Finally, under the cover of artillery fire, the main infantry force of the Ming Army launched an attack on Huangzhou City.
The piercing charge horn sounded, and the elite soldiers of the Ming Army began to launch an siege array, heading towards Huangzhou City.
At this moment, everyone in the Ming army noticed that the earth was shaking!
Looking along the source of the sound, I saw the elite cavalry of Guan Ning's army entering the battlefield again.
The cavalry galloped towards the flank of the Ming army that was preparing to attack Huangzhou City.
Seeing this scene, the cavalry of the Ming Army entered the scene again, and rushed forward without giving in, preparing to fight with the cavalry of the Guan Ning Army!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The bombardment sounded, and some of the Ming army's naval guns quickly adjusted their guns to shoot at Zhu Yuan, aiming their muzzles at the Guan Ning Army cavalry entering the battlefield.
Amidst the sound of shelling, gunpowder smoke filled the air!
One after another, solid artillery shells packed with terrifying kinetic energy were fired towards the cavalry of the Guan Ning Army.
After the cannonball hit the ground, it rolled and spun, creating blank areas in Guan Ning's formation.
In the blank area, blood is spilled and broken limbs are everywhere!
Whether they are humans or horses, whether they are armored or not, they are as vulnerable as paper to cannonballs.
In just the blink of an eye, the cannonballs knocked Guan Ning's cavalry array to pieces.
A large number of war horses were frightened, scurrying around and neighing loudly, causing the cavalry array to become chaotic.
Even Wu Yingqi himself had a look of fear on his face.
Because just now, a cannonball passed by his body, smashing the morale of a Guan Ning soldier behind him into minced flesh.
Blood and broken bones splashed all over him!
The oppressive feeling of the cannonballs whizzing by, as well as the burning and oppressive feeling carried by the cannonballs, are something Wu Yingqi will never forget!
Wu Yingqi's palm holding the riding crop trembled slightly, and his face was full of fear that could not be resolved.
Just now!
Just now!
He Wu Yingqi almost died.
It was just a little short of that. If the cannonball had been a little higher, then it would be him, Wu Yingqi, who would be smashed into a pulp by the cannonball.
At this moment, the Ming army's cavalry roared into the battlefield.
Charge towards the flank of Guan Ning's cavalry!
Seeing this scene, Wu Yingqi quickly broke away from his fear and gave an order.
"retreat!"
Wu Yingqi is not stupid and knows what to do when.
Now our cavalry array is in chaos, and under the shelling of the Ming army, the morale is still very low. How can we be the opponent of the Ming army cavalry that is boiling with fighting spirit and roaring towards them?
You know, the Ming cavalry was not good at riding, but their combat effectiveness was not bad.
If you don’t withdraw now, what are you waiting for?!
Waiting for the two sides to fight, to be defeated by the Ming army and then cover up?
As the cavalry of Guan Ning's army withdrew from the battlefield, the cavalry of the Ming army quickly returned to their own camp after conducting an appropriate pursuit and causing a certain amount of damage to Guan Ning's army.
The current Ming army has no intention of fighting with Guan Ning's cavalry!
After all, they can win as long as they advance steadily along the Yangtze River, so why bother fighting Guan Ning's army?
However, before the Ming army could be proud, Wu Yingqi led Guan Ning's army and came roaring to kill them again.
This time Wu Yingqi learned the lesson that if he concentrated his troops, he would be attacked by the Ming army's naval guns. When he launched the attack, he ordered the superior cavalry of the Guan Ning army to be dispersed.
Use scattered small forces to continuously raid the Ming army camp!
It doesn’t matter how much damage it causes to the Ming army, it just needs to be able to influence the Ming army’s attack on the city.
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He Wenxiu, the commander-in-chief of the Ming Army's Western Expedition, stood on a high platform and looked at the situation on the battlefield, his brows slightly furrowed.
Before He Wenxiu took command of the Western Expedition, he was Zhu Hongyu's imperial guard division commander.
After Li Guangyuan was dismissed by Zhu Hongyu, he was the one who took over.
After the start of the Western Expedition, He Wenxiu took the initiative to resign as commander of the Imperial Guard Division and asked Zhu Hongyu to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Western Expedition.
After Zhu Hongyu thought for a while, he agreed and appointed him as the coach of the Western Expedition.
As for appointing He Wenxiu as the coach of the Western Expedition, will it have any impact on the Western Expedition?
In fact, Zhu Hongyu is not worried.
He Wenxiu is not outstanding in all aspects among the current Ming army generals, but his biggest advantage is that he is obedient and loyal, and has a very cautious character.
What you need to know is that now that the Ming army goes out to fight, its army command procedures are different from those of the traditional feudal army.
The military command of the Ming army was not only decided by the commander-in-chief, but also the staff and political commissars had a great say.
Even in many cases, decisions in the military are made through consultation by the staff group!
All the coach has to do is order the deployment of troops.
In other words, for the current Ming army, the staff group is the real brain of the army.
The coach is just a mouthpiece responsible for passing orders!
Just listen to the advice!
Generally speaking, as long as the coach acts according to the recommendations given by the staff team, there is a high probability that no accident will happen.
Therefore, for the current Ming army, although the ability of the coach is still important, it cannot compare with the weight of a professional staff group.
Furthermore, He Wenxiu's ability is not bad. He also had experience on the battlefield before taking over as the commander of the Imperial Guard Division.
Zhu Hongyu is relatively relieved to let him be the coach of this Western Expedition!
"The intention of Guan Ning's army is now very clear. They are not planning to confront Ming Dynasty head-on. They just want to slow down Ming Dynasty's advance through harassment!"
"Does anyone have any opinions on this matter or a solution?"
He Wenxiu's fingers gently tapped the cover of the pocket watch in her hand, and the expression on her face was full of obvious worry.
The reason is because he knows that the reinforcements of Guan Ning Army led by Wu Sangui have now entered Henan and are advancing towards the Nanyang Basin along the Fangcheng Ancient Road.
As long as they pass through the Nanyang Basin, the Guan Ning Army led by Wu Sangui is not far from Wuchang!
Originally, the Ming army's attack on Wuchang was a sure thing.
He didn't want to wait until Wu Sangui led his troops to Huguang. They had not yet captured Wuchang, so they could capture the entire Huguang for their own side and increase the difficulty out of thin air.
"Our army needs to speed up its progress!"
"If we can't conquer Wuchang City before Wu Sangui leads his troops to Huguang, then it will be regarded as increasing the difficulty of our Huguang strategy for the Ming Dynasty out of thin air."
"When the time comes, even if our Ming Dynasty can win, we will inevitably spend more money on food and weapons!"
He Wenxiu said.
Behind him, the members of the staff group also started discussions.
"Now the intention of Guan Ning's army is very clear, which is to use scattered attacks to delay the pace of our Ming Dynasty's attack!"
"Indeed, this is not a bad statement, but although Guan Ningjun's intention is clear, it is also true that we, the Ming Dynasty, do not have a good solution."