After observing the Ming army's formation, the leader of the Chahar tribe, Abunai, began to give orders: "Surround the Ming army on the north, east and west sides, leaving a gap in the south, creating a situation of encircling three sides and leaving one side open!"

"Also send a cavalry unit to go back ten miles to the south and ambush, and then launch a surprise attack when the Ming army is defeated!"

"Once the cavalry that has come around is in position, start the attack!"

Woo!

Swish, swish, swish!

As the horn sounded, the herald waved the flag in his hand vigorously.

After receiving the order, the Mongolian cavalry whipped their horses and began to press forward.

Two hundred steps away.

The Mongolian cavalry marched slowly and in a very casual manner.

When they were one hundred and fifty steps away, the Mongolian cavalry suddenly stopped.

They quickly reorganized their formation and regrouped.

The armored soldiers were in front, and the unarmored soldiers were behind. All of them took out their bows, and equipped them with armor-piercing arrows.

They summed up the experience from the last battle: the Ming army's horses, protected by armor, could almost ignore the damage caused by the shovel arrows.

Woo! The horn sounded again.

This is the signal for a general attack!

The Mongolian cavalry urged their horses to speed up. They galloped forward like the wind, and the sound of more than ten thousand horses' hooves resounded throughout the grassland.

At that moment, the earth began to tremble and the sky changed color.

They leaped over the gully, crossed the sparse grass, and attacked the Ming cavalry.

When they were one hundred steps away from the Ming army formation, the Mongolian cavalry simultaneously leaned over the horses' backs and clamped their legs around the horses' ribs.

The war horses ran wildly in pain, and the distance between the two sides was rapidly closing.

The Ming army stood still as a mountain and estimated the distance by eye.

Bang!

The Ming army launched the first round of firearms attack.

Although the bullets fired by the Rumi gun are fierce and poisonous, they cannot kill animals of the size of war horses in one shot (the war horse may eventually die from injuries or excessive bleeding, but will not die in a short period of time).

If it is not fatal, the pain caused by the bullet will make the warhorse run faster.

Under the protection of the war horses, the first round of firearms attack caused little damage to the Mongolian cavalry, and the distance between the two sides was shortened again.

Bang!

The Ming army launched the second round of firearms attack.

The dense bullets fired from the three-barreled gun enveloped the Mongolian cavalry.

The Mongolian cavalry still lay on their horses to avoid damage. The distance between the two sides was shortened again.

Forty steps.

The cavalry on both sides drew their bows at the same time and shot their arrows diagonally into the sky.

After shooting an arrow, the Mongolian cavalry immediately drew a new arrow from the quiver and controlled their horses to slow down.

Before the rain of arrows fell, the distance between the two sides was shortened to fifteen steps.

The Mongolian cavalry fired arrows again, quickly put away their bows and took out their swords.

Yes.

From the very beginning they had no intention of engaging in a shootout with the Ming army, especially after seeing the power of the Rumi gun.

That thing is horrible!

It can penetrate armor and kill people from a hundred steps away. Compared with it, bows and arrows are like fire sticks!

When the Ming army saw the Mongols charging with swords drawn, they also put away their bows and arrows and drew their swords.

The two sides began to hack at each other.

In terms of individual combat power, the Ming army had an absolute advantage.

Because they are covered with armor.

In the era of cold weapons, armor was a symbol of elite warfare.

Soldiers from both sides swung their swords at the same time, leaving a shallow mark on the armor. But if it hit the body, it would cause bleeding or even death on the spot.

Although the Mongolian front-row soldiers also wore armor, the protective capabilities of the armor were far inferior to those of the Ming army.

but...

The Mongols' advantage lies in their numbers.

The number of troops they dispatched this time was six times that of the Ming army!

In addition to the old, weak and sick, the number of armored soldiers was twice that of the Ming army.

Abunai wanted to use a war of attrition to tire out the Ming troops.

When the soldiers in the first row get tired of chopping, they retreat, and the soldiers in the second row take over; when the soldiers in the second row get tired of chopping, the soldiers in the first row replace them.

The other soldiers hid behind and took turns shooting arrows.

The armor can indeed protect against damage from arrows, but they use their superb archery skills to specifically aim at the face.

Even if the Ming army had cotton armor protecting their faces, the kinetic energy of the arrows would shatter their facial bones, causing them to lose part or all of their combat power.

Abunai stood on a high ground and carefully observed the situation on the battlefield.

He is waiting.

When Li Xingzhong could no longer hold on and tried to escape, he ordered his men to kill him.

Li Xingzhong was not panicked at all.

He withdrew his troops to prevent a breakthrough by the enemy.

Then the cavalry was divided into four rows, and the first row fought with the Mongolian cavalry with swords.

The second row used bows and muskets to attack the Mongolian cavalry, thus relieving the pressure on the first row of Ming troops.

The third row uses bows and arrows to harass the enemy.

In the fourth row, half of them held swords and half held bows.

Those holding bows use arrows to support friendly forces, while those holding swords stay alert to prevent enemies from attacking from behind.

After fighting for a quarter of an hour, both sides suffered casualties.

Now the two sides are competing not only in the ability to kill the enemy, but also in the ability to withstand casualties.

Abunai could hardly stand. He cursed on his horse: "Damn it, my troops are six times more than theirs, and I have surrounded them on three sides and left them a way out. Why don't the Ming army retreat?"

“Do they think they are good at fighting?”

"I have 20,000 men under my command. I must defeat them today no matter what. Otherwise, I will be ashamed to face my ancestors when I die!"

Abu Nai frowned and looked for a while, then suddenly found something wrong.

"You," he waved his hand and called a personal soldier to his side and asked, "Look at how many Ming troops are there on the battlefield?"

The guard quickly counted and said, "This Ming army consists of 25 men in a squad. There are about 70 to 80 squads of Ming troops present, so the total number should be around 2,000."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content!