I will be the prince at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 58 Annihilation
In an open space in the forest, a marching tent was set up. Zhu Cixuan was discussing the upcoming battle with Chen Gong, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Cao Xing, Cai Jiuyi, Mu Zhongliang and others. Zhu Cixuan also received a report from the scouts. The army is hiding in a forest fifteen miles ahead to avoid the rain.

Zhu Cixuan looked at the people in front of him and said: "According to scouts, [-] Tartar soldiers are sheltering from the rain in a forest fifteen miles ahead, and that area is a plain. I guess they should have spotted us by now. They will definitely not move on, and they will put up a battle there and fight us."

Everyone was gearing up, and everyone had a look of anticipation on their faces. After a few days out, they were finally going to fight the Tartars.

At this time, the Tartars could no longer care about the heavy carts, and they lined up in the south of the forest, waiting for the upcoming battle.

At that time, the rain gradually subsided, the faces of the soldiers were covered with drops of water, and the sky gradually brightened. The forest was covered with a layer of green smoke, like a thin layer of green veil covering the forest.

"Dong dong dong" drums sounded one after another, knocking into the hearts of every soldier, reminding that the war is coming.

Ma Jun stared into the distance, he had already vaguely seen a black mass of cavalry appearing several miles away.

Zhu Cixuan led [-] Ming army cavalry to stop one mile away from the Tartars. Instead of shouting slogans, he held up a binoculars to observe the Tartar soldiers in front of him. A heavy rain made the Tartars' crossbows and matchlocks The guns have lost their combat effectiveness, and a phalanx of spearmen is lined up in the formation.

In the front is the cavalry, about 500 people, arranged in three horizontal formations.

"Where is Mu Qianhu?" Zhu Cixuan shouted sharply.

Mu Zhongliang stepped forward and bowed to salute, "The last general is here!"

"I appoint you as the chief commander of the vanguard. I will lead 150 Musketeers to line up in three horizontal lines, press forward and shoot forward. When they occupy [-] feet, they will shoot a volley at the Tartars."

"The end will obey orders!"

Zhu Cixuan glanced at Zhang Liao again, and ordered: "Where is Zhang Liao's general army?"

"The last general is here!" Zhang Liao's voice was impassioned, and he came out to receive the order.

"I'll give you [-] cavalry for the left flank. Cover the musketeers. Don't rush to fight. Wait until the musketeers fire five bullets before attacking the enemy."

"Follow the order!"

"General Gao Shun led [-] cavalry as the right wing to cover the Musketeers. After the Musketeers fired five bullets, he led the cavalry to attack the Tartar army formation."

"Gao Shun leads the order."

Zhu Cixuan arranged the generals one by one, and finally he took a deep look at the Tartar camp, and shouted sharply: "Beat the drums, the musketeers attack!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Dozens of big drums were beating at the same time, and the sound of the drums was earth-shattering, changing the color of the sky and the earth. Eight hundred musketeers held Mauser rifles and marched step by step towards the Tartars in front of them. Open, raise the bright saber and scatter to both sides, covering the musketeers in the middle.

Amidst the beating of drums that shook the heart and soul, [-] musketeers and [-] cavalry approached the arrayed Tartars step by step with an invincible force.

Ma Jun's face changed drastically. He didn't expect that the Ming army would send out [-] cavalry at once. Now the army's strong bows and crossbows, matchlock guns, and artillery, after an hour of torrential rain, the bow strings have become soft and cannot be used. Matchlock guns and Cannons can't be fired either.

Ma Jun's reaction was extremely quick, and he immediately ordered, "Push onto the baggage cart to stop it!"

The advance speed of the Ming army was not fast, and the Tartars immediately set up dozens of baggage carriages, but before they finished, the Ming army had approached 150 feet, and the Mauser riflemen began to aim at the Tartar cavalry on the opposite side and pulled the trigger.

"Ba ba ba" eight hundred Mauser riflemen opened fire at the same time, blowing a violent metal storm. On the five hundred Tartar cavalry, the horses sitting on the horses bloomed with blood, and their bodies were as violent as swinging. trembling.

A Tartar cavalryman fell off his horse and fell to the ground full of stagnant water. He picked up a large piece of muddy water, and the muddy water was quickly dyed a bloody color, which was dazzling.

Mu Zhongliang raised the Xiuchun knife in his hand again and again, and then slashed it down fiercely, shouting incessantly: "Get ready...aim...shoot, prepare...aim...shoot..."

Every time Mu Zhongliang slashed with the Xiuchun knife in his hand, accompanied by dense gunshots, there were dozens of Tazi cavalry on the opposite side, and hundreds of bullets fell off their horses.

Five rounds of guns rang out, and out of the [-] Tartar cavalry who had been neatly lined up just now, only dozens of solitary horsemen stood standing in the wind and rain like puppets.

The war horses under their crotches suddenly neighed "Herod" one by one, and galloped wildly with all four hooves. The dozens of Tartars were caught off guard, one by one, their bodies fell backwards, and they fell into the muddy water with their backs on their backs.

Ma Jun and a thousand Tartar infantry were stunned. Their legs trembled, and the swords and guns in their hands fell to the ground unconsciously. The five hundred cavalrymen disappeared in the blink of an eye. .

"Tat-tat-tat" horseshoes sounded, followed by a "rumble" sound, and [-] cavalry, led by Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, divided into two teams and charged the Tartar infantry phalanx that was close at hand.

The "rumbling" horse's hooves hit the ground, splashing a large amount of water, like a strong wind and rain, oppressing the nerves of the Tartar soldiers. A Tartar could not bear this heavy pressure, wow!With a bang, he rushed out of the formation, and he didn't know whether he was scared or stupid, or what, he rushed head-on towards the brigade of Ming army cavalry that was rushing towards him.

He didn't run too fast, as if waking up the thousand Tartar soldiers, a loud shout broke out in the formation, boom!The phalanx of a thousand Tazi soldiers fell apart in an instant, and the Tazi soldiers ran like chickens without their heads.

"Kill!" Amidst the roar, the cavalry of the Ming army arrived, and bright sword lights streaked across. A man's neck was bleeding, and he fell to the ground whirling, and was trampled under his feet by the horseshoes that followed. , muddy water, bloody water, and meat paste mixed together, dyeing the earth red.

Dark clouds galloped over the snow, and the shiny crescent halberd pierced through the chest of the general Ma Jun with a "puff", and the huge impact made him fly five or six feet from the horse's back in the air, and only then did there be a "boom" He fell heavily to the ground.

The fleeing Tartar soldiers were beheaded one by one by the swarming Ming army cavalry. In less than a bag of cigarettes, [-] Tartar soldiers were wiped out like chopping melons and vegetables.

After clearing away the fallen weapons, the Ming army dug two large pits beside the woods. The soldiers picked up the corpses of the Tartars and threw them into the pits for burial. Soon, two huge graves were piled up beside the woods.

The Ming army put more than 100 captured war horses on the chariots discarded by the Tartars. The dead horses were also skillfully divided by the Ming army soldiers. Then the army continued to go north along the official road for five miles and set up a camp. Tents stood upright. Then, the camp soon smoked, and the horse meat was fragrant.

(End of this chapter)