Chapter 876: An Unexpected Victory

Hong Chengchou and Fan Wencheng just gathered together, and they discussed in a low voice how to deal with the aftermath of today's incident, and if they were lucky, let Qian Qiaogong survive this "competition", and how to help him get rid of his crimes.

They obviously forgot about Shen Zhiyuan, even though Shen Zhiyuan was fighting side by side with Qian Qiaogong.

In the hearts of these people, marriage is a signal of righteousness, in this world, there are many brothers who have opposite purposes, and there are really few in-laws who turn their faces, because marriage is the common wish of both parties to form an alliance, so people at this time especially like to use marriage as a means of alliance, and Shen Zhiyuan is in their hearts, which is the opponent and enemy of righteousness.

But at this moment, the crowd of onlookers in front of them let out a loud "huh" sound, which made the three of them can't help but raise their heads and look at the battlefield.

On the battlefield, the battle between the two cavalry teams did change.

At the beginning, the thirty-two lancers charged in a triangular formation, with Qian Qiaogong and Shen Zhiyuan, as the sharp edges of the triangular formation, at the top of the formation.

This was a low-level tactical mistake, which was also the reason why it was not favored by the ministers on the high platform.

Because for both sides are cavalry, and for the frontal hedge, this formation is vulnerable to cavalry attacks by the opposing cavalry.

In the face of a salvo of bows and arrows, the difference between a dense formation and a loose formation arises.

If, in the case of equal forces, one or two percent of the casualties are suffered by one or two percent after being struck by a bow and arrow, this will have very serious consequences for the first round of frontal contact between the two armies.

Just imagine, the range of riding a bow is about fifty paces, and this distance, the rider is so fast that he barely has two rounds, and if he is slow, he has only one round.

But if it is shot, then within this distance, it is very difficult for the opponent to adjust the formation to make up for the vacancy in the formation, that is, it is very likely that there will be a longitudinal emptiness of troops, and the opponent's cavalry will form a local advantage and flank, so that the entire battlefield will be implicated.

Dolgon's personal cavalry, on the other hand, was at ease.

Dealing with such a three-legged cat cavalry, they really can't fight with much spirit.

The layman looks at the bustle, and the insider looks at the doorway.

From the opponent's horseback and horse riding movements, the personal guard cavalry could see the opponent's strength and couldn't help but scoff.

Of course, they wouldn't deliberately let each other because of this, and neither of them would want to lose this opportunity to show up in front of Dolgon.

The formation of the cavalry is rounded, which is the typical tactics of cavalry battles.

The sides are forward, and the middle is lagging behind.

In this way, once the charge is launched, the flanks will strike the enemy with bows and arrows first, thus covering the breakthrough in the middle.

At the same time, this formation effectively reduces the damage from the enemy's cavalry, because the two sides meet the enemy first, then the enemy's bow and arrow need to be divided into two directions to shoot, thus reducing the density of the bow and arrow, and the probability of natural shooting is small.

Looking from the high platform, the advantages and disadvantages of the formations of these two armies are clear at a glance.

The Guards cavalry is like a triangle of open arms to embrace the lancers.

In fact, the outcome can be predicted at this time.

But just as the two sides were approaching about sixty paces, the lancers suddenly changed formation.

At this distance, the Guards cavalry had already fired the first round of arrows.

As mentioned earlier, the range of a bow is only about 50 paces, so why shoot an arrow at about 60 steps?

In fact, the reason is very simple, let the arrow fly for a while, plus the other party is approaching rapidly, two by two, sixty steps is almost the effective distance.

But at this moment, the lancers suddenly changed formation.

Qian Qiaogong and Shen Zhiyuan separated left and right, and then the spear behind them was divided into two.

A triangular charge formation, which turned into two triangles, charged towards the flanks of the guards cavalry.

This is absolutely impossible to be temporary, because in this kind of rapid charge, to change the formation temporarily, is tantamount to suicide, and you can defeat yourself without the enemy's attack.

Obviously, this change of formation is strictly trained, that is, before the battle takes place, the soldiers have already decided on this method of operation.

This is also the reason why the ministers on the stage made a "huh" sound together after seeing it.

The first round of cavalry shooting of the Guards cavalry obviously missed!

Thirty-two arrows, neatly inserted in the position of two feet square before the lancer change formation, it can be imagined that the Qing army's cavalry and archery skills.

The sudden change of formation of the spear cavalry not only surprised the audience eating melons on the stage, but also the pro-guard cavalry.

Because on the battlefield, this basically does not happen.

Anyone who has been on the battlefield knows that the two armies are facing each other, and behind them is the main formation, even if there is no infantry and logistics, there should always be a Chinese military tent, who dares to show his belly to the enemy and let the enemy end his lair?

Therefore, the guards cavalry had a moment of consternation.

Sixty paces away, one or two seconds of consternation, is enough to change the battlefield.

Because the horses of both sides will not be stunned, they are still approaching at a rapid speed.

In the blink of an eye, it is thirty steps.

Thirty paces is the firing distance of the short muskets, as mentioned before, these short muskets are arquebuses, and the cavalry has not mastered the ability to open the bow left and right.

Therefore, the fire fold of the lancer was bitten in the mouth before departure.

On a bumpy war horse, nothing is insured, only oneself, one's own mouth.

The body prostrate on the horse's back straightened, the reins in his left hand, and the right hand took out the short gun from the holster on the side of his right leg, and put the lead to his mouth, and after igniting, he quickly aimed at the enemy on the opposite side, and the white smoke that came out did not even affect his vision.

"Tom", the gun went off.

I am afraid that the best rider in the world will not be able to dodge the musket fire effectively at a distance of less than twenty paces, and is approaching, almost face-to-face.

I'm afraid that the worst arquebus in the world can't shoot at a target that is infinitely close to the muzzle, right?

It was about the distance between the gun and the enemy that the gun went off.

This is true on both sides.

The situation on the battlefield changed rapidly.

Thirty-two cavalry guards, after this incident, the two wings were almost destroyed, and at least no less than 20 people were shot and fell off their horses.

The remaining dozen or so people are the middle part of the formation.

And in a blink of an eye, the two armies crossed over.

In just one round, one side was unscathed, and the other side suffered more than half of the casualties.

This situation, as a competition, should have been shouted over.

Hong Chengchou forcibly endured the joy in his heart, and said to Fu Lin: "Your Majesty, the victory and defeat have been divided, and there is no need to compare." ”

Fan Wencheng echoed: "They are all my soldiers of the Qing Dynasty, since the victory and defeat have been divided, we must not let the soldiers die in vain." ”

Jierharang fell into the well and said: "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor, add another general, a tiger Ben, the combat power of the lancers is obvious, which shows that Qian Qiaogong has a good way of training, in the opinion of the minister, when the expansion of Qian Qiaogong's lancers, in addition to the new army of muskets into a separate army." ”