Some of the measures temporarily deployed by the Ming Dynasty soldiers and horses were effective. For example, the rows of maze-like mud walls half a man high created great trouble for the Tatar cavalry when they rushed deep into the camp.
Although there are military disadvantages, relying on these man-made mud wall fortifications can effectively slow down the impact of the Tatar cavalry, and can be used as a barrier to hide and attack the Tatar cavalry.
Some soldiers of the Ming army simply mistook the earth wall for horses. A few of them stood on the top of the earth wall, holding swords and slashing at the Tatar cavalry from a high position. They used their long spears to stab at the charging Tatar cavalry, at least in terms of height.
Not at a disadvantage.
There are also pits in the ground that occasionally cause horses to stumble, which are individual pits dug by Ming Dynasty soldiers in the ground. They also played a role at this moment. Ming soldiers hiding inside used sharp steel knives to cut the horses' legs to create trouble.
Although many people were directly trampled to death by the Tatar cavalry horses, as long as one horse leg was cut off, the Tatar cavalry was basically disabled.
However, even though the Ming army took various measures, they also thought of many small combat techniques and routines inside and outside the camp, which caused great casualties to the Tatar cavalry. However, they still could not stop the powerful charge of the Tatar cavalry and could not stop the attacks from all directions.
The incoming cavalry rushed into the camp.
Sometimes, in the face of absolute strength, fancy combat skills can only change part of the process, but cannot change the result.
When the outer wall was breached, thousands of spearmen were killed, and the Tatar cavalry rushed into the camp in a steady stream, and started face-to-face combat with the Ming army soldiers. The Ming army had to face the extremely unfavorable situation for them.
situation.
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Those earth wall obstacles and potholes in the ground were not a problem. At most, it was just a few casualties. Under the collision and trampling of the war horses, all the earth walls collapsed, and all the more than a thousand Ming soldiers in the foxholes were trampled or hacked to death.
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The 15,000 soldiers and horses on the periphery of the Ming army had to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Tatar cavalry. Once this stage was reached, the results were predictable. The Tatar cavalry charged at them and smashed the Ming army's formation into pieces.
, the battle was one-sided. The number of casualties of the Ming army increased sharply, and the casualties soon exceeded 50%.
After the battle lasted for more than an hour, a string of red lanterns swayed in the air above the short slope, which was a signal to retreat to the second line of defense below the short slope. That also meant that the outer perimeter of the camp had been completely captured.
The Ming army's formation quickly retreated to the low slope. The Tatar cavalry was not willing to let them escape. They chased them on horseback and charged towards the bottom of the low slope.
On the south side of the short slope, the Ming Army's wounded barracks were placed here. There were more than 6,000 wounded soldiers here, both light and serious. Once the Ming army collapsed outside, the wounded barracks here were exposed to Tatar attacks.
The Tatar cavalry were furious and did not let them go because there were wounded soldiers everywhere. To them, a head was a reward, and these wounded soldiers were their spoils of war.
Thousands of Tatar cavalry gave up chasing the Ming soldiers who had retreated to the short slopes, and instead rushed into the camp of wounded soldiers and began to ride their horses to trample and kill them in the camp.
Thousands of Ming Dynasty wounded soldiers in the camp knew that they would surely die. But they did not let others slaughter them. The most shocking scene in this battle appeared.
Thousands of wounded soldiers stood up supporting each other, relying on each other, using each other's bodies to support themselves, forming a tight human wall. They held weapons in their hands, waiting for the charging Tatar cavalry.
The Tatar cavalry were also extremely ferocious, and they did not flinch in the face of this situation. They charged forward with their horses waving their scimitars. The cavalry hit the human wall and slashed at the bloodless heads with their scimitars. Blood surged and the bones
Broken into pieces, flesh and blood flew everywhere.
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Thousands of wounded soldiers were quickly slaughtered, and the swords in their hands also left scars on the charging Tatar cavalry. Some of them rushed forward with all their strength at the moment the Tatars charged, holding the horses' heads and hugging them.
The horse's legs hugged the Tatar cavalry's thighs. Regardless of the sword piercing the body, they held tightly to the opponent. They tore the opponent's flesh and blood, using teeth, nails, and headbutts to block counterattacks with their fragile flesh.
In less than half an hour, all the thousands of wounded soldiers were slaughtered by the Tatars. The corpses piled up like mountains, and the grass was soaked with blood. However, they defended their dignity with the last battle. More than 500 Tatar cavalrymen
The wounded soldiers used their bodies to block him, pulled him off his horse, and then tore him into pieces.
When the battle in the Wounded Barracks ended, the Tatar cavalry from other directions had already reached the bottom of the low slope. However, they soon experienced the heavy blows from arrows.
The outer archers had already retreated to the second low wall fortification before the Tatars broke through the camp. Although the long low slope was not high, the slope was very gentle. But even the gentle slope would make it difficult for the Tatar cavalry to
Maybe it would be as easy as charging up the ground.
The second line of fortifications was built around half of the low slope, which was a commanding vantage point. After the formation was shrunk, the archers were more densely distributed, and the attack on the Tatars was more fierce. When the Tatar cavalry rushed down the slope, they were covered in darkness.
The arrows poured down like a shower, killing a large number of Tatar cavalry immediately.
The Tatar cavalry rushed up the slope, but after the charging speed slowed down, it gave the Ming army archers more time to shoot arrows. Under the more intensive and longer-lasting arrow rain, the Tatar cavalry suffered casualties.
It was so disastrous that I had to retreat halfway through the charge.
After that, several Tatar generals organized their cavalry to try again. However, they had to give up again under the fierce blow of the rain of arrows.
Batu Munch decisively stopped the generals from trying again. If they charge like this, I don't know how much they will pay. Tonight's battle has already caused heavy casualties, which completely exceeded Batum Munch's bottom line.
He couldn't bear any more casualties.
As the long night was coming to an end, the horn sounded. The Tatar cavalry slowly retreated hundreds of steps, reorganized their formation, and temporarily stopped their crazy attack.
The waning moon is slanting to the west and is about to fall under the western horizon. The entire battlefield is covered with corpses and blood. The originally dry grass ground is now muddy. The blood soaked the grass and was later trampled by horses and horses.
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The air was filled with a pungent stench and the smell of blood, which made people sick. On the battlefield, there were the wailing, moaning and wails of people and horses everywhere.
The dim light of the waning moon faintly illuminates this Shura field, calm and indifferent. Among the stars in the universe, this battle is just a bite between ants. But for both parties involved tonight, this is a battle.
An extremely brutal, nightmare-like battle. It is the most brutal and brutal fight between humans.
From the beginning of the battle to its temporary end, in just over three hours, nearly 20,000 soldiers of the Ming Army were killed in this area of several miles. The Tatar cavalry did not suffer much either. More than 100,000 of their cavalry were killed.
There were 7,000 people, more than 4,000 were injured, and more than 3,000 horses were lost.
More importantly, they had gone from despising their opponents before the war to now feeling great fear in their hearts. They had never seen a trapped army resist so fiercely. It would bring them such great harm.
casualties.
This, of course, also made Batu Munch very angry. It was unacceptable to lose so many cavalry but not yet annihilate the opponent.
But no matter what, the battle is not over yet and the battle will continue.
On the low slope, Zhu Hui, the Duke of Baoguo, stood on a high place, as tall as a mountain. Several generals stood beside him. None of them spoke, and their eyes scanned the surrounding Tatar cavalry team, which was as dark as the sea.
The low slope they are on is like an isolated island in the middle of nowhere. It has not been submerged for the time being, but it will not last long.
The waning moon quickly set, and after a short period of darkness, the white fish belly appeared at the end of the eastern grassland.
All the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty turned their heads and looked at the eastern sky. They had never felt that the morning light was so beautiful and the morning glow was so beautiful. They greedily appreciated the beautiful scenery and completely ignored the noise and threats of countless Tatar cavalry nearby.
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A new day is about to begin. This may be the last time they see the sunrise in their lives. They don't want to miss this beautiful moment!
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