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

Chapter 689 Let's Fight
The iron hooves of the war horses shook the sky, and the cavalry under Wang Tingchen's command lined up in a neat attack formation, rushing forward like a rushing iron stream.

Seeing their attacking power, the prying bandits outside changed their expressions. Many people rushed to get out of the way, and there were some people who didn't know what to do and who wanted to come up to stop them.

"kill!"

Seeing that the distance between the two sides is getting closer, the raging waves formed by cavalry will soon be [-] to [-] steps away from the thieves, and the two sides can see each other's excited or hideous expressions on each other's faces. He raised his three-eyed gun.

Boom!

Huozhezi ignited the sizzling sound of priming powder, thick fire smoke spewed out from the muzzle of each door, like the explosion sound of a short cannon fired, sparks shot in all directions, and the thieves were shot one after another, screaming and falling off their horses .

The roar of the three-eyed blunderbuss was like thunder, when it was released, the sound was several times louder than that of the bird bludgeon, the momentum was quite astonishing.

Moreover, the power at close range is not small, even wearing cotton armor, it is difficult to block the bombardment of the three-eyed bullets.

A wave of people turned their backs on their backs, and under the tide of cavalry under Wang Tingchen's command, the rogue horse soldiers who spied and intercepted were in chaos, especially when they were shot by the three-eyed bullets, there was a scream of misery.

Boom!

The cavalrymen holding three-eyed guns kept riding their horses and bombarding them. At the same time, they turned their gun barrels from time to time to ignite the primer or fuze on the fire door.

It is undeniable that the three-eyed gun is not very accurate on horseback, but in Jiubian, especially in Liaodong and other towns, knights on horseback still like to use the three-eyed gun.

Even if you shoot a target in the teaching field, the hit of the bird gun is ten times that of the fast gun or the three-eyed gun, and five times that of the bow. With a layer of wet blankets and quilts, the effective lethality of the three-eyed guns is only twenty or thirty steps, but the three-eyed guns equipped by the northern cavalry are still very common.

The reason is that the operation of using bird guns is cumbersome, and the northern soldiers are impatient, and the three-eyed guns are much more convenient.

Moreover, the three-eyed blunderbuss has a three-barreled blunderbuss, and each blunderbuss can be filled with two or three, three or four leads. When shooting, you can directly use the primer or the lead wire. Depending on the battlefield situation, the three lead wires are combined together. It is very flexible to fire three barrels simultaneously, or to shoot each barrel successively.

In this way, when each tube is bombarded, a few bullets will come out, or a three-barreled salvo, and more than a dozen bullets will burst out. middle man.

In addition, the misfire rate of the three-eyed blunderbuss is not high, and after shooting, it can also be used as a sap or a mace, so it is understandable that it is popular with the northern knights.

Over the past hundred years, soldiers in the North have developed a series of tactics for the use of three-eyed guns. Many veterans have already learned when to ignite the primer or the best fuze. Some even use five-eyed guns.

Of course, the five-eyed blunderbuss is relatively heavy, so it must be done by those who are physically strong.

Boom boom boom!

Wang Tingchen's cavalry soldiers rushed past row by row, their musketeers were in front, and the surprise soldiers were behind. Amidst the sound of musketballs, the surrounding bandits and horsemen were in a mess.

Although the bandit cavalry had horses, few of them had the ability to ride on horseback or shoot with a gun. Outside the range of swords and guns, they could only be beaten and could not fight back. This is why when the Guanning cavalry appeared, the bandits were afraid. One of the very reasons.

Although it is not as good as Liaodong Town, no matter on horseback, they are generally equipped with three-eyed blunderbusses. The soldiers in the regular battalion in his town, except for the rare soldiers who are proficient in riding and shooting, can block and ambush, and the rest also hold three-eyed blunderbusses. There are a large number of firearms , sufficient firepower.

Wang Tingchen is even a master at using the three-eyed gun. In the billowing smoke, he led his servant Ding to the front. At this time, he was using a large five-eyed gun. He was riding on the back of a galloping horse. Although the horse was bumping, he The hand holding the gun is as steady as Mount Tai.

The handle of his gun is clamped under his right armpit, the body of the gun is supported by his left hand, and the fire pocket is held in his right hand. He controls the horse purely with his legs.

Whenever there are bandit cavalry in front of you, take a glance, and the fire zip will hit the fire door of the three-eyed blunderbuss, there will be a loud bang, thick fire smoke will flash, and several bullets will fly out, immediately there will be bandit horse soldiers Soldiers howling were knocked off their horses, or their horses were shot.

With a turn of the gun body, and another click of the fire, amidst the loud noise, another bandit cavalry was shot. After firing five gun barrels, he alone hit four bandits. This was still on a galloping horse. , It can be said that the gun shooting technique is outstanding, a master among the masters.

After firing the five-eyed blunderbuss, he brandished and roared, knocking left and right, smashing the skulls of many thieves on horseback along the way, and the brains splattered, very bloody and violent.

Like Wang Tingchen, the knights beside him could not reload immediately after firing the three-eyed blunderbuss. They also wielded the three-eyed blunderbuss and used them as maces. The horse vomited blood.

The rogue cavalry on the outside looked sparse, but they were actually surrounded by many, and more and more gathered. However, under the fierce impact of Wang Tingchen's three-eyed gun cavalry, they were quickly smashed into pieces, like cheese meeting a branding iron.

Not only that, the cavalry of the Ming army also used the tactic of taking turns to fight. With the team leader as the unit, the three-eyed musketeers in the rear drove their horses to the front to shoot after the front shot, making the sound of the three-eyed platoon guns wave after wave. , hit continuously.

Soon, Wang Tingchen yelled again, and the heavy five-eyed blunderbuss in his hand slammed heavily on the chest of a thief. Amidst the crackling sound, his iron-inlaid cotton armor sank into a large piece from his sternum, and his mouth He spurted blood wildly and fell under the horse, and it seemed that he would not survive.

With a flash in front of his eyes, he could not find half of the enemies on the vast plain ahead.

"It stands out!"

The knight beside him shouted excitedly, just like Wang Tingchen, all of them were covered in blood and brains, full of murderous aura, and the timid dared not look at them.

"it is good!"

Wang Tingchen yelled, wiped off the red, white and sticky stuff on his face, and shouted: "Don't stop, set off for Xiayi immediately, the faster the city is consolidated, the more confident the army will break out of the encirclement."

The knights ran forward for more than ten miles, and suddenly, everyone stopped their horses one after another.

I felt that the ground was trembling, and the shaking was getting stronger and stronger. Looking back, the overwhelming smoke and dust seemed to cover the ground behind. In the smoke and dust, there were faintly visible flags like a sea, and countless horse teams came from behind. Confluence of intentions.

The main force of the bandits' horse army has arrived. Seeing them rushing wildly, black and endless, how many thousands of horsemen are there?
Looking at the soldiers beside them, all of them bit their lower lips tightly, their faces ashen. Although the bandit infantry and hungry soldiers have not yet arrived, but with so many bandit cavalry arriving, it is impossible for the brothers in the rear not to be entangled. If there are hundreds of thousands Surrounded by thieves on foot and horse, they are more dangerous than good.

Wang Tingchen took a deep look at the rear, and saw the bandit riders behind, who seemed to be sending out some troops to chase after him, he hesitated to speak, and finally let out a deep roar in his throat: "Go, continue to Xiaxia according to the original plan. Yap, don't spare the horsepower, the sooner the better..."

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Amidst the sound of hoofbeats like thunder, bandits and horsemen rushed in blackly, like a tide that seemed to be boundless, and the wilderness and plains were covered by them.

Cao Bianjiao saw the torrent of cavalry, and the tide seemed to come from the two wings in front of them. There was a tide in front of them, but there was no tail behind them.

In the beginning, it was just the vanguard cavalry of the rogues arriving to join the rogue cavalry that had been spying around. After all, although the burglars had a plan to encircle, they also agreed on a location.

To accurately know the location of the besieged people, you need to contact and search from time to time. Otherwise, when you arrive at a certain place, but the person leaves, you may miss the chance. In this era, there are no detection methods of later generations.

However, it is difficult for the army of the second town to cover the battlefield after all. There are many people left, and the same target is huge and eye-catching. It is convenient to find it. Soon, after contacting each other, the follow-up bandit cavalry clarifies the location and rolls to the vicinity of the army. There are more and more of them. Tens of thousands.

During the cheers, they kept converging, shouting excitedly at each other, as if they were going to shatter the sky, and in the cavalry, they raised the flag one by one.

At this time, Cao Bianjiao led the rest of the army on horseback. After Wang Tingchen went first, he led the army of the second town to follow in a hurry.

It's just that the mobility of the infantry cannot be compared with that of the cavalry. The cavalry in Cao Ying had to cover the infantry battalion of the second town, as well as the army's luggage.

Seeing most of the thieves rushing forward, and encircling the army, Cao Bianjiao immediately ordered to stop the march and form a camp.

The thieves came faster than expected, and they looked quite elite. Many generals looked ugly. Even if the thieves and cavalry had not yet arrived, the troops gathered in front of them were enough for the army of the second town to drink a pot. Not to mention that it is only a matter of time before their entire army arrives.

The situation was grim, and the expressions of the soldiers on the left and right were either resolute or fearful. Cao Bianjiao's expression remained unchanged, so he could only wait and see carefully on his horse.

The bandit cavalry arrived so quickly, and there were a lot of good riders. Looking at their main cavalry, it seemed that those who came from the direction of Dangshan were called "Liu, Li" and other banners, and those who came from Haozhou were called "Yuan, Hao" and so on. Banner, those who come from the direction of Yongcheng in the rear, look at the banner, they are the troops of the fifth battalion of Ge and Zuo.

Perhaps because of their haste, many of their horses snorted and snorted. From a distance, the white air from the horses seemed to merge into one, and the banners of various colors spread to the end of the sky.

It is roughly estimated that there are already 3 to [-] horse teams arriving at this time.Hearing the continuous sound of hoofbeats, there are still waves of thieves arriving, and the more latecomers, the more elite the men and horses are, and the more people and horses are rushing from behind.

Yang Shaofan also rode his horse beside Cao Bianjiao, he looked around, the front was not far from the two wings, and when he arrived, the Chuangqi had already converged, surrounding the army, densely surrounded.

Looking at the side of Yongcheng, although there are slightly fewer cavalry soldiers surrounding it, it must be a trap for rogues. If you go back, not to mention that it is inconsistent with the previous strategy, you will actively fall into the wave of rogue infantry, and the consequences will be disastrous. .

He looked at it for a long time, gritted his teeth, and said: "I heard that the bandits choose soldiers for training. If they raise Gu, from hungry people to infantry, from infantry to horse army, from horse army to old battalion brave cavalry, they can survive after being eliminated by war. They are not idle people. Especially the main force is fine cavalry, all of them are old soldiers, one soldier has three or four horses, and the horses are fed with the belly as a trough. After a long time, the horses are violent. If a tiger or a leopard rides on it, it will be like a tiger with wings.”

Looking at the many thieves around, their demeanor was quite different from the past, and he frowned, and continued: "When I see you, they are all thieves, ordinary hungry infantry, or some horse soldiers. There are tens of thousands of thieves riding around, and there are quite a lot of elites among them, and the intruders have made a lot of money, and I am afraid that there will be a hard fight."

All the generals gathered around Cao Bianjiao, and Wang Tingchen also entrusted Cao Bianjiao with the new army camp. The chief general was a lieutenant general, surnamed Sun, tall and tall, with a lot of black hair on his body. He was a pig butcher, but he had been fighting for many years and his face was full of scars It is full of the color of wind and frost.

Like Wang Tingchen, Vice General Sun has a strong temper and short temper, which is very suitable for Wang Tingchen.

He yelled: "A hard battle has to be fought. Now the thieves are only part of the cavalry arrived. There are many loopholes in the siege. There is still a way to break through the siege immediately. If they wait for all the horsemen to arrive and the infantry surrounds them, there will be hundreds of thousands of people pestering them." , really fight all the old people, there is death and no life."

He has a straightforward temper, and he didn't consider his own tone when he spoke. Of course Cao Bianjiao would not blame him.

"Master."

"Master..."

The generals also looked at Cao Bianjiao anxiously, waiting for his decision.

"The boy is so determined."

Cao Bianjiao groaned slowly. He looked around. Although the Earl of Ming was full of murderous intent, his voice was still low and majestic. Alternate, take turns to fight more, advance and never retreat!"

He said: "Even if we are killed in battle, as an officer of the imperial court, how can we be afraid of bandits?"

"Gentlemen, let us fight!"

Cao Bianjiao decided on a strategy, taking turns to fight more, alternating infantry and cavalry, and fighting and walking. In the current situation, there are too many thieves and cavalry in the open area ahead. The thief hoped.

In order to entangle the army of the second town and wait for the infantry and hungry people to arrive, those bandit soldiers will probably also desperately.

Although these thieves in front of us are slightly weaker than our own, but there are too many of them, and the ants kill the elephants.

So Cao Bianjiao decided to attack with the infantry battalion to maximize the power of firearms, with the cavalry battalion behind him, and chase after the infantry victory to expand the results of the battle.

However, in order to prevent the thieves from suddenly approaching from the rear, a battalion of people and horses must also be deployed at the rear of the army, and the two infantry battalions will take turns to cover or attack.

Cao Bianjiao thought about using the infantry of the second battalion to attack and the cavalry to cover the rear, but it would be difficult to expand the results of the battle if only the infantry attacked and pursued.

Deputy General Sun volunteered to lead the battalion as a vanguard attacking force, but Cao Bianjiao refused, and Wang Tingchen entrusted him with the battalion. How could he have the intention of exhausting his subordinates?After all, this wave of attacks is obviously not easy.

Only Yang Shaofan in his own town led the new army battalion to attack first, and after the infantry battalion, his main army battalion followed closely.

Cao Bianjiao's army was densely guarded, and with a decisive decision, with a sound of applause, the infantry and battalion in the town were immediately ordered to stand by their troops. It is a soldier of Cao Bianjiao's new barracks.

They all had cloud-winged helmets, the gunners wore red cotton armor, and the pikemen all wore blue waist armor. They walked like a wall, their spears and guns like a forest.

In the end, Vice General Sun's new barracks were also well-trained and followed orders to protect the rear of the army, as well as supplies.

Seeing the Ming army set off, the bandits nearby did not act rashly, they just followed and spied around, while the bandits ahead even stepped out of the way wave after wave.

The prestige of the frontier army is well known, and many rogues are subconsciously afraid. Cao Bianjiao ordered to march in formation again, with a strong imposing manner.

In ancient times, when cavalry met infantry, there was a saying that they formed an array without fighting. The typical example was when the Liao army met the Song army. , I will definitely not be able to eat and walk around.

Of course, the cavalry also had advantages. The infantry marched in formation, and the surrounding groups of enemies would inevitably be nervous.

Dense crowds of cavalry moved around the army formation. Looking down from the air, the vast plain stretches as far as the eye can see. Trees, villages, and rivers are scattered among them. In the distance around the tide, there are more horse tides coming.

After traveling so fast for several miles, slowly, the surrounding thieves became a little restless, because further forward, some areas in front of them had relatively dense villages, ravines, forests, etc., which were not very suitable for cavalry combat.

The cavalry also needs terrain to fight, and the requirements are higher than that of infantry. A sudden trench on the plain may make the imposing cavalry charge a joke.

If the Ming army got there, it would be possible for them to walk more than ten li in the direction of Xia Yi with ease.

The sound of the drums kept ringing, and the Chuangqi from the front and the two wings continued to merge and began to form an array. They were about to launch a tentative attack on the approaching Ming army infantry battalion. Some.

"go ahead!"

Yang Shaofan led the soldiers of the new army camp and continued to move forward. Seeing that the bandit riders were slowly approaching in a fan shape, they were not far away. He gave an order, and immediately slammed a cymbal, and the drums stopped. Arranged in complete order, armed with blunderbuss and guns, ready for battle.

These new army soldiers are all well-trained, they have even experienced the bloody battle in Liaodong, and faced the ferocious Tartars.

The black thieves were getting closer and closer. Gradually, they accelerated, thousands of horsemen charged, the sound of hooves became more and more intensive, and the ground kept shaking.

The aura of these people was indeed much fiercer than that of the hungry infantry cavalry before. Some of them even had the ability to ride, shoot and throw.

The two sides were getting closer, and the vibrations on the ground became more and more clear. The charge of the cavalry, regardless of the rank of the cavalry, always made people feel frightened.

In a blink of an eye, rushing like a tide, entered 150 steps.

"Raise the gun!"

The officers shouted orders loudly.

All the gunmen in red cotton armor shouted in unison, and the densely packed guns in the front row turned down and aimed at the bandit cavalry approaching ahead.

They looked firm and fearless, and the red tassels on their helmets fluttered in the autumn wind.

(End of this chapter)