The rebels rushed out of the city, and the Ming army, guard squadrons, and civilians who dug and dug all shouted "Oh my God" and hurriedly got into the trenches.
This was not a fear of fighting and running away, but an order from the superior officer and the result of Huang Yi's special instructions.
War is not a child's play, what is needed most is courage, and the second is fighting skills.
Huang Yi did not expect the Ming army, which had been repeatedly defeated in battles, to resist desperately. He was worried that when the rebels came out of the city for a surprise attack, the Ming army, the garrison army, and the civilians would run around and collide with the Xinghe army's cavalry array.
More than half of the Xinghe Army's cavalry were Mongolians who were skilled in bows and horses, so of course they would not be disrupted.
Those who mess up the formation will be killed without mercy! It's an ironclad military rule.
It will definitely lead to killing one's own people before they even start fighting the rebels.
This image is very bad and does not conform to the great, glorious, correct and kind character of the Xinghe Army.
Therefore, Huang Yi instructed Liu Yulie and Wang Kun to convey the order to the generals. As long as they saw the rebels raiding, everyone digging and digging would quickly hide in the trench without resistance.
The Xinghe Army cavalry promised to rescue them in time. As long as they didn't run around and lie down in the trench, their lives would be safe.
After hearing this order, the Ming army, guard squadrons and servants who were digging and digging, most of them were grateful to the Xinghe army.
If they encountered a rebel raid and received rapid fire support from the Xinghe Army, so that these people did not suffer huge casualties, they should be grateful.
There were nearly 100,000 soldiers and civilians outside Denglai City, and they came from different military towns. Of course, they would pass on what they saw and what they experienced personally.
Moreover, this kind of behavior is not just for show, but a serious arrangement in order to reduce one's own casualties.
Before the defense system besieging Dengzhou City was perfected, there were not only Xinghe Army sentinels but also many general and superior officers who were monitoring Dengzhou City with telescopes all day long.
Some of them stood on the sentry tower to observe, and some simply climbed up Guabang Mountain to overlook the entire Dengzhou.
The scouts communicated with the agreed flag language, and the military information was conveyed to the Xinghe Army cavalry who were always prepared to deal with the rebel raids, and it took no more than a quarter of an hour.
In order to prevent the cavalry from being overtired, a two-shift approach was adopted.
In the face of a well-prepared opponent, a surprise attack will definitely be ineffective!
Facing the rebels' surprise attack, the Xinghe Army cavalry launched a countercharge at about the same time. The Xinghe Army cavalry's combat effectiveness was stronger than that of Guan Ning's cavalry!
Then there were the ninety cavalrymen equipped with fine steel pulley bows who fired a volley of arrows, and the two hundred cavalrymen who used flintlock muskets fired one hundred, sixty and seventy lead bullets...
Why did 200 people shoot only 1,670 lead bullets?
There is no way, the firing rate of the flintlock gun is like this.
If the first shot fails, the musketeer can turn back the flint, pour some primer into the cauldron, and pull the trigger again.
The charging cavalry musketeers had no way of refiring.
They had no choice but to carry flintlock guns on their backs and draw their sabers and wave them.
The cavalry fought, and the infantry could not be spectators. The drums and horns in the Xinghe Army camp were shouting, and the sound of uniform footsteps was earth-shattering.
Groups of infantry soldiers ran into the battlefield.
well! Sometimes it may not be a good thing for soldiers to be too fierce!
Because the Xinghe Army cavalry came too fast and charged too hard, the originally aggressive rebels were immediately frightened.
"Marshal Du Du" Li Jiucheng, who used to be reckless and like to take the lead in the charge, heard the cry of "The Xinghe Army suppressed the rebellion and surrendered to avoid death!"
He actually immediately shouted: "No! Huang Yi has betrayed his trust again. The Xinghe Army is coming to kill him. Please retreat quickly!"
Then "Capital Marshal" Li Jiucheng turned around and took the lead - and escaped.
When father and son went into battle, Li Yingyuan led the most elite cavalry to guard Li Jiuzheng in every battle.
Upon hearing the order to retreat, they immediately surrounded the "Marshal Du" and ran back.
The other generals who participated in the charge were also afraid of the Xinghe Army, and they were also running as fast as they could...
Not being able to kill "Marshal Du" Li Jiucheng, or even the named rebel generals, the Xinghe Army was left alone.
oh! It’s not all without gain.
In this battle, more than 400 were gained, more than 200 were captured, more than 600 high-quality war horses were seized, and basically no gold or silver treasure was seized.
It should be that when the rebel cavalry left the city, they deliberately packed lightly and left the gold and silver they carried with them to their own people for safekeeping.
The battle damage ratio between our army and the enemy was one to ten. Because we were the victors, the wounded were able to receive timely treatment, and only 21 became martyrs.
Huang Yi did not fight in person in this battle.
That's because Huang Yi has a lot to deal with and it's impossible to follow two shifts of cavalry.
Huang Yi's order was that when the rebels raided, the generals leading the army must fight as quickly as possible. The guardsmen and servants who had no fighting capacity could not be slaughtered, which would destroy the morale of the Ming army.
So when Huang Yi led the personal guards to the battlefield, the battle was already over. He only heard the warm cheers of the guards and civilians who thought they had narrowly escaped death!
There has never been a time when I have been as eager to win as I am today!
This is the common aspiration of the Ming army, guardsmen and civilians.
It's so scary, there are still many Ming soldiers and civilians trembling in fear.
It's no wonder that the rebels dispatched nearly two thousand cavalry, and the Xinghe Army also dispatched nearly two thousand cavalry to fight.
The guardsmen and civilians lay in the ditch between the two armies, listening to the rumble of horse hooves and watching the soil being shaken and falling. Of course, they were shrouded in fear.
The result was very good. The Xinghe army charged very quickly, and their riding skills were excellent. They were basically able to jump over the ditch with their horses, without trampling on the Ming army and civilians who were huddled in the ditch with their heads in their hands.
The rebels were also on horseback. They had to deal with the Xinghe Army's attack, and they had no time or unwillingness to pay attention to the Ming army and civilians hiding in the trenches.
The Ming army and civilians who had escaped the disaster heard that Huang Yi, the leader of the Xinghe Army, had arrived, and they immediately shouted: "The Xinghe Army will be victorious!"
"General Huang is mighty!"
Over and over again until you are hoarse!
Don’t even say it! After shouting and venting their anger, the guardsmen and civilians stopped shaking, and their faces were all rosy.
Many civilians discovered that there were still clothes on the corpses of the rebels and pounced on them like hungry wolves.
well! Let alone clothes these days, rags and cotton are all good things in the eyes of Shengdou Xiaomin.
He suffered a big loss at the hands of the Xinghe Army again, and Li Jiucheng was furious again!
My ears were filled with shouts from outside the city, each wave getting louder than the last!
The rebel generals watching from the top of the city were so angry that they gritted their teeth! Many people yelled and cursed!
There's no use getting angry! It’s okay to curse people! We can't just watch the Ming army build earthen walls and besiege the city!
oh! Also, the earthen barrier outside the south gate is getting higher and higher. What conspiracy does the Xinghe Army have?
If it is to prepare for a city siege, the earthen fortress should be closer to the city wall, at least within a stone's throw!
Generals such as Li Jiucheng, Mao Chenglu, and Kong Youde were familiar with the firearms of this era. It may be described as the most familiar.
So I can't imagine how useful an earthen fortress two hundred steps away from the city wall would be.
