Chapter 264 Cavalry Charges the Camp! (Subscribe!)

Ye Mingsheng nodded in satisfaction at Ye Dong's attitude. After answering Ye Mingsheng's questions, Ye Dong, who was full of confusion, finally plucked up the courage and asked Ye Mingsheng carefully:
"Master, do you think the thing we prepared will be useful?"

"Haven't you seen its power?" Ye Mingsheng asked calmly:

"I saw it, but I feel like it's such a small thing, it doesn't look very reliable!" Ye Dong said honestly:

"Don't worry, that's the trend of the times! The road ahead may be tortuous, but new things are always developing, and it is an inevitable trend to eliminate old things." Ye Mingsheng said meaningfully with confidence:

Although he didn't understand what Ye Mingsheng said about the new things and old things, Ye Dong could still feel the confidence in Ye Mingsheng's words. He felt a lot more at ease and nodded without saying anything else.

After finishing his breakfast, Ye Mingsheng took advantage of the Khitan army's rest at noon and went to the front line of the battle in person. He told the soldiers of the Third Battalion that as their commander, he was with them and did not abandon them to escape alone...
The appearance of Ye Mingsheng undoubtedly boosted the morale of the soldiers in the Third Battalion. Seeing that everyone was in good spirits, Ye Mingsheng, surrounded by soldiers, gave an impromptu short speech, talking about national hatred and family feuds, and inciting hatred against the Khitans.

At the end, Ye Mingsheng did not forget to show off his unique skills. He announced on the spot that after this battle, everyone in the third battalion, regardless of whether they were killed or not, would be rewarded with two taels of silver, and the head of another Khitan would be rewarded with one tael of silver.

Under the dual encouragement of Ye Mingsheng's emotions and material resources, the soldiers of the Third Battalion, who had been fighting fiercely for a whole morning and whose morale was somewhat low, once again reached a climax of fighting spirit. They all clamored to fight the Khitans to the death, saying that they were invincible...
After injecting energy into the soldiers, Ye Mingsheng summoned all the military officers above the rank of captain of the third battalion to a meeting. At the meeting, Ye Mingsheng listened to Liang Xuechang's report on the current situation.

Ye Mingsheng did not interfere too much with Liang Xuezhan's command. He just emphasized to the military officers of the Third Battalion at the meeting that this battle could not be lost and that they must obey Liang Xuezhan's command. Violators would be subject to military law.

After finishing what he should do, Ye Mingsheng returned to his central military tent. He gave Liang Xuechang full power and trust. Now it depends on whether Liang Xuechang can live up to his trust!
After noon, the Khitans, who had a short rest, launched another fierce attack on the camp. After suffering nearly 700 casualties, the Khitans finally filled up the three trenches in front of the camp. Their most proud cavalry could finally be put into battle...
Looking fiercely at the camp in front of him, Yelu Yan drew out his scimitar and roared loudly:
"Khitan warriors, charge into their camps and use your scimitars to hunt these two-legged sheep to your heart's content!"

"Use their flesh and blood to tell these cowardly two-legged sheep who is the real master of this land!"

"kill!"

Under Yelu Yan's command, thousands of Khitan cavalrymen, who had been waiting for the whole morning and were already thirsty and impatient, roared with excitement.

“Boom! Boom! Boom!…”

Tens of thousands of horse hooves hit the ground together, creating a huge noise that made the ground tremble slightly. Liang Xuezhang, who was standing in the watchtower, frowned when he saw this scene and immediately ordered:

"Arrange your troops in formation to meet the enemy, with the spearmen in the front and the swordsmen in the back. The firearms positions will provide support. Tell the swordsmen to focus on chopping at the horse's legs!"

As Liang Xuezhan's order was issued, the soldiers of the Third Battalion were deployed step by step. Liang Xuezhan calmly watched the Khitan cavalry advance one hundred steps, eighty steps, fifty steps, and then he waved his hand, and the firearms in the camp roared first.

“Bang! Bang! Bang…”

Dozens of Khitan cavalrymen who were in the front were knocked to the ground from their horses. Some of them were hit in the vitals and died instantly, but more of them were trampled into meat paste by their own people who rushed up from behind. They died in a very miserable way.

The Khitan Iron Cavalry is the pride of the Khitan nation and a symbol of their military power. Their equipment and treatment are absolutely incomparable to that of the infantry. For ordinary Khitan soldiers, it is already very good to be able to wear leather armor, but more than half of the Khitan cavalry are wearing iron armor, and the other half are wearing cotton armor, and the vital parts are also protected by iron plates.

Although the effective range of the firearms equipped by the Zhenwu Army can reach about a hundred steps, if they want to harm these armored Khitan cavalry, they must let the enemy get closer and then launch a fire attack, so that the power of the firearms can be more effectively exerted.

Under Ye Mingsheng's command, his troops' firearms tactics were all three-stage tactics. This tactic ensured the continuity of firearms shooting and prevented the enemy from taking advantage of the weaknesses of cumbersome firearms shooting and slow firearms firing rate.

However, this tactic also has a weakness, that is, when your army is not equipped with enough firearms, the intensity of your firearms will not be enough to suppress the opponent's attack.
And now Ye Mingsheng's subordinates are facing such a situation. After a fierce battle in the morning, the shortcomings of the development of firearms in this era were exposed. Many bird guns, three-eyed guns, and tiger squat cannons malfunctioned for various reasons, which made these firearms equipment unusable.

This caused a chain reaction, and the firearms could not suppress the charge of the Khitan cavalry. In a blink of an eye, the Khitan cavalry arrived in front of the camp.

Although this camp had been reinforced under Ye Mingsheng's order, it was built in one night after all. In addition, the area near Yaowo Fort was all plains with almost no usable wood. Therefore, when the Khitan cavalry charged, several gaps were opened in this flimsy camp.

Liang Xuezhan, who was well aware of the situation of his own side, had long anticipated the current situation. Under his command, whenever a gap appeared, soldiers holding spears and shields would appear to fill the gap.

At the same time, a red firework slowly rose in the Zhou army camp. Guo Zhiping, who was roaming on the periphery, immediately led his cavalry and charged towards the Khitan army.
Yelu Yan, who had already figured out the strength composition of Ye Mingsheng's troops, was not surprised by the attack of Guo Zhiping's troops. He had been waiting for this moment for a long time. He sneered and ordered Xiao Xiu to send a group of cavalry to meet the attack.

(End of this chapter)