Chapter 282: Riding on Foot (4)
When the Liujia cavalry saw that more than 200 people of the Fuliao Army dared to go out of the village to face the battle, they all smiled and leaned back together.
When the Liujia cavalry saw that more than 200 people of the Fuliao Army dared to go out of the village to face the battle, they all smiled and leaned back together.
"Hahaha~~" Liu Shenghai laughed even more, and even the red horse under him seemed to feel the cheerful mood of the master, and raised his head to "Lu Lu" and shouted, "These Ming people are more stupid than those robbers in the mountains...... The robbers in the mountains still knew how to stand on the mountain and take advantage of the terrain, so they stood on the flat ground so stupidly...... Do you really think that our horses' hooves can't crush their heads? ”
Li Chenghuan was not as optimistic as him, staring at the small but extremely strict array on the opposite side with a dark face for a while, and then shouted, "Get off the horse and raise horsepower!" ”
His order was quickly conveyed by several squad leaders, and soon the cavalrymen dismounted, or gently held the reins, and let the horses gnaw on the grass; or take out black beans from the horse feed bag and feed them to the mouth of the war horse; There was such a lazy person, so he simply let go and lay down on the grass by himself.
Liu Shenghai glanced at him, and was extremely disappreciative in his heart - the Liu family's cavalry had fought several battles in the past two years, and every time they rushed into battle, they had this step; But at that time, the opponents were all cavalry.
"I said Lao Li, there are all foot soldiers on the other side, there is no need to be so cautious." His smile faded a lot, and his tone became rather cold.
"Master of the house, don't be careless!" Li Chenghuan pushed back without being soft or hard, "We have walked more than ten miles, and the war horse is when it is tired...... If you charge at this time, you are afraid that you will run half of the horsepower and you will be exhausted...... I see that the army formation of the Ming people is quite tight, if you can't rush into the formation at the highest speed, I'm afraid that you won't be able to disperse! …… And the head of the house, you see, there are still many people in the camp on the other side. Also with a firebolt...... I guess that the other party is trying to entangle us with these people outside the wall, and above the wall is the main force...... How to make it without abundant horsepower? ”
Liu Shenghai was speechless when he said this, but his face was a little unbearable, and he couldn't help but turn his face away and snort coldly. Don't say anything more.
Li Chenghuan didn't pay attention to his hesitation, squinted his eyes and carefully observed the two threads in front of the Ming army's formation, what the hell was that?
In front of the infantry formation, sprinkle thistles, swing deer antlers, and even swing the knife car Li Chenghuan has seen it, but he has never seen this kind of arrangement - in front of a large rectangular array, except for these two lines, it is clean! I'm afraid these Ming people are too big!
The time of a stick of incense passed in a flash, and under the order of Lee Seung-hwan, the cavalry began to lazily pierce the armor - the opposite side was full of foot soldiers, no wonder they could not lift their spirits. Many people are complaining in their hearts, stepping on a bunch of foot soldiers, is it necessary to wear armor?
Complaining is complaining, Lee Seung-hwan's order still has to be carried out, after all, he is the founder of this team.
After putting on the armor, the cavalry began to form a formation, with the heavily armored ones in the first row. The archers were in the back two rows, and a wide front was laid out with a front that was more than half a mile wide - a line was pushed horizontally. The wide wings naturally swept through the flanks when they arrived, and this was one of the most common and effective formations of cavalry.
Just when the people were neighing and the horses were just finishing the queue, a black dot flew out silently from behind the Ming army, and shot towards the cavalry group at high speed.
Like most of his subordinates, Lee Seung-hwan stared at the approaching crossbow in amazement, his heart full of doubts. What the hell is this?
It was too late, and in just a few breaths, the thick crossbow bolts had already flown in front of them, rushing straight down towards the crowd.
"Boom!"
The crossbow bolt exploded before it hit the ground, and countless iron sheets, broken stones, and porcelain pieces burst out at high speed. Immediately, the cavalry array that was under the direction was torn open with a width of about five or six zhang.
The wails of people and the sorrow of horses suddenly burst out, intertwined into a mournful battlefield symphony.
Lee Seung-hwan was shocked - it's not that I've never seen a crossbow arrow, but it's the first time I've seen a crossbow arrow that can explode and burst out a lot of hidden weapons!
These Ming people are so vicious!
But this thought only passed through the mind of the battle-hardened horseman, and almost at the same time as the crossbow bolt exploded, he shouted at the top of his voice, "Take two steps forward!" The whole team! ”
The heavy casualties made the mentality of the Liu family cavalry, who were accustomed to fighting with the wind, change drastically from disdain to cowering, and it took a long time to reorganize the team under the scolding of several squad leaders.
And their head Liu Shenghai, after seeing more than a dozen wounded people tossing and wailing in front of him, was already frightened and trembling, turned his horse's head without saying a word, and quietly withdrew dozens of steps away.
The restless cavalry did not bother to observe behind them, and a second crossbow bolt came unexpectedly, but this time it was pierced at the front edge of the cavalry queue and exploded, sweeping over seven or eight cavalrymen, and leaving a shallow pit on the ground.
Although the second crossbow bolt was not as effective as the first, it dealt a more severe blow to the morale of the cavalry - the two bombardments were in the center, and the cavalrymen in this section drove their horses to both sides, and the array suddenly became chaotic.
"Sortie !!"
Li Chenghuan knew that it was going to be bad, and he didn't care about rectifying the queue, so he immediately gave the order to attack, and at the same time raised the long horse lance in his hand and kicked the jade lion under him a few times.
The sharp pain caused by the spurs made the jade lion hiss, spread its four hooves and came out of the crowd; In the corner of his eye, Li Chenghuan saw the cavalry under his leadership urging the crotch mounts unevenly and followed, and he was relieved in his heart - if there were two more crossbow arrows, this team should have collapsed.
The speed of the horses gradually increased, and the rumbling of the horses' hooves resounded through the earth like thunder; In late autumn, the dry grasslands quickly rose under the hooves of fast-running horses, and large clouds of earthy yellow smoke and dust rose rapidly.
In the smoke and dust, the shouting and cheering also sounded, first the shouts of a few people, and soon infected the entire team.
Lee Seung-hwan turned his head to look, the young men were brandishing horse lances or long knives, shouting one by one, and he couldn't help but show a smile of relief - the morale on the verge of collapse was finally saved by his own quick decision!
"Tom! Tong! ”
Before he could turn back, the roar of Franc's cannon rang out in his ears.
Two fist-sized iron balls shot almost against the ground, breaking the leg bones of several horses in the array, and the knights on horseback fell into the dust with a scream!
Lee Seung-hwan turned his head, his cheeks twitching as he gritted his teeth hard - fortunately their array was thin, and the casualties caused by the Franc cannon had little effect on morale.
After another round of Furlong cannon blows, Lee Seung-hwan finally approached the line he had just carefully observed.
Now he could see clearly, it was a thin iron wire covered with hideous spikes!
didn't have time to think about it, the horse lance in his hand was flat, and Li Chenghuan was ready to make a move!
He's going to pick up everything in his path - whatever it is! (To be continued.) )