Wanyan Huonv was still alive. The first salvo of hundreds of artillery fire hit her horse head-on.
The war horse's head was also covered with iron armor, and it was hit hard by a stone bullet as big as a fist. Even after it died on the spot, it still moved forward with inertia. Wan Yanhuo Nu was thrown from the horse.
Several people around him were either dead or falling.
This was already the final stage of the charge, and the running speed was extremely fast. The cavalry in the front row collectively fell down, and there was suddenly no reaction time when the incident occurred. The cavalry behind them could not stop the car at all.
One or two fell down and they could still avoid it, but a bunch of cavalry fell down instantly, and the passages were only about 20 meters wide, which directly became the scene of a large-scale car accident!
Many Hezhamen were not hit by stone bullets, but hit friendly troops while charging at full speed.
When the second round of hundreds of artillery salvos was fired, the gap from the previous round was less than ten seconds. Among the cavalry further behind, the alert ones were already reining in their horses and slowing down, while the slow ones had the awareness to slow down but had no time to act.
Moreover, the second and third rounds were all diagonal cross-fires. The attacking Jin cavalry were in chaos. They were in a state of being stunned. Some were still rushing forward, some reined in their horses and stopped, and some turned around and retreated.
, becoming a living target for stone bullets.
Another situation is that these Jin Kingdom war horses encountered firearms for the first time.
Moreover, it was possible to experience three consecutive rounds of hundreds of artillery salvos at close range, and the keen hearing of the war horses amplified the roar infinitely.
A large number of war horses were frightened and went crazy. They were not controlled by their riders at all, and even stumbled and fell into pits in panic.
More than 300 artillery shells were fired, and far more than 300 cavalry were "knocked down".
"Uu~~Uu~~"
After three rounds of shelling, there were still cavalrymen standing, so the squad leaders began to blow whistles and raise flags.
Immediately, the crossbowmen fired crossbow arrows at the surviving enemies, regardless of the scattered Hezha Meng'an, because the crossbow arrows could not penetrate heavy armor. They specifically selected the nearest knights to shoot, and those surviving knights were hit by arrows one after another.
The spearman held on to the big shield and helped the big shield bearer stand up.
One after another, the Ming army, led by the squad leader, quickly rushed towards the various passages.
Wanyan Huonu was beaten to a pulp, and he was still dizzy when the second round of volleys was fired. When he tried to get up during the third round of volleys, he was frightened by the salvo and fell back down.
He didn't know whether the Ming army would still fire artillery, so he could only lie on the ground and try to crawl back.
There was a war horse nearby that was not hit by the bullet. It fell down after hitting a friendly force, and crushed another rider's legs. The horse had difficulty standing up under a heavy load, and it just missed the last two volleys. At this moment, it finally managed to stand up.
Get up.
Wanyan Huonu wanted to ride on the war horse, but the horse was frightened and ran away in the opposite direction, trampling on several cavalrymen who fell to the ground but were not dead.
My ears were still ringing, and I could vaguely feel the Ming army coming from behind.
Wanyan Huonv struggled to get up, but the armor was too heavy and it was difficult to move. As soon as he stood up, before he could draw his secondary weapon, he was hit by something and fell down again.
But the big shieldman came with a man and a shield. Not only was Wanyan Huonu restrained by heavy armor, she also had a man and a shield on her body.
Wanyan Huonv struggled desperately, but was completely unable to move.
"Caught an enemy general!"
"Don't kill, capture them alive!"
"..."
Several nearby teams advanced quickly, and no one except the shield bearer came to care about him.
Along the way, they encountered Jurchen cavalry who were still moving. Those with heavy armor worked together to knock them down first, while those without heavy armor immediately surrounded and killed them. Those who struggled to get up were pinned down by the spearmen with their knees, and they pulled out their melee weapons and cut their throats accurately.
A soldier ran up and took off the eight-edged iron mace from Wanyan Huonu's waist.
Then, he raised his hands high and suddenly hit his calf.
"ah!"
Wanyan Huonu, who was pinned down by the shield hand, had her tibia broken on the spot.
The soldiers, fearing that it was not safe, picked up their mace and hit his other tibia.
Both legs are broken and it's not over yet.
The soldier held down Wanyan Huonv's struggling right arm, first pressed it with his knee, then pulled out a waist knife and cut off Wanyan Huonv's right thumb and index finger one after another.
The soldier stood up holding the big shield hand, grinning: "I'm lucky this time."
The shield bearer carried the huge shield and went to the front row to defend, while the other soldiers stayed in place and were responsible for guarding the almost disabled Wanyan live girl.
He even turned Wan Yan Huo Nu over and sat down between her waist and back.
"Kill me, kill me quickly!"
Wanyan Huonv was still struggling for her life. Unable to bear the humiliation, she screamed for death in Jurchen dialect.
Even though they were injured like this, they still weren't honest. The soldiers were pushed up and down, and they were afraid that they would not be able to restrain this fierce general, so they picked up the mace and smashed it hard, and soon Wanyan Huonv's left arm was broken.
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After a scream, it finally subsided.
Wanyan Huonv gave up her struggle and begged feebly in Chinese: "Kill me, please give me pleasure."
The soldier said: "Don't be impatient, you won't die. The captain said you led the army to charge, and it turned out to be the general of the Jin Kingdom. We have to capture him alive to receive the reward."
"I don't accept it, I don't accept it..." Wanyan Huonu regained her strength and kept shouting and swearing, trying to provoke the soldiers to kill her.
…
Three rounds of hundreds of artillery fire shocked all the golden soldiers.
No one was spared from the four hundred soldiers who were shot. Even those who fell down without being shot were killed or captured by the Ming army infantry.
Of the 600 knights who formed a team with Hezha Meng'an, more than 400 of them escaped smoothly.
In other words, more than 300 wooden cannons, divided into three rounds of volley fire, plus the follow-up infantry follow-up, the direct result was only 400 heavy cavalry and more than 100 brave cavalry.
Even including the light cavalry hit by stray bullets, the total number of casualties was less than 600.
There were more than 10,000 Jin soldiers, so the number of casualties was acceptable.
But the side effects are huge!
Wanyan Loushi was the first to react. When the Ming army infantry stepped forward to finish the attack, he was shocked and ordered to shout: "Hurry up and blow the flag, let the next 20 teams rush forward!"
The front troops of the Ming army's formation went out to fight, and the iron chains of the boxcars had not yet been restored, and the wooden cannons were still loading ammunition. This was the opportunity for the Jin soldiers to reverse the situation.
However, the elites of the Jin Kingdom, who were under strict orders, hesitated as soon as they received the order and only shot arrows from a long distance.
The former army commanders rushed back on horseback to ask for instructions.
Po Luhuo, who was the supervisor of the army, was the first to rush to Wanyan Loushi: "Wanhu, we can't fight anymore, withdraw the troops quickly. The enemy's firearms are powerful, and the iron chains of the car array can be hung up soon.
Where can the Jurchen warriors rush in?"
"Wanhu, we can't fight!"
"The Southern Barbarians must have the help of ghosts and gods. Mortals alone cannot create such a sharp weapon."
"Wanhu, withdraw your troops and join the marshal."
"..."
In history, these elite Jurchens encountered Wu Jie's volley of divine arm bows and were shot to the point of being turned upside down, but they still dared to organize charges repeatedly.
After suffering numerous casualties, they found that it was impossible to rush in, so they chose to withdraw in despair.
The Divine Arm Bow was at least within their understanding, but the firearms were beyond their imagination. They were so frightened by three volleys that they lost their fighting spirit.
In fact, Zhang Guangdao hopes that they will continue to charge, and the more times they charge, the better.
Wanyan Loushi scanned the generals and found that every one of them had a look of fear. Moreover, the best opportunity just now had been missed, and any attempt to organize a heavy cavalry charge into the formation was simply courting death.
He gritted his teeth and said: "Withdraw troops!"
The retreat was not a rout. The Jin soldiers, who were afraid of being beaten, still maintained a high level of organization.
The remaining members of the charge reserve team, Hezha Meng'an, began to take off their heavy armor in an orderly manner, bundle it and place it on their respective spare horses.
The remaining infantry also mounted the horses used for the journey.
A large number of brave cavalry and light cavalry, composed of fifty people, were distributed throughout the battlefield, alternately covering each other as they retreated.
More Jin Kingdom light cavalry and valiant cavalry were dispersed farther away on the battlefield to guard against the sudden appearance of enemies.
This kind of efficient and strict organized retreat made Zhang Guangdao's scalp numb.
So damn scary!
At this point in the war, the Jin infantry suffered the highest casualty rate, mainly when they were attacking mountains and charging into battle formations. Most of them were killed and injured by crossbows.
Of the more than 3,000 infantrymen, only less than 1,800 were able to evacuate on horseback normally. Moreover, a large number of them were injured. Some people might not be able to hold on and fell off their horses during the retreat.
Hezha Mengan died four hundred people in battle.
More than 1,100 Jin Guoqiu died in battle, mainly due to breaking the iron chains of the carriages. The iron chains of the carriages were tightly fastened. They had to dismount and spend time to unbuckle and remove them. When they took the chains, they became
A living target for crossbows.
More than 1,300 Qingqi soldiers of the Jin Kingdom died in battle. Some were killed by arrows while shooting, some were killed by cooperating with the Qingqi to break the carriage formation. Others were hit by stray bullets from wooden cannons, or were shot by Ming cavalry during reconnaissance.
kill.
Among the Jin Kingdom's Xiaoqi and Qingqi who survived, many were wounded by arrows.
Currently, Wanyan Loushi can command only 1,600 Hezha Mengan, more than 1,700 Liaodong Han infantry, more than 4,400 Jin Kingdom valiant cavalry, and more than 900 Jurchen and prairie light cavalry.
In total, there are only about 8,700 people left.
On the Ming army's side, there were only more than 2,000 casualties, and most of them were slightly wounded by arrows.
Most of those who were actually killed or seriously injured were from Wu Jie's troops guarding the mountain. Including the unlucky ones in Queyue Formation, the total number of people killed and seriously injured by the Ming army was only over 160.
"Send the order, the whole army will pursue slowly!"
"Wu Jie's troops will stay to clean the battlefield, and then retreat to Zhao Jianzi's camp and guard the baggage with the civilians!" Zhang Guangdao began to give the order.
The shield bearer was in front, and the soldiers from each department began to advance outward.
The artillerymen dismantled the wooden cannon and cleaned the gunpowder in the gunpowder. Four people carried a gun barrel and two people carried a gun mount. The remaining artillery auxiliary soldiers moved the stone bullets and gunpowder into the boxcar and dragged and pushed the boxcar to follow.
The troops advance.
"Wanhu, the Ming army is chasing us!"
Wanyan Loushi had only retreated two or three miles when he received news that the Ming army was pursuing him.
He rode back to check it out in person and became a little hesitant.
Half an hour ago, he would have fought back with his entire army without hesitation, harassed, lured, and destroyed the Ming army's pursuit formation, and then the cavalry would have gone out to annihilate these enemies.
But now, Wanyan Loushi is thinking about whether he can really win and whether the enemy coach is playing another trick.
He rode a horse and stood on a small hill, observing the movements of the Ming army for a long time.
It was found that the pursuit speed of the Ming army was extremely slow. Each unit advanced in an expanded formation. Every time they advanced dozens or hundreds of steps, they would stop and regroup before moving on.
Needless to say, as long as the Jin soldiers dared to fight back, the Ming army would quickly form a chariot formation.
"Da da da……"
A team of fast horses galloped over: "Wanhu, the cavalry of the Ming Army are heading towards our camp!"
This is to block the retreat route of the Jin soldiers and seize or burn the Jin soldiers' food and grass.
Wen Du Sizhong said: "The Ming cavalry's hiding place is more than ten miles away. They can go straight north to attack our camp. It will take time to come back to report the news. It is estimated that the enemy cavalry is close to the camp now!"
The generals had already figured out the nearby terrain, and Wanyan Shengguo said: "The people guarding the camp are all Yu County garrison. I'm afraid they won't be able to guard it for long. Even if they can guard it, it will be difficult to cooperate with us in the battle. The Ming army cavalry only needs
Block the entrance of the valley and drag us there. When the Ming army's infantry formation comes after us, our army will be attacked from both front and rear."
Po Luhuo said: "The Ming army's cavalry is attacking our camp. We can attack the Ming army's cavalry's hiding place. From there, we can go eastward to Chengtian Village, or we can go to Hebei via Jingxing!"
Wanyan Loushi shook his head: "If the road to Chengtian Village is impassable, there must be Ming troops blocking the city!"
Of course there are people blocking it. Yao Pingzhong's four thousand soldiers are there.
Yao Pingzhong only had to hold on for a few hours before the main force of the Ming army arrived and blocked the Jin soldiers in the valley.
Zhang Guangdao has been planning the battlefield for more than a year, and the terrain of dozens of miles in radius has been repeatedly calculated and carefully considered.
Wen Du Sizhong added: "Some of the mountains in the northwest are not too steep. You can climb them quickly as long as you abandon your horses. You can walk without abandoning your horses, but the speed will be very slow. The whole army can lead the horses to climb up, and Xiaoqi can dismount.
Defend the mountain on foot and cover the entire army as they slowly withdraw, but the food and grass in the camp will be taken away."
Wanyan Loushi shook his head: "Dismount and retreat over the mountain. You said the speed will be very slow. Then the Ming army cavalry can attack and harass. Wait for the Ming army infantry to arrive on the battlefield. Then we will fight infantry on the mountain. Ming army soldiers
If there are too many, we will suffer a loss if we fight on foot in the mountains."
"There is no need to discuss it further," Wanyan Loushi looked to the northeast, "The Ming army cavalry attacking the camp only has four to five thousand in total. Let's kill them from there!"
