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

Chapter 683 Empty City
The Mongolian cavalry in the rear were completely stunned. Their cavalry encirclement technique was divided into multiple teams. Each team was separated by a certain distance, about 150 steps behind the forward of this team, and there were hundreds of cavalry, which was quite For the elite.

However, at this time, their eyes were all fixed, and they subconsciously slowed down. The team of elite cavalry in front of them was almost wiped out in a short period of time, and only a few cavalrymen ran back howling, all trembling like Dead leaves in the autumn wind.

why is it like this?Their adam's apples kept rolling up and down, their mouths felt parched, and their hearts were terrified beyond words.

"If you use the cavalry to charge straight into the enemy's formation, and only move once you charge, then no matter how many people there are, they will drive straight in. Even if the enemy is [-], they will not be able to support them. If you don't move, the front team will cross, and the second team will collide again. If you can't enter again, then the rear team will do the same. "

This is the tactic handed down by the ancestors. Although it is not invincible in every battle, as long as you are willing to spend the capital, it is still invincible. It is just a battle just now...

The candles would also explode lightly, why didn't there be any splashes, and the hundreds of fine riders would be finished?
They didn't understand very much. Even if they knew that the Jingbian army's firearms were sharp, it still made everyone unbelievable that they were so sharp. Looking at the Jingbian army's still fortified formation, would they continue to attack?They hesitated.

Tabu Nang and other Mongolians in the new attached camp looked at each other, and they all saw the awe in each other's eyes. They were too powerful. The firearms of these Jingbian soldiers were too powerful, and they used the kind of blunderbuss sword, which seemed like a tiger with wings added.

The gunmen on this side are still waiting for the battle, but they can see joy in their eyes. Many people subconsciously touch their gunswords, while the gunmen behind them look at each other.

Han Chao nodded, the effect of the gun sword was greater than he imagined.

With the blunderbuss sword, the blunderbuss soldiers in the army dare to fire at such a close distance. The lethality of the blunderbuss is almost multiplied upwards. Come to have to think carefully.

Lei Xianbin and the others also scratched their heads, as if they had discovered a new world, they only discussed loudly with the officers around them.

Han Chao raised his binoculars to look again, and it seemed that seeing the situation on this side, the captive cavalry who followed up the attack hesitated, and there were also bursts of commotion on the side of some wolf flags in the rear.

After waiting for a long time, the other party seemed to have made a decision, the horn sounded, and the Mengqi retreated like a tide. This time they did not disperse, but crossed the Dongyang River, and retreated straight to the side of Haizi. It left black spots on the grassland, and then disappeared, leaving only traces of this battlefield.

When the Tartars retreated, everyone cheered, especially when they had a trump card to deal with the Tartars, and they captured a lot, everyone was happy.

Han and North Korea ordered to clean up the battlefield, and recruited the remaining personnel from the other side of the field to join them. Knowing the outcome of the battle, they were equally overjoyed.

According to statistics, more than [-] Tartars were beheaded in this battle. However, Han and North Korea and others believed that the Tartar casualties should be more than a thousand, but some wounded and corpses were taken away by them.

Among other things, the feather cavalry came all the way, knocked over and killed a lot of tartars, but they were busy charging, so naturally they couldn't stop to chop off their heads.

Therefore, the only ones who can get the heads are the killed and wounded Tazi soldiers here, the heads obtained by the left-behind soldiers when they were attacked, and the heads obtained by a small number of Tartars when they besieged the Mongols in the new attached camp.

However, the calculation of the military merits of the Jingbian Army is not simply the head, so the soldiers in the army do not have many regrets.

In the previous battle near "Yuanyang Village", more than 200 Mengqi were also killed. After the Western Expedition, more than [-] people were beheaded.

But then Han Chao and others frowned. There were also casualties in their own army. Since the Western Expedition, there have been two major battles. The front field was fought for the second-class army. Three of them were killed and five were seriously injured. Minor injuries are not counted. .

This time the casualties were even greater. There were more than 130 casualties in the new attached battalion, and more than 50 were killed in battle. 95 cavalry casualties, but more than 40 were killed, and more than 20 were seriously injured. After cleaning the battlefield, some were found dead Sergeant, they had their heads chopped off, and it made people angry after seeing it.

It's still not good at riding. Although the feather cavalry has various advantages when charging into the formation, when the two sides collide, some people often fall off their horses, and then their lives are beyond their control.

Although the number of casualties is just numbers in the eyes of the superiors, each number represents a life, as well as their families, relatives, especially these first-class soldiers, who often have great influence. , is even more important.

Affected by Wang Dou's cherishment of the lives of his subordinates, Han Chao and others in the Jingbian Army now attach great importance to the casualties of their subordinates, and the friendship and mutual affection in the Jingbian Army are unimaginable for foreign troops. Every time there are casualties of soldiers, it is sad.

However, the battle will continue. The Han Dynasty ordered the collection of the remains of the soldiers and the treatment of the injured. The rules and regulations in this regard are very mature, so don't say anything about it.

There were many dead or wounded horses scattered on the battlefield. Their own horses, following the example of Qi's army, had to be buried according to the etiquette of soldiers, and then they had to enjoy incense. It was a serious crime to eat one's own horses except under special circumstances.

The dead and wounded Tartar horses were all skinned and eaten for meat. It was not easy to supply supplies for the Western Expedition, and those that could be used should be used to the maximum extent.

Checking and confiscating materials, except for some weapons and tents, the biggest gain is the horses. In the last war, more than 160 horses have been seized, and this time there are more than 500 horses. Most of them can be war horses. Everyone was smiling, and the problem of the feather cavalry's horses was solved.

A large group of officers followed Han Chao, all watching carefully. One officer sighed: "Our army also runs a large racecourse, but the horses produced are far from enough. People say that the frontier is bitter and cold, but there is a steady stream of good horses. They only eat ordinary fodder, why are there so many war horses?"

The military department praised the painting and said: "It was once said that soldiers are resistant to rough food, and horses are resistant to rough feeding. A certain view read a book about Hu people raising horses. It said: Huzhong's horses are rarely fed with beans and millets. Every gallop is the best way to feed them. To do things, bend over and turn your knees, as long as you feel comfortable. If you have time to unload the saddle, you will take off the saddle and let it go. The fence is not sheltered from wind, snow, cold and heat, and when grazing in the wild, one person must drive ten horses. Breeding and training, that's all. .And those who go up and down mountains and hills without hunger and thirst are actually due to the nature of animals."

He said: "The book also says: Horses are different in our country. If it is cold, they will be covered thickly, and if it rains and snow, they will be avoided. They will be restrained day and night, and they will grow under the stable. There is no lack, because there is hunger and thirst for a while, it is unbearable to gallop, and seldom encounters dangers, and it will always fall. And don’t be a gelding, the wind will nibble, it won’t follow the whip, especially it won’t fit in a battle formation.”

He said: "Could it be that there are not as many war horses in the Central Plains because they are taken care of too well? Are you used to pride?"

Zeng Yiyi also followed Han Chao. Hearing this, he widened his eyes and shouted loudly: "Nonsense, the war horses raised by our Jingbian Army are fat and strong, not as strong as Huma. This horse is thin and weak. It is purely from those horses. In the horse farm, Mahu skipped beans and didn’t take good care of them, so what does it have to do with rough food and resistance to hunger?”

"When the Han conquered the Xiongnu, they dispatched [-] cavalry at a time. How could they lose to the Huns?"

Although he is as violent as Gao Shiyin and Shen Shiqi, Zeng Yiyi is full of pride in everything in the Central Plains, so he naturally cannot allow this Zanhua to say that, even though he is a military Zanhua.

While yelling at him, he opened the package of a horse, which contained some dried meat, meat powder, cheese, etc., as the dry food for Gaimeng’s riding outside. He picked up a piece of dried meat and took a bite. Zeng Yiyi frowned deeply, bah Spit it out: "What, I almost bit off my teeth, let those Mongolians eat it."

"The barbarian raises horses, just like their chieftains and leaders inherit them. They raise Gu-style, there are many grasslands outside the Great Wall, and the horses are large. After a long time, there will naturally be many war horses."

Han Chao used to just stay away from night, but over the years, after various studies, he has become a real general, capable of writing and military, and knows how to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the enemy and ourselves.

He said: "Actually, there are as many bad horses as there are barbarian horses. In the Central Plains, you only need to feed them well and don't waste horse feed. They are fat and strong, and they can produce good horses. Look at the horses in our Jingbian Army Cavalry Battalion. They are obviously much taller. , the horsepower is superior to that of Huma."

Everyone nodded, it was true, and Zeng Yiyi praised it loudly.

Han Chaodao: "Of course, in the future, we will capture Guihua City and occupy the front line of Monan. With more pastures, our army can have more war horses. After all, they will cost less money and food..."

He looked into the distance and imagined the scene of thousands of horses galloping at that time, and he couldn't help feeling ups and downs.

On that day, South Korea and North Korea wrote a battle report, together with the experience and lessons of the feather cavalry, and sent it to Wang Dou in the rear.

Han and North Korea believed that the feather cavalry battalions of each army could play an important role in fighting against Hu cavalry in the future.

……

On the morning of August 5000th, the B-class battalion and the heavy-duty battalion arrived at the place where they set up a stronghold by the Dongyang River. They knew about the battle yesterday. object.

Like "Yuanyang Village", the whole army worked together and built a new village by the Dongyang River, which was named "Dongyang Village" by the Han Dynasty.

In the afternoon of the same day, Han and North Korea led all the feathered cavalry to replace their horses, and the Mongols from the new attached battalion rushed westward. Now the knights in the army are not afraid to fight against the Hu cavalry. They will clear the road and clear the way for the passage of infantry and luggage. , And take the initiative to find a large number of Mongolian cavalry to fight.

On the twelfth, the Korean and Korean troops encountered thousands of Mongolian cavalry. They were the Mongolians in Nabo near "Yuanyang Village" and "Dongyang Village".

They had already replenished their supplies, but the horses were not replenished. According to the sentry cavalry, the Han Dynasty knew that thousands of Mongolian cavalry were harassing the Datong army, making them march at a slow pace. It seemed that this group of people echoed the group of Mongolians.

The two sides encountered each other. Just when South Korea and North Korea were preparing to fight, the group of Mongols suddenly made a move, and all of them ran away without fighting.

On August [-]th, Han and North Korea encountered the group of Mongols who harassed the Datong Army at the edge of Jining Haizi.

It seems that they learned the information from the previous Mongolian population and saw the power of the feathered cavalry charging.

The Han Dynasty immediately changed their formation, and also dismounted to fight, and fired a volley of guns with guns and swords, hitting the group of Mongols who only had bows and arrows into chaos, and then the pikemen formed a formation and rushed to kill these Mongols in a short time. Defeated, beheaded more than 300 levels, and captured more than [-] high-quality horses...

On the [-]th, Han and North Korea joined forces with the Datong Army that had finally arrived at Haizi. Wang Pu was dumbfounded when he heard about the achievements of the Feather Cavalry.

Han and North Korea did not hide anything. Wang Pu felt like he had found a treasure after hearing it. Now he is more confident in the combat effectiveness of the new army camp. Unfortunately, their mobility is short, and they ride against each other. If they are equipped with horses, they can ride and fight. If you dismount, you can fight on foot, just like the feathered cavalry of the Jingbian Army, why not do it?
Of course, although the nature is the same as that of feather cavalry, Wang Pu felt that he should have his own name and characteristics. After discussing with his general Wang Zheng and others, he stroked his mustache and said thoughtfully: "In the Song Dynasty, there were Forbidden army dragon cavalry, there are horsemen, and they fight on foot when they see battle, I think they will be called dragon cavalry from now on."

In the following days, except for the prying eyes of some sentry cavalry, the Xuanwu Army and the Datong Allied Forces were not harassed by Mongolian cavalry. Jining Village, Xiashuihai Village, and even Xiaohehe Village were all successfully established one by one. The Mongols on the grassland seemed to be It's like disappearing out of thin air.

At the end of August, the Han Dynasty and Wang Pu led the feather cavalry of the Xuanwu Army, the Mongols from the newly attached battalion who had sacrificed their lives, and nearly [-] cavalry from the main battalion of the Datong Army, marching towards Guihua City.

However, Han and North Korea got the news that all the Mongols in Guihua City had left, leaving only the empty city.

(End of this chapter)