Sacrificing the Han army in exchange for fighter planes was a normal thing in the eyes of the Jurchens.
The Han army received the order and quickly gathered all the cavalry.
The number of cavalry of the Han army accounts for almost one-tenth of the total number of the Han army, and there are about a thousand cavalry. Because some were killed and wounded in the previous attack, there are less than a thousand cavalry left now.
There was also some Mongolian cavalry in the army of slaves and thieves brought by Daishan, but Mang Gurtai could not mobilize it. He only brought the soldiers and horses of Zhenglan Banner and part of the Han army to Wuzhaiyi.
In order to prevent the Han army from failing to do its best, E Bilun personally led a group of Zhenglan Banner flag soldiers to supervise the battle from behind.
The Han army's cavalry quickly dispatched, and as before, rushed towards the pass directly in front of Fuzhaiyi.
boom! boom! boom!
The Tiger Flag artillery team guarding the pass kept firing at the Han cavalry.
The closer to the pass, the narrower the road. The overcoming cavalry can only tighten the distance and lengthen the length of the team.
This gives the Tiger Flag Artillery Team more chances to hit.
The Tiger Flag Artillery Team guarding the pass plowed through the invading Han cavalry like a sledge, taking away the lives of many Han cavalry.
After two rounds of shelling, the Han cavalry arrived near the horse pit.
After another struggle, many Han cavalry were trapped in horse traps and attacked by artillery fire, resulting in many casualties.
In the end, more than half of the Han cavalry broke through the horse trap and were one step closer to the pass guarded by the Tiger Flag, and there were only a few dozen steps left.
For the cavalry, this distance is approaching in the blink of an eye.
However, there were many Luzhai and Juma placed nearby, which blocked the possibility of the cavalry going further. Not only that, the invading Han cavalry was forced to stop.
"Fire!" A captain of the Tiger Flag Artillery Team shouted with a big grin.
Not to mention cannons and muskets can hit the enemy at a distance of dozens of steps.
There are Juma and Luzhai blocking the front, and the artillery behind is very safe. Unless the enemy's cavalry can fly over, even if they get through a Juma, they will be stopped by the Luzhai behind.
Cavalry that has lost its speed is a living target for artillery.
The artilleryman unceremoniously leveled the muzzle of the cannon, fixed the bayonet on the cannon once, and fired straight at the invading enemy cavalry dozens of steps ahead.
Soon another artilleryman brought in the Crouching Tiger Cannon.
A few dozen steps away is enough for the Crouching Tiger Cannon to unleash its power, and the power of the Crouching Tiger Cannon using shotgun shells is no worse than those of the four-pounder and six-pounder cannons.
boom! boom! boom!
When the Tiger Crouching Cannon was put on the battlefield, the casualties of enemy cavalry directly increased by one level.
The Han cavalry, which suffered more and more casualties, saw that it was impossible to break through the pass and that staying would only cost more lives, so they directly chose to retreat.
In fact, even if no one ordered the troops to retreat, these Han cavalry would retreat because they could not bear the casualties.
The way back was much smoother than when we came.
The original horse traps had been almost destroyed during the attack. Now when the troops retreated, they no longer had to worry about falling into the horse traps.
However, the Tiger Flag artillerymen guarding the pass had no intention of letting them retreat so easily.
The muzzle of the gun was raised to carry out extended bombardment, chasing the retreating Han cavalry and bombarding them.
After losing dozens of lives, these Han cavalry retreated to a safe place.
"Who asked you to come back!" E Bilun led his men directly to find these Han cavalry.
In his eyes, these Han cavalry were only one step away from breaking through the pass guarded by the Tiger Flag.
"It won't work if we don't retreat. The tiger thieves have set up a large number of horse and deer villages at the pass. The war horses can't rush through at all. If they stay there, they will be easy targets for the artillery." A staff general in the Han cavalry argued.
Hearing this, E Bilun cursed loudly: "Damn it, this piece of shit Daishan. If it weren't for him, how could the Tiger Thieves have arranged so many things here in Wuzhaiyi."
The Han military officer in front of him lowered his head and pretended not to hear.
The Jurchens themselves can scold their own people, but he, a Han, would not dare to scold the Jurchens in front of the Jurchens, especially a high-ranking Jurchen figure like Daishan.
E Bilun was too lazy to grind his teeth with a Han man here and returned directly to Mang Gurtai.
The defeat of the Han cavalry was naturally known to Mang Gurtai.
As soon as E Bilun came back, he cursed and said: "Amma, the tiger thieves have been prepared for a long time. This piece of shit Daishan wasted too much time, causing us to miss the opportunity to capture Fifty Village Post."
"No matter how prepared the tiger thief is, we must take down Fifty Village Post." Mang Gurtai said with a cold face.
Ever since he and Daishan had a falling out, their father and son had no choice but to take down Fifty Village Post.
E Bilun hesitated for a moment and asked, "Ama, what should we do next?"
"What else can we do, attack by force." Mang Gurtai glanced at E Bi Lun and said.
As a fierce general of Daijin, he prefers to go straight and break through the enemy's defense line with strong methods. He did this when dealing with the Ming army in the past, and now he wants to do the same with the Tiger Flag.
As for whether there was any other better way, he couldn't think of it at the moment.
"If we attack by force, a lot of people will be killed or injured." E Bilun said worriedly.
The previous two attacks on the pass had already destroyed more than half of the Han army's cavalry. If they continued to attack, there would only be more casualties, and it was far from being able to end with just a few hundred cavalry casualties.
Mang Gurtai snorted coldly and said: "There are no immortals on the battlefield, and I, the warriors of Zhenglan Banner, are not afraid of death."
"Ama wants to use our Zhenglan Banner people?" E Bilun heard what he meant from Mang Gurtai's words.
Mang Gurtai said: "At this time, it will be difficult for the Han army to win the pass in front. Our people must be dispatched."
"Otherwise, let the Han army try again. Maybe they can break through the pass guarded by the tiger thieves next time." E Bilun was reluctant to let the people of Zhenglan Banner sacrifice.
Zhenglan Banner is the foundation for both father and son to gain a foothold in Daikin.
After hearing this, Mang Gurtai shook his head and said: "There is no room for indecision at this time. As long as we can win the Fifty Village Post, it will be worth it even if we take the lives of some of our Zhenglan Banner soldiers."
"It all depends on father's arrangements." Seeing that Mang Gurtai had made up his mind, E Bilun had no choice but to agree.
And even if he objects, it's useless. Mang Gurtai has the final say in the entire Zhenglan Banner. Even though he is Mang Gurtai's son, he doesn't have much say in Zhenglan Banner.
"Go and prepare immediately." Mang Gurtai ordered, and then added, "Tell the Han army that they have captured fifty villages and allow them to be the first to choose the benefits."
E Bilun nodded and turned to leave.
(End of chapter)
