In fact, the real role of cavalry on the battlefield is not that they form formations to attack the infantry.

Rather, it is to cover the main army and at the same time cover the battlefield, turn the enemy army into deaf and blind, compress the enemy's infantry in battle, and expand the results after defeating the enemy.

The cavalry that can really attack the infantry in formation must be heavy cavalry with men and horses.

Whether in ancient China or the Western Middle Ages, this kind of heavy cavalry was very rare, one is not easy to train, and the other is too expensive.

Therefore, the Jin Kingdom, which had such a cavalry back then, would have the title of Jurchen Man invincible, and would have played a brilliant record like the Battle of Dagang.

Only the Western Xia, which has more than 1,000 iron harriers, can fight against the two great powers of Song and Liao in a remote place, and still have the strength to beat the Western Regions Zhuhu.

This kind of cavalry also has a characteristic, that is, it will only appear in the north, not south of the Yangtze River, let alone Lingnan.

Therefore, the cavalry of one or two thousand people in Ruan Hui's hands was completely a light cavalry that covered the battlefield.

In his previous combat career, his opponents basically did not have cavalry that could cover the battlefield, so he was often caught by Ruan Hui and beaten hard!

But Ye Kai is different, cavalry, in this era when the Mongols, who are masters of cavalry, are declining, hussars and Cossacks are the best cavalry teams, and he has both.

Soon after Nguyen Hue's army came out of Thang Long City, it habitually dispersed the cavalry, and when it was still six or seven kilometers away from the Phu Rang River, a group of cavalry of the Xishan Army with bows and arrows on their backs and sabers in their hands came to the side of the Phu Rang River, and the scene in front of them made these cavalrymen stunned.

Countless people wearing Western-style, blue, or white military uniforms are forming a team, and the riverside tidal flats are full of human stumps, and occasionally there are gunshots and artillery sounds, and there are not many Qing troops on the entire riverside, and there is no Xishan Army led by Chen Guangyao.

"Tang Kou! It's Tang Kou from Pingshun! A small, short cavalryman with a scar on his forehead gasped, and as he spoke, he turned and climbed on horseback.

"You must tell Your Majesty that Tang Kou has disappeared!" That's the only thought in the little man's mind.

"Your Excellency's eagles, don't miss even a single person!"

Valentin drew his saber and roared in a low voice, lightly pinched the horse's belly, and rushed out with a few Cossacks.

Simon. Kosciushkko glanced at Valentin with disdain, phew! The savage Russian serf, he took out a spear and beckoned his Polish comrades to go into action.

On the wide battlefield, more than 500 cavalry were sprinkled like sesame seeds, and they would first make Nguyen Hue blind and deaf, and then drive him to a predetermined place.

Before the eighteenth century, the hussars were actually a kind of aristocratic army, each hussar needed at least two or more servants, and carried a lot of weapons, when holding a spear, it was a shock heavy cavalry, when holding a broadsword and handcuffs, it was a grappling black cavalry, and even they could dismount and use it as heavy infantry.

But by now, the big bobo has been divided twice, and the hussars have changed from a noble class to a multi-functional cavalry.

In general, they gradually lost their ability as heavy cavalry and cuirassiers, and thus turned into a dog-fighting cavalry with carbines, sabers, flint flints, and more and more homogeneous with their sworn enemies and counterparts Cossacks.

After arriving in Nanyang, Ye Kai also equipped them with Baker rifled guns, which greatly improved the ability of dog fighting, and in special times, they could even be used as dragoons.

The small cavalryman Nguyen Mao was running, and the Cossacks who looked like mandrills in his eyes were chasing after him.

In terms of height, the knights on both sides are short, because only the shorty is the best companion for a warhorse, especially in the case of long chases and dog fights.

However, the opponent's equipment is much better than Ruan Mao's, they have a long-range, high-precision firearm, and their bows and arrows are not opponents at all.

Just his companion tried to lure them into the bushes and deal with them with bows and arrows, but was sent to the Buddha with a musket.

However, Ruan Mao didn't know how long he could escape, because the war horses of these white ghosts behind him were much better than those under his crotch, not only faster than his horses, but also much better in endurance.

He touched the flint flint on his waist, this was his last means of saving his life, and it was rewarded to him by the king of Beiping, no, the emperor of Guangzhong, after he killed a Beizheng Caiqi.

Getting closer and closer, Ruan Mao quietly turned to the side, turned around sharply, and snapped the fire gun in his hand!

"Boom!" The firelight flashed, and the white ghost who had been chasing him behind him was also extremely clever, and at that moment, the white ghost suddenly shrank under the horse's belly, dodging Ruan's fire.

However, due to the fierce deviation of the white ghost, even the man and the horse fell in a paddy field.

It's safe! Ruan Mao was overjoyed, if he reported the news to His Majesty, I don't know what reward His Majesty would give him?

This thought flashed through him, and in the bushes beside the road, a cavalryman in strange armor suddenly appeared, and before the frightened Ruan Mao could touch his saber, a spear stabbed him in the chest.

The two horses were staggered, and the cavalrymen in strange armor let go of the hand holding the spear at the most opportune time, and the time and strength were just right.

A sharp pain and chill came violently, and the spear in his chest seemed to be a water pipe that could drain his life force, Ruan Mao only felt that the sky was spinning for a while, and then he fell!

"The Cossacks don't need your assistance, Poles!" In the paddy field, a slightly annoyed broken French voice sounded.

Around the area around the Furajiang River within a five-kilometer radius, such chases and dog fights are played out everywhere.

Ruan Hui's face was solemn, he also felt that something was wrong, there were many cavalry scattered, but few came back to restore their lives, and sometimes the sound of fire bolts could be heard from a distance around.

The most terrifying thing is that Chen Guangyao, who led 30,000 troops, has never sent anyone to deliver the news since two hours ago, and as a commander who has been fighting all year round, the feeling of danger is like a tide, coming towards him in waves.

But Ruan Hui wanted to break her head, and she didn't know where the accident was?

Chen Guangyao is the first fierce general under him, and the 30,000 people he leads are also elite, who has the ability to trap Chen Guangyao's 30,000 people?

Could it be that the Northern Dynasty sent a large army to help again? Not really! The emperor of the Northern Dynasty must have thought that the war was over, so how could he send a large number of soldiers?

A burst of gunfire interrupted Ruan Hui's thoughts, and a herald with a command flag on his back rushed over.

"Your Majesty, the cavalry has been spotted on the left flank of the army and is engaged in a struggle with our cavalry!"

"Cavalry?" Ruan Hui's heart tightened, it must be that the Northern Kou is coming, no country or force in the entire Tiannan has cavalry, unless the Northern Kou transfers their Manchurian horse team, the Northern Kou will definitely increase the troops, and Chen Guangyao is in danger!

"Order Guangshun to guard Li Wenbao to attack, be sure to catch the cavalry of Beikou, and ask for information!" Ruan Hui threw down a command flag and ordered loudly.

"Why don't we just stop it here? Poles, do you have that guts? ”

Valentin, who was a little wet on his body, mocked Simon who meticulously maintained his demeanor in a vicious voice. Kosciuszko.

"Of course I have that guts, but I'm afraid of you wet serf peeing your pants!"

Simon didn't forget to fight back as he removed Baker's rifled gun.

All the sixty-five horsemen dismounted, and five of them were led away, and the rest formed two horizontal formations, and they were blocked at a mountain pass.

Li Wenbao, who is also one of the Seven Tiger Generals of Xishan, waved his hand with a calm face, and almost 400 people rushed to the mountain bag of Warenjing and others.

These Tay Son soldiers were armed with brand-new flintlock pistols, which Nguyen Hue had bought from the Portuguese in Macau a few days ago.

However, they encountered the newly invented Baker flintlock pistol, which Ye Kai was basically sure to get in exchange for a half-sister.

The two sides were still separated by 212 meters, and they were still far from the range of the smoothbore flintlock guns, and more than 60 Baker rifled guns were fired, and because of the advantage in range and accuracy, they did not need to shoot the platoon guns at all.

The Xishan army rushed forward with their heads covered and fell twenty or thirty people, and the rest were frightened, and hurriedly retreated in a swarm.

Li Wenbao, who was furious, waved his hand again, and simply dispatched more than two Qi 700 people, and did not take a flintlock pistol, and directly rushed with a sword and rattan brand.

As a result, more than 30 people were put down, and when the Xishan army approached, Valentin and they simply got on their horses and ran away, and when the Xishan army returned, they came to harass again.

Coming and going, it was only about five kilometers away, and the Xishan Army walked with great difficulty, and similar attacks occurred everywhere.

Although it didn't cause much damage, it was too annoying, and after the cavalry didn't dare to let it out, Nguyen Hue didn't know what was going on in front of him.