Chapter 93: Rushing into battle
In the continuous mountain attack battle, the Song and Mongolian sides suffered heavy casualties, the Mongolian army suffered six or seven thousand casualties, and the Song army also lost about four thousand.
It was another morning, and the glow was sprinkled all over the wilderness, shining on everything in the world, the mountains and rivers, the mountains and rivers were beautiful, and the world was magnificent, but because of those corpses that were everywhere, it added a bit of gloom.
The trumpets sounded, the drums were dense, and the endless Mongolian iron cavalry came out of the camp, they gathered in front of the big array, the horses were crowded, the war horses were snorting, and the knights were densely packed, occupying the sight of the Song army soldiers.
On the large array of the Song army, Wang Jian held the clairvoyant mirror and looked at the Mongolian cavalry that was assembling in front of the large array for a long time, and then put down the clairvoyant.
The foot soldiers attacked the mountain in vain, and the legendary Mongolian iron cavalry finally set out.
"General, five thousand troops, it looks like the Tatar cavalry is about to charge!"
Cao Shixiong, the commander of the Song Army, had burning eyes.
It seems that the Mongolian army gave up the mountain attack and foot battle, which was to attack the Chinese army of the Song army with cavalry.
"The Tatar cavalry is invincible in the world, and it is difficult to find defeat. Cao Shixiong, this artillery and cavalry battle is up to you. ”
Wang Jian's face was solemn, and Cao Shixiong received the order.
"General rest assured! Never let it go! ”
Cao Shixiong was about to go down, looking in the direction of the south, and couldn't help but be stunned.
"General Cao, why is he here?"
Wang Jian frowned, turned his head to look, Cao Youwan beat the horse from the formation, and only when he reached the high ground did he restrain the war horse, and shouted loudly on the horse:
"General, the Tatar cavalry is charging into battle, let's let the cavalry go up!"
"Cao Er, hurry back! It's not time to use cavalry yet! ”
Wang Jian straightened his face and rejected Cao Youwan's invitation to fight.
Rather than cavalry charging into battle, the Song army preferred to use firearms against cavalry. In addition to chasing and killing the rout, the cavalry charge will not be easily used until the moment of emergency, because the casualties will be too great.
"General, the Tatar cavalry is strong, my cavalry battalion is asking for battle, please give the general an order!"
Cao Youwan still didn't give up and continued to fight.
It is clear that the Mongol army is going to charge into battle, and the cavalry does not fight, which seems to be a bit of a nest.
Moreover, he can't wait to make meritorious deeds.
"Cao Er, go back quickly! This is a military order! ”
Wang Jian replied categorically, Cao Youwan was helpless, turned the horse's head, and left the horse in a foolish manner.
"This Cao Er, it's really ......"
Wang Jian shook his head and said to Cao Shixiong.
"You Cao Er, go down and prepare!"
Cao Shixiong received the order and walked away quickly. Wang Jian's gaze looked at the Mongolian cavalry formation slowly coming in front of him.
Five thousand Mongolian iron cavalry are coming, and this charge is probably a vicious battle.
The drums were dense, and thousands of Mongolian horsemen rode forward slowly, and the war horses marched like a wall, and the mercury poured on the ground, which was terrifying, and the palms of the hands were sweaty.
The Mongolian cavalry came overwhelmingly, and in the large formation of the Song army, the Song soldiers clenched the weapons in their hands one after another, and some of the soldiers were pale, short of breath, heavy panting sound was clearly audible, and sweat flowed from their foreheads.
"Steady! Get ready for battle! ”
In the midst of the Song army's array, Cao Shixiong shouted loudly.
"Prepare for battle!"
Immediately after, the generals of the Song army in the big array shouted with black faces to cheer up the soldiers.
"Kill Song Dog!"
The Mongol iron cavalry rolled forward, the light and heavy cavalry were divided into ten rows, and four rows of heavy cavalry were in front, iron men and iron horses, spears and iron rods; Six rows of light cavalry were behind, bows in hand, and the quiver feathers on the horses were full; The Mongolian generals drew their swords and pointed diagonally, shouting loudly to boost morale. The Mongol cavalry was in a fierce spirit, shouting wildly, urging their horses forward.
Thousands of horses galloped, the sky was full of moving horses' heads, thousands of hooves galloping, the ground trembled non-stop, shocking.
"Pengpengpeng", the fire flashed, the sound of artillery suddenly sounded, earth-shattering, a hundred seven-pound solid iron balls penetrated the thick smoke, rose from the Song army's artillery position, flew all over the sky, and went straight to the Mongolian cavalry formation that was surging in the cavalry.
The iron ball landed, bounced and leaped, the tendons and bones of the people and horses were broken, the flesh and blood flew sideways, the short legs and broken arms flew wildly, smashing out the flesh and blood alleys, and the Mongolian army rode on their backs and turned over countless people.
The loud sound sounded again, and another hundred five-pound iron balls soared into the air, and in the scream, they split their heads and covered their faces, and smashed into the galloping Mongolian cavalry formation.
Thick smoke continued to rise from the artillery positions of the Song army, solid iron balls flew in the air, hail covered the sky, and fell into the cavalry of the Mongolian army.
The Mongolian cavalry kept falling off their horses, and the Song gunners didn't care, they just loaded their ammunition and kept firing artillery. Within a range of two miles to one mile, the Song army played five rounds with solid iron balls, and the Mongolian army rode in formation, losing at least six or seven hundred horsemen.
"Change the shotgun!"
On the artillery position, Gao Guoshou looked at the Mongolian cavalry formation in front of him and shouted loudly.
Heavy artillery needed to dissipate heat, and sub-mother guns took over artillery firing.
Entering the distance of one mile, the speed of the Mongolian iron cavalry accelerated, and there were many horses in the formation following the formation, ten thousand hooves galloping, the ground trembled violently, and the ground shook like an earthquake.
On the artillery position of the Song army, a large stream of smoke erupted, a hundred sub-mother cannons opened fire one after another, the muffled thunder continued to sound, countless iron pellets tore the air, split their heads and covered their faces, and rushed straight towards the surging Mongolian cavalry.
The iron pellets shot at a rapid pace, and the Mongolian cavalry fell into the smoke and dust, and the blood arrows on the horses and horses shot rapidly, and the wounded horses stumbled over the galloping horses, and the knights constantly threw them under the horses, and the frightened horses rampage, causing riots.
The Song army's sub-cannon loading is extremely fast, the sound of artillery is constant, the smoke is swirling, the iron pellets are constantly spewing out, the wind and rain are endless.
Immediately after, the heavy artillery of the Song army began to load ammunition, and solid iron balls of seven and five catties rose into the air, filling the air, roaring and smashing into the Mongolian cavalry formation.
The Song army's large and small artillery iron ball shotguns hit four rounds, 200,000 iron pills, and thousands of solid iron balls, the Mongolian army's cavalry formation became sparse, and nearly half of the men and horses had been lost.
The sound of artillery was endless, the solid iron balls and shotguns were mixed, the Song army's position was filled with gunsmoke, and the corpses of the Mongolian soldiers who rushed into battle were all over the field, and there was a bloody storm.
Hundreds of artillery pieces of the Song army fired non-stop, and the fire was fierce, endless, and endless. Under the shelling, the Mongolian cavalry was killed and wounded, and seeing the groups of Mongolian knights coming one after another, but they could not break through the rain of bullets of the Song army, and the Mongolian generals who were as hard as iron and indifferent to killing, everyone was frightened.
If you continue to bomb indiscriminately like this, and when you break through the defense line of the Song army, I don't know how many warriors will be left?
Is it correct to attack the large array of the Chinese army where the artillery positions of the Song army are located?
However, even if the cavalry position that chose to attack the left flank of the Song army, in addition to the dense small artillery in front of the left flank, there was also a large infantry formation in it. Moreover, the artillery of the Song army's central army seems to be able to cover most of the left flank position.
In the large array of the Song army, Wang Jian was sweating profusely, and his palms were sweating.
If there were no firearms, would the Song army be able to resist the thunderous blow of the Mongol iron cavalry with a large infantry formation?
"The Tatar iron horseman who dominates the world is nothing more than that!"
"Kill my people, use force to use the way, fight well!"
"Your Majesty is really like a god, otherwise it would be bad!"
The generals of the Song Army beside Yu Yu were red-faced, and they were all excited.
The Mongolian iron cavalry that dominates the world also has a day when they are tortured and killed.
"Hurry down and get ready for battle!"
Wang Jian drank back from the generals, concentrated his attention, and looked ahead.
The Mongolian knights drilled out the barrage, opened their bows and arrows, and waves of arrows rained out, and the Song army was at the forefront of the large array, and the Song soldiers fell one after another, screaming one after another.
"Grenadier!"
At the front of the large formation of the Song army, seeing many Mongolian cavalry coming through the fog, Cao Shixiong held his shield and shouted loudly.
The Song army's large array was only twenty or thirty steps, as if it could be broken through at any time, and the gun array in front of the Song army's large array had been erected, like a jungle of spears in full bloom; The shield was erected like a wall, and it was more than a mile long. The Mongolian cavalry urged the war horses, spears and iron rods in hand, and wanted to make the final charge.
The warring generals of the Song and Mongolian sides all looked at the warring sides.
"Bomb dropping!"
Cao Shixiong roared angrily, and in the big array, hundreds of grenadiers ran for a while, and the smoking earth-shattering thunder in their hands was thrown out one after another.
Immediately afterwards, the two rows of Song Army grenadiers in the back ran in turn, throwing out smoking earth-shattering thunder one after another, three rounds in a row.
The sound of muffled thunder continued, and the sound of explosions came and went, and the Song army's position twenty or thirty paces wide in front of the formation was shrouded in thick smoke.
The Mongolian war horses collided with the gun array of the Song army, the war horses were drenched in blood and fell to the ground one after another, and the Mongolian knights on the horses were thrown off their horses one after another. Many of the Song army's heavy infantry were shocked and flew out, and there was a commotion in the gun formation. Some Mongolian knights jumped into the Song army's array, knocked over and cut down their acquaintances, and bravely moved forward.
The swords, shields, and pikemen of the Song army rushed out of the gun array, slashed the gun hook, and the war horses fell to the ground one after another, followed by heavy swords and iron rods, and ruthlessly killed the Mongolian knights who fell to the ground, which was extremely bloody.
Some Mongolian cavalry broke into the battle of the Song army, but they were weak and fought alone, often without killing a few people, just in front of the Song army's tight phalanx, they were stabbed off their horses and killed.
The thrilling sound of artillery rang out again, and it went straight to the middle and rear of the Mongolian cavalry formation; The explosion of earth-shattering thunder was incessant, bombarding and killing the Mongolian cavalry in close formation; The resolute and resolute Mongolian cavalry, advancing in batches and falling short in batches, seemed to never succeed. The Mongol army suffered heavy casualties, and the Mongol light cavalry in the rear swept to the left and right flanks to avoid the fierce and brutal artillery attacks of the Song army.
The sound of Mingjin collecting troops came, and the Mongolian cavalry turned their horses' heads one after another, abandoning the battlefield for their lives, and encountered continuous blows from the Song army's artillery on the way out, leaving countless corpses behind, and fled back to their own large array in a hurry.
Witnessing the hasty escape of the Mongolian cavalry, there were only more than a thousand horsemen left, and there were bursts of earth-shattering cheers in the Song army's large array, and the Song soldiers brandished their swords and guns, and everyone was excited, as if they were excited to defeat the powerful Mongolian iron cavalry.
The Mongolian cavalry suffered heavy casualties and returned in vain, the Mongolian generals were dumbfounded, and the commander Torre remained silent and returned to the big formation.
In the large array of the Song army, the coach Wang Jian was secretly lucky.
The Mongolian generals were distressed by the casualties and adopted the tactics of adding fuel to the army, but returned in vain. If tens of thousands of Mongolian iron cavalry rushed into battle together, the Yangzhou defense line, I don't know if it can be held?