The armor on these Ming army's elite cavalry reflects the dazzling cold light!
Countless cold lights gathered together to form an array, as if they were about to pierce the clouds in the sky.
Even the earth was shaking under the trampling of the Ming army's horses!
The Ming army's cavalry swept over the formation. They formed a typical wall-type cavalry array, like an iron plowshare, seeming to plow all the enemies in front of them.
The distance between the two sides is constantly being shortened!
The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who were charging ahead took out their muskets and pulled the triggers one after another.
Amidst the crackling gunfire, the Ming Army's new short-barreled lance lived up to expectations and displayed quite good lethality in actual combat.
Projectiles flew one after another, towards the plateau cavalry who suddenly encountered an enemy and were in panic on the opposite side.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Clouds of gunpowder smoke kept erupting.
The Ming army cavalry on horseback loaded the muskets with projectiles while galloping, and then pulled the trigger.
Since it is a breech-loading gun, it can be loaded on horseback!
Although the reloading speed is definitely slower than that of infantry reloading, it is much stronger than that of a muzzleloader.
Amidst the crackling gunfire, the Ming army fired rounds of firepower.
The densely packed projectiles caused great damage to the enemies in front of them!
At the same time, as the distance continued to increase, the Ming army cavalry using breech-loading shotguns also began to pull the triggers.
Compared with a short-barreled rifle, the smoke produced by a shotgun fire is denser.
The bullets were shot out of the gun barrel mixed with fire and gunpowder smoke, forming a dense barrage.
All living beings are equal in front of the trolls. Wherever the projectiles pass, the plateau cavalry on the opposite side are killed in large swaths.
Many people have blood holes all over their bodies!
Even the war horses under their crotches were not spared and fell to the ground neighing.
The entire battlefield is littered with miserable corpses!
A large number of plateau cavalrymen had just fallen off their horses and were trampled to pieces in the blink of an eye by their companions who were roaring behind them.
The flesh and blood were mixed with the soil, turning into a veritable blood mud!
After firing their muskets, the Ming cavalry took out their sabers and spears, and slightly adjusted their formation to make their formation more compact so that they could engage in hand-to-hand combat.
But those revolvers are still preparing to shoot!
As the distance got closer again, the Ming army's revolver also pulled the trigger.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The American cavalry of the Ming Army on horseback showed considerable damage.
Pulling the trigger six times in succession emptied the magazine.
With a loud shout, the Ming cavalry put away their muskets, drew their sabers, and began to charge forward.
The whip was waved, and the war horse under his crotch neighed in pain, and its hooves flew.
At this time, the Ming army's iron cavalry roared past the battlefield, surging across the wasteland like an irresistible torrent of steel.
In other words, in this era before the Gatling gun was invented, the cavalry was a torrent of steel!
Especially the heavy cavalry with human and horse equipment, as long as the tactics are proper, the lethality is considerable.
In this era, it can even be said that as long as the heavy cavalry can charge forward, no one can stop them!
The formation of the coalition cavalry became pitted under several rounds of firepower from the Ming army.
Especially the front facing the enemy had many gaps made by lead bullets, forming weak depressions in the array.
The heavy cavalry of the Ming army roared past and broke through the gap.
Horse hooves flew, blood flew!
Like a torrent of steel, the heavy cavalry of the Ming army directly penetrated the enemy in front of them.
The next moment, the entire wasteland was filled with defeated coalition troops who had fled.
"Wan Sheng!"
"Wan Sheng!"
"Wan Sheng!"
"..."
The cavalry of the Ming army shouted for victory while chasing the enemy with abandon.
After the confrontation between the two sides, the coalition cavalry could almost be said to be on the verge of collapse.
In the blink of an eye, the allied cavalry array was penetrated.
In addition to the heavy cavalry of the Ming army who were responsible for breaking up the frontal formation, the light cavalry of the Ming army had also appeared. If the two iron pincers made a circle from outside the battlefield, the encirclement was completed.
Surrounded a large number of defeated coalition troops, and prepared to cooperate with their own heavy cavalry to complete the annihilation.
Bang! Bang bang! Bang bang bang!
Amidst the crisp sound of gunfire, gunpowder smoke filled the air and bullets flew everywhere.
Countless lead bullets swept across the battlefield, and the surrounded coalition cavalry kept falling to the ground under the firepower of the Ming army.
The Ming army rapidly expanded its results!
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The scattered coalition troops fled the battlefield and fled all the way towards the direction of the main coalition force.
However, the Ming army's cavalry followed closely behind the defeated allied forces, preparing to pursue and kill the enemy in order to expand the results of the battle.
The coalition cavalry kept galloping and galloping, and the whips kept whipping the horses. The horses were in pain and ran like crazy.
Everyone's faces were full of fear and panic, as if something deadly was chasing them behind them...
Well, it doesn't seem like it, but there is really something deadly behind these coalition cavalry.
Well, the Ming army's cavalry is right behind them!
The sharp swords and guns, the tall and powerful war horses all give people a great sense of oppression.
Especially the iron armor worn by Ming soldiers makes people feel trembling just by looking at it.
"Chief, the main force of our army should be stationed not far ahead for repairs!"
"But we have been unable to get rid of the Ming army's pursuers!"
A follower wearing leather armor lay on the horse's back, his body moving up and down with the ups and downs of the horse.
Next to the entourage was a plateau noble wearing a suit of iron armor.
The armor worn by this plateau nobleman is quite Tubo-style, and it looks like the quality should be quite good.
After hearing the words of his entourage, the plateau noble looked happy at first, and then collapsed.
The good news is that the main force of the coalition forces is right in front. As long as we can withdraw into the main force of the coalition forces, we will be safe.
It collapsed because the Ming army's pursuers were still following closely behind!
If they cannot get rid of their pursuers, the consequences will be disastrous!
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! If the Ming army pursues their tail directly, breaks into the coalition formation, and destroys the main force of the coalition, the consequences will be disastrous.
"Quick, order the army to speed up!"
"We must get rid of the Ming army's pursuit!"
The nobleman urged the horse to gallop and gave instructions while breathing heavily.
As the horse galloped, he felt as if his heart and lungs were about to explode.
Obviously, even though the nobles who are usually pampered and prosperous have lived on the plateau since childhood, they will still suffer from high altitude sickness.
Because in their daily life, they have to hold out their hands for food and open their mouths, so they really lack exercise.
Once they exercise strenuously, their bodies, especially their cardiopulmonary function, simply cannot handle it!
However, as the Allied forces fled at a faster pace, the Ming army's pursuit also accelerated.
No matter how uncomfortable they feel, these nobles in the coalition do not dare to rest!
Obviously, even if the Ming army's cavalry wore armor that easily weighed dozens of kilograms and the horses carried a heavy load, the coalition forces could not escape the Ming army's pursuers.
The reason why this happened was entirely because the coalition cavalry fell into the trap of the Ming army and rushed into the battlefield.
Along the way, their horses consumed a lot of energy just by running!
However, the cavalry of the Ming Army waited for work, entering the ambush point in advance, eating and drinking well, and waited to ambush the enemy.
The current Ming army's physical strength, both in terms of men and horses, is at its peak, so it is naturally impossible for them to be run away by the coalition cavalry who are trapped and exhausted.
In order to protect their main force from the pursuit of the Ming army, the general of the coalition cavalry ordered to send people to break up the rear.
Groups of allied cavalry broke away from their formation and charged towards the Ming army cavalry who were pursuing them, hoping to prevent the Ming army cavalry from pursuing them.
The two sides collided head-on, and the winner was immediately decided!
Those coalition soldiers who wanted to risk their lives to block the Ming army's pursuers and buy time for their main force to escape were defeated.
They did sacrifice their lives, but they were unable to stop the Ming army's pursuit!
The Ming army's pursuit continues, and the distance to the enemy is getting closer and closer!
Groups of elite cavalrymen of the Ming Army who had completed the encirclement and annihilation campaign against the coalition cavalry quickly caught up with their own pursuers, preparing to defeat the enemy again.
After a while, soldiers and horses from both sides encountered each other!
An encounter, or a long-planned ambush by the Ming army, began.
The remnants of the coalition cavalry moved all the way towards the main formation of their own side, followed closely by the Ming army's pursuers.
Following the formation that was blocked and dispersed by the coalition cavalry, the Ming army's cavalry roared into the main coalition formation.
The coalition army was originally composed of a group of serfs and basically had no fighting ability.
The more elite ones here are just private soldiers of a group of tribal nobles, with almost no training and poor weapons.
The fighting will is even weaker in this aspect!
Being charged head-on by the elite cavalry of the Ming Army, this group of so-called coalition infantry collapsed in an instant.
They began to be trapped by the allied cavalry and turned into rout troops all over the mountains and plains.
The next moment, the Ming army's cavalry roared in, and groups of elite cavalry continued to sprint and advance, as if they wanted to completely disrupt the coalition cavalry array.
"kill!"
"Break the formation!"
"Wonderful victory! Wonderful victory!"
"Long live my emperor, may the Ming Dynasty be victorious!"
"..."
Along with it, came the servant troops who fought with them.
Those servant soldiers who had just got rid of their status as serfs were in a period of fanaticism. They were willing to die for the Ming Emperor to save them from the sea of misery. They shouted loudly, "Long live the emperor," and rode into the array.
It’s hard to say how good these people’s fighting ability is, but their fighting will is quite good!
Teams of elite cavalry roared, and the entire battlefield was filled with the sounds of people shouting and horses neighing.
More and more coalition soldiers were beaten to collapse!
On the battlefield, once a collapse occurs, it will spread uncontrollably like a plague.
There is simply no way that human power can stop it!
The fine cavalry of the Ming army charged again and again, breaking the formation, constantly covering up the defeated troops, and expanding the results of the battle.
The sharp sabers and spears, as well as the whizzing iron hooves, all demonstrate the power of the Ming Dynasty!
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"Urgent report! Urgent report!"
"Urgent news from the plateau! Great victory in Qamdo!"
"My Ming Dynasty King's army defeated the allied forces of the plateau tribes two hundred miles east of Qamdo City, beheaded 17,000 people, and captured countless others..."
"..."
On the seventh day of June, the third year after the Ming Dynasty was restored, the weather was fine!
Early in the morning, Zhu Hongyu had just gotten up, and after doing morning exercises with Queen Li Lingxiu to exercise his waist and abdominal muscles, he received the good news.
In the great victory of Qamdo, the Ming Dynasty's army defeated 70,000 enemy troops, killed 17,000 enemies, and captured countless...
Although what was defeated by the Ming Dynasty was only the coalition of plateau tribes near Sichuan and Tibet, not the coalition of the entire plateau.
This battle also greatly demonstrated the Ming Dynasty's undisputed legitimacy to rule the plateau since ancient times!
Well, as the saying goes, if you are poor, put aside disputes and develop together, if you are rich, you must be inviolable since ancient times!
Obviously, for Ming Dynasty, many places we see now are from ancient times.
Even if Zhu Hongyu is temporarily unable to invest too many resources in the development of the plateau, as long as he can use administrative means to change the current resource allocation method on the plateau.
By allowing Tibetans at the bottom to get rid of their status as serfs and redistributing land, the current situation on the plateau can also be greatly improved.
At that time, supplemented by immigration, part of the population that cannot be supported by the resources on the plateau will be relocated, and the bitter cold plateau can also be turned into a paradise.
For the Ming court, the most it could do was invest some administrative resources.
But what can be harvested is a military location that can have absolute strategic advantages over the entire South Asia, Central Asia and even the Western Regions.
As long as the Ming Dynasty can station a fine knight on the plateau, it can carry out condescending attacks on the entire South Asia, Central Asia, and the Western Regions at any time.
does it worth?
It's definitely worth it!
For example, if one day the third brother jumps too much, the well-trained plateau soldiers can hold high the flag of the Ming Dynasty, swoop from the plateau into the Ganges River Basin in India, and penetrate directly into the heart of the Mughal Empire.
At that time, the people of Tianzhu can experience the battle to defend the capital hundreds of years in advance!
Therefore, plateaus are really important!
Although from the current point of view, Ming Dynasty may not be able to make ends meet if it wants to pass through the plateau.
However, when formulating national strategies, you cannot do it with a business mindset!
In many cases, national strategies cannot care about temporary profits and losses, and many things must be done even if they are losing money.
At that time, Emperor Xuande was too shrewd and calculating. He calculated an account with the ministers in the court and felt that the Ming Dynasty was losing money in operating the frontier. Then came the matter of Xuande shrinking the border.
Grassland, Annan, Nanyang, Sanxuan and Liuwei, Nuergandusi...
Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, spent his entire life building the foundation, but Xuande, a great saint, lost more than half of it in one breath.
So much so that the Ming Dynasty began to turn from prosperity to decline!
It can even be said that the Tumubao Incident is inseparable from Xuande's shrinking of borders.
If Xuande hadn't reduced the borders, abandoned the Ming Dynasty's defense line on the grassland, and focused on managing the nine borders, the Wala people would not have been able to directly threaten the Ming Dynasty along the Great Wall as soon as they grew bigger.
If the Wara people could not threaten the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty, the God of War of the Ming Dynasty would not necessarily follow the example of his father and ancestors and lead a personal expedition, and then overturn in the earthen fortress.
I like to mention the nicknames of the God of War of the Ming Dynasty and the Son of Heaven!