The effects of the terrible battle against the Turks were evident in the following days. From Yijin Horo to the foot of Dongsheng City, the Ming army was not attacked by the Mongols in a decent manner, only some fly-like rangers, harassed day and night, but they were afraid of the kind of terrifying weapons that could hit a hundred feet away, and they did not dare to get too close, and only harassed on the periphery.

For this level of commotion, the Ming army ignored it, maintained a good marching military shape, and marched forty miles a day. Then set up camp and went down to the village, what should I do, and walked steadily for three days. On the evening of the ninth day of the first month, they arrived at the foot of Dongsheng City.

The Mongol army had already been assembled on the east and west sides outside the city, and had been waiting for a long time. The brave Mongol nobles would not admit that they were afraid of the Ming army, and they did not take the initiative to attack before. The explanation to his subordinates is to wait for work, and when the Ming army arrives at Dongsheng City and has an unstable foothold, he will launch a thunderous blow!

It doesn't matter if you really think so, anyway, it's a big talk. Now that the Ming army has arrived, they can't drag it out any longer, and they also know that after the Ming army has set up camp, it will be even more difficult to attack again. So you can only bite the bullet and attack at the same time. Well, I want to give the Ming army a dismount...... In their opinion, this battle does not have to kill or wound many Ming troops, but it must hit the morale of the other side hard, so all the forces that can be mobilized are sent to the field. An onslaught was launched from three sides.

More than 20,000 cavalry charged in clusters, raising dust in the sky, and the scene was very spectacular" It reminds people of the invincible iron cavalry of Genghis Khan, which added a lot of strength to the Mongolian army.

However, their opponents this time were not those arrogant and incompetent mediocre generals, but after Xu Da. Qi Jiguang, the best general of the Ming Dynasty in the past two hundred years, and under his command, he also gathered the most powerful Fengwan army of this era, with the most sophisticated equipment, and high morale. He had long been prepared for the Mongols to come to him, "so he always controlled the pace of the march of his troops." He also ordered the officers to repeatedly preach to the soldiers that when they arrived at the foot of Dongsheng Castle, it was the idea of the time of the great war.

Therefore, the troops were fully prepared, and the vehicles of the chariot battalion and the lifting battalion had already moved to the front of the defensive line, and the moment the Mongols launched their attack, they were already connected end to end, forming three solid defensive lines. The cavalry units moved to the rear to guard against Mongol attacks from weak flanks, and were always ready to relieve pressure on dangerous defensive lines. Infantry soldiers relied on chariots. Prepare for fire. This time among the tens of thousands of infantry of the Ming army. There were less than 10,000 spearmen, and the rest were musketeers armed with bayonets...... In addition to the 10,000 flintlock pistols, the rest are also equipped with arquebuses produced by various arsenals, and the quality is greatly improved compared to the past. It won't be the same again. A volley of bullets hit it. The enemy is left unharmed.

However, the first to fire "was the 80 Shenwei cannons directly under the Chinese army, which were nearly one zhang long and weighed 3,000 catties...... This kind of cannon originated in Europe, and the Ming army obtained it from the Buddhists, in fact, it was the red-clothed cannon of the original era of silence. Of course, in line with the principle of who names it first, he gave this name. This kind of heavy front-loading smoothbore artillery with a range of more than seven miles is extremely powerful. Even after reloading grapeshots. It can also hit four or five miles away. I saw that the Mongolian army was still only a black line in the sight of the Ming army, and hundreds of shells roared out with the rumbling cannon. Under the huge impact force, the projectile body disintegrated into several spherical iron bullets in mid-air. Suddenly turned into a rain of bullets, and fiercely smashed towards the galloping Mongolian army, "Whoever smashes into the crowd can instantly knock down a circle of more than a dozen cavalry." In just one round of shooting, only four or five hundred Mongolian soldiers fell from their horses, either dead or disabled.

Through the clairvoyant mirror, Qi Jiguang saw the results of the battle, and nodded with satisfaction, "The heart said that the master of the superintendent invited the instructor of Francois to teach the art of artillery, and sure enough, he taught the children how to shoot artillery." If there are two or three more rounds, it may directly knock the other party away.

It's a pity...... Qi Jiguang looked at the artillery position helplessly. I saw that there was a lot of chaos there. After firing once, the artillerymen had to pour water into the barrel, extinguish the fire star, use a dry cloth to help stick into the barrel to dry, and then fill it with gunpowder and combustibles, stuff the shells into it, and then light it again. These movements are rather slow and cumbersome, not counting the correction of gun emplacements...... Because of the strong recoil. Each firing causes a large shift in the gun position.

This is a common problem with front-loading artillery, and it is good to be able to fire one shot in two minutes, so when facing the cavalry, it is simply too late to fire the second shot. However, Qi Jiguang brought them here, not for field battles, and the round of shooting just now can only be regarded as a gift from these big guys. The real king of the field, when the Mongol army rushed to a distance of three miles. It's just a grand debut!

Five hundred general guns opened fire at the same time. The scene is much more spectacular than the salvo just now, and the effect is incomparable...... Each cannon fired dozens of projectiles the size of peach pits, creating a deadly hail on the head of the Mongolian army, and immediately blasted its formation huā, whether it was a man or a horse, as long as it was hit, all immediately lost their combat effectiveness, and the Mongolian cavalry fell to the ground like dumplings, and the battlefield flew sideways with broken limbs and broken bodies in an instant, and blood organs danced wildly, becoming a Shura hell!

Unlike the Shenwei Cannon, the Great General Cannon is a native of the Ming Dynasty. The body is cast with pig iron, derived from the Tiger Zun cannon, divided into three kinds of large, medium and small, three or five feet long, weighing three or five hundred pounds. In order to prevent the explosion of the bore under the premise of light weight, there are multiple wide reinforcing iron hoops on the barrel, and large iron claws are equipped at the end of the mouth. Iron*, the gun body can be fixed on the ground with large iron nails in order to reduce the recoil generated after firing, which overcomes the danger of self-injury to the gunner due to the backlash of the original gun after firing, and there is no need to correct the gun position after firing. Even more preferable, it was a vehicle-mounted gun with wheels high in the front and low in the rear. It can be fired directly from the vehicle, and has a strong lethality against mounted infantry. Many of its designs are more advanced than European artillery.

This cannon is easy to maneuver in the mountains, forests and water network areas, controllable and dangerous passes, one shot can shoot hundreds of small projectiles or dozens of larger projectiles, the spread area is larger, more effective than the Francophone machine, attacking the enemy in a dense formation. It played an important role in the anti-Japanese war. When Qi Jiguang went to Jizhen to train troops in the Longqing period, he creatively equipped this cannon with cavalry, and the latest production of artillery absorbed the advantages of Western artillery, and was more lightweight in the case of better reliability. And the addition of sights "overcame the biggest drawback of the previous inability to aim accurately, and became the best cavalry gun in the world."

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Under the influence of silence, Qi Jiguang attached great importance to artillery. to the point of being unparalleled in the world. When the Mongol cavalry finally rushed to within two miles at a heavy price, more than a thousand Francophone machines installed on the chariot fired, this kind of small-caliber artillery, or large-caliber fire, its power can not be compared with the brothers, "However, the scattered bullets it fired are dense and accurate, and it can do things that the cannons can't do continuously!"

This is due to the unique structure of the Franc machine, which is composed of a parent system and a child machine. The female mirror body is slender, the caliber is small, and the whole body is equipped with a crosshair and a door, which can aim and shoot at long-distance targets. There are gun lugs on both sides of the body, which can be placed on the bracket, and the firing angle can be adjusted by pitching, so that high shooting accuracy can be obtained. The rear part of the unification is thicker and "open only to the elongated hole groove." Used to reload the ............ The sub-blunt is similar to the small firearm, and each parent system is equipped with five to nine sub-guns, which can be pre-loaded with ammunition for backup, and the mother mirror is loaded and fired in turn during battle, thus increasing the firing speed.

Although this will lead to limited power due to insufficient air tightness, "but in the three-layer firepower mode designed by Qi Jiguang, there are two kinds of cannons to take care of the long-range, and the Franc machine only needs to deal with the enemy at a medium range, so it can play to its strengths and avoid its weaknesses and cause the greatest damage."

In fact, "this kind of firepower that is similar to a burst of firepower has the most serious blow to the morale of the Mongols" Although the cannon is powerful, it can only sound once, and it will pass after taking it, and it can still stand up with gritted teeth. But this continuous jetting of projectile weapons made them completely collapse......

In the deafening explosion, a large number of projectiles with extremely sharp iron nails and shrapnel were scattered and sprayed out. Fueled by the impact of the explosion at high temperatures and pressures, "the splattered shrapnel of iron nails was like a rain curtain that could not be avoided." sprayed at the Mongol cavalry in front of the battle, "blowing them up with men and horses, and their flesh and blood were blurred." Amid the explosions and billowing smoke, the Mongolian soldiers on fire screamed fiercely, and the war horses rolled and wailed on the ground, like a Shura hell!

The shaved blue shape made it impossible for the Mongol nobles who were watching the battle on the high slopes in the distance to marry, especially the two Buyangu and Bat, who had suffered large losses, and shouted for Basang to give the order to retreat.

"Wouldn't so many people die in vain when they retreated from the army at this time?" Basang said with red eyes, "It's about to be reversed, believe me!" …… coaxed and frightened, and finally calmed the two. Continue to watch the miserable battlefield and wait for the situation to change.

However, what was waiting for was the Ming army's Longqing-style rifle to join the killing, dense and accurate projectiles, although there was no momentum of artillery fire, but the number of casualties rose rapidly, just a round of salvo, thousands of cavalry fell off their horses, and thousands of war horses rose into the air. Then he was injured and fell to the ground.

At this time, the Mongol cavalry showed the excellent qualities of the descendants of Genghis Khan, in the face of huge casualties. They were not afraid of death, and moved forward, but they were greeted by a larger number of arquebus attacks, compared to the expensive Longqing type, arquebuses were the most popular weapons in the hands of the Ming soldiers, although the rate of fire and range could not be compared with the former. But the victory is in the projectile dense. Shen Mo was also ruthless, after restructuring the nine arsenals. All the weapons produced in two years were distributed to the Composite Army. Equip this force with firearms. Both in quantity and quality, it greatly exceeded that of any army in the world.

The elimination of cold weapons by hot weapons is an irreversible historical trend, and there are only three reasons why this cannot be done. One is that the quality of thermal weapons is too poor. The second is that the quality of the army is too poor, and the third is that the commander is an idiot. The current Composite Army. Obviously, it has nothing to do with these three factors......

However, the dense cavalry team still rushed forward without fear of death. The horsemen on horseback, chanting the name of Genghis Khan, prayed to His Majesty the Lord to give them the courage and strength to destroy these terrible invaders!

Finally. The cavalry at the front rushed to a distance of only fifty meters from the Ming army, and they stopped. Raise the bow and arrow that had been set up earlier, and shoot intensively at the Ming army behind the car formation with the fastest speed in his life.

It's a pity that they encountered the Qi family army, who would not flinch, "In the face of the rain of arrows that seemed to attack, the front-row infantry wearing chain mail did not move, did not move an inch, and accurately shot with their Longqing style." Chain mail can well resist the power of bows and arrows, but the leather armor on the Mongolian army is useless in front of projectiles. In the dense three-layer musket fire of the Ming army, as well as the approaching spray of the Fran machine, the Mongolian army was easy to stand in position, and in the blink of an eye, it was stormy and stormy" The men and horses in the first row were quickly killed and wounded.

So the Mongol cavalry marched forward again. At this time. The artillery of the Ming army was reloaded, accompanied by the rapid and sharp siren, and the soldiers of the Ming army fell down in unison, and hundreds of general guns fired a round of shotgun at a distance of thirty paces.

The Mongol cavalry fell like wheat harvesting, the battlefield instantly became silent, and all their courage was wiped out with this round of shelling, and the Mongol army in the middle stopped......

But in the place where the firepower of the Ming army on the left and right flanks was relatively weak, a Mongolian army finally rushed to the front of the battle, and hand-to-hand combat began. The muskets of the Ming army in the front row were equipped with bayonets, and after the last shot, they directly used the muskets as spearmen. These most elite daredevils. They were all battle-hardened veterans, who stood firmly on the chariot and used the length of their weapons to bully the Mongolian army armed with sabers. Behind them was the only cold-weapon unit of the Complex Army. Holding a spear to help in the battle, the Mongolian army could not take advantage.

Rushing to the front of the enemy line with great difficulty, but was blocked by the chariots, it was impossible to break through the spinning thread of the enemy army, and even the most stubborn troops completely collapsed. At the moment when the horn of withdrawal sounded, "the Mongolian army moved their horses in unison, and drove out of the battlefield at a faster speed than when they came."

The Ming army naturally sent off with fierce guns, and when the Mongolian army withdrew three miles away, the Ming army's Shenwei cannon finally spoke again. and knocked down a large number of people and horses. The Mongolian army was completely frightened, and fled frantically for dozens of miles, the farther away from the Ming army, the better.

It seems like a long time, but in fact, from the launch of the Mongolian army to their withdrawal, that is, the sun went down from the sun to the setting of the mountain for a short time, the Mongolian army died all over the field, and it was estimated that there were five or six thousand. Fortunately, it was already dark, and the Ming army could no longer send cavalry to pursue, otherwise I don't know what the casualties would become.

This battle was fought like this, it was completely beyond the imagination of all parties, and it was easy for the city to muster up the courage to live and die with Jinong City, and Noyandara, who was pale and pale, with beads of sweat the size of beans, murmured, "Devil, devil ......"

Even the Ming army himself was in disbelief. This is still the number one rival of the Ming Dynasty, why is it so vulnerable?

The only one who can stay awake is Qi Jiguang, he knows that these Mongolians in Hetao have never seen their own car formation, let alone comprehended the power of real firearms. Only this once. The Mongol army will certainly not hit the stone with an egg again. So there's nothing to get excited about.

He instructed his subordinates to immediately clean up the battle situation and treat the wounded. The troops that did not participate in the battle hurriedly set up camps. It would be a shame to build a defense in case you are happy and miserable, and the Mongols who did not participate in the war take advantage of the opportunity to sneak attack.

Wait until the company camp is closed and set up a big tent. It's late at night.

The charcoal fire was burning in the tent, and dozens of arm-thick candles illuminated the inside and outside of the tent. Qi Jiguang and Liu Xian stood in front of the sand table, listening to the reports of the scouts while consulting the terrain. According to the investigation, the Mongolian army currently gathered in the Dongsheng area has five tribe ......, including the Ordos headquarters, and three neighboring tribes in the east, west and north, and the southern Dalhut tribe has been disabled. Naturally, he will not play again. Together with the Urat Ministry that arrived yesterday, there are more than 35,000 people in total.

But these centaurs are not in one place. More than 10,000 people from the headquarters of Ordos were stationed in Dongsheng City, and the other four troops were stationed twenty miles from east to west outside Dongsheng City. However, after being hit hard today, it is difficult to say how much support the city can give.

After having a general understanding of the enemy's situation, Qi Jiguang discussed with Liu Xian and others about the next day's attack arrangements...... The biggest obstacle is that after two generations of Jinong's construction, Dongshengcheng City is high and deep, and the defense is perfect, if it is attacked, the loss will definitely be not small, so the generals have a lot of controversy about what plan to take. Especially after a complete victory, he is even more reluctant to lose more officers and soldiers under this Dongsheng city.

In the middle of the discussion, the soldiers came in to report, saying that there were people in brocade clothes and guards, and there were important matters to tell them. This expedition was able to know the situation of the Mongols well, thanks to the secret work of Jinyiwei for more than three years, which ordinary people did not understand, but Qi Jiguang and others knew it. And Qi Jiguang knows better. Jinyiwei in charge of military espionage. It was the old man who came out of the Suppression Division back then, and he knew the severity best. At this time, there must be enough good reasons to come and disturb.

The meeting was suspended, and Qi Jiguang ordered the deputy generals and staff officers to retreat first, only he and Liu Xian stayed, and then invited Jinyiwei to come in.

It was Lu Gang who came in, and the wind and sand outside the gate had carved the vicissitudes of life on the face of this young man, and the long-term underground work had made him even more capable and silent, standing there inconspicuous.

"I don't know what this Excellency is called?" …… Qi Jiguang personally poured him a bowl of hot tea and asked with a smile.

Lu Gang took the tea, but he didn't touch his lips. said lightly: "The one who did our job has no name, only a code name, called, gray wolf" Don't blame the handsome. ，。

,", gray wolf "good name". Qi Jiguang said with a smile: "I don't know what advice the gray wolf brothers have come here?" ”

, "I came here to offer the strategy of winning the east for the marshal...... Lu Gang's voice was not loud, but it lifted Qi Jiguang and Liu Xian's spirits.