"No pursuit!" When a Jiannu assistant leader saw his bannermen trying to pursue the Ming army's bird-gun cavalry, he immediately stopped them with a stern voice.
The bird-gun cavalry is a relatively difficult type of soldier. They can use bird-guns to launch sneak attacks from a distance, draw bows and arrows to compete in archery, and engage in close combat.
If there were fewer people, they might not be their match. If there were too many people, the Ming army would know they could not win and would flee on horseback.
The best way to deal with these people is to use musket cavalry!
However, their cavalry with bird guns were all in the center of the army and could not be mobilized in a short time.
Fortunately, there are only 500 people on the other side, so there is nothing to be afraid of.
The Jiannu assistant commander reorganized the troops and said, "The deputy governor has ordered that our cavalry be divided into two groups. One group will engage in a fight with the Ming cavalry, while the other group will first retreat slowly and then attack the Ming army in formation. If we repeat this process, the Ming army will surely be defeated!"
"Hmm!"
As the Jiannu cavalry temporarily retreated, the battlefield temporarily entered a stalemate phase.
The Ming army was frightened by the rain of arrows from the Jiannu cavalry and stopped its attack.
The Jiannu infantry also stopped because they had no cavalry cover.
Both sides stood in place and fired at each other using long-range weapons!
boom!
The falcons and light artillery on the chariots of both sides fired at the same time.
Either a hundred-bullet burst bullet, or a large solid bullet.
Bird gun, bow and crossbow, free shooting.
Apart from light artillery and Portuguese guns, casualties caused by other long-range weapons were extremely limited. Since the artillery and Portuguese guns carried limited gunpowder and projectiles, both sides fell silent after a few rounds of firing.
Neither side took the opportunity to rush forward, but continued to wait where they were.
The Jiannu infantry were waiting for their cavalry.
Without the help of cavalry, it would be impossible to attack the Ming army's formation.
But it’s different with cavalry. Once the Ming army’s formation is disrupted, they can rush forward.
The Ming army was waiting for orders.
The Ming army's right wing commander and deputy commander Weng Zhiqi stood in the middle of the army, thinking quickly about countermeasures.
How to attack?
A frontal attack would definitely not work. Although the enemy's left wing infantry was not numerous, they had a large number of cavalry.
It is not difficult to attack and engage in close combat with the Jiannu infantry, but the difficulty lies in being unable to maintain the formation after the attack.
Even if the formation was maintained, the left and right wings and the rear would be exposed to the Jiannu cavalry.
Once the enemy divides its troops to contain Ma Dai and Wang Yongji, the left and rear wings of his 10,000-strong army will be attacked by the Jiannu cavalry at the same time.
Defeat is inevitable sooner or later.
"Pass the order, retreat slowly and lure the enemy forward!" Weng Zhiqi ordered.
The herald did not dare to hesitate and ordered the flag-bearing soldier next to him to wave the flag to convey the order to each unit.
The order was conveyed extremely quickly, but was extremely slow to implement.
If it is an order to attack, the generals will obey it after receiving it.
But this is an order to retreat slowly, which would lead to defeat if not commanded properly.
"The rear troops stop, the front troops face forward, retreat three steps and stop one step. Anyone who turns around without permission will be executed immediately!"
As the generals passed the message down step by step, the right wing of the Ming army began to retreat slowly.
The Jiannu cavalry had already made a circle at this time, intending to attack the Ming army again.
Seeing the Ming army retreating, they did not pursue them, but instead turned their attention to Ma Dai and Wang Yongji.
"Chase!" Tulai held a bow in his left hand and an arrow in his right hand, and rode on his horse with a cold look in his eyes.
It doesn’t matter whether the infantry runs away or not, as long as the Ming cavalry present are kept here, it will be a great achievement.
The Ming army did not have many cavalrymen to begin with. How could they fight a field battle with the Eight Banners without these people?
Ma Dai and Wang Yongji were so experienced that when they saw the infantry slowly retreating, they rode their horses directly to the rear of the infantry without any hesitation.
Tulai's face turned pale with anger. He commanded his cavalry to attack for more than a hundred steps, then turned their horses around and retreated.
We can’t chase them any further. If we continue, we will be within the range of the Ming army’s central artillery.
Weng Zhiqi led his troops to retreat fifty steps and then looked forward, "Hey...!"
He sighed heavily.
"What's up, Vice Admiral Weng?"
"I wanted to lure the enemy deeper into our territory, but I didn't expect them to fall for it!"
"Then...what should we do? The general is counting on us to achieve something in this battle!"
"Attack again!" Weng Zhiqi glared and ordered the troops to attack again.
Amid the deafening shouts of killing, the Ming army infantry rushed forward again.
The chariots were in front and the infantry were behind.
Frightened by the threat posed by the Jiannu cavalry on both wings, Weng Zhiqi strengthened his forces on both wings.
boom!
Firearms roared angrily.
The bullets fired from the muskets and the arrows shot from the bows drew arcs in the air and landed among the crowd, causing cries of pain.
Tulai still used the old tactics, using the cutting-angle tactics against the Ming army's flank, not seeking to hurt the enemy but only to harass them!
Although the Ming army increased its forces on the flanks, they were no match for Tulai.
These cavalrymen came and went like the wind. As long as they could withstand the first round of attacks from the Ming army, the subsequent rain of arrows would make it impossible for the Ming army to raise their heads.
Ma Dai and Wang Yongji could only think of ways to protect the rear. They dared not pursue, nor could they escape, and the fight was very frustrating.
Bang!
A Ming soldier was shot in the forehead, and blood and brain matter burst out almost at the same time. His body fell to the ground trembling and fell together with another comrade.
Screams of pain and despair rang out one after another.
Even with chariots as shields, the Ming army inevitably began to suffer more casualties under the resistance of the Jiannu infantry's firearms and the cover of the Jiannu cavalry's rain of arrows.
Especially the infantry on both wings, almost all of them were pierced by arrows. Some of them had blood spilling out and dyed their armor red, while others fell to the ground and died.
"Pass the order, retreat slowly!" Seeing that the number of seriously injured and dead people had reached hundreds, Weng Zhiqi hurriedly gave the order to retreat.
As expected, the Jiannu infantry and cavalry did not pursue.
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