Chapter 890: Riding Formation

The Bahrain Department is a small tribe, Dayan Khan was one of the twelve Etoks of the Khalkha Wanhu at the time, and in the forty-eighth year of Wanli, because of the aggressiveness of the Houjin, the Inner Khalkha Five Divisions and Twenty-eight Noyan were punished together with the White Horse and the Houjin Alliance, and the Bahrain Department was one of them. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

By the eleventh year of the Mandate of Heaven, the Bahrain rebelled against the alliance and was completely conquered by the Houjin, and then divided Bahrain into two wings, which occupied 251 miles from east to west and 233 miles from north to south of the pasture, and the size of the range was about the same as that of a province in the interior, and the number of Dingkou was far inferior, even a county in Handi, and even a larger town was not as good.

This expedition is the rebellion of the leader of the branch tribe of the Bahrain Department, and it has not involved the whole of Bahrain, but Houjin is still sending a large army, a total of more than 4,000 people, this army can actually sweep away the entire Bahrain Department, and the entire number of men in this small tribe may not have 4,000 people, and the dispatch of a large army is also because of the recent changes in the Mongolian left flank, and many tribes in Horqin have reported that Lin Dan Khan has been dispatching troops and horses recently, and all the departments are already grass and trees, and the Horqin tribes have completely fallen to the Houjin side, If Lin Dan Khan went crazy and made a big conquest against the various departments, and the Houjin soldiers did not come to help in time, then the fun would be great.

The sky was overcast, and the wind was strong, blowing the corners of everyone's robes high.

Soon there was a flash of lightning and thunder in the sky, and the summer rain came.

All the cavalrymen wrapped their bows and arrows in cloth and carefully placed them in their pockets.

People's robes were soon soaked, and the wind was strong on the grassland, and many people soon felt cold all over.

Shi Tingzhu, Ma Guangyuan, Bao Chengxian and others gathered together, and their eyes were full of helplessness.

The leading Beizi did not say that he would rest and camp, no one dared to propose a rest, the Jurchens did not dare, the chief soldier Muharian and others were waiting quietly, the Jurchens were waiting, and the Han army did not dare to be dissatisfied.

At this time, Yue Tuo suddenly raised his hand.

The flag was unfurled, and all the soldiers on standby stepped on their horses neatly.

Yue Tuo glanced at the soldiers around him with deep eyes.

The Jurchen array was in front, the Han army was behind, and the Jurchens' clothes and armor were more vivid and shiny, especially the entire row of white-armored guards, with silver armor flashing on their bodies, and weapons also flashing in the drizzle.

"With such a strong army, why worry about the great cause!"

When Yue Tuo chatted with Huang Taiji, Huang Taiji would always mention his vision for the future, in Huang Taiji's heart, now at most he is a corner of peace, and if he doesn't take advantage of the strength of the upper and lower forces, the elite that can be fought in a few decades will almost be wiped out...... The sorrow of small countries and small nations lies in this, the Han people have a huge population base and a vast territory, and there will never be a shortage of capable people, and small nations only have the strongest strength at the beginning of their rise, once they do not seize the opportunity, it is easy for the Han people to take everything away, and everything is in vain.

This is the sorrow of the latecomers, the Houjin won ninety-nine times or trapped in Liaodong, and the Han people only needed to win once, and the Houjin would be ruined and annihilated.

"When the rain comes, although we can't use bows and arrows, the Mongols have no way to use the cavalry bow, and the Chinese army will go straight into the armor, plunder the two wings, and win this battle hard!"

In front of Yue Tuo's eyes are white clouds of yurts, but there are not too many traces of herdsmen, only a few herdsmen hide behind the opposite mountain bag, a large wooden fence a few miles long is even the city of this small tribe, a large number of herdsmen did not stay in their yurts, but armed with bows and arrows and iron spears, hiding behind the wooden fence to defend, war horses, cattle and sheep and other shepherds' wealth is also gathered together, it seems that this Nanuk Belle is also an informed and knowledgeable person, knowing that it is a dead end to fight, But just robbed the wealth of his tribe and the Jurchens called Dingkou, of course, he would never be willing, Nanuk put on a stubborn posture, and was obviously waiting for reinforcements, and also hoped that the Jurchens would take care of the reinforcements of the Chahar Department, and would not risk attacking the fortifications to eat their own tribe.

It's a pity that Yue Tuo looked calm and calm, and he was actually quite unreasonable when he started to raise troops, after an order, thousands of horses began to line up, the Jurchens' method of battle has been so skilled that they can no longer be familiar, this time the cavalry is to step into the formation, so the armored people are in the forefront, Bashikuce horses are on the side of the team, on which is to divide Bashiku and Niu Lu Zhangjing, Niu Lu Ezhen, the Jurchen array and the Ming Liaodong Town Soldier Cavalry Battle method is almost the same, the banner is in front, a small circle formation forms a larger horizontal formation, Officers and elite soldiers in front or on the side, urging the soldiers to fight bravely, the banner in the array is swept out, the armor is bright, the swords and guns are dazzling, after the horizontal formation is the Chinese army array, but also with the banner command to form a circle formation, followed by the same array composed of the flag Ding and the Han army, more than 4,000 people lined up, each horse is about one step apart, the array of the flag Ding and the archers should be looser, and after the front army breaks the formation, the flag Ding and the Han army take the charge, after the enemy formation is disrupted, and then repeatedly turn around the impact to expand the results.

In the middle of the horizontal formation that is about to contact the enemy, it is the heavy cavalry based on elite armor and white armor, the Jurchens are mainly engaged in infantry and foot combat, but it is not that they will not be able to fight on horseback, nor is it that there is no heavy cavalry, at this time the middle of the array is dominated by heavy cavalry, not only the soldiers are wearing multiple iron armor, holding sharp long soldiers, and the war horses are also covered with iron armor or cotton armor protection, when the heavy cavalry rushes forward, the ground shakes the mountain, like thunderbolts, and is invincible.

The whole team is very indifferent, the sharp soldiers of the Jurchen Eight Banners are all indifferent, their expressions are indifferent and calm, they have experienced too many battle formations, these armored cavalry are about thirty years old, they have participated in the war for at least ten years, at least dozens of large and small battles, they have rich battlefield experience, they are indifferent and calm, and they do not look excited when the war is about to start.

After years of fighting, this cavalry has stood at the pinnacle of this era.

As recorded in the notes of the Ming Dynasty, the Jurchen Eight Banners are in battle every time: if the land is wide, the Eight Solid Mountains are side by side, the team is neat, and there are sections. If the land is narrow, then the eight solid mountains go all the way, and the sections are not chaotic. When the blades meet, those who wear heavy armor and hold sharp blades are ordered to be forwards, and those who are good at shooting in short armor will be attacked from behind. Bayala stood in another place and watched, do not order to dismount, if there is no place, then order to respond. When I hear the attack, I am all pleased, the attack is the first, the battle is brave, the thunder is like the wind, where the battle is encountered, a drum to win!

The Jurchen array is an undulating high slope and a mixed place on the grassland, the weeds grow to the height of the horse's legs and calves in summer, in the passionate drums, slowly moving forward, the sharp soldiers wearing heavy armor are in front, the two banners with or without armor and the Han army are behind, more than 100 banners of different sizes are swept away, the army is magnificent, the soldiers are calm, the war horses are jubilant, and the soldiers begin to control the war horses to move forward slowly under the guidance of the officers and the nobles of the Eight Banners.

The Mongol fence was just outside the Lich, and these thousands of horsemen rushed over it, and in an instant they became powder!

At the last moment when he was about to speed up, Yue Tuo's eyes suddenly froze, and dozens of rangers also returned quickly, blowing the horn to remind the big array that was about to be launched, and in front of the left side of the Jurchen cavalry formation, a cavalry team of more than 3,000 people suddenly appeared!

Shuoto, Sakhalian and the others were originally in front of their respective formations, but at this time, they also quickly led their bayalas to gallop over.

Shuo Tuo pointed to the left side with a horsewhip and said solemnly: "The army is neat, the armor is distinct, and the soldiers are strong!" ”

Sakhalian looked at it for a while and said: "The front line is laid out in a square line, the queue is relatively loose, its armor is thick and heavy, it is not Jizhen or Liaozhen soldiers, nor is it Xuanda soldiers, this Ming army has never been seen before." ”

The cavalry in front of him, sure enough, is a diagonal linear array, the array is very open and straight, the horizontal formation is three stacks, the military flag is the same red banner as the Ming army, but there is no obvious general army flag, of course, there is no governor military gate flag or obvious civil and military official flag, the position of the flag is obviously very particular and easy to command, from Yue Tuo to Sakhalian are all Jurchen nobles who are older than the battle array, they are not very old, and the battlefield experience is nearly ten years, their eyes are very poisonous, and they have a rough look, It can be seen that this cavalry is thick and well-armored, and the array is very neat, at least on the surface, it is an out-and-out force.

"He Yusheng, why do I think of He Yusheng's soldiers!" Saharan suddenly lost his temper and cried out.

"Don't talk nonsense." Yue Tuo turned his head and glanced at Sakhalian, and said: "He Yusheng is just a trading house, and there may be a team of several hundred people, how can there be such a powerful cavalry, and the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom will not allow it." ”

"That's right." Sakhalian quickly changed his tune and admitted his gaffe.

Shuo Tuo said: "It may be the Guanning cavalry tossed by the old grandson, I heard that a lot of silver was spent, everyone has armor, and the weapons are also very good." ”

The Houjin nobles and generals present were expressionless, but they didn't hear the words of these Beizi.

The matter is very simple, the big black pot of the Thirteen Mountains is Li Yongfang's back, and Sakhalian and others are not too excessive, highlighting the good combat effectiveness of the cavalry of the Ming Army in Liaoxi...... The cavalry of the Ming Army in western Liaoning, which was later commonly known as the Guanning Iron Cavalry, did have a good performance, and in terms of overall combat effectiveness, the Guanning Iron Cavalry did become stronger and stronger, especially in the Chongzhen period, which was almost the first-class strong army in the world.

When Gao Yingxiang and others made a lot of trouble, it was Cao Wenzhao of the Guanning Army who repeatedly defeated more than 100,000 thieves with thousands of cavalry, and when the Wuqiao Mutiny, Kong Youde and other Dongjiang soldiers almost caused chaos in most of Shandong, and the Ming army in Shandong and Hebei was useless, and finally Zu Kuan brought the Guanning cavalry, and the Dongjiang Army was thrown into the sea in three times and two times.

After that, although the Battle of Ningjin was to defend the city, from Mangui to Zu Dashou and Zhao Shujiao Zukuan and other generals also dared to go out of the city to fight, which was still different from the weakness of the Ming army after the Battle of Guangning.