Chapter seven hundred and fiftieth eight: Hunhe again
The uneasy neighing of the horses sitting down touched the nerves of the Chahars.
Tens of thousands of Chahar cavalry surrounded both sides of the Datong Army, constantly releasing arrow rain, using the cavalry's maneuverability to try to consume.
However, after suffering slight casualties, the Datong Army quickly blocked their offensive with an airtight shield wall.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The Datong Army was advancing continuously, like a war city advancing forward, while the Chahar cavalry, who were more than three times the number, were constantly retreating.
They were frightened by this momentum!
Although the Ming army could not reach the Chahar tribe in a short period of time, the footsteps of their step by step seemed to be stepping on the hearts of these Chahar cavalrymen.
No one expected that the Chahar tribe would actually flee!
Before he could get involved, he was defeated, as strong as Chahar's headquarters, and still so!
This is the deterrent force of becoming a famous and strong army. Zhang Wanbang was not on the main battlefield, but with just a big banner, he scared Chahar's 100,000 cavalry!
Soon, the people of the Chahar tribe were filled with hearts, and more than 100,000 troops had not yet fought, and there was a vague trend of defeat.
The Naiman and Aohan tribes behind him were shocked to speak for a moment when they saw this scene. What kind of monsters are the Datong Army?
The cannon told them the answer.
Qu Jiazhen took out Zhang Wanbang's commanding flag, which greatly boosted the morale of the army. He kept moving forward, found a high place to arrange the array, and then began to launch a large-scale shelling.
"Bang bang bang--!"
At this time, Lin Danhan finally realized the Ming army's plan, but it was too late.
The Datong Army has occupied a high place and is condescending. It is stepping up the establishment of horse-rewarding horses and shield chariots, and constantly releases artillery to bombard the Chahar tribe.
"They have been bluffing all the time, just trying to occupy a high place and stick to it!"
"You can't wait until they gain a foothold before attacking!"
Lin Danbatuer finally reacted and ordered an attack loudly, but once the Ming army's artillery stabilized, it continued.
The wooden barrel loaded with shotguns was fired out of the barrel, blooming and cracking in the air, scattering into dozens of small projectiles, hitting the Chahar people, and one piece of them was smashed!
This is the new shotgun developed by the Military Equipment Department based on the technical support provided by the Spanish and combined with its previous experience!
This kind of shotgun is not very mature. It loads small projectiles into a special wooden barrel, so it looks not very good, but it is more practical!
Now Zhu Youxiao can confidently say that the level of the Ming Dynasty in his hands is hundreds of years ahead of the Qing Dynasty in later generations!
Hundreds of shotguns were fired out, and in a blink of an eye it exploded in the air and turned into more than a thousand bullets. Under the carpet bombing, there was a sea of corpses and blood in the Chahar formation.
The Chahar cavalrymen were beaten up by horses, and even more were thrown off by frightened mounts than those who died in Ming army artillery.
Their arrow rain was like a child playing house when facing the shotgun bombardment of the Ming army's Zhenlu cannon, and could only be blocked by shooting on the shield car.
However, the Ming army's artillery shells were unstoppable and they tore them to pieces!
Lin Danbatuer finally tasted the bitter fruit of Korqin's defeat. Looking at the one-sided battlefield, his heart was bleeding.
These are all the capital he used to restore Genghis Khan's hegemony!
Every Chahar cavalry who fought bravely for him was a real warrior!
Soon, the Chahar cavalry began to counterattack, and they launched an attack from the hill where the Datong Army was located in all directions, but they came even more desperate.
Qu Jiazhen stood at the top and gave an order.
Immediately, the entire Ming army's formation was filled with smoke, and rows of gunfire began to fire continuously, and the torrent of steel, which was denser than the rain of arrows, came in a flash.
After all, the Charger Cavalry was flesh and blood, and they fell one after another.
Lin Danbatuer looked at the battlefield and knew that it was impossible to attack the mountain now. Even if he forcibly took down the Datong Army, he would cause heavy damage to Chahar's headquarters.
What's more, the cavalry of Uchiyete, Duoyan and other troops should have arrived now.
"withdraw!"
"Transfer the order of my Khan to withdraw his troops!" Lin Danbatul chose to escape in the last battle again to preserve his strength.
The Chahar tribe, which has always claimed to be the most powerful tribe in Mongolia, discarded thousands of corpses in front of the tribes such as Naiman and Aohan who followed them, but they did not even find the shadow of the Ming army and retreated in shame.
Then, a rumbling sound sounded from the horizon, but the cavalry from the three guards in the north of the pass came and successfully met the Ming army who had left the pass.
Almost as the Chahar tribe chose to retreat again, the Datong cavalry battalion led by Zhang Wanbang appeared near the Chahar tribe's capital, Chahanhot.
Zhang Wanbang never dared to make a big move because the situation on the battlefield is difficult to figure out.
Lin Danhan is still a little capable. After all, the construction of Hanhaote had to pass through the upper reaches of the Hun River. Now it is the time for the water to flow rapidly.
Zhang Wanbang was wearing a chain mail and jumped off his horse. Before the generals around him were defeated, he eagerly asked the scout who had just returned:
"What's the situation ahead?"
The scout said, "Return to the Grand Marshal, Chahar's troops issued an edict, and the main forces of Aohan, Naiman and other troops went to Fuyu Guard with them!"
When Zhang Wanbang heard this, his eyebrows raised and he said happily:
"Are you sure this news is not wrong. Lin Danhan took all the main forces to attack Fuyuwei?"
“That’s right.”
The accompanying personal soldiers laughed and said:
"Master, you often say that when the field is in the field, the force is in the same place, and when the force is divided, the force is in decline. I think Lin Danhan also knows this truth!"
Zhang Wanbang smiled and said, "The truth is the same, but it cannot be used all the time. Just like now, the Chahar tribe has only two fists."
"Aohan and Naiman are one, and the headquarters are one. This time he swung his two fists to Fuyuwei, and we can hit his chest directly!"
As he said that, he looked at the Chahar camp tent that stretched far away to the end of the horizon, pulled out the geese-winged sword and shouted:
"The main force of the Chahar tribe is a hundred miles away. Chahanhot is an empty city. Naiman and other tribes followed him, and their momentum became even worse. This is self-destruction!"
"You followed me to attack Jahanhot, plunder the Khanate, destroy the Mongol Yuan, and compete for the entire battle!"
"We are willing to follow the commander to make contributions!!"
Everyone was very excited. Since the Ming Dynasty, there has been no battle to chase the Khanate of the Yuan Dynasty, but since Hongwu and Yongle, there has never been such an emperor with civil and military achievements in the world.
With the order, Zhang Wanbang led the Datong cavalry battalion to more than 11,000 people and more than 30,000 war horses to run to the Chahanhot Khan Court of the Chahar tribe in dust.
But soon, the army was blocked by the turbulent Hunhe River.
Looking at the Chahanhot, which was so close to him, Zhang Wanbang was a little anxious and without thinking, he directly ordered the soldiers to cross over.
However, he underestimated the depth, urgent, and the coldness of the river at this time.
The reason why Lindan Batuer dared to lead all the main forces to attack Uchiyete was because of the rapid turbulence of the Hunhe River at this time, and it was definitely not possible to cross directly!
What's more, only local Mongolians know about the Hunhe River now. Not only is the rapid flow of water, but also the coldness of Mongolian horses, even Mongolian horses dare not enter the river directly.
As expected, Zhang Wanbang had no idea about the current situation in Hunhe.
Once the Ming cavalry entered the Hunhe River, their mounts could not stand such cold river water. They were neighing and could not go far, so they slammed their horses and dropped the cavalry on their horses.
The Ming cavalry who were thrown off the horse all fell into the cold and turbulent water, with cramps in his hands and feet, or swallowing a few mouthfuls of river water, and even had no chance to struggle.
Chapter completed!