Woo! Woo! Woo!
The horn was blown.
Tens of thousands of Mongolian troops appeared on the grassland, forming a long formation. Looking from a distance, they looked like a long snake lying across the grassland.
"Great Khan, you can give the order to send out troops." Kankantada said to the fortune-telling rabbit under the banner.
With the reinforcements from Mobei, Bu Shitu and Da Taiji under his tent decided to send troops again to fight the troops of the Tiger Flag.
Bu Shitu looked at the fort that was a little higher than the ground in the distance and the camp built of wood beside it. He waved his right hand and ordered: "Attack!"
Woo! Woo! Woo!
The horns sounded in the formation of the Mongol army.
Groups of captains of the Mongolian army led their troops and rushed towards the Tiger Flag camp under the banners of their respective tribes.
Tens of thousands of troops, tens of thousands of cavalry, and tens of thousands of horses.
The rumble of horse hooves resounded throughout the world, and even the white clouds that happened to be floating in the sky seemed to be broken into several pieces by the deafening sound of horse hooves.
Tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry were running on the grasslands.
Looking from a distance, it looks like a surging wave, overwhelming the sky and the earth.
Naturally, when the Mongols launched a decisive battle, they could not hide it from the people of the Tiger Flag. The armored cavalry cruising on the grassland had already come back to report the news.
"It seems that the Mongols are ready to make a desperate move." Chen Xunping received the news from the armored cavalry and came to the edge of the village wall.
You can clearly see the Mongolian army running in the distance without using a monocular.
Chen Xunping turned around and said to Qin Rong beside him: "Is the artillery team ready?"
"Don't worry, the battalion. The deputy battalion went to the artillery team to keep an eye on it." Qin Rong replied, and then said, "The Mongolian army coming to attack this time will not know how many people will be left to deal with our camp here."
Chen Xunping picked up the monocular and looked at it for a few times, and then said: "I can't say, I can't tell that they have any plans to divide their troops yet."
"If the Mongols took action two days later, we could have retreated to the fort to garrison. It would be a pity." Qin Rong sighed.
Chen Xunping smiled, but did not say anything. Instead, he used the monocular in his hand to focus on the Mongolian army opposite.
A few miles is not a long distance under the feet of the cavalry, and the horse can quickly cover this distance at a gallop.
"No, the Mongols are slowing down their horses. Judging from the situation, they don't plan to divide their troops. They are preparing to charge." Chen Xunping, who had been observing the Mongolian army, frowned.
Qin Rong on the side took the monocular telescope from Chen Xunping and put it in front of him to look at the Mongolian army in the distance.
After looking at it for a few times, he frowned and said, "It seems that Bushitu is going to attack our camp with all its strength this time. This battle is not going to be easy."
"There is nothing difficult to fight. Tens of thousands of Mongolians want to break through our camp and have a fucking dream." Chen Xunping spat on the ground and said immediately, "Sherlock, go to the artillery team and tell the deputy The commander of the battalion and the artillery team leader don't need to save gunpowder and give me a hard beating."
The messenger ran to deliver the order.
Qin Rong on the side said: "The Mongols are targeting us this time. Should we send someone to find Zhang Yingzheng and ask him to send some soldiers and horses from the fort to support us." Lingling Bookstore
"No need." Chen Xunping waved his hand and said immediately, "We have a large battalion of soldiers and dozens of cannons in the camp, and we are defending the city. Even with the tens of thousands of troops from Fortune Rabbit, we still can't attack us. The camp."
The number of soldiers in a large battalion of Tiger Character Banner is almost the same as that of three ordinary regiments in later generations. The four-pounder cannon is equipped at the brigade level, the tiger crouching cannon is equipped at the squad level, and there is also a dedicated artillery team. exist.
The Mongolian cavalry charging at the front was getting closer and closer to the Tiger Flag's camp.
Through the monocular in his hand, Chen Xunping noticed the banner of the Mongolian army closest to him. It looked very familiar. He couldn't remember which tribe it was, but he had some impression that it seemed to be the banner of a small tribe.
He has memorized the flags of all the big tribes in Tumut. Even if he can't name them for a while, he can recognize which big tribe's flag it is when he sees it. Only the flags of the small tribes that are not strong will not be remembered. familiar.
boom! boom! boom!
The four-pounder guns in the camp suddenly went off.
Cannonballs fell on the heads of the Mongolian cavalry charging in front.
These few cannon shots were just the beginning, and then there were more cannon shots, and many more cannonballs flew out from the camp.
Dozens of doors were fired non-stop.
The Mongolian casualties are increasing, but compared to the tens of thousands of troops, such casualties are insignificant.
The sound of artillery continued, and the cannons kept hitting the heads of the Mongolian army outside the camp.
Tens of thousands of Mongolian troops attacked the camp of the Tiger Banner and surrounded almost three sides of the camp. As long as the gunners of the Tiger Banner did not miss the target deliberately, they did not have to worry that the cannons fired would not be able to hit the attacking Mongolian cavalry. .
Those at the front were warriors from some small tribes. They were closest to the Tiger Flag camp and were also the targets of the artillery team's attack.
The Mongolian army that came to attack was too numerous and densely packed. Every cannon fired took away at least four or five lives, causing heavy casualties to the small tribes who charged forward.
Some armored warriors from large tribes were holding down the formation behind small tribes. Once the warriors from small tribes retreated, they immediately forced the warriors from small tribes to continue charging, and even killed them as a warning to others.
The artillery team fired several rounds, but the Mongolian army showed no intention of retreating.
"Let our gun team be ready, the Mongols will come up soon." Chen Xunping explained.
The Mongolian cavalry, which was under bombardment, was getting closer and closer to the camp of Tiger Flag.
The Mongolian cavalry charging at the front were very close to the Tiger Banner camp. The artillery in the camp was no longer bombarding them, but the Mongolian cavalry following them.
In order to ensure that each shot was fired as quickly as possible, the gunners of the artillery team fixed the muzzle direction and never changed it.
However, there are too many Mongolian cavalry coming to attack. Even without adjusting the muzzle, they can still achieve maximum damage to the Mongolian army.
The Mongolian cavalry charging at the front no longer had the threat of artillery fire, and the camp of the Tiger Flag was right in front of them. They thought victory was not far away, so they even charged a little faster.
Snapped! Snapped! Snapped!
Several perforations were dug out in several places on the wall of the camp. The wooden wedges blocking the perforations were all thrown to the ground. The muzzle of a squatting gun protruded from the perforations.
On the wall of the village, fire cannons were also aimed at the oncoming Mongolian cavalry.
Each fire gun team has its own captain as an observer to calculate the distance between the front Mongolian cavalry and the camp.
This method of calculating distance using only your eyes and a thumb is not very accurate, but you can still estimate a nearly accurate number within a hundred steps.
