Stationed in Gongbu City is the Fifth Army trained by Danjong Wangpo himself, and his close friend Suolang Tsering serves as the guard commander. Although Uzizang has long been separated from the actual jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, it is still a nominal possession of the Ming Dynasty. , Accepting the nominal leadership of Daming, the military system and official system of Daming were implemented.
Danjung Wangpo’s Tibetan-Pakistani army used to fight in the battle of Us-Tibet, and has already controlled almost the entire Us-Tibet. Solang Tsering’s fifth army is the elite of the Tibetan-Pakistani army, so he naturally did not move outside the city The Mingjun of the Ming army put it in the eye.
Hearing the news that the Ming army was stationed outside the East City, Suolang Tsering estimated that the Ming army would not be able to adapt to the plateau climate of Ustizang. It was an expedition for laborers, and he must be extremely tired now.
An army without physical strength has no combat effectiveness.
With the strength of the Tang Dynasty, it is difficult to shake the small Tubo, because the Han people have difficulty adapting to the plateau climate and topography.
Suolang Tsering decided to give the Ming army a head-on attack. He temporarily armed three thousand Tibetans, let them guard each city gate, and led the elite Fifth Army out of the city to retreat from the enemy.
Hearing the message sent by the rangers, Liu Zhenyu was very puzzled: if the defenders of Gongpucheng refused to defend the city, the 55th Division had no artillery and could not break the city at all. If they wanted to escape, the Tibetans would face it. Familiar with the local terrain, he will definitely not be able to catch up. Does the guard in this city still hope to repel a large number of Ming troops
Liu Zhenyu divided out three thousand infantrymen and stood facing west. Three thousand cavalrymen guarded the wings of the infantrymen, ready to protect the infantrymen. If the infantrymen win, they will be responsible for cutting off the retreat of the Tibetan and Pakistani army. He led the remaining thousands of soldiers. On the high ground behind the camp, the Tibetan and Pakistani army was viewed from a distance.
The 3,000 infantrymen were divided into three rows according to the tactics of flintlocks. As the Tibetan army approached, the soldiers in the first row had already squatted on the ground and began to aim at the Tibetan army. Behind them, there were two rows standing. Shooter.
When Suolang Tsering rushed over, he saw that the Ming army far exceeded the Tibetan and Pakistani army, and his figure remained motionless, his eyes hesitated, and his pace did not slow down.
However, the soldiers of the Tibetan and Pakistani army were high-spirited and looked like someone else. Solang Tsering regained his confidence. He used only 500 cavalry as the vanguard to tentatively attack the infantry position of the Ming army. .
It’s not that there are no war horses in the Usti-Tibet area. The "Ancient Tea-Horse Road" was excavated. The Han people exchanged tea for Tibetan horses. However, there are too many mountains and rivers in Usti-Tibet, which are not suitable for cavalry long-distance running, so the Tibetan soldiers are general. There are very few war horses.
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One hundred paces is the effective range of the flintlock. When the front of the five hundred Tibetan cavalry entered the range of the flintlock, the first row of gunmen pulled the trigger without hesitation.
Nearly two hundred Tibetan cavalry fell their horses, or they fell together in front of Suolang Tsering.
Once the cavalry charged, the speed of the horse was so fast that it couldn't stop. When the Tibetan cavalry in front fell, the Tibetan cavalry in the back stepped on their companion's body and faced the Ming army's flintlock.
When the three thousand Ming army gunmen finished a wave of shooting, almost all of the five hundred Tibetan cavalry fell from their horses, and the wounded soldiers shouted one by one. The fear in their eyes replaced their confidence and perseverance.
Suolang Tsering was stunned, only to face him, his five hundred baby cavalry were wiped out by the Ming army, and he didn't even have time to order to retreat.
Seeing the sun and moon flags that were flying in the wind, Suolang Tsering hesitated again. He did not order the infantry to attack, but waited and watched from the same place. He wanted to see if his cavalry fighters could stand up from the ground.
Seeing that the Tibetan army was no longer attacking, Liu Zhenyu bowed his head and said a few words to the soldiers next to him. He nodded and ran away quickly. He was going to convey the military order Liu Zhenyu had just issued.
Soldiers from about one battalion walked out from the rear army. They didn't make any stops, and went straight to the gunmen. When they passed by the gunmen, they didn't stop either.
They are not a substitute for the gunmen, but to clean up the messy battlefield of the Tibetan cavalry.
Clean up the corpses of the horses and horses to leave a passage for the Tibetan soldiers to attack again; give the wounded soldiers a knife so that they can reach the Western Paradise as early as possible; gather the ownerless horses to prevent them from hindering the Tibetan soldiers' attack.
The provocative behavior of the Ming Army as if no one was under the eyes of Suolang Tsering.
The brothers of Suolang Tsering were waiting for his rescue. Before they died, they did not see Suo Lang Tsering again, but waited for the saber of the Ming army.
Suolang Tsering was completely enraged, and he immediately organized 1,500 infantrymen to launch a second wave of attacks.
The Ming army sweeping the battlefield immediately spread out like birds and beasts, completely letting out the front of the gunmen.
Seeing that the infantry came up, Liu Zhenyu secretly ordered the gunner to put the Tibetan soldiers at eighty steps before firing. The speed of the infantry is slow, so there is no need to worry about them breaking through the position. In addition, the infantry is not like the cavalry. Stop, even run back.
The gunmen were already aiming, and the three columns of Tibetan soldiers rushing over did not load the flintlock bullets until the distance of 80 paces.
Compared with cavalry, infantry is slow to move and is very suitable for flintlock aiming. After two rows of gunners fired bullets, the number of fallen Tibetan soldiers has exceeded a thousand.
The Tibetan soldiers hesitated. Although they have not yet received the order to retreat, in the face of death, these elite Tibetan troops trained by Danjong Wangpo are no longer invincible war machines.
The gunmen were still aiming. The first time they faced the elite of the Tibetan and Pakistani army, they achieved a record of victory, which made them extremely excited. The visual impact brought to them by the bloody scene was much smaller.
The firing range of the flintlock was maximized. The Tibetan soldiers who were still a hundred or even a hundred paces away fell under the flintlock. Although they also had long-range assault weapons... bows and arrows, the Ming army was still far away from the bows and arrows. Out of range, if they release arrows now, their only use is to give themselves courage.
In the face of a large number of casualties, any mental factor can be ignored, especially when there is no hope of winning.
Suolang Tsering seemed to wake up, and he quickly gave the soldiers an order to retreat.
It's too late, it's too late.
Liu Zhenyu didn't want to let these Tibetan soldiers go. As early as when the Tibetan soldiers began to hesitate and stagnated, he was ready to see the Tibetan soldiers retreating, but he saw the Ming army’s commanding soldiers wave their flags and crossed them left and right. .
The cavalry on the left and right wings of the Ming army quickly mobilized their horses. The left-wing cavalry went straight to Solang Tsering’s rear army, while the right-wing cavalry quickly cut off the remaining hundreds of Tibetan soldiers on the battlefield.
In the relatively open battlefield east of Gongbu City, the same cold weapons are used. The impact of cavalry on infantry is not a battle, but a massacre.
The right-wing cavalry of the Ming army, which had an absolute advantage in number, ended the battle in a stick of incense. All the Tibetan soldiers fell and no troops were dropped.
Because of language barriers, the Tibetan soldiers wanted to surrender, and Ming soldiers didn’t know. Even if there were soldiers in the Ming army who knew Tibetan for the first time, they pretended not to know. The sword soldiers on the battlefield had no eyes. Who would stop the saber in their hands and listen to the Tibetan soldiers. Say a few whispers? If you have this time, it would be better to slash with a knife and save time. Suolang Tsering's rear army has not been wiped out, and the left-wing cavalry is still waiting for their reinforcements.
The right-wing cavalry did not clean the battlefield. They temporarily put down the wounded Tibetan soldiers who were smashing on the ground. Under the leadership of the cavalry regimental commander, they once again cut off the return of the Tibetan army.
The two-winged cavalry slaughtered the Tibetan infantry. Not only did they speed up a lot, and there was no need to worry about them escaping. There were many Ming cavalry in the periphery. They couldn't find the opportunity to make a knife. It was really necessary for Tibetans to stand out from the cavalry. They die faster.
Looking at the fewer and fewer Tibetan soldiers on the battlefield, Liu Zhenyu didn't have the slightest worry. He was idle and he began to command the infantry to clean the battlefield.
Now of course there is no time to bury the Tibetan army. Liu Zhenyu asked the soldiers to make up for the deadly wounded Tibetan army soldiers, so that they could end the unbearable pain early.
After another half of the fragrant time, the battlefield has completely calmed down. Suolang Tsering also died in the rebellion. In the eyes of the soldiers of the Ming army, the Tibetan soldiers were all about the same size, and no one had time to follow them. It’s not necessary to distinguish between officers and soldiers in their costumes.
The Ming army’s attack on Chayu was a small test, where only Tibetan civilians were armed; the fifth army that destroyed Suolang Tsering was the real first battle of the Ming army’s entry into Tibet. After all, the fifth army belonged to Danjong Wangpo. The direct line is the elite that Danjung Wangpo relies on to rule Uszang.
While the Ming Army wiped out the 3,000 soldiers of the Fifth Army, only five cavalrymen fell from their horses and were trampled to death by the horses. This was a one-sided battle. The Ming Army relied on superior weapons and numbers to win the victory in Us. The Fifth Army of the Tibetan-Pakistan Army seeking defeat.
He could speak Tibetan. I wandered around among the wounded soldiers in the Tibetan army and found a wounded soldier in an officer's costume. No matter whether he was Suolang Tsering or not, he spoke to the soldiers. Four soldiers Drag the wounded Tibetan officer out and throw it aside.
The officer's injuries were not serious, except that he was shot in his left calf, and it would not look like he was going to die for a while.
The interrogator stood in front of him and asked him in Tibetan: "Tell me, how many Tibetans are in the city? How many soldiers are there?"
The wounded Tibetan officer sat on the ground, probably seeing the form of the battlefield clearly, his eyes were drooping, his eyes gloomy, "You kill me, I won't betray the Buddha."
"Okay, there's a kind," Interview held out a thumb to him, "This is not betraying the Buddha... Since you refuse to cooperate with us, you must die. Tell me, how are you going to die?"
"It's a good thing to cut through the heart." He didn't look up, avoiding the provocative gaze of the interrogation.
"One cut through the heart? This is too pediatric, only you Tibetans can use it." The investigator touched his clean beard and shaved chin, "Da Ming's death penalty, there are 1,036 types, and it will happen for a while. I can't finish it, so just pick a few things that you don't know and talk about!"