In this battle, he came to the aid of Puhe, mainly to retreat from the enemy, supplemented by killing the enemy. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Ziren watched Li Jiatie cavalry not listen to the dissuasion and go away, worried that Li Zhenggong was missing, and wanted to lead the troops to respond, but saw that there were many wounded cavalry beside him, and said: "Ma Shinan, you lead a team of cavalry to escort the wounded soldiers to find Lei Zhenwei to meet, and be sure to save your life." Zhou Daqi and Wang Shouguan led the soldiers to harvest the heads, and at the same time rescued the Li family riders who fell off their horses. ”

The first merit system implemented in the Ming army, in addition to the outrageous killing of good and risky merits, another major drawback is the 'cutting of the rank'. When the soldiers are about to fight, they only care about cutting off their heads and do not listen to the orders of the officials, which is very easy to cause chaos.

Tan Lun, a famous general of the anti-Japanese army who recommended Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou and others, said: "In terms of meritorious deeds, depending on the number of heads, the palace is the best, and the ministers think that it is okay to talk about small enemies." If there is a big enemy, it will be difficult to attack the first to break the enemy, and the one who takes the first rank may not kill the thief. This is not only the unclear rewards and punishments, but also the disintegration of people's hearts. Often, because of the competition for the first level, it is tamed to the wrong thing. ”

This disadvantage was even more serious in the border army, which was often exploited by Tartar slaves outside the country.

Qi Jiguang, a famous general stationed at the border for many years, compiled the "Actual Record of Military Training," which specifically stated that it was necessary to "control corruption." Since the northern army came to the battle, they were good at fighting for merit, killing a thief, and thirty or fifty people fought with each other. But the defeated thief forgot to chase and kill, and every time the thief took several people as bait, tempting you to come forward to fight for merit, but he was killed by the public, and a head was not, I don't know how many he killed. The camp was broken, and the whole army was gone, and he was confused.

It has to be said that it is a great irony that the "first merit system," which was originally intended to improve the combat effectiveness of the Ming army, has instead become a shackle that restricts combat effectiveness. Ying Ke allowed Nan Buhua to lead the troops to rush into battle, but he did not use the corpses of his subordinates, causing the Ming army to coax the first level of the formation to cause chaos, and then take the opportunity to cover up the suspicion of killing.

In the Ming Army, the Guangxi wolf soldiers and the southwest Tusi soldiers are well-known all over the world, and their combat effectiveness far exceeds that of the ordinary guard army, and they do not need to give more than the border army. One of the most important reasons is that they have a strict ban on the battle, and they are not allowed to cut off their heads, and those who violate the rules are guilty of the same crime as retreating from the battle.

In order to put an end to this bad habit, Ziren strictly ordered his soldiers not to cut off their heads without authorization. Whoever only cares about killing slaves to win when he is in battle, and does not listen to the order to cut off the head without authorization, the commander of the team will cut off his ears, so he will delay the fighter and cause the unfavorable situation in the battle, and he will be beheaded immediately!

After the Tarslavs were repelled, the soldiers were responsible for the harvesting, and the heads obtained were uniformly distributed. Rattan players and spears get fifty percent, three-eyed guns get forty percent, and the remaining one percent is recorded on the miscellaneous soldiers.

After counting, a total of 43 Tartar slaves, 13 war horses, and a number of blades and armor were killed in this battle. Ziren took out twenty of them, together with the blades and armor, and counted them as the credit of the Li family's iron cavalry. Only the horses were all in the pocket and kept for the expansion of the cavalry in the future.

At the same time, another scene of cavalry chase is being staged. It's just that the Mongolian Tartars, who were ambitiously chasing and killing Ziren a moment ago, did become the target of others chasing after him at this time, and he retreated wildly under Li Zhenggong's pursuit, and he didn't even have the courage to turn back and shoot arrows.

Li Jiatie rode through Liaodong for many years, and his ability on horseback was not inferior to that of Mongolian Tatars. When Yingke and his party chased Ziren, they consumed a lot of horsepower, although they were bent on fleeing for their lives, but the horsepower was not enough, and from time to time Tartars fell behind and were cut off the horse.

Under the pursuit of the Li family's iron cavalry, which was twice as large as his own, the Tartars suffered nearly 50 casualties along the way, and the rest were also terrified. With the advantage of numbers, the Li family's iron cavalry or three or five people flanked a Tartar, and you chased me down and suffered casualties, but let's talk about a few people.

After killing about ten miles, Li Zhenggong was satisfied and shouted: "Collect the troops!" ”

At the sound of an order, the Li family iron horsemen dismounted one after another and began to compete to cut the head of the tartar.

The 400 Li family iron horsemen who fought this time belonged to the families of Li Rumei, Li Qingqing, and Li Xing, and in Li Rumei's absence, Li Zhenggong's prestige was slightly insufficient. When chasing the enemy, he could barely maintain unity, and he was relieved after seeing the Tartars retreat, and in order to compete for the first rank, the scene was chaotic for a while, and many soldiers also fisted and kicked each other because of this.

Li Zhenggong shouted loudly, hoping to stop the chaos. The smoke and dust raised in the distance made him stop shouting, and after staring for a moment, he shouted profusely: "Tartar go and return, quickly get on your horse and prepare for battle!" ”

Seeing that there was an enemy situation, the riders naturally knew what was important and immediately got up and got on their horses. The experience accumulated on the battlefield for many years made them aware that the Tartars were coming with a lot of momentum, and without Li Zhenggong's mobilization, they quickly formed a formation and stepped forward to meet the battle.

Changang, who was waiting for his subordinates to cross the river on the bank of the river, saw that Yingke and his party had not returned for a long time, and he was wondering in his heart. The centurion who had killed the remnants of Cao Xiyuan led his troops back, and after listening to his report, he was worried that the Ming people were cheating, so he brought five hundred elite horsemen to respond.

On the way, he happened to bump into Shadow Ke, who had lost his armor and was extremely embarrassed, and saw that less than half of the clansmen who returned with him, and he was furious and led the troops to take revenge.

With the deafening sound of blade strikes, the two cavalry staggered past, and for a moment the men flipped on their backs. Broken weapons, the remains of riders, fallen horses, and broken banners filled the battlefield.

The untouched cavalry rushed into the opponent's formation with blood-red eyes, swinging their blades wildly, and in just a few breaths, the ground was stained red with blood, and the bones were piled up.

The cavalry of the two sides who were fighting did not care about the bones of their comrades at their feet. Rushing from the opposing formation, then quickly striking the horse back, and a moment later slamming into each other violently again.

The battle was fought immediately, and the victory or defeat was only a matter of moments. With the horsepower of a wild gallop, it is often possible to cut the opponent off the horse with a single blow. Even if you are lucky enough not to die after falling off the horse, you will be trampled into meat in an instant when the horse is galloping.

On one side is the Mongolian cavalry that has galloped through the grassland for hundreds of years, and on the other side is the Li family iron cavalry that has been at the border in recent years. Both teams are battle-hardened teams, and it is difficult to solve them for a while.

At this time, there is only one thought in each other's hearts "kill", and there is only one color "blood" in their eyes. With this hoarse shout of killing, hundreds of lives were fleeting.

The Li family's iron cavalry was by no means in vain, although they rushed into battle when they were about to fight, and were robbed of the upper hand by the superior Mongolian cavalry. But as the battle continued, relying on the excellent blades and armor, he was undefeated and gradually began to turn the tide of the battle.

Who would have thought that Lai Hong, the son of Changang, arrived with three hundred cavalry, and the battle situation suddenly took a sharp turn.

After Li Zhenggong slashed through the chest and abdomen of the Mongol Tartar with a knife, another Mongol cavalry killed him from the rear. The scimitar, which was burned red with blood, flashed a terrifying red light and slashed straight at Li Zhenggong's neck. Li Zhenggong heard the evil wind coming, and he had no choice but to turn back, and he was about to close his eyes and wait for death.

"Smack!" At this moment, a sharp arrow passed through the center of the Tartar's eyebrows, and did not wait for the Tartar to land.

"Kill!" Behind the Tartars, there was a sudden shout of killing, and I saw two generals wearing bright helmets and bright armor, one holding a bright silver spear, and the other holding a long-handled broadsword.

(The next chapter will be updated tomorrow by 5 p.m.) )