Chapter 290 One Battle Is Not Enough, Two Battles Become Famous
Chapter 290 One fight is not enough, two fights will make you famous
Author: Silent
Chapter 290 One fight is not enough, two fights will make you famous
Five hundred horses tied with yellow gunpowder were getting closer and closer to the Mengoljin cavalry.
The cavalrymen of the Mengoljin tribe were good at bow shooting. When they realized that something was wrong, they immediately began to bend their bows and set arrows to shoot the horses rushing in front of them.
However, the horses' heads and fronts were heavily armored, and ordinary bows and arrows could not be shot directly through them. However, some horses still responded to the call to the end.
"boom!"
When a horse exploded about a hundred steps away from the Mengoljin cavalry...sometimes it might be because the fuse was too short, or it might be because the person who lit the ignition was anxious to evacuate and lit the fuse early...anyway, the explosion still happened in advance.
of.
After the explosion, the Mengoljin cavalry instantly realized what kind of tactic this was.
Instead of using artillery to deliver weapons over long distances, horses will be used to deliver them by express delivery, directly in front of you.
Facing a pile of movable explosives that were about to explode and make people and horses fly into bloody pieces at any time, the Mengoljin cavalrymen who rushed at the front felt despair in their hearts.
My eyes are open again...
It was impossible for the horses in front to rein in and stop, but the horses in front were not stupid either. They tried their best to avoid the 500 horses rushing towards them in the Ming Dynasty.
But after all, time was short, leaving them little time to dodge, and only a few cavalry could move sideways to a certain position.
While the Mengoljin cavalry was shooting arrows, they were still rushed over by more than 400 Ming Dynasty mobile explosive packs. The two sides met instantly...
"Boom boom boom..."
Explosions came and went.
This scene will be unforgettable for the cavalry behind the Mengoljin cavalry, and it will also have a lifelong psychological shadow.
It was obvious that there were still three miles away from the Ming Dynasty's position, and the Ming expeditionary force did not have such long-range artillery. It was because our side had launched a charge. It was supposed to be a head-on cavalry confrontation, and they were competing on horseback... But the Ming cavalry did not use martial arts.
De, just throw the horse over and run away...
Then our arms will be blown off and blood will fly all over the sky... What's the point of this?
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On a high hillside, the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty saw the scene happening below the hillside, which also opened their eyes.
It turns out that the mighty gunpowder has such a use!
After that, if the relationship is good and the Tatars dare to attack the camp head-on again, just follow the same method and tie the sky powder to the horse or the ox cart, and let you fall into the trap yourself. By then, the advantage of your prairie cavalry will no longer be an advantage.
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"It's really..."
Cao Shun was originally very critical of Wang Shouren, but when he saw this scene, he had to give in.
Although five hundred horses were sacrificed...it was nothing.
This time, more than 4,000 horses were captured from the Mengoljin tribe, so you can train them hard!
Wang Shouren immediately poured a basin of cold water on Cao Shun's head: "Except for the gunpowder planted last night and the ones sent out today, there is no trace left."
"..."
Cao Shun was speechless after hearing this.
He stared at Wang Shouren and said to himself, "You are deliberately trying to embarrass me, right?"
Your relationship is just a one-time deal. If it blows up well or badly, there won’t be a next time anyway?
He looked up again at the charging formation of Mengoljin's cavalry. Although the tactics of the explosive packs of wild horses earlier had blown up and paralyzed at least several hundred cavalrymen of the opponent, it only caused the opponent to lose a few hundred cavalrymen.
, compared with the four to five thousand cavalry of Mengoljin's troops, this loss has not yet reached the point of breaking the bones.
Five hundred uncontrolled horses could only take away less than twice the number of Mengoljin cavalry, which in Cao Shun's view was a pity.
But Wang Shouren was very content.
If you kill nearly 20% of the opponent's men and horses before the battle, the opponent's momentum will inevitably be weakened. And we still have more than 2,000 cavalry, and with artillery, this battle will definitely be successful.
"Prepare artillery, prepare cavalry!"
Wang Shouren raised the flag.
As the opponent was less than three miles away from our camp, a close fight seemed to be in front of us again.
"It's time to rush!"
Cao Shun was very nervous next to him. Seeing that Meng Guoljin's cavalry had already reached a place less than two miles away from the frontline soldiers. If he didn't charge, the enemy would soon cross the position and kill them.
But Wang Shouren just put the cavalry formation away, but was not in a hurry to charge with the cavalry.
"Fire the gun!"
Wang Shouren was calm and unhurried.
After the flag in his hand fell, the Ming Dynasty's artillery fired five cannons at a time, firing the shells in a condescending manner.
"Bang bang bang..."
As the cannonball takes off.
Cao Shun and other people who didn't understand the mechanics of artillery didn't understand why Wang Shouren was so anxious to fire the cannon this time. Didn't it mean that the range was only one mile?
After the cannonballs fell, they discovered that the distance they fired was not just one mile. This was because they were on high ground. If they were thrown in a parabola, they would extend the range to a certain extent. And the purpose of these five cannons was not to
Directly killing and injuring many cavalrymen on the other side, but... igniting the explosives planted on the ground last night.
"boom!"
The five artillery shells were all shotguns. They formed an in-situ explosion after landing. Because of their small caliber, the direct coverage area of the artillery shells was not large. Most of the artillery shells only had small in-situ explosions after they landed, but there was one explosion that was very obvious.
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That power... made the people in the artillery regiment of the Ming Expeditionary Force think of the heavy artillery that Zhang Zhou had tested before.
In fact, it was because the shell hit the yellow gunpowder buried on the hillside...
What's even worse is.
Because the laying of these yellow powders is done according to a certain distance and proportion, it does not matter if the explosion occurs this time, it directly forms a domino effect, and one explosion leads to other explosions.
The previous charge with horses carrying explosive packs had just given a lesson to the Ming Dynasty soldiers and Mongoljin cavalry present, and then the second lesson came immediately.
In front of them was a scene that everyone present who witnessed this battle would never forget.
He saw a chain explosion reaction taking place more than a mile away in front of Daming. The area was about one mile long and one mile wide. In an instant, there were explosions one after another, and among the flames soaring into the sky, various horses were directly blown up.
Exploded to death.
The Mengoljin cavalry felt like they were on a roller coaster. Many of them were heavily armored and were blown up to the sky. Then the armor on their bodies was like a stuffy jar at this time. They were trapped in the jar and fell heavily to the ground...
...until they died, they didn’t understand how they got to heaven, and how could they still have a chance to be a flying bird in this life?
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"Boom boom boom..."
The sound of explosions was endless, and even the Ming soldiers on the mountain looked a little terrified at this tragic scene, let alone the Mengoljin cavalry.
In addition to soldiers from the Xuanfu, they were also from the Beijing camp. They had only heard that Wang Yue was playing tricks in the side passes and blowing up the city gates. Many of them didn't even believe it in their hearts. How could he be so awesome?
Only now that they saw it with their own eyes did they understand that the power of this mighty gunpowder could blow up ordinary city walls, so it was just a joke.
"kill!"
Seeing that the position a mile away in front of him had been bombed into craters, and the horses and stumps of the Mengoljin cavalry, flesh and blood, scattered armor, etc. were scattered all over the place, Wang Shouren was no longer polite.
You sent 5,000 cavalrymen from the Guoljin cavalry department, which is twice our number of soldiers and horses. Are you awesome?
Wasn't half of it destroyed by two rounds of bombing by me?
Now I ask you if you still dare to fight?
Then Wang Shouren ordered the charge.
Old tactics.
The long snake cavalry formation does not need thickness, just width. What is required is to wrap it up directly like a big net. The matchlocks and muskets in hand are used to open the way, and then there are bows, arrows and sabers.
The Mengoljin cavalry at the foot of the mountain had just stepped out from the shadow of the regional explosion. Many of them were still in shock. The momentum of the charge had stopped, let alone slowed down. However, when they saw the Ming Dynasty's cavalry rushing down the mountain.
There are probably less than 3,000 Mengoljin cavalry left, and they will not fight with the Ming Dynasty soldiers and horses this time. Even if the number of soldiers and horses is still higher than that of the Ming Dynasty, they still have the intention to face the enemy head-on.
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The approximately 3,000 Mengoljin cavalrymen changed their front formation into a rear formation to provide cover. They turned around and ran away, ignoring their fellow comrades who were still wailing on the ground.
No matter how fierce the charge was when they came, how embarrassing it was when they fled. Many soldiers even abandoned their helmets in order to run faster.
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Wang Shouren personally led the cavalry to charge to the foot of the mountain for about four or five miles, but did not pursue the escaped cavalry of Meng Guoljin's cavalry.
But he did not order to continue the pursuit, but only asked the soldiers of the three armies to clean up the battlefield, that is, to remove the fallen Mengoljin cavalry and those who were half-dead on the battlefield, go up and kill them, and harvest the heads.
Okay, let's go back to the mountain.
It's not that Wang Shouren doesn't want to pursue him.
It was because Mengoljin's cavalry was not only the vanguard of about 5,000 men who rushed forward, but also the other party's rear cavalry of at least 4,000 to 5,000 men.
The other side also charged in batches, but the other side did not expect that if they were to charge at the top of Ming Dynasty's mountain, and there were only more than 2,000 troops on Ming Dynasty's side, they would suffer such heavy losses. Even before the two sides came into close combat, their own side had lost nearly half of its troops.
The soldiers... This time the artillery was almost completely invisible, all powered by the mighty gunpowder.
The soldiers of Mengoljin tribe seemed to realize.
This mighty sky gunpowder seems to be specially designed to restrain our Meng Guoljin tribe. Is it specially designed for our clan leader Huo Si?
Otherwise, why would this kind of gunpowder only kill one of us? The number of our tribesmen killed by the explosion of this kind of gunpowder alone has exceeded five or six thousand. There are so many different tactics surrounding this kind of gunpowder.
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After all, the Mengoljin cavalry is a brave and capable cavalry regiment on the grassland, second only to the Dayan tribe. In other words... even the Dayan tribe's cavalry may not be as powerful as them.
Even though they were affected by the previous brutal explosion, their vanguard still regained their position by joining forces after retreating.
After the Ming Dynasty finished harvesting the battlefield, they returned to the mountain under Wang Shouren's order and returned to the defense fortifications built by their own camp.
The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty seemed to be triumphant.
Now they are no longer obsessed with waiting for reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty, because they have discovered that... just waiting to harvest the battlefield makes the Ming Dynasty frontier troops feel proud that they have never felt before... It is a kind of defense.
The refreshing feeling of the clouds opening and the moon shining brightly.
Finally, it was no longer like before. The Ming cavalry was clearly ahead of the Tatars in terms of number of troops, but they were chased by hundreds of Tatar cavalry and fled everywhere.
Now we can use a very small number of soldiers and horses to lead the Tatars away by the nose!
"Major General!"
When everyone looked at Wang Shouren again, the admiration they felt before the war was no longer the same as before the war.
They now admire Wang Shouren from the bottom of their hearts.
A victory is not a victory. The battle at Weininghai was more about Zhang and Zhou's surprise attack tactics. Any other general would have easily won. Even if Wang Shouren gained respect that time, no one else would have risked his life because of that battle.
Leave it all to him.
But winning twice is definitely not a coincidence or relying on someone else's shadow. It's because Wang Shouren is really capable.
"awesome!"
Even Cao Shun was so impressed that he fell to the ground.
Wang Shouren looked at a group of excited soldiers around him, but he did not continue to support the fire because he knew that the difficulties had just begun.
"Don't take it lightly. The previous victory was mainly due to the characteristics and power of the sky gunpowder, as well as the fact that the Hulu were not familiar with specific tactics. The hard battle will not begin until they slow down."
Guan Jing said: "Don't be afraid, follow the young general, we will fight to the death!"
"right!"
Even the generals who had previously been very picky about Wang Shouren and wanted to escape back to the border were now full of energy and confidence.
Cao Shun sighed: "It's a pity that I didn't bring so much gunpowder..."
"Being able to kill so many Tatars before dying is worth dying for!" Ma Yi looked full of pride.
Wang Shouren shook his head with a serious look on his face: "I don't think the barbarians may dare to attack again. We may have to withdraw our troops before noon!"
"Their tribesmen, their families, their young and old, their cattle, sheep, livestock and belongings are all still here, and they don't want them anymore?" Cao Shun looked proud.
He didn't get much credit for the surprise attack on Weininghai. If he returned to the Ming Dynasty after two victories now, his level of glory... would be extraordinary.
It seems that it is no problem to surpass Wang Zhi, the great eunuch who was famous in the northwest.
It seems that he can be transferred back to the capital in one leap, and become the director of rituals, or directly become a royal eunuch, and from then on he will reach the top of the eunuch.
"Line up and prepare for battle!"
Wang Shouren immediately gave the order, and the soldiers on all sides now had no distractions and were concentrating on completing the tasks assigned by Wang Shouren.
Ming Dynasty's defensive position was completely restored to its original state.
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Meng Guoljin's cavalry at the foot of the mountain seemed to still number seven or eight thousand in front of them, but they no longer dared to charge up. They were six or seven miles away and did not set up camp.
Even Wang Shouren couldn't figure out what they were doing.
Cao Shun, Sun Shangqi, Liu Gui and others came to Wang Shouren's back. Cao Shun first apologized and said: "Young General Wang, I have offended you many times before. Please forgive me."
"It's nothing. We both serve the imperial court, regardless of each other." Wang Shouren said this, but in his heart he had long regarded Cao Shun as a bastard who could kill Ji Qi.
It seems that before we can deal with Cao Shun, we have to wait until he returns to the Ming Dynasty.
Cao Shun asked: "We have never understood why they had nearly ten thousand soldiers and horses. Why did they attack them in two groups? Now they can't even move from a distance?"
Wang Shouren sneered and said: "They have never besieged us from beginning to end, just because they don't want us to make a desperate move. We have more than 10,000 of their tribesmen in our hands. If they don't give us any chance, then their tribesmen and livestock will also be destroyed."
Unable to preserve it. But they overestimated their strength."
"Haha." Cao Shun said with a bitter smile, "I think they underestimated the strength of the Ming soldiers and you, Major General."
Hearing this, even Sun Shangqi next to him was laughing.
No matter what the result was, it seemed that Sun Shangqi was also infected by this atmosphere of victory. It was a kind of self-confidence that swept away inferiority, and it was the Chinese self-esteem that filled the Ming army.
Cao Shun asked: "How about we kill him?"
"No need." Wang Shouren said, "Just wait for reinforcements!"
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Both sides have been wasting their time, neither going to war nor sending envoys to each other to negotiate, just waiting.
Until almost noon.
Wang Shouren has ordered all the troops to start making fires. He wants to give the Mengoljin cavalry a feeling that we are calm and relaxed. The battle is about to begin and we can still eat first, but you can only act like you are hungry.
At this time, Ma Yi came over and said in surprise: "Major General, the Tatars have withdrawn!"
"Um?"
Even though Wang Shouren had acted calmly and calmly before, when he heard these words, his hands could not help but tremble slightly.
When he walked out of the command post and picked up his binoculars to look at the enemy formation, he found that the Mengoljin cavalry was already retreating.
"It looks like he's not just pretending, he's walking in a very embarrassed manner." After all, Ma Yi is an experienced commander-in-chief of the border town in Xuan Mansion and is very experienced in this matter.
"call!"
Wang Shouren breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, if we had been a few hours later, even three or four hours, perhaps today's bloody battle would have been unavoidable."
Wang Shouren's meaning is obvious.
Even people like Ma Yi understand it.
If the Mengoljin cavalry did not withdraw because of the arrival of reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty, but wanted to stay and continue to fight the expeditionary force, then the next step would be a head-to-head battle. After all, the Ming Dynasty only had more than 2,000 cavalry here, and the opponent
There were seven or eight thousand cavalry. After the war started, in order to ensure the stability of the rear, the two sides had no choice but to kill all the captured Mengoljin herdsmen, leaving no livestock behind.
By then, the bitter battle between the two sides will surely end, and it will most likely end with the complete defeat of the Ming Expeditionary Force.
The gap of three times was still on the grassland. Daming only had a few dozen artillery shells left as a last resort, but it could no longer stop the opponent from annihilating their entire army.
But obviously the Mengoljin cavalry also realized that if they continued to attack, both sides would be defeated. At this time, Ming reinforcements also arrived, and they had no choice but to withdraw.
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"How? Continue south?"
After noon, the Mongolian cavalry could no longer be seen through the telescope.
Wang Shouren did not order a pursuit, nor did he give any instructions to move tents or march.
"wait!"
Wang Shouren said, "No matter what the other party's intentions are, it is very safe here. We will definitely be able to wait for the Ming Dynasty's troops before dark."
As Wang Shouren said.
In fact, they did not wait until dark, but when the sun set in the west, the seven thousand soldiers and horses led by Zhang Zhou had already appeared four or five miles away from the mountain.
When the soldiers of the expeditionary force on the hillside saw the arrival of the Ming Dynasty's army, the excitement of escaping from death was not fake... A few hours ago, they were worried about their own lives. Not only did they not have to worry now, they were still waiting to go back.
