Chapter 219: Field Fortifications vs Tartar Cavalry
In order to reverse the situation, Gao Mingzhan led the three hundred cavalry of his headquarters to fight, just like the loyal army, there were hundreds of cavalry in each division of the cold weapon battle. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
In order to cover the retreat of the infantry, the Fran cannon position was lively again, the gun commander used a telescope to observe the traces of the cavalry of the green battalion in the distance, a gunner quickly put the gun into the mother, quickly adjusted the aim, lit the fire rope above, the smoke rose, the flowering shell burst out of the barrel, flew for a distance and then fell into the herd of running horses.
The shooting distance of the flowering shell is far greater than that of the scattered bullets, and the shells are rolling back and forth on the ground with smoke, and suddenly there is a shocking explosion sound, and the shrapnel flies sideways, and its explosive power can be far above the earth-shattering thunder, and if it is hit accurately, four or five war horses around it may be killed and injured.
The Green Battalion cavalry was very numerous, and the running range was very large, and the shells often fell among the enemy cavalry, and exploded continuously, which not only killed and wounded the horses, but also delayed the counterattack of the Green Battalion cavalry, and won the opportunity for the infantry to retreat.
Under the command of Jin Tongwu, the reassembly of the 11th Regiment was completed, and everyone just rearranged the formation, and when they saw the opposing cavalry, they killed in front of them, and the atmosphere of the whole battlefield became solemn for a while, and some people felt that their hearts were about to burst.
The rapid maneuvering of the cavalry on the battlefield was far from being matched by the infantry, and when there were still eighty paces to go, the rows of musketeers fired continuously, although they hit several horses, but the horses were too fast, and before everyone could finish the second round of shooting, the cavalry rushed to the front, some of the riders began to bend their bows in the distance, while some of the men in the distance drew their sabers and prepared to slash the soldiers of the loyal army in front.
The front row of war horses actually fell into a huge horse pit, this is strange, just now the loyal soldiers were walking on the ground like walking on the ground, why are they digging horse pits one by one now?
In fact, the principle is very simple, when constructing the fortifications, dig a large pit with a length of 3 meters, a width of 1 meter and a depth of 1 meter on the mud ground in front, and bury antler guns and bamboo sticks in the pits.
Its pits are connected like Asian characters, like hooks, and are supported by bamboo tools on them, making containers for silkworms in the countryside in the past, and covering them with grass and fine sand as a camouflage.
The weight of a human being is far inferior to that of a war horse, and the weight of a Mongolian horse (weighing 267-370 kg, plus the armor on the back of a knight and a horse, the weight is close to 450 kg, which is 9 times the weight of ordinary people in this era), and the momentum of the front and rear feet of the war horse after galloping will only be greater.
The people stepped on the horse rejection pit safely and unharmed, and the war horse stepped on the top and stepped into the air and sunken.
The war horses that rushed to the front row fell into it one by one, and although the war horses struggled to jump out of the pit, they were stabbed by spears and bamboo sticks in the pit and could not do anything.
The war horse behind did not know the risk, and still charged forward at a gallop, and for a while, rushed to the front and saw that many cavalry were trapped in the horse pit in front of them, and hurriedly tightened the reins of the horse, but the speed of the high-speed running war horse was very fast, and it was not something you could stop if you wanted to. (This is not an advanced tactic, it was introduced by the Tang Dynasty general Li Jing, and it is also explained in detail in his military book)
All of a sudden, dozens of war horses fell into the horse pit, hundreds of war horses crowded together, everyone saw that the situation was not good, and some wanted to fight the horses and escape, but it was not too late.
Jin Tongwu led the soldiers to kill, and the musketeers lined up in three rows and constantly stood up to release their guns on the panicked green battalion cavalry nearby, and the soldiers in the ranks of the various killers would not let go of this opportunity to annihilate each other in large numbers, and everyone jumped out of the trench and rushed over to kill the panicked infantry.
When Gao Mingzhan sent rescue troops and horses to arrive again, the large-scale battle in front had ended, and with the support of Wen Zirang's security regiment, Jin Tongwu led his headquarters to launch a counterattack.
It was not until the Mongol Gushan Ezhen Ma Lahi, who was supervising the formation in the back, led his troops to kill that the battlefield situation changed slightly.
When the war started, everyone was still worried one by one, after all, the 100,000 Great Western Army collapsed ten days ago, after all, everyone fled desperately.
But now seeing that the soldiers of the Loyal and Righteous Army are not afraid of the soldiers and horses of the Manchurian Green Battalion at all, and they are killing each other back and forth, the excitement of the soldiers of the security regiment watching the battle can be imagined.
For a while, everyone simply forgot the tragic situation of the previous days, and everyone's morale was high, and now they are suddenly fighting one by one, and their bravery is not inferior to that of the loyal and righteous army.
On the battlefield, the wolf smoke was billowing, shouting and killing, everyone came and went to fight fiercely, in order to crush the other party, everyone continued to increase troops, originally thought that the loyal army was about to be suppressed, but with a counterattack was abandoned, the green battalion soldiers will be killed instead.
After fighting for a long time, Gao Mingzhan felt frightened, together with the servants and horses, the department was close to 10,000 people, and now almost all of them were put into the battlefield to fight, and the number of people on the battlefield was twice that of the other party, not only did not take the slightest advantage, but was constantly counterattacked by the loyal army, and the casualties were very large.
The front-line generals were still worried about the Fran cannons of the loyal army, and the most fearful was the volley fire of the musket team, and the grenades with handles were not carefully guarded against.
Even in this hand-to-hand combat, there is no bargain, on the surface, the green battalion soldiers from the north are taller and taller, but the other party often forms a group of three or five, some are specially feinted, some are specially killed, and they are not careful, with the passage of time, especially with the gradual expansion of casualties on the battlefield, when the loyal soldiers of the loyal army who were once again stabbed obliquely assassinated were driven out of the trench, Gao Mingzhan clearly felt the frustration of the green battalion soldiers.
Gao Mingzhan's left flank is still like this, a few days ago, Bai Yongfu, another Manchu Qing Green Battalion commander who was blocked by the Loyal and Righteous Army for many days, was even more bitter, a few days ago, the casualties of the various units attacking the mountain were already very large, and now although it is not an attack on the mountain but a field battle, it has also been killed by Fan Mingshan and others on the right wing, and he has been crying bitterly again and again.
Everyone was quite nervous at first, but after fighting for a long time, they found that the strength of the green battalion's soldiers and horses was no more than that, and they breathed a sigh of relief.
When he saw that the other party was preparing to charge again, Qian Bangqi, who was watching the battle from the side, couldn't help but complain: "My lord, as the saying goes, it's better than not knowing that you are scared, although this green battalion soldiers and horses were also elite in my Ming Dynasty in the past, and now they are not at all invincible in the face of my loyal army after taking refuge in the Tartars." ”
Feeling that his face was hot, Yang Xuan shook his head and said: "Since the Yellow Emperor, I have been a country in China for more than 4,000 years, and even the women of the mountains and villages you despise know benevolence and righteousness.
Since the Tatars entered the Central Plains, although hundreds of thousands of elite green battalions have been recruited, although these green battalion soldiers and horses have made great contributions to the Tartars, but just like all traitor troops, they can certainly fight in the face of the rabble, but if they face our loyal and righteous army, the departments are not only well-equipped, but also the officers and men of the three armies fight to the death with their lives, so the essence of traitors is undoubtedly expressed.
Although some hardcore traitors on the battlefield are willing to fight to the death, the ordinary soldiers below usually bully the righteous army, and it is okay to bully the Ming army with very weak combat strength.
Now we have to face tens of thousands of our loyal and righteous troops with stronger combat strength, even if the two armies are evenly matched, but the other side does not have the courage to fight to the death, so of course they will lose the upper hand on the battlefield."
The scholars of the Ming Dynasty liked to talk about military affairs, just like many hot-blooded men in modern times, of course, until the narrow road met the truth that the brave wins, and now they nodded when they heard Yang Xuan say this.
Qian Bangqi frowned and said, "My lord, as the saying goes, the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road, the strength of our army is originally above the green camp traitors, and the soldiers are defending their hometowns and relatives one by one, and their morale is far from being comparable to that of those Tartar traitors."
On the front line on the left and right flanks, our army each has a regiment of regular troops, plus 2,000 militia regiments to assist in the defense, and its strength is far above that of the Tartars.
My lord, look at it, this Fan Mingshan and Jin Tongwu seem to have left a hand, they often adopt wheel warfare, sending a battalion to kill, a battalion to flank and outflank, and a battalion to stay behind to watch the battle.
My lord, now that our army has firmly grasped the initiative on the battlefield, why not kill it and kill the other party on his back? ”
Shaking his head, Yang Xuan shook his head and said: "As the saying goes, arrogant soldiers will be defeated, Qian Jian army, blind optimism is unacceptable."
The officers and men of our army protect their families and relatives, and the other side is just an unrighteous battle, so of course the morale of our army is high.
Our army has a tight position and enjoys geographical advantages, while the green camp is quite unfamiliar with the hilly terrain of northern Sichuan, not to mention the fortifications built by our army.
If these are deducted, although the strength of our army is stronger than that of the Green Battalion, it has not reached such an exaggerated level as the adults say.
Besides, what I am worried about is the Tartar cavalry, and only by defeating the Tartar cavalry can our army be able to settle the battle in one battle.
I have made up my mind, or to bring the Tartar cavalry into the position and slaughter them, rather than rushing out for a decisive battle regardless of life or death. ”
Qian Bangqi was still puzzled, and urged: "Zixiu, the brothers have been fighting for a long time, and there are many casualties.
Why don't we kill each other, defeat each other in one fell swoop, and win, why should everyone consume each other and increase casualties? ”
Yang Xuan glared at the other party in disgust, and sighed: "I want to do the same too, but the other party didn't play cards at all."
Besides, it is often the last five or a quarter of an hour that determines the outcome of the battlefield? The most powerful Manchurian zlq Mongolian Eight Banners of the Tartars have not been killed, how can we be unable to hold our breath? ”
Qian Bangqi wanted to say something, but was pulled by Yin Chengqi next to him.
At this time, Yang Xuan's brows were furrowed, just as Qian Bangqi said, wouldn't the other party make a move, and wouldn't he make a move?
Haoge may not care too much about those green camp traitors, after all, China is so big, as long as he holds power and has food, two-legged traitors are still very easy to find.
Since this is the case, it is impossible not to care about the hardcore traitors-the Eight Banners of the Han Army, after all, since the Tatars entered the customs, most of the governors in various places came from these Han Army Bannermen.