The battlefield on the banks of the Sasusuo River has become a veritable meat grinder.
The Tatars mainly attacked, while the Ming side mainly defended.
The attack was overwhelming, with one hundred thousand soldiers and horses attacking three thousand. Under any battlefield logic, the side with the larger number of soldiers and horses would have the absolute advantage in this kind of outdoor attack. In fact, it has been proven that they can indeed create an absolute advantage in terms of momentum.
But no matter what, they couldn't attack the river bank.
Initially, the 60,000 to 70,000 Tatar troops on the east side were attacking. As the battle progressed, even the 20,000 to 30,000 Tatar troops on the west bank of the river had to cross the river to come. Launch a pincer attack on the Ming Dynasty's soldiers and horses on the river bank.
Perhaps in the eyes of the Tatars, it is not easy to block one side of the Ming Dynasty's excellent firearms. If the war is opened in another direction, the Ming army will be able to complete a dumpling-like pincer attack and gain the final victory. victory.
However, when the Tatars and horses on the west bank of the river crossed the ice and approached the river bank, they found that Ming Dynasty's firearms could easily turn the spearhead and block them on the ice.
As the battlefields on both sides opened at the same time, the Tatar casualties increased.
It seems that every blink of an eye can kill countless Tatars.
"Great Khan, this...can't be defeated." Batu Munch stood at a relatively high place, watching everything happening on the battlefield.
The fire over there shot up to the sky, and even the ice was on fire. The Tatars rushed one after another, and some even set themselves on fire, hoping to rush into the Ming army through their own bodies and use their own bodies to attack the Ming Dynasty. The fire on his body opens up the battlefield pattern.
The Tatars also had a lot of rockets in the Ming Dynasty camp, but because there was little accelerant and firewood on the river bank, these rockets only caused some of the Ming Dynasty soldiers to fall, but Then more soldiers continued to pick up their weapons and continued to fight the Tatars to the death.
Under this situation, even if the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty had almost never been on the battlefield, they were still fighting with their backs against the enemy and there was no way out.
Other defense battles talked about surrounding three formations, but in this battle, there was not even a gap for escape. Originally, the ice on the river was left for the Ming soldiers to escape, but then With the Tatars coming from the west bank of the river, even this retreat was gone.
Batu Meng looked at
"Report! The northern Ming Dynasty army is approaching us!"
"Report! The Ming Dynasty's southern army is using cavalry. Charge forward and attack us on the left!"
"Report! The Geer League cavalry is fleeing south..."
"Report..."
Batumon Ke received a lot of bad retribution one after another.
Obviously our side has an absolute advantage on the battlefield, and the number of soldiers and horses has reached a very terrifying fifty to one ratio, but we just can't break through the Ming Dynasty's forward position. Looking at the soldiers still here He died in a huge meat grinder, and his heart was already bleeding, but the tribes on the fringes would not give him any face.
eyesSeeing no enemy, those small tribes have begun to flee.
They all want to preserve their vitality, and they don’t want to die here. After all, the hundreds of thousands of troops stationed here can be said to be the Tatars’ last resort.
Batu Meng said sternly: "Those who withdraw from the battlefield will be killed without mercy! They have never thought that their cattle, sheep and livestock, their children and tribesmen are all here. How do they want to retreat? Are they ready to give up everything?"
In Batu Monk's view, there is no way out from this battle.
The cavalry can run away on horseback. It seems that the Ming Dynasty army cannot catch up. Even if it can pursue them, it cannot annihilate them all.
But their tribesmen and all their assets are gathered around here. This is the confidence for their future survival. Even with these conditions for a comeback, they will have the opportunity to compete with the Central Plains Dynasty in the future. deal with.
If we withdraw from the battlefield now, it will mean that except for some young and middle-aged people who have run away, the remaining people will basically be massacred or captured by the Ming Dynasty.
This puts us in the dilemma of Huoshi... The reason why Huoshi surrendered to the Ming Dynasty was because their people were captured by the Ming Dynasty. Fortunately, in the end, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was responsible for his credibility and took the Ming Dynasty. These people and their cattle and sheep were returned to the fire sieve.
Since then, Huo Si has completely separated from the grassland tribe. He did not participate in this war at all and continued to live a small life on his own ranch in the west.
Batu Meng raised his sword, which was a scimitar. He shouted loudly: "The bravest prairie eagle must devour your prey. Whoever withdraws from the battlefield will be killed." The grassland cannot tolerate this! There is no retreat in this battle! Only by winning can the grassland have a future, and your children will not be driven away and defiled by the people of the Ming Dynasty!"
These words are obviously about them. The scene when the Central Plains Dynasty was trampled upon.
It’s just that now it’s them who bear all this.
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A night battle, fought to the rear, as bright as day.
The dilemma surrounding Tang Yin can be said to be solved without a fight.
Because no matter where the Tatar troops were, they were all focusing on Zhang Zhou’s three thousand troops in the south... The Tatars had suffered a lot from Tang Yin’s troops before. It was a loss, but now they seemed to have forgotten the pain.
Because in the past period of time, these remnant soldiers under Tang Yin's command did not give them any pain, so that they seemed to have forgotten that there were actually nearly 5,000 remnant troops under Tang Yin's command.
When Tang Yin rectified his soldiers all night, he didn't even bother with the tents in the camp. He just led his soldiers on foot through more than ten miles and returned to the valley they once occupied. , and climbed to the heights of the mountain col, when more than 4,000 soldiers and horses overlooked the battlefield.
The scene in front of them became a heroic and tragic scene that these Ming soldiers will never forget.
There were fires everywhere on the river bank, and the dark Tatar cavalry surged towards the river bank like a tide., even on the west bank of the river, there are still a large number of Tatars crossing the river, but the firearms of the Ming army seem to be like divine help. It seems that there are only a few people guarding a small position, but they are in all directions The Tatars would fall hundreds of paces away, and no one could enter their position.
Some soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were driving what looked like artillery. The base of the artillery could also rotate and be aimed in different directions. As long as someone came, they could shoot continuously.
The fire bombs fired are also continuous, and the sound of the chug is already muffled here. In addition to the smell of blood, there is a smell of gunpowder smoke in the air, and then there is the Tatar. People shouting kill.
The Ming Dynasty army also used something that looked like a firecracker, which they lifted up and fired towards the opposite side. After each launch, they almost had to change the bomb, but it could set the fire in a very short time. After changing the ammunition, then aim again and shoot...
This kind of combat method of machine gunners and musketeers was something that the Ming Dynasty soldiers present had never seen before.
Ma Yi rode up to Tang Yin and said, "Sir, what should we do?"
At present, there are less than ten horses left in the army; Slaughtered by them.
When the soldiers came out at this time, the first thing they did was not to fight, but to find water. After many days of suffering, this group of people finally seemed to be out of trouble, but in front of them it seemed There is a bigger war waiting for them.
Tang Yin said: "We want to cut off the Tatars' retreat!"
"How?" Xu Jing said, "We don't even have cavalry, and we have almost run out of fire bombs." , the soldiers are so weak, if we rush forward like this, don’t you think we are just giving dumpling stuffing to people?" Zhang Rui pointed to the battlefield on the west bank and said: "Those Tatars are rushing forward? , we cut off their retreat, and then cut through the ice. We still have some sky gunpowder on hand." Tang Yin said: "Just do this! If reinforcements come, we will do nothing. What's the difference between doing it and waiting to die? Go ahead, the opportunity to make a contribution is here. Tonight is a grand event to witness the destruction of the grassland tribe. We don't want to be bystanders, we want to be participants."
This time. Although the words sound hollow, they still have a strong effect on the morale of the soldiers.
After working hard for so many days, I can finally survive, and I can still get a big advantage. When I go back, I will be rewarded based on my merits, and I will live a life like a master from now on...
Thinking of this, it seemed that everything I had done before was worth it.
"Kill!" Tang Yin finally raised his own sword.
In Tang Yin's view, this was the time when he was loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and it was also the most meaningful day in the thirty years of his life.
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The night is very long.
With their bravery, the Tatars broke into a Ming forward position. The Ming soldiers relied on their muskets andGatlin is still making his final resistance.
But what followed was the influx of more Tatar troops.
Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty's army could form a response in different passages. With a "boom" explosion, the wooden fences on both sides did not explode, and reinforcements also came from both sides to kill these groups. The Tatars who rushed to the river bank camp of the Ming Dynasty army were massacred and driven out of their forward positions.
The number of machine guns here is sufficient, but the number of musketeers is too high, which is also related to the improved accuracy of the Tatars' powerful crossbows.
In order to capture the river bank position, the Tatars even used catapults that they had not commonly used before. This is also the reason why this position almost fell. However, with the addition of musketeers, more and more musketeers were added. In the last round of long-range attacks, the Tatar offensive was once again suppressed.
What followed was a counterattack by the Ming Dynasty soldiers and horses.
Gatling's machine gun began to advance slowly, and at the same time, using musketeers as cover, it advanced about fifty steps. These fifty steps were also related to the victory of the battle.
The corpses of Tatars were trampled under their feet, and the sound of explosions was still heard. Every soldier was almost unable to communicate in words, because in this chaotic battlefield, they could no longer hear their surroundings. what people are saying.
All actions are directed by the command flag.
This is the first time for many soldiers to go to the battlefield. Seeing such a tragic scene will make their legs weak. But fortunately, it is their own side who is killing, and the enemy is being killed.
This gave them incomparable courage, allowing them to carry their own weapons and continue to rush forward...
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The war lasted for more than two hours from near midnight. It was almost approaching dawn, and many tribes of Tatars had fled the battlefield.
Although Batu Munch had issued a strict order not to allow evacuation, at this time of life and death, no one listened to the Khan's order.
Although Batu Meng also sent people to serve as law enforcement teams and killed some tribes on the spot, and some tribal leaders were also killed, more tribes chose to leave the battlefield... If there is a glimmer of hope, the worst possible outcome is to submit to the Ming Dynasty, accept the canonization and dispatch of the Ming Dynasty, or even naturalize them and place them elsewhere, or even some of them will be killed...
But at least, the Ming Dynasty The imperial court would leave the bones and blood of their tribe to prevent them from being completely wiped out.
But in the battle on the Sosuo River in front of us, as many as we fought were killed.
Batu Monk personally led the troops to charge, but he did not have any chance to reach the river bank. After several charges, even Batu Monk had to temporarily leave the river bank under the escort of the surrounding loyal generals. .
At this time, Batu Munch's body was covered in blood, and many of the surrounding guards were injured. Because of Gatlin's powerful attack power and indiscriminate attacks, even these guards were injured. Wearing armor, they were still beaten through. They no longer cared about healing. Many of them had been hit in vital parts and were just waiting to die.
"The Great Khan..."
Every general or soldier Batu Monk saw had great unwillingness in their eyes.
You can obviously see the Ming Dynasty’s camp there, and there are only a few Ming Dynasty soldiers guarding it. It’s obvious that as long as you rush up, you can capture the camp and end the war. , can win a great victory.
It is obviously very close...
But the distance of a hundred steps is like a natural chasm, which cannot be killed.
"The cavalry of the Ming Dynasty came over! The Northern Army also came this way. They blocked our rear troops on the west bank, and some of our rear troops surrendered directly to them!"
"It's the army of the Ming Dynasty..."
The place where Batu Meng is located is already the core area of the Tatar troops, but this will be sent by Zhang Zhou The mobile cavalry has attacked.
Batu Munch looked up at the sky. There seemed to be red clouds floating in the sky, but he knew that it was the thick smoke of night reflecting the firelight on the river bank. The mottled colors were like the sadness of blood, which made him For the first time, despair arose in my heart.
"How many soldiers and horses do we have left?" Batu Munch grabbed Bals and asked.
Baars said: "Father Khan, the second brother has escaped with his troops."
At this moment, Batu Munch knew that his situation was over.
Failure on the battlefield is not terrible. In his view, any failure can be accompanied by a comeback.
But once the people under his command are alienated from each other and everyone seeks their own way of life and future, and even his most trusted son betrays him, then there is only one way to die.
"Bang!"
Suddenly, a shell exploded not far from Batu Monk, and more than a dozen soldiers were blown away or killed. They were also wailing in pain.
Batu Munch said: "Evacuate the river bank, send the order down...withdraw to the east, pack up the troops, and then try to fight again."
At this time, he gave the order again, and it seemed that he had already Doesn't help.
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