Chapter 480 The Battle of Yingzhou (Part 2)
The little Tatar prince came again. He wanted to catch the Ming army off guard in the early morning, but he didn't expect that it was still filled with fog this morning. In fact, this is normal. There is often heavy fog in the north in winter, not to mention that it is already
It is the twelfth lunar month, and sometimes heavy fog appears for several days in a row.
However, it was precisely because of the heavy fog that the little Tatar prince's raid plan went bankrupt. When the rising sun in the east rose and the fog disappeared, he found that the Ming army in front was already full of swords and guns and was ready to fight.
What the little prince of Tatar did not expect was that the Datong Army, which was almost destroyed yesterday, was so arrogant that there was no sign of depression at all. This surprised him. He was originally seven points, but now he was only five points left.
It's right.
Zhengde on the opposite side looked at the grassland cavalry slowly appearing in the fog, and felt nervous. Although he rushed forward yesterday, the soldiers around him naturally could not let him really go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, so in the end he even had the Mongols.
Before he could see clearly, the other party retreated. Today was his first time on the battlefield. Although the military tactics he learned before were exquisite, they still needed actual combat tests, which made him lacked any confidence.
However, although Zhengde was nervous, killing the enemy was his biggest dream in his life. Now he was on the battlefield, and in front of him was the Mongolians who had been driven away by his ancestors from the Central Plains, which made him suddenly feel greatly confident.
, if you have what your ancestors can do, you will definitely be able to do it yourself, and even do it better than Taizu and Chengzu.
Thinking of this, Zhengde was also full of confidence. He pulled out the sword from his waist and pointed at the Mongolian cavalry in front of him. He roared: "Kill! Kill! Kill!"
As the emperor, Zhengde stood in front of the formation wearing armor and holding a sword. The only ones in the Ming Dynasty who had the courage of his country were probably Taizu and Chengzu, who had the founding country, and the emperor personally commanded the battle. This was the morale of the Ming army.
It will have an immeasurable impact, so with Zhengde's roar, the Ming army in front of the formation will also roar three times, rushing towards the cavalry of the little Tatar prince with murderous intent.
Although the little Tatar prince did not understand why the Ming army on the opposite side became so morale in just one night, he was also a very conceited person. In particular, the Ming army gave up on the city and refused to defend it, but instead fought with their cavalry.
Except for the Ming army that could defeat their grassland people in the field in the early Ming Dynasty, the grassland people after that never lost in the field.
It is precisely because of this. When the little Tatar prince saw the Ming army take the initiative to charge again, he couldn't help but sneer and immediately ordered his cavalry to face the enemy head-on. He did not believe that the Ming infantry could be stronger than his cavalry, even if it was
In the early Ming Dynasty, the Ming army also defeated the grassland cavalry with cavalry, but now the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty is no longer as elite as the one in the early Ming Dynasty. How can they resist their own cavalry?
However, the little prince of Tatar was wrong this time. To be precise, his concept was outdated. In the past, only cavalry could defeat cavalry. However, with the invention of new weapons, there was no longer only cavalry to restrain cavalry.
With another option, for example, Zhengde has mastered a way to restrain cavalry, which is firearms.
The little Tatar prince was only concerned with commanding the cavalry to charge, but he did not notice that on the battlefield between them and the Ming army, there was a long journey full of new soil. When the grassland cavalry was about to rush to this battlefield
Jiang Bin, behind Zhengde, immediately ordered someone to light the fire.
"Boom boom boom boom~" With the sound of muffled thunder, the grassland cavalry who had just rushed over found that the land under their feet was exploding, just like thunder suddenly sounded underground. Many cavalrymen and their horses were blown up.
It flew into the sky, and at the same time, the broken iron pieces and stones on the ground flew around. Many cavalry and war horses were injured by the bomb. For a moment, the neighing and screams of horses on the battlefield continued, and the blood dyed the earth red.
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When Zhengde left Beijing this time, Zhou Chong developed many new firearms, and landmines were one of them. However, this mine was still very primitive and could only be detonated by ignition. If it was accidentally used on the battlefield, it would be fine.
It has a miraculous effect, but if it is known by the grassland people in advance, it will be of no effect. After all, people can quickly bypass the minefield while riding a horse. In addition, this kind of mine needs to be detonated with a fire line, which is very troublesome when installing, so it takes one night to
Zhengde only buried more than 200 landmines, and the actual detonation was estimated to be only 60,000. Most of the remaining ones were accidentally buried, which prevented the leads from burning to the end, so they naturally would not explode.
The mines of black gunpowder are limited, but they explode from the underground, which has miraculous effects on cavalry. After all, even if they cannot kill the war horses, they can cause the war horses to be injured and frightened. Therefore, the cavalry of the grassland people was blown up by the mines for a while, causing chaos.
Their charge slowed down.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the artillery on both sides of the Ming army finally opened fire. This time, Zhengde brought more than 200 artillery pieces at once. It was precisely because he brought too many artillery pieces that the reinforcements naturally couldn't get faster, and in the end he almost made them.
Wang Xun's Datong Army was wiped out, but now it's finally time for these artillery to show its power.
"Boom boom boom boom~" More than 200 artillery fired volleys, which Zhou Chong specifically advised Zhengde, because the battlefield history of later generations has proved that artillery, such as war gods, cannons, cannons, cannons, cannons, cannons, cannons, cannons, cannons, cannons, cannons, achieve much more than OnePlus
One equals two, especially the scene of more than a hundred artillery fired volleys, which can be compared with the creation of the world. The trembling power of the Ming army once again excited, while the grassland cavalry mostly looked like earth, and their morale was for a moment.
A big setback.
It was also with the power of artillery that when the Ming army met the grassland cavalry, they not only showed any fear, but they were all very courageous. Several people joined forces to pull down the grassland cavalry on the war horses, and then they were
They slashed randomly, but thanks to the mines and artillery before, the grassland cavalry rushing in front suffered heavy casualties, and the cavalry's charge was also interrupted, making the opponent unable to exert the speed and impact of the cavalry at all.
The little prince of Tatar did not expect that the other party's Ming army would be so brave, especially the Datong army surrounded by him yesterday, now it seems like a different person. Whether it is a general or a soldier, they are all fearless.
Death, some injured soldiers actually tried their best to live, and they also wanted to hold the legs of the grassland cavalry and exchange their own lives for the life of a cavalry. If the Datong Army were so brave yesterday, I am afraid the little prince of Tatar would have been
Failed.
However, even if the start was not good, the little prince of Tatar still did not retreat. After all, as a grassland overlord, perseverance is a necessary quality and it is impossible to give up because of temporary setbacks. In addition, their journey south has been going south in recent years.
Being blocked by the Ming army, there was no way to grab anything. It was not enough to rely on the mutual market alone. Now all tribes on the grassland are extremely scarce. Not to mention anything else, salt and tea alone have already made them suffer a lot.
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It is precisely because of the above reasons that when the little Tatar prince saw that the front army was blocked, he immediately commanded the cavalry on both sides to attack, intending to tear the defense of the Ming army from the side, as long as the cavalry could rush into the Ming army,
Then rush from the inside to the outside, which is much easier than breaking the Ming Dynasty's defense from the outside.
Zhengde saw that the front line he commanded not only blocked the Mongolian cavalry, but also became more and more brave as he killed. This made him very excited, and he also increased his confidence in himself. When he saw the cavalry on both sides of the Mongolians dispatched.
At that time, he immediately commanded the Ming army to block it, and at the same time, the artillery of the two Hebei Provinces turned the guns and began to bombard the rushing cavalry. Although the effect this time was not as good as the previous formation, it also allowed the Mongolian cavalry formation to rush in.
The situation is very messy.
I have to say that Zhengde is indeed very talented in military affairs, especially after adapting to the atmosphere on the battlefield, he slowly exerted his military talents little by little, and he also felt very comfortable in commanding the army, no matter how hard he was.
How the little Tatar prince on the opposite side changed his impact formation was finally blocked by Zhengde's troops.
However, soon Zhengde was no longer satisfied with the command from behind. He drew out his sword and rushed to the front line of the battlefield with his guards. Although Jiang Bin and others tried to persuade him not to take risks, Zhengde had already taken the initiative at this time.
He was completely ignited by the atmosphere on the battlefield. At this time, even if Empress Dowager Zhang and Zhou Chong came, they could not persuade him.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" Zhengde rode his horse back and forth on the battlefield, constantly cheering up his soldiers. Even when he encountered his side could not resist, he went up to fight, although he was by his side
The guards stood in front of him to help Zhengde solve the enemy who rushed in, but they could not take good care of him on the battlefield. Finally, when Zhengde was cheering up the soldiers in Youji, he encountered a very powerful Mongolian cavalry.
There were not many people, but they were extremely brave. The Ming soldiers blocking here were about to be broken by the other party.
At this time of crisis, Zhengde threw away his command sword, drew out the machete used to kill the enemy, and rushed forward with a roar. The guards around him were killed and injured at this time, and the defense power was insufficient. As a result, they were broken by a Mongolian officer.
The defense line, and the Mongolian officer also realized that Zhengde, who was surrounded by the crowd, must be the chief general of the army. If he could be killed, the Ming army would definitely be in chaos without fighting, and he would be able to set up at that time.
First contribution.
It was precisely because of this mentality that the Mongolian officer slammed his legs and rushed towards Zhengde with a fierce smile on his face covered in blood. In his opinion, the tender skin in front of him
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