The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

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Shoot people first, shoot horses, and capture thieves first.

Looking down on the mountain, Cao Wenzhao found that among the 14 bandits who came from Pingliang Mansion, although there were many cavalry, there were only about 4000 elite cavalry among them.

Among the more than a dozen reports that Yebu received, only four large banners were found in total, namely Wang Tuo Xianling, Chuangtatian Liu Guoneng, Chuangtian Wang Gao Yingdeng, and Gao Yingen.

Each of the four led a team of elite riders, and the number of them was only around a thousand.

Each of the more than 14 elite cavalry has its own fixed position, and one of them is at the rear of the [-] army to prevent possible threats.

The other three are all in the front, two are on the left and right sides, and the last is the central army in the front.

On the periphery are horse troops, and on the periphery are infantry and hungry soldiers, which are deployed in order.

It is said to be 14, but the actual combat power is the more than [-] elite cavalry.

The rest of the tens of thousands of horsemen are not considered combat power at all. Many of them can hardly even fight with bows and knives on horseback.

Not to mention those infantry and hungry soldiers, among them there are 6 to [-] old and weak. These people will not only be unable to form any combat power during the war, but will only be a burden.

The number of people can be an advantage most of the time. The tactics of crowds and wheel battles are all tactics that can be adopted when there are many people.

The side with a small number of people will be exhausted after a short period of time under the attack of these tactics.

But sometimes the number of people can become a disadvantage.

Under repeated blows from guns and cannons, the entire line of the charging hungry soldiers collapsed.

Cao Bianjiao suddenly led the armored cavalry to protrude, facing the charge of the cavalry, the infantry who lost the army formation were completely lambs to be slaughtered.

It is the elite old soldiers who are helpless in the face of the swarming cavalry after the army formation is broken, let alone many hungry soldiers who have just set foot on the battlefield for the first time.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

The huge roar suddenly resounded in the wilderness outside the city of Binzhou. This time the roar was even louder than the sound of the Ming army's large artillery formation before.

Suddenly, eight groups of flames flashed in the middle formation of the Ming army.

That was the roar of firing cannons!

There is no need to aim at all, because there is a dense crowd of rogues ahead.

Few of the cannonballs missed, and countless stumps and broken arms were thrown into the formation in an instant.

The tragic wailing sound spread across the entire battlefield in just an instant.

What was even more disastrous was that someone recognized Cao Bianjiao's General Banner.

Cao Bianjiao's general banner has not changed, and it is extremely ostentatious, after cutting through the mixed formations of the first two waves of hungry soldiers and infantry.

"Big and small Cao!"

Most of the people in the front had already learned that the leader of the cavalry of the Ming army who came to kill the general was actually Cao Bianjiao.

For a while, the front line of the entire army was in panic. Many hungry soldiers and troops were from Shaanxi who had just joined the bandits. They still didn't know the horror of Cao Bianjiao, but most of them were troops and hungry soldiers. Ming army cavalry.

"Big and small Cao is here, it's Cao Bianjiao!!!"

But among the Ma Jun, everyone with a slightly older qualification has heard of Cao Bianjiao's name, and has even been chased by him.

As a result, a very strange scene appeared on the battlefield.

Cao Bianjiao led the cavalry all the way forward, heading straight for Gao Yingen's position. The cavalry along the way avoided one after another, and those who failed to escape were swallowed up by the cavalry of the Ming army.

Seeing that those old soldiers and cavalry were avoiding the cavalry of the Ming army as if they were avoiding the plague, all the infantry and hungry soldiers were also frightened.

Although they didn't know who the "big and small Cao", "Cao Bianjiao" and "Cao Wenzhao" were talking about, they were terrified when they saw everyone fleeing to the rear.

"Failed, defeated!"

"Run for your life!"

Panic and apprehension quickly spread, and Cao Bianjiao led the cavalry, but they didn't kill many people, nor did they cause much chaos.

But those horse troops fled first, and the turmoil caused by the rout of the rear infantry and hungry soldiers was extremely terrifying.

The panic-stricken people pushed each other, the thin and weak people fell to the ground desperately calling for help, and the hopeless people cursed frantically, and the cries shook the sky for a while.

The most affected by the panic and fear is actually not the cavalry, infantry, and hungry soldiers, but the fine cavalry in the army.

There are more than [-] elite cavalry, almost all of them have been chased and killed by Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao all the way.

The names of Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao are shadows in many hearts.

There was nothing wrong with the military order issued by Gao Yingen. The hungry troops were dispatched to test first, and the cavalry followed and the two wings were used as cover to prevent the enemy from chasing and killing.

The Ming army's physical strength and ordnance were continuously consumed by the tactics of crowds and wheel battles.

In the era of cold weapons, a suit of armor weighed more than ten catties or even dozens of catties, and the weight of the weapon in hand was not light.

Melee combat consumes a lot of physical strength, and firearms and crossbows are not without firearms that can be fired continuously.

Carrying gunpowder and arrows will eventually run out, firing too many firearms will overheat and cause the wind direction to explode, and the strength and endurance of archers are also limited and cannot be fired continuously.

Where he was wrong was that he misjudged the strength of the enemy army, and he was too confident.

Confident enough to lead the army, not long after arriving, while many troops behind him were still marching, they first sent offensive troops to attack the Ming army outside Binzhou City.

There is a steady stream of troops and hungry soldiers coming behind it, the noise has not stopped, and the smoke and dust rise slowly, like a smog.

They are still ignorant of the battle ahead.

He was so confident that he didn't even send out scout horses to check if there were any hidden ambushes between the woods and mountains on both sides.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

There was another huge roar, but this sound did not come from the front.

Gao Yingen's complexion changed suddenly, and he suddenly looked back.

The huge roar came from the direction of the mountains behind him.

Even after going through countless times of fierce battles, Gao Yingen's heart still beat a little disappointingly.

When Gao Yingen turned his head away, the first thing he saw was a burst of white gunpowder smoke.

Immediately afterwards, Gao Yingen saw the crowded cavalry line behind him burst into blood mist in an instant.

Just above a hill on the right, more than [-] Ming army cavalry in bright armor and with red tassels on their heads have been arranged in a neat attacking formation.

Gao Yingen's face was pale, and he stared blankly at the top of the mountain.

He opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

"General! General!"

Gao Yingen turned her head subconsciously, and followed the prestige to look in the direction of the sound.

He saw that the messenger cavalry he had just dispatched not long ago was rushing towards him.

The messenger cavalry cried out with fear on his face.

"King the Heavenly King and the One-Word King, both ran away!"

"History of Ming Dynasty Biography Volume 150 Six":
"Change the dragon to be brave and crown the three armies, and the names of generals Cao and Cao are heard among the thieves, and everyone is frightened!"

(End of this chapter)