The infantry of the Western Liao Dynasty was mainly composed of the servants of the Western Karahan Kingdom and some of the dismounted cavalry of the Western Liao Dynasty.
Xiao Weili did not intend to win on the infantry. He only had to withstand the Ming army's infantry. The main thing was to see the performance of the cavalry.
But the problem now is that the infantry cannot withstand the Ming army's attack at all, and they are defeated by the Ming army in minutes.
When the infantry formation of the Ming Army faced off against the Xiliao infantry, which was in a certain chaos, the ones who hit the Xiliao formation head-on were not even spears and steel knives, but musketeers.
The musketeers fired a volley at the Xiliao army formation not far away, then another volley, another volley, and then another round.
In a very short period of time, the well-trained Ming army musketeers fired six full volleys at the Xiliao army formation. The battlefield was filled with gunpowder smoke. The Xiliao infantry were beaten with lead and their flesh and blood flew everywhere. They fell in pieces. Death or serious injury, the sound of mourning echoes throughout the world.
Where have they seen this kind of weapon?
Where have you seen such a weapon that can spit fire and smoke and beat people to pieces?
Not daring to resist at all, he turned around and ran away without any hesitation.
At this point, the Xiliao infantry formation was riddled with holes and began the process of collapse and retreat.
At this time, the spearmen and sword and shield men of the Ming army stepped forward to fight, advancing like a wall, and harvested the retreating Xiliao infantry like leeks step by step, killing them until blood spattered everywhere.
Less than three minutes after the battle started, the infantry formations on the front line of Xiliao collapsed, which directly affected the main force of the Chinese army in the rear and even shaken the cavalry operations.
Xiao Orila originally thought that his cavalry troops had a numerical advantage. Even if the Ming army's cavalry had strong combat effectiveness, it shouldn't be difficult to crush them with so many troops.
But now that the cavalry cannot break the situation and the infantry has begun to collapse, how can we continue to fight this battle?
He was anxious.
Faced with such a situation, he could only invest in the reserve cavalry in advance and order the reserve cavalry to attack the Ming cavalry, trying to use this fueling tactic to overwhelm the Ming cavalry and change the situation of the battle.
As for the retreat of the infantry and the strange firearms of the Ming army, he had no other choice but to order the Chinese infantry to advance.
There was nothing to say to the retreating infantry of the front army. The crossbowmen simply bent their bows and nocked arrows and fired forward.
The defeated soldiers who fled are the enemies of the military formation. At this time, there is no talk of rescuing the "friendly troops". It is just right to shoot them all to death with bows and arrows and prevent them from attacking the intact military formation.
The crossbowmen didn't show any pity, they just bent their bows and nocked arrows to shoot.
The poor defeated soldiers, with the Ming army's hand-to-hand troops advancing like a wall behind them, and in front of them the sharp arrows of their own people, they were like rats in an old bellows, being angered at both ends and killed at both ends.
They were torn between two military groups that were getting closer and closer. In the end, no matter whether they were determined to attack their own military formation or the Ming army's military formation, they could not escape death.
The first wave of defeated soldiers suffered all casualties, but can the second wave of Xiliao infantry open up the situation?
the answer is negative.
Under the attack of the Ming army's musketeers, even though they fought back with arrows, they could not stop the Ming army's approaching step by step and powerful firepower. They were beaten to pieces, and even using shields was useless.
Seeing that the infantry formation of the Chinese army was beaten to pieces and was about to collapse, Xiao Weilila was really worried.
The cavalry still could not open up the situation, but there was a faint tendency of being counterattacked by the Ming army, which made him even more anxious.
His subordinates kept sending him feedback that made him even more anxious. The infantry formation was in retreat, the cavalry attack was unfavorable, the Ming army's cavalry was powerful, and our army was still unable to gain an advantage despite its large numbers.
He had no extra cards to play, and the last card in his hand was his own cavalry. They were the best of the best, and were responsible for protecting the coach's life during a rout.
If he plays this card, he himself will be the fish on the chopping board.
However, the situation no longer allowed him to continue thinking about it.
Because the Chinese infantry formation also collapsed, the Ming infantry was killing them. What's more terrible is that his position was no longer even safe.
The Ming army's artillery actually fired again at this time.
The experienced Ming army gunners with sufficient mathematical knowledge used the front sight and rear sight to do battlefield arithmetic problems. A large number of iron bullets wrapped in hot air flow crossed the main battlefield where the two armies were fighting, and came directly towards the area where Xiao Weili was located. .
Xiao Weili watched helplessly as a huge steaming iron ball fell from the sky, smashing the body of a crossbowman guard not far in front of him into pieces.
Subsequently, more and more artillery shells fell, and the terrifying deterrence brought about made the entire Xiliao Army command center face a huge threat. Many officers and soldiers were either injured or killed by the artillery shells, and their deaths were extremely miserable.
Xiao Weili's guards dragged him back hard, even ignoring his own will and insisting on running with him.
This is their duty.
It is no longer safe here. If Xiao Weili as the coach is injured or simply dies, then as soldiers, they will also reach the end of their lives.
Xiao Weili's mind went blank and he couldn't do anything. After running a certain distance, he watched his handsome flag collapse in a burst of smoke and was no longer visible.
It's over.
Everything is finished, everything is finished.
He is finished, Husi Won'er is finished, Yelu Pusu is finished, and the Western Liao Kingdom is finished.
As one of the founding fathers of the Xiliao Kingdom and a close comrade-in-arms of Yelu Dashi, he never thought that one day he would be able to witness the collapse of the Xiliao foundation with his own eyes, and that it would completely collapse in his own hands. This was undoubtedly the biggest thing for him. irony.
But what can he do?
He tried his best to recruit troops and rushed back to save the crisis, but he was still unable to turn the tide. In his eyes, the fallen flag might be the end of Xiliao.
As the commander-in-chief, even if he is defeated, Xiao Orila will have enough elite guards to take him to escape. It will be difficult for him to die. The same is true for other high-ranking generals. Each has his own personal guard to take them to escape.
But others are not treated so well.
When Xiao Weili was led away by the soldiers, the Xiliao infantry was already finished and was collapsing, while the Xiliao cavalry was still attacking. They had many people, while the Ming army's cavalry was small, and the two sides were still in a fierce confrontation. middle.
However, Su Haisheng discovered the collapse of the Xiliao infantry and its rear area, so he decisively deployed the reserve cavalry team to break into the rear of the Xiliao army from the center, completely overwhelming the Xiliao infantry, and then attacked the Xiliao cavalry from the rear in a roundabout way, giving them Here comes a "crossing the intestines".
The Xiliao cavalry obviously did not expect such a situation. Under the attack from both sides by the Ming army cavalry, the morale of the troops was unstable. They did not know what was happening in the rear, and their will to fight was sharply reduced. However, the Ming army became more and more courageous as they fought, and soon overwhelmed the Xiliao cavalry. cavalry.
The Xiliao cavalry also collapsed.
On the entire battlefield, Xiliao's cavalry and infantry were in a state of complete collapse, and the Ming army fully shifted into a pursuit state.
Su Haisheng was ecstatic when faced with such a situation. He ordered the entire army to enter a pursuit state. The cavalry bravely pursued the retreating Xiliao army. The situation on the battlefield became completely one-sided.
In his ecstasy, Su Haisheng even sent half of his bodyguard cavalry to assist in the pursuit. He used a large amount of cavalry to block the fleeing Xiliao army, and then used the infantry to catch up and harvest.
Accept the surrender, kill those who stubbornly resist on the spot, pursue them to the end and never let them go.
This large-scale battle has come to an end.
