Chapter 225 224 Hard Fight

In an open space that could be called a small school ground, a large banner stood there, but around it, there were already nearly a thousand Tatar cavalry holding torches.

The flames on the torches flickered, illuminating the people and objects in the square red.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

The Tatars, who were fighting fiercely with the Ming army, heard a trumpet sound suddenly sounded behind them.

Sure enough, they had already reached Anda Khan's tent, so the Tatars here would fight them to the end regardless of casualties. Naturally, this was to leave sufficient preparation time for the elite of the Royal Guards.

The fighting Tatars slashed forward several times, temporarily suppressing the Ming army's offensive, and then moved their horses to disperse on both sides.

The entangled battle lines between the two warring parties split instantly, and the lines were clearly separated. Only the arrows were still streaking through the air.

The soldiers in the first two rows of the Ming army waved their weapons to block the arrows fired by the opponent. At the same time, their comrades behind them immediately fired back with arrows.

But soon, as the trumpet sound stopped, the Tatar archers took the lead in stopping shooting, and then the Ming army archers also temporarily stopped shooting.

At this time, Ma Fang moved his horse forward, waving his whip to both sides as he walked.

The soldiers of the Ming army in front signaled and moved left and right to make way, and then they began to reorganize under the command of Xiaoqi and other officers.

Anda Khan's royal guards were clearly divided into three groups at this time. The largest group was naturally the nearly a thousand warriors under the banner. At this time, they were looking resolutely at the Ming army opposite, waiting for this large force.

At Khan's command, they would pounce and kill the enemy cleanly.

The Tatar cavalry who retreated dispersed on the left and right sides and reorganized, preparing to start charging with the Ming army with the large group.

At this time, Ma Fang had already appeared in front of the Ming army's formation. He raised his eyes and took a closer look at the opponent's formation, but he was a little disappointed. He did not see the figure of An Dahan in the crowd, that figure he was familiar with.

But the large banner is here, which means that in the huge tent behind the large banner, Anda Khan must be inside.

Ma Fang raised her right hand holding the riding whip, gestured to the left and right, and then straightened forward.

Following his movements, the thousands of 800 cavalrymen accompanying him behind him followed the previous arrangement, and a hundred cavalrymen from the General Military Mansion Biao Battalion were separated on the left and right sides. They carried an iron rod in their hands and aimed at it.

Tatar cavalry on the outside.

There are still 300 Biaoying cavalry standing staggered to form three rows. Behind them, on both sides, 300 Ma Fang soldiers have formed their formation and are preparing for the final battle.

Seeing that the sky was already getting slightly brighter, Ma Fang knew very well that there was not much time left for him.

Once daybreak and visibility are high, the power of the Ming army's attack on the camp will be fully exposed. At that time, thousands of Tatar households will definitely send troops to rescue Anda Khan, and after repelling the Ming army, they will pursue the Ming army infantry with all their strength, and even

Perhaps they also want to take advantage of the chaos to capture Baoan Prefecture.

He looked at the big tent behind the figure in front of him again, and he felt as if the big tent door moved and someone came out of it.

Maybe it was the order to give the final attack. I don’t know if Anda Khan came out or not. I haven’t seen him in more than ten years.

But at this time, Ma Fang had no time to think too much. He suddenly moved his horse to one side, waved the whip in his hand, and shouted with all his strength: "Hit."

The moment the words fell, the cavalry in the front row of the Ming army all started. They held a stick in one hand and took a small tube from the saddle with the other hand. They put it to their mouths and blew hard, and a small flame ignited, and then

Move behind the stick.

"Bang bang bang bang."

The sticks in the hands of the Biaoying cavalry in the front row of the Ming army and on both sides made an explosion sound instantly, and the stick heads flashed with fire. Then they saw these cavalrymen biting the fire sticks in their hands with their teeth, and quickly fiddled with the sticks with their bare hands. In just a few seconds,

During the break, they took off the fire rod and reached for the back end of the stick again.

"Bang bang bang bang."

There was another burst of gunfire, and at this time, a large section of the front row of the Tatar cavalry, which had been a tight team before, fell down one after another. Some horses were injured and began to scream and run without the control of the knights.

The Royal Guards, who had looked complacent before and did not pay attention to the Ming army at all, were in chaos. At this time, the Tatars who were still riding on their horses looked at the sticks in the hands of the Ming army in horror. They also

From time to time, the sound of gunfire was emitted.

Is that the Ming army’s new firecracker?

The Tatars and the Ming army have been fighting on the border all year round, and they are naturally familiar with the various artillery and blunderbuss used by the Ming army, especially the small cannons that can fire quickly that have appeared in large numbers in the Ming Dynasty's border troops in recent years.

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The main reason why the Tatars were unwilling to attack the city was actually their fear of the Ming army's firearms.

Once the city is attacked, the Ming army's firearms at the top of the city will continue to sound. They will have to rush forward in a hail of bullets, and the casualties will naturally be high.

It's just that in field battles, the firing frequency of these weapons is always not as good as that of bows and arrows, that is, small cannons that are faster, but they can still be fired as long as they avoid the muzzle and spread out in formation.

But in the current environment, can the formation be dispersed?

Just as the Tatars were still in shock, the "woo woo" horn sounded, which was the signal to attack.

If you charge forward, these Ming army cavalry will no longer be able to hurt them with that stick.

This is what all the Tatar cavalry are thinking. Before, they were trying to play cat and mouse, but now they don't have to hold back.

Just when they started to charge forward, the cavalry in the center of the Ming army had dispersed and quickly moved to both sides. The sticks in their hands continued to spray a new round of bullets at the Mongolian cavalry gathered on both sides, and Ma Fang had already

Led his 300 servants and more than a thousand surviving Ming army cavalry, they quickly rushed towards Ada Khan's tent along the middle passage, and started a fierce battle with the guards in front of the tent.

The distance between the two sides was not very far, and it was futile to try to use power to rush over.

At this time, the Ming cavalry and the Tatar guards were almost hacking at each other on horseback, fighting for their lives.

For the Ming army here, only by killing the enemies in front of them, advancing the battle line in front of Amada Khan's tent, and capturing or killing Amada Khan will the fighting stop and they can survive.

Naturally, the Tatar cavalry would not let them get what they wanted, and even wanted to kill all of them, the cowardly Ming people, for daring to attack them.

Just like synchronous soldiers facing each other, at this time in the square, the Ming army and the Mongolian army collided with each other. The soldiers in front kept waving their weapons, and the sabers and scimitars collided in mid-air, making a harsh sound.

The cavalry behind them stabbed forward with long weapons. The cavalry behind them could no longer take advantage of it. They could only take out their bows and arrows and shoot them behind the opponent. They did not dare to shoot straight. In such a fierce battle, they could only hit the enemy behind them as much as possible.

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Soldiers from both sides were constantly injured and fell off their horses, and they were not even rescued by their comrades in time.

On the front where they fought, countless corpses soon lay down, but the killing continued with no intention of stopping.

The continuous sound of gunfire finally stopped at this time, and the turbulent Tatar cavalry on both wings finally recovered from their panic and began to charge towards the Ming army from the left and right.

After finishing all the ten preloaded cartridges in their hands, the Biao camp cavalry put down their weapons, drew their sabers and charged towards the opponent.

Here, if they don't defeat the enemy, they will have no way to survive. When they stepped into the Tatar camp, everyone knew this in their hearts.

Therefore, by this time, no one in the Ming army participating in the raid thought of escaping, so where could they escape?

Suddenly, there was a commotion among the Ming army on one of the front lines during the battle between the two armies, and then more arrows were fired rapidly towards this place, flying towards the Mongolian soldiers on the opposite side.

After paying the price of several lives, the Ming army on the front finally rescued a man who was covered in blood and appeared to be seriously injured. He was wearing the armor of a Ming guerrilla general and could no longer protect his master at this moment.

, was cut in many places by sharp blades, and blood was still flowing out.

Ma Fang had a narrow escape just now. He was hit by the Tatar cavalry on the opposite side one after another. In the end, he couldn't steady his body and fell off the horse. Fortunately, several close servants around him fought to protect him and pulled him back from the desperate situation.

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Ma Fang looked back in embarrassment at the war horse that had been lying down. It was the war horse that had been with him for many years, but at this moment, he was afraid that it would only be trampled into a pulp by the mounts under the cavalry of both sides.

A forty-year-old man couldn't help but feel a little moist at the corners of his eyes at this time.

More than half of his servants had been killed or injured, and now his subordinates and other Ming cavalry had begun to fight on the front line with the Tatars. Maybe Liu Dazhang was right. Without an absolute advantage, such a sneak attack was too risky.

However, at this moment, they are already locked in a bitter battle here. Is there any way to solve the current crisis?

Vaguely, he seemed to hear the roar in front of the big tent behind the Tatars. It was Anda Khan venting his anger. He wanted his guards to kill all the bright dogs who dared to attack him without leaving a single one behind.

If defeated, they may all have their heads chopped off, regardless of life or death.

Due to insufficient combat power, Ma Fang's troops were unable to penetrate Anda Khan's camp, let alone capture or kill Anda Khan. However, Wei Guangde, Liu Dazhang and others did not know all this.

The sky was already getting slightly brighter, and we could barely see far away. The protection provided by the dark night to the Ming army was gradually disappearing.

At this time, the Ming army was only ten steps away from the Anda army camp, and the Mongolian Qianhu troops could no longer withstand the Ming army's offensive and began to retreat.

Wei Guangde felt that they should take advantage of the situation and charge in. At least if they entered the enemy camp, the Tatars would not be able to divide their troops to support Anda Khan, and the Ming army would still have a chance to make a comeback.

Yes, to this day, Wei Guangde still feels that based on what he has learned about Ma Fang's record, the more than 2,000 cavalry he led to sneak attack the 3,000-man Anda Khan royal court guard has a high probability of success.

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Therefore, he insisted on letting the Xuanfu army continue to put pressure on Anda tribe, and even did not hesitate to use Weng Pu to suppress Liu Dazhang.

However, Liu Dazhang hesitated when there was no news from Anda Khan's camp.

It is already daylight, and it will be bright soon. Without the cover of night, the strength of the Ming army will be completely exposed. Once they enter the Tatar camp and the other party's cavalry launches a charge, they will all be responsible here.

Just then, a fast horse came running from a distance. When he got closer, the messenger immediately reported: "Report to your lord, there are Tatars gathering inside the rear camp gate, and they seem to be breaking out of the camp."

"They are going to send troops to attack Ma Fang's tribe. Mr. Wei, do you think we can still attack?"

When Liu Dazhang heard that the Tatars in the camp finally took action, he understood that they had used this time to complete the assembly of the army.

This place is not far from Anda Khan's military camp. If Liu Huan's interception can be broken through, it can be said that once the support troops arrive, no matter what results Ma Fang's troops achieve, they will have no choice but to retreat.

"General Liu, Mr. Wei, the Tatars seem to be retreating in the camp. They are probably trying to lure us into the camp."

At this time, Tian Shiwei, who was next to him, also spoke. He had been paying attention to the battle ahead. The resistance of the Tatars in the camp was getting weaker and weaker, and they seemed to be intending to retreat.

Although a group of reinforcements arrived during this period and temporarily stabilized the battle situation, they still quickly fell into a disadvantage in the face of an unfavorable situation.
To be continued...