Once the momentum is seized by the enemy, no matter how many troops there are, they will not be able to exert their combat effectiveness. Moreover, most of the tens of thousands of Japanese troops are farmers farming, and the number of real professional soldiers is only a few thousand. Once something goes wrong, they will be in trouble. claw.
Although their number was several times that of the Ming army, they were defeated in an encirclement and annihilation battle.
Only less than 10,000 Ming troops were seen entering the flock. They looked at every direction and defeated the phalanx of one house after another. The Japanese troops were defeated and unable to resist.
The Japanese army did not fail to do their best. The three men organized several counterattacks, and even the Allied Forces, which had always been known for their cunning, attacked. Unfortunately, the gap in strength was too great, and they all could not escape the fate of being defeated...
Seeing that the Japanese army was about to retreat, smoke and dust suddenly rose from the northeast, and the cavalry team from General Zhengxi finally arrived.
Japan's feudal system determines that it is impossible for local tycoon daimyo to have a full-fledged cavalry force. Only the Zhengxi General's Mansion has a cavalry force known as the "Five Hundreds".
This is a symbol of the authority of the Zhengxi General's Mansion. Prince Huai Liang usually only uses it as a ceremonial guard. In this life-and-death battle, he finally showed his family wealth.
They were originally led by Akahoshi Takeuki, the general of the Seisai Shogunate, and were lying in ambush on Mikazuki Mountain in the north to prepare for the Ming army to land on Shiga Island. However, after waiting for a long time, there was no movement, but a fierce battle with the main force started on the frontal battlefield in the south.
After a short weighing, Akahoshi Takeuki decided not to wait any longer and immediately led his cavalry troops to reinforce.
Firstly, once a defeat occurs on the frontal battlefield, it will be meaningless no matter what happens on his side. Secondly, after all, this battle was initiated by Prince Huailiang. The three people and other Kyushu local tycoons are already full of complaints. If the Western Expeditionary Army does not move, , will completely anger them and make the conflict out of control.
In the end, he really came and joined the battle group at the most critical moment.
Although Japanese horses are about the same size as donkeys, they are descendants of Mongolian horses. They are full of endurance and have strong impact. Carrying heavily armed Japanese cavalry with swords in their hands to attack is still not something that flesh and blood can contend with.
The Ming army was so familiar with the cavalry that Wang Bi did not dare to encroach on them, so he immediately ordered his men to stop and form a formation on the spot. They used shields and spears to defend against the Japanese cavalry.
At the same time, they fired at the Japanese cavalry with muskets.
Akahoshi Wuguan was worthy of being a veteran on the battlefield, and he quickly realized that he could not get any benefits from a head-on confrontation with the Ming army. Of course, it was also because the cavalry was too precious, and he was reluctant to sacrifice their lives. After being killed by more than a dozen cavalry, he decisively blew the whistle and changed the charge to a counterattack. .
The Japanese cavalry then rode their horses and ran around the Ming army. At the same time, they put away their swords, took off their bows, and shot arrows at the Ming army from a distance.
Needless to say, this really made the Ming army very troublesome. It was difficult for their muskets to hit the fast-moving Japanese cavalry, but the Japanese cavalry could always hit the Ming army in the formation through projectiles, causing damage to them.
"I learned this from the Mongols!" Wang Bi spat fiercely. The stinky Tatars couldn't defeat little Japan, so they even asked them to learn their moves!
He was really right. A hundred years ago, the Mongols used this trick to make the Japanese suffer a lot. The Japanese cavalry imitated the Mongols and also used mounted shooting tactics.
In any case, until the range of muskets exceeds that of bows and arrows, infantry is too passive when fighting cavalry.
"Retreat!" Fortunately, a veteran like Wang Bi always had a clear head. He immediately ordered the troops to maintain their formation and slowly retreated to the stone wall. With the help of the cover of the mine-throwers on the wall, they got rid of the entanglement of the Japanese cavalry.
Chixing Wu Guan tried to lead his troops to get closer several times, but the Ming army on the wall used gourds and flying thunder to blow them up. The horses were so frightened that they finally did not dare to move forward.
But the decline of the Japanese army was stopped. Seeing the Ming army being repelled by the cavalry of the Western Expeditionary Army, the cheers of "board on board, board on board" resounded throughout the countryside.
The three people who were retreating were able to gather their troops and regroup, preparing to take advantage of the situation to take back the (remnant) sacred wall that protects the country.
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However, the Japanese army had not been happy for a long time when they saw that the large Ming army that had been blocking the ruins suddenly moved to the left and right, leaving the middle passage.
Chixing Wu Guancai suddenly discovered that the large and small gravels on the ground had been cleared by the Ming army, and a smooth passage appeared.
The Japanese thought that the Ming army was going to push in the artillery again, but they heard the sound of horse hooves on the ground.
Then I saw large groups of Ming army cavalry pouring out of the passage!
The general at the head is riding on a tall maroon horse, with eyebrows like lying silkworms, long beard, majestic and handsome, he is Bohu Quan of Wuchang!
He raised the mace in his hand and shouted loudly: "Kill the Japanese!"
Then they took the lead and launched a charge. The Ming cavalry followed closely, roaring and pounced on the Japanese cavalry.
"His grandma, do you really think I can't do anything to you?!" Wang Bi put his knife on the ground and spat hard.
Back then, the Mongols were able to cross the sea with large groups of cavalry on inferior sand ships that were urgently built in the south of the Yangtze River. How could there be no room for horses on the giant ships of the Ming army now?
In the initial wall-breaking battle, there was no place for the cavalry. Wang Bi asked Hu Quan's cavalry not to disembark, waiting for the wall to be broken before starting to land.
In fact, Wang Bi led the infantry assault just because the Japanese phalanx was too close to the stone wall, so he pushed them farther away to leave room for the cavalry to charge forward.
The cavalry charges in front, and the infantry follows up to harvest. This is the Ming army's best strategy, not the other way around.
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When Hu Quan led two thousand Wuchang Guards cavalry to charge, Akahoshi Wuguan's more than 400 Japanese cavalry were immediately dwarfed by comparison.
Not only were they at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers, but their horses were also one head shorter than the Ming army's horses.
As a result of his short legs, he was inferior to his opponent in terms of speed. Akahoshi Wukan commanded the "five hundred people" to retreat desperately, trying to distance themselves. However, Hu Quan's cavalry chased them closer and closer, and in a blink of an eye they were within a stone's throw.
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The Ming army cavalry immediately drew their bows and nocked arrows, shooting at the Japanese army while galloping. Under the high standards and strict requirements of Boss Zhu, only if the cavalry shot at the moving target was at least seven out of ten, qualified to be a cavalry. Excellent Ming army cavalry could even be
If the arrows are not missed, how can we compete with the Mongols in cavalry shooting?
The elite cavalry of Wuchang Guard allowed the Japanese to once again relive the horror of being dominated by the Mongolian cavalry. In one volley, more than two hundred people and horses were killed...
Seeing that he couldn't escape, Akahoshi Wu Guan decided not to escape. He turned his horse's head and drew his sword, and led the remaining Japanese cavalry to launch a final charge towards the Ming army.
The officers and soldiers of the Ming army hung up their bows and arrows, drew their maces and faced the enemy. It was like a flood sweeping past, drowning more than two hundred riders in an instant.
After the Ming army rushed through, only the dead bodies of the Japanese cavalry were left. Akahoshi Takeuki was also among them. The gorgeous armor on his body had been trampled and deformed, and was covered with blood...
When the three of them saw it, they thought this was nothing. The infantry alone couldn't defeat them, and now the even more terrifying cavalry had arrived, so many of them were in vain.
