This ax swing was very heavy.
Defeat Zhe's eyes were red. The heavy armored cavalry could defend against fire blunderbuss and ordinary crossbows. They were invulnerable and had extraordinary combat power. However, the Ming Dynasty's crossbows were beyond the scope of his knowledge.
Can an arrow with a forearm thickness still be called an arrow?
Isn't this thing too powerful? It doesn't use sharp points to destroy the enemy, but kills people with strength. The heavy cavalry couldn't bear the arrow. There were not a few who flew directly from the horse, and some war horses were hit. A few arrows, and my head is already damaged...
"Charge, charge, the enemy's crossbows are not dense enough!"
Defeat Zhe saw that the forwards had lost more than five hundred, and his heart was bleeding. For these heavy armored cavalry, Timur had put in a lot of effort. It took more than 20 years of accumulation and plundering dozens of countries before he could save two Wanjiadi, there were hundreds of casualties at the beginning of this battle!
Damn Daming!
But this powerful weapon is not without loopholes. The operation speed is not very fast, and the number is not large. Look, there are already heavy cavalry rushing within thirty steps. Alas, they fell again!
Rush, only by rushing over can the Ming army be eliminated!
"The Sultan is watching us, charge!"
Defeat Zhe waved his whip and commanded the heavy armored cavalry to speed up and not stop.
Liu Jun looked at the crazy heavy cavalry and felt an invisible pressure. Yang Rong, Li De and others could not help but frown.
The defense of the heavy cavalry was still too thick. So many eight-oxen crossbows and bed crossbows worked together, but they could not kill with one arrow. Many of the heavy cavalry did not die after falling off their horses, but became heavy armored infantry. , marching towards the military formation step by step, only to be sent away by crossbow arrows when they got close.
The number of Eight Bull Crossbows was still not enough to create a perfect blockade, and the operation did take some time, resulting in a large number of heavy armored cavalry breaking into within a hundred steps.
Liu Jun looked at Zhu Di. Facts have proved that the damage of fire guns and crossbows to heavy armored cavalry is extremely limited. Although the Eight Bull Crossbow can fight against heavy armored cavalry, it is only limited to a part of it and cannot resist the large-scale impact of the cavalry regiment.
Zhu Di had to admit that so far, heavy armored cavalry is still the most powerful cavalry unit in the world. With their strong defense and powerful maneuverability, they can offset most of the damage. They have almost no weaknesses.
But, the era of heavy armored cavalry is over.
Zhu Di ordered sternly: "Zhou Dazhi, it's your turn for the Shenji Battalion to take action!"
Shi Zhou Dazhi, the commander of the Shenji Battalion, smiled ferociously and shouted at Yang Rong, Liu Jun and others: "Remember to lower your heads to block my shells. I don't care whether you live or die!"
Yang Rong, Liu Jun and others shot back at Zhou Dazhi with fierce eyes.
Qianhu Zou Peng looked at the neatly arranged tiger crouching cannons in front of him, his eyes full of expectation. After receiving Zhou Dazhi's military order, he shouted loudly: "Check the angle again, who dares to throw gunpowder bombs on his head?" , I can’t spare him! The angle is sixty-five, the distance is three hundred to four hundred steps, and the maximum amount of gunpowder is used!”
"Inspection completed!"
Zhang Zihua, Wei Zhen, Cai Qian and others from hundreds of families who had participated in the battle of Annan came to report one after another.
Zhou Dazhi looked back at the battlefield in front of him. The heavy armored cavalry had already broken into within thirty steps. Let them get closer. It was time for Modao Army to take action. These guys already had military merits. The current military merits belong to our Tiger Crouching Artillery. camp!
"Brothers, the world says that heavy armored cavalry is invincible, and that cavalry is the mainstream, but I, Zhou Dazhi, don't believe it, and the Shenji Battalion doesn't believe it! This era belongs to firearms, and to our Shenji Battalion! Come on, brothers, let us use tigers The fire from the crouching cannon ends the heavy armored cavalry! Fire up!"
"ignition!"
Qianhu Zou Peng shouted.
Zhang Zihua, Wei Zhen, Cai Qian and others from hundreds of households shouted in unison!
A thousand squatting gun operators clicked the fuse, and then the ground shook violently, a deafening sound rolled out like thunder, and gunpowder shells rose into the air, from the head of the Eight Ox Crossbow Sergeant 200 steps away. Flying over, passing over a hundred steps of the tragic battlefield, it fell to the ground.
Failed Zhe looked up at the iron lumps flying in the air, the same as when he saw the divine machine.
Like Karachi who was bombarded with artillery and ammunition, he showed a disdainful look. Who could be hurt by throwing such a small iron ball from such a distance?
We are heavily armored cavalry!
Look, when the iron ball fell on the ground, it made a small pit, nothing more.
Failed Zhe raised his spear and commanded the cavalry beside him: "Give it to me..."
boom!
First there was a loud noise, and then there was a series of loud noises that shook the sky and the earth!
A gunpowder bomb exploded, and the powerful energy shattered the cast iron. Pieces of cast iron fragments flew left, right, forward, backward, up, down, in all possible directions!
The horses of the heavy cavalry suddenly whined and fell to the ground. The cast iron fragments of the gunpowder bullets injured and cut off the calves of the horses. Some gunpowder bombs even exploded under the horses and penetrated straight into the abdomen of the horses!
Heavy cavalry and war horses are almost fully armored, but after all, they are not fully armored. For example, the calves cannot be armored, and there is no protection under the belly, including the horse's mouth and nose, and there is no iron armor!
Whenever a piece of cast-iron fragments hits a weak point in a heavy armored cavalry, and the horse is not seriously injured and loses its combat effectiveness, the huge sound will drive them into madness. Faced with a smoky environment, they will lose control and rush left and right.
Failed Zhe was stunned by the sudden explosion. Immediately, his whole body was overturned by the war horse. When he looked at the horse again, he whined and fell to the ground, bleeding from the abdomen. Another gunpowder bomb fell next to Failed Zhe.
This time Failed Zhe did not dare to look down upon him again. Just as he was about to dodge, he heard a loud noise, followed by a teeth-searing impact sound from his body, and a wave of air rushed over. Failed Zhe was knocked to the ground again, If it weren't for the cavalry behind him who was able to control his horse well, Fuzhe would have been trampled to death by the horse.
"What exactly is going on?"
Failed Zhe was in disbelief and looked around. At this time, his sight was blocked by countless smoke and dust, and he could not see very far. However, within a hundred steps, countless heavy cavalry lost their horses, and some ownerless horses ran wildly, trampling the fallen cavalry. .
A sergeant's leg was pinned down by a war horse and he couldn't pull it out no matter how hard he tried. At this moment, a gunpowder bomb fell next to him. The sergeant grabbed the gunpowder bomb and wanted to throw it out, but before he could, the gunpowder bomb fell. It exploded, and the sergeant screamed, looking at his missing palm. The bones of his forearm were dense and blood was constantly spurting out.
"Help me, help me!"
The sergeant screamed.
The gunpowder bombs falling from the sky fell mercilessly, exploded mercilessly, and the smoke was merciless!
The heavy armored cavalry charging in front were not hit, but they lost the follow-up reinforcements and became the only troops charging in front and deep in front of the formation. Liu Jun was not polite and fired a burst of nine hundred crossbows, knocking these heavy cavalry off their horses. .
The heavy-armored Modao Army and the sergeants of the Fifth Army Camp rushed out one after another. The sergeants of the Fifth Army Camp were responsible for capturing the heavy-armored cavalry that lost control, while the Modao Army was responsible for capturing the stunned heavy-armored cavalry and beheading the conscious heavy-armored cavalry!
It was quiet in front of the formation, but the area from 100 to 300 steps in front of the formation was completely covered by gunpowder bombs. One round, one round, and another round, the Tiger Crouching Cannon was really like a tiger, constantly opening its mouth, devouring the battlefield. A cavalry horse.
Facts have proved that the squatting tiger cannon is still somewhat difficult to deal with heavy armored cavalry. Limited by the amount of gunpowder bullets, this kind of firearm can almost injure one per hit against light cavalry. However, against heavy cavalry, the power of the squatting tiger cannon is still greatly weakened, and even The gunpowder bombs exploded right next to the heavy armored cavalry, and the damage to the heavy armored cavalry was also very limited. Except for some unlucky ones, they basically did not suffer serious damage.
But the horses of the heavy cavalry did not have such a good life, because the partial lack of defense gave the Tiger Crouching Cannon gunpowder bullets enough to damage the horses. Once the heavy armored cavalry lost their horses, they would no longer be heavy armored cavalry. , but were reduced to heavy armored infantry.
The Ming Dynasty did not have many means to deal with heavy armored cavalry, but it had many means to deal with heavy armored infantry. And without the speed of the cavalry, they were really not qualified to threaten the Ming Dynasty's military formation.
Timur, Gesuyedin, Shaharul and others standing behind the formation were stunned. Musun's hands were shaking a little, and he gritted his teeth and said two words: "Gunpowder!"
Timur's eyes showed uneasiness as he pointed forward: "Is gunpowder so powerful?"
Musun nodded heavily: "When the Mongolian army swept through the countries in the far west, they used a large number of firearms, and some gunpowder craftsmen and firearms craftsmen stayed there because of this. Many firearms today come from that era. But..."
Timur's face was gloomy.
It is not that firearms are missing in many years of war, but these are either limited in quantity or have no effect, and their range is limited. They are not as good as the bows and arrows of light cavalry, and heavy armored cavalry can completely defend against all firearms.
Even if you encounter a copper tube artillery, it doesn't matter. The rocks won't kill many people. Just get close and kill them. But this is the first time I have seen a Ming Dynasty firearm that fell from the sky and suddenly exploded to cause damage.
"Harry made no mention of such firearms."
Shaharu gritted his teeth and believed that the reason why these heavy cavalry were beaten so badly was because Harry concealed the information.
Gesuyedin quickly said: "The Ming Dynasty probably did not use this kind of firearm against Harry, so there is no way to mention it."
Timur believed that Harry would not hide such a thing. After looking at the battlefield ahead, he saw that it was meaningless to continue fighting like this and would only increase losses, so he had to order: "Let them withdraw. We need to find a way to deal with people like Ming Dynasty." Firearms Countermeasures."
Shaharul was a little anxious: "Sultan, if we let them withdraw at this time, wouldn't we lose the first battle? In this case, it would have a great impact on the morale of the army. How about I bring a group of people to support Fuzhe and let him organize another charge!"
Timur shook his head firmly: "It's not necessary. After you pass, Ming Dynasty will still use this kind of firearm. Once the cavalry is cut off, no matter how many cavalry rush forward, it is impossible for Ming Dynasty to be an opponent. The defeat in the first battle is not nothing. Value, at least we know Ming’s biggest trump card. As long as we find a way to deal with it, they will lose the chance to survive.”
The bugle sounded, and Fuzhezhe heard the signal to retreat, and reluctantly gave the order to retreat.
At this time, the Tiger Crouching Cannon stopped firing gunpowder shells, and the sergeants of Modao Army and the Fifth Army Camp were approaching the defeated heavy cavalry step by step. Failed Zhe looked back, then looked at the direction of the Ming army formation, and finally gritted his teeth and ordered: "Withdraw!"
Too late to take away the injured horses, too late to take away the armor on the horses, too late to take away the injured sergeants, Fuzhe retreated with the remaining 4,000 heavily armored cavalry, leaving behind nearly 2,000 heavily armored horses and one Thousands and five hundred heavily armored cavalry.
Mo Daobing captured a group of heavy armored cavalry and war horses. Looking at the departure of Feng Zhe and others, he sneered and shook his head. These people will eventually be lost in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, and Timur will no longer be the overlord.
This was the first head-to-head confrontation between Zhu Di and Timur, and it ended with Ming's victory. But the most brutal battle is far from coming...
