Early the next morning, my uncle received news that Jiangdu’s army had landed on the island from the west bank.
The uncle was not surprised but overjoyed, and ordered his cavalry to assemble and prepare to destroy the invading enemy.
However, after a while, news came from his subordinates that Jiangdu's army was digging soil and trenches on the shore and did not go deep into the island.
The three uncles were startled and hurriedly climbed to the peak of Yingzhou Island and looked towards the west bank. They saw thousands of enemy soldiers holding shovels and digging soil on the bank.
Aktai squinted his eyes and touched the yellow beard under his chin.
"Hey, they want to dig trenches to deal with our cavalry's charge!"
Li Chidao: "Do they think we are fools? Think we will just watch them dig trenches! I will take the warriors to charge for a while now!"
The uncle hurriedly raised his hand and said: "No, their artillery is very powerful and has a very long range. If you lead people to the shore, aren't you serving as a target for their artillery?"
Li Chi snorted and said: "Then wait until they dig into a place where the artillery can't shoot, and then deal with them!"
Uncle didn't object this time.
Even if the opponent can contain the cavalry charge, they still have bows and arrows and scimitars. As long as they fight on land, the Mongolian warriors are not afraid of any enemy!
Jeju Island is located in the northern region, and at the end of the year, the wind is extremely cold.
Digging trenches in this environment is by no means an easy task.
Zhu San divided the soldiers into four teams, each with 5,000 men, and dug trenches alternately. After each team dug for three hours, they were replaced to warm themselves over the fire and rest.
The edge of the island is a beach, where it is easiest to dig. According to the plan, the army dug for two days and dug out a three-horizontal and two-vertical position that was connected to each other.
Starting from the third day, the soldiers advanced thirty feet forward to dig a second position.
Xu Da led 500 people to explore the wind on a high ground three miles away. He climbed up a big tree, stood on the branches, and observed the east direction.
A few miles away, the Yuan army to the east was gathering.
Only 3,000 of these Yuan soldiers were mounted and formed into three phalanxes of 1,000 troops. These 3,000 soldiers were obviously just on guard, and the enemy did not seem to intend to attack immediately.
At this moment, hearing the sound of "rustling", Zhao Desheng quickly climbed up from under the tree and squatted next to Xu Da.
"Brother Xu, how is the situation?" he asked.
Xu Dadao: "The Tatars probably want to wait until we are farther away from the coast before charging and attacking."
Zhao Desheng chuckled and said: "They must be afraid of the artillery of our warships parked on the coast!"
Xu Da looked solemn and said: "This Muhu team has superb riding skills and is well-trained. They should also practice on weekdays. We must not be careless!"
Zhao Desheng nodded.
Another day passed like this, and the soldiers became more and more skilled at digging. In the morning of the next day, the second trench position had been formed.
Liang Rong led the soldiers digging forward another thirty feet, preparing to dig a third trench position.
At this moment, just the sound of horse hooves was heard, and a huge Muhu cavalry was running from a distance. The three thousand cavalry on guard moved to the left and right to make way for the main cavalry.
Xu Da noticed the situation and immediately sent an order to his men under the tree, who immediately sent out signal rockets.
Liang Rong, who was not far away, was slightly startled and quickly led his men to retreat to the second trench position.
The ground shook, and the main force of the enemy cavalry has begun to charge!
Xu Da hurriedly got down from the tree and led the security troops towards the position.
Zhu San passed the order and five thousand musketeers entered the position. The soldiers responsible for digging the earth threw down their shovels, pulled out their swords and shields, and protected the musketeers' sides.
Zhu San and Qin Lingsi led another five thousand musketeers to assemble near the first position.
After a while, I saw the Muhu cavalry from the distance rushing in like waves. The earth trembled and the shouts of killing shook the sky.
Jiangdu's army was lurking in the position, motionless.
Xu Da ran to the front of the position, jumped into the ditch, took a musket from his men, set up the musket, and aimed at the approaching cavalry.
At this moment, everyone was standing in the trench with a very low perspective. Looking up, the Muhu cavalry running over were particularly tall and fierce.
Xu Da turned around and took a look. Seeing that the soldiers were calm and calm, with absolutely no signs of panic, he couldn't help but secretly praise him and felt more confident.
In an instant, the Muhu cavalry were within fifty feet away. Liang Rong aimed at a leading general and fired the first shot.
With a "bang" sound, the bullet was shot out quickly.
He took the lead in shooting, and the other soldiers followed suit and fired bullets, like heavy rain hitting the ground, making a non-stop "pop, pop, pop" sound.
The power of a volley of muskets is far greater than that of bows and arrows. As long as the Muhus are hit by the bullet, they will either die or be injured, and the leather armor on their bodies will have no effect at all.
The Muhu cavalry fired arrows to fight back, but Jiangdu's army hid behind the ditch and wore helmets, so the bows and arrows did not have much effect.
After two rounds of shooting, Muhu's charge team was filled with dust, people fell on their backs, and the casualties were extremely heavy.
This is the first time that the musketeers have participated in the battle as the main force. For the Muhus, the fighting method and process of this battle have exceeded their experience.
The Muhus originally thought that the enemy used handguns. Even if they were stronger than their own handguns, they would not be much stronger, so they did not take it to heart.
However, as they continued to charge, they saw their companions falling down one after another. They were so frightened and angry that they couldn't help shouting to embolden themselves.
Fortunately, the enemy was not too far away. After a while, the first group of cavalry had already reached the position.
When the horses saw the ditch, they subconsciously stepped over it.
The shepherds had already suppressed their anger. Some picked up their bows and arrows, and some raised their scimitars, hoping to use the blood of the enemy to quell the anger in their hearts!
At this moment, another group of 5,000 musketeers led by Zhu San and Qin Lingsi started shooting.
The Jiangdu Army soldiers were all hiding in the trenches. Zhu San and Qin Lingsi did not have to worry about accidentally injuring friendly troops and could shoot as much as they wanted.
Most of the Muhu cavalry who finally rushed to the position were shot and killed in an instant. A small number of them jumped into the ditch desperately and were immediately hacked to death by the knife-wielding soldiers in the ditch.
In less than an hour, the casualties of the Muhu cavalry had reached a terrifying figure.
Uncle and Aktai stood on Yingzhou Mountain to watch the battle. Seeing that the battle situation was so bad, they could not see any hope of turning defeat into victory, so they hurriedly beat the drum and retreated their troops.
Not long after, Lichi and all the Muhu retreated.
More than 5,000 soldiers died in this battle, and even more were injured. Most of the injured soldiers were within the enemy's range, and they were unable to rescue them at all.
After the herdsmen and Hus left the battlefield, they stood on their horses and watched from a distance. They saw that the enemy was ruthlessly slaughtering the wounded soldiers, and a small number of wounded soldiers succumbed to death and surrendered to the enemy.
After the three leaders returned to the camp, they remained silent for a long time.
After a long time, Aktai suddenly snorted.
"General Lichi, I thought you wouldn't be able to come back this time!"
Li Chi was speechless. He had been at the forefront every time he charged, but the power of the enemy's "gun" made him frightened.
Facing this kind of terrifying handgun, personal bravery loses its meaning. As long as you are shot, you will lose your combat effectiveness on the spot.
This made Lichi very confused and lost the courage to charge.
The uncle sighed and said: "No wonder Jiangdu's army was able to capture Jiangnan. Their blunderbuss are very different from ours, and their artillery is far better than ours."
At this moment, a general entered the camp and said: "Big leader, the enemy is digging trenches again!"
Akedai said: "Brother, if this continues, the enemy's trenches will reach Yingzhou Island sooner or later, and we will have nowhere to escape. What do you think we should do?"
The uncle said solemnly: "For the current plan, we can only wait for the reinforcements to arrive before discussing a strategy to defeat the enemy!"
Three days later, Hu Linchi arrived with 20,000 reinforcements.
Hu Linchi fought bravely but without losing strategy. It was he who led the troops to defend the capital and drove Guan Duo and Pan Cheng to Liaoyang.
After some discussions with his uncle, he immediately realized the difficulty of this Jiangnan uprising army.
The four people discussed it carefully and decided to adopt the strategy of sudden attack from the middle and outflanking from the left and right, which the Mongols are best at.
The army gathered early the next morning, and there were only more than 15,000 Muhu left, including Uncle Bo, who served as the main force of the charge.
Hu Linchi's 20,000 men mounted the horses provided by Mu Hu and were positioned on the left and right sides of the uncle's army.
When the war begins, these 20,000 people will outflank the enemy from the left and right, attacking the enemy's trenches in three directions.
At this time, Jiangdu's army had already dug the fifth position. After detecting the enemy's movements, they immediately withdrew to the position and stood ready.
Zhu San had already detected the enemy's reinforcements, and knowing that this battle was a decisive battle, he transferred most of the soldiers and horses on the warship, leaving only 5,000 men to guard the ship.
He arranged all his troops in the three front positions.
The third position is still arranged with 5,000 musketeers and 5,000 swordsmen. The same is true for the second position, with the musketeers in the two positions covering each other.
The last five thousand people were reserve troops, including more than two thousand cavalry. The horses were captured in the first battle. They were led by Zhao Desheng and stayed at the first position to adapt to changes.
Just hearing the loud rumble of horseshoes, the Mongolian cavalry charged from top to bottom. After charging for a long time, they dispersed from left to right and divided into three groups.