This is actually a wetland in the upper reaches of the Khovd River.
But it is no longer a plain.
The hilly area is considered to be the spreading part of the Altai Mountains. Because it is a hilly area, melted snow gathers to form wetlands. Snow mountains can be seen in the distance, but it is still at least two hundred miles away from the main vein of the Altai Mountains...
“The vast sea is covered with hundreds of feet of ice, and the gloomy clouds are thousands of miles away.
I can’t deceive the ancients!”
Zhu Di sighed with emotion as he looked at the spectacular sight of the snow-capped mountains in front of him reaching into the sky, while the clouds continued to roll in.
Therefore, it is obviously wrong to translate this poem into desert snow in modern times. This clearly refers to the towering snow-capped mountains. Although Cen Shen was in Luntai, the Luntai in the Tang Dynasty was Urumqi. He was on a snowy day at the end of August.
, standing in the middle of the snow-covered Bogda Mountains and the main Tianshan Mountains, watching the friends returning from the snowstorm, looking at the towering mountains turning into hundreds of feet of ice, and the clouds pressing down on them.
The sky was depressing, and I wrote this poem with infinite emotion.
“It’s really short of a poet!”
Yang Feng said.
Then he turned and looked behind him.
Behind them are endless banners, and under the hunting banners are fully armed soldiers.
More than 20,000 Ming troops formed a total of eight camel cities, and then the eight camel cities formed a three-line formation with two in the front, four in the middle, and two in the back. However, the distance between the front and back was wide, so it was actually two rhombus formations.
As for the cavalry, all the cavalry were collected in the camel cities. In the center of the four camel cities was the Chinese army. Zhu Di's personal guards, as the most elite assault force, were divided into three teams. Zhu Di personally led one team, just between the two front camel cities.
, Tan Yuan and Qiu Fu each led a team between the four camel cities in the middle. This is actually the camel city version of Gustav that Yang Feng developed for them to maximize their firepower advantage. What is the most important thing in the age of firearms?
?
Projection of fire.
Unless the enemy's attack on the front is limited to the narrow front of the two camel cities, if they want to attack the flanks, they will have to face the firepower of the two formations behind them.
I want to go around the flanks of the entire three-line formation...
There we still had to face the flanking firepower of three phalanxes.
If an all-out encirclement attack is carried out, there will be this kind of firepower in all directions.
If you focus on attacking one side.
The Tuocheng formation behind them can continuously put ammunition and additional troops into the front line. As long as you can't attack and want to retreat, the cavalry in Tuocheng will rush out and give you the most fatal blow.
A big drawback of cavalry attacks is the limited number of troops that can be invested in an attack surface.
A cavalry requires far more space than an infantryman. In fact, the space occupied by a cavalryman can accommodate ten infantrymen. This formation allows the enemy cavalry to attack no matter how they attack, in fact, one is against ten. And it continues.
After the attack, the fallen horses will form a de facto obstacle for the follow-up. Therefore, if the cavalry attacks the infantry, if the attack cannot be successful, it is best to retreat quickly, otherwise it will be bad luck for them once they get into a fierce battle. Similarly, when infantry faces cavalry,
As long as they hold firm and don't run away when they charge over, and then hit the first wave hard, it's basically time to counterattack the cavalry.
For example, Yue Jiajun.
It is easy to shake a mountain, but it is difficult to shake the Yue family's army.
If you can't shake it, you can only sigh helplessly.
Of course, in the feudal era, infantry who could not run away in the face of cavalry attacks were truly the elite among the elite. Usually, the cavalry would disperse before they even arrived.
You don't even have to come forward.
For example, the pillar of shame of my Song Dynasty, the hundreds of thousands of Kaifeng Forbidden Army who were frightened by Wanyan Lou's war drums on the bank of the Yellow River.
"How many enemy troops?"
Zhu Di looked at Zhang Fu who was walking over.
In front of them were the Mongolian cavalry who had also begun to form formation.
More Mongolian cavalry are arriving later.
Because the terrain here is relatively complex, in order to ensure observation, a total of five hot air balloons were raised, one for Zhang Fu's forward formation, one for the central army behind, one for the left and one for the left, and one for the rear. However, the central army was not observing, but giving orders.
"The front does not exceed 20,000, and there are 10,000 cavalry on each side of the left and right wings. The rear has not been found so far. If the enemy does not have more cavalry to arrive later, then it will be 40,000 cavalry. If they still have troops to take the south road to steal our retreat, then
The maximum number is 20,000, and the entire Oara and Elbek Khanate can only muster 60,000 cavalry this time."
Zhang Fu said.
"That's all.
After all, Elbek is just a lost dog. If you give him face, he will sweat. If you don't give him face, he will beg for food.
Whether he was destroyed or not, what does it have to do with other tribes?
Nomads, if it doesn’t work here, they’ll have to drive their livestock elsewhere.”
Yang Feng said.
This is also true.
Simongu didn't say that when Elbek came over and gave an order, all the tribes immediately became extremely loyal and brave, and rushed to King Qin day and night.
Sweating profusely?
Khan is nothing but a bird!
I have already killed two Khans before.
His banner as the Great Khan has limited appeal here. Wala followed him in order to use his banner to expand. With his banner, tribes fleeing from the east can join, such as Dulbert and Heshuote.
, but there is no psychological burden even if the sweat is killed when necessary.
He was originally killed by Uqigha Shiha in history.
Being able to gather these troops now is considered a favor to everyone.
"Twenty thousand against forty thousand, it's just one against two. Our ancestors had one Han as the five barbarians. Now we are just one against two. We should make sure that the horses cannot escape. We should fire at the enemy and tell them that we are already waiting.
Impatient."
Zhu Di said.
Zhang Fu saluted and quickly entered his formation.
Soon, a rapid-fire cannon in his place fired shells at the maximum elevation angle at the Mongolian cavalry who were still arrayed in the distance. In this way, even the rapid-fire cannon could hit for several miles, although it was left to fate where it landed. However,
Immediately afterwards, the Mongolian cavalry on the opposite side blew the horn. It was obvious that they had understood the meaning of the Ming army. Then the Mongolian cavalry in formation separated to the left and right, revealing the main attacking force behind...
"This, this, what the hell is this?"
Yang Feng looked at the countless cows walking towards him in astonishment.
However, these cows were carrying bundles of wood on both sides, and their heads were covered with iron armor.
These bundles of wood are very large, and some are even thick sections of wood, on both sides of the cow's neck. Behind the cover of these logs, you can clearly see the footsteps moving forward. They are densely packed together, like a moving fortress.
"They are quite cunning."
Zhu Di smiled.
This is actually a shield car.
It's just that it's not a car, but a piece of wood carried by oxen to provide cover for the soldiers behind. Then they get as close to the formation as possible, and then rely on their arrow skills to get close to their faces like I did in the Qing Dynasty. Obviously, in the previous battles, the Ming army's
The Firearms Camel City has forced them to use their brains. What can be urgently achieved under the current circumstances is actually this relatively simple method.
very smart.
The Ming army's shotguns and bullets were indeed unable to hit these log sections.
The armor on the heads of those cows is thicker, so it is also difficult to actually hurt them.
Once they move ten meters away, the sharp arrows of the Mongolian archers can easily shoot at the Ming army. And even if these cattle are killed, they have brought the confrontation line closer to the range of the bow and arrow, and the rest depends on the Mongolian cavalry.
Very confident in my archery skills.
The idea is similar to my Qing shield cart, except that they don’t have the coated minions to push the cart.
Then we have to use cows.
But they forgot one thing...
The cows are not as obedient as my coated minions of the Qing Dynasty!
"Mortars, replace with shells!"
Zhu Di shouted.
The signal soldier beside him waved the signal flag, and then on the hot air balloon in mid-air, the signal soldier repeated it. Soon, in Zhang Fu's formation, as the smoke rose, eight bombs with small tails shot straight into the sky.
, falling in an arc towards the cattle, and the next moment the explosive flames rose among them.
Even two explosive bombs exploded directly on their heads because the fuses burned too fast.
The cows were startled without any suspense.
They yelled desperately to turn around, and the archers hiding behind the logs yelled in panic and tugged on the ropes to try to hold them back.
Then……
The rapid-fire cannon here suddenly fired a salvo.
Then all the cows were startled.
"kill!"
Zhu Di yelled.
Immediately afterwards, His Royal Highness King Yan rushed forward with a spear.
Five hundred personal guards behind him followed, shouting.
Those Mongolian archers who were unable to control the cattle fled in confusion, and were even knocked down and trampled by the cattle beside them. Even those who avoided the cattle were immediately overtaken by the running cavalry. His Royal Highness, King Yan, took the lead, and the spear in his hand penetrated instantly
A running archer pulled out his spear while running past, and then stabbed the next target. At the same time, the war horse knocked away an archer who could not avoid it. Behind him, five hundred cavalry charged on horseback, and the fleeing bows and arrows
The soldiers ran like crazy and were trampled under the hooves of the horses. Because the frightened cattle were blocking the way, the Mongolian cavalry behind them could not rescue them and could only watch them being submerged by the cavalry.
In the blink of an eye, this experimental offensive team was almost completely wiped out.
King Yan's cavalry showed off their power in front of the formation...
"I, King Yan of the Ming Dynasty, where are you, the Great Khan? I'm already here, why don't I wait for a while?"
he shouted.
Of course, the Mongolian cavalry on the opposite side had no time to care about him at this time.
They were running away from the stampeding cattle.
Immediately afterwards, Zhu Di's cavalry turned around and quickly retreated into the formation.
At the same time, the Mongolian cavalry on the left wing began to attack. This part was obviously unfamiliar with the Ming army. They rushed straight towards the protruding Tuocheng on the left wing and soon began to enter the range of rapid-fire artillery. However, the Ming army with limited ammunition strictly followed Yang Feng's regulations.
Never fire within twenty feet.
Soon the cavalry forward entered twenty feet, but they turned at the same time, and then drew their bows on horseback, waiting for the horses to cut closer due to inertia during the turn.
The Ming army still did not open fire.
Until their forwards had completed their turn, even the ones at the front were shooting sharp arrows.
Then……
Still didn't fire.
Even though many Ming troops had already been hit by arrows, they were still waiting.
The enemy's forward passed by, and due to the inertia of the charge, it cut into the camel city behind.
Just then...
All rapid-fire cannons and three-eyed muskets fired in an instant.
Because they swept sideways in front of the formation, and many of these cavalry were overlapping each other, this round of volleys was more efficient than ever. At least two hundred cavalrymen who had completed turning in front of the formation fell down in the blink of an eye, and the rest were due to the fire of their companions.
They suddenly fell down and had no time to dodge, and most of them stumbled. The cavalry who had finished shooting and were cutting towards the camel city behind them were also facing the shotguns sprayed by the camel city behind, as well as the volley fired from the side of the camel city.
of firepower.
This part is even more unfortunate.
Because they were caught in crossfire from two directions, most of the more than a hundred cavalrymen fell.
There were only about twenty riders who turned around and fled in fear.
The following cavalry immediately stopped attacking, turned around without hesitation in the distance, and quickly retreated to the starting point of the attack, where they stared in shock, but the Ming army did not pursue it.
However, many soldiers walked out of the formation and went to the battlefield to collect the enemy's bows and arrows.
Especially arrows.
This move made the commander on the opposite side understand something.
Then at his urging, the cavalry made a second attack cautiously, but this time they learned their lesson and did not dare to get closer than twenty feet away. They turned around forty feet away, and then launched into the formation. Formation
The Ming army was not interested in wasting ammunition with them. Anyway, arrows thrown from such a distance would do negligible damage to them who were fully armored. At most, the camels needed protection, but these camels already had protection. Just cover them with those empty boxes.
, and then the Ming army also fought back with bows and arrows. The two sides were just like noobs pecking at each other. The Mongolian cavalry did not notice that the Ming army cavalry had quietly gathered behind Tuocheng.
Especially Tan Yuan's three hundred cavalry.
When the Mongolian cavalrymen finished shooting their arrows and their horses were a little tired, they began to attack...
"Why hasn't there been any movement here?"
Yang Feng used his binoculars to appreciate Tan Yuan's performance, and then looked at the enemy on the right.
The latter has been standing still.
“Ugzihashha?”
He looked there.
With his high-power lens, he could clearly see the people under the banner there.
Not like the Mongols.
Ugqi Hashha was born in Telengut.
It’s hard to say where this nation comes from, but the Russians call them the White Karmoks. As for the Karmoks, they are the Torghuts, which means they are with the Torghut tribe, but they are White
breed people.
After all, the Wala cannot be considered Mongolians in the true sense.
The Mongol Shiwei from the source of Mongolia.
Genuine yellow people.
However, during the rise of Mongolia, a large number of small tribes joined the Mongolian Plateau, including Siberia, Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Many of these are not yellow people. For example, the Asut tribe in Arutai are genuine Caucasians and even believe in Orthodox Christianity. It has to be.
The Mongol Khan at this time is also quite sad. The most loyal leader of the Guards is the Caucasus. The only force that can be relied on at present is the Siberian group originating from the Yenisei River Basin.
And their own clan is still alive...
Most of these people were actually under the rule of the Ming Emperor.
The largest number of people left in the Mongolian headquarters was Naha Chu, Haixi Hou of the Ming Dynasty. He surrendered to the Ming Dynasty with more than 200,000 Mongolians, and then most of them were resettled in Guangxi. He himself had died of illness.