The hilly area seemed to be filled with battle fortresses, but in fact, the Northern Border Army did not consume many soldiers. Most of the Northern Border Army's troops were deployed at the various entrances and exits of the hilly area.
At each exit was a row of cannons.
Behind them were the musketeers, and the two flanks were covered by the sword and shield soldiers. The sword and shield soldiers were flanked by the cavalry.
The Mongolian cavaliers had suffered great losses in the hilly area, and if they wanted to break through this sort of defense line, it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven. In the words of Chen Yucheng, the vice commander of Northern Frontier Army, this place was the graveyard of Borhu Tribe.
The cannons were sealed and a hail of bullets rained down.
One hundred and thirty thousand Mongolian cavaliers were trapped in the hills. They would die if they advanced, but they would also die if they retreated.
There was nothing more hopeless than this.
In just one afternoon, close to 70,000 Mongolian cavalrymen were killed by the Great Xia army's hail of bullets. The Mongolian cavalrymen who managed to charge out had to face the pursuit and interception of the cavalry and infantry of the Northern Borderline Army.
There was no way out.
There was no hope at all!
At five o 'clock in the afternoon, Bor was hit by a shell fragment during a charge and was seriously injured. The general wanted to risk his life to bring Borhu out, but Borhu refused.
This Mongolian general carried out one last charge at the enemy with his heavily injured body.
Following Bolhu's death, the remaining Mongolian cavalry finally lowered their arrogant heads and surrendered to the Great Xia army. Just like that, in just one day, the Northern Frontier Army defeated one of the nine Mongolian divisions.
The news shocked the entire Mongolian Empire.
Hara and Forest, Royal Palace.
Upon receiving the news that Borhu had died in battle and his troops had been routed, Genghis Khan almost lost his balance. His face turned pale as he muttered to himself, "How could it be, how could it be, how could it be …"
Genghis Khan could not accept such a result.
After reading the detailed battle report, Genghis Khan felt a chill that could not be dispelled, instantly spreading throughout his body. In the face of such a Great Xia army, would the Mongolian army, which was basically made up of cavalry, have any chance of winning?
The Mongolian cavaliers, who were famous throughout history, ran into a natural enemy they had never encountered before.
On the opposite side, Tolui saw this and asked, "Father Khan, do you want to recruit more young men into the army?" The Mongolians were all soldiers, as long as they wanted to, they could very quickly recruit several hundred thousand new soldiers.
Tolui was obviously not confident in this battle and wanted to recruit soldiers at the last minute.
"Forget it, let's leave some seeds for our people!" Genghis Khan waved his hand tiredly. In the face of such an enemy, conscripting soldiers at the last minute would just be draining the Mongolians of their own blood.
"This is the sin we have committed. Don't let the entire clan die with us." Genghis Khan closed his eyes in pain.
When Tolui saw this, he felt a tinge of regret for the first time. If he did not propose to start a war with Da Xia, he might not have been defeated today, and he would not have dragged the Mongolian Empire into the abyss of blood.
It could even be said that Tolui hated his third brother, Ogedai.
However, there was no turning back. Since the Mongolian Empire had declared war and Da Xia had accepted the challenge, there was no way there would be peace. There were only two paths in front of the Mongolian Empire.
They could either bow their heads obediently or die with pride!
…
Not only the Mongolian Empire, even the Great Xia army was shocked by this battle. Many of the generals did not expect the power of firearms to be so terrifying!
In this round of disarmament in Great Xia, it was clearly stipulated that they would increase the proportion of gunmen and other firearms, once again reduce the proportion of cold weapons, and greatly reduce the number of cavalry and pikemen.
To be honest, some of the generals in the army did not understand this.
During the disarmament process, there was no lack of protests.
When the Battle of Nameless Hill was revealed in detail by the Privy Council, those Great Xia generals who insisted on defending the glory of cold weapons fell silent and obediently cooperated with the Privy Council to complete the disarmament.
When Ouyang Shuo received the report, he was delighted and immediately issued an order to promote Chen Yu to the commander of the Beijiang army and give him the rank of Rank 3 Northern General. The former commander of the Beijiang army, Yue Fei, was given another position.
After the war with Mongolia ended, the Great Xia army would welcome another round of adjustments, and Yue Fei would be placed in an important position.
Ouyang Shuo's action was to reward Chen Yu for his contribution in the war with Mongolia and to boost the morale of the entire army. It was also to reward Chen Yucheng for eliminating a hidden danger in the disarmament through the use of firearms.
Chen Yucheng, who came from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, was familiar with firearms, and he did not disappoint Ouyang Shuo.
Chen Yucheng made use of the unique terrain to deal with the Mongolian cavalry and formulated a strategy that was most suitable for the use of firearms. He became famous after this battle.
As the saying goes, "Seeing is believing!"
Some of the generals in the Great Xia army who had never seen the power of firearms would inevitably have a certain prejudice against this new type of weapon. They even stubbornly believed that cold weapons were the mainstream of warfare.
Because of their different experiences and the limitations of the era, it was understandable for the generals to have such a perception.
However, even if Ouyang Shuo could understand it, it did not mean that he agreed with it.
The battle at Nameless Hill was like a wake-up call to these stubborn generals. They started to face the power of firearms seriously and learned to keep up with the times.
Even the commander of the imperial guards, Huo Qubing, was deeply inspired.
To put it bluntly, the battle at Nameless Hill was a huge blow to Huo Qubing.
Huo Qubing was a genius general in cavalry warfare, and the imperial guards under him were mainly cavalry. They had made great contributions to the empire and were seen as the most dazzling jewel in the empire's crown. But now, they were in an awkward situation.
Was the desolation of the Mongolian cavalry a tragic silhouette of the imperial guards' future?
In this round of disarmament, other than the 100,000 imperial guards, more than half of the remaining cavalry would have to change their occupation. This was especially so for the light cavalry, as all of them would have to change their occupation to lancers.
This was not a spear, but a flintlock.
Although Huo Qubing's confidence was severely damaged, Ouyang Shuo had high hopes for his beloved general.
Huo Qubing was an expert in blitzkrieg warfare and long-distance raids. In the post-cavalry era, it still had its unique charm, especially in the real world, where it was very useful.
For example, the air force was known as the Sky Knights.
Other than that, motorized troops, tanks, and other highly mobile armored troops were actually the evolved version of ancient cavalry. The only difference was that their mounts were not grass-eating warhorses, but oil-eating machines.
A general like Huo Qubing, who had a distinctive fighting style, would never fall behind.
"Cavalry will never die, they just change their appearance!" Ouyang Shuo comforted his beloved general.
Ouyang Shuo had already instructed the Empire's Army University and Empire's Navy University to take the opportunity of the disarmament to temporarily set up a high-level officer training course for the generals to use firearms.
Huo Qubing was the first general to register.
…
The battle at Nameless Hill was definitely not an exception. It was just the beginning.
On the 19th of November, Guo Ziyi led the Fengxiang Army and attacked the Chagatai Tribe, killing 30,000 of them. Just like that, the Mongolian Empire was declared to have fallen.
On the 20th, Li Mu led the Soaring Eagle Army and fought the Muhuali Tribe, killing 50,000 of them.
The Mongolian general, Muhuali, died on the spot!
On the 23rd of November, the newly appointed Pacifying West General, Hou Junji, led the Hedong Army and fought against the Juchi Tribe, who came down from the north, killing 20,000 of them.
Just like that, the Mongolian Empire's southern front was declared to have fallen.
In just four days, the Mongolian Empire lost more than 100,000 soldiers.
Although the three armies didn't create the "Chen Yucheng Miracle", the Great Xia army had indeed crushed the Mongolian cavalry with the help of flintlocks and cannons.
One had to know that these three battles were decided on the grasslands. The vast Mongolian grasslands were originally the most suitable battlefield for the Mongolian cavalry.
However, the Mongolian cavalry still couldn't escape the fate of being defeated.
Pure cavalry was destined to be eliminated by history in the Gaia Seven Years when firearms were on the rise.
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