The nearby Mughal infantry soldiers took a closer look, and their faces turned pale with fear.
It's not that they haven't seen heads before, but at this time, what they least want to see is the heads thrown on the ground. Although they may not be able to identify who those heads are, they do know that the heads that the Ming army continues to throw out must be the heads of the cavalry soldiers they chased out before!
With so many prisoners and so many heads, it can be basically confirmed from these two points that the cavalry army led by His Royal Highness the Second Prince has been completely wiped out!
The fear caused by so many heads being thrown in front of the formation spread like a wave throughout the entire formation. Inevitably, the scene became a bit chaotic, and whispers with a hint of fear could be heard constantly.
Seeing this situation, the officers with combat experience in the Mughal infantry quickly shouted to comfort and encourage them. Otherwise, before the Ming army can attack, they will collapse first.
"I'm afraid it's useless, so stand up and prepare to fight!"
"This is a plain. Who wants to run? Can they outrun a four-legged horse?"
"You have no other choice but to fight and defeat the Ming army to survive!"
"Do you want to have your heads cut off by the Ming army like those who were killed? If you still want to live, just fight this battle well!"
"..."
In this way, with the officers shouting at the top of their lungs, the infantry of the Mughal army barely maintained their formation. However, the fear could not be dissipated from their hearts.
At this time, the Ming cavalry had all walked out of the hilly pass area and appeared in front of the Mughal infantry. There are about 30,000 cavalry troops, plus more than 5,000 prisoners, which is more shocking than 50,000 infantry troops.
Needless to say, in the far distance of the hills, there seemed to be an army approaching, and the dust was flying, so you could see clearly. If nothing else happens, it is probably the infantry of the Ming Dynasty!
Slowly, the Ming cavalry arrived in front of the Mughal infantry and began to form formation. More than five thousand prisoners were driven to the front of the battle. Behind them were the Mughal people who had just joined the Ming army. Behind them and on both sides are the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty headquarters.
Under the imperial flag, Emperor Chongzhen scanned the expressions of the faces in the enemy formation with his binoculars, curled his lips slightly, and smiled, thinking to himself, very good, very good!
So, according to his original plan, he turned to look at Li Laiheng and ordered him: "Li Qing, go!"
"The general obeys the order!" Li Laiheng immediately accepted the order with his hands clasped in his fists, then drove his horse to the front, came behind the prisoners, and shouted to one of the prisoners: "The emperor has an order, go and surrender immediately, or die if you can't do it!"
The prisoner was none other than Shashuja, the second prince of the Mughal Empire and the commander-in-chief of the Mughal army this time. After hearing what Ming Jun meant through the translator, although he also guessed that such a thing would happen, he had no intention of refusing because he didn't want to die.
So, under the supervision of several people, he walked forward.
Seeing the movement of the Ming army, almost all the Mughal infantry soldiers looked at the few people walking towards them.
Soon, someone exclaimed.
"Look, it's His Highness. His Highness was captured by the Ming army!"
"No, His Highness was captured alive by the Ming army!"
"..."
The news that Shashuja was captured alive by the Ming army was a very shocking news to the Mughal soldiers. For a while, the order that the officers had managed to maintain suddenly became chaotic again. At least they couldn't silence those soldiers anymore.
Although the Mughal soldiers in the distance could not be seen clearly, the sound from here quickly spread, and before long, the entire army knew that their commander-in-chief, their highness, had been captured alive by the Ming army.
Seeing Shashuja approaching them, many people became worried.
"Is the Ming army trying to intimidate us? Are they going to kill His Highness in front of the formation?"
"Is it possible that His Highness came to persuade you to surrender?"
"It's unlikely. If we surrender, Delhi will be in danger!"
"Yes, His Highness is the son of the Great Khan, how could he deliver Delhi to the Ming army!"
"..."
In the midst of their discussion, Shashuja saw pieces of heads on the ground. Even when he walked over, he had to step on the gaps between the heads and look at the horrified and unyielding heads. If anyone If you look carefully, you can see that his legs are actually shaking.
When the distance was about the same, the rope binding Shashuja's hands pulled. Shashuja was pulled and ordered at the same time.
Although Shashuja did not want to be embarrassed in front of the entire army, what he wanted more was to survive. Therefore, he shouted to the Mughal army infantry who were not far away: "I order you to all lay down your weapons and surrender. .”
"Louder, haven't you eaten yet?" A Mughal recruit behind him saw this and couldn't help but yelled.
He never expected that one day he would be able to scold a superior prince like a dog. His excitement could be heard in the scolding voice of this Mughal recruit.
Didn’t I just not eat? After hearing this, Shashujia thought in his mind that he did not dare to talk back, so he mustered up all his strength and shouted loudly: "I order you all to put down your weapons and surrender."
In fact, someone had already heard his first words, and even more people had heard his second words.
When the Mughal infantry soldiers heard that their prince, their commander, ordered them to lay down their weapons and surrender, some looked as expected, while others looked shocked.
The hierarchy of the Mughal Empire was so strict that outsiders could hardly imagine it. This is even more true in the army. After hearing Shashuja asking them to surrender, many people began to put down their weapons and prepare to surrender.
However, many officers did not want to surrender. Seeing that something was wrong, he immediately shouted loudly: "Whoever dares to surrender will be killed by the Nine Clans when the Great Khan comes back!"
"If His Highness surrenders to the Ming army, the Great Khan will definitely kill him. He is no longer our Highness!"
"..."
It must be said that at this point in time, Shah Jahan's prestige was still very high. After these officers moved out of Shahjahan, they immediately offset the shock brought to them by Shahjahan's persuasion to surrender as a prince.
While shouting loudly, the officers attacked several soldiers who had dropped their weapons and did not want to pick them up. Not to mention, they effectively prevented the army from surrendering.
Of course, this has something to do with their strong military strength, the fact that they have not yet fought a battle with the Ming army, and many people still have illusions.
Seeing that his shouting was useless, Shashujia suddenly felt that he couldn't keep it on his face. Naturally, he recognized the officers, and couldn't help but call them by name one by one, shouting and scolding them.
However, at this time, none of the officers who usually listened to him stopped listening to him. No matter how much he scolded me, he was indifferent. Some officers even loudly advised Shashuja that for the glory of the Mughal royal family, he should die for his country.
As a result, this move to persuade them to surrender came to a standstill.
Seeing this situation from behind, Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand again, and an interpreter rode a thousand horses, approached the Mughal military formation, and shouted loudly: "The Ming Emperor has a decree, ordering you to surrender immediately, otherwise the leader on the ground will Level, this is your fate!"
Being reminded again, looking at so many heads on the ground, the Mughal infantry formation inevitably started another commotion. However, those officers were well prepared and immediately suppressed the situation with force, barely holding back the somewhat chaotic situation.
When Emperor Chongzhen saw this, he was too lazy to persuade him to surrender, and said to his left and right: "Attack!"
"General, I obey!" Upon hearing this, Wu Sangui, Zhou Yuji and others immediately clasped their fists and accepted the order.
Then, the Ming army immediately started moving.
The Mughal recruits drove the prisoners in front to clear the way, and behind them were the long-range troops of the Ming army. The fusiliers, archers, etc. did not dismount, but followed on horseback.
On both wings, there were more than 5,000 cavalry troops on each side, and they began to drive their horses to support the attack.
On the Mughal army's side, seeing the Ming army's offensive posture, they immediately panicked. Obviously, the Ming army was a little shameless and attacked with their cavalry soldiers in front. If a war was to begin, they would have to kill the cavalry soldiers first.
so what should I do now?
If the Ming cavalry charged directly, the elephant soldiers were already prepared and would block the Ming army's attack. However, his former comrades were in front, and he had to kill his comrades before starting a battle. This kind of unprepared battle suddenly made the Mughal soldiers in front of them panic again. The order that officers at all levels managed to maintain was a bit chaotic again.
This time, instead of waiting for officers at all levels to suppress them, the Ming army was on the offensive.
With weapons against their backs, most of the cavalry prisoners had no choice but to shout loudly as instructed in advance, telling the infantry not to kill anyone, to put down their weapons and surrender. It's good for you, good for me, and good for everyone.
Among these people, the hard-working Shashuja was at the front. He was most afraid that the Mughal infantry would not recognize his relatives, so he shouted the loudest.
Although some people did not shout like this and had the consciousness that if they died, they would die, but their shouts were completely covered up and had no effect at all. Instead, they attracted swords and guns from behind, Qiu Rende Be kind.
Under this kind of offensive, even with the suppression of officers at all levels, the Mughal army formation was inevitably in chaos. However, the scale was not large and was suppressed by the officers of various armies.
But at this moment, the Ming cavalry on both wings suddenly accelerated and made a gesture of charging into the formation. The Ming army's long-range troops behind the prisoners also began to attack.
"Bah, bah, bah..."
"Bang bang bang..."
Amidst the sound of flintlock guns and the vibration of bowstrings, a group of people quickly fell on the closest part of the Mughal military formation. Among them, many are officers who are busy suppressing them.
Without the pressure of some officers, the pressure of the Ming army's attack, and the shouting offensive of the cavalry prisoners, these unprecedented intertwined pressures finally overwhelmed the military formation that the Mughal infantry officers had managed to maintain.
Miaoshuwu
