Chapter 384 Let the officers and soldiers learn how to ride horses
What is the concept of 10,000 people? Standing together, all they saw were human heads. What is the concept of 100,000 people? There is no human head in sight. What is the concept of nearly 100 miles of company camp? Just thinking about it makes your scalp tingle.
Now what Wang Hongwu is facing is the army of Wuyang Liukou, and the reconnaissance platoon has retreated to its own position.
Wang Hongwu looked at the opposite side with a telescope, and then released a drone to start high-altitude reconnaissance.
After receiving a report from the reconnaissance platoon, the rogues gathered a large army and came. Wang Hongwu withdrew the reconnaissance platoon and ordered the whole army to press up, and when the whole army reached the front of the formation, the whole army stopped advancing and made preparations before the attack.
The soldiers on the armoured vehicles dismounted, the wagons and the soldiers on their horses dismounted, and the artillerymen laid down their mortars to set up positions.
The soldiers disembarked in order to increase the density of firepower, using infantry and tank coordination tactics.
Soldiers on horseback dismounted to enhance the accuracy of their shooting. These soldiers had just learned to ride horses, and it was difficult for them to hit the target on a moving horse.
In particular, the security forces use the foreign trade version of the paper fixed flintlock pistol, and it is necessary to clean the chamber with a whole strip to shoot a bullet, and it is even less proficient to operate this procedure on the horse.
However, there were twenty-four carriages with fixed Type 85 heavy machine guns, which required a density of firepower and a low level of accuracy, and they could attack the enemy in motion.
Forty tankers also climbed up and attacked the enemy in a lying position, using rifles.
Luo Rucai couldn't help but be startled when he heard that most of the officers and soldiers on the way were cavalry, almost one man and two horses. is about to retreat, let the cannon fodder resist the old camp in front, and try the other party's catties.
In fact, this style of play is dangerous and cannot be easily used unless it is absolutely necessary. Because once the cannon fodder is defeated, it will not only affect morale, but also easily impact the main formation and cause chaos.
As a result, he soon saw a strange scene, and the opponent's more than 7,000 cavalry all dismounted and prepared to meet him.
Luo Rucai couldn't help laughing, and Song Qing and other subordinates of the "Descending Tiger" also laughed.
They are all bandits who have fought old noses, and you can see at a glance what is going on. After a long day, the opposite side was full of novice cavalry, all mounted infantry. War horses are only their means of transportation, not a helping force in battle.
Luo Rucai's tears came out of his laughter, he wiped the corners of his eyes and said, "Brothers, let each other see in a while, what is cavalry?" Let them follow along and learn well. ”
"Descending Tiger" Song Qing suppressed his laughter and said: "Big boss, you just look at it, you must let them learn to die." ”
The bandit leaders laughed again on their horses, and as long as the other side had no cavalry, their confidence increased exponentially.
In the era of cold weapons, cavalry was a moving tank, relying on mobility and impact power, and usually dared to fight more and less.
Luo Rucai's old battalion had 5,000 cavalry, which was the family foundation he had saved for many years. He had some confidence in using these cavalry to fight the opponent's 7,8000 infantry, not to mention that he still had 80,000 troops.
"What a big bird!" A bandit leader looks up at the high skyway.
Another bandit leader also said curiously: "This kind of bird is rare, why have you never seen it?" ”
"It's a pity it's too high to shoot down!"
There was a lot of talking.
Luo Rucai said: "Don't care about that bird!" His grandmother's, the officers and soldiers on the other side are really magnanimous, fifteen or six thousand war horses, if we grab them, they will be sent. ”
"yes, fuck it!"
"Rob it!"
"Grab it!"
These leaders were all excited, and even felt that the officers and soldiers on the opposite side were sending horses to them, and they couldn't help but lift their spirits.
Luo Rucai succeeded in arousing the morale of the whole army, and his confidence in this battle was even stronger. If he wins this battle, he will have 20,000 cavalry, and in the future, Zhang Xianzhong will have to speak quietly to him, and the ownership of the boss will have to be re-arranged.
Thinking of this, Luo Rucai shouted: "Return to your own formation, gather all your armies, and prepare to charge the battle." ”
The situation of the other party is clear at a glance, and the following strategy is simple. Of course, more than 10,000 infantry from the old battalion stuck to the officers and troops head-on, and 5,000 cavalry attacked the enemy from the weak point of the flank, and then 60,000 or 70,000 cannon fodder poured up, and then entered a state of group fighting.
The battle of the Valley of the Great Kings was the beating of the officials and the army by the crowds. The officers and soldiers are well equipped, but they can't stand up to the gangsters.
Judging from the monoculars, the other party should not be wearing armor, and Luo Rucai couldn't help but be full of confidence.
On the other side, Wang Hongwu had seen the situation on the opposite side clearly from the high-altitude drone.
The formation of the troops in front of the Liukou is relatively neat, a bit like an army. The large army in the rear was completely chaotic like herding sheep, large and small, in a heap in the east and a heap in the west. Judging from the display screen, most of the people are sitting on the ground, as if they are not here to fight, but to join in the fun.
From this, Wang Hongwu can judge that most of these people are exiles who have been coerced.
In fact, these people don't look at the mess, they are all energetic when they fight with the wind, because there is something to grab. This is their motivation, because they are all going crazy with poverty and hunger.
But when the battle was lost, these men ran faster than rabbits. To put it simply, it is to bully the soft and fear the hard. You're amazing, they're all kind people, you're wilting, they don't mind coming up and biting you. Otherwise, the poor mountains and bad waters will come out of the people.
The actions of the Tiance Army were very fast, and the battle formation was adjusted in a short time.
"Tiance Army, attack!" As Wang Hongwu gave the order to advance with the walkie-talkie, the entire Tiance army moved.
At the forefront, thirty armored vehicles, almost in a straight line, pressed towards the enemy.
It must have been a straight line, because the speed was controlled at ten kilometers per hour, which was to take care of the speed of the infantry.
As soon as the Tiance army moved, the rogue on the opposite side also moved as if they had made an appointment.
The distance between the two sides was about one kilometer, and the best distance for the cavalry to increase their speed was four hundred paces, that is, five hundred meters. The cavalry trotted in advance to warm up and move the muscles and bones of the horses.
Luo Rucai couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw that the Tiance army also launched an active attack.
If the infantry is in good standby, it is actually quite difficult to deal with. There are many chariots and carriages on the opposite side, which can completely block the offensive momentum of the cavalry. Then, after the formation, cast the fire bow and arrow, which can further neutralize the impact of the cavalry.
Once the officers and troops attack, the formation will inevitably be scattered, which is more conducive to the attack of their own cavalry.
The dozens of chariots led by the other party could move by themselves, although he was a little puzzled, but he didn't take it to heart, because this exceeded his cognitive common sense, at most he understood that someone was pushing it in the car.
The two sides faced each other head-on, gradually approaching, and the sheep in the rear of the rogue were also driven by the shepherds, holding wooden sticks, carrying dung forks, and even some people holding two stones in their hands, stepping on the unknown battlefield.