"Bah, bah, bah..."
Gunsmoke filled the air again, and the warriors of the Kunda tribe turned over and fell to the ground one by one. In just a moment, only a few people were still standing in front of the Ming army's position. Moreover, the faces of these Kunda tribe warriors who were still standing were full of horror.
The other soldiers of the Kunda tribe who were following behind all stopped and looked at the bodies lying on the ground in front of them in panic. No one was shouting "ouch" anymore. They looked at each other and many of them flinched. Meaning.
On top of Ava City, everyone was watching all this in a daze. It was only then that they discovered that the firearms they didn't think highly of could be so powerful!
Artillery and muskets are combined, the firing speed is so fast, and the power is so powerful. How should a flesh and blood body face it? Even the war elephant that Togo is proud of is vulnerable to these firearms!
"Ho, ho, ho..."
At this moment, rows of soldiers of the Ming Army emerged from the smoke of the Ming Army.
These Ming army officers and soldiers roared rhythmically while marching forward in an orderly manner. Every soldier is covered in iron from head to toe. And all of them were tall, holding long gleaming swords in their hands, which sent chills down the spine just looking at them. The way he walks is like a moving steel city wall!
Behind these Ming troops, there are other arms. But in front of them, they were all eclipsed, or in other words, everyone's eyes were attracted by these moving steel meat grinders. It wasn't until the Ming cavalry guards on both sides appeared in their field of vision that they realized that the Ming army had taken the initiative to launch an attack.
If it were changed to the past, and the enemy could attack 15,000 or 30,000 enemies with only 5,000 troops, then they would definitely think that this was either a lie or that the general had some shit in his head.
But at this time, when they saw this scene with their own eyes, they found that the attack momentum of the five thousand Ming army was so powerful that they felt that the Ming army's active attack was so natural. The pressure they felt was as if they were not facing five thousand Ming troops at all, but fifty thousand Ming troops!
The Kunda tribe, which was under the greatest pressure, could not stand still let alone continue to charge after seeing this scene. Not one, but two, but a group. The two groups of people first started to run away, and then with a "crash", no one from the Kunda tribe who was still there was seen.
At this time, the Ming cavalry began to speed up and chased after the defeated soldiers of the Kunda tribe.
"Your Majesty, that's it, that's it." Seeing this scene, Tai Taitun shouted loudly, "The last time the Ming army defeated the last general, it was like this. The coordination of their arms is so powerful..."
Previously, no one believed him when he explained the coordination of the army's arms, and some even laughed at him. But at this time, he shouted out again, but no one refuted, they all looked at him with lingering fear.
Naturally, Prince Long also understood clearly. At this time, he suddenly had no confidence at all regarding this war.
At this time, he looked at the battlefield with gloomy eyes and said nothing.
However, Tai Taitun was still there and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, you have to find a way quickly, otherwise, the Ming army will drive the Kunda tribe to other tribes, and then it will be a big defeat! "
After hearing this, King Long finally turned his head to look at him, and then turned to look outside the city again.
Sure enough, they could clearly see the situation on the battlefield outside the battlefield. It can be seen that the Ming army is indeed purposefully driving the defeated soldiers of the Kunda tribe towards the other two tribes who are plundering the formation for them. Especially the cavalry in the Ming army put great pressure on the defeated soldiers. They were like sheep being chased by wolves. No matter which direction they ran, they just wished they had two more legs, just to escape as far away as possible. One point is one point.
As for the two tribes that raided the formation, they saw the Kunda tribe being beaten so badly at close range and were frightened to death. How dare they confront the Ming army with such overwhelming momentum? After all, to them, the Kunda tribe was much stronger than them. Even the Kunda tribe was beaten so badly, let alone them.
Thinking like this, the defeated soldiers of the Kunda tribe had not yet come to their side. Seeing the Ming army's tendency to attack this way, some soldiers retreated intentionally or unintentionally.
In the beginning, this situation was still secretive. But later, as the defeated soldiers of the Kunda tribe fled closer and closer, and the Ming army came closer and closer to kill them, the two tribes who raided the formation dared to attack them. With a "crash", they all rushed towards Ava. He ran away to the other side of the city.
On top of Ava City, Taitai saw the urgency and quickly reminded King Long again: "Your Majesty, if we don't send out the war elephants, I'm afraid the entire army outside the city will be implicated!"
"Quick, the war elephants are dispatched immediately to stop the Ming army!" After hearing this, King Long was decisive. He immediately turned around and ordered the generals around him.
Armored war elephants, in addition to powerful artillery, are not very afraid of musket bullets and arrows shot by ordinary bows and arrows.
As for the Ming army's pursuit, the artillery was inconvenient, so of course it was impossible to rush to the front.
At the Ming army camp outside the city, the two tribes who were watching the plundering formation were also overwhelmed by the defeated soldiers, and had a tendency to attack Dongwu's army outside the city. Zhou Yuji couldn't help but smile and praise: "Shuai Cao is indeed a veteran with rich experience, he played well!"
Huang Degong on the side also nodded, and then suddenly turned around and said to Emperor Chongzhen, cupping his fists and saying: "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the troops to attack, to help Marshal Cao, and defeat Dongwu's army outside the city in one fell swoop!"
"Your Majesty, the last general is calling for battle!" Zhou Yuji was extremely excited when he heard it. He immediately stepped out of the queue, stood next to Huang Degong, clasped his fists and shouted to Emperor Chongzhen.
In their view, this situation is indeed an opportunity.
However, Emperor Chongzhen shook his head and said: "It's not that easy. King Dongwu in Ava City will definitely find a way. If my prediction is correct, King Dongwu will definitely send out his elite troops, too. It’s his war elephant unit. Without artillery assistance, I don’t want our soldiers to suffer too many casualties!”
The war elephant of Dongwu's army had already been seen once when he was in Yunnan.
To those in the north who have never seen an elephant, the elephant is indeed a giant. Especially if dozens or hundreds of war elephants rush in together, the momentum will be more stressful than the charge of cavalry.
Recalling the power of those war elephants in their minds, Huang Degong and Zhou Yuji felt a little regretful that they could not defeat Dongwu in one battle. But think about it, after all, it is to destroy a country, and if it is so easy to destroy, this Dongwu will not offend the majesty of the Celestial Empire again and again!
However, they were also a little strange. Why was the emperor so sure that King Dongwu would send out war elephants?
After seeing war elephants in Yunnan before, they were very interested and understood. You know how much a war elephant eats in a day. Also, if an elephant wants to be trained into a war elephant, the price is very high. It’s not that there are no elephants in Yunnan, but Tusi’s war elephants are very few. This shows how hard it is to get these war elephants!
That is to say, Dongwu used the power of a country and rested for decades to have the strength to have so many war elephants. That King Dongwu is really willing to send out war elephants? And can he react so quickly to dispatch war elephants in time?
As they were thinking, suddenly they heard the roar of many elephants. When he heard the sound and looked over, he saw the gate of Ava city wide open. One by one, the behemoths were trotting out of the city, and there were many Dongwu soldiers on the backs of the war elephants.
Seeing the appearance of the war elephant troops, the soldiers of the Dongwu tribe outside the city screamed "Aoao" again, as if their morale suddenly rose again.
In just a short while, more than thirty war elephants ran out of the city. Dust was flying behind them. It was obvious that there were still war elephants leaving the city.
After these war elephants left the city, they rushed directly towards the defeated soldiers who fled to Ava City. No matter which tribe they belonged to, those who dared to rush directly would be trampled into meat pies by the war elephants. At the same time, it can be clearly seen that the Dongwu soldiers on the back of the war elephant are shouting something.
In the end, the defeated soldiers of Dongwu seemed to have learned the lesson and no longer ran towards the city. Instead, they ran to both sides of the war elephant and hid behind the elephant to regroup.
The war elephants slowly formed a line and faced the Ming army chasing the defeated army. Behind the war elephant, King Dongwu's elite army followed.
"Dang Dang Dang..."
On the side of the banner with the word "Cao", a golden sound sounded. The sound is clear and sharp and travels far.
The soldiers of the Ming army who were chasing and killing, and even some of the soldiers of the Ming army who were preparing to attack the war elephant, turned around and retreated immediately when they heard the sound of gold, no matter what they were doing. There was no sloppiness or hesitation at all, and it fully demonstrated the effect of orders and prohibitions.
Seeing the Ming army withdrawing, Dongwu's war elephant troops did not dare to pursue them, but just watched the Ming army return to camp.
Suddenly, cheers erupted from Donggo's army. They didn't seem to see the corpses on the battlefield at all, and they were all corpses of the Kunda tribe and the other two tribes.
The same was true on the top of Ava City, as if a great victory had been won. Everyone became angry and began to flatter this war elephant army and their great king again.
When the war elephant troops returned, the cheers reached their peak.
Regarding the restoration of morale, King Long nodded with a smile on his face. After saying a few words of encouragement to encourage morale, he turned back to his palace in the city. At the same time, he also named Tai Taitun and asked him to accompany him back.
In a place where others could not see him, Prince Long's face suddenly darkened, and he was obviously in a bad mood.
Tai Taitun knew this very well. He knew what King Long wanted to say when he called him. His mind raced and he immediately started thinking about it.
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