The 80,000 cavalrymen of Jiannu were hanging on both sides of the Tumote cavalry, one on the left and the other on the right, always maintaining a distance of two or three miles. In this situation, even if Tugel wanted to turn around and fight the opponent desperately, he could not do it.
If you turn left or right, the opponent's cavalry will definitely accelerate and rush up to hit the flank.
Tugel naturally understood this. Once he was flanked by both sides, he could only rush forward desperately, widen the distance, and then make a big roundabout turn.
However, the Tumut cavalrymen had one man and two horses, and their riding skills were superb. The chasing Jiannu and Mongolian cavalry were also good at riding, and they had one man and three horses.
Therefore, although both sides had reservations about horse power, the 50,000 cavalrymen of the Tumut tribe were still unable to get rid of the 80,000 cavalry of Jiannu.
If this continues, the war horses of the Tumut tribe will eventually be exhausted first. Once the slave cavalry rushes up from behind, it will definitely be a massacre.
Obey obviously saw this, so he didn't show any hurry. He only accelerated his charge when the Tumut cavalry wanted to get closer to the Ming infantry, forcing them to turn.
Tugel also didn't expect that his subconscious choice to fight would actually bring fifty thousand warriors into a desperate situation.
At this time, my intestines were green with regret, and my face was filled with despair.
It wasn't until the horn sound of the chariot battalion was heard in the distance that Tugel felt a glimmer of hope and felt overjoyed.
Oboi naturally also discovered the Ming army's chariots that were catching up. He saw that the Ming army's chariots were not much slower than them. In addition, the cavalry of Tumut's tribe made sharp turns from time to time, so it was really possible for him to be overtaken.
So they immediately sent out 10,000 cavalry to intercept the Ming army's chariots, also on the left and right.
Seeing this, Tugel also showed determination on his face, and he also ordered the army to be divided into two, one to the left and one to the right to launch a large detour, and the war horses started running wildly for the first time.
"Warriors, follow me and let these Jurchens and traitors on the grassland see who is the real king on horseback!"
"rush!"
"Ouch..."
For a time, all the Tumut cavalry abandoned their bows, drew out their scimitars, and howled strangely.
"kill!"
Obai also put his bow back on his horse, drew out his half-foot-long saber, pointed at the more than 20,000 Tumote cavalry who turned to the left and roared, then Cui crazily moved his horse and charged forward.
The nearly 30,000 cavalrymen behind them also accelerated and charged. The more than 30,000 Jurchen cavalrymen on the other side also rushed towards the more than 20,000 Tumut cavalrymen who turned to the right.
The distance of two or three miles was too close for more than 100,000 cavalry. Even if the Tumut cavalry made a roundabout turn to the two wings, the cavalry in the middle and rear team were still hit from the flanks by the rushing Jiannu cavalry.
, the collision caused people to flip over, and countless horses and cavalry were trampled into pulp.
In just one move, the Tumote tribe lost nearly 20,000 cavalry, while the cavalry lost by the Jiannu was only 30% of the Tumote tribe.
However, the loss of nearly 20,000 cavalry also allowed the two groups of cavalry from the Tumote Department to finally distance themselves from the Jiannu cavalry.
When the two groups of Jiannu cavalry ran over the rear of the Tumut cavalry and then caught up with them, the distance between the two sides had already opened up to six or seven miles.
The speed of the Jiannu cavalry was slowed down during the charge and collision, coupled with the sharp turns, it was almost a lot slower than the speed of the Tumut cavalry.
In the distance, 200 tanks from the tank battalion were also fighting with 10,000 Jiannu cavalry.
The two hundred chariots were charging forward without hesitation, but the Jiannu cavalry did not dare to collide head-on. While avoiding the collision of the chariots, they fired arrows at the horses pulling the chariots and the Ming troops on the chariots.
However, the war horse was covered with two layers of leather armor, and its skin was rough and thick, so even if it was shot, it would not penetrate deep into the flesh, so the impact on the war horse would not be great at all.
Although cavalry is far more flexible than chariots, there are only 200 chariots and 10,000 cavalry, so the flexibility of a single chariot is actually more flexible than that of a cavalry team.
No, two hundred chariots were like a millstone of flesh and blood among the ten thousand cavalry. Not only did they cause heavy casualties to the cavalry, but they also caused chaos in the team.
Likewise, some chariots would tip over or crash from time to time, but if the Jiannu cavalry wanted to destroy a chariot, they would have to pay at least a dozen riders or even more.
Just when the number of chariots continued to decrease and the entire army was about to be annihilated, Tugel finally rushed up with the Tumote cavalry. The high-speed galloping horses were like black clouds pressing down on their heads, and instantly killed the remaining Jiannu cavalry.
Crush.
Then Tumut's cavalry did not stop, but took the remaining twenty-odd chariots and rushed towards the Ming army camp.
Oboi, who was chasing after him, screamed angrily, no longer caring about the physical strength of his horse, and waved his whip desperately.
The other Jiannu cavalry also frantically mobilized their horses.
In the end, Tugel successfully escaped back to the camp Wu Sanfu had just established with more than 20,000 Tumote cavalry, but the price he paid made Tugel faint and die.
Because the Tumut tribe not only lost more than 23,000 warriors, but the remaining 27,000 warriors were reduced to one man and one horse, because as soon as they returned to the camp, many of the horses fell down.
Wu Sanfu was also distressed to death, because the entire chariot battalion was wiped out, and even the last twenty or so chariots could not escape. Only the forty or so Ming troops on the chariots were killed by the Tumut cavalry.
, pulled up the war horse and brought it back.
The two hundred chariots add up to only 500 people, and the more than 300 horses that can pull the chariots are all carefully selected and good horses. This is what Wu Sanfu feels most distressed about.
Although Jiannu only lost more than 10,000 cavalry, many of their horses were scrapped. As a result, one man with three cavalry became one man with two cavalry.
In addition, one of the horses is used to carry iron pots, tents, food, salt and other supplies. It can be said that it is actually one person and one rider, and the combat effectiveness is seriously weakened.
However, the number of war horses in the main camp of Jiannu was sufficient. The 50,000 Mongolians in Mobei all had three horses per person, and some even had four horses. Dorgon immediately removed more than 60,000 horses and gave them to Obai.
Tugel, however, was unable to replenish its war horses because a large number of the war horses of the Tumote tribe had been sold to the Ming Dynasty in the past two years. This is why this time the Tumote tribe only had one man and two horses.
Of course, the main thing is that the logistics are guaranteed by the Ming army. Otherwise, one person and three cavalry can still be put together. But now it is obviously too late. The Tumut Department is too far away from here.
Without the chariot, the cavalry lost less than half, plus one man and one horse. This made Wu Sanfu no longer dare to march as recklessly as before.
It also moved forward as slowly as a snail, causing the entire army to lose the ability to move quickly.
Because after replenishing the horses, Obai came forward again with an army of more than 60,000 people. Under constant harassment, the cavalry of Tumut's tribe was rapidly depleted every day.
When there were only 20,000 cavalry left and the Tatar cavalry attacked again, Tugel was unwilling to fight anymore.
Without cavalry cover, the army had to stop on the spot. At this time, it was only nearly fifty miles away from the main camp of the Ming army.
