The sudden change caused the two hundred Jiannu cavalry to lose their composure in an instant.

Especially the captain who led the troops, the information he received was that the Ming army only had about 500 cavalry and no infantry.

According to the plan, he needed to attack first, then pretend to be defeated and escape, luring the enemy deeper.

Then cooperate with other cavalry to surround and annihilate them!

The appearance of Ming army infantry not only disrupted their plans, but also put them in trouble.

The lead bullets fired from the bird guns easily penetrated the dark armor, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of Jiannu cavalry were shot off their horses.

At the same time, three hundred Ming cavalrymen urged their horses, drew their bows and shot arrows.

The sound of the bowstrings was as loud as heavy rain, and under the breeze, it pierced through the night and shot at the Jiannu cavalry.

There are three main types of arrows in the Ming army.

There are crescent arrows for shooting cables; shovel arrows and wolf tongue arrows for shooting horses; spinach head arrows and chisel head arrows that can be used to shoot both horses and people; and armor-piercing cone arrows for breaking armor.

The three hundred Ming cavalrymen all used armor-piercing arrows.

Although the hidden armor on the Jiannu cavalry could provide protection, they would be injured at best and fall off their horses at worst under the dense rain of arrows.

Seeing that something was not right, Jiannu Zuoling immediately accelerated his horse and rushed down the official road diagonally, while shooting arrows in his hand at the Ming cavalry.

The Eight Banners elite are elite troops after all.

When they encountered an ambush, they did not flee in all directions, but followed the captain's lead horse and rushed forward. While fleeing, these people imitated the captain's movements and shot arrows at the fastest speed, not seeking to hurt anyone, but only to disturb the enemy.

However.

With the help of paper shell gunpowder, the Ming army infantry had completed reloading.

They raised the Rumi guns in their hands, aimed at the fleeing Jiannu and pulled the trigger.

Bang!

As the fire flickered, more than a dozen people fell off their horses.

"Run!" Guerrilla General Ding Yi rode on his warhorse, waving flags and shouting to the infantry.

Without any hesitation, the infantrymen held the Rumi guns tightly in their hands and ran towards the city gate desperately.

Two infantrymen drew their swords while running away, and slashed several Jiannu cavalrymen lying on the ground as they went.

Ding Yi took a quick look around on horseback and then took in the wounded.

The Jiannu cavalry were very skilled in archery, and even in such a panic they managed to injure more than a dozen Ming soldiers.

Those with minor injuries were not to be taken care of, as they could return to the city on their own. Those with serious injuries were directly tied to the horses' backs with ropes, and led by other war horses, they quickly ran towards the city gate.

After seeing that no comrades were left behind, Ding Yi shouted, "Go back to the city and throw grenades while running. Be careful when throwing them, don't let the fuse go out."

The two hundred Ming cavalrymen who had not shot arrows took out their fire starters, lit the fuses of the grenades in the cloth bags on their chests, and threw them into the grass on the side of the road.

All this happened very quickly. When Tulai's cavalry arrived, the Ming infantry had already run sixty steps away, and the Ming cavalry had also caught up with the infantry.

Tulai looked at the Zhenghuangqi soldiers lying on the ground, feeling grief and anger in his heart.

Although he didn't know where the Ming army infantry came from, as a general of the Plain Yellow Banner, he made a decision immediately.

Tulai, holding a bow and arrow, gave the order: "Chase them for a hundred steps and kill as many as you can."

After saying that, he rushed forward first.

If it were someone else, they would definitely give up the pursuit.

But Tulai is different, he has the confidence.

As a troop of the emperor's relatives, the war horses of the Zhenghuang Banner were unique in the army.

In the words of the Ming army, those horses were top-quality horses.

Both short-distance charge speed and long-distance endurance are excellent!

At modern speeds, a top-quality horse can sprint at speeds of up to fifty or even sixty kilometers per hour.

Of course, this maximum speed can only be maintained for a distance of about 500 meters.

On the other hand, the Ming army had been buying inland farmed horses at high prices since the Yuan Chonghuan era, abandoning the Mongolian free-range horses of superior breed but low price, so most of the Ming army's horses were medium and low-quality horses.

(Those who are interested in the shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty's horse policy can look it up. I won't go into too much detail here. In a nutshell, there were many horses raised, but few qualified war horses.)

The Ming army's horses were inferior in endurance and sprinting speed to the Eight Banners' war horses.

For Tulai, a distance of one hundred steps is enough!

Eight hundred Jiannu cavalrymen urged their horses and quickly chased in the direction of the Ming army's escape.

No one paid attention to the sparks appearing on the roadside.

Even Tulai himself just glanced at it and didn't take it seriously.

He thought it was a fuse discarded by the Ming army for igniting gunpowder.

boom!

The grenade that Ding Yi had thrown into the grass by the roadside exploded. The violent blast carried lead bullets and gravel towards the pursuing Eight Banners soldiers.

The Eight Banners soldiers who were hit were thrown to the ground injured.

Boom boom boom!

The explosions continued, and the formation of the pursuing Eight Banners soldiers was instantly disrupted.

The war horses were frightened by the explosion and stopped charging, or even changed direction and ran to other places.

The injured men and horses were more seriously injured than the frightened horses.

They fell to the ground, the soldiers wailed, and the horses cried out in pain.

These proud Eight Banners soldiers tasted defeat, injury and even death for the first time outside Xuanfu Town.

Just as Ding Yi was about to turn around and give chase, he discovered another group of cavalry emerging from behind the enemy.

After sighing, he led his men back to the city!

They were greeted with barbecue and cheers!

On the other hand, the Jiannu had sad faces and quickly cleaned up the battlefield while being careful of the artillery of the Xuanfu garrison.

On the way back to the camp, Tulai's face turned black and green.

He was reckless and advanced too quickly, and his first battle was unsuccessful. Once these two crimes were proven true, he would lose his position as the general (Angbang Zhangjing in Manchu).

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