Chapter One Thousand Five Hundred and Twenty Three: Cavalry and Artillery Warfare
King of Wala Ugeqi Hashiha!
This is the first time I heard the name Han Du.
"Isn't it Mahamu who is the leader of Wala? Why is this Ugqi Hashha?"
Azashri nodded and explained, "The Marquis is right, the commander of Oara is indeed Mahamu, but this is just a promise from Elbek to Mahamu, and has not been recognized by the Oara tribe. Now the commander
The one from the Oara tribe is Ugeqi Hashha, the king of the Oara tribe."
"So that's it?" Han Du understood a little after hearing this, "That means there are two leaders in Wala now, one is nominal, and the other is King Wala?"
Azashi bowed slightly, met Han Du's gaze, and said with a smile, "The Marquis is right, Wala is like this now. However, Mahamu's strength is too weak, and now Wala is still Ugqihash
Ha has the final say."
Han Du looked at everyone with interest, "Then what should we do now?"
Xu Chengfei shook his head, "What else can we do? Aren't we going deep into the grassland just to find the Tatar tribe? Since the Tatar tribe's troops have been wiped out by the Oara tribe, it is the same for us to operate on the Oara tribe."
"Yes." Han Du smiled, as if he had remembered something. At the same time, he looked up at the crowd and said in a deep voice, "The whole army is on alert, the battle will begin tomorrow!"
"yes!!!"
Although Wala did not understand the origin of this Ming army, they were used to being rampant on the grassland and did not pay attention to this Ming army at all. They were also prepared to use the power of victory to defeat this Ming army in one go.
The Ming army ate it.
So, when the sun rose the next day, we found that both sides were in a posture ready to attack.
Seeing that they could not take advantage, the Wala people sent an envoy towards the Ming army.
Han Du saw in the telescope that the Wala people's envoy was running towards Xu Chengfei on horseback. He smiled and said to Xu Chengfei, "Does the Wala people want to give us a courtesy first and then an attack?"
Xu Chengfei also saw it and said calmly, "It's good to listen to what King Wala wants to say. You can also explore his tone."
Not long after, a messenger came to report, "Master Marquis, the envoy from Wala wants to see you."
"Bring it up." Han Du waved his hand.
A Wala man was escorted up, even if there were two people escorting him, he still struggled hard, looking very unconvinced.
The envoy talked a lot when he arrived, but Han Du couldn't understand a word.
Fortunately, Xu Chengfei was there, and he suddenly turned cold and said in a deep voice, "What do you mean your pasture? The whole world."
Could it be that the land below is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's ministers. Where can I, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, go?"
After a pause, Xu Chengfei continued to ask sternly, "Also, the Tatar tribe was disrespectful and plundered the important border towns of the Ming Dynasty. This time the Ming Dynasty came to arrest Benya for his crimes. If you are interested, please hurry up and take Benya to task."
Hand over Yasuli!"
The Wala messenger spoke again, but Xu Chengfei ignored him and waved directly to the soldiers, "Let him go back!"
Seeing Han Du looking at him with a puzzled look, Xu Chengfei simply explained, "His last words were just praising how great their King Wala is, and cursing us that we will be caught and burned to death by King Wala."
There is indeed nothing to say. Han Du immediately laughed and said cheerfully, "Then there is nothing to say, let's fight! Dignity is only as good as the edge of the sword!"
Azashili suddenly raised his head and looked at Han Du. The words he just said shocked him so much that he stared at the slightly frail man in front of him without blinking. Although this man looked very weak, he looked like a member of the tribe.
He looks worse than any other boy in his tribe. If such a person were placed in his tribe, he would definitely be a rabbit that everyone would laugh at.
But it was such a person who led his army deep into Mobei, walked through endless ice and snow, destroyed the Khan's court, and defeated the arrogant Tatar Grand Master Arutai.
Now when he heard Han Du say, "Dignity is only on the edge of the sword," Azashili suddenly understood that some people's strength is exposed to the outside, while some people's strength is kept inward. Exposed strength is very powerful.
It's easy, just take off your clothes, expose your arms, and show off your muscles to others. But restrained strength is rare, because it is strength that goes deep into the bone marrow, and it is the courage revealed from the bones.
Xu Chengfei also turned his head to look at Han Du in surprise, and suddenly laughed and said, "Dignity is only above the edge of the sword! Okay, well said! In the past, the civil servants in the court always looked down on us nobles, as if they could do anything for the herdsmen of the Ming Dynasty."
How amazing it seems, but they never thought that those of us who hold swords earn the dignity of the Ming Dynasty. Without dignity, no matter how well they govern the world, they are just a piece of fat in the eyes of others.
Just like the previous Song Dynasty!"
"Dignity is only above the edge of the sword. This sentence is inspiring, inspiring!" Xu Chengfei shook his head, as if he was savoring it carefully, "You are a scholar who has the ability. This sentence simply speaks to my heart.
Got it!"
"Oh? Mr. Hou still reads
Are you a scholar?" Azashi looked at Han Du in surprise and quickly asked with compliments. As soon as he saw Han Du, he could tell that Han Du was not born in the military. How can a person born in the military be as weak as Han Du?
of?
But Azashili didn't think much about it before. He just thought that Han Du was a favorite of the Ming Emperor and was rewarded with a title based on the emperor's pleasure.
Now that he heard that Han Du was still a scholar, he quickly complimented him and said, "It turns out that the Marquis is still good at both civil and military affairs. It would be disrespectful for him to be a lower-ranking official."
Han Du smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Let's not talk about the past. Let's fight the battle ahead with all our strength."
The Wala messenger brought the message to Ugeqi Hashiha. As you can imagine, Ugeqi Hashiha was instantly furious. He had been traversing the grasslands for decades, and no one had ever dared to speak to him in such a condescending manner, not even the Ming Dynasty.
Nope either.
Furious, he directly beheaded the envoy and ordered the army to adjust their formation and prepare to attack.
Seeing that the Wala people were moving, Handu's Xu Chengfei and Azashi also started to take action according to their respective divisions of labor.
This time, Azashili's Ulyankha cavalry was placed in the middle position as the main vanguard force. These Ulyankha people did not know how to use firearms, and even if they knew Handu, they would not give them firearms. They and
The Wara people on the opposite side also use bows and arrows and scimitars to fight, so they can be given the task of fighting head-on.
However, Handu still took care of the Ulyanha cavalry and gave them all the armor, bows and arrows. The current Ulyanha cavalry is well-equipped, even far better than the Oara people on the opposite side.
Azashri chose the most satisfactory strategy, which is the wall-mounting strategy. Hundreds of cavalry line up in two long rows, moving as a whole like a wall. This can give full play to the advantages of the cavalry's overall charge, but it is not good.
This kind of fighting will become extremely brutal. Since the cavalry moves on the battlefield like a wall, it will become like a meat grinder. When all the cavalry in front die, the cavalry behind can quickly make up for it, and so on.
, until the opposite side is penetrated or all the people on your side are dead.
The Ming cavalry led by Xu Chengfei were placed on the left and right wings. These cavalry did not need to fight in close quarters. They only needed to take advantage of the range of firearms and do their best to kill the opponent's cavalry.
Relatively speaking, the safety of the Ming army's cavalry is much higher than that of the Uliangha cavalry.
But Azashili had no objection to this. He knew that this was not Handu's intention to consume his people, but that this was indeed a way to maximize the power of the army.
strategy.
Besides, no one wants his tribe to use firearms!
Every time Azashili thought about the huge power of the divine thunderbolt, he couldn't help but cast envious glances at the Ming Dynasty cavalry. Such artifacts were the weapons used by the cavalry. Presumably, even the treasure bow in his hand was not worth mentioning.
Fragrant!
"Woo~wu~wu~"
"Dong~dong~dong~"
With the neighing of horns and the sound of drums that shook the world, Daming and Wala took action almost at the same time, preparing to decide the outcome in this unknown place!
Hundreds of thousands of war horses suddenly moved, and the whole plain was filled with thunderous sounds. Even the dewdrops hanging on the grass blades were shaken off.
The cavalry from both sides were constantly approaching, but what the Walas did not see was that just behind the cavalry array led by Azashili, all the cannons were lined up, and the Shanzi Battalion was ready, waiting for the order from the Marquis.
Then, they started firing.
Han Du stood on the battlefield, staring at the movements on the battlefield through the binoculars.
Seeing the two groups of cavalry getting closer and closer and about to enter the range of arrows, Han Du immediately gave the order.
"fire!"
"fire!"
With a hissing sound, thick flames spewed out from the muzzle, and the cannonballs were shot into the air, flying towards the Ora cavalry in the distance.
The cannonball drew a graceful arc in the air, passed over the Uliangha cavalry, and hit directly towards the Ora cavalry.
"Boom! Boom! Boom"
The captain of Ola who was running at the front was hit by the cannonball before he could give the order to shoot the arrow. His whole body was like a watermelon, and a ball of blood-red minced meat exploded instantly, leaving no bones left!
Artillery shells continued to rain down, and the originally tight and impactful formation was riddled with holes, and the momentum of the charge was suddenly lost.
Not only that, the arrows of the Ulyanha cavalry fell on their heads at this time. Faced with the double blow of cannons and arrows, the Walas suffered heavy losses in an instant.
It's not that Wala didn't know that the Ming army had cannons, but they didn't know that the Ming army's cannons could shoot so far.
Xu Chengfei, who was leading the Ming Dynasty cavalry to charge from the right, couldn't help but feel shocked when he saw it. He looked at the Wala people who were being ravaged by artillery and Uliangha cavalry. His eyes became brighter and brighter, as if there was light flashing inside.