Military tent.
Timur looked at Xiuzhe, Taylor and others who were retreating in defeat, but he did not get angry and scold, and there was no need to accuse.
There was no problem with Fail Zhe's command, and there was no problem with the charge. His failure was only because of the powerful firearms in the Ming Dynasty, which severely damaged the horses of the heavy cavalry, causing the heavy cavalry to be unable to move forward.
Shaharul told the generals what he saw: "The Ming Dynasty firearms can be fired from three hundred paces away, and they will explode after falling into the military formation, severely damaging the horses. If light cavalry is sent, the losses are likely to be even greater."
Gesuyedin had seen the heavy armor on Xiuzhe's body, and there were at least twelve white spots that had been shot out. If it were a light cavalry, he would have died from such injuries several times.
The light cavalry has only one result when faced with this kind of firearm, and that is the entire army is annihilated. If six thousand can escape and one thousand can be considered good.
Gesuyedin suddenly thought that Karachi brought fifteen thousand light cavalry and suddenly surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. This was not normal. Perhaps the first person to encounter such a firearm was not Shuizhe, but Karachi. He I'm afraid that in the face of a desperate situation, I had to choose to bow my head.
There is a canyon in Beita Mountain, which is very suitable for this kind of weapon.
Gesuyedin guessed half of it right. Karachi did surrender because of firearms. However, the firearm that forced Karachi to surrender was not the relatively short-range Tiger Crouching Cannon, but the longer-range God Machine Cannon.
Looking at Timur's cold face, Gesuyedin did not dare to mention the name of Karachi, the traitor. Fuzhe shouted in pain: "Sultan, please give me another chance, I will definitely open the Ming army formation!"
Timur waved his hand: "That's enough. I will give you another chance, but we cannot use the life of a sergeant to test such a dangerous firearm. Tell us how to deal with such a firearm."
Failed Zhe pointed outside the military tent: "Sultan, while our sergeants were retreating, someone picked up some gunpowder shells. How to deal with such firearms, we need to listen to the sergeants' voices more."
"Are there any gunpowder bombs?"
Timur became excited and led people outside the account.
Mishalan, Shaharul and others held heavy shields in front of Timur, fearing that this strange firearm would suddenly explode.
Musun walked over and looked at the seven cast-iron gunpowder bombs piled on the ground. He bent down and picked up one in the surprised eyes of everyone, weighed it in his hands, and looked back at Timur: "This kind of firearm It only weighs three pounds."
Timur pushed Shaharul and others away, looked at the soldiers around him, and asked, "Many of you have survived this type of firearm. Tell me, what is its power and how to deal with it?"
A sergeant stood up and shouted: "Sultan, this kind of firearm cannot penetrate heavy armor. As long as you wear heavy armor, you are less likely to be injured."
Timur praised this brave soldier, but his mouth was very bitter.
Heavy armor?
It took decades to build so much heavy armor. Where do you expect me to build more heavy armor for hundreds of thousands of troops?
Another sergeant stood up and told Timur a secret: "Sultan, I saw a sergeant being pinned down by a war horse and unable to get up. Three such firearms exploded next to him, but he was not injured at all. .”
"Oh, seriously? Quick, let him come over."
Timur shouted immediately.
Daru heard the Sultan's message and hurried over. Faced with Timur's inquiry, Daru sighed and said: "This is all the arrangement of the emperor and the protection of the Sultan."
Timur didn't believe in the enemy at this time, nor did he believe that he could protect him. He asked Daru to explain the situation in detail. After hearing this, the generals couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Musun said: "Obviously, once this kind of firearm explodes, the injured ones are always at a certain height, such as those that are low and close to the ground. It is difficult for firearms to injure them."
Daru thought of something and said quickly, "Yes, I saw a pit on the ground after the firearm exploded, and I was right next to it, safe and sound."
Timur stared at the firearms, feeling very depressed.
Can't you hit me while lying on the ground?
Could it be said that during the attack, once encountering such a firearm of the Ming Dynasty, the sergeants would lie on the ground first? This, what kind of decency is this...
Okay, the sergeant is lying on the ground, what should the horse do?
On the battlefield, you can't expect the war horse to lie on the ground. Even if the war horse is lying on the ground, the size of the war horse cannot avoid damage at all. Without the war horse, how can the Ming Dynasty use infantry to fight?
Taylor recalled the battle situation and reflected: "Sultan, the coverage of Daming firearms is limited. As long as the speed is fast enough, our heavy cavalry can hope to rush over. At that time, the front army and the rear army did not form close cooperation, and there was a gap in the connection. This That led to the defeat of the battle. Give us another chance. This time we must connect and break through quickly. Even if we encounter the opponent's firearms, we must move forward and charge straight into the enemy's formation. We will definitely win in one battle!"
Defeat Zhe admitted that this was his command error. He hoped to use the two thousand vanguards to open the Ming army first, and then press heavily. This was why he did not invest all his combat power in the beginning, but controlled the main force relatively intensively. The area behind.
Bart did not agree with Taylor and Fuzhe, but said seriously: "In any case, the Ming Dynasty possesses this type of firearms that we have never seen and dealt with before. They threaten our horses and our sergeants. We should think Try your best to solve this problem."
Tamerlane asked: "If the underbelly of the war horse can be wrapped in heavy armor and the thighs can be protected, can it prevent damage from such firearms?"
After discussing with everyone, Xiuzhe gave Timur an affirmative answer: "As long as the heavy armored horses are more comprehensively protected, they will be able to avoid most of the damage. The heavy cavalry can also drive straight in front of the Ming army."
After Timur pondered, he looked at Miransha: "Order the craftsmen to work day and night. Within three days, they need to arm 6,000 heavy cavalry and horses. There is a lack of iron here. If it is not enough, just remove some of the heavy armor from other heavy cavalry. We need a heavy armored cavalry that is not afraid of firearms!"
Miransha agreed and passed the order to the craftsmen accompanying the army.
In order to retaliate against the Ming Dynasty, Timur also ordered craftsmen to cut down trees and build returning cannons. In order to avoid the Ming Dynasty's sneak attacks, there were constant cavalry patrols five miles away.
One day, two days.
Timur was very puzzled. There was no movement from the Ming Dynasty. He called Yuri Buyuan, who was in charge of patrol, and asked: "Have there been any changes in the Ming army's formation?"
Yuri Buyuan shook his head: "There haven't been many changes. It's just that the use of firearms last time caused a lot of uneven ground. The Ming army sent a lot of people to dig soil and fill in the holes."
"The hole has been filled. Are you sure Daming didn't dig a trap?"
Timur was puzzled. Is Zhu Di a fool? The Ming Dynasty mainly relied on infantry, so it didn't matter if there were a few pits. They all led cavalry, so having too many pits would be trouble.
Yuri Buyuan shook his head: "I once saw Ming soldiers walking on that land from a distance. It doesn't look like there is a horse trap."
Timur believed that Yuri was not worthy.
After three days of rectification, Timur finally created a group of super heavy armored cavalry with no blind spots. The thighs and bellies of the war horses were wrapped in heavy armor, and even the mouths and noses of the war horses were covered with a layer of iron armor. Some small gaps were left, including the war horse's tail, which was also wrapped with a layer of iron!
With such crazy weapons and comprehensive protection, it can be called a perfect killing machine.
Timur still handed over the heavy responsibility of the battle to Fuzhe, who led Taylor, Bart and others to launch a charge against the Ming army. Facing Fuzhe, Timur boosted his morale with one sentence: "If you lose, don't come back again." Fuzhe, Taylor, Bart and others got on their horses with the help of others, and a group of heavy cavalry got on their horses one after another. Slowly left the military formation. This time, Timur still brought 50,000 elite troops to suppress the battle.
Facing the reorganized heavy armored cavalry, Xiezhe did not mobilize too much. He only shouted briefly: "As the most elite heavy cavalry, if we fail for the second time, what shame will we have to see the Sudan again? In today's battle, the only way to fight is to face the Sultan. Go forward, never retreat! Charge, and the person at the end of the team will be caught by the fox's tail!"
The sergeant is awe-inspiring, and having a fox tail means that he is a coward, a coward, and will become the laughing stock of everyone.
No one wants to live with their tail between their legs.
There is no retreat in this battle. If you don't win, you will die.
In order to prevent the Ming Dynasty's thick crossbows from damaging the forwards, Xiuzhe adopted a relatively dispersed military formation and ordered Taylor to lead two thousand heavy armored cavalry to open the way, and asked Bart's two thousand cavalry to follow closely behind, and no one was allowed to appear more than thirty steps In the gap, whether Taylor successfully broke through the Ming army's formation or suffered a heavy blow, Bart must not hesitate to lead his troops into battle.
Although Fuzhe still chose to press back, this time he followed Bart's cavalry closely and did not fall far behind.
Zhu Di looked at Timur's attack formation and couldn't help frowning: "Timur is not good at fighting, why does he have to choose to fight us head-on? You can't look for Xu Huizu and Song Sheng from the side. These two people will blame themselves. ..."
Liu Jun, Yang Rong and others suppressed laughter.
Yang Rong was also a little strange. It stands to reason that Timur should be a mobile and changeable conqueror. He should not stick to one place as a breakthrough point. He should at least try it in other places.
But at this time, Timur's military formation arrangement was like a angry bigot. That means: My grandson fell here, but I have to stand up here. If I fall here once, I will definitely stand up here. I have to get up here and prove to everyone that this place can't stop me from falling a second time.
Yang Rong looked at Zhou Dazhi from Shenji Camp: "Is everything set up?"
Zhou Dazhi patted his chest and promised: "I have spent so much money, and if I don't keep these people completely, I'm afraid the craftsmen of the Second Artillery Bureau will never pay attention to me again."
Yang Rong turned around and looked at the center of the military formation. A high platform had been built there. The security bureau and scouts had sealed off the high platform. That was where the craftsmen of the Second Artillery Bureau were located. They should be watching Timur's charge with binoculars. Cavalry.
No one wants to miss this moment.
Li De put down the telescope and cursed: "This Timur is so crazy, he even protected the riding crop!"
"Ahem, your sister's, that's called a ponytail!"
Huo Lin hung out with a group of rough guys and gradually became a little rude. He relied on his frequent friendship with Li De to speak out.
Li De rolled his eyes at Huo Lin, "I still can't tell the difference between a horsewhip and a horsetail. Can you teach me?"
Zhou Dazhi looked at the charging heavily armored cavalry and clicked his tongue: "With this batch of iron armor, our Beijing army can also build 10,000 heavy armored cavalry. When we next conquer the desert, we will also let the Tatars and Vala open your eyes."
Yang Rong said solemnly: "The form of war has changed. When we deal with the Tatars and Oaras, I am afraid that heavy armored cavalry will no longer be needed. You must know that the Tatars and Oaras now do not have the capital to build heavy armored cavalry. To deal with light cavalry, haha, firearms can definitely send them away..."
Xuan Qingshu was very dissatisfied and shouted: "Don't worry about the Tatars and Oaras for now, let's deal with Timur first. The heavy cavalry has already reached 300 steps... 250 steps... 200 steps..."
Zhu Di took out two balls of cotton, stuffed them into his ears, and ordered Zhou Dazhi: "This time, take as many as you come! Even if Timur goes into battle in person, I will take away these 6,000 heavy armored cavalry!"
