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Chapter 833 Magnificent Picture

"Riding a war horse like this to fight is not only suffering, but also committing evil."

After riding on it, it was extremely awkward after a pair of long legs stepped into the stirrups.

So he could only hang on both sides of the horse's belly. Suddenly, the soles of his feet were off the ground, and the horse was only [-] centimeters away from the sky. After he turned over and dismounted.

It seems that he only ran a distance of two miles on horseback. After adding his own weight, heavy armor, backpack, etc. together, he should weigh less than 300 kilograms.

Now he looked like he was breathing heavily and was covered in sweat.

Hu Biao couldn't help but cursed in his heart full of bitterness.

For example, the team members who rode the system, such as warehouse managers, and were given free war horses this time, also took a look at the majestic system war horses under the crotches of Yu Hanfeng, Fengrui and others.

A strong sense of depression also arose in my heart: "Comparing people with others will lead to death, and comparing goods with goods will lead to throwing away".

Such a situation, especially since I originally weighed more than 200 kilograms.

As a result, after putting on several layers of heavy armor, the whole person looked round and round, like a big yellow fat man, Duan Zheng and others, and the depression in their hearts became the most intense.

They were even worried that in the next second the horses under them would have weak hooves and be crushed to the ground by them.

The warehouse manager, who also disliked this free war horse, muttered some curse words in his mouth, then walked to Hu Biao and reported some situations:
"Lao Hu, I did some statistics on the way here just now.

This time, six people including Xu Feng, A Li, Chen Tang, Shi Polu, Watch Dog, and Feng Hua Hui did not teleport over; as for the three newbies, the specific situation has not yet been asked. "

After hearing such a sentence, Hu Biao said a noncommittal "hmm"; he was not at all like before, where he had to greet the system cordially after hearing the words.

The main reason is that by now, the countdown in their heads has reached 53 minutes and 47 seconds.

Under such a urging countdown, there was no time to even scold the system.

Not to mention, as usual, we are concerned about the three rookies this time, what their specialties are, whether they are talents, whether they are suitable to join the team, etc.

All of the above can be discussed after we recapture the Sifang Fort in Yuexiu Mountain and get rid of the threat of everyone being wiped out by the system, and these people are still alive.

With this in mind, Hu Biao greeted everyone.

He walked straight towards the open space on the right.

At that position, as many as three to four hundred cavalrymen had gathered; the most eye-catching figure among them was a man who was only a little over 1.6 meters tall, but had a rather sturdy build.

The main thing is that this guy is wearing a Tatar helmet with long spikes and red tassels that look like a lightning rod in the memories of Hu Biao and others.

He was wearing a piece of fine cotton armor, with a pair of goggles and nail bubbles on it, all of which were wiped until they were shiny.

Other weapons such as waist knives, throwing axes, tiger spears, bows and arrows are extremely complete. Although the war horse beside him is a grassland horse, it can be said to be relatively tall.

With such a posture, it is obvious that Manlong is a banner man when he hears his name.

There were about 30 people surrounding him, and they looked quite eye-catching.

Because these people, compared with Hu Biao and others, are also very good prairie war horses. Although they wear cotton armor that is a bit old, they are also equipped with a variety of long and short, long and short cold weapons.

I guess it was Aixinjueluo Yishan, the supreme commander of the Great Qingyang City battlefield and the elite cavalry around him.

There were more than two hundred people left, green battalion cavalry who were riding on short, skinny horses like them, dressed in extremely shabby clothes, and with almost no armor on their bodies.

There are as many as 50 to 20 people, and as few as [-] people. Although they are gathered together, the feeling of being distinct is very strong.

As for all the cavalry, whether they are the Eight Banners soldiers or other green camp soldiers.

Counting one by one, Hu Biao and others did not see the existence of short fire blunderbuss suitable for cavalry; they also did not see the same long-handled fire blunderbuss.

Taking all of the above into account, to put it bluntly, this is a bunch of rabble.

Frankly speaking, Hu Biao didn't have much confidence in relying on these people to take down the four-sided fort guarded by the Yin Army.

After looking at each other, everyone in the team had a clear understanding: after the fight started, everything would have to be done by themselves.

As for the other Daqing cavalry, Dingtian is just used to build up their momentum and share the firepower of the Yin army.

Such an idea soon became more and more intense in the minds of Hu Biao and others...

The group of people waited in the open space for about two or three minutes. When Hu Biao became very impatient, the sound of horse hooves came over.

Turning around, he saw the green camp commander who called himself Yu Hong.

With a total of 37 riders behind him, they galloped all the way towards here; while they were still far away, they shouted:
"Sir Manlong, my subordinates have searched around and found that there are only these cavalry nearby. If we want more troops, we may have to go back to Yangcheng to find them."

After hearing this, Manlong waved his hand and shouted a series of contents at everyone:
“There are 30 people in total, which is enough.

There is no need for the soldiers to worry. Their opponents are just some barbarians with sharp weapons in their hands.

And at the beginning of the founding of the Qing Dynasty, relying on my proficiency with bows and horses, which one was not defeated by the Ming people who beat them ten times more? The firearms in the hands of the Ming people were sharper and tighter?

So it doesn't matter, Manlong and I will rush to the front with the mark cavalry later, as long as you can keep up.

As long as they charge close, the firearms in the hands of these Yin people are not as useful as a fire stick; Lord Yishan has said that as long as we wait until we win and return to the city, everyone will be rewarded. "

After hearing such a series of contents, the green battalion cavalry who were originally very panic-stricken showed some excitement.

Then, under the leadership of Man Long, a group of more than 400 people rode war horses and began to advance along the dirt road, at a speed that was only about the same as walking.

As we marched, the countdown in our head kept decreasing.

It's just that most of Hu Biao and others are veterans of the battlefield. They naturally know that they must maintain enough horsepower before the battle so that they can burst out with enough horse speed to charge later.

Besides, no matter how unbearable these big green cavalrymen are, they can still play some role when fighting together.

Therefore, even if their eyes were full of impatience and anxiety, they had to suppress the anxiety in their hearts, and continued to move forward as the brigade circled outside the city of Yangcheng.

During this process, everyone saw that there were already some green soldiers defending the city wall.

But what did you say?There were a lot of troops on the city wall, and many of them were holding firecrackers. Every once in a while, a cannon barrel was exposed from the wall stacks.

Unfortunately, Hu Biao and the others could see panic, fear, uneasiness and many other expressions on their obviously malnourished faces, but they lacked the will to fight to the end.

"What the hell! What kind of a bad fight is this?"

Under the huge depression in his heart, Er Pang cursed like this.

As they continue to advance, the countdown to retaking the four-sided fort is decreasing little by little.

When the countdown in the minds of Hu Biao and others reached 34 minutes and 12 seconds, the Sifang Fort located on the slope of Panlonggang in Yuexiu Mountain.

Finally, he appeared in front of Hu Biao and others, just two or three miles away.

However, Hu Biao and others now feel no joy; because according to their visual inspection, the number and strength of the Yin army they need to face this time is quite tricky.

Specifically, except for Panlonggang, which is only 70 meters high, there are not many Yin troops on the Sifang Fort.

At the foot of the mountain below Panlonggang, there were three companies of Yin troops sitting on the ground enjoying their lunch.

After seeing the cavalry of the Qing Army appear, they immediately began to form a battle line in company units at the officer's command.

In terms of response speed, it is certainly far behind PLA.

However, compared to the Qing Army, I don't know how much stronger it is, and it more or less shows the professionalism of a modern professional army.

If that were the only way, Hu Biao and others would not be so dignified.

The key is that the Yin Army, after occupying the Sifang Fort, immediately mobilized an artillery unit of its own, planning to set up artillery positions on the Sifang Fort and fire at Yangcheng, which was almost under their noses.So it should be an artillery company, with a total of 6 artillery pieces mounted on artillery trucks, which happened to be moved here.

After discovering their cavalry, the artillery had stopped moving up the mountain and was urgently building an artillery position a little behind the infantry.

In front were lines of musketeers firing continuously, and behind were artillery firing bombardments.

The above tactic can be said to have been copied completely once in the "Shame of Jingkang of the Great Song Dynasty" mission. The veterans of the team naturally understand the fatality of this thing.

Those tens of thousands of Jin people and Xixia people who died tragically under this tactic are the best examples.

If possible, they would definitely not want to ride their war horses and rush towards such a position head-on.

Taking advantage of the darkness to continuously attack, assassinate, and undermine the opponent's morale, accumulating small victories into big victories is the best option at the moment; but with the countdown running out, there is no other way except head-on confrontation.

He put down the telescope in his hand and took a quick look at everyone in the team.

In front of everyone, Hu Biao revealed the outrageously simple but extremely cruel tactic that followed:

"Ride a war horse and charge forward as fast as you can. No matter whether the horse is exhausted in the process or not, no matter how many people die or who dies, don't stop even if I die.

As long as we rush over and engage in close combat with the Yin Army, relying on our close combat capabilities, we can turn the situation around.

After using the fastest time to deal with the Yin army at the foot of the mountain, they continued to rush up the mountain until they regained control of the Sifang Fort.

correct!Travel light and throw away all the excess. "

When he finished speaking, Hu Biao had already thrown the backpack on the back of the saddle to the ground without any hesitation; then, the spare bolas, long knives, daggers, etc. were also thrown to the ground with a clanking sound.

I don't care about these things at all. They can play a considerable role in retaking the Sifang Fort and holding it for seven days.

After all, they need to recapture the fort before they have the chance to worry about this aspect.

Facing Hu Biao's simple tactic, no one in the team raised the slightest objection; they also kept throwing the extra things on their bodies towards the ground.

Because of the method given by Hu Biao, this is also the only reliable tactic under the current circumstances.

As for the success rate of such a tactic, it should still be about half; but even if it succeeds, the process must be extremely difficult, and many people in the team will die.

Because no matter how senior the team veteran is, he wears thick heavy armor.

Even if you are shot in the body, you will be injured. If you are shot in a vital place, it will be the same as receiving a box lunch on the spot...

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Of course, as the commander of all the cavalry on the Daqing side in this battle, Manlong, who has the title of "Batulu", does not think so in his heart.

On the contrary, when this battle was about to begin, my heart was filled with indescribable confidence.

There is also the fervent emotion of relying on the results of this battle to turn the tide, to be promoted to a higher rank, and to become a pillar of the imperial court.

Just like what he said before when he shouted to everyone; in his opinion, these "yin chicken power" barbarians were able to wreak havoc along the coast for so long.

On the one hand, Yinren's firearms are indeed sharp. They can shoot farther, faster, more accurately, and more powerful than Daqing's guns. There are some reasons for this.

The most critical aspect is that he did not meet a true Eight Banners warrior like Man Long.

He is not one of those trashy snacks in Yanjing City and other places who know nothing but carrying bird cages, bragging, spanking, and having fun with the ladies.

He practiced martial arts hard during his childhood and became proficient in bow and horse.

He believed that as long as he endured a certain amount of casualties and charged closer, just like his ancestors during the founding of the People's Republic of China, these Yin people would be defeated immediately.

Just like when we beat those Ming people back then.

With such strong confidence, he held the tiger gun in his right arm and pointed in the direction of the Sifangtai. As he had promised before, he led his Eight Banners warriors to the forefront.

He began to drive his war horse again and slowly advanced.

And in this process, the speed began to increase very rhythmically.

A little behind them is the ancient city wall of Yangcheng that has not been repaired for many years and looks quite dilapidated.

The defenders above, who had originally looked numb, finally had some energy on their faces after seeing such a scene.

A third-level guerrilla general suddenly walked quickly to a big drum.

After grabbing the drumstick from the drummer's hand, he first took a deep breath, and then beat it hard, causing the loud "dong dong dong" sound of the war drum to suddenly resound on the battlefield.

At the same time, behind the battle lines arranged by the British troops at Panlonggang and Gangxia in Yuexiu Mountain.

When they saw the loud sound of war drums, the cavalry, which looked like medieval knights, had begun to move towards this side with their horses.

Henry Cavendy, a reporter for The Times, swallowed nervously on instinct.

I even regretted that I followed the expeditionary force to Daqing for the news instead of staying in safe Bengal.

Fortunately, at such a time, a comforting voice came from beside me:

"Mr. Henry, please relax, you don't have to worry about your safety at all.

Although Daqing's army is large in number, it is as fragile as a fortress built on the sand; even if the opponent this time is replaced by cavalry, they will not be able to withstand the blow of modern firepower.

However, after the war begins later, the large amount of smoke may make it difficult for you to watch the process of such a war, and then show the heroic fighting figures of the warriors to the noble gentlemen of the Great Yin Empire in newspapers.

Therefore, I suggest you that it is best to return to the fort on the hill behind, where the view is better. "

The person who said this was Major Adam of the 26th Cameronian Infantry Regiment of the Great Yin Empire, a man in his early thirties.

Even on the battlefield, the military uniform of this major with a beautiful beard was so permed that there was no wrinkle at all.

A pair of white linen pants with no dirt on them.

In addition, even now, the hands wearing white gloves are still holding a cup of black tea.

If Hu Biao and others looked at that look, they would definitely think that Major Adam was very pretentious; but in Henry's opinion, this was completely the behavior of a complete gentleman.

In addition to the consolation given by Major Adam just now, it reminded him of the battles between the two sides that could be described as 'crushing'.

The tension in Henry's heart disappeared instantly.

He took off the top hat on his head and put it on his chest. While saluting, he said: "Thank you for the reminder. Major Adam, you are really a true gentleman. I will definitely introduce this point in the report."

After saying that, he started climbing towards Panlonggang behind him.

However, after climbing to the halfway point of the mountain, he felt that at such a height, he should have a sufficient field of vision, so he stopped, turned around, and began to observe the entire battlefield.

It is precisely like this that the ancient city wall of Yangcheng in the distance is said to have a history of thousands of years, and the sound of war drums is rumbling on it.

Hundreds of ancient cavalrymen under the city, wearing armor and holding bows, arrows, and spears, had begun to gently whip the horses to make them trot.

And in front of him, three companies of Yin Army soldiers formed a battle line.

The rifles in two of the companies were old-fashioned Burke-style front-loading smooth-bore flintlock muskets, and one company was equipped with the latest Brunswick-style front-loading smooth-bore flintlock muskets.

But even the old-fashioned Burke-style front-loading smooth-bore flintlock guns were centuries ahead of those ancient cavalry.

In short, at this moment.

In Henry Cavendy's eyes, the ancient and the modern, the barbaric and the civilized are intertwined, forming a strange but extremely beautiful scene.

Especially when he thought about being able to enter as a winner soon, his heart was filled with pride...

(End of this chapter)