Regarding the actions of the Ming army, the Swedish army felt inexplicable. Including Tolstensen, I can't understand it.

It's just three or four hundred cavalry, so dare to come up, are you here to send people's heads?

If it weren't for the Jingguan who had seen the Polish army before, Torstensen might have really despised the Ming army and felt that these opponents were a rabble! However, now, although he can't figure it out, he still stares at it seriously. He estimated in his heart that the general of the Ming army was probably a ruthless man, who disregarded the lives of his subordinates and sent those people to test the weakness of his own military formation.

In response to this, Torstensen immediately ordered the musketeers in the front row to prepare. As for the killer weapon that he is most proud of, that is, the artillery unit, he does not intend to use it immediately.

However, is Li Dingguo a ruthless person? Apparently not!

I saw that after the three or four hundred cavalry approached the Swedish army, not only did they not speed up their charge, but turned over and dismounted, lost their horses and came to the Swedish army. And the cavalry army of about 2,000 people behind them, although it also stopped, but looking at the posture, it seemed that it was ready to charge at any time.

There must be a demon when something goes wrong, and Tollstensen was inexplicably a little nervous, and he immediately gave a loud order, and the musketeers were ready, and they were not allowed to fire without an order.

Obviously, he wanted to put the Ming army close enough, and then use the numerical advantage of the queue to shoot to give the Ming army a hard blow.

What happened next, however, was clearly unexpected by Tolstensen.

I saw that the three or four hundred Ming troops who had dismounted were scattered, in twos and threes, one in the east and one in the west, as if there was no order, just like that, slowly approaching the Swedish phalanx.

Tors Fujimori frowned, and he also found that these approaching Ming soldiers were all holding muskets. However, the power of the musket, because of its accuracy and range, can only be made up for by relying on the advantage of quantity after it is close enough. These Ming troops are scattered like this, are they here to fight or to fight birds?

He couldn't figure out whether these Ming soldiers were here to send them to death, so he didn't care about this. Anyway, the musketeers on their side are already in battle, and if they want to come and find death, come on.

The two sides were getting closer and closer, and soon, it was estimated that they were about to enter the effective range of the muskets.

However, at this time, those Ming troops actually came out again.

I saw that these three or four hundred Ming soldiers actually poofed, lay directly on the ground, and then began to aim with their muskets.

"......" Tors Fujimori was really speechless, as far as the shooting accuracy of the musket, such a long distance, completely refers to the rhythm of fighting in the east and west, it is strange to hit the target!

Not only him, but the Swedish musketeers who stood in line also looked a little stupid, and many of them laughed out loud regardless of military discipline. What are the Ming soldiers here for, are they here to be amused before the battle? Not to mention that the distance is so far, it is really funny to lie on the ground!

When Tolstensen saw this, he couldn't help frowning, and was about to give the order not to make a noise, when he heard the sound of gunshots.

Needless to say, this must be the muskets of those Ming soldiers who have started shooting, this can be regarded as a fear of death, shoot so far away, and you can hit the target of the ghost!

However, when he looked at it, all of a sudden, his eyes were about to pop out. I saw that in the phalanx under his command, many soldiers standing in the front row covered the blood holes on their bodies one by one, and fell down with an incredible look on their faces.

If it's just one or two, then it can be said that the blind cat has met a dead mouse, and these few are unlucky to be shot. However, what Tolstensen saw was that many soldiers had been shot and fell. It's just the first wave of gunfire, and visual estimates show that the soldiers at the front have fallen at least fifty.

Tors Fujimori didn't believe that so many of his men would be shot by chance. Relying on his military sensitivity, he immediately turned his head to look, only to see those Ming soldiers lying on the ground, after shooting, sitting there to load ammunition, while the other person next to him began to lie down and aim again. Then, on the side of the Ming army, the sound of "呯呯呯" sounded again.

Torstensen immediately turned his head to look at his side, and he was stunned to find that forty or fifty more people had fallen in the phalanx. At this moment, he was immediately sure that the musket in the hands of the Ming army, both in terms of range and accuracy, was far superior to the musket under his hand.

Sure enough, he then discovered the anomaly. The Ming soldiers who were loading were even hammering with a small wooden mallet that they carried with them, as if the lead bullet was too big to fit into the bottom of the barrel.

At this time, he made another discovery. It was the three or four hundred Ming soldiers, in fact, they were three or four in a group, and after one person finished fighting, it was the turn of the next one to shoot. Although the rate of fire is not fast, it can shoot for too long without interruption in turns. With every shot, forty or fifty of his own men would be knocked down.

The courage to line up to be shot is undoubtedly very large, or there are strict military discipline constraints. However, in this face, he can only be beaten without doing anything. In this case, no matter how strict the military discipline is and how bold the courage is, not many people can stand it.

Soon, some of the soldiers in the beaten phalanx panicked, either firing back, or retreating. At this moment, these soldiers truly felt the fear of death.

The more than 2,000 cavalry behind the Ming army saw that the Swedish phalanx seemed to be loosening, and they had a tendency to move forward. It's as if when you get the chance, you'll rush over.

When Tors Fujimori saw this, sweat broke out on his forehead, but he didn't seem to know, and immediately gave a loud order, shouting sharply: "Whoever moves without a military order, die!" ”

It was also thanks to his usual strict military discipline, and after an order was given, the commotion soon ceased. The phalanx, which was stationary again, approached the few in front, and many accomplices had already fallen in front of the formation.

The sound of "Woo Woo Woo" sounded again, like the sound of chasing souls and killing people, and the Swedish soldiers fell about forty or so people.

Although the number of casualties is negligible for an army of nearly 20,000. However, Tolltensen knew that if it continued like this, the blow to the morale of his own army would be too serious, and if it was not done well, the army would collapse!

You can't just get beaten and don't fight back!

However, the distance where the Ming army was located was not the effective range of the Swedish army's musketeers, not to mention, those Ming troops were very treacherous, not only scattered, but even lying or sitting, even if the blind cat touched the mouse to death, it was too difficult.

Once this side fires from this side, the platoon gun will not hit the enemy, which will also be a serious blow to morale.

Thinking like this, the sweat on Tolltensen's forehead was even more, and he wanted to order the artillery to open fire, but at this distance, the flower shells and other lethal weapons against the infantry were not within reach, and if the solid bullets were scattered, it was difficult to say whether they could hit anyone if they could hit the Ming army.

Listening to the sound of "Woo Woo Woo" continued to sound, his soldiers fell to the ground one after another, and the phalanx seemed to be unstable again. The sweat on Tolltensen's forehead was already dripping down. He was in a situation he had never experienced before.

There was no other way to think of it, and Tolstensen was decisive, and he immediately issued the order.

As a result, several phalanxes approaching the musketeers of the Ming army began to march forward in unison. Obviously, they wanted to get close enough distance to reach the range of their muskets and inflict casualties on the Ming army.

Seeing this situation, the Ming troops who had not completed the loading began to retreat, and the Ming troops who had completed the loading were still lying there before retreating.

The speed of the Swedish phalanx was not fast, after all, it was necessary to maintain the formation, and those Ming soldiers retreated calmly. Anyway, just keep enough distance from the Swedish phalanx, you don't stop, I don't stop. You want to stop shooting, not far enough.

In this way, several phalanxes moved forward, forcing those Ming troops to retreat. However, when these phalanxes were farther away from their main formation, Tors Fujimori found that the cavalry of the Ming army, who were waiting for the opportunity, began to move. Splitting to the two sides, it seems to be to insert into the rear of the mobile phalanx, to cut off the connection with the rear.

Seeing this, Torstensen had to order the forward phalanx to stop advancing and slowly retreat back to their own position.

However, the next scene made him angry and helpless at the same time.

I saw that after the three or four hundred Ming troops had finished loading their ammunition, they began to approach the phalanx again, and as before, they began to shoot from a long distance again.

When Tors Fujimori saw this, he immediately understood. The Ming army wanted to use the advantages of the shooting accuracy and range of their muskets to consume their own forces and undermine their morale. Once the military formation is no longer tight, and several units can no longer cooperate, the cavalry behind them will pounce like hungry wolves.

Thinking of this, the sweat on his forehead was already flowing down vigorously, it was the first time he had encountered such a situation after so many years of leading troops to fight. For the Ming army from the Far East, he already had a deep understanding at this time. So cunning and so well equipped, no wonder the army of the King of Poland was wiped out!

In desperation, he sent a command to the cavalry general and ordered him: "The cavalry will raid and kill those Ming troops at all costs!" ”

When the cavalry general heard this, he did not immediately agree as before, but hesitantly reminded: "Your Excellency Marshal, even if you kill those Ming troops, what if there is another batch of Ming troops?" ”

"No!" Tolstensen categorically vetoed, "The Ming army should not have so many sophisticated guns, otherwise on a large scale, our army would have collapsed long ago." As long as you kill the Ming army now, you can believe it. One more thing, you have to grab some guns and come back, you know? ”

is worthy of being a famous general on the European battlefield, and he has already seen that the number of rifled flintlock pistols in the Ming army should be so much.

However, the cavalry general was obviously still a little hesitant, he turned his head to look at the Ming cavalry waiting behind the Ming army, and wanted to say something more. However, at this time, Tolstensen had already shouted sternly: "The military order has been issued, do you want to disobey the order?" ”

If his subordinates dare to disobey, the end will be very miserable. When the cavalry general heard this, he was shocked, subconsciously responded, turned around and left.

However, the concerns of the cavalry generals are clearly real. As soon as he led the cavalry in the Swedish army, the cavalry of the Ming army who were waiting for him also immediately moved. Obviously, he was not mistaken, those cavalry had two functions.

The first is to wait, if you see a flaw in the Swedish formation, if you are in chaos, you will immediately pounce and strike a quick and deadly blow to the opponent.

The second is that it is behind the shooting Ming army, with a protective effect.

When the Swedish cavalry left the formation and began to slowly speed up the charge, the Ming cavalry really began to speed up and made preparations to meet the attack. And those shooting Ming troops, after finishing their ammunition, also withdrew to the safety of the rear and continued to reload ammunition.

In the rear, I saw that the Swedish cavalry was dispatched, and the Ming troops who were resting immediately mounted their horses, and seemed to be ready to attack.

The Swedish cavalry has a total of about 3,000 troops, but they are likely to face tens of thousands of cavalry, even if it is only to achieve the purpose of Tolstensen's explanation, they must go as much as possible. After all, there were at least two thousand people guarding those cavalry who shot the Ming army.

However, the large Swedish phalanx, because most of the cavalry was withdrawn, the cover on the flanks was weak. The Ming army obviously saw this situation as well, and the cavalry troops who were resting immediately divided into several thousand cavalry and began to surround the flanks, waiting for an opportunity to move.

Before the battle between the cavalry began, Torstensen had a headache. This Ming army belongs to the wolf, as long as there is a slight flaw on his side, he can smell it and move accordingly. This battle is really hard to fight!

However, not to mention that, Tolstensen saw that in front of the two armies, the cavalry on his side began to slow down and prepare to shoot, but the cavalry on the Ming side was still accelerating, and it seemed that he was not ready to slow down, so he couldn't help but immediately think of the ace cavalry style on the European battlefield, that is, the charge of the Polish hussars.

Torstensen didn't have to think about it to know that once these two cavalry armies fought, his side would probably be crushed. The most important thing is that those defeated cavalry are likely to affect their own formation when they are defeated, and the Ming cavalry is likely to take the opportunity to launch a general attack.

And at this time, those shooting Ming soldiers had already hidden behind the cavalry and were in a safe area.

In desperation, he immediately issued a military order, telling his cavalry to quickly withdraw from the two wings and continue to protect the two wings.

Thanks to the quick enough orders he issued, the two cavalry armies had not yet fought, and there was still a little distance between them, so that the Swedish cavalry could withdraw to their positions. Those Ming cavalry were also very cunning, they were really like wolves, and when they saw this situation, they did not charge bravely with blood, but also turned a corner and withdrew.

Then, the previous scene began to repeat itself. The reloaded Ming troops began to approach the Swedish formation again.

Seeing this scene, not only Tolstensen, but also his soldiers, especially those in the front row, were a little desperate!

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