It is said that Morrigan led the leading horse team and left the woods camp overnight. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Outside the woods camp, the swamps were thick, and a dozen horsemen relied on the familiar terrain, crisscrossing in the light of the moonlight and torches, and finally left the wetland after an hour.

As soon as he arrived at the meadow, the old man's years of nomadic experience immediately showed his might.

Morrigan recognises the road first by his nose and then by his eyes.

By smelling it in the dark, the old man was able to distinguish the type of grass in the vicinity, and thus deduce whether the neighborhood was wet or dry, and whether it was suitable for horses.

By dawn, the horse team could already see the green hills high up.

Towards the location of last night's firelight reported to the observation post, more than a dozen horsemen galloped down.

When you are about to reach the Yellow River, you will go first to probe the horse and turn around to report that there are people by the river!

It is estimated that there are more than a dozen people in a team of people and horses by the river, all dressed as Ming soldiers, and there are no horses. Strangely, this group of Ming troops did not wear the composite helmets and chest guards of the ironwood battalion.

Battle urged forward and suggested, "I'll go over and ask." ”

A corps commander immediately stopped, "The men and horses of the Ironwood Battalion have their own set of military orders, and they will know it as soon as the flag is sold. ”

At that moment, Battle and Wu Chang took their horses down to a hundred feet away from the Ming army by the river and reined in their horses.

The Ming army by the river also discovered the two and hurriedly formed a formation.

Wu Chang waved his hand flag and made a "salute".

In the military orders of the Tiemu battalion, assembly, emergency assembly, alarm, salute, and rest are the five most basic orders, which even the common people are required to master.

In addition to the basic commands, the soldiers and militia are also required to be familiar with the nine types of combat commands, namely, advance, stop, charge, disperse, form formation, pursue, retreat, and turn left and right.

The commander and above must be familiar with the seven types of battle reports, such as discovering the enemy, encountering the enemy, retreating the enemy, preventing poison and arrows, asking for reinforcements, and asking for ambulance.

The Ming army by the river did not react to the "salute" of the commander.

The commander immediately turned his horse's head and made a "spot on the enemy" as he retreated.

Mo Rigen hesitated, could it be the army of the Ming Dynasty?

Immediately, the old man dispelled this ridiculous speculation. The Ming Dynasty has always been afraid that the grassland will not be chaotic, and it is impossible to send troops at this time.

His scout team sent out a request for reinforcements, so this group of people in front of him, whether he is a human or a ghost, is dead!

The old man waved his hand: "Dismount!" Untie the horse's belly belt. ”

The cavalry got busy as they were told, taking out food to feed the horses, fetching water and drinking the horses, and packing up their weapons.

Mo Rigen's face turned pale, and he turned his head and asked the cavalry commander: "Mangu, will it be?" ”

Wu Chang immediately replied: "I know about Mangu, but I have never used it." ”

The old man nodded, "In a while, Battle and I will make an example for you first, and you will learn from it." ”

A quarter of an hour later, Morrigan ordered, "Get on board!" ”

The war horse was full of spirits, as if he knew that the big war was coming. A dozen horses snorted and stamped incessantly.

With a whistle, Mozhigen urged his horse out, and Battle followed closely behind, charging straight for the Ming army by the river.

Seeing that he wanted to engage with the Ming army, the two horses slanted, hung their horns and swept past the Ming army, swishing two arrows and falling into the Ming army formation.

"Bang", "Bang",

There were two sounds in the Ming army's formation, and two clouds of white smoke rose.

Mozhigen and Battle went around in circles and returned to their positions.

Mo Zhigen raised his horsewhip majestically, "Do you understand everything?" ”

The cavalry unanimously replied: "Understood! ”

"Good!" , Mo Zhigen divided the dozen horses into three groups, with one group for himself, one group for Battle, and one group for Wu Chang.

"The opponent has a bird's gun, don't get too close to the ground! Battle, go! ”

Battle howled and went out with four horses.

Battle's horse team had just gone out a hundred feet, and Morrigan pointed his whip at the captain, "Let's go!" ”

The cavalry commander let out a strange scream, and his voice was worse than Battle's, and five more horses rushed out.

Mozhigen was about to give an order to the remaining six or seven horses, when a cavalryman wearing a warrior pentagram shouted first: "Old man, you stay and rest, and watch us kill the enemy in the future!" ”

With that, the warrior took the lead, roared, and rushed out with the rest of the cavalry all the way. Mo Rigen was stunned for a moment, and scolded with a smile: "A group of little wolf cubs!" If you learn the skill, you don't want to be a wolf. ”

The old man sat on his horse and observed.

I saw that Battle's horse team first rushed straight to the Ming army formation, and when the Ming army formation sounded the sound of guns, the horse's head turned and rushed to the right, each of them shot an arrow, pressing the Ming army's formation and swept by.

The second wave of impact then came, and the cavalry commander led five cavalry straight to the left side of the Ming army's formation. Compared to the first wave, the second wave of impact is closer together and the formation is more dispersed. A few arrows were fired, and the second wave grazed the left flank of the Ming army.

The third wave of impact shouted and killed, and the cavalry of this wave of impact was even bolder, until the sound of birds in the Ming army was continuous, and the third wave turned to the right flank.

As soon as the third wave of shock left a few arrows behind, the first wave of cavalry led by Battle made a large circle and rushed back to the left flank of the Ming army.

Manguo is the favorite tactic used by the nomads. Manguo was able to quickly rush in front of the enemy ranks, fire arrows at the enemy from all sides like a storm, and then flee immediately, never engaging the swords or spears of the enemy's infantry. They repeated this process until the enemy was weakened or thrown into disarray, and then launched a decisive attack with heavy cavalry.

Only a very controlling enemy force can resist the urge to pursue Mangugu. During the pursuit, the enemy's cavalry will be lured beyond the protection range of their own support and lose their tight formation. At this time, the Mongol archers would suddenly organize themselves and set up an ambush to annihilate the scattered enemies one by one.

At that time, Genghis Khan swept across the Eurasian continent with his flexible mangu tactics, and in the Ming Dynasty, the nomads still fought like this.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were two nemesis in Mangu tactics, one was the tiger squatting and running of the Ming Dynasty, and the other was the Manchurian bow of Aixinguo. The range of both weapons was longer than that of archery on horseback, so the Mongols could barely get a draw when they encountered the Ming army, and the Aixin Kingdom, which was generally equipped with Manchurian bows, had only one way to retreat.

The cavalry of the Ironwood Battalion were all from the border army. usually hates Mangu and hates it so much that the root of his teeth itches, but now he is the side of Mangugu, and they all scream, more Mongolians than Mongolians.

The nomads may still be a little afraid of the opponent's equipment, but the ironwood cavalry from the border army does not care at all. That thing doesn't have an accurate head at all, unless everyone is in a row and fires it together, it's just a cannon fight. It takes a long time for a bird to put a gun and recharge it, and the steppe horse war, it is simply impossible for you to fight the second gun.

Mangu bullies a small group of bird soldiers who have no other arms to protect them, and they can be bullied to the death!

The Ming army obviously couldn't stand the teasing, and there were constantly sporadic people in the array, and the Tiemu battalion didn't even hurt a single horsehair.

Three horse teams roared around the Ming army, and the pressure became tighter and tighter.

I don't know if the Ming army let it go, or the Ming army didn't dare to let it go anymore, for a while, the Ming army did not fight back, only people continued to fall to the ground in pain under the arrows of Mangu.

The cavalry commander shouted: "Throw away the bird's gun, Rao Er will not die!" ”

Someone in the Ming army immediately took the lead in throwing away the bird's gun.

The other horsemen shouted, "Throw away the birds!" Rao Er can't wait! ”

There were less than ten people left in the Ming army, and they obediently disarmed.

Mo Rigen took the captives for interrogation, only to find out that this Ming army was actually from Liaodong Town!