The Mongols actually trapped them and dragged them away.
Suddenly there was an uproar in the array, and the halberdiers panicked.
At this distance, the halberd could no longer stab them, but the Mongols were familiar with the lasso. It was more than ten meters, or even more than 20 meters, and it was almost impossible to lasso a horse's neck.
It's even easier to set these tin cans.
The halberdiers were in an uproar because they could still operate like this. What a shame.
Suddenly, they were sweating profusely.
Suddenly I didn't know what to do.
The Mongols were very hateful. After pulling away, they suddenly rushed towards them on horseback and threw the noose. The frightened halberdiers immediately used their halberds to block desperately, trying to prevent the noose from catching themselves, and then they were pulled out.
Obviously this is not a good idea, it is just a natural reaction when people are in a hurry.
The halberds that were swung randomly, with hooks and axes, were not as smooth as the spears, and many of them successfully caught the rope.
But before they were happy, the Mongolians tightened the rope, turned around, controlled the horse, and ran back. How could a human arm resist the strength of the horse? As a result, the halberd was dragged away by the lasso.
Han Erheizi howled in distress, jumped on his feet and cursed: "You wicked and smoking dog Tatar, give me back my halberd. You bastard."
Han Erheizi and his group are refugees from Liaodong. Like Zhang Liao, their mouths taste like dirt. This halberd is not cheap. It is made of tungsten steel and is very wear-resistant. Axes are not.
Wear and tear is a no-no.
He bought it with a loan and it is an important asset in his family.
In daily life, militiamen are allowed to replace their halberds with short wooden handles and use them as production tools. On one side is an ax, which can cut down trees and collect firewood. After opening the bamboo shoots and removing the ax head, the curved hook on one side can be used as a sickle.
Use it, the hook blade on the inside is very sharp. There is no problem in harvesting crops, it is very easy to use.
Because they are militiamen, mainly laborers who have to farm and work.
Therefore, their weapons should also be production tools. Adhering to this design concept, Yang Fan specially selected tungsten steel with excellent wear resistance.
It can be used for production in peacetime, but it can be used as a weapon in wartime. This greatly improves the cost-effectiveness ratio and makes their money well spent.
The militiamen who had their halberds taken away jumped their feet and cursed angrily, but seeing the Mongols running away, they were helpless.
An Sanxi was riding a very high horse with a good view. He saw the situation ahead. None of these moves were beyond his expectations.
Seeing that the militiamen had their weapons taken away, they jumped in anger. He shook his head helplessly and cursed: "Idiot, without the halberd, is the steel crossbow on your back a fire stick?"
There is nothing the Mongols know that he does not know.
Now, the Mongolians have run out of skills.
This is the last resort.
During the Mongols' Western Expedition, they fought against the Poles and the German Confederation. They used ropes to tie up heavily armored knights, then pulled them off their horses and trampled them to death. Finally, they turned around and killed the infantry.
The European knights are all nobles, and the infantry are peasants recruited temporarily. The infantry is extremely poorly equipped and has not received any decent training. Without the heavy armored knights, the infantry will be finished in a single charge.
"Change the crossbow and shoot them to death." An Sanxi had no choice but to give the order himself. If it were those three cavalry regiments, he wouldn't have to worry at all.
An Sanxi felt that Daza was a completely blind commander. At this moment, he didn't remember that his soldiers had crossbows.
The whistle sounded, which was the order to change the crossbow.
The halberdiers immediately stopped shouting and cursing, as if they were enlightened.
Yes, they left a distance, and I just happened to shoot them with a crossbow. Why didn't I think of that just now? They were dragging a heavily armored halberdier, and the horses couldn't run fast at all. Isn't this a living target?
Behind the soldiers who were dragged away, the soldiers picked up their steel crossbows, quickly cocked them, and then started shooting at the cavalry.
With the buzzing of the bow strings, countless short steel crossbow arrows made a shrill sound and flew towards them. At this distance, there was no need to aim at all. The cavalry had a big target and could almost hit it accurately.
Even if the shot misses the person, it will still hit the horse. If the shot fails to hit the first cavalryman, the surrounding cavalrymen will also be hit by arrows.
So, the halberdiers took out the steel crossbows hanging on their backs and started shooting.
Although it is free fire, the rate of fire of one round per six seconds is terrifying enough.
The Mongolian feather armor could not stop the crossbow arrows, let alone these herders wearing leather armor, or even just leather robes, as levies.
The Mongols immediately realized that they had made a bigger mistake by breaking away from the fight.
Shooting at a distance would be a one-sided massacre. Their bows could not penetrate the plate armor at all.
After the halberdiers realized what they were doing, they immediately expanded the crowded wedge formation, because it was not conducive to archery. As the Mongols distanced themselves, each wedge formation rapidly expanded.
The battlefield is the best military school. Only on the battlefield can you truly learn to fight. At this time, the militiamen suddenly understood what to do.
Each squad independently separated from the wedge formation and rushed towards the Mongols, maintaining the formation of the squad and firing crossbow arrows as they rushed.
The battlefield was disrupted. There were small squadrons of seventy or eighty people everywhere, firing crossbows at the Mongols. They charged into the Mongolian cavalry group.
The arrows missed like locusts and shot at the cavalry. The steel crossbows opened the way, and the Mongols evaded in all directions.
The militiamen figured it out.
Since the Mongols can't do anything to our armor, why are they still gathering together?
While they were trying to figure it out, the military rule that they were not allowed to leave the team was also coming into play. So, the team flew solo.
Small teams formed wedge-shaped formations and rushed towards the Mongolian cavalry cluster. Those on the outside used their halberds to stab, slash, and hook. Those inside used steel crossbows to shoot. The outside of the small phalanx did not affect the people inside firing steel crossbows.
These small wedge-shaped formations penetrated the Mongolian cavalry clusters with holes. The Mongols were stunned. The infantry counterattacked the cavalry, and the infantry counterattacked the charge cavalry. It was really a long time ago.
They controlled their horses to avoid every small wedge formation.
An Sanxi smiled, it was true as the master said, the battlefield is the best school.
These farmers are no longer rookies, they are starting to understand.
Know how to use your own advantages to take effective actions independently on the battlefield.
"Everyone is here, with small teams as units, forming a wedge formation to attack the enemy." An Sanxi gave the order. The large formation behind also quickly dispersed into numerous small formations.
The Mongols were panicked at this time. The 120 small formations were like countless awls piercing their cavalry group.
At this time, the reorganized halberdiers from behind also rushed forward. Another 120 small wedge-shaped formations rushed forward and directly took part of the cavalry into dumplings.
More secretive crossbow arrows were fired from behind. Large numbers of cavalry were shot down.
Under attack from both front and rear, the Mongols collapsed and began to flee in all directions.
Da Sa looked defeated. When did the cavalry become so degraded that they couldn't even defeat the infantry? A mouthful of old blood almost spurted out.
"Dear Dasa Huang Taiji, let's retreat." The other Taijis persuaded one after another. This battle cannot be fought. The casualties are too high.
"Retreat!" Daza said through gritted teeth.
At this time, he was unwilling to retreat, and other Taijis had to retreat on their own. Without the Shunyi Palace, the Tumut tribe today is a loose alliance composed of fifteen tribes, a piece of loose sand.
The Mongolian cavalry finally heard the order to retreat and immediately fled. They could not stay any longer.
However, the steel crossbow has a very long range and can be thrown up to three hundred meters.
On their way to escape, the Mongols were also within shooting range.
At this time, the militiamen ranged from direct fire to projectile fire, always following the direction in which the Mongols fled.
After throwing the bodies on the ground, they finally ran away.
(Making up for the two chapters I owed yesterday)
This chapter has been completed!