After Han Jinggui's attack order was issued, the Ming army's cavalry first launched an attack, attacking the Klie tribe's cavalry with an assault cavalry formation.
Tuoli didn't expect that the Ming cavalry would attack first, and he felt annoyed.
On the grassland, shouldn't it be the grassland cavalry who have the advantage and the upper hand everywhere?
You outsiders are too bold!
So he decided to send his fierce general Tuliqi to lead the capable men of the Kle tribe to launch a countercharge against the Ming army cavalry, facing them head-on and fighting in bloody battles.
Use steel swords and blood to swear to the Ming Dynasty that the grassland is their home field!
Seeing such a scene, Xin Qiji was overjoyed and smiled at Wuge beside him: "The thief did not use his strengths and avoid his weaknesses. He actually faced me head-on and tried to fight with me. Isn't this a stupid act?"
Wu Ge had a worried look on his face.
"The Kled people are not only good at archery, they are also good at hand-to-hand combat. I, the Wanggu tribe, have fought with them many times, and basically have no advantage in hand-to-hand combat. So I think the problem is still quite big. Commander Xin should pay more attention to it."
"They are good at hand-to-hand combat. Aren't our soldiers of the Ming Dynasty good at hand-to-hand combat? The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty have experienced not less wars and training than them, but more than them! Before becoming a cavalry, every cavalryman first experienced a bloody battle as an infantryman. Fight.
In the bloody battle that year, our 20,000 infantry troops faced the golden thieves' armored cavalry, Tiefutu, and withstood their onslaught and their repeated charges. The brutality of that battle is still in my mind. playback. "
It seems that Xin Qiji is very confident in the hand-to-hand combat capabilities of the Ming army's cavalry.
Wuge had reservations about this. He did not think that the Ming army could really suppress the Klei cavalry in terms of absolute combat effectiveness. If that were the case, the Ming army would be able to walk sideways on the grassland.
The Kled tribe was a well-known and powerful tribe on the grasslands, and many tribes did not get any benefits from Kled.
He really wanted to see how strong the Ming army's cavalry was in hand-to-hand combat, and whether it was as powerful as Xin Qiji said.
Soon, the Ming cavalry and the Klie cavalry faced each other head-on. The two armies collided, and the generals and generals fought fiercely.
The cavalry on both sides sprinted through the opponent's formation at high speed, waving their weapons and fighting fiercely, trying their best to kill the opponent off the horse.
In the past, the battles between the prairie cavalry did not start here. Only when the prairie cavalry found that they were absolutely stronger than the opponent would they directly enter the melee state. Otherwise, the cavalry would take the lead.
Let's all have a cavalry and archery battle first to see who can't stand the blow of the cavalry and archery, and then get into the hand-to-hand combat and pursuit.
The main war casualties occurred in hand-to-hand fighting and post-war pursuits, but if there had not been the previous cavalry and shooting duel, there would have been no subsequent hand-to-hand fighting and pursuit.
However, this time was different. Their leader seemed to be very confident in them. He asked them to start a hand-to-hand battle with the Ming army as soon as they came up, and seemed to want to defeat the Ming army in one go.
However, it was not until the official battle between the two sides that the cavalry of the Kled tribe discovered how much benefit a good suit of armor could bring to hand-to-hand combat.
They are fast and good at horse fighting, and the timing of cutting down with a sword is often better than that of the Ming army. However, although they really hit the Ming army soldiers, the armor of the Ming army soldiers resisted the attack very well and did not use it. They take enough damage to affect the fight.
Then, the Ming soldiers reacted and slashed with their swords. They no longer had enough armor to defend themselves against the attack. A powerful slash from the Ming soldiers could often split half of their bodies.
Individual soldiers of the Ming army were extremely powerful and swung their swords with the force of an impact. Half of the body of the Klei cavalry was chopped off.
Blood splashed everywhere, broken limbs and broken arms flew around. The entire fighting battlefield was dripping with blood, and there were bloody corpses everywhere. The entire battlefield was filled with fishy smell.
The cavalrymen who fought fiercely were soon stained red, with their own blood and the enemy's blood.
This fierce battle didn't last long, and Tuo Li, who was watching the battle, noticed something was wrong.
He originally thought that in terms of riding, archery, and hand-to-hand combat abilities, the men from the Klei tribe were more powerful, and it was more suitable for the Central Plains people to just play on foot.
But what he didn't expect was that the Ming cavalry was not at a disadvantage in this regard. Instead, they fought back and forth with them, and the scene looked like...
Why do they seem to be the weak side?
The Ming cavalry moved forward hard, fighting desperately, waving the steel swords in their hands to kill the Kled cavalry. The Kled cavalry fought back bravely, but the effect of the counterattack was often not very good. Either they were blocked by the slashing, or they had their own hands during the fight. The steel knife was broken by the steel knife in the hand of the Ming army.
Fighting on the battlefield, fighting to the death, such a fierce thing, the victory or defeat often just takes a few seconds.
But just for a moment, the knife broke.
The Klei cavalry looked at the broken sword in their hands in surprise, but what came towards them was the still sharp steel sword of the Ming army cavalry.
At the last moment of their lives, what they saw was the cold blade slowly approaching their heads.
Then the head fell to the ground, or half of the body was split open, and the whole person's organs were scattered all over the floor. The red and yellow ones were mixed together, becoming the best nourishment for the pasture.
The fierce battle between the tens of thousands of cavalry on both sides did not take too much time from start to end, because the Kled Cavalry had realized their disadvantage, and they had to throw away their steel swords and choose iron bones or hand axes to fight with the Ming cavalry. Fighting, some results were achieved, but the specific effect was not great.
After observing such a disadvantage, Tuoli frowned. He was very shaken, and for a moment he didn't know what he should do.
It wasn't until his subordinates anxiously persuaded him that he should order the troops to retreat that Tuoli realized what was happening.
But he did not lose his mind. He realized that a full retreat would be a big problem now, and it was very likely that the Ming army would take advantage of the situation and kill him, so he could not do this.
After observing the Ming army's advantage in horse warfare, he knew that close combat might not bring any benefits. It was best to give full play to the mobility of his own cavalry, avoid the Ming army's sharp edges, and not confront the Ming army head-on. The cavalry has advantages in riding and archery.
So Tuoli ordered another cavalry team to be dispatched to meet the cavalry team that was entangled by the Ming army. He made full use of bows and crossbows to respond to their retreat, then reorganized the formation and began to enter the cavalry and shooting battle. Do not get close to the Ming army. Combat.
After he conveyed the order, someone was naturally responsible for executing it. Through their unique method and channel of conveying the order, the order was passed on, and the Kled Cavalry began to take action.
Han Jinggui, who was on the front line, noticed the changes in the Kled Cavalry and realized that they might have to make some changes.
But at this moment, the Ming army has the upper hand. If the Klie people want to make a change, they must change the current situation of close combat between horses and horses.
How can the Kled Cavalry regain the advantage?
Then I will fight tit for tat, and the army will press forward, forcing you to fight with me!
Want to play horseback shooting at a distance?
There are no doors!
Han Jinggui then ordered that the main force of the Chinese army press forward with him, and the cavalry on the left and right wings detoured to the rear of the Kled cavalry, forming an encirclement formation to prevent the Kled cavalry from spreading out in a large scale and making it difficult to deal with it.
Press them all up, shrink the encirclement, force the Kled cavalry to start a horse battle with the Ming cavalry, use the Ming army's advantage to severely attack Kled's disadvantage, and strive to annihilate all the Kled cavalry here!
Orders were conveyed, flags were waved, war drums rumbled, and distant horns sounded continuously.
The officers and soldiers of the Ming Army who had received strict training all understood the meaning of the military orders composed of flags, drums and horns. They quickly responded in a very professional manner and carried out the orders of the commander-in-chief.
The advantages of the Ming army's strict military training and large-scale military investment are fully reflected here.
The response of the Ming army to execute military orders was faster than the response of the Klie cavalry to execute orders, and the time it took was shorter.
This led to the fact that Tuoli was the first to issue the order to take action, but when it came down to the execution level, when the Klie Cavalry was preparing to take action, the Ming Army actually completed the deployment and started taking action.
The main force of the Chinese army pressed forward along with Han Jinggui, and the cavalry on the left and right wings, led by Zhong Xuemin and Yuan Han, began to form a formation, preparing to build an encirclement.
The rapid movement of the Ming army surprised Tuoli. Looking at the gradual changes in the formation of the Ming army, he didn't realize anything at first. He just felt that the Ming army might want to increase their power and eat up his horse and hand-to-hand combat troops. This It's absolutely not allowed.
So he ordered the troops sent to respond to move quickly without delay.
