On the fields in the eastern part of Henan Province,

The sandy floor, which had become muddy and soft after the rain at night, and had been exposed to a hard shell by sunny days, had been repeatedly trampled on, and the mud emitted a strong earthy smell.

Under the banner of Wind and Thunder, a large transportation team with a heavy load has just been attacked from the local area and is caught in a fight.

I saw that the ambush soldiers who rushed out of the half-man tall grass from the side of the road all over the mountains, under the cover of the arrows that swept into the sky flying locusts, brandished their swords and swords, and launched an indomitable and resolute attack on the convoy entrenched on the road.

In an instant, those chariots and horses who could not dodge were hit by the seedlings, and the moment of aggressive popping sounds, there was a layer of trembling white feathers, and only the livestock and human bodies that fell to the ground were left with arrows, struggling in vain in a pool of blood.

Most of the soldiers escorting the convoy also used their chariots and horses as cover and cover to drag their wounded companions or people to the other side of the roadbed and the silted ditch under the sound of orders and shouts from the left.

"The White Soldiers stepped forward to meet the enemy......

"The First Formation ......"

"Reload, jerk, free fire...... Put ......"

"Second Formation ......"

"Reloading, jerk, flat fire...... Put ......"

"The Third Formation ......"

"Reload, jerk, concentrated salvo...... Put ......"

After the three-stage volley, which was only seen with quick eyes, those roaring enemies seemed to have collided with an invisible interception line in front of them, and in an instant, blood and light bloomed and splashed, and the people were hit head-on by a large area on their backs.

And in the sequence of white soldiers who crossed the side of the road,

Dutou Deng Fang held a big card, stood at the head of the row in person, slightly obliquely upwards and bowed his body, only to hear the aggressiveness of the cards being shot like raindrops.

After only a dozen breaths, he was already facing the figures that were sporadically rushing through the rain of bullets and lead, and at this time, he could even clearly see their cold and solemn expressions.

Then there was another bump, but it was the white soldiers who began to fire at close range with their single-wielding three-eyed guns and short-barreled horns, and fell on their backs in the approaching crowd, but finally some of them rushed in front of them, and then slammed into their makeshift shield wall unabated.

"Woo......"

At this time, a sharp whistle sounded, so that Deng Fang hurriedly crouched on the ground by crashing into the enemy in front of him, and inserted the big card diagonally into the ground and then used his body to resist it, and then he heard the sporadic sound of a heavy object falling over his head and falling on the ground not far away, and then it turned into an extremely dull roar and tremor.

I could only hear the continuous screams that exploded in my ears, and at very close range, it turned into a dizzying humming noise, and the shock of the heavy impact in my hands and the splinter of splinters slapping on the sand and gravel.

At this time, looking through the thick smoke at the edge of his hand, there were no enemies in front of his column who could stand intact.

At this time, on the other side of the line arranged along the road, there was another shout of killing; In the midst of the billowing smoke and dust, several groups of enemy cavalry once again came out in several groups from behind the low hills in the distance. Therefore, the firepower on Deng Fang's side suddenly decreased sharply and the pressure increased suddenly......

After several rounds of fierce battles,

Looking at the scattered figures fleeing in front of him, he personally stood in the front row of the White Soldiers, put down the three-eyed gun and hand card in his hand full of plasma, and slowly sat on the roadbed, only to feel that his arm was still trembling involuntarily after repeated exertion; And the white soldiers in his column have also become a little incomplete.

After turning his head to look left and right, he found that the corner of his right eye was covered with blood, but he didn't know when someone had opened the scoop on his head. So, he carefully took off his hat and helmet, which had a large gap; Suddenly, I felt that something on the side of my head was being pulled and torn apart again, and in the wetness that slowly flowed through the ends of my hair, a hot throbbing pain.

But in the meantime, use this short-shot three-eyed gun. He had smashed and broken at least four enemy soldiers' heads, shoulders and necks. It is precisely because of the protection and cushioning of this unremarkable iron-clad helmet that he did not really split his head and lost his life.

And from head to toe, his body was newly equipped with new equipment that was just changed last year, including this steel jacket-style silk armor and rubber boots with iron sheet bottoms. Therefore, even if he had several arrows in battle, they were just flesh wounds that were not deeply pierced, and breaking the shaft of the arrow did not even affect his continued fighting.

"Do you want to pursue it......?"

Looking at the enemy that had retreated in the distance, Deng Fang spat out a mouthful of sand again, feeling that he had recovered a lot of strength and was a little eager to ask for instructions.

"Not for now...... Standing guard and resting"

As the temporary commander of the transport team, Zhang Xiandao, who is also the commander of the car battalion.

"I'll leave it to someone else......"

I saw several fireworks and arrows flying in the sky,

The cavalry of the brigade appeared at the end of the road to the east, and the flickering light of the men and horses, like a long dragon with scales, rushed quickly and ferociously into the hastily defeated enemy army, as if it were a flower in the middle, and completely disrupted and scattered them with kicks and impacts.

A closer look at their banners shows that they have added a double horseshoe print to the background color of the Wind and Thunder Banner; But it was a cavalry new army formed by the Anton's children brought back by Luo Shuai from across the sea; Therefore, it was specially given the name of hussar and the corresponding number.

But the other troops prefer to call them breastshouldsmen, because one of the most conspicuous signs of their men and horses is that large piece of overall forged chest guards, and they are polished and polished on weekdays, and their cuirasses can be seen from afar.

Now that Huaidong has begun to take shape, there are three basic types of cavalry sequences:

The rangers, who were transformed from nomadic captives, placed extreme emphasis on light mobility and field self-sustaining ability in their equipment, and became scouts and horse scouts of various military camps and regiments. The main source and supplement was also the slaves of the Seysmen in the public pastures and stables.

secondly, on the basis of the cavalry with southern characteristics, the chaser cavalry emphasized the use of firepower and mobility flexibility; The main mode of combat is to harass and contain in a roundabout way, and even to carry out local assaults; As a result, armed with long and short muskets and melee sabers and some shorter guns, the cavalry was also somewhat better protected than the former.

Under normal circumstances, it will also be accompanied by the same number of mounted infantry to carry out mobile combat over a longer distance. Thus, in addition to the three battalions in the main formation, there were a number of patrol cavalry units in reserve at the local level.

Finally, it is the new class of troops newly recruited and introduced from the land of Andong - the Anton Hussar, which is also the first kind of cavalry with northern characteristics under the command of Huaidong that can charge head-on without falling behind.

Because they mainly ride Liaodong horses with excellent blood, explosive power and weight-bearing endurance, which have obvious advantages. Therefore, there are more choices and leeway in overall protection and assault equipment.

For example, the whole piece of forged war horse chest guard and thin steel neck armor to meet the basic protection when attacking the enemy formation; For example, in addition to the traditional horse lance and flag gun, they will also be equipped with an additional sword, axe, stick, mallet, hammer and stick for horse warfare and armor-piercing.

In addition, although they have not yet mastered the art of horse firearms, they also have the ability to mount and shoot, and can be more proficient in the use of special iron arm bows and repeaters, etc., as a containment and even suppressive force before engaging the enemy in close combat.

Therefore, it was also pinned on quite high hopes, and under the name of Zuo Yu Houjun, it was finally combined into three full-strength battalions, plus three auxiliary brigades that also served as alternates; Almost immediately, it was on par with the time-honored hunting camp.

This time, in order to escort this batch of military supplies to the former army and pass through the vast enemy-occupied areas, a hussar regiment was specially dispatched to be responsible for escorting and guarding along the way, and the terrain of the Huanghuai Plain has obviously become a good stage for them to gallop across the country.

It's just that at the request of Zhang Xian, the general who led the team, they adopted some different countermeasures and postures; Let the brigade go out first, while the cavalry hangs far behind, maintaining a basic distance of three quarters to half an hour, and keeping in touch by relay messages every other hour.

In this way, there is no need to tie the very mobile cavalry to the vicinity of the transport brigade for a long time, and it can also have a certain effect of training. Once the transport unit encounters the enemy's attack and strong attack along the way, the cavalry brigade that has been summoned can break through from the periphery to contain and support it so that it cannot be fully engaged, and even break the enemy's position with the inside and outside.

If the enemy's strength is stronger, the presence of this peripheral mobile cavalry will undoubtedly enable the besieged transport brigade to hold out in morale and psychology for a longer time, and finally wait for reinforcements from the rear to get news.

Therefore, after the pursuit and seizure of three times and five divided by two, several flags with special decorations such as golden tung were thrown on the ground by these hussars who returned one after another.

The soldiers who stayed behind also completed the inspection of the goods on the vehicle; Apart from the death of dozens of mules and horses, and the breaking of some bags and the scattering of wheat beans, there was no more substantial loss.

The barrels of gunpowder and fire oil that were tightly packed in the car in bags filled with grain and lead were not leaked or lost in the slightest.

Seeing that most of the department was still in good order, Zhang Xian, who was the chief official at this moment, also put forward an idea and decision again. http://