The cavalry immediately changed their original tactics. They scattered and retreated. After changing their arrows, they came back again.
This time, their arrow shafts were wrapped in grease-rich wool.
After lighting it with a fire stick, shoot it towards the big formation. Their main concern was the dozen or so nest cars used for high-altitude observation.
For a moment, arrows rained down like rain, hoo hoo hoo! The sound caused by the dense arrows was like the sound of wind.
Almost instantly, a large number of arrows hit the nest car, and these rockets flew down overwhelmingly.
A large shield was immediately raised in the military formation. Most of these shields are cards and shields.
Those soldiers who did not have shields also made simple shields from pine boards and branches during their rest. After all, everyone knows that the biggest threat to fighting the Mongols is bows and arrows.
They lack armor, and it is impossible for the armor from the capital camp to be given to them.
Since there is no armor, we can only rely on shields.
The greatest function of armor is to resist stray arrows on the battlefield. The second is to deal with knife cuts.
Armor, whether in China or Europe, has basically no defense against spears and halberds. European plate armor could not stop the thrust of the Swiss halberd.
For a moment, there was a scream, and a large number of people were shot down.
These flaming arrows landed on the shield. It fell on the soldiers' limbs.
Suddenly a crowd of people stood on their backs. Fortunately, the Mongols galloped their horses along the pine tree barriers of the formation and shot arrows at the same time.
The row holding pine trees was not affected. They were too close to the cavalry running in circles at high speed, and it was difficult to hit them with direct fire or projectiles. Therefore, there are no loopholes in the formation.
It has to be said that the Mongols' archery skills are quite good. The dozens of nest carts, whether they were wooden pillars or small wooden houses on them, were all hit by arrows intensively. Several of the observation houses were shot like hedgehogs. Then there was smoke, and with so many rockets hitting it, it was impossible not to catch fire.
"Sand, hurry up! Use sand to put out the fire," a general flag shouted.
The soldiers immediately put their shields on the ground, picked up sand and threw it on the burning shields with their hands. The fire was quickly put out. This is the Gobi desert, and there is no place to find water to put out the fire. There is not enough water for people to drink.
But the ground here is full of sand, which is equally useful for putting out fires.
A group of soldiers used a winch to lower the observation post of the nest car. Immediately a large amount of sand was lifted up, and the newly ignited flame was extinguished.
The wooden house on top of the nest car is raised and lowered using ropes and a winch. At this time, seeing the fire, they immediately relaxed the rope and lowered the house.
Chen Qinhu came to Yan Yingyuan and said: "Dasa is shooting rockets, mainly to deal with our nest car. Fortunately, our nest car is designed to lift. We quickly put it down and put out the fire. But we have no nest." If we don’t have a car, we can’t see what’s going on outside, so we can’t shoot the Mongols blindly.”
Yan Yingyuan's fingers tapped on the saddle, and he frowned in thought. This doesn't work now. We have to rely on the nest car to observe to gain the advantage. In the end, if we hold on, we can use bows and arrows to shoot the Mongols to collapse.
How to prevent fire in the nest car has become a big problem.
The general fire prevention measure is to apply wet mud on the outer surface of the board to prevent rockets.
But this is a desert. Although there is sand on the ground, there is neither enough water nor mud, and the sand is not sticky enough to be wiped off. Because the sand doesn't stick to it at all.
"If the sand doesn't stick to it, then use clothes and quilts to nail it on."
Chen Qinhu said anxiously: "But there is no water. If we don't wet it, it will still burn."
"Let them take turns to pee. A living person can still suffocate to death. There are more than 20,000 people. This is how much water is enough to last for several hours. As long as we maintain our observation advantage, the Mongols will not last long before they are ejected. Shoot it down." Yan Yingyuan said.
"That's okay, okay." Chen Qinhu's eyes widened. But he turned around and executed it.
Soon, Daza discovered that those damn nest cars were rising again. There are a lot of quilts and the like outside and it looks a lot bloated.
I laughed out loud, these people are really desperate. Wrapping yourself in a quilt will only burn you faster.
"Keep shooting and burn the hive cart."
A new round of rockets flew towards the nest car again.
Chop chop chop! The dense rain of arrows shot towards the top of the nest car again.
In a short time, he was shot like a hedgehog. But the strange thing is that although the rockets are burning, the nest car has not been ignited for a long time. Instead, a large amount of smoke is rising. But under the strong wind in the grassland, it was quickly blown away.
Chao Chao resisted the rain of arrows and immediately changed the battlefield situation again.
The inside of the military formation began to throw dense arrows again. This time, the area with dense cavalry was more accurately covered. After integration, both the observation posts and the ejection soldiers have become more proficient.
Learning on the battlefield is undoubtedly the fastest. Because they are facing the test of life and death. Everyone's potential is brought out. They will find the most advantageous method as soon as possible.
Daza's face became increasingly gloomy. Almost dripping with water.
He couldn't beat Yang Fan, he couldn't beat Jingying, he admitted it. After all, the Beijing Camp is the most elite force in the Ming Dynasty. By that time, the Tumut people had been reduced to the point where they could not even defeat the common people.
Every time a round of arrow rain falls, a large area of cavalry is covered. Their poor leather armor is very ineffective against bows and arrows. It's better than a leather robe.
By mid-afternoon, the cavalry collapsed.
As the huge casualties continued to accumulate, they finally couldn't bear it anymore. With a bang, they ran away in all directions. Escape to the headquarters military formation.
His eyes turned red from frustration. The order was given: "Don't worry about these cowards. The more than 10,000 cavalrymen in our formation will continue to attack immediately."
Looking at these fleeing cavalry, Daza decided to press all the cavalry who were not in battle.
At this time, the two sides were throwing missiles at each other, competing to see who could hold it back first.
However, their effect was not as good as that of the Ming army. Each time the Ming army covered an area where cavalry gathered, the effect was very shocking.
The rain of arrows fell, the men and horses fell to the ground, and grass-like arrow shafts seemed to grow on the ground.
This area was almost destroyed.
The Mongolian arrows fell into the formation, but because of the pine trees, the effect was not visible. As a result, the Mongols collapsed first.
But Daza estimated that the Ming army's casualties would not be that small. Although they are a hollow square formation, they will not fare well when being ejected.
Their equipment was much worse than that of the Jingying camp. He had seen the armor of the Jingying camp in the battle of Guihua City. These people did not have the despairingly sturdy plate armor at all.
The first wave of attacking cavalry finally collapsed in the crossfire. The pressure suddenly dropped. The soldiers began to rest, eat something, and drink some water. After all, I have been fighting hard all day. Nothing to eat.
Yan Yingyuan personally boarded a nest car, endured the pungent smell, and observed the enemy's situation.
In the distance, the remaining 10,000 cavalrymen were walking slowly. It seems that Daza, an old fox, knows the principle of traveling a hundred miles only half the time. Prepare to continue the attack to see who can't hold it back first and who collapses first.
Yan Yingyuan narrowed his eyes, he had been waiting. Waiting for an opportunity to defeat these Mongolian cavalry with infantry.
The wind was blowing, this time from the southeast. The wind was blowing from behind. The wind speed was increasing rapidly, blowing his clothes.
Yan Yingyuan narrowed his eyes, his plan could be implemented.
