"Cavalry, prepare!"
The Song Army's various artillery fired six or seven rounds in a row, firing three thousand shells and three to four hundred thousand shotshells. Seeing that the Mongolian cavalry was still endless, Cao Youwan immediately issued a military order.
The artillery of the Song Army still roared, hitting the place where the Mongolian cavalry was densest. At the same time, countless Song cavalry came out of the formation, divided into two routes, and formed a large circle. Two huge front arrow formations gradually formed and went straight towards the Mongolian cavalry.
In the main formation of the Song Army, a smile appeared on Yan Shi's face unconsciously. He looked at the stunned Shi brothers beside him and shouted.
"Two good nephews, it seems that we can set off to Zhending Mansion to find your uncle tomorrow."
The Mongolian cavalry suffered numerous casualties, and the indiscriminate artillery bombardment had already disrupted the organization. The Song cavalry was well-armored and had a large number of people. When they charged into battle with the Mongolian cavalry, their advantage was visible to the naked eye.
The Shi Quan brothers looked at each other and remained silent.
The Mongolian cavalry, which was conquering the world, was completely defeated in the field battle. Faced with the ferocious artillery fire of the Song army, the defenders seemed to have no chance of winning.
In the early morning of early autumn, the morning sun was shining slantingly, the golden wind was blowing gently, and the sun had lost its intense heat.
Looking at the rear army of the Song Army on the opposite side, they were waiting in full formation. Wherever they looked, the Song Army's armor and protective equipment were excellent, and their soldiers were fierce and powerful. Gesar, the chief general in the Mongolian Army's cavalry formation, wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked solemn. Slowly draw out the knife.
"Warriors, prepare!"
When the Song army invaded, his troops were originally used to lure the enemy, but now they were just in time to attack the rear flank of the Song army.
The Song army fought a decisive battle with the Mongolian army on the northwest border. The Mongolian army suffered heavy casualties, including the loss of Mongolian king Tuolei and Prince Kuoduan. Obviously, the Song army was not a mob, which made him stop underestimating the enemy and treat it with caution.
After the military order was issued, all the Mongolian cavalry took their horned bows. Many of them took out the feather arrows in their quivers and slowly urged their horses to gallop forward.
These Mongolian cavalry fought against the Jin soldiers in Lianghe and had no chance to fight against the Song army. They just heard that the Song army had sharp weapons and well-trained soldiers, but they didn't pay much attention to it.
Only by seeing it can you know the power and awe. Otherwise, these five thousand elite Mongolian cavalry would not have thought that they could break through the Song army's rear formation.
The Song army's rear formation in front of them had at least six to seven hundred artillery pieces, large and small, and more than ten thousand gunmen. However, looking at the excitement of the Mongolian cavalry, they did not take the Song army opposite them seriously.
They couldn't wait to fight the Song army.
"Kill Song Dog!"
In the Mongolian cavalry formation, Gesar roared angrily, pointing his sharp saber diagonally towards the sky.
The Mongolian cavalry raised their bows and nocked arrows. They urged their horses and slowly increased their speed. The cavalry galloped and the ground trembled. The Mongolian cavalry began to move forward. They wanted to use waves of arrows to kill the Song army until they collapsed.
The Mongolian cavalry roared wildly. Each of them had two or three horses, and tens of thousands of iron hooves galloped. Smoke and dust billowed on the wasteland. The Mongolian cavalry quickly approached the Song army's rear formation.
In the Song army's rear formation, all the troops remained motionless. General Meng Ying looked at the Mongolian cavalry in front of him, then at his own artillery and musketry, and the warriors in armor, and his heart surged.
Whoever controls steel controls war.
At this time, Meng Ying suddenly remembered the words of the emperor's principal.
The words of wisdom can be said to be profound.
"Gunner, prepare!"
Seeing that the other party had entered the range of one mile, Meng Ying shouted loudly.
"Reload!"
The Mongolian cavalry got closer and closer, and Meng Ying's roar sounded again.
These Mongolian cavalry are used to being arrogant. Five thousand cavalry dare to attack the Song army's rear formation of 20,000 people, and there are more than 10,000 fire rifle soldiers. Don't be too insulting.
Such a huge group of cavalry can kill without even taking aim.
The purpose of war is to cause massive destruction. Isn’t this the famous saying of Jiangwu Tang?
The Mongolian cavalry quickly approached the Song army's rear formation. Countless people drew their bows and arrows, ready to shoot the opponent at any time.
The fire suddenly appeared, and clouds of thick smoke rose. Hundreds of solid iron balls roared out, hitting Gesar's Mongolian cavalry head-on.
The sound of artillery continued, and shotguns flew all over the sky. The Mongolian cavalry formation was in dilapidated state. Pieces of Mongolian horsemen fell down, and pieces of Mongolian cavalry rushed forward.
The Mongolian cavalry braved artillery fire and charged wildly, causing countless casualties. They were not afraid of casualties and kept shooting arrows. In the front of the Song army's formation, the swordsmen and shield-hands fell down, and the screams were earth-shattering.
The Mongolian cavalry was strong and brave, firing thousands of arrows, filling the sky. The soldiers in the Song army's rear formation continued to fall. The Mongolian cavalry rode horizontally, and the sound of horse hooves made the ground tremble. It also made many Song soldiers' hearts beat faster, and there was a commotion in the formation.
This was the first time for most of the Song Army's artillerymen to witness such a bloody battlefield battle. If it hadn't been for the suppression by the officers, they would have collapsed.
"Hold on!"
Tian Yi's face turned livid and he shouted angrily.
If these rookies were the frontier troops in the northwest, they would never behave like this.
"Reload!"
Seeing the Mongolian cavalry advance two hundred steps and the two sides approaching quickly, Tian Yi shouted loudly.
The Song Army's firecrackers formed a large formation, and the firecrackers were loading ammunition one after another. Many of them had trembling fingers and were obviously nervous.
Ten thousand fire-gun soldiers, with two thousand men in each row, stood in five rows, forming a long formation about three miles long. They looked thin and thin, and seemed to be broken by a single charge.
"Prepare!"
Just the moment the firecrackers loaded their ammunition, the Mongolian cavalry was already a hundred steps away. The Song Army firecrackers raised their firecrackers together and aimed at the opponent.
Ten thousand fire blunderbuss, with their muzzles filled with darkness, were aimed at the Mongolian cavalry in front. When the military order to shoot was given, the people on the city wall such as Kou Wenbuhua and others felt frightened again.
Gunpowder smoke filled the air, white steam steamed, and firecrackers crackled. As the Mongolian cavalry approached the Song Army's formation, countless people fell off their horses. The Mongolian cavalry formation immediately became much looser.
The Mongolian cavalry fired arrows in succession, and the armored Song Army gunmen kept falling, but people kept coming up to replace them. They continued to shoot, row after row, seemingly forever.
At a distance of a hundred steps, the Song army's fire blunderbuss can break through the armor, but the Mongolian army's cavalry and archery have to wait until fifty or sixty steps to break through the armor. In addition, the Song army's armor was so sophisticated that even if it was hit by an arrow, as long as it did not hit the face, throat or other vital parts, it would basically be a minor injury.
The two armies shot each other, and the Mongolian cavalry suffered far greater casualties than the Song army.
The sound of firecrackers continued and the smoke filled the air. Tian Yi couldn't help but sigh.
No wonder the emperor wanted to use firecrackers instead of crossbowmen. The lethality of firecrackers was far greater than that of crossbows. Maybe it won't be long before the crossbowmen will be eliminated.
Not only the crossbowmen, but also the spearmen will be eliminated from the army immediately, and will be replaced by the bayonets of the gunmen.
Looking at the Mongolian cavalry on both wings, they suffered heavy casualties and finally met the Song army cavalry. After a blinding rain of arrows, a fierce charge began, causing countless casualties in an instant.
The two armies rushed to separate. Looking back at the place where they had just charged, there were corpses and blood all over the ground. Broken limbs and human organs were everywhere. Wounded soldiers and horses were everywhere, and broken flags, swords and guns were everywhere.
"Puffy!"
The Song army's artillery sounded again, and the Mongolian army's cavalry formation that had just assembled was blown to pieces again, causing a commotion.
After a fierce charge, the Song Army's cavalry formation not only did not collapse, but seemed to have high fighting spirit. In contrast, the Mongolian cavalry formation seemed to have suffered too many losses, with more than half of it already lost.
"Warriors, defeat the Song army!"
The Song Army's right-wing formation, Temutai commanded the regrouped cavalry under his command, crashed directly into the Song Army's right-wing formation.
The Song army's right-wing formation was without cavalry cover, so it was a good opportunity to rush to defeat.
"Again!"
Li Tang gave an order, and the Song Army's artillery fired again. Solid iron balls, explosive shells, and shotguns, like hail, rushed straight towards the surging Mongolian cavalry formation.
There was a violent storm of bullets, and the galloping Mongolian horses fell down one after another. The screams and screams continued. Countless Mongolian cavalry fell off their horses. Countless Mongolian cavalry were thrown under their horses. Countless Mongolian cavalry were trampled by iron hooves. The cavalry formation was filled with chaos. The bloody storm of the film.
The artillery fire was fierce, and the Mongolian cavalry fell down like cutting leeks. The cavalry formation was hit unevenly, and some parts of the cavalry formation were hit deeply. Many Mongolian troops were beaten and disintegrated. The artillery fire was too brutal, and countless Mongolian cavalry swept back.
There were those who moved forward and those who retreated. The dead bodies of men and horses were everywhere, huddled together. The Song army's artillery became more fierce. The Mongolian cavalry suffered countless casualties. The dead bodies piled up like mountains, and the blood gurgled and stained the field red.
Finally, all the Mongolian cavalry could not stand the bloody massacre caused by the artillery, and chose to flee backwards.
"Brothers, charge into battle!"
Cao Youwan clamped his legs tightly on the horse's belly and led the Song cavalry to rush towards the hastily retreating Mongolian cavalry.
There was a sound of iron hooves, and the knights from both sides were overwhelming, heading towards each other. The fields were filled with smoke and dust, and the sky was full of arrows. The two sides collided, and countless horses fell.
The charging formation separated, and the two armies regrouped. After another charging formation, the Mongolian cavalry on the east and west wings unanimously chose to withdraw.
With heavy casualties, they no longer had the will to fight, nor the fighting power.
Cao Youwan stepped down from the bowstring, loaded the crossbow and shouted.
"Brothers, give chase!"
After the military order was passed, the Song Army's cavalry rushed out across the mountains and plains, chasing the remnants of the Mongolian cavalry that hadtily retreated.
In the rear formation of the Song army, the Mongolian cavalry moved forward without fear of casualties. With arrows all over the sky, they went straight towards the Song army.
"Hold still and shoot!"
Tian Yi shouted loudly, and the arrows hit his armor. They were weak and fell to the ground one after another.
Compete for casualties to see who can't hold on first.
If you can't even deal with these five thousand cavalry, how can you restore the sixteen states of Yanyun, and how can you compete with the Wo Kuotai people for the world?
"Don't be afraid. With armor protection, you will be injured at most. The more afraid you are, the easier it is to be shot by the opponent!"
Tian Yi looked at the Mongolian cavalry formation. Under the fierce destruction of artillery, some Mongolian cavalry had already beaten their horses and swept aside.
How can we fight decisively if we are too timid?
Feather arrows were whistling, firecrackers were sounding constantly, people on both sides continued to fall to the ground, and the Mongolian cavalry was still rolling forward. But no matter how fierce they were, they could never break through the barrage of fifty or sixty steps in front of them. The Song army's gun soldiers were arranged neatly. They were not afraid of life and death, they just pulled the trigger. If someone fell, he was immediately replaced by other Song soldiers.
There were some lucky ones who got out of the fire blunderbuss and were immediately blown to pieces by the Song Army's sky-shaking thunder. The men and horses fell to the ground one after another, dead in an unsightly state.
"Kill Song Dog!"
His men suffered heavy casualties, and Gesar's eyes were bloodshot. He waved the iron rod and commanded the remaining Mongolian cavalry to rush towards the Song army in a final effort and charge.
The despicable Song Army these days has clearly dug a trap for him to jump. His five thousand cavalry were just gone?
In the Song army's formation, Tian Yi shook his head slightly as he watched Gesar and hundreds of his men being overwhelmed by a hail of fire and bullets.
The Song army's firearms were fierce, and the Mongolian cavalry was better at riding and shooting. Against firearms that were beyond the times, the Mongolian army had no chance of winning.
The firepower of the Song army was too dense and fierce, and the remaining Mongolian cavalry could no longer endure the huge casualties. More than a hundred cavalry fled towards the south.
In the large formation of fire gun soldiers, Tian Yi pulled out the arrows from his armor and threw them to the ground. The medical officer quickly stepped forward to bandage him.
"The next step is to watch the siege."
Tian Yi looked at the tall Yanjing City and frowned again.
To capture such a strong city, I'm afraid there will be a lot of casualties.
"The Song army has sharp weapons, well-trained soldiers, and fights fiercely without fear of death. Even though they are fierce in ancient times, it is difficult to compete!"
On the city wall, Chen Shike, the tax envoy of Yanjing, sighed.
He glanced nervously at Kou Wen Buhua, who was staring at the battlefield outside the city and didn't seem to pay attention to his words.
Yelu Aigu looked at the bloody battlefield, dumbfounded, and suddenly became cold.
With such ferocious firearms killing and such powerful Song cavalry chasing and killing, how many Mongolian cavalry can be left?
"My cavalry!"
Shi Tianan's eyes were painful and he punched the wall several times.
Zhang Hongyan's eyes were dull and he looked outside the city without saying a word.
The Mongolian cavalry that dominated the world was being chased and killed by the Song cavalry. He couldn't believe his eyes.
Now it seems that the only thing left is to defend the city.
All the officials of Yanjing City on the city wall, including Kouwen Buhua himself, all looked ugly.
In the wilderness, the Song Army cavalry pursued desperately. Arrows flew into the sky, blocking the sky and the sun, and went straight towards the fleeing Mongolian cavalry. In the Song army's formation, two hundred rifled cannons fired at the same time, and the shells flew towards the Mongolian cavalry like a tide. The men fell on their backs, and their flesh and blood flew everywhere. The Mongolian cavalry who retreated in panic were constantly felled by their horses. They just ran away and seemed to have lost their fighting spirit. The wilderness was full of chaotic scenes of escape.
"Open the city gate and let the cavalry enter the city!"
With a gloomy look on his face, he coldly issued a military order.
The outcome of the battle outside the city has been determined, and now they are waiting for the Song army to attack the city.
Yelu Aigu was shocked, and his face darkened unconsciously.
Kou Wenbuhua chose to defend the city. After his cavalry suffered numerous casualties, his 30,000 Liaodong disciples had to serve as vanguards again.
The gates on the east, west, and north sides of Yanjing City were wide open, and the Mongolian cavalry withdrew hastily into the city. It seems that no more than 30% to 40% come back.
The Song cavalry pursued them all the way, killing and killing them all the way until they reached the outside of the moat. The Mongolian artillery at the top of the city rang out, and the Song cavalry retreated angrily.
Yelu Chucai looked at the tragic battlefield of mountains of corpses and seas of blood outside the city, and stepped down from the city wall in a daze.
The field battle was such a disastrous defeat, how many more days could the city defense battle last?
