I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 330 Battle
In fact, although the nomadic peoples have a large number of cavalry, it is not easy for them to defeat the army of the Central Plains dynasty.

Because of the Yuan and Qing dynasties, many people always have the idea that horse riding and archery were invincible and that cavalry and archers could conquer the world.

This is because we are too far away from that era, so there are always some unrealistic imaginations, such as these:
The Qin Empire stepped on the Star-Destroying Crossbow;
Ancient Greek depleted uranium armor-piercing slingers;
Mongolian nuclear-powered archer cavalry;

Hittite deflector shield chariot;

These can be called the four biggest blows in history.

Anyone who has been to history forums knows this. Similar items include the water-cooled Zhuge Crossbow, the Tang Dynasty's ship-slashing sword, the Song Dynasty's antimatter divine arm bow, the Roman force field shield, and many other legendary equipment. These have become memes.

Back to the Mongolian cavalry archers, in fact, the so-called kite tactics only exist in bullying refugees and bandits with weak armor. The idea of ​​running and shooting to death heavy armored troops is basically a dream. There is no health bar in the real world, and there is no setting that forcibly deducts some health points when you hit the target. If you can't penetrate the armor or hit the vital points, there is no damage.

Secondly, the military formations of the Central Plains dynasties were not just about one person with an ancestral spear going into battle and stabbing people. The military formations were always equipped with elite cavalry and long-range strike forces. Some dynasties might have insufficient cavalry, but they had no shortage of long-range strike forces.

Finally, the cavalry bows do not seek higher power, so when facing infantry, if the range and power are really compared, the cavalry bows are at a disadvantage. Because when riding and shooting on horseback, even with the existence of stirrups, you can only rely on the strength of your arms to draw the bow, unlike infantry standing on the ground, who can use their waist and abdomen to generate power and draw a harder bow, so the cavalry bow is no match for the infantry bow in this respect.

Therefore, archers have always been a harassing force in history, not the main force.

The greatest damage that the Ming army's formation could cause to the Mongolian cavalry was its various long-range strike forces. So when faced with such a formation, the Mongols would definitely send cavalry in the most scattered formation first to consume the Ming army's long-range strike forces.

This level of harassment may seem lively, but in fact it does not cause much damage to the Ming army, but the Ming army had to fight back.

After all, although this Ming army is a border army, its training level is just so-so. If they just take a beating without fighting back, their morale will be lost in no time.

Therefore, when facing the Mongolian conspiracy, the Ming army had to fight back. You had to choose between wasting arrows and wasting morale. This was the disadvantage of not having elite cavalry forces.

This is also another important function of mounted archery, which is to weaken the organization of the phalanx (soldiers dodging arrows causes the formation to be loose), and then charge the cavalry in the face after shooting (some soldiers will flee or have other stress reactions further disrupting the integrity of the formation), and repeat the above steps until the enemy formation is broken up. Killing is only secondary.

However, this level of counterattack by the Ming army was doomed to not yield much results. On one side was a tight military formation, and on the other side was a scattered cavalry formation. The Mongols could shoot arrows into the military formation without much aiming. Although the Ming army's infantry bows were more powerful, it was difficult to hit the Mongols who were moving at high speed.

Dayan Khan's subordinates are all light cavalry. After all, they are here to rob things, and it is not convenient to bring heavy cavalry.

Therefore, even though Dayan Khan had the advantage in military strength, he did not dare to charge directly into the Ming army's formation. He could only launch various feints and attacks to slowly wear down the Ming army's arrows and morale.

When the long-range strike force of the Ming army is exhausted, they can only passively take the beating. At that time, they will collapse, and it will be time for the Turks to attack.

In this way, there will be fewer casualties in the end.

"Strengthen the scouts around, especially in the direction of Datong," Dayan Khan instructed. He watched the actions of the Ming army and became more convinced that they were waiting for reinforcements.

Because if a normal Ming army encountered such a situation, they would not stand still, but would actively break out and find shelter in the city before their long-range strike force was exhausted.

And now this group of Ming troops clearly have no intention of breaking out. They must be relying on something. If not waiting for reinforcements, what are they waiting for?
"Also, strictly order all troops to immediately abandon their spoils and gather here. If anyone disobeys orders, don't blame me for being rude to them later!" Dayan Khan gave another order.

He was not nervous about the arrival of Ming army reinforcements. The initiative of the war was in his hands, and he did not think that the Ming army had any way to seize the initiative in the war.

As Mongolian scouts were sent out in all directions, Zhu Houzhao, who was stationed in Datongli, finally received a letter of request for help from Wang Xun and Zhang Li.

When Zhu Houzhao learned that the main force of the Mongols was just north of Yingzhou, he jumped for joy.

"What are you waiting for? Send troops to rescue the Datong army immediately!" Zhu Houzhao said immediately.

"No, Your Majesty. We only have 45,000 people, but the enemy has 100,000. A rash attack is definitely not a good idea. It is better for us to wait in Datong Prefecture until the 40,000 Xuanfu border troops and the new army arrive, and then go out of the city to rescue the Datong army..." Jiang Bin immediately stood up to object.

"It will take at least three or four days for the Xuanfu border troops and the new troops to arrive. Now the Datong Army is probably already fighting with the Northern Tartars. By the time we arrive at the battlefield, it will be six or seven days later. By that time, the Datong Army is probably already wiped out by the Northern Tartars. What are we going to do then? Collect the bodies of the Datong Army?" Zhu Houzhao said angrily.

Everyone knew that what Zhu Houzhao said made sense, but the emperor's existence had seriously affected their decision-making, and no one dared to let the emperor take any risks.

"Your Majesty!" Jiang Jiangong gritted his teeth and stood up, "Please allow me to lead 30,000... 25,000 new troops and 5,000 cavalry to rescue the Datong Army. Your Majesty can stay in Datong Prefecture..."

The others nodded after hearing this.

Jiang Jiangong had no other choice. The Datong Army would definitely go to rescue the emperor. He could not just stand by and watch them die. But the emperor certainly could not be taken away. Leaving the emperor in Datong City was the best option. However, Datong City was short of troops, so he had to leave some troops to protect the emperor's safety. Moreover, he would not feel reassured if he left too few troops. That was why Jiang Jiangong made such a suggestion.

"Stupid! Are you trying to use the tactic of adding fuel to the fire? Don't you know that this is a taboo in military strategy?" Zhu Houzhao scolded him.

Jiang Jiangong was scolded so much that he remained silent. Jiang Bin, who had already regarded Jiang Jiangong as a thorn in his side, did not gloat over his misfortune, but continued to persuade Zhu Houzhao.

On this point, Jiang Jiangong and Jiang Bin reached a tacit agreement.

This made Jiang Jiangong's opinion of Jiang Bin a little better. Although in his opinion Jiang Bin was a bad guy, he was still a smart and communicative person, which made him better than many people.

The debate lasted for an entire afternoon, and more and more information proved that the Datong army had indeed encountered the main force of the Mongols, but they had not yet come to a conclusion.

(End of this chapter)