Chapter 47: Scout Battle (Part I)
In the Mongolian steppe, a cavalry squad of the Han Guangfu Army began to set out with a dozen cavalry under his command, who were in charge of reconnaissance, and this kind of scout was called scouts in ancient times. The scout www.biquge.info the pen "Fun" Pavilion is generally the person who is responsible for riding a horse to reconnoiter the enemy's intelligence, and then go back to report. Such a person is not only smart, but also very powerful, and has very good personal qualities. As a cavalryman, or even as a soldier, Tan Feng naturally knew the importance of reconnaissance before the battle. Even if you fight a war without reconnaissance, you will definitely lose.
Tan Feng sent scouts to reconnoiter and understand the battlefield environment.
"Squad leader, our scout squad is here to reconnoiter for the first time this time, and I don't know how the Eight Banners cavalry of the Manchu Imperial Court is!" A cavalry scout said.
The scout squad leader looked into the distance, and then said, "It doesn't matter, don't you still believe in our Han cavalry?" Under the training of the commander, we can easily defeat the opponent, so you don't have to worry. What's more, on the steppe, the Mongols have already become our de facto allies, so we don't have to worry. Although there are many names in the Eight Banners Mongolia, in fact, they have not lived in the Mongolian steppe for a long time, and their experience in the Mongolian steppe is not as good as that of us Han people, so you can rest assured! ”
The scout squad leader continued to reconnoiter with a dozen scouts, but at the same time, as a Manchu person, he was also not stupid, so he would naturally send scouts to reconnoitre.
"This time, the Han people and horse thieves are in rebellion, and the emperor asks us to annihilate these Han people and horse thieves. This time we finally have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and we must do a good job. This time, Heilongjiang General Fu Erdan is in command of the expedition, let's perform well, so that we can get a reward together! A leader of the Eight Banners said.
According to the establishment of this era, there are 300 people in the Eight Banners and a Niulu, but most of the Eight Banners in the Northeast are incomplete or even messy. This Eight Banners Bull Record only has more than 150 people. After the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the leader of Niu Lu has been renamed Zuo Ling, not Niu Lu Zhangjing in the past.
This group of Eight Banners cavalry also began to set off, and then dispersed to reconnoitre, both sides were conducting scout reconnaissance.
"Squad leader, there are more than a dozen Eight Banner cavalry ahead!" Someone hastened to say.
At the same time, those Eight Banner cavalry also saw this situation.
"There are more than a dozen Han horse thieves ahead!"
The small leader of the Eight Banners cavalry also said: "Charge me and destroy them." This time, we will strive to get the first merit, and after this time, I may be able to get the status of a leader! ”
The small leader of the Eight Banners felt that the opportunity had come, if he could get the first merit of annihilating the Han people and horse thieves, he might be able to achieve better development, and it was also possible to become an assistant leader. So under the temptation of this future, he chose to fight the Han people.
However, the Han scouts made the same decision.
"Everyone rush with me and go together to annihilate this Eight Banners scout. This time, we may be able to get the first merit, so that we can make meritorious service and receive awards together! The scout squad leader said.
Both sides made the same decision and began to urge the horses to run forward.
"Prepare to release the arrows!" The small leader of the Eight Banners said.
As scouts in charge of reconnaissance, scouts on both sides are likely to spot each other's scouts during the scouting process, which is likely to trigger a scout war. Because the scouts all want to take the opportunity to kill the enemy, and at the same time, they also want to be able to "kill" the opponent's scouts, and then prevent the enemy's generals from getting information from their scouts. There are even some scouts who may simply capture the enemy's scouts and in turn find out the enemy's intelligence. This is an idea shared by scouts on both sides, so it is easy to trigger a scout battle and let the personnel in charge of reconnaissance on both sides fight directly on the front line.
As ancient scouts, especially those on horseback, their preferred weapon was the use of a bow and crossbow. The bow has a relatively long range and is lightweight, and as a scout tends to be agile and flexible, the bow is one of the most suitable weapons.
Therefore, those Eight Banners still followed the tradition of the past, and directly took out their bows and crossbows to fight, preparing to shoot arrows at the Han scouts.
"The scouts of the Eight Banners are ready to release their arrows, everyone be careful, pay attention to dodge!" The scout squad leader shouted.
After the scout squad leader gave the order to dodge, those Han scouts quickly followed the previous training method and directly dodged sideways to the side of this horse. This cavalry posture is a posture commonly used in ancient times to avoid enemy arrows, directly turn sideways, grab the belt on the horse's back, and then his own figure is next to the horse, avoiding the whole person being directly exposed to the horse's back, which is too high. This can effectively change the exposed area, and it is also the best shooting range to avoid the enemy's bow and crossbow, increasing the difficulty of the enemy's hit.
"Whoosh ......"
The Eight Banners cavalry emptied a round of arrows in vain.
"Charge with a posture and fight according to the predetermined tactics!" The scout squad leader shouted.
The scout squad leader ordered the soldiers to continue to lurk next to the horse's belly, so that the horse could continue to lead the cavalry charge and avoid the enemy's bow and arrow fire. This tactic made those Mongolian cavalry feel inexplicable, what kind of gameplay is this?
"What the hell is going on with these Han people, they don't shoot arrows on horseback? Do they want to fight us? The Little Leader of the Eight Banners Scout wondered.
This is not scientific, the Han cavalry itself is actually not very good at hand-to-hand combat, and even the cavalry itself is not essentially a class of hand-to-hand combat. Many people think that cavalry is hand-to-hand combat, but in fact it is not, cavalry relies on impact and mobility to win, not by hand-to-hand combat.
When the distance between the two sides was only about fifty meters, the scout squad leader hurriedly ordered: "Get on the horse, prepare to copy the guy!" ”
The scout squad leader gave the order, and the cavalrymen of the more than a dozen scout squad re-mounted their horses from the side of the horse's belly, and at this time they began to pull out an object from the side.
Those Eight Banner cavalry thought that this was a hand-to-hand fight for the Han people, and then directly drew their sabers and prepared to fight, but ......
"Let's release crossbow arrows!" The scout squad leader said.
As a cavalryman, Haas was quite fast, and the distance between the two sides was only fifty meters, but after the action of getting on the horse and pumping things, the distance between the two sides was only twenty meters. But at this time, the scout squad did not take out a saber, but instead took out a very light small crossbow, and then prepared to shoot at the Eight Banners cavalry.
"Shoot!" The scout squad leader pointed at the Eight Banners cavalry and roared.
"Whoosh Whoosh ......"
Dozens of arrows flew out directly and quickly, and more than a dozen Eight Banner scouts were instantly blinded.