Mang Gurtai and his Zhenglan Banner officers and soldiers looked at these Han people with wide eyes.
The phalanxes caught up one by one and slaughtered the fleeing Mongolian infantry like chopping melons and vegetables.
The Mongols dismounted, and their combat effectiveness was really unflattering.
Their infantry and the Eight Banners' heavy infantry were almost in the sky and the other was in the ground.
The way the Mongolians rolled and crawled on their bowed legs to escape made Lin Yueru laugh.
"Master, blow the trumpet and catch up with us all. The Mongols are scared out of their wits. Kill them all in one go. Don't let them escape." Lin Yueru suggested.
Yang Fan said: "You must be calm when commanding operations. You can only do the right things on the battlefield. You can't forget your life for small gains, and cherish your life for big things. The Zhenglan Banner has not yet been put into the battlefield, and we cannot fly wildly. We must maintain the formation. .”
However, the Mongols were not the only ones on the battlefield. After 30,000, the golden soldiers did not move.
The more we are at this moment, the more important it is to be steady and not to waver.
Don't win first and lose later, and lose everything in the end.
Now everyone can see clearly that the Mongols' defeat is a foregone conclusion.
The artillery, muskets, grenades, and explosive weapons that took turns today have completely destroyed their fighting spirit.
Today there are more than 30,000 people in Beicheng, with at least 10,000 casualties. There are still 20,000 people left. If no measures are taken and the Ming army pursues them, I don’t know how many more casualties there will be.
On the hill, anxious Khan Ahai and Buyan Ahai kept looking at Mang Gurtai.
They were both lucky to have seduced the Eight Banners soldiers. Otherwise, the Ming army would have no scruples and would dispatch both infantry and cavalry to pursue them. There is a danger of annihilation today.
Although Mang Gurtai saw that the Mongols were defeated, he was not anxious at all.
This time he brought 30,000 people, excluding the 5,000 slaves pushing carts, who suffered heavy casualties just now.
His Zhenglan Banner headquarters of 10,000 bannermen were unscathed. Each of the Eight Banners does not have many troops, that is, it is of this size. The smaller flag is estimated to have only more than 8,000 people, and the Zhenglan flag is considered the main flag.
Li Yongfang's Han army flag and fifteen thousand troops did not move. They are all in a state of recharging their energy.
In Mang Gurtai's view, Li Yongfang's 15,000 Han-flag infantry were enough to deal with the militiamen of more than 10,000 people.
If the Ming army's cavalry was dispatched, he would launch a Zhenglan Banner attack.
In his impression, Zhenglan Banner was the cavalry that fought against Liaodong, and it was no problem that ten thousand soldiers could fight tens of thousands. What's more, these guardsmen from Ji Town in Guan Nei.
According to intelligence, the Ming army opposite had 18,000 horse infantry, 10,000 of whom were said to be temporarily recruited militiamen. They are all farmers, putting down their hoes and picking up their spears.
From the corner of his eye, he saw Khan Ahai and Buyan Ahai looking at him pitifully. I'm too embarrassed to ignore them.
"Sir, I'm afraid the soldiers and horses of Taiji and Tabu Nang are in ruins. You can go up first with the fifteen thousand men with the Han army flag, hold back these Ming army infantry, and collect the defeated troops for Taiji. Regroup and buy some time," Mang Gurtai said.
Li Yongfang looked at the front. The Mongolians had collapsed and were running back. They were completely running away to herd sheep. Their formations and formations were all gone.
He had no choice but to nod his head and said, "There is no problem for me to go up with the Han army flag. However, according to the intelligence, the Ming army still has eight thousand cavalry that have not moved. I am worried that when these Ming army infantry and I are exhausted, They'll rush out."
Mang Gurtai nodded and said: "My brother-in-law, don't worry. If the Ming army sends out cavalry, I will attack the bannermen of Zhenglan Banner. What kind of virtues are the cavalry of the Ming army? You know better than me, my brother-in-law."
That's right. Li Yongfang is an intelligence worker and a Han Chinese.
He knows the situation of Ming Dynasty well.
In terms of understanding of the Ming Dynasty cavalry, he far surpassed Mang Gurtai.
Ming Dynasty has not paid military pay for half a year. Many people bought horses because they really couldn't afford to keep them. If they didn't sell them, they would have to starve to death.
Even if this Ming army has cavalry that can provide enough food and reliable training, its combat effectiveness will not be as good as that of Zhenglan Banner.
Even Yuandudu's Guan Ning's cavalry was in vain against Mang Gurtai's Zhenglan Banner. There is no cavalry in the entire Ming Dynasty that can fight better than Guan Ning's cavalry.
"Okay, please ask Sanbeile to raid the formation for me. I will go up with the Han army flag to show these Jizhen militiamen who don't know the heights of the sky. When it comes to heavy infantry, we, Dajin, must be number one."
Yang Fan looked through the telescope and saw the Zhenglan Banner infantry moving in the distance.
"Sir, those infantrymen wearing blue armor should be from the Zhenglan Banner of the Han Army. This troop belongs to Li Yongfang, the brother-in-law." Lin Yueru said.
"Well, it turns out it's them, these traitorous troops. Humph." Yang Fan curled his lips.
"None of these people are good. They are more cruel to the Han people in Liaodong than Jiannu." Xiao Niangpi also said angrily.
"Send the order, do not accept the surrender of the Han army Zhenglan Banner, and destroy them all." Yang Fan said coldly.
He had heard about these traitors for a long time. Most of them were former officers and soldiers of Liaodong who surrendered. They used their Han identities to disguise themselves as refugees many times and fled into the Ming Dynasty's cities to hide. Then at the critical moment of the battle, respond internally and open the city gate.
Many cities in Liaodong were lost like this.
"Yes, these bastards are nothing. They are more hateful than slaves. They should be eliminated." Xiao Niangpi also clenched her fist angrily.
Woo! With a long horn blowing, the Mongols quickly fled in both directions.
Zhou Yuji also ordered to stop the pursuit, and the entire army formed a unit and stayed put.
The infantry has passed through the Mongolian casualty area. It is all flat grassland, and there are no dead bodies or shield vehicle wreckage everywhere.
After the Mongols fled, a dense military formation appeared in front of them.
These people all wore blue cloth armor, and their helmets were the same as those of the Jiannu Banners. They were eight-petal iron helmets, but there was no lightning rod.
There are also differences between the armor and the soldiers of the Eight Banners. The regular troops of the Eight Banners wear long armor, while the Han army flags wear short armor. That is to say, the lower body armor skirt of the Eight Banners covers the feet. The Han military flag only reached the knees.
Because the Han army flags are infantry, they need to walk and maintain mobility. They only have a layer of cotton armor.
The Eight Banners consisted of cavalry and heavily armored mounted infantry. They usually wear cloth armor on the outside, chain mail on the inside, and a layer of cotton armor on the inside.
"Everyone is here, prepare to fight, and keep in formation," Zhou Yuji shouted loudly while riding on his horse.
At this time, Yang Fan's three militia regiments all stood silently, holding Swiss halberds, looking at the turbulent blue ocean in the distance, waiting for the order to attack.
Li Yongfang was riding on a horse, protected by three hundred cavalry, squinting at the Ming troops standing opposite.
Are these really militiamen recruited temporarily? But they look more energetic than the most elite Guan Ning army in the Ming Dynasty.
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