"It's the Jiannu's heavy armored infantry, fire your guns quickly!" Looking at the enemy so close, the Ming army infantry shouted.
boom!
Various light firearms such as the three-barreled gun sprayed out dense bullets.
The Jiannu heavy armored infantry were well prepared. They raised their shields high in front of them, looked down at the road, and continued to charge.
The bullets hit the armor with a crackling sound.
After the noise, the Jiannu heavy armored infantry suffered almost no casualties.
The armor on their bodies and the shields in their hands easily blocked the bullets fired from firearms such as the three-barreled gun.
"The three-barreled gun can't penetrate armor, so the bird-gun soldiers should fucking fire their guns!" the Ming army in the front row roared.
"Reloading ammunition, can't fire!" The bird-gun soldier shouted while his hands kept moving.
At this time, the smoke had cleared and the Jiannu heavy armored infantry were already three steps away.
The spearmen had no choice but to stand up and wave their spears: "Kill!"
The heavy infantry ignored the spears thrusting at them and continued forward with their shields raised.
The armor-piercing spears could not pierce heavy armor, but could only hold up the bodies of heavily armored soldiers, preventing them from moving forward.
After a moment's stalemate, the Jiannu heavy armored soldier suddenly took a small step back and pushed hard with his arms.
The spears in the spearmen's hands were pushed aside, and the gate was wide open.
Seeing this, the Jiannu heavy armored soldiers stepped forward quickly and slashed with their swords.
The swordsmen beside the Ming army spearmen came forward with shields and swords raised.
The two sides were engaged in a fierce battle.
At the same time as the heavy armored infantry joined the battle, the Jiannu cavalry and the Mongolian cavalry also joined the battle.
The Jiannu cavalry followed the heavy armored infantry and relied on their height advantage to continuously shoot arrows into the Ming army's formation.
The distance between the two sides was very close, and under the tactical suppression of five-step shooting, the Ming army could not even raise their heads.
Although the Ming army infantry also fought back with bows and muskets, they could only stay where they were.
The Jiannu cavalry fired in a circle and were always on the move.
Stationary targets are easier to hit than moving ones!
The Ming army's infantry quickly fell into a disadvantage.
Boom!
The grenades thrown by the Ming army exploded in the Jiannu army's formation, and the Jiannu's offensive suddenly slowed down.
The Jiannu were not willing to be outdone and also threw grenades at the Ming army.
After hurting each other, the soldiers on both sides shook their heads and picked up their weapons to continue fighting.
The Mongolian cavalry did not follow the Eight Banners soldiers to attack the Ming infantry, but instead detoured to the two wings of the Ming cavalry, preparing to tie down the Ming cavalry.
As long as Li Xingzhong was tied up and unable to join the battle, the Eight Banners soldiers could rely on the cooperation of infantry and cavalry to create a gap and rush into the formation.
Once the infantry formation is broken, defeat is inevitable!
This is Hauge's tactic!
"Report!" The herald ran to Li Xingzhong, panting, "Left wing Li Shunzu was blocked by the Mongolian cavalry and could not enter the battlefield to support the infantry."
"Report! Cha Binxun on the right wing has also been blocked by the Mongolian cavalry and cannot provide support!"
Li Xingzhong frowned and said, "What do you mean by blocked? Can the Mongolian cavalry's equipment block the three-barreled gun?"
"Yes," the messenger replied quickly, "The front row of the Mongolian cavalry are all wearing Jiannu cotton armor, so the three-barreled gun cannot cause serious damage."
Li Xingzhong waved his hand and said, "Commendants and soldiers of the Central Army!"
"Yes!" The nearby soldiers burst into a deafening roar.
"Follow me and kill the enemy!"
"Yes, sir."
"Brave Guards!" Li Xingzhong raised his left hand holding the bow high, "Brave! Loyal!"
"Brave! Loyal!" the soldiers shouted hysterically.
With a whistling sound, three thousand elite soldiers from the central army rushed out.
Li Xingzhong did not rush directly to the battlefield, but first detoured to the rear.
Their rear was to the west, and the enemies in the west had long been transferred to attack in the east.
So Li Xingzhong evacuated the battlefield easily.
After evacuating the battlefield, Li Xingzhong first made a brief adjustment and then divided his troops into two groups.
All the way in front, all the way behind.
After adjusting their formation, the two cavalry groups charged southward one after another.
At this time, the Mongolian cavalry in the south was fighting fiercely with Cha Binxun's troops under the leadership of Abunai.
"Kill!" Abunai led the charge and rushed forward to fight with the Ming army with swords.
If the two sides competed in archery, the Ming army could gain the upper hand with the advantages of armor and firearms.
If it were a knife fight, the two sides would be almost equal.
The Mongolian cavalry could offset the Ming army's equipment advantage with their excellent riding skills and superb swordsmanship.
They were as agile as loaches on their horses, and it was not easy to hit them.
This is the natural advantage of nomadic tribes, which the Central Plains cavalry cannot learn.
"Your Highness, a Ming cavalry of a thousand men appeared behind us!" the scout ran to Abunai and shouted.
"Divide the troops! Divide the troops to attack the enemy!"
Under the command of Abunai, two thousand Mongolian cavalry left the battlefield and rushed towards Li Xingzhong.
The two sides soon encountered each other and engaged in a knife fight.
Li Xingzhong's front troops blocked the Mongolian cavalry, while the rear troops took advantage of the chaos to encircle them on both wings.
The Mongolian cavalry never expected that Li Xingzhong would divide his troops, and were defeated by the Ming army's attack from three sides!
Li Xingzhong did not chase the deserters, but instead went around and launched an attack from behind Abunai.
Abunai tasted defeat once again and led his remaining troops to flee eastward.
Li Xingzhong and Cha Binxun joined forces and attacked the Jiannu cavalry in the east at the same time.
Hauge had no choice but to divide his troops to attack the enemy, and the pressure on the Ming army's infantry was suddenly reduced.
On the battlefield, the sound of weapons clashing was everywhere.
Roars, shouts, and screams came one after another.
As time went on, casualties began to mount.
On the premise that their combat power is almost equal, the two sides compete in their ability to withstand damage.
Ordinary elite troops can withstand 10% damage without being defeated, and the elite among the elites can withstand 20% to 40% damage.
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