A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 679
In the middle of the day, the sun rose high, and the armor and weapons of each other's armies gleamed in the sun.

The coolness on the grassland has slowly dissipated, and the low-pitched horn sounded, and I saw the left wing of the Mongolian army formed into a fish-scale formation on the opposite side, and about [-] horsemen and horses had slowly rushed out to the left wing of our side. Han Chao put down the binoculars and said indifferently: "Everyone get on their horses and prepare for battle!"

"Prepare for battle!"

Lei Xianbin, a central officer, quickly conveyed his order. The trumpeter of the military department blew the horn. Amidst the sharp sound of the trumpet, there was a constant sound of clang and clang, and the soldiers of the Xuanwu Army continued to mount their horses.

The pikemen among them checked the armor-piercing long cone gun on the victory hook of their saddle, the thick-backed saber on their waist, and two flintlock pistols before mounting their horses.

Gunners, check the conditions of your long-shafted flintlock guns, gunpowder, flint, etc. This thing is indeed better than matchlock guns. It is very convenient. When forming a formation, they are arranged closely and can shoot more violent gunfire. Soldiers Everyone couldn't put it down.

Then each of them took out the four-edged gunswords around their waists and put them on. The round spikes reflected cold light, and pieces of light emerged in the army formation.

The gunmen put on their swords and carried their guns on their backs with belts. The belts were tight enough to keep the long guns from bumping when they rode their horses. They also checked the two flintlock pistols on the saddle, and their own A thick-backed saber with a lot of equipment.

Considering that the feathered cavalry of the Jingbian Army are mostly facing Huren cavalry, they can't dismount and fight if they want to. This requires the cooperation of the enemy, so they need to have the ability to fight immediately. Has a thick-backed saber.

Because it is a first-class army, the soldiers in the middle battalion all have outstanding combat capabilities under horseback, so they usually train in formations, firing guns immediately, and using sabers and other skills. The soldiers are still firecrackers, and they all use thick-backed sabers.

Of course, most of their skills are still dismounted and fought in formation. They cannot be compared with professional cavalry battalions. Wait, after practice, I still have a lot of experience.

The Mongols in the new attached battalion at the front still half understood the orders of the Jingbian Army. Most of them stood dumbfounded when they heard the sound of the trumpets.

However, Zeng Yiyi roared and gave the order, and the battalion governor also began to patrol. All the Mongols in the battalion were in awe of these cruel and heartless guys, and hurriedly mounted their horses according to the order, and checked their weapons.

And because most of them have two horses, three horses, etc., and they are divided into different types of horses with high endurance and strong explosive power, so they usually ride on horses with high endurance when marching. , the horses under him are much taller than usual.

Zeng Yiyi glanced at them. According to his inner thoughts, he should take all the horses from these Tartars and distribute them to the soldiers of the Jingbian Army. property, and these tribes pay tribute horses to the general every year, let alone do it.

After everyone got on their horses, they saw the flag coming from the military headquarters, and Zeng ordered the front cavalry to fight for righteousness.

As for the Chief Qian, the troops dispatched by his tribe are second only to Lemege Chief Qian, with four hundred troops. Not only is he himself the Chief Thousand, but the tribe's sons also occupy two of the total positions. When he received the order to fight, he was overjoyed and anxious to show himself in front of his master, he hurriedly led his cavalry to dispatch.

These new attached camp Mongols, although the number of troops sent by each tribe varies, but in terms of the establishment of the camp, they are also divided into four divisions, one for every [-] cavalry, and one for every [-] cavalry. Each department may gather a lot Including the young and strong of each tribe, the [-] Jingbian soldiers who had sacrificed their lives will serve as the central army.

"Allah!"

The total rate of [-] horses galloped out. While running, the Mongols rode their horses and shouted. What they shouted meant killing in Chinese.

Seeing their majestic dispatch, all the Mongols in the formation were screaming and beating their shields to cheer them up. Only Lemege's eyes flashed a trace of worry. The reason why thousands of people beat hundreds of people is that the number of people is equal at present, and it is still unknown who will win the battle.

The sound of hooves was like thunder, grass clippings were flying, and the two groups of Mongols were rushing closer and closer on the grassland. In the telescope, Zeng Yiyi saw that they were all using Lava tactics, forming a very wide front, and then the two wings spread out in an arc. Zhang is very big.

However, in the center of the arc, at least [-]% of the armored soldiers were concentrated, holding spears with hooks, heavy axes, heavy hammers and other weapons.

Both sides were running, trying to wrap each other in.

However, it can be clearly seen that the Mongolian cavalry on the opposite side are more skilled in tactics, and a hundred cavalry has the momentum to overwhelm the crowd. Although there are 800 people on the side, the opponent is only [-], but they are quickly surrounded by them. Look at them I don't know which Khan's subordinate in Waizasak Mongolia is the wolf flag.

Zeng Yiyi frowned, and Han Chao behind him also noticed it, but his hand holding the binoculars remained motionless.

The two sides approached quickly, and the sun, moon, wave flag and various wolf-skinned Sulu ingots instantly mixed together. The sound of bowstrings, the clash of weapons, the screams of soldiers dying, and the neighing of horses seemed to be heard from both sides.

They used Lava tactics against each other. The cavalry on both wings shot arrows at each other with a distance of several or ten steps, and some people were hit by arrows from time to time.

When shooting people, shoot the horse first. Compared with the horse, the rider on it has a small target, and often dodges, twists and turns, or uses arm shields to block. In contrast, the horse is much more stupid, and it is easier to shoot. Moreover, if the knight fell from the high-speed horseback, he would lose his skin if he did not die.

Not long after the two sides fought, it was obvious that one side was at a disadvantage. There were many more riders and horses than the opponent.

In the center of the arc of the Lava formation, there was soon a fight together, spears, knives and axes glistened with cold light of metal, but Mengqi's tactics had a large gap between each other, and the two sides staggered on bumpy horseback, often without slashing and stabbing When it came to people, the fighting seemed fierce, but the casualties were very small, and the killing was indistinguishable.

However, as the two wings lost the wind, more and more Mongolian cavalry came to support, and the Mongolian cavalry that went to battle became overwhelmed.

"Eight hundred cavalry can't beat five hundred cavalry, so add another eight hundred cavalry!"

Zeng Yiyi shouted angrily.

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Zeng Yiyi continued to send reinforcements, and finally he led his first-class soldiers of the Jingbian Army and the last Mongolian cavalry of Lemege, and personally rushed to kill them. As a result, the new attached camp of Mongolians, a battalion of troops and horses, all fell into the siege of Mongolian cavalry .

The Jingbian Army kept sending out reinforcements, and the same was true for Mengqi. They joined forces at different times, sometimes concentrating their forces on a surprise attack, and sometimes shooting arrows in small groups. They were very flexible. , was surrounded by their Raven Soldiers Scattering Star Formation.

There are strange screams, rolling Mengqi, wave after wave, riding and shooting around this circle like a tide, their number is only more than 2000, but it feels like more than [-] cavalry, and there are more than [-] cavalry in the rear Strong and not moving, eyeing a tiger covetously, waiting for an opportunity to move.

After the big battle, a group of people who looked like leaders laughed triumphantly again: "That's it, how do a bunch of barbarians from small tribes fight against my army?"

Their playful eyes looked at the Xuanwu silver carved banner on the hill, and they only needed to wait for the genuine Jingbian army to dispatch and defeat them, and then their goal would be achieved.

On the side of the Jingbian Army, the Jia Battalion of the Xuanwu Army remained unmoved. Looking at the situation on the battlefield, many people looked dignified. There were more than 3000 Mongols in the new attached camp, and they were beaten like this by more than 2000 Tartars. It is unexpected by many people.

Han Chao put down the binoculars, frowned and thought deeply. It seems that ordinary tactical battle formations really can't confront the grassland Tartars. How should we deal with them?
Beside him, Lei Xianbin, the general of the Central Battalion, was secretly anxious. He saw that his troops had already dismounted and joined the battle formation. The Tatar cavalry were besieging them, and they must be rescued immediately. The arrogant and strange howling of the Tartars also made him angry.

However, he has been fighting for many years and fought bloody battles. He has already cultivated a city that has never changed color before Mount Tai collapsed.

Han Chao seemed to have made up his mind. He suddenly pointed to a certain place on the enemy side and said, "Old Lei, do you see that?"

Of course Lei Xianbin could see clearly that it was the place where the Tartars carried a large amount of dried meat, water jugs and other mules and horses, as well as war horses. There may be some senior leaders and the like, and from time to time, Tazi soldiers who are tired of their horses go there to change their horses.

Having experienced battles, he immediately understood Han Chao's meaning and said, "What does Captain Captain mean?"

Han Chao nodded heavily, and Lei Xianbin couldn't help but take a deep breath. I have to say that this plan is very bold, but it is very feasible. It seems that although Captain Han Shang is calm, he also has a crazy side in his bones.

Afterwards, he pondered again and said: "It's just that if you want to go straight to that place, you have to go through a chaotic battle formation, and the Tartars still have thousands of horsemen, so they will definitely not stand by and watch. Called cavalry, but this horse, the riding skills of the soldiers..."

He was quite worried. With the cavalry combat ability of the Jia battalion, could he rush there?Or is it trapped in the Taqi halfway, just like the Mongols in the new attached camp?
Han Chao said: "Don't worry, the battle formation of a certain prisoner is quite sparse. It is mainly based on cavalry and shooting, and small groups of skirmishers. The feathered cavalry of our first battalion, the battle formation trained on weekdays, will surely be able to break through and sweep all the way. destination."

Lei Xianbin thought of the first-class soldiers in the battalion. The most strict requirements for horse riding training are the order and density of the cavalry. There are a bunch of sparse ones to the west, facing the cavalry advancing like a wall, it is obvious that they will be smashed to pieces.

Even if they converge quickly, the array is still much sparser than the already square ones, and they can completely slam into them head-on, open a passage, and rush to their destination.

But he thought of a hidden danger: "I'm afraid the Tartars will wake up, avoid the front, attack from the two wings of our division, and strike in the middle."

Han Chao smiled slightly: "In Camp A, there are not many other things, but there are many self-made pistols..."

(End of this chapter)