Ming Empire

Chapter 308 The situation is irreversible
The reinforcements came from the garrisons of the nearby towns, not many in number, but the psychological impact of these reinforcements on both sides of the battlefield was enormous.Seeing the arrival of reinforcements from one's own side, and the "Ming" flags flying everywhere, the morale of the Ming soldiers who were already in the upper hand increased even more.Under the indiscriminate bombardment of muskets, artillery and grenades by the Ming soldiers, Jiannu, who had already suffered heavy losses, was hit hard.

The Ming army, which is not dominant in numbers on the battlefield, has already made it difficult for them to deal with it. How can the reinforcements of the Ming army cope with it?This is the idea of ​​most Jianslaves.They have an advantage in military strength, but the front of the Ming army cannot be attacked, and those sergeants who were lucky enough to attack the front of the Ming army eventually died under the intensive bombardment of the Ming army's grenades, or were killed by muskets and grenades. Under the double blow, he was injured and fell to the ground, losing the ability to continue attacking.Such a battlefield situation, the psychological blow to Jiannu is not ordinary.

In front of the formation of the Ming army in several directions, there were densely fallen Jiannu on the ground. The Jiannu who fell to the ground were either dead or killed, and most of them were sergeants who were injured and could no longer continue to attack.The wounded and dead fell to the ground densely, which not only put a huge psychological burden on the Jiannu who charged behind, but also hindered their charge.

The people lying on the ground are all former companions, and it would be unbearable to step on them.What's more, even if you let the horse step on it, the speed and impact will be greatly reduced. If you step on the body of a person or a horse, it is easy for the horse to slip and lose its front hoof.

This situation led to the continuous decline in the speed and scale of Jiannu's charge, and the threat to the Ming army's musket array became smaller and smaller.

In fact, the outcome of this battle was already doomed, and the commanders of both sides, Cao Yue and Duoduo, were also psychologically prepared for this.It's just that Cao Yue was afraid of what might happen, so he didn't dare to be careless.And Doduo is hoping for a miracle to give him a chance to take revenge.

The state of the war had been twisted, and several desperate attacks by his subordinates could not shake the defense line of the Ming army. Duoduo knew that the general situation was over.And Cao Yue breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that there was no suspense in this battle to determine whether Jiannu's last strength would survive or not.

The arrival of the reinforcements further tilted the balance of victory in the direction of the Ming Guards.

Cao Yue calmly issued an order, ready to encircle and annihilate Jiannu, and wipe out the last bit of Jiannu's strength under the city of Beijing.

But to Cao Yue's surprise, Jiannu didn't back down, or find a way to break through and escape, they still charged and charged recklessly.This surprised Cao Yue, but also surprised him very much.Jiannu took the initiative to rush forward to the musket formation time and time again, using it as a target for the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

In order to avoid the shortage of ammunition, the muskets in the hands of the Ming soldiers became useless fire sticks, Cao Yue prepared sufficient ammunition for the musketeers.This time out of the city to fight, each Musketeer brought enough bullets to last at least half a day, and the militiamen who accompanied the army carried bullets that could last more than [-] Musketeers to shoot for a day.There is no shortage of bullets, and as long as the musket does not fail, the musketeer can continue to shoot.

Jiannu chose to fight desperately instead of trying to break through and escape. In the face of continuous musket fire, they could only pay the price of batch after batch of casualties.The casualties of the musketeers of the Ming army once increased after the war began. The Jiannu who rushed within the range of the bow and arrow shot and shot arrows, and many soldiers of the Ming army suffered casualties.However, as the number of Jiannu casualties increased, the charging road was blocked, and the number of Musketeers' casualties began to decrease.However, the Ming cavalry who tried to outflank it suffered relatively large casualties.

In this surprise attack, Duoduo did not intend to bring this team back. Cao Yue gave him a chance to fight in an open and honest manner, and he made up his mind even more to fight the Ming army to the death.Therefore, for him, the purpose of today's war is to inflict heavy damage on the Ming army at all costs.

The firearm formation of the Ming army, Jiannu charged there regardless of the cost. After seeing the cavalry of the Ming army going into battle, Jiannu certainly would not let go of the great opportunity.The Jiannu who had been cut off, and the other troops who were on standby to attack, also rushed up regardless, and killed together with the Daming cavalry.

Originally, Jiannu thought that, except for the musketeers in the Ming army, they could not defeat them, and they would definitely have the upper hand in the battle between cavalry and Yi cavalry.But unexpectedly, the combat power of the Ming cavalry is far from what it used to be.The cavalry army failed to perform on the battlefield in many battles, which made these soldiers who had been rigorously trained for a long time feel suffocated.Finally had the opportunity to go to the battlefield today, how could they show weakness.

In the past, the low combat effectiveness of the Ming army was not only related to training, but also related to the overall morale.Just imagine, during the war, the Ming army thought about how to preserve their strength and how to save their lives, so why would there be people desperately fighting on the battlefield?But it’s different now. The Ming Guards are invincible on the battlefield, and they have severely damaged Jiannu time and time again. Shengjing, the capital of Jiannu, has been occupied by our Daming army, and the remaining Jiannu have nowhere to live.Coupled with the brilliant record that the Musketeers have just achieved, how could the cavalry generals shrink back.

They just want to use their bravery to prove that cavalry is still an indispensable unit in the Ming army, and they can defeat Jiannu.

Not a single sergeant flinched, they bravely fought against the superior number of Jiannu, with momentum like a rainbow, unstoppable.Jiannu, who suffered repeated defeats, never imagined that the cavalry of the Ming army would be so brave. Under the fierce charge of the cavalry of the Ming army, they were unable to resist.

And just when the cavalry of both sides strangled together and reinforcements arrived in several directions, Cao Yue gave the order for the Musketeers to move forward.

Following Cao Yue's order, the horn of the charge sounded earth-shattering, and the soldiers' shouts of killing also resounded through the sky.The chariot formation was removed, and teams of Musketeers moved forward in an orderly manner under the orders of their respective supervisors.

With 200 people as a fighting team, they advanced quickly and continued to shoot while advancing.The combat teams cooperated with each other, and Jian Nu was not given a chance to intersperse.At this time, the reinforcements also rushed into Jiannu's formation, and Jiannu could no longer maintain the previous charge formation, and under the impact of the Daming cavalry and the reinforcements, it was already in chaos.

The Ming army began to counterattack, and the earth-shattering sound of horns and shouts of killing further destroyed their fighting spirit.Those who were not determined stopped their charge and began to retreat.Escaping was like a plague, and it spread quickly, making Jiannu's situation more and more chaotic.

The intensive shooting of the musketeers, coupled with the intermittent grenades, once again reaped the lives of the chaotic Jiannu.

"Master, run away quickly, the Ming army is beginning to encircle, if you don't leave, it will be too late!" The leader of Duoduo's soldiers, seeing the chaotic battlefield, begged repeatedly: "We are defeated, if we don't leave, we will all die!" The army is destroyed, master, hurry up and break out!"

"Haha, run away? No, we won't run away. We will fight to the death. This king must kill Cao Yue and avenge the regent!" Dodo, who had lost his senses, pulled out the Dorgon on his waist with a bang. The saber left for him roared at the soldiers around him: "No one is allowed to escape, and those who violate it will be killed without mercy. Everyone, follow the king, charge forward, and kill the bright barbarian!"

"Kill! Kill the bright barbarians!" Amidst a burst of tragic roars, thousands of people gathered around Duoduo quickly galloped towards the direction where the Ming army came to kill them!
(End of this chapter)