The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 220 Who is the most powerful general?
On September 21, Yimao, the morning sun was already rising before the Chen hour.

In the former site of the Beijing Xingdusi, in the east-central part, more than 200 miles north of the ruins of Daningwei, on the vast grassland, the decisive battle between the Ming army and the three guards of Doyan broke out suddenly.

At this time, the Ming army only had 20,000 troops in the third route in the east, while the three guards of Doyan gathered all the young and strong men, including more than 40,000 cavalry and more than 50,000 infantry.

The commander of the Ming army was Liu Jing, known as the most powerful general in the late Ming Dynasty.

He discovered that the three guards of Doyan were coming out in full force, trying to break out, so he immediately ordered the Shenji Camp's 3,000 grain carts to form an O-shaped formation, and tens of thousands of cavalry lined up in a row on the north side of the O-shaped formation, blocking the enemy directly in front.

The three guards of Doyan had cavalry in front and infantry in the back. They were two large black masses, rushing madly towards the north, like two ant colonies fighting for a piece of cake.

The charge of tens of thousands of cavalrymen was truly earth-shaking, and the might was truly terrifying, as if the entire grassland was trembling.

Liu Jing was stationed in the horse formation. He calmly put the telescope into the horse bag, and then slowly took off the big Guandao on his back.

At this time, the cavalry of the three guards of Doyan were less than five miles away from the chariot formation.

He slowly raised his large Guandao and said in a loud voice: "Musketeers, load your ammunition and prepare to fire three rounds of rapid fire."

The artillery carts of the Shenji Camp were left in Longchengwei to assist in the defense, so they also brought muskets, with 2,000 muskets being the standard equipment for the 10,000 Shenji Camp soldiers.

At this time, two thousand musketeers were already lying neatly on the one thousand grain carts in front. When they received the order, they immediately took out the red-shell bullet box from their right waist bag and loaded two bullets swiftly.

Then they took out four more bullets, placed them at hand, and put the bullet box into their waist bag.

At this moment, each of them was equipped with two boxes of bullets, one box was green, which was a normal fuse. It took three or four blinks of an eye from ignition to the bullet being fired, so they could easily aim at the moving infantry.

However, the order they received was to fire three rounds of rapid fire, and it only took three or four blinks of an eye for the cavalry to rush from a distance of two hundred steps to one hundred steps.

So, they got the red-boxed Quick Fuse bullets.

This type of bullet is fired in the blink of an eye after the fuse is lit.

After a while, the cavalry of the three guards of Doyan rushed to within a mile.

Liu Jing brandished his sword without hesitation and said, "Archers, light your fire and prepare your spears."

"Bang, bang, bang" a row of bullets were fired. Not many cavalrymen of the Three Guards of Doyan fell off their horses, only a few hundred. This loss was nothing to the tens of thousands of cavalrymen.

When the tribal leaders of the three Doyan guards saw this, they all screamed and excitedly ordered their cavalrymen to prepare to draw their bows and shoot arrows.

Of course they knew that the Ming army had muskets. If the Ming army in front of them had tens of thousands of muskets, they would lose at least several thousand cavalry.

Fortunately, this group of Ming troops did not have many muskets, and they seemed to have no problem breaking through.

However, if they saw the rows of javelins standing behind the grain carts, they probably wouldn't be excited.

When Wanli heard that throwing a spear had great killing power, he specially ordered Yongnian Earl Wang Wei to make this kind of throwing spear for the soldiers of Shenji Camp and Shenwu Camp.

This kind of javelin is not made of ash pole, but ordinary wooden pole.

The gun tip is not a fancy triangular or quadrangular tip, but a stamped conical tip.

As a result, the cost of this javelin is much lower than that of a spear, and the processing speed is super fast.

Now, each soldier of the Shenji Camp and the Shenshu Camp is equipped with ten javelins as standard!

After three rounds of rapid fire from the musketeers, the enemy cavalry was only a hundred steps away from the chariot formation.

Liu Jing gave a loud order: "Musketeers, get off the vehicles, and everyone take cover."

As soon as he finished speaking, a dark cloud of arrows rushed towards the chariot formation.

"Dou du du du", the sound of arrows hitting wood was heard. The enemy cavalry was less than fifty steps away from the chariot formation. These guys took out their scimitars and spears and prepared for close combat.

Seeing this, Liu Jing decisively ordered: "Throw your spears, and the musketeers retreat, aim and fire."

With a "woosh" sound, thousands of javelins hit their heads and a large row of Doyan's three guards cavalrymen were knocked down immediately.

Seeing this, Liu Jing gave another loud order: "Pike out of the hole, and the people below hold the grain carts."

With a "bang", tens of thousands of Yan Sanwei cavalrymen and the thousand grain carts in the front row collided directly with each other.

The gun holes in front of the grain cart were stabbed with spears several feet long, and thousands of enemy cavalry were knocked off their horses.

However, it is impossible for a thousand taels of grain carts to stop tens of thousands of troops. Even if the cavalry of the three guards of Doyan used their spears together, they could still push the carts away.

Those who are naturally strong can even work together to overturn the grain cart.

Seeing the chariot formation ahead gradually changing shape and the enemy cavalry on both sides closing in, Liu Jing immediately brandished his sword and shouted, "Cavalry charge!"

After saying that, he was the first to rush forward with his personal guards.

"Kill!" Tens of thousands of cavalrymen shouted and rushed forward on horseback, and a melee began.

At this time, the cavalry sent by Liu Jing for help were still galloping to both sides.

Even if they ignored the fatigue of their horses and galloped at full speed, it would still take them about half an hour to travel over a hundred miles.

This was destined to be a bloody battle. However, Liu Jing was not afraid at all. He rushed forward and swung his Guandao, which weighed over 100 kilograms, and slashed fiercely.

Few people could withstand such a heavy Guandao even if it fell down, let alone it was flying up and down and waving continuously.

Wherever the sword passed, all the enemies had broken bones and tendons, spurted blood and flew backwards. The three guards of Doyan were no match for him at all.

He was already considered powerful enough, but unexpectedly, there was someone even more powerful than him among the cavalry of the Shenwu Camp.

This guy was wearing the uniform of a border army, and he was riding a warhorse that was used to pull the carriage of the Shenji Camp.

It was obvious that he was not a cavalryman of the Shenwu Camp, but a military candidate who came to take part in the imperial examination.

This guy is really fierce.

He swung the iron spear weighing dozens of pounds in his hand as if it had no weight at all. Only the cold light could be seen, but no shadow of the spear. Wherever the cold light passed, the enemies would all fall off their horses, holding their necks.

No one knew how long this melee lasted. The infantry of the three Doyan guards surrounded them from behind and were about to overwhelm their 20,000 troops. Finally, the sound of thunderous horse hooves could be heard from both sides.

The deputy general of the Shenji Right Camp, Lou Nan, and the deputy general of the Shenji Rear Camp, Hu Shouren, finally led 10,000 cavalrymen from the Shenwu Camp to come to the rescue.

This time, 40,000 elite soldiers from the Beijing camp were fighting against nearly 100,000 troops from the Three Guards of Doyan.

The Beijing camp seemed to have the upper hand, and the troops of the three Doyan guards were gradually driven out of the range of the chariot formation and pushed back to the south.

The two sides were fighting fiercely when thunderous sound of horse hooves rang out from both sides.

Qin Bangping, deputy general of the Shenwu front camp, and You Shigong, deputy general of the Shenwu rear camp, led 10,000 cavalrymen to provide support.

Wanli actually came running over with 10,000 imperial guards following behind!
Qi Jiguang was afraid that something might happen to him, so he followed him with 5,000 personal guards.

However, they did not lead their troops into the battle. They just watched through binoculars from a few miles away.

At this time, the number of cavalrymen from the Shenwu Camp participating in the battle reached 50,000, while after nearly two hours of fighting, the cavalrymen from the three guards of Doyan were less than half of them.

As for the infantry, they were nothing but a piece of cake in front of the cavalry of the Shenwu Camp.

Qin Bangping brandished two giant swords half a meter long and killed his way forward. The infantrymen of the three Doyan guards on the periphery were like split bamboos, rapidly splitting into two sides.

This guy was really fierce. No matter what weapon it was, it was immediately cut off when he swung his sword. The enemy's infantrymen were chopped by him and flew backwards as if they were hit by a speeding car.

He actually led tens of thousands of cavalrymen into the enemy's territory alone as if he were in an empty space.

Wanli was staring at Qin Bangping, while Qi Jiguang was constantly scanning the battlefield.

After these 20,000 cavalrymen joined, the troops of the three guards of Doyan could no longer hold on, and some of them began to flee south.

He took a general look at the situation on the battlefield, and then carefully scanned the fierce general who was charging into the enemy's army.

Liu Jing was one of them. With his big Guandao, he made the enemies dare not get close to him. Wherever he passed, there was no one within a few feet.

There was also a martial arts candidate who wielded a spear. He was also very powerful. Wherever his cold light reached, there was no one who could match him.

There seemed to be an even more powerful one among the cavalry of the Shenwu Rear Camp on the opposite side, and wherever he passed, there were figures flying everywhere.

Qi Jiguang adjusted the focus and took a closer look, and couldn't help but laugh and cry.

Yu family stick technique!

It turned out to be this kid. He came without even saying hello.

He thought for a moment, then pointed at the young man in the Shenwu rear camp, waving an iron rod and said, "Your Majesty, what do you think of General Yu's son?"

General Yu’s son?
Wanli raised the telescope and took a closer look, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly, what a strong young man.

He thought for a moment, then asked, "Is this the son of General Yu Dayou?"

Yu Dayou died in the seventh year of Wanli's reign. He was already over seventy years old when he died, but this young man seemed to be only in his twenties.

Qi Jiguang nodded slightly, then couldn't help but sigh, "General Yu had a son in his old age. His name is Yu Zigao. He was only fourteen when General Yu passed away, and now he has grown into a strong young man."

How heavy is the iron rod in this guy's hand? He can sweep away a row of people with one swing of the rod!

Seeing this, Wanli could not help but nod slightly and said, "This boy is truly mighty and majestic."

Qi Jiguang then pointed to the center of the melee and said, "Your Majesty, look, there's another man wielding a spear. He looks quite like Zhao Zilong of Changshan."

Is there anyone who can compare with Zhao Zilong?

When Wanli heard this, he turned his glasses and glanced over, and was stunned.

This guy seems to be more powerful than Qin Bangping and Yu Zigao. Who is he?

They were just scanning the battlefield for the brave generals when the troops of the three Doyan guards began to flee in despair.

(End of this chapter)