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Moreover, the Yuan army advanced against the arrows of the Ming army, but the Ming army advanced in the same direction as the arrows of the Yuan army. It is self-evident who suffers and who takes advantage.

Therefore, the Ming army chose to retreat on its own initiative in order to better attack the Yuan army. Of course, the premise is that they all have to master the horse-turning arrow, which is a very difficult riding and archery skill.

It was Boss Zhu's autumn and winter exercises year after year that laid a solid foundation for the Ming army so that they could use various tactics with ease on the battlefield.

Tens of thousands of cavalry from both sides chased and meleeed on the endless Horqin grassland, shooting arrows at each other. At first glance, it seemed that the Yuan army, which was more numerous, had the advantage because they had been pursuing.

But if you zoom in on a local battlefield, that's not the case at all. I saw that most of the arrows shot by the Yuan army fell to the ground after flying a certain distance.

The bows and arrows fired by the Ming army turned around but obviously flew faster and farther. The oncoming Yuan army seemed to hit the arrow deliberately. No matter whether a person was hit by an arrow or a horse was hit by an arrow, the result would always be that the person was knocked upside down.

After chasing for several miles in this way, the Ming army accumulated considerable results. The Yuan army was obviously frightened by the Ming army's horse-turning arrows, so fewer and fewer people rushed forward, and most of them stayed far behind, hiding out of the Ming army's range...

In the process of dealing with the Mongols, the Ming army had long discovered that their all-people army had serious flaws.

At best, all men who can ride a horse can go to the battlefield, and the war potential of the population can be squeezed to the extreme. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty, with a population of hundreds of millions, only had more than two million troops, while the Mongols, with a population of several million, could mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops.

But on the other hand, if all the people are soldiers, there will inevitably be mixed results. As the saying goes, 'the same rice feeds a hundred kinds of people', men of the same nation are also all kinds of men, some are brave and some are cowardly, some are good at fighting and some are useless, and the proportions are actually quite different.

Therefore, the cavalry of the Ming Army were screened at all levels. Only soldiers who were excellent in all aspects were qualified to mount war horses and become cavalry. As for the Yuan army, as long as there is a man who can draw a bow and ride a horse, he must go to the battlefield. Therefore, it is difficult for them to be united and advance and retreat together, let alone live and die together.

Based on Wang Bi's years of experience fighting them, the Mongolian soldiers can be divided into three categories. Among them, the first type is brave and good at fighting and not afraid of sacrifice. The shadows of their ancestors can be seen in these people. They are also the reason why Beiyuan has not been destroyed.

Behind them there is a second type of people, who will also follow the first type of people and even perform as well as the first type when the wind is downwind. But they will only fight when there is no risk. Once they encounter danger, the first thing they think of is to save their own lives. At this time, they will tighten the reins, control the horse, and stay away from danger by inconspicuous means.

There is also a final category, those who are cowardly. They appear to be fighting, but in fact they are not; they only want to save their lives, so they always hide behind their companions and are always ready to escape.

In fact, not only Mongolian soldiers, but all armies have three types of people, but the number is different. The Ming Army cavalry had screened out the latter two categories of people as much as possible during the screening. They were also the founders of the country who had won every battle, and their morale and courage were at the top.

But the Mongols are at the low ebb of their defeat and retreat to the grasslands, and are accustomed to running away from top to bottom, so the first type of people is the least in number, and the second and third types are the majority.

According to Wang Bi's observation, the first type of people does not exceed one-fifth of the Mongolian soldiers. Even if the Uuliangha tribe is stronger, it will never exceed one-third. Therefore, the number of enemies who actually fought against the Ming army was not 40,000, but about 10,000!

Therefore, in Wang Bi's view, the military advantage was actually on his side, so he decided to do it!

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The Ming army's large-scale pull was not only to completely disrupt the Mongolian formation, but also to separate these three types of people.

The Ming army's returning arrows always hit the first type of people at the forefront. They wanted to kill as many of these warriors as possible before close combat.

This process does not happen overnight, it takes at least an hour or two, or even half a day. But cavalry versus cavalry has always been such a protracted tug-of-war, and one must remain patient.

At noon, as the pursuit distance became farther and farther, the Yuan army's line became longer and longer. The distance between the vanguard at the front and the main force behind was getting farther and farther, and no one could be seen when looking back.

Qianhu of the Ming army had been closely observing the movements of the Yuan army. From their telescopes, they saw that the vanguard of the Yuan army was alone and that their own forces were partially dominant. They finally blew the bronze whistle to stop the retreat.

Amidst the sharp whistles, a thousand Ming Army cavalry reined in their horses, turned their horses' heads, and charged with superior force towards the Yuan Army's forward, which only had two or three hundred men left.

The Yuan army cavalry who caught up were all warriors who were ashamed to retreat. They did not hesitate to move forward because they were at a numerical disadvantage. Instead, they launched a decisive charge towards the Ming army!

After half a day of fighting, the soldiers of both sides finally came face to face.

The battle scene became fierce in an instant. The horses of both sides collided fiercely. The soldiers on horseback waved their sabers and slashed at the enemy on the opposite side.

The splattered blood fell on the white snow, and was immediately trampled by the horses' hooves and turned into mud. There were sounds of weapons clashing, screams and curses. Everyone had only one thought, kill the enemy!

It's just that although the Yuan army's cavalry was brave, they were at a disadvantage in numbers and did not have armor protection like the Ming army. Therefore, they were completely wiped out without causing much damage to the Ming army...

Until the last Yuan army died under the sword of the Ming army, the large troops behind did not follow up.

The soldiers of the Ming army were not in a hurry to fight back. They took a rest in place and waited for the arrival of the Yuan army.

It was not until the Ming army finished eating their dry food and feeding their horses the bean cakes that the Yuan army's follow-up troops arrived belatedly.

Seeing that the vanguard troops rushing in front were all killed by the Ming army's sword, the Yuan army, which clearly had the numerical advantage, stopped one after another and did not dare to step forward...

A flock without a lion will not have the courage to challenge the wolves no matter how large it is.

Qianhu of the Ming Army fired a shot of Ming Dy, and the soldiers of the Ming Army fired a round at the Yuan Army together, and then launched a charge while shooting arrows!

The Yuan army numbered around three thousand, while the Ming army had less than a thousand. However, in the face of the thunderous charge of the Ming army, it was the Yuan army that was fearful.

When the two sides were twenty feet apart, the Yuan army, three times the size of the Ming army, wavered in their position. The third type of Mongolian soldiers who had been at the back turned their horses and ran away.

The second type of Mongolian soldiers in front did not have the courage to fight to the death with the Ming army, so they turned around and retreated...

The scene was exactly as Wang Bi expected.