Nanming Engineer

Chapter 341
Wang Pingfan's Guan Ning iron cavalry, one person with two horses, saw the white line in the distance, and he ordered all the soldiers to change their horses and armor, from pack horses to war horses, and put on thick armor on top of the light chain mail. Iron Leaf Armor.

The pack horses stayed where they were, and the war horses carried the cavalry and continued to gallop forward amidst the sound of horns.

Tens of miles away are all plains, which can be reached in an instant.

The closer the distance, let Wang Pingfan see the formation of the Ming army more intuitively.

There were about 5000 soldiers in the Ming army, most of whom were infantry. They were arranged in a three-tiered horizontal formation, and each level was divided into several parallel square formations. The second level is composed of pikemen. The last Chinese army is guarding around a small hill. There is a flag flying on the hill. Nearly 3000 cavalry are guarding the left wing of the brigade.

The armor of the Ming army is also very distinctive, all of which are white armor, some of them wear white iron armor, and the other part of the soldiers with bird handles wear white robes. The inside of the robes is bulging, as if there is another layer of armor.

"Birds with light armor and warriors with iron armor, there are rules." Wang Pingfan reined in his horse and stopped, and the Guan Ning cavalry behind him took him as the benchmark, and stopped behind him slowly. The entire formation was as precise as being held by a ruler. Stop on a horizontal line.

"But the bird commander is in front, and he is playing the same old way." Wang Pingfan looked around, looked around, and laughed: "Don't look at the fact that there are many soldiers, but they still use the same old tactics. When the war starts, it will definitely First, the bird commander puts a round of lead bullets, then the infantry moves forward, and finally the cavalry hides and kills, nothing new."

"General, why don't we go over and shoot a round of arrows first? The Ming army is timid and afraid of death. Maybe we will collapse after scaring them. When General Li comes over, the battle will be over." A trusted general came up Come on, encouraged.

Wang Pingfan's heart was pounding, the competition in the army was fierce, and everyone wanted military achievements. If he could really take down the Ming army with his own cavalry, his position in King Pingxi's heart would definitely be higher in the future.

"No! Before leaving, the prince repeatedly told you not to be greedy for meritorious deeds. Everything will be decided by General Li after he arrives. We must not make mistakes." But after hesitating for a while, Wang Pingfan dismissed the idea, not because he was afraid that he would not be able to eat. The Ming army was worried that they would do this. Li Benshen was definitely not happy. When he went back to participate in the competition, he would not listen to orders and act rashly. With the style of King Pingxi, even if he won, there would be no good results.

Sighing, Wang Pingfan fixed his eyes on the Ming cavalry on the left wing of the Ming army. The armor of this cavalry was very different from that of the infantry of the Ming army. The white paint on the armor was obviously newly painted. The weapons are also of various kinds, unlike those in the hands of the infantry which are uniform.

Soldier against soldier, general against general, the cavalry naturally needs to evaluate the strength of the opponent's cavalry, after all, cavalry hedging is a way of fighting when the battle starts later.

"That team of cavalry seems to be the frontier army of Gansu Town without a doubt." Wang Pingfan stared earnestly, weighing the opponent's weight: "The horses are Mongolian horses, with long legs and thick fat, but they are still inferior to our horses. More spears and guns, long bows and flying claws hanging on the waist, no firearms equipped."

After watching it for a while, Wang Pingfan already had some calculations in his mind, with a sneer on his face, and he said to the left and right: "The poor people in Gansu Town don't look good, but they actually have nothing. I'm afraid the iron armor was searched everywhere. Come together, the Ming army has put in a lot of effort to pull out such a cavalry, boys, wait for the battle, if the Ming dog dares to confront us, remember, don’t shoot arrows, and give it to us with all your strength! I charge, shoot when I get close, and cut into the Ming Dogs when they are scattered, and I will defeat them with one blow!"

"Here!" A group of cavalrymen responded loudly, and many laughed. This method is very vigorous, without muddling, and the most hearty, full of manly blood and pride. The soldiers like it the most.

"Everyone give me a rest where I am, and keep an eye on Minggou. General Li will arrive later, and then muster up all your strength to kill the enemy." Wang Pingfan ordered loudly, and the cavalry dismounted one after another and sat on the ground without any distance between them. The Ming army, who was several miles away, took it seriously, and even joked about it.

On the side of the Kuizhou Army, the lungs of the generals who witnessed all this exploded.

"My lord, the Tartars are bullying people too much!" Li Yan and others quit and complained to their respective battalion commanders. At this time, Wang Huan had already ordered them to return to their respective positions and prepare for the battle.

"The tartars have all dismounted, and they are still drinking and eating. Does this make us wooden people?"

"It's only four or five miles apart. Even if we run, it's not far away. Go tell your lord, let's act first and rush over to fuck his mother!"

"We have Thunderbolts and bombs to destroy captives. It's like playing with these Tartar soldiers. I'm afraid he's a bird!"

The generals spoke fiercely and invited to fight one after another.

The battalion reacted differently to their words.

Li Tingyu glared, and shouted: "Is it up to you or Master Hou? Huh? Get out of here and look at your own people. If anyone goes out to fight without authorization, I'll cut off his head! And you head!"

Li Dingguo said lightly: "Wait for the enemy army quietly, plan before moving, this is the strategy set by Lord Hou, who dares to violate it? If you want to fight, keep your energy, and when you will contribute, if anyone disrespects Command, military law is ruthless!"

His voice was not high, but it was strong and powerful, hiding an aura of calmness and prestige. Although there was no anger on his face, the murderous aura between the lines was unmistakable.

As for Ma Xintian, he didn't even say a word, still maintaining that expressionless poker face, he just squeezed the knife in his hand with one hand, and pointed at the hill where Wang Huan was with the other.

There stood several large flags of different colors waving in the wind, representing the semaphore such as attack and retreat. The flags did not move, which represented that the entire army must not move without authorization.

With the attitude of the battalion general, the thousand generals were naturally frustrated, so they had to retreat in despair. At this moment, the banner on the hill suddenly moved, and the thousand generals were overjoyed. Do it?

He looked happily, but saw that the flag changed, and it became a semaphore for the whole army to rest.

The whole army takes a rest, which means to sit down and wait for orders.

The bosses looked at each other in blank dismay, are you trying to compare your patience with the Tartars on the opposite side?
The whole Kuizhou army sat on the ground, put their weapons on the ground, drank water, closed their eyes and rested their minds. Except for a small number of cavalry who were in charge of guarding the battlefield, they all rested.

A spectacle appeared on the battlefield. The hostile armies on both sides were sitting on the ground, looking at each other several miles apart, but they had no intention of fighting.

"Mr. Battalion Commander, are we going to keep waiting like this?" Liu Yun scratched his ears and cheeks and came to Li Dingguo again, and asked anxiously: "If we wait any longer, it will get dark."

Li Dingguo sat leisurely on the horse, smiled at Liu Yun and said, "Wait, what else can we do? Rush over to fight the Tartars?"

"Of course, they have cavalry, and we also have cavalry. What are you afraid of?" Liu Yun said, "Lord Ding's cavalry is not weaker than the Tartars, and they have an advantage in numbers."

Li Dingguo shook his head, looked in Wang Huan's direction, and said with admiration: "You know one thing, but you don't know the other thing. The Tartar cavalry are Guanning iron cavalry, a strong army that even Huang Taiji was taboo outside the pass. Everyone has two horses, and there is only one horse around at the moment, so they must have changed horses, and Mr. Ding's cavalry are all single horses, so they are at a disadvantage in terms of horsepower. Get pregnant."

Liu Yun was puzzled and kept silent with his eyes wide open.

Li Dingguo continued: "The strength of the cavalry lies in their maneuverability. The infantry can't catch up and run away. They can only stick to the position of being beaten. When cavalry fight, it depends on who has the strongest horsepower. The side that is good at running and riding is good at shooting. The other side can be exhausted while galloping, and the Mongols used this method to cross the north and south in the past."

"So you said, Lord Ding's horsepower is not as good as others, and our pawns can't help. If we go out to attack actively now, who will suffer? And who will lose?" Li Dingguo asked Liu Yun.

Liu Yun suddenly realized, clapped his hands suddenly and said, "Waiting for work with ease, and responding to changes with inaction, my lord is indeed far-sighted!"

"However, we won't be waiting for long." Li Dingguo straightened up suddenly, his eyes fixed on a cloud of smoke rising from the distant horizon: "The Tartar army is almost here."

(End of this chapter)