A thousand cavalry rushed out of the city gate, bypassed the staggering common people who were supporting each other, and got into position.
The people were advancing at an unnervingly slow pace, and there were people on the top of the city constantly shouting to speed up. However, these people who had rushed all the way here were exhausted, struggling to move, and could not go any faster. And this is exactly the effect that the Tatar soldiers in Souyama want.
Suddenly, smoke and dust rose up in the distance, and without even waiting to see the black spots, the lookout soldiers on the top of the city shouted loudly with their rich experience.
"Tatar cavalry, Tatar cavalry!"
The black dots turned into black lines, and the black lines turned into black waves. The Tatar cavalry was approaching quickly, wrapped in smoke and dust. The soldiers on the top of the city shouted desperately, and the people rushed towards the city in a hurry.
But the speed of the cavalry was so fast that even the thousand cavalrymen who left the city would find it difficult to return to the city at this time, let alone the people. They had to ride their horses and trample the people blocking the city gate before they could rush back into the city and close the city gate.
Driving the people to knock on the city gate, the cavalry ambush and attack with lightning. This trick has been tried repeatedly by the Tatars, and the timing is very precise.
Dong Yang grinned through gritted teeth and raised his sword: "Stabilize the formation and attack when the opponent reaches 500 steps!"
Five hundred steps. When the two sides collided, the distance between the two sides was only two hundred steps. It was almost the shortest distance required for the cavalry to increase its speed to the extreme. However, the reason why he could not charge in advance was that the crossbows on the city wall could not cover a longer range. . He must ensure that after the two sides collide, the crossbows on the city wall can shoot the Tatar cavalry behind.
It is impossible to calculate the number of enemy cavalry, but judging from the smoke and dust, they must not be less than 5,000. These thousand cavalrymen would probably be wiped out. The remaining troops in the border city are all infantry, and the number of cavalry in the main city is only three thousand. Even if they come out of the city for reinforcements, they cannot be evenly matched in total.
What's more, how can the main city gate be opened lightly? Who knew there weren't more Tatar cavalry lying in ambush around, waiting to steal the city?
When the Tatar cavalry was still beyond the range of their crossbows, the three cannons on the city wall fired first, falling into the enemy's formation from a distance, setting off a mass of flesh and blood, causing the enemy's cavalry formation to panic for a moment, but the enemy army The speed has not slowed down and is still approaching rapidly.
Then the crossbow was fired into the sky, and after crossing the parabola, it plunged down from the air and shot down all the cavalrymen who could not block it with their shields. Compared with cannons, crossbows are much less powerful. After two rounds of arrows, the enemy has already reached 500 steps!
Dong Yang waved his sword, and the Ming cavalry started to take off, then increased their speed, and then increased their speed again!
The thunderous hoofbeats of the dark cloud-like Tatar cavalry on the opposite side almost drowned out the hoofbeats of the thousand cavalrymen. The speed of both sides reached the extreme, and the first row of cavalry collided head-on!
The three cannons thundered again, like war drums beating for this impact!
After the people retreat into the city, the city gates will be closed and there will be no waiting for the cavalry. Because they either win or die, if they turn their horses and rush into the city gate, the Tatars will rush into the city with them, and the border city will be lost.
The cannon roared, arrows rained like rain, and a thousand cavalry were quickly overwhelmed and strangled together! Dong Yang's sword was swung like a wheel, with no moves at all, and a three-meter circle of death was drawn around him. It wasn't until a Tatar soldier who was cut in two hugged the sword that he stopped his crazy attack.
The big knife was gone, Dong Yang pulled out his waist knife, preparing to kill two more before committing suicide. The brothers around me are almost dead. Lao Jiang, wait for your brother!
A bigger puff of smoke came from a distance, and the lookout soldiers on the top of the city shouted excitedly: "In the direction of the main city! The cavalry in the direction of the main city! Can't see the flag clearly!"
Of course, the words shouted by the lookout soldiers could not be heard on the battlefield, but the flags on the city walls could indeed be seen.
Dong Yang's heart sank, don't think it was the commander-in-chief who came out with those three thousand cavalry, they were useless. If it doesn’t work, the main city will be lost! The best ones to come are the Tatars who are ambushing near the main city. Anyway, they are dead. If ten thousand Tatars come, I will not die again!
Only after he struck three swords, the watchmen on the city shouted again: "I saw the flag, Zhou, it's Commander Zhou!"
Dong Yang was shocked. Zhou Shangwen personally led the troops out? If he led the troops, three thousand cavalry might really be able to overwhelm this Tatar army.
But how can the general soldier leave the city easily? What if an ambush takes the opportunity to attack the city? Even if we don't attack the city and more ambushes arrive for a decisive battle, if the general is killed in battle, who will defend Datong?
All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind, and the waist knife in his hand kept chopping. At this time, the enemy's offensive also weakened. They separated most of their horses and turned their horses to meet the new cavalry coming from the direction of the main city.
Dong Yang relieved the pressure and commanded the remaining cavalry to charge hard, trying to entangle more opponents, giving Zhou Shangwen's cavalry a greater advantage and able to resolve the battle faster, so that he could quickly return to the main city to defend.
However, when Zhou Shangwen's banner came in front of them, everyone was stunned.
This is definitely not three thousand cavalry! That's eight thousand cavalry! Although the Tatar cavalry who turned around to attack were brave, with such a disparity in strength and the entanglement of Dong Yang's remaining soldiers behind them, their defeat was immediately apparent!
The Tatar general gritted his teeth and ordered the entire army to fight to the death. He shouted: "The Ming Gou has been fooled! The Great Khan's strategy is to lure out the main force of Datong! We still have 20,000 cavalry. As long as we hold on for a moment, the Ming Gou will all die! The city of Datong is ours. It’s over!”
The Tatars became more energetic and began to kill them with all their might. It was just that the Tatar general was thinking that the plan was correct, but their plan was that there were many infantry in the main city of Datong, and the cavalry would come out to rescue them. They would only have 3,000 cavalry at most. With their own 5,000 troops, they would have a chance to annihilate them. If the battle situation is unfavorable, the Great Khan will send more troops to help.
But where did these eight thousand cavalry come from? There are not many cavalry in the area near Datong. Could it be that they are coming from across provinces for reinforcements? It's impossible for them to do it in just a few days!
Ada Khan in the distance also received the news that Zhou Shangwen personally led troops out of the city to rescue him. He cheered up and laughed: "God help me. Send me an order. The cavalry will pass through the main city and hunt down Zhou Shangwen! Never give it to me." A chance for him to return to the main city! Even if I can’t kill him and trap him in the border city, Datong is already within my grasp!”
The cavalry ambushing everywhere, as well as the cavalry looting in the villages, were quickly gathered together. The cavalry team of 20,000 people, like black clouds pressing over the city, passed far in front of the main city of Datong, blocking Zhou Shangwen. On the way back to the main city, fight all the way. Only two thousand cavalry were left, staring at the main city of Datong, observing the opponent's movements.
After the Tatar cavalry brigade passed by, the gate of Datong suddenly opened! The Tatar general who stayed behind was overjoyed. The intelligence said that Zhou Shangwen led a large group of cavalry out of the city to rescue. The city should be very empty at this time, but they dared to open the city gate!
The Tatar general sent someone to report the news to Anda Khan, and at the same time ordered the cavalry to charge and go straight to the open city gate. He is not afraid of an ambush. The infantry is a huge but weak human shield under the iron hooves of the Tatar cavalry!
When the Tatar cavalry rushed eight hundred steps away from the city gate, the cannon fired first, and the Tatar cavalry was killed and injured. Then a trumpet sounded from the city gate, and a group of cavalry rushed out of the city gate.
The Tatar general laughed: "You idiot, kill them and rush into the city. When the Khan comes back, we will stand on the city wall!"
The cavalry on both sides met and fought together. There are no cannons, no arrows, just cavalry charging and slashing. The Tatar cavalry was obviously more powerful than the Ming cavalry, but they soon discovered a problem - why were the cavalry rushing out of the city gate endless and with no end in sight?
The wide city gate of Datong was like a magician's pocket, pouring out an endless stream of cavalry. When the Tatar general realized that the situation was not good, at least 10,000 cavalry had already rushed out. It was too late for him to run away, and the two thousand cavalry were killed in this way.
Then the Ming cavalry turned around and rushed in the direction where the large group of Tatar cavalry left. The cavalry magic at the city gate is still going on.
At this time, the Xuanfu cavalry had already moved out in full force, approaching Datong along the route where the Tatar cavalry might retreat.
In seven days, the Ming Dynasty assembled 30,000 cavalry in Datong City and 20,000 cavalry in Xuanfu. Together with Datong's original 6,000 cavalry, with a huge numerical advantage, they would start an unprecedented strangulation of Anda Khan!
Datong has never fought such a wealthy battle before!
