After several consecutive days of mountain fighting, the Song and Mongolian sides suffered heavy casualties. The Mongolian army suffered six to seven thousand casualties, and the Song army also suffered about 4,000 casualties.
Another early morning, the rays of rays filled the entire wilderness, illuminating everything in the world. The mountains and rivers were beautiful, and the human world was a grand scene. However, it was a bit desolate because of the corpses scattered everywhere.
The horns sounded, the drums beat intensively, and endless Mongolian cavalry came out of the camp. They gathered in front of the formation, with their heads swaying, their horses snoring, and the knights densely packed in, occupying the sight of the Song army officers and soldiers.
In the main formation of the Song Army, Wang Jian held up his telescope and looked at the Mongolian cavalry who were gathering in front of the formation for a long time before putting down his telescope.
The infantry failed to attack the mountain and returned, and the legendary Mongolian cavalry was finally dispatched.
"General, five thousand troops, it looks like the Tatar cavalry are about to charge into the formation!"
Cao Shixiong, the commander of the Song Army, had a burning gaze.
It seems that the Mongolian army has given up on the foot battle to attack the mountain, and now wants the cavalry to attack the Song army's central formation.
"The Tatar cavalry is invincible in the world and is hard to defeat. Cao Shixiong, this artillery and cavalry battle is up to you."
Wang Jian looked solemn, and Cao Shixiong took the order.
"Don't worry, general! I will never let a horse pass by!"
Cao Shixiong was about to go down when he looked to the south and couldn't help but be startled.
"General Cao, why is he here?"
Wang Jian frowned and turned around to look. Cao Youwan came from the formation and reined in his horse when he reached the high ground. He shouted loudly on the horse:
"General, the Tatar cavalry is charging into the formation, let us cavalry mount!"
"Cao Er, go back quickly! It's not time to use cavalry yet!"
Wang Jian turned a serious face and refused Cao Youwan's invitation to fight.
Compared with cavalry charging into battle, the Song army preferred to use firearms against cavalry. In addition to chasing down the defeated army, the cavalry charge will not be used lightly unless there is an emergency, because it will cause too many casualties.
"General, the Tatar cavalry is powerful. Our cavalry camp invites us to fight. Please give me your order, General!"
Cao Youwan still refused to give up and continued to fight.
It was clear that the Mongolian army was about to charge into battle, but it seemed a bit useless for the cavalry to not go into battle.
Moreover, he couldn't wait to get rid of his crime and make meritorious service.
"Cao Er, go back quickly! This is a military order!"
Wang Jian replied decisively, and Cao You had no choice but to turn his horse's head around and drive away angrily.
"This Cao Er is really..."
Wang Jian shook his head and said to Cao Shixiong.
"You, Cao Er, go down and get ready!"
Cao Shixiong accepted the order and walked away quickly. Wang Jian's eyes turned to the Mongolian cavalry formation coming slowly ahead.
Five thousand Mongolian cavalry are coming, and this charge will probably be a fierce battle.
The drums were beating intensively, and thousands of Mongolian horsemen advanced slowly. The war horses advanced like a wall, and mercury poured down on the ground. It was frightening and made your palms sweat.
The Mongolian cavalry came overwhelmingly. In the Song army's central formation, the Song soldiers clenched their weapons one after another. Some soldiers' faces were pale, their breathing was rapid, their heavy breathing could be heard clearly, and sweat dripped from their foreheads.
"Hold still! Prepare to fight!"
In the Song army's formation, Cao Shixiong shouted loudly.
"Get ready to fight!"
Immediately afterwards, the generals of the Song Army in the formation shouted with dark faces to cheer up the soldiers.
"Kill Song Dog!"
The Mongolian cavalry rolled forward. The light and heavy cavalry were divided into ten rows. Four rows of heavy cavalry were in front, with iron men and horses, spears and iron rods; six rows of light cavalry were behind, with bows in hand, and the quivers on the horses were full of feathers. The Mongolian army The generals pointed their swords at each other and shouted loudly to boost morale. The Mongolian cavalry were full of fighting spirit, shouting wildly and urging their horses forward.
Thousands of horses are galloping, the sky is filled with swarming horse heads, thousands of hooves are galloping, and the ground is shaking, which is shocking.
"Pengpengpeng", the fire suddenly appeared, the sound of artillery suddenly sounded, earth-shaking, one hundred seven-pound solid iron balls penetrated the thick smoke, soared from the Song Army's artillery position, flew all over the sky, and went straight to the surging Mongolian cavalry. Military cavalry formation.
The iron ball landed on the ground, bounced and leaped, causing men and horses to have broken tendons and broken bones, flesh and blood flying everywhere, short legs and broken arms flying around, smashing out alleys of flesh and blood, and countless Mongolian cavalry formations were turned upside down.
The loud noise sounded again, and another hundred five-pound iron balls flew into the air. With a scream, they smashed head and face into the galloping Mongolian cavalry formation.
Thick smoke continued to rise from the Song Army's artillery positions, and solid iron balls flew in the air. The sky was filled with hail, and they fell into the Mongolian army's cavalry formation. Mongolian cavalry kept falling off their horses, and war horses kept falling. Being tossed over and surrounded by smoke and dust, the Mongolian cavalry still moved forward like a tide.
The Mongolian cavalry kept falling off their horses, and the Song artillerymen ignored them. They just loaded ammunition and kept firing. Within a range of two miles to one mile, the Song army's solid iron ball hit five rounds. The Mongolian army's cavalry formation lost at least six to seven hundred cavalry.
"Change the shotgun!"
On the artillery position, Gao Guoshou looked at the Mongolian cavalry formation ahead and shouted loudly.
The heavy artillery needed to dissipate heat, and the sub-cannon took over the artillery firing.
Entering a distance of one mile, the Mongolian cavalry speeded up, and there were many horses following in the formation. Thousands of hooves ran wildly, the ground shook violently, and the ground shook like an earthquake.
On the artillery position of the Song Army, large plumes of thick smoke spewed out, and a hundred cannons opened fire one after another. Muffled thunder continued to sound, and countless iron pellets tore through the air, covering their heads and faces, and rushed straight towards the rushing Mongolian cavalry.
Iron pellets were fired at a rapid rate, and pieces of Mongolian cavalry fell into the smoke and dust. Bloody arrows shot out from the bodies of the men and horses, and the injured horses stumbled over the galloping horses. Knights were constantly thrown under the horses, and the frightened horses ran rampant, causing commotions. .
The Song Army's cannons were loaded with muskets very quickly. The cannons fired continuously, the smoke billowed, the iron pellets continued to spray out, and the wind and rain were endless.
Immediately afterwards, the Song Army's heavy artillery began to load ammunition, and solid iron balls weighing seven to five kilograms rose into the air, filled the air, and roared towards the Mongolian cavalry formation.
The Song army's large and small artillery fired four rounds of iron pellets, 200,000 iron pellets, and thousands of solid iron balls. Under the impact, the Mongolian army's cavalry formation became sparse, and nearly half of the men and horses were lost. The unmanned horses were dead and wounded. Layers upon layers, everywhere.
The sound of artillery continued, solid iron pellets and shot were mixed, the Song army's position was filled with smoke, and the corpses of the Mongolian soldiers charging into the formation were strewn across the field, creating a bloody storm.
Hundreds of artillery pieces of the Song Army fired continuously, and the firepower was fierce, continuous and endless. Under the bombardment, the Mongolian cavalry suffered heavy casualties. Seeing groups of Mongolian knights rushing forward one after another, they were unable to break through the rain of bullets from the Song army. The Mongolian generals were as hard as iron and killed indifferently. Everyone was heartbroken. shock.
If the bombardment continues like this, once the Song army's defense line is broken, I wonder how many warriors will be left?
Is it correct to attack the Chinese army's formation where the Song army's artillery positions are located?
However, even if they choose to attack the cavalry position on the left wing of the Song Army, in addition to the dense small artillery in front of the left wing formation, there is also a large infantry formation in it. Moreover, the artillery of the Song Army's central formation seemed to be able to cover most of the left-wing position.
In the main formation of the Song Army, Wang Jian's back was sweating and his palms were sweating.
Without firearms, could the Song army resist with a large infantry formation and withstand the thunderous blow of the Mongolian cavalry?
"The Tatar cavalry that dominates the world is nothing more than this!"
"Kill my people and use force to get through. Good fight!"
"Your Majesty is really good at predicting things, otherwise it would be terrible!"
The generals of the Song Army beside Yu Jie looked red in the face, they were just excited.
The Mongolian cavalry that dominates the world will also be brutally killed one day.
"Get down quickly and prepare to fight!"
Wang Jian shouted back to the generals, concentrated his attention, and looked forward.
The Mongolian knights came out of the barrage, bows and arrows, and waves of arrows rained out. At the front of the Song army's formation, the Song army soldiers fell down one after another, and screams came one after another.
"Grenadier!"
At the front of the Song Army's central formation, many Mongolian cavalry were seen coming through the bullet mist. Cao Shixiong raised his shield and shouted loudly.
The Song Army's formation was only twenty or thirty steps away, as if it could be broken through at any time. The spear array in front of the Song Army's formation had been erected, like a jungle of spears in full bloom; the shields were erected like a wall, stretching for more than a mile. The Mongolian cavalry urged their horses, spears and iron rods in hand, to make the final charge.
The warring generals on both sides of Song and Mongolia turned their attention to the two warring parties.
"bomb!"
Cao Shixiong roared angrily, and in the formation, hundreds of grenadiers started running, and the smoking thunderbolts in their hands were thrown out one after another.
Immediately afterwards, the two rows of Song grenadiers at the back took a run-in and threw smoking thunderbolts three times in a row.
There were constant muffled thunders, and "Tongtong" explosions occurred one after another. The twenty or thirty steps wide position in front of the Song army's formation was shrouded in thick smoke.
The Mongolian army's horses collided with the Song Army's gun array one after another. The horses were dripping with blood and fell to the ground one after another. The Mongolian army knights on the horses were thrown off their horses one after another. Many heavy armored infantrymen of the Song Army were knocked away, and there was a commotion in the gun array. Some Mongolian knights jumped into the Song army's formation, knocked over and chopped down acquaintances, and moved forward bravely.
The swordsmen, shield bearers and spearmen of the Song Army rushed out of the spear array one after another, slashed the lance hooks with their swords, and the horses fell to the ground. Then, with their heavy swords and iron rods, they mercilessly killed the Mongolian knights who landed on the ground, which was extremely bloody.
Some Mongolian cavalry broke into the Song army's battle, but they were weak and fought alone. They often did not kill a few people. They were stabbed off their horses one after another in front of the Song army's tight square formation and killed all of them.
The thrilling sound of artillery sounded again, going straight to the middle and rear of the Mongolian cavalry formation; the thunderous explosions continued, bombarding and killing the Mongolian cavalry close to the formation; the resolute Mongolian cavalry moved forward in batches , batch after batch of successes fall short, and it seems that they will never succeed. The Mongolian army suffered heavy casualties. The Mongolian light cavalry in the rear formation swept to the left and right wings to avoid the fierce and brutal artillery strikes of the Song army.
When the sound of Ming Jin's retreat came, the Mongolian cavalry turned their horses and abandoned the battlefield. On the way back, they encountered continuous artillery strikes from the Song army, leaving countless corpses behind, and fled back to their own formation in a panic.
Seeing the Mongolian cavalry fleeing hastily, with only a thousand cavalry remaining, waves of thundering cheers rang out from the Song army's formation. The Song army soldiers waved their swords and guns, and everyone was excited, seeming to be inspired by the defeat of the powerful Mongolian cavalry. .
The Mongolian cavalry suffered heavy casualties and returned without success. The Mongolian generals were stunned. Coach Torre remained calm and rode back to the formation.
In the main formation of the Song Army, coach Wang Jian was secretly lucky.
The Mongolian generals were distressed about the casualties and adopted tactics of adding fuel to the fire, but returned without success. If tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry charge into the formation together, I wonder if the Yangzhou defense line can be held?
