The streets are too long and narrow, and the Mongolians' most proud horse battle cannot be used at all. In addition, they were all swarming in before, and now they can't advance or retreat.
In this case, the extremely fast cavalry were like wild beasts that fell into the swamp, unable to use their strength. Instead, the heavy armored soldiers of the Ming army gave full play to their advantages.
There was a fire attack from Liuguang Shenji's arrows in front, the commanding heights on the left and right were occupied by the Ming army, and there were heavy armored soldiers holding sabers behind to break the formation. This group of Mongolian cavalry had nowhere to escape.
On top of the city tower, the Ming army that had abandoned its defense returned. Yang Sichang learned that the plan had been completed and mobilized all the troops and horses he could mobilize.
The Ming army launched a massive attack on the Mongols below on the city tower. The enemy of ten thousand people were desperate for their lives, fearing that the bombing would not kill them.
The Mongols were not stupid. They all fled for their lives after suffering such a crazy attack. The heavy armored soldiers of the Ming Army saw the opportunity and took the lead to attack and control the city gate.
They built four layers of iron shields around the city gate, completely blocking the Mongols inside the city.
Tuo Lihai still wanted to continue the attack, but the Ming army's preparedness had frightened him. There were fireboxes and cars outside the city, as well as the Ming army with muskets and artillery set up on the city.
The most important thing was those Ming soldiers wearing iron armor, wearing ghost masks, and holding heavy swords. He was frightened when he saw them.
In the end, he did not act rashly. After he managed to escape and routed his troops, he reluctantly gave the order to retreat.
Although he is a reckless man, he is not a fool. The people in the city cannot be saved. If he continues to attack, it will only kill more people, and nothing can be saved at all. He collected the corpses outside the city with a look of reluctance.
's gone.
This battle lasted for nearly two hours and ended with a complete victory for the Ming army. More than 1,100 heads were beheaded alone, and the real casualties of the Mongols were definitely more than that. The Ming army itself suffered less than five casualties.
One hundred, it can be said to be a great victory.
"Sir, we finally got off to a good start!"
Li Xing was very excited at the moment. He just felt that he had fought so beautifully in this battle, especially when he saw the desperate expressions of those Mongolians just now. He enjoyed it very much.
"This battle is a great victory. You deserve the greatest credit. You should be the first to take credit. I will faithfully report to Your Majesty to ask for credit for you!"
"Thank you very much, sir!"
Yang Sichang said to the soldiers again:
"Today's victory relies on your bravery to fight against the Tartars and kill the enemy bravely. I hope that all the soldiers will keep this intention and make more military achievements, but we must not underestimate the enemy. This is just a partial attack by the Tartars!"
"My military order is here to slaughter all the captured cattle and sheep. Let's all have a good meal tonight. But my military order is also here. If anyone dares to drink alcohol, he will be killed immediately!"
"yes!"
After explaining the general matters, Yang Sichang returned to the main account and began to write a victory report. Of course, this victory report was not to be shown to the emperor, but to be sent back to the capital to be seen by all officials.
It has been almost half a month since we set out on the expedition. I believe this good news can temporarily calm the hearts of all the civil and military officials.
"Someone is coming!"
Two guards outside the tent entered in response.
Yang Sichang handed the two texts to them and said:
"Send this report to Miyun quickly, and send this report to the ministers as soon as possible, and then come back to me with a letter!"
"yes!"
Yang Sichang could not hide his joy at this moment. After all, this was his first time leading an army in a war, and it was considered a military achievement. After returning to Beijing, let's see who else dares to say that I, Yang Sichang, am a person in name only.
He laughed twice in the tent, then walked straight out of the tent and headed outside. He still wanted to attend the celebration banquet.
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Zhu Youxiao slept until dusk. He was too tired. This long-distance expedition was really torture.
When he came out of the tent, he found that most of the sergeants were still sleeping around the fire. They were more tired than himself. When Ma Xianglin saw that the emperor was awake, he immediately stepped forward to greet him:
"Your Majesty, the battle losses have been calculated. This battle...!"
When Ma Xianglin was about to report, Zhu Youxiao interrupted him and said:
"Go and talk outside!"
"Call the generals here too!"
"yes!"
Zhu Youxiao walked gently through the camp. The reason why the sergeants had to sleep on the ground was because there was no time to set up the camp.
Most of the original yurts of the Karaqin tribe were burned by fire, and the fire is still burning.
We can only choose a place with the best relative position, and then set up the emperor's tent. These ordinary soldiers will naturally surround the emperor's tent.
"Your Majesty, our army killed countless people in this battle, no less than 20,000 to 30,000, and captured countless cattle and sheep, as well as more than 3,000 of the best horses, and thousands of other calves and mares."
"Our army suffered less than 500 casualties in this battle, most of which were wounded, and less than 100 people died in the battle!"
Zhu Youxiao's loss in this battle was still acceptable. After all, he had the right time, place and people, so he was bound to win this battle.
And if an elite legion makes a surprise attack on some old, weak, sick and disabled people and causes thousands of casualties, then Zhu Youxiao will have to fight his way back to Beijing right now and fight a bloody battle.
"All the soldiers who died in the battle will be cremated. Find something to put their ashes in. We will take them back when the time comes. Don't become ghosts in a foreign land!"
All the generals were very moved. They didn't expect His Majesty to pay so much attention to the lower-level sergeants. Since ancient times, very few emperors have done so!
Ma Xianglin bowed and said:
"I will do it immediately!"
Zhu Youxiao clasped his hands again and said:
"Now we are no longer attacking from behind, but in an open and honest manner. In less than three days, tribes hundreds of miles away will know about today's battle."
"So from now on, we have to sweep all the way and continue north. The next destination is Chifeng, which is less than 200 miles away from us!"
"All the best captured war horses will be allocated to the cavalry, and the rest and other usable horses will be allocated to the Shenji Battalion and Taishan Battalion!"
Now Zhu Youxiao has no shortage of horses. With more than 10,000 people, he can reach the standard of one person and two horses, and the marching speed will be greatly enhanced!
"After we bring enough supplies, we will kill all the other cattle, sheep and horses, and burn all the remaining tents, weapons, food and everything else!"
"All the carcasses of those cattle, sheep and horses were thrown to the source of the river. I just say one thing, not to leave any supplies for the enemy!"
All the generals responded in unison:
"yes!"
The reason why Zhu Youxiao wanted to throw the carcasses of livestock into places like rivers is because the carcasses of livestock can pollute the water source. After these become corrupted, if someone drinks the water, they will 100% get sick or even cause a plague!
Although Zhu Youxiao is not a ruthless person, he will not be merciful towards his enemies. He will use everything available to give the enemy the greatest blow!
"When you go back, start preparing everything. The army will continue to move out early tomorrow morning. You must reach Chifeng before the next day and march on the enemy's camp!"
If Lin Danhan knew that his lair was gone, he would definitely quickly return to defense, so he must seize this time to do more things, and he must be faster than him!