The sudden military situation made Zhu Di's originally relaxed face turn solemn. Since entering Goryeo, he had been very wary of Goryeo's cavalry.
The Goryeo cavalry never showed up. He thought that the King of Goryeo was being petty and was reluctant to give up his old capital. But unexpectedly, Suiyi actually let the cavalry run their backs. Moreover, they used all their strength as soon as they attacked, and there were actually 20,000 cavalry.
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Although the 20,000 cavalry are not the heavy armored cavalry of the Ming Dynasty, where one cavalry requires the service of four or five light cavalry, they are still four-legged cavalry. Moreover, the Goryeo cavalry is not weak at all. It is not only good at fighting on the plains, but also in the mountains.
Between them, rivers can also go back and forth.
In the military tent, in front of a huge map, Zhu Di and his generals stared at the marked points on the map.
Now the Goryeo cavalry is in Sichuan, and further ahead is Tokugawa, and further still is Anzhou, the transportation hub behind the Ming army.
"Damn, what a big courage, what a big hand!" Zhu Di sneered from the tent.
General Zhu Neng said, "Chitose, I think there is only one possibility for the Goryeo soldiers to bypass Sichuan." He pointed at the map with his sword and continued, "Goryeo reinforcements rushed all the way to Pyongyang, seeking to fight with our army in the field. And Goryeo
The cavalry bypassed the main force of our army and went straight to the rear for our food route!"
"The Goryeo reinforcements are about 70,000 people, and the army reports that there are about 30,000 in Pyongyang. The nearly 100,000 people do not need to win in the field. They only need to hold back the army. When the food road to the rear is cut off, the army will be in chaos. At that time, Goryeo will attack from head to tail.
The army is in danger!"
"I want to blind his mind!"
Seeing the worries on the faces of all the generals, Zhu Di smiled and said, "Before attacking Pyongyang, the Emperor's army had already gone to the seaport and Jinli outside Pyongyang. The food, grass and weapons for our 200,000-strong army were transported directly from Shandong by sea.
.The Koreans cut off our grain roads and cut off a bird?"
The generals suddenly realized, Qiu Fu smiled and said, "Qiantai has a long-term plan..."
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"Don't fucking flatter me, it's the grandson's idea!" Zhu Di felt a little sad in his heart. He dared to think of these things from the beginning, and designed traps one after another to fool the Korean people.
"Even if the grain road cannot be intercepted, the Korean cavalry will circle behind the army and launch a surprise attack! It will be difficult for the army on the other side!" Zhu Neng continued to speak thoughtfully, "If you are not careful, what if 20,000 cavalrymen get in on the other side?
Is there any gap...?" He said, and said more worriedly, "Chitose, for this battle, Dingyuan Marquis will lead one of our 200,000 cavalry troops, and the rest are with us!"
"Then let's fight quickly and kill these 70,000 people before the Korean cavalry comes over!" Zhu Di looked around and said, "Send a letter to the emperor's grandson. I will attack from the flank of the Korean reinforcements."
Attack, and then he will lead an army to cover it up!"
"Shall we fight first?" The generals hesitated.
Yan Fan's troops only had 30,000 troops, but the advancing Goryeo reinforcements numbered 70,000. In fact, it was not that they could not fight, but after all, these generals of Yan Fan were also cautious and did not want to suffer too many casualties.
You must know that these troops under King Yan are the capital of Yan Fan.
These people have followed Zhu Di for a long time, and they all know his thoughts and want to follow him. If there are really heavy casualties, what confidence will they have in the future to challenge the court?
"Why are you afraid? I'm not even afraid, you are afraid of a bird!"
How could Zhu Di not know the thoughts of his subordinates? He laughed loudly and said, "A bunch of idiots, they fought all the Tatars and didn't even frown. What fools are they doing at this juncture?"
As he said that, his face turned solemn, "More than 30,000 to 70,000, it's just one against two, one person chops off two heads and they both survive." Then, he waved his fist, "One against two, beat the hell out of him!"
At this point, he suddenly smiled again, "It's better to change the formation before the battle. Besides, the emperor's grandson may be able to do it faster than we think! Besides, there is also Dingyuan Marquis Wang Bi, who is lurking with four thousand cavalry.
An. Mr. Wang Laohou, four thousand versus twenty thousand, you may not be able to defeat twenty thousand if you fight, but you can definitely bite if you bite!"
After saying this, he thought to himself, "Boy, don't let me down!"
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Zhu Yunxi's army moved very quickly. The leading troops had already crossed the Datong River and formed defenses along the river.
First there were three elite infantry phalanxes, each with 7,200 men, lined up in front of the formation known as the three walls, followed by the military cavalry, and artillery on the high ground on the right.
In this battle, most of the Ming Dynasty's capital camp firearms troops went out with the army. The highland artillery formation had 2,604 artillerymen and 128 artillery carriages, carrying a total of 256 large and small guns.
At the front of the infantry is the Fire Gun Battalion, with a total of 3,109 officers and soldiers, 512 single-eyed Fire Gun soldiers, and 768 scattered Gun soldiers. (The predecessor of the Tiger Gun Cannon)
In addition, the rear army has 256 large and small artillery pieces and 512 muskets, as well as all spare parts for artillery carriages.
(The infantry is in front and the cavalry is behind. With the help of the smoke of artillery, the cavalry charges to push back the skirmisher line of the opponent's infantry. Then the infantry alternately charges forward. The cavalry separates and bypasses the flanks to attack, constantly squeezing the enemy's space. Finally, elite cavalry is used
Solution, this is a common tactic used by the Ming army at its peak. Later Li Zicheng also did the same, and Gustav of Sweden also did the same.)
Fu Youde sat on the Kaicheng high ground and stared at Pyongyang. Zhu Yunxi's dragon flag was erected on the front line. In addition, there were tens of thousands of troops, led by Yongping Hou Xiecheng, arrayed on the right side of Pyongyang City and the Datong River Bay. The entire Ming army,
The position waiting for Goryeo reinforcements was like a half-curved moon hanging upside down.
When the formation was formed, the Ming cavalry had already sent out their scouting horses far away, and all the elite knights they had sent were used to detect the enemy's situation.
In this battle, the Ming army was waiting for work, waiting for the Korean reinforcements to rush in. Even if he didn't come, Zhu Yunxi believed that with Zhu Di's temperament, he would be unable to bear it and force the Koreans to get into the pocket here.
As for the Koryo people, when they were about to arrive near Pyongyang, they also sent out reconnaissance cavalry, and the large armies of both sides had not yet met. The cavalry had already begun to secretly fight, but the Ming army's cavalry was very slippery, and the Koryo soldiers often just saw them.
, and disappeared. If he went to pursue him, he would encounter constant attacks from small groups of Ming army cavalry.
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In midsummer, the Goryeo reinforcements marched in a hurry, exhausted and covered in sweat.
Coach Li Zhilan wiped the sweat from his face on his horse and kept urging his men to continue to speed up.
"Report! Ming army scouts found ahead!"
After listening to the cavalry's report, Li Zhilan's face showed a bit of solemnity. This was the third time in two days that a Ming army scout had been spotted.
Moreover, the opponent's scouts are increasing each time, which shows that the opponent's main force is not far away.
In an instant, Li Zhilan made an accurate judgment. The Ming army did not continue to attack Pyongyang, but was waiting for him to lead his men to fight in the field.
"Command the whole army to stop advancing!" Li Zhilan gave the order loudly and said to the soldiers around him, "Slow down, the cavalry is the vanguard of the whole army, and the infantry ranks behind and advances slowly. If you find the enemy, don't be reluctant to fight."
The main function of his reinforcements was to hold back the main force of the Ming army and buy time for Lord Jing'an who led the cavalry to circle back.
It would be best if the Ming army did not attack the city, and it would be better if they did not take the initiative to attack them. Li Zhilan wished that the stalemate could continue. What the Koreans needed now was time.
But just after he gave the order, another cavalry suddenly came galloping towards him.
"Report, a Ming army brigade was found thirty miles from the flank. Thousands of cavalry led the way, followed by countless infantry!"
"What?" Li Zhilan was stunned on the spot, and then whipped the scout Tan Ma severely with a riding whip, "How did you conduct reconnaissance without knowing there were enemies on the side?"
After saying that, he loudly ordered, "Lancers, form a formation!"
The Ming army did not expect the Koryo people to dare to send 20,000 cavalry to encircle the rear. The Koryo people also did not expect that after entering the land of Koryo, the Ming army would divide its troops.
More importantly, wherever King Zhu Di of Yan went, in order to prevent the Koreans from discovering his whereabouts, no one was left alive at all.
However, after first thinking that this was meaningless, the Korean soldiers and horses who were marching in a hurry quickly set up camp and formed a formation, and dispatched cavalry to quickly communicate with Pyongyang.
The distance of thirty miles is just a snap of a finger.
Just when Goryeo's position had just begun to take shape, a ghostly cavalry suddenly appeared on the hill in the distance.
Li Zhilan looked at the distant hills and said in shock, "A person!?"
There was only one man in the Ming army. The knight on horseback climbed to the top of the mountain. The red tassel feathers on his helmet fluttered in the wind as he galloped. Then, the horse leaped into the air with its front hooves on the top of the mountain, neighing loudly.
I saw the cavalry on horseback thrust their big guns into the soil, and then pulled hard.
With a whoop, the big flag with clear characters fluttered in the wind on the top of Mount Goryeo.
Further on, there were trembling sounds between heaven and earth, as if the green mountains on both sides were shaking. Countless infantry began to appear on the horizon, and tens of thousands of people lined up as if they were one body.
"Get ready for battle!" Li Zhilan ordered loudly, the archers are on the high ground on the right, the cavalry are on the high ground on the left, and the spearmen are in front!"
The Goryeo army, which stretched for several miles, began to adjust its formation under the command of the commander-in-chief.
But at this time, the tremors of the earth became even stronger. On the frontal battlefield, the figures of the Ming Army's cavalry had already appeared.
"Ming dynasty!"
The roar of horse hooves and the Ming army reached the ears of the Goryeo army.
Li Zhilan stared at the charging cavalry with a ferocious expression.
"Ming dynasty!"
It's even closer, so close that you can see the equipment of the Qing Ming army's cavalry. The most protruding cavalry in the center is a cavalryman armed with a foot-long lance, and on both sides are light cavalry armed with bows and arrows.
"Hold on!" Li Zhilan shouted loudly.
"Ming dynasty!"
Boom! Boom! The earth began to shake violently, as if it was about to be crushed by the iron hooves of the Ming army.
"Wan Sheng!"
"kill!"
There was another short but shocking shout, and in the smoke, the Ming army had charged in front of the Goryeo army.
At the same time, thousands of Korean cavalrymen on the highlands also began to counterattack. In an instant, there was nothing but the sound of horse hooves in the sky and the earth.
The flags of the Ming army were blazing red, and the Goryeo costumes were still white. The two torrents were about to collide.
"Raise the bow!"
Although they knew that when the cavalry charged, the soldiers could not hear their shouts. The Ming cavalry generals shouted loudly while waving their war flags.
In the blink of an eye, the Ming cavalry behind the lancers stood upright with their stirrups on, their bows and arrows drawn into the full moon.
Buzz!
Arrows were flying all over the sky, blocking out the sun. The charging Goryeo cavalry were like seedlings struck by hail, falling headlong as they advanced.
boom!
With a loud noise, the Ming army's protruding heavy armored cavalry penetrated like a sharp blade, and the Goryeo cavalry counterattacked. The spears in their hands provoked the Goryeo knights, but the sabers in the opponent's hands could not hurt them due to their length.
They have nothing.
The Goryeo cavalry not only had to face the Ming army's lances, but also bows and arrows, and flying meteor hammers.
When the Ming cavalry charged, the iron-chained meteor hammers in their hands could not help shaking. When the two sides were about to collide, they were suddenly thrown out with a whistling spin.
Regardless of whether they are men or horses, as long as they are touched by the rotating and impactful meteor hammer, they will be killed!
"Today I will show you what a cavalry is!"
On the top of the mountain, Zhu Di looked at the battlefield and laughed loudly, "Men, rush in from the flanks of the Koreans!" After saying that, he tightened the rope of his iron helmet and shouted, "Brothers, follow me! For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, kill
ah!"
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It's a pity that I can't post pictures, just pictures of military routes and encirclement circles.
This chapter has been completed!