【Chapter 258】You have ambushes, I have artillery! Come on!

The white-clad musketeers, hiding behind the van, kept firing. The Tatar cavalry was still about two hundred meters away from the side box, which was basically no pressure on them. They just need to keep reloading and shooting as they usually train. As for aiming, it is only necessary to roughly aim at the dark shadow of the Tatar cavalry in front of you.

At such a distance, it is unrealistic to pursue the accuracy of a single musket. Therefore, Xu Xingxia's requirements for the musket team are only one, that is, to fire the most Mini bullets in the shortest time. A skilled musketeer, in a minute, can fire at least five mini rounds. Three hundred musketeers could fire at least fifteen hundred mini rounds per minute. Even if only one percent of the Minnie bullets hit the target, it would be enough for the Tatar cavalry to drink a pot. As long as you are hit by a Mini bullet, you will definitely lose your combat effectiveness.

Musket firing produces white smoke. A large amount of white smoke mixed with each other, forming a cloud of white mist. Bursts of white smoke gradually shrouded the camp of the white-clothed army. Fortunately, the north wind was blowing on the battlefield, and the white smoke was quickly blown away. However, the dust raised by the Tatar cavalry had a certain impact on the sight of the white-clothed army. Fortunately, what the white army pursued was not accurate shooting, but only needed to aim in the general direction.

The number of Tatar cavalry around Gugrad was actually not very large, only about five hundred. After being shot by the musketeers of the White Army for a while, the losses were already more than a hundred. On the Gobi Desert in front of them, a large number of people and corpses were killed. The other Tatar cavalry, too, sensed that something was wrong, and turned their horses' heads one after another, not daring to rush up directly. In medium and long-distance battles, sword cavalry is far worse than archer cavalry, and there is no chance to fight back at all!

Originally, using the sword rider to launch the first wave of charges was a fatal mistake. The tactics of the Tatars have always been that the archers charge first, use bows and arrows to shoot from a distance, tear apart the enemy's ranks, and create one or more breakthroughs, and then the sword and spear cavalry swarm from the breakthrough and expand to the two wings, scattering all the enemies in one fell swoop. Such a move, Genghis Khan back then, tried it repeatedly. However, this time, it was the sword rider who killed first, trying to create a breakthrough directly by himself, and as a result, he was severely beaten by the white-clothed army for a while.

Seriously, Gugler was killed by his own habitual thinking. He also thought that the Ming army on the opposite side, like the rest of the Ming army, would all be broken up as long as they were rushed by the Tatars. He never thought that the Ming army's will to resist would be so strong. I didn't expect that the other party's musket was so ferocious. In the blink of an eye, the most elite sword rider under his command suffered such a heavy loss.

"Call the ambush!"

Gugler shouted angrily.

Watching the elite sword riders under his command continue to fall, his heart was like a knife.

These sword riders are all old men who follow him, and they can be described as the elite of the elite. In normal times, he led them to fight in the north and south, and he didn't know how many enemies he had fought with, and even if he encountered a strong opponent, he had never suffered such heavy losses. The worst is that you can exchange your life with each other. But now, those damn Ming troops on the other side, just a burst of guns, made half of his elite almost disappear.

Damn it!

It's so damning!

The Ming army on the opposite side is going to die!

If he doesn't tear them to pieces, he won't be called Gugrad!

"Chirp!"

"Chirp!"

"Chirp!"

Three arrows flew into the air in a row.

All the Tatar cavalry couldn't help but look up at the sky.

The sound of these arrows is very strange, very sharp, very harsh, and the distance traveled is very long. This strange sound, like a poisonous snake, is rapidly piercing everyone's heart, giving people a disgusting chill.

"My lord, the Tartar ambush is about to be dispatched." Gao Meng said.

"Well done! Just waiting for them to show up! Xu Xingxia said calmly.

With a wave of his hand, he brought the artillery battalions behind him into combat mode. This time, the artillery battalion also dispatched 25 trebuchets, and the explosives bags were already placed in the projectile baskets, and as long as the fuse was lit and the ropes were cut, the explosives bags would be thrown out violently. Gugel has his own secret weapon, how can he Xu Xingxia not have his own bottom of the box?

A moment after the three arrows were fired, there was a slight vibration in the Gobi Desert around Zhenyuan Pass. After a while, the sand on the ground kept rolling. If you stand on the ground, you can feel a noticeable vibration of the ground. This tremor is getting stronger and more shocking. Obviously, this was caused by the dense hooves of the horses when a large number of cavalry arrived.

Sure enough, as the sound of horses' hooves became clearer and stronger, a large number of Tatar cavalry appeared. They were like demons that suddenly emerged from the depths of the Gobi Desert, densely appearing in front of the white-clothed army. In the beginning, it was just a group of people, not connected to each other. However, with the arrival of the follow-up troops, the gaps between the groups were all filled, and finally turned into a large black sea.

"!"

"Two thousand!"

Gao Meng and the others shouted in a low voice.

It turned out that the Tatar cavalry ambushed near Zhenyuan Pass was not a thousand-man team, but a full two thousand-man team! No wonder the Tatar scouts wanted to block Ming Hao's approach, it turned out that they were in the Gobi Desert, ambushing a full force of two thousand people! Paralyzed, Gugler is really ruthless enough! Dispatching two thousand-strong teams in one breath is simply desperate! Judging from the style of using soldiers, this guy seems to be more ferocious than Hellergin!

"Hahaha!"

Gugler laughed triumphantly.

The ambush of two thousand-strong troops was enough to destroy the Ming army.

Even if the combat effectiveness of the Ming army on the opposite side is a little stronger than the ordinary Ming army, so what?

In front of more than two thousand Tatar cavalry, not to mention that there are only a few hundred Ming troops, even if they are more than five thousand, it is impossible to resist! Even if it was tens of thousands of Ming troops, in the face of more than 2,000 Tatar cavalry, they could only turn around and retreat. A head-to-head showdown with the Tatars? It's just looking for death! Since the other party is looking for death, then it is good to fulfill them!

"Xu Xingxia, immediately raise your hands and surrender! Hand over all the hostages and the money! Cut out your nasty tongue again! Otherwise, you're dead! Gugler shouted arrogantly. With two thousand Tatar cavalry in his hands, Gugrad really couldn't think of a reason for his defeat. Even if the Ming army also had ambushes, it was impossible to change the final outcome. Since you are the victor, you have enough power to ravage the other party fiercely!

"Ho ho ho!"

"Ho ho ho!"

"Ho ho ho!"

As if to match Gugrad's roar, the Tatar cavalry raised their scimitars and waved them constantly, and kept letting out a low roar in their throats. If you don't see these Tatar cavalry in action, but just hear their voices, you may think that this is simply a huge wolf pack howling. This kind of power is indeed a bit strong.

It is no wonder that in front of the Ming army, Gugele can be so arrogant. If it had been changed to an ordinary guard army, or a war soldier, and encountered so many Tatar cavalry, they would have all been dispersed a long time ago. Tatar cavalry of more than two thousand people, definitely not a joke. The tragedy of the 33rd year of Wanli was caused by more than 2,000 Tatar cavalry, and it is still fresh in my memory!

Fortunately, the soldiers of the white-clothed army still have a considerable psychological advantage when facing the Tartars. Unlike other Ming troops, the soldiers of the white-clothed army were not afraid of the Tatar cavalry. Many of them had their heads cut off by themselves. No matter how powerful Guge is, can he be more powerful than Mo Yuegen? Even Mo Yuegen suffered a secret loss in the hands of Xu Xingxia, not to mention Gugele. What about his large number of people? The more you come, the more you die!

"Kill!"

"Chop them up!"

Gugler shouted menacingly.

A large number of Tatar cavalry immediately poured into the barracks of the white-clothed army.

The attire of the Tatar cavalry was not actually black, it was of any color. Most of their armor was actually snatched from the Ming army. However, in the long-term battle, the armor and robes will be stained very dirty and black by the dust. No matter what color it is, if it has not been washed for a long time, it will look like it will be black.

Obviously, most of the Tatar cavalry, probably for several years, have not washed their armor and battle robes, which causes their bodies to look black on the surface. The sky was full of dust, falling on their faces, obscuring the original color. From a distance, it looks like a black piece of dung, gushing out of the pit.

"Ready!"

"Put!"

Yun Qifeng waved a pennant.

The Tatar cavalry poured in large numbers, and it was the turn of the artillery battalion to exert its might.

"Poof!"

"Poof!"

"Poof!"

One by one, spherical explosive packets were thrown out one after another.

The first to be ejected was the No. 1 explosive bag with the smallest charge. They have low explosive power, a long range, and a fast landing speed. Despite their small size, their role is very clear. Their role was to break up the shock ranks of the Tatar cavalry and block the follow-up attack of the Tatar cavalry, so as not to put too much pressure on the musketeers.

Obviously, the Tatar cavalry did not pay attention to the explosives thrown by the Ming army at all. Some of the explosive packets landed in their ranks, and they didn't even look at them. Some of the Tatar cavalry were even directly hit by explosives packs, and they did not particularly care. In their eyes, there was only the Ming army camp in front.

Some Tatar cavalry even thought that these falling explosive bags were stones thrown by the Ming army. They all secretly laughed at the Ming army, and actually used these soft stones as weapons, couldn't they even find a harder stone? These soft guys, even if they hit people, they don't have a big deal!

(To be continued)