From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 641

What was it like when thirty falconets were placed in two rows and fired together?

The loud noise almost broke the sky and earth, making people's heads buzz. Dense fireballs fell into the square formation of heavy cavalry, exploding a terrifying air wave. The shock wave carried a raging fire, producing unimaginable lethality.

These heavy cavalry were originally clumsy. At this moment, they were gathered together and had not yet been pulled apart. They had no way to avoid the shells. They were directly blown to pieces, and armor fragments were everywhere.

What was even more terrible was that the war horses had never seen such a scene. Facing the bombardment of artillery fire, they were directly in chaos. After the dense square formation was scattered, people and horses all fell inside, trampling on each other, but they could not get out.

"Revenge for the sacrificed brothers! Revenge for the people at the border!"

Xue Changyue roared, leading 30,000 cavalrymen from Xuanfu, and killed the Mongolian light cavalry.

Zhou Yuan shouted: "Xingyao, hold them back, don't let them escape, we must surround and kill them all here."

"Understood!"

Xingyao held up a scimitar and couldn't help laughing: "Men, Xingyao knows much more about cavalry combat than you."

The Yehe tribe was indeed an elite. Their formation changed very quickly. Without panic, they quickly went from east to west and entangled the cavalry of the Khoshut tribe who were about to retreat. The two sides engaged in a fierce fight.

King Bartu was already ashen, and he shouted to the sky: "Pull apart! Pull apart the formation! Retreat to the west!"

He was full of vigor and vitality, but at this moment he was frightened by the Portuguese cannon, fearing that the terrible fireball would suddenly appear in his cavalry square. That kind of terrifying explosion was simply not something that flesh and blood could withstand.

Until this moment, he realized how naive and ridiculous Huang Taiji's plan for the era of competition was.

This era may no longer be the era of cavalry.

This is an era of weapon replacement, an era in which hot weapons replace cold weapons.

The artillery fire is still roaring, and the outer camps cannot be separated. Ten thousand heavy cavalry can never come out. They are piled up and collapsed in heavy armor. At this moment, they can only bear the baptism of artillery fire.

Sabdan saw this scene, and his eyes were almost bloodshot, and he couldn't help but look up and cry out.

For a long time, Mongolian heavy cavalry was synonymous with invincibility. As long as they were on the wide grassland, the charge of heavy cavalry was unstoppable.

These ten thousand heavy cavalry can charge against tens of thousands of infantry without any casualties.

But at this moment, the flames and terrifying explosions in the sky ruthlessly shattered the value logic he had established for a long time.

"Kill! We must kill them!"

Sabdan roared, rode on his horse, and commanded the light cavalry to go around. It was too crowded here, and they had to open the formation first, retreat to the north, and then look for an opportunity.

The Five Army Camps, the Northwest Army, and the Xuanfu Army, a total of 190,000 troops, plus the 20,000 cavalry of the Yehe tribe, consume a huge amount of food and grass every day. As long as they are delayed for a few days, they will definitely not be able to bear it.

As an excellent leader and the Great Khan of Mongolia, Sabdan did not lose his mind, but forcibly suppressed the surging emotions in his heart and calmly commanded the cavalry to retreat.

But Zhou Yuan would not give him a chance.

He looked at Liu Fang and said in a deep voice: "The brothers of the Five Army Camps have been impatient for a long time, right? It's time for them to take action, surround them from the northwest and block their retreat."

"I obey your order!"

Liu Fang roared loudly, extremely excited, picked up the drumstick himself, and smashed it with all his strength.

The drum sounded like thunder and lightning, and a thunderous roar rang out from the northwest.

The 65,000 soldiers of the Sixty-Five Army Camps swept in like a huge wave.

"Blood debt must be paid with blood!"

"Kill all the Mongolian dogs!"

The terrible momentum swept across the grassland. The Fifth Army Camp was obviously the most elite warriors. Before they arrived, they had already given the most terrible psychological pressure to the enemy.

The cavalry of the Khoshut tribe was tightly entangled by the cavalry of the Yehe tribe. Bartu had already seen that the situation was not right. He shouted: "Sabdan! There is no other way! Let's unite together! All 80,000 cavalry will break out to the north! They can't keep all of us!"

Sabdan gritted his teeth. It was a good idea to break out by gathering together, but the other side had 50,000 cavalry. If they held on tightly, how many of the 80,000 cavalry would be left?

But this was no time to hesitate. No matter what, we had to leave some sparks for Mongolia!

He shouted: "Join forces with the Khoshut tribe to break out! Charge northward! Men! Charge! The infantry of the Fifth Army Camp is nothing to be afraid of! They can't stop us!"

He had already given up the most important 10,000 heavy cavalry. They suffered heavy casualties in the artillery fire, and with the trampling and the horses out of control, there was no possibility for these 10,000 elite troops to break out..

"We can't stop them completely!"

Xingyao said loudly: "The restrictions of infantry on light cavalry are also very limited. Mr. Zhou Yuan, we have to think of a way."

Husband Zhou Yuan? This name is really novel.

Zhou Yuan couldn't help laughing and said loudly: "Xingyao, don't worry, the Fifth Army Camp will let them see what real infantry is!"

Wang Xiong and Shi Yi have already joined the Fifth Army Camp on horseback. They led 60,000 infantrymen to spread out the camp and completely blocked the road to the north.

Sabdan said angrily: "Infantrymen dare to stop cavalry! Boys! Step over them!"

To the northeast is Saynshanda, and their cavalry dare not go in, otherwise they can't show their skills.

To the west, there are 50,000 cavalrymen from Xuanfu and Yehe who have been entangled. Their only way to break through at this moment is to use the iron hooves of war horses to step over the Fifth Army Camp in the north.

Shi Yi grinned and said, "I've finally waited for this moment! Brothers! Line up! Shield bearers, move forward!"

The strongest soldiers of the Fifth Army Camp, with heavy steps, stood in front and formed an indestructible iron wall.

"Draw your sword!"

Shi Yi roared, and countless soldiers of the Fifth Army Camp raised the terrifying iron weapon that was half a foot long.

The handle of the sword was two and a half feet long, and the blade was two and a half feet long. It looked like a Guandao but not a Guandao, and like a broadsword but not a broadsword, giving people a strong sense of shock.

"Shield bearers, slow them down! Modao soldiers! Cut their horses!"

"Cut the horses first! Then cut the people!"

As soon as the voice fell, the cavalry of the Khoshut tribe and Mongolia had already roared in.

The warhorse jumped high and stepped on the shield bearer.

The shield bearer fell, but because he was wearing heavy armor, his injury was not serious, and he continued to resist the cavalry in the rear.

The Mo Dao soldiers specially assigned to the five military camps in the rear were all carefully selected strong men. In addition to the 6,000 elite soldiers selected from the refugees, there were also other outstanding ones who usually performed well.

They held long Mo Dao and roared at the same time.

The Mongolian cavalry was blocked by the shield bearers and their speed had slowed down. The Mo Dao soldiers of the five military camps went straight to the front.

Cut the horse's legs! Cut the horse's head!

At the same time, the cavalry on horseback also swung their scimitars.

This was a real hand-to-hand fight. After just one encounter, the Mo Dao soldiers in the front row were almost killed. Although they were strong in attack, it was difficult to defend against the attack on horseback.

But the effect was amazing. The horses of the cavalry in the front row were almost killed by their Mo Dao, and the soldiers on horseback also fell down.

As long as they fell to the ground, the Mo Dao soldiers in the back row would let them know what real infantry was.

The blades were facing forward, and the cavalry who fell to the ground were directly chopped to pieces.

Because the front row of cavalry fell, the speed of the cavalry in the back row could not be reduced temporarily, and they also fell one after another.

"Charge! Kill the enemy!"

"Dayong! It's up to you! Tear their formation apart!"

Wang Xiong roared.

"I'm coming!"

Guan Dayong led his elite battalion, three hundred strong men, wearing heavy armor and holding heavy weapons, and swept in like a huge wave.

They were extremely powerful and invincible. They tore a hole in the opponent's camp and chopped all the enemies like watermelons.

Seeing this scene, Bartu was completely dumbfounded.

Infantry attacking cavalry? How is this possible!

What kind of weapon is that! It is so effective against cavalry!

"Charge! Get out!"

Sabdan shouted hysterically, but at this moment, he was powerless to save the situation.

Facing the charge of the Modao soldiers of the Five Army Camps, the front camps of the Khoshut and Mongolian cavalry were all broken and could no longer advance.

On the side, the 50,000 cavalry of the Xuanfu Army and the Yehe Army saw the opportunity and charged in the middle, directly dispersing the 70,000 cavalry.

"Kill!"

Xue Changyue's eyes were red, he knew that revenge would come today.

And the strongest force of the Mongolian army, 10,000 heavy cavalry, was stunned by the artillery fire, and their courage was blown away. When the war horses were in chaos, they were trampled to death, and those who were blown to death were blown to death, and they were trapped together and could not move.

After the artillery fire ended and the shells were used up, it was finally the turn of the Northwest Army.

Zhou Yuan shouted: "Xu Dasheng! Brothers of the Northwest Army! Kill all their heavy cavalry first!"

"We don't want prisoners! We don't want to surrender! We only want their heads and blood!"

The Northwest Army had been excited for a long time, and now it was finally their turn. They were eager to fight and rushed forward like crazy.

The heavy cavalry, who had lost their horses, had almost no ability to resist against 60,000 Northwest Army soldiers and were directly drowned by the sea of ​​people.

Sabdan saw this scene and couldn't help crying to the sky: "God has destroyed my Mongolia!"