The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 75 Enterprising
Bunches of torches were extinguished, braziers toppled, and more and more places returned to darkness.

In the darkness, the cries of despair, the screams of injuries, and the crackling of firecrackers were all overwhelmed by the sound of horseshoes running like thunder.

The war horse neighed, and the knight on horseback charged forward.

No need to aim, no need to observe, all the soldiers in the cavalry are very familiar with night battles.

They only need to shoot the arrows or bullets in their hands towards the outer periphery of the cavalry formation, and they can reap the lives of the enemies.

The iron hooves of the war horses stepped over one bandit after another, and the outermost cavalry jumped on their saddles, holding cold sabers, and their wrists were constantly writhing and chopping.

Without exception, those intruding soldiers who had no time to escape fell under their knives and were cut to the ground.

The saber is like a sickle in the autumn field, except that the sickle cuts down the straw, and they cut down their own kind...

Chen Wang had already pulled out the saber from his waist. After he stabbed through the chest of a Chuangjun military academy, he abandoned the spear.

Long spears are often only used as disposable weapons when cavalry charges.

The effect of force is mutual. The extremely fast moving speed of the war horse can exert a powerful impact on the spear in the hands of the cavalry.

But it will also exert the same huge reaction force on it,

Once a normal long spear stabs the enemy, if the hand is not withdrawn in time, a huge shock force will be transmitted, which will easily cause the user's arm to be injured or even fall off the horse.

Horse lances are not the same as spears, and most spears are not as tough as horse lances.

And the horse generals used generally do not use stabbing, but mostly slash like a saber.

It is actually possible to simply understand it as an extended version of the saber.

Although Chen Wang knows how to use it and has practiced it, Ma Chan's is expensive.

Moreover, it is best to customize according to the user, and he does not have the conditions to order a horse now.

However, with a saber in hand, facing a crowd of panic-stricken, already collapsed enemy troops, the saber is obviously enough.

The cavalry of the Ming army were like sharp knives, and they easily disemboweled the large formation of Chuangjun in the east of Chunhua City.

Abandoning the long spear, Chen Wang did not charge to the front line again.

If the crock can't be broken without leaving the well, the general will inevitably die before the battle.

Although Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao often charge in battle, they don't always charge forward.

What's more, as the coach on the battlefield today, he can't just focus on fighting, but also needs to look at the overall situation.

The fire that had ignited behind the Chuangjun camp was even bigger than Chen Wang had expected.

The panic it caused far exceeded Chen Wang's expectations.

The Chuangjun outside the city fell into collapse the moment the fire ignited.

Chen Wang didn't panic. Although the plan had changed, it was all in a better direction.

The horns sounded continuously in the cavalry formation. Even with torches and other lighting in the dark, it was still difficult to distinguish the direction and the enemy and friend.

Although the flags are tall, they cannot be seen clearly from a little distance away.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Chen Wang had already stipulated that in the follow-up communication when going out of the city, he would use the riding number to communicate with each other.

It is not difficult to learn this way, you only need to remember a few specific horn sounds.

It is not that the cavalry in Liao Town have never fought night battles. During night battles, most of the armies communicate with each other in this way.

According to the original plan, the enemy's rout was driven all the way.

"Ugh——"

The deep sound of riding horns echoed over Chunhua East City.

Chen Wang looked back, but his gaze did not see the distance, it was already blocked by a group of fully armed generals behind him.

A collar of armor shines brightly under the light of the fire, and a pair of erected sabers reflect the light of the flames.

In fact, most of the battalions of the Ming army never lacked courage.

A raging soldier, and a raging nest.

Those who really lacked courage were actually mostly generals in the Ming army.

For example, in the Battle of Songjin, if Hong Chengchou's plan was used to break through in an orderly manner, the main force of the Ming army would most likely be able to withdraw to Ningyuan.

However, Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong, ignored the plan and led his family to flee first, which triggered a chain reaction.

The soldiers and horses from all walks of life were not ready, and when they saw Wang Pu fleeing first, they also fled in a hurry with their servants and generals.

As a result, the soldiers and horses everywhere fled in confusion, and the cavalry and infantry trampled on each other.

In the darkness, friends and foes were unknown, and it was in such a state of chaos that it was impossible to tell which soldiers and horses it was.

The number of people killed by the Qing army was not even as many as the Ming army trampled to death.

When Chen Wang looked back at the people behind him, many people behind him also looked at Chen Wang.

They obeyed Chen Wang just because of four points, one was because of military orders, the other was because of fear, the third was because of power, the fourth was because of his protection of weaknesses, and clear rewards and punishments.

But after tonight, another reason was added.

The generals are brave and brave to fight, and they can always convince the soldiers.

Chen Wang was covered in blood, beheading two generals who broke into the army one after another, which already raised everyone's respect.

Chen Wang didn't know the changes in the hearts of the soldiers behind him, he only heard the sound of horseshoes weakening behind him.

He knew that Hu Zhili was already leading the cavalry from another division, and according to the original plan, drove the rout of the Chuang army all the way west.

Most of the elite under Li Zicheng's command were attacking the North City, and the other part were hiding outside the South City.

Li Zicheng's plan is to cooperate with the outside and plan to capture Chunhua tonight, so he must use his best.

There must not be many soldiers guarding the camp, and there is no defense.

Now that the back camp of Chuangjun is in chaos and turned into a sea of ​​flames, it is time to panic.

I also saw the soldiers who were attacking the city fleeing in a hurry, how could they be undefeated?
As long as it can disrupt the front battalion of the Chuang army and kill all the way with the rout soldiers, the collapse of more than one hundred thousand Chuang troops will only happen sooner or later.

Defeating more than [-] people with only [-] riders sounds like a fantasy, but all this is not impossible.

But sometimes wars are like this. Since ancient times, there have been countless battles where less has won more.

The current Chuangjun, speaking of it, is just ordinary rogues, those who dare to fight, those who can fight, but in fact there are only a few horse troops and elite cavalry.

The sound of horseshoes echoed in Chen Wang's ears, and it also made his originally floating heart slowly quiet down.

As the chief general, Li Zicheng could only be in the northern suburbs of Chunhua City, commanding the attack on the northern city.

The reason is simple, because there is the best place to command and coordinate the entire battle.

Chen Wang led his troops all the way north, his goal was very clear - to capture and kill Li Zicheng!
A raging fire was burning in Chen Wang's chest.

As for the impact of killing Li Zicheng on the future, Chen Wang didn't think too much about it.

Because none of this is important, when Li Zicheng really had the ability to influence the course of the world, it was after 12 years of Chongzhen, not now.

Chen Wang felt that according to the current situation, it didn't matter whether he killed Li Zicheng or not.

In the 12th year of Chongzhen, the world will be changed beyond recognition.

Chen Wang didn't want to think about things that were too far in the future.

Chen Wang only knew one thing now, as long as he killed Li Zicheng, he could completely defeat the more than [-] invaders outside Chunhua City.

The military achievements he obtained are enough to make him a general or even a lieutenant general, enough to make him famous, and let him accumulate a lot of prestige in the army.

Not only that, but he was able to gain Hong Chengchou's trust, and even left a heavy weight in Chongzhen's heart.

Although Chongzhen had many flaws, once he became suspicious of someone, his life was probably in danger.

But when Chongzhen trusted someone, when he wanted to use someone, he was never stingy with promotion and rewards.

(End of this chapter)