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

Chapter 704
Outside the city of Jinzhou, the flames of war were everywhere, and people shouted and neighed. A large number of soldiers and military households fled the fortress like ants driven by the fire, and rushed towards Jinzhou City.Along the way, they abandoned a large amount of food, money, weapons, and even children. Naturally, they also abandoned a man with blood and dignity. The old, weak, women and children were pushed to the roadside and cried in fear. Groups of powerful soldiers were just trying to escape. , no one even thought about gathering them up and taking them with them.

Zu Kuan led his thousand heavy cavalry and galloped against the spearhead of Hou Jin's attack. As far as the eye could see, there were the smoke rising from the burning fortress and the wailing of women and children huddled beside the official road. This scene The scene almost made him grit his teeth.

Shame, shame!
With so many strong fortresses and so many well-equipped soldiers, they didn't pose any threat to Houjin!As soon as the Hou Jin army arrived, they immediately surrendered, and those who fled for their lives were defeated before they could fight!The fine soldiers and armours that the imperial court worked so hard to build with millions of taels of military pay, and the tens of thousands of civilian husbands and military households who have worked hard for several years, are all cheap to build slaves, which is a great shame!He blocked a rout of soldiers, took a lot of trouble to get Bai Zong out, and asked sharply, "Where is Jian Nu?"

Mr. Bai looked horrified and confused: "No... I don't know."

Zu Kuan's eyes almost burst into flames: "No, know, know!?"

The hundred bosses lowered their heads and said, "Humble...humble all the way, I have never met Jiannu, so I don't know where they are."

Zu Kuan roared angrily, "You ran away without even seeing Jian Nu's shadow?"

Mr. Bai lowered his head even lower: "Everyone has withdrawn, even if you are humble, you will not be able to withdraw..."

Zu Kuan was so angry that he couldn't speak.The majestic Guan Ning Army, the number one elite of the Ming Dynasty, turned out to be a coward who is about to retreat?He was so angry that he almost wanted to pull out his saber and chop the bastard!But he also knew that it would be useless to kill this Baizong. The entire Guanning Army was like this, and their minds were all spent on how to eat empty wages and drink soldiers' blood. For them, fighting is just a side job—maybe They also wished that Jiannu would call, and then write off the fake accounts made on empty pay!He has no way to blame this group, because his thousand cavalry are supported by this group, and it is because of this that he is so angry that he is about to explode!
In the Battle of Daling River, facing the muzzle charge of the Houjin Artillery, the Guan Ning cavalry, who were beaten to death by grape bullets and never retreated, have proved with their own blood that the Guan Ning Army is not a coward, but why are they? Don't want to show a little blood and fight a good fight with Jiannu?
"Jian Nu is here! Jian Nu is here!"

Waves of frightened screams came like waves. Thousands of Guan Ning Army infantry looked frightened and ran away screaming. Behind them, the sound of hoofbeats was rapid, and a group of Houjin cavalry were chasing after them, unscrupulously. The deserters were hacked and killed, the saber was swung, and blood splattered everywhere.The entire official road immediately exploded. Thousands of Guan Ning's troops and civilians ran away. No one dared to turn around and resist.Zu Kuan almost burst out of anger and roared: "Look back, there are only about a hundred rangers rushing to reincarnate, how afraid of them! Don't you even have the courage to look back at the enemy!?"

He was right, these deserters really didn't even have the courage to look back at the enemy. reaction.

Deputy General Qin Wei stepped forward and asked, "General Zu Shen, what should we do?"

Zu Kuan gritted his teeth: "What else can we do? Come out and follow me from the Hundred Corps Corps, kill them, and let them know that I, Guan Ningjun, am not a soft persimmon to be pinched!"

Qin Wei chuckled: "I love doing this job! Damn it, I've had enough!"

Amidst the cries of thousands of troops and horses, sharp swan whistles rose from the ground, reaching into the night sky. A thousand cavalrymen flashed to both sides of the official road and quickly lined up in three rows. They pulled down their visors and laid them flat for four weeks. The cavalryman, who was half a meter tall, stared coldly at the Houjin Ranger who was showing off his ferocious power, as if looking at a group of dead people.The cold wind blew by, and their fiery red helmets and cloaks were flying like big flags, like balls of flames burning crazily on the snow. The war horses were silent, and more than 1000 people were silent, but there was a bloodthirsty atmosphere. Already rising from them to the sky,

Some deserters and civilian husbands stopped involuntarily and looked at the cavalry in surprise.

The Houjin Ranger, who was slashing and killing deserters frantically, was shocked, reined in his horse, and looked at the majestic cavalry of the Ming army in surprise, and the fear of the Lancers once again struck his heart.That's right, it is this kind of cavalry who always maintains a strict formation and uses amazingly long horse spears, smashing their myth that "Jurchens are not full of ten thousand, and ten thousand are invincible" to powder, making thousands of people Jurchen athletes buried their bones in yellow sand!Out of fear of the Lancers, Hou Jin deliberately avoided the Dongjiang Army, which had a good relationship with the Heluo New Army, in this invasion, because they were afraid that their attack on Lushun would attract the Heluo New Army's spare no effort in reinforcements, and finally returned in defeat. , but unexpectedly, here they met these demons again!
Damn it, can you give me a way to survive?
Now it's too late for them to regret it. Zu Kuan roared: "Kill them all!" The super-long saber made of high-carbon steel with a length of 1.4 meters rushed out at once, and a hundred lancers kicked it with great understanding. In the belly of the horse, the war horse neighed wildly, spread its hooves, and slammed into the rear golden cavalry like a wall!The Hou Jin Cavalry looked at each other, blew the conch horn, and charged towards the Guan Ning Army Lancers with a hiss.Although these lancers frighten them, it is not the style of Manchu warriors to run away from battle. They must fight to the death even if they know they are losing. If they escape without fighting, they will probably all be executed after they escape!
The two cavalry were approaching at high speed, their iron hooves smashed the thin ice on the ground, and a large cloud of snow dust was raised. The armor leaves collided, and the horses neighed.In a blink of an eye, the distance between the two sides was only four or fifty meters. The rear golden cavalry drew their strong bows, and the arrows were like beads, and in an instant they threw a large rain of arrows.The corner of Zu Kuan's mouth twitched, showing a sneer of disdain. Lao Tzu's whole body was wrapped in armor made of fine steel. The thickness of the breastplate reached an astonishing three millimeters. Shoot, I will let you stand three meters away and shoot at you. Can't shoot through!Amidst the sneer, the breastplate clattered repeatedly, and several heavy arrows flew through the air, and on top of them, sparks burst out, and then splashed away, leaving only white spots on the breastplate, which did not hurt at all. to a single hair on him.The others were similar, sharp arrows landed on their helmets, breastplates, and shoulder armor, and bounced off helplessly. The Lancers let out a terrifying roar, leveled their spears, and pointed the spear points at the oncoming Golden Cavalrymen. Speed ​​up the sprint!After the Golden Cavalry fired three arrows in a row, they put down their bows, picked up their spears and sabers, and charged forward!
The cavalry collided with each other.

The muffled sound of the spear tearing flesh made people's hair stand on end.

The crisp sound of the spear shaft breaking and the sound of breaking bones sounded at the same time.

After witnessing the powerful power of the Lancers in the Battle of Daling River, Guan Ning's army tried their best to train [-] Lancers, led by Zu Dabi, Zu Dale and Zu Kuan respectively. A strong general commanded.Zu Dabi and Zu Dale transformed into horse-mounted cavalry during the Battle of Lushun, while Zu Kuan, who missed the fierce battle, failed to change and was still using lances made of apple wood.Of course, the armor-breaking power of this kind of mounted spear is not as good as that of the horse spear, and the spear shaft is very brittle and is a disposable equipment. But even this backward mounted spear still caused a devastating blow to the Houjin Cavalry. The steel spear tip It easily tore open their leather and cotton armor, punched through their chests, and the powerful impact knocked them off their horses. Before the blood seeped out, they were already dead!After stabbing the target, the lancer gave up the broken lance, pulled out the extra-long saber, and swung it at the oncoming Houjin Cavalry. The sword flashed, and the armor passed by. Many Houjin The cavalryman felt his body light up, and his upper body fell off the horse, while his lower body was still riding on the horse and galloping forward. This scene made the Houjin cavalryman who was lucky enough not to be hit frightened!
In the blink of an eye, the two cavalrymen had already charged past and broke away from contact. After rushing for about two hundred steps, they reined in their horses and stared fiercely at each other.The gap is obvious. In one round of competition, the Houjin Cavalry was stabbed to death for more than forty people, while the Guan Ning Army was only stabbed to death by five or six, a battle loss ratio of eight to one!But now no one cares about the battle loss ratio. Guan Ning's army is determined to kill all the Houjin Cavalry without pulling them. The Houjin Cavalry is red-eyed. Without any nonsense, they each roared wildly. , and then galloped forward on horseback!The Golden Cavalry did not shoot any more arrows this time. They must have known that the arrows shot by their cavalry bows had no effect on the Guan Ning Army's Lancers wearing fine steel armor, and were not as effective as sabers!

The Guan Ning Army Lancers also did not fire arrows. There was no archery in their training. The core content of their training was to rush forward as quickly as possible and pierce the enemy's chest with their lances.The lancer whose lance was not damaged still held his lance flat with the tip of the spear pointed toward the enemy, waiting for the enemy to hit him. The lancer whose lance had been broken held his saber flat, pointed the tip of the saber at the enemy, and maintained a straight stabbing posture. They can then attack first.After all, there are only a few moves that can be used with the saber, either holding the saber flat and thrusting straight at it, or making a horizontal strike from left to right or right to left, or extending the saber flatly and pointing the blade at the enemy. , using the powerful impact given by the galloping horse to cut the enemy into two pieces. There are no tricks such as hiding in stirrups or iron bridges. The martial arts used for battlefield fighting are so simple and ugly.This time Zu Kuan was still at the front, confronting a Houjin cavalryman holding a spear. The moment the tip of the spear barely touched the breastplate, he leaned forward to avoid the fatal spear. , the saber was swung horizontally, and the blade lightly passed across the neck of the Houjin cavalry's horse. With a hiss, a half-foot long, bone-deep gash was made on the horse's neck. Immediately, a rain of blood splashed on both sides. Three meters high, the war horse neighed sadly and fell to the ground, throwing off the Houjin cavalryman.This guy's eyes were black after falling, and he got up dizzily. His eyes widened and lost focus. In a daze, he saw a flash of sword light, and then he fell into eternal darkness - following Zu Kuan. A lancer who also wielded a saber struck his head with a horizontal blow.

At the same time, Zu Kuan struck with a slash, and half of the head of a Houjin cavalryman who attacked him with a Mongolian scimitar was sliced ​​off.At this time, an iron bone flower flew over and hit his shoulder armor, making a loud noise. He grinned involuntarily, half of his body was numb, and he almost lost his grip on the saber.The guy who threw Tieguduo followed him like a shadow and stabbed him in the chest with a spear.Just as Zu Kuan was about to dodge, a spear pierced diagonally and hit the chest of the Hou Jin Cavalry. The front chest went in and the back chest came out. The spear shaft broke with a snap, and the Hou Jin Cavalry screamed in agony. Fell down.Zu Kuan turned around and saw that it was Qin Wei. This guy didn't even look at him. He threw away his spear shaft, drew his saber and rushed towards another Houjin cavalry...

The suffocated lancers of the Guan Ning army went on a killing spree, stabbing with spears, slashing with sabers, and even ramming their horses into the rear, knocking over the Houjin cavalry riding a Mongolian pony, venting their anger to their heart's content. .The officers and soldiers of the Guan Ning Army who stopped to watch the battle were dumbfounded as they watched the Lancers mercilessly slaughter the Houjin Cavalry in this one-on-one battle. Their hearts were shaken, and some people murmured to themselves: "It turns out...it turns out that we are too. It can be so powerful..."

(End of this chapter)