The Ming army and the Tatars were shooting at each other with their bows and arrows, and the Tatar archers were gradually gaining the upper hand.
Although the Ming army occupies a commanding position, in terms of shooting skills alone, it is indeed not as good as the Tatar thieves. This gap may not be obvious at the beginning, but it will become apparent after a few rounds of shooting.
Seeing the Tartars approaching gradually, the cavalry on standby on the top of the mountain also became nervous. They had already mounted their horses, waiting for the military order to charge.
The Ming army's Fo Lang machine gun fired five rounds, but the muskets were insufficient and had become a display. The 100 muskets were still being loaded, and the rocket box was empty. The next step was to engage in hand-to-hand combat.
Fortunately, the previous artillery bombardment had destroyed eight or eight of the Tatar shield vehicles. With the addition of rockets and cannon fire, two or three hundred of the Tatar soldiers on the opposite side fell to the ground. This gave our soldiers a huge blow. of encouragement.
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Finally, after paying the price of dozens of casualties, the Tatars got rid of the resisting horses blocking the broken shield chariot, and a close encounter was inevitable.
As the letter flag was waved and unfolded, smoke and dust rose in the direction of the Tatar formation. Those heavily armored Manchurian red flags and Tatar vests with red flags were driving their horses slowly towards the Ming army's infantry camp.
And after the Tartar horsemen and cavalry, there were also Baya soldiers wearing bright armor to press the formation. It seems that the Tatars actually want to use cavalry to charge into the formation?
Liu Zhaoji, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, frowned deeply. The Tatars had too much capital. They had more than 10,000 elite troops on their side. How dare they attack?
Seeing these heavy Tatar cavalry slowly spreading out into a fan shape, they seemed to have surrounded the hillside where they were on three sides. The iron cavalry came rolling in with great force. The officers and soldiers of the infantry camp of the Ming Army also felt a great sense of oppression, and their expressions changed. Finally a big change.
At this time, a general on the top of the mountain shouted: "Commander, the cavalry are coming!"
Liu Zhaoji nodded and said nothing, but still looked attentively. He saw smoke and dust billowing, and large groups of Tatar cavalry were approaching from three sides.
His face was as dark as water, and he snorted coldly and said: "Yang Shuai's Xuanzang troops will catch up soon. The Tatar thieves are throwing themselves into a trap. If you send an order to the camp, you must strictly guard the frontal defense line for me."
Liu Zhaoji had nearly 4,000 cavalry troops on his side, and six or seven more infantry troops. Naturally, he would not be afraid of the Tatars.
At that moment, he asked Zheng Yilin, the deputy general of Xingshan Defense Camp, to lead more than 800 cavalrymen from his headquarters to protect the left wing. He also ordered a general under his command to lead a thousand cavalrymen to protect the right wing.
He looked at the infantry camp directly in front of him. There were nearly 2,000 Tatar heavy cavalry rushing towards him. Liu Zhaoji, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, had a solemn look on his face. He knew that a tough battle was inevitable today, and now he only hoped that Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of Xuanzang Town, would hurry up. catch up.
During the charge of the Tatar cavalry, the Ming army's infantry camp rang loudly. The sword and shield soldiers in the infantry camp, as well as the cold soldiers holding spears, broadswords, long axes and other weapons, all had serious expressions and their palms were full of sweat. Live on the armor and wipe it.
Seeing that the Tatar cavalry were about to rush to the front of the infantry camp, general Liu Cheng came to the commander-in-chief Liu Zhaoji and said: "Commander, the Tatars are approaching, do you want to charge?"
Liu Zhaoji looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "Tell Liu Qiang to lead a thousand cavalry to prepare. You lead the servants and don't move yet!"
As the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, he also has 600 servants and soldiers under his command. Although it is indeed much less than the ancestral family and the Wu family, this is his entire family fortune.
The Tatar archers and servants had already pushed the shield cart in front of the chariot. The hidden Tatar soldiers climbed onto the shield cart and jumped onto the chariot. They met the Ming army in close combat, with roars and howls coming one after another. rise.
Those chariots that were not blocked by shield chariots were still lined with spear points. No matter how brave the Tatar soldiers were, they could not cross them for a while.
"Boom...boom...boom..."
The roar of the gunfire came in waves. Although it was difficult to load, nearly half of the chariots that were not blocked by the shield vehicles were still loaded with gunpowder.
Although they did not fire a salvo in this round of bombardment, they still hit the Tatar soldiers running in front and the heavy cavalry behind them, knocking down a large number of them, causing people to neigh and a large number of bloody and frightened horses to jump wildly.
However, under the control of the dead Tatar soldiers who pressed the formation, the rolling tide of Tatar soldiers still scrambled to cross the tank defense line and rushed into the advancing camp's military formation.
A crisp sound of "... bang bang bang bang..." came. It turned out that the three-eyed gunmen and some fire gunners behind the chariot opened fire in time, but they failed to prevent the Tatars from rushing in.
The Tatar infantrymen took the lead in breaking through the driving formation and fought with the Ming army's sword and shield soldiers. The three-eyed gunmen only fired one shot, and then they swung the three-eyed gun as a mace without hesitation, and aimed at the charging Tatars. Zibing just smashed him hard.
"Rumble..." The sound of horse hooves was deafening.
The Tartars, who were riding heavily in front, rushed into the vehicle formation through the gaps left by the infantry, archers and servants. The dead Tartar soldiers and sharp soldiers rolling in from behind also screamed and rushed forward. Come.
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"Kill the slave!"
Liu Zhaoji stared with red eyes, grabbed the drumstick from a drummer next to him, and started beating the big drum himself.
"Dong...dongdong...dongdongdongdong..."
The war drums started to beat, and the sound of the drums became the guide for the soldiers to kill the enemy. The infantry camp formation, which had been slightly scattered just now, instantly became tight again.
"Kill the Tartars! Kill...kill..."
Amidst the passionate drums, the sword and shield soldiers behind the gunmen of the Ming army, as well as the dense groups of spearmen, stickmen, axemen, etc., all rushed forward with howls.
The sword and shield soldiers rushed forward and used their shields to protect themselves, preventing the Tartar soldiers from advancing and covering the retreat of the gunslingers. The spearmen stretched out their spears in the gaps between the sword and shield soldiers to stab the thieves and the horses.
The big club hand and the big axe-hand greeted the horses of the Tatars and the heads of the Tatars wrapped in heavy armor. They shouted wildly and were intoxicated. No matter what, they all seemed to be killing machines. generally.
For a time, the fighting between the two sides was bloody. The areas around the gaps where the Ming army's infantry camps were breached were densely packed with Tatar thieves and Ming army soldiers. People kept falling to the ground, and the wailing of people was intertwined with the neighing of war horses. together.
The spears stabbed up and down crazily, and the big sticks, swords and axes slashed left and right. In the narrow space, both sides of the people were crowded together, and there was little room for them to do anything except stabbing and smashing.
Under the scorching sun, the smell of blood spread quickly, and hot blood continued to flow from the bodies of the soldiers on both sides, moistening the dry land.
The Tatars seemed to have never thought that this Ming army would be so tenacious. Even if the defensive car formation was rushed away, they could still fight to the death. Now the battle is intense, and casualties on both sides are increasing. The Tatars' heavy armored cavalry were at a loss for a while. Also undecided.
After they rushed into the car formation, they were also squeezed into various gaps. Due to the fierce resistance of the Ming army, they were unable to defeat the Ming army infantry for a while. The Tatar cavalry were also squeezed in and lost the advantage of the cavalry. Apart from face-to-face dismounted fighting, they , there is no other way.
