"Mr. Shen, the Tartars have changed their formation!"

On the west gate of Tumu Fort City, Hu Songyue saw it clearly and found that the Tatars had brazenly launched a charge against the Ming army's infantry formation.

Chen Xi did not reply, and he saw more truthfully with a telescope than Hu Songyue... At this time, the Tatar cavalry led by Wu Licha did attack the Ming army's southern wing infantry formation.

A smile appeared at the corner of Chen Xi's mouth.

The Tatars chose to assault because they were gradually consuming their troops and were forced to change the formation. This was a passive behavior, so they did not have the fierceness of moving forward when they first came, and they were obviously dragging on the mud, and the threat was not as great as they seemed.

As the saying goes, one move will decline again and then be exhausted, and it is also said that a defeated general is not worthy of courage!

The Mongolian cavalry was an ever-victorious army, but at Tumu Fort, they suffered many defeats. Now when they were fighting against the Ming army, they no longer had the confidence and confidence to win, and the temporary change of formation led to a sharp decline in fighting spirit.

After stabilizing the position, the thousand-man team led by Xia Youde was able to counterattack against the Tatar soldiers according to Chen Xi's requirements.

One goes up and the other goes down, and the battle situation quietly deviates.

Although the Tatar cavalry had the advantage in terms of maneuver and still had the upper hand in the scene, the Ming army's infantry formation was like a hedgehog. If you touch me, you would be stabbed, causing blood to spread. Both sides had come and go, and the number of Tatar cavalry fell from the horse surged.

The other three infantry phalanxes of the Ming army were constantly dealing with the Tatar cavalry and gradually moved towards the southern wing phalanx. The four infantry teams slowly moved closer, causing the pressure on Wulicha to increase sharply.

Xia Youde, who was located in the formation, rode on a tall horse. At this time, he had enough confidence to dispatch troops and horses to fight, and occasionally waved his sword to command the battle.

Because Xia Youde is in a relatively obvious position, he has become the main target of the Tatar cavalry archers. However, because Xia Youde wears heavy armor and has a long distance, and Xia Youde is very smart and quick-witted, and has good skills. He blocks the arrows he shot from time to time, and is still safe until now.

"Milt gun..."

Xia Youde shouted loudly, but unfortunately the noise in the formation is everywhere. The Ming soldiers are impatient and need to use shouting to boost their courage, so they did not hear clearly what the commander was shouting.

In the dense battle formation, people kept falling down by arrows shot by the Tatar cavalry. The loss speed on both sides was almost proportional. As the war progressed, the cavalry team led by Wulicha lost more than 100 people, and the Ming Dynasty infantry also suffered 70 to 80.

"It's time!"

Chen Xi carefully observed the situation on the battlefield and turned around to issue an order, "Transfer our military orders and get artillery!"

Zhang Yong hurriedly advised: "Mr. Shen, the fierce battle is in full swing, and the enemy and us are entangled together. What's the use of you launching the cannon?"

Chen Xi remained silent: "The artillery went to the battlefield mainly to attract the attention of the Tartars. Now all those who were pushed to the battlefield were waste artillery and squid artillery!"

Zhang Yong widened his eyes and thought for a long time but couldn't understand what Chen Xi was going to do. But there was one thing he knew. Chen Xi was very calm now and would not give orders randomly. He immediately smiled: "Mr. Shen's decision must be correct. Why not let our family carry the flag for Mr. Shen and Mr. Shen go down and take a rest?"

Such nonsense naturally won't get Chen Xi's response. He still focused on looking forward to the battlefield, thinking that Zhang Yong was farting.

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The battlefield situation was in a stalemate, and the Tatars suddenly discovered that the Ming army artillery array had appeared.

This was a formation change that the Ming army suddenly took the initiative when the Tatar cavalry was in a passive manner and had to change their combat strategies.

The Tatars were not afraid of others, but they were very afraid of artillery formations, because the number of Tatars defeats in recent years were all brought by this trick. The Tatar soldiers were unconsciously ill-hit when they saw this thing.

Wu Licha was on the front line and cut off the head of the Ming army infantry who could not dodge in front of him with one knife. He quickly swung his sword to block the two spears that were stabbed from left and right. Just as he was about to continue rushing, a hundred cavalryman rushed up from behind and shouted: "General, the Ming army has dispatched artillery!"

“Where is it?”

Wu Licha was blocked by the Ming army at this time, and he could not see clearly the situation on the battlefield. He only felt that there was chaos around him.

But in this chaos, the Ming army's formation remained intact and there were no flaws that could be exploited.

The long cavalry reported: "It's right east of us!"

Wu Licha was at a loss for the close defensive formation of the Ming army. When he heard this, he ordered without hesitation: "Transfer my order, assemble the horse team, and eliminate the Ming army's artillery team first!" Wu Licha had no choice but to ignore it, because no matter how powerful the Ming Dynasty's phalanx was, he could only defend passively. As long as the Tatar cavalry kept a distance, there would be no great threat.

But the Ming army could use artillery to launch attacks. After one round of artillery fire, the number of Tatar soldiers fell could only be left to fate.

After Wulicha's order was issued, the sound of the Tatars' horns became short and rapid. This was a signal that the Tatar soldiers and horses changed into formations. The scattered Tatar cavalry began to concentrate and then rushed towards the trenches in the west of Tumu Fort, in the direction of the mule carts and donkey carts that were dragging artillery on the battlefield.

When Shen Xi saw this scene, he felt relieved. With the obstruction of the trench, the Tatars could not enter the Tumu Fort, but once the Tatars charged in the direction of the artillery array, Shen Xi was ambushing the second artillery array less than a mile behind the first artillery array, which could come in handy.

This is exactly the tactic carefully designed by Shen Xi...a row of artillery arrays!

Didn’t the Tatars just pick the soft ones? I deployed artillery in the center of the four major military formations, and there were no other three military formations. In this way, the Tatars could only attack the two wings to ensure the safety of the rear wing square formation and the rear artillery.

When the Tatars saw the cannon appear, their first reaction was to step forward and kill, which fell into Shen Xi's design!

I will first arrange a virtual array composed of waste cannons and squin cannons to attract you to attack. I will hide the second artillery array behind. When you come here, the first artillery array will only emit a few sporadic cannons, and the second artillery array will be the focus. At that time, hundreds of cannons will be fired together and you will be overwhelmed. At that time, the Tatars rushed to the first artillery array, and it was the time when the troops were most concentrated.

The gathered Tatar cavalry became the best target.

The second artillery array is located in the trench area, and the Tatar soldiers will not pose any threat unless they are dismounted.

"Appoint the four infantry phalanxes gather to the center to block the Tatar soldiers' retreat!" Shen Xi issued another combat order.

The personal guards who saw the situation clearly were very enthusiastic about leaving the city to send orders, because everyone could see that the Ming army had already gained an advantage in this battle. After all, there were subsequent troops in the city to reinforce, but the Tatars had already attacked.

Although the current scene still looks evenly matched, the balance of victory has gradually tilted towards the Ming army.

"Bang bang"

The sound of Folang's machine cannon shooting sounded through the earth again.

The officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty could not remember how many times the Folang machine cannon was used in actual combat. They only knew that every time Chenxi used artillery, the Tatars would suffer, and I believe this time would be no exception.

"Boom"

The violent explosion sounds made after the shells landed, just like military orders. The four infantry phalanxes that were neatly arranged before suddenly dispersed again, and rushed towards the Tatar cavalry from different directions with a long snake formation.

"Kill!"

If it was a carefully designed defensive battle before, then it was a pure close combat, a competition between blood and fire, and needle-pointed versus wheat.

The soldiers of the Ming army could only use their weapons to fight against the Tatar cavalry. They had to learn how to avoid the disadvantages of infantry and to combat the enemy while saving themselves on the field.

On the other hand, Wu Licha led his troops to the first artillery formation with the shells that fell from time to time. When he saw the empty position, the simple-minded Tatar general finally found himself trapped. Before he could give the order to retreat, the second and third artillery rounds of the Ming army had already been smashed down.

Wu Licha watched with his own eyes the cavalry around him, constantly being blown up by the shells that exploded continuously, and his limbs were incomplete and split. The Ming army gunners who were originally on the first artillery position had fled to the trenches.

"General, will you launch a pursuit?"

A general asked Wu Licha for his opinion.

Wu Licha looked back and saw that the Ming army infantry formation that had been gathered together had spread out and rushed towards him like a huge wave. The Tatar soldiers and horses retreated were cut off. Looking further away, his camp was obviously attacked by the Ming army at this moment, and fire could be seen everywhere.

"withdraw!"

Although Wu Licha was a reckless man, he knew that he should not fight to the death at this time. The result of the stubborn resistance was that the entire army would be wiped out... Yi Sima warned him when he evacuated, and fled immediately when he found that the situation was wrong. It was not scary to lose the battle. He left the green mountains and was not afraid of burning firewood.

The Tatar cavalry attacked neatly, but when the retreating horn sounded, it suddenly became a mess.

If the Tatars want to break through the siege, they must break through the dark infantry front of the Ming army. Moreover, the Tatar cavalry's fighting spirit is already extremely weak. The Tatars, who have always been fearless, have been frightened by the current unfavorable situation. They no longer want to kill the enemy, but are just concerned about escaping...

Wu Licha went through a lot of hardships and finally broke out from the siege. At this time, he was injured many times, and his cheek was cut by a runaway arrow, dripping blood.

The Ming army officers and soldiers saw that he was a Tatar general and rushed to come over. In Wulicha's eyes, the Ming army was like crazy, not afraid of life and death. The soldiers in front fell down. The subsequent soldiers did not turn around and escape in fear, but instead rushed over with greater excitement.

The Ming army has completely killed the red eyes!

Just as Wu Licha secretly said luck and was about to leave with the remaining hundreds of riders, he was surprised to find that a group of people were rushing towards the horizon in the distance.

Wu Licha secretly remembered that this army was basically cavalry, and its speed was not slow, and it stirred up dust for a long time. It should be the soldiers of which tribe on the grassland.

"Wu Lala!"

The morale of the Tatar remnants instantly increased.

But after a moment, when he saw the Great Ming Sun and Moon Flag raised high by the troops coming, Wu Licha was stunned and his heart was cold... His always trusted patriarch Yi Simayin could not stop the Ming cavalry and let the Ming reinforcements come to Tumu Fort.

The Tatar cavalry whose morale had only recovered before were already focused on how to escape.

The Ming army without reinforcements was so powerful that it was hard to match. Now that reinforcements have arrived, the Tatar soldiers knew that their doomsday was coming.

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Chapter completed!