If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

Chapter 288: Iron Cavalry Breakthrough
The assassination operation was launched as planned by the planners, but there was a slight deviation in the execution.

That is, these Japanese people misjudged the combat effectiveness of the Mongolian cavalry.

They calculated the Mongolian cavalry's combat power based on the Japanese's own horse-riding warriors. After all, they had also 'repelled' the Mongolian army back then, so it stands to reason that their combat power was not weaker than that of the Mongols.

Then, they are taught by reality how to behave.

One difference from later generations' understanding of the Japanese state is that although the Japanese state was indeed short of iron, it was not the case that all Japanese warrior armors were made of bamboo.

The armor that is worn on the battlefield is still made of iron and has adequate defense power, so there are no ghost stories about wearing bamboo armor and cutting through the armor with a knife.

In particular, the Japanese are not fools. They also fight with spears, instead of stupidly carrying a knife that looks easy to break.

The so-called sword masters went to the battlefield, each with their gun barrels longer than the last.

But the problem is that the Japanese in this era were short in stature. The so-called average height of the Yamato people was not even 1.4 meters. Facing the tough Mongolian men, it was like an adult beating a child.

Especially the cavalry sent by the Japanese, in the eyes of the Mongolian cavalry, they are like mandrills riding dogs. They are cavalry, but there are not many.

As for combat effectiveness...a Mongolian cavalry who is 1.8 meters tall, wearing a layer of mail armor and a layer of pierced armor, holding heavy weapons such as bones, horseshoes, and scimitars, and is also very good at riding and shooting, can fight a group of 1.4 meters tall people with Wearing a large single-layer armor made of leather and iron sheets, and using long weapons such as spears and bamboo spears that are mainly used for beating and stabbing, the results of the battle are actually very obvious.

After all, in this world without strange powers and chaotic gods, size is the biggest advantage.

It can be said that although the Japanese assembled an army of almost 500 men and besieged the 50-man Mongolian cavalry, in terms of combat power, the Japanese did have the advantage on both sides, but in actual fighting, it was the Japanese who launched the attack who were suppressed and beaten.

If the Mongols hadn't been distracted by protecting Lan Qier, they might have just cut through the Japanese formation and broke through.

However, even if they wanted to protect Lan Qier, these Mongolian cavalry did not pay attention to the short mule-like Japanese in front of them. They just protected Lan Qier in a very conservative formation, resisting the Japanese's attack in an attitude of waiting for work. attack.

"Princess, these Japanese are probably coming for you. We just need to stay here until the surrounding garrisons arrive. They are the ones who are worried." The captain of the guard reported to Lan Qier, because Lan Qier was already married. So they also called Lan Qier Princess.

They are not worried about Lan Qier's safety at all. This is due to their strong confidence in their own strength and their trust in the Ming army that defeated the descendants of Genghis Khan.

Lan Qier didn't think there was anything wrong with this. After all, although she had never experienced a battle, a woman who grew up on the Mongolian grasslands was still a bit wild.

Although the fighting in front of her made her feel a little uncomfortable, she was not frightened. She just asked her bodyguard: "When will the people sent out to ask for help come back with reinforcements?"

The first time they were attacked, Lan Qier asked the guards around her to send out Qingqi to ask for help from the Ming army stationed nearby.

Although Lan Qier had confidence in her guards, she would not joke about such a thing.

It's one thing to win without fighting, but it's another thing to take risks with your own life. If you don't need reinforcements, do you have to take risks yourself?

Although Lan Qier was not familiar with military strategy, she also knew what the safest approach was.

"Back to the princess, the brother who went to ask for help is the best in horsemanship and brought three horses. If there are no accidents, he will be able to come back with reinforcements in half an hour." As for the location of the surrounding Ming army garrison , the captain of the guard naturally knows it, and can also estimate the time when the reinforcements will arrive.

Lan Qier looked at the sky and saw that it was just after noon, so she asked the captain of the guard: "How long can we hold on?"

"Brothers can hold on until dark. If there is a place like a house to defend, it will be easy to hold on for two or three days." The captain of the guard still understands his own combat power, but fighting at night is indeed dangerous, so he is not sure. Stand guard in the wild at night.

Hearing what the captain of the guard said, Lan Qier's eyes changed. Then she looked around and saw what seemed to be a temple on a mountain in the distance, so she said to the captain of the guard: "Let everyone prepare to break out. Let's go to the place ahead." A temple! Fighting in the wild is not the best idea."

"Princess! Please think twice! You have a noble status and it is not appropriate to take risks! As long as we hold on for a while, reinforcements will come to save us. Why should you risk yourself!" The captain of the guard hurriedly persuaded Lan Qier.

Although he knew that Lan Qier's riding and martial arts skills were not bad, the battlefield was fierce and dangerous, and no one knew what would happen. If something went wrong when hit by a stray arrow, none of their heads would be enough to cut off.

However, Lan Qier shook her head and said: "The Ming army stationed nearby is from the Kyushu Guards. Most of them are Japanese rather than Han. There is no guarantee that there will be no collusion between people inside and outside! And we are in the wild now. If anything happens, The other side has reinforcements, and you alone can't stop them. We need a place to defend." The captain of the guard was not a reckless man. He had already noticed the temple in the distance before and considered breaking out of the encirclement.

However, due to concerns about Lan Qier's safety, she did not break out and just stayed put.

However, now that Lan Qier had spoken in person, after trying to dissuade him to no avail, he could only act as ordered and immediately arranged for his cavalry to prepare for a breakout.

However, for the sake of safety, he asked a guard on the side to take off the armor he was wearing and put it on Lan Qier. He also arranged for several guards to surround Lan Qier and use his body as a human shield for her. Then he led the other guards to break out.

In order to defend before, most of these Mongolian cavalry dismounted and engaged in foot combat.

Although even if they dismount and fight on foot, these Mongolian cavalry can beat the Japanese, but it is completely different from the combat power bonus they get from riding horses.

The Mongols are a nation on horseback. They have lived on horses since childhood. Even children of a few years old can get on the horse and gallop, not to mention the Mongolian cavalry who have been dealing with horses all their lives.

When they mounted their horses and started galloping, these Japanese people understood why Genghis Khan's Mongolian cavalry was able to conquer the huge territory across the Eurasian continent, and why the Mongolian cavalry was called the terrifying whip of God in Europe.

The charging Mongolian cavalry weighed at least half a ton, including men and horses. Both men and horses were wearing heavy armor. When they galloped, the impact they produced was not to mention the poor armor of the Japanese. Ming's heavy infantry may not dare to withstand such an impact.

It is conceivable that those Japanese Ashigaru who only had a body armor and a belly roll that were simplified from large armor would suffer heavy blows and casualties when faced with the impact of this heavy tank, which can be called the cold weapon era. .

It can almost be said that if a person is hit head-on and does not fly a few meters away, it can be considered that he has eaten rice in vain and his weight is enough to weigh on the scale.

Those who were directly knocked out had broken muscles and bones, vomited blood, and made no sound when they landed on the ground.

There are also some that are even worse. They were directly pierced into sugar-coated haws by the horseshoes in the hands of the Mongolian cavalry. After all, this thing is a chest and back with several pieces of iron armor, and the hem is made of grass pleats, including shoulder armor and wrist guards. No.

When the gun is stabbed, as long as it is stabbed with a little accuracy, it can directly penetrate into vulnerable parts such as the shoulder socket and throat that have no protection at all.

In fact, even if the stabbing is not very accurate and is pierced into the iron armor, the iron armor pieces forged with the iron smelting technology of the Japanese country can hardly defend against the kinetic energy carried by the half-ton heavy cavalry concentrated on the horse. Comes with penetrating power.

The difference between the two is nothing more than the difference between being pierced directly and being pierced with a little resistance.

As for the Mongolian cavalry holding scimitars, bones and other gadgets... In the later generations of the Japanese country, there was a very famous activity called watermelon beating in the summer. Usually, a cute girl would blindfold her eyes and then do it under the command of others. If you hit the watermelon in front, if you are lucky, the watermelon will split when you hit it with the stick. If you are unlucky, if you use too much force, the whole thing will explode.

The heads of the Japanese who were hit by the bones were basically the same as the smashed watermelons.

On the contrary, the scimitar did not perform too well because of its attack distance. However, when the Mongolian cavalry passed through the Japanese battle formation, the severed heads and slit throats still proved the power of the Mongolian scimitar. Fierce.

When Lan Qier and her guards broke out of the Japanese siege, the Japanese rebel army of more than 300 people had been reduced by more than one-third, and at least more than 100 people had been killed.

This was a shocking casualty for the Japanese.

After all, they were fighting on their own, and 2000 people might fight fiercely for a day, with only a few dozen casualties.

Such tragic casualties undoubtedly greatly reduced the morale of these Japanese rebels who had gathered just for profit. For a while, many people looked at Lan Qier who had broken through and had no intention of continuing the pursuit.

There are already this level of casualties now. If they delay for a while longer and let the Ming army's reinforcements arrive, they may not be able to escape at all.

"Damn it, we should withdraw! If we continue fighting like this, all my family fortune will be lost!" The old warrior with a scar on his face looked unwilling, but he was very pragmatic and prepared to stop the loss in time.

But the envoy sent by the shogunate was unwilling to give up and said to the old samurai: "No! You have done this now. Even if you leave now, can you escape Akito's aftermath? As long as you are caught Only if you live as the concubine of the Ming Dynasty King, you guys will have a way to survive!"

"But... with just a few of us, we can't defeat those Akito cavalry!" The old warrior naturally knew that he would be brutally retaliated afterward, but there was nothing he could do about the gap in strength.

　PS: Sorry, there was a power outage at home last night and I didn’t get a call until this morning. This chapter is 3K
　　
　
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