Chapter 225 224 Hard Fight

Chapter 225 224 Hard Fight

In an open space that could be called a small school ground, a large banner stood there, but around it, there were already nearly a thousand Tatar cavalry holding torches.

The flames on the torches flickered, illuminating the people and objects in the square red.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuu"

The Tatars, who were fighting fiercely with the Ming army, heard the sound of a horn suddenly sounding behind them.

Sure enough, they had already reached Anda Khan's tent, so the Tatars here would fight them to the end regardless of casualties. Naturally, this was to leave sufficient preparation time for the elite of the Royal Guards.

The fighting Tatars slashed forward several times, temporarily suppressing the Ming army's offensive, and then moved their horses to disperse to both sides.

The entangled battle lines between the two warring parties split instantly, and the lines were clearly separated. Only the arrows were still streaking through the air.

The soldiers in the first two rows of the Ming army waved their weapons to block the arrows fired by the opponent. At the same time, their comrades behind them immediately fired back with arrows.

But soon, as the horn sound stopped, the Tatar archers took the lead in stopping shooting, and then the Ming army archers also temporarily stopped shooting.

At this time, Ma Fang moved his horse forward, waving his whip to both sides as he walked.

The soldiers of the Ming army in front signaled and moved left and right to make way, and then they began to reorganize under the command of Xiaoqi and other officers.

Anda Khan's Royal Guards were clearly divided into three groups at this time. The largest group was naturally the nearly a thousand warriors under the banner. At this time, they were looking at the Ming army opposite with firm eyes, waiting for this large force. At Khan's command, they would pounce and kill the enemy cleanly.

The Tatar cavalry who retreated dispersed on the left and right sides and reorganized their teams, preparing to start charging into the Ming army with the large group.

At this time, Ma Fang had already appeared in front of the Ming army's formation. He raised his eyes and looked carefully at the opponent's formation, but he was a little disappointed. He did not see the figure of An Dahan in the crowd, that figure he was familiar with.

But the presence of the great banner means that in the huge tent behind the great banner, Anda Khan must be inside.

Ma Fang raised her right hand holding the riding crop, gestured to the left and right, and then straightened forward.

Following his movements, the thousands of 800 cavalrymen who followed him followed the previous arrangement, and a hundred cavalrymen from the General Military Mansion Biao Battalion were separated on the left and right sides. They carried an iron rod in their hands and aimed at it. Tatar cavalry on the outside.

There are still 300 Biaoying cavalry who are staggered to form three rows. Behind them, on both sides, 300 Ma Fang soldiers have formed their formation and are preparing for the final battle.

Seeing that the sky was already getting slightly brighter, Ma Fang knew very well that there was not much time left for him.

Once the day breaks and the visibility is high, the power of the Ming army's attack on the camp will be fully exposed. At that time, thousands of Tatar households will definitely send troops to rescue Anda Khan, and after the Ming army is driven back, they will pursue the Ming army infantry with all their strength, and even Maybe they also want to take advantage of the chaos to capture Baoan Prefecture.

He looked at the big tent behind the figure in front of him again, and he felt as if the big tent door moved and someone came out of it.

Maybe it was the order to give the final attack. I don't know if Anda Khan came out or not. I haven't seen him in more than ten years.

But at this time, Ma Fang had no time to think too much. He suddenly moved his horse to one side, waved the whip in his hand, and shouted with all his strength: "Hit."

The moment the words fell, the cavalry in the front row of the Ming army all started. They held a stick in one hand and took a small tube from the saddle with the other hand. They put it to their mouths and blew hard. A small flame ignited, and then Move behind the stick.

"Bang bang bang bang."

The sticks in the hands of the Biaoying cavalry in the front row of the Ming army and on both sides made an explosion sound instantly, and the stick heads flashed with fire. Then they saw these cavalrymen biting the fire sticks in their hands with their teeth, and quickly fiddled with the sticks with their bare hands. In just a few seconds, During the break, they took off the fire break and reached for the back end of the stick again.

"Bang bang bang bang."

There was another burst of gunfire. At this time, a large section of the front row of the Tatar cavalry, which had been a tight team before, had fallen one after another. Some horses were injured and began to scream and run without the control of the knights.

The Royal Guards, who had looked complacent before and did not pay attention to the Ming army at all, were in chaos. At this time, the Tatars who were still riding on their horses looked at the sticks in the hands of the Ming army in horror. They also From time to time, the sound of gunfire was emitted.

Is that the Ming army’s new firecracker?

The Tatars and the Ming army have been fighting on the border all year round, and they are naturally familiar with the various artillery and blunderbuss used by the Ming army, especially the small cannons that can fire quickly that have appeared in large numbers in the Ming Dynasty's border troops in recent years. new.

The main reason why the Tatars were unwilling to attack the city was actually their fear of the Ming army's firearms.

Once the city is attacked, the Ming army's firearms on the city wall will continue to sound. They will rush forward in a hail of bullets, and the casualties will naturally be high.

It's just that in field battles, the firing frequency of these weapons is always not as good as that of bows and arrows, that is, small cannons that are faster, but they can still be fired as long as they avoid the muzzle and spread out in formation.

But in the current environment, can the formation be dispersed?

Just as the Tatars were still in shock, the "woo woo" horn sounded, which was the signal to attack.

If you charge forward, these Ming cavalry will no longer be able to hurt them with that stick.

This is what all the Tatar cavalry are thinking. They used to play cat and mouse, but now they no longer have to hold back.

Just when they started to charge forward, the cavalry in the center of the Ming army had dispersed and moved quickly to both sides. The sticks in their hands continued to spray a new round of bullets at the Mongolian cavalry gathered on both sides, and Ma Fang had already Led their 300 servants and more than a thousand surviving Ming army cavalry, they quickly rushed along the middle passage to Ada Khan's tent, and started a fierce battle with the guards in front of the tent.

The distance between the two sides was not far, and it was futile to try to rush past them with power.

At this time, the Ming cavalry and the Tatar guards were almost hacking each other on horseback, fighting for their lives.

For the Ming army here, only by killing the enemies in front of them, advancing the battle line in front of Amada Khan's tent, and capturing or killing Amada Khan will the fighting stop and they can survive.

Naturally, the Tatar cavalry would not let them get their wish, and even wanted to kill all of them, the cowardly Mingren, for daring to attack them.

Just like synchronous soldiers facing each other, at this time in the square, the Ming army and the Mongolian army collided with each other. The soldiers in front kept waving their weapons, and the sabers and scimitars collided in mid-air, making a harsh sound.

The cavalry behind them stabbed forward with long weapons. The cavalry behind them could no longer take advantage of it. They could only take out their bows and arrows and throw them behind the opponent, but they did not dare to shoot straight. In such a fierce battle, they could only hit the enemy behind them as much as possible. people.

Soldiers from both sides were constantly injured and fell off their horses, and they did not even have time to be rescued by their comrades.

On the front where they fought, countless corpses soon lay down, but the killing continued with no intention of stopping.

The continuous sound of gunfire finally stopped at this time, and the turbulent Tatar cavalry on both wings finally recovered from their panic and began to charge towards the Ming army from the left and right.

After finishing all the ten preloaded cartridges in their hands, the Biao camp cavalry also put down their weapons, drew their sabers and rushed towards the opponent.

Here, if they don't defeat the enemy, they will have no way to survive. When they stepped into the Tatar camp, everyone knew this in their hearts.

Therefore, by this time, no one in the Ming army participating in the raid thought of escaping, so where could they escape?

Suddenly, there was a commotion among the Ming army on a front line during the battle between the two armies, and then more arrows were fired rapidly towards this place, flying towards the Mongolian soldiers on the opposite side.

After paying the price of several lives, the Ming army on the front finally rescued a man who was covered in blood and appeared to be seriously injured. He was wearing the armor of a Ming guerrilla general and could no longer protect his master at this moment. , was cut in many places by sharp blades, and blood was still flowing out.

Ma Fang had a narrow escape just now. He was hit by the Tatar cavalry on the opposite side one after another. In the end, he couldn't steady his body and fell off the horse. Fortunately, several close servants around him fought to protect him and pulled him back from the desperate situation. .

Ma Fang looked back in embarrassment at the war horse that had been lying down. It was the war horse that had been with him for many years. But at this moment, he was afraid that it would only be trampled to pieces by the mounts under the cavalry of both sides.

The forty-year-old man couldn't help but feel a little moist at the corners of his eyes at this time.

More than half of his servants have been killed or wounded. Now his subordinates and other Ming cavalry have begun to fight on the front line with the Tatars. Maybe Liu Dazhang is right. Without an absolute advantage, such a sneak attack is too risky.

However, at this moment, they are already locked in a bitter battle here. Is there any way to solve the current crisis?

Vaguely, he seemed to hear the roar in front of the big tent behind the Tatars. It was Anda Khan venting his anger. He wanted his guards to kill all the bright dogs who dared to attack him without leaving a single one alive.

If defeated, they might all have their heads chopped off, dead or alive.

Due to insufficient combat power, Ma Fang's troops were unable to penetrate Anda Khan's camp, let alone capture or kill Anda Khan. However, Wei Guangde, Liu Dazhang and others did not know all this yet.

The sky was already getting slightly brighter, and we could barely see far away. The protection provided by the dark night to the Ming army was gradually disappearing.

At this time, the Ming army was only ten steps away from the Anda army camp, and the Mongolian Qianhu troops could no longer withstand the Ming army's offensive and began to retreat.

Wei Guangde felt that they should take advantage of the situation and charge in. At least if they entered the enemy camp, the Tatars would not be able to divide their troops to support Anda Khan, and the Ming army would still have a chance to make a comeback.

Yes, to this day, Wei Guangde still feels that based on what he has learned about Ma Fang's record, the more than 2,000 cavalry he led to sneak attack the 3,000-man Anda Khan royal court guard has a high probability of success. big.

Therefore, he insisted on letting the Xuanfu army continue to put pressure on Anda tribe, and even did not hesitate to use Weng Pu to suppress Liu Dazhang.

However, Liu Dazhang hesitated when there was no news from Anda Khan's camp.

It is already daylight, and it will be bright soon. Without the cover of night, the Ming army's strength will be completely exposed. Once they enter the Tatar camp and the other party's cavalry launches a charge, they will all be responsible here.

Just then, a fast horse came running from a distance. When it got closer, the messenger immediately reported: "Report to your lord, there are Tatars gathering in the rear camp gate, and they seem to be breaking out of the camp."

"They are going to send troops to attack Ma Fang's tribe. Mr. Wei, do you think we can still attack?"

When Liu Dazhang heard that the Tatars in the camp finally took action, he understood that they had used this time to complete the assembly of the army.

This place is not far from Anda Khan's camp. If Liu Huan's interception can be broken through, it can be said that once the support troops arrive, no matter what results Ma Fang's troops achieve, they will have no choice but to retreat.

"General Liu, Mr. Wei, the Tatars seem to be retreating in the camp. They are probably trying to lure us into the camp."

At this time, Tian Shiwei, who was next to him, also spoke. He had been paying attention to the battle ahead. The resistance of the Tatars in the camp was getting weaker and weaker, and they seemed to want to retreat.

Although a group of reinforcements arrived during this period and temporarily stabilized the battle situation, they still quickly fell into a disadvantage in the face of an unfavorable situation.

However, at this time, the Ming army did not launch a very fierce offensive, but the Tatars were retreating. Combined with the activities of the Anda tribe near the rear camp gate, Tian Shiwei judged that the Anda tribe seemed to want to introduce the Ming army into the military camp.

It remains to be seen whether these six thousand Tatars will attack them first or rescue Anta Khan first.

But in any case, Tian Shiwei's current judgment is the same as Liu Dazhang's. He does not think that the Ming army has a chance of winning if they continue to fight. Even if he bets on Ma Fang, Ma Fang has never commanded a melee with thousands of people.

Yes, although Ma Fang has many victorious records, the number of troops participating in those battles was only 2,000 at most, including the total strength of both the enemy and ourselves.

No one is born a general, they all grow up step by step.

But at this time, Wei Guangde didn't realize this yet, so he made a rash bet.

Because seeing Ma Fang gave him the impression that he was a harmless person and a fierce general.

Although he realized that he might have quite strong calculation ability in fighting, which shows that he is not stupid, he did not consider that it was also the first time that Ma Fang commanded an army of more than 2,000 people to fight, and he was still dealing with the Tatars who were more powerful than them. army.

Although there was the element of a sneak attack, what Ma Fang failed to calculate was that there were more than 3,000 people in Anda Khan's camp, including more than 4,000 followers.

Although these people have little fighting ability, they can still win the battle. The most important thing is the special camping method of the Anda Khan camp, which makes the traditional night camp attack and fire attack tactics ineffective. Ma Fang's troops have already fallen into In a tough fight.

If Wei Guangde knew about it, maybe he would choose to agree with Liu Dazhang's opinion and consider withdrawing from this battle.

Just, there is no if.

Although he did not dream of a complete victory now and returned to Beijing to accept the reward from Emperor Jiajing, he still considered it based on the success of Ma Fang's attack. After listening to Liu Dazhang and Tian Shiwei's words, Wei Guangde smiled and replied: "Two Sir, aren't the actions of the Tatars all within our expectations?

Mr. Liu just said that the Tatars may want to lure our troops into the camp so that they can surround and annihilate them. As for them to rescue Anta Khan, they will have to pass Liu Huan's test.

Now we just need to waste our time here, push forward steadily, and hold off their people. There are two thousand Tatars here, and they can only mobilize four thousand households.

How many people can go to rescue Anda Khan? Three will be enough to support them, unless they don't want this camp. "

The Baichu Folangji is a Folangji military gun designed by Weng Wanda, the governor of Xuanda and Jiajing in the 25th year. It is 3 to 4 feet long. Each gun is equipped with 10 blunderbuss. It is pre-loaded with ammunition and can be fired in succession. It can be used by cavalry. It is worth mentioning that the muzzle of this Folang machine gun is equipped with a 6-inch long Ge-shaped fork, which can be used as a cold weapon after shooting. It has the prototype of a bayonet!

The output was 1,000 pieces, which were handed over to Qiu Luan for use. There is no record of the firearm's use in warfare and its effects.

Nowadays, it is generally believed that the Baichu Flang Machine may be similar to the Wansheng Flang Machine, but it is smaller. The Wansheng Flang Machine can only be used by infantry, not cavalry. Its use requires the cooperation of three soldiers.