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Chapter 86 Cavalry
Niu Dali was the first to follow Zhao Cheng.

Niu Dali has participated in several battles since the establishment of the Qiangdi Army.

Zhao Cheng originally planned to hold a promotion ceremony to promote Niu Dali and others to the general banner officer when the military training in the strong field came to an end and the recruits had completed their preliminary training.

Now, suddenly, there are Tartars attacking.

Zhao Cheng acted according to circumstances, which was a motivation for Niu Dali.

"Yes, my lord!"

Niu Dali excitedly agreed.

Turning around, he quickly stepped down the mound, led his soldiers, and rushed towards the two Tartars.

Ten men, twenty horses.

"Catch alive! Shed, you guys use guns.

The others followed me with sabers.

Your Excellency has said that the Tartars claim to be good at riding and shooting.

Everyone, don't suffer. "

The cow roared vigorously.

He is rough and fine.

Although eager to make contributions, but not flustered.

Ten riders were immediately divided into two teams.

Five people hold guns, and five horses form a whole row, leading the battle.

Niu Dali and the other five followed closely behind, holding sabers in their hands.

From the beginning of strong military training, all sergeants replaced machetes with military sabers.

It is more conducive to chopping immediately.

Niu Dali and other five people lined up in a row, and the five horses were closely packed together, moving forward slowly at a uniform speed.

This is the result of strong military training.

In terms of cavalry combat, if you fight alone, the newly formed strong land army cannot be the opponent of the Tartars.

Tartars grew up on horseback.

Especially these scouts, their individual ability is extremely strong.

Therefore, Zhao Cheng and the instructors unanimously decided that when cavalrymen are fighting, once they encounter Tartars, they should try their best to avoid individual combat with the opponent and fight against each other.

To wall charge.

The two Tartars on the opposite side didn't seem to expect that the Ming army would dare to take the initiative to attack, and they screamed strangely.

The two fought against ten Ming troops, and they came to meet them without flinching.

When the distance between the two sides was several hundred steps, they both held the reins of the horses and paced slowly.

Riding battle, the most test is the psychological quality.

People who are not psychologically strong can easily collapse and run away from fright.

300 steps...

200 steps...

When the distance between the two parties was two hundred steps, they began to slowly increase their speed, from fast steps to trots.

Zhao Cheng stood on the mound and watched, holding the parapet tightly with his hands, frowning slightly.

It is indeed the most powerful army in East Asia in this era.

The Tartars fought wars very well.

The charging distance is well grasped, without wasting horsepower, and the best effect of charging can be achieved.

Niu Dali and others followed the instructor's instructions.

Opposite, obviously rely on experience.

100 steps...

80 steps...

The two Tartars began to shoot their bows and arrows.

Boom boom boom!
The shed and others opened fire first.

Gunshots, gunpowder smoke, and deafening sound.

The war horse on the opposite side seemed to be affected, and one of the horses let out a cry, and the speed was a little slower.

But, miss!

The shed waited undeterred, and after firing, he immediately turned the other end, three horses to the left and two horses to the right, drawing an arc and getting out of the way.

collapse!
collapse!
The two Tartars fired their bows, the arrows flew by, and the wind howled.

Niu Dali felt as if he was flying past his ears, his blood boiled instantly, and his adrenaline soared.

Fortunately, the arrow fell through.

Even for a skilled archer, it is very difficult to shoot a galloping cavalry dozens of steps away.

What's more, both sides are on the horse.

The long-range attacks of the two sides ended, and the distance has been shortened to within fifty steps.

Shed and so on while turning the horse's head, quickly reload the bullets.

At this time, Niu Dali and others had rushed to the opponent for more than 20 steps.

I thought a head-to-head horse battle was about to begin.

Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, the two Tartars turned their horses' heads at the same time, separated left and right, drew an arc, and quickly fled far away.

"Made!"

On the mound, Zhao Chunfa punched hard, hitting the top of the wall.

"How cunning is the tartar! You are cowardly and afraid of death!"

"It's right to say they're cunning.

But they are definitely not timid and afraid of death.

They are looking for opportunities.

Niu Dali and the others lined up neatly, with many against few.

The two Tartars came up to die, and of course they refused to go all out.

They were waiting for Niu Dali to show his weakness. "

Zhao Cheng sighed softly.

He underestimated the people of this era.

Although he has studied horse warfare in this era, seeing it with his own eyes and experiencing it for himself is still different.

Both sides in the war are living people with flesh and blood.

War horses are also flesh and blood.

Like in film and television works, the two sides line up, completely ignoring the guns and artillery, ignoring the rain of arrows, and rushing directly to a showdown, flesh and blood collide...

Such a scene rarely occurs in reality.

In most cases, both sides will weigh the pros and cons.

Neither cavalry nor horses are stupid.

Both sides are desperate to hedge, how much courage does it take?
Zhao Cheng was a cavalry soldier in his previous life and learned many battle examples.

For example, at the beginning of 1807, the Russian rear guards blocked and pursued the French army in Hof, and a farce-like battle took place between the two sides.

Each of the two armies has a cavalry regiment lined up in neat rows, and launches a wall charge towards the other side.

After entering the range of the opponent's pistol, both sides stopped at the same time.

No matter how the officers on both sides yelled the "advance" command, the soldiers were all indifferent.

The two sides just stared at each other with big eyes and small eyes, and neither of them would take a step forward.

Until an officer of the Russian army couldn't bear it anymore, he rushed towards the opposing officer and knocked him off his horse.

The deadlock was broken.

Inspired, the Russian army launched a charge and defeated the enemy.

Such battles are not uncommon in history.

Another classic one is that in October 1812, the French army pursued the retreating British army.

The two sides met near Villadrigo.

The cavalry of both sides launched a wall charge at the same time, but stopped when they were a few meters away from each other, and looked at each other.

Then, it was a French corporal who broke the deadlock and took the lead in seeing the enemy cavalry in front of him fall off his horse.

After that, it was a full-scale melee...

War is definitely very complicated, and various situations may happen.

When Zhao Cheng faced the bandit Luo Sanpao before, he was very confident and bold.

He held the AK in front of the formation, and dared to let the piers put the bandits [-] or [-] steps away before shooting.

He was confident that a wave of intensive shooting would be able to defeat the willpower of the bandits.

But facing the Jiannu cavalry, he didn't dare.

Facts have proved that the slave cavalry is indeed very cunning.

They fled separately, Niu Dali's experience in battle was not as good as theirs, so he hesitated a little.

Fortunately, Niu Dali was not too arrogant, and the five riders chased one person to the left at the same time.

The shed waited for the five riders to come back, and chased after the man on the right.

Zhao Cheng immediately took out the binoculars and looked carefully into the distance.

Then, he frowned slightly.

"Zhao Chunfa, go support Niu Dali.

There is an ambush in the distance, you have to be careful! "

(End of this chapter)