Yan Yingyuan got off the chao car and immediately issued an order.
"Change the formation, the sword and shield bearers are in front, the spear and halberd bearers are behind, and the crossbowmen are at the end. Immediately attack forward after hearing the order."
"Tie all the pine trees to the tails of the pack horses and go behind the formation. Use the horses to drag the pine trees and gallop behind them. If the horses are not enough, use people to sweep the pine trees on the ground vigorously."
"The remaining eight thousand cavalry, with chain horses in front and wall riders behind, are arrayed in front of the formation. I will personally lead the team with my own soldiers and servants."
"All, soldiers, tie a white handkerchief on your arm as an identification target."
"Finally, everyone, hear the drums and attack. No one is allowed to retreat without paying gold. Anyone who disobeys the order will be beheaded." Yan Yingyuan issued several orders in one breath.
The generals took orders and left one after another. Yan Yingyuan took a deep breath, the decisive battle was right in front of him. Whether we can defeat the enemy depends on this moment.
He personally led more than 600 cavalry in front of the formation, followed by a chain of horses drawn horizontally. Because many cavalrymen died before.
This time it was reorganized. Behind the chain of horses is a wall of five people and five horses. Even if these rookies are used to fight against the enemy's cavalry, the losses will be very heavy.
But even two for one is worth it. The soldiers who survive will quickly become stronger in the fight.
The enemy got closer and closer, walking faster and faster, and gradually began to trot. A cavalry charge has a slow acceleration process. Once this process starts, it cannot be stopped.
Because if the front slows down, it will be crowded with the cavalry behind. In this way, your own formation will not be disrupted.
Yan Yingyuan looked ahead, counting the distance in his mind. The psychological distance soon came. This point is the distance at which one's own cavalry can achieve maximum impact when running.
"Serial horse, attack!" Yan Yingyuan gave the order. Five horses were linked together, the knight's lower limbs were tied to the horse, and a total of six spears were fixed on the inside and outside of the horse. The chain of horses attacked.
They moved from a slow walk to a quick trot and then gradually started to trot. The four-and-a-half-meter long spear was in front of the horse's head, and the red tassels were shaking and the sky was filled with the shadows of the spear, which looked like dazzling flowers.
The chain horse has its own aura and is very impressive. As soon as he appeared, he immediately caused another commotion from the enemy on the opposite side, who had already started to charge forward quickly.
In the last battle, many people were scattered and stabbed to death by the serial horses. The chain horse ran fifty meters away, and Yan Yingyuan waved his hand.
Follow up immediately. Wall riding in groups of five. Then charge forward. At this time, the pack horses running back and forth pulling the pine trees on their tails stirred up dust in the sky behind the formation.
At this time, the southeast wind increased again. It reached Category 7 gale level. The soil in the sandy land is composed of loess dust and sand grains.
These loess particles are very tiny and finer than flour. Suddenly, yellow dust rolled in, and with the blessing of the strong wind blowing from behind, a sandstorm immediately rose to a height of twenty or thirty meters.
The wind blows away the stones, but no grass grows for ten miles. This is a reflection of the climate here. The wind in the grassland and Gobi is so strong that it can even blow stones all over the ground and roll them far away with the wind.
There is a strong wind of level 7, which makes it difficult for people to walk against the wind. At this time, a strong wind blew from behind, pushing everyone forward.
The Mongolian cavalry on the opposite side obviously did not expect the sudden increase in wind force. Their impact speed slowed down significantly.
At this moment, Daza suddenly realized that the situation had become unfavorable to them. Before his eyes, a huge sandstorm engulfed the charging enemy from behind.
The Mongolian cavalry could no longer see the Ming army in front. They have to close their eyes because they are the side facing the wind.
If you don't close your eyes quickly, the wind and sand will blow into your eyes, and you won't be able to fight. The Mongolian cavalry covered their mouths and noses with cloth towels because their lungs could not stand the irritation of the yellow sand.
Too choking. Yan Yingyuan ordered the drums to be beaten. Then he took his personal soldiers and the servant camp assigned to him by Yang Fan, and followed the wall to charge.
When they heard the sound of drums, the infantry formed a phalanx of a hundred people and followed up to attack. Soon the rising dust completely covered the Ming army.
In strong winds of level 7, sandstorms are faster than cavalry and infantry. Daza cursed. Quickly close your eyes and cover your mouth and nose.
Then the billowing yellow dust engulfed both armies. Those cavalrymen dragging their horses' tails back and forth through the pine trees received orders to die.
Do not stop sweeping the floor without order. They ran back and forth desperately, creating more sand and dust.
In the darkness, a series of horses violently collided with the Mongolian cavalry line. Compared with the Mongolian cavalry facing the wind, the regiment training side is facing the wind.
They only need to cover their mouth and nose, and they can open their eyes slightly to see what's ahead. Boom boom boom, a violent collision sounded.
The chain of horses directly turned the cavalry on the opposite side into meat skewers. The spear directly pierced the cavalry in front of him.
Some even penetrated another cavalryman behind. The impact of five horses together is far greater than that of one horse alone.
Wherever the chain of horses passed, people turned on their backs. But after hitting several layers of cavalry, the chain horses also lost momentum.
Fell into the cavalry group. This time, because they could not see clearly, the horses did not actively avoid the chain horses and go around from both sides like last time.
This time, under the yellow sand in the sky, the people and horses on both sides collided violently. The screams, the sound of bones breaking, the sound of horse legs breaking, and the neighing of war horses were mixed in with the howling wind.
After the chain horse was trapped, a large number of Mongolian cavalry bypassed the chain horse and continued to charge forward. As for the chained horses and the knights on the horses who were caught in the enemy's formation, they wielded their swords and axes and started to kill each other crazily with the Mongolian cavalry that surrounded them.
These people were fixed to their horses and could not run away, so they could only fight desperately. The Mongolian cavalry protruding from the chain of horse battle lines was once again cut into small groups of large and small cavalry.
Then he collided with the wall rider. The scattered Mongolian cavalry were not opponents of the closely connected group of five riding on the wall. This time they were already afraid.
In fact, both the Mongols and the team training are already afraid. The last battle was too brutal.
The Mongols are almost replacing each other. They are small in number and cannot bear this kind of combat exchange ratio.
Almost half of the soldiers riding on the wall were dead. At this time, the Mongols were afraid and could avoid it, but the soldiers riding the wall were tied to their horses and could only kill and kill to survive.
After the two sides faced off again, the Mongols' morale and formation plummeted. This time, their losses in killing the Ming army were greatly reduced.
As the wall riders rushed into the Mongolian cavalry, a large number of infantry also rushed up. In the sandstorm, it was impossible to see clearly, everything was dim.
The eyes only dare to open a crack, relying entirely on the eyelashes to block the dust. Coupled with such a strong wind, the bow and arrow were completely useless.
It was impossible to aim at all. Their advantage went straight to half. Because the infantry rushing over were close to the ground, it was very difficult for the cavalry to see them.
And they saw that the cavalry was relatively obvious. After all, the cavalry was huge. Zhang Shun held up a large guillotine and danced in circles, slashing at the horse's legs.
The infantry had been instructed to chop off the legs of horses if they could not see clearly, and then chop the fallen cavalry to death.
