Left flank of the coalition front, electric white battalion position.

Two diamond-shaped phalanxes, the first row of spears pointing diagonally towards the sky, flowing reflections on the tips of the spears.

In the clearing between the phalanxes, Bandus flicked up a Mexican silver coin.

The silver coin landed, "Face up, Pedro, you won." ”

"I choose the camp flag."

"Okay, the commander of the village seat belongs to me."

The camp was split into two phalanxes of 450 men, and before the battle began, Bandus and Pedro distributed two flags from the camp.

Bandus held an iron helmet between his left armpit and a flaming rope in his right hand. Pedro wrapped his right hand in a half-circle, lit his pipe on the fire rope, and then lit it for Bandus.

"Bandus."

"Huh?"

"What made you forget Cristina in your hometown, and what made you forget the grandeur of Madrid?"

"I was born to be on the battlefield and there was no stage for me in Spain. Dear Pedro, why are you stranded in China? ”

"Because of the money, I can't be treated in Dianbai anywhere else."

"Listen to the dense sound of horses' hooves in the distance, Pedro, only money can't explain what we're doing now."

Li Jianjie's Ming cavalry retreated to the right flank and joined the Sikh cavalry, which was turning direction, and the view of the front of the phalanx was then asided.

Thousands of Tatar cavalry kicked up a cloud of smoke and dust and rushed straight towards them.

In the front row were the heavily armored cavalrymen they were proud of, and the visors that came around their cheeks and buckled their faces obscured the faces of those cavalrymen, leaving only dark shadows.

Behind the heavily armored cavalry was the thousand-year-old tradition of the Tatars, projectile cavalry armed with bows and arrows.

"That's because of Lu Zhan and other lovely Chinese brothers? It is our duty to stop the Tatar cavalry together with the soldiers. Pedro accentuated, "No hesitation. ”

"Mercenaries shouldn't be our ideals, Pedro, I want to regain my lost honor in China."

Pedro put on his helmet, "God will bless you, Bandus." ”

"God bless us."

Two howitzers fired, 5.5-inch howitzers fired flat, and solid shells ran through the bloody alleys of the enemy's deep horse team.

Bandus and Pedro walked back to the phalanx under their respective commands.

The Tatar cavalry approached the battlefield at a slow pace.

The Franc machine joined the shot, and the shooter fired the 7 loaded guns at hand as fast as possible, which did not need to be aimed at all, and the 2-pound iron bullet was not very powerful, but as long as it was shot into the enemy line, it could still take down 2 or 3 horses.

The 5.5-inch howitzer fires heavy shotguns.

Fifty rounds of iron bullets with a diameter of about 40 mm were wrapped in a tin cylinder with an iron bottom. The moment the shell left the chamber, the tinned shell burst because of the huge pressure difference between the inside and outside of the chamber, and the shotgun flew apart, forming a fan-shaped barrage. At a distance of 400 meters, the heavy shrapnel dispersion diameter is about 50 meters.

Dozens of blood lines gushed out from the Tartar army.

The frontal projection of the cavalry was several times that of the infantry, and the heavy shotguns fired from the flanks of the phalanx swept away the cavalry in the front row of the scattered area.

The fallen horses formed an obstacle, forcing the rear cavalry to make a detour, and some people could not avoid it, and the carcasses of the horses were brought down, causing even greater chaos.

Shotguns do not need to be aimed, the firing procedure is simplified, and the 5.5-inch howitzer fires 3 heavy shotguns in 1 minute.

It took more than 2 minutes for the Tartar cavalry to switch from a quick step to a charge, and the howitzer fired 8 heavy shotguns, and hundreds of enemy cavalry collapsed to the ground, and in an instant they were shrouded in smoke and dust raised by the follow-up horse team, which was innumerable.

The Furlong cannon was the first to shoot all the guns, the howitzer stopped firing in the immediate aftermath, and the gunner dropped his reloading tools and withdrew to the phalanx.

The two diamond-shaped phalanx spearmen were all equipped with armor, and the sharp corners of the enemy were plate armor, including the Fran mecha, the Nanban carcass, and the Sanya breastplate, followed by the iron armor and the iron cotton armor, and Lu Zhan took out all the inventory at the bottom of the box.

Bandus walked to the sharp corner of the front, where the bravest hand-to-hand infantry of the Dianbai Battalion gathered, all of them were the elite of the Quartet who had been collected and entangled by Lu Zhan for 8 years, and in addition to the spears they held in their hands, there was also a spare item on the ground.

Bandus paced back and forth behind the soldiers.

"Steady!"

A few feathered arrows flew, and the enemy cavalry in front of the opposing formation was severely weakened by the artillery, and the few shock cavalry in the first row were swept away, revealing the weak cavalry archers behind.

The bow was not strong, and Bandus only bowed his head slightly, allowing the iron eaves of the Spanish helmet to protect his face.

Two clangs rang out, and the feathered arrows were bounced off by the breastplate and helmet.

Bandus drew his pistol.

The Federation Cavalry Drill Code does not enter charge mode until the last 150 paces, which used to be slow or fast steps, and the Tatar cavalry has no number rules, but it should look similar, they turn to charge at 100 meters.

"Fire."

Arquebusiers fired.

Bandus retreated to the center of the phalanx.

The weak cavalry archers automatically avoided the spear tips and circled the flanks of the diamond-shaped phalanx, charging behind the phalanx.

Four rows of arquebuses rotated in the formation, firing at the flanks of the huge cavalry projection at extremely close range. Each shot takes at least 1 horse, or even more.

The Tatar cavalry passed quickly, they returned fire with feathered arrows, the musketeers fell one by one, and the artillerymen spontaneously picked up the arquebuses that had lost their owners, loaded them, and fired.

The two phalanxes were like rocks standing in the middle of the sea, and the tide of the Tatar horses smashed against the reef, and they had to bypass this insurmountable obstacle.

To the south of the phalanx, Jin Shiying drew his saber and took off his helmet so that all the soldiers could see his face clearly.

"Brothers, you are from Shaanxi, from Xuanda, from Jiliao, and from Denglai. You all have loved ones who have lost their lives to the enemy, you have fought for thousands of miles of land, you are all good men who are unwilling to surrender, draw your sword, and revenge begins at this moment! ”

In the north of the phalanx, Li Jianjie waved his horse lance, and the sea breeze blew a bright red cloak.

"Some of you have followed me for many years, and some of you are seeing me for the first time, and I have no other ideas, killing one is enough, and killing two is profitable. What about you? ”

The cavalrymen raised their blades in their hands and shouted.

Sikh lancers lined up in neat horizontal formations and laid out their spears.

The cavalry of the coalition forces on both flanks of the Tatar horse corps charged to the center.

Guards battalion positions.

The Tatar cavalry, which had bypassed the camp phalanx, split up and rushed towards the commander's banner of order.

Langemann looked at Order: "Do you want to line up in a phalanx?" ”

Shou Xiang bowed his head and asked Xiao Decheng, the commander of the guards battalion, "Do you need it?" ”

"Not at all, Your Excellency."

"This is your position, you command."

"Yes."

Xiao Decheng pulled out his command knife and strode towards the troops.

"Battalion, turn left!"

"Based on the 4th and 5th companies, each sub-battalion is deployed to the left and right."

"The cavalry artillery keeps the column, there is no need to put the column, Zhao Congjian, your carbine lancers protect the two wings."

Xiao Decheng calmly issued one order after another, and the guards battalion launched a battle formation within 1 minute.

"Raise your gun!"

"Two columns of salvos, put!"

There are many kinds of salvos, only the battalion commander orders the whole battalion to fire a salvo is the first two platoons of the three rows of horizontal lines to shoot together, and the whole battalion salvo is generally used to deal with dense cavalry formations or bully cold weapon troops.

The rest of the salvos are divided into rhythms.

The two columns of salvos began with the first two soldiers on the far right, and the whole battalion fired in turn, with 2 shots at a time. After the team tail is played, the team leader is loaded and starts the next shot.

Under two columns of salvos, the soldiers are not uniformly operated machines by officers, they can be patiently reloaded, and even have time to aim, and the shooting efficiency is higher than that of the whole battalion salvo.

Between the two columns and the battalion-wide salvo, there were platoon salvos and company salvos, which were not easy to master, and in a horizontal line, when one platoon fired, the other platoons often fired at the same time, and the result was a battalion-wide volley.

The whole battalion is the easiest to shoot, and the platoon salvo is generally used in phalanxes, garrison field fortifications, or to bully cold-armed troops.

The Tatar cavalry attacking the Guards battalion was not in a tight formation, and the speed of the impact gradually decreased from the highest speed.

To fire a salvo with a whole battalion is a waste of bullets. Xiao Decheng fired a volley of two columns in rotation, and quickly knocked down hundreds of Tartar riders.

Langemann: "Your Excellency, where did you get the battalion commander?" ”

"Of course, it's the Chinese battlefield."

"I know that you have recommended dozens of people to enter the military academy over the years, and Xiao Decheng is one of them?"

"I think he's the best one."

"Well, the Tatar horses are slowing down, I think they can harvest, do it now, most of them will not be able to escape from the battlefield."

"Yes, Communications Officer......"

"Your Excellency, there is no need to call the communications officer."

"Huh?"

Shou Xiang raised his telescope to the southwest.

Longtou Village.

2 squadrons of cuirassiers broke away from the cover of the village, behind them were 3 squadrons of hussars.

Shou Order: "Very well, the cavalry officer should have this kind of initiative, and the order we gave was originally to let him choose the opportunity to attack. ”

"Indeed, it is impossible for you and me to command the cavalry on the battlefield in place of the regimental commanders."

After the Tatar cavalry emerged from the camp, the coalition cavalry could rush up and crush them. But in this way, the Tatar cavalry must have been able to escape from the battlefield, and the Tatars still have a larger force in the west, which will rush to the battlefield at any time, in order to cope with possible changes, the order does not want the cavalry to storm a few kilometers and consume too much horsepower, this cavalry reserve has been hidden in the depression behind Longtou Village since the beginning of the war.

The Tatar cavalry could not be fully charged from the start, and they divided a considerable part of their men to the north and south, engaged the Ming cavalry, and defended the flanks of the shock array.

While the central Tatar cavalry ran and charged, making contact with the Dianbai camp phalanx and could no longer stop the car, the Sikh and Ming cavalry threw themselves into the charge from both flanks of the enemy, forcing more Tatar cavalry to turn.

Wang Shouyi's cavalry regiment jumped out of the battlefield at this time, the long red tassels on the helmet dragged in his mind, and the polished cuirass was bright.

Five cavalry squadrons entered the battlefield in two columns, and when they arrived at the predetermined place, Wang Shou raised his left hand.

"Attention!"

"Turn left!"

The cavalry spread out in two horizontal formations.

The first is two cubirsmen's squadrons, each with two companies in two horizontal rows, and the longitudinal distance between the two cavalry platoons in front and behind the horizontal column is more than half a meter.

Each cavalryman occupies a 1-meter-wide frontage, and the 172-man cuirassier squadron has a battle line of about 90 meters wide, with two squadrons spaced 10 meters laterally.

The second line was 3 squadrons of hussars, the width and depth of the squadron line was slightly less than that of the cuirassiers.

Wang Shouyi drew his straight sword.

"March!"

The trumpeter blew the horn.

The start is a slow walking army, according to the drill code, the slow walking speed is 100 meters per minute.

The horses slowly accelerated to the sound of horns, and the clashing of steel, the sound of horses' hooves hitting the ground, and the sound of guns and cannons made the blood of both soldiers and horses surge.

Wang Shouyi commanded: "Tighten the formation and keep silent!" ”

The first cavalry front was 200 meters wide, the second was 300 meters wide, the advance speed was not fast, the cavalry attack forbade the soldiers to roar, and the effect was like two cavalry walls squeezing forward.

Wang Shou raised his sword diagonally upwards at 45 degrees, and the cuirassiers did so, and the heavy cavalry used a stabbing sword with a heavier hilt and a lighter blade, which made it effortless to lift the tip of the sword. The hussars wielded their swords.

"Hurry up!"

The trumpeter blew the horn at a faster pace.

100 meters from the enemy.

"Stormtroopers!"

The trumpeters blew rapidly, and the cuirassiers, who heard the trumpet, accelerated to 300 meters per minute, and the first row of straight swords.

The cavalry with their swords flattened rushing forward was a more terrifying sight than the same number of cavalrymen rushing with their swords.

The straight sword is most useful in a regular cavalry-to-cavalry charge, especially during the initial impact. The straight sword adds the kinetic energy of people and horses to the lethality of the sword, which can have a greater psychological intimidation effect on the enemy.

The scimitar has the upper hand in the melee after the charge. The cavalry in the melee lost their impact momentum, and the cavalry had to constantly make loops and fast circles, and each cavalry had to constantly move his sword from one side of the horse's head to the other to deal with the surrounding threats and attack the surrounding targets. The lightweight and nimble curved blade saber has a greater advantage in this type of fighting.

In general, though, regular cavalry shocks relied on discipline, courage and arrays, with weapons secondary. In cavalry warfare, as long as the formation is maintained, a regular cavalry with strength and cohesion can even hold a wooden stick.

The cavalry regiment knocked hundreds of Tatar cavalry off their horses at the first assault, and a small number of scaly and iron-cotton cavalry were like papier-mâché in front of the bayone. The charging cavalry wall crushed the Tatar cavalry like a steamroller.

There was no scuffle, only scattered backs.