Gao Jie did not rush to attack after arriving at the battlefield.

This long-distance charge has already exhausted most of the horses' strength. If the battle cannot be ended quickly, the horses' strength will be exhausted and the cavalry will have to dismount and fight on foot.

They had no chariots or spears, and once they dismounted their horses they were no match for the regular infantry.

What's more, Gao Jie was born a bandit and knew the tactics of Shun army very well!

To this end, he temporarily designed a set of targeted tactics.

Yuan Zongde looked at the thousands of cavalrymen slowly approaching from a distance and the big word "Gao" on the military flag without much surprise.

Apart from Gao Jie, he really couldn't think of any other Ming army general who could be so proactive.

In order to prevent Gao Jie from launching a surprise attack, Yuan Zongdi gave the order: "Order the chariots on the right wing to be in front, the spearmen to be in the back, and the archers and swordmen to stand side by side. These are light cavalry and will not charge into battle. As long as we can withstand the enemy's rain of arrows, our army will win."

After the military order was issued, the right wing quickly changed its formation and took a defensive stance.

Gao Jie smiled coldly and ordered 5,000 cavalrymen to form a horizontal formation and slowly approach Yuan Zongdi's right wing.

Huang Degong saw the changes on the battlefield and knew that the critical moment had come. He shouted to the messenger beside him: "Send a message to Wang Yongji, and let him lead the cavalry to attack the left wing of the bandits from behind."

"Leave the right wing of the bandits to Gao Jie, and the rest of the troops will join me in attacking the front of the bandits."

"kill!"

Deafening shouts broke out on the battlefield and the soldiers rushed out like a tide.

After sporadic sounds of firearms, the two sides engaged in hand-to-hand combat again.

The Ming and Shun armies had run out of gunpowder and bullets.

The two sides returned to the same starting point and engaged in the most primitive and bloody fight.

Metal pierced the flesh, blood stained the ground, and the showdown between the elites officially began.

The elite troops of Shun army blocked Huang Degong in the front, while the cavalry of the old camp competed with Wang Yongji in horse archery on the left wing.

"Right-wing...what is Gao Jie doing?"

When Yuan Zongde saw the situation on the right wing, he looked strange.

Gao Jie did not rush forward and attack as usual, but watched the fight from a distance.

"Why doesn't he attack?"

Yuan Zongdi was thinking about this problem while commanding the battle.

With his current military strength, he will have no problem defending against the attacks of Huang Degong and Wang Yongji.

Even if Gao Jie joins the battle, he can hold out for a while if he defends with all his strength.

But the problem is...Gao Jie did not participate in the war.

It would have been fine if they had not participated in the battle, but instead they attracted the attention of the Shun army's right wing and center army.

The right wing of the Shun army did not know when Gao Jie would set out, so they did not dare to be careless at all.

The Shun army was afraid that Gao Jie would suddenly attack and defeat the right wing, thus affecting them. So when fighting Huang Degong, they kept looking to the right.

The two sides were originally evenly matched, but as the Shun army's attention shifted, the Ming army began to gain the upper hand.

A quarter of an hour later.

Gao Jieming suddenly moved.

Boom...Boom!

The iron hooves are rolling and the drums and horns are sounding!

Five thousand cavalrymen formed a horizontal formation, drew their bows and rushed towards Yuan Zongdi's right wing.

The soldiers on the right wing became nervous instantly, and some archers even shot their arrows in advance.

As the five thousand cavalrymen got closer, a huge sense of oppression emerged in the hearts of the Shun army soldiers.

Although they knew Gao Jie would not charge into the battle line, the Shun army soldiers couldn't help but wonder: What would happen if they were hit by a warhorse?

Is the consequence of being knocked away a bloody head or a broken heart?

Buzz--

The sound of arrows breaking through the air suddenly rang out and landed on Yuan Zongdi's right wing army.

Screams were heard and the Shun army soldiers began to riot.

Not all members of the Shun army wore armor. Except for the elite soldiers in the old camp and the surrendered Ming army who brought their own armor, the armor rate of other soldiers was not high.

Although they were protected by shields, many Shun soldiers were shot and fell to the ground, wailing in pain.

Some were even hit directly in the vitals by arrows and died on the spot.

Buzz--

The second round of arrow rain fell, and the Shun army soldiers looked for cover to avoid the arrows.

Seeing that he failed to defeat the enemy, Gao Jie took the lead in stopping the charge, turning his horse around and returning.

Just when the Shun army thought Gao Jie had given up the attack, Gao Jie launched another charge.

Buzz--

The third round of arrow rain rose into the sky.

This time, the right wing of the Shun army finally became chaotic.

Those soldiers without armor desperately sought cover, trying to avoid the rain of arrows.

As they moved, the morale of the army began to waver.

Some timid soldiers began to move backwards under the pretext of finding cover.

Others thought these people would escape, some tried to stop them, and some followed suit.

The ones who stopped it were the officers, and the ones who followed suit were the ordinary soldiers.

There are few officers and many soldiers.

One leads two... Two leads a group...

Yuan Zongdi's right wing army began to fall into chaos.

As the commander of the army, Gao Jie seized this opportunity keenly.

He personally led the cavalry to the right wing of the Shun army, dismounted, and slipped into the formation through the gaps between the chariots, engaging in hand-to-hand combat with the Shun army's infantry.

The Shun army infantry did not expect Gao Jie to dismount and fight on foot, and were caught off guard.

Coupled with the fact that some people escaped, the entire right wing of the Shun army became a mess.

Especially after seeing their own defense line being breached, the soldiers suddenly lost the will to resist and fled in the opposite direction.

Gao Jie did not chase after him immediately, but went back to move the chariot that was blocking the war horses, and then mounted his horse and chased after him.

The driven Shun army ran around in panic like headless flies.

The entire right wing was in a crushing situation.

Seeing this, Yuan Zongde did not hesitate at all and directly signaled the elite troops in the old camp to retreat.

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