At this moment, Rebar finally saw it.
Whether it was fear or some other reason, it was impossible for Borgri and Morigen to take the initiative to attack the Tiger Flag convoy in front.
"Since you two want to hold down the formation, just stay behind and hold down the formation. I, Rebar, will lead the warriors of the tribe to capture the tiger-character flag convoy in front." After saying this, Rebar snorted coldly.
The soldiers of Tiger Character Banner may have some strength, but he believes more in the warriors of the Chahar tribe he brought.
Cavalry has a natural advantage over infantry, and it is still suitable for cavalry to fight on a battlefield like the grassland. He believes that even if the tiger-character flag soldiers are more powerful than the Ming Dynasty's border troops, they will not be able to do so on the unobstructed grassland. His opponent of the Mongolian cavalry.
Borghi smiled at Rebar and said: "We are here to congratulate Rebar in advance on your triumphant return."
"No need." Rebar replied with a cold face, controlled the horse under him to move forward, then turned around and shouted, "Warriors, follow me and rob the convoy in front."
With a shout, he was the first to rush out.
His personal guards hurriedly chased after him, protecting him in the middle.
Behind him, hundreds of Mongolian cavalry followed closely, waving their weapons and rushing towards the Tiger Flag convoy ahead.
With the departure of Rebal, nearly half of the Mongolian army that originally stayed here was reduced.
"Do you think Rebal can win the team with the tiger flag?" Morigen turned to ask Borgri beside him.
Bogri stared at the Mongolian cavalry that was gradually approaching the Tiger Flag convoy, and said: "Even if we can capture the Tiger Flag convoy, there will definitely be a lot of casualties. There is no need for you and me to take this risk and watch from the sidelines. That’s good.”
"So you don't think highly of Rebal anymore?" Mo Rigen asked.
Bogor shook his head and said: "With a thousand cavalry facing a thousand infantry, Rebar will definitely be able to defeat the troops of the Tiger Flag. But even if the Tiger Flag convoy is hijacked, what good will it do to you and me?" , the final credit does not fall on Rebar, so there is no need for you and me to do such a laborious thing."
The two of them had just suffered a defeat at the hands of the Tiger Flag not long ago, which had already made the Great Khan dissatisfied with them. Even if they robbed the Tiger Flag convoy at this time, most of the final credit would fall on Rebar.
Morigen nodded.
What he cares about is the Dingkou of his tribe.
In the previous battle with the Tiger Banner, Borgri did not suffer much loss, but he lost four to five hundred men, and some of them ran away when the army was defeated and have not returned yet.
So he didn't want to be the first to do it.
After all, the first one to take action would also have the most casualties. If he wanted to take the credit, he could wait for Rebaar to kill the troops with the tiger-shaped flag. It would not be too late for him to lead his men to take advantage of the situation and rush forward.
boom! boom! boom!
The deafening sound of artillery sounded on the grassland, which also focused the attention of Bogez and Mozhigen on the battlefield.
However, there was no look of surprise on the faces of the two people.
It is no secret that the Tiger Flag convoy carries cannons. All the tribes that have traded with the Tiger Flag convoy know this clearly.
A thousand-man regiment of the Tiger Character Banner is equipped with twelve four-pound cannons, and the squatting tiger cannons have more. However, the range of the squatting tiger cannons is limited, and they are far inferior to the four-pound cannons in attacking distant enemies.
With the sound of cannons, the momentum of the Mongolian cavalry charge was hindered.
"Don't stop, keep rushing forward. Their cannons are slow to reload. Take advantage of the opportunity they have just finished firing and rush over in one go." Rebar shouted.
At this moment, under the protection of his personal guards, he had moved from the front of the charging team to the middle and back position.
As he shouted loudly, the guards around him also shouted with him and repeated his words, hoping that more people would hear him.
After the momentum of the Mongolian cavalry charge was blocked, it quickly returned to normal.
In just a moment, the distance between them and the Tiger Flag convoy in front was greatly reduced.
However, gunfire rang out again from the direction of the convoy.
Cannonballs rose into the air, throwing beautiful arcs, and landed on the charging Mongolian cavalry team.
The cannons are all heavy solid bullets. Not only do they have a long range, they are also very powerful. Especially when they have just come out of the muzzle, the cannons are steaming. Whether they hit a person or a horse, they cannot withstand it at all. If you hit it, it will make a hole.
There was a Mongolian cavalryman still charging. His head felt hot, and then he didn't know anything anymore. Only half of his chest was left bleeding, while the horse underneath him was still galloping forward.
After the cannon hits the ground, it will bounce up and kill other Mongolian cavalry.
Two rounds of cannons went down, more than twenty cannons.
Unless a small number of artillery pieces were deflected and did not bring much results, most of the artillery pieces caused at least dozens of casualties to the Mongolian cavalry.
"Charge, charge, charge." Rebar shouted loudly, driving away the Mongolian armored cavalry that had slowed down around him.
He was at the back of the charge team, but the main target of the artillery attack was the Mongolian cavalry in front, so he did not receive any damage.
There were people around him, so he was not particularly clear about the casualties in front of him.
However, those lucky people who saw their companions around them having their necks broken and bodies smashed through by cannons had a different feeling in their hearts.
Seeing with my own eyes that not even the body of my companion was left behind, I had already become frightened.
Among the thousands of people, there were less than a hundred people missing, and there was an obvious gap. However, more Mongolian cavalry were still rushing towards the place where the Tiger Flag convoy was.
The loading of the four-pounder was slower than that of the musket, but much faster than that of the Ming army's gunner.
The earliest batch of gunners and missionaries of the Tiger Flag had learned geometry. After some sorting, it became a required textbook for gunners. It can be said that every gunner was carefully selected.
In addition, the gunners of the Tiger Flag often conduct live ammunition training to ensure that each gunner has sufficient experience in firing guns and will not know what to do due to confusion on the battlefield.
This point is far beyond the capabilities of the Ming army's gunners.
Unless they go to the battlefield, the artillerymen of the Ming Army may not have the opportunity to fire several times in their lives. Once they appear on the battlefield, the cannon firing speed is not only slow, but also prone to errors and explosions.
The cannons of this era were in danger of exploding if they were not careful.
Even if it is a cannon of the Tiger Flag, if it wants to be equipped in the Taoist army, it must undergo repeated tests to ensure that the cannon can fire the maximum number of times.
He could understand if these two people did this in front of the Tiger-Character Banner Dunbao, but now they were on the grassland, and the Tiger-Character Banner soldiers and horses had no walls to defend them against the Mongols, only some large vehicles. to protect oneself.
"We are fighting for you, Gerbar, and we will not compete with you for winning the team's credit," said Berger.
Mo Rigen also said: "We will never compete with you for this credit."
