The left banner general of the Weiyuan Army, the soldiers and horses all knew Zhou Kezhuo, staring at the smoke and dust raised in the distance, and couldn't help but be a little excited and excited.

In the past few days of fighting across the river, their Hebei military order can be said to have won all battles in large and small battles, and it is impossible to break the enemy, whether it is a strong fortress in Gaocheng or a dangerous point in Qiaojin, they are all in the strategy of Xiao Zhang's envoy, and they are all in a drum or trapped in a corner.

But suddenly the bad news came overnight,

The three armies of Pinghai, which blocked the enemy after the break, were inexplicably defeated at the hands of a southern army, and many people were in an unbelievable shock, or they swore that they would rather treat it as a lie.

Then, under the constraints of the force, they had to give up the victory that was easy to achieve, temporarily avoid going west, and instead join up with the friendly forces in Puzhou, and then make plans.

To tell the truth, the whole army, including Zhou Kezhuo, was a little unconvinced, or did not believe in evil, but there should always be another reason.

This time, this formation was ordered to capture several cities in Yunzhou, and finally gave a breath of relief to those defeated comrades, and it was inevitable that the so-called "invincible" left wing of the new army was just so thoughtful.

As long as you don't give them a distance, regardless of casualties, you won't have much room to move around those firecrackers and other things.

However, he must also admit that it is easy to break the enemy and destroy the enemy, but it is somewhat difficult.

The southern army in front of him was very tenacious and slippery, and after being defeated, they scattered and fled, but they were very disciplined and patient, so that these soldiers who had traveled long distances could not help but be a little unable to catch up.

So much so that he was defeated twice, but he failed to complete the annihilation. Fortunately, I finally re-bounced on their tracks, but I also encountered a new situation.

But

When the other party showed his figure, Zhou Kezhuo was suddenly surprised, and then he and his subordinates couldn't help laughing, it was the cavalry that came, and it was actually the cavalry of the Southern Dynasty.

Although cavalry has been known as the treasure of the battle and the hammer of decisive victory since ancient times, it also depends on who uses it.

And as the soldiers of the Northern Kingdom who have been superior to cavalry since ancient times, and have personally confronted and taught lessons to those soldiers of the Northern Kingdom who have grown up on horseback since ancient times, and who have grown up on horseback, they really have countless reasons to ridicule and covet the so-called cavalry of these short-legged southern barbarians.

Because there are really no excellent war horses in the south, and there is also a lack of cavalry galloping in the wilderness environment to exercise and cultivate various horse fighting skills and experience.

What's more, as an experienced veteran, he could see lightly that the riding skills and movements of these cavalry of the Southern Army were still a little rusty and stiff, as if they had only mastered horseback riding, and it didn't take long.

I can't help but be a little vigilant in my heart, and I am a little relieved, this is also one of the most common tactics of the southern army that is not good at horse fighting, riding a horse and then dismounting to fight.

Suddenly, there was still a distance away, and they stopped one after another, and he secretly said in his heart, is he really ready to come, and couldn't help shouting.

"Long collar forward, with a ......"

These soldiers, who had long since stopped and turned into a counter-attack formation, quickly moved to the front and stretched out the tips of their guns.

However, these cavalry of the Southern Army did not dismount and fight on foot as scheduled, and spread out on both wings, pulling out a long horizontal line, and Zhou Kezhuo suddenly felt a little uneasy in his heart.

"Beware of protection...... Arrows"

He commanded so, but in his heart he was guessing that it was difficult for the other party to play mounted archery

"Crossbowmen Ready ......"

Then I saw a slight commotion and uneasiness from the mounts under their crotch, and a slender smoke dragon spread out on the opposite side, and then I heard a roar in the air.

These southern soldiers, who couldn't even ride horses well, gave them a thorough lesson head-on, and the long soldiers standing in the front row between them bloomed with blood flowers on their bodies, and they fell to the ground in the midst of screams and muffled snorts.

"Crossbowman, quickly step forward and shoot back......"

Zhou Kezhuo hurriedly ordered. Obviously, the other party is equipped with a firearm for riding on horseback, but he is still a little puzzled.

In the past, the two dynasties did not try to use firearms on horseback, but horses, even if they were trained, were still too susceptible to fire and noise.

In most cases, you can only get off the horse and use someone to strangle you. The limited use of firearms in infantry combat is necessary to prevent each other from running and rushing into formation.

In the face of the arrows hurriedly shot in front of them, these southern troops turned around and left, and quickly ran out of the maximum range of the crossbow without hesitation, talking about those sparse arrows, leaving behind.

"Damn ......"

After returning for several battles like this, Zhou Kezhuo could only look at the dead and injured, and some tired subordinates scolded hatefully.

Although the overall casualties of the Left Banner Battalion were not too great under this tactic of guerrilla but not attacking, this kind of tactics of being beaten only but not being able to use their strength was too embarrassing and affected their morale, and among the remaining people, they could not help but be tired and shaken.

I saw the cavalry of the Southern Army in front of me, gathered again and slowly approached.

"Here we go again......"

Zhou Kezhuo's eyes widened, but he finally made a decisive decision,

"Crossbowmen cover, alternately out of the battlefield ......"

He finally realized that it was useless to continue to be entangled in this way, and even the original target of pursuit was lost. It's too unfavorable to fight in this place.

The headquarters still needs sufficient fortifications and building cover to deal with these dog-skinned plaster-like tactics of the Southern Army. By the way, report this discovery to Shangguan.

Because of this battle, it reminded them of the battles that go into the steppe every year, slaughtering and fighting the nomadic tents of those migrators.

It's just that those herdsmen who go forward and harass one after another, all kinds of short and soft bow and horse archery, but these dense array of horses, the range and power can be compared.

In contrast, the Left Banner Battalion, which was lightly armed because it was a pursuit, was like a kite dragged behind a horse, leading the nose around in various ways, but it was unable to catch up, and it was difficult to advance and retreat.

After redefining the goal and direction, the soldiers of the Left Banner Battalion quickly relied on their excellent qualities and long-term experience in battle formations, reinvigorated, and endured limited casualties, leaving those cavalry behind.

Soon, the outline of an abandoned village appeared in the direction they were traveling. The lieutenant generals marched alternately, and suddenly showed a certain expression of relief and expectation.

"Work hard......"

Zhou Kezhuo couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and said to encouragement, for the sake of safety, he personally led his own soldiers and crossbowmen and was in the last column.

Seeing that there were only a few dozen steps away, everyone couldn't help but speed up their pace, and slowly loosened the originally tight formation.

At this time, suddenly the horn sounded, almost clinging to the edge of the abandoned village, and suddenly rushed out of the abandoned village, and the abandoned village also seemed to come to life, and the gongs and drums shot out a roaring projectile, which immediately knocked down those soldiers of the Northern Army who were at the forefront of the rush.

"There is an ambush ......"

The rest of the Northern Army officers and soldiers in the team couldn't help but scream fiercely and bitterly, and then they were slammed into the somewhat loose queue by the cavalry who rushed out.

Immediately after rushing out of the formation, Zhao Liangsi, a cavalry general from the right wing of the Daliang New Army, he had just recalled from the previous somewhat stunned spectators, it turned out that cavalry warfare could also have this new way of playing.

This is a variant of mounted archery tactics, but he thinks that it is not like that, but the appearance is similar, and the specific tactics and concepts are obviously far from each other.

Zhao Liang's ancestor was born in Zhuo County, and was the cavalry general of Nantou during the Longhua period, so his descendants were also shaded and became part of the unique world soldier class in the Southern Dynasty army.

First of all, he appreciated his old Shangguan and the old father who took care of him, and was involved in the Qingyuan Revolution and lost his position and was imprisoned, and then in the routine martial arts exercise in front of the imperial view, he failed to abide by the prior agreement because of the loss of his inner struggle, and defeated to pave the way for others, but instead knocked over a certain family of officials, not only humiliated and resented a high-ranking man in the army, but also offended a group of military bosses and colleagues who invested heavily in it.

Then, he completely cut off his future and hope in the army, this Northern Expedition because of the lack of cavalry officers, he was resurrected to serve the army, I wanted to take the opportunity to make a difference and ask for the past involvement, but he seemed to underestimate the influence and determination of the other party, and there are quite a few people in the army who are willing to open their eyes and make friends with each other.

Because of this, most of his colleagues are still alienated from him and belong to a minority that is not very well received. And the most cruel punishment is not to keep him idle, but to let him fight desperately, and have a sense of frustration and loss that passes by the fame again and again.

Therefore, although he also tried hard to make meritorious contributions, in a group of colleagues who were also eager to make meritorious contributions, the opportunities and conditions belonged to the bottom position, and he could only rotate in the deputy position and continue to make wedding clothes for others.

This time, he was assigned to act under the control of the "Northern Defense Command", but it was really because the commander of the right wing of the new army was no more than a means of rights and interests required by the superiors.

It was the thorn in the general and the newly filled post, and two regiments were picked and selected, a total of 450 cavalry out, and the cavalry general led by Zhao Liangsi was sent to listen to the tent, and also took the opportunity to let him find another future, so as not to continue to bother everyone's meaning and metaphor.

Of course, the main reason for this is that this new "commander of the northern defense" not long after he came out, and he just happened to have a history and notoriety of taking the opportunity to annex friendly forces after the war, so even if this person is given up, it is not too painful for the right wing of the new army.

What's more, this is a firearms-based combat team, and as a small cavalry officer, what kind of future can he have, those people probably thought the same thing in private, so they sent him out, just waiting to see his jokes.

Therefore, he also held his breath, and wanted to make a new future and expression after others. Although he is a little upright and persistent, it does not mean that he is brainless and accidental.

He had also heard beforehand that under the command of the seventh general of the new army, most of them were originally from his domain, so he had always been good at field warfare and could fight tough battles, but he was unruly, difficult to get along with friendly troops, and made the commander quite a headache and jealous, and so on.

This also means that those external factors that have been restricting and plaguing his future will not be affected by this maverick new army for the time being.

Whether he is a miscellaneous group of people who patrol horses, or whether he becomes a decisive force that is relied on by the main general between battle formations, depends on his appearance.

In the midst of his thoughts and memories, he had already roared like a cannonball, crashing into the crowd of those northern soldiers, and trampling them under their hooves in a stunned and confused manner.