Bolo immediately ordered: "Don't let them rest, rush forward!" ”

As the order was given, the first few rows of Han cavalry in front of them were to sprint on horseback. The Manchurian cavalry was not accustomed to handcuffs and felt that there were no bows and arrows, but they equipped the Han cavalry with handcuffs. The reason is that the Han army's cavalry shooting is average anyway, and the use of fire guns is not much worse.

The Han cavalry did not receive much training, anyway, the ammunition of the handcuffs was loaded in advance, and it could only be fired once, as long as the projectile could be shot at the enemy. Like Li Yan's cavalry, they also wore four handcuffs on their horses, and on either side of the saddle were their own handy weapons. However, the chain mail will not be equipped, and in order to resist Li Yan's fire attack, they can only wear thinner cotton armor in the summer.

The Manchurian cavalry, which was lined up in the back, dismounted in the original and prepared all the bows. They knew that the 2,000 Han cavalry that rushed out in front of them would definitely not be able to stop Li Yan's cavalry. And their goal here is to shoot the horses of Li Yan's cavalry. After the first few cavalry battles, they knew that it was easier to deal with horses than to shoot Li Yan's cavalry.

However, they may be in the back row, and they didn't see that Bai Shixiong's war horse was already wearing a vest, although it was only a felt inlaid with thin iron sheets, but the protection against bows and arrows was still good. Originally, they hoped to put on chain mail, but the production of chain mail was not high, and the soldiers did not have enough to use, so naturally they could not use it for horses.

Of course, Bai Shixiong and they will not stand still and wait, if the cavalry loses speed, it will be dangerous. He also immediately had his men mount their horses and charge. Fortunately, the distance between the two sides is more than 500 steps, and there is enough space to add up the speed.

The two sides are getting closer and closer, and the speed of the horses is getting faster and faster. The cavalry in the front row were suddenly a little stunned, because they found that the Qing cavalry who were rushing over actually raised their handguns, and the guns were facing them. Although the distance between the two sides was eighty paces at this time, it still surprised them a lot. The two sides collided at high speed, and in the blink of an eye, they were fifty paces apart.

"Bang", "bang", "bang", the cavalry of the Qing army shot first. After all, there is little training, and it is a little difficult to control the distance. And the enemy also rushed over quickly, they also knew that the enemy's fire was powerful, and they always wanted to strike first, but the result was the opposite.

The gunpowder formula of the Qing army was not as good as Li Yan's, and its power was slightly insufficient. Moreover, their lead bullets are not polished enough finely, and now they are shooting at a long distance, so the lethality and accuracy are naturally very low. Only a dozen of Li Yan's cavalry were hit, and only a few people fell off their horses.

Before the Qing cavalry could pick up the second handcuff, Li Yan's cavalry also fired. The soldiers in the first row all fired at the cavalry of the Qing army at the moment when the horses were in the air, and the distance of twenty paces was not bad in terms of accuracy or power, and I saw that more than half of the Qing cavalry in the first row fell from the saddle to the ground with a scream in an instant.

The cavalry of the Han army can be regarded as experienced in a hundred battles, but this situation of causing huge casualties without touching the enemy still makes them feel terrified. The cavalrymen in the front row, who were still on horseback, did not dare to take down a handcuff again, but took their customary knives and axes in their hands, and they were still more accustomed to slashing each other with cold weapons than shooting at each other with handcuffs.

However, Li Yan's cavalry did not have this habit, and the opponent who could raise his hand to solve it with one shot, why should he spend energy to block and slash? They quickly picked up new handcuffs and pulled the trigger on the Qing army rushing with swords and axes.

After this shot, almost all of the surviving Qing troops in the first platoon fell off their horses. The high-speed flying lead bullet smashed on their cotton armor, as if it had been hit hard by a heavy hammer, and it was not easy to be injured and still stick to the horse. Even if someone is lucky and misses, it doesn't matter, there are still five rows of Li Yan's cavalry waiting behind, and there will always be a projectile that will find him.

The cavalry in the rear row of the Qing army did not use handcuffs, but used cold weapons such as knives and axes. They felt that the next two sides should be hedging at high speed, and using firecrackers made them feel uneasy. Because the fire rate of his fire gun is only six or seven percent, if it doesn't sound, isn't it in vain?

However, Li Yan's cavalry didn't think much about it. They were inferior to the Qing army in strength and skill, and even if the firing rate of the handcuffs was only more than eighty percent, they felt that they were cheaper than slashing. Even if the handcuffs really didn't fire, they didn't complain.

At this time, the situation became one-sided, and Li Yan's cavalry continued to fire handcuffs, killing the Qing cavalry at close range. The cavalry in front, who had already beaten all four handcuffs, used steel whips to defend, and blocked the slashes of the Qing soldiers with all their might, and handed over the rest to their companions behind.

When they rushed out of the interception of the Qing cavalry, a rain of arrows flew head-on. The Manchurian cavalry fired arrows at them, at their horses, with their rifle bows stretched by several stones. At this time, their war horses neighed one after another, but most of them were only injured, as long as they could control the war horses, they could make the war horses run more wildly.

The cavalry did not pause and continued to charge forward with the Qing troops intercepting in front, knowing that once they slowed down, they might never have a chance again.

As the Qing army got closer and closer to interception, the Qing army's bow and arrow became stronger and more accurate, and some war horses were even shot in the forehead, making the war horses fall straight upright. Some of the cavalry were caught off guard, and were directly seriously injured and trampled by the horses behind. If you are lucky enough to get up again, you must find an empty horse and go up, and if you hesitate for a while, the horses behind you will not always avoid him.

As the rumbling horses' hooves got closer and closer, the Manchurian soldiers were also afraid. Their feathered arrows did not effectively stop Li Yan's cavalry. And they didn't expect that after the battle with the Han cavalry, Li Yan's cavalry would still have so many left.

At this time, the Manchurian cavalry began to flee on both sides, and the horses could not take care of it. Although their knives are sharp, there is no problem in cutting the legs of horses, but even if they can cut down one or two horses, they will not escape the fate of being trampled into meat sauce. And even if they sacrifice their own lives and forget to die, will others be as disregarded as they are about life and death?

Bolo saw his subordinates dodging on their own, and shouted anxiously: "Bomb, throw bomb!" ”

At this time, Li Yan's cavalry had already rushed up, the steel whip swung left and right, the handcuffs slammed, the war horses went on a rampage, and his banner soldiers fell one after another screaming.

Bolo ordered: "Let the people on both sides quickly throw bombs, don't be stupid to watch!" Let them throw them in the path of the enemy, and don't blow up their own people! ”

Although this was all planned in advance, when it came, both the soldiers and the generals were a little blind, and they were a little overwhelmed by the enemy who rushed towards them like a tide. They had never seen such a scene, they had always used cavalry to crush the enemy before, but now it was them who were impacted, and they were completely unprepared. So all plans were forgotten, and the enemy rushed over on the corpse of their brother.

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