The Mongolian cavalry who saw the battle clearly were either dead or injured. Although the Mongolian cavalry behind the 100-step death line could see their companions falling, casualties, and screaming, they had already increased the speed of their horses to the maximum and just wanted to stop. He couldn't stop, and Turubaihu didn't signal to retreat either.
The Mongolian cavalry's tactical quality is first-class. Without the appearance of a retreat signal, they will never retreat, even if the front is a vast abyss, even if the front is a sea of swords and fire, even if the front is the flintlock of the Ming army.
The gunmen couldn't remember how many rounds of shooting. In extreme tension, they only remembered the simple actions of reloading, aiming, and shooting.
Turubeihu finally saw the battle ahead. There were no Mongolian cavalry in front of him to block his vision.
He was there for a moment, not knowing whether he was scared or regretting, his 10,000 cavalrymen were gone before a stick of incense. Even if the wounded soldiers could be rescued and healed, they would not be able to fight for the time being.
After a short period of hesitation, Tulubaihu came to his senses. He was the commander of the Mongolian-Tibet coalition army. He must give new orders to the soldiers. Under the guns of the Ming army, if there is a delay, it will be more dangerous.
Now commanding tens of thousands of troops, Tulubaihu cannot retreat. Once defeated, the military command will be lost. In this area dominated by Tibetans, it is a question of whether the Mongols can survive.
He kept his mind, and must change his strategy.
Years of combat experience quickly made him come up with a solution to kill two birds with one stone.
With 10,000 Tibetan troops as the main force, he attacked the Ming army’s frontal position and contained the Ming army’s gunmen, and then used the remaining 5,000 Mongolian cavalry to attack the Ming army’s two wings and charge on a relatively open position in order to exert Mongolia’s speed. Superiority and combat effectiveness.
Once the cavalry used the advantage of speed to break through the two wings of the Ming army, the Ming army, which was dominated by infantry, would inevitably lose its frontal position. At that time, the Mongolian cavalry could carry out massacres against them. This was the Mongols’ most familiar way to deal with the Ming army. method.
In case it fails to break through the Ming army’s position, only the Tibetan soldiers will die on the front battlefield. He has already lost 10,000 cavalry. If the Tibetan soldiers can safely return to Kemu and face the dominant Tibetan soldiers, he will certainly be difficult to suppress. Lin Cong and Dege two big toasts.
The infantry of the Ming army is busy, they are clearing the battlefield in front of the gunmen, making way for the Tibetan soldiers to attack.
The Tibetan soldiers began to attack under Tulu Baihu's shouts. At the beginning, they were cautious, but found that the Ming army on the opposite side did not take advantage of the victory. Their courage became stronger and their running speed increased. Faster.
Almost at the same time, five thousand Mongolian cavalrymen, under the personal command of Tulubaihu, also circumvented the two wings of the Ming army. The cavalry was fast. Although they set off later, they faced the Ming army's cavalry first.
Lin Chengxiang was puzzled: "What happened to the Mongolian army?"
"Military seat, all the Mongolian and Tibetan forces have attacked, they are desperate."
"Desperately?" Lin Chengxiang sneered, "It's too late. If you work hard at the beginning, maybe the two wings can't stop the Mongolian cavalry. Now our cavalry is dominant. Even if we can't win, we will resist for a while and let the gunner clean up first. Their infantry."
"Military seat, although there are few Mongolian cavalry, they have lived on horseback since they were young, and they have very strong combat effectiveness. Can our cavalry stand it?"
"I don't know if I can win, but for a moment of resistance, it should be no problem to let the gunners destroy their infantry first." Lin Chengxiang was not worried either.
"What then? If the cavalry can't win, how can the gunners assist the cavalry? At that time, the two cavalry were mixed together, and the flintlock and artillery could not be fired."
Lin Chengxiang just remembered that artillery has not been used until now. Artillery is the best weapon to deal with cavalry. Unfortunately, it is no longer available. The cavalry on both sides have been mixed up and can only rely on the cavalry.
Cavalry battles are the most commonly used tactics. The two sides are in a hedge once and lose positions with each other.
The battle was not over, and no one could take a look at the soldiers who had fallen from the horse, and the two cavalry began to confront each other for the second time.
The decisive battle of the cavalry is compared to the combat power of both sides and the spirit of sacrifice. It depends on which commander can bear the soldiers' casualties better.
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The Tibetan soldiers entered the range of the flintlock rifle. They were all infantry soldiers. When they rushed to the distance of a hundred paces from the gunmen, they were exhausted and panting, and their speed began to slow down.
This kind of speed is the most favorite of gunners. The slower the speed, the higher the hit rate of the flintlock gun. The gunners are simply practicing moving targets.
In the two waves of shooting, the Tibetan soldiers lost more than half, and the number of Tibetan soldiers without casualties was less than four thousand.
The infantry was more flexible than the cavalry. Seeing that the momentum was wrong, the Tibetan soldiers behind immediately stopped. Seeing the dead bodies on the ground and the wounded soldiers rolling over, they turned around in fright and ran back.
"Khan, the Tibetan soldiers retreated without authorization."
Tulu Baihu was slashing at the Ming army soldier in front of him. He was drunk by the soldiers and the blade was slightly deflected. The Ming army soldier took the opportunity to escape and escaped.
"What? The Tibetan soldiers retreated, how long is this?" Tulubaihu stopped his horse and looked at the infantry position of the Ming army. The Tibetan soldiers really flowed back like a tide. The gunmen of the Ming army did not move and flinted. The bullets of the gun were still chasing their backs, "Supervise the soldiers, send a signal to let them continue to attack."
The war superintendent behind, while waving the flag, aimed at the Tibetan soldiers with their bows and arrows.
The Tibetan soldiers had no choice but to change from the back team to the front team, returning to pounce on the Ming army's position again.
The gunmen stopped shooting. The Tibetan soldiers were about to escape just now, so they increased the range of the flintlocks to the maximum. Since the Tibetan soldiers came back to die, they simply let them come closer.
This time, the gunmen placed the Tibetan soldiers to the midline of the eighty paces.
In just one wave of shooting, the number of fallen Tibetan soldiers exceeded two thousand, and the remaining soldiers turned around and fled again.
Although the Mongolian supervising soldiers set arrows to warn them, they retreated without hesitation. They did not believe that the Mongolian soldiers, who were their own people, would shoot arrows at them.
"Swish, swish, swish..."
The Mongolian supervised soldiers really fired their arrows, and the arrows pierced the front and head of the Tibetan soldiers mercilessly. The Tibetan soldiers running in the front fell to the ground. The wounded soldiers who had not died for a while were on the ground. Rolling, screaming, dying under his own arrow, looking like he couldn't squint.
Seeing that the Tibetan soldiers stopped retreating, the war supervising soldiers stopped shooting arrows, but their arrows were still on their bows.
The Tibetan soldiers looked back at the Ming army and the Mongolian soldiers in front of him. It was death to advance, and death to retreat.
They simply sat down on the ground, and the Ming army wouldn't chase them anyway. Some soldiers pretended to be injured, learning the appearance of wounded soldiers, rolling and screaming on the grass, as if their parents had just died.
Seeing that the Tibetan soldiers were really timid, Turubahu had nothing to do. Moreover, there were only less than two thousand Tibetan soldiers left, so he didn't embarrass them any more.
But the Ming cavalry who entangled them did not relax at all. The casualties on both sides were almost equal.
The Ming army can't afford it, and Tulubaihu can't afford it even more.
He used to have more than 20,000 strong men. After several decisive battles with Danjong Wangpo, more than 5,000 soldiers died. In the end, only 15,000 cavalry were left, and he was forced to hide in Kemu, a place far away from the central area of Tibetans.
In today’s decisive battle with the Ming army, he has already lost 10,000 cavalry, and now only this little capital is left. If he is completely wiped out, then he will be naked and sweating. Not to mention Tibetans, he is a member of his own tribe. It is unknown to keep him alive.
Turubehu was anxious to be wise, and he secretly ordered the cavalry, so and so.
After the cavalry from both sides confronted again, the Mongolian cavalry did not turn to the north and continued to fight the Ming army's cavalry, but kept accelerating and rushed towards the Ming army's gunner.
Turubehu is ready to take a gamble. He will attack the position again when the Ming Army’s infantry is not prepared. If it succeeds, the Ming Army’s infantry will be slaughtered by the Mongol cavalry. He can not only avenge his cavalry. , Can also reverse the unfavorable situation of the battlefield; if he can't break through the Ming army's position, then he will give play to the speed advantage of the Mongolian cavalry, quickly flee the battlefield, return to Kemu City, rely on the advantage of the city wall, and then deal with the Ming army.
As for the remaining Tibetan infantry on the battlefield, he did not consider their return. Anyway, they are not his own subordinates. If Lin Cong and Dege's army are finished, he will just be able to take over Kemu in an all-round way and become the leader of Kemu. Khan, not just the sweat of the Mongolian Heshuote Ministry.
However, Turubehu made the wrong calculation.
The gunmen of the Ming army had already filled the ammunition. They were originally waiting for the Tibetan soldiers to return. They didn't want the Tibetan soldiers to wait, but they waited for the Mongolian cavalry to arrive.
The gunmen didn't have to wait for the command of the officer. The Mongolian cavalry was hit hard just after entering the flintlock range.
The cavalry is fast, but the flintlock bullet is faster.
Thousands of remaining Mongolian cavalrymen had already suffered more than half of the casualties before the gunmen had completed a wave of shooting.
Turubehu sighed up to the sky. He knew that he had been defeated. He was so defeated that he might not even have the capital to stand up.
He was about to leave the battlefield, and the Ming cavalry behind him swept over, completely cutting off his back.
Turubehu quickly took the soldiers to flee to the sides.
The Cavalry of the Ming Army was in hot pursuit. Just now due to their misjudgment, the infantry almost suffered a loss. They had to lose their merits. By killing one more Mongolian cavalry, they could alleviate a little bit of their sins.
Turubeihu broke through from the left. Under the cover of the Mongolian cavalry, he finally brought more than a thousand cavalry to highlight the encirclement of the Ming army. The Ming cavalry chased for a while, seeing that he could not keep up with the speed of the Mongolian cavalry, so he gave up .
The hundreds of Mongolian cavalry on the right were surrounded by the Ming army.
Like a bison meeting a lion, they head towards the periphery and form a large circle. Maybe they didn’t expect to escape. Fighting the Ming army is the only meaning for them to survive. It’s better to kill one or two Ming soldiers before they die. The army, their death, also contributed to the Mongols.
Lin Chengxiang has rushed over from the Chinese Army, and the battle is nearing its end. He wants to reduce the casualties of the soldiers. In the face of hundreds of unyielding Mongolian cavalry, he thought of a way for the Ming cavalry to have no loss.