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After a few more rounds of brutal shooting, the self-proclaimed brave Qing soldiers under the command of Enai finally found that in the contest with the opposite Mawei army, their own side was obviously from below, and in the face of the opponent's dense and accurate shooting, their proud riding and archery kung fu was not anyone's opponent at all.

"Rush up, rush up and fight them hand-to-hand, destroy the rebels!" The battlefield resounded with the roar of One. And the two of them who were in charge of supervising the battle behind Guni Yinbu and Bactan also gasped when they saw it, Guni Yinbu and Bactan were not very old, and they were also generals who had been with Le Erjin and fought a lot of battles with the Wu army, and the two of them were cousins and Le Erjin also had some relatives. They found that the horsetail army on the opposite side was very different from the Wu army they had encountered, except for the same banner.

First of all, the armor worn by these horsetail soldiers is very different from that of the Wu army, no, it should be said that the soldiers of these horsetail army did not wear armor at all, and they were just dressed in neat military uniforms at this time. It's not that the horsetail army can't afford the armor early, but the armor is too heavy, and wearing it has a greater impact on the manipulation of the rifle, and the flexibility will be greatly reduced, so it is better not to wear it, and only need a sharp weapon in your hand. In fact, the Mawei Army also adheres to this principle, the army is still fighting in groups, and the array is the most important, they can completely destroy the enemy with consistent movements and powerful rifles, and do not let the enemy get close.

Guni Yinbu couldn't help but shout first: "Big brother, why are these muskets of the Ponytail Army so sophisticated? How have we never seen this before? ”

Bhaktan shook his head solemnly: "These horsetail troops are by no means comparable to the Wu army we have encountered. Look at it, second, their firecrackers have a very long range. Many of our warriors tend to fall after being shot several times at the same time. This also proves that their firearms are not only far. And it's also very precise. The biggest difference between them and Wu Sangui's soldiers and horses is that the military discipline is strict, just now our warriors shot down thirty or forty of them in the first round of bow and crossbow suppression after approaching them, but their formation was not chaotic at all, as if there had never been such a thing. If Wu Jun had been replaced, he would have panicked, but they still fired at us in an orderly manner, which is rare. ”

"Big brother is right!" Hearing this, Guni Yinbu couldn't help but nod. These horsetail armies were not much different from the Wu armies they had fought against over the years. Even the elite troops in the Wu army did not have such a neat appearance, and more importantly, the military discipline was strict. But the biggest problem is that their firearms are too sharp, not only firearms, but also a lot of cannons. If all the troops of the Mawei Army were like this, then

Thinking of this, even the rough character of Guni Yinbu couldn't help but shudder. If the armies of the Mawei Army were all like this, it wouldn't take much. As long as there is an army of 200,000 like this, then the Qing Dynasty simply don't fight, and simply surrender. The more he thought about it, the more chilled he became, and quickly said to Bhaktan: "Big brother, we can't just watch. We have to think of ways to support Innai, otherwise once he is defeated, we won't be able to explain to the general when we go back! ”

"Hmm. In this case, let's each lead a thousand soldiers and horses and launch an attack on the flank of the Mawei Army. Even if we can't defeat the Mawei Army, we can distract them, and if we can take the opportunity to break the phalanx on both flanks, then their flanks will be completely exposed, and we can slaughter them as much as we want! ”

Bhaktan's words were echoed by Guni Yinbu. Frontal attack, the tactic of two bread copying is also one of the tactics used by the old Eight Banner cavalry. In the late Ming Dynasty, the combat effectiveness and fighting will of the former Ming troops were too far from the Mawei Army in the Hongwu and Yongle periods in the early Ming Dynasty. Therefore, at that time, the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry also liked to do this the most, and after the Ming army was dispersed, the Eight Banners soldiers chased and killed, which was called a smooth. Even if he had been fighting with the Wu army before, this method was very useful. At this moment, Bhaktan and Guni Yinbu were ready to do it again.

"That's good. Let's work together today to eat this ponytail, and I find that I like the firearms in their hands. This thing is amazing! Guni Imp laughed.

After the two finished discussing, they quickly divided into two ways, one left and one right, and outflanked the two wings on Geng Jingzhong's side. For the Qing cavalry Mawei Army, which had been watching the battle in the Qing army's main formation, naturally did not give up paying attention to them. As soon as Guniyinbu and Bhaktan moved, Geng Jingzhong discovered their intentions through the telescope.

"Good guy, is this planning to copy two sides and attack on three sides?" Geng Jingzhong sneered, and immediately whispered a few words to one of the guards beside him. The guard immediately rode his horse and galloped towards the phalanxes on either side.

The phalanx on both sides is also a battalion, and there are 400 cavalry guarding on both sides, these 'cavalry' are not really cavalry, but the horse kung fu is not much worse than the soldiers of the cavalry division of the Mawei Army, thinking that they are the most elite troops in the Mawei Army, there is no one. Because they are Geng Jingzhong's own guard battalion soldiers. Not only are the soldiers the most elite, but even these horses are too, after all, they are all captured from the Qing army in Jiangnan, and the best and hundreds of horses were selected for the soldiers of the escort battalion to use first.

Because he had long expected that the Qing army would do this, Geng Jingzhong also gave orders to the soldiers of the 400 guard battalions. Gu Ping, who received the order, did not dare to slack off, and personally led the four hundred cavalry on both sides to start moving. The soldiers of the convoy rode towards their respective sides, stopped at a distance of more than two hundred meters from the phalanx, and then formed a neat line, and after the officer at the head shouted, they took out a cloth bag from their saddles, and kept scattering something as they trotted in the direction of the phalanx.

Their speed was very fast, and when Bactan and Guniyinbu led the men and horses to the two sides of the Mawei army array, Wu Chengfeng and the others returned to both sides of the phalanx.

"My warriors of the Qing Dynasty, rush!"

Guni Yinbu was the fastest, and saw the horsetail cavalry return to their phalanx after a circle. He immediately waved the long knife in his hand and loudly ordered the cavalry to start charging. The sound of horses' hooves rumbled, and thousands of horses trampled on the flat ground, making an earth-shattering sound. Even the sturdy earth trembled slightly. The Qing cavalry let out a strange scream from their mouths, and tried to swing their long knives towards the horsetail army they considered cowardly. They had to tell the horsetails with their long knives, and even on horseback, they were still cowards who let themselves slaughter.

"Huh...... These Tartars really don't know how to live or die! Looking at the Qing cavalry charging towards him, the corners of Gu Ping's mouth showed a cold mockery. As the commander of Geng Jingzhong's personal guards, Gu Ping no longer needs any credit, but he really needs him at this moment, and no one is more suitable than him to lead these hundreds of guards and soldiers.

The men and horses of the Qing army began to charge. The cavalry of the Qing army, who rushed to the front, looked at the horsetail cavalry in front of them, which was only a few hundred paces away, and couldn't help but be surprised. Could it be that these horsetail cavalry are crazy, they don't know that the greatest power of cavalry is after running? Even if their numbers are small, they shouldn't just stop! Now that their own side has launched a charge, they are still not moving, are they going to wait for death?

The doubts in the hearts of these cavalrymen were quickly answered, and when the first batch of Qing cavalry rushed to a distance of two hundred meters, almost at the same moment, the war horses under the crotches of more than twenty cavalrymen suddenly let out a mournful cry at the same time, and their feet were weak and soon fell to the ground. The consequences of a galloping war horse suddenly falling to the ground are severe, and it also leads the riders who ride on them to follow in their footsteps. At the same time as the horse fell, the cavalry on horseback was also thrown out of the horse and fell to the ground. If these people are unlucky, they will break their bones and tendons. If you're lucky, you'll get dizzy, but that's where their good luck ends. The cavalry that followed would also trample them into meat sauce.

"Oh my God, this ...... What the hell is going on? Oh no, those ponytails just sprinkled thistle! Guni Imbu exclaimed. Tribulus terrestris, an ancient Chinese military iron spike spreading barrier. Also known as tribulus terrestris. There are four iron thorns that stretch out, several inches long, where there is about one thorn facing upwards when it lands, the tip of the thorn is like the herbaceous plant "Tribulus terrestris", so it is called Tribulus terrestris. Since the invention of thistle, thistle has become a commonly used defensive equipment in the army, in addition to the roads, defense areas, around the city, when the troops are stationed in the camp, it is also often laid around the camp. It is also a sharp weapon against cavalry, no matter how powerful the cavalry is, it will turn into kneeling after stepping on the thistle.

It stands to reason that tribulus terrestris is so easy to use, and both sides should use it on a large scale. But in fact, thistle terrestris is rarely used in battles, which also starts from the productivity of ancient times. In ancient China, where productivity was low, copper and iron were a very important and valuable strategic material. In the barren Mongolian tribes, several herdsmen often share an iron pot, but this has always been a problem in the Mawei army, copper and iron are vigorously mined and smelted, which is completely enough for the army to build weapons.

"Bastards, how dare these cowardly and despicable ponytails ...... Dare to sprinkle thistle terrestris on the road! Seeing his cavalry trampling on the thistles and falling one after another, Guni Yinbu was shocked and hated. He really didn't expect these horsetail troops to be so despicable that they would scatter thistles on the road to stop their own attack. He roughly calculated that the area that was a mile long and hundreds of meters wide was sprinkled with thistles, and even if all the cavalry under his command pounced on it, it would not level the ground!

"Quick...... Trumpet...... Order the cavalry to retreat! Furious, Guni Yinbu had no choice but to order the attendants around him to blow the horn of retreat. Coincidentally, on the other side of the Mawei military formation, Bhaktan, who commanded the cavalry to attack the other side, also sounded the horn of retreat. The two brothers, Bactan and Guni Yinbu, wanted to attack the two flanks of the Mawei Army as soon as they started, and it was placed on the thistle terrestris that they had never put in their hearts on weekdays, not to mention how aggrieved the two brothers were.

Seeing that the originally aggressive Qing cavalry had to retreat as soon as they began to attack, a burst of laughter broke out in the phalanx of the Mawei army. At this time, the frontal battle also reached a white-hot stage, and thousands of Qing soldiers rushed over frantically under the cover of shields. Under their frantic attacks regardless of casualties, the phalanx in front of them unexpectedly had a tendency to waver. (To be continued......)