I, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, have risen since I destroyed the Turks

Chapter 703: Battle against the Mongolian Cavalry
But the Tang soldiers were not afraid at all. They still maintained high morale and kept shooting at the enemy.

Although the firearms of this era were relatively backward, they were actually very powerful. After all, they had a complete set of flintlock technology, and they had a fast loading speed, a long range, and amazing lethality.

However, due to the obvious shortcomings of muskets, bows or spears are often needed as cover.

This gave the Mongolian cavalry an opportunity. They charged directly on horseback, and then used their skilled riding skills and super strong sprinting power to easily break through the Tang army's blockade.

Li Zheng naturally saw all of this. He said calmly, without any panic, "Load the flintlock."

Following Li Zheng's order, the Tang army drew out the flintlock rifles worn at their waists and aimed at the Mongolian cavalry who were charging towards them and shot.

The Mongols obviously did not expect that the Tang army actually had flintlock rifles hidden. Caught off guard, many Mongolian cavalry were shot and fell to the ground.

Seeing this, Li Zheng raised a smile and continued to order: "Continue! No need to save bullets!"

As a series of "bang bang bang" gunshots rang out, many Mongolian soldiers fell to the ground and died. Their blood dyed the ground red, and the air was filled with a heavy smell of gunpowder.

On the other hand, the results of the Tang Army's Imperial Guards were relatively dismal, with many of them wounded and falling in a pool of blood.

However, these Tang army soldiers seemed to have been prepared for death. Even though they were seriously injured, they still desperately waved their spears and advanced step by step.

When the Mongolian cavalry rushed to the Tang army's battle formation.

However, the front line of the Tang army was already filled with the corpses of Mongolian cavalry.

These Mongolian soldiers obviously did not dare to attack rashly again because they felt deeply the danger, which came from the land beneath their feet.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

The sound of emergency horns spread all around, and the Mongolian cavalry began to retreat.

"Phew! It's finally over!"

Seeing this scene, Li Zheng had no expression on his face, although other generals would think that Li Zheng would be angry.

Such an elite Tang army was actually stunned by the Mongols.

If the Mongolian cavalry continues to attack, it will not be a simple street fight.

Moreover, the Mongolian cavalry's war horses were all Ferghana horses, which were very fast and it was difficult to block them outside the city gates.

Li Zheng then ordered, "Move out the chariots and form a chariot formation on the spot to cover the deployment of the Shenwu cannons."

"promise."

All the soldiers received the order in unison and immediately acted according to the command.

Li Zheng turned his head and looked outside the city, muttering to himself: "I want to see what these foreign cavalry are capable of."

Under Li Zheng's command, the Tang army quickly built a simple defensive fortification. Although it was not strong, it had strong firepower.

Seeing this, Liu Sheng's face suddenly changed: "Not good, quickly get the artillery and crossbowmen over to bombard the foreign cavalry outside the city!"

After a while, the Tang army soldiers unloaded dozens of artillery pieces and hundreds of Tiger-ton guns from the train.

"put."

Following Su Zhi and Liu Sheng's instructions, the artillery team immediately opened fire.

"Boom."

The cannons spewed out flames and shells rained down on the Mongolian cavalry outside the city, causing chaos in an instant.

No matter they were ordinary cavalrymen or cavalry commanders, they were all blown away. For a moment, wailing sounds were heard everywhere.

However, the Mongolian cavalry were the elite on the grassland. They quickly reorganized themselves and accelerated their charge again.

Seeing this, Li Zheng gnashed his teeth and cursed: "The thief is really cunning!"

But he was not afraid. He just thought for a while, then ordered: "Beat the drum to cheer!"

"Boom, boom, boom!" The battlefield was suddenly filled with deafening drum sounds, and more than 20,000 people were beating the drums together. The scene was truly spectacular.

"Roar, roar, roar." Hearing the drumbeats, the morale of the defending soldiers suddenly increased and they all let out earth-shaking roars.

Li Zheng continued to issue orders, "Blow the assembly whistle and summon nearby troops to come quickly."

This time she mobilized the three thousand imperial guards stationed near the military camp.

"Boom boom boom!"

As the war drums sounded, the soldiers who were busy patrolling the military camps picked up their weapons and hurried towards the south city.

In less than a quarter of an hour, they gathered at the south gate.

"Your Majesty, I have been ordered to come to your rescue." A burly, dark-skinned man clasped his fists and said.

He is Shen Kui, the commander of the imperial guards.

Li Zheng nodded slightly: "You have made a contribution. I will give you a task now. You must leave those foreign cavalry to me. Remember?"

Shen Kui was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then agreed: "I obey your order!"

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"Go ahead." Li Zheng waved his hand, indicating that he could leave.

"I will obey your order!" Shen Kui said immediately.

Immediately afterwards, he led three thousand soldiers to the Congxiang battlefield to fight against the Mongolian cavalry.

Although the 3,000 soldiers led by Shen Kui were not many, they were well-trained and had strong combat effectiveness, and they quickly suppressed the enemy's charge.

"Your Majesty, who is this Shen Kui? Why does he look unfamiliar?" Li Kan asked while standing next to Li Zheng.

Li Zheng explained with a smile: "His name is Shen Kui. Just wait and see. His abilities will slowly show up."

"Oh."

Li Kan suddenly realized what was going on, and then asked, "How does your majesty plan to place him?"

Li Zheng replied: "After we have defeated the Mongolian cavalry, we will recruit him into the army. He is good at fighting and loyal. He is a good candidate for use."

"The last general takes orders."

Soon, the Mongolian army was caught in a bitter battle, and the Tang army fought with the Mongolian cavalry, with both sides suffering losses.

However, the Tang army had a greater advantage. Although they were fewer in number, each of them was a martial arts master and was enough to consume the enemy's physical strength. In the end, they would definitely be the winner.

Not long after, the Mongolian army retreated and had to retreat because they had lost too many people and had no strength to fight again.

"Jingle Bell…"

Suddenly, a clear and pleasant gong sound was heard, and the Tang army soldiers immediately became alert.

This is the Tang army's special signal! Attack! Attack!
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!" shouted the Tang army soldiers.

Li Zheng looked carefully and found that it was the Qing army from the periphery. Judging from the flag, it should be one of the Eight Banners Army.

But there are also Han and Mongolian people mixed in, and at a rough glance there are about 150,000 to 160,000 people.

Together with the 250,000 defenders in the city, the Qing army now has 400,000 troops.

"Your Majesty, these should be the Red Banner and Blue Banner of the Qing army. Although they are both ragtag troops, they seem to have quite a few people."

"Do you want to send the troops from the main camp to the battlefield?"

For the sake of safety, Su Dingfang gave some advice to Li Zheng.

Li Zheng thought for a moment, "The battlefield is too small, and too many troops will cause accidental injuries. The 100,000 troops in the main camp should remain stationary to serve as backup and increase momentum."

(End of this chapter)