Chapter 69: The Battle of Cold Mountain
From the beginning of the expedition, he selected 10,000 elite cavalry, led by the general Zhang Yu, galloped day and night, headed north, and arrived at this time.
The sentinels placed in the rear of the Mongol army were completely slaughtered by the vanguard of the Ming army, making this Mongol army completely blind.
And Zhang Yu saw that the main force of the Mongolian army had all pressed on the attack, and immediately ordered the whole army to attack.
The cavalry of the Ming army moved, the horse's hooves stepped on the ground, and tens of thousands of cavalry charged at the same time, making a rumbling sound, and a torrent rolled towards the rear of the Mongolian army.
Horses march into formation! The Mongols experienced the fear of their former opponents.
Although they are mainly cavalry, at this time a large number of Mongolian troops have dismounted and attacked on foot, and the remaining troops are caught off guard, and there is no time to organize the battle, and the cavalry of the Ming army has already become a charge, even if the Mongolian army can successfully organize, it can't be stopped!
Before contact, the rear army of the Mongolian army has begun to break and flee, no one wants to be the edge of the cavalry of the Ming army, such a terrible impact, any personal bravery will be drowned!
Like a sharp arrow, the entire Mongol army was fiercely pierced into the heart, the formation was in chaos, from the middle, they were divided into two, and the target of this arrow was the Chinese army's Liao King Aza Mishap!
He was still brandishing his horsewhip to command the army, galloping back and forth in an attempt to boost morale, but seeing that the Ming army was like a broken bamboo, coming straight to his position, he didn't care about anything else at this time, and fled around with his own soldiers.
The soldiers and horses were chaotic, and the Ming army lost his trace for a while, and really let him escape.
But his departure also brought serious consequences, the Mongol army lost command when the marshal was needed most, and it was really difficult for them to pose a threat to the Ming army.
What's even worse is that Fu Youde saw the opportunity and launched a counterattack with the last thousands of Ming troops.
At this time, the Mongolian army attacking the camp was in chaos because of the fire in the backyard, and more than 20,000 Mongolian soldiers were panicked and had no fighting spirit.
The cavalry was crisscrossed, the infantry charged, and the Mongolian soldiers were constantly kneeling and begging.
Zhang Yu rode his horse, the cavalry of the Ming army came out in all directions, chasing and killing the fleeing enemy, once he caught up, it was a sword and a sword, and the head was snatched off, and this kind of killing was not stopped until nightfall, and a total of more than 17,000 people were captured, and more than 20,000 heads were captured.
Two days later, Aza lost reason and defeated his troops in the Hanshan Battalion, with more than 70,000 Mongolian troops and only more than 30,000 remaining.
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Soon, Zhu Di led the army to arrive, and the Ming army gathered 80,000 troops and stationed at the foot of a mountain not far from Hanshan, confronting Aza Lili from afar.
The Ming army is gaining a foothold, and Aza is unreasonable, and he is also making his own preparations.
Soon, everything was ready.
Prince Yan led an army of 80,000 and launched an offensive against Hanshan.
Aza lost his reason, and lined up his cavalry on the mountain, and 30,000 Mongolian troops were all on horseback.
More than 70,000 Mongolian troops have been stationed here for months, and the trees on the mountain have long since been cut down, so the road down the mountain is unimpeded.
When the Ming army lined up and came to Hanshan, it was faced with such a situation.
With Aza's unreasonable order, the Mongolian soldiers rode their horses and rushed down the slope.
With the help of the slope of the high mountain, the cavalry charge is more ferocious, and you can imagine what kind of outcome will be caused in the event of a head-on collision.
But Zhu Di had already expected all this, and he immediately ordered the drum to be beaten.
It was a signal, and to the beat of drums, the infantry in front of them quickly retreated, revealing a phalanx with muskets in hand.
This is an independent unit in the three guards of Yanshan, with a total of 4,000 firecrackers, and with the firecrackers transferred from the army of the Beiping Command Envoy and the Northern Parallel Division, the total number has reached 6,000 people.
At this time, they aimed their guns at the mountain and lit the firestring.
Thousands of guns rang out in unison, and the scene was spectacular.
But in the eyes of the Mongolian army, it was a symphony of death.
In an instant, countless Mongolian soldiers rolled on their backs, rolled and climbed on the slope, and then were trampled into a pool of flesh and blood by their own people in the rear.
For a time, the living Mongolian army was also frightened.
Just rush in, rush in! They gritted their teeth.
The main thing is that he can't stop, so he can only charge down.
Fortunately, after a volley, the firecrackers put away their firearms and retreated to the rear.
Aza breathed a sigh of relief, but soon he was horrified to find that the Ming army formation in the rear was still not something that his cavalry could fight against!
In the middle, the infantry is arrayed, the spears are numerous, the soldiers in the front row have eyes that look at death as if they are at home, they have received their own rewards in advance, even if they die in battle, their children and grandchildren can get Yu Yin, so there will be no possibility of collapse, the cavalry impact is really strong, but when encountering such an opponent, not only can they not be defeated, but they will also fall into it and be killed by the infantry.
And on the two wings, the cavalry was surging, rushing towards the flank of the Mongolian army coming down the hillside, although the momentum was insufficient, but they were not hedged against the Mongolian cavalry, but attacked the two wings of the other party!
The Mongol army was at an extreme disadvantage.
However, Aza is also a battle-hardened general, if he is defenseless, how can he be so rash and bring 30,000 to 80,000?
On the side of the Ming army, suddenly a soldier panicked, with arrow feathers stuck in his armor, and rushed to Zhu Di's face, which was a sentry who was ordered to monitor the Mongolian army under the Wurakan Army.
"Your Highness! On the flanks of our army, there were cavalry of Wan Wu Rahan, galloping! ”
This is the preparation of Aza's infall!
With his words, on the east side of the Ming army, a black line suddenly appeared.
At this point, it's too late to move the formation! Moreover, the striker has already clashed with Aza's unreasonable army, and if he launches his whole body, it may lead to a complete collapse!
Zhu Di gritted his teeth, he immediately ordered his personal guards to be transferred to the east side, and the Ming army on the flank was waiting for it, hoping to withstand this wave of offensive.
Getting closer, the rumbling hooves of horses shook the hearts of every Ming soldier.
Warhorses rushed into the crowd, and the bodies of soldiers flew up before the tremendous impact, shining blades slashed, and soldiers' heads fell to the ground.
After all, the Ming army still did not resist, and the Ming army on the flank was not the same as the dead soldiers in the front, and some of them even held swords and shields, which were not weapons against cavalry at all.
The east side began to collapse, which directly affected the front.
The Mongolian army almost crushed the Ming army on the entire flank and came straight to the Chinese army!
King Yan was brave, and he directly drew his saber. In his career as a horseman, he has not experienced such a scene, you must know that this highness has slashed the enemy army many times!
However, before he could give the order to attack, a cavalry of more than 1,000 men rushed out of the oblique spur and killed the left flank of the Mongol army.
It's Yan Keng! He showed up with his own troops!
After all, it was the first time for him to go to the battlefield, and Zhu Di still arranged him in the rear to avoid discomfort caused by bloodshed in the first battle, but unexpectedly, this kid saw that King Yan was in trouble, and immediately killed.
Anyway, the left wing is already in chaos, and there is no such thing as disobeying military orders.
Yan Keng's two thousand households, all of which were cavalry, followed him forward bravely.
He was extremely brave, wearing heavy armor, and he was not afraid of the bows and swords of the Mongolian army, and took the lead in the charge! Although it was the first time to kill, he was not afraid at all, at the beginning his hands were still a little trembling because of excitement, but later he became more and more stable, and even in his eyes, there was gradually an indifference to life!
After a circle, he had already cut down several people of the Mongolian army with his own hands, and the Yanshan cavalry behind him was even more elite, and he followed him straight through the camp of the Mongolian army, giving it a pair!
Although this wave caused the Yanshan cavalry to be directly halved, the indomitable momentum of the Mongolian army was also suppressed.
Zhu Di took the opportunity to stabilize his position and began to counterattack.