In fact, the frontal pressure of the infantry at this time has no particular practical significance, because the Arakanese front has already disintegrated after being panicked by its own elephant herd. Of course, the disintegrated front line would not stay in place like a fool, and had already subconsciously scattered in all directions.
The soldiers under Cen Yunhan's command are naturally his own wolf soldiers, but since they have been converted into temporary guard troops, the weapons in their hands have naturally been changed from special bamboo spears to Beijing-style muskets and bayonets.
At this time, the shining bayonet array quickly moved forward. The Arakanese would only run faster. However, because Cen Yunhan's infantry did not receive the order to pursue freely, they had to advance in unison with the drum beat. Naturally, they would not be able to catch up. of.
At this time, the temporarily strengthened cavalry before the expedition had a miraculous effect. Even if the total number of people still did not reach the size of the cavalry of the same level in the regular guard army, it was enough to outflank such a collapsed Arakan army.
Two small groups of cavalry scattered out like bows on the left and right. Under the threat of their saber blades, most of the defeated Aragan soldiers threw away their weapons in despair and knelt down to surrender. Not only were they well aware that they had lost their chance of victory, but there was no hope of even escaping.
Originally, they planned to swim across the Ge River, but now there were not dozens of giant ships on the river. Even if they could run to the river and jump off, it would be useless if the giant ships did not fire their guns because they were worried about accidentally injuring friendly forces. No matter how good your water skills are, those giant ships don't only have artillery. The musketeers or crossbowmen on the ships can completely harvest your life.
But if you can't get to the river, then these cavalrymen who are riding ponies that are obviously not Indochina are another god of death. The infantry who lost the protection of their formation were helpless in front of these cavalry and could only become the trophies of their wanton killings.
What, you mean to rise up and resist? Are you kidding me? Look at his armor. Is it comparable to ours?
The troops in Southeast Asia generally do not wear armor, especially the infantry. Because the climate here is hot and the infantry does not have mounts for transportation, if they wear armor all over their bodies, they can probably be considered elite if they can walk ten miles a day.
When the soldiers here fight, they are well equipped if they can wear thin armor like a vest. Those with standard upper body armor like the garrison are generally only the king's personal guards. And if the garrison cavalry is fully armored, they are basically equivalent to heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals.
Of course, although the armor rate of the garrison is high, the armor itself is not the standard in the Ming Dynasty. Simply put, the nail plates are thinner than in China, and the gaps between the nail plates are larger than in China. In short, it is much lighter and cooler than domestic armor.
The same goes for cavalry armor. Although according to high pragmatic standards, the domestic Ming cavalry is said to be fully equipped, but in fact it is only half-equipped. However, the cavalry in southern Xinjiang is even worse than the domestic cavalry. It can basically be regarded as a castrated version, or to put it more nicely, it is called a key protection version - in other words, do not protect non-key areas, which saves materials and weight. Also avoid getting hotter.
But even so, it is not comparable to the Arakanese army. At least in their view, the "Ming Army Cavalry", whether horses or soldiers, are basically well protected by armor, and it is impossible to find anything that can kill them with one blow. There is no chance of winning against it.
On the whole, combat does not necessarily have to kill the enemy with one blow. If it can cause large-scale injuries to the enemy, it is actually very good, but this is from the perspective of the entire war or at least the campaign. For each soldier, you cannot kill the enemy in one blow, or at least cause the enemy to lose the ability to counterattack instantly, so there is a high probability of being counterattacked.
How can an infantry that has lost its battle position have the courage to continue fighting under such a gap in equipment? After all, people are human beings, not NPCs that can be framed and rushed to their death by just pulling the mouse. How long will it take if they don't surrender now?
As a result, the battle ended extremely quickly. Just when Gao Yuan, who was trying to keep his composure aboard the "Tungyu City", asked Huang Yingpin about the situation ahead, Cen Yunhan and Cen Maoren were already counting the prisoners.
Huang Yingpin participated in not many wars, and the scale and intensity were limited. They were basically counterinsurgency and bandit suppression. But after all, he had fought in serious wars, and his vision was much more accurate than that of Gao Yuan, his junior brother, so he laughed. He replied: "Commander-in-Chief, don't worry. The enemy troops are fleeing in a hurry. The only thing they can rely on is the elephant formation. Once the elephant formation is broken, there will be no fighting spirit. Our army will be destroyed. It won't take long before you can hear the news of victory over a cup of tea."
Gao Yuan was doubtful. He could also see that Cen Yunhan and Cen Maoren had the advantage, otherwise he would not have flagged down the fleet to stop firing. If the fleet does not fire, it means that they have already moved forward, and they obviously believe that their attack will not be beaten back by the enemy.
However, the river was a bit far away from the battlefield. Even though he was holding a telescope, he couldn't actually see clearly. Instead, he could hear the shouts of killing Zhentian, which made him feel uneasy.
He also knew that defeat was unlikely, but because it was his first time in battle, he was inevitably nervous and somewhat unsure. At this moment, he even had the idea to ask Huang Yingpin if he could go ashore to check.
However, this idea immediately became meaningless, because Cen Yunhan's battle flag had returned to the shore at this time, and the victory flag of "total annihilation of the enemy" was displayed.
"Is this a win?" Gao Yuan was stunned and couldn't help but muttered to himself, as if what he was seeing was a little unreal.
Fighting... is that simple?
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief, we have won." Although Huang Yingpin was smiling, his tone always seemed to be a little regretful or even lonely: "Everything is done in advance, and failure in advance will lead to failure. Our army is fully prepared before the war. Almost every move of the enemy today was as expected in the offensive plan, and it is natural to achieve a great victory."
Gao Yuan nodded thoughtfully and ordered to a messenger beside him: "Go and ask Cen Yunhan, have all the remaining enemies been wiped out? If they have been wiped out, let him and Cen Maoren come to the flagship to report in detail." The messenger went immediately.
Gao Yuan turned his head again and said to Huang Yingping: "Today's battle went too smoothly. Even if reinforcements are coming from the east bank, they probably won't be able to arrive in a while." After a pause, he continued: "It will only take two seconds." Uncle, there is no need to worry, Mrauk-U, the capital of the Arakan Kingdom, should not be that easy to fight, and by then the second uncle’s unit will definitely have the opportunity to become famous."
Huang Yingpin smiled and said: "It's not that important to become famous...but if our army goes through the Western Expedition and cannot get rid of the word 'temporary' in the end, then it will really be a bit embarrassing." .”
While talking, Cen Yunhan and Cen Maoren had already sailed over in a small boat.
PS: 2:09 am.
(End of chapter)
