The night battle begins.
The Tatars first used cavalry as a peripheral harassment attack, and did not send out large groups of cavalry to charge.
They thought that since Zhang Zhou, the Minister of War of the Ming Dynasty, would lead the army, they would be brave and good at fighting. They wanted to get off to a good start and wait to attract the Ming army.
Who would have thought that the Ming army would remain motionless. In the middle of the night, they would act as if the Tatars did not exist and just stay in the camp. As long as the Tatars were not within my attack range, I would be determined. I ignored you... so much so that two hours before the war started, I fired a few sporadic cannons, but none of them hit the target.
Then the Tatars were also confused.
At this time, the elite Chahar troops led by Bals arrived at the front line of the battlefield.
"Looking at the fire, it seems that the Tatar reinforcements have arrived." Sun Shangqi stood beside Zhang Zhou.
After the war started, the battle reports from the front line basically depended on shouting, and there was no need to investigate any intelligence. Sun Shangqi could even put aside his errands temporarily and became Zhang Zhou's deputy captain of the escort... The captain is It's not his turn to be responsible, after all, Wang Mingshan is still here.
Zhang Zhou said: "The Tatars are frightened by artillery and muskets. At this juncture, they have not yet fully attacked. It makes me want to take a nap. Lieutenant General of the Army today We need to recharge our batteries in the evening. This battle may have to last until tomorrow."
Sun Shangqi smiled and said, "My lord, my brothers are indeed tired after a long journey here. But no one can sleep tonight. Many people are also afraid. "It's okay, I'm afraid too," Zhang Zhou said. You're heartless. Just don't be a deserter if you're afraid of returning. Call me again after another hour or when the Tatars come." After saying this, Zhang Zhou took Wang Mingshan with him. Back to the tent.
This made Sun Shangqi slightly embarrassed.
Zhang Zhou has six detachments, each with 500 people. Among them, only his detachment is responsible for intelligence. In other words, in this battle, apart from Zhang Zhou, there is no strict one. In the sense of being a deputy commander, it is equivalent to saying that Zhang Zhou is responsible for six squad leaders.
Even Sun Shangqi didn't understand why Zhang Zhou divided the teams so much, and each team was basically equipped with the same weapons.
It can be said that there is no real elite under Zhang Zhou, and of course there is nothing bad about it, but no matter how you look at it, the new recruits who have never been on the battlefield do not seem to be able to fight. Tough one.
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Bars arrived at the front line of the battlefield and did not send troops to attack rashly.
He was still listening to the report from his general Shama, and Shama was the brother of his new wife. Bals had been married for a year when he was fourteen. He was not married very early on the grassland, but I don’t have any kids yet.
"Major General, we can no longer fight. If we go further, we will reach the camp of the Ming Dynasty. Unless we all rush up in one go, we will not be able to fight."Well... we don't have a chance. ”
Even Shama knew that fighting the Ming Dynasty’s army equipped with firearms could not be fought alone, and there was no concept of surprise attack.
What we wanted was a head-on confrontation. , and the soldiers on the front line will inevitably die.
Bars said: "If we fight cautiously with the Ming Dynasty army, what are our chances of winning? "
"Ten percent! "Shama answered without hesitation.
"That's fine. "Baers said, "In order to fight the Ming Dynasty army, we prepared a bronze bull formation. A team of bronze bulls rushed in front. Even if these bulls were hit by their firearms, they would not flinch. There were still wounds on the bulls. Tie gunpowder to it, which will blast a gap, and our warriors will rush directly into it. "
Shama was very excited after hearing this and said: "I have never heard of it before. "
Baars said: "This is arranged by Father Khan. If this battle is not fought, there may not be a chance to show the power of the Bronze Bull Formation in the future. This is the best opportunity for me to make contributions. . "
"When will it start? "Shama has already started gearing up.
Bals looked at the sky and said, "We still have to wait. The Ming Dynasty's army only had two or three thousand people, so it was nothing to worry about. The longer they delayed, the more afraid of death they became. After the war started, they would be like headless flies. They didn't even know where we were. When the Bronze Bull Formation rushes forward, they will fire cannons and muskets at random. When the time comes, our troops will hide behind and charge forward. "
"How long do we have to wait? "Shama still wanted to get a specific time.
Bars said: "After midnight, we have to look at the sky. The gods in heaven will definitely be on our side this time. It’s time for Father Khan and I to revitalize the grassland. ”
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No surprises, another hour.
When Zhang Zhou came out of the tent , Sun Shangqi was still talking to the captain of a detachment, Zhang Zhou walked over, and the man came over holding his hat, it was Liu Gui, the foreman of the Zhang family's guard.
"Master. "Liu Gui still has the same playful smile as before.
On the battlefield, he seems to be the one who is least afraid of death.
It seems that Liu Gui also knows that as long as Zhang Zhou is around , he can look forward to a bright future. In the past, others could lead their soldiers and horses to make achievements on the grassland. This time, if they have the opportunity to follow Zhang Zhou, why don’t they go crazy?
"The first wave of raids? Are people ready? Zhang Zhou asked.
Liu Gui patted his chest and said, "No problem." The five hundred elite soldiers just let the horses pull the cart forward. If there are Tatars, we will open fire directly. The brothers are already eager to try their best. ”
Zhang Zhou frowned and said, “What are you talking about?” "
"No, no, it's just that the brothers have been ready to drink blood! "
Liu Gui calmed down his arrogance a little.
Zhang Zhou said: "Okay, the left and right wings, you lead a group of people up first, remember that a hundred people form a square formation, and the subsequent soldiers and horses will slowly push up. Collect the camp and everything quickly. This shouldn't be difficult, right? ”
Sun Shangqi said: “Back to my father-in-law, I have been practicing this for a long time.” ”
This is what Sun Shangqi didn’t understand.
Zhang Zhou trained these three thousand soldiers and horses before. In addition to how to assemble weapons and replace accessories and ammunition, the daily training did not include anything else. They were training to pack up their belongings quickly, but those who didn’t know better thought they were training to escape.
Now they seem to be using it.
The soldiers and horses on this road are not good at anything else. They just put down their tents. You can sleep and go into battle after folding the tent.
Other than that, I haven’t even touched a sword or anything, let alone archery and other things. However, I have often done live ammunition training before and after. The training time is less than half a year, but I am basically familiar with this set of procedures. After all, I am a soldier in the Beijing camp.
Zhang Zhou said: "Come on. To arouse the curiosity of the Tatars, the next step is to teach them a lesson. ”
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At midnight, the Tatar harassment had almost come to a standstill.
They were waiting behind In the middle of the night, a full force could be dispatched to deliver a fatal blow to the Ming army...or to trap the Ming army so that Zhang Zhou's 3,000 troops could not join Tang Yin's more than 5,000 remnant troops. In this way, the Ming army could be slowly destroyed Both groups of soldiers and horses were killed.
But who knew that after midnight, it was the Ming Dynasty's army that led the attack first? Soldiers formed the most primitive chariot formation.
There are ten soldiers on each chariot. Except for the two who are responsible for driving the horses, the remaining eight people stand around the middle. Standing like a Gatling, the chariot has a shield and a launch hole, and is wrapped in iron armor. It looks very bulky, but it appears to be very smooth when it moves mechanically. After all, it is an improved chariot with rubber wheels.
After these ten people stop, each of them can fire with their muskets. Because they can continuously change ammunition, each tank has a single-target killing capability. Of course, if the Tatar If people rush over directly, single rifle shooting cannot achieve miraculous results, so the more powerful Gatling is needed.
It doesn’t take ten people, but three people can complete the process from equipping ammunition to firing. , to the series of processes of changing ammunition.
The chariot was lit with torches, as if they were afraid that the Tatars would not know that there was such a group of soldiers coming out of the camp.
Carriages came out slowly, and the Tatar scouts immediately brought the news to Bals.
After Bals learned about it, he was very puzzled.
" What did the Ming Dynasty army want to do? "Shama next to him expressed his thoughts for the coach. This is almost a question on the mind of every Tatar soldier.
Bars said: "How many tanks are there? "
The scout messenger said: "There are probably dozens of them.. "
"They must have lured us to kill them, and then exploded, causing damage to us. All we need to do is send out a group of people and try it out. "Shama expressed his opinion.
There is no reason for the Ming Dynasty army to use dozens of tanks to fight tens of thousands of their troops. This seems to be a trap.
And In addition to the terrifying artillery and muskets, the Ming army also has yellow gunpowder, which is known as sky gunpowder, which is so powerful that it can directly blow a big hole in the city wall.
"Okay! "
Bars ordered, "Send five hundred elite cavalry to attack and approach with armor. If you find a Ming Dynasty chariot exploding, you must retreat immediately! "
" Got the order! "
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The first round of real fighting began.
The Tatars sent five hundred armored cavalry , charging toward the chariot array brought out by Liu Gui.
"It was so dark that it seemed to be full of people. "Liu Gui was holding a telescope to check the enemy's situation, but he couldn't see anything clearly at night.
The enemy is in darkness and we are in the clear. The Tatar cavalry assault is coming towards the place where there is fire. It seems that they can identify the path clearly without holding a torch
And they are also very familiar with this terrain. It seems to be tailor-made for the Tatar cavalry. The distance of several miles before was almost as small as the distance. While he was breathing and talking, the rumble of the cavalry's hooves was already close to his ears.
"Chirp..."
The commanding fire bombs rose into the sky.
Then the chariot array began to fire muskets
Although muskets were unfamiliar to both the Ming and Tatar soldiers, for these three thousand soldiers and horses, it was a thing of the past. I have been keeping a weapon around for half a year. Even in the dark, I already know where the bolt is, how to fire it, and how to take out the ammunition from my body and put it in with my eyes closed.
"Bang bang." Bang bang..."
At first there were sporadic gunshots, and then there was continuous sound.
It was still just this line of soldiers and horses firing, and the Ming army did not send reinforcements. Come to help.
The sound of gunfire continued. After a while, the sound changed from dense sounds to sporadic sounds.
The first round of the Tatar attack. They were repelled inexplicably.
It was not that the Tatars were not brave enough, but that they found that the armor they had prepared had almost no defense against musket and bullet attacks, even if it had some. The armor is very thick and can block the direct penetration of bullets, and people will be knocked off their horses.
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"What's going on? ”
Bars stood on the top of the hill and looked at
It was agreed that five hundred people would go up and capture the Ming Dynasty’s chariot array, or destroy their chariots. It detonated, and as a result, it was like a stone falling into the water. It just made a sound, and then it seemed like the stone fell into the sea..
Shama didn’t understand either.
Shama said: "Major General, we are still five or six miles away from the Ming Dynasty army, and we can't see what is happening on the front line. Do we still need to send more troops to raid?"
p>"Wait and see."
Bars could only collect his mind first.
After waiting for a long time, a soldier who had withdrawn from the front line finally appeared in front of Bars, almost crying and said: "Sir, we have suffered a defeat."
"Why was the army defeated? What did they use to beat you?" Bals asked.
"It's a firecracker, which fires a firecracker from a long distance. We didn't get close to the Ming Dynasty's chariots at all, but the soldiers on their chariots have already used firecrackers to hit us."
p>The soldier was injured, and he was the kind of person who fell off his horse without dying.
Bars shouted and asked: "Five hundred people, how many casualties are there?"
"Nearly all of them are dead." The soldier said, "Even our general has not been found. It is possible that He is dead."
During the night battle, it was impossible to see the situation clearly, which also made these Mongolian cavalry who pride themselves on their bravery feel the fear of being in the dark.
"Major General, what should we do now?"
Shama said, "Why don't we just use the Bronze Bull Formation. Or, we can change it to the Fire Bull Formation. Ming The North Korean army had at least one or two thousand men hidden in these chariots, so they sent five hundred soldiers and horses to rush over, but it had no effect. As long as our Bronze Bull Formation is effective and can disperse their chariots, then We can go straight into their camp."
Someone nearby also said, "Major General, this is a good idea. We agree to use the Fire Ox Formation to open the way."
Who. Don't want to die.
Letting a group of cows die seems to be the best way.
Bars said: "We only have two hundred cattle. Maybe it is a good idea in the dark. They hold torches to let the cattle know where to charge, and then light the tails of the cattle. Pour tung oil on the cow and light it with rockets at any time. "Okay!" The generals under Bals seemed to have seen the hope of victory at this time.
Finally we don’t have to use our bodies to clear the way, and the Copper Bull Formation is such a good path-breaker. We only need to follow the Copper Bull and take advantage of the situation to cover up and kill them.
"Deploy the Bronze Bull Formation and prepare to attack!" Bals ordered.
Then two hundred cattle were neatly lined up on the high ground, overlooking the direction of the Ming Dynasty chariot formation, while the Tatar Chahar cavalry was ready to go, just waiting for the bronze bull formation to help them kill them. A bloody road. The transcoding has been serious recently, which makes us more motivated and updates faster. Please use your little hands to exit the reading mode. Thank you