Zhuge Tang is good at defense and is in charge of large carts.
More than a month ago, Zhugetang's cart formation made a flaw when facing Harry's fire horse formation. As a result, Ainuzhan and Zhou Bei led people to rush into the formation. If it weren't for the desperate fight of Mo Dao team, Zhu Di would have thrown in again. Iron Eagle Cavalry, the results were disastrous.
Considering that the Chinese army would inevitably face Timur's heavily armored cavalry, Zhu Di assigned Zhugetang's chariot formation to Xu Huizu on the right. Xu Huizu discussed with Zhuge Tang and others and believed that although the large car formation had problems in the first battle, it was not without its merits. What really affected the power of the large car formation was the number of the large car formation.
Based on this judgment, Xu Huizu led a large number of soldiers into the spruce forest of Tianshan Mountain, which was near Weelumu, not too far away.
Because of the population and lifestyle of the Western Regions, Tianshan spruce was not cut down on a large scale, which was a benefit to the Ming army. Most of the camps, crossbows, carts, stretchers, wooden towers, etc. were taken from Tianshan spruce.
Xu Huizu had no awareness of environmental protection, and no one came to him to discuss carbon balance. With the idea that the more the better, tens of thousands of people chopped wood in the mountains for seven days. As for the manufacture of carts, it is also simple. The big-head soldiers have basically built camps, and they can cut and split wood. Just like the craftsmen of the Second Artillery Bureau, they leave the rough work to the big-head soldiers and the fine work to the craftsmen. The efficiency is quite high.
At this time, Zhuge Tang had not only thirty carts, but one hundred carts, three hundred small carts, and two hundred thrust-type fences high for one person. Facing the heavy and light cavalry that Shaharul killed, Zhuge Tang did not hesitate and ordered the carts, carts, and fences to be pushed out and lined up in a line.
A defensive line emerged. Many sergeants stood in front of and behind these fences and large and small vehicles, constantly hammering wooden stakes and ground nails. When the enemy approached, the sergeants in front returned from the limited gap behind the vehicles and fences.
Driving wooden piles, ground nails, and using wood for support are all for reinforcement needs. For example, a fence can be opened by some brave people with long spears and brute force. Now that stakes have been built, you can try another one...
Abner led the heavy armored cavalry, and his scalp felt numb when he looked at the car formation in front of him. The Ming car formations all had long spikes, and the fences were tied with sharpened wood, like rows of thick spears. , the small car is like a hedgehog, and the big car is even more disturbing. The ones mounted on it are not wood, but spears and daggers. Judging from the height of the big car, there must be someone inside.
The light cavalry were firing, and shields were raised in the Ming army formation. Although they also shot and injured several sergeants who were not well protected, they did not disintegrate the spearmen behind the car formation at all!
Abner looked at Holly, the commander of the light cavalry, and shouted: "Charge with men!"
Holly almost went berserk, shot an arrow, and scolded Abner unceremoniously: "You are crazy. I am leading light cavalry. Do you expect my sergeants to attack the car formation? They are flesh and blood!"
Abner saw that Holly was not stupid, so he had to order the heavy cavalry he led to charge, and at the same time ordered the light cavalry to follow closely and cover.
Larkin is an excellent Samarkand heavy cavalry. He is strong and brave. He rushes towards the car formation with a spear in his hand. The crossbow arrow hits the iron armor and only makes a tinkling sound. Although it has some impact, it is not at all There was no way to hurt himself or the horse.
There is a fence in front of them, one person high. If the boys of the light cavalry dare to charge, they may not be able to jump over it with their horses. Unfortunately, they are heavy cavalry and cannot cross under the weight of their horses. They can only fight through a passage.
Larkin approached the fence, stretched out the spear in his hand, hooked the head of the spear on the wood, and exerted force suddenly, and the spear suddenly curved.
"Um?"
Larkin almost fell off his horse, and the fence was only raised five inches before he was caught. Larkin looked at it with wide eyes, damn, since when have the fences been tied up?
Just when Larkin was stunned, the Ming army behind the fence thrust out two spears through the gap in the fence!
Poof!
The arrow fell, two screams were heard, and two Ming sergeants fell behind the fence.
Larkin took a deep breath. If it weren't for the rear cavalry's missile cover, he might have been stabbed in the face. The spears were waving wildly, but they could not hurt the Ming army behind them through the fence. The Ming army formation also began to fire, and the light cavalry behind them was suppressed for a time.
Abner looked at the heavy armor in front of him
The cavalry was blocked and couldn't help but become anxious. If they could not break through the Ming Dynasty's chariot formation and enter the inner camp in a short time, they might not have a way to survive, and Shaharul would not allow them to retreat at this time!
Hasty, too hasty.
The Sudan should wait, at least wait until the return artillery is built, and then pull it over before launching a general attack. In the current situation, if you can't advance or retreat, isn't it forcing people to death?
But on the battlefield, if there is no other way, you must find a way out!
Abner organized three hundred heavy-armored cavalry and shouted with red eyes: "Now, I need you to sacrifice your lives! Take your horses, your spears, and your last loyalty to break into the Ming Dynasty for me." Within the military formation! If there are any spikes, cut them off for me. If that doesn’t work, use your bodies to block me and clear a way for the brothers behind! Do you dare?"
"dare!"
The three hundred heavily armored cavalry knew what they were about to face. They gritted their teeth and their eyes were full of determination!
Die for the Sultan, die for the Communist Party, and you will enter heaven after death!
"charge!"
Abner sent his men away with his own hands.
Three hundred heavy armored cavalry who dared to die galloped forward. Seeing that they were approaching the fence and the car of the Ming army, they did not slow down at all. As they approached, the war horse leaped into the air, and then a sharp piece of wood was pierced into the horse's belly. The entire war horse instantly Kill! However, the heavy armored cavalry took advantage of the opportunity to climb over the fence, but their legs and feet were caught. They fell down and landed heavily behind the formation. Before they could get up, a sledgehammer smashed their heads!
A heavy armored cavalryman fell behind the Ming army's fence and swung his long sword to kill two sergeants. As soon as he turned around to cut off the fence stakes and ropes, he was hit hard. He lay on the fence and watched his horse stuck in the fence. On the fence, his face was covered with blood, and he couldn't help but feel distressed. As soon as he turned around, a big knife hit his neck. With a click, his neck was broken. His head was lying on the fence, and drops of horse blood fell on his head. between the eyebrows...
One after another, the heavy armored cavalry seemed to have gone crazy, regardless of life and death, and regardless of damage, they crashed into fences and cars. Such a crazy scene made Xu Huizu, Xu Kai and others turn pale, and the Ming sergeant was also deeply shocked.
These Samarkand heavy cavalry are like dead soldiers, not taking death in their eyes. It seems that death is a transcendent mission and a glorious relief for them!
"Is this the power of faith?"
Guo Sansheng said solemnly.
As a great scholar from Hexi, he should have stayed in the rear army and studied with the Imam and others how to naturalize the Hui people and let them accept the rule of the Ming Dynasty. However, Guo Sansheng believed that most of Timur's sergeants were Islamic believers. They have a power of faith that cannot be ignored. If you don't see it with your own eyes, it is just a delusion to solve the faith problem in the Western Regions.
Seeing these heavy cavalry fighting life and death, Guo Sansheng's heart was touched!
Although the sergeants of the Ming Dynasty were brave, but truthfully speaking, many sergeants did not have the spirit to regard death as home. They were driven by military orders, serving the country, military merit and other factors to kill the enemy, not for a certain belief or for a specific purpose. one person.
Guo Sansheng discussed with the Grand Governor Wang Jingzhang, Chen Qia, and Chen Jun that the Ming sergeants had done a good job in ideological work. The sergeants had high morale and a strong will to fight. However, the Ming sergeants had no faith and they could not say who they believed in. , if I have to find a few words to describe it, it can only be "loyalty to serve the country."
However, the power of this belief has not been deeply explored, so that although many soldiers have the heart to "serve the country with loyalty", they lack the qualities of fearlessness and sacrifice.
Guo Sansheng is not belittling the Ming Dynasty sergeants, but telling a reality. But for these sergeants of Timur, they took this belief to the extreme, so much so that they were not afraid of death, and death was also a "happy" thing.
Of course, this kind of extreme faith is not the norm. There are also those who are greedy for life and fear of death among Timur's cavalry. Look, a few cavalrymen just rushed to the front and then stopped abruptly, blaming their horses for their lack of strength. , it was obviously him who reined in the war horse.
But no matter what, faith inspires warriors tremendously. Can Ming Dynasty also learn from this power?
Guo Sansheng Shen
Thinking about it, what should Ming people believe in?
Buddha?
Amitabha, monk soldiers, don't fight before going into battle, knock a few wooden fish, recite Buddhist sutras, and put a few "Buddha" characters on them to protect yourself? No, Zhu Yunwen will hack these people to death.
Taishang Laojun?
Fellow Taoist, Pindao has the art of immortality here. As long as you fight to the death, you will have a share of the elixir in Taishang Laojun's elixir furnace. You will be guaranteed to enter the heaven after death and meet Chang'e? No, Zhu Yunwen would not agree.
***Allah?
Don’t even think about Western stuff…
Confucius?
Mencius?
You can't pull Zhu Yuanzhang out and worship him as a god, right?
What kind of belief can make the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty lively, fearless of life and death, and fight with all their might?
This answer is difficult to find. It seems that we need to go back and study with the imams to see if there is anything we can learn from their ideas.
Xu Huizu, Xu Kai and others looked grim. Abner's desperate heavy armored cavalry charged, paving a road with the corpses of horses and sergeants! The following heavy armored cavalry actually stepped over the corpses of horses and sergeants over the fence!
Zhugetang's cart formation failed again!
When the heavy armored cavalry entered the camp, they quickly went on a rampage, killing more than twenty people in a row, and opened up a passage to allow more heavy armored cavalry to enter. The Ming Dynasty's spearmen, heavy swordsmen, and shieldmen began to engage in close combat with the enemy, fighting to the death!
Abner was so surprised when he saw this scene that he quickly sent someone to inform Shaharul. Shaharul had seen this scene a long time ago. While arranging the sergeant to inform Timur for reinforcements, he urged the sergeant to charge and eject!
Because it was the Samarkand heavy cavalry that entered the Ming army formation, the projectiles from the light cavalry behind them had little effect on them, and the Ming sergeants were more killed! Seeing that the situation was a bit dangerous and the front line was about to collapse, Xu Huizu lamented and gave an order to Xu Kai: "Let the tiger squatting artillery cover the area fifty steps in front of the car formation, and the crossbowmen and gunmen suppress the opponent's light cavalry!"
Xu Kai was helpless. He originally wanted to save the Crouching Tiger Cannon for more important moments, but now that he was beaten by the Samarkand heavy cavalry, loopholes appeared on the front line. If the fight continued like this, the sergeant at the front might be The fight is about to be finished.
The Tiger Crouching Cannon was ready, and with a loud bang that shook the world, five hundred gunpowder shells soared into the sky.
Zhuge Tang was commanding at the front line and wanted to stabilize the vehicle formation. However, as gaps were opened everywhere, the pressure on the army was increasing. In order to preserve his strength, Zhugetang ordered the sergeants in the carts to withdraw and directed the sergeants on the front line to concentrate. Strength, encircle and suppress the intruding heavy armored cavalry!
