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Soon, a troop of sturdy cavalry rushed up the hill like a whirlwind, and then they all grabbed the reins of their horses, and the horses neighed and sighed.

Immediately the knights stopped the horses, they were all fierce and light, and their eyes were sharp, but they were the newly built Xin'anzhuang Jiuye cavalry team, except for Li Ruwan, they were a team of fifty people, all of whom were the executioners of the original Feiyun Dart Bureau.

They dart all the year round, and after many years of training by the ninth master, this equestrian skills are needless to say, long soldiers and short soldiers can be used immediately, and they often encounter bandits on the way to darts, and they have rich experience in fighting bloody battles.

However, after entering the village to train with the soldiers for more than a month, the queue array of each person has also grown.

Therefore, although their number is small, they are galloping, but they are like thousands of troops and horses, and they are magnificent.

Looking at the fierce and light appearance of the cavalry, the people on the mountain and the mountain, etc., all cast envious eyes, fresh clothes and angry horses, galloping horses, who doesn't yearn for it?

Jiu Ye jumped off the horse, and his heavy riding boots stepped on the grass, like a shock to the ground.

Because he temporarily borrowed the equipment of the sentry team, he was also dressed in gray felt, cotton armor, and black cloak at this time, although the inlaid iron cotton armor was not as heavy as the iron armor, but it also weighed twenty pounds, but at this time, the twenty pounds of cotton armor were draped on his body, but there was nothing.

He dismounted and handed the flag to a knight next to him, but he held it himself.

Then his eldest son Qian Likui, daughter Qian Sanniang, and Li Ruwan and others jumped off the horse one after another.

After Qian Sanniang got off the horse, the handcuffs of both hands were still flexibly turned in her hands a few times, and then she inserted the holster in a chic manner, but it was Yang He's trick that day that she learned to play with the gun.

The Ninth Master looked back at the team and saw that all the riders had dismounted, but many people were laughing and shouting, and they couldn't help frowning, and shouted: "Silence! ”

Immediately, his ranks fell silent.

Although the cavalry team is strong, the members are all the original dart masters, and they have always been used to being casual, and it is impossible to change much in just over a month after entering the village.

But the ninth master is rough on the outside and fine on the inside, but he pays attention to this aspect of things.

He was known for his prestige in the original dart game, and the dart masters obeyed him, and in terms of discipline, the ninth master was very calm.

Seeing that the team remained quiet, the ninth master Qian Zhongyong nodded with satisfaction, and took his eldest son Qian Likui and daughter Qian Sanniang to stride over.

That Li Ruwan followed closely beside Qian Sanniang, as a guard, they were all dressed like the ninth master, gray felt, cotton armor, black cloak, and the same twenty pounds of iron-inlaid cotton armor were worn on them, as if nothing happened.

Then Qian Likui also dressed up, with cotton armor, twelve pairs of iron-inlaid cotton armor were produced this month, and the cavalry team had nine pairs, Jiuye, Qian Likui, Qian Sanniang, Li Ruwan, and then five pairs, equipping the rest of the team.

Yang He originally planned to equip his fourth son, Qian Lijue, with a pair, but the ninth master was in charge and assigned it to another dart master in the team.

His reason is very simple, this dart master is more skilled, and he is more qualified to have this cotton armor than his fourth son.

The armor village is more nervous, but fortunately, the Xin'an handcuff is still enough, the sentinel team has divided eleven shots, Yang He has left one for himself, and the remaining thirty-eight strokes are given to the cavalry team, some of them can also ride and shoot, and some people are good at using hand crossbows, which is enough.

That Qian Sanniang and Li Ruwan each have two handguns, and they hit the left and right, which has become a unique scenery for the cavalry.

At this time, the second daughter strode over with the ninth master, especially that Qian Sanniang pressed the heavy sword, and the two handcuffs on the shackle were exposed, which was quite conspicuous, her felt hat was pressed low, only revealing bright eyes, and the black fluffed soft riding boots stepped on the grass, vigorous and powerful.

Yang He saw that her walking posture was quite cold, and when her waist twisted, the black cloak trembled lightly, and her heroic posture was even more concave and convex, and he couldn't help but glance at her waist and long legs.

But when he saw Qian Sanniang glancing at him, his eyelashes trembled, and he lowered his eyes lightly.

Yang He also turned his gaze away, and saw that Li Ruwan was following her, walking and swaying, occupying a large position, with a heavy short axe pinned to his waist, and two handcuffs inserted in his waist, with his head held high, covered with a cloak, and his expression was more arrogant than that of a man.

Soon Jiu Ye and others came over, and at this time, the important officers were concentrated on the top of the mountain, including Minister Yang, Han Daxia, Zhong Officer Zhang Songtao, Captain Chen Qiuao, Deputy General Han Guan'er, Yang Qianzong, Luo Xianjue and others, as well as Cui Lu, Sheng Santang, Li Jiale, etc.

Everyone gathered in the mountains, most of them were dressed in iron armor, armor leaves, and red cloaks, and they saw a dazzling red light of the army.

The ninth master approached and saluted Yang He, and Qian Likui, Qian Sanniang, and Li Ruwan behind him also hugged their fists.

Yang He said with a smile: "The Ninth Master is exempt, the cavalry team has become more and more powerful in the past month or so. ”

Ninth Master Qian Zhongyong laughed and said: "It's all thanks to the support of the Xianggong, the horse material in the village is so sufficient, and every horse in the team eats fat, so they have the strength to run and fight." ”

Yang He also smiled, Jiu Ye brought forty-five war horses, this more than a month of drills, he was supplied according to the wartime horse feed, six points of bean feed, four points of hay, such a supply, horses are equivalent to eating meat vegetables every day, naturally fat horses run fast.

In the past, in addition to the higher standard of the horse grass beans that pulled the cart, the proportion of horse beans and beans was often not high, and sometimes they couldn't even eat hay when they were nervous, so that the horses could eat grass, which was not strong in endurance, and the galloping distance was not far.

The supply to Xin'anzhuang is so good, to be honest, Jiu Ye is very satisfied.

At this time, Minister Yang shouted: "Ninth Master, your equestrian skills are so good, when will you also help me Lao Yang practice?" ”

Ninth Master Qian Zhongyong laughed and said: "Brother Minister was taught by Yang Xianggong, this equestrian is already very skilled, how can Qian teach anything?" But if we have time, we can talk to each other and ask each other for advice. ”

Then the ninth master hugged his fists and greeted Han Daxia and others, and he was arrogant.

He has been darts for many years, sixty percent of them rely on black and white to appreciate the face, can not conflict, do not conflict, so don't look at his rough appearance, this communication ability is very strong, not long after entering the village, he gets along well with the important leaders in the village.

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After waiting for a while, Zeng Youyu arrived panting and hurried over, Pei Pochuan and Ling Zhanyun followed helplessly, with their equestrian skills, they were going to arrive early, but they were also members of the sentry team, but they had to accompany the brothers to jog together.

When the personnel arrived, everyone discussed the gains and losses of the drill together, and surrounded Yang He in front of him, and Qian Sanniang also stood beside Jiuye.

The first few times she had this kind of discussion, she was a little careless, and she played with her own handcuffs, but maybe what the Ninth Master told her, she paid attention to it.

Although she still stood quietly and did not speak, she listened very carefully to every word and sentence that everyone said, especially thinking about Yang He's words.

Han Daxia looked proud, he was very satisfied with the results of this month's drill, and said angrily: "Xianggong, the brothers' military array is already very fine, and the subordinates can be sure, not to mention ordinary bandits, even if a large group of bandits are coming, don't want to break through our battle formation!" ”

Mr. Yang Qian, Luo Xianjue immediately agreed, and Zhang Songtao, Chen Qiuao and others also showed proud expressions.

The ninth master cautiously did not speak, but his expression was also full of approval.

He is not a person who has never seen the world, when they were rampant in the world with 12 cavalry in Tongzhou, whether it was the array of officers and soldiers, the array of bandits, and even the array of Tartars, he had seen it.

All they lacked was enough flesh and murderous energy.

After all, the enemies that Xin'anzhuang has fought so far are all bandits, and for the time being, they have not gone through enough big battles and vicious battles.

However, Jiu Ye believes that even in the face of an appropriate amount of rogues, if he attacks head-on, it is indeed difficult to break through the battle formation of the Xin'an army.

This month, Jiu Ye has felt a lot, this kind of strict battle formation is rare, especially the sharp firearms of Xin'anzhuang, which makes him even more breathtaking.

Of course, Jiu Ye has seen the live ammunition drills of the soldiers, and he is always frightened, the power of that kind of salvo, not to mention the bandits and rogues, even the Tartars are difficult to bear.

There is also that kind of loading speed, which is extremely fast, which is completely different from the bird guns of officers and soldiers, or the firearms elsewhere in the Ming Dynasty, but it uses breech loading, and it is in place, and the platoon guns are fought for a while, and each time it is terrifying to watch.

Then the lead, primer, gunpowder were all packed in a paper shell, which was also seen for the first time.

The ninth master asked, this kind of breech bird gun called "Xin'an Gong", the cost of a shot is eight to ten taels of silver, at that time he listened to it secretly, this kind of cost, I am afraid that only Yang Xianggong is willing to spend this money in the entire Ming Dynasty.

He listened to the speeches of the crowd, all kinds of summaries, and then the black and strong lieutenant officer quickly wrote them down in lead.

Although I have experienced it many times, I still have a sense of novelty when I listen to it now.

At this time, the Ninth Master listened to Minister Yang again: "Let's be honest, the bandits and rogues are attacking our army head-on, and I am not afraid of Lao Yang, but what I am worried about is the flanks." The thieves avoided us and pounced on the flanks, and it was not easy to do. ”

Han Daxia disagreed: "We are also protected on the flanks, and it is difficult for the thieves to penetrate the front of our firearms, so the killer team can be arranged on both wings, they have heavy shields and spears, how can the idle thieves attack?" Last year, when they fought the Tongshan bandits, they couldn't break through our heavy shield and spear array. ”

Minister Yang said: "That's because the bandits are rushing towards the shield, if they go around the side of the shield array, things will not be easy." Unless we have a dense lineup, or we have a large number of troops to plug it, there will always be loopholes. ”

He said: "And we are practicing now, and we have chosen the terrain, and there are mountains and rivers on the back side, which saves some troops to protect it, but what if it is on flat ground?" ”

He said worriedly: "Just like when we practiced in Hezhuang ten days ago, they were all plains, and there was not even a river, so they could only form a phalanx. We have two hundred guns of fire, and we have to protect them on all sides, and there are only fifty on each side. It is divided into two layers, each layer has twenty-five strokes, and how many thieves can be killed at one time? ”

Han Daxia pondered: "This is also true, so we have to choose a good terrain, if the terrain is unfavorable, we will not fight!" And the flank you mentioned, didn't Xiang Gong propose a solution? ”

Minister Yang said angrily: "Do you think that the thief is your mother-in-law, and she will cooperate with you in everything?" Let you choose the terrain and then fight? ”

Han Daxia also said angrily: "What if the troops are not enough? ”

Seeing that they were arguing and about to fight, Jiu Ye and the others hurriedly stepped forward to persuade them.

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Yang He smiled, he did not stop this kind of subordinate quarrel over military strategy, and what Minister Yang said was also considered by him.

He now has two general soldiers, two hundred soldiers in the firearms team and two hundred soldiers in the killer team, because there are few soldiers, so he pays great attention to the selection of terrain, and generally there are mountains and rivers in the rear, and even on a certain side, which can be used as a place for protection and shelter.

This saves his troops, and it can also concentrate all the muskets on one side to create maximum damage.

Of course, judging which side the enemy will attack from in wartime is also a matter of knowledge, and it is quite a test of the judgment ability of the commander.

After all, after the array is deployed, it is not so easy to change the formation on the spot.

Then, with strong frontal firepower and a grenadier team, his killer team could be arranged on both flanks, with a hundred men on the left and right, and arranged in two small phalanxes of fifty men each.

They are divided into five rows, the first row of heavy shields, the second and third rows of spears, from the actual combat point of view, such a combination of enemies is very difficult to break, basically the fourth row of heavy shields, the fifth row of spearmen are idle.

However, considering that this formation also has a flaw, that is, it is inconvenient to move and turn, and after the enemy fails to attack from the frontal of the array, he may bypass the front of the array and attack from the open ground from the side.

So the solution to Yanghe is the original fourth platoon, and the fifth platoon is still used as a reserve, but they have a new task, which is to block the protective side.

If the thieves come from the flank, depending on their number, send out six, ten, twenty, and forty people, each time with heavy shields and spears, so that they can protect the flanks, and the eighty people in the whole formation, and forty people on each side, can be used for this purpose.

Coupled with the officers and guards, commandos and other members, they can basically block the thieves who come from the side.

Of course, this is also based on the fact that the number of thieves is not too large, otherwise no matter how strong his army is, it may be broken.

His gaze swept to Minister Yang and Han Daxia, and at this time, the two of them looked at each other like cocks, both of them were red and thick-necked.

The two of them are very strange, they often quarrel with each other, but they quickly reconcile with each other, and in general, many of Han Daxia's judgments are based on the actual status quo, and Minister Yang's thinking is very erratic and keen, and he often wants to go far away.

He glanced at everyone in front of him again, and saw that Qian Sanniang seemed to be thoughtful, and when she looked at it, her eyes were too bright and intense, and the men she saw showed unnatural expressions.

Yang He looked at Qian Zhongyong again and said with a smile: "The ninth master will also talk about it." ”

Everyone saw that the Ninth Master hugged his fists, and his rough face was quite cautious.

He thought for a while and said: "Xianggong, my subordinates actually think the same as the minister's brothers, it would be best if they could choose the terrain that would benefit me before the war, but I'm afraid things won't be so good." In the future, we will fight against the opponents, who will have a lot of horses, and may even be ...... Tartar. These bandits, all of them have many horsemen, and they are amazing, even if they can't ride and shoot, but at least they have the ability to chop immediately, and if we encounter them suddenly, they will be ...... in the plains."

Everyone showed a worried look, this situation will not be absent in the future, Zhang Songtao said: "With the current situation of our army, if there are many thieves, you can only form a square camp, and then the square camp ......."

He shook his head, everyone understood what he meant, the phalanx was all shrinking, too rigid, and if they were beaten in an all-round way, there were almost no ones who would not be destroyed.

Just like now, when officers and soldiers encounter rogues and Tartars in the field, they all form phalanxes, and many of them are still car battalions, but the news that comes is a fiasco.

Han Daxia's expression was a little dazed, as if he was thinking about something, he said: "When encountering the enemy in the field, only by forming a large formation, with the infantry in the middle and the cavalry on both wings, can you attack and defend in order to win." ”

Jiu Ye shook his head and said: "Such officers and soldiers are elite and dare to fight, and they can win any formation." ”

Yang He nodded, the most orthodox and effective way to fight in the field is as Han Daxia said, the infantry is in the middle, and the cavalry is covering on both wings, which can be attacked and defended.

But there is a premise on this, there should be more cavalry, and they must be very strong.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty and the middle of the Ming Dynasty, there may have been a lot of such formations, but now, even if there are many officers and soldiers, and when the enemy is encountered in the plains, whether it is a rogue or a Tartar, they basically form a phalanx, and they dare not come out in the formation.

The reason is very simple, the horse team of officers and soldiers could not defeat the opponent, and the two flanks were opened as soon as they were rushed, and the purpose of covering the infantry in the center could not be achieved.

Coming down again and again, now the Ming army travels, even if there are cavalry in the army, they are all in the formation, and when the infantry wins, they will go out to pursue.

It's a pity that the infantry of the officers and soldiers rarely wins the battle, so the horse teams of each army, compared with the infantry, are only used to escape for their lives.

The situation is the same in Yang He now, there are few soldiers, there are fewer horse teams, and it is okay to encounter a small group of enemies, you can put the cavalry team on the flank to cover and look for opportunities to attack.

However, if they encounter a large number of enemies, especially if they have a large number of horses, they can only protect their cavalry in the array.

What comforted Yang He a little was that his infantry was still very strong.

Shaking his head, Yang He said: "The rice should be eaten one bite at a time, we have fewer soldiers and fewer horse teams, but there will always be more in the future...... Therefore, when I go to Suining, the sentinel will have to bother the ninth master to find out the thief's situation, whether there are thieves coming to Suining, and how many people there are. If we can eat it, we will fight, find a good terrain, and destroy them in the wild. There are too many people, and if we can't eat it, we won't fight, just guard the city. ”

The ninth master solemnly clenched his fists: "This is a matter for someone Qian, don't worry, your subordinates must be clear." ”

Everyone in the field looked solemn, and the mountain rain was about to come, and the wind was full of buildings.

Everyone also knew that the death of Wang Qiaonian, the governor of the three sides, as well as the fall of Guide, Chenzhou, Luyi, Bozhou and other places, and even Minister Yang, Qi Youxin, Yan Dezheng and others were quite sad when they heard the news of the fall of their hometown.

Everyone also heard that a large number of thieves were marching eastward and besieging Suzhou, and they did not know whether they would continue to advance eastward.

Yang Xianggong, as the general manager of Suining Lian, will definitely go to Suining City soon.

Zeng Youyu was still smiling on his face, but a trace of unwillingness flashed in his eyes, and their sentry team was ignored.

Looking at the sky, Yang He was about to order the troops to be collected and returned, when he suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves coming from the southern field.

After Jiu Ye joined, there were more horses in the village, and Yang He also asked Jiu Ye to train a few heralds, each stationed in Xin'anzhuang and Jiaoshanzhuang, as soon as he heard the sound of hooves, he knew that the herald who came from Xin'anzhuang should be to deliver the news from Suining City.

Everyone looked at each other, and Yang He sighed secretly in his heart: "It's still here." ”

In fact, in the middle of the month, Gao Qifeng, Suining Zhi County, had already sent people to urge him several times, and now that it is the end of the month, he must not delay it any longer.

Sure enough, as soon as he returned to Xin'anzhuang, he saw a messenger from Suining City, but it was a cronie concierge next to Gao Qifeng, the county magistrate, holding a letter from the county's own handwriting, saying that he got the news from the fleeing people, and the thieves attacked Suzhou, and some people entered Lingbi one after another.

It is very likely that they will go north along the official road, and ask Lord Yang to quickly lead his troops to Suining.