It turned out that after hearing the battle ahead, Yang Lin led the rapid march of the Escort Association to the battlefield and was standing on a mountain beam a mile away to pay close attention to the evolution of the battlefield situation.

Placing the monoculars on the shoulders of a samurai, Yang Lin carefully observed the situation on the battlefield, and after half an hour of observation, a stone finally landed.

The ancient cavalry was invincible in the plains, and although the Tatar iron cavalry was defeated in Shunqing Province at the beginning of the year, it was because it was in the hilly area, and now it is a different story in the plain area.

After hearing that the Qing cavalry was attacking the dragon frame, everyone was worried, and after an hour of fighting, everyone finally came to the conclusion that there was a lack of infantry support, and the cavalry was vulnerable to the hollow phalanx.

Now seeing the Tartar infantry arriving one after another, Yang Lin put down the monoculars and said to the generals beside him: "The arrogant soldiers will be defeated, and the ancients will not deceive."

Although the Tartars suffered a heavy setback at the beginning of the year under the city of Shunqing, one by one they still stubbornly believed that the cavalry was invincible in the world on the plain.

Dolgon thought the Nikan was resourceful and up to the task, but now he seemed to be quite arrogant, and in order to achieve the suddenness of the attack, he attacked without the support of infantry. ”

Everyone laughed, and Qian Bangqi, the capital supervisor, said: "My lord, if you encounter other Ming army Nikan, you may succeed, but the soldiers of the three armies of my volunteer army use their lives, how can they be compared with other Ming armies." ”

At first, I saw that the 3rd Association of the Dragon Frame was able to cope with the Manchurian Iron Cavalry alone, and everyone was full of confidence and laughter.

However, seeing the arrival of the Tartar soldiers and horses one after another, especially the Tunzita wanting to withdraw from the battle formation, and after the Green Battalion infantry joined the battle group, the situation on the battlefield was reversed, and under the attack of the Tartar infantry cavalry, the 3rd Association was exhausted to cope.

Yang Lin lifted his horsewhip and looked at the generals who arrived one after another and said: "Everyone, you also saw at the beginning that although the cavalry was fast and mobile, and the sprint power was quite amazing, there was no infantry support, and the combat power was greatly reduced.

Now after more than half an hour of fierce fighting, the Tartar horses can't bear it and want to withdraw from the battlefield, the Tartar Manchurian heavy infantry, and the green battalion soldiers and horses have joined the battle group one after another, and the dragon frame is a little weak.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is not an ordinary encounter, but a decisive battle between the enemy and us in Hanzhong, and everyone needs to obey the order and kill the enemy desperately. ”

The generals stood with their hands down, waiting for the order.

Yang Lin raised his horsewhip and encouraged everyone: "What the Tartars rely on is only the Eight Banners of Manchuria, Mongolia and Han, although there are many soldiers and horses in the green battalion, but most of them betray their ancestors, sell their conscience, and sell themselves for glory.

The Green Battalion can still deal with soldiers and horses who have little training and are not very tenacious, but if they want to deal with our volunteers, the Green Battalion is no opponent at all.

Without the support of the green battalion, although the Tartars have a few heavy infantry and a few iron cavalry, as everyone can see, even on the plain, the hollow phalanx can restrain the opponent's iron cavalry. ”

Everyone said yes one by one, if everyone was still skeptical at first, but after more than half an hour of fierce battle, in the face of the Manchurian Blue Flag Iron Riding Dragon Frame 3rd Association did not fall behind, facing the reality, everyone's confidence doubled.

Yang Lin immediately ordered, and Yang Cheng led the 1st Association to set up a frontal formation, and together with the 3rd Association of the Dragon Frame, they acted as horns for each other and entangled the main force of the Tartars.

Ordered Adjutant General Yang Bingyi to command the 5th Association of the Headquarters and the 10th Association of Wang Zhibang, equipped with a 3-pound artillery battalion, to attack from the left flank.

The deputy general Jing Keqin commanded the 6th Association of the headquarters and the 8th Association of Wang Shuji, equipped with a 3-pound artillery battalion, to attack from the right flank.

Everyone left one after another, but the two deputy generals of the Cavalry Association did not do it, Bu Ning and Yao Chonglie glanced at each other, and then walked to the front and said: "My lord, since the formation of the Cavalry Association, it has cost a lot of money and food, but the brothers often can't get a fight, and the generals below are quite annoyed." ”

Yang Lin smiled and said: "Compared with our army, the strongest Tartar was the Manmeng Iron Cavalry at that time, we only have this bit of belongings, of course we don't want to fight hard with the other party, a good knife is used on a good blade."

On the battlefield, the most important thing is not the ability of the main general, but to retain enough reserves, I will keep your two cavalry associations and escort associations as reserves, mainly to ensure that the battlefield is not lost.

Tell the brothers that if you train well, you will have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions in the future. ”

Bu Ning and Yao Chonglie had no choice but to leave.

The various departments spread out one after another, especially the left and right wings, which were even more powerful, and under the command of the commander-in-chief, everyone lined up in a phalanx and copied forward.

Staff General Wang Zhiyao rode on a tall horse, the trumpeter blew the horn, and the 15th Regiment of the headquarters formed four phalanxes and pressed forward.

In each phalanx, the two brigades in front of the queue often lined up in three rows to walk in the front, and the two brigades in the back lined up in three rows to walk in the back, and the general escort squadron, baggage squadron, and artillery squadron were coordinated in the center.

Facing the neatly arranged phalanx on the left and right, Nikan was quite annoyed, shouted loudly, and commanded all his troops to meet him.

However, the green battalion is mostly a brigade-type establishment, and the military discipline of each department is very strict, even in the face of the volunteers who rushed over, everyone went their own way, and there was no unified response.

Seeing the volunteers coming, some of the troops panicked, and everyone released their guns and arrows from afar, just like many troops in this era, everyone was afraid of close combat, and always hoped to use artillery to scare away the other party.

In the past, the Ming army, which had no training, weak combat strength and low morale, often succeeded, and after defeating the morale of the other party, everyone rushed forward and won the battlefield by relying on equipment.

However, the Volunteer Army is completely different, and most of the low-level generals in the department have received formal military training, although the training time is only half a year, but the tactical quality is far from being comparable to that of the generals of the Green Battalion.

The volunteers formed a military formation, and the captain and squadron leader walked at the front of the queue, approaching the panicked green battalion soldiers with their steps to the sound of music.

In order to undermine the morale of the other side, in the distance, Wang Zhiyao, a general (staff general), was commanding more than 10 large Franc cannons under his command to shoot.

The soldiers of the Green Battalion panicked, everyone betrayed their ancestors and went to the battlefield to pursue nothing more than food and clothing, as well as their own glory and wealth.

Seeing that the iron balls continued to fall into the formation, everyone was in a mess, and some even ignored the reprimand of the main general, and fled around.

In the sound of artillery, the infantry battalions had already been completed as a whole, and everyone was approaching the green battalion soldiers in front with neat steps.

Seeing the approach of the volunteers, the green battalion soldiers will release their guns one after another, because the distance is too far, some are even two hundred steps away, and there is no crosshair at all.

The sound of gunfire shook the eardrums and choked many people with smoke, but the volunteers approached with their steps as if they were dead.

In order to boost the morale of the whole army, he always walked in the front, allowing bullets to fly by his side, and looked like he was at home.

A hundred paces away, the heavy arrows of the green camp can't reach it at all, and although the light arrows have a very long range, the front sight is too poor, and there is not much lethality.

In the face of soldiers who are constantly moving, the hit rate of the bird gun is less than 5 per 1,000 from 100 paces, and the probability of being shot is very small.

Within 100 paces, the infantry continued to move forward, often with the rattan player of the killer bureau walking in the front with the rattan card, using the wide rattan card to block the bow and crossbow missile.

The lethality of the bow and crossbow fifty steps away is limited, and it is difficult to inflict substantial damage on the soldiers behind the rattan plaque.

Within 100 steps, although the lethality of the fire gun is relatively large, even if you don't consider the rattan cover and the cotton armor on the soldiers, the hit rate is not too high.

Seeing the other party advancing step by step, the green battalion soldiers were in a mess, some felt that something was wrong and wondered how to escape from the battlefield, and those who were still desperately releasing arrows, crossbows and guns also felt afraid for a while.

At this time, I don't know who was the first to call out in horror, everyone looked up, and saw rockets flying out of the opponent's formation from a distance, like firecrackers, rising continuously and then rushing forward.

The timid rushed to the big event and ran away, and the bold also found that the situation was not right, and they pondered how to deal with it.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the volunteers approached more than 60 paces in front of the battle, and under the command of the captain (sentinel), they fired a continuous volley at the panicked soldiers.

The sound of gunfire and artillery was bursting, the flames continued to ignite, the lead bullets broke through the smoke and rushed over, and because the distance between the two sides was very close, the hit rate increased greatly, and three consecutive volleys were fired, and one fell in front of the green battalion.

Seeing the continuous fall of his companions around him, the soldiers of the Green Battalion lost their souls, and many people retreated one after another despite the generals' obstructions.

Although a few people tried in vain to launch a counterattack with a reloading air attack, the Musket Bureau and the Killer Bureau quickly filled the gap.

This is the most classic queuing and shooting formation in the past Western European musket era, a seemingly simple formation, which cannot be completed without real strong soldiers.

If the generals cower and hide in the rear and force the soldiers to charge through violence, they may be able to complete it in training, but if they go to the battle array, just like the warlord army from the Ming Dynasty to the Republic of China, everyone is often far away and has no combat effectiveness.

In addition to the sacrificial spirit of middle and lower-level officers, at least the spirit of sacrifice of the officers and men in the front row is also needed, and they will not move in the face of the opponent's artillery fire, and they will not be able to do it if they do not have the spirit of sacrifice of the soldiers in the front row.

In addition to all the above, it is necessary to have the morale of the whole army and to train for many years.

Since the beginning of the formation of the Volunteer Army, Yang Lin took the lead in the charge in the face of the local tyrant, which greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers to kill the enemy.

At the beginning of the year, the volunteers defeated the army of Haoge under the city of Shunqing, and the morale of the whole army increased very quickly.

Under these circumstances, some of the main forces began to implement the formation of lining up and shooting, hoping to use such an extremely clumsy method to defeat the various tactics of the Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners.

The formation of queuing to shoot is too bloody, and the battlefield effect is even more unexpected.

After only three rounds of shooting, the morale of more than 1,000 green battalion soldiers in front was completely crushed, and everyone was in chaos.

Behind it, Yang Bingyi, the commander of the 5th Association (deputy general), led the 5th Association and the 15th Standard (Regiment) in front to guard the horns, and when Wang Zhiyao led his troops to defeat the green battalion soldiers and horses in front of the opponent, Yang Bingyi led the 5th Association to bypass the 15th Standard and kill in depth.