Under the sun and moon, Zhu Di sat calmly.
Firearms are not invincible. When facing a real battle on the battlefield, firearms also have limitations. If you want to win the war, it is impossible to fight without blood and fire.
"Yang Rong, Li De, it's up to you now."
Zhu Di ordered.
Yang Rong and Li De led the fire muskets and crossbow arrays respectively, and combined with the eight-oxen crossbows at the front, they formed three defensive nets. The crossbow array was the first to launch, aiming at the light cavalry behind Gesuyedin's heavy armored cavalry.
Although Timur had a large number of heavy cavalry, after two losses, he only sent 3,000 heavy cavalry to Gesuyedin, and the main force was light cavalry.
Seeing that the light cavalry behind him was suppressed by the Ming army's crossbow array, Gesuyedin didn't care at all and only urged the sergeant to charge. Reality no longer allows us to care about the rear. The key to changing the battlefield lies in the front!
Seeing that the army supported by Gesuyedin had entered within 150 steps, Li De ordered the heavy armored infantry who were trembling with Timur's heavy cavalry to withdraw to their own army formation. Although Zhang Dao and others were very reluctant, they also knew that they had been defeated. The heavy armored cavalry, which had been exhausted for a round, could hardly withstand the charge of Gesuyedin's heavy cavalry.
Seeing that the Ming sergeants were about to retreat, Xiuzhe tried his best to stop them. In an instant, more than a dozen Ming sergeants were knocked to the ground. Immediately, someone removed their masks and stabbed them in the mouth with a gun!
"kill!"
Fail Zhe charges forward!
Zhang Dao ordered a group of people to follow him to cut off the rear and cover the retreat of other brothers.
The thundering sound of the horses came over, and Fuzhe was even more excited, shouting: "Our cavalry has arrived, kill the Ming army!"
The two sergeants next to Zhang Dao had their face shields blown off by their spears. Fail Zhe's cavalry continued to kill the Ming heavy armored cavalry with their long spears! When a whine came, Zhang Dao also felt his face burning, followed by a gust of cold wind.
"Lie down!"
Li De's voice broke through the shouts!
After Zhang Dao and others heard this, they fell down directly on the ground. Xiuzhe was stunned and saw rows of thick crossbow arrows!
"Ba Niu Crossbow, release!"
Buzz!
A row of thick crossbow arrows flew out in an instant from a distance of less than ten feet!
Failed Zhe felt like someone had hit him in the chest with a big hammer. He fell back uncontrollably, then somersaulted a few times, and his head slammed into an axe!
This is a Ming heavy armor cavalry who died in battle, and its ax killed Fuzhe.
Gesuyedin rushed forward and looked at the defeated Zhe who had lost all movement. His eyes were full of pain. This was his comrade for many years. He had not been left behind in countless wars. He was actually lost in the war with the Ming Dynasty. Among!
"Sui Zhe, wait for me to avenge you!"
Gesuyedin looked at the Ming army formation. Their general Zhu Di made two fatal mistakes in a short period of time, and these mistakes would determine that they could not win!
The first fatal mistake was that Zhu Di only prepared to deal with heavy armored cavalry and did not expect that Timur would follow closely to launch a large-scale battle. He mistakenly placed heavy armored infantry in front.
The second fatal mistake was that Zhu Di used heavy armored infantry, but failed to kill Xiuzhe. Instead, he used the Eight Ox Crossbow. But he seemed to have forgotten that this kind of weapon was not suitable for close combat. Even if Ming Dynasty improved this bed crossbow, it still took a lot of time, and he was already close and would not give Zhu Di any more time!
rush!
As long as they charge in, the forwards of the Ming Dynasty's army will inevitably collapse!
Just as Gesuyedin expected, although the combat effectiveness of the Eight Oxen Crossbow is very strong and does pose a fatal threat to the heavy armored cavalry, after the Eight Oxen Crossbow is fired once, it takes at least three breaths to quickly turn the wheel axis and pull it apart. Bed crossbow!
Three breaths are enough for the heavy cavalry to cover ten feet!
Timur's heavy cavalry took the risk of being killed by crossbows, and for the first time they reached the Ming army with a relatively complete force. Their spears were close to the eight-oxen crossbows!
The forward, which was mainly infantry, was exposed at the front, as if seeking death, but Zhu
Di chose such a formation method!
Li De, who was in charge of the command, did not retreat, and neither did Yang Rong!
When the situation suddenly changed, the three-bow bed crossbow like the Eight Ox Crossbow was suddenly erected by the sergeant. Thick wooden stakes pressed against the grooves in the bed crossbow. The bed crossbow that was originally lying down suddenly became a standing one. A wall, this sudden scene made Gesuyedin and others stunned.
Bed crossbow, can you still play like this?
Li De thought there was no problem. The Ming Dynasty was mainly infantry, so it naturally had to use all available conditions to build fortifications. Beds and crossbows were made of wood, similar to a bed. It was not impossible to stand it up and use it as a door panel.
During the chaos at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, many families moved their beds out to block the door to avoid the disaster. Why couldn't the infantry of the Ming Dynasty learn from the folk methods? As long as the cavalry can be contained, there will be no problem.
Gesuyedin charged with the heavy armored cavalry, firing muskets and crossbows, but did not do much damage to the heavy armored cavalry in front of him. Seeing that the crossbows were constantly being kicked by the cavalry and shaking, they could no longer hold on for long. Yang Rong and Li De finally led his troops to retreat in an orderly manner, and the heavily armored Modao troops stepped forward to cover them.
Click!
The heavy cavalry crushed the wood supporting the crossbows and charged into the Ming Dynasty's military formation. However, the infantry just now were retreating quickly. What remained at the front was a row of tall armored sergeants holding long swords!
Gesuyedin looked back and saw that due to the retreat of the musketry and crossbowmen, the subsequent light cavalry quickly entered and were less than fifty steps away from the Ming army's camp!
"Surge into the Ming army camp and capture Zhu Di alive!"
Gesuyedin shouted, directing the sergeants to charge continuously.
Duan Yun, Wang Wan, Zhao Hua and other Modao troops once again showed their power, showing the powerful power of ancient special forces.
A word of "Enter" will shock the enemy!
With a "cut" sound, the man and the horse are divided!
Gazuyeddin watched his charge being contained and saw that some cavalry wanted to retreat, so he ordered: "Behead those who dare to retreat! The enemy is right in front of you, kill them!"
Charge forward without fear of death!
A black wall, impenetrable!
The two sides fought fiercely in front of the Chinese army camp!
The right wing of the Ming army!
Xu Huizu, Xiong Wucheng, Xu Kai, Hua Ju, Zhuge Tang, Guo Sansheng and others looked at the sudden attack of Shaharul's army, their eyes full of expectation.
Xiong Wucheng put down the telescope and said solemnly: "I'm afraid our arrangement is a bit overwhelming."
"Why?"
Xu Huizu was a little surprised.
Xiong Wucheng handed the telescope to Xu Huizu. Xu Huizu looked at it carefully and his face became very solemn: "Shaharu also brought heavy cavalry and mixed it among the troops! How cunning!"
Xu Kai stared at the smoke and dust in front: "In this case, we need to directly confront the heavy cavalry, but we lack sufficient means. The general has an order not to use the divine machine cannon, and can only use the tiger crouching cannon, and we There are only 500 squatting tiger cannons, so I'm afraid they won't be able to stop these heavy cavalry."
Xu Huizu knew the meaning of Zhu Di's military order, which was to give Timur an illusion. The Ming Dynasty's firearms could only hit three hundred to four hundred steps at most, never more than one mile, and they were only so powerful.
The right wing has only 30,000 troops, including 10,000 light cavalry and 25,000 sergeants of the Military and Shenji Camps. If Shaharu only came with light cavalry, Xu Huizu wanted to go and meet him for a while, but this guy also brought heavy armored cavalry, which was deliberately insidious.
Xu Huizu looked at Xu Kai and others: "After the light cavalry explores the road, the opponent's heavy cavalry will be revealed. Concentrate all the Tiger Crouching Cannons and give them a heavy blow! Hua Ju, Chen Wen, you each lead three thousand cavalry. , if the heavy cavalry is seriously injured, then go out to fight, if the heavy cavalry is only half damaged, then don’t go out to fight. Zhuge Tang, it’s time to bring out your cart!"
"Take your orders!"
Xu Kai and others agreed and went to prepare separately.
Xu Huizu looked in the direction of the Chinese army and frowned: "Is there any problem, General?"
Xiong Wucheng chuckled: "The Chinese army has 70,000 main troops, which is much stronger than our right wing. It is impossible for a charge of 10,000 to 20,000 cavalry to defeat the Chinese army. Timur
Not even in person! "
Xu Huizu knew that Zhu Di had another trump card, and that Zhu Di was exposing his flaws to attract Timur to increase his stakes. However, the battlefield was changing rapidly, and the morale of the military could be shaken at any time. It was difficult to control whether Zhu Di could withstand the pressure, and whether the officers and soldiers of the Chinese army could withstand the pressure. Things, once there is a problem in any link, the army is likely to collapse!
Shaharul commanded the soldiers to charge. Out of fear of the large Ming firearms, Shaharul chose to stay at the rear of the army.
The whole march was very smooth, and one mile ahead was the Ming Dynasty's right-wing military formation!
The closer Shaharu got, the tighter his heart became, and the slower his horse became. In the end, he led a group of people to stay at the back to supervise the battle. The light cavalry horse in front is running very fast!
The horse's hooves trampled the ground heavily, and the heavy force pressed down. The flints collided violently. Sparks ignited the gunpowder in the medicine room. The gunpowder suddenly ignited, and powerful energy gathered into a ball. Suddenly the city broke through the cast iron and exploded with a bang!
The front horse's hoof passes, and the rear horse's hoof flies!
The war horse was lifted up, and the cavalry was thrown out without warning, and then was hit by the heavy war horse!
boom!
boom!
War horses kept passing by, and explosions were heard from time to time!
Shaharul came to look at the scene in the distance, feeling a little scared. How many types of firearms did the Ming Dynasty make? First, it fell from the sky, then it was gunpowder directly buried in the soil, and now, the war horse ran over and suddenly exploded. Only one crater was exploded, instead of a series of explosions!
Firearms were the Ming Dynasty’s strength to fight against the Timur Empire!
Shaharul did not allow the light cavalry to retreat, even if they were all dead, they must advance.
But no matter where the light cavalry goes, they seem to be able to trigger firearms. These firearms seem to be controlled by Ming Dynasty. They explode wherever they go!
Shaharul didn't know that this kind of firearm was called a mine, and it would explode if he stepped on it.
The number of landmines carried by the Western Expeditionary Army was not large, and it was unable to take care of both the central army and the two wings. Zhu Di allocated all the landmines to the two wings to ensure that the pressure on Xu Huizu and Song Sheng would not be too great.
Landmines and firearms caused a great psychological shock to Shaharul's cavalry, especially the soldiers who were maimed but not dead. They were whining and calling for help. The bloody scene and the broken feet flying far away made people feel chilled all over.
"Come on, if you pass the first round, you will be safe! Your sacrifice is for the Sultan, for ***, rush through!"
Shaharul shouted angrily, urging the sergeant to use his life to clear the mines.
The light cavalry charging at the front received urging from the rear, and the heavy cavalry had already brandished their spears. If they didn't charge, they would take action!
go ahead!
The light cavalry kept running, one mine after another was triggered, and there was a blood mist!
Shaharul's heavy armored cavalry continued to follow up. Although they occasionally touched some mines, their number was much smaller. When there were only about 1,200 light cavalry left out of the three thousand, they finally arrived at Xu Huizu's military formation. In front of them, the crossbows began to be drawn, and the heavy armored cavalry behind them also began to charge!
Xu Huizu looked at the heavy armored cavalry with almost no damage, stopped Xu Kai and others who wanted to rush out to fight, and looked at Zhuge Tang: "You can buy more time for the army, right? We need to attract Timur to invest More troops, the current strength is not enough to expose it!"
