1315 Duel with Hussars

At the sound of the order, although the sky was still bright, the army began to camp. The infantry was busy, the cavalry unarmoured, and of course, some of the cavalry were scattered in all directions, thinking that they were the eyes and ears of the army.

Władysław IV toured the camp with his generals, and he didn't pay much attention to the unhurried movement of the soldiers. It will take several days for the Ming army to be in Moscow, and it is already quite cautious to take defensive measures on their side now. It is estimated that there will be a tough battle to be fought in the future, and at this time, these soldiers cannot be asked too much.

He's thinking that, let alone anyone else. Many of the soldiers were still chatting while working.

"You say, what is the Ming army? Is it the same as the Mongols before it? ”

"It is said that it is not, a cousin of mine in the Netherlands said that the Orientals are very cowardly, and they have fleets out there, although they can rob it!"

"No, if that's the case, then how can Tsarist Russia be scared like this, and invite the armies of several of our countries to help them, it will cost a lot of money, right?"

"I don't really believe it, doesn't it mean that the army has already appeared on the side of Moscow? It's coming too fast, it shouldn't be bad! ”

"Who knows, maybe the rumors are spreading!"

“……”

Similar to these soldiers, on the hussars' side, they were resting, and while maintaining their horses, they were also curious about the Ming army from the Far East.

"This Ming army is coming so fast, it's a bit of our hussar style!"

"When we come back, we must let them taste the power of our hussars!"

"Yes, our hussars are the strongest, if the Ming army doesn't come, forget it, if you dare to come, you must let them know what the real cavalry is!"

“……”

A major contribution to Poland's rise was the hussars. It can be said that the hussars fought for Poland's southern and northern conquests, often fighting more with less, and made great achievements. So much so that in later generations, there were many hussars who believed that they were the most powerful cavalry in the world at that time.

It is undeniable that the hussars are indeed strong. In their battles with Sweden, Muscovy, and the Ottoman Empire, they often won more than they lost, and they played a powerful role. However, if you carefully analyze each battle, you will find that many battles in which fewer win more are not because the hussars are strong, but only because the opponent is too weak.

For example, the battle of Krushin between Poland and Tsarist Russia was a pig-like opponent who fulfilled the reputation of the hussars. There was also the Battle of Kirholm and the Battle of Třičiana, in which the Polish hussars did defeat the opponent's cavalry, but the opponent's infantry was ultimately defeated by Polish artillery.

As for the famous Battle of Vienna, the hussars not only attacked almost a day after a fierce battle between the Ottoman army and the combined infantry of the HRE army, but also because of the loose military discipline and the rush to loot, the main force of the Ottoman army was able to withdraw from the battlefield.

At this time, they were all chatting proudly, and suddenly, something felt wrong, and they all looked in the same direction.

In the distance, I saw that a dozen winged cavalry were speeding back from their horses. If that's all there is, it's nothing, the point is that behind them, there are cavalrymen in red uniforms chasing them. The elite of horsemanship, even better than the proud hussars.

Right under everyone's noses, the pursuers shot arrows from time to time, but they were able to shoot the hussars who fled back at high speed.

There was no need to warn him, and Władysław IV's face immediately became grim, and he shouted loudly for vigilance.

As a result, the Polish infantry immediately put down the work at hand, busily put on their armor and prepared for battle. Hussars were no exception, and some of the hussars, who had not rested on their feet, galloped out at once to meet their companions.

Seeing this, the pursuer did not continue to attack, but turned a corner and circled the Polish army in a distance.

At this time, according to the descriptions of those who had fled from Moscow before, Władysław IV knew that it was the Ming army from the Far East who passed on the red uniforms!

Seeing the superb riding skills of this small team of Ming Army, he couldn't help but cast a shadow on his heart.

The saved hussars, galloping in front of Władysław IV, rolled their saddles and fell off their horses, panting and shouting: "Report, Your Highness, the Ming army...... The main force of the Ming army is coming here! ”

"What, how can it be so fast?" Władysław IV was a little incredulous, just now he thought it was just a scout of the Ming army, but he didn't expect that even the main force of the Ming army came over?

Without waiting for the hussar to reply, Władysław IV felt the earth tremble, and the sound of thunderous horses' hooves came from far and near, and when he heard the sound, he looked up, and saw a red line in the distance already in his field of vision, and rushed straight towards him.

At this moment, Władysław IV's face suddenly turned pale, but he had also experienced the battle to protect the country, and he immediately ordered to fight with all arms.

In fact, when I saw the scout chasing just now, the Polish army had already begun to regroup. However, it will take time to put on the armor again and form a tight formation from the original camped state.

Władysław IV looked at his army, and then looked up at the sea of red speeding in the distance, his body trembling slightly.

"Your Highness, it's too late, you go first, and the end will be cut off!" One of the generals suggested loudly with a grim face.

Władysław IV listened, shook his head, and just ran away, he couldn't do it.

When the hussar general on the side saw this, he immediately prayed: "Your Highness, please allow my hussars to go to stop the enemy and buy time for the infantry army!" ”

If you don't run, that's the only way.

Władysław IV listened, immediately nodded, and there was no time for nonsense.

The winged cavalry general obviously knew this, and he didn't talk nonsense, so he immediately beat his horse back, raised his arms and shouted: "Winged cavalry, follow me to meet the enemy!" ”

This hussar was obviously also an elite, and it didn't need many orders, and immediately followed behind his commander as he advanced, while forming a whole team.

Column after column, column after column, and soon the hussars, less than three thousand points, were already forming a camp on the march.

The general of the hussars looked back and immediately raised his arms and shouted: "Hussars, victory!" ”

Behind him, there was a thunderous sound: "Victory!" ”

Behind, the hussars who had seen them meet the enemy also shouted, cheering them on: "The hussars will win!" ”

Whether it is an infantry army or a cavalry army, they have a strong confidence that in this Eastern European plain, the hussars have not yet met a real opponent! This time, even though it was an enemy from the Far East, let them know how powerful the hussars were.

The horses slowly began to accelerate, and these hussars consciously began to form a team of about two hundred men. Between each hussar, knee to knee, they formed a dense two-column horizontal formation, and the long hollow cavalry spears began to stand forward. In the position of their horses' heads, there were also two flintlock pistols with revoltain, as well as Polish sabers. It was intended to be used in melee after inflicting a fatal blow on the enemy with a long mounted spear.

In the past, the hussars could use this to deliver a fatal blow to the enemy every time, and the enemy was crushed! This time, there should be no exceptions.

Władysław IV couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that the formation had been formed!

And charging in the distance was the 8,000 cavalry army led by Li Dingguo himself. He saw through the telescope that there were cavalry troops on the side of the Polish army coming out, and it was a wall-mounted charge, and he couldn't help but sneer in his heart, and immediately began to issue orders.

Subsequently, I saw that the formation of the Ming army began to change, and the light cavalry in front of it had the tendency to spread, relying on the large number of people, slowly spreading, just like a fierce beast opening its big mouth, wanting to eat the enemy in front of it in one bite.

Władysław IV in the distance saw this, not surprised, and the cavalry hedged to see who was harder and could break the opponent's formation. Now that the Ming army has taken the initiative to spread, isn't it that it has exposed its weakness. It seems that the Ming army from the Far East is nothing more than that!

As he was thinking so, he suddenly felt that something was wrong, so he hurriedly looked at it again, and couldn't help but be surprised. The hussars have always been proud to ride the wall charge, but they were actually seen in the Ming camp, and more importantly, what was exposed in the belly of the Ming camp was actually the wall charging of the heavy armored cavalry.

Including those hussars who were charging, they, like their king, were very happy when they saw the Ming army's response, thinking that they could teach the Ming army a lesson. But when they saw the real response of the Ming army, especially when the Ming army would even charge on the wall, they were all quite shocked.

For a long time, the opponents of the Polish hussars, the cavalry, were generally the cuirassiers and carbines of Western Europe, who were accustomed to the rigid tactics of constantly riding in front of the formation to fire firearms and then galloping back to the rear of the squadron to reload.

And now, the Ming army will also use their trump card tricks, and visually, it seems that the other party is well-equipped, and if they collide with it, they are afraid that it will be easy to suffer.

They naturally didn't know that Emperor Chongzhen liked to read online texts in later generations, and once read an online article called "Cutting Qing", in which the protagonist had a trick to charge against the wall, as if he was invincible when he used it. This matter, he naturally kept it in mind, and put this idea out at the right time, how powerful is it, there are many Ming riders, and it is clear at a glance that it is good to use, and it is not easy not to use, which is a logical thing.

It can be seen that it is really beneficial to read online articles when I usually have nothing to do, especially those who travel through history, maybe one day, if I really cross over, I don't have a bit of capital!

Gossip aside, after the hussars saw that the Ming army would also do this, they were shocked, and the distance between the two sides became closer and closer. At this time, they suddenly found that it seemed that the Ming army did not have a long riding spear, but each person was holding a short stick, which made them a little confused, thinking that the Ming army's brain was broken, and he actually used a short stick to deal with the long cavalry gun on his side. If so, wouldn't God bless!

However, after getting closer, the people with good eyes saw the short sticks held by the heavy armored cavalry of the Ming army, which actually opened small holes, and suddenly, they suddenly understood, could this be a firearm? Although they didn't understand why the Ming army didn't use cavalry guns first and then firearms, at least they vaguely felt that the Ming army would definitely not be stupid!

While they were thinking, the scattered light cavalry of the Ming army had already approached them, and they saw that these Ming soldiers began to throw bows and arrows and fire firearms.

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

"Woo Woo ......"

In the midst of the excitement, I saw the hussars who were charging in the group, falling off their horses one by one. In this case, there is basically no life. More importantly, these hussars who were shot and arrowed often disrupted their remaining hussars' charge formation. Although they wanted to fight back against the Ming troops passing by their flanks, the frontal enemy was the most critical enemy, and they had few people, so they could only grit their teeth, regardless of the blows inflicted on them by the Ming troops on both sides, try to maintain their formation, and bury their heads in hard charge.

I have to say that the Polish hussars are indeed powerful. If it is replaced by an ordinary cavalry army, under the continuous attack of the Ming army, the formation will definitely be chaotic, and if it is not good, it will not be able to withstand the pressure and run away. However, the hussars did not.

Władysław IV, who was in the distance, saw this, and at the same time was proud in his heart, he was also extremely painful. In any case, after this battle, the hussars are afraid that they will be injured. At this time, he also regretted it a little, and felt that he should bring out the remaining hussars.

But he couldn't regret it, the hussars used their glory to buy time for the infantry, and they couldn't be delayed. He immediately urged the infantry to hurry up and complete the assembly.

At this moment, the cavalry in the distance was about to face each other, and Władysław IV hurriedly looked up, he was going to cut down, and the heroic hussars would penetrate the Ming army.

At this time, all the hussars also lifted their spirits, clenched the hollow cavalry spears in their hands, and prepared to collide with the heavy armored cavalry of the Ming army.

The distance between the two sides, closer and closer, closer and closer!

But at this moment, I only heard an order from someone in the camp of the Ming army, and a cloud of gunpowder smoke suddenly appeared in the camp of the heavy cavalry of the Ming army, and then I heard the sound of intensive "呑呑". As long as you have experience, you know that it was the firearms of the Ming army that fired.

Almost at the same time, the formation of the hussars charging was like a cake that was bitten by someone, and the hussars who rushed in front fell to the ground one after another, and they fell to the ground one after another, and they poured a large piece, directly disrupting the hussars charging behind, and the formation was chaotic all of a sudden.

The short stick in the hands of the heavy armored cavalry of the Ming army is actually a three-eyed gun, or even a four-eyed or five-eyed gun, but unlike before, this has been transformed into a flintlock device, and there is no need to stop and ignite and launch. Of course, at the time of this short charge, there were also flints that did not ignite the fire, so it could only be blamed for the bad fate. The firearms that are ignited are all fired together, and the firepower coverage is fierce, and it can just make up for the defect that a small number of guns did not fire the ignition.

The heavy armored cavalry of the Ming army, after a barrage, did not use other weapons, but used the three-eyed gun as a hammer, picked it up and smashed it at the hussars who were suddenly hit by a fierce blow and were out of array.

This scene happened suddenly, and Władysław IV was immediately stupid. No matter how much he didn't expect that the Ming army from the east would have so many means, and the hussars he was proud of would hardly have the power to fight back.

Looking at the cavalry of the Ming army, it was like mercury pouring on the ground, and almost no resistance was made, and it broke the winged cavalry formation. Those familiar backs with wings on their backs disappeared into the sea of red.

Not only him, but even the infantry troops who were assembling were stupid. They have always been full of confidence in the hussars, but as they can see, the hussars who were invincible in Eastern Europe in the past could not stop the offensive of the Ming army from the Far East.