Sitting firmly in the middle of the army, Zhu Di was not disturbed at all.
The era of invincible cavalry was as early as the sixth year of Jianwen. With the heavy snow in the Tianshan Mountains, it has become a delusion to rely on cavalry to massacre the Ming infantry.
Tie Xuan held the teapot and drank directly from the spout. He looked at Yang Pu comfortably: "Do you dare to talk about it?"
Yang Pu happily agreed: "This is the right time."
Xuan Qingshu took out the chessboard and chess pieces with a wink and laid them out for the two of them.
Zhu Di glanced at Tie Xuan and Yang Pu. These two guys who wanted to gain some fame on the battlefield were really disgusting.
Literati are like this, they want face and a good reputation.
Needless to say, after this battle is over, no matter how many stories about sergeants killing enemies are sung, they will probably never be able to escape the image of these two men calmly and calmly guiding the country in the face of danger.
Without him, historians are also civil servants, and it is normal for civil servants to write about civil servants...
Qiu Fu received the news and said to Zhu Di: "The charge of the Tatar cavalry has been contained, but according to the aerial observation news, a group of heavy armored cavalry and heavy shield cavalry appeared in the former Tatar camp, and they are gathering strength and preparing to charge. I guess this is Arutai and Benyasili’s last trump card.”
Zhu Di looked at the hot air balloon in the sky.
It was late autumn, and the wind was blowing from the northwest. The hot air balloon could not float to the north. Otherwise, it could fly directly to the top of Arutai to greet him.
"Why do the Tatar tribe have heavy armored cavalry?"
Xuan Qingshu was puzzled.
You must know that the Tatars, who have lived on the grasslands for a long time, mostly wear leather armor, but leather armor cannot protect the whole body, nor can it protect the war horse.
There is a serious shortage of craftsmen here, especially blacksmiths. It's not that Xuan Qingshu looks down on these people. It's not easy to make even a washbasin, let alone heavy armor.
So where did their heavy armor come from?
Zhu Di was also a little confused, but now he was not thinking about why heavy armor existed, but how to deal with it. After pondering, he ordered: "Send orders to Xu Huizu to use the Tiger Crouching Cannon to deal with the heavy armored cavalry. Don't let them rush into the battlefield. Be careful. response."
The news about Zhu Di has not yet arrived, but the former army lookout sergeant has already passed the news to Xu Huizu.
Xu Huizu was also a little stunned by the sudden news. These guys who all wear animal skins actually have heavy armor?
Something is fishy!
"Order the Tiger Crouching Artillery to follow the position given by the lookout, cover all areas, and blast me to death!"
Xu Huizu made a quick decision and then issued another order: "Put out all the eight oxen crossbows for me!"
Although the heavy cavalry has thick skin, it is still impossible to withstand the damage of the Eight Ox Crossbow. Let alone wearing a hundred kilograms of thick armor, even if it wears three hundred kilograms of armor and staggers around, it cannot withstand the Eight Niu Crossbow. Powerful.
The current Eight Ox Crossbow has been streamlined in various ways and is much lighter. During the march, it can be towed by a war horse.
Zhao Yu arranged for the sergeant to try throwing stone bombs, and adjusted the angle of the Crouching Tiger Cannon based on the test firing distance. After receiving news from Xu Huizu that the heavy cavalry had moved, and after confirming that the heavy cavalry was within range, he immediately ordered the sergeant of the Crouching Tiger Cannon to take action!
The Tiger Crouching Cannon, a portable and powerful firearm, has become a type of firearm second only to the fire blunderbuss in the Ming army. After many optimizations, its range has exceeded two miles.
Gunpowder bombs rose into the air and flew away amidst the deafening roar of the tiger.
The Eight Ox Crossbows were placed at the front, and the Fire Gun Soldiers began to retreat in an orderly manner. They took off the bayonets attached to the Fire Guns, installed the bayonets on the Fire Gun tubes with sharp eyes, and stared at the battlefield ahead.
The fire gun soldiers were ready to charge. These soldiers were arranged in a square formation in an extremely orderly manner. There are passages between the phalanxes. Behind the passage were five thousand fine cavalry led by Qu Tao, each holding either a heavy hammer, a heavy axe, or a pure iron spear.
Benya looked at the heavy armored cavalry running away, clasping his hands.
Arutai was equally nervous.
Heavy armored cavalry is the last trump card of the Tatars and the most powerful force! If even they lose to the Ming army, then there will be no point in continuing this battle.
Leading the heavy armored cavalry were Oqier,
Hidu Rigu.
These are the two rising stars that Aru Tai values extremely, and they are the strongest among the younger generation.
Orqier and Hidurigu did not disappoint Arutai. Even when faced with huge forward losses and heavy losses, and faced with the tragic scene of corpses littering the fields, they still did not choose to retreat.
charge!
The heavy armored cavalry trampled on the blood-stained ground, and even trampled on the corpses of dead sergeants. Maybe some of them were still alive, so they trampled on them.
Dark heavy armor covered the horses and cavalry.
Mighty and majestic, invincible!
Oqier and Hidurigu shouted and charged, and then saw the gunpowder bombs flying into the air and falling densely.
"No, it's a divine machine cannon!"
Arutai's expression changed.
Damn, this is two thousand miles of vast sea. How could the Ming army bring the divine machine cannon here?
I worked so hard to design it, and chose to be in Hulanhu, and outside the vast sea, wasn't it just to prevent the Ming army from running over with heavy firearms?
What is going on now, and why are there such dense gunpowder bombs?
The huge explosion stirred up smoke, and many horses among the heavy cavalry fell to the ground due to leg injuries. Even the heavy cavalry were trapped under them and could not escape at all.
It has to be said that heavy cavalry is a good way to restrain firearms. At least after one round of coverage, the heavy cavalry did not suffer too much loss, only losing more than 10% of its combat power.
Seeing this, Zhao Yu once again ordered the Tiger Crouching Artillery Sergeant to cover. After one round of cover, the heavy cavalry still stood firm and continued to move forward. Their indomitable posture was shocking.
Zhou Dazhi stopped Zhao Yu and ordered: "Adjust the angle and pour all the gunpowder bullets into the area fifty steps in front of the heavy cavalry."
Zhao Yu looked at Zhou Dazhi and was about to ask why. Suddenly he understood and immediately ordered the sergeant to adjust the Tiger Crouching Cannon.
Arutai breathed a sigh of relief and was excited. He drew his saber and said, "The heavy cavalry has been effective. All the soldiers will follow me to kill!"
As long as the heavy cavalry charges in, it will be the end of the Ming army!
Arutai believed that the Tatar cavalry was far more powerful than the Ming's infantry. The Ming army without firearms was like a tiger without its fangs, with no majesty but no harm!
Benya Shili also became excited.
Although the explanation shows that the army is very strong, it turns out that they are not completely powerful and may still be capable of war.
Invest all your fighting power and work together to completely defeat the Ming army!
Benyasili then drew his saber and shouted: "In the name of the Great Khan, I declare that the Ming army will be defeated and the Tatars will be victorious. Kill them!"
The main cavalry began to engage in battle, and the battlefield was filled with explosions, hoofbeats, shouts of death, and the last whimper before death.
The west wind is strong and the flag is hunting.
The decisive battle is approaching, and the sun fearfully pulls over the hillside to cover half of the face...
