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

Chapter 976 The Skirmish 1
Catherine held up the telescope and looked at the city wall of Beijing that was winding like a dragon on the plain, with a dazed look on her face.

The red lady smiled and asked, "What's the matter? Why are you in a daze?"

Catherine exclaimed: "What a great project! I am afraid that only the city walls of Constantinople can compare with it? I don't understand why your army has such a large and strong city wall, but the whole city is protected from foreign enemies." Surrender without a fight?"

The red lady's smile turned into a wry smile: "That's because the army guarding the city wall cannot be called an army at all!"

Thinking of the slave-like guard soldiers described by European missionaries, Catherine couldn't help but nodded and said, "Yes, they really can't be called the army." Looking at the black tide surging forward behind her again , and said: "Perhaps it was those serf-like soldiers who gave the missionaries the impression that Ming was vulnerable. That's why Spain spoke wildly, thinking that it only needed to send [-] soldiers to conquer the East? Fortunately, they didn't This crazy plan is put into practice, otherwise, they will definitely be crushed to nothing by Da Ming's new army."

Yang Menglong listened at the side, didn't speak, just smiled, and said in his heart: "At that time, there was no new army of Ming Dynasty!"

Suddenly there was a burst of fierce gunshots in the distance, a cloud of smoke and dust rose high, and there were bursts of killing.There were several sharp arrows hanging on the scout armor, and they flew all the way, calling: "Report, the enemy's scout troops were found five miles ahead, and they were exchanging fierce fire. Judging from the shape of the armor and flag, it is the official Jiannu army." Yellow flag!"

Yang Menglong cheered up: "Zhenghuangqi? It seems that Huang Taiji doesn't intend to stick to it and wait for reinforcements. He intends to attack and attack our army!"

The scout said: "The enemy has a lot of troops, and it is difficult for our squadron to gain the upper hand for a while. Do you want to retreat?"

Yang Menglong didn't speak, Xue Siming directly gave the order: "Cao Jun, kill them!"

Cao Jun smiled evilly: "I've been impatient for a long time. Come to two squadrons and follow me!"

Immediately, two hundred fierce light cavalry came out, followed Cao Jun, and roared towards the battlefield under the command of the scout. It can be said that the morale is like a rainbow!

The Heluo new army continued on their way. Although the sound of gunshots and shouts of killing continued to come from around, reminding them that the enemy army might have been dispatched and they were already in danger, they didn't care at all. This calmness, It really made Catherine dumbfounded.

Five miles away, Xiaofang Village.

There used to be a hundred or ten families in this village, but some of them died long ago, some fled, and there was no one there.Although this village is small and there are no strong fortifications to use, it is an ideal location for artillery deployment. For the Heluo New Army, it is very important.Therefore, a scout force of more than [-] people rushed to the village ahead of the large force, wanting to seize it first and wait for the large force.But before they could breathe evenly, the sound of hooves shook the sky, and at least one of the Qing army cavalry from Niulu came over. Obviously, the Qing army, which also valued artillery, also took a fancy to this position and wanted to grab the Heluo new army. Occupy it before the main force occupies it, as the axis of the battlefield.

Since everyone has their eyes on this position, and everyone has heavy tasks and time is tight, stop talking nonsense and start fighting!

The Heluo new army scouts jumped on their horses and rushed towards the Qing army cavalry brazenly, completely ignoring the Qing army's elite cavalry, whose strength was at least four times their own.The Qing army was stunned for a moment, and after counting the number of opponents, they became furious again. They drew their strong bows and rushed towards them. They vowed to give this group of daring guys some color!
The two cavalry galloped with wind and motors, and the distance between the two sides quickly narrowed.

"Fire arrows!"

When the distance between the two sides was reduced to [-] steps, Niu Lu Ezhen let out a roar. Hundreds of Qing cavalrymen drew their composite bows into a full moon shape. As the bowstring trembled, sharp arrows roared out and were nailed to the paper and leather armors. , Pu Pu sounded.The scouts of the new army of Heluo charged screamed, and fell down seven or eight cavalry. The Qing army used triangular armor-piercing cones. The triangular arrows were as long as the middle finger, and their armor-piercing ability was extremely powerful. The crude leather armor on his body and the paper armor worn by the horse are simply unstoppable!
The Heluo new army immediately responded: "Shoot!" Then the Qing army was stunned to see that almost every one of these desperate guys had two more rifled flintlock pistols in their hands. Tongues of fire... Shooting with a rifled flintlock pistol on horseback is the same as riding a horse. The hit rate is very touching, and there is no accuracy at all. I didn’t see so many people shooting arrows at the same time just now, and the Heluo New Army fell down. Seven or eight?The hit rate is really too low.But the rifled flintlock pistol has an advantage. It shoots five bursts. If you shoot five consecutive shots at a cavalry rushing towards you, you will hit one or two shots, right?Moreover, the power of a rifled flintlock pistol is far beyond that of a bow and arrow. There is no problem of armor penetration at all, and you have to lie down if you hit it!The sound of gunfire was as dense as bursting beans, and the charging Qing soldiers turned their backs on their backs, screaming one after another, people were shot and fell off their horses, and horses were hit by bullets, with one or even several holes in their bodies, howling and falling to the ground. The master threw it out fiercely!

The Qing army cavalry's eyes turned red all of a sudden.Although they still don't know how many casualties they have suffered, one thing is certain: they have lost a lot in this round of confrontation!

It was indeed a big loss. They only shot down seven or eight of the Heluo Xinjun in one shot, and more than 20 of them were beaten to the ground by the Heluo Xinjun's random shooting.After the two teams passed by, Niu Lue really counted the number of people, and his heart ached.He roared furiously: "Kill——" He didn't even need a bow, he just drew out his saber, and rushed towards the cavalry of the Heluo New Army like a whirlwind.The cavalrymen of the Qing army also had red eyes, threw away their useless riding bows one after another, drew their swords and spears, and ran straight at the Heluo Xin army!This is the experience they learned from the Heluo new army: the best way to face an opponent who is better than themselves in long-range shots is to charge and kill him with a pig, and it is very stupid to continue to shoot at each other!Now they have copied the tactics of the Heluo New Army, instead of shooting at each other, they will directly charge forward!
In fact, it is impossible for the Heluo new army to shoot at each other now. Reloading the rifled flintlock pistol is troublesome. Even if you want to reload it on flat ground, it will take a lot of work, let alone on horseback!They put the loaded flintlock pistols in their pockets, pulled out their high-carbon steel seedling knives, roared in unison, and charged straight at the enemy's chest with their sabers level!Everyone was red-eyed, and everyone didn't want to waste time. They tried their best as soon as they got started, which doomed this small-scale battle to be extremely tragic.Seven or eight riders collided head-on, making a loud noise, the man flew forward, the horse flew backward, the man fell to the ground and his tendons were broken, and the horse's seven orifices were bleeding directly——a big guy with a few hundred catties or a thousand catties or more In a head-on collision at a relative speed of [-] kilometers, it is a miracle that there is still a complete bone.Of course, not all the cavalry had such a coincidence that they collided directly, so the tragic hand-to-hand combat began.The cavalry of the Qing army practiced martial arts since they were young, and they worked hard to kill the enemy. They were extremely skilled in both horse and horse. Proficient in bow and horse, more disciplined, and tacit cooperation, they are the most troublesome opponents of the Qing army. The contest between these two cavalry has never been lacking in highlights.One after another, the sabers opened the blue-gray curtains, and the incomplete bodies twitched and fell down; spears pierced the opponent's chest, abdomen, and even the face door, bringing out streams of blood ;The flying ax and the iron bone are back and forth, kissing the opponent's face, the noose is like a poisonous snake, and if you are caught by it, you will only be dragged to death!Both sides fought in a fit of temper, completely ignoring the comparison of the strength of the enemy and the enemy, let alone the number of casualties. It was a knife for a knife, a life for a life, unless the opponents were all dead, otherwise there would be no end!
In all fairness, although the scouts of the Heluo New Army are highly skilled in martial arts, and their ability to fight immediately is not inferior to that of the Qing cavalry, they are only not inferior. It is impossible to fight against several people. Basically, one for another, according to this way of playing, they will be eaten up by the Qing army sooner or later.The cavalry of the Qing army is still the most powerful cavalry in East Asia, and this has not changed until now. It is too unrealistic for more than fifty scouts to defeat them with a single cow.However, just as the cavalry of the Qing army completed the encirclement of the scouts and were about to gather them together, a wave of light cavalry swept across the plain and roared in. Reinforcements from the Heluo New Army arrived!

Master Niu Lu clenched his teeth.Damn it, it was just a little bit, just a little bit, they were able to wipe out these fifty Ming army cavalry, and let out a fierce breath of anger!Didn't the Ming army have a tradition of "if the friendly army is in trouble, it will not move like a mountain". Why did it come so fast this time?He saw that the cavalry of the Heluo New Army had a lot of troops, and he instinctively wanted to retreat, but he thought that his superiors must order this extremely important village to be captured, otherwise he could only bite the bullet and order: "Follow me! "He took the lead and led hundreds of cavalry to rush towards Cao Jun.

Cao Jun grinned grimly: "Good time, I won't beat you to death today. I write the character Cao upside down!" The saber was unsheathed, and he made a false strike forward. The saber, ignoring the rushing enemy troops with their teeth and claws, ran in small steps and moved forward at a constant speed.

Niu Lu'erzhen's scalp felt numb as he looked at the neat queue.He was very familiar with this tactic. The cavalry rushed forward in a neat formation, knees to knees, and charged at the enemy in a dense formation. Instead of fighting the enemy one-on-one, they charged directly as a group with a huge force. The cavalry of the Heluo New Army relied on this tactic to overwhelm the opponent with kinetic energy. They defeated the Qing cavalry again and again even though their personal martial arts and riding skills were far inferior to that of the Qing army!The lancers came roaring in a neat queue with their horses straight. This scene has become a nightmare for the Qing army. They would rather face [-] Ming army infantry than a thousand Heluo New Army lancers!But they never expected that the light cavalry of the Heluo New Army also learned this tactic and were well trained!

Bad luck for them!

(End of this chapter)