Chinese army!
Zhu Di sat on the horse and looked forward resolutely. There was Harry's headquarters army formation. There were more than 10,000 cavalry, and their combat power should not be underestimated.
In order to win over Harry and reduce the casualties of the Ming army, Zhu Di had to use some tricks.
It's a bit cold in Qamdo in September, especially at night. Although it's not freezing, it still feels a bit chilly when the wind blows. The wind has no fixed direction, because there are Tianshan Mountains in the south and Altai Mountains in the north. There are only two east and west wind outlets. The wind may blow from the northwest today, and it may become the southeast wind tomorrow.
At this time, the southeast wind prevailed over the northwest wind.
The horses are howling and the wind is roaring.
Harry already knew that the actions of Qiang Zhili and Ba Qishan did not work, but were blocked by the Ming army's thick military formation. Cries of killing came from the northeast. It seemed that Karachi's men were attacking the Ming Dynasty's rear army.
Sure enough, there was a riot in the Ming camp, and the army was being mobilized frequently. It seems that the sudden attack in Karachi forced Zhu Di to mobilize the Chinese army to defend.
Now it's time to attack!
Although the Ming Dynasty has many soldiers and generals, but they are in chaos and attacked from multiple sides, how long can they hold on?
Harry once again reviewed the army. He knew many of these cavalrymen and could even call out many of their names. This time, they would uphold their past invincibility and create new victories.
There are dozens of generals in front of you, including Zhoubei, Ainuzhan, Pangbusheni, Dovgang, Slam, Dias, etc. Any one of them alone is enough to stand alone!
However, because Timur's empire had too many generals and the family controlled the army, only the names of the Sultan's sons, grandsons and several generals were left in many battles, and the names of these people were not recorded and sung.
But this does not deny their fighting power. Anyone who underestimates them will pay a heavy price.
Harry drew his sword and pointed it at the Ming army: "You are great Sudanese warriors and invincible conquerors. The Ming Dynasty will kneel down in front of you like any enemy you have encountered. Now, in the name of Allah, I I give you an order in the name of the great Sultan: There is no advance or retreat in this battle, there is life or death, and the Ming army will be defeated in this battle! Fight!"
"war!"
"war!"
The soldiers of Zhoubei, Ainuzhan, Pangbusheni, and Dovgang were full of fighting spirit.
Harry issued the order to fight, and ordered Zhoubei, Ainuzhan, and Pangbusheni to each lead a thousand fine cavalry to attack Zhu Di's headquarters from different breakthrough points.
Zhu Di put away his telescope. Under the clear starlight, he could see the cavalry running in the distance without a telescope.
"The enemy is coming. Let's meet the enemy as planned."
Zhu Di's voice was calm, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.
He Fu drove his horse forward and ordered: "Commander Shi Duanyun, Wang Wan, and Zhao Hua of the fifth military camp, lead the people to meet the enemy!"
"As you command!"
Duan Yun, Wang Wan, and Zhao Hua agreed in unison.
One thousand and five barracks sergeants strode to the front of the formation.
There are only a thousand sergeants, but three commanding officers are arranged, which is enough to prove the difference of this army.
Yes, these thousand sergeants are different from the ordinary sergeants of the Fifth Army Camp. They are the elites created by the Fifth Army Camp. They are the heavily armored Modao Army modeled on the Tang Dynasty Modao Team.
Zhu Yunwen was very confused. Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there have been many special forces, such as Qin Tieyingrui, Wei Wuzu, Cao Cao's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, Li Shimin's Xuanjia Army, Yue Fei's Beiwei Army...
But with the ebb and flow of dynasties, these special forces disappeared. Even those as powerful as Zhu Yuanzhang could not create a special force. After Zhu Yunwen promoted the reform of the military system, special arms were formed, such as the Shenji Battalion, which mainly focused on firearms, the capable and mysterious scouts, and the heavy-armored Modao Team of the Fifth Army Battalion, which was built at a huge cost.
Only by re-creating special forces can we understand why special forces continue to disappear in history, because what they eat is not food, but money, welfare, and extraordinary treatment.
Without the support of money, treatment, and policies, it is impossible to create elite special forces. Even if you have these financial resources, you still need qualified sergeants. For example, the heavy-armored Modao team has standards that cannot be selected by ordinary sergeants. The first criterion is to be tall. Wu Dalang is not qualified, and an eight-foot tall man like Wu Song is needed. This tall guy is enough to winnow out countless sergeants.
In addition, a powerful and strong sergeant is needed, who can wield a Mo Dao weighing eight to fifteen kilograms for half an hour. In addition, they also need to have extremely strong psychological quality. Faced with heavy cavalry and cavalry attacks, they can stand in front and remain motionless!
In order to build this team of one thousand people, the Ministry of War invested at least 80,000 taels, and one person had as much as 80,000 taels! This amount of money is enough to support three border troops!
In special times, this kind of special troops are needed to serve special military affairs and wars. Once the dynasty has no foreign enemies or worries, no one will spend a lot of money to build a special unit that has no use.
The Ministry of War will think: Why build them? There is no need to fight these days.
The emperor would think: In times of peace, just disarm and return to the fields, so as not to worry us.
The disappearance of special forces is related to the disappearance and weakening of military struggles, to the finances of the dynasty itself, and to the worries of the rulers and civil servants.
Zhu Yunwen needed military struggle because Ming Dynasty had enemies in the north, west, south, east, northeast, southwest, northwest, southeast, yes, there were enemies on all sides.
Zhu Yunwen had financial support. Whether it was royal industry, agricultural tax, commercial tax reforms, including curbing land annexation and promoting agriculture, the imperial government's finances far exceeded those during the Hongwu period. Financial support provides conditions for the emergence of special forces.
The civil service group was worried, but Zhu Yunwen was not worried. On the contrary, he was still looking forward to it. He hoped that the special forces could serve as a symbol of the Ming Dynasty and become a weapon to deter all parties. For example, 300 scouts went to Jiaozhi and killed nearly 3,000 rogues, directly intimidating the countries in Southeast Asia. No one dared to underestimate the great power of tomorrow. Now when envoys enter the capital, they are all polite and without any arrogance.
The heavily armored Mo Dao Army, covered with sixty kilograms of heavy armor, can be said to be invulnerable. The Mo Dao in their hands is ten feet long, edged on both sides, thick and sharp.
For Zhu Di and Ming Dynasty, the Battle of the Western Regions was a huge testing ground. Years of military reform and training, as well as the growth and development of multiple arms, always need to be tested on the battlefield before they can be said to be failures or successes.
The divine machine cannon is testing its damage, the fire cannon is testing the lethality and bayonet effect of the lead, the crossbow array is testing the penetration performance, and the three thousand battalion is testing the physical fitness and skills of the cavalry...
Now, it's the turn of the heavily armored Modao Army.
Duan Yun, Wang Wan, and Zhao Hua were all burly and powerful generals in the Beijing army. In their early years, they went to the Northeast with the army and put down the rebellion of Taining Guards. When building the heavily armored Modao Army, he showed extremely strong combat power and became the commander of the Modao Army.
The cavalry was charging, and the heavily armored Modao army left the military formation and stopped after only taking fifty steps.
Duan Yun saw the cavalry galloping in the distance through the narrow gap in his visor. The corners of his mouth trembled slightly, and there was a cold murderous look in his eyes. After practicing day after day, I finally have the ability to protect my family and country. Now is the time!
Zhou Bei drove his war horses to gallop, staring at the Ming army in front. They were like iron towers, standing in the distance, forming a long black embankment!
Long swordsman?
Zhou Bei stared, feeling a little wary. He slowed down and directed the cavalry to charge.
The cavalry quickly crossed one hundred and fifty steps. Just as the cavalry picked up the long bow, unexpectedly, the whole body suddenly leaned forward, and the horse fell directly to the ground! The cavalryman was hit so hard that stars appeared in his eyes. He rubbed his eyes and looked at the black light flying in the sky.
This is not a meteor, but an arrow!
Just as the cavalry was about to stand up, they heard dull noises, and many horses stumbled. Taking a closer look, there are fucking holes three feet deep on the ground!
Trapped in a horse trap? !
The Ming Dynasty was so insidious, it actually dug so many horse traps on the road of cavalry charge!
When a war horse is running at high speed, once a hoof falls into a pit, is there any chance of surviving? The horse's leg was broken directly! Once the horse's leg is broken, how can the cavalry ride?
Without speed and impact, is it still considered a cavalry?
The rain of arrows now covered the area, shooting down the whining horses and the cavalrymen who fell off their horses.
Zhou Bei and others were very uneasy. They looked at the ground carefully, but could not see anything abnormal at all on the surface. A cavalryman got off his horse, walked in, and stepped in. When he looked carefully, he saw that the ground was actually paved. It is covered with a layer of soil and is basically the same as the surrounding area. It is difficult to find it without walking over!
"Dismount and clean up!"
Zhoubei ordered a group of sergeants to dismount temporarily to clean the road. Only then did they realize how crazy Ming Dynasty was. In less than fifty steps, he had dug hundreds of horse traps!
While the sergeants in the north of the state were clearing out of the horse pit, the rain of arrows from the Ming Dynasty did not stop, and cavalry were constantly being shot. Zhou Bei and other generals ordered the sergeants to fight back. Just when Zhou Bei felt uneasy, he glanced ahead and his pupils suddenly shrank!
The black embankment seemed to be moving.
"charge!"
Zhoubei did not waste any more time in fighting. After paying the price of more than 300 men, the cavalry began a new round of charge.
He Fu, who was observing the formation behind enemy lines, shook his head slightly and said to Zhu Di: "It's a pity. If mines and gunpowder had been used, these cavalry would have died long ago. Now they have only lost so many people."
Zhu Di didn't want to directly lay the landmines, but the problem was that the person coming from the opposite side was Harry, just a vanguard of Timur, and it was still a half-disabled vanguard. He had to force out all the trump cards of Ming Dynasty. What about Timur's? After the cavalry arrives, how can they win by surprise?
"Just wait, it will come in handy."
Zhu Di did not pay attention, but said to He Fu: "The heavy-armored Modao Army is fighting a battle of strength. It cannot last for too long. Prepare the fifth military camp to respond. This time, let Zhuge Tang take action and see if they can block it." cavalry."
He Fu nodded and arranged for Zhuge Tang to prepare to lead troops to fight.
Zhuge Tang agreed with a smile, and then went to organize his subordinates.
Slowly, "siege engines" one foot and a half high and eight feet wide were pushed out. The three rows of wheels left three deep ruts on the ground. There were riveted joints on the front of the siege engines. , matching "bayonets" are installed on the front and left and right sides. Unlike the bayonets, these weapons are longer.
A total of thirty siege vehicles moved forward like hedgehogs. The interior of the siege vehicle is divided into two levels, each with two sergeants. Their weapons are as large as crossbows and have only a shooting window as wide as an arm.
This kind of siege vehicle is covered with an iron sheet, and the iron sheet is covered with a layer of cowhide, which is waterproof and fireproof. It is made according to the safety of a real siege vehicle. Zhuge Tang was particularly good at bows and arrows. He was a bit cruel and liked to hunt. It was this kind of "psychological abnormality" that led him to figure out the combat modes of crossbow formations, siege vehicles, and bayonet formations...
