Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 311 Conquering Chahar ([-])
"Kill, kill..." The soldiers on both sides shouted at the top of their voices.

"Keep the formation, keep the formation..." the commander of the Ming army shouted loudly, trying to maintain the stability of the hollow phalanx.

Only when the front line is stabilized can the hollow phalanx not collapse.

However, it is unrealistic not to reveal any flaws in this kind of melee, not to mention that the enemy cavalry's charge is also very strong, and they still have the advantage of taking the initiative to attack.

In the two directions attacked by the Mongolian army, several positions were broken successively, allowing dozens of Mongolian cavalry to rush into the formation.

However, the commander immediately ordered to fill the gap that was broken, and at the same time ordered the third row of soldiers in the other two directions to turn around and enter the formation to start encircling and suppressing the Mongolian army that rushed into the formation.

With a huge superior force, the Mongolian army that rushed into the formation was quickly wiped out.

But still from time to time, the Mongolian army broke through the defense line and rushed in, and the Ming army also filled the loopholes immediately. Most of the Mongolian troops who finally rushed into the formation were shot and killed immediately, without causing much damage.

Therefore, the center of the battle between the two sides was still at the point of contact outside the hollow phalanx. The horses were overturned by the soldiers of the Ming army, and the cavalry on horseback were shot off the horses by muskets.

The only thing that the Mongolian soldiers have some lethal effect is the bow and arrow. Wielding a sword does not give any advantage in close combat. On the contrary, it is easy to be besieged and quickly stabbed to the ground.

Obviously, the Mongolian army suffered far more casualties than the Ming army.

At this moment, a loud cry of killing came from the side and rear of the Mongolian army, which came from the Mongolian army attacking the flank of the Ming army.

"The enemy cavalry is dispatched..." The Mongolian army was shocked. It turned out that the Ming army cavalry who had been behind the hollow phalanx came rushing to kill.

The Mongolian army was also guarding against the actions of the Ming army's cavalry before, but the battle just now was too brutal, with too many casualties, so they unconsciously focused most of their attention on the attack.

The cavalry of the Ming army also seized the opportunity at the right time to launch an attack.

In desperation, the Mongolian army could only urgently order some cavalry to turn around and prepare to respond. Although it was a bit hasty, it was better than being passive.

The Mongolian army only had time to divert some of their troops, but they didn't have time to regroup. At this moment, they saw that the Ming army cavalry also raised their muskets.

It turned out that even the cavalry of the Ming army were equipped with so many muskets.

The cavalry of the Ming army held the reins with their left hand while holding their muskets, while holding the butt of the gun with their right hand to aim.

"Bang bang bang..." Each of them chose a target to fire. Although it was much more difficult to fire while in motion, there were also many enemy targets.

"Ah..." The Mongolian soldiers fell down screaming.

After shooting, the Ming army immediately continued to reload bullets while riding their horses.

Bang bang bang, after another round of shooting, the Ming army cavalry put away the muskets in their hands, immediately drew out their swords and charged.

The Ming army's momentum has been formed, while the Mongolian army's formation has become more loose in the two rounds of attacks just now.

The horses of the two sides passed by each other, and the cavalry fell from their horses one by one. Most of them were the Mongolian army. A part of the Mongolian army was taken out to block the Ming army's cavalry.

The cavalry of the Ming army fiercely inserted into the side of the Mongolian army, and then slashed wildly.

"They are the Eight Banners Army, the Eight Banners Army..." Many Mongolian soldiers have recognized these Ming soldiers as the Eight Banners Army who defeated them.

Now, these once powerful Eight Banners Army has been incorporated by Ming Dynasty, put on the costumes of Ming Army, and then came to attack them.

Moreover, Daming also equipped them with so many muskets, which further enhanced the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners Army. How could the Mongolian Army, which was already struggling to attack, withstand such a blow.

For a while, the Mongolian army was killed and turned on their backs, the last string was finally broken, and the remaining soldiers couldn't care about anything else, and began to flee in all directions.

The Ming army quickly rushed to the flanks of the Mongolian army attacking the front. Not long after, this Mongolian army also collapsed, and the Ming army pursued frantically.

Borot, the chief general of the Mongolian army, had already been submerged in the crowd and disappeared.

Afterwards, the main force of the cavalry of the Ming army quickly attacked, and four complete hollow phalanxes changed their formation, and joined the chasing team with skirmishers.

In the field of vision of the telescope, Abnai and others saw their own chaotic team fleeing in a panic, followed by the murderous Ming army cavalry chasing frantically.

"So fast? Borot was defeated so quickly?"

"The Ming army is chasing us, what should we do? Do we want a decisive battle?"

The Mongolian Air Force has tens of thousands of troops, but they were at a loss for a while, because the changes were so unexpected that they were not ready for a decisive battle at all.

To be precise, they lost any confidence in the duel after seeing Borot lose so quickly and so badly.

Abu Nai couldn't decide to pay attention for a while, but at this moment, the crowd was commotioned, and then he saw a group of people retreating directly from the main force, it was Hexiketeng's department.

The sudden escape of Hexiketeng's troops, as if a taut string was suddenly broken, caused a series of chain reactions. Groups of troops began to disregard other people, directly separated from the main force and began to flee back.

"Your Highness, it's irreversible, retreat quickly, or it will be too late." Abnai's personal guard urged anxiously.

Abnai sighed, regretting his hesitation, it was too late to say anything now.

Huang Hairu did not expect that the Mongolian army, which seemed to be fighting high, experienced only two defeats, and the main force in the rear collapsed automatically.

But then he also understood that these Mongolian troops seemed to belong to the Chahar tribe, but they were not a solid whole. It was only because they had to deal with the Ming army temporarily that they formed a loose alliance.

Such an alliance, if the battle goes well, can continue to be maintained, but once it suffers a big defeat, people with different ideas may retreat in order to preserve their strength.

Of course, there is also a little bit that may be a trap.

But even if it was a trap, Huang Hairu didn't have any worries, and immediately sent the main force of the cavalry to pursue it.

So, now it has become the Ming army chasing the Mongolian army and fleeing.

But in just one day, Abnay and others discovered that they had been trapped by the Ming army from the very beginning, because a large number of Ming army cavalry appeared in front of their escape.

It turned out that Huang Hairu led the Ming army to retreat, not because he was really afraid of the Mongolian army, but just to lure them to go deep.

Then the Ming Army's Central Route Army immediately separated the cavalry from the main force, took advantage of the speed of the cavalry and approached the Huang Hairu's troops, and then cooperated with the Huang Hairu's troops to outflank the Mongolian army.

At this point in the matter, the morale of the various Mongolian troops had already been dispersed, and they began to flee in all directions by choosing their own direction.

The Ming army was also divided into several armies to pursue and keep in touch with each other, while the rear infantry quickly swept through the Chahar Department.

In just over a month, the vigorous resistance of the Chahar Department was quickly extinguished.

Abnai, the chief culprit, hurriedly withdrew from Chahar with a small number of Mongolian troops, not even his own tribe. Seeing that they could not lead the tribe to evacuate, several other rebel forces surrendered directly.

However, Ao Han, Naiman and other ministries who did not participate in the war and were watching quickly sent people to express their intention to surrender to the Ming army.

So far, the Chahar Department has been completely occupied by the Ming army.

Tang Ning immediately sent people to check the population of each tribe in Chahar, and then managed them separately. Next, he will build a city in Chahar tribe and relocate Han people to strengthen control.

(End of this chapter)