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Chapter 1370 That's it?

Although the Ming army did not use cavalry as its main combat force when it went south, the Ming army also retained a certain amount of cavalry as a mobile combat force.

After the South Vietnamese cavalry attacked, Zhao Yucheng immediately ordered the Ming cavalry to attack and kill the South Vietnamese cavalry.

The huge gap in combat experience and combat effectiveness between the two sides was reflected. The South Vietnamese cavalry was quickly surrounded by the Ming cavalry, and they were all wiped out, which did not restore their defeat.

Then the Ming Army's army advanced directly to the South Vietnamese Central Army's large formation. The smoke generated by the arquebuses shrouded the battlefield, and the battlefield was full of gunpowder smoke.

After half an hour, the encounter was over.

The Ming army wiped out about 2 South Vietnamese troops with a force of 1, of which more than 3000 were killed and more than 6000 were captured. All the military supplies they carried became the spoils of the Ming army, and the Ming army reaped a lot.

Afterwards, according to the identification of the captured South Vietnamese soldiers, the body of its leader Chen Gu was found in a pile of corpses dressed in generals' armor.

Chen Gu had three shots of lead in his body, but because his armor was very good, the two shots of lead that hit his chest didn't go in and were blocked by the armor, which might have caused him internal injuries.

The only damage was a shot that broke his calf.

So he died, died on the battlefield. Together with his personal soldiers, he was killed by the collective shooting of the Ming army musketeers.

Zhao Yucheng looked at his corpse speechlessly, rolled his eyes, and shook his head.

"It looks so powerful, I thought it was more capable of fighting, but it turned out to be this? How dare you take the initiative? I didn't know what Yelang arrogance meant before, but today I understand it."

After all, Zhao Yucheng asked people to dig the corpses of these guys and bury them. Then he took his troops back to Danangguan to rectify them, and then he was ready to send troops to attack Lang Son.

After learning about the field capabilities of the South Vietnamese army, Zhao Yucheng and the Ming army commanders and fighters had all the nervousness, worry, and other emotions that were vaguely swept away, replaced by annoyance.

very annoyed.

A group of hot chickens actually made them worry about one thing and another, and even Zhao Yucheng had prepared a battle plan for how to return to Da Nanguan if the war went bad. Now, many people seem to think that this plan is very ironic.

Zhao Yucheng didn't think so. He felt that this plan should be done at any time, no matter what enemy it faced, and everything was just as Su Yonglin said.

"Now that we can feel annoyed and ridicule those madmen, it's a good idea that this plan is not without credit."

This sentence awakened many cadres.

Having said that, everyone's annoyance has not disappeared. It's time to be angry, or very, very angry.

So they suggested that the battle of Lang Son should be a battle of siege and annihilation no matter what, and let this group of daring frogs take a good look at what is the real army and what is the combat effectiveness.

Zhao Yucheng has nothing to do with himself.

So the Ming army quickly reorganized the army and attacked in the direction of Lang Son.

On the other side, Su Xiancheng was shocked when he heard the news that Chen Gu and the [-] vanguard army had been wiped out.

The entire South Vietnamese army has changed from an active attack operation to a comprehensive defensive operation. No army can leave the previous commanding heights defense point without authorization.

There is no order, you can only defend, you can't take the initiative to attack, no matter how the Ming army challenges, it is absolutely not allowed to take the initiative to fight against the Ming army, or to fight in the field.

The news of the annihilation of Chen Gu and his army not only shocked Su Xiancheng, but also shocked the South Vietnamese army in Lang Son area.

After all, Chen Gu was also a fierce general and a stalwart. He charged into battle on the battlefield, won many battles, and made outstanding achievements. Su Xiancheng relied on him very much. Now, he is dead and the entire army has been wiped out. It tells of the [ruthlessness] of the Ming army.

What terrifying iron-pipe firearms, terrifying individual hand-held firearms, terrifying army advance, and the sense of deterrence that can't be shaken no matter what.

The strong, the strong are unshakable, the strong cannot be defeated, this is their intuitive feeling.

After hearing this, Su Xiancheng had a lot of thoughts in his heart, but he still ordered all these defeated soldiers to be arrested and killed immediately, on the grounds that they fled before the battle, and now they are still disturbing the morale of the army.

Later, he made a public statement, saying that Chen Gu's defeat was because he underestimated the enemy, because he was too proud and complacent, and he pursued a simple and complete victory too much, so that he was surrounded by the Ming army and was unable to escape, and finally died.

Although the Ming army was strong, it was not impossible for the South Vietnamese army to fight against them. The main reason for the failure was that Chen Gu underestimated the enemy and did not obey his orders.

The mistakes are all in Chen Gu, not us, and the Ming army is not as strong as imagined. Don't panic, everything can be recovered.

Through the propaganda force in the army, Su Xiancheng tried his best to appease the military and the generals, but he already had some bad premonitions. After careful thinking, he wrote a secret letter to Li Tianzuo in Thanglong City, which made people The secret was given to Li Tianzuo.

The content of the letter is very simple. He believes that the South Vietnamese court has seriously misjudged the strategic situation of the Ming Kingdom and the combat capability of the Ming army.

He knew Chen Gu's ability. According to the battle process described by the defeated soldiers, he also knew that Chen Gu tried his best, tried his best to fight to the death, but he still died in the end.

It is not only the unpredictable new firearms of the Ming army, but also the powerful hand-to-hand combat ability of the Ming army, which directly shows the health of the soldiers of the Ming army.

Although I don't know why, it is clear that they have not been affected by the climate and epidemics, and they still maintain a considerable degree of strong combat effectiveness.

A powerful fighting force that the South Vietnamese army could not face head-on.

He now decided to use the existing military strength and terrain in Lang Son to launch a hard defensive battle. If there is a problem with this defensive battle and he cannot win, then Li Tianzuo must be ready to evacuate Thang Long City.

From Lang Son to Thang Long City, there is no danger to defend, and it is too dangerous to fight against the Ming army.

Su Xiancheng didn't want to do this, but he told him in a cautious manner that it was very necessary.

After the secret letter was sent, Su Xiancheng began to do his best to arrange defenses, and strive to achieve a defensive victory in the Lang Son area. The country was completely shaken.

But his idea was shattered when the Ming army arrived in the Lang Son area and launched an attack.

(End of this chapter)