Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 262 Cavalry Wall

The beast-like howls of the Houjin cavalry came with the wind, not only Zu Kuan, but even Cao Bianjiao was a little bit numb, especially after seeing another small group of Houjin cavalry arrived, both of them felt their hearts tremble. In order to retreat ----- originally had a little advantage in terms of strength, but now they have become one-on-one, how can they still fight?Lu Xiangsheng didn't care what they thought, he stretched out his hand to take the Mo Dao from the attendant, pointed the blade forward, and said sharply: "The Jiannu on the opposite side are from the red flag, they are the ones who blocked the retreat of Lord Zhang's [-] troops, As a result, Master Zhang's entire army was annihilated, and the bones of the Xiaoling River were cut off! Soldiers, follow me to kill, and use the blood of these Jiannu to pay homage to the spirits of tens of thousands of soldiers along the Xiaoling River!"

Hussar battalion yelled loudly: "Kill!!!"

Zu Kuan couldn't believe his ears, and shouted loudly: "My lord, you have to think clearly, the strength of Jiannu is no less than ours, if we fight, we have no chance of winning!"

Cao Bianjiao also called out: "That's right, my lord, Jianu is fierce, if we fight head-on with them, we have no chance of winning!"

Lu Xiangsheng glanced at the two brave generals and said, "The two generals can lead the troops back a mile to clear the battlefield for our army."

Zu Kuan and Cao Bianjiao's faces turned red and white, and they were speechless.Qian Yu didn't say a word of nonsense, and ordered loudly: "As usual, line up in four rows, one next to the other, and rush forward. Whoever dares to leave the brigade and fight Jiannu alone, I will beat him to death with a whip!"

The Hussar battalion is lined up in four rows, 150 riders in each row, each rider is three meters apart, and the front is 450 meters wide, leaving enough space for swinging the horses without leaving too much space. If the post-golden cavalry tried to pass between two cavalrymen, in all likelihood, they would be stabbed in the ribs by the horse spears stabbed from both sides, and they would die.The buglers blew their horns, and amidst the desolate sound of the trumpet, six hundred cavalrymen shouted in unison: "Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng! Wan Sheng!!!" They mobilized their horses to charge forward, and every line was neatly lined up. Hundreds of horseshoes raised and fell at the same time, and the ground shook. It was not obvious at first, but as the horses accelerated, the movement became louder, like a war drum beating wildly!The six hundred hussars shouted "Wan Sheng" every ten steps forward, shaking the sky and the earth. Amidst the shouts, a red torrent swept towards the rear golden cavalry!

Zu Kuan and Cao Bianjiao's eyes widened.Cao Bianjiao asked, "General Zu, what should we do?"

Zu Kuan punched his palm hard, gritted his teeth and said, "What else can I do? Keep up! You can't leave them alone and run away!"

Cao Bianjiao said: "It's just what I want!" Ma Shu stood up and led his gang of servants to charge forward.Zu Kuan also followed with his three hundred cavalry, rushing forward behind the cavalry wall. In this way, the Ming army's charge became more powerful.

The Ming army dared to launch an attack first, which greatly exceeded Zheng Hongqi's expectations, and everyone was stunned.Seeing the hussar battalion rushing forward in a line, the black iron tower laughed: "What do these smart dogs think? Are they lined up so densely, are they going to be our targets?"

The lieutenant also laughed: "Yeah, it's so densely packed, we can shoot with our eyes closed!"

The Black Iron Tower swung the epee: "Stop talking nonsense, rush up, and show some color to these smart dogs!" He rushed up immediately.The thousands of horses and horses on Zhenghongqi had long been impatient for waiting, cheered loudly, and rushed to the formation of Ming army cavalry.From their point of view, the Ming army's formation is ridiculously thin, and they can be pierced through with a single bump, and what follows is nothing more than a massacre!

When the two armies approached at high speed, the much slower speed of the cavalry wall once again confirmed the judgment of Hou Jin's cavalry - in order for the Ming army's cavalry to maintain a complete queue, the speed must slow down, and the rear without queue restrictions The Golden Cavalry raised their horse speed to the fastest speed, and it was like lightning!With a swan whistle, the Houjin cavalry rushing in front raised their bows. As the bow strings trembled, sharp arrows shot up into the air, as if a big net was falling towards the Ming army cavalry.Among the cavalry of the Ming army came the neighing of horses and the suppressed screams of soldiers, and a group of cavalry fell from their horses.Then there was another round of arrow rain, this time even Zu Kuan and Cao Bianjiao who were following behind also suffered, many servants fell from the arrows, and the hearts of these two were constricted.

The hussar battalion did not shoot a single arrow, although they were also equipped with powerful compound bows.They remained silent, kept their original speed, and continued to rush forward.The Hou Jin Cavalry was greatly surprised. Normally, the casualties caused by these two rounds of shooting to the Ming Army were not small. The Ming Army should have fallen into chaos. Why did they still press over like a wall silently?They fired the third round of arrows and saw with their own eyes that many Ming cavalry fell down after being hit by arrows. This proved that their arrows did not hit the air. However, why were these red cavalry not afraid and not chaotic?Could it be that they are all wooden people! ?
No time to think about it.Both sides were sprinting at high speed, and the distance of a hundred meters left them with only about ten seconds to release arrows, which was just enough to shoot three arrows.After shooting these three arrows, the Ming army was close at hand. The Houjin cavalry had to put down their bows and arrows, pick up their spears and sabers, and prepare for hand-to-hand combat.The trumpeter of the hussar battalion blew the horn again, all the cavalry shouted wildly, and the shout of "Wan Sheng" went straight to the sky, and hundreds of horses leveled and pointed forward!Houjin Cavalry, who was rushing at the front, saw the layers of horses rushing towards him, and his face suddenly turned pale!Their sabers, spears, and even heavy swords are too short. Facing a three-meter-long horse lance, the most important thing is that the opponent hits like a wall. Each of them has to face at least two or three horses.槊, three heads and six arms can't stand it!

brutal!

mean!

Faced with the completely unreasonable fighting style of the Hussars Battalion, the Houjin Cavalry, who claimed to be "unparalleled in cavalry and shooting," just wanted to shout loudly: "Your fighting style is completely wrong! How can you fight on horseback like this!" This is unreasonable!" They could at least point out more than a dozen or twenty tactical mistakes made by the Hussars, such as not shooting back with arrows, not evading when the opponent collided with them, and not obeying traffic rules, etc. But the battlefield is never a place for reason. Regardless of whether they are convinced or not, hundreds of horse stalls are right there, neither increasing nor decreasing; the four cavalry walls are right there, not far away, not close!
Bang!
The two red waves collided with each other without any tricks, causing people to flip over and many cavalrymen to collide with each other. Both men and horses suffered broken bones and tendons, and died extremely miserably.But there are only a few such unlucky ones after all. More Houjin Cavalry bumped into the horses in a daze. The extremely sharp swords easily penetrated their cotton armor, tore their flesh and blood, and passed through their bodies. The huge impact force made the pole suddenly stretch into a bow shape. With this elasticity, the pole was pulled out from the body of the stabbed Hou Jinqiu, bringing out streams of dirty blood. The eyes of the stabbed Houjin Cavalry bulged out. , looking in disbelief at the wound on his chest that was spurting out blood, he fell down with shock and reluctance.There were also many who were lucky enough to avoid the first row of horse stalls, pass through the gap in the cavalry wall, and escape death, but they soon discovered that this was not something to be happy about, because there was still a second row of horse stalls. Waiting for them, even if their character broke out and escaped this row, there are still two rows behind!Many Houjin cavalrymen were killed in this way on those layers of horse stalls. It was really pitiful that those who could avoid four rows of horse stalls and rush out of the cavalry wall unharmed were really pitiful.The cavalry wall rumbled forward, and the cavalrymen of the Hussars battalion did not need to deliberately stab anyone. As long as they kept their horses straight and aimed at the charging Houjin cavalry, someone would be killed on the tips of their horses. , these four walls of cavalry swept through like a strong wind. Wherever they went, the Houjin cavalry were knocked off their horses one after another. In the direction of the front, there were dead bodies on the ground. It was just a round of collision. The Houjin cavalry had previously caused them damage with bows and arrows. The casualties were even returned with profits!
The so-called wall charge is a new type of modern cavalry tactic, created by the Poles.Prior to this, the cavalry's tactics have always been based on running and shooting. Using their powerful mobility and precise arrow techniques, they bit the enemy like a pack of wolves, bleeding the enemy and weakening the will of the enemy. The Mongolian army The mangu evil tactics can be regarded as the extreme use of riding and shooting, and they have been invincible all over Eurasia.This style of play makes the farming people very helpless. Once the farming people, mainly infantry, encounter a large number of nomadic cavalry on the plains, it will only be a matter of time before they collapse—for example, the ancient Roman army was defeated more than once by the Parthians. , Sasanian cavalry archers shot down.Of course, they also have a strong hand-to-hand combat ability. With sabers, long swords, spears and other weapons, they can take care of getting off the horse immediately. .This kind of lightly dressed flying knight is called light cavalry. In the Warring States Period, the amazing big Zhao Feiqi was mainly light cavalry.There are light cavalry and there are heavy cavalry. The so-called heavy cavalry is worthy of the name. One of its characteristics is heavy. Both men and horses wear heavy armor and hold spears several meters long. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties in our country, the Northern Wei Dynasty often faced the impact of the Rouran heavy cavalry. In many cases, they collapsed immediately, and the power can be imagined.As for the European heavy cavalry, they are simply insane. Those cavalry are just a tin can, and their whole body is tightly wrapped in armor, only two eye sockets are exposed. tons, its impact is indescribable.However, a major disadvantage of heavy cavalry is that they are slow and their armor is too heavy. No matter how strong a horse is, it will not be able to get up fast. Moreover, after charging once, it is difficult to have the energy to charge a second time. The enemy, the dead are these heavy cavalry trapped in the enemy's formation, so no matter in China or in foreign countries, once the heavy cavalry is dispatched, it is a one-shot deal, either to destroy the enemy's formation in one fell swoop, or to beat the dog with meat buns. back.Nomads play around with just a few tricks, but for thousands of years, farming peoples have been unable to do anything about them. Two-legged infantry can never outrun six-legged cavalry.It is the best way to set up your own cavalry to fight against the nomadic cavalry. The problem is that no matter how their cavalry is trained, their riding and archery skills are still very different from those of the nomadic cavalry who grew up on horseback. The difference is that for 5000 years in China, the dynasties that really used cavalry to defeat the nomads were the Han and Tang dynasties.This is an inherent disadvantage, and no one can do anything about it.

Poland is an agricultural country, and the military pressure is also quite high. It was once bloodbathed by the Mongols, and later confronted the Golden Horde of Mongolia. The Cossack cavalry made the big waves climax after another.After being beaten into a pig's head again and again, the Poles finally figured out a way to deal with the nomadic cavalry: let the cavalry line up in a tight formation, with their knees on their knees, and charge with four or five meter long spears!Faced with such a dense formation, no cavalry, no matter how skilled in martial arts, can't use it. Once they are hit, they will only be pierced into meat skewers!Of course, such a tight formation also means that once attacked by cavalry archers, the charging party will inevitably suffer heavy casualties. This requires the charging cavalry to have good discipline and strong will. If more than a dozen people die, it will be a mess , don't charge, your own people will trample your own people to death first!But once they rushed up, the impact force was enough to destroy everything. When fighting the Swedes, facing the Swedish cavalry who were generally equipped with short guns, the Polish hussars only rushed forward with their spears in their hands, and didn't even look at the Swedish cavalry. The comrades killed by the short guns, the Swedish cavalry had never seen such an unreasonable style of play, and they were overwhelmed at once.Dabobo's hussars relied on this trick to traverse Eastern Europe and were invincible. They were called "demons" by the Cossacks.

Yang Menglong had also heard about the group of bird-hair cavalry, and when he was talking about cavalry training with Qi Hu, he proposed to the old man the tactic of charging over the wall.Qi Hu was very aware of Hou Jin's huge advantage in cavalry and was having a headache. When Yang Menglong said this, his eyes lit up and he immediately organized manpower for drills.Through countless drills and confrontations, he came to the conclusion that a wall-mounted charge with a spear in hand like pressing against a wall can offset the innate advantages of the nomadic cavalry to the greatest extent, and the battle loss ratio between the two sides is at least one to two. Above, because the nomadic cavalry had no chance to display their superior martial arts in front of the densely packed spears. They might be able to kill one or two Wuyang Guard cavalry with their superior martial arts, but in the end they would Being skewered into meat skewers.If you want to restrain the cavalry wall, the best way is the cavalry wall. Anyway, this trick is not difficult to learn.But it doesn’t matter even if the nomads have learned this trick. It is nothing more than a cavalry wall hedge, killing a thousand enemies and damaging oneself eight hundred or two thousand. To put it bluntly, it is a risk of human life, and the sparsely populated Houjin and Mongolia are fighting for their lives. In any case, human life cannot be fought against the Ming Dynasty!

In fact, if the war loss ratio between the farming people and the nomadic people can be maintained at one to one, it would be a disaster for the nomadic people...

The current situation on the battlefield also proves that the old man's foresight is very strong. The cavalry hedged, and after the Jinzheng Hongqi, except for the previous three rounds of arrow rain that caused dozens of casualties to the Ming army, it never gave the hussars a chance. What a loss.The hussar battalion plowed through them like a field, and they fell down layer by layer. The screams and panicked shouts resounded throughout the battlefield!Zu Kuan and Cao Bianjiao were completely dumbfounded. They stared at the bloody battlefield in a daze, completely forgetting that they were fighting.After a long while, Zu Kuan called out: "When did Jiannu become so ungrateful!?"

Cao Bianjiao shook his head vigorously, put all the messy thoughts to the back of his head, and shouted: "I don't know when Jiannu became so ungrateful, I just know that if they don't fight, they will let the Tianxiong army kill them all! "It happened that a few rear golden cavalry rushed out from the cavalry wall, all of them pale, as if they had been greatly frightened, General Xiao Cao, as if he had found a treasure, pounced on it like a hungry tiger pounced on a sheep.It's a pity that he was still a step too late, twenty or thirty cavalrymen from the Guanning Army had already killed them one step ahead, and slashed around these unlucky bastards, chopping them into minced meat!

Hands are fast, hands are slow...

(End of this chapter)