Break, reorganize, impact, resist...
The Ming army's infantry battle formations fought fiercely with the Jiannu. Row after row of Ming soldiers rushed forward with their bayonets raised, replacing their wounded comrades and resisting the enemy's attack. The Jiannu cavalry were constantly hit by lead bullets and fell down, and another group rushed up.
Draw the bow, shoot arrows, dismount, close combat...
Facing the fierce attack of the Jiannu, the muskets in the battle formation fired in an orderly and neat manner, white smoke rose and filled the front of the formation, making it almost impossible to see the enemy in front.
The momentum of the Jiannu's attack gradually weakened, and the corpses of people and horses lying all over the place hindered the advance of subsequent cavalry.
Ajige sent two thousand troops to attack the center of the Ming army and prevent the Ming army from attacking Dudu's troops from the flank.
The Ming infantry were divided into three large formations: left, center, and right, with each formation less than 200 meters apart. This seemed to leave a path for the Jiannu cavalry to maneuver, but the Jiannu also understood that this path would be a dead end for the Ming army's two-sided fire.
While fierce fighting was taking place in the left and center camps, the Ming army in the right camp advanced forward to the sound of gongs and drums, once again forming a posture to flank the Jiannu cavalry sent by Ajige.
Ajige was somewhat helpless. He did not expect that with equal forces, Dudu's troops could not quickly defeat the Ming army's left formation.
The battle was at a stalemate, a test of attrition and will. Obviously, this was quite disadvantageous to the enemy's army, which was at a disadvantage in terms of manpower.
Without fortifications or favorable terrain to rely on, the Ming infantry remained resilient and tenacious. Ajige had to admit that he had underestimated the Ming army. Or perhaps, he didn't fully understand the increasingly powerful enemy.
Facing the advancing Ming army's right formation, Ajige did not send any more troops to resist, as he was really short of troops. He made a desperate move, leaving only 1,000 cavalry to guard the formation, and mobilized the rest of his troops to launch a fierce attack on the Ming army's left formation.
Rather than dividing the troops to resist, it is better to choose one to break through. Ajige wanted to work together with Dudu's troops to break the left formation of the Ming army, and then use the fleeing Ming army to break through the other Ming army battle formations, forming an avalanche-like chain reaction.
The battle entered a fierce stage. The left formation of the Ming army was holding on tenaciously; the middle formation was charging forward to flank the enemy; the right formation changed direction and advanced diagonally, as if it was about to sweep the battlefield.
"Kill, kill!" Du Du roared, his throat seemed to be smoking, and he urged and gave orders almost frantically.
Victory or failure depends on whose will collapses first. Once the collapse occurs, even the largest number of troops will become cowards who flee in panic.
There were corpses everywhere in front of us, and the wounded soldiers were wailing in pain. The Ming army's battle formation was like a fire-breathing monster, constantly devouring the desperate enemies who rushed towards them.
Boom! A dense rain of bullets rushed diagonally towards the Jiannu. The three rows of volleys fired by hundreds of muskets stopped the Jiannu's momentum.
Dudu opened his eyes wide, and Ajige opened his mouth wide.
In their sight, hundreds of Ming soldiers suddenly appeared in the passage between the left and center formations of the Ming army. There were only three thin rows of them. They quickly took their positions, raised their guns, and fired.
The combination of battle formation and line tactics was not the first time it was used, but the combination of the heavy and stable battle formation and the fierce attack of the quickly deployed line muskets caught the Jiannu army off guard.
As the saying goes, once it flourishes, it declines, and afterward it is exhausted. The Jiannu army was suddenly attacked by firepower, and its offensive was stalled. The Ming army then stabilized its position, and the muskets roared, and the firepower output remained steady and fierce.
The rumbling sound of horse hooves rang out, and the Ming cavalry set off. Seeing that the Jiannu army had few troops, they threw all of them into the battle, and there was no possibility of changing the deployment and tactics.
Two thousand cavalrymen galloped forward from the passage between the center and right formations, gradually forming several cavalry walls with a hundred men in a row and thirty or forty meters apart.
While rushing out of the passage, the cavalry wall slightly adjusted its direction and pushed diagonally towards the Jiannu on the battlefield.
"Charge, kill, kill!" Shouts and roars burst out from their chests. The Ming cavalry raised their swords high, their eyes wide open, with an unstoppable momentum.
"Meet the enemy and charge!" Ajige drew out his scimitar and led a thousand cavalrymen to meet them.
A cavalry clash was inevitable, and Ajige was well aware of the importance of speed. If he delayed and waited, allowing the Ming cavalry to approach before attacking, he would not be able to increase his speed in a short period of time.
The warriors of the Great Jin Dynasty were famous for their horse archery, and they might not be able to defeat the infantry's musket formations, but they had enough confidence in cavalry battles, even if they were outnumbered.
A cloud of arrows flew across the sky, and the Jiannu used their strengths in riding and archery to shoot at the Ming cavalry.
Some of the Ming army's cavalry were shot by arrows and fell down. Although the armor could block the arrows shot by the cavalry bows, it was inevitable that the horses would be injured.
But the flying cavalry was shrinking to fill the gaps left by the injured cavalry, and their formation was still relatively tight.
Fifty meters, forty meters... The Jiannu threw away their bows and raised their swords, their faces ferocious, and they howled like wolves.
Bang, bang, bang... The Ming cavalry suddenly pulled out flintlock pistols from their horse bags and shot at the oncoming enemy.
The Jiannu army was caught off guard and fell off their horses one after another by the close-range firearms, falling into chaos.
In just a few seconds, on the battlefield, the cavalry forces that refused to give in to each other collided with each other. Amid the sound of weapons clashing, people and horses fell to the ground, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and both the enemy and our side suffered casualties in the moment of the battle.
But what shocked Ajige was that the number of fallen Later Jin warriors exceeded the enemy's casualties.
Almost no one who first engaged in battle with the Ming cavalry survived, and although the Ming cavalry also paid a price, they were able to maintain a relatively large number of people after shrinking again.
Without having fought against the cavalry wall, Ajige would not have understood the experience and thinking of the Jiannu who were hacked to death. Anyone who does not have the idea of dying together will inevitably feel hesitation and doubt when facing the cavalry wall.
When faced with several sabers coming down at you, should you block them, or should you not block or dodge, but also chop the enemy with the sword in your hand?
Obviously, no one was mentally prepared for this before the battle. The Jiannu troops under Ajige and Dudu had no experience fighting against the Ming army's cavalry walls.
The moment of battle was lightning fast; even the slightest hesitation or slowness could cost one's life. The Jiannu didn't understand the tricks of cavalry wall warfare, and they were doomed to failure.
A wall of cavalry rushed past, their numbers dwindling as they fought, but they refused to retreat, until they had rushed diagonally and escaped the battlefield, leaving less than ten of the hundred cavalrymen.
Their desperate fighting not only killed a considerable number of Jiannu, but also laid a good foundation for reducing casualties among their comrades behind them.
The second cavalry wall pushed forward, and the resistance was greatly reduced, and more Jiannu were cut down. No matter how skilled your riding skills or martial arts were, in a battle of one sword against many swords, the result would be at most one life for another.
"Kill, kill, kill!" Liu Xingzuo roared, and the spear and flag in his hand gradually fell and pointed forward. The moment he confronted the enemy, his horse speed increased to the fastest.
The tip of the gun pierced the enemy, and Liu Xingzuo felt it for a moment, then slid his hand forward along the gun barrel, and then pulled back with force, using the strength of his wrist and arm to relieve the recoil force.
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