【Chapter 472】On the battlefield, the sea of blood is drifting
The terrain of the canyon is destined for both sides, and only this kind of hard-hitting tactics are the only way to do so. 【】
One arrow after another flew at them, and the unlucky horses, or the unlucky musketeers of the white-clothed army, were shot down. The arrows of the Tartars are generally very ferocious, and as long as they are shot, there is basically no chance of rescue. Many of the arrowheads used in the tartars are rusty, or have been soaked in some stolen goods. Some of the arrows also have barbs. After ejaculation into the human body, it is easy to cause wound infection. At that time, wound infections were difficult to treat effectively. Once the wound worsens, the life of the wounded is seriously threatened.
Of course, the white-clad army will definitely not be intimidated by the arrows of the Tartars. Not to mention the Tartars with only 2,000 people, it is a big scene of tens of thousands of Tartars attacking, they have already experienced it. When he was in Baihuze, Lin Dan Khan's iron lance cavalry dispatched 8,000 people at one time, and it was still all cavalry! As a result, wasn't they beaten to the ground? Such a little tartar in front of him is nothing at all. The musketeers in white who had been shot were immediately dragged away, and then they were immediately replaced by new forces and continued to shoot.
On the side of the white-clothed army, the victory lies in the fact that the troops are strong enough and the number of musketeers is large enough. The Mastiff Cavalry and the Lion Cavalry were concentrated together and had a full strength of 5,000 men, while the Tartars had only 2,000 men, which was 2,000 when they were fully armed. Therefore, the balance of victory is definitely tilted in favor of the white-clothed army. For the victory of the battle, Gao Jie and Gao Yigong did not have any worries. To put it mildly, if you use 5,000 musketeers, you can't kill 2,000 Tartar archers, and both of them will have to eat. Don't think about holding your head up in front of others in this life.
Compared with the optimism on the side of the white army, the Tartar side is a bit bad. The Tatars' bows and arrows were obviously inferior to muskets. The density of firepower is even less than that of the white army. But seeing the Mini bullets whizzing one after another, the speed at which the Tartar archers fell faster and faster. In a short time, at least five hundred Tartar archers were killed. Originally, the number of Tartar archers was not large, but five hundred people died at once, and the strength of the attack had to be weakened. There are fewer and fewer Tartar archers who can rush in front of the white-clothed army.
However, the remaining Tartars continued to rush forward until they were killed. As Mo Yuegen's subordinates, they have always been proud, and they have never encountered such an aggrieved situation. Their self-esteem made them choose death instead of retreat. They wanted to defend the dignity of the Tatars with their lives and blood. At the same time, it is also to buy more time for the large forces behind.
As more and more horses and people fell on both sides, the entire bottom of the canyon was stained red with blood. The Tatars do not skimp on their own blood, and the white-clothed army naturally does not skimp on their own blood. In many low-lying places, a large amount of blood, like a stream, continues to gather here. The blood inside the canyon, the speed at which it flowed, was indeed too fast. Many low-lying places have become ponds of blood. Some ponds, the depth of blood, are almost drowning people's knees.
At this time, the most frightening and inexplicable thing must be those Ming soldiers who surrendered. In this canyon, in addition to the desperate Tatars and white-clothed soldiers, there is another group of people, that is, the original Gansu Zhenming army led by Li Maohui. At this moment, in order to avoid accidental injury, they all lay on the ground. As a result, they soon found that the place where they were lying on their stomachs had been soaked in blood. The blood was getting higher and higher, and it was about to flood their noses. The strong bloody breath seemed to make them faint at any time.
Some of the Ming soldiers couldn't stand it and tried to jump up and continue to hide in another place. As a result, arrows that flew from nowhere, or Minnie bullets that whizzed, killed them directly on the ground. More and more blood gathered and slowly drowned them. The rest of the Ming army saw that it was not a road, and they no longer dared to stand up, but moved their bodies on the ground with difficulty, as far away from the low-lying places as possible. Their bodies were soaked in a large amount of blood, so that the places they crawled on were all stained red with blood.
"Quack! Quack! "The commander of the Tartars was so angry that he screamed. These Tartar commanders are all Mo Yuegen's henchmen, and they are the elite of the Tatars, the elite of the real elite. In their careers, they had never encountered such a tragic situation. They were simply pressed and beaten, and they had almost no power to fight back! The muskets of the white-clothed army are so terrible that no matter how brave a soldier is, as long as he is hit by a musket, there is only one word of death.
In order to destroy a white-clad army, the Tatars often had to pay five or more warriors as a price. This kind of battle is really unprecedented grievance, and they all feel like they are about to go crazy and explode. They couldn't bear it anymore, and in a fit of rage, they personally carried their scimitars and rushed towards the white-clothed army. They were so angry that they didn't even want bows and arrows, and they just picked up their knives. Anyway, you can't kill a few white-clothed soldiers with a bow and arrow, so it's better to carry a knife directly. Even if you are killed, you will get your wish!
The remnants of the Tartars, under their influence, did not want bows and arrows, but with a sword in their hands, they slew at the white-clothed army. In the eyes of outsiders, their actions are indeed too brave and crazy. However, in the eyes of the white-clothed army, they are simply looking for death. When you are a bullet in the white army, will you really turn around? Unspeakably, a series of Mini bullets flew over, knocking the two Tartar commanders, and the dozens of Tartars who followed them, all to the ground. In the sight of the white-clothed army, there was no tartar still standing for the time being.
"Fuck it! This is a place! Gao Jie was also so angry that he yelled. Even though the two Tartar commanders had been killed, he was not in a good mood at all. The reason is very simple, it's not fun to play! Due to the poor terrain, his mastiff cavalry could not be fully deployed. Of the 3,000-strong team, only half of them could come forward and shoot. The rest of the half can only watch the excitement from the back. As for the lion cavalry army with high merits, it is even more so that you can only watch the excitement.
If the strength of the white-clothed army could be fully deployed, the thousand-man team of these two Tartars would have been cleaned up a long time ago, where would it be their turn to have the opportunity to raise their knives and go crazy? As a result, limited by the actual topography of the canyon, after the two Tartar commanders were killed, behind the chaotic battlefield, there were still sporadic Tartar archers. After almost all the Tatars were wiped out, they finally learned to behave. They no longer took the initiative to attack, but chose to release cold arrows.
As soon as a musketeer from the White Army approached, they would suddenly appear and shoot an arrow. Caught off guard, the musketeers of the white-clothed army will definitely not be able to dodge. As long as you get shot, it will definitely be a glorious ending. And the Tartar archers, after releasing their composure, immediately lurked down, so that the muskets of the white-clothed army could not hit him at all. After tossing several times in a row, the white-clothed army actually lost dozens of musketeers, but they didn't even touch the figure of the Tartar archers. I have to say that those Tartar archers are really cunning sometimes!
Gao Yigong, who helped in the back, was also very anxious. Such a ghost terrain makes it impossible for the firepower of the white-clothed army to be brought into play at all. War horses and corpses everywhere seriously obstructed the sight of the warring parties. Well, to be precise, it was a serious obstruction of the line of sight of the white army. The Tartar archers hiding in the shadows can still observe the movements of the white-clothed army. Often, the white-clad soldiers thought that the Tartars would hide here, but in fact they were hiding somewhere else. Once the white-clothed army guesses the hiding place of the wrong Tartar, they often pay for their own people's surnames.
In fact, most of the Tartars used the corpses of war horses as a cover to block the advance of the white-clothed army step by step. The number of horses killed on the battlefield and the complexity of the environment made it the best talisman for Tartar archers. To be honest, in the face of the arrows of the Tartars, the white-clothed army really did not dare to take it lightly. Because, at any time, an arrow flies in, and it may take your surname. This kind of thing, even the unruly Gao Jie dare not be careless.
In fact, the Mastiff cavalry was not suitable for such a battle either. The mastiff cavalry is best at frontal combat in the form of lining up for salvos. The greater the number of enemies, the better, and the more obvious the enemy queue, the better. The battlefield where the two sides are fighting, preferably plains, without any obstacles. This kind of sporadic hide-and-seek battle, the environment of the battlefield, and so complicated, the mastiff cavalry really couldn't adapt to it for a while. It's all the work of the stragglers!
"The Vulture Cavalry is here!" Luckily, the good news came that the Vulture Cavalry had arrived.
The soldiers in white who were searching the battlefield were greatly relieved, they were talking about the skirmishers here, and the skirmishers over there were coming, it was really fast! These scattered dogs and Tartars, let's leave them to the stragglers to deal with! They're professional hide-and-seek.
"Gao Jie, do you need help?" Zhang Yi came to Gao Jie's side and said with a smile.
"Okay! I'll leave it to you! We really can't do it! Gao Jie nodded and said without hesitation. He immediately ordered all the Mastiff Cavalry soldiers to withdraw from the battlefield and hand them over to the stragglers of the Eagle Cavalry to continue the clearance. As for the mastiff cavalry that withdrew, they were naturally responsible for cleaning up the battlefield. Let's gather all the cannons first. When he entered the battlefield, Gao Jie set his sights on those cannons.
"......" is a high achievement, and he wants to stop talking. He felt a little strange, Gao Jie, when did he talk so well? Actually not fighting for credit? When I think about it later, I understand. Xu Xingxia's task to Gao Jie was to conquer Gulang City as quickly as possible. If he delays too much time here, it will inevitably affect the battle to capture Gulang City. Some professional battles still have to be handled by professionals.
The mastiff cavalry retreated, and the eagle cavalry stragglers behind immediately replenished it. In the face of this chaotic battlefield, the skirmishers of the Vulture Cavalry are much more experienced. As for where there may be hidden people, where there may be enemies, the skirmishers of the Vulture Cavalry have a basic idea in their hearts. The Vulture Cavalry Musketeers, who usually train to the standard of skirmishers, are a group of five people, covering each other and compressing the living space of the Tartar archers step by step. The gunfire on the battlefield gradually fell silent, and sometimes it took a while for a shot to be fired, but the number of casualties among the Tartars continued to rise. There is no way, when you meet a professional opponent, the Tartar archer is naturally not an opponent.
Half an hour later, the remaining Tartar archers could no longer bear it. Their morale had completely collapsed, and they had to turn around and run. Their casualties were so great that they no longer had the strength to stop the advance of the white-clothed army. Two commanders were also killed in battle and lost their command. They have been able to hold up until now, which is already very powerful. However, it was impossible for them to escape. How could the Vulture Cavalry give them a chance to escape? As soon as the figure of the Tartar appeared, a series of Mini bullets flew over. In the end, the two thousand-strong Tartars were all buried in this canyon, and none of them could escape.
At this time, Gao Jie also packed up the cannons. A warrior of the Mastiff Cavalry, responsible for cleaning the battlefield. They cleared out the Ming army and ordered them to gather all the artillery. A rough count turned out to be eighty cannons. Although they are all small-caliber Francophone guns, they look pretty good. Gao Jie also counted all the gunners and compiled them separately. These gunners, he is going to take them to Gulang City. Such a good cannon, if it is not used to deal with Mo Yuegen, it is too tyrannical.
The only regret is that Li Maohui was not found. After interrogating the prisoners, Gao Yigong was convinced that Li Maohui was indeed in the crowd. Before the battle began, many people saw Li Maohui with their own eyes. However, after the battle, Li Maohui was gone. After a careful search, even the corpses of the corpses were identified, and there was no Li Maohui. Obviously, the old boy escaped without a sound. I have to say that this old boy's ability to escape for his life is really not bad. Even the Tartar couldn't run away, he actually ran away.
"Yigong, I'll go to Gulang City first and control the city. You're coming from behind with a cannon, and we'll meet in Gulang City!" Gao Jie said impatiently.
"Okay, you go first! Be careful! Gao Yigong nodded and said.
Gao Jie immediately gathered the mastiff cavalry and hurriedly marched in the direction of Gulang City. Zhang Yi also gathered the vulture cavalry and followed behind Gao Jie, ready to support at any time. As they go west, they are most likely to encounter a large army of Tartars, so every second counts. Soon, on the battlefield, only the lion cavalry army with a high power leader and a large number of Ming soldiers were left.
"Take it away!"
"Take them all!"
Gao Yigong shouted loudly.
He asked the Ming army to drag up the cannon and advance towards Gulang City.
"Da Da Da!"
Suddenly, there was the sound of horses' hooves behind me.
Gao Yigong looked back, not knowing which unit was coming.
"Commander Gao, it's the chairman who is here!"
A moment later, someone held up a clairglass and shouted in surprise.
(To be continued)