Thirty-five thousand cavalrymen, what a powerful cavalry force this is.
The battlefield location of Yingzuo Gorge is about two miles wide.
One thousand one hundred steps.
Zhu Jianji's 10,000 Donggong infantry troops were arranged in a fan-shaped formation, with the key forces at both ends of the fan, among which were the weakest. With such an array, they could barely spread out all the 10,000 Donggong infantry troops.
Not to mention the 35,000-strong cavalry.
Due to the terrain of Yingzhong Gorge, Batu Erte's 35,000 men could not all spread out. In order to maximize the mobility of the cavalry, they could only form a spear formation.
Divided into three armies: front, middle and rear.
The front army is 10,000, the center army is 15,000, and the rear army is 10,000.
They are three hundred steps apart.
The charge formation was restricted by the terrain and could only have 400 people in each row, one step apart horizontally and three to five steps apart vertically. In other words, it was a formation with about 400 steps horizontally and about 100 steps vertically.
They formed the same charging formation as the 10,000 cavalrymen of the Minkeli Division.
It is specifically designed for fan formations.
Limited by the terrain of Yingzhong Gorge, although Batu Erte could not change his formation, he still dared to repeat the mistakes of the Min Keli tribe. Ten thousand front troops charged, and fifteen thousand middle troops quickly closed the distance with the advance.
, and then suddenly dispersed, no longer using a group charge, but turning into sporadic lines, like five goddesses scattering flowers, from the narrow places on both sides of the Yingzong Gorge, galloping as fast as possible, straight to the Ming Dynasty Young Army
Scalloped sides.
Like thousands of arrows shooting out in unison.
If unable to mount a horse, dismount and charge.
The intention is clear.
The 10,000 front troops held the center of Zhu Jianji's fan-shaped formation, and the 15,000 middle troops held the two ends of the fan.
It has to be said that this helpless move of having to give up the advantage of the Chinese cavalry is actually the best strategy for facing firearms at the moment.
On the high ground in the mountains.
Zhu Jianji was crawling on a boulder. After seeing clearly the subtle changes in the enemy's formation, his thoughts were racing, and the military books he had read over the years were flying through his mind.
Immediately, I found out helplessly that relying on formation changes was useless.
The weakness of one's own formation is a fatal flaw.
really.
To think of annihilating an army of 50,000 cavalry with a small army of 10,000 people, when it is no longer possible to form a siege, is still a bit too idealistic. To put it bluntly, it is just a dream.
At the moment, we can only hope that the center of the fan-shaped formation will use intensive firepower to annihilate the 10,000 former troops of the Zhunge'er tribe, and then at both ends of the fan-shaped formation, with the advantage of firearms and the condescending geographical advantage, we can attack the enemy like a random arrow.
Fifteen thousand Chinese troops were defeated.
But it doesn't matter.
The biggest strategic goal of this attack is to completely annihilate Batu Erte's 50,000-strong army.
But in fact, as long as the active forces are annihilated or severely damaged, and the Zhunge'er tribe cannot invade southward for a few years, the strategic goal will be achieved.
Zhu Jianji said to the eunuch under his command: "Commander Wang Yue is sitting in the center. Chen Qi and Zhao Er each guard one end of the fan. On the opposite hill, there is also Li Jiu holding a Dongfeng sniper rifle to cooperate. Although the enemy has launched the strongest offensive, they are still in formation."
We don’t need to worry about the 10,000 front troops who are charging in a shape, but the 15,000 middle troops who are scattered are a serious problem."
The fire damage of the Dongfeng Rifle will be greatly reduced as the enemy troops disperse.
But Zhu Jianji was actually not worried about defeat at all.
How can it be defeated!
Not to mention the intensive fire suppression of 10,000 Dongfeng rifles and 200 mortars, a large number of Mobei Iron Cavalry lives are being harvested every moment. Just a machine gun set up every ten meters makes the Mobei Iron Cavalry unable to
A chasm to cross.
One hundred machine guns almost consumed all Zhu Jianji's accumulation over the years.
Even Zhu Qiyu's internal transportation warehouse had a large amount of funds misappropriated.
So Zhu Qiyu has been crying to Chen Xun every day these days.
The internal shipping warehouse also has no money.
In particular, the reserves required by the Royal Bank of the Ming Dynasty almost emptied the internal transportation treasury at once, and the expenses of the harem were reduced repeatedly. Even Empress Dowager Wu used her private money to support her son and grandson.
After all, Ming Dynasty was still too poor.
With one hundred light machine guns, Zhu Jianji was stretched thin.
That's not bad.
At least it worked out.
Due to the fact that the technology has not yet been fully solved, these one hundred machine guns are not automatically loaded. Someone needs to hold the bullets beside them and feed the bullets into the magazine according to the force of the machine gun's buckle.
This resulted in a shooting speed that was far inferior to later generations of light machine guns.
Even so, various failures are still prone to occur.
In other words...
This is a prototype.
Still needs improvement.
But it can at least cope with the current battlefield. One light machine gun is comparable to ten Dongfeng rifles. The most important point is that although the shooting speed does not reach the ideal state, it still meets the requirements of uninterrupted shooting.
The lethality was vividly displayed.
Cooperating with each other, coupled with Dongfeng rifle salvos, an airtight fire network can be formed!
Under the gushing tongues of fire, countless cavalrymen of the Minkeli Tribe were killed,
The Minkeli tribe was easily wiped out.
In short, Zhu Jianji could not find any possibility that his side would fall into hand-to-hand combat.
There is only one thing that needs to be done now.
Behead!
He moved the scope of the Dongfeng sniper rifle and slowly searched for Batuel on the battlefield. It was easy to find. As the commander of the battlefield, Batuel would not charge into the battle himself.
It won't be hidden in the rear army, it will only need to be searched in the area between the front army and the middle army.
Zhu Jianji hadn't found it yet, but Zhao Mu beside him said loudly: "Your Highness, we have found Batu Erte. It is at the four o'clock direction, about 700 steps away from us."
Dongfeng sniper rifles continue to improve.
Zhu Jianji also popularized the azimuth knowledge for the sniper team. According to the twelve o'clock position of later generations, the eunuchs who owned Dongfeng sniper rifles were familiar with it and practiced coordination tactics many times.
Zhu Jianji moved the sniper rifle, and Batu Erte appeared in the scope of sight in the mirror.
Sitting on horseback, he scolded Fang Qiu.
I never thought about hiding.
It's not his fault. The Dongfeng sniper rifle only appeared on the night of the incident, and never appeared in front of the world again. Even if there was a detailed operation by the Zhunge'er Department in Gyeonggi, there was no way to know.
Moreover, Batu Erte probably never dreamed that the Ming Dynasty's fire cannons could accurately shoot at a range of about 800 steps.
Zhu Jianji took aim immediately.
At the same time, he said: "Zhao Mu, Bai Qingzhi, you two and I will aim at Batu Erte and try to kill him. Zhang Bu, Xiang Yu, Zhao Cunxiao, and Li Xuance, you four are responsible for the senior people around Batur Erte.
The general, Dai Yi, passed the flag message to Wang Yue and informed the artillery team of the specific location of Batu Erte to carry out artillery clearing!"
The distance is seven hundred steps.
A bit far.
Although Shi Xin said that the Dongfeng sniper rifle's accurate range could reach about 800 steps, it was a product of an era after all, and he, Bai Qingzhi, Zhao Mu and others were not sure of killing him with one hit from 700 steps away.
The so-called double insurance is for the sake of safety.
Dongfeng sniper rifle.
Dongfeng mortar.
How lucky is Batu Erte to be served by the two great artifacts of the Ming Dynasty that govern the country.
