The Northern Yuan army could never have imagined that the Ming army would just rush towards them like this.

He immediately shouted loudly and mounted his horse to fight.

A large number of auxiliary troops were also forcibly deployed in the front to resist the charge of the Ming cavalry.

Infantry, without special preparation or elite infantry, is like an egg hitting a stone in front of cavalry.

However, the leader of the Northern Yuan Dynasty obviously just wanted these infantrymen to block the charge of the Ming cavalry.

With 70,000 cavalrymen, they could quickly encircle and annihilate the Ming cavalry.

"He is simply courting death. I don't know which commander of the Ming Dynasty dared to attack our Beiyuan camp with only 10,000 or 20,000 cavalry."

"I thought the Ming army would defend the city, but now it seems that they can take it in one fell swoop without even having to attack the city."

"I think the Ming court must be very upset. They worked so hard to train these cavalrymen, but they just destroyed them like this."

The Northern Yuan generals in the central army laughed loudly, thinking that the Ming cavalry were ungrateful and outlandish.

You should know that not all of the Northern Yuan cavalry were light cavalry. They were elite cavalry from the Northern Yuan royal court, and 30,000 of them were heavy armored cavalry.

The enemy's momentum clearly shows that they are aiming to storm the camp, which means they are courting death.

"General, should we send out cavalry to fight?" a general asked.

The general of the Northern Yuan Dynasty shook his head and said, "Let them charge for a while first, and then our cavalry will attack them head-on. We will surely defeat the Ming army in one fell swoop."

His strategy was based on the lives of the auxiliary soldiers, but in everyone's opinion, it would be an honor for these slave soldiers if they could contribute to the war.

The Ming cavalry was about to rush to the Beiyuan camp, and the Beiyuan infantry in front were already holding their breath and gathering strength.

They knew it was a life-threatening situation, but they did not dare to retreat.

If they retreat, they will be killed directly by the supervisory team, but if they are lucky enough to survive to meet the Ming cavalry, they will get some insignificant rewards later.

If you can kill an enemy and be allowed to become a member of the Northern Yuan regular army, then you will have a good life.

However, the Ming army's cavalry split into two groups and dispersed from the left and right, with no intention of charging the infantry.

The Northern Yuan commander here laughed out loud when he saw this.

"It turns out they are just a bunch of cowards. Send out the military order and the army will be dispatched."

This kind of dispersed guerrilla warfare is the Mongolians' specialty. In this regard, they are not afraid of anyone.

By doing this, the Ming army was actually using its own weaknesses to challenge the strengths of the Mongolian army.

As the military order was passed down, the Mongolian cavalry, who had been waiting for a long time, quickly set out.

They had heavy cavalry in the front and light cavalry behind to encircle and suppress the enemy from the left and right sides, disrupting the enemy's formation with rain of arrows, while waiting for an opportunity to move, and immediately rush in if the enemy's situation changed.

At this time, it was difficult for the commander on the battlefield to give orders.

No matter how loudly he screamed, the soldiers would not be able to hear him.

Only the sound of drums can convey military orders to the soldiers.

The Ming army naturally carried their war drums with them.

In a battle involving tens of thousands of people, it is necessary to carry war drums, but in a small-scale war involving only two or three thousand people, this is not necessary. In a small-scale war, the soldiers only need to follow the commander and charge.

"Get out of the way. I want to beat the drum myself in this battle."

The battle was about to break out, and Fu Youde's blood was boiling. He immediately dismounted and walked to the side of the drummer and said.

He is already old, and as a commander, it is naturally impossible for him to rush to the front line to fight.

Otherwise, once the commander is lost, the entire army will collapse.

Unless the situation has reached an irreversible point, the commander will force his soldiers to charge.

Fu Youde simply pulled up his armor, revealing his muscular body. His broad-shouldered and thick-waisted figure did not look like a man in his sixties at all.

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!

As the drum beats became louder and louder, the Ming cavalry on the battlefield began to speed up.

The cavalry did not speed up and charge at the beginning. In fact, the charge distance was not very long. In most cases, it was just the normal running speed of the horse. This was also to save horsepower.

As the Ming army accelerated, the Northern Yuan cavalry also began to accelerate.

They also had war drums, and every cavalryman gave a fierce shout, accompanied by the sound of the war drums, which put pressure on the enemy in terms of momentum.

At this time, arrows fell from the sky. This was a rain of arrows from the Mongols.

Dense rain of arrows filled the sky. If any Ming army knight looked up, they would see this shocking scene.

However, the Ming army knights had no intention of looking up and simply chose to ignore the rain of arrows.

These arrows that could not penetrate the defense posed no danger to the Ming army.

The rain of arrows fell on the Ming cavalry, dashing the Northern Yuan general's expectations, because he did not even see a single cavalryman fall off his horse.

Now that they were closer, the Northern Yuan Dynasty could also clearly see the appearance of the Ming cavalry.

They were armored cavalry that were even more armed to the teeth than their elite cavalry.

From a distance, it looked as if both the man and the horse were contained in the iron barrel.

Directly immune to all normal attack methods.

"Damn it, when did the Ming army build the Iron Pagoda?" The commander-in-chief of the Northern Yuan Dynasty shouted unwillingly.

Of course, he doesn't think he will lose now. If he takes down these 15,000 armored cavalry, the Northern Yuan army will also suffer huge losses.

"The Ming Dynasty is too rich. Fifteen thousand iron pagodas, how much money would it cost?"

"Send someone immediately to notify Timur's army and ask them to come out to assist immediately."

"Tell them that the Ming army has 15,000 Iron Pagodas. If we can win this war, we can split the spoils with them in half."

The Northern Yuan commander was only briefly shocked, and then immediately revealed a look of greed.

There were also heavy cavalry in his army, but of course they were no match for the Iron Pagoda.

But as long as he defeats the Ming cavalry, these iron pagodas will be his spoils of war.

Having lost so many cavalrymen before, he is now guilty. However, as long as he can get this batch of spoils back, he can not only atone for his sins, but also gain greater power.

Even if he could only get eight thousand, no, even five thousand Iron Pagodas, even the Emperor would have to be polite to him.

Thinking of this, the Northern Yuan commander's mood changed and became excited.

He might as well just give the order for the entire army to go out and capture these Ming cavalry.

However, Fu Youde had fought for his entire life, so would he be defeated so easily by the Northern Yuan Dynasty?

Why would he allow the Ming cavalry to attack so violently? Is he getting senile and confused?

Of course not. It was precisely because he had fought wars all his life that he knew more clearly what kind of existence the 15,000 armored cavalrymen under his command were on the battlefield.

Not to mention that the opposite side has 70,000 or 80,000 cavalry, even if there are tens of thousands more, Fu Youde will not hesitate to let the cavalry take the initiative to attack.

Finally, the Northern Yuan cavalry was about to enter the range of the Ming cavalry's matchlock muskets.

The effective killing range of a musket is within a hundred steps, so you have to get close to shoot with the musket.

Bows and arrows are different. Their long-range projectiles can often reach over two hundred meters away, more than twice the range of muskets.

Therefore, the Northern Yuan cavalry shot arrows first, and the Ming cavalry had to withstand a wave of arrows before they could get close.

Perhaps this is why the Ming Dynasty court wanted to build armored cavalry. If it were not for the armored cavalry, it would first have to endure a wave of casualties when facing the Northern Yuan cavalry. For the Ming Dynasty, every cavalryman was precious.

The front row cavalry nodded their muskets and aimed at the Northern Yuan cavalry.

The matchlock gun also has a trigger. When the match burns, press the trigger and the burning match will be pressed to the firing chamber to fire directly.

BANG BANG BANG!!!

Dense gunfire rang out on the battlefield, and a large amount of black smoke began to cover the battlefield.

After shooting, the Ming cavalry immediately dispersed from the left and right sides, and the cavalry holding muskets behind them followed up again.

This is a multi-stage shooting for cavalry.

Obviously, the Ming army had very tacit cooperation. When they were at the grassland military base, this was their necessary daily training program.

The imperial court sent a large number of matchlock rifles and gunpowder to support their training.

The rhythm of the charge, the timing of firing, and the coordination between teams all took a long time to perfect.

Basically, they are divided into units of hundreds and take turns with each other.

The reason why there were a hundred cavalrymen was that the large amount of smoke produced by the muskets would obstruct the vision, so the cavalry could only change direction after three or four rounds of shooting at most.

The Ming army was divided into combat units of 500 cavalry. After three rounds of shooting in the front, the 200 cavalry in the back row would stop temporarily to preserve their shooting ability. This also gave the other 370 cavalry time to reload gunpowder and prevent the enemy from charging at this time.

The Ming cavalry seemed scattered, but in fact the cavalry from each unit were closely connected, forming a large strike area.

Precisely because a large strike area is needed to offset smoke obstruction, this way of moving will easily make the enemy think that the opponent is very scattered and cannot concentrate on attacking one place.

At this time, the powerful dominance of the matchlock gun on the battlefield was fully demonstrated.

The Northern Yuan Dynasty was obstructed by the smoke and could not see the situation clearly.

However, when the smoke gradually dissipated, they saw that a large number of their own soldiers were in chaos.

After just one round of charge, the Northern Yuan cavalry army already showed signs of collapse.

The smoke not only hindered the Ming army, but also blocked the vision of the Northern Yuan cavalry.

A large number of Northern Yuan cavalry were shot down in the front, and the armor on them could not completely offset the damage caused by the muskets at this time.

Although the gunpowder of the Ming Dynasty has not yet reached the level of smokeless gunpowder, after several years of proportioning experiments, it can be said that it has reached the peak of the power of black powder.

At a distance of thirty steps, even hundred-forged steel can be penetrated.

You should know that in today's world, almost all countries use forged steel.

It is too difficult to forge Thousand Forged Steel with human power.

Only master craftsmen can make it, and they may only be able to make a few in their lifetime.

These were often used as weapons and no one ever used them to make armor.

Even in the Ming Dynasty, it was not until the emergence of the steam hammer that a more powerful force was developed, and then it was possible to forge thousand-forged steel.

Even if the armor of these Northern Yuan cavalrymen was not pierced by the muskets, they would fall off their horses due to the powerful impact.

On the battlefield, especially in a cavalry battle, falling off a horse is almost the same as death.

Even if their friendly troops saw it, they could only ride their horses and trample over it helplessly.

This is the rule for all cavalry, because there is no way to avoid it.

Once they avoid it, the entire army will be greatly affected. If a horse collision occurs, it will be like a domino effect, with a cavalry camp roar.

The Northern Yuan cavalry was still very brave.

Even if there is black smoke ahead, most people dare to rush forward directly.

At this time they would encounter shooting from the last two rows of cavalry.

In the case of such a large-scale military confrontation, there is no need for special aiming, just a rough accuracy and it is easy to hit the target.

For a time, the Northern Yuan Dynasty's heavy cavalry suffered heavy casualties.

The light cavalry of the Northern Yuan Dynasty shot arrows from the flanks, but they were unable to cause effective damage to the Ming army and were almost useless.

Under such circumstances, Fu Youde's war drums became more frequent.

The speed of the Ming army also became faster and more compact.

On the other hand, although the Northern Yuan Dynasty had a large number of cavalry, they could only rely on heavy cavalry to inflict damage on the Ming army.

The light cavalry had no choice but to give up their bows and arrows and instead attack the Ming army. This was undoubtedly a tactic of suicide, as their swords and knives were simply unable to break through the defense.

But the Northern Yuan Dynasty had no choice. Only by using light cavalry to affect the Ming army's formation could the Northern Yuan heavy cavalry have a chance to engage in close combat.

Otherwise, the Ming army's kite-flying tactics using matchlock muskets would directly kill all the Northern Yuan heavy cavalry.

A merciful army is not suitable for commanding troops. After issuing this order, the Northern Yuan commander looked as pale as death.

He seemed to have sensed the signs of a great defeat.

Heavy cavalry had become his last hope, after all, the Northern Yuan Dynasty still had an advantage in numbers.

The Ming army only has 15,000 cavalry. As long as the light cavalry sticks to the enemy and lets the heavy cavalry charge in, even if it's two for one or three for one, the final victory will belong to the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

Unfortunately, the Northern Yuan commander did not know that when he wanted to charge with heavy cavalry, he had actually already lost.

The closer the matchlock is, the greater the damage.

The distance was quite far before, and many heavy cavalrymen would not fall off their horses even if they were hit. However, at close range, the musket could hit the target almost every time.

The commander of the Northern Yuan Dynasty was indeed very strategic, and the close combat of the heavy cavalry was indeed the key to the Northern Yuan Dynasty's victory.

But he didn't know that the armor worn by the Ming cavalry was made of thousands of forged steel.

Their long swords were naturally made of thousand-forged steel.

In close combat, the Ming army could completely ignore the opponent's attacks, directly use armor to resist, and then take the opportunity to attack with a sword.

Giving up on dodging was like exchanging lives for one's own, and it frightened even the Mongolian cavalry.

But then they discovered that when their swords hit the Ming soldiers, the other side only paused slightly.

However, their own armor could not stop the long swords of the Ming army.

In an instant, a huge gap suddenly appeared between the two sides in close combat.

It's like hundreds of eggs hitting a stone. No matter how many eggs there are, can they cause the stone to crack?

From a distance, after the cavalry of both sides confronted each other, the Ming cavalry continued to charge and constantly engulfed the cavalry of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

At the same time, the Ming cavalry on the flank fired a round from their muskets and then charged directly.

The saying that one Han could defeat five Barbarians seems to be rewritten today.

Because often a dozen Northern Yuan cavalrymen might not be able to knock down a Ming cavalryman.

The gap in civilization levels was undoubtedly revealed at this moment.

The war was deadlocked for less than two hours before the Northern Yuan Dynasty could no longer hold on.

You have to know that for a large-scale battle like this, it is normal for the battle to last for several days, let alone several hours.

The strength of humans and horses is limited, and they often run out of strength after just a few rounds. Unless there is a huge disparity in combat power, it is normal for them to fight for several days.

However, the Ming army broke this rule. The matchlock gun was different from the bow and arrow and could save a lot of effort.

Combined with the crushing power of their own armor and weapons, the soldiers' physical strength is preserved to the maximum extent.

In contrast, the Northern Yuan Dynasty was completely different.

The gap in physical strength and armaments was too obvious, and the Northern Yuan cavalry was originally mercenaries to support Xu Huizu in fighting Timur, and had never considered artillery at all. Therefore, Fu Youde dared to lead the cavalry to raid the enemy camp so directly.

When the casualties reached a certain level, cavalrymen in the Northern Yuan army began to flee.

It seemed that in just a few dozen breaths, the situation of crushing defeat emerged.

Fu Youde watched from a distance and laughed.

But beating the drum is also a strenuous job, and now he has handed the task of beating the drum over to the drummers.

Even if he were a few decades younger, it would be impossible for him to beat the drum for an hour or two.

Usually dozens of soldiers take turns beating the war drums.

"Beat the drums and chase the enemy!"

It is better to use the remaining courage to pursue the enemy rather than seek fame by imitating the tyrant.

In fact, in most cases, enemy casualties were caused by the escape.

The Northern Yuan Dynasty also looked at the situation and began to stop its movements and call off its troops.

The Ming cavalry became even more excited. This was often the time when they could achieve greater feats.

Compared with the usual retreat, the Ming army has a much greater advantage this time.

While chasing, they loaded their muskets, leaving a large amount of thick smoke, and the Northern Yuan cavalry collapsed even more.

All the Northern Yuan cavalry retreated desperately. As long as they ran faster than the people next to them, they would have more chances of survival.

The Northern Yuan central army moved out and began to cover the retreating cavalry.

Fu Youde looked at the situation and ordered his troops to withdraw.

After all, this round has consumed a lot of manpower and horsepower, so we need to take a break.