The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty
Chapter 817 The First Defeat of the Allied Forces
Chapter 817 The Alliance's First Defeat
On the vast battlefield, the sound of horseshoes!
Teams of coalition sentry cavalry were galloping on horseback, quickly covering the battlefield.
But what is visible to the naked eye is that the sentry cavalry of the coalition forces unilaterally beat the sentry cavalry of the Burmese army throughout the whole process.
The Ming army's cavalry riding skills are indeed not very good, but that is relatively speaking.
It is an undeniable fact that the riding skills of the cavalry of the Ming army are indeed inferior to the Mongols who grew up on horseback, and the Guanning iron cavalry trained in decades of fighting.
Can it be compared to a group of Burmese who have never even seen a horse?
At the same time, the forwards of the coalition forces, a 500-man Satsuma army and a 300-man Ryukyu Kingdom army, were heading towards the Burmese army forward.
Facing the coalition forwards who were a bit aggressive and out of touch with their main force, the Burmese army took the initiative to attack.
Teams of Burmese army musketeers lined up neatly, carrying muskets, marching forward.
In front of their array, there are several field artillery arrays purchased from Britain, France and other countries.
Prepare to kill the coalition forces in the field!
However, as can be seen from the inscription in square characters on the cannon, the roles played by Britain, France and other countries are just second-hand dealers.
In order to prepare for the conquest of Myanmar, the Ming Dynasty has always been stuck in exporting arms to Myanmar when conducting arms trade with foreign countries.
However, Daming just doesn't sell Myanmar.
For other countries, as long as they give money, Daming will still sell it.
Including Western countries!
After so many years, the arms export volume of Ming Dynasty has been increasing every year, and the amount is quite huge.
In particular, the second-hand outdated ordnance returned by the army is basically sold to collect funds, which are ready to be used for research and development and production of new weapons.
If there are too many sales, it is inevitable that someone will act as a second-hand trafficker and flow Ming's arms into Burma.
Chachai put down the binoculars in his hand, squinted his eyes and said.
"It can be clearly seen that the enemy forward is divided into two parts."
"Judging from the fact that the march will be divided into two parts, the relationship between the two troops is probably very tense!"
"Our army may now be able to concentrate its superior forces, quickly destroy some of them, and then break through one by one to defeat the other."
Chachai could tell that the two forward troops of the coalition army were one in front and the other in the rear, which was obviously out of touch.
In this way, they just gave them a chance to defeat each other!
After seeing this, Chachai quickly made a decision, and military orders were issued continuously.
"Pass down the order and send troops!"
As the military order was issued, the Burmese army's phalanx aimed at the part of the Ryukyu Kingdom with significantly fewer troops.
The infantry continued to move forward according to the drums, and at the same time, the Burmese army's field artillery began to roar.
Amidst the rumbling shelling, several iron bullets were fired towards the location of the coalition forces.
Obviously, even with the help of instructors from Britain, France and other countries in the training, due to the lack of opportunities for live ammunition practice, the Burmese army's shelling water is quite high.
Several solid shells were fired, but the results were very few.
Either the shells landed ahead of time and lost their kinetic energy before they could reach the formation of the coalition forces. The shells spun on the ground, completely losing their damage.
Either the artillery shells passed over the coalition array, making a whirring sound of piercing the air, which was very terrifying.
But the killing effect is also basically equal to zero!
The gunners of the Burmese army quickly adjusted the shooting elements. If the shells flew over, reduce the charge, and if the shells missed, increase the charge.
At the same time, the shelling of the coalition forces also began.
boom!Boom!
Amidst the roar, the infantry array of the Burmese army was finally bombarded.
Several shells plowed through the array, leaving only stumps and broken arms all over the ground.
And the shrill howls!
Obviously, the quality of the gunners of the coalition army is much higher than that of the Burmese army.
Because the artillery in the coalition army is basically operated by the gunners of the Ming army, and the Ryukyu people just give it a shot.
The gunners of the Ming army were mostly elite fighters on the battlefield, with rich experience in gunning.
Even among the recruits, there are many opportunities for live ammunition training.
As soon as the shelling by the coalition forces finished, the second round of shelling by the Burmese army came.
boom!Boom boom boom!
This time, the accuracy of the Burmese army's shelling has improved a lot, and the hit rate of the shelling has increased to 50.00%.
In a round of shelling, half of the shells achieved damage.
Although it is far from the bombardment accuracy of the coalition forces, it is quite good for the Burmese army.
But what you need to know is that the current ratio of troops on the battlefield between the two sides is two thousand to eight hundred.
There are still [-] Burmese troops and [-] coalition troops.
And more importantly, due to internal problems of the coalition forces, the troops of the Satsuma domain refused to provide help to the Ryukyu troops that were being attacked by the Burmese army.
Instead, watch a play on the sidelines!
It is clear that he wants to kill the soldiers and horses in Ryukyu.
To be precise, the comparison of the participating troops of the two sides on the battlefield should actually be [-] to [-].
Faced with such a huge disparity in troop strength, even if the gunners of the Ming army had higher shooting accuracy and could deliver more firepower, they would be powerless to save the situation.
boom!Boom!
As the distance between the two sides was continuously drawn in, the shelling on the battlefield became more intense.
The two sides fired round after round of bombardment!
While the cannonballs were flying, the slender array of musketeers was gouged out one by one.
With the passage of time, the enemy's superior forces gradually pressed up, and the soldiers and horses on the Ryukyu side obviously panicked.
General Shang Yingjie kept raising flags to the Satsuma army who were watching the show, asking them to come forward for reinforcements.
However, the people from the Satsuma domain completely ignored Shang Yingjie's request for help, but watched the casualties on the Ryukyu side continue to rise without doing anything.
Mori Saburo looked at the rising casualties on the Ryukyu side, and a very creepy sneer appeared on his face.
"Hehe, hehe!"
"A bunch of bastards, think they can dance in front of me, Satsuma, with Daming's back?"
"Today, I'll give you a great look."
It's just that Mori Saburo's resignation made the lieutenants beside him look hesitant.
"Mao Lisang, we just stand still and watch the Ryukyu people being wiped out by the Burmese army. I'm afraid it's not easy to explain to Daming."
"That's right, Maurice-san, we came here to obey Da Ming's orders under the order of the feudal lord, so we must always be concerned about Da Ming's attitude."
"Maurice, you have to think twice!"
"..."
Facing the persuasion of everyone around him, Mori Saburo didn't care at all, and spoke.
"No no no, the victor is impunity!"
"As long as I can lead my Satsuma warriors to attack and win after all the Ryukyu people have been killed, Daming will never say anything."
"What Da Ming wants is victory. Da Ming doesn't care whether or not the Ryukyu people die, or how many people die."
Mori Saburo's words are very confident.
And the fact is exactly what he thought, what Daming wants is victory, just to wipe out Burma in front of all the vassal states in a dignified manner.
Daming didn't care about the process!
When everyone heard the words, they didn't say anything anymore, but started to prepare for the war one after another.
However, although Mori Saburo didn't intend to send troops to go directly to relieve the pressure on the Ryukyu people, the artillery in his formation also started to roar.
Aim at the Burmese array, pouring firepower continuously!
The reason for this is that the gunners who are now operating the guns are all Ming soldiers, and these Ming soldiers will not completely listen to Mori Saburo.
They will not let go of such a good opportunity for shelling.
Maori Saburo didn't say much about this.
If he said it, the gunners of the Ming army could say it after hearing it.
If he doesn't listen, he will have nothing to do with those Ming soldiers, and he will be the one who will be embarrassed at that time!
Simply, Mori Saburo ignored the gunners.
Let them do what they like!
……
Shang Yingjie saw that Mao Lisaburo ignored his plea for help and only provided himself with shelling fire cover, his face was gloomy and frightening.
Well, he still doesn't know that Mori Saburo is not willing to give him the fire cover of the shelling.
Seeing this scene, Shang Yingjie knew that he had no way out, once he retreated, the whole army would collapse.
He gritted his teeth and said.
"Pass down the order, the whole army prepares for battle, and those who retreat without permission will be killed!"
"..."
With the issuance of military orders one after another, although most of the Ryukyu people were full of fear, they were still preparing for battle in an orderly manner.
They formed a battle array, aiming their muskets at the enemies ahead.
Looking at the reaction of the coalition forces ahead, Chachai said with a smug expression on his face.
"Haha, as I expected, there is indeed a rift between the two troops of the coalition army."
"As long as our army can properly use the gap between the two coalition forces, there will be a great opportunity to defeat the coalition forces one by one."
"..."
The distance between the two sides has been continuously shortened.
The shelling was also changed from solid shells to shot shells.
As the shotgun flew, the number of casualties on both sides continued to rise.
The infantry array was cleared out one by one by the shotgun, and the follow-up troops continued to fill up the positions, and then continued to fall on the battlefield.
As the distance drew closer, the musketeers on both sides raised their muskets, ready to pull the trigger.
Walking outside the battlefield, the sentry cavalry of the Ming army who had been suppressing the sentry cavalry of the Burmese army watched the situation on the battlefield, and all of them looked ugly.
"What are the troops of the Satsuma clan doing?"
"If they don't go, the Ryukyu side may collapse."
"If the striker is defeated in an encounter, how will Mori Saburo explain to the commander when he goes back?"
"..."
However, the slander of the Ming army cavalry could not change the situation of the battle.
These sentry cavalry of the Ming army could only walk and shoot around the formation of the Burmese army while dispersing the Burmese cavalry, trying to share the pressure for the Ryukyu people on the frontal battlefield as much as possible.
But the effect is very little!
They are just sentry cavalry, not cavalry for frontal combat. There are not many in number, even if everyone is an elite, they are powerless to affect the battle situation.
Snapped!clap clap!
The crisp sound of gunfire sounded.
The two sides on the battlefield began to fire guns.
Amidst the crackling gunfire, the number of casualties on the Ryukyu side was rolling up.
Although the Burmese army's queuing and shooting practice was not very good, and they started shooting more than 100 meters away, but they had no choice but to have a large number of troops, far surpassing the Ryukyu side in terms of number of troops.
Bursts of gunshots sounded one after another, and the two sides fired fiercely.
A round of gunshots sounded, and the small battlefield was quickly filled with gunpowder smoke.
Shouts of killing and screams continued.
As part of the Burmese army pressed up, the Ryukyu soldiers and horses that had endured several rounds of guns collapsed.
A large number of soldiers were terrified, dropped the weapons in their hands, turned around and ran away, uttering screams.
Under the command of a group of Western instructors and under the supervision of their own officers, the Burmese soldiers launched a bayonet charge!
Under the neat bayonet charge, the array of the Burmese army continued to surge forward, as spectacular as a wave.
The moment the two sides fought, the soldiers and horses of the Ryukyu Kingdom were repelled, and then they were defeated like a mountain.
Surrounded by his guards, Shang Yingjie wanted to organize the army to withdraw from the battlefield in an orderly manner.
It's just that it's too late!
All around them were the collapsed Ryukyu Kingdom soldiers and the vicious Burmese army.
Since the coalition forces entered Myanmar, the Burmese army has faced a series of defeats.
Now, after finally winning once, the Burmese army is extremely excited.
Countless people uttered strange screams, and kept moving forward, striving to expand the results of the battle.
In the formation of Satsuma's troops, a lieutenant general could not help but speak to Mori Saburo when he saw the changing situation on the battlefield.
"Maurice, it's time for us to act!"
"That's right, Maori-san, if this continues, the Ryukyu Kingdom's army will be completely defeated. By then, the situation on the battlefield will be irreversible."
"..."
Everyone persuaded in a hurry.
Saburo Mori narrowed his eyes when he heard the words, and then ordered.
"Pass down the order, the whole army will attack and destroy the enemy!"
As soon as the flag was changed in the army, a Japanese samurai drew out his samurai sword, shouted loudly to kill chickens, and then charged forward.
Maori Saburo prefers hand-to-hand combat to fighting with the Burmese.
Like the Tokugawa shogunate, the Satsuma domain sent to join the coalition forces were basically samurai.
It would be the most wasteful thing for these skilled warriors to fight and line up to be shot.
Good steel is used on the blade!
If it is to be shot in line, then a Japanese samurai may only be replaced by a Burmese.
But if it is a hand-to-hand fight, it is not that the two sides form an army to fight each other, but a melee fight.
It is not impossible for these Japanese warriors with superb martial arts skills to outnumber ten.
Maori Saburo has always known where the advantages of his people are.
If it was a head-to-head fight on the battlefield, the five hundred warriors might not even be able to stir up a small wave, and would be crushed by the flesh and blood mill of the war.
Doesn't work at all!
Only by dragging the enemy into chaos, then his five hundred warriors with superb martial arts skills will have room to display.
Maori Saburo ordered to sit back and watch the evolution of the war situation instead of going to reinforce the Ryukyu people. Perhaps there is such a consideration in it.
As Saburo Mori ordered the samurai of the Satsuma domain to enter the battle, the battle situation changed.
The trend of the Ryukyu Kingdom's army's defeat was contained, and the Burmese army's pursuit troops also collided with the Satsuma warriors.
These Japanese samurai wielded their samurai swords vigorously, full of murderous aura!
Their superb martial arts were fully displayed in the melee, and the Burmese were no match for them at all.
If it weren't for the Burmese occupying an absolute military advantage, they might have been defeated.
The battle situation is constantly evolving, screams, shouts of killing, and the sound of swords and swords clashing constantly resounds through the battlefield.
Chachai continued to command the army to press up to fill the hole, but he couldn't help those Japanese warriors at all.
The battle situation became more and more fierce, and the corpses almost covered the entire battlefield.
The blood gathered into a river, flowing everywhere.
Shang Yingjie came to Maori Saburo, and rushed forward to question him.
"Mori Saburo, you don't want to save your friendly army, but do you have a general's law in your eyes?"
Saburo Maoli just gave Shang Yingjie a sideways glance when he heard the words, and said in a very blunt tone.
"Who said I would die without saving? Isn't this saving?"
"If I didn't send troops to help you, would you still be able to talk to me like this in front of me?"
Shang Yingjie was so angry at Saburo Mao's shamelessness, he waved his arms and continued to question.
"Then why didn't you send troops just now? Did you have to wait for me to be defeated before sending troops?"
Maori Saburo continued to quibble.
"At that time, our army was rectifying the army and preparing for war. Only when the army is ready is the time to go to war."
"Otherwise, it would be to underestimate the enemy and rush forward!"
"You underestimated the enemy and rushed forward and lost the battle, and you still blame me for being safe. What's the point here?"
Shang Yingjie was so angry that he couldn't speak.
Mori Saburo glanced at him sideways, and said with a knife.
"Hurry up and gather the rout soldiers, if you talk nonsense with me here, all the rout soldiers of your Ryukyu Kingdom will flee."
Shang Yingjie kept taking deep breaths, adjusting his emotions, his face was livid.
Finally, he spoke.
"I will definitely explain today's situation to the coalition command, you just wait for the command to inquire!"
Shang Yingjie made a very decisive decision to find his parents if he couldn't beat him, and was going to ask Daming to uphold justice for them.
Saburo Mori just said with a sneer when he heard the words.
"Yo yo, if you can't afford it, you have to find your parents?"
"Why, your Ryukyu is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, but my Satsuma clan is not?"
"What Daming wants is victory, victory over Burma. As for the process, who cares?"
Hearing Saburo Mao's sarcasm, Shang Yingjie's face turned livid, and he clenched his fist so hard that his nails even pierced into the flesh.
According to Shang Yingjie's original temper, since the friendly army was so deceitful to him, he would definitely choose to lead people out of the battlefield directly if this battle was a one-off.
Anyway, he won't fight this battle, whoever wants to fight will fight!
But now he can't and doesn't dare!
This time, it was Da Ming who organized the coalition. If he dared to run away, his status as the Ryukyu clan would not be able to protect him.
However, Shang Yingjie still made up his mind, and he will not work hard from now on!
Although he didn't dare to flee before the battle, or turn in before the battle, he still dared to work without exerting himself.
boom!Boom!
While the two sides were fighting, the artillery was still roaring.
Countless shells flew over the battlefield, and then fell into the crowd, tumbling and spinning, creating countless stumps and arms.
As time passed, the Burmese army's offensive began to become weaker and weaker.
Those Japanese samurai kept swinging their knives and charged forward. They were short and thin, and they showed good combat effectiveness in the chaotic battle.
Just as the fighting between the two sides became more and more intense, someone suddenly noticed that the ground was shaking, and there was a rumbling movement.
The two sides who were fighting couldn't help but look towards the direction of the sound.
Outside the battlefield, a group of Burmese elephant soldiers entered the battlefield.
Due to the aggressive forward advance of the coalition forces and out of touch with the main force, the reinforcements of the Burmese army arrived on the battlefield first.
There are several Burmese soldiers sitting on the back of an elephant. One of them is responsible for driving the elephant, and the rest are responsible for long-range attacks using muskets, bows and arrows.
As the elephant entered the battlefield, its huge body like a hill ran, and the trampled ground trembled.
Seeing this scene, the Burmese army, whose morale was low after being frustrated in the attack just now, instantly branched out again.
Start shouting and charging forward!
These elephant soldiers brought them the confidence to take the initiative to attack.
Elephants were also manipulated into the battlefield and crashed into the crowd.
Huge hooves raised high and then lowered, capable of trampling a diminutive samurai to a pulp.
When the elephant's trunk flicked, it could even throw people several meters away.
The huge body of the elephant soldier also caused the morale of those Japanese warriors who were fighting very bravely to collapse, and their faces showed horror.
"Quick... run!"
"Help, run!"
"..."
The collapse was only a momentary thing, and Mori Saburo also realized what it was like to be defeated like a mountain that Shang Yingjie felt just now.
Seeing this scene, Mori Saburo knew that the battle was lost and there was no room for change, so he had to order to gather his troops, retreat slowly, and prepare to withdraw from the battlefield.
It's just that it is so easy to evacuate after the defeat.
When the army's morale is slackened, a retreat can easily turn into a rout.
Otherwise, how do you say that the most important thing to test whether an army is elite is whether it can retreat in an organized and orderly manner?
What's more, the Burmese army won a battle with great difficulty. From top to bottom, they are holding their breath to expand the results of the battle, and they will not easily let the coalition forces withdraw.
Originally, since most of the Japanese samurai belonged to the elite class, most of them could read and write. Therefore, although they were defeated, they would not collapse immediately.
Mori Saburo can barely organize the orderly evacuation of troops!
However, just as Satsuma's troops withdrew halfway, Shang Yingjie ran away with the remaining soldiers of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
He threw away his helmet and armor, and ran away without looking back.
The reason why Shang Yingjie wanted to escape directly instead of cooperating with Saburo Mao to evacuate in an orderly manner was to avenge Saburo Mao for just sitting on the sidelines and refusing to save him.
He fled before the battle, and he dared not turn in before the battle.
But Shang Yingjie still had the guts to run away first after the defeat.
Because he believed that even if Maori Saburo brought the matter to the headquarters, he, Shang Yingjie, would still have something to say.
All defeated, why can't I escape?
Looking at the Ryukyu Kingdom army that was running fast, Jill, Saburo Mori's face was distorted, and he was so angry that he wanted to kill someone.
Because, the rout of the Ryukyu people also exacerbated the collapse of the morale of the Japanese samurai in Satsuma. Under the influence of the herd mentality, the Japanese samurai in Satsuma also began to flee in embarrassment.
On the entire battlefield, the coalition forces suddenly showed a situation of defeat.
……
Liu Shantai looked at the battle report sent back by the sentry cavalry, that the forward of the coalition army encountered the Burmese army and was defeated, his face was so gloomy that it seemed that water could drip.
Seeing the mysterious operation of Mori Saburo and Shang Yingjie who returned from the sentry cavalry of the Ming army, Liu Shantai really wanted to scold his mother.
How was their battle fought? !
Is this what they swore to promise before they left for the expedition that if they let them act as forwards, they would definitely win the first battle?
Is this what they call winning?
WQNMD!
Liu Shantai is well aware of the conflict between Ryukyu and Satsuma.
And the reason why he sent two troops who had never been at odds as forwards was not because Liu Shantai was stupid.
It was because it was requested by Mao Li Saburo and Shang Yingjie.
Before the coalition forces dispatched troops, at the military conference in Ava City.
Mao Li Saburo and Shang Yingjie both volunteered to be forwards, their attitudes were very firm, and they almost fought, and they also issued military orders in front of Liu Shantai.
Where was the atmosphere at that time, and Liu Shantai couldn't refute the face of the two of them, so he simply agreed.
Although the coalition forces are dominated by the Ming army, they still bear the name of the coalition forces anyway.
As the commander-in-chief, Liu Shantai's most important task is not to command the battle, but to coordinate the relationship between the various ministries of the coalition forces.
Therefore, when Liu Shantai made a decision, he inevitably had to refer to the opinions of his respective troops.
What Liu Shantai didn't expect was that Saburo Mori and Shang Yingjie gave him a thrill in the striker's first match.
The decisive battle in Ren'an Qiang is imminent, and the morale of the army will inevitably be affected by such an incident.
Seeing this scene, Nalan Mingzhu, the general sent by the Qing Dynasty to join the coalition, stood up and said.
"The end will fight!"
"The final general is willing to lead the Eight Banners cavalry to defeat the enemy and win back a city for our coalition forces."
Hearing the words, Liu Shantai pondered for a while, and then spoke.
"it is good!"
"General Nalan dares to issue a military order?"
Nalan Mingzhu heard the words, and said in a very firm tone.
"That's natural!"
"This battle is invincible, and the final general will come to see you!"
Nalan Mingzhu is still very confident in paying a group of Burmese.
Liu Shantai nodded in satisfaction, and then spoke.
"Alright, let's go, General Nalan!"
After finishing speaking, Nalan Mingzhu galloped away, and then led the Eight Banners cavalry under his command to leave the main force of the coalition forces and move forward.
The horseshoes burst out, and the trampled ground roared!
The various colored cotton armors of these Eight Banners soldiers are very ostentatious. Although the Eight Banners of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties are now beaten by Ming and cannot stand in the Central Plains, their combat effectiveness is actually above the standard line.
Those who can be selected to participate in the Burmese coalition army organized by the Ming Dynasty are basically the elite of the Eight Banners.
The kung fu of riding and archery is quite good!
Not to mention the fighting power!
Liu Shantai looked at the Eight Banners cavalry who left quickly and rushed to the battlefield, took a deep breath, and continued to give orders.
"Command the army to speed up the march and rush to Ren'an Qiang!"
"..."
……
On the battlefield, the shouts of killing are loud!
The Japanese samurai from the Satsuma domain and the rout soldiers from the Ryukyu Kingdom were scrambling to run.
Behind them, the Burmese army is chasing after them.
Those vicious Burmese soldiers strode up to the rout soldiers, and then slashed and killed the rout soldiers of the coalition army from behind.
The elephants let out a burst of roaring, which made Mao Lisaburo unable to organize the rout of the army to resist.
He could only watch helplessly as the number of warriors around him continued to decrease.
Watching helplessly, a heroic warrior died tragically under the bayonet of the Burmese army.
Among the Burmese army, three or four hundred cavalry from the Mughal Empire also rushed to the battlefield.
These so-called Mongolian iron cavalry, but the cavalry with the face of a third brother also roared into the battlefield.
Then they charged and killed among the routs of the coalition forces, using bows, arrows and sabers to harvest their lives.
Countless headless corpses almost covered the escape route of coalition soldiers.
Shang Yingjie rode on a steed and was escorted by a group of guards to escape, but was quickly overtaken by the cavalry of the Mughal Empire who were chasing after him.
Then he was shot off the horse and trampled to a pulp by countless horseshoes.
Most of the guards around him died in battle, and the loss was exhausted.
Maori Saburo was also targeted by the cavalry of the Mughal Empire, and the cavalry roared and charged.
Mori Saburo could only escape on foot with a group of guards because he had not been able to find the war horse just now.
Then, he was also overtaken by countless cavalry and quickly surrounded the battlefield.
Unsurprisingly, Mori Saburo was hacked into meat by countless scimitars.
Mori Saburo, who was born as a samurai, was very outstanding in martial arts. Before he died in battle, he raised a sword. The samurai sword in his hand chopped off several horse legs one after another, beheading several Mughal Empire cavalry soldiers.
But on the battlefield where the army is defeated like a mountain, personal bravery can never change the situation of the battle!
I just don’t know if Mori Saburo will regret his act of refusing to save the Ryukyu people just now before he died in battle...
If he could cooperate sincerely with the Ryukyu people to fight against the enemy, they might not have lost so badly.
Sergeant Xia took off the armor on his body, dropped the weapon in his hand, and strode forward continuously.
Big beads of sweat kept coming out of his forehead.
His face was full of panic, and the long-term strenuous exercise made him feel that his heart was overloaded, as if it was about to explode.
He saw with his own eyes the death of the two main generals Shang Yingjie and Mao Lisaburo, and hearing the sound of horseshoes approaching behind him, Xia Yechang's lips turned white and lacked blood, and the despair in his expression became more and more obvious.
At this moment, he suddenly saw a cloud of smoke appearing at the end of the horizon in front of him.
That is the movement that can only be caused by a large number of cavalry galloping!
Amidst the smoke and dust, the flag belonging to the coalition was flying high!
Visible to the naked eye, the coalition cavalry quickly approached the battlefield.
As the distance continued to increase, Sergeant Xia saw the iconic cotton armor of the Eight Banners soldiers on those cavalrymen, as well as the tall lightning rod helmets.
"kill!"
"Break the enemy!"
"Da Ming Wansheng!"
"..."
Sergeant Xia watched helplessly as a group of cavalrymen from the Qing army rushed into the battlefield shouting Ming Wansheng, and killed the cavalrymen of the Mughal Empire who were wantonly chasing and killing the defeated coalition troops.
Seeing this scene, the fleeing allied forces felt extremely fortunate.
I am glad that the reinforcements arrived in time, and I am even more glad that I survived!
"Reinforcements...reinforcements are coming!"
"Wan Sheng, Daming Wan Sheng!"
"Hahaha, I'm waiting to survive!"
"..."
A large number of coalition soldiers slumped on the ground and laughed for the rest of their lives.
But there are also those who can't help but break down and cry aloud!
At the same time, the cavalry of both sides on the battlefield collided head-on.
The cavalry of the Eight Banners in the coalition army came on horseback, bowed their bows and set arrows from a long distance.
The moment before the battle, these Eight Banners soldiers first released a round of arrows.
collapse!Bumble!
The sound of the bowstring trembling is endless, the riding force of the bow is small, but the rate of fire is fast.
In just a moment's time, a rain of arrows formed, enveloping the enemy.
The oncoming Mughal Empire cavalry was shot down in a large area in an instant, and people kept falling off their horses.
They wanted to fight back, but the arrows they shot either had limited accuracy, or they couldn't break through the armor when they hit.
The cotton armor on these Eight Banners soldiers is ugly, but the protective effect is still good.
Furthermore, these cavalrymen of the Mughal Empire were limited in quality after all, and their cavalry and shooting skills were not good at all.
He also bullied and bullied some infantry who had fled, but whoever encountered a good cavalry had no choice but to be hanged and beaten.
The two sides shot a wave of arrows at each other. It is very obvious that the Mughal cavalry suffered far more casualties than the Eight Banners soldiers.
In the next moment, the distance between the two sides narrowed, and the cavalry on horseback drew their sabers and began to engage in battle.
The horses galloped, and the cavalry on both sides walked towards each other.
With a whistling, teams of cavalry quickly staggered past, their sharp sabers taking advantage of the speed of the horses, causing astonishing damage.
It can even cut the cavalry on horseback in half!
(End of this chapter)
On the vast battlefield, the sound of horseshoes!
Teams of coalition sentry cavalry were galloping on horseback, quickly covering the battlefield.
But what is visible to the naked eye is that the sentry cavalry of the coalition forces unilaterally beat the sentry cavalry of the Burmese army throughout the whole process.
The Ming army's cavalry riding skills are indeed not very good, but that is relatively speaking.
It is an undeniable fact that the riding skills of the cavalry of the Ming army are indeed inferior to the Mongols who grew up on horseback, and the Guanning iron cavalry trained in decades of fighting.
Can it be compared to a group of Burmese who have never even seen a horse?
At the same time, the forwards of the coalition forces, a 500-man Satsuma army and a 300-man Ryukyu Kingdom army, were heading towards the Burmese army forward.
Facing the coalition forwards who were a bit aggressive and out of touch with their main force, the Burmese army took the initiative to attack.
Teams of Burmese army musketeers lined up neatly, carrying muskets, marching forward.
In front of their array, there are several field artillery arrays purchased from Britain, France and other countries.
Prepare to kill the coalition forces in the field!
However, as can be seen from the inscription in square characters on the cannon, the roles played by Britain, France and other countries are just second-hand dealers.
In order to prepare for the conquest of Myanmar, the Ming Dynasty has always been stuck in exporting arms to Myanmar when conducting arms trade with foreign countries.
However, Daming just doesn't sell Myanmar.
For other countries, as long as they give money, Daming will still sell it.
Including Western countries!
After so many years, the arms export volume of Ming Dynasty has been increasing every year, and the amount is quite huge.
In particular, the second-hand outdated ordnance returned by the army is basically sold to collect funds, which are ready to be used for research and development and production of new weapons.
If there are too many sales, it is inevitable that someone will act as a second-hand trafficker and flow Ming's arms into Burma.
Chachai put down the binoculars in his hand, squinted his eyes and said.
"It can be clearly seen that the enemy forward is divided into two parts."
"Judging from the fact that the march will be divided into two parts, the relationship between the two troops is probably very tense!"
"Our army may now be able to concentrate its superior forces, quickly destroy some of them, and then break through one by one to defeat the other."
Chachai could tell that the two forward troops of the coalition army were one in front and the other in the rear, which was obviously out of touch.
In this way, they just gave them a chance to defeat each other!
After seeing this, Chachai quickly made a decision, and military orders were issued continuously.
"Pass down the order and send troops!"
As the military order was issued, the Burmese army's phalanx aimed at the part of the Ryukyu Kingdom with significantly fewer troops.
The infantry continued to move forward according to the drums, and at the same time, the Burmese army's field artillery began to roar.
Amidst the rumbling shelling, several iron bullets were fired towards the location of the coalition forces.
Obviously, even with the help of instructors from Britain, France and other countries in the training, due to the lack of opportunities for live ammunition practice, the Burmese army's shelling water is quite high.
Several solid shells were fired, but the results were very few.
Either the shells landed ahead of time and lost their kinetic energy before they could reach the formation of the coalition forces. The shells spun on the ground, completely losing their damage.
Either the artillery shells passed over the coalition array, making a whirring sound of piercing the air, which was very terrifying.
But the killing effect is also basically equal to zero!
The gunners of the Burmese army quickly adjusted the shooting elements. If the shells flew over, reduce the charge, and if the shells missed, increase the charge.
At the same time, the shelling of the coalition forces also began.
boom!Boom!
Amidst the roar, the infantry array of the Burmese army was finally bombarded.
Several shells plowed through the array, leaving only stumps and broken arms all over the ground.
And the shrill howls!
Obviously, the quality of the gunners of the coalition army is much higher than that of the Burmese army.
Because the artillery in the coalition army is basically operated by the gunners of the Ming army, and the Ryukyu people just give it a shot.
The gunners of the Ming army were mostly elite fighters on the battlefield, with rich experience in gunning.
Even among the recruits, there are many opportunities for live ammunition training.
As soon as the shelling by the coalition forces finished, the second round of shelling by the Burmese army came.
boom!Boom boom boom!
This time, the accuracy of the Burmese army's shelling has improved a lot, and the hit rate of the shelling has increased to 50.00%.
In a round of shelling, half of the shells achieved damage.
Although it is far from the bombardment accuracy of the coalition forces, it is quite good for the Burmese army.
But what you need to know is that the current ratio of troops on the battlefield between the two sides is two thousand to eight hundred.
There are still [-] Burmese troops and [-] coalition troops.
And more importantly, due to internal problems of the coalition forces, the troops of the Satsuma domain refused to provide help to the Ryukyu troops that were being attacked by the Burmese army.
Instead, watch a play on the sidelines!
It is clear that he wants to kill the soldiers and horses in Ryukyu.
To be precise, the comparison of the participating troops of the two sides on the battlefield should actually be [-] to [-].
Faced with such a huge disparity in troop strength, even if the gunners of the Ming army had higher shooting accuracy and could deliver more firepower, they would be powerless to save the situation.
boom!Boom!
As the distance between the two sides was continuously drawn in, the shelling on the battlefield became more intense.
The two sides fired round after round of bombardment!
While the cannonballs were flying, the slender array of musketeers was gouged out one by one.
With the passage of time, the enemy's superior forces gradually pressed up, and the soldiers and horses on the Ryukyu side obviously panicked.
General Shang Yingjie kept raising flags to the Satsuma army who were watching the show, asking them to come forward for reinforcements.
However, the people from the Satsuma domain completely ignored Shang Yingjie's request for help, but watched the casualties on the Ryukyu side continue to rise without doing anything.
Mori Saburo looked at the rising casualties on the Ryukyu side, and a very creepy sneer appeared on his face.
"Hehe, hehe!"
"A bunch of bastards, think they can dance in front of me, Satsuma, with Daming's back?"
"Today, I'll give you a great look."
It's just that Mori Saburo's resignation made the lieutenants beside him look hesitant.
"Mao Lisang, we just stand still and watch the Ryukyu people being wiped out by the Burmese army. I'm afraid it's not easy to explain to Daming."
"That's right, Maurice-san, we came here to obey Da Ming's orders under the order of the feudal lord, so we must always be concerned about Da Ming's attitude."
"Maurice, you have to think twice!"
"..."
Facing the persuasion of everyone around him, Mori Saburo didn't care at all, and spoke.
"No no no, the victor is impunity!"
"As long as I can lead my Satsuma warriors to attack and win after all the Ryukyu people have been killed, Daming will never say anything."
"What Da Ming wants is victory. Da Ming doesn't care whether or not the Ryukyu people die, or how many people die."
Mori Saburo's words are very confident.
And the fact is exactly what he thought, what Daming wants is victory, just to wipe out Burma in front of all the vassal states in a dignified manner.
Daming didn't care about the process!
When everyone heard the words, they didn't say anything anymore, but started to prepare for the war one after another.
However, although Mori Saburo didn't intend to send troops to go directly to relieve the pressure on the Ryukyu people, the artillery in his formation also started to roar.
Aim at the Burmese array, pouring firepower continuously!
The reason for this is that the gunners who are now operating the guns are all Ming soldiers, and these Ming soldiers will not completely listen to Mori Saburo.
They will not let go of such a good opportunity for shelling.
Maori Saburo didn't say much about this.
If he said it, the gunners of the Ming army could say it after hearing it.
If he doesn't listen, he will have nothing to do with those Ming soldiers, and he will be the one who will be embarrassed at that time!
Simply, Mori Saburo ignored the gunners.
Let them do what they like!
……
Shang Yingjie saw that Mao Lisaburo ignored his plea for help and only provided himself with shelling fire cover, his face was gloomy and frightening.
Well, he still doesn't know that Mori Saburo is not willing to give him the fire cover of the shelling.
Seeing this scene, Shang Yingjie knew that he had no way out, once he retreated, the whole army would collapse.
He gritted his teeth and said.
"Pass down the order, the whole army prepares for battle, and those who retreat without permission will be killed!"
"..."
With the issuance of military orders one after another, although most of the Ryukyu people were full of fear, they were still preparing for battle in an orderly manner.
They formed a battle array, aiming their muskets at the enemies ahead.
Looking at the reaction of the coalition forces ahead, Chachai said with a smug expression on his face.
"Haha, as I expected, there is indeed a rift between the two troops of the coalition army."
"As long as our army can properly use the gap between the two coalition forces, there will be a great opportunity to defeat the coalition forces one by one."
"..."
The distance between the two sides has been continuously shortened.
The shelling was also changed from solid shells to shot shells.
As the shotgun flew, the number of casualties on both sides continued to rise.
The infantry array was cleared out one by one by the shotgun, and the follow-up troops continued to fill up the positions, and then continued to fall on the battlefield.
As the distance drew closer, the musketeers on both sides raised their muskets, ready to pull the trigger.
Walking outside the battlefield, the sentry cavalry of the Ming army who had been suppressing the sentry cavalry of the Burmese army watched the situation on the battlefield, and all of them looked ugly.
"What are the troops of the Satsuma clan doing?"
"If they don't go, the Ryukyu side may collapse."
"If the striker is defeated in an encounter, how will Mori Saburo explain to the commander when he goes back?"
"..."
However, the slander of the Ming army cavalry could not change the situation of the battle.
These sentry cavalry of the Ming army could only walk and shoot around the formation of the Burmese army while dispersing the Burmese cavalry, trying to share the pressure for the Ryukyu people on the frontal battlefield as much as possible.
But the effect is very little!
They are just sentry cavalry, not cavalry for frontal combat. There are not many in number, even if everyone is an elite, they are powerless to affect the battle situation.
Snapped!clap clap!
The crisp sound of gunfire sounded.
The two sides on the battlefield began to fire guns.
Amidst the crackling gunfire, the number of casualties on the Ryukyu side was rolling up.
Although the Burmese army's queuing and shooting practice was not very good, and they started shooting more than 100 meters away, but they had no choice but to have a large number of troops, far surpassing the Ryukyu side in terms of number of troops.
Bursts of gunshots sounded one after another, and the two sides fired fiercely.
A round of gunshots sounded, and the small battlefield was quickly filled with gunpowder smoke.
Shouts of killing and screams continued.
As part of the Burmese army pressed up, the Ryukyu soldiers and horses that had endured several rounds of guns collapsed.
A large number of soldiers were terrified, dropped the weapons in their hands, turned around and ran away, uttering screams.
Under the command of a group of Western instructors and under the supervision of their own officers, the Burmese soldiers launched a bayonet charge!
Under the neat bayonet charge, the array of the Burmese army continued to surge forward, as spectacular as a wave.
The moment the two sides fought, the soldiers and horses of the Ryukyu Kingdom were repelled, and then they were defeated like a mountain.
Surrounded by his guards, Shang Yingjie wanted to organize the army to withdraw from the battlefield in an orderly manner.
It's just that it's too late!
All around them were the collapsed Ryukyu Kingdom soldiers and the vicious Burmese army.
Since the coalition forces entered Myanmar, the Burmese army has faced a series of defeats.
Now, after finally winning once, the Burmese army is extremely excited.
Countless people uttered strange screams, and kept moving forward, striving to expand the results of the battle.
In the formation of Satsuma's troops, a lieutenant general could not help but speak to Mori Saburo when he saw the changing situation on the battlefield.
"Maurice, it's time for us to act!"
"That's right, Maori-san, if this continues, the Ryukyu Kingdom's army will be completely defeated. By then, the situation on the battlefield will be irreversible."
"..."
Everyone persuaded in a hurry.
Saburo Mori narrowed his eyes when he heard the words, and then ordered.
"Pass down the order, the whole army will attack and destroy the enemy!"
As soon as the flag was changed in the army, a Japanese samurai drew out his samurai sword, shouted loudly to kill chickens, and then charged forward.
Maori Saburo prefers hand-to-hand combat to fighting with the Burmese.
Like the Tokugawa shogunate, the Satsuma domain sent to join the coalition forces were basically samurai.
It would be the most wasteful thing for these skilled warriors to fight and line up to be shot.
Good steel is used on the blade!
If it is to be shot in line, then a Japanese samurai may only be replaced by a Burmese.
But if it is a hand-to-hand fight, it is not that the two sides form an army to fight each other, but a melee fight.
It is not impossible for these Japanese warriors with superb martial arts skills to outnumber ten.
Maori Saburo has always known where the advantages of his people are.
If it was a head-to-head fight on the battlefield, the five hundred warriors might not even be able to stir up a small wave, and would be crushed by the flesh and blood mill of the war.
Doesn't work at all!
Only by dragging the enemy into chaos, then his five hundred warriors with superb martial arts skills will have room to display.
Maori Saburo ordered to sit back and watch the evolution of the war situation instead of going to reinforce the Ryukyu people. Perhaps there is such a consideration in it.
As Saburo Mori ordered the samurai of the Satsuma domain to enter the battle, the battle situation changed.
The trend of the Ryukyu Kingdom's army's defeat was contained, and the Burmese army's pursuit troops also collided with the Satsuma warriors.
These Japanese samurai wielded their samurai swords vigorously, full of murderous aura!
Their superb martial arts were fully displayed in the melee, and the Burmese were no match for them at all.
If it weren't for the Burmese occupying an absolute military advantage, they might have been defeated.
The battle situation is constantly evolving, screams, shouts of killing, and the sound of swords and swords clashing constantly resounds through the battlefield.
Chachai continued to command the army to press up to fill the hole, but he couldn't help those Japanese warriors at all.
The battle situation became more and more fierce, and the corpses almost covered the entire battlefield.
The blood gathered into a river, flowing everywhere.
Shang Yingjie came to Maori Saburo, and rushed forward to question him.
"Mori Saburo, you don't want to save your friendly army, but do you have a general's law in your eyes?"
Saburo Maoli just gave Shang Yingjie a sideways glance when he heard the words, and said in a very blunt tone.
"Who said I would die without saving? Isn't this saving?"
"If I didn't send troops to help you, would you still be able to talk to me like this in front of me?"
Shang Yingjie was so angry at Saburo Mao's shamelessness, he waved his arms and continued to question.
"Then why didn't you send troops just now? Did you have to wait for me to be defeated before sending troops?"
Maori Saburo continued to quibble.
"At that time, our army was rectifying the army and preparing for war. Only when the army is ready is the time to go to war."
"Otherwise, it would be to underestimate the enemy and rush forward!"
"You underestimated the enemy and rushed forward and lost the battle, and you still blame me for being safe. What's the point here?"
Shang Yingjie was so angry that he couldn't speak.
Mori Saburo glanced at him sideways, and said with a knife.
"Hurry up and gather the rout soldiers, if you talk nonsense with me here, all the rout soldiers of your Ryukyu Kingdom will flee."
Shang Yingjie kept taking deep breaths, adjusting his emotions, his face was livid.
Finally, he spoke.
"I will definitely explain today's situation to the coalition command, you just wait for the command to inquire!"
Shang Yingjie made a very decisive decision to find his parents if he couldn't beat him, and was going to ask Daming to uphold justice for them.
Saburo Mori just said with a sneer when he heard the words.
"Yo yo, if you can't afford it, you have to find your parents?"
"Why, your Ryukyu is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, but my Satsuma clan is not?"
"What Daming wants is victory, victory over Burma. As for the process, who cares?"
Hearing Saburo Mao's sarcasm, Shang Yingjie's face turned livid, and he clenched his fist so hard that his nails even pierced into the flesh.
According to Shang Yingjie's original temper, since the friendly army was so deceitful to him, he would definitely choose to lead people out of the battlefield directly if this battle was a one-off.
Anyway, he won't fight this battle, whoever wants to fight will fight!
But now he can't and doesn't dare!
This time, it was Da Ming who organized the coalition. If he dared to run away, his status as the Ryukyu clan would not be able to protect him.
However, Shang Yingjie still made up his mind, and he will not work hard from now on!
Although he didn't dare to flee before the battle, or turn in before the battle, he still dared to work without exerting himself.
boom!Boom!
While the two sides were fighting, the artillery was still roaring.
Countless shells flew over the battlefield, and then fell into the crowd, tumbling and spinning, creating countless stumps and arms.
As time passed, the Burmese army's offensive began to become weaker and weaker.
Those Japanese samurai kept swinging their knives and charged forward. They were short and thin, and they showed good combat effectiveness in the chaotic battle.
Just as the fighting between the two sides became more and more intense, someone suddenly noticed that the ground was shaking, and there was a rumbling movement.
The two sides who were fighting couldn't help but look towards the direction of the sound.
Outside the battlefield, a group of Burmese elephant soldiers entered the battlefield.
Due to the aggressive forward advance of the coalition forces and out of touch with the main force, the reinforcements of the Burmese army arrived on the battlefield first.
There are several Burmese soldiers sitting on the back of an elephant. One of them is responsible for driving the elephant, and the rest are responsible for long-range attacks using muskets, bows and arrows.
As the elephant entered the battlefield, its huge body like a hill ran, and the trampled ground trembled.
Seeing this scene, the Burmese army, whose morale was low after being frustrated in the attack just now, instantly branched out again.
Start shouting and charging forward!
These elephant soldiers brought them the confidence to take the initiative to attack.
Elephants were also manipulated into the battlefield and crashed into the crowd.
Huge hooves raised high and then lowered, capable of trampling a diminutive samurai to a pulp.
When the elephant's trunk flicked, it could even throw people several meters away.
The huge body of the elephant soldier also caused the morale of those Japanese warriors who were fighting very bravely to collapse, and their faces showed horror.
"Quick... run!"
"Help, run!"
"..."
The collapse was only a momentary thing, and Mori Saburo also realized what it was like to be defeated like a mountain that Shang Yingjie felt just now.
Seeing this scene, Mori Saburo knew that the battle was lost and there was no room for change, so he had to order to gather his troops, retreat slowly, and prepare to withdraw from the battlefield.
It's just that it is so easy to evacuate after the defeat.
When the army's morale is slackened, a retreat can easily turn into a rout.
Otherwise, how do you say that the most important thing to test whether an army is elite is whether it can retreat in an organized and orderly manner?
What's more, the Burmese army won a battle with great difficulty. From top to bottom, they are holding their breath to expand the results of the battle, and they will not easily let the coalition forces withdraw.
Originally, since most of the Japanese samurai belonged to the elite class, most of them could read and write. Therefore, although they were defeated, they would not collapse immediately.
Mori Saburo can barely organize the orderly evacuation of troops!
However, just as Satsuma's troops withdrew halfway, Shang Yingjie ran away with the remaining soldiers of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
He threw away his helmet and armor, and ran away without looking back.
The reason why Shang Yingjie wanted to escape directly instead of cooperating with Saburo Mao to evacuate in an orderly manner was to avenge Saburo Mao for just sitting on the sidelines and refusing to save him.
He fled before the battle, and he dared not turn in before the battle.
But Shang Yingjie still had the guts to run away first after the defeat.
Because he believed that even if Maori Saburo brought the matter to the headquarters, he, Shang Yingjie, would still have something to say.
All defeated, why can't I escape?
Looking at the Ryukyu Kingdom army that was running fast, Jill, Saburo Mori's face was distorted, and he was so angry that he wanted to kill someone.
Because, the rout of the Ryukyu people also exacerbated the collapse of the morale of the Japanese samurai in Satsuma. Under the influence of the herd mentality, the Japanese samurai in Satsuma also began to flee in embarrassment.
On the entire battlefield, the coalition forces suddenly showed a situation of defeat.
……
Liu Shantai looked at the battle report sent back by the sentry cavalry, that the forward of the coalition army encountered the Burmese army and was defeated, his face was so gloomy that it seemed that water could drip.
Seeing the mysterious operation of Mori Saburo and Shang Yingjie who returned from the sentry cavalry of the Ming army, Liu Shantai really wanted to scold his mother.
How was their battle fought? !
Is this what they swore to promise before they left for the expedition that if they let them act as forwards, they would definitely win the first battle?
Is this what they call winning?
WQNMD!
Liu Shantai is well aware of the conflict between Ryukyu and Satsuma.
And the reason why he sent two troops who had never been at odds as forwards was not because Liu Shantai was stupid.
It was because it was requested by Mao Li Saburo and Shang Yingjie.
Before the coalition forces dispatched troops, at the military conference in Ava City.
Mao Li Saburo and Shang Yingjie both volunteered to be forwards, their attitudes were very firm, and they almost fought, and they also issued military orders in front of Liu Shantai.
Where was the atmosphere at that time, and Liu Shantai couldn't refute the face of the two of them, so he simply agreed.
Although the coalition forces are dominated by the Ming army, they still bear the name of the coalition forces anyway.
As the commander-in-chief, Liu Shantai's most important task is not to command the battle, but to coordinate the relationship between the various ministries of the coalition forces.
Therefore, when Liu Shantai made a decision, he inevitably had to refer to the opinions of his respective troops.
What Liu Shantai didn't expect was that Saburo Mori and Shang Yingjie gave him a thrill in the striker's first match.
The decisive battle in Ren'an Qiang is imminent, and the morale of the army will inevitably be affected by such an incident.
Seeing this scene, Nalan Mingzhu, the general sent by the Qing Dynasty to join the coalition, stood up and said.
"The end will fight!"
"The final general is willing to lead the Eight Banners cavalry to defeat the enemy and win back a city for our coalition forces."
Hearing the words, Liu Shantai pondered for a while, and then spoke.
"it is good!"
"General Nalan dares to issue a military order?"
Nalan Mingzhu heard the words, and said in a very firm tone.
"That's natural!"
"This battle is invincible, and the final general will come to see you!"
Nalan Mingzhu is still very confident in paying a group of Burmese.
Liu Shantai nodded in satisfaction, and then spoke.
"Alright, let's go, General Nalan!"
After finishing speaking, Nalan Mingzhu galloped away, and then led the Eight Banners cavalry under his command to leave the main force of the coalition forces and move forward.
The horseshoes burst out, and the trampled ground roared!
The various colored cotton armors of these Eight Banners soldiers are very ostentatious. Although the Eight Banners of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties are now beaten by Ming and cannot stand in the Central Plains, their combat effectiveness is actually above the standard line.
Those who can be selected to participate in the Burmese coalition army organized by the Ming Dynasty are basically the elite of the Eight Banners.
The kung fu of riding and archery is quite good!
Not to mention the fighting power!
Liu Shantai looked at the Eight Banners cavalry who left quickly and rushed to the battlefield, took a deep breath, and continued to give orders.
"Command the army to speed up the march and rush to Ren'an Qiang!"
"..."
……
On the battlefield, the shouts of killing are loud!
The Japanese samurai from the Satsuma domain and the rout soldiers from the Ryukyu Kingdom were scrambling to run.
Behind them, the Burmese army is chasing after them.
Those vicious Burmese soldiers strode up to the rout soldiers, and then slashed and killed the rout soldiers of the coalition army from behind.
The elephants let out a burst of roaring, which made Mao Lisaburo unable to organize the rout of the army to resist.
He could only watch helplessly as the number of warriors around him continued to decrease.
Watching helplessly, a heroic warrior died tragically under the bayonet of the Burmese army.
Among the Burmese army, three or four hundred cavalry from the Mughal Empire also rushed to the battlefield.
These so-called Mongolian iron cavalry, but the cavalry with the face of a third brother also roared into the battlefield.
Then they charged and killed among the routs of the coalition forces, using bows, arrows and sabers to harvest their lives.
Countless headless corpses almost covered the escape route of coalition soldiers.
Shang Yingjie rode on a steed and was escorted by a group of guards to escape, but was quickly overtaken by the cavalry of the Mughal Empire who were chasing after him.
Then he was shot off the horse and trampled to a pulp by countless horseshoes.
Most of the guards around him died in battle, and the loss was exhausted.
Maori Saburo was also targeted by the cavalry of the Mughal Empire, and the cavalry roared and charged.
Mori Saburo could only escape on foot with a group of guards because he had not been able to find the war horse just now.
Then, he was also overtaken by countless cavalry and quickly surrounded the battlefield.
Unsurprisingly, Mori Saburo was hacked into meat by countless scimitars.
Mori Saburo, who was born as a samurai, was very outstanding in martial arts. Before he died in battle, he raised a sword. The samurai sword in his hand chopped off several horse legs one after another, beheading several Mughal Empire cavalry soldiers.
But on the battlefield where the army is defeated like a mountain, personal bravery can never change the situation of the battle!
I just don’t know if Mori Saburo will regret his act of refusing to save the Ryukyu people just now before he died in battle...
If he could cooperate sincerely with the Ryukyu people to fight against the enemy, they might not have lost so badly.
Sergeant Xia took off the armor on his body, dropped the weapon in his hand, and strode forward continuously.
Big beads of sweat kept coming out of his forehead.
His face was full of panic, and the long-term strenuous exercise made him feel that his heart was overloaded, as if it was about to explode.
He saw with his own eyes the death of the two main generals Shang Yingjie and Mao Lisaburo, and hearing the sound of horseshoes approaching behind him, Xia Yechang's lips turned white and lacked blood, and the despair in his expression became more and more obvious.
At this moment, he suddenly saw a cloud of smoke appearing at the end of the horizon in front of him.
That is the movement that can only be caused by a large number of cavalry galloping!
Amidst the smoke and dust, the flag belonging to the coalition was flying high!
Visible to the naked eye, the coalition cavalry quickly approached the battlefield.
As the distance continued to increase, Sergeant Xia saw the iconic cotton armor of the Eight Banners soldiers on those cavalrymen, as well as the tall lightning rod helmets.
"kill!"
"Break the enemy!"
"Da Ming Wansheng!"
"..."
Sergeant Xia watched helplessly as a group of cavalrymen from the Qing army rushed into the battlefield shouting Ming Wansheng, and killed the cavalrymen of the Mughal Empire who were wantonly chasing and killing the defeated coalition troops.
Seeing this scene, the fleeing allied forces felt extremely fortunate.
I am glad that the reinforcements arrived in time, and I am even more glad that I survived!
"Reinforcements...reinforcements are coming!"
"Wan Sheng, Daming Wan Sheng!"
"Hahaha, I'm waiting to survive!"
"..."
A large number of coalition soldiers slumped on the ground and laughed for the rest of their lives.
But there are also those who can't help but break down and cry aloud!
At the same time, the cavalry of both sides on the battlefield collided head-on.
The cavalry of the Eight Banners in the coalition army came on horseback, bowed their bows and set arrows from a long distance.
The moment before the battle, these Eight Banners soldiers first released a round of arrows.
collapse!Bumble!
The sound of the bowstring trembling is endless, the riding force of the bow is small, but the rate of fire is fast.
In just a moment's time, a rain of arrows formed, enveloping the enemy.
The oncoming Mughal Empire cavalry was shot down in a large area in an instant, and people kept falling off their horses.
They wanted to fight back, but the arrows they shot either had limited accuracy, or they couldn't break through the armor when they hit.
The cotton armor on these Eight Banners soldiers is ugly, but the protective effect is still good.
Furthermore, these cavalrymen of the Mughal Empire were limited in quality after all, and their cavalry and shooting skills were not good at all.
He also bullied and bullied some infantry who had fled, but whoever encountered a good cavalry had no choice but to be hanged and beaten.
The two sides shot a wave of arrows at each other. It is very obvious that the Mughal cavalry suffered far more casualties than the Eight Banners soldiers.
In the next moment, the distance between the two sides narrowed, and the cavalry on horseback drew their sabers and began to engage in battle.
The horses galloped, and the cavalry on both sides walked towards each other.
With a whistling, teams of cavalry quickly staggered past, their sharp sabers taking advantage of the speed of the horses, causing astonishing damage.
It can even cut the cavalry on horseback in half!
(End of this chapter)
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