Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 838 Zhang Fugui Was Attacked

Zhu Youjian knew that it would be no problem for Ming Dynasty to destroy the Yarkand Khanate.

But he was worried that the soldiers would chase the enemy in the desert and lose their way and cause casualties.

So before the expedition, he specially confessed to Zhu Cihuang that once the enemy fled, he would stop the pursuit immediately.

It is not a big problem for five thousand cavalry to escape with hundreds of people. If these people cannot return to Turpan smoothly, they will probably die of hunger and thirst in the harsh environment of the Western Regions.

Meng Liang sent an order to gather the team and count the troops:

"Each team, count the number of people in several teams."

"Yes"

Soon, each of the hundred households finished counting their subordinates.

"Report to the general, 11 people were injured, and no one was killed in battle."

Killed more than 4000 Yarkand Khanate cavalry and killed their chief general. Only 11 people of the Ming army were injured, which was another big victory.

In fact, it is also a victory in terms of equipment. If they still use cold weapons to attack, even if Meng Liang's men can win, it will be a miserable victory. It would be good if 500 people survived.

Hearing that only a dozen people were injured and no one was killed in battle, Meng Liang showed a smile on his face:

"Okay, brothers have worked hard, pass my order, the army rests in place and waits for the arrival of large troops, and the military doctor treats the injured soldiers immediately."

"Yes"

Just as it quieted down here, another scout came to report:
"Report to General, General Zhang and the others were besieged by Yarkand Khan's cavalry, and they are currently fighting fiercely."

Meng Liang was shocked when he heard that Zhang Fugui and the others were behind him. The Yarkand Khan cavalry must have ambushed here long ago. They must have deliberately let them go, and then attacked Zhang Fugui and the others and the logistics supplies.

"What? How many people besieged Zhang Fugui and the others?"

"Report to the general. There are more than 2 cavalrymen besieging General Zhang. Because of the sudden attack, our army may be killed or injured."

More than 2 people besieged Zhang Fugui and his 1 people. Under normal circumstances, there would be no problem and they would definitely be counter-killed. But Zhang Fugui still has thousands of camels transporting supplies, so the battle line will be stretched. , Meng Liang worried that Zhang Fugui would not be able to look after each other from head to tail.

"Hurry up, the front team has changed to the rear team, immediately reinforce General Zhang."

"Yes"

Meng Liang's more than 2000 people immediately changed from the front team to the rear team to help Zhang Fugui. Although they only had 2000 cavalry, the infantry had horses during the march, and more than [-] horses galloped quickly to the rear.

It was Hassan's confidant Maota who besieged Zhang Fugui. He led 2 horses to ambush the Ming army. He originally wanted to attack Meng Liang and his vanguard, but someone came to report that there were large troops and camel teams behind.

Mao Ta immediately gave up attacking Meng Liang and the others. Knowing that Yao Wa was in ambush ahead, he released more than 2000 men from Meng Liang to Yao Wa. He personally led an army of [-] to attack Zhang Fugui's army suddenly.

Killing the Quartet all the way and breaking through the Seven Guards in a row, they did not encounter any stubborn resistance at all. As long as the Ming army raised their guns, the soldiers of the Yeerqiang Khanate would flee, which also made Zhang Fugui relax his vigilance.

After Meng Liang led the leading troops to leave, he just ordered the army to strengthen vigilance, and all the two thousand camels carrying supplies lay down to rest instead of gathering the camels in circles.

Maota launched an attack suddenly, and [-] cavalrymen brought up billowing smoke and dust on the ground. It seemed that Yarkand Khan cavalrymen were attacking from all directions. Because the team was too long, Zhang Fugui hurriedly ordered the soldiers to fight back.

Under normal circumstances, as long as the Ming army lined up to meet the enemy, the 1 Yarkand Khan cavalry was no match for the more than [-] Ming army. But today's situation is different. Zhang Fugui was worried that the camel team would be robbed, so he had to separate and passively meet the enemy .

The Yarkand Khan cavalry had a large number of soldiers and their speed was very fast. At the beginning, a salvo of bows and arrows caused many soldiers of the Ming army to be injured. If it wasn't for the high combat effectiveness of the Ming army, they might have been dispersed by the cavalry.

Zhang Fugui did not panic, and hastily ordered the cavalry to go forward to meet the enemy. Five thousand Ming cavalry drew their knives and rushed forward to fight hand-to-hand with the Yarkand Khan cavalry. Once the camel team is lost, it will be impossible to move on. Zhang Fugui will never let the camel team suffer.

Although the Little Tigers are all new recruits, they have been training hard under the leadership of Sun Chuanting and Sun Chengzhong. Their combat effectiveness is very strong, and the quality of the swords equipped by the cavalry is better than that of the cavalry of the Yarkand Khanate. During the confrontation, the opponent's swords were broken one after another. .

Each of them is also equipped with a rifled gun and a seven-shot pistol. The rifled gun is not available for the time being, but the pistol is very effective. If the distance is close, it will be slashed with a sword, and if the distance is a little farther, it will be shot immediately. Where did the opponent's cavalry meet? Such opponents don't talk about martial arts at all, they can only be shot one after another and lose their lives or combat effectiveness.

Under the full force of the cavalry, Zhang Fugui led other soldiers to quickly gather the camel caravan. While gathering the camel caravan, they were hacked and killed by many Yaerqiang cavalry, but they covered each other and shot their opponents to temporarily save the camel caravan.

In the process of gathering the camel team, they were almost scattered by the Yarkand Khan cavalry several times. Fortunately, the Ming army had a high fighting quality and kept the camel team intact after paying some price.

Seeing that the camel team was saved, Zhang Fugui immediately relaxed from his nervousness:

"Brothers, center the camel team and mount the bayonet to meet the enemy."

The camel team was in the middle, and the Ming army lined up around the camel team. Because there were often large groups of Yarkand cavalry rushing up to kill them, they had to use bayonets to kill the incoming cavalry, otherwise it would be too late to load a bullet, and the opponent would Take advantage of the rapid impact of the cavalry and take the opportunity to kill the soldiers of the Ming army.

As soon as they put on the bayonets, a small group of Yarkand Khanate cavalry rushed over. The cavalry raised their swords high and prepared to cut off the heads of the Ming soldiers one by one, but as soon as the horses approached the Ming army, a dozen bayonets plunged into the cavalry. and the body of the horse.

At this moment, Meng Liang led more than 2000 Ming troops to arrive. They all held their continuous-fire pistols in their hands. Rifled gun kills the enemy.

Meng Liang and the others came prepared and attacked the opponent's cavalry directly behind them. Instead, the Yarkand Khanate cavalry rushed to fight this time, and they were beaten into chaos. Zhang Fugui was overjoyed when he saw it.

The opponent's cavalry has been rushing forward all the time. He has never had the opportunity to form an array. Now he finally has the opportunity to form an array. As long as the Ming army forms a good battle formation, let alone [-] cavalry, even [-] Yarkand Khanate cavalry will just send them off. head.

"Pass my order and set up the formation immediately."

"Yes"

Officers at all levels of the Ming army immediately ordered their troops to line up, and soon a large square formation of [-] people was arranged, and the camel team was only protected in the middle. No matter from which direction the Yeerqiang Khan cavalry attacked, they were greeted by firearms from the Ming army. bombardment.

"Ming Jin, let the cavalry return to the formation."

After the formation was completed, Zhang Fugui sent Mingjin to let the cavalry return to the formation. When the five thousand cavalry heard the signal, they immediately turned their horses and returned.

(End of this chapter)