A thousand cavalry rushed out of the city gate, bypassed the staggering common people who were supporting each other, and got into position.
The people were moving forward at an unnervingly slow pace, and there were people on top of the city constantly shouting to speed up. However, these people who had rushed all the way here were exhausted, struggling to move, and could not go any faster. And this was what Sou Shan was doing.
The Tatar soldiers wanted the effect.
Suddenly, smoke and dust rose up in the distance, and without even waiting to see black spots, the lookout soldiers on the top of the city shouted loudly with their rich experience.
"Tatar cavalry, Tatar cavalry!"
The black dots turned into black lines, and the black lines turned into black waves. The Tatar cavalry was approaching quickly with smoke and dust. The soldiers on the city top shouted desperately, and the people were also rushing toward the city.
But the speed of the cavalry was so fast that it was difficult for even the thousand cavalry to return to the city, let alone the people. They had to trample the people blocking the city gate with their horses before they could rush back to the city and close the door.
city gate.
Driving the people to knock on the city gate, the cavalry ambush and attack with lightning. This trick has been tried repeatedly by the Tatars, and the timing is very precise.
Dong Yang grinned through gritted teeth and raised his sword: "Stabilize the formation and attack when the opponent reaches 500 steps!"
Five hundred steps. When the two sides collide, there is only two hundred steps between them. It is almost the shortest distance required for the cavalry to increase its speed to the extreme. However, the reason why he cannot charge in advance is that the crossbows on the city wall cannot cover a longer range.
.He must ensure that after the two sides collide, the crossbows on the city wall can shoot the Tatar cavalry behind.
The number of enemy cavalry cannot be calculated in detail, but judging from the smoke and dust, it must be no less than 5,000. These 1,000 cavalry are estimated to have been wiped out. The rest of the enemy's cavalry are infantry, and the number of cavalry in the main city is also
It's only three thousand. Even if they come out of the city to help, the combined total cannot be evenly matched.
What's more, how can the main city gate be opened lightly? How do you know that there are not more Tatar cavalry lying in ambush around, waiting to steal the city?
While the Tatar cavalry was still beyond the range of their crossbows, the three cannons on the city wall fired first and fell into the enemy's formation from a distance, setting off a mass of flesh and blood, causing the enemy's cavalry formation to panic for a moment, but the enemy troops
The speed has not slowed down and is still approaching rapidly.
Then the crossbow was fired into the sky, and after crossing the parabola, it plunged down from the air and shot down the cavalry who could not block the shield. Compared with the cannon, the power of the crossbow was much smaller. After two rounds of arrow rain, the enemy had already rushed to the enemy.
Five hundred steps away!
Dong Yang waved his broadsword, and the Ming cavalry started to take off, then increased their speed, and then increased their speed again!
The thunderous hoofbeats of the dark cloud-like Tatar cavalry on the opposite side almost drowned out the hoofbeats of the thousand cavalrymen. The speed of both sides reached the extreme, and the first row of cavalry collided head-on!
The three cannons thundered again, like war drums beating for this impact!
After the people retreat into the city, the city gate will be closed and they will not wait for the cavalry. Because they will either win or die. If they turn their horses and rush into the city gate, the Tatars will rush into the city with them, and the border city will be closed.
Gone.
Cannons roared, arrows rained like rain, and a thousand cavalry were quickly overwhelmed and strangled together! Dong Yang's sword was swung like a wheel, and he had no moves at all. He drew a three-meter ring of death around him. Until one was killed.
The Tatar soldier who was cut into two pieces hugged the sword and stopped his crazy attack.
The big knife was gone. Dong Yang pulled out his waist knife and prepared to kill two more before committing suicide. The brothers around him were almost dead as well. Lao Jiang, wait for your brothers!
A bigger puff of smoke came from a distance, and the lookout soldiers on the top of the city shouted excitedly: "In the direction of the main city! The cavalry in the direction of the main city! Can't see the flag clearly!"
Of course, the words shouted by the lookout soldiers could not be heard on the battlefield, but the flags on the city walls could indeed be seen.
Dong Yang's heart sank, don't think it's the commander-in-chief who came out with those three thousand cavalry, they are useless. If not, the main city will be lost! The best ones are the Tartars who are ambushing near the main city.
The Tatars are dead anyway, and if there are ten thousand Tatars, I won’t be able to die again!
Only after he struck three swords, the watchmen on the city shouted again: "I saw the flag, Zhou, it's the commander-in-chief of Zhou!"
Dong Yang was shocked. Zhou Shangwen personally led the troops out. If he had led the troops, the three thousand cavalry might really be able to defeat the Tatar soldiers.
But how can the general soldiers get out of the city easily? What if the ambush troops take the opportunity to attack the city? Even if we don't attack the city, more ambush troops come for a decisive battle. If the general soldiers die in battle, who will defend Datong?
All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind, and the waist knife in his hand kept chopping. At this time, the enemy's offensive also weakened. They separated most of their horses and turned their horses to meet the new cavalry coming from the direction of the main city.
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Dong Yang relieved the pressure and commanded the remaining cavalry to charge hard, trying to entangle more opponents, giving Zhou Shangwen's cavalry a greater advantage and able to resolve the battle faster, so that he could quickly return to the main city to defend.
However, when Zhou Shangwen's banner came in front of them, everyone was stunned.
This is definitely not three thousand cavalry! This is eight thousand cavalry! Although the Tatar cavalry that turned around to attack were brave, but with such a disparity in strength and the entanglement of Dong Yang's remaining soldiers behind them, their defeat was immediately apparent!
The Tatar general gritted his teeth and ordered the entire army to fight to the death. He shouted: "Ming Gou has been fooled! The Great Khan's strategy is to draw out the main force of Datong! We still have 20,000 cavalry. As long as we hold on for a moment, the Great Khan will lead his troops.
These bright dogs must die! Datong City is ours!"
The Tatars' morale was greatly boosted, and they killed them with all their might. But the Tatar general was thinking that the plan was correct, but their plan was that there were many infantry in the main city of Datong, and the cavalry would come out to rescue them, which would only be three thousand at most.
His own five thousand troops have a chance to be annihilated. If the battle goes unfavorably, the Great Khan can send more troops to help.
But where did these eight thousand cavalry come from? There are not many cavalry in the area near Datong. Could it be that they came from across the province to help? It took only a few days for them to do it, right?
Ada Khan in the distance also received the news that Zhou Shangwen personally led troops out of the city to rescue him. He cheered up and laughed: "God help me. Send me an order. The cavalry will pass through the main city and hunt down Zhou Shangwen! Never give it to me."
A chance for him to return to the main city! Even if I can’t kill him and trap him in the border city, Datong is already within my grasp!”
The cavalry ambushing everywhere, as well as the cavalry looting in the villages, were quickly gathered together. The cavalry team of 20,000 people, like black clouds pressing over the city, passed far in front of the main city of Datong, blocking Zhou Shangwen.
On the way back to the main city, they fought all the way. Only two thousand cavalry were left, staring at the main city of Datong to observe the opponent's movements.
After the Tatar cavalry brigade completely passed by, the gate of Datong City suddenly opened! The Tatar general who stayed behind was overjoyed. The intelligence said that Zhou Shangwen led the cavalry brigade out of the city to rescue. At this time, the city should be very empty, but they dared to open the city gate!
While the Tatar general sent someone to report the news to Anda Khan, he ordered the cavalry to charge and went straight to the open city gate. He was not afraid of an ambush. The infantry under the iron hoofs of the Tatar cavalry was like a huge but weak human shield!
When the Tatar cavalry rushed eight hundred steps away from the city gate, the cannon fired first, killing and wounding the Tatar cavalry. Then the sound of trumpets was heard from the city gate, and a group of cavalry rushed out from the city gate.
The Tatar general laughed: "You idiot, kill them and rush into the city. When the Khan comes back, we will be standing on the city wall!"
The cavalry on both sides met and fought together. There were no cannons or arrows, just cavalry attacking and slashing. The Tatar cavalry was obviously more powerful than the Ming cavalry, but soon they discovered a problem - why did they rush out of the city gate?
There is an endless supply of cavalry with no end in sight?
The wide city gate of Datong was like a magician's pocket, pouring out an endless stream of cavalry. When the Tatar general realized that the situation was not good, at least 10,000 cavalry had already rushed out. It was too late for him to run away.
The two thousand cavalry were killed in this way.
Then the Ming cavalry turned around and rushed in the direction where the large group of Tatar cavalry left. The cavalry magic at the city gate continued.
At this time, the Xuanfu cavalry had already moved out in full force, approaching Datong along the route where the Tatar cavalry might have retreated.
In seven days, the Ming Dynasty assembled 30,000 cavalry in Datong City and 20,000 cavalry in Xuanfu. Together with Datong's original 6,000 cavalry, with a huge numerical advantage, they would start an unprecedented strangulation of Anda Khan!
Datong has never fought such a wealthy battle before!