precision.

A soldier ran up and took off the eight-sided iron mace from the waist of Wanyan Huonu.

Then, his hands were raised in the air and slammed down on his calves.

"Ahh

The beautiful girl who was crushed by the big shield hand broke her lower leg tibia on the spot.

Fearing that it would not be safe, the soldier picked up his shovel and smashed it into his other shin.

Both legs are broken, and it's not over yet.

The soldiers pressed down Wan Yan Huonu's struggling right arm, first pressed it against it with his knee, and then pulled out his waist knife, cutting off Wan Yan Huonu's right thumb and index finger one after another.

The soldier stood up with the big shield hand and grinned, "Good luck this time." ”

The big shield carried the giant shield to the front row for defense, and the soldiers stayed where they were, responsible for taking care of the almost crippled women.

Even, turned the girl over and sat between her waist and back.

"Kill me, kill me!"

Wanyan is still struggling to the death, and under the humiliation, she screams and begs for death in Jurchen words.

It's not honest to be injured like this, and the soldiers were arched together, for fear that they wouldn't be able to control this fierce general, so they picked up the iron shovel and smashed it again, and soon broke the left arm of the beautiful girl.

After a scream, it finally stopped.

Wanyan gave up the struggle, and begged weakly in Chinese: "Kill me, give me a good time." ”

The soldier said, "Don't be in a hurry, you can't die." The captain said that you led the army to charge, and at first glance it was the general of the Jin Kingdom, and we had to capture it alive and receive the reward. ”

"I don't accept it, I don't accept it......" Wanyan Huonu had strength again, shouted vigorously, and scolded loudly, trying to provoke the soldiers to kill herself.

……

Three rounds of 100 artillery rounds shocked all the golden soldiers.

The four lilies were not spared. Even if they fell without being shot, they were rushed up by the Ming infantry or killed or captured.

The 600 horsemen who formed a team with Hezha Meng'an successfully escaped more than 400 people.

That is to say, more than 300 wooden cannons, divided into three rounds of salvos, plus the follow-up infantry replenishment, the direct result was only 400 heavy cavalry and more than 100 cavalry.

Even counting the light cavalry that was hit by a stray bullet, the total number of casualties was less than six hundred.

There are more than 10,000 Jin soldiers, and this number of casualties is acceptable.

But the collateral effect is huge!

Wan Yan Lou was the first to react, when the Ming infantry stepped forward to mend the sword, he was shocked and ordered to shout: "Quickly raise the flag and blow the trumpet, let the follow-up twenty teams rush forward!" ”

The front army of the Ming army's large array went to battle, and the chains of the vans had not yet been restored, and those wooden cannons were still loading ammunition, which was the opportunity for the Jin soldiers to turn the situation around.

However, the elite of the Jin Kingdom, who was forbidden by the order, hesitated to shoot arrows from a distance as soon as they received the order.

The commanders of the former army personally rode back on horseback to ask for instructions.

As the overseer, Bo Luhuo was the first to run in front of Wanyan Lou's room: "Wanhu, you can't fight anymore, quickly withdraw the army." The enemy's firearms are powerful, and the chains of the car array can be hung up soon, where can the Jurchen warriors rush in? ”

"Wanhu, I can't beat it!"

"The Southern Barbarians must have the help of ghosts and gods, and mortals alone can't make such a sharp weapon."

"Wanhu, withdraw the army and join the marshal."

“……”

These Jurchen elites, in history, encountered Wu Jue's divine arm bow volley, and were shot so that people turned on their backs, and they still dared to organize a charge repeatedly.

After countless casualties, he found that he couldn't rush in, so he chose to withdraw his troops in disgrace.

The Divine Arm Bow was at least within their comprehension, but the firearm was beyond their imagination, and they were so frightened by the three salvos that they lost their fighting spirit.

In fact, Zhang Guangdao hoped that they would continue to charge, and the more times they charged, the better.

Wan Yan Lou glanced at the generals and found that all of them were afraid. Moreover, the best time just now has been missed, and organizing a heavy cavalry charge is purely looking for death.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Withdraw the troops!" ”

The retreat was not a rout, and the Jin soldiers, who were frightened, still maintained a very high degree of organization.

As the remainder of the charging reserve, he began to unload his heavy armor in an orderly manner and bundle it on his spare horses.

The remnants of the infantry also rode on horses that they used to drive the road.

A large number of horsemen and light horsemen, forming a team of fifty people, were distributed throughout the battlefield, alternately covering each other and retreating.

More Jin State light cavalry and Xiao cavalry were scattered farther on the battlefield to guard against the sudden appearance of enemies.

This kind of efficient and rigorous organized retreat made Zhang Guangdao's scalp tingle.

It's so scary!

At this time of the battle, the casualty rate of the Jin infantry was the highest, mainly when attacking the mountains and charging into battle, most of the people who were killed and wounded by bows and crossbows.

Of the more than 3,000 foot soldiers, there are less than 1,800 people left who can still evacuate on horseback. And there were a lot of injuries, maybe on the way to withdraw the army, some people couldn't hold it and fell off their horses.

Hezha Meng'an died four hundred in battle.

Jin Guoxiao died more than 1,100 horsemen in battle, mainly from breaking the chain of the van. The chains in those workshops were tightly buckled, and they had to be dismounted and taken to unbuckle and take off, and when the chains were taken, they became live targets for bows and crossbows.

More than 1,300 light cavalry of the Jin Kingdom died in battle, some of them died of arrows during shooting, and some of them died of cooperating with Xiao Cavalry to crack the van array. Others, stray shells from wooden cannons, or were killed by Ming cavalry while scouting.

Jin Guoxiao, who did not die, rode lightly, and many people were wounded by arrows.

Now there are 1,600 Hezha Meng'an, more than 1,700 Liaodong Han infantry, more than 4,400 Jin Guoxiao cavalry, and more than 900 Jurchen and grassland light cavalry.

In total, there are only more than 8,700 people left.

On the side of the Ming army, there were only more than 2,000 casualties, and most of them were slightly injured by arrows.

Most of the real casualties and serious injuries came from Wu Jue's mountain defense troops. Counting the unlucky ghosts in the Moon Array, the Ming army's dead and seriously injured people are only more than 160 in total.

"Order, the whole army is slowly pursuing!"

"Wu Jue's department, stay to clean up the battlefield, and then retreat to Zhao Jianzi's city camp, and guard the baggage with the people!" Zhang Guangdao began to order.

With the big shield in front, the soldiers of the various divisions began to advance outward.

Artillerymen dismantle wooden cannons and clear the gunpowder from the pool. Four men carried a gun barrel, two carried a gun carriage. The rest of the artillery auxiliaries carried stone shells and gunpowder into the van, dragged and pushed the van to follow the advance of the large army.

"Wanhu, the Ming army is coming!"

After Yan Lou retreated for two or three miles, he received the news of the Ming army's pursuit.

He rode back to check on himself, and became a little undecided.

Half an hour ago, he would not hesitate to fight back with the whole army, harassing, luring, and destroying the pursuit formation of the Ming army, and then the cavalry would go out in all directions to annihilate these enemies.

But now, Wanyan Lou is thinking about whether he can really fight, and whether the enemy coach is playing some tricks.

He rode a horse and stood on a small mound and observed the movements of the Ming army for a long time.

It was found that the pursuit speed of the Ming army was extremely slow, and each unit advanced in an unfolded formation, and every time they advanced dozens or hundreds of steps, they would stop and walk again.

Needless to say, as long as the Jin soldiers dare to come back, the Ming army will inevitably quickly set up a car formation.

"Da Da Da ......"

A team of fast horses galloped over: "Wanhu, the cavalry of the Ming army, go in the direction of our camp!" ”

This is to block the retreat of the Jin soldiers, and by the way, seize or burn the grain and grass of the Jin soldiers.

Wen Du Sizhong said: "The hiding place of the Ming cavalry is more than ten miles away, and they can go straight north to attack our army's camp. It will take time for the horses to come back and report the news, and it is estimated that the enemy cavalry is now approaching the camp! ”

All the generals have figured out the nearby terrain, and Wanyan Shenguo said: "The guards of the camp are all Yuxian defenders, and I'm afraid they won't be able to hold it for too long." Even if they can defend it, it will be difficult to cooperate with us. As long as the Ming cavalry blocked the valley mouth and dragged us there, and when the Ming army's infantry army chased after us, our army would be flanked from the front and rear. ”

Boluhuo said: "The Ming cavalry killed our camp, and we can kill the hiding place before the Ming cavalry. From there, go all the way to the east, you can reach Chengtian Village, or you can cross the well to Hebei! ”

Wanyan Lou shook his head: "The road in Chengtianzhai can't go through, and there must be a Ming army blocking the city!" ”

Of course, someone was in the way, and Yao Pingzhong's 4,000 soldiers were there.

Yao Pingzhong only had to hold on for a few hours, and the main force of the Ming army could arrive and block the Jin soldiers in the valley before and after.

Zhang Guangdao has been planning the battlefield for more than a year, and the terrain within a radius of dozens of miles has been repeatedly calculated and carefully considered.

Wen Du Sizhong said: "Some of the mountains in the northwest are not steep, and they can be quickly crossed as long as they abandon their horses. You can walk without abandoning your horse, but it will be very slow. The whole army can lead the horse to climb up, and the horse can be dismounted to defend the mountain, covering the slow withdrawal of the whole army, but the grain and grass in the camp will be taken away. ”

Wanyan Lou shook his head: "Get off the horse and withdraw the army over the mountain, you said that the speed will be very slow, then the Ming cavalry can kill and disturb, delay the time and wait for the Ming army to arrive on the battlefield, and then it will be a foot battle on the mountain." The Ming army had many soldiers, and we suffered a loss in the mountain and foot battles. ”

"There's no need to discuss it anymore," Wan Yan Lou looked to the northeast, "The cavalry of the Ming army that attacked the big camp is only four or five thousand in total, and we will kill them from there!" ”

The real bloody war has just begun.

(End of chapter)