Chapter 20 The brave who meet in a narrow road wins
Zhang Cheng took off the "Kaiyuan Bow" and held it in his left hand. He took out a heavy arrow from the quiver in his right hand and looked at the middle Tartar cavalry running forward with a solemn expression.
He sat on his horse and stared unblinkingly at the Tatars running ahead. He glanced at the guards beside him with his peripheral vision. They clamped their horses with their feet to prevent them from moving, and held ruminants in their hands.
Gun, looking firmly at the Qing horse cavalry opposite.
Even though there may still be some fear in his heart, he did not show any trace of panic.
He was very satisfied with the performance of his men. Regardless of the outcome of the battle, at least his soldiers did not turn around and flee for their lives when encountering the Tatar cavalry, as in the legend.
Zhang Cheng is naturally different from others around him. He has already been reincarnated as a human being. According to normal history, he will most likely die in the Battle of Julu.
But he didn't want such an ending, so he wanted to change his fate against the odds. He also knew the difficulties involved, but if he didn't try hard, he would die.
"I want to live!" This is the most true wish in Zhang Cheng's heart.
If you want to live, you have to fight hard. You can't be afraid of death. You can only survive by seeking life in death!
So Zhang Cheng led everyone out to ambush these Tatar sentries. The purpose was to use such a small-scale battle to familiarize everyone with the Tatar soldiers' tactics and tactics, eliminate their inner fear, and maybe save a few more people in the future.
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The strong Tatar cavalry on the opposite side was exactly the commander of one of the horse-armored cavalry sent by Pashiku of the Qing army who was temporarily stationed in Mafang Village to patrol nearby.
At this moment, he was actually riding in the front, while the others scattered around him, one horse head behind him, slightly like the "human" shape formed by wild geese during migration, and rushed towards Zhang Cheng and others.
Come.
"There are only twenty Ming dogs. Kill them, grab the horses and armor, and go back to collect the reward. Come on..." Zhuangda, the leader of the Qing army, shouted loudly, and the other Qing army vests also howled in general and started to drive.
The horse under his crotch sped up.
The ten cavalry were unable to disperse, and now they all held bows and had already nocked arrows.
The cavalry shooting of this Qing army vest is really powerful, and there is basically no need to deliberately aim. It is a skill honed over ten years of hard work, and at this time, the Qing army was also extremely strict in recruiting troops.
All boys aged twelve or three years old are trained in infantry and cavalry combat skills, and are selected to serve as auxiliaries or combat soldiers to join the army. Those with outstanding performance can be selected into cloth armor. Only those who are excellent in cloth armor or have achieved military merit can be selected.
Enter the horse cavalry, so these horse cavalry are already the elite of the Qing army.
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"Two hundred steps." Chen Zhong, who was not far away, shouted out the distance to the Qing army's vests on the opposite side to remind everyone.
At this time, the Qing army on the opposite side had begun to speed up, driving their horses to gallop forward.
"When we meet on a narrow road, the brave one wins!" Zhang Cheng suddenly shouted.
"Tiger...Tiger...Tiger..." Twenty guards responded in unison.
"One hundred steps, everyone raise their guns and remember to aim at the horses!" Chen Zhong continued to report the distance of the captives and gave orders decisively.
At this moment, his palms were already sweating. Although he couldn't say how scared he was, he was very nervous when facing the legendary war devil. Even if there were only ten captives, although he ordered others to target the war horses, he himself
But he quietly took aim at the strong Qing soldier opposite.
He tried his best to control his hands from shaking and said in a deep voice: "Brothers, all aim at the horses, hold your breath, and wait for the order before firing. No one is allowed to shoot first."
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The Qing army leader was also a little surprised in his heart.
In his impression, the Ming army on the opposite side should panic at this time, or disperse to meet the enemy, but they actually lined up on the spot, waiting for him to charge into the formation.
"This is not normal!" Although he muttered a little in his heart, he didn't take it seriously at all. Thinking about how many battles he had fought since he became an auxiliary with the old slave, and what kind of Ming army he had never seen, although the things in front of him were somewhat
Weird, so what!
I couldn't help but curse loudly: "Ming Gouzi is rampant and will kill his mother..."
"Rumble...Rumble..."
About two hundred steps south and north of Zhang Cheng's position, a billowing cloud of smoke and dust rose up, rolling forward from west to east. The sound of heavy horse hooves on the ground came from the smoke and dust.
More than a hundred cavalry galloped on horseback, their red cloaks flying in the wind, just like a red cloud. It was obvious that their target was the Tatar cavalry in front.
The Qing army warrior was driving his horse towards Zhang Cheng when he suddenly saw billowing smoke rising not far from the north and south sides. As an old bandit who had invaded and plundered the Ming Dynasty many times,
He could tell at a glance that it was a group of cavalry, definitely numbering more than a hundred people.
Moreover, it takes a rapid gallop to bring up such smoke and dust. Looking at the direction, it is running toward its own back road. There are large groups of Ming army cavalry on both sides of the north and south. They are trying to surround and annihilate themselves.
"Wait, right?" He suddenly thought that he only had ten people here, so he couldn't afford to send out hundreds of Ming Army elite cavalry to encircle and annihilate them. Moreover, there were still twenty or so Ming Army cavalry on the opposite side, but there were more than a hundred elite cavalry on each wing.
Thinking of this, he suddenly woke up.
"No, there must be an ambush behind this Ming army!" He suddenly woke up and felt surprised. He used four to five hundred Ming army elite cavalry to surround and annihilate his own ten cavalry? They must have other plans!
"They? They are going to the horse stable..." He suddenly understood that this large group of Ming army elite cavalry was going to the horse stable, and he was just blocking their marching road and was being carried along.
I just made dumplings.
The powerful warrior cursed in his heart: "Damn, you're careless."
He was beginning to regret his reckless behavior.
However, at this moment, the war horse has already started running with all its strength. Even if you want to rein in the horse's head, you can't turn around and speed up. It will only become a rabbit being chased by the Ming army's cavalry.
The only hope now is to rush forward, break through the Ming army directly in front, and kill the Ming dog officers. The overall situation can still be saved.
"Kill...kill..." The strong Tartar warrior gritted his teeth and continued to urge the horse under his crotch, roaring and charging towards Zhang Cheng.
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at the same time.
"It's eighty steps. Prepare the muskets. No one is allowed to shoot early." Chen Zhong continued to report the distance of the Qing cavalry while reminding others.
As the distance between him and the Qing army narrowed, he became even more nervous. He felt that all his blood was boiling and he was breathing heavily. Although his palms were covered with sweat, his heart was indeed more intense than before.
A little calmer, now I just hope that the Qing army will arrive soon.
He held the Rumi gun in his hand more flatly and aimed more accurately. The guards around him also pointed their Rumi guns at the Qing horse cavalry charging opposite.
"Boo...hoo...boo..."
The Qing cavalry was indeed a first-class horseman and archer. When they were eighty paces away from Zhang Cheng, they began to draw their bows and fire arrows. The Qing cavalry used hard bows and could kill the enemy at a distance of a hundred meters.
Man, at this moment, he actually reached a distance of eighty steps before firing his bow. This shows that the Qing army wanted to hit the target with one hit.
"ah…"
The first guard on the left side of Zhang Cheng was hit by a heavy arrow from the opposite side of the horse through his right eye. The tip of the arrow came out from the back of his head. The guard only screamed for half a sound, then lost his breath, and his body was hit by the arrow.
After taking it to the horse, he lay on his back and became motionless.
"Ah...ah..." The first guard on Chen Zhong's right and the fourth guard also screamed after being hit by arrows.
"Gudong... Gudong" The two people who were hit by arrows fell off their horses and fell to the ground.