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Chapter 315 Sauron’s soldiers are nothing more than that

When Yongzheng led 15 troops south across the river to Kaifeng, he also ordered Zhang Wenhuan's [-] Sauron troops to attack Caozhou.They are not required to defeat Caozhou, but they must involve the Ming army over there.Especially the "fake Ming's number one warrior" inside, don't let him cross the river to return to Guide Mansion.

The general of these [-] Sauron soldiers was named Zharbo. After receiving Yongzheng's military order, he immediately led the [-] Sauron cavalry southward without saying a word.

From Shunde to Caozhou, the straight-line distance is nearly [-] miles.

There is a saying in the Art of War: "If you travel three hundred miles a day, you will definitely miss the general."

But this is the marching speed of elite cavalry. Sauron's cavalry will definitely not be able to reach it, but there is still no big problem if they can travel [-] miles a day.

In just three days, these eight thousand Sauron cavalry crossed Guangping (Yongnian) and Daiming.

Going south along Kaizhou (Puyang), they happened to run into Yang Gong's army heading west from Dongming County.

However, Yang Gong planned to cut off the retreat of Yongzheng's army going south.

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Dongming County (later belongs to Caozhou).

The news that Yongzheng's 15-strong army was about to cross the river and go south was naturally impossible to hide from the Ming army.

Yang Gong made a decisive decision and sent his entire army westward, preparing to seize the Qing army's retreat.

Zhang Wenhuan is still old, or it is not that he is old, but that the Manchu Qing Dynasty cannot keep up with the times.

The northwest army and the tens of thousands of cavalry that Yongzheng had high hopes for were completely inferior to the Ming army.
Dongming County is too close to Caozhou, and even those close to it cannot ask Daming Mansion for help.Even if he calls for help, Daming Mansion itself cannot protect itself, and where will the soldiers and horses come to rescue him?

The scout reported: "General, there are Tatar cavalry coming from ahead. There must be at least tens of thousands of troops."

Yang Gong was a little surprised: "Tens of thousands of people are cavalry?"

The scout said: "The cavalry are all cavalry, and the armor they wear is obviously different from ordinary Tatar cavalry."

Yang Gong immediately ordered the troops to stop marching and instead set up camp on the spot.

The eight thousand Sauron cavalry on the opposite side also discovered the Ming army.

It should be said that the reconnaissance cavalry sent out by both sides discovered the other side almost at the same time. If not for Yang Gong's reconnaissance cavalry, all the reconnaissance cavalry had been replaced by Mongolian war horses, and the reconnaissance cavalry were all dispatched in groups.

Those Sauron scouts who were walking alone were afraid that they would not be able to take them down, and they were afraid that the scouts would have already taken the lead.

When Zarbo learned that there were tens of thousands of Han troops on the opposite side, he immediately became energetic and quickly led eight thousand cavalry to approach.

Within a moment, eight thousand cavalry arrived.

"Are they really all cavalry?" Yang Gong put down his telescope and said in surprise.

Not only are they all cavalry, but the armor they wear is not the common armor of the Pseudo-Qing Dynasty. It is somewhat similar to those of the so-called Eight Banners, but the differences can still be seen.

Isn't this different from the Puppet Qing Dynasty's Northern Frontier Army that they fought in Huai River before?

Could it be that this is the trump card of the fake Qing Dynasty, and the products they used before were fakes?

While Yang Gong was confused, Zarbo shouted and ordered in Sauron language: "Warriors, charge with me quickly and kill these Han barbarians!"

The Sauron language is the Ewenki language, and its sound is similar to Manchu (Manchu is really hard to pronounce...), but the Daur language, which is also a Sauron people, is connected to Mongolia.

However, these people are all Zarbo's tribe, so they can definitely understand.

"Da da da da!"

Zarbo only let his horses rest for a moment, and then he personally led eight thousand cavalry to charge towards the Ming army's formation.

According to the conventional tactics of ancient cavalry, as long as they are not heavily armored iron pagodas, it is basically impossible to charge directly into the formation.

The cavalry who charge directly into the formation are sent away.

Of course, the wall charge of modern cavalry is not among them.

"Array up! Raise the gun!"

All the Ming army's artillerymen came forward.

Zarbo also saw the Ming army's gunfire, but it did not slow down at all, but began to accelerate continuously.

This was intended to use the large number of cavalry to break up the Ming army's formation.

However, in the face-to-face cavalry charge, the Ming army's formation was not disordered at all. Even the fire gun soldiers standing at the front did not have any disorder in their movements.

"Boom boom boom!"

The eight thousand Sauron cavalry were getting closer and closer. Yang Gong accurately measured the distance and immediately ordered the rear mortars to fire.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

Dozens of explosive shells fell into the formation of eight thousand charging Sauron cavalry and exploded instantly.

The yield of these explosive bombs is much greater than that of grenade hammers.

This intensive explosion blew up an array of eight thousand Sauron cavalry on the spot, knocking people off their backs.

"What the hell is this?" Zarbo was stunned on the spot.

As a cavalry general, his first reaction was to stop charging and retreat first.

But the charge of eight thousand cavalry, even if they are not heavy cavalry with heavy mobility like Tiefu Tu, it is not easy to stop the horse from the cliff.

Moreover, the Ming army would not give him time to retreat.

"Boom boom boom!"

Before he could think of a way to give the order, the Ming army's mortars fired again.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

This time Zarbo finally knew what the hell it was.

Because one of the explosive bullets flew and hit him in the chest.

Zarbo didn't even feel pain, and he was instantly swallowed up by the explosion along with his people and horses.

The famous Sauron cavalry general died just like that from an ordinary bullet.Should I say it's bad luck or good luck?
Many Sauron soldiers on the battlefield did not even realize that the general was dead. The Sauron soldiers in the explosion area were all stunned, while more Sauron cavalry were still howling and charging.

"Da da da da!"

The ground was constantly shaking under the hooves of the cavalry, but the Ming army's formation remained unmoved.

"Shhhhhhh!"

When the distance was close to fifty steps, the Sauron cavalry who were good at riding and shooting began to fire arrows, but they were still heavy arrows that today's Manchu cavalry could not use.

At this time, Sauron's cavalry did not have fire guns. They had to wait until the seventh year of Yongzheng's reign to actually equip fire guns and become fire gun cavalry.

Moreover, although there are records of Manchu and Qing fire cavalry in later generations, there is a high probability that this type of cavalry will not appear in the Kangxi Dynasty.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Junggar to have a stalemate with the Manchu Qing in the northwest.

Galdan was defeated by Kangxi, not even mainly because Kangxi was able to fight and the Qing army had sharp firearms, but because there was an internal fight between Cewang Alabutan and Galdan, two fighting one.

The Ming army quickly changed their formations. The Tengpai soldiers stepped forward and raised their shields to block, and the fire gun soldiers all retreated behind the Tengpai players.

If you are an experienced cavalry general, you should understand at this time that this battle can no longer be fought!
The charge of eight thousand cavalrymen was already extremely chaotic, and they were bombarded continuously by explosive bombs, and their formation was already scattered.

The current charge is purely random.

Moreover, so many cavalry rushed forward and fired another round of volley, but the Ming army only held up their shields and did not even mess up their formation.

Is this a hammer?

It's a pity that Zarbo is already dead, and some people who are close are aware of it because the general is missing.

But those who are far away are not aware of it.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

Finally, Sauron's cavalry rushed forward, and the Ming army's musketry soldiers immediately raised their muskets and fired a volley of fire.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang bang!"

All three stages of shooting are maxed out.

All these cavalrymen fell off their horses on the spot, and those who were lucky enough to survive also bumped into the Tengpai players in the front row of the Ming army.

But this kind of extremely fragmented cavalry collision would at most make the Ming army's rattan players be knocked back a few steps.

The impact force of the light cavalry is inherently small. According to calculations, as long as one layer of human walls can completely offset the impact force of the light cavalry, this is also the principle of the hollow square formation.

These Sauron cavalry collided with the shield, and the horses were almost overturned by the people carried by the inertia.

"Lancers, all forward!"

"Stab!"

"Puff~Puff~~!"

Not a single one of these cavalrymen was left, and all their horses were stabbed to death or wounded.

The Sauron cavalry above was thrown off their horses and then hacked to death by the sword and shield soldiers who rushed forward.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Bang bang bang bang!"

These Sauron cavalry who rushed forward were only a few. Without their leader, the Sauron cavalry had already fallen into chaos under the continuous bombardment of mortars.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang bang!"

On the Ming army's side, the fire gun soldiers continued to fire, harvesting the scattered Sauron cavalry that rushed over.

Seeing that the overall situation was decided, Yang Gong immediately gave the order: "Send the order, let the cavalry battalion charge!"

Qian Mingqi, who had been waiting for a long time at the rear, received the order, and the leading cavalry general took the lead.

These Qian Ming Cavalry were all cavalry trained using a thousand Mongolian war horses previously captured by Huai River. Half of them had previously served as scout cavalry for a long time. Their riding skills were not said to be exquisite, but they were also skilled.

Even the other half of the novices have been practicing riding and wall charging for almost half a year under the leadership of veterans.

The Ming army array quickly moved out of the way.

The Ming army's cavalry general gave an order: "All cavalry battalions, charge with me!"

All the Ming army cavalry rushed out from the military formation and always stuck together neatly.

"Da da da da!"

Qian Mingqi charged faster and faster, causing the ground to shake violently.

Sauron's cavalry on the opposite side was also charging, but only halfway through the charge, someone was shocked to realize why these Han barbarian cavalry were so close together, leaving no gaps at all.

What the hell kind of tactic is this?

This kind of wall charge has very strong shortcomings and limitations. It is basically only suitable for fighting against cavalry who are not strong in riding skills but have excellent riding skills. Moreover, it can be easily restrained if the enemy has studied it thoroughly.

But for this era, this is completely unsolvable.

These Sauron cavalry wanted to gather troops, but they couldn't gather them at all, and this method of fighting was purely physical collision.

It’s completely different from what they imagined!

Sauron's cavalry began to break up before engaging in battle, because if they collided like this, both sides would be injured, and if their formation collapsed, they would definitely suffer more injuries.

"The enemy army is defeated, follow me to kill!"

When the Ming cavalry general saw this, he immediately mounted his horse and pursued him, biting him to the death.

The famous Sauron soldiers in later generations were defeated in this way, and they were crushed from start to finish in the cavalry battle.

(End of this chapter)