The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 290 One battle is not enough, two battles become famous
The five hundred horses tied with yellow gunpowder were getting closer and closer to the cavalry of Meng Guolejin's troops.

The cavalrymen of Mengoljin were good at archery. When they realized that something was wrong, they immediately bent their bows and set arrows to kill the horses rushing in front of them.

But the horse's head and the front of the body are heavily armored, and it is not something that ordinary bows and arrows can directly shoot through, but there are still horses responding to the end.

"boom!"

When a horse exploded about [-] paces away from the cavalry of Mengguoljin's troops...some of them may be because the fuse is too short, or it may be that the fuse was ignited early because the person who ignited was in a hurry to evacuate...Anyway, the explosion still happened early of.

After the explosion, the cavalry of Mengolezin instantly realized what kind of tactics it was.

Don't play artillery for long-distance delivery, instead of sending horses to express delivery, it will be stuffed directly in front of you.

Facing a pile of live explosives that were about to explode and could blow people and horses to pieces at any time, the cavalrymen of the Mongolian Goljin Department who rushed to the front felt a sense of despair.

Eyes opened again...

It was impossible for the horses rushing ahead to rein in and stop, but the ones rushing ahead were not stupid, they tried their best to avoid the five hundred horses rushing towards them from Da Ming.

But after all, time is short, and there is not much time left for them to escape, and only a few cavalry can sideways to a certain position.

While the cavalrymen of the Mongolian Goljin Department were shooting arrows, they were still rushed over by more than [-] pieces of Ming mobile explosives, and the two sides met in an instant...

"Boom boom boom..."

Explosion sounded one after another.

This scene, while the cavalry behind the cavalry of Mengoljin's troops, will never forget it, it will also have a psychological shadow for a lifetime.

It’s obviously three miles away from Daming’s position, and it’s clear that the expeditionary force of Daming didn’t have such long-range artillery, because they charged, they were going to face the cavalry head-on, and compete on horseback... But the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty didn’t talk about martial arts De, just throw the horse over and run away by himself...

Then our arms will be blown off, and blood will fly all over the sky... What's the point of this?
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Where the hillside is high, the soldiers of Daming saw what happened below the hillside, which also opened their eyes.

It turns out that Mighty Sky Gunpowder still has this kind of use!
After that, if the relationship is good, if the Tatars dare to attack the camp head-on, they will do the same thing, tie the sky gunpowder to the horse's back, or to the bullock cart, and let yourself fall into the net, then the advantage of your steppe cavalry will no longer be an advantage .

"Really..."

Cao Shun was originally picky with Wang Shouren, but seeing this scene, he also had to accept it.

Although [-] horses were sacrificed...but that's nothing to worry about.

This time, the number of horses that captured Mengolezin's troops exceeded [-] horses, so they can be made vigorously!
Wang Shouren immediately poured a basin of cold water on Cao Shun's head: "In addition to the celestial gunpowder that was buried last night, there is also the one that was dispatched today, and there is no one left."

"..."

Cao Shun was speechless.

He stared at Wang Shouren and said in his heart, you're deliberately embarrassing me, right?
Feelings are a one-shot deal, if you blow it up well, there will be no next time anyway?
He looked up again at the charging formation of the cavalry of Meng Guolejin's troops. Although affected by the previous tactic of the unleashed wild horse explosives, at least a few hundred cavalrymen of the opponent were blown up and paralyzed, but it only caused the opponent to lose the vitality of hundreds of cavalry. , Compared with the formation of four or five thousand cavalry of the Mongolian Goljin Department, this loss has not yet reached the point where it hurts the muscles and bones.

With [-] uncontrolled horses, they could only take away less than twice as many cavalrymen from Meng Guolejin's army. In Cao Shun's view, this was a pity.

But Wang Shouren was content.

Before the battle, nearly 2000% of the opponent's troops are cut off, and the opponent's momentum will inevitably be weak, and there are more than [-] cavalry on the own side. With artillery, this battle is definitely worth fighting.

"The artillery is ready, the cavalry is ready!"

Wang Shouren raised the command flag.

As the opponent was less than three miles away from their own camp, a close-range fight seemed to be in sight again.

"It's time to rush!"

Cao Shun was very nervous at the side. He saw that the cavalry of Meng Guolejin had killed less than two miles away from the frontline soldiers.

But Wang Shouren just opened up the cavalry formation, but he was not in a hurry to charge with cavalry.

"Fire the gun!"

Wang Shouren took his time.

After the command flag in his hand fell, Daming's artillery fired five cannons at a time, firing the shells in a condescending manner.

"Bang bang bang..."

With the shells lifted into the air.

Cao Shun and other people who didn't know much about the mechanism of artillery didn't understand why Wang Shouren was so anxious to fire this time. Didn't he mean that the range was only one mile?

After the shells fell, they realized that the distance they fired was not more than one mile. This was because they were on a high terrain. Directly killing and injuring many cavalrymen of the opponent lies in... igniting the explosives planted on the ground last night.

"boom!"

The five shells were all flowering cannons, and they exploded in situ after landing. Because of the small caliber, the area directly covered by the shells was not large. After the shells landed, most of them just exploded in situ, but one of them exploded very clearly. .

That power... the members of the Daming Expeditionary Army Artillery Regiment couldn't help but think of the heavy artillery that Zhang Zhou had tested before.

In fact, it was because the shell just hit the yellow gunpowder buried on the hillside...

What's worse.

Because the burial of these yellow gunpowder is done according to a certain distance ratio, this time the explosion does not matter, it directly formed a domino effect, one explosion implicated another explosion.

Before charging with the horses and the explosive packs, I just gave a lesson to the Ming soldiers and the cavalrymen of the Mengoljin Department present, and then the second lesson came again immediately.

In front of them is a scene that everyone who witnessed the battle will never forget.

I saw a chain explosion reaction about one mile away in front of Daming. It was about one mile long and one mile wide. In an instant, there were explosions one after another, and amidst the flames, all kinds of horses were directly blown up. Fly away.

The cavalry of the Mongolian Goljin Department felt like they were riding a roller coaster. Many of them were heavily armored and were blown up into the sky. Then the armor on their bodies was like a stuffy jar at this time. They were trapped in the jar and fell heavily to the ground... ...Before they died, they didn't understand how they went to heaven, and how could they still have a chance to be a bird in this life?
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"Boom boom boom..."

The sound of explosions was endless. Not to mention the cavalry of Meng Guolejin's troops, even the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty on the top of the hill looked a little terrified at this tragic scene.

Among them, apart from the soldiers from the Xuanfu, they were from the Beijing camp. They only heard that Wang Yue was playing tricks at the Pianguan Pass, blowing up the city pass for fun. Many people still didn't believe it. How could they be so awesome?

Now that they saw it with their own eyes, they realized that the power of this mighty gunpowder would blow up ordinary city walls, and that would be just a joke.

"kill!"

Seeing that the position a mile away in front of him had been bombed to the point of being potholed, and the horses, stumps, flesh and blood, scattered armor, etc. of the cavalrymen of Meng Guolejin were scattered all over the place, Wang Shouren was no longer polite.

You Mengguoljin cavalry sent [-] cavalry, twice as many as our soldiers and horses, are you awesome?

Didn't I blow up half of it in two rounds?
Now let me ask you, do you still dare to fight?

Immediately Wang Shouren ordered to charge.

old tactics.

The one-word long snake cavalry array does not need thickness, only width, what is needed is to wrap it directly like a big net, with matchlock guns and firecrackers in hand to open the way, and then bows and sabers.

At the foot of the mountain, the cavalry of the Mongolian Goljin Department had just come out of the shadow of the area explosion. Many people were still in shock. The momentum of the charge had not slowed down.

There are probably less than [-] Mengoljin cavalry left, and this time they will not fight against the Ming soldiers. Even if the number of soldiers and horses is still higher than that of the Ming, they still have no intentions to meet the enemy head-on ?

About [-] cavalrymen of the Mongolian Goljin Department turned their heads and ran away regardless of the comrades of the same clan who were still wailing on the ground.

How fierce they were when they charged when they came, and how embarrassing they were when they fled. Many soldiers threw away their armor and armor in order to run faster.

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Wang Shouren personally led the cavalry to charge about four or five miles to the foot of the mountain, but did not pursue the escaped cavalry of Meng Guolejin's cavalry.

But he did not order to continue the pursuit, but only asked the soldiers of the three armies to clean up the battlefield, that is to say, the remaining cavalrymen of Mengguoljin who had fallen from their horses on the battlefield, and those who were half dead, went up to make up the knife and harvest the heads Yes, go back to the mountain.

It's not that Wang Shouren doesn't want to chase.

It's because the cavalry of the Mongolian Goljin Department is not limited to the about [-] vanguards who rushed up, and the opponent has at least [-] to [-] cavalry in the rear.

The other party also charged in batches, but the other party did not expect that they would rush to the top of Daming's mountain. Obviously, Daming's side only had more than 2000 horses, but they could cause them such heavy losses. Before the two sides came into close combat, their own side lost nearly half of their strength. Soldiers... This time the artillery is almost completely invisible, all due to the power of mighty gunpowder.

The soldiers of Meng Guolejin's department seemed to be aware of it.

This mighty sky gunpowder seems to be specially designed to restrain our Mengguoljin tribe, is it specially designed for our patriarch Huosie?

Otherwise, why did this gunpowder kill only one of us? The number of our clansmen who died under the explosion of this gunpowder alone exceeded five or six thousand. Various tactics surrounding this gunpowder really emerged in endlessly.

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After all, the cavalry of the Mongolian Goljin Department is a brave cavalry regiment second only to the Dayan Department on the grassland, or...even the Dayan Department's cavalry may not be as powerful as them.

Even though they had been affected by the previous brutal explosion, after their vanguard retreated, they still stabilized their position by joining forces.

After the Ming Dynasty harvested the battlefield, they also returned to the mountain under Wang Shouren's order, and returned to the fortifications built by their own camp.

The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty seemed to be triumphant.

Now they are no longer obsessed with waiting for reinforcements from Ming Dynasty, because they found that... just waiting for the harvest of the battlefield, there is a sense of pride that the frontier army of Ming Dynasty has never had before... that is a kind of defense. The hearty and dripping feeling of seeing the moon when the clouds bloom.

Finally, it was no longer the same as before. The Ming cavalry was clearly ahead of the Tartars in terms of numbers, but they were chased and fled everywhere by hundreds of Tartar cavalry.

It turns out that we can use a very small number of soldiers and horses to lead the Tartars away by the nose!
"Major General!"

When everyone looked at Wang Shouren again, that kind of admiration was no longer the time when they had their own ghosts before the war.

They now admire Wang Shouren from the bottom of their hearts.

A victory is not a victory. The Weininghai battle was more due to Zhang Zhou’s surprise attack tactics. Any general would have easily won the victory. Even if Wang Shouren won respect that time, others would not be able to die because of that battle. Give it all to him.

But the two wins are definitely not a coincidence, or relying on the shadow of others, it is because Wang Shouren really has the ability.

"awesome!"

Even Cao Shun was almost in admiration.

Wang Shouren looked at a group of excited soldiers around him, but he didn't continue to fight, because he knew that the difficulties had just begun.

"Everyone, don't take it lightly. The previous victory was more due to the characteristics and power of the sky gunpowder, and the fact that the Hulu were not familiar with specific tactics. When they slow down, the hard battle will begin."

Guan Jing said: "Don't be afraid, follow the Major General, we will fight to the death!"

"Correct!"

Even the generals who were critical of Wang Shouren before and wanted to escape back to the border were full of energy and confidence.

Cao Shun sighed: "It's a pity that I didn't bring so many gunpowder..."

"Being able to kill so many Tartars before dying, death is worth it!" Ma Yi looked very proud.

Wang Shouren shook his head with a serious face: "I don't think the Hulu will dare to attack again. Before noon, they may withdraw their troops!"

"Their clansmen, their family members, their cattle, sheep, livestock, and belongings are all still here. They don't want them anymore?" Cao Shun said proudly.

He didn't get much credit for the surprise attack on Weininghai. If he returns to Daming after two victories right now, the level of glory... will be extraordinary.

It seems that it is no problem to surpass the famous eunuch Wang Zhi in the northwest.

It seems that he can be transferred back to the capital with a single jump, and become a supervisor of ceremonies, or directly become a eunuch of the horse-riding supervisor, and from then on he will reach the pinnacle of eunuchs.

"Array, prepare for battle!"

Wang Shouren immediately gave an order, and now the soldiers of all parties have lost their minds, and they all concentrate on completing the tasks assigned by Wang Shouren.

Daming's defensive position was completely restored to its original state.

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The cavalry of Meng Guolejin's troops at the foot of the mountain seemed to be seven or eight thousand, but they no longer dared to charge up, and they were six or seven miles away, and they did not set up camp.

Even Wang Shouren couldn't figure out what they were doing.

When Cao Shun, Sun Shangqi, Liu Gui and others arrived behind Wang Shouren, Cao Shun first apologized and said, "Young General Wang, I have offended you a lot earlier, and I still look to Haihan."

"It's nothing, we both serve the imperial court, regardless of each other." Wang Shouren said so, but in fact, he had long regarded Cao Shun as a bastard who could kill Jiqi in his heart.

To deal with Cao Shun, it seems that he has to wait until he returns to Daming.

Cao Shun asked: "Our family didn't think about it. They have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Why did they kill them in two batches? Now they don't even move at a distance?"

Wang Shouren said with a sneer: "They never besieged us from the beginning to the end, they just didn't want us to kill us. We have more than 1 of their clansmen in our hands. If we don't give us any chance, then their clansman and livestock will also die." It cannot be preserved. But they overestimated their own strength."

"Hehe." Cao Shun said with a wry smile, "It seems to me that they underestimated the strength of Ming soldiers and you, Major General."

Hearing this, even Sun Shangqi next to him laughed.

No matter what the result is, it seems that Sun Shangqi is also infected by this atmosphere of victory. It is a kind of self-confidence that sweeps away inferiority complex, and it is the Chinese self-esteem that pervades the Ming army.

Cao Shun asked, "How about we kill him?"

"No need." Wang Shouren said, "Just wait for the reinforcements!"

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The two sides have been exhausted, neither going to war nor sending envoys to each other to negotiate, just waiting.

until almost noon.

Wang Shouren has ordered the entire army to start burying stoves and lighting fires. He just wants to give the cavalry of Mengguoljin a kind of calmness.

At this time Ma Yi came over and said in surprise: "Young General, the Tartars have withdrawn!"

"Ok?"

Even though Wang Shouren had been calm and composed before, when he heard this, his hands trembled a little.

When he walked out of the command post and picked up the binoculars to look at the enemy's position, he found that the cavalry of Meng Guolejin's troops were already retreating.

"It doesn't look like she's just putting on a show, she's walking in a mess." After all, Ma Yi is an experienced frontier town soldier in the Xuan Mansion, and he is very experienced in this.

"call!"

Wang Shouren breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, if we are a few more hours late, even if it is three or four hours, maybe today's bloody battle will be inevitable."

Wang Shouren's meaning was obvious.

Even people like Ma Yi can understand.

If the cavalry of the Mongolian Goljin Department did not withdraw because of the arrival of reinforcements from Ming Dynasty, but stayed and continued to fight hard against the expeditionary army, then the next step would be a head-to-head contest. There were seven or eight thousand cavalry. After the war, in order to ensure the stability of the rear, the two sides could only kill all the captured herdsmen of the Mongolian Goljin tribe, and did not keep their animals.

At that time, the bitter battle between the two sides will definitely, most likely, end with the complete defeat of the Ming Expeditionary Army.

The gap of three times is still on the grasslands. Daming only has dozens of shells left as the last resort, but it can no longer stop the opponent from annihilating their entire army.

But obviously the cavalrymen of the Mengoljin Department also realized that if they continued to attack, the two sides would have to die. At this time, the reinforcements from the Ming Dynasty also arrived, and they could only choose to withdraw.

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"How? Continue south?"

After noon, the telescope could no longer see the cavalry of Meng Guolejin.

Wang Shouren did not order the pursuit, nor did he give any instructions to move accounts or march.

"Wait!"

Wang Shouren said, "No matter what the opponent's intentions are, this place is very safe, and we will definitely be able to wait for Daming's troops before dark."

As Wang Shouren said.

In fact, it didn't even get dark, but when the sun was setting to the west, the [-] troops led by Zhang Zhou had already appeared four or five miles away from the earth mountain.

When the soldiers of the expeditionary army on the hillside saw the arrival of Daming's army, the excitement of escaping from death was not faked... A few hours ago, they were worried about their own lives, but now they don't have to worry about it, and they are waiting to go back Receive credit and reward.

That's the difference between heaven and hell.

(End of this chapter)