Chapter 609: Convincing with Force

The current situation on the battlefield is quite strange, between the main formation of the Ming army in Guangning and the brigade of the Huazhou army, the 2,000 cavalry of Huazhou are lying there, and in the middle are the surrendered Ming army kneeling there and the cavalry that are driving them.

The Huazhou cavalry was in the middle, and the formation was thin, but this was considered an opportunity by the generals of the Ming army, and they immediately ordered the remaining soldiers to rush up, and the horse team of Jizhen rushed to the front, even if it could not destroy the enemy cavalry in front of it, as long as it was disrupted.

Drive these cavalry into the chaotic Ming army because of the surrender, the whole situation can be stirred into a quagmire, the Ming army is not too far behind the Huazhou army in numbers, as long as the scene is disrupted, there may be a glimmer of opportunity.

The elite of the Ming army are all in the horse team, that is, these people still have some training in their plains, and most of the foot soldiers are just farmers, and the knives and guns in their hands are used as hoes.

Charging in the front of the horse team in the hands of the hand brandishing weapons, shouting, towards those more than 2,000 cavalry, the Ming army here is huge and amazing, looking down in the sky, see the Ming army like a huge hammer smashed into the thin plank.

More than 2,000 cavalry lined up in two rows, where it looks so thin, the cavalry of the Ming army is the strongest soldier in the army, and the cavalry of Huazhou is also elite soldiers.

When the Huazhou cavalry rushed into battle, they were all equipped with firecrackers, but most of them were short firecrackers, and among the more than 2,000 people, that is, more than 200 standard firecrackers, the rest were short guns and short arquebuses that fired from the wheel.

The prisoners of the Ming army kneeling on the battlefield saw their cavalry rushing from the other side, and they moved much faster, not because they had any idea of making a move, but because they were afraid of being trampled to death by horses, which was too unlucky. They all dropped their weapons and got up, running for their lives in the other side.

The place in the middle immediately became empty, but it was still a little late, and the officers of the Huazhou Army could only order the infantry positions to be on guard to prevent the cavalry in front from breaking up, and the formation was also taken advantage of to be disrupted.

In Huazhou's formation and the use of the army, there was still a disconnect between the front and the back, the artillery was left far behind, and there were several thousand cavalry as the reserve for the final attack.

Cavalry impact, pay attention to sufficient horsepower, fierce momentum, so the tactics of the Huazhou cavalry pay attention to quiet like a mountain, moving like thunder, but in order to accumulate horsepower, often the foot pawn first, Huazhou's infantry regiment musket and spear combination, is the most effective combination, the array is rigorous, when advancing, in addition to the lack of speed, it is also indestructible. Therefore, the shock effect of cavalry is often not applied.

If this method of accumulating horsepower is rigid, it is the current situation, the cavalry is accumulating in the rear, but they can't wait for their impact on the battlefield, so they stay behind, and when the time comes, when the current situation is as sudden, it can't be transferred up for a while.

More than 2,000 people were divided into two rows, and the formation of more than 1,000 people in each row was stretched, which looked quite terrifying, but the formation was really a little thin and too easy to penetrate.

Under the officer's urgent order and correction, the height of the firecrackers was raised to a similar position, a hundred paces, more than 200 standard firecrackers took the lead in firing, and the more than 100 Ming cavalry in front of them were directly planted from their horses, and this casualty was not worth mentioning in the charge of the army.

However, after about forty paces, the short guns with gunpowder were also fired, and more than 800 short guns were fired at the same time, which was very powerful.

When the cavalry of the Ming army charged, they were always shouting loudly, and the momentum was quite amazing, but after the first row of firecrackers sounded, the noisy sound of the Ming army was immediately quieter, and many of the cavalry who shouted at the front were knocked down from their horses.

The second row of Huazhou cavalry did not need to move and launched directly in the gap of the soldiers in the front row, at this time the Ming army rushed to the thin defense line of Huazhou less than fifteen steps, white smoke filled, this is actually equivalent to a salvo of more than 2,000 firearms, the accuracy of firecrackers or short firecrackers is not high, and the shooting density is enough to make up for it.

After the Huazhou cavalry finished shooting, they all held the saber and short spear in their hands, although it was only fifteen paces, they still had to recoil if they could counterattack.

The Ming army on the side of the white smoke, the cavalry in the front row fell to the ground, and the followers did not have time to jump up to avoid it, and they were tripped directly, but more people were frightened, and many people were tightening the reins in their hands, and they wanted to brake the speed of the horses.

The front is reining in the horse, and the back is also slowing down, although it is only a dozen steps away, but you hug me and squeeze me, but you don't continue to move forward.

After finishing the muskets, the Huazhou cavalry didn't care about the other party's state, they urged the restless horses stimulated by the smoke and sound, raised the swords and guns in their hands, and rushed towards the Ming army.

The current distance between the two sides is no longer enough for the horses to charge, and the advantage of the cavalry's impact cannot be brought into play at all, in fact, this role is equivalent to the infantry walking a few steps quickly, slashing and stabbing with knives and guns, one side is already frightened by the sound of gunfire, and the other side is moving forward bravely.

The cavalry of the Ming army rushed up, and also pulled the foot soldiers behind a distance, the foot soldiers had not yet arrived, but the cavalry had begun to be unable to support, and the two thousand cavalry of Huazhou broke into the opponent's superior cavalry so forcefully, slashing and killing.

The fight of cold weapons is always short and bloody, one side can not support it, that is, it is to chase and slaughter, the morale of the Guangning Ming army, which is not high, finally found that the Huazhou army is out of touch, and is preparing to rush over at this time, defeat the enemy, rush to the front, but was forced to be shot by the opponent's firearms there.

The morale that had just risen was crumbling again, and the other party rushed over so desperately, the smoke was blown away by the wind, and the hideous Huazhou cavalry had already arrived in front of him, watching his companions in front of him screaming bloodthirsty and dying from their horses, and the psychology of the Ming army, which was used to peace, quickly collapsed.

The infantry of the Guangning Ming Army was only halfway through, but when they saw the cavalry in front of them turn their heads and fled back, they were stunned, and these panicked cavalry had already rushed into their formation.

Whether it is the enemy rushing or their own rushing, even the people and horses rushed in, the infantry team in motion could not resist it at all, the infantry brigade was suddenly chaotic, this is not the end, Huazhou's 2,000 cavalry followed closely behind is to pounce, the opening that was torn open by their own routs before, was pulled by Huazhou's cavalry even more.

Up to now, after so many rounds of back and forth, the Huazhou officers finally mobilized the 3,000 cavalry behind, and the 3,000 reserves were there for such a long time, and they got the opportunity to fight, as if a tiger was descending the mountain, and the wounds of the Ming army's own formation were getting bigger and bigger.

By the time the 3,000 cavalry rushed in, the Ming army's main formation was already about to be torn apart, and the cavalry of Huazhou couldn't take care of the overall situation, and the purpose of recruiting surrender was the mainstay, and the big sword and spear in their hands slashed and killed the Ming army without leaving a hand.

The Huazhou horse team didn't care about the rout at all, they were still chasing behind, and the generals of the infantry formation behind them saw that the situation was about to turn into a massacre, and hurriedly sent the herald horses, and at the same time, the prisoners in front were driven to the other side of the battlefield, and the Huazhou infantry soldiers also began to move.

"Kneel on the ground, surrender and don't kill!!"

The Huazhou foot soldiers on the battlefield are all shouting such a voice, and the Ming army is obedient and smart, and they also know that Huazhou doesn't want to kill more, so they all drop their weapons and kneel on the ground, and there are also unlucky ones, who are kicked down by horses and trampled to death when they kneel on the ground, but if they don't kneel, the cavalry who kills the red eyes behind them will not let go of any target who is still standing, as long as they are running in front, they will catch up and cut them down.

Under the orders of the generals, of course, there is no Ming army standing on the battlefield, all the Ming troops are trembling and kneeling there, the Huazhou cavalry has no scruples about the Ming army kneeling underground, and from time to time someone is trampled and makes a muffled scream, but no one dares to say anything, the emotions of the Huazhou soldiers are already a little uncontrollable, and they will not be soft on killing.

According to the estimation of the Ming court, there are nearly 60,000 soldiers and horses outside the Shanhai Pass, even if it is not good, resisting the Huazhou army can support half a month, counting the time of the march, there will always be a month or two months, so that there will be enough time for reaction and mobilization in the pass.

But he didn't expect that since the Huazhou army crossed the river, it encountered a major battle with the Ming army in Guangning within five days, and completely defeated the Ming army within one day.

In the eyes of the generals of the Ming army, the battle of the Huazhou army was fought in a disorderly manner, but even so, the Huazhou army still won a big victory, this is the absolute strength gap, in the face of the disparity in power, all the skills are useless.

After taking Quang Ninh, further on, it is Shanhaiguan......