Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 371

When Wang Yan observed the Qing soldiers again, the cavalry on the opposite side had already rushed forward, and did not stop until the distance between the two sides was less than fifty steps.

This distance can be reached by birds, bows and arrows, it is very dangerous, without anyone's orders, the knights on both sides have already surrounded the coach in the middle.

It's easy to dodge an open spear, but hard to defend against a hidden arrow, let alone such a short distance?Before the battle, both sides peeped at each other's formation. This was the tacit understanding between the dignified division and the dignified division, and neither side would attack the other side.Now at this distance, he can even see the face of the opponent clearly, what kind of armor he is wearing, and what weapon he is holding, but Wang Yan obviously doesn't care about these. He only has one question in his mind, why is Boluo in such a place that is not conducive to cavalry combat? Still posing a cavalry attack formation, Wang Yan observed for a long time, but still had no answer.

He saw that behind Chen Bingyaowu's cavalry of the Qing army, there was a brigade of infantry and some carts, and he was puzzled, but he was not afraid when the soldiers came to block the water and cover them with soil.

While Wang Yan was peeking at the formation of the Qing army, Bo Luo was also looking at the formation of the Ming army. He also looked at the formation first, seeing the left and right wings of the Ming army and the finished characters of the Chinese army, and then the infantry of the Chinese army, and the cavalry. After the central army, five thousand cavalry are displayed on both sides of the tail. The entire formation is like a short arrow. The front army and the left and right wings are like arrows. a variant.

This formation originated in the Song Dynasty and was created by Wu Lin, a famous general in the Southern Song Dynasty. He repeatedly suffered heavy losses for the cavalry of the Kingdom of Jin. When he saw the formation of the Ming army, he couldn't help feeling a headache, knowing that Wang Yan was well-deserved.

At this moment, Bo Luo shifted his eyes to the cavalry of the Ming army in front of him. Wang Yan was dressed coquettishly, and he looked like the commander in chief of the army. Wang Yan turned around and asked, "Wang Shiheng in the red robe? He looks sour like a literati."

The Han official who surrendered behind him, someone who had seen Wang Yan, immediately replied: "Master Belle, there is no doubt that it is Wang Yan. In the Nanming army, the number is less than thirty, and the only ones who command the army are Wang Yan and Zheng Chenggong."

Bo Luo sneered, and said to the following generals: "You can watch carefully, and keep Wang Yan's appearance in your heart. When I defeat the Ming army, whoever captures this man will be promoted to three ranks~ "

"Zha~" All the Qing generals were overjoyed.

Seeing this, Boluo smiled with satisfaction, and stopped observing. Instead, he pulled the rein, turned the horse's head, and ran towards the army.

Before Bo Luo returned to the army, he shouted loudly: "Warriors of the Qing Dynasty! In front of them is Wang Yanjun, who can fight the most in Nanming, but in the eyes of this commander, they are a group of timid lambs, warriors of the Eight Banners. Raise your sabers and tell the Nanman in front of you who is the invincible army in the world! In this battle, this commander ordered you to defeat the Ming army in front of you. You must win, but you must not lose!"

Boluo galloped in front of the formation, urging the horse and shouting loudly. The horseshoes stirred up a cloud of dust. The Qing cavalry lined up in front of the formation moved their eyes following his figure, and all raised their chests. , clenched the spear, and let out bursts of shouts in response to Boluo.

"Aixinjueluo~Aixinjueluo~" the Eight Banners of Manchuria shouted in unison in Manchu, of course, there were also the shouts of "must win" from the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty, and the momentum of the Qing army was overwhelming.

In this battle, in order to solve Wang Yan's trouble as soon as possible, Bo Luo uncharacteristically did not use the green battalion and the surrendered troops to fight first, but sent the Eight Banners soldiers to fight from the very beginning. Luo also has the confidence to win!

At this time, after Boluo encouraged the momentum of the Qing soldiers, he rushed back to the central army. He got off his horse and threw the whip to the guards as he walked. Seeing Hetuo coming up, he immediately asked: "Are the heavy cavalry ready "Don't worry, Baylor, with the help of the auxiliary soldiers, they are fully equipped and ready to attack at any time!"

Boluo nodded in satisfaction, "Very well, let them get ready. When the light cavalry disrupts the formation of the Ming army, this commander will make them desperate to disrupt the Ming army!"

"Hey, Lord Belle, don't worry, the Ming army doesn't have heavy armored infantry, and light infantry can't stop the attack!"

In the formation of the Qing army, the sound of drums and horns rang together, and the loud and clear sound of horns soared into the sky, and the turbulent drums beat loudly, making all the soldiers of the Eight Banners surge up with blood, and even the horses under their crotches were in a commotion. Live and hoof!

At this time, Wang Yan also returned to the Ming army. Unlike Bo Luo, he did not run around in front of the battle.At this time, the infantry in front were busy setting up horses, wooden stakes, and other obstacles, while the Ming army fought against cavalry, what was needed was calmness under tension rather than impulsiveness.

Just imagine, if the soldiers are too excited and forget their positions and responsibilities, it will not be beneficial to the well-coordinated infantry formation.

After Wang Yan observed the enemy's formation, he saw that Bo Luo, who had observed the formation of the Ming army, still did not change the formation of the Qing army. Obviously, he was still preparing to attack with cavalry. Although Wang Yan did not understand his behavior, he still ordered; Commander, nine times out of ten the Qing soldiers will raid the weak left and right wings, intending to disrupt our formation, and order all armies to prepare to meet the enemy!"

At this time, the drums of the Qing army were slowly beating up, which was a signal to attack. From the Qing army formation, there was a sudden burst of shouts like mountains and seas. With the sound of the shouts, the Eight Banners cavalry in front of the army slowly left the formation, Shouting the languages ​​of Manchu, Mongolian and Han, they approached the Ming army.

Seeing this, the generals of the Ming army were as stable as Mount Tai. In the terrible silence, the generals of the Ming army stared calmly at the attacking enemy horses, drew out their sabers, and raised them above their heads, waiting for the Qing soldiers to come into range. Tightening their spears and shields, the foot archers in the back row inserted the feathered arrows in the quiver on the ground, so that they could retrieve the arrows immediately after shooting. They held the bow with one hand, and the other hand had already pinched the arrows inserted into the ground. The bird commander took out the flint and prepared to light the match.

In terms of cavalry, the advantage of the Manchu Qing was much stronger than that of the Ming Dynasty. The Eight Banners soldiers in front of them were much more elite than Wang Yan's supervisor.

The battlefield is narrow, and if too many cavalry enter at the same time, they will lose room for turning around. In the large formation of the Qing soldiers, there are Bayan collared yellow ones, Meng Qiaofang's red ones, Han Daxun's white ones, and other Mongolian troops. There are more than 4 people in each of the Eight Banners, which seems to be an exhibition of the Eight Banners.

At this time, the first to rush out was the four thousand cavalry of the Han army with red flags. When they were two miles away from the Ming army, they began to speed up. As said, this is coming towards the left and right wings. "Fire!" "Nock the arrow!" "Fire!" One after another orders sounded in the Ming army formation, and the soldiers quickly put their arrows on the bowstring almost at the same time, while the Francophone in front started a round of shelling.

The Franc machine small cannon has four sub-systems, that is, it can fire four cannons quickly. The four sub-systems are respectively equipped with solid bullets and shotguns. The range is from far to near, and they are fired at different distances.

The sound of hooves came, and the ground seemed to be trampled and trembled. The Ming army's formation was still as immovable as an eternal rock.

Hundreds of small Buddha machines in front of the formation made a sound of "spray~", which was not as deafening as the Hongyi cannon, but it was also full of gunpowder smoke. Tens of thousands of Ming soldiers witnessed the killing of the Qing soldiers being smashed off their horses, but they were very quiet. surprisingly. "The enemy approached three hundred paces, the artillery team withdrew, the infantry archers opened their bows, and the birds commanded their hands to prepare~" Officers at all levels yelled orders.Thousands of archers of the Ming army moved uniformly, and each bow was pulled into a perfect circle. The archers deliberately raised the arrows. front, while bows and arrows hang and kill the cavalry behind, forming intertwined firepower.

This tactic is quite effective against lightly armed light cavalry.At this time, the cavalry of the Qing army also began to bend their bows and set arrows on their horses. They were light cavalry, so naturally they could not bear the responsibility of charging into the formation, but wanted to disrupt the formation of the Ming army by riding and shooting.

(Thank you for the gift from the descendants of Ziye Saburo. I'm a bit busy today, so I can only break my promise. I will add more tomorrow. Thanks to Huamanlou 666 and Yuedong Woxin for their rewards.)
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