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Volume Three, Chapter 60, No Hesitation

Kunduliha led his army to escape. Faced with the elite troops of Xuanfu Town who were emerging in an endless stream of weapons and equipment, he had no choice but to run.

At this time, in the Ming army formation, the commander Yang Cong was a little stunned when he saw this scene.

He really didn't expect that the Tartar cavalry would be so vulnerable.

He knew very well that thermal weapons would replace cold weapons and become the master of the battlefield, but he did not expect that with these relatively primitive thermal weapons in his hands, they could actually turn the strongest cavalry in the era of cold weapons into this shape.

What is the reason for this?

Looking at the Tartar cavalry fleeing in a panic, he fell into deep thought again.

He has formed a habit of analyzing the reasons for winning after each battle, in order to continue to win in the next battle.

The battle was not long. The Tartar cavalry was about to collapse. In less than a quarter of an hour, they won inexplicably.

He thought about the combat process carefully and quickly remembered a key point, that was, the second round of muskets sounded, and the Taurus cavalry began to retreat. Obviously, the commander of the Taurus cavalry was frightened by the firing rate of the muskets.

Perhaps, this is the fundamental reason for your victory. Once the rate of fire of a hot weapon is increased, it will be a harvesting machine on the battlefield. Think about it, if there are a few Gatlings or Maxim, no matter how many cavalrymen are, they will probably run away with their heads in fear.

He was thinking about it everywhere, and Tang Kekuan suddenly asked carefully, "Sir, should we catch up?"

At this time, the Tartar cavalry had already rushed onto the road and fled northward. Only wounded soldiers who were killed by artillery and muskets, or stepped on the caltrops and fell off their war horses.

Yang Cong thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Forget it, we have no advantage in fighting in chaos. Let's order people to clear the battlefield first and then slowly advance. As for the escaped Tartar cavalry, just send the scout cavalry to stare at them."

He is not the kind of reckless man who gets a little advantage and becomes frigid. It is obviously unrealistic to pursue the Tartar cavalry at this time. Let's not talk about whether to pursue or not. The formation will definitely not be maintained during pursuit. If the Tartar cavalry kills a retaliation, it will be troublesome. The dispersed chariot formation cannot stop the flexible cavalry at all. Once the Tartar cavalry breaks into the chariot formation, it will be a disaster.

Upon hearing this, Tang Kekuan had to order people to start cleaning the battlefield and send a scout cavalry to bite behind the Tartar cavalry.

The battlefield is difficult to clean up at this moment, because there are not only tripping ropes but also caltrops on the ground. Although the tripping ropes are neatly arranged there, the caltrops are trampled everywhere by the Tartar cavalry. It is very troublesome to clean up. Li Fengming and Tang Kekuan commanded tens of thousands of soldiers to work hard for more than an hour before cleaning the battlefield.

However, the results of this battle were quite brilliant, and the number of results even exceeded the last battle of the kitchen fort.

Perhaps it was Kunduliha who was scared out of fear and did not care about casualties. This time, they not only captured more than 2,000 heads of the Tatar cavalry, but also captured hundreds of wounded Tatar soldiers, as well as more than 1,000 war horses.

This result was indeed a bit unexpected to Yang Cong, but it also strengthened his determination to develop thermal weapons. At this moment, he still made the most primitive clamps and small tiger squat cannons to achieve such results. If advanced flintlock guns and cannons were made, wouldn’t it be as simple as cutting melons and vegetables against the Tartar cavalry?

In fact, he was still influenced by rumors and overestimated the strength of the Tartar cavalry. In history, Qi Jiguang used a clamp gun and a tiger squat cannon, and it was a front-mounted style. The number was far less than that of him. The Tartar cavalry who also attacked was bored.

To put it bluntly, the Tartar cavalry now had long lost the momentum of no one else in the world during the Yuan Dynasty. They did not have the confidence to defeat the Ming Dynasty and regain the country. Many times, all the troops of the Northern Yuan Dynasty regarded themselves as horse bandits, and it would be great if they could steal something from the Ming Dynasty.

Like this time, Kunduliha just wanted to grab some pots and pans, but unexpectedly suffered such a severe blow.

Kunduliha is so worried that he wants to cry now. Is it necessary? It’s both muskets and cannons? I just want to grab some pots and pans. Is it okay? Do you need to use cannons to bombard me?

He didn't have the courage to fight back at this moment. After rushing out of the Ming army's chariot formation, he led his remaining troops to flee north without even turning his head. In half a day, he led his army for more than 200 miles and fled directly outside the frontier.

It has to be said that the potential for people to explode when they run away is still quite terrifying. If you want to change the normal army, it would be good if you can advance more than 200 miles a day.

Yang Cong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he received the reward from the scout cavalry. Now, the enemy troops in Weizhou have fled back to the outside world, and the entire Datong Town is the one near Datong Prefecture City.

After cleaning the battlefield, he ordered his men to rest for a while. The next morning, he led his army straight to Datong Prefecture City.

At this time, the elite border troops in Datong Town and Taiyuan Town were actually on the road. Most of them were infantry, and Yulin Guard and Yanmen Pass were about 200 miles away from Datong Prefecture City. They were not as well equipped as Yang Cong. They could only rely on cold weapons to fight against the Tatar cavalry. The cavalry was more restrained in infantry, so they were extremely careful and kept their formation slowly advancing, for fear of being attacked by the Tatar cavalry.

Ji Nang had the idea of ​​sneaking attacks on reinforcements from Datong Town and Taiyuan Town, because the cavalry had an absolute advantage over infantry in the field. Once these infantry entered the city fortress, the cavalry became a disadvantageous side.

However, considering the consequences of the battle, he was a little hesitant. The Ming border army was not a vegetarian. Even if they encountered a sneak attack by cavalry, they could bite you a piece of meat.

The main purpose of his visit to Datong Town was to grab some pots and pans. It seems that the pots and pans were almost done at this moment. Should we fight for the danger of losing hundreds or even thousands of people and killing the two reinforcements and grabbing more other things?

If you can grab more food or even the population, it will be better. The problem is that Datong Town has too strict defense, with fortresses everywhere, so it is not easy to grab!

While he was hesitating, Kunduliha had already been defeated by Yang Cong and fled. Moreover, Kunduliha was in a very embarrassing way and did not even have time to send someone to report to him. It was not until he escaped from the Great Wall that Kunduliha sent a quick horse to report the news to him. At this time, the army led by Yang Cong was less than a hundred miles away from Datong Prefecture City.

The elite border troops in Xuanfu Town are different from those in Datong Town and Taiyuan Town. They are not pure infantrymen. To be precise, they are chariots and cavalry, and their propulsion speed is still very fast. It is not a problem to advance two or three hundred miles a day. A distance of 100 miles can be reached without a half day as long as you work harder.

At this time, Ji Nang was shocked because Yang Cong had already cast a shadow on him. The border troops of Xuanfu Town really didn't want to touch him before they found a good way to restrain the firearms.

He finally stopped hesitating. As soon as the army of Xuanfu Town approached, he led his army to flee north and fled outside the Great Wall in less than half a day.
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