Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 642 The Tough Iron Walnut 5
The two-foot-long sharp arrows poured down from behind the barbed wire like a heavy rain, so densely packed that there was no room for the attacking Mongolian soldiers to dodge.Looking at the rain of arrows that could almost cover the sky, the slipping Mongolian soldier let out a desperate scream!They raised the small round shields in vain as if trying to cover their vitals, and even rolled down the hillside with their heads in their hands, but it didn't work. Sharp arrows shot at a speed of tens of meters per second, and the small round shields Instantly torn into pieces, the pointed steel arrowheads mercilessly tore open the muscles and tendons of those unlucky Mongolian soldiers, and the shafts of the arrows trembled slightly and penetrated into the internal organs, causing fatal injuries!As the rain of arrows swept across, the Mongolian soldiers fell down in clumps like they were cutting wheat. Those who were standing were shot into hedgehogs, and those who rolled down the slope were directly nailed to the ground. They died extremely ugly!
The first wave of arrow rain was still raging, and the second wave came roaring again. Some Mongolian soldiers tried their best to draw their horn bows, and shot the arrows in their hands as quickly as possible, trying to suppress the firepower of the defenders, but it was useless .The breastplates and steel helmets worn by the national cavalry are extremely strong, and even the heavy arrows used by the later golden and white armored soldiers are not easy to shoot through, let alone their weak bows!The weak riding bow is paired with bone arrowheads and stone arrowheads... As a result, you can get it with your knees, and the sporadic sharp arrows hit the armor of the vassal cavalry in vain. dealt a more terrible blow.The step bow used by the vassal cavalry, the bow strength of the step bow is two or three times that of the riding bow. If a soldier can open a crossbow on horseback, he can open at least three crossbows under the horse. It is no different from courting death—this is also an important reason why nomads dare not easily attack the well-formed infantry phalanx. They have not yet entered the effective range of cavalry bows, and the heavy howling rain of arrows is blowing over their faces. Isn't that fatal.No, the arrows shot by the Mongolian soldiers had no effect on the tributary cavalry, but the arrows shot by the tributary cavalry could easily pierce them through each other. —Who told you to stand so close together!

After three rounds of arrow rain, more than half of the hundreds of Mongolian soldiers who charged were killed or injured. The corpses and wounded soldiers rolled down the slope together. In some areas with good shooting range, the dead bodies were stacked three layers.Dirty blood gushed out from the hole torn open by the sharp arrow, covering the entire slope in a frightening dark red, which made people shudder.The remaining Mongolian soldiers were shot out of their bodies, and they rolled down the hills and fled back. The sharp archers among the vassal cavalry shot arrows at their backs, shooting them down one by one like shooting rabbits. There are really not many people who fled back to the army.

Wu Keshan was furious: "After a few rounds of arrow rain, it will all collapse? Waste, it's all waste!" Pulling out his saber, he roared loudly: "Bring all the heavy shields and form a shield wall to cover the archers from attacking! Don't they like it?" Archery? Let's shoot against them!"

Although the Mongolian cavalry pays attention to flexibility and mobility, they rarely carry those heavy large shields, but considering that sometimes they still have to dismount and fight on foot, they still prepared some heavy shields.This kind of shield is 1.2 meters long and 400 centimeters wide. It is made of hard logs with a layer of tanned cowhide as hard as iron plates nailed on the outside. Of course it is uncomfortable, even a strong man with outstanding physical strength will feel sore after raising his hands for a while, so Mongolian soldiers hate this kind of shield very much.However, after seeing the heavy arrows shot by the cavalrymen of the subordinate country tear the small round shields in the hands of the people in front as pieces of paper, the Mongolian soldiers fell in love with this deadly thing. More than 1000 shields lined up with heavy shields in their hands, forming a shield wall. This time they learned how to behave, and deliberately chose a position closest to the wall and with the gentlest slope. Experienced veterans simply cut off a corner of their clothes and wrapped them around the soles of their shoes. , which somewhat increased the friction, preventing them from taking three steps forward and taking two steps back.When they were almost ready, a whistle sounded, and [-] shieldmen pushed forward like a wall, covering themselves tightly with heavy shields. More than [-] archers followed behind in three rows, struggling to climb up.

Er Zhe was stunned for a moment: "There are so many shields? I really underestimated them!"

Wang Youcai stroked his fist and said, "It's useless. Our muskets can punch through a tree as thick as a bowl of sea. In our eyes, this so-called heavy shield is no different from a paper one!"

Er Zhe breathed a sigh of relief: "That's great, if we can't handle them, we can count on you!"

Wang Youcai said: "Just relax!"

In a few words, the shield wall had already spread over the hills.Immediately, countless feathered arrows whizzed and shot towards them, nailed to the shield with a loud sound.The arrows shot by the three-stone walking bow were as sharp as ever, but those thick shields withstood its test. Although they were nailed into arrow stacks in the blink of an eye, very few people were shot down.There was a whistle from behind the shield wall, and thousands of arrows were fired. The arrows were as dense as a slanting rain, and they flew towards the subject cavalry. There were also painful screams from among the subject cavalry. Although their armor was much stronger than that of the Mongolian cavalry. An order of magnitude, but still far from being invulnerable, many people were hit by arrows in their shoulders, necks or legs and fell down.Seeing that the tactics were working, the Mongolian army cheered loudly. The archers behind the shield wall fired five arrows in an instant, and the position of the subject cavalry soon became a large dense reed bush.Wu Keshan shouted excitedly: "Suppress them! Attack! Attack now!"

Immediately, more than 2000 infantry rushed up, forming an extremely spectacular wave of people rushing towards Polu City.The vassal cavalry greeted them with a dense rain of arrows. In this regard, the vassal cavalry had a huge advantage. They used a pulley bow, which was relatively labor-saving and condescending. It was very easy to shoot those Mongolian troops in the face.As the arrows rained, screams could be heard endlessly, and the ghosts knew how many people had been hit by arrows.However, the national cavalry still had no choice but to take the shield wall. The archers facing the shield wall pulled their bows into a full moon shape, but they still couldn't shoot through. The archers behind the shield wall threw tons of arrows Come and bring them casualties.Seeing the opponent approaching step by step, the national cavalry inevitably became a little flustered.At this time, a long row of flames suddenly burst out from behind the wall, forming a line of fire. Lead bullets screamed and flew over the heads of the subordinate cavalrymen, hitting the shield hard, and the shield immediately had a lot of holes. There was a shrill scream from behind, and a hole in the chest and abdomen of an unknown number of shield players exploded, throwing away their shields and falling down convulsively.The second volley of guns came over immediately, and this time more people fell down. Another volley of guns came, and the shield wall was torn to pieces, and even the archers behind them lay down on the ground, sloppy and bloody. , appalling.The cavalry archers of the subordinate country were overjoyed when they saw this, and opened fire with full firepower. They swept out more than 1 arrows in a very short period of time. The Mongolian army struggled and wailed in the majestic rain of arrows, and corpses littered the field.

A dull explosion came from the northeast corner of Polu City. A group of Mongolian elite soldiers broke through the archers' fire blockade and rushed up the hills.However, landmines and barbed wire were blocked in front of them. Fires rose from the ground. Every time a fire rose, a Mongolian soldier screamed and fell to the ground rolling and thrashing while holding his leg that had been blown off. This was simply not possible. The invisible but seemingly ubiquitous landmines made the Mongolian army shiver, and the offensive suddenly came to a halt.However, landmines were just the beginning for him. Groups of grenades flew out from behind the barbed wire and fell in the middle of them, hissing and smoking. Then there were bursts of airtight explosions, shrapnel roared, and flesh and blood flew everywhere. They were blocked in the minefield. And the Mongolian soldiers on the front line of the barbed wire fell in pieces.

It's that damn thunderbolt again!
Wu Keshan closed his eyes in despair.This battle cannot be fought, the Ming army occupies a favorable position, is condescending, has well-trained archers, endless arrows, and firearms with huge lethality, especially the thunder that can be used by a single soldier. A single bomb can kill several people, but it is difficult for the Mongolian army to effectively kill them. How can this battle be fought?The screams and hisses of the Mongolian army made him lose his mind, and a terrible thought flashed through his mind:

Even if the Houjin powerhouse is allowed to fight this battle, I'm afraid the situation will not be much better, right?
Yes, the Battle of Lushun has already proved that the powerful post-Golden Eight Banners are helpless in the face of concrete defenses composed of mines, trenches, barbed wire, and cannons. Now the Ming army has more thunder that can be thrown by a single soldier. A sharp weapon... This may not be as simple as being helpless!

The Mongolian army was already red-eyed and no longer needed Wu Keshan's command. It let out a terrifying roar from its throat and rushed forward wave after wave.They are very afraid of casualties, because their population is too small to withstand consumption, but they are not afraid of death. After so many people died, they were all red-eyed, and they attacked desperately, and did not kill those archers and archers who were shooting from the ground. The Rocketeer slashes to pieces and won't stop!Some tribal leaders who went crazy even let the cavalry rush into the battle. The result was more chaos. The infantry in front blocked the road. They were blocked by barbed wire and unable to move forward. They were used as targets by the Ming army's musketeers, who shot down their horses one by one.Relying on their indomitable spirit, the Mongolian army rushed through the minefield after paying a heavy price, made a gap in the barbed wire and rushed in. The soldiers of the Ming army who had been waiting for a long time swung a few rows of grenades past, and then brandished horizontal knives, Engineers roared over with shovels or rifles with bayonets fixed, and they collided with them without any tricks, and started a fierce hand-to-hand fight.It should be said that this was the closest the Mongolian army came to victory in the entire battle, but they were still beaten back.Not only did the Ming army win completely in terms of rocket output, but they also had the upper hand in hand-to-hand combat. Not to mention horizontal swords, any slash or pull would cause terrible wounds.The engineer shovel was even more terrifying. Many soldiers swung the engineer shovel until it whirred. The thing was like a big ax in their hands!In fact, even if you use an engineer shovel to swing your arm at will, you need at least four experts from orthopedics, surgery, neurology, and microvascular to cure you. Those who are wrestling with the Ming army Of course, the Mongolian soldiers would not have such good conditions. They would be killed or maimed by the engineering shovels.

……

The extremely fierce battle lasted until late at night. The Ming army's position was still impregnable. The exhausted Mongolian army finally chose to retreat in despair. In this head-to-head confrontation, they lost, completely. Not only did they lose After losing this battle, they lost even more hope for the future - yes, after experiencing this battle, the Mongols no longer had any hope in the prospect of confronting the Tianxiong Army.

The rain fell again wrapped in fine hail, and the corpses of more than 1 Mongolian soldiers lay in the rain, letting the rain wash away.At the beginning, there were still people moaning and calling among the corpses, but soon there was no sound. Those wounded soldiers who lost their mobility were soaked in blood, and soon stopped breathing.The blood flowed down the slope and merged into a river of blood in the depression below the hill. The scene of the mountain of corpses and the sea of ​​blood was shocking!In less than a day, [-] Mongolian soldiers fell under Polu City, and the corpses were spread layer after layer around the small city. Dispersed, Polu City has thus become a nightmare for the Mongolian army.

The Ming army suffered less than [-] casualties, most of which were borne by the cavalry of the subordinate countries.

(End of this chapter)