Chapter 719 Riding a horse and lining up to play shooting

Previous Chapter Next Chapter

Text Size:

Appearance:

（0719）

"Da Da Da"

The sound of horses' hooves immediately sounded rapidly.

The other units of the Tiger Ben Army watched their cavalry comrades go away with joy, their eyes full of hope and expectation. This is the first wave of counterattacks launched by the Tiger Army, and as long as it is the people of the Tiger Army, they can't help but care. Because, this means that from now on, the Tiger Army is no longer a passive defense. From now on, the Tiger Army has the strength to launch a counterattack.

Three thousand cavalry swept in the direction of Pinggang like the wind. With such a large-scale military operation, it is absolutely impossible to hide the enemy's scouts. Huang Taiji had deployed a large number of scouts around Dongjiabao, and they would definitely discover the whereabouts of the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army. It is believed that now the Tartars and the Mongol scouts are desperately reporting to their superiors. Therefore, the speed of the march of the Tiger Army must be fast, and it must be killed to Pinggang before the Mongol cavalry in Pinggang fled, and before the forward battalion of the Tartars arrived to reinforce it.

A hundred miles must be reached within an hour, which is a severe test of the physical strength of the war horse. One hundred miles in the Ming Dynasty is about fifty kilometers in modern times. According to the speed of the race, there is no problem in running 50 kilometers in an hour. However, the movement of a large cavalry force could not be so fast. Being able to arrive within two hours is considered to be basically complete.

There was only a hundred miles away, and there was no need to save horsepower, so every cavalry of the Tiger Army used a whip to beat their horses desperately in order to get more running speed. All the war horses spread their hooves and galloped desperately. The dust raised by the horses' hooves, in the rear of the cavalry, kept accumulating, and finally turned into a hazy patch.

"Fast"

All the cavalry officers were constantly waving their hands, shouting to their subordinates to speed up. In fact, the marching speed of the Tiger Ben Army was already quite fast. A lot of war horses are spitting out white air outside. It's just that it's the first time for everyone to participate in such a large-scale battle, and they are nervous and always feel that their speed is not fast enough.

The rumbling sound of horses' hooves, like bursts of spring thunder, resounded through the field between Dongjiabao and Pinggang. Occasionally, one or two horse thieves who came out of nowhere found the traces of the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army, and they all stopped to watch, their faces full of surprise. Some people even quietly followed behind the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army, wanting to follow up to see what was going on.

The murderous appearance of the cavalry of the Tiger Army, the idiots knew that they were going for the Tartars. In the land of Beizhili, except for the Tiger Army, no one else has the courage to go to trouble the Tartars. So many Tiger Ben cavalry were dispatched, obviously to find the bad luck of the Tartars. Such a grand event, even a horse thief, is not willing to let go.

Before noon, Zhang Zhun and others successfully arrived at Pinggang. Calculate the time, and it only takes a little more than an hour. For such speed, Zhang Zhun is very satisfied. The soldiers are fast, and the faster the Tiger Ben Army moves, the more Huang Taiji has no way to remedy his loopholes, and he can only suffer in vain.

Pinggang is a village and town built on a vast plain, surrounded by flat fields. The terrain in the eastern part of Beizhili is very flat, which is very conducive to the rapid maneuver and large-scale combat of cavalry. Pinggang used to have a population of several thousand, but now of course there are none. Holding up a clairvoyant mirror and looking over, I couldn't see anything except the cavalry of the Mongols.

Zhang Zhun preliminarily estimated the surrounding fields of Pinggang and placed 100,000 cavalry, and there was no problem at all. Two Mongolian thousand-man troops, plus two battalions of Tiger Ben cavalry, a total of about 5,000 people. In the vast wilderness, such a small number of people seems to be a little too few. Even if the forward battalion of the Tartars is counted, the surrounding fields still seem very empty.

Before the arrival of the cavalry of the Tiger Army, the Mongolian cavalry stationed at Pinggang had already set up a queue to meet the battle. The scouts of the Mongols, of course, could not wait until Zhang Zhun arrived to learn the news. In fact, not long after the cavalry of the Tiger Army left Dongjiabao, they knew about it, and immediately turned around and reported to their superiors. However, due to the speed of the Tiger Army's cavalry, which was almost closely behind the Mongol scouts, Hasen only learned the accurate information half an hour ago.

"Tiger cavalry?"

"Kill Pinggang?"

Hasen's first reaction was that the Tiger Ben Army had taken the wrong medicine, and he actually dared to leave Dongjiabao and launch an attack on Pinggang. Isn't this suicide? In the vast wilderness, where are the Huben cavalry opponents of the Mongol cavalry? Huang Taiji didn't know how much he wanted the Tiger Ben Army to come out to fight, but as a result, the Tiger Ben Army just stayed in Dongjiabao and refused to come out. Today, the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army must have entered the water in their brains before they will kill Pinggang.

Such a good opportunity, if they didn't teach the Tiger Ben army a hard lesson, they wouldn't know that the Mongolian steppe warriors were very good at riding and archery. Besides, Huang Taiji's side will get the news soon, and the forward battalion will come quickly. If you can surround the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army and annihilate it together with the forward battalion, it will definitely be a great achievement. As long as you get the appreciation of Huang Taiji, do you still need to worry about the glory and wealth in the future?

"Queue"

"Fighting"

Ha Seng shook his spirit and roared angrily.

Soon, all the Mongol cavalry were in formation.

The tactics of the Mongols have always been to tear apart the opponent's formation with cavalry, and then the heavy cavalry will break through the middle, and finally completely disperse the enemy's ranks, divide and encircle, and annihilate each one. If this trick doesn't work, turn around and run away, lure the enemy to follow, and then use the Mangu Gang tactics to slowly drag down the enemy.

In Hassen's hands, there were no heavy cavalry, all of them were archers. Therefore, his tactics are very simple, that is, to attack the enemy's ranks directly with archers and cavalry, and directly destroy the enemy with fierce cavalry shots. According to the previous combat experience, the Mongols knew that the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army did not have any armor, and as long as they were shot by arrows, they would either be killed or wounded.

"Queue"

Disperse Formation

Zhang Zhun calmly issued an order.

Flags of different colors and shapes continued to wave.

Under the guidance of the Lingqi, the soldiers of the Tiger Cavalry Battalion and the Leopard Cavalry Battalion were ready for battle in a dispersed formation. The so-called scattered formation is to target the enemy and spread out in an equidistant fan shape, and the distance between each warrior can accommodate two horses to pass through. The purpose of this is closely related to the cavalry tactics of the Tiger Army.

Once in formation, each warrior carefully examined his weapon and spare weapons. According to the standard equipment, each Tiger Warrior cavalry is equipped with a Tiger Gun, an Eagle Eye Gun, and a special dagger. The Tiger Gun is used for long-distance combat, the Eagle Eye is used for short-distance hand-to-hand combat, and the Dagger is used for self-defense and daily use. When necessary, the dagger can cut the reins in time to prevent the danger of being dragged forward by the war horse and dragged to death.

"Woo woo"

The low horn of the bull reverberated in the field.

This was a signal for the Mongol cavalry to attack.

"Doodoo"

On the side of the Tiger Army, the conch horn also made a low sound.

This was a signal that the cavalry of the Tiger Army was ready to attack.

"Kill"

Hassan waved his thug and roared viciously.

Hearing the horn, the Mongolian cavalry urged their horses and rushed towards the cavalry of the Tiger Army.

The main weapon of the Mongol cavalry was the powerful bow and arrow. The bows and arrows they use allow them to take advantage of the inertia of their horses galloping at high speed to shoot sharp arrows about ten meters away. Inflict serious damage on enemies. Now, the distance between the two sides is more than five hundred meters, and they must shorten this distance at high speed.

The cavalry of the Tiger Army quietly waited for the Mongolian cavalry to approach. At present, the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army is still in the stage of passive response for the time being, and it is not yet able to charge the enemy with the main attack. Moreover, the characteristics of the Tiger Ben are not suitable for attacking. In the run, the accuracy of the Tiger Ben's shooting should be reduced by at least half. On the other hand, if you shoot steadily on horseback, the accuracy is okay.

500 meters......

400 meters......

300 meters......

The distance of the Mongol cavalry was getting closer and closer.

"Fire"

Zhang Zhun waved the order flag in his hand vigorously.

At a distance of 300 meters, the Tiger Gun can deal effective damage to the enemy.

"Bang"

The sound of the tiger boom continued.

One by one, the Mini bullets roared away, and the Mongol cavalry in the impact suddenly fell in pieces. The sound of the war horse falling to the ground, the neighing of the wounded war horse, the screams of the personnel, and the sound of various weapons stabbing all broke out in an instant. When many of the Tiger Warriors heard this, their cheeks immediately stiffened.

Due to the queue, only about a thousand Tiger Ben troops fired at the same time. A thousand Mini bullets whizzed away, and the power was not trivial. The Mongol cavalry rushed ahead, in fact, three or four hundred people, and they were hit by the rain of bullets, and at least more than a dozen of them were swept down. These Mongol cavalry archers who rushed to the front were basically the most ferocious and murderous group, and as a result, they were sent to hell first.

There is actually a reason why the Tiger Ben army is arranged in such a formation, and only a thousand people shoot first. Because of the ranks of the enemy's cavalry, even if three thousand men fired at the same time, only these three or four hundred enemies would suffer the rain of bullets. Even if you knock them all to the ground, the results will not be extended. The biggest disadvantage of the Mini bullet is that it lacks penetration, and it is absolutely impossible to penetrate the human body. If you want two lives with one shot, don't even think about it. Therefore, most of the Mini bullets will probably be wasted.

At the same time, shooting also has serious negative consequences, which are not good for the continuation of the fight. If all the Tiger Cavalry had fired, it would take at least ten seconds to reload. In these ten seconds, the enemy cavalry could advance a distance of more than a hundred meters. Therefore, the cavalry of the Tiger Army adopted a three-stage shooting that was somewhat different from that of the infantry. While making the most of the power of the Mini bullet, you can also maintain continuous firepower.

"Bang"

The Mongol cavalryman, who had been hit by Minnie's bullet, crashed off his horse and made a muffled thunderous sound. Some of the war horses fell so hard that the horse's neck was directly broken, and the whole war horse was broken into incredible horns on the ground. There are also a large number of horse legs, which were crushed by force when they fell. Countless war horses neighed in pain together, mixed with the screams of the personnel, and the battlefield could be described as a miserable one.

In the high gallop, he fell off the horse's back, and the consequences can be imagined, and if he does not die, he is also disabled. And some Mini bullets hit the war horse, causing the war horse to fall to the ground, and the person on the horse's back was thrown out fiercely, and the consequences were equally serious. People who react quickly and have good skills may be fine. But the average cavalryman, after being thrown out, will definitely be wounded. In other words, as soon as you fall off the horse, you basically lose your ability to fight.

The Mongol cavalry behind hurriedly maneuvered their horses and crossed over their companions, or bypassed them. This made the originally neat team a little chaotic, and also caused the neat advance speed of the Mongolian cavalry to be reduced a lot. Others tripped over their horses because of the obstruction of their companions, and they themselves were overturned to the ground, and the scene was chaotic again.

"Bang"

The gunfire of the Tiger Cavalry rang out again.

The cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army, which had finished shooting in front, did not move, and reloaded the Tiger Ben Gun with quick movements. The Tiger Cavalry behind him stepped forward through the gap and opened fire quickly. Because of the queue, the second round of shooting was actually about 1,000 people. As the guns rang out, more Mongol cavalry fell.

In the second round of shooting, the lethal effect is just as powerful. At this time, the queue of the Mongolian cavalry was still relatively dense. More than a thousand mini shells whizzed away, and it was still three or four hundred Mongol cavalrymen who were beared. As a result, at least more than one more Mongolian cavalry fell under the Mini bullet. The Mongol cavalry that fell in front blocked the path of the companions behind, causing the queue to be even more chaotic.

The Mongol centurions and centurions were constantly shouting, trying to adjust the order of the ranks and ensure the speed of the impact. However, the number of fallen Mongol cavalry was indeed very large, at least more than 500 people. This led to a serious blockage in their path. For this reason, the Mongolian cavalry behind had to slow down and cautiously pass over the chaotic ground.

"Bang"

The cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army, which had finished shooting, did not move and continued to reload the Tiger Ben. The cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army in the back continued to press forward and then fired. When the man in front finished shooting, the fighters behind him moved forward again and continued to shoot. In this way, the shooting of the Tiger Ben Army will basically not pause for too long.

This step-by-step way of shooting, or rolling shooting, is unique to the cavalry of the Tiger Army, and the soldiers figuratively call it "snowball", which means constantly rolling forward, constantly rolling and shooting, trying not to let the enemy get close to them. In the general infantry three-stage shooting, after the front is shot, it quickly retreats, allowing the companions behind to come forward to shoot, but the war horses cannot quickly retreat, so only the companions behind quickly plug in.

After three rounds of fire, the Mongol cavalry fell by at least six or seven hundred people. Their corpses were basically trampled by their companions behind. It is impossible for a galloping horse to pay special attention to what is under his feet. All war horses are wrapped with horseshoes, and they are not afraid of something under their feet that will hurt them. Therefore, often the corpse is trampled to pieces as soon as the foot is stepped down.

"Whoosh"

The remaining Mongol cavalry also fired arrows one after another.

After three rounds of fire from the Tiger cavalry, they were already in the effective range of their bows and arrows. With the inertia of galloping at high speed, they bent their bows and arrows one after another, shooting fierce arrows towards the Tiger Army. Unfortunately, after being shot repeatedly by the Tiger Army, their formation has been somewhat chaotic, and there are only two or three hundred people who can effectively release arrows.

"Poof"

The sound of arrows shooting into the human body immediately rang out one after another.

Constantly there were cavalrymen of the Tiger Army who were hit by arrows and fell from their horses. In all fairness, the nomads' arrows are still very sharp, and the accuracy is quite good. At least half of the two or three hundred arrows fired by the Mongols hit the target. In other words, there were more than 100 cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army, and they were shot off their horses by arrows.

However, the number of Mongolian cavalry, after all, was less than that of the Tiger Army, and the morale of the Tiger Army was hit to a certain extent by the fact that so many people were defeated by the Tiger Army. This time the arrow rain fell, and only more than a hundred tiger soldiers were shot, which was obviously a failing record. And these Mongolian cavalry, who had achieved war exploits, did not have a chance to survive for long, and suffered a strong counterattack from the cavalry of the Tiger Army.

When the Mongol cavalry released their arrows, the Huben cavalry, which had finished the first round of shooting, had also been loaded and re-entered the battle. They raised their tiger guns and continued to fire at the Mongol cavalry in front. As a result, in the midst of deafening gunfire, more than a hundred more Mongolian cavalrymen fell from their horses.

More Mongolian cavalry rushed up and fired at the cavalry of the Tiger Army, and one by one the arrows flew over with a constant whistling, bringing up pieces of bloody rain. The arrows of the Mongols are still very powerful, and as long as they are shot, even if they do not die immediately, they will definitely fall off their horses. Therefore, on the side of the cavalry of the Tiger Army, there are constantly people who lose their combat effectiveness.

However, the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army faced the arrows of the Mongol cavalry and had no intention of retreating. On the contrary, they were more ferocious than the Mongols. They were no longer divided into front and rear columns, everyone lined up in a line, and then raised their tiger guns and kept shooting at the Mongol cavalry. Aren't you going to shoot me? I'll shoot you first, that's the most basic idea of every Tiger Cavalry.

"Whoosh"

The Mongols were as fierce as locusts.

"Bang Bang Bang"

The Tiger Ben army bullets rained down and continued.

"Puff Puff"

This is the sound of arrows.

"Bang Bang Bang"

It was the sound of the Mongol cavalry constantly falling to the ground.

All the sounds mingled with each other, filling everyone's ears and completely taking over their eardrums. But if you think that everyone present will be shocked by these sounds, you are wrong. In fact, once the soldiers were in a state of intense fighting, it was impossible to hear any sound at all. Their brains, their hearings, are blank. Even the images and sounds that happened in close proximity did not feel anything.

At this time, it is the instinct that is brutally trained. People who have not been trained, at this time, will only be stunned and overwhelmed. But people who have been brutally trained react completely differently. Even without the command of their brains, they can reflexively reload their Tiger Guns with ammunition, and then raise their guns to shoot until they are shot by arrows.

In front of the dense mini bullets of the Tiger Army's cavalry, the Mongolian cavalry continued to fall, and the originally dense team had become very sparse. On the contrary, on the side of the Tiger Ben Army cavalry, it seems that the team is more dense. Although a lot of lives were also paid, compared to the Mongol cavalry, the casualties of the Tiger Ben cavalry were completely acceptable.

"What's going on?"

"How so?"

"Can anyone tell me why this is happening?"

At the back of the Mongol cavalry, Hassen was going crazy.

He originally thought that he could give the Tiger Ben army cavalry a dismount, as long as they rushed to the range of the arrows, they could give the Tiger Ben army cavalry a burst of overwhelming arrows, so that the Tiger Ben army cavalry could see the power of the Mongols' cavalry. Hasen estimated that after a ferocious rain of arrows, at least a few hundred Tiger Cavalry would have to be defeated. However, the current situation is reversed.

Before the Mongol cavalry could reach the range of bows and arrows, the Huben cavalry gave them an overwhelming rain of bullets, causing serious damage to the Mongol cavalry. The Mongol cavalry, two thousand-strong troops, disappeared more than half in a blink of an eye. With such a heavy loss, Hassan simply wanted to cry without tears and, most importantly, the losses were still increasing.

The Mongol cavalry, mostly archers, excelled at using bows and arrows to shoot enemies at interrupted distances. The Mongol cavalry archers were different from the cavalry of the Dajin Army, the archers and the archers, the spearmen were lancers, the archers would not directly impact the enemy's formation, only the spearmen would do so. In other words, the archers must keep a certain distance from the enemy, and will not directly rush to engage the Tiger Army.

In essence, the cavalry of the Tiger Army is also an archer and a horseman. They are also not good at hand-to-hand combat. It's just that their weapons, not bows and arrows, but muskets, have a longer range than bows and arrows. The archers on both sides came into contact, and the main way of fighting was naturally to shoot desperately at each other. Whoever can shoot them all will win the final victory.

This kind of fighting method is exactly what Zhang Zhun needs. The two sides fired at each other, a bit like a line on horseback and shot to death. Whoever can't bear it first will be defeated. Judging from the current situation, the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army has completely gained the upper hand. Although they suffered hundreds of casualties, the Mongol cavalry suffered even more casualties.

If the Mongol cavalry is a heavy cavalry, or a hand-to-hand lance cavalry, the Tiger Ben cavalry is not good. At present, the two sides are fighting at such a medium and long distance, and the competition is only the consumption of manpower and weapons on both sides. No matter from which aspect, the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army is completely superior to the other party.

The Mongols, the Manchurians, and the Han Chinese fought for consumption, is it possible?

[It's still a 6,000-word chapter...... Asking for a guaranteed monthly pass......】

Previous Chapter Next Chapter

Back to Book