The death of Wu Rigeng was the last straw that broke the camel's back. The terrifying power of the camel cannon and Gatling gun frightened these cavalrymen who grew up in a closed environment.
No matter how dense the bows and arrows are, they are nothing compared to Gatling's steel barrage.
As the five hundred most elite cavalrymen were all killed and injured, the Gatling gunner stopped shaking the handle, and the high-speed rotating barrel gradually stopped. The ground was covered with yellow metal bullet casings.
Although they had seen Gatling gun fire many times, the servants still couldn't control their composure. These bullets, both warheads and cartridge cases, are all made of expensive brass. These materials contain much higher copper content than the copper coins issued by the imperial court.
It's a war here and there, and it's just throwing money around.
The metal bullet casings everywhere are the copper coins everywhere.
Yang Fan has no choice. In modern times, the only material for custom-made metal bullets is brass. Because copper is naturally malleable and self-lubricating. When the bullet is fired, it can deform moderately, close to the gun bore, seal the gunpowder gas to prevent air leakage, and is not easy to jam and wear the gun bore.
Although in modern times, China later developed painted steel bullet casings, brass has the best performance. The only drawback is that it's too expensive.
Now, in Yang Fan's system, breech-loading guns, fixed metal bullets, smokeless powder, and rifled barrels have long been conquered, and reserve production has even begun. It's just that the troops are not equipped.
Currently, the only type of weapon that uses custom metal bullet cases is the Gatling gun.
The Mongols began to surrender. Their defeat is certain. Even if there is no rotating camel cannon, there is no gatling gun. They were also killed by the servant cavalry until they almost had a mental breakdown.
Their swordsmanship and equestrian skills were completely suppressed, and for the first time they discovered that they could not even defeat the Ming army in hand-to-hand combat. This makes them feel like their world is falling apart.
In addition to the elite team of the Jia Ding Regiment, the accumulation of training and combat experience, the sophisticated equipment is also an important reason. Their sabers adopt the cavalry standard saber of later generations. The material, craftsmanship, and shape of this saber are the summary of hundreds of years of cavalry combat experience.
Whether it is ergonomics, sharpness or toughness, it far exceeds the Mongolian scimitar of this era.
The modern saber is shorter than the Mongolian scimitar of this era, so it can be unsheathed quickly. In an encounter, whoever pulls out the saber first in an emergency can kill the opponent with one blow. Modern sabers are lighter than Mongolian scimitars, so they can slash faster with the same force. With light swords and fast horses, during the confrontation, the servant cavalry will kill the Mongolian cavalry first.
The remaining Mongolians dismounted and knelt down in despair, asking for surrender. If there is one, there will be a second, and then one by one they will dismount and surrender. They can't fight, they can't run. Continuing to fight will produce no results other than increasing casualties.
You Shilu was on the west bank of the Yellow River and watched the entire process from the charge led by Yang Fan to the surrender of the Mongols. He saw with his own eyes how the Ming Dynasty's cavalry crushed and defeated these old enemies.
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In the past two years, he had been hearing about Dingyuan Bo's invincibility and the stories that kept coming. But today, when he witnessed this tragic battlefield with his own eyes, he realized that those rumors that he had ridiculed before were far from reflecting the power of Uncle Dingyuan.
All the generals in Ningxia Town were afraid from the bottom of their hearts. Uncle Dingyuan is so brave, is there anyone in the Ming Dynasty who can control him?
Yang Fan had already seen the three thousand cavalry on the other side of the river. This is the real main force of Ningxia Town.
Yang Fan greeted them across the river, and everyone from You Shilu down to him returned the greeting. At this time, General Zhengxi controlled the troops and horses in the four towns of Ningxia, Guyuan, Yulin, and Shanxi. Coordinate the suppression affairs. They are all Yang Fan's subordinates.
"Send someone to send a message so that they don't have to worry about the battlefield in Hedong. I will take care of it here. Let them all go back. To the west of Helan Mountain, in the Alxa Wasteland and the Linhe Grassland, a large number of Mongolian cavalry have gathered. They can guard Ningxia. The dozen fortified cities in the town are the greatest contribution." Yang Fan said.
Afterwards, the messenger officer sat on a sheepskin raft and crossed the river.
You Shilu received Dingyuan Bo
After receiving the order, he bowed his hands to Uncle Dingyuan and led the troops back to Yinchuan. Uncle Dingyuan was right. The real pressure on Ningxia Town at this time came from the outer area in the north, especially Linhe City where too many soldiers and horses gathered.
Being able to defend Ningxia without losing anything is the greatest achievement.
Yang Fan immediately led his army to the west. At this time, the 90,000 troops from the four towns and the Beijing camp were divided into thirty-three groups and gathered from all sides towards Dongsheng Grassland. If you encounter tribes along the way, start a war immediately.
The various Mongolian ministries tried their best to resist, but the Ming army was too numerous and the gaps between each group's advance were too small. They seemed to be wrapped in a big net, gradually compressing Dongsheng City.
The entire Ordos Plateau is ablaze with wars and fighting everywhere. Except for the 13 Western tribes that were annihilated, the remaining 42 tribes in Ordos suffered all casualties under the attacks of the Ming army that surrounded them from all sides, and the remaining tribes fled to Dongsheng City.
Every day in the past few days, desperate tribesmen who were chased and driven by the Ming army came to Dongsheng City to call the door. There are very few cities on the grassland. There is only one city, Dongsheng, on this plateau. At this time, they naturally became the target of their escape.
They knew the horror of city walls. Every time they invaded Han, they suffered huge casualties when attacking the city. And the city of Dongsheng can also protect them.
Looking at the surging refugees and defeated soldiers coming under the city gate, Bu Shitu smiled from ear to ear. These bastards don't obey his control, and they will oppose whatever they want to do. This time, let’s see how shameless they still are to be arrogant in front of themselves.
At this time, he saw several Taiji and Nayan, with gray heads and faces, covered with injuries, riding horses through the city gate. My heart was filled with joy.
See if you are still awesome, why don't you be shy and ask me to protect you?
When Yang Fan rushed to the foot of Dongsheng City, the last group of defeated Mongolian troops had already entered the city.
There are 50,000 troops in the Beijing camp, and soldiers and horses from the four towns of Ningxia Town, Guyuan Town, Yulin Town, and Shanxi Town also arrived. The army encamped and formed formations on all sides of Dongsheng. He made a gesture of attacking Dongsheng.
Yang Fan set up a large tent for the Chinese army and beat drums to gather the generals. The drums mounted on the scaffolding watchtower were beating loudly. In this vast wilderness, it spreads very far.
Soon, the commander-in-chief and deputy commander-in-chief of the troops from the four towns came to Yang Fan's Chinese army tent in Beijing to report.
The four towns dispatched troops this time. Ningxia Town was led by Deputy Commander-in-Chief He Huchen, and Shanxi Town was led by Deputy Commander-in-Chief Mangui. Yulin Town is Wu Zimian, deputy commander-in-chief of Yansui. The one who sent troops from Guyuan was Xu Yongshou, the commander-in-chief of Gansu.
When the three drums came down, all the generals from the four towns and the capital camp had arrived.
Yang Fan looked at these general military officers in various places one by one. These high-ranking people were all important figures in charge of the military power of one party.
And these people were also looking at Yang Fan and Zhang Shize. These two young, shameless dolls.
