In ancient times, cavalry had a huge advantage over infantry in most cases. Especially in large-scale cavalry charges, it was difficult for infantry to compete.
This situation was reversed with the emergence of firearms and construction. In modern times, the emergence of repeating machine guns caused the complete decline of cavalry.
Now, although the development of firearms is far from what it was in modern history, the Tatar cavalry's experience in dealing with it is far from enough.
The frontal fire of two hundred Tiger Cannons, plus dozens of red artillery pieces mounted on artillery carts. The result of this salvo was that the Tatar cavalry regiment was turned into minced meat all over the sky.
No matter how thick the armor is, no matter how elite the knight is, they are all toys in the face of this kind of attack.
There were many lucky cavalrymen who were able to break through the blockade of artillery fire. But after passing the blockade of artillery fire, they faced the blockade of musketeers.
The development of firearms in this era was not high, and neither the rate of fire nor the lethality could be compared with that of later generations. The best way to make up for this shortcoming was the concentrated use of a large number of firearms.
Use quantity to make up for the lack of lethality of firearms.
The firearms bureau that Lu Xiao had purchased in advance was actually able to produce qualified firearms and gunpowder. However, Lu Xiao basically did not use all the gunpowder produced by the firearms bureau, and kept them all in reserve, just for today's battle.
In the past, Lu Xiao's Zhongyong Guards used finished products purchased from European merchants. They spent a huge amount of money just to save money for this war. Now that the war has begun, naturally all the Tatars have been thrown out.
Huang Taiji began to panic. He had fought countless Ming Dynasty musketeers before, but he had never encountered a situation like this. The charge of tens of thousands of cavalry was directly blown to pieces by artillery fire, and then was blown to pieces.
The musket was used to last up the damage. Finally, he rushed in front of the enemy formation and was directly stabbed to death by the spear and shield.
The army in front of him, the sharpness of the firearms, the speed of firing, and even the lethality, completely refreshed his concept of firearms. He thought he already understood firearms very well. But now he discovered that he had never really understood them.
kind of weapon.
"Withdraw i!
"Huang Taiji finally ordered a retreat, and this time he really retreated. Because the team in front was still moving up, and the team behind had already started to withdraw. This caused a serious disconnect in the entire team. Many cavalrymen heard the signal to retreat and thought
They wanted to retreat. But some were affected by the sound of gunfire and did not hear it at all.
In this way, the team was completely in chaos.
Countless Tatar soldiers clashed with each other. Many of them even drew their swords and chopped down their colleagues in front of them for the retreat route. They were really frightened by the firearms not far away.
At this time, the Zhongyong Guards suddenly dispersed, and a cavalry regiment of about 4,000 people suddenly rushed out. The Tatars at the front noticed the enemy's attack and wanted to respond. However, some of their colleagues had no choice but to evacuate.
.In the chaos, the cavalry regiment charged directly into the formation as if they were in an uninhabited area.
This was a battle in the late Ming Dynasty when a very small number of Ming cavalry regiments charged into the Tatar camp. These four thousand cavalry were carefully selected from tens of thousands of cavalry regiments from the Beijing camp and the Zhongyong Guards.
Although the sound of gunfire stopped, the killing power of this cavalry was even more astonishing. Because they made the Tatars' already chaotic formation even more trivial. Those scattered soldiers were directly surrounded one by one by the Ming army.
strangled.
Huang Taiji, who was in the rear, saw this scene and felt jealous. He immediately ordered a counterattack.
However, war is not about treating guests to dinner. On the battlefield, you cannot think of orders that affect the movements of tens of thousands of people. Many Tatars just started to retreat, but the next second the order turned into a counterattack!
Such a confusing order instantly confused countless Tatar soldiers. In fact, even if they reacted, it was already too late. The Ming army had successfully broken up their formation. At this time, when they wanted to counterattack, the emperor
Taiji could only stuff his personal guards in, and fight to the death with the Ming army here.
In this way, it would be a matter of life and death.
Huang Taiji would naturally not be stupid enough to turn around and risk his life against this Ming army. So what if he won? Once the Ming army artillerymen in the rear caught up, there would be another round of shelling. He would not be able to leave today if he couldn't handle it.
Seeing that the fighter plane was lost, Huang Taiji could only change the military order again and the entire army retreated.
This withdrawal was tantamount to admitting defeat. Those soldiers who were killed in the encirclement and suppression could only be given to the Ming army to kill. As for me, I could take as many as I could and take the first step.
Huang Taiji, who retreated hastily, will naturally have to pay the price. The cavalry who followed him chased him and bit off another piece of meat from Huang Taiji's body.
This battle not only caused casualties in personnel, but also the most critical food and fodder.
Because the defeat was so sudden, Huang Taiji had no time to take away the baggage. He could only lead his team and run lightly. So after three days, his team began to run out of food.
He wanted to plunder along the way. But suddenly he remembered that when he came, he had already destroyed those towns. It should be possible to take a detour, but Huang Taiji soon discovered it.
Those towns that were originally afraid of him suddenly became tough. Instead of fighting him, they closed the city gates and stalled for time. What Huang Taiji lacked most was time.
The Ming army was chasing after him. He was not really afraid of the cavalry regiment. But he was afraid of the firearms regiment behind the cavalry. Once he was entangled by the opponent's cavalry, he would wait until the firearms regiment arrived and the cannon fired.
, I have to shed my skin again.
But he had no choice but to rob. The soldiers were so hungry that they couldn't hold on any longer. He could only order a small town to be stormed. Within half a day, they massacred the city and took away all the food they could eat.
But soon, he paid the price for this. After the firearms battalion arrived, it directly covered the town with firepower from a distance, turning the entire town into ruins. Huang Taiji fled in a hurry again. This time, he really didn't dare
Stopped.
This is probably what the so-called "mountain-mountain defeat" means. When Huang Taiji was defeated, he had at least 50,000 people around him. This number was enough to fight any Ming army.
But in fact it was impossible to fight. In the chaos, the Ming cavalry succeeded one after another, causing losses of more than 10,000. In the town, it was bombarded by gunfire from the firearms battalion, causing another wave of damage.
Then the soldiers were hungry and fled in a hurry, leaving many soldiers unable to keep up.
The moment he retreated from the capital, he never organized any effective counterattack. Even if he had the intention, as time went by, the soldiers below could not do it. They lacked military rations and their horses were exhausted.
On the other hand, the Ming army cavalry hanging behind them were not large in number, but they were well supplied. Moreover, the opponent did not follow them hard, but hung far away. Whenever there was an opportunity, they would come up and take a bite. Huang Taiji could only defend passively.
But he didn't dare to turn around and pursue him.
Amidst the ebb and flow, he even began to feel an unprecedented despair.
It was clear that the fight was going back and forth at the beginning, but why did it suddenly come to an end?
