852 The elite of the Mongolian army is fully invested, and the big victory and defeat are about to be separated
When the King of Wei heard this, he was even more excited, this time it was really not in vain, and the military did not have military merits, but only said that the actual combat experience obtained by personally participating in the battle array would be useful for life.
On the cavalry battlefield in the other direction, Mao Lihao personally led the elite to charge, and 40,000 or 50,000 Mongolian cavalry and 20,000 Tiance guards fought together.
Heavy armor kills light armor, and the Ming army has the advantage; 50,000 against 20,000, the Mongolian army has the advantage.
Moreover, the battlefield was extremely crowded, and both sides could not rush up, so for a while, it was difficult to distinguish the winner from the loser.
The 10,000 cavalry of Yingzhou Wei had to face more than 8,000 heavy-armored elites and more than 4,000 light-armored cavalry of Agabarzi, and it was also extremely difficult to fight.
In other words, the cavalry battlefield was evenly matched, and without the addition of new troops, it was difficult to distinguish the winner in a short period of time.
Another problem for the Mongolian army is that the Chinese army, which the Ming army hoards grain and grass and carries heavy baggage, is also surrounded by chariots, and the Ming army can hide in the chariots and behind the chariots to launch various bows and crossbows and firearms.
There are also three infantry phalanxes on the south side of the Chinese army, which are also surrounded by bed crossbows, artillery, 'swarms' and other sharp weapons.
It's okay that the Mongol army doesn't get into the range of these infantry, or it goes into the range of the infantry with the Ming cavalry in a melee battle, and there is no problem.
Once the Mongols alone came into the range of the infantry, then sorry.
Therefore, the Mongolian cavalry was always distracted, and they had to always pay attention to the piecemeal fighting of the infantry, otherwise they would be harvested by accident.
Three miles south of the three Ming infantry phalanxes on the south side, Xu Yongning led 10,000 cavalry battalions and 20,000 Shenji battalions had slowly moved over.
In many big battles, the battle situation is ruined by pig teammates.
Not only will the Ming army produce pig teammates, but there will also be pig teammates among the Mongolian cavalry.
The 20,000 Mongolian cavalry responsible for containing the reinforcements of Dongshengcheng followed Xu Yongning's 30,000 cavalry and came over in a hurry.
Since the task assigned by the Great Khan and the Taishi is to contain it, then contain it to the end and take the initiative to attack? Absolutely not!
There was no way around it, and Agabarzi annexed Tokhtarbuhua's tribes with Ara, but he didn't have enough time to digest them.
Therefore, there are always some soldiers who are passive and slack, and there are always some soldiers who have nothing to do with themselves and have a high-minded attitude.
There are even quite a few people who are looking forward to the defeat of Agabarji.
Mauri was busy supervising the battle, and he did not notice the changes on the battlefield in time.
Less than two quarters of an hour later, Agabarzi saw that the lieutenant had regrouped his army and ordered another charge.
This attack was very targeted, that is, it was aimed directly at the north and south sides of the Baoding Central Guard infantry phalanx, and more than 12,000 cavalry fought to the death on each side.
When more than 20,000 cavalry carried the last round of rockets and artillery of the Ming army, Agabarzi led 5,000 heavy cavalry to carry out the final assault.
So as to complete his whole work with the hands of God and capture the king of Wei alive.
Just pity the cannon fodder of the more than 20,000 Mongolian troops, under the deterrence of the butcher's knife of the 5,000 heavy cavalry, they launched a charge.
He Yi ordered that when the Mongolian army was 500 paces apart, the artillery would fire a salvo, and when the Mongolian army was 300 paces apart, it would fire 'a hundred tigers running together' to increase the lethality.
It doesn't matter if the Mongolian army is any longer, if you rush or not, you will die. If you bury your head and rush forward, you have a better chance of surviving.
Seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, human nature, the Mongolian army is not a fool, and they all know how to choose.
Therefore, this round of salvo fire by the Ming army had the best effect, killing and wounding thousands.
However, the Ming army won the tactics, and the Mongolian army won the strategy.
On the north and south sides, thousands of cavalry each collided with the infantry phalanx of the central guard of Baoding.
There were 5,000 Baoding Zhongwei soldiers and 10,000 auxiliaries in the phalanx.
He Yi ordered all the Baoding Central Guard soldiers to concentrate on the north and south sides for defense, and the east and west sides to be handed over to the auxiliaries.
Baoding Wei belongs to the reserve army of Yingzhou Wei, which is extremely well-equipped and has very strict training in peacetime.
Five thousand Baoding guards were dressed in heavy armor, holding various weapons, relying on chariots to resist on the front line.
The two sides engaged in a melee battle for half an hour, and the Baoding central guard blocked the offensive of the Mongolian army.
Agabarzi, who was closely observing the battlefield situation from a distance, decisively ordered the horn to be sounded, and ordered the already exhausted Mongolian army to withdraw from the battlefield to recuperate.
He Yi saw the move, ordered the Baoding left guard and the Baoding right guard to leave the formation, and the auxiliary soldiers under him pushed the 'Hundred Tigers Run Together' rocket car to move together, moving closer to the square of the Baoding central guard.
Agabarji drew his waist knife and personally led his five thousand elites to charge the north side of the weakest phalanx of the central guard in Baoding.
Seeing this, He Yi accelerated the speed of the Baoding right guard and entered the formation from the south side of the Baoding central guard phalanx.
Agabarzi's elite pro-army was unstoppable, and in less than a quarter of an hour, they broke through the chariot-formed line from the northern flank.
The central guard of Baoding resisted the enemy with pikemen, and the soldiers of the right guard of Baoding also arrived in time and continuously filled the defense line on the north side.
The Mongolian army attacked desperately, and the Ming army resisted desperately.
Although the Ming army was extremely brave, it was still forced to retreat by the Mongolian army.
Agabarji gritted his teeth and ordered the deputy general to divide a thousand iron cavalry to drive the Mongolian cavalry that had just withdrawn from the battlefield and then kill to the south side of the Baoding Central Guard infantry phalanx.
This move was vicious enough, and the phalanx on the south side became the weak point of the Ming army, so He Yi had to divide his forces from the north side to plug the gap.
Seeing that they were only one step away from capturing the King of Wei alive, the Mongolian army was full of momentum and rushed to kill without fear of death.
The Baoding left guard desperately attacked the elite back of Agabarji's lineage, trying to relieve the siege for the Baoding central defender.
The whole battlefield was in shambles.
At this time, it is time to compete for the will to fight.
As the saying goes, the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road.
Hao Yi, who stood silently on the side, quietly watching He Yi commanding the army, finally became anxious.
Everything else can be done by He Yihu, but now that King Wei is really at risk of being captured, Hao Yi can't hold it back at all.
He Yi asked King Wei: "What does Your Highness think, are you afraid?" ”
King Wei looked calm and smiled slightly: "If our army is defeated, I will only be martyred." The survivors went back to tell their father, and said that the king of Wei was not a bad breed. ”
When Hao Yi heard this, his face turned pale, but he secretly admired in his heart: his master's vision of choosing women is really excellent, and the sons born by the ladies have excellent personal character and good qualifications.
Baoding Zuowei fired a 'Hundred Tigers Running Together' rocket at Agabarji's pro-army, and although the Mongolian army suffered many casualties, it was still indifferent, so it recognized the banner of the King of Wei and rushed to kill with all his might.
In desperation, the soldiers of the Baoding Left Guard also wanted to push the artillery over, but Zhang Ying, the commander of the capital, refused.
Because of the range of artillery, it is not very stable. And the battlefield is too chaotic, a cannon is not placed, it doesn't hit the enemy, but it accidentally blows up the King of Wei, then it's a big deal.
After the war, everyone waited together for the Zhujiu clan.
Zhang Ying didn't care so much, and ordered the pikemen to open the way in front, and the entire Baoding left guard formed a goose marching formation, and rushed in with all his might.
At this point, the situation of the Ming army is also critical.
King Wei frowned and watched the battlefield quietly.
After a long time, King Wei sighed and was about to speak.
He Yi pointed to the east: "King Wei, please look at the east." ”
The king of Wei raised his eyes, and five miles later, the smoke and dust rose heavily, and he didn't know what army rode and rushed to the battlefield.
(End of chapter)