Bright Spring

"Rush forward to Youheng, attack!" Wang Bin waited and watched for a while, and ordered again.

"Order!"

... The horse team at the front charged in a single column, and the speed was getting faster and faster!Under the flashing artillery of the enemy's artillery, people in front of them neighed on their backs from time to time, but the shouts of killing and the roar of horseshoes continued, and the momentum was even greater.

The cavalry charged very fast, and in the blink of an eye, the arrow-shaped cavalry approached the front of the enemy line.In the depths of the gunpowder, the enemy's phalanxes are moving, and the enemy infantry in front are gathering one after another, gradually forming a denser defensive phalanx.

The sound of strings was as dense as a torrential rain, the sky was densely covered with black spots, and countless arrows poured down towards the forward of the cavalry.The helmets and armor of the vanguard soldiers of the King of Han Army "jingled" and "hiss..." A horse was injured and the speed dropped sharply, and a knight flew from the horse's head to the front with a loud cry.

"The king of Han is our king!" Many cavalry shouted together, and the sound of hurried hoofs roared.

The battlefield was filled with dust and gunpowder smoke, and the loud noise was deafening. More and more horses went up to the sky, and continued to run forward with the cavalry.

"Boom!" At this moment, there was a huge cannon sound, followed by two huge cannon sounds!The three heavy cannons placed at the front of the formation by the officers and soldiers fired. They were loaded loose cannons.But they seemed to have fired the cannon a little too early, and the range of the shot was limited. When it hit the ground, there was a "cracking" sound like a report, and the smoke and dust splashed straight.

"Kill! Kill..." the cavalrymen of the King of Han yelled, rushing out a cloud of gunpowder smoke, some of them had put their arrow feathers on the bowstring.

"Boom!" There was another loud noise, and a Hongwu cannon not far away suddenly shot out an angry flame, and countless iron pellets, stones, and lead bullets flew out of the flame. "Ahhh..." The cavalry running in front let out a hissing and lung-piercing scream, and the bow and arrow feathers that had not yet been stringed were thrown into the air, and the two horses neighed and fell to their knees, blood mist Mixed in the smoke.

"Kill! Kill..." The cavalry who rushed from behind rushed out of the billowing smoke again.

The officer and army artillerymen who had finished firing their cannons turned around and ran away.In the official army phalanx, there came the shouts of the enemy generals that almost broke their throats.The two rows of heavy infantry with guns and shields in front squatted down, and the soldiers holding bronze pistols in the back "bang bang bang bang..." fired lead bullets, and the fire was shining in front of them.

The cavalrymen of the King of Han Army who had just rushed close trembled, their faces twisted, and they screamed and fell off their horses.

"Kill! Kill..." In an instant, more cavalry soldiers rushed forward amidst the gunpowder smoke.

The heavy infantry of the official army stood up, with dense spears facing the front, and let out a cry.After a while, many artillery guns at the front were fired one after another, facing the empty front, and the artillerymen who had fired the cannons ran back one after another.

Sure enough, the vanguard of the cavalry of the King of Han Army rushed to the front of the dense infantry phalanx, and immediately began to turn around to the left and right sides.They rushed past several cannons that were originally loaded with scatter, but at this time the muzzles were smoking and they had been let go; the cavalry of the King of Han Army who captured the artillery formation could no longer turn their cannons to face the official phalanx. Chaotic firing.

Because the cavalry of the King of Han Army rushed forward desperately, more and more square formations of the official army were adjusted into a dense defensive formation.Wang Bin's cavalry had nothing to do, and it was obvious that they could not break through the enemy's formation from the front.

Chapter 531 Who is in control of the ups and downs (4)

The enemy's artillery in the distance was still ringing like thunder. Zhu Gaoxu yelled, patted his horse and turned, and passed a burnt village ruin. After a while, he led a group of soldiers to the north hillside.On the hillside, only charred wood and plant ash remained bare.

Two or three hundred steps away is the enemy's formation!Dust and mist billowed in the air, and gunpowder smoke filled the distance.Amidst the huge roar, the artillery of the enemy's battle was shining and dazzling, and the firecrackers flickered in the smoke, and the arrows in the sky were like swarms of locusts.

It was clearly a sunny day, but the sky above the enemy formation in the north was as hazy as if it were covered by dark clouds.

The smog was too heavy, and Zhu Gaoxu couldn't fully see the fighting on the front line; but he could also see the cavalrymen of the King of Han army turning their backs one after another, and the scene more than [-] steps away was very tragic.You can also hear the neighing of horses, people's cries, screams, and desperate and miserable cries!

"Only the most loyal and brave soldiers can do this." Zhu Gaoxu said with his eyes wide open.

But he let the most loyal and brave soldiers die in front of them!He could only hope that they hadn't died in vain, had died worthwhile.

Zhu Gaoxu's left hand tightly held the handle of the waist knife, his right hand was clenched into a fist, his heart was tense and emotional.The ferocious battlefield aroused his memory, and the images of those losers being exterminated by their families flashed uncontrollably from time to time in his mind.

But he understands that too much feeling at this time is in vain and useless!Reason reminds him that he must face everything calmly, make correct judgments, and make correct decisions!No pity, no sympathy, no heartache and weakness...

Looking back to the left and right, Zhu Gaoxu saw that nearby Hanwang Cannons were being set up, and the gunners were digging soil and beating sacks of sand around a cannon with a triangular red flag on it.There is still a hillside on the left, and the artillery over there is also pulled up the slope.

There are more than forty Hanwang cannons, and such cannons are the only ones in the world at this time.

On the hillside behind, there was a lot of whipping and donkeys braying, and there were soldiers behind the donkey carts.On each donkey cart, there is a triangular red flag with a serial number written on it... because the shells used by each Hanwang gun are different in size.Each cannon has only one donkey cart’s worth of iron bullets, and they are gone after firing. They can only be recast and screened by artisans in big cities.

All Hanwang guns are deployed in two gentle slopes; each gun array is divided into two rows at the front and back.The distance between the cannons is very large, just to avoid being hit by the heavy artillery of the official army as much as possible.This place is completely within the range of the official artillery!

Zhu Gaoxu watched the battlefield for a while, pondered for a moment with a dignified expression, and suddenly turned his head and shouted: "Beat the drums! Facing the east side, wave the banner of the King of Han, the third from the left and the second from the right. Send someone to announce the safety, and attack immediately!"

"Order!"

"Boom, boom, boom..." The drums sounded, but amidst the loud cannon and noise, the drums seemed lacking in momentum.

After a while, Zhu Gaoxu turned his head to the right, and saw the flag of Ping'an army on the right rear began to move forward.There was a big man under the army's flag looking over here, he couldn't see his face clearly, but his figure seemed to be Ping An.Zhu Gaoxu also faced that side, nodded vigorously a few times, wondering if he could see it from a distance.

He thought to himself: I trust Ping An so much, you must not make mistakes in key battles!

The sound of horseshoes gradually roared, and the huge movement was like continuous thunder in the sky.Zhu Gaoxu looked to the east, there was smoke and dust all over the ground, and he couldn't see the east end of the horses, as if the whole land was covered by cavalry!

The horse troops under Ping'an's command totaled about [-] cavalry.The cavalry occupies a much larger area than the infantry, and the [-] cavalry troops are deployed in an endless battle.

The cavalry in front began to jog one after another. It looked like a wilderness when a storm came, and countless animals were migrating.

Huguang is not suitable for cavalry combat; the terrain on the whole land is relatively complicated, and field ridges, ditches, villages and ponds are not conducive to cavalry charge.Therefore, most of the time the horse team is jogging, and will only launch a short-distance charge when necessary.

But in any case, the tactical mobilization of the horse army on the battlefield will always be faster than that of the infantry battalion!

The huge herd of horses in the east, like a torrent, gradually spread to the north.

From far away in the northeast direction, there was also a faint roaring momentum.Zhu Gaoxu gazed out, waiting for the gap between the bursts of gunpowder smoke and dust, and he could already see the movement of horses in the distance to the north.The main force of the large cavalry of the official army was also dispatched!

On such a vast battlefield with a large number of troops, the deployment of the army is indeed hard to hide.The official army should have found out the position of the Pingan cavalry in advance, so they transferred a large number of cavalry to the east for reinforcements.

At this moment, the surrounding area of ​​the hill where Zhu Gaoxu was located was gradually filled with a tide-like infantry phalanx.Countless military flags, large and small, fluttered in the wind, and the front wave of the infantry sea began to pass over the position of the artillery array.

A number of infantry and hundreds of households formed a phalanx and formed a large phalanx, and the various ministries generally maintained the queue and moved forward in order.However, due to terrain constraints, some of the phalanxes that reached the sides of the artillery formation were forced to temporarily become longer and narrower columns; after passing through the hills on the east and west sides, those phalanxes returned to their positions.

In this situation, the infantry formation of the Right Wing Army was as huge as the ocean.The whole army is divided into two front and rear phalanx groups, and there are some power and brave phalanxes behind, all of which are advancing!

Right-wing offensive, no repeated struggle, no advance and retreat!Before the battle, Zhu Gaoxu believed that the right wing had a better chance of winning, so he overwhelmed all the troops from the beginning and mobilized all the Hanwang guns here;

Knights around Zhu Gaoxu rushed forward one after another, reporting the military situation.Chen Dachui, the general of the Northern Division, who is now also in charge of Zhu Gaoxu's pro-military general, Chen Dachui and several civil servants, are talking with the scouts who came one after another.

And Zhu Gaoxu ignored the general military situation, he was staring at the scene on the battlefield intently.The big brown horse that sat down seemed to be a little restless amidst the loud roar, and its hooves kept pacing on the spot.Zhu Gaoxu's body was slowly shaking with the horse's back, but he himself was very quiet, with a calm expression and even breathing, trying to get rid of distracting thoughts.

So far, there have been no unexpected mistakes on the battlefield, and Zhu Gaoxu's mentality is very stable.He was also secretly prepared mentally, even if something went wrong, he couldn't get flustered or anxious.

He calmly watched the changes on the right-wing battlefield, observed the distance from the infantry's front wave to the official army's formation, and kept calculating the time for the infantry to march everywhere in his heart.

"Bang!" A stone bomb suddenly hit a dozen steps away, and a horse neighed from the left.But Zhu Gaoxu didn't turn his head back, turning a blind eye.Chen Dachui's voice said: "My lord, be careful, this place is very dangerous!"

Zhu Gaoxu did not respond, his eyes were still looking back and forth from the horse army in the distance to the infantry artillery array nearby.There is even more calculation and thinking in my mind.

A voice said: "My lord, the King of Han cannon is ready!"

Zhu Gaoxu turned his head to look and nodded.He waited for a while, and then shouted: "Order, prepare to bombard the enemy!"

"Order!"

The generals on the artillery formation yelled and beat the drum again, and shouts came from the hillside on the left.

Not long after, there was a loud "boom"!Zhu Gaoxu who was on the hillside only felt a flash in front of his eyes, his eyes blinked, and the horse under his seat was frightened and ran forward.

Several horse neighs came from around one after another, white smoke billowed on the hillside, some horses rushed down the hillside indiscriminately, and people shouted and cursed on the hillside.The war horses of the Ming army were all trained in the sound of gunshots and cannons, but the sound of a nearby cannon just now was so loud that the hillside seemed to tremble!The horses probably didn't pay attention suddenly, and several war horses were frightened.

"Huh! Huh..." Zhu Gaoxu reined in the horse while stroking the horse's neck to comfort her.His horse was very human, and it stopped quickly, its running speed slowed down, and it raised its head and let out a "hiss..." sound.