However, even so, as time passed and casualties increased, the Mongols were almost unable to fight anymore.
Luobuzang stood in front of his brother's horse and continued to persuade Burni to retreat.
But Burni's attitude was quite firm and there was no wavering.
"No! No!"
"I will not retreat until Zhangjiakou is defeated!"
"The blood of my great Mongol warriors cannot be shed in vain!"
Burni could not accept the option of retreating, even though he knew that retreating was indeed the best option for the current Mongolian army.
Now Burney is like a gambler who bet all his wealth on the gambling table and then lost.
For Burni now, he can only continue to gamble, or break through Zhangjiakou and get back his money!
Or die...
As a Mongol Khan who was defeated in the first battle, he was not qualified to continue to live and rule Mongolia.
…
After half a day of repairs, the loud horn sound sounded again from the Mongolian army!
Under the orders of military orders, groups of Mongolians once again launched an attack on Zhangjiakou Fort.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
"The Tartars are invading, prepare the entire army for war!"
"..."
The defenders in Zhangjiakou also responded quickly.
Amidst the piercing sirens, the defenders of Zhangjiakou were ready to fight.
The war has begun again!
When the fighting reached this point, the Ming army's ammunition had already been almost exhausted, and the firing efficiency of artillery and muskets was significantly reduced.
Only when the battle situation is tense, the Ming army's artillery will fire at areas where the Mongolian troops are densely populated to relieve the pressure on their own side.
It's no longer like when the war first started, where you can bombard the Mongolian arrays unscrupulously!
Even the frequency of musket fire has been reduced a lot, with only sporadic gunshots ringing out from time to time.
But that was a rifle shooter sniping at a Mongolian officer!
The organized volleys and rounds of fire have long since stopped.
Now the Ming army mainly relied on bows and arrows to suppress the attacking Mongolian army with firepower.
Although the Ming army now has very little ammunition, gunpowder, etc., there is still no shortage of arrows.
Because the Mongols outside the city kept throwing arrows at Zhangjiakou and never stopped.
As for lost arrows, they can be recycled and reused.
As the war drums were beaten, bows and arrows flew on the battlefield, and both sides were shooting with arrows.
The Ming army, because of its strategic location and the fact that almost everyone had armor, had the upper hand in the shooting process.
Although the archery skills of the Ming army's archers were not as good as those of the Mongolian army who grew up on horseback, archery skills were not actually important when firing volleys to cover firepower.
Because the city is crowded with people, as long as you can miss the arrow, it will be fine. As long as the arrow is shot, there is a high probability that it will not miss.
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On the battlefield, the sound of war drums became more and more intense, and the sound of bowstrings trembled continuously!
Screams and wails continued!
The battle is getting fiercer!
Both sides began to suffer casualties gradually.
At this time, Luo Buzang strode to Burni again, breathing heavily, pointing his finger to the southwest, his tone full of unconcealable shock and fear.
"Big... big sweat, something bad is going to happen!"
"Reinforcements from the Ming Army have arrived!"
"Our army's sentry cavalry scattered on the periphery have come into contact with the sentry cavalry who came to aid the Ming army."
"The casualties were very heavy!"
"..."
The direction of Luo Bu Zang's finger is exactly where Datong Town is.
At this time, a Mongolian noble once again ran all the way to Burni, and in the same tone as Luobuzang, he pointed to the southeast and spoke.
"Reporting to the Great Khan, the Ming Army sent troops from Xuanfu Town to reinforce Zhangjiakou!"
"Our army has made contact with the forwards of the Ming Army in Xuanfu Town!"
"..."
When Burni heard this, the expression on his face suddenly became unbearable.
"Damn it!"
"Damn the Ming Army!"
"..."
However, even after learning that reinforcements from the Ming army had arrived, Burni was unwilling to give up the attack on Zhangjiakou.
After thinking for a while, Burni opened his mouth and gave instructions.
"Luobuzang, you lead a team of soldiers and horses and prepare to block the Ming army's reinforcements in Datong Town!"
"Gabul, you lead a team of soldiers and horses to stop the Ming army reinforcements in Xuanfu Town!"
"You must stop the Ming army's reinforcements and buy time for our army to capture Zhangjiakou!"
After giving these instructions, Burney looked in the direction of Zhangjiakou.
He kept mumbling.
"It's quick, it's quick!"
"We will be able to break the city soon!"
"I won't lose, I won't lose!"
"..."
…
At the same time, in Zhangjiakou City!
The Ming Army hot air balloons floating in the sky also noticed the arrival of their own reinforcements.
On the endless grassland, the confrontation between the Ming army and the Mongolian army could not be hidden at all.
Wei Wu received the news and climbed to the watchtower in the city, holding a telescope and looking to the south.
Looking at the large flags with clear characters flying on the grassland, Wei Wu lost his composure and let out a hearty laugh.
"Ha ha!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Great, really great!"
"My reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty have finally arrived!"
Turning his head, Wei Wu gave an order to his own gunners.
"beat!"
"Hit me hard, my reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty have arrived!"
"No need to save ammunition anymore, give me a lot of energy to build!"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"..."
As Wei Wu's order was issued, the intensity of the Ming army's shelling increased significantly.
A city defense gun poured out all its firepower!
Soon, the city head of Zhangjiakou was completely obscured by gunpowder smoke.
…
"kill!"
On the endless grassland, two teams of cavalry kept approaching each other.
Luo Buzang led the team to block the Ming army's cavalry. Three thousand Mongolian cavalry ran wildly on the grassland, killing in the direction of the Ming army's reinforcements.
Opposite the Mongolian cavalry led by Luo Buzang were groups of Ming army elite cavalry that were galloping.
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The number of Ming troops from Datong this time reached 5,000.
And almost all of them are cavalry!
The reinforcements from Xuanfu Town also consisted of approximately the same number of cavalry.
The reason why cavalry reinforcements are so slow is entirely to cooperate with the troop mobilization in Liaodong.
Come and outflank and annihilate the Mongolian cavalry led by Burni!
This long period of time was entirely due to waiting for the troops and horses from Liaodong to be mobilized in place.
Otherwise, reinforcements from Xuanfu and Datong towns would have arrived in Zhangjiakou long ago!
The distance between the two sides was constantly being shortened. Looking at the menacing Mongolian cavalry, the Ming army quickly adjusted its array and formed a charging formation.
Be ready for battle at any time!
"kill!"
Groups of Ming army elite cavalry advanced in formation, crushing toward the front like a neat wall.
There are many spears standing there, forming a formidable array of spears!
The Ming army used the tactic of wall-mounted cavalry charge, charging forward like a wall with murderous intent.
It seemed as if anything that stood in front of them would be ruthlessly crushed into powder.
The next moment, the cavalry from both sides collided head on!
The Ming army's cavalry rolled like a red torrent, mercilessly crushing the enemies in front of them, and tore a hole in the Mongolian array in the blink of an eye.
The cavalry of the Ming army galloped away and fought with the Mongols!
The sound of horse hooves!
Seeing that they could not overtake the Ming army, the Mongols did not continue to fight. Instead, they responded quickly, spread out their array, and prepared to use their cavalry and archery skills to confront the enemy.
The cavalry from both sides quickly strangled and entangled themselves on the battlefield!
Try your best to kill the opponent!
The entire battlefield quickly became chaotic, as the cavalry from both sides mixed with each other and fought hard.
However, such chaos is only for the Mongols!
For the Ming army, although the current battlefield is chaotic, it is orderly within chaos.
The high-intensity training that soldiers of the Ming Dynasty usually undergo is not in vain!
Although the battle situation on the battlefield was chaotic at this time, the small groups of Ming army troops were not fighting randomly. Instead, they were still trying their best to cooperate with each other as they did in their daily training.
There are three to five people in a combat team. Some are responsible for attacking, some are responsible for defense, some are responsible for long-range fire suppression, and some are responsible for combat support...
There is even cooperation between combat groups and combat groups!
Although the current battlefield situation seems to be very chaotic, anyone with a discerning eye can see it.
On the current battlefield, the Ming army is almost unilaterally suppressing the Mongolian army.
Not long after the chaotic fighting between the two sides began, the ground was already covered with corpses in different forms of death.
And most of these corpses belong to the Mongolian army!
Luobuzang rode on horseback. At this time, the situation on the battlefield was so chaotic that his command was completely ineffective, and even military orders could not be conveyed in place.
Now Luobuzang's only role may be to use his own bravery to boost the morale of the Mongolian army on the battlefield.
What you need to know is that it is different from the Ming army, which was all professional soldiers.
The Mongolian army, who were born as herdsmen, are not elites!
After they were broken up, there was basically no cooperation.
Almost everyone is fighting on their own!
Then the Ming army cooperated with each other, concentrated their superior forces, and defeated them one by one.
The entire battlefield was filled with the sound of horse hooves!
The living space of the Mongols was continuously compressed, and the sound of muskets and bows and arrows continued to sound.
Bodar rushed forward on horseback, and the spear in his hand mercilessly penetrated the body of a Mongolian soldier on the opposite side.
The sharp spear point came out of his body, and blood sprayed all over his face!
But the expression on Bodar's face did not change.
"kill!"
"Kill the prisoners, long live the Ming Dynasty!"
Bodar roared angrily and continued to charge.
Although he is a Mongolian, he is also a soldier of the Ming Dynasty!
Back then, when the world was still under the Qing Dynasty, his tribe was destroyed by the mutual conquests between the tribes on the grassland.
The cavalry of the hostile tribe rushed into his tribe's camp, killing everyone they saw and robbing everything they saw.
His people died and fled, spreading across the entire grassland.
And he also took his family and prepared to flee to the Central Plains for refuge.
In the process, he and his family even encountered horse bandits. Borda did not want to recall the experience of that period.
Later, he brought his family into the customs. He was also valued by the general who was recruiting personal servants at the time, and he was accepted as a servant.
The general gave him a mouthful of food when he was about to starve to death, and gave his family a chance to survive!
Bodar's life is considered to be sold to the general!
Whatever the general asked him to do, he would do it!
If the general wants to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty, he listens; if the general wants to defect to the Ming Dynasty, he also follows.
Now, when the general brought him to the grassland to fight the Mongols, he did not hesitate at all.
Back then, it was the Mongols who destroyed his tribe, and the horse bandits who chased him and his family back then were also Mongols...
It can even be said that most of the sufferings in his life were caused by the Mongols!
Bodar's current life belongs to the general.
It was from the Ming Emperor who paid him military salary and took care of his family.
But it’s the only one that’s not from the Great Khan of Mongolia.
There were actually many people like Bodar in the Ming army!
Among the elite cavalry of the Ming army, the proportion of Mongolians was actually not low at all.
And the Ming Dynasty was not stingy about using converted Mongolians!
Some of these Mongols surrendered to the Ming Dynasty on the battlefield, some voluntarily surrendered along with generals from various places, and many were scattered Mongolians who were naturalized from outside the customs.
Even though these people were born Mongolians, their loyalty to the Ming Dynasty was not low.
One is because people in this era actually do not have that strong national consciousness.
The second reason is that the treatment given to these people by the Ming Dynasty was equal to the treatment given to Han soldiers, and they would not be treated differently.
All are treated equally in terms of promotion and military pay!
Of course, the reason why Zhu Hongyu felt reassured about these Mongols was also because Ming Dynasty controlled their family affairs.
Well, how should I put it? When the Ming Dynasty recruited soldiers, it basically would not recruit those lonely wolves.
The basic principle is that those with family papers and concerns will be given priority!
Because there is concern, loyalty can be guaranteed!
…
Luo Buzang led his troops to block the coming Ming army. The two sides fought fiercely for half an hour, and the Mongolian army retreated!
The defeat was like a mountain falling!
On the entire grassland, the mountains and plains were filled with defeated Mongolian troops.
Luobuzang could not control the rout at all, so he could only gather his troops as much as possible and retreat while fighting.
At the same time, on the other side of the battlefield, Gabul's Mongolian army was also defeated.
He is being chased and chopped down by Ming army reinforcements from Xuanfu Town!
The defeats on the two battlefields quickly caused the morale of the Mongolian army to plummet.
The main force of the Mongolian army, which was attacking Zhangjiakou, was inevitably affected.
The intensity of the siege was suddenly reduced!
Seeing the rout on the battlefield, Burni's face suddenly darkened.
The expression on his face was so gloomy that it seemed like water could drip from his face.
"Damn, damn!"
"Why are the Ming army's reinforcements coming at this time!"
"Is it possible that this Khan really wants to give up all his efforts?"
Burney was really unwilling to give in.
At this moment, a sentinel rider ran up to Burni and spoke eagerly to report.
"Report!"
"Urgent report!"
"Report to the Great Khan!"
"Our army found from the rear that the Ming army's elite cavalry was approaching, covering the sky and covering the sun. Their number exceeded 10,000!"