"Send the order, pull back the stick hand!"
Iron Buddha Tu was in chaos, and even if Li Xing removed the big stick men, he wouldn't have to worry about them running away in a short time.
When the Jurchens saw that all the Yun Family Army's big stickmen had withdrawn, they immediately burst into cheers.
Until now, they have not been able to figure out how their Iron Buddha Tower failed. They thought it was a thunderbolt from heaven and did not think it had anything to do with the Yun Family Army.
Now seeing that all the Yun Family Army's big stickmen have returned to their own formation, the kidnappers rushing in front immediately became energetic. Not only did they want to rescue Tiefu Tu, but they also took the opportunity to break up the Yun Family Army's formation!
Unfortunately, this time the Jurchens thought too much.
When the big stick man smashed the "Watermelon", the artilleryman had already reloaded the shells and was ready to go.
Seeing the Jurchens' kidnappers coming, the gunners immediately became energetic. It seems that it's our chance to show off again!
When they rushed forward, the kidnapper horses were dumbfounded.
Iron Buddha Tu is still in chaos, and most of the frightened war horses have not yet been calmed down. Even if the kidnap horse rushes forward, it seems that nothing can be done.
As for going around and attacking the main formation of the Yun Family Army, the kidnapper horses gave up the idea after observing it for a while.
There was no way, the formation of the Yun family army was too neat, using light cavalry to attack the neat infantry formation, but no commander in his right mind would be able to do such a thing.
Fortunately, there was still a part of the Tiefu Tu that had not fallen down. Although it was still in chaos, with them blocking the front, Kaizima didn't have to worry about being shot by the Yun Family Army's crossbows.
Just wait for a while, wait for the knights to calm the frightened horses, and then escort the Iron Buddha to retreat.
Unfortunately, the Jurchens thought too much this time.
Since the confrontation with Yun Jiajun, the Jurchens have often thought too much, or to be precise, they have thought too much.
How could Li Xing give them a chance to reorganize their formation? Although bows and arrows were somewhat ineffective against Tiefu Tu, the Yun Family Army had artillery.
"Send the order, fire!"
"yes!"
"fire!"
boom!
boom!
boom!
…
This time, Guaizima finally knew what happened to the brave and invincible Tiefutu.
As the cannons in front of the Yun family's formation roared, more than half of the iron pagoda that had not yet fallen fell down!
The iron pagoda that had not fallen down was left, and the war horses were even more frightened. The horses that had been calmed were frightened again and began to jump around in a squealing manner!
Not only was it the Iron Buddha, but because the distance was too close, most of the horses on the Kaizi Ma were also frightened.
War horses are mostly very timid and have not received training in resisting artillery fire. Within a certain distance, they simply cannot withstand the huge roar of artillery.
The cavalry of the Yun Family Army were located on both sides of the formation. Even though they had received artillery resistance training and had their ears stuffed with cotton, a few horses were still frightened, let alone the Jurchens' horses.
Most of the iron pagoda fell down, and it was no longer possible to cover the kidnapping horse behind it.
Li Xing gave the order, and the crossbowmen behind him quickly stepped forward and started shooting at the crippled horses that were jumping up and down in front of the formation.
This time, Guaizima suffered huge casualties.
They are not Iron Buddha. Even if the war horses are covered with simple leather armor, they cannot stop the Yun family army's crossbows.
The leather armor on the knight was useless. At a distance of a hundred steps, it was difficult to block the Yun family army's crossbow!
Seeing the miserable situation of the kidnapping horse rushing in front, the Jurchen infantry following behind suddenly became numb.
First, they were frightened by the artillery of the Yun family army, and secondly, they were frightened by the tragic situation of Tiefu Tu and Kaizi Ma. No matter how brave the Jurchen infantry was in the past, they would inevitably retreat at this time.
Just kidding, there is no one in the world who is not afraid of death.
Even if there were, it would be impossible for an army to be filled with such people.
The reason why some armies are not afraid of death is just that there are many people who are not afraid of death.
Of course, iron military discipline is also one of the essential reasons, and it is also the main reason.
If soldiers knew that running away was more terrifying than dying in battle, most of them would not run away.
The Ming army in later generations was so bad. Why did it suddenly become more powerful after surrendering to the Qing army? It was because it was shocked by the strict military discipline of the Qing army.
Of course, in addition to strict military discipline, other policies of the Qing army also played a certain role, but they were not the main reason.
After two rounds of crossbow firing, there was another round of artillery fire.
Then……
Then there is no more.
The iron pagoda has not yet fallen, and only three pitiful groups are left.
There are slightly more kidnapping horses that can still stand, and there are still dozens of them to ride on.
More than a dozen of them were riding kidnapping horses. I don’t know whether it was because of the quick reaction of the knights or the strong nerves of the war horses, but they were not frightened. They turned their horses’ heads in time and were running away in panic!
If the distance between the two sides is more than 200 steps, the crossbow can basically do no damage.
Apart from shooting the frightened Guaizima to death, Li Xing did not order the crossbow to continue firing.
It is normal for thousands of kidnapping horses to escape and take back a dozen horses. It is impossible to kill them all without leaving any horse behind.
As for the Jurchen infantry at the back, none of them died, but a lot of them sprained their feet in panic.
In addition to the 500 personal soldiers, Wu Shu led 10,000 elite Jurchens, including 1,000 Tiefutu, 3,000 kidnappers, and 6,000 infantry.
At this time, almost all the armies of Tiefutu and Guaizima were wiped out. Except for Wushu's own 500 soldiers, only 6,000 infantry were left.
Li Xing waved his hand: "Leave some people to clean up the battlefield, and others will press forward!"
In order not to give the Jurchens a chance to turn defeat into victory, Li Xing did not dare to be careless at all, lined up in a neat formation, and moved forward step by step.
Seeing the frustration of the cavalry, Wu Shu had already withdrawn the infantry.
He was worthy of being a famous general of his generation. Although he lost most of his cavalry, Wu Shu still remained calm in the face of danger and arranged the infantry formation in an orderly manner.
With six thousand elite Jurchen infantry fighting against about ten thousand Wu Dynasty troops, Wu Shu felt that his battle was not necessarily a failure.
Isn't it because the opponent has that kind of fire-breathing weapon? That kind of big guy must move slowly. I lead the people to retreat slowly. I don't believe you can catch up!
It has to be said that Wu Shu did have two brushes, and he quickly discovered the weakness of the artillery's poor maneuverability.
In addition, Wu Shu also discovered another "weakness" of the artillery, which was its relatively short range.
After observation, Wu Shu discovered that although the Yun family's artillery was powerful, it seemed that it could only damage targets a hundred steps away, not any further.
Well, with artillery firing shotguns, range is indeed a problem.
In Wushu's opinion, as long as he retreated slowly with his troops, the artillery of the Yun Family Army would be of no use.
Even if the artillery can catch up, he can still use crossbows and artillery to compete.
As for the infantry and cavalry of the Yun Family Army, they were not taken seriously by Wu Shu at all.
In Wushu's mind, the Yun family's army would only rely on big pipes that could spit fire. If real swords and real guns were to fight with his elite Jurchens, the fourth prince of Wushu would not see it even if he pinched half of his eyes. Fuck these Wu Dynasty weaklings!
