The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 215 Lost the ability to move

Jiannu's [-] cavalry were hung on the two wings of Tumed's cavalry, one left and one right, keeping a distance of two or three miles. Even if Tugel wanted to turn around and fight the opponent desperately, he couldn't do it.

If you turn left or right, you will definitely be accelerated by the opponent's cavalry, rushing up and hitting the flank.

Tugel naturally understood this. Once he was pinched from left to right, he could only rush forward desperately, widen the distance, and then make a big roundabout turn.

The cavalry of Ketumed's troops had one man and two horses, and their riding skills were superb. The chasing Jiannu and the Mongolian cavalry were also good at riding, and they even had three horses per man.

Therefore, although both sides had reservations about horsepower, the [-] cavalry of Tumote's troops were still unable to get rid of the [-] cavalry of Jiannu.

If this continues, the war horses of Tumed's troops will eventually be exhausted first. Once the cavalry who established slaves in this way rush up from behind, it will definitely be a massacre.

Aobai obviously also saw this, so he didn't act in a hurry, but when the cavalry of Tumote wanted to get closer to the infantry of the Ming army, he accelerated his charge and forced the opponent to turn around.

Tugel did not expect that his subconscious choice of Youdou would lead fifty thousand warriors to a desperate situation.

At this time, his intestines were green with regret, and his face was full of despair.

It wasn't until the horn of the Chariot Battalion sounded in the distance that Tugel rekindled a glimmer of hope and was overjoyed.

Oboi naturally also found the Ming army chariots that were chasing him, seeing that the speed of the Ming army chariots was not much slower than them, plus the cavalry of Tumet's troop swerved from time to time, it was really possible to be caught up.

So he immediately dispatched [-] cavalry to intercept the chariots of the Ming army, one on the left and one on the right.

Seeing this, Tugel also showed decisiveness on his face, and also ordered the army to be divided into two, one left and one right to make a big roundabout, and the horses also galloped for the first time.

"Warriors, follow me to kill, let these Jurchens and traitors on the grassland show who is the real king on horseback!"

"rush!"

"Ow..."

For a moment, all the cavalrymen of Tumed's troops abandoned their bows and drew out their scimitars, screaming strangely.

"kill!"

Aobai also put the bow back on the horse's back, drew out a half-foot-long saber, and pointed at the more than 2 Tumed cavalry who turned left, screaming, and then crazily Cui moved his horse and rushed up.

The nearly 3 cavalrymen behind them also accelerated to follow the charge, and the more than 3 Jurchen cavalrymen on the other side also rushed to the more than 2 Tumed cavalrymen who turned to the right.

The distance of two or three miles is too close for more than [-] cavalry. Even if the cavalry of Tumot's troop turned to the two wings, the cavalry of the center and rear were still hit by the Jiannu cavalry rushing up from the flank. , All of a sudden, people were turned on their backs, and countless horses and cavalry were trampled into flesh.

In just one click, Tumed's troops almost lost nearly [-] cavalry, while Jiannu lost only [-]% of Tumed's cavalry.

However, the loss of nearly [-] cavalry also allowed the two cavalry of Tumote's troops to finally distance themselves from the Jiannu cavalry.

When the two teams of slave cavalry ran over the tail of the Tumed cavalry, and then drew a range to catch up, the distance between the two sides had already opened six or seven miles.

The speed of the slave cavalry, due to the slowdown of the charge and impact, coupled with the sharp turn, was almost a lot slower than that of the Tumed cavalry.

In the distance, 200 chariots from the Chariot Battalion also fought with [-] Jiannu cavalry.

The two hundred chariots were on the rampage, going forward without hesitation at all, but the Jiannu cavalry did not dare to charge head-on. While avoiding the collision of the chariots, they shot arrows at the horses pulling the chariots and the Ming army on the chariots.

However, the war horses were covered with two layers of leather armor. In addition, the skin was rough and the flesh was thick. Even if it was shot, it would not penetrate deep into the flesh, so the impact on the war horses was not great at all.

Although cavalry is far more flexible than chariots, there are only [-] chariots and [-] cavalry, so the flexibility of a single chariot is more flexible than that of a cavalry team.

No, two hundred chariots are like flesh and blood grinding discs among ten thousand cavalry, not only causing heavy casualties to the cavalry, but also causing chaos in the team.

There are also chariots that will tip over or crash from time to time, but the slave cavalry, if they want to destroy a chariot, they will have to pay at least a dozen riders or even more.

Just when the number of chariots was decreasing and the whole army was about to be annihilated, Tugel finally rushed up with the Tumet cavalry. The high-speed galloping horses, like a black cloud, instantly drove the remaining Jianslave cavalry directly crushed.

Then the cavalry of Tumed's troops did not stop, and ran towards the camp of the Ming army with the remaining twenty or so chariots.

Oboi, who was chasing after him, screamed angrily, no longer caring about the physical strength of the horse, and swung his whip desperately.

The other slave cavalry were also frantically mobilizing their horses.

In the end, Tugel successfully fled back to the camp that Wu Sanfu had just established with more than 2 Tumed cavalry, but the price he paid made Tugel faint.

Because not only did the Tumed army lose more than 3000 warriors, but the remaining 7000 men also became one man and one horse, because many war horses fell down directly when they returned to the camp.

Wu Sanfu was also distressed to death, because the entire army of the chariot battalion was wiped out, and even the last twenty or so chariots could not escape, but the forty or so Ming soldiers on the chariot were captured by the cavalry of Tumote. , Pulled on the horse and brought it back.

The two hundred chariots add up to only 500 people, and the more than 300 horses that can pull the carts are all carefully selected horses for thousands of miles. This is what Wu Sanfu loves most.

Although Jiannu only lost more than 1 cavalry, there were also a lot of horses that were abolished, resulting in three cavalry for one person, and two cavalry for one person.

In addition, one of the horses is used to carry iron pots, tents, grain, salt and other materials. It can be said that one person has one horse, and the combat effectiveness is seriously weakened.

But the number of war horses in Jiannu's main camp was sufficient. The 6 Mongols in Mobei all had three horses per person, and some even had four horses. Dorgon immediately took more than [-] horses to supplement Oboi.

However, Tugel could not replenish the war horses, because a large number of war horses from Tumed's department had been sold to the Ming Dynasty in the past two years, which is why Tumed's department only had one man and two horses this time.

Of course, the main thing is that the logistics are backed by the Ming army, otherwise, one person and three cavalry can still be made together, but it is obviously too late now, and Tumote's troops are too far away from here.

Without the chariot, the cavalry lost less than half, and with one man and one horse, Wu Sanfu did not dare to march as recklessly as before.

It also moved forward slowly like a snail, making the entire army lose the ability to move quickly.

Because after replenishing the war horses, Oboi led an army of more than 6 to press up again. Under the constant disturbance, the cavalry of Tumed's troops were rapidly depleted every day.

When there were only [-] cavalry left and the Tartar cavalry attacked again, Tugel refused to fight again.

Without the cover of the cavalry, the army had to stop on the spot. At this time, it was only nearly fifty miles away from the main camp of the Ming army.

(End of this chapter)