I, Zhu Youjian: the first prodigal son of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 187 The Sorrow of the Cavalry
The [-] army, with almost no casualties, appeared one after another within twenty or thirty miles around Seoul.

This situation not only made Wang Chengen, the chief eunuch in charge of the army, a little baffled.

Even some of the 'Ming Veterans' who led troops to charge into battle couldn't figure out that the capital of Koryo State appeared in front of their own guns?

Such a smooth battle, they never dreamed that they would participate in it.

Of course, the most astonished person was the lord of Korea.

He really couldn't figure out why there were only 1 Ming infantrymen, why he sent out more than 2000 cavalry, and there were less than [-] horsemen who could escape in one piece.

Moreover, according to the cavalry generals who fled back to Seoul, this battle was impossible to fight.

The opponent doesn't play battles with you at all. In some open areas, they will fight at every step, cover them with cannons, and fight you from a distance with new-style muskets.

When the cavalry charged, they had already occupied favorable terrain, and you were allowed to rush over and become a target...

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How to do?what to do!

The lord of Koryo was furious, and killed several generals of the defeated army in succession, and only then did he calm down the situation.

Wu Xiang, Zu Dale, and Jiannu Baylor left in a hurry a day ago, claiming to go out and find a way to mobilize cavalry to 'escort' them.

In fact, the lord of Koryo knew in his heart that he had already run away.

"Pass down the king's will, let all the soldiers and horses nearby work hard for the king!"

"Organize a charge of [-] people and try to defeat the Ming infantry!"

"An order for all the soldiers and civilians in the city, no matter men, women, old or young, to go into battle together and prepare to defend the city to the death!"

Order after order was passed down, and half of Korea was completely mobilized.

Hundreds of miles around Seoul, there were nearly 20 infantry and more than 3 cavalry, rushing towards Seoul day and night.

In addition, the [-] cavalry in the hands of the Lord of Korea are also ready to go, ready to charge.

"Don't worry, the only thing the Ming infantry can rely on is their artillery and muskets. We can't take advantage of them in field battles."

"However, now that they are in a daze and want to attack the city, let them have a taste of the power of my Koryo iron cavalry!"

In terms of mobilizing before the war, almost all the emperors are quite capable. Therefore, stimulated by the mobilization of the lord of Koryo and the high bounty, the [-] iron cavalry screamed, wishing to rush out of the city immediately and kill the Ming infantry. Kill on the spot!

"Battle! Fight! Fight!"

"Battle! Fight! Fight!"

At this moment, a sharp whistling sound suddenly arrived.

Boom boom boom!
In the direction of the east gate of Seoul, the artillery of the Ming veterans started the first salvo.

For a time, there was chaos in the city.

A large area of ​​wooden houses, attics and pavilions, in a deafening explosion, turned into a sea of ​​flames.

People call horses, cry father and mother.

The people in the city thought that Seoul had already been breached, and fear caused people to panic. At the same time, fear also caused people to suddenly burst into anger after experiencing a short period of tension.

Great Ming Dynasty, deceiving people too much!

Hasn't this always been our suzerain country?How to say hit it?

As a result, all kinds of rumors arose.

The news that some Koryo rulers colluded with Jiannu and almost killed the garrison of Daming Dongjiang Town also spread like wildfire.

As a result, the hearts of the people in the city became even more chaotic.

Among them, there are many people who fan the flames in an attempt to profit from it.

Naturally, the lord of Koryo ignored these things for a long time. He made a quick report and learned that the army attacking the city in front of Daming should be in the direction of the east gate, so he ordered [-] cavalry to rush out of the city.

However, what awaits them will be a nightmare that they will never be able to get rid of.

Cannons, with small steel cannons, with other people's new muskets.

Coupled with the rapid soil work of 5000 engineers, the seven or eight miles outside the east gate of Seoul was completely turned into a ravine, and the cavalry could not charge smoothly at all.

They have seen this kind of combat method before in Mao Wenlong's place.

However, the cooperation is not so close, and the speed of geotechnical excavation is basically two concepts.

How is this fight going?
As soon as the cavalry vanguard battalion of the Goryeo State rushed over, they encountered seven or eight 'trenches', neither deep nor shallow, neither wide nor narrow, just enough to prevent the horses from galloping smoothly.

Then, it was a few rounds of salvo.

Those big gunners were lying in the trenches far away, aiming and shooting leisurely, and then retreated back slowly in an orderly manner, giving enough space for the cavalry behind to die...

"Divide into two groups, charge from the flanks!"

The commander-in-chief of the Koryo State issued an order to divide the [-] cavalry into left and right wings to outflank and charge the Ming infantry.

Thus, a massacre began.

The trenches of the "engineering soldiers" of the Ming Dynasty were basically prepared for the two-wing charge. They moved quickly in the trenches to seize the favorable terrain and formed two "death passages" for the cavalry of the Goryeo Kingdom to drill in by themselves.

Thousands of guns fired.

In the first wave, more than a thousand riders were knocked down.

In the second wave, more than a thousand riders were knocked down.

At the same time, some "small steel cannons" of the Ming army began to show their power, aiming at the crowd with several rounds of volleys, and knocking down more than a thousand horses.

"Retreat, retreat!"

"Return to the city to defend!"

It's too late.

Just as they were charging forward, thousands of Ming soldiers appeared from nowhere and even laid a 'carpet' covered with iron nails on their way back to the city.

Where did these Ming troops come to attack the city and fight, they are clearly playing dirty tricks!

This kind of child's play combat method made the Koryo cavalry, who were used to charging into battle and wielding steel swords and whips, stunned for a while.

Seeing the retreat of more than a thousand cavalry being destroyed by the 'carpet' covered with steel nails, the commander-in-chief of the Goryeo cavalry was finally completely desperate.

This is no war at all.

But people come to play with you.

They are well-equipped, and they will not face you head-on. This kind of tactics has almost refreshed the three views of the Goryeo cavalry.

As one of the most important trump cards in the hands of the king, among the hundreds of thousands of troops in Koryo, they are considered the elite of the elite. Unless they meet Mao Wenlong who is a desperate guy, they can almost compete with Jiannu cavalry!
Such a powerful force was actually played by a group of Ming infantrymen...

"Split into seven combat formations, waiting for an opportunity to break through!"

As soon as the command of the commander-in-chief was announced, three or four rounds of salvos from the Ming army followed by two rounds of artillery bombardment.

This cavalry is finished!

In the distance, the Lord of Korea, who was watching the battle on the gate tower of the east gate of Seoul, witnessed how his most elite cavalry was cut and surrounded by the Ming infantry, and they were killed one by one on the spot.

His heart was broken.

This kind of warfare, even if he killed the king, he had never expected it.

He secretly colluded with Jiannu before, and made a fool of Mao Wenlong. He was still lucky, thinking that if possible, after Dongjiang Town was completely eradicated, he would devote all his power to build an army of no less than [-] iron cavalry.

It seems that there is no need at all?

He was a little unwilling.

"Command, defend the city!"

"Close the gates!"

The king's order was passed on, and the east gate of Seoul was slowly closed.

The two or three thousand cavalrymen who were still struggling in the blood suddenly exploded.

"Bitch Li, you are simply not human!"

"We are finished, they closed the gates!"

"Or, let's surrender..."

(End of this chapter)