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

Chapter 680

Fighting opportunities are fleeting, and once a decision is made, it must be implemented immediately.

Quickly, the South and North Korea recruited officers of the rank of Chief of the Jiabattalion and announced their decision, which aroused enthusiastic responses.

To be honest, all the officers and soldiers of the Feather Cavalry are quite annoyed at the moment. They are all first-class soldiers. Mounted infantry was nondescript.

This time, it's time to prove yourself in a horse battle.

They are all soldiers for many years. They have obeyed the discipline, and they have been deeply rooted in their bones. They also know how to perform their tasks perfectly. Once the Korean and North Korea announced, they knew how to do their best.

But going straight to the enemy's line is not for everyone.

In Battalion A, some soldiers were recruited by second-class soldiers after the Liaodong War. Needless to say, their combat ability on the ground, but their riding skills cannot guarantee a strict formation. After all, practicing equestrian skills is not a short-term thing. Just think about it.

So there are about two troops left behind, as well as doctors, Zanhua, quartermasters, clerks, etc. in the military and battalion headquarters. They are obviously not suitable for following the charge. They stay together and protect some of the horses left here. Baggage and so on.

Of course, although these remaining fighters are not good at equestrian skills, they are powerful on the ground and will be able to perfectly protect the rear baggage.

The leader of Han and North Korea rushed to the battle in person and was in the first row. Lei Xianbin couldn't persuade him. Captain Han became stubborn and stubborn. Fortunately, the general guard of the military department went out to fight with him, so that Lei Xianbin could feel more at ease , he was behind the last row.

In the layout, there are more than [-] soldiers of the battle, divided into [-] columns with a total of [-] riders.

In fact, according to the training of the cavalry battalion, it is better to have more people in each row and fewer rows in front and back. However, if there are too many people in a row, it will be difficult to control the order of the formation. After all, they are not regular cavalry battalion soldiers.

The weapons of the people are basically thick-backed sabers. When they fight, they also charge with swords, but each row of about [-] cavalry will use flintlock pistols to cover the flanks and prevent possible flank harassment from the Tartars.

In order to ensure their firepower, most of the flintlock pistols of each group are concentrated on them, so that each person has at least five flintlock pistols on the saddle holster. They open fire.

In order to ensure the assault force of the battle formation, the knights in the first three rows do not use flintlock pistols. After all, Yiyu cavalry cavalry have no regular cavalry or Yebu accepts the left hand to shoot the blunderbuss, and the right hand holds a knife, purely controlled by the waist and hips Horse skills.

Battalion A is full of elite fighters. The superior ordered them to prepare one by one in a short period of time. They lined up skillfully and formed a tight formation on the grassland. : "Close, more dense, people fight people, horses fight horses."

Lines of battle formations were lined up, and the erected sabers were shining silver, as if feeling the atmosphere of the battle, many horses began to dig the ground, and some war horses snorted.

Han Chaoce was on his horse, and the horses under him were restlessly restless. Looking around, they were all soldiers of the general guard, including the banner bearers and trumpeters, forming a long line. There were more than 200 people. He turned his head and saw rows of soldiers behind him. , Under the hat and helmet, there are all resolute faces.

He shook the hook and sickle gun in his hand, and suddenly remembered the night attack and murder of slaves with the general, and couldn't help feeling like the past was like smoke.

The trumpeter beside him blew the tone of the order: "All are united..."

From the Han Dynasty down, all the soldiers who fought in the battle chanted loudly: "...the mountains can be shaken!"

Like the infantry, the marching orders of the cavalry are also Qi Jiguang's triumphant song. I admire those who play the trumpet, they can blow out a variety of rich syllables.

Following the order, the flags in each column protruded obliquely forward. As soon as the sound of the trumpets stopped, Han Chao suddenly raised his hook and sickle spear, and shouted: "The Feather Cavalry is victorious!"

The battle was boiling, and everyone cheered: "The Feather Cavalry is victorious!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"Feather cavalry, go forward!"

A row of cavalry marched side by side and began to gallop slowly.

"Masters, let us fight shoulder to shoulder!"

South Korea shouted.

Officers also shouted loudly: "Arrange tightly, don't let go, crush the Tartars to death, squeeze them!"

They lined up even more tightly, and even when they set off to gallop, they were always united, and the rows of sabers only pointed forward.

Hearing the sound of booming, and seeing the rows of unshackled iron pagodas approaching like a wall in front, the Mongols who besieged the Mongols in the new attached camp were stunned, and the Mongols behind were also stunned. Zeng was overjoyed, Lemege and other Mongolians in the newly attached camp were also overjoyed.

At this time, many Mongolian cavalry were besieging in groups. He once commanded the Mongolian army of the new attached battalion to defend in a circular formation, with spears, bows and arrows.

Among them, one hundred gunners, each with a four-edged gun sword, shot outwards from time to time, while the pikemen covered them from behind.

"emission!"

A large group of Tartars outside were dismounting their horses and shooting at foot, like a shower of rain. Many of the Mongols in the newly attached battalion defending here were shot down, and the situation was critical. They used two rows of volleys, the front and rear rows were staggered, and the rear row of bird guns with gun swords protruded from the gap.

Forty blunderbusses fired in unison, bursting into one piece, and the flames of the blunderbusses dazzled the eyes. This firepower was unprecedentedly strong. How could those Mongols have seen it before?

In the thick gunpowder smoke, dozens of Mongolian archers were seen being knocked to the ground miserably. They howled terribly, covered their wounds and rolled, and soon covered with blood, it seemed that they could be smelled from far away. The heavy smell of blood spread.

"what!"

The Mongols nearby quickly fled, and then began to ride and shoot in circles from a distance.

Zeng Yiyi had a thought in his mind, and suddenly had an idea. In the future against the Tartars, maybe he could use mounted infantry to charge directly into the enemy's formation, and let them surround and attack. With his own defensive ability and powerful firearms, he would definitely be able to achieve considerable results.

Zeng Yiyi was not used to horse-to-horse battles like this one. Maybe he was still a typical infantryman, and he was used to the active offensive tactics of the Qing army.

With the sound of hoofbeats, more than 3000 cavalrymen from Han and North Korea pressed forward like high walls, and they attacked in a blink of an eye. While staying in a daze, they hurriedly controlled their horses and ran away.

The remaining ones who were closed eyes were submerged in the wall in an instant, and finally lay on the ground on their backs.

Because the cavalry came from the right wing and besieged the Mongolian cavalry who had sacrificed their lives and others, especially the Tartar soldiers on the right wing. , once sacrificed with enthusiasm.

He roared and shouted: "The new attached battalion will follow and advance, pay attention to disperse and harass the Tartar cavalry, and guard the rear wings of the feather cavalry!"

As the feathered cavalry advanced like a wall, the Mongolian cavalry dodged like a tide along the way. No one dared to stand up to them with that kind of power. However, after waking up, they quickly dispersed to the two wings and began to use various tactics they used to harass them. Stop the advance of armies, or break them apart.

They galloped in a group, passed not far along the two wings, and shot arrows like raindrops.

It's just that the calculations of these Mongolian soldiers were wrong.

Although the feathered cavalry did not have the ability to mount and shoot, they had firearms. Except for the first three rows, there were twenty cavalry on the two wings of each row using flintlock pistols. The slightly curved geese array also facilitated their firing.

A wave of Mongolian cavalry had just charged forward, and before they had reached twenty steps, all the Tartars drew their bows and arrows, and were still aiming, when there was a chilling burst of firearms, and a pair of pistols shot out at the side of several cavalry troops at close range. There is a threatening fire.

In the swiftly flying backward smoke, some Tartars fell unbelievably off their horses, or the horses under them were shot and screamed, and they jumped up angrily and overturned them.

The sound of guns kept ringing, people called horses neighing, and many harassing Tartars were shot and screamed. In order to increase the power, the guns of the Jingbian Army made their caliber bigger, and they could break through heavy armor in [-] or [-] steps. Many Mongolian soldiers Not to mention the iron armor and cotton armor, even the leather armor is scarce, if you are hit by a lead bullet, how can you survive?
As for the feathered cavalrymen on the two wings, there are not many other things, that is, there are many hand guns at once. The Tartars were miserable and felt that they had made a mistake.

Of course, there were also some feathered cavalrymen who were shot by them. The excellent armor of the Jingbian army effectively protected themselves. If they were shot by cavalry bows and arrows, they would basically not suffer minor injuries.

Moreover, Mongolian soldiers are accustomed to riding and shooting, and most of them only shoot arrows on horseback, throwing throwing axes, and iron bones are less common than Manchurians, and they are less threatening.

However, there were also some feathered cavalry horses on the two wings who were shot by arrows. Their horses became furious in pain, and some soldiers were thrown off their horses, rolling down the smoke and dust.

As the feather cavalry passed, more and more Tartars fell down on both wings. Slowly, many people did not dare to entangle and harass them. The firearms of the Jingbian army were too frightening. They thought they would have nothing to do immediately. Thinking of that kind of short gun, it was so terrifying.

Later, he led the Mongols from the new attached battalion to catch up and protect the rear and two wings of the feather cavalry. It was even more difficult for the Tartar soldiers to harass them.

There were also some Tartar soldiers who didn't know good and bad. Seeing that most of the cavalry from the Jia Battalion of the Jingbian Army went out to fight, only a few people were left to guard the horses and horses.

These soldiers are not good at equestrian skills, but others are good players. They formed a square formation, and the firecrackers fired in two rows. Bing, like a blow to the head.

Apart from leaving some corpses behind, they ran far away full of regret, not daring to approach them again.

……

The sound of the hoofbeats became more and more rapid, and there was a loud bang, and the decisive attack of the feather cavalry was still in this formation, which made those Mongols who had not played in the battle stunned.

Seeing Mingqi's momentum is like a rainbow, bumping into him from head to tail all the way, no one dares to stop him along the way, and the tried-and-true harassment has no effect, and he is about to push himself in front of him soon.

They didn't dare to hesitate, and they didn't dare to neglect, and the remaining two thousand riders all attacked!
only……

Looking at the wall-like Mingqi on the opposite side, they are too densely packed, almost man-to-man, horse-to-horse, how do we fight, do they have to collide?This is not in line with their Mongolian tactics and style.

Coupled with the feathered cavalry coming galloping, it seemed that there was an overwhelming momentum. For the first time, many Mongolian cavalry changed their faces.

A flood of cavalry rushed across the ground, and the sound of their hoofs stamping on the ground was like thunder. The horses under the crotch of many feathered cavalrymen snorted densely, like soldiers on their backs. They have entered the highest state. Perhaps after today, some horses can Enter the ranks of the fierce horses.

Seeing that the two sides were about to collide, Han and North Korea raised their hooked guns and roared loudly: "Kill!"

"kill!"

The feathered cavalry warriors beside and behind them also roared hoarsely, and the sabers were dazzling with cold light.

(End of this chapter)