Under the afterglow of the setting sun, tens of thousands of people were fighting back and forth on a wide flat land. The sound of war drums, shouts of death, the clash of swords, and the screams of the wounded were intertwined into a magnificent movement, but every one of them The notes are composed with blood and life,

The Ming army wants to seize the artillery array of the Peking Army, and the Peiping army wants to destroy the Ming army. The two sides go back and forth in blood and fire. When it comes to combat effectiveness, the Peiping army's green cavalry is obviously stronger than the Ming army, which is mainly infantry. After several outflanks and assaults, the Ming army suffered thousands of casualties, and its morale plummeted.

However, the Ming army was victorious because of its large number of people. Fifty thousand people went out to fight, and they were all densely packed with human figures. They formed square shield arrays and pushed towards the artillery array bit by bit. Although thousands of them were killed by the Peiping army, but in Under the threat of the supervising team behind them, and in front of the harsh military laws of beheading those who retreated, they could only step on the corpses of their companions and still move forward slowly.

"Commander Zhao, there is a gap on the right wing of the Ming army," the staff officer next to Zhao Quanjie shouted in surprise.

"Well, all the rear troops are pressing forward and attacking from the right wing." Fighter opportunities are very rare and fleeting. Zhao Quanjie pulled the reins and went into battle in person.

"Brother, the fighter plane has appeared, let's get on it too," Zhao Xueer was even more excited when she saw that her cousins ​​were all on the battlefield.

"No rush, no rush, it's not time yet," Wan Lei still looked indifferently in the direction of the Ming army's camp. Behind him were 400 elite guards and 4,000 light cavalry. This was the only mobile force. , more than 20,000 other troops have been fully deployed on the battlefield,

"It's already this time, why don't you rush? If you don't go on stage, the war will be over and we won't have time to play anymore," Zhao Xueer said very dissatisfied. The big yellow horse under her seat seemed to have sensed the master's mood and kicked impatiently with its front hooves. Stepping on the ground, snorts came from my nose.

At this time, the five thousand light cavalry led by Zhao Quanjie circled around to the right wing of the Ming army's position like a gust of wind. The ground there was quite bumpy, and the Ming army soldiers stood crookedly, unable to form a shield formation, and the defense line was very difficult. weak,

"Thump," there was a muffled sound on the ground. The five thousand light cavalry just charged. Dozens of shield soldiers on the Ming army's position were knocked away. A big gap immediately appeared in the Ming army's defense line. The light cavalry broke into the formation and waved. Killing indiscriminately with a mace,

Different from the general army, the Peking Army does not pursue killing with one blow on the battlefield, but pursues the maximum efficiency of injuring the enemy. Therefore, these maces are generally not designed to hit vital points, but can be smashed and swung at will. If you scratch your body, you will have to tear open several scars. Even if you don't die from the pain on the spot, you will still be rolling on the ground in pain.

Not to mention, each of these light cavalrymen has a shield on their left hand, which can not only block swords, bows and arrows, but can also be used to hit people. What's more terrible is that there is a crossbow on the back of the shield, and they use a mace on the side. Sweep the people around you, and shoot cold arrows to kill enemies several meters away.

It can be said that every cavalry of the Peking Army is an efficient meat grinder. Wherever they pass, there will be casualties. Soon, a long "gap" was opened in the Ming Army's position. Tens of thousands of Ming troops were blocked and divided into two parts, and the battle formation suddenly became a mess.

The Ming army's position was in chaos. The Peking Army cavalry, which was looking for an opportunity to attack not far or near, was not willing to let go of this good opportunity. They also roared and formed several sharp knife formations. Wherever the Ming army was in chaos, they rushed towards it. When you rush in, you will chop and kill indiscriminately, and then rush out after cutting, without giving the Ming army a chance to fight back.

In the inner camp of the Ming Army, Chang Sheng saw the cavalry of the Peiping Army moving in and out of his army, killing his troops like they were chopping melons and vegetables. He became furious and punched the railing with both hands. The man next to him was furious. When the generals saw this, they were too frightened to say a word.

"My lord, the troops outside the camp are dying. If we don't send reinforcements, I'm afraid..." an aide advised in a low voice,

"Send the order and send out all the cavalry. I don't believe it. Even with several times the force, these Peiping thieves can't be crushed," Chang Sheng gritted his teeth and said. There were more than 30,000 cavalry in the Ming army's inner camp. That's why he never sent out. , because this cavalry is what he uses to save his life. If he sends out all the cavalry this time, if this cannot defeat the Peking Army, then he will not even have a running escort.

"Put the coffin on top, I'll fight with you damn Peiping thieves," Chang Sheng's eyes were bloodshot and he roared in his heart,

Soon, the gate of the inner camp was opened, and more than 30,000 cavalrymen, led by a deputy general named Deng Ming, swarmed out of the camp and rushed towards the Peking troops who were killing each other. This Deng Ming was also from a famous family, and his father Deng Yu was famous. The founding hero of the dynasty was granted the title of Duke of Wei. Unfortunately, he died early.

After his father's death, his eldest brother who had seized the title was implicated in the Li Shanchang case and was executed, and his title was also abolished. The purpose of Deng Ming's expedition with the army was to regain the lost glory of the family, so these days, he He has been working hard to train his cavalry, and he is also very brave in battle.

No, Deng Ming's troops rushed out like tigers descending from the mountain. They also waved their maces like the Peking Army, and rushed directly to chop them down. As the saying goes, the brave will win when they meet on a narrow road. The Peking Army, which was about to fight, saw tens of thousands of Ming Army cavalry. Fate rushed over, knowing that it was not easy to mess with, so the whole team immediately changed their formations, the rear team became the front team, and began to slowly retreat.

Deng Ming was about to make a great contribution when he saw the Peiping army retreating. He was not willing to let go of such a good opportunity. He took the lead in chasing after him. On a mountain not far away, Wan Lei saw this scene. Without saying a word, he drew his saber and charged towards the Ming army. The cavalry pointed in the direction,

"Charge," Wan Lei kicked the horse in the belly, and the big black horse rushed out suddenly. Zhao Xueer on the side couldn't help being stunned. She never expected that Brother Wan, who had always been slow and unhurried, would be so straightforward and charge without saying a word. , and what’s more, they were charging at enemy cavalry that was several times their own size.

"Bringing four thousand cavalry to attack the Ming army's more than 30,000 cavalry, this, this, this is too life-threatening," Zhao Xueer was a little dumbfounded, but when she saw that Wan Lei had already rushed several feet away, she was afraid that he would make a mistake, so she also They suddenly slapped their horses to follow, and these thousands of people, led by Wan Lei, were like sharp knives, thrusting in the direction of the Ming Army cavalry with undue force.

"Mr. Wan also took the lead in the charge." When the officers and soldiers of the Peking Army who were still slowly retreating saw this scene, they suddenly felt like they were on fire. Although they still retreated in an organized manner, the front team had already begun to turn. Be prepared to counterattack,

In fact, all the soldiers of the Peking Army wear the same armor and have the same weapons. Most people can't tell who is an officer and who is a soldier, but the soldiers of the Peking Army all understand: ordinary soldiers wear blue scarves on their helmets. , and the generals wear brightly colored turbans such as yellow, purple, red, etc. on their helmets according to their rank.

The black scarf on the helmet is a unique symbol of the Jingzhong Guards. At this time, Wan Lei has the most eye-catching red scarf on his helmet. Any soldier of the Peking Army can see a wisp of red scarf rushing towards him at a glance. At the front of the team, the long mace in his hand has not yet drunk blood, but it will soon drink blood crazily.

In less than a quarter of an hour, before Deng Ming's cavalry had time to change their formations to fight, Wan Lei's troops had already rushed to their left flank and charged directly in. However, the Ming army's cavalry was not immune to the sudden attack of the Peking army. There was no chaos, and we were still able to organize an interception.

"Bang," there was a muffled sound, and the mace in Wan Lei's hand finally met with the Ming army soldier. A large steel rod weighing several kilograms hit him. The soldier wanted to use the mace to separate him, but this time After a sudden blow, his tiger's mouth was cracked by the violent shock wave. When the mace in his hand was knocked away, a heartbreaking pain came from his thigh. When he lowered his head, he saw that the mace in his hand was flying. The stick slashed across his thigh, and several deeply visible bone wounds not only appeared on his thigh, but also extended to the abdomen of the sitting horse. The horse neighed angrily and fell to the ground, and the soldier was thrown away. Flying out, he was thrown almost to death,

All this happened in an instant. Before the soldier landed, the mace that had just hit his thigh had swept across the chest of another Ming soldier with a trail of blood. The unlucky fellow is dismounted,

After knocking down two enemies with one blow, Wan Lei still rushed forward non-stop. He swung the mace in his hand upwards and smashed it at another enemy who was charging towards him.

"Huh," the mace hit the opponent's horse, and the spear in the opponent's hand was also in front of Wan Lei. He suddenly sidestepped and at the same time took out a shot put weighing several kilograms from the backpack on the horse's belly. , he hit the opponent and only heard a scream of "ah". The man was hit in the chest and fell off the horse directly.

"Brother, be careful, someone is shooting cold arrows on the left," Zhao Xueer's nervous cry came from Wan Lei's side, and she also entered the formation at this time, the darts in her hands were firing wildly, and she had already killed and injured several people.

"Ding," the cold arrow hit Wan Lei's helmet, but was bounced away directly, unable to hurt anyone at all, so Wan Lei didn't even dodge, but still rushed forward to kill, and shouted: "No need." Just take care of me and take care of yourself,"

Horse battles, especially this kind of assault battles on horseback, often rely on individual bravery and rarely cooperate with each other, because horses are inherently fast, and after rushing into the formation, they pay attention to fast in and fast out. If each other Taking care of each other will actually affect the speed of the charge, and may even cause comrades to be surrounded.

Therefore, when the Peiping Army fights assault battles, they generally only ask the soldiers to take care of themselves and not to worry about others. Even if their comrades are besieged, there is no need to rush to rescue them, because after the cavalry rushes out, they will quickly organize The second wave of attacks, bring out your comrades at this time,

Zhao Xueer is not in the military system, so she doesn't know much about these tactical details. However, the elite guards under Wan Lei are all elites selected by the army, and they have long understood these details. They spread out and enjoyed themselves. To tear and kill,

In just two or three minutes, Wan Lei wounded four people with his own hands, led his cavalry to rush through the Ming army's battle formation, and directly killed more than 30,000 cavalrymen commanded by Deng Ming. It was cut into two parts, leaving a gap tens of meters wide wherever they passed. Thousands of Ming soldiers fell to the ground, either dead or injured.

As soon as Wan Lei's troops passed by with an assault, Zhao Quanjie's more than 20,000 cavalry troops were divided into three teams and attacked Deng Ming's troops from three directions. Like Wan Lei's troops, they spotted where the Ming army had a gap and headed there. Drill, as soon as you get in, you'll rush in and kill, and then rush out as fast as you can.

After such a chaotic charge back and forth, the Ming army cavalry that was originally cut into two pieces was cut into seven or eight pieces. Each section only had a few thousand people. It was impossible to organize a decent resistance against the Peiping army that was rushing back and forth. Not far away, Lin Zong of the Ming Army saw that his army was being ravaged by the Peking Army. Naturally, he could not sit idly by. Lin Zong gathered the remaining 30,000 infantrymen and rushed over to rescue them as quickly as possible.

Seeing the Ming army's cavalry and infantry forces joining forces, the Peking Army not only did not stop them, but what was even more incredible was that all the cavalry teams that had been rushing to attack stopped charging and scattered one after another, sitting back and watching the Ming army unite and rest. , Chang Sheng and other Ming army generals who were supervising the battle in the inner camp met, and they didn't understand why.

"What tricks are the Peiping thieves trying to play again? Do they think our army is too scattered and wait until our army is assembled before confronting us head-on?" Chang Sheng's brain was a little exhausted, because the Peiping army in front of him didn't play according to common sense at all. It’s really incredible,

Not to mention, the Peiping Army just felt that the Ming Army was too scattered and had to wait for the Ming Army's cavalry and infantry armies to concentrate before attacking head-on. As for why, the Ming Army generals would soon understand. Of course, when they truly understood the Peking Army's intentions , I’m afraid it will collapse directly,

Although the generals of the Ming Dynasty did not know why, Lin Zong's infantry and Deng Ming's cavalry had time to join forces. They made some statistics and found that the two armies combined had nearly 60,000 people, of which more than 30,000 were infantry. , there were more than 20,000 cavalrymen. Compared with the time when we went into battle, we lost more than 20,000 people. This was only a few rounds.

As for the losses of the Peiping Army, they were minimal. Although the Ming Army killed and wounded many war horses, the Peiping Army had only two horses. If one horse was injured, it would be replaced with another. As for the personnel, many were injured, but few There were no prisoners killed, and the casualties were almost negligible.

After the Ming cavalry coalition joined forces, Lin Zong and Deng Ming had not had time to discuss the issue of leadership of the coalition. The scattered Peiping Army left and returned. This time they were no longer a sharp knife formation, but spread out to form a Crescent-shaped formation, surrounding the Ming army more than 200 meters away

At this time, the soldiers of the Peiping Army were no longer holding maces, but bows and arrows, compound bows specially used by the Mongolian cavalry, with a range of up to 300 meters, and each of them had two more arrows. The bag is full of long arrows with sharp arrowheads,

"Oops, the Peiping thieves are going to use cavalry shooting," Deng Ming exclaimed. He was also a knowledgeable cavalry general and knew what kind of cavalry was the most terrifying. However, it was too late to realize this. Before he could finish his words, Countless arrow feathers are already flying like raindrops,

"Hurry, form a formation quickly," Lin Zong shouted, the infantry team was equipped with shields, and his men formed a large formation with a roar. The shields protected their whole bodies. Although some slow runners were unfortunately hit by arrows, fortunately they were injured or killed. Not too big,

However, the cavalry team of Deng Ming's department was in dire straits. This cavalry team did not have full-coverage steel armor like the Peking Army. Only a few of them could wear iron armor. It would be good if many small soldiers could wear cowhide armor. This There was no way to stop the sharp arrows shot from the strong bow. Many people were hit by the arrows and fell from their horses.

As for the horses sitting down, there is no protection. Even if the cavalry on the horses are lucky enough to escape the arrows, the targets of the horses are too big, and many of them fall to the ground. The Ming army's horses are obviously not as abundant as the Peiping army. One of the horses was injured. If you lose, it means losing a cavalryman.

"Quickly, run quickly." Although Deng Ming wanted to perform meritorious service very much, he did not want to be so heroic. Seeing that the situation was not going well, he took the lead and ran away, leaving the infantry team where they were.

The cavalry can run, but the infantry team is miserable. Although they have shields to block bows and arrows, they can't outrun the cavalry. As soon as Deng Ming's cavalry left, the Peking Army launched a group charge. The target happened to be the infantry formation. After concentrating the main force to encircle and annihilate the infantry formation, At the same time, the Peiping Army also detached a cavalry force to pursue Deng Ming's troops, making it impossible for them to rescue them.

Without the protection of friendly forces, the Peking Army rushed into the infantry formation like wolves and tigers. However, because the soldiers in the infantry formation had been abandoned by friendly forces, they had no fighting spirit. They abandoned their armor as soon as they were persuaded to surrender. The infantry of more than 30,000 people , in front of more than 20,000 cavalry, they collapsed in an instant.

"If you want to make people despair, you have to give them a little hope first," Wan Lei stood on the barren slope, watching this scene, a rare smile appeared on his face stained with a lot of blood,

In terms of the use of tactics, the Peiping Army can be said to be relatively proficient. In fact, although this time it was a fortified battle, Wan Lei never thought of actually letting the Peiping Army attack the enemy camp. He just seduced the enemy while attacking the city. Or force the Ming army to go out to fight, so as to take advantage of the field battle to destroy the enemy.

When fighting in the field, you can't be too fierce at once, otherwise the Ming army will be frightened. They have been huddled in the inner camp to take advantage of the ground to defend, and it will be very troublesome to attack hard. Therefore, the Peiping army used oil filling tactics to consume bit by bit. The strength of the Ming army also allowed the Ming army to see hope of victory, allowing them to increase their troops outside the camp.

As long as the main force of the Ming army can be deceived out of the camp, it will be easy to handle. As long as the Ming army is bitten hard and their main force is knocked out, then the Ming army in the camp will not be a worry. If the Ming army leader is timid , he might just run away. Even if he encounters a general who dares to carry him to death, he can also use the method of surrounding three and one missing to scare away the Ming army in the camp. After all, there are only a few people who are not afraid of death. The greed for life and fear of death are animals. nature,

As expected, Chang Sheng lived up to Wan Lei's expectations. After seeing more than 30,000 infantrymen of Lin Zong's tribe being "eaten" by the Peking Army, Chang Sheng abandoned the camp and fled at dusk. Of course, this cannot be blamed on him for being timid, because he can also count. Yes, there are only 60,000 people left in the Ming army, and most of them have been frightened out of fear. It is a dream to rely on these few people to defend the camp.

The generals all ran away secretly, so the soldiers naturally had no obligation not to run away. Soon, the Ming army hiding in the inner camp dispersed and fled westward one after another.

"Commander, why don't we give chase?" the staff officer around Zhao Quanjie looked at these people who had fled with some reluctance.
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