The cavalry immediately changed their original tactics. They scattered and retreated. After replacing their missing arrows, they came back again.
This time, their arrow shafts were wrapped in grease-rich wool.
After lighting it with fire sticks, they shot towards the large array. Their main concern was the dozen or so nest cars used for high-altitude observation.
For a moment, arrows rained down like rain, stop, stop, stop! The sound caused by the dense arrows missing was like the sound of wind.
Almost instantly, a large number of arrows hit the nest car, and these rockets flew down overwhelmingly.
A large number of shields were immediately raised in the military formation. Most of these shields were cards and shields.
Those soldiers who did not have shields also made simple shields from pine boards and branches during their rest. After all, everyone knows that the biggest threat to fighting the Mongols is bows and arrows.
They lack the armor stomach, and it is impossible for Jingying's armor stomach to be given to them.
Since there is no stomach, we can only rely on shields.
The biggest function of the armor stomach is to resist loss on the battlefield. The second is to deal with swords and cuts.
Whether in China or Europe, armored armor has basically no defense against spears and euphorbias. European plate armor cannot block the thrust of Swiss halberds.
For a moment, there were screams and a large number of people were shot down.
These flaming arrows landed on the shields and on the limbs of the soldiers.
Suddenly a crowd of people jumped on their backs. Fortunately, the Mongols galloped along the pine tree barriers of the formation and shot arrows at the same time.
The row holding pine trees was not affected. They were too close to the cavalry running in circles at high speed, and it was difficult to hit them with direct fire or projectiles. Therefore, there was no loophole in the formation.
It has to be said that the Mongolian archery skills are quite good. The dozens of nest carts, whether they were wooden pillars or small wooden houses on top, were all hit by arrows intensively. Several observation houses were shot like hedgehogs. Then there was a risk
There was smoke, and with so many rockets hitting it, it was impossible not to catch fire.
"Sand, hurry up! Use sand to put out the fire," a general flag shouted.
The soldiers immediately put their shields on the ground, picked up sand and threw it on the burning shields with their hands, and quickly extinguished the fire. This is the desert Gobi, and there is no place to find water to put out the fire. There is not enough water for people to drink.
But the ground here is full of sand, which is equally useful for putting out fires.
A group of soldiers used a winch to lower the observation post of the nest car. Immediately a large amount of sand and soil was lifted up, and the newly ignited fire was extinguished.
The wooden house on the top of the nest car was raised and lowered using ropes and winches. At this time, seeing the fire, they immediately relaxed the rope and lowered the house.
Chen Qinhu came to Yan Yingyuan and said: "Dasa is shooting rockets, mainly to deal with our nest car. Fortunately, our nest car is designed to lift. We quickly put it down and put out the fire. But we have no nest."
If we don’t have a car, we can’t see what’s going on outside. We can’t shoot the Mongols if we shoot blindly.”
Yan Yingyuan's fingers tapped on the saddle, and he frowned and thought. This won't work now. He must rely on the Chao Chao to observe to gain the advantage. In the end, if he persists, he can use bows and arrows to defeat the Mongols.
How to prevent fire in the nest car has become a big problem.
The general fire prevention measure is to apply wet mud on the outer surface of the board to prevent rockets.
However, this is a desert. Although there is sand on the ground, there is not enough water and mud, and the sand is not sticky enough to be wiped off because the sand does not stick to it at all.
"If the sand doesn't stick to it, then use clothes and quilts to nail it on."
Chen Qinhu said anxiously: "But there is no water. If you don't wet it, it will still burn."
"Let them take turns to pee. A living person can still suffocate to death. There are more than 20,000 people. How much water is this, enough to last for several hours. As long as we maintain the advantage of observation, the Mongols will not be able to hold on for long before they will be ejected.
Shoot it down." Yan Yingyuan said.
"That's okay, okay." Chen Qinhu's eyes widened, but he still turned around and executed it.
Soon, Daza discovered that those damn nest carts were rising again. There were a lot of quilts and the like outside and they looked a lot bloated.
I laughed out loud, these people are really desperate. Wrapping yourself in a quilt will only make you burn faster.
"Keep shooting and burn the nest car."
A new round of rockets flew towards the nest car again.
Chop chop chop! The dense rain of arrows shot towards the top of the nest car again.
In a short time, it was shot like a hedgehog. But strangely, although the rockets were burning, the nest car was not ignited for a long time. Instead, a large amount of smoke rose. But under the strong wind in the grassland, it was quickly blown away
scattered.
Chao Chao withstood the rain of arrows and immediately changed the situation on the battlefield again.
The inside of the military formation once again began to throw dense arrows. This time, it covered the area with dense cavalry more accurately. After integration, both the observation posts and the throwing soldiers became more proficient.
Learning on the battlefield is undoubtedly the fastest. Because they face the test of life and death. Everyone's potential is stimulated. They will find the most advantageous method as soon as possible.
Daza's face became increasingly gloomy, almost dripping with water.
He couldn't defeat Yang Fan, he couldn't defeat the Jingying camp, he admitted it. After all, the Jingying camp was the most elite army of the Ming Dynasty. By that time, the Tumut people had been reduced to the point where they couldn't even defeat the common people.
Every time a round of arrow rain falls, a large area of cavalry is covered. Their poor leather armor has very poor defense against bows and arrows. It is better than leather robes.
By mid-afternoon, the cavalry collapsed.
As the huge casualties continued to accumulate, they finally couldn't bear it anymore. With a bang, they fled in all directions and fled towards the main military formation.
His eyes were red with anger. He ordered: "Don't worry about these cowards. We have more than 10,000 cavalry and continue the attack immediately."
Looking at these escaping cavalry, Daza decided to press all the cavalry that had not gone into battle.
At this time, the two sides were throwing missiles at each other, competing to see who could hold it back first.
However, their effect is not as good as that of the Ming army. Each time the Ming army covers an area where cavalry gathers, the effect is very shocking.
The arrows rained down, the men and horses fell to the ground, and grass-like arrow shafts seemed to grow on the ground.
This area was almost completely destroyed.
The rain of arrows from the Mongols fell into the formation, but because it was blocked by pine trees, the effect was not visible. As a result, the Mongols collapsed first.
But Daza estimated that the Ming army's casualties would not be that small. Even though they were a hollow square formation, they would not fare well under the projectiles.
Their equipment was much worse than that of the Jingying camp. He had seen the Jingying camp's armor in the battle of Guihua City. These people did not have the despairingly sturdy plate armor at all.
The first wave of attacking cavalry finally collapsed in the crossfire. The pressure suddenly decreased. The soldiers began to rest, eat something, and drink some water. After all, they had been fighting for a day and had not eaten anything.
Yan Yingyuan personally boarded a nest car, endured the pungent smell, and observed the enemy's situation.
In the distance, the remaining 10,000 cavalrymen were slowly approaching. It seemed that Daza, an old fox, knew the principle of walking a hundred miles and only half a mile. He was ready to continue the attack to see who could not hold on and who collapsed first.
Yan Yingyuan narrowed his eyes. He had been waiting. Waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to defeat these Mongolian cavalry with infantry.
The wind started blowing, this time from the southeast, blowing from behind. The wind speed was increasing rapidly, blowing his clothes.
Yan Yingyuan narrowed his eyes, his plan could be implemented.