I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 755 Decisive battle!

Two days passed in the blink of an eye. In the early morning, we were on a Gobi Desert fifty miles away from Suzhou Wei.

At this time, looking at the Ming army in a neat array in the distance with no end in sight, An Dahan's face was full of gloom.

In this battle, the Ming army was all elite, and a large number of troops were mobilized from the important towns of Jiubian.

There were about 30,000 Ming troops arrayed on the opposite side to confront the Tatar army.

These 30,000 Ming troops were divided into seven formations in total, of which 1,357 were chariot camps, with 3,000 men in each formation, and 2,46 were infantry, with also 3,000 men in each formation.

The chariot camp and the infantry are intertwined, and they are like horns to each other. Once one of them is attacked, the other can quickly support them.

The two wings of the 30,000 Ming army were guarded by about 4,000 elite cavalry. Not only that, among the 30,000 Ming army, there were 5,000 men wearing armor, iron helmets, and holding blazing guns. Taxi soldiers.

In the distance, there is a position set up by the Ming army in advance, where there are more than thirty tiger squatting guns and Fran machine guns.

Behind this Ming army, there is also the main force of 120,000 Ming troops personally commanded by Yang Xuan.

In addition, on the other side were the nine-sided border troops drawn from various towns by the Ming court, as well as elite soldiers drawn from the guards, totaling 110,000 troops.

Not only that, the Ming army also had more than 15,000 elite cavalry sent by the left-wing Chahar tribe, watching eagerly to assist the Ming army in fighting.

This time, the Ming court mobilized a total of 260,000 troops, but the army in hand was only 200,000 people.

Therefore, Anda Khan was determined to use himself as bait and set up an ambush in advance to lure the enemy deeper.

Anda Khan climbed up to the makeshift observation tower and observed for a long time, but could not find any flaws in the formation of the Ming army on the opposite side. This formation was very strict and seemed to have been rehearsed countless times.

At this moment, General Buren, who had received the scout's report, quickly came to Ada Khan and reported the report in a deep voice.

"Great Khan, we have found out that the generals responsible for commanding the Ming army opposite are Zhaoyi General Qi Jiguang, Huaiyuan General Yu Dayou, and the Ming Dynasty's Duke Chengguo Zhu Xizhong!"

Hearing this, Anda Khan made no comment. Immediately, I saw him scanning the Ming army's array from left to right.

Although he was in the grassland and had no information, Anda Khan would still pay attention to the movements of the Ming court. He also had a general understanding of the famous generals and outstanding talents in the Ming court.

Therefore, he is not unfamiliar with the names of Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou.

He knew that Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou were the generals who assisted the Ming court in quelling the Japanese rebellion in the south. It was precisely because of the suppression of the Japanese rebellion in the south that the Ming court was able to free up its hands to mobilize heavy troops and launch a decisive battle with him.

Among them, what surprised Ada Khan the most was that among the generals of the Ming army, there was actually someone whose name he had never heard of.

Then, I saw Anda Khan retract his gaze, turned around, looked in the direction of Buren, and asked: "Zhu Xizhong, Duke of Chengguo?"

"Yes, Great Khan, it is said that Duke Cheng Guo's status is extremely noble in the Ming court, even similar to that of their emperor!"

After Anda Khan learned the news, his face was filled with an inexplicable look.

Immediately, he looked in the direction of Buren and said in a deep voice: "Buren, you are the warrior of our Tumut tribe who has won the title of Battle again. Your troops will take the lead later!"

"If there is a chance, try to capture Duke Cheng Guo alive. With him, we will be able to negotiate terms with Ming Ting."

As soon as Anda Khan finished speaking, Buren lowered his head and responded with unusual solemnity: "I obey your orders, supreme Khan!"

After Buren left, Anda Khan looked away from the large formation of the Ming army in the distance and said silently to himself: "I hope everything will go well by then!"

In fact, Anda Khan did not want Buren to take the lead. After all, compared with other nobles in the Tumut tribe, this Buren could be regarded as his confidant.

Bu Ren has a simple mind and is easier to control. He only knows how to fight hard on the battlefield and is a veritable warrior.

It is precisely because of this that the combat effectiveness of Buren's soldiers is the most powerful among the entire Tumut tribe.

Let Buren take the lead, not only to test the strength of the Ming army on the opposite side, but also to indirectly show the rest of the Tatar nobles that they did not want to use the Ming army's hands to consume the effective strength in their hands.

Otherwise, he would not have sent his close confidant Bu Ren to lead the charge!

……

While Anda Khan was observing the formation of the Ming army on the opposite side, Yang Xuan, who was commanding the Chinese army, was also observing the Tatar army on the opposite side.

At this time, Yang Xuan was riding on a brown war horse, using a monocular to observe the situation in the distance.

From Yang Xuan's perspective, he could clearly see that the Tatar camp opposite was already in a state of uproar.

Not far away from him, Liaodong Commander-in-Chief Wu Ying, Datong Commander-in-Chief Yang Zhao and other high-ranking generals were all waiting in strict formation, not even daring to breathe.

After a long time, Yang Xuan put down the monocular, turned around, faced everyone, and then said: "The main force of the Tatars is indeed on the other side!"

After hearing the news from Yang Xuan, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously.

After that, Yang Xuan looked in the direction of Liaodong Commander-in-Chief Wu Ying and asked: "Old General Wu, what time is it now?"

When Wu Ying, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, heard this, he raised his head, carefully observed the sky, and then said: "General, it is probably Chenshi now."

Hearing this, Yang Xuan nodded, then pressed his sword with one hand, and then ordered: "Tell Qi Jiguang and the others that they can attack!"

"Yes, General!"

Yang Xuan's order was quickly passed down by officers at all levels.

Soon, Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou, and Cheng Guogong Zhu Xizhong received orders from Yang Xuan.

After the general who came to deliver the message rode away, Qi Jiguang turned around, looked at Yu Dayou and Cheng Guogong Zhu Xizhong, and said in a deep voice: "This general's order, according to the previous deployment, The whole army attacks!"

When Yu Dayou and Zhu Xizhong heard this, they immediately raised their hands and responded in a deep voice: "Yes, general!"

‘Dong dong dong——’

Accompanied by a burst of drums as dense as raindrops, according to the earlier deployment, these 30,000 Ming soldiers, under the cover of the car camp, formed a military formation and launched a fearless attack on the Tatar army on the opposite side. Deadly offense.

Then, Qi Jiguang pulled out the long sword from his waist and said in a hoarse voice: "If the drums don't stop and the attack doesn't slow down, anyone who doesn't retreat will be killed without mercy!"

Almost at the same time, a dull and long horn sounded, followed by an overwhelming shout of killing from the Tatar camp opposite.

Then 40,000 Tatar soldiers, commanded by Buren himself, came towards the Ming army and killed them.

"Ming people are just a bunch of cowards, you guys, let me kill you!"

"Kill!"

……

In the Ming army's position in the distance, more than thirty tiger squatting guns and Fran machine guns that had been set up in advance made a deafening roar.

'Boom! ''Boom! '

Every time a cannonball explodes in the Tatar army, it will take away a large number of lives, with blood splattering everywhere and body parts scattered everywhere.

At this time, looking at the Tatar cavalry getting closer and closer to his side, Zhu Xizhong's eyes were full of cold murderous intent. At this moment, he was silently thinking about the distance between the Tatar cavalry and his side.

Not far away from him, the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion had already set up their formation under the cover of the car camp and raised their guns to take aim.

It is worth mentioning that the tactics used by the Shenji Battalion are three-stage attack tactics, which are divided into three rows.

The first row is first fired by the soldiers in the first, third, fifth, seventh, ninth and other positions of the queue, and then the soldiers in the second, fourth, sixth, eighth, tenth and other positions of the queue shoot. The soldiers in the previous row shoot each time. After that, immediately pass the firecracker back to the soldiers in the middle row.

At the same time, he received the loaded firecrackers from the soldiers in the middle row.

The soldiers in the middle row are responsible for taking the fired blunderbuss from the hands of the soldiers in the front row and passing it backwards to the soldiers in the third row to load the ammunition. On the other hand, they are responsible for taking the shot from the hands of the soldiers in the third row. Received the loaded musket and passed it to the soldiers in the first row.

In this way, the cycle can be repeated, so that the fire gun can fire continuously and keep firing at any time, and the combat effectiveness is very powerful.

This method of warfare was created by Mu Ying, a famous general in the early Ming Dynasty, and gradually became popular in countless battles.

Whether it was during Ming Dynasty Emperor Zhu Di's expedition to Mobei or when he was defending the capital, Shenji Camp played a great role.

Seeing that the Tatar cavalry had rushed to a distance of less than 40 steps away from his own side, Zhu Xizhong did not say much. He just made a 'swish' sound, pulled out the long sword from his waist, and then swung it down with all his strength.

'boom! ''Bang bang! ''Bang bang! '

Almost at the moment Zhu Xizhong waved down the long sword in his hand, a deafening sound of musketry sounded. In front of the Ming army's chariot camp, a burst of gunpowder smoke filled the air, and white smoke filled the air instantly.

As the sound of muskets sounded, the Tatar cavalry rushing at the front fell from their horses one after another with howls, and were trampled into pulp by the hooves of horses that followed.

As one of the three major battalions in the capital, Shenji Battalion naturally has the best weapons and equipment. Before that, they had already installed the latest flintlock guns developed by the Arms Department.

Since Jiajing proposed the optimal ratio of gunpowder, the Department of Arms has also successfully developed black gunpowder. With the help of black gunpowder, the range and power of the fire blunderbuss have been greatly improved. A distance of forty steps was enough to break through the armor worn by these Tatar cavalry.

Therefore, with just one salvo, most of the Tatar cavalry charging at the front had already fallen.

Seeing these Tatar cavalry charging forward, falling in pieces under the fire of the Ming army, Buren, as a general, suddenly felt his eyes splitting, and his eyes were full of eyes that chose and devoured people, and even more He clenched the scimitar in his hand tightly.

You know, these cavalrymen have all fought with him all the way, and they can be regarded as the best among the best.

But now, they didn't even see the Ming army, so they died at the gunpoint of the Ming army in an extremely cowardly manner.

Then, Buren came back to his senses, waved the scimitar in his hand vigorously, and shouted hoarsely: "Set the arrows, shoot them!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bu Ren only heard a sound of "sssssssss" coming from behind him, and then, countless arrow clusters drew a perfect arc in mid-air and shot into the Ming army's formation.

In an instant, a large number of feather arrows were seen shooting at the Ming army's chariots. Only a few feather arrows passed through the gaps between the chariots and shot into them, causing a miserable howl.

Seeing that the rain of arrows did not cause a lot of damage to the enemy, Buren became even more angry. He had never experienced such a scene before. In the past, in the wars with various tribes, everyone relied on the scimitars in their hands. To gain victory.

Whoever has more soldiers under his command, who is more brave, and whoever is less afraid of death will be able to stand to the end and become the final winner.

Because of this, in Bu Ren's view, the Akito opposite were all cowards. They had no courage to fight him head-on. They would only huddle behind the chariot and secretly fire cold shots.

Although he had suffered huge casualties for this, Buren still bit the bullet and commanded his cavalry to charge towards the Ming army's formation.

The person in front is already dead. If we retreat, wouldn't the person in front die in vain?
Moreover, retreating would also disgrace his title as the First Battle of the Tumut Tribe.

"My sons, follow me and kill them. As long as you rush to the front of the enemy's formation, they will be lambs to be slaughtered!"

"Whoever kills a Ming army general will receive a reward of one thousand taels!"

Encouraged by Bu Ren's words, morale, which had been somewhat low due to the large number of casualties, was restored again.

After all, unlike those generals who like to paint big cakes, as long as it is a reward that Bu Ren mentioned, it will definitely be there.

……

Afterwards, the Tatar cavalry became more energetic, with bloodthirsty eyes in their eyes. They became even more fearless and rushed towards the Ming army.

At this moment, the long-silent Fran cannons and Crouching Tiger cannons in the distance let out deafening roars again.

Countless cannonballs drew an arc in the air, and then landed randomly in the Tatar cavalry charge formation. Every time a cannonball exploded, a large area of ​​life would be harvested in an instant.

Despite this, the Tatar cavalry's attack has not been slowed down, and the distance between the two sides has been gradually shortened, fifty steps, forty steps, thirty steps...

The sound of volleys of muskets kept ringing in my ears. When the Tatar cavalry was less than thirty steps away from the Ming army's formation, I saw Qi Jiguang struggling to pull out the long sword from his waist and shouting hoarsely: "Throw!"

As soon as the words fell, the Ming troops behind the car camp took off the grenades from their waists, lit the fuses with fire sticks, and then threw the grenades in their hands in the direction of the Tatar cavalry attack.

Countless grenades were seen falling from the air like rain, followed by a series of explosions.

At the moment the grenade exploded, countless ceramic shards splashed out. Before the Tatar cavalry could react, they were hit by the ceramic shards flying everywhere and were blown up.

Almost at the same time, ceramic shards flying everywhere also caused damage to the horses under the Tatar cavalry.

After those war horses were hit by ceramic shards, due to the severe pain on their bodies, they had already lost their minds, went crazy, and began to run around uncontrollably.

The result was that the Tatar cavalry were either hit by stray bullets from the Ming army's cannons and fell off their horses, or were thrown off their horses by the crazy horses.

No matter what the process is, there is only one outcome waiting for them in the end, and that is to be trampled into pulp by the hooves of the war horse.

The grenades produced great lethality. Each explosion of a grenade would take away a large number of Tatar cavalry.

However, most of them did not die. Instead, they were hit by the ceramic shards contained in the grenades, both men and horses. They wailed in pain on the ground and could no longer get up.

Then he watched helplessly as he was trampled to death by horse hooves that came from nowhere.

For a time, screams, wails, and begging for mercy could be heard.

When Bu Ren, who was responsible for commanding the army, saw this situation, his expression suddenly turned extremely pale. He knew very well that the morale of the army was in chaos.

Seeing that the formation of the Tatar cavalry on the opposite side was in chaos, Qi Jiguang pointed the long sword in his hand in the direction of the Tatar cavalry on the opposite side and said loudly: "Pass this general's order and the entire army will attack!"

Soon, Qi Jiguang's orders were passed down step by step by officers at all levels.

Then, the previous chariots that had been filled with arrows made way for a path, and the 4,000 Ming army elite cavalry who had been waiting for a long time came out.

"kill!"

Just hearing a deafening cry of killing, the Ming army's cavalry, under the cover of the Fran machine cannon and the Tiger Crouching Cannon, bravely charged towards the enemy's formation without fear of death.

And behind the elite cavalry of the Ming army, there were countless Ming troops following.

Qi Jiguang devoted all the remaining troops to this battle.

Bu Ren looked at the elite cavalry of the Ming army charging towards his own formation, and his whole expression changed. He saw him struggling to swing down the scimitar in his hand, and commanded in a deep voice: "Fire the arrow, fire the arrow!"

Buren's order was quickly passed on by generals and colonels at all levels, and then there was an overwhelming rain of arrows.

Ming troops continued to fall down with arrows, but this did not slow down the pace of the Ming army's attack. Like a tide, the Ming troops quickly rushed into the enemy's formation waving the Yan Fei Dao in their hands.

Soon, the formation of the Tatar army was divided by the fine cavalry of the Ming army.

The two sides were completely entangled in this, and soldiers died on the battlefield every minute and every second.

The fighting around General Hu Shouren was particularly fierce. Many corpses were lying on the ground, and the air was filled with a lingering smell of blood.

Hu Shouren's armor was covered with scars from swords, and his clothes were soaked with blood.

At this time, Hu Shouren was breathing heavily and looked at the Tatar cavalry not far away from him, and the faces of those Tatar cavalry were full of unconcealable fear.

After all, before this, countless companions had fallen under Hu Shouren's sword. This was a god of death!
Hu Shouren could no longer remember how many people he had killed. He just waved the Yan Ling Dao in his hand numbly and mechanically.

The wild goose feather knife in Hu Shouren's hand is like the sickle of death. Every time he swings it, a life will be taken away.

After resting for a while, Hu Shouren roared loudly, then clenched the Yanling knife in his hand and started to kill the Tatar cavalry.

In the eyes of those Tatar cavalry, Hu Shouren at this time was like an evil ghost crawling out of hell, only knowing how to ruthlessly harvest lives.

When those Tatar cavalrymen saw Hu Shouren, who was charging straight at them regardless of the situation, their faces turned pale with fright, their whole bodies trembled, and they unconsciously clenched the scimitars in their hands.

At this time, Hu Shouren exuded an indescribable power. This indescribable power shocked the Tatar cavalry and made them forget to resist for a while.

Seeing Hu Shouren getting closer and closer to him, one of the Tatar cavalry was engulfed by fear in his heart, dropped his weapon, slapped his horse and fled.

At this time, there was only one thought left in his mind, and that was - escape!
Escape to a place where there are no Ming troops. Once you are far away from the Ming troops, you will be safe.

After the Tatar cavalry dropped his weapons and ran away, the remaining Tatar cavalry reacted suddenly when they saw this situation. They dropped their weapons one after another and whipped the horses under them desperately. Run to the back.

However, their luck was not very good. Before they could take a few steps, they were caught up by Hu Shouren and killed one by one.

Then, Hu Shouren saw a Tatar cavalry in front of him who had no time to escape, and stabbed the Yanling knife in his hand hard. There was a "puff" sound, and warm blood splashed out, splashing Hu Shouren's face.

Hu Shouren licked his chapped lips, and the taste of rust filled his mouth. This sensory stimulation made him even more excited.

Then, he was seen pulling out the Yan Ling knife cleanly and participating in the fierce fighting without stopping.

The Tatar cavalry fell from his horse with a look of disbelief on his face. Like a bird with broken wings, he fell powerlessly in a pool of blood, with blood foam constantly coming out of his mouth and making "ho ho" sounds. the sound of.

As the casualties further increased, Buren, the commander-in-chief, found in despair that under the fierce attack of the Ming army, these battle-experienced elites under his command had fallen into chaos and were even on the verge of collapse.

Soldiers kept dropping their weapons and escaping in the direction of the camp in a panic, hoping to get a chance to survive.

In the process of escaping, soldiers were constantly trampled to death, causing even greater chaos.

In order to escape for their lives, the soldiers began to push each other, and some gave up resistance and began to cry bitterly. Some even knelt down and begged directly to the Ming army in order to spare their lives.

But the only one who responded to them was the cold Yan Ling Dao in the hands of the Ming army.

Some people even saw that there was no hope of escape. In order to vent their fear, they began to curse and even kill each other.

Even though Buren made many efforts to gather his soldiers and regroup, it was to no avail.

(End of this chapter)