Hearing that the enemy was coming, the Houjin cavalry, who was originally in a state of repair, immediately climbed on the back of their horses frantically.

I have to say that an army that has experienced countless battles and is on the rise is still very good in terms of tactical literacy.

Even in this sudden moment of racing against time, the cavalry in the valley still spontaneously adjusted in place: those who received the enemy in front urgently mounted their horses, and the rear team put on armor for each other's companions, preparing for a second heavy charge.

At the moment when the Houjin light cavalry was about to rush out of the mouth of the stone gorge, the rumbling sound of horses' hooves also turned from far and near, turning from a bend on the opposite side.

The two sides finally met at this moment.

From the perspective of the Houjin cavalry, the enemy who suddenly killed in front of them seemed to be just a group of commonplace Ming officers and soldiers: wearing leather helmets and red fat jackets.

But that's just the appearance.

If you look closely at the details, this cavalry unit from the Ming Kingdom is not so Ming. Not only are the formations neatly formed and the mounts are excellent, but the weapons and equipment are completely different from ordinary cavalry...... The most important thing is that this cavalry unit is murderous, and it is not a lost dog after defeat.

The murderous spirit is actually more of a spiritual outlook expressed through restraint; It's not like the layman thinks, shouting with a murderous face is murderous.

The same is true of the incoming enemy. Aside from the tense face and skillful control of the horse, there was no superfluous noise. In the long canyon, all that remains is the roaring hooves of horses and the cold air blowing in your face. This kind of cold and monotonous scene, accompanied by the upcoming fight, is extremely suffocating.

The raiders put tremendous pressure on the Houjin cavalry, who rushed out of the narrow mouth. However, when Wotu, who was rushing to the front, saw the enemy at the first glance, he gasped, and regardless of the momentum, he suddenly pulled the reins vigorously, so the war horse man stood up and neighed loudly.

What caused Wotu to be urgently reined in was not a murderous aura, but the opponent's strange formation.

Line columns.

Hot weapons eliminate the most important formation in cold weapons warfare: line columns.

At this moment, Wotu saw an unheard of "line": about seventy or eighty paces away, at the bend of the canyon, a seemingly thin line lined up by several rows of cavalry. Like a stick, like a wall, it's so weird, and it turns neatly.

This way of turning the ranks does not seem to be complicated, it is nothing more than the reduction of the inner circle and the expansion of the outer circle. In later generations, this was a group action that was also familiar to elementary school students, because it was often used in sports meetings.

However, in the seventeenth century, this formation suitable for hot weapons was not understandable to cold weapons troops. Don't think that the elite cavalry in ancient times would run in line, that's all nonsense in TV dramas.

The real cold-weapon cavalry has been a swarm charge of the group since ancient times, and it is impossible to put up a linear queue at all...... Because it's useless.

The cavalry line charge tactic is a kind of mutually cannibalistic tactic of competition and discipline that will only appear after the popularization of hot weapons, the battlefield demand for salvo fire, the ability to organize more high-end military organization, and the conditions for long-term professional training -- two walls collide, killing 1,000 enemies and inflicting 800 self-losses. This brutal tactic was maintained by a high degree of organizational discipline and was simply not within the scope of the old army.

Of course, today's elite cavalry of the Spring Thunder Battalion did not come to fight hand-to-hand with the enemy's line. The so-called surprise attack, what the Manchurians did not notice was that although the enemy seemed to be fierce, in fact, the horses were not moving very fast.

So, when the wall-like procession turned the corner and faced the enemy horsemen head-on, the speed of several walls slowed down again, almost to the point of jogging.

At this moment, the lightly armed Houjin light rider began to rush out of the narrow valley pass.

At this moment, the true nest of Jiala's forehead, inexplicably terrifying, was erected like a psychic horse.

At this moment, huge voices began to echo in the mountain walls on both sides: "Prepare in the front row, aim, fight!" ”

The next moment, neatly white smoke erupted from the array, and the Houjin light horsemen who had just rushed out of the valley on the opposite side suddenly turned on their backs and were knocked down...... The narrow valley mouth is blocked.

In order to lurk before, the Houjin Department specially chose a stone valley with a large belly and a small mouth, and lush vegetation on both sides to ambush. Then since it is a valley terrain used for ambushes, the mouth must be narrow, which causes the tactics of the Houjin cavalry to be unfavorable.

Now here's the trouble: Taniguchi is blocked.

The internal reason for Taniguchi's blockage is the narrowness of the opening, and the external reason is the opponent's dense musket bullets.

After the first wave of muskets was fired, the rider on horseback instantly inserted the short-barreled cavalryman into the back pouch of the waist with his carbine. Immediately after, the soldier skillfully pumped, and the spare gun on the other side was in his hand.

At this time, the excellent war horses that have been trained for a long time have slowly reined in under the hint of their owners. Then, a second round of gunfire rang out.

After the second round of gunfire, there was even more confusion at the mouth of the valley: the large horses were shot more, and the dead and scurrying wounded horses prevented the subsequent cavalry from rushing out of the valley quickly.

From this moment on, the outcome has actually been decided: once the Centaur corpse has unloaded the ability to charge, then in front of the opponent with the advanced musket, the Houjin Warrior has no other way out than to be shot in the air.

The third round of musket salvos soon began.

Under the scorching sun and military sticks of the past, the soldiers of the Chunlei Battalion, who had undergone rigorous training, finally gave full play to what they had learned in today's actual combat scene.

After the soldier finished shooting, he handed out the empty gun with his left hand, and his right hand also received the live ammunition gun handed by Pao Ze behind him. The whole process is smooth, accompanied by the sound of non-stop guns, and the empty guns are constantly passed from front to back, and the whole process is smooth and smooth, without any sense of obstruction.

In war, the fluency of one side represents the flesh and blood of the other. As the battle continued, the Houjin cavalry, who kept trying to rush out of the valley, were knocked to the ground without stopping.

Soon, Taniguchi's human and horse corpses were piled up on a slope. The follow-up cavalry stepped on such an irregular obstacle, and it would take a lot of effort to even pass smoothly, let alone charge.

Seeing that the situation was favorable, Li Yingguan immediately tore off the small horn, and then commanded the riding wall to slowly advance a distance of 50 meters. This position, only a few tens of meters from the valley mouth, is convenient for the previous salvo to be changed to scattering. Now there is no need for a salvo, just see someone outcropping on the slope and strike with precision.

Suddenly, they were hit with muskets that they had never heard of before, causing confusion among the Manchu warriors in the valley. They have become accustomed to the battle mode of the old Ming army and are at a loss for the new mode of warfare.

But the supreme commander on the scene, Guerjia Wotu, will understand a little.

In the big battle when the Jin army entered the Kou Ming Kingdom before, most of the main force of the robbers withdrew from the Guanwai.

After that, there was a variable that Amin and Shuotobu were eaten by the traversers.

The impact of this variable on the nascent post-Kim regime is extremely far-reaching.

Afterwards, in order to cover up the truth, the high-level officials of Houjin, who had ascertained some facts at that time, quickly unified the propaganda caliber in response to this matter: After the heroic break of Amin's department, it was besieged by countless Qinwang Ming troops, and finally ran out of ammunition and food to be loyal to the country, and Amin Dabeile was on board!

This is the most reasonable and convincing explanation for the low-level soldiers.

However, regarding the elimination of the Amin Ministry, Gualjia Wotu, as a high-level member of the Houjin, was able to get the correct information from the Guannai. So although Wotu hadn't personally seen the legendary army, when he saw Li Jichun's department for the first time, he felt that something was wrong.

Perhaps this is the reason why he was blessed with a bright star, a flash of inspiration, and a full of occult skills, so that he reined in the precipice and picked up a small life: the moment he got up, the horse was shot several times in the abdomen. After the centaur fell to the ground, Wotu was unable to stand upright because his calves were pressed under the horse, thus avoiding the next few rounds of gunfire.

But what if you dodge gunfire?

Wotu, who was rescued by his cronies, is now holding on to his injured leg, and he can only give orders to continue to organize infantry charges.

It was the only order he could give as a commander...... If you don't give this command, what command can you give? Do you want the whole gang to turn around and run away? In that case, the super cauldron that let go of the Ming army's rout will be carried by him alone.

Therefore, although Wotu has privately realized that due to the appearance of the strange new force, the battlefield blocking mission he received before is afraid that it will be in vain. But for the sake of his own interests, he must now let his subordinates rush out, or defeat, or die for the Great Khan to see, and must not turn around and run away.

So after the first wave of fighting, after only a brief pause, a large number of Houjin soldiers rushed out of the valley with a shout.

What they encountered was a dismounted infantry spear formation in a kneeling position.

This time, the cold weapons unit made adjustments. Habitual, invincible adjustment: a warrior in three layers of armor and a heavy shield.

Unfortunately, the brave samurai didn't know anything: sometime a year ago, the samurai under the command of Amin and Shuto had charged the same armed forces with the same equipment.

And so the charge was once again a shameful failure. Slow-moving heavily armored samurai, under the volley of industrialized rifled barrels, could not rush in front of the enemy at all.

The lead bullets fired from the cap gun are full of power. The heavily armored samurai who was hit was like being hit by a sledgehammer, and even if the bullet did not pierce the armor, the kinetic energy was still transmitted into the internal organs, causing the samurai to vomit blood and lose his mobility.

After the second round of charges, Taniguchi had already piled up a high mountain of corpses. At this moment, the Daikin samurai hiding in the valley had completely lost his confidence. At this moment, there was already a faint noise outside: the Ming army had been defeated and was passing through the mountain pass.

Knowing that the interception mission had completely failed, he looked at these self-flag-soldiers in the valley who had been frightened, and couldn't help gritting his teeth and giving the most correct order at present: stick to it and wait for help.

Complete one's misery.

Just as Wotu gave the order, a rapid alarm bone flute sounded at the back of the valley. Immediately afterwards, the lookout post that sounded the alarm fell from a height in full view of everyone, and fell to death in front of its own people.

The next moment, puffs of white smoke began to shoot out from the trees above the side of the valley. And the Houjin Banner soldiers below fell in response.

Seeing the surprise attack at the end of the team, Wotu was blessed again at this moment, and he slowly turned his head...... Sure enough, on the mountain of corpses several meters high, a row of barrels shining with metallic light slowly emerged.