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Chapter 15 The Three Axes of the Ming Army

That night, the Ming army camp was brightly lit, and each battalion was counting people and organizing equipment.

Zhu Qizhen did not sleep all night and inspected the camps everywhere to calm the morale of the army.

After a day of hard fighting, the soldiers were already exhausted, but when they saw the emperor masturbating in person, they were greatly encouraged.

Some older veterans were even more moved by the scene and kept telling the new recruits around them that when Emperor Taizong personally fought, he did so himself.

After an overnight inspection, more than 30,000 wounded and some elderly and weak people were led by Kuang Ye and other civil officials, and returned to Beijing first.

The remaining more than 40,000 people were elite soldiers and were staying to prepare for the final decisive battle.

In the morning breeze, Zhu Qizhen began to sing Mao.

Zhang Fu took the lead in the battle: "The army in the five camps is 8,000, the left saith army is 7,000, the right saith army is 6,800, the left saith army is 7,200, the right saith army is 7,600, the right saith army is 30,000 Six thousand six hundred people, now they have gathered, please give me instructions!"

Chen Ying stepped forward: "The Shenji Camp has 3,500 people, all of them are ready. Please give me instructions!"

Li Zhen stepped forward: "Report to the emperor, the three thousand battalions have gathered together, please give me instructions!"

Zhu Qizhen looked at the three thousand cavalry in an orderly array and said, "Thinking about the time when Emperor Taizong formed only three thousand cavalry, the three thousand battalions formed the power of the Ming Dynasty, although the new three thousand battalions were It was formed hastily, but you have a heavy responsibility. I only have one requirement. The sword tip is directed by you, and you can move forward!"

Li Zhen knelt on one knee and held his fists with his hands: "On behalf of the three thousand battalions, the soldiers of the army, promised the emperor that he would fulfill his mission!"

At the entrance of the camp, a fast horse rushed towards the rising sun.

Yuan Bin turned over and dismounted and said, "Your Majesty, I have already found out clearly. The other side of the river is indeed the main force of the Yesian tribe, but Yesian himself has not arrived yet. His current command is Boyan, the leader of the left wing of the Oirat tribes, roughly. There are 50,000 troops, including cavalry."

Zhu Qizhen nodded. Judging from this, he asked Boyan to bring a team of troops to take the lead.

Boyan is brave but not resourceful, and he has not seen his own tactics yet and is unprepared for the new tactics of the third-stage attack of the musket.

If he were the commander, this battle would be much easier.

Under the gaze of everyone, Zhu Qizhen slowly pulled out the dragon-patterned sword from his waist.

"Tell me my will and prepare for battle!"

On the other side of the river, a low trumpet sounded, and the vanguard of Oirat began to cross the river.

The cavalry rushed to the front, and the river water only submerged to the horse's belly, and reached the other side without any difficulties.

Chen Ying stood on the hillside, watching the number of people crossing the river increase, and decisively issued instructions.

"Open fire!"

The gunner was ready, and lit the lead as soon as he received the order, and hissing and white smoke was blowing.

Boom!

Boom!

The general's cannon began to show his might, and big iron lumps hit the Oirat soldiers on the shore.

The Oirats had just arrived ashore, and there was a river behind them, and there was nowhere to dodge, and they suddenly fell over.

Immediately afterwards, clear the chamber, load it, and launch it again...

Boom!

Boom!

As the guns roared, the Oirats continued to lose their troops, but the number of people attacked this time was too many. The Ming army had only twelve guns, and the firing speed was slow. Gradually, the Oirats were blocked by artillery fire. The more cavalry formed a square formation and began to charge towards the Ming army's positions.

There is a wilderness between Guishui River and the Ming army camp, without any obstruction.

With only five hundred steps, the cavalry charged with all their might and could reach it in an instant.

Just as the Oar cavalry rushed to the front of the Ming army two hundred steps, the incident suddenly occurred. For some reason, the war horses suddenly fell to the ground, and the knights on the horses were caught off guard and were all dropped off the war horses.

Boyan stood on the other side of the river and watched from a distance. He had no time to judge what happened on the front line. If it was a tripping horse rope or a trap, his cavalry had rich combat experience and could not turn a blind eye!

In the Ming army formation, Chen Huai, the boss of Pingxiang, was extremely excited because the key to the Oirat people stumbled on their fronts was the pit he took to dig overnight.

Although these small pits are not big, as long as the horse's hooves step on a little, even if they just step on the edge, they will sink the entire horse's hooves.

The consequence is that the horse loses its front hooves and the man is on his back and overturns.

It was not until now that he truly understood why the emperor asked him to dig such a small pit.

If it is a big pit, it will definitely not escape the eyes of the Oirat people. These people have grown on horseback since childhood, and avoiding trapped horse pits is like playing.

However, this kind of small pit is different. It is precisely because it is small, it is hidden and difficult to find, unless it is a slow marching of infantry.

Finally, a centurion discovered these small pits on the ground and immediately warned his comrades. The cavalry in the formation avoided one after another, and the loss of war horses began to decrease.

After breaking through the pit formation, there were only the last hundred steps left to the Ming army's position.

The Oirats were like hungry wolves seeing a sheep, shouting loudly, charging and shooting arrows.

The Ming army still had its original tactics, with rattan soldiers heading in front and resisting the flying arrows.

"shooting!"

With a command, the Ming army's formation suddenly changed, and the rattan player quickly retreated, revealing rows of muskets ready to go.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

The lead bullets in the sky poured towards the Oar cavalry like raindrops, and instantly fifty or sixty people fell off their horses.

These Oirats were experienced in many battles and were not timid in the face of the attacks of muskets, but were even more excited.

Because they knew that although the musket was powerful, the process of filling ammunition was very cumbersome. In front of the cavalry that charged at high speed, there would be no chance after launching it once.

Only a few dozen people were lost, which was completely negligible.

However, just when they thought they were sure to win, the sound of the musket sounded again.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

After the smoke of gunpowder, dozens of Oar cavalry were shot. This time, they seemed a little surprised.

But seeing that the Ming army is so close, I can’t care so much, just rush!

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

The sound of muskets sounded again, and this time the Ming army lowered the muzzle and shot war horses specifically. Although there were not many Ola cavalry killing, more than a hundred war horses were hit, and another wave of people was overturned.

At this time, the Ming army had used the three-stage strike tactic for the second time. Compared with the first time, it was more skillful and easily shot and killed more than 300 enemies.

On the other side of the river, Boyan, who was standing on the hill watching the battle, frowned and showed a look of surprise on his face.

He was already familiar with the tactics of the three major camps of the Ming army and could not be familiar with them anymore.

After the two armies fought, the Shenji Battalion immediately moved closer to the front of the formation, and prepared for the launch of artillery and muskets, and carried out volleys under unified command.

After the shooting of the Shenji Battalion, it will immediately retreat to the two wings of the team, and then the cavalry of the Three Thousand Battalions and the Fifth Army Battalion will immediately fill up the space and launch an assault on the already injured enemy.

During the Yongle period, the seemingly simple tactics of the Ming army once brought extreme panic to the arrogant Mongolian cavalry.

However, as time goes by, some solutions have been found, such as dispersed charges.

But this time it was completely different. The Ming army's muskets were like heavy rain, endless.

Such shooting speed, no matter how dispersed the cavalry, will eventually be sent to the opponent's muzzle.

Seeing that the two sides were only a few dozen steps apart, no matter how the troops on their side charged, it was still difficult to move forward.

At this moment, he suddenly realized why Ala was defeated by this Ming army.
Chapter completed!
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