Chapter 147: Tribulus terrestris

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After several rounds of brutal shooting, the self-proclaimed brave Houjin army finally came from below in the contest with the opposing Ming army, and in the face of the opponent's dense and accurate shooting, their proud mounted archery kung fu was not anyone's opponent at all.

"Rush up, rush up and fight them hand-to-hand, kill those lowly Nikans!" The battlefield resounded with the roar of Hafon'a.

And Luo Luohun and Kar Chuxu, who were supervising the battle behind Ha Feng'a, also gasped when they saw it.

Although Luo Luohun and Kar Chuxu are not very old, they have also fought some battles with their father Yue Tuo and the Ming army, and the Ming army opposite them now is very different from the Ming army they have encountered in the past in addition to the same banner.

The armor worn by these Ming soldiers is very different from the general Ming army, compared to the standard armor worn by the Ming army, these armors look thicker, more extensive, and more sophisticated. They knew best how powerful their bows and crossbows were, and they were even more shocked to see those powerful arrows being bounced off.

Karchu couldn't help but shout out first: "Big brother, where did these Ming troops come from, and why are they so well-equipped?" How have we never seen this before? ”

Luo Luohun shook his head solemnly: "These Ming troops are by no means ordinary Ming troops, even the Guanning Iron Cavalry guarding the Shanhaiguan is not as luxurious as them. Third brother, you see, their firearms have a very long range, and many of our warriors often fall after being shot several times at the same time, which also proves that their firearms are not only long, but also very accurate. This continues, the biggest difference between them and the ordinary Ming army is that the military discipline is strict, just now our warriors shot down more than 20 of them in the first round of bow and crossbow suppression after approaching them, but their formation was not chaotic at all. If this had been replaced by other Ming troops, they would have panicked, but they still opened fire on us in an orderly manner, which is rare. ”

"Big brother is right!" Hearing this, Kar Chuxu couldn't help but nodded, these Ming armies were too different from the Ming armies they had seen over the years. Not only are the military neat and orderly, but also the military discipline is strict, and more importantly, their firearms are too sharp. If all the armies of the Ming Kingdom were like this, then ......

Thinking of this, even the rough personality of Karchu Xue couldn't help but shudder. If the army of the Ming Dynasty were like this, it wouldn't take too much. As long as there is an army of 200,000, then Houjin simply don't fight, and simply surrender and become vassals.

The more he thought about it, the more chilled he became, and hurriedly said to Luo Luohun: "Big brother, we can't just watch it, we have to think of ways to support Ha Feng'a, this minion, otherwise once he falls, we won't be able to explain to Ama when we go back!" ”

"Well, let's do it, let's each lead a thousand soldiers and horses and attack the flank of the Ming army. Even if they can't defeat the Ming army, they can distract their attention, if they can take the opportunity to crush the cavalry on both flanks, then their flanks will be completely exposed, and we can slaughter as much as we want! ”

Luo Luohun's words were agreed by Khalchu. Frontal attack, the tactic of two cloising, this is also one of the tactics used by the Jurchens. The Ming army in the late Ming Dynasty was too far away from the Ming army in the early Ming Dynasty in the Hongwu and Yongle periods, and once there was a stir, it was easy to lead the army to be unstable, and if the two wings were broken through, it would be the result of immediate collapse.

"That's good. Let's work together today to eat this Ming army, I love their armor! Karchu laughed wickedly.

Just do it, after the two of them finished discussing. He quickly divided into two ways, one left and one right, and outflanked Yueyang's two wings.

For the Houjin cavalry who had been watching the battle in the Houjin main formation, Yue Yang naturally did not give up his attention to them. Coupled with the help of the telescope, when Khalchuxu and Luo Luohun moved, Yue Yang showed their intentions.

"Good guy, is this planning to copy two sides and attack on three sides?"

Yue Yang sneered, and immediately whispered a few words to one of the guards beside him. The guard immediately rode his horse and galloped towards the cavalry on either side.

Wu Chengfeng, who received the order, did not dare to slack off, and under his order, the cavalry that was originally guarding the two wings began to move. A thousand horsemen on each side galloped towards their respective sides, and they stopped at a distance of two hundred paces from the phalanx, and then formed a neat line, and after shouting to the officers, they took out a cloth bag from their saddles, and kept scattering something as they trotted in the direction of the phalanx.

Their degree was very fast, and when Luo Luohun and Kar Chuxu led the men and horses to the two sides of the Ming army's phalanx, Wu Chengfeng and the others returned to both sides of the phalanx.

"My Dajin warriors, rush!"

Seeing that the Ming cavalry had returned to his own phalanx after going around in 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, thousands of horses trampled on the flat ground, and even the solid earth trembled slightly, and the Houjin cavalry let out a strange cry from their mouths, and tried to swing the long knife towards the Han people they thought were cowardly. They had to use their long knives to tell the Han people, 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 Houjin cavalry charging towards him, the corners of Wu Chengfeng's mouth showed a cold mockery.

Houjin's men and horses began to charge, and the Houjin cavalry who rushed to the front couldn't help but be surprised when they looked at the Ming cavalry who were only a few hundred paces away in front of them. Could it be that these Han cavalry are crazy, they don't know that the greatest power of the cavalry is that after they run, now their own side has moved to charge, they still don't move, do they want to wait for death?

The doubts in the hearts of these cavalrymen were quickly answered, and when the first batch of Houjin cavalry rushed to a distance of two hundred paces, almost at the same moment, the war horses under the crotches of more than ten cavalrymen suddenly screamed at the same time, and they quickly fell to the ground with a soft foot.

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.

The unlucky ones will break their bones and bones, and the lucky ones will get dizzy, but their good luck will end there, and the cavalry that will follow will also trample them into meat sauce.

"Oh my God, this ...... What the hell is going on? It's not good, those Ming troops just sprinkled thistle! Karchu exclaimed.

Tribulus terrestris, an ancient Chinese military iron spike spreading barrier. Also known as tribulus terrestris. There are 4 iron thorns stretched out, several inches long, where there is about a 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 tribulus terrestris has become a commonly used defensive equipment in the army, in addition to being laid around roads, defensive zones and cities, when the troops are stationed in the camp, they are 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, there are often several herdsmen who share an iron pot, although Houjin is stronger than the Mongolians, but they are not generous enough to scatter iron nails on the road at will, so they did not expect that there would be a person who had nothing to do and sprinkled thistle terrestris on the road to play.

"Bastards, how dare these cowardly and despicable Han Chinese...... Dare to sprinkle thistle terrestris on the road! ”

Seeing his cavalry trampling on the thistle and falling one after another, Karchu was shocked and hated. He really didn't expect these Ming troops to be so despicable that they would scatter thistles on the road to stop their own attack.

He roughly calculated, in the length of one mile, half a mile wide on the sprinkle with thistle terrestris, at least four or five thousand catties of iron, plus the cost of making zuò thistle, this batch of thistle, at least two thousand taels of silver, this sprinkle is ironthistle, it is clearly silver!

"Quick...... Trumpet...... Order the cavalry to retreat! The furious Karchu had no choice but to order Goshha beside him to blow the horn of retreat.

Coincidentally, on the other side of the Ming army's formation, Luo Luohun, who commanded the cavalry to attack the other side, also sounded the horn of retreat

The two brothers, Luo Luohun and Karchuxu, wanted to attack the two wings of the Ming army at the beginning and were shattered, and they were 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 imposing Houjin cavalry had to retreat as soon as they began to attack, a burst of laughter broke out in the phalanx of the Ming army.

Ming Jun was happy, but Yue Yang had a bitter face. At least a few thousand taels of silver were scattered just now, and if he fought like this every time, it was estimated that it would not be long before he would go bankrupt.

"After the battle, you must send someone to take back these thistles, otherwise the buddy will lose a lot! But now we have to beat the Tartar in front of you first! ”

At this time, the frontal battle was also in a white-hot stage, and thousands of Houjin soldiers frantically poured over 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......)