The Song Army's cavalry was mighty and mighty, all equipped with horses and armors. They were all large horses in Hequ. The sky was full of human and horse heads, which was overwhelming. Some generals in Li Quan's formation screamed in surprise.
"How come the Song Army has so many cavalry?"
For a long time, the reason why the Jin Army was able to win more battles with the Song Army was that it had the advantage of cavalry. If the infantry fought in the field, the Jin Army did not have much chance of winning.
"What's all the fuss about? The Song Army occupied the horse-raising land in Hexi and Hehuang, and there were tens of thousands of horses a year. Huaidong is a frontier fortress, so how could there be a shortage of cavalry?"
Another Mongolian general shook his head and sighed.
"There are so many powerful people, why don't you give us some? Let me tell you, Emperor Song is really nothing. He is always on the lookout for thieves and guarding us!"
Another general complained angrily.
He also didn't want to think about it. Even during the Chuzhou Rebellion, they killed important ministers of the Song Dynasty and Huaidong's envoy Xu Guo. They were domineering and disobedient, which was tantamount to rebellion. They last three years.
The Ogedei people who have now defected to Mongolia have turned against the Song Dynasty and want to have both sides. It is really whimsical and shameless.
"Aren't we just thieves? It's a pity that Song Ting can't be fooled. Now that we are at odds with Song Ting, we can only fight with each other. Otherwise, we can also get some benefits. Maybe, we can..."
Another dark and thin general was shameless and laughed.
He raised his head casually and found that Li Quan was turning his head, looking at him with vicious eyes like a poisonous snake. He was frightened and said with a smile on his face:
"Enfu!"
Li Quan's eyes were cold and stern. The dark and thin general felt uneasy and quickly lowered his head, not daring to look at Li Quan.
If you annoy the "Enfu", your life will be at risk and your head will fall to the ground.
"Look, there's a fight on the Navy side!"
Suddenly a general shouted loudly, attracting everyone's attention. Even Li Quan turned his head and rode west, heading straight for the canal to the west.
The thin black general was sweating profusely and secretly heaving a sigh of relief.
After this fierce battle, no matter whether he wins or loses, he may have to go his own way. Otherwise, you won’t know when you will die.
Looking at the edge of the canal, the sound of the Song Army's artillery was earth-shattering, seeming to overwhelm the thunderous hoofbeats of the Mongolian cavalry on the bank.
"fire!"
Amidst the rumbling sound of artillery, Liu Keyong stood in the artillery array on the bank of the canal, directing the gunners in the army to load ammunition and continuously fire at the Mongolian warships on the canal.
The artillery array was a hundred steps long along the coast, and was arranged in three rows. Nearly a hundred artillery fires took turns, and iron pellets and iron balls poured out like a tide towards the warships of the Mongolian army.
The Song Army's firearms are fully equipped. In addition to the five thunderbolts that are standard for soldiers, every 50 people are equipped with a 30-pound small cannon. In addition, there are also medium-sized cannons of 100 kilograms in the army. The firepower is naturally not weak. .
Iron pellets and iron balls collided, and the Mongolian warship was hit with countless holes, and the ship's side cabins were broken everywhere. The Mongolian army used the ship's side to fight back desperately, with arrows like locusts. Although the Song army on the shore was protected by shields, they were still constantly being attacked. Shoot down. The feather arrows from the shore hit the ground, like a forest of steel arrows that suddenly grew up.
The volley of shotguns was so heavy that the Mongolian troops on the warship could not lift their heads. The grenadiers of the Song army held round shields on their heads and lit thunderbolts. Without fear of casualties, they ran and dropped bombs on the warship. The sky-shaking thunder exploded indiscriminately, blood and flesh flew everywhere on the Mongolian warships, and screams continued, a tragic blend of iron and blood.
Li Jun, the naval general of the Mongolian army, bravely took command at the bow of the ship. Beside him, several wounded Mongolian soldiers were howling in a pool of blood. The injuries made Li Jun's hair stand on end. The Song army's firearms were so fierce and dense that Mongolian troops were constantly knocked over and either killed or wounded. I don’t know if the whole army will be wiped out if we continue to fight.
Since the shipbuilding technology of the Song Dynasty adopted watertight cabin technology, although some Mongolian warships were beaten to pieces and the Mongolian soldiers suffered heavy casualties, they continued to fire arrows through the hull of the ship regardless of casualties, and the Song troops were continuously shot down. , even the gunner was affected.
"bomb!"
Li Jun's voice was hoarse, and the thick, round thunderbolts were thrown by the Mongolian army's small trebuchet. They flew from the ship into the shore, and some exploded into the Song army crowd, causing screams and exclamations from one to another.
Although the Mongolian army does not have the portable thunderbolts like the Song army, there is no shortage of ordinary ball thunderbolts. Although the gunpowder is not very powerful, it is superior to its large size and large amount of gunpowder, which caused a certain amount of damage to the Song army.
"These thieves are quite tough!"
Sun Liguo, the former army general, commanded the artillery to fire artillery, his head covered with sweat.
"These guys are all idlers on the beach, prisoners and private salt dealers. They are all desperadoes. The boats are on the water, so it is difficult to deal with them!"
Liu Guoping, the former deputy general of the army, held up his shield and shot an arrow on the shield, making a "bang bang" sound.
Both of them are graduates of the Jinling Military Academy. This is also the usual practice for generals in the army. Half of the generals are from the Military Academy.
A round, thunderous thunder flew into the sky with smoke and landed a few meters in front of Sun Liguo. Everyone was shocked and quickly fell down, shields covering their bodies. The sky-shaking thunder exploded, the shield cracked, and the two Song soldiers with swords and shields fell to the ground. One fell to the ground and groaned, and the other had blood gushing from his chest, his eyes widened, and he seemed to be dead.
"I'll fuck you, uncle!"
Liu Guoping burst out with a catchphrase of the emperor's principal and roared behind him.
"Drop a bomb! Kill him for me!"
Dozens of soldiers ran forward, some were shot down, and the smoking thunderbolts in some people's hands rained down on the Mongolian warships.
Thick smoke billowed, wood thorns and sawdust flew, and screams continued from the Mongolian warships. Countless pieces of meat and human organs fell into the river one after another, like a rain of meat.
"I'll go! Fortunately, there are firearms!"
The Mongolian army's offensive was thwarted. Liu Guoping exhaled and felt severe pain in his palm. When he lowered his head, he saw that half of the little finger and ring finger of his left hand had been cut off and were dripping with blood.
"Hurry up and help him down, quickly bandage him!"
Sun Liguo shouted loudly, Liu Guoping frowned and left immediately without saying a word.
"This boy can bear this. He's really tough!"
Sun Liguo shook his head, looked at the Mongolian warships on the canal, and muttered.
"The navy still needs to be dealt with by the navy. Where is the navy? Why don't they come out?"
Sun Liguo couldn't help but be startled when he accidentally saw the dark-faced Liu Keyong behind him.
"General!"
"Why are you complaining? Why don't you fight without a navy? Is this what the martial arts hall taught you?"
Liu Keyong scolded his subordinates angrily and looked in the direction of Yangzhou City involuntarily.
There should be some of the Zhenjiang Navy, Jinling Navy, Ezhou Navy, and the 40,000 to 50,000 Jianghu Navy of the Song Dynasty to come out and make a splash.
In front of the Song army's formation, the Mongolian cavalry quickly entered a two-mile radius. They began to speed up, their horses flying with iron hooves. The field was full of galloping armored warriors, mercury dripped down the ground, and they looked fierce.
More than a thousand Mongolian heavy armored cavalry were in front. They were armed with thick and long spears and heavy iron rods. The heavy cavalry were wearing strong armor and their horses were wearing protective gear, just like an iron pagoda. Behind them, thousands of Mongolian light cavalry, holding horns and bows, followed closely, but they went straight to the right wing of the Song army.
"General, do you want to fire right away?"
Jia Sidao's little heart beat unexpectedly.
"What's the hurry? Wait until they get closer!"
Xin Su looked at the rushing Mongolian heavy cavalry, and his heart beat faster unconsciously.
The army has officers with actual combat experience who were transferred from the northwest frontier army. Xin Su probably knows what the Mongolian army's tactics and lethality are, and the "Tatar Policy" also roughly informs them. But facing the impact of thousands of troops, he could not help but feel afraid.
If you don't have firearms, I'm afraid...
Iron hoofs trampled the ground, which shook violently. The Mongolian heavy cavalry quickly entered within a mile. Their horses speeded up, and the knights on the horses looked ferocious. It looked like they were about to overwhelm the Song army's formation.
"fire!"
Xin Su's forehead was covered with sweat. He could no longer hold back and roared angrily.
"Puffy!"
On the artillery position of the Song Army, hundreds of general cannons fired first. Thick smoke rose, and hundreds of solid iron balls weighing seven kilograms came out of their bodies, flying straight towards the surging Mongolian cavalry.
The iron ball fell to the ground, bounced and galloped, and collided head-on with the galloping Mongolian heavy cavalry. The frightening sound of fractures continued one after another, and the horses fell to the ground with mournful sounds. The Mongolian heavy cavalry were thrown off their horses one after another, and were annihilated by the smoke and the overtaking cavalry behind them.
The rumble of artillery sounded again, and hundreds of medium-sized cannons fired simultaneously. Shotguns were flying, covering more than two miles in front of the Song army's formation. The iron pellets were dense and fast, hitting the men and horses. Blood mist filled the air, and pieces of Mongolian heavy cavalry fell under their horses.
Hundreds of sub-cannons and small cannons continued to fire, and the iron pellets rained down with great speed, continuing to kill the Mongolian light and heavy cavalry.
The three types of artillery fired one after another, and the sky was full of flying iron pellets and iron balls, of different sizes, moving like clouds and flowing water, which was breathtaking. They smashed into the Mongolian cavalry formation, killing wantonly and disregarding human life.
The sound of the artillery was deafening, and the iron balls and pellets roared away. The Mongolian cavalry were staggering and turning around. Looking around, there was smoke and dust and a battlefield with countless casualties, like a hell on earth.
In the Mongolian army's formation, Li Quan's face was ashen and his body was trembling slightly.
Before the two sides even joined the battle, the Mongolian army suffered at least thousands of cavalry casualties. As for the Mongolian heavy cavalry, almost all of them were killed or injured, and only a few of them could break out of the Song army's artillery and kill them.
This cavalry attack was a brutal battle, with heavy casualties.
I thought that the cavalry was strong enough to destroy everything, but who knew that the Song army's artillery was so fierce that it destroyed everything.
At this point, the only way to win is to rely on cavalry to break through the Song army's right-wing formation, and the two armies engage in a close-quarters melee.
Under the banner of the central army of the Song Army, the flag was waving, and the cavalry on the right wing of the Song Army's formation urged their horses forward. Eight thousand cavalry, with cold armor, were like a moving torrent of steel, facing the Mongolian cavalry formation coming from a distance.
They all have sabers, spears, bucklers, thunderbolts, crossbows and horn bows, gleaming stainless steel armor, and tall Hexi horses.
The Song Army's cavalry lineup was neat and well-armed.
Even so, the charge was as brutal and unpredictable as ever. No one knows who will lose their life after a collision?
