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Chapter 103 Ambush

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Wu Gulun Dahan was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that the Dashun army would gather heavy troops to guard the gap.But at this moment, one-third of the cavalry has rushed out of the gap, and there are still thousands of cavalry behind, and more than 2 horses continue to come.Wu Gu Lun Da Han, who was in the front row, could not advance or retreat, and his teeth itched with hatred.

But these nomads who grew up in the bitter cold land were indeed brave. Under such a saturated blow, they rushed to the front of the cavalry and fell down, which aroused their anger instead.

I saw these cavalrymen using the Jurchens as arrows, urging their horses faster and faster like a gust of wind, and at the same time bent their bows and set up arrows, and began to fight back.The cavalry who followed behind took out their weapons one by one.These nomadic cavalry are all strong and strong, and the weapons they use are very different from those of the Dashun army.Those with strong strength use maces, while those with weaker strength use Xuanhua axes, both of which are heavy weapons.If the Dashun army in the past saw such a ferocious man, he would be timid before fighting, how could he have the courage to fight close?
But this forbidden army is different.

First of all, most of the conscripts of the Forbidden Army came from the land of Qin, which is the land of Guanzhong.The folk customs here are tough, and the men are tall and mighty, not inferior to these nomadic cavalry.Furthermore, martial arts prevailed in the Guanzhong area, and knights who could not get along in the rivers and lakes all joined the army and turned into the forbidden army.These people have some real skills under their hands, and they are not afraid of any nomadic cavalry single-handedly.Finally, and the most important point, in Lu Chengqi's military training concept, he has always emphasized the cooperation of multiple arms, and wins with the advantages of numbers and formations.For more than a month, the imperial army has been practicing to imitate the mandarin duck formation carried forward by Qi Jiguang, a famous general of the Ming Dynasty. More than three people and less than 12 people can cooperate to fight against the enemy.There are sword and shield players in the front, spearmen in the middle, and crossbowmen in the back, which can be used for both long-distance attack and close combat.Although they are not very proficient, after practicing day and night, these forbidden troops have subconsciously formed formations to fight against the enemy.

But none of these can offset the natural advantages of cavalry.The battle between infantry and cavalry is just like the battle between tanks and infantry in later generations, crushed purely by strength.How can flesh and blood be able to stop the impact of cavalry?

At this time, Lu Chengqi proposed an "advanced" combat theory: concentrate firepower to attack the enemy from a long distance, and would rather use crossbow arrows and ammunition to consume the enemy, and fight hand-to-hand when he has to.

Wang Shao implemented Lu Chengqi's military thought, so he asked Zhu Daguang to use the guerrilla power in Youzhou to supplement the bows and crossbows of Youzhou City to the Forbidden Army.Although the range of these two-stone hard bows is only 120 steps, it is better than nothing.

Therefore, in the weaponry of the Forbidden Army, everyone has a bow and crossbow.The ambush this time was [-] paces away from the gap, in the shape of a funnel, distributed in low-lying places on both sides of the road.A hole was deliberately exposed in the middle, for fear that these nomadic cavalry would be too stunned and desperately seek the imperial army.

These nomadic cavalry fight for the sake of the tribe, and they don't need to pay money.For example, in the Jurchen clan, there appeared private family soldiers and tribal soldiers in their clans and tribes—Meng An and Mo Ke.This time it was Mouk, the tribal soldier, who was conscripted into the army by force.

The Khitan people divided and ruled the Jurchen tribe, and they deceived the strong family name to the Liaodong Peninsula, and registered it as a Khitan nationality.These people are "mature women".The other part lived in the north of Sumoshui and the east of Ningjiang Prefecture. These people were "shengjuzhen".The descendants of Heishui Mohe are the main body of giving birth to Jurchen.This also prompted the formation of an alliance among the Jurchen clan, which gradually got bigger and bigger, which was beyond the expectation of the Khitan people.

These nomadic cavalry don't need military pay or pensions, but the Dashun Forbidden Army is different!Lu Chengqi calculated that even if it is an auxiliary soldier with a small salary, the people of Dashun need 150 people to support a soldier; if it is a soldier, it is even more serious, at least [-] people need to support a soldier.This is just the military salary, and the weapons and equipment have not been counted.Therefore, Lu Chengqi absolutely does not agree to risk his life to fight against the enemy. Why should he fight like a barbarian when he puts away a good weapon?Even if the quality of the soldiers is better than that of the enemy, it is not worthwhile.

That's why Lu Chengqi lamented that fighting a war is really a waste of money.How about saying that the three armies have not moved, and the food and grass go first?Without military pay and food, even elite soldiers would not be able to display a few levels of combat effectiveness.

I still have to sigh with emotion, these nomadic cavalry are really fierce, with such a dense arrowhead, they are also fearless, swarming forward, as if crazy.

Wang Shao originally wanted to keep their horses, but now he has no such thoughts.Ordered to shoot horses, hindering the speed of cavalry.If the cavalry is allowed to speed up, it will be a very terrible thing.

The number of fallen nomad cavalry gradually increased, hindering the acceleration of their horses.Fortunately, these people's horse control skills are very good. Once the person in front fell to the ground, they gently turned the horse's head and got out of the way.

Some nomadic cavalry who followed too closely were unable to dodge and were tripped to the ground by the fallen horses, which can be regarded as hindering the cavalry behind.

At this time, there were also casualties on the side of the forbidden army.With a distance of [-] paces, riding a horse is only a blink of an eye. These Jurchen cavalry are very accurate in riding and shooting, and their bow strength is not weak.Even if the imperial army had chain mail, many people were shot in the face and died on the spot.

Fortunately, the sword and shield hand erected the shield very dutifully, otherwise, I am afraid that there will be more casualties.The one who killed the most enemies was the musketeers behind the sword and shield players.Their three-stage attack is very smooth, after all, they already have actual combat experience.The rear row reloads, the front row fires, and the middle row prepares.Lead bullets were thrown at these nomadic cavalry like a violent storm, and they would die if they were next to each other, and they would be injured when they touched them.The power of black and gunpowder is fully revealed at this moment.

It has to be said that the fighting power of the Jurchens is really strong.As they galloped, they shot arrows with impressive accuracy.Well, after all, the formation of the imperial army is too dense.Not long after, more than a hundred riders rushed out of the ambush circle set up by the imperial army.

Wu Gulun Dahan was also very lucky to rush out, but there were only a hundred or so riders left in the lead of the two thousand riders, and Wu Gu Lun was not happy either.What's more, a bow and arrow shot from a divine arm crossbow hit his left arm, making him feel unbearable pain.

The power of the god arm crossbow is too powerful, but it is a pity that the winding is too slow.The other archers had shot two or three arrows before the god arm crossbow was wound.Otherwise, the result will be even greater.

As soon as the breakthrough appeared, the remaining nomadic cavalry became even more energetic.One by one bravely took the lead, galloping their horses, trying to rush over.And after a burst of blows with bows and arrows, the Forbidden Army's arms also appeared to be sore and weak, and the bows and arrows were not strong enough.

Only the Musketeers, the sound of "Boom Boom!!!" never stopped.Relying on the advantage of the shooting range, the Musketeers stood three hundred steps away from the bows and arrows, pouring out their firepower to their heart's content.

These loud Hongxiang-style rifles made these nomadic cavalry think it was thunder, and the morale of the army became disordered.The war horses were also a little impatient, wanting to run away from this dangerous place.

These nomadic cavalry pressed their bodies tightly on the horse's back to reduce the damage from bows and arrows. After a while, all the nomadic cavalry rushed out of the ambush circle and joined Wu Gu Lun Da Han.

(End of this chapter)