The black cavalry wall carried the momentum of crushing everything, but still maintained a strict formation and pushed across.
Yu Qi and others who were watching from a high place behind the formation had their mouths wide open and their eyes open for a moment. They held their breath and waited for the moment of collision. The dense formation left the Qing cavalry on the opposite side with no way to retreat, and there was no chance of them retreating.
There is room for escape, killing and being killed only in the moment when horses cross each other. At this time, personal combat skills and riding skills are of no use. Courage and fearlessness will be fully demonstrated in cavalry battles.
Equally horrified were the Qing soldiers on the opposite side. These Eight Banners cavalry who stayed in Liaodong were either young men who had never experienced war, or bearded soldiers who had not been on the battlefield for nearly twenty years. After hearing the legends and witnessing
In fact, no Ming cavalry has ever dared to confront the Eight Banners. Moreover, as the distance is getting closer and closer, the speed of the Ming cavalry has not been mentioned as the fastest, but such a dense formation is coming.
Heavy pressure and murderous intent.
Can the cavalry fight like this? Melezhang Jingbal's mind was spinning rapidly. He felt that the Ming army was bluffing as it was not far enough to disperse.
But the cavalry around Bale began to show panic. Faced with a mountain of threats, some horses ran diagonally to the side regardless of the rider's control. Their formation became scattered, but at this distance, there was no one on the opposing cavalry.
You can also retreat.
Because of the training method, the Manchu cavalry's strength lies mostly in their feet and they make good use of large bows. Horseback shooting is actually not as good as the Mongolians. Although many people can turn left and right, look left and shoot right, most of them are still used to dismounting.
Zhang lunge fighting.
The speed reached its maximum, and the Ming cavalry array began to curve, but the short distance of a few dozen steps was no longer enough to affect the integrity of the formation.
A wave of light arrows fired from riding bows flew towards them. Under the protection of strong armor, only a few people fell off their horses, and the short distance disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The horse's speed increased to the fastest. The two sides approached at a speed of about 20 meters per second. Gao Dejie's eyes widened and he clenched the horse in his hand, aiming at the Qing soldier on the opposite side. This Qing soldier had a beard and took the lead with a broadsword.
Running at the front, this guy also showed some hesitation and panic in front of the cavalry advancing like a wall on the opposite side.
"Kill!!" Gao Dejie roared at the top of his lungs.
Boom, two torrents of horses collided head-on. Countless broken gun shafts and blade fragments flew, the sound of breaking and the collision of men and horses continued. The sound of the friction between gun blades and armor made people's teeth sore, and the horses that could not avoid each other hit each other's bones.
It shattered, and some horses were knocked into the air, while some fell to the ground with their riders, rolling desperately on the ground.
Gao Dejie's horse crossed with the enemy amidst the roaring hoofbeats. When he felt resistance at the tip of his head, he had already flexibly turned his direction slightly with his wrist. This prevented him from being hit by the huge impact after hitting the enemy.
Use force to force the weapon away, or directly push the person under the horse. At the same time, the requirements for the use of long weapons on the cavalry wall are very high. If the weapon accidentally passes sideways, it may trip teammates and cause chaos.
It can be clearly seen that the strict Ming cavalry still has a considerable advantage after hitting the relatively loose Qing cavalry array on the opposite side. Because a Qing soldier often has to face two or three sabers, as long as the momentum is slightly weaker,
.The body and head will be in a different place.
In the first round of confrontation, more than 20 Qing soldiers were shot down, and the remaining Qing soldiers passed through the front line of the Ming army. But before they could take a breath, the second row of cavalry walls had already rushed towards them, and the sharp sabers
Raised high, it was like the scythe of death in the thunderous sound of hooves. These Qing soldiers either had their weapons broken, or failed to retract them in time, or their horse speed slowed down. The dense and straight array on the opposite side prevented them from turning sideways.
space.
"Kill!" Wang Zhan roared and thrust out his spear.
Melezhang Jingbal shot down a Ming cavalry in the attack just now, but facing the second cavalry wall of the Ming army, his pupils suddenly shrank, and he rushed his horse, trying to pick up the speed again, but it was already too late.
.The tip of the spear from the opposite side stabbed over quickly.
After blocking, Bale made a hasty move to avoid the vital point, but was still hit by the spear. As his body swayed, a saber from the left slashed diagonally at him. After a heavy blow on the shoulder armor,
The knife slid down smoothly and made a bloody opening on the horse's neck.
The Ming army lost nearly half of their cavalry in the first wall-pulling attack, but only a dozen were lost in the second wall-pulling attack, but they killed and wounded several times more of the enemy than they lost.
Melezhang Jingbal got up from the ground in a daze. The injury on his shoulder made it difficult for him to lift his arms. He raised his head with difficulty and looked at the third black wall coming towards him, but he could no longer resist.
force.
"Too many people..." This was Baler's last thought before he lost consciousness. One stab after another, blood splattered on him, and he fell to the ground like a log.
Several rounds of attacks were like a violent storm, violently beating more than 200 Qing cavalrymen to pieces, leaving corpses and wounded everywhere. The wall of cavalry running past disappeared in an instant like a sudden surge, and they continued to move forward.
Move forward, then slowly slow down after a few hundred steps and start lining up again.
"No need to fight anymore." Yu Qi could see clearly that the Ming cavalry charged five times in a row with fifty people in a row. Only a few enemy cavalry were left on the battlefield and luckily escaped from the attack range.
The enemy is gone.
"If it were me -" Yu Qi immediately smiled bitterly and shook his head. He was also very confident in his riding and martial arts skills, but he couldn't guarantee that he could withstand this continuous assault how many times, twice? Three times?
"If the first column loses more than half, the second column will only lose 30% at most, and the third column - not even 10%." Jin Liangchen, the head of the observing officer group, made a rough calculation and said to Li Yonggong beside him:
"If the charging distance could be longer and the queue denser, the effect would be better!"
"I'm afraid it's not easy to extend the charging distance." Li Yonggong pondered for a moment and said: "The density of the queue can be improved. If the riding boots that are higher than the knees mentioned by Banzai cannot be equipped as soon as possible, using knee pads can also solve many problems.
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It took the Europeans more than a century to sum up experience and extend the distance of cavalry line charge from one hundred steps to one thousand eight hundred steps. From a single dense line, they derived rows, columns, strides, and quick steps.
Various tactical deformations such as dispersing formation and galloping, and making them canonized. Although the current Ming army does not have a variety of tactical deformations, it is already a remarkable achievement to be able to extend the charge distance to three hundred steps. You must know
, the farther the charge distance extends, the more difficult it becomes, and the difficulty increases exponentially.
As for the riding boots that cover the knees, or knee pads, they are to avoid damaging the knees so that the cavalry can safely adopt the "knee-to-knee" formation. Obviously, under the current material supply conditions, the knee pads proposed by Li Yonggong are more practical and equipped.
The speed can also be faster.
Yu Qi licked his lips and reluctantly suppressed the thought in his heart of galloping and killing the enemy. He turned his head and took a stern but profound look at Yu Jiu and Yu Shi who were among the observation group. These two
Yu Qi was worried about the brothers' reckless habits, so he was sent to Jeju Island to serve as cavalry. Of course, the two men's riding and martial arts skills were quite basic and met the recruitment standards for hussars.
Yu Jiu grinned and poked Yu Shi, who was still staring at the battlefield dumbfounded. The two brothers looked at Yu Qi and nodded in unison with a smiling face.
Thanks to Qi's guidance, the two men's riding and martial arts skills were pretty good, so they were promoted to officers and joined the observation group. If they had complained about the concepts of discipline and integrity emphasized by the cavalry before, with their own eyes
After witnessing the victory on the battlefield, the two of them should have understood the true meaning of the superiority of the whole over the individual in the cavalry.
On the battlefield, Gao Dejie was waving his horse and leading a few highly skilled cavalry, and was still chasing down a few Qing cavalry who had lost their souls. Seeing this, Yu Qi and others were envious, but also had itchy hands, scratching their ears and cheeks, and couldn't help but
quiet.
"Haha, Lao Gao hasn't had such a good time in a long time." Jin Liangchen laughed and said: "The remaining soldiers must come out to see the world as soon as possible. Next year, the war in Liaodong will be fierce."
Li Yonggong nodded and said in a deep voice: "The Zhenshuo Army's cavalry should be stronger and more numerous than ours. If they can't be put to great use next year, I'm afraid -"
Jin Liangchen nodded slightly, indicating that he understood. There are two cavalry, one in the northwest and one in the northeast. This is the plan of the General Staff Headquarters. But the urgency and importance of the northeast should be greater than that of the northwest. If Gao Dejie, Jin Liangchen and others
If the cavalry trained by others cannot fight, then transferring troops from the Zhenshuo Army will inevitably affect their promotion and reputation.
"Or -" Li Yonggong paused, then said uncertainly: "If the capital cannot be recovered this year, will we be sent to participate in the war next year?"
Who wouldn't want to win the honor of recovering the capital? Li Yonggong fantasized about being able to make meritorious deeds in this historic battle, but Jin Liangchen didn't think so.
"Our army launched an offensive in Liaodong with the intention of forcing the Tartars back. If the Tartars are exhausted in the north, there will be no need to fight in Liaodong." Jin Liangchen shook his head repeatedly and explained in detail: "The Tartars
Don't you see this? Are you going to have to fight our army in the capital, making it difficult to return to Liaodong? Or maybe the remaining defeated troops will just escape and escape, and they will just linger on for a while?"
Li Yonggong thought for a while and said with a smile: "Brother Jin must know that it is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality. The Tartars have enjoyed the blessings in the colorful world of the Central Plains, how can they return to the bitter cold land as a last resort? Well, why?
If you succeed, I think the Tartars will probably fight to the death."
"It depends on whether the Tartars are wise or not." Jin Liangchen sneered and said: "If you can't bear to leave the Central Plains, how can you defend Liaodong? Even if you can temporarily hold Zhili, it will only waste food and materials and make people lose their hearts.
The current power of the imperial court, long live the wiseness, if they just sit back and wait, the Tartars will be in a situation of self-defeat."
Li Yonggong nodded, stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "That guy is showing off his power!"
In the distance, Gao Dejie led a dozen knights back proudly, holding bloody heads on the tips of their spears and knives, and shouted and cheered towards the crowd at the top.
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