Chapter 575: Defenseless
A day later, thousands of soldiers of the 3rd Division of the Tiger and Par Army, who had not seen a single Tartar cavalry, slowly began to relax
In their eyes, it is impossible to destroy the heavy grain and grass around them under the protection of the Third Division, or even bite off a piece of meat, without tens of thousands of Tartar iron horses.
However, the limited iron cavalry of the Tartars had all gathered on the battlefield to confront the commander, and it was impossible to send so many cavalry out at one time to deal with themselves and the heavy grain and grass around them.
Under such circumstances, the Tartar cavalry, who had been wandering around the baggage regiment, was judged to be a Tartar ranger by the officers of the 3rd Division.
Wander around the baggage group, and take a bite as much as you can.
When the 6,000 elites of the 3rd Division arrived, they knew that they were not opponents, and it was impossible for them to have the opportunity to bite off a piece of fat from these baggage Tartar rangers, so they directly gave up this meaningless wandering and retreated.
And just when all the Haw Par troops relaxed their vigilance, thinking that the next two days of escort would become very smooth.
A total of 10,000 people of the Iron Cavalry with Yellow Flags were divided into 10,000 teams, separated by 200 paces from each other, along the road that the heavy troops of the Tiger and Leopard Army must pass, like a lurking hunter, full of murderous intent hidden in the dense forest hundreds of steps away from the official road, waiting for the arrival of the prey.
With the confident Haw Par Army and hundreds of baggage vehicles, they did not feel the slightest danger and rushed straight into the battlefield.
On a high ground at least three miles away from the battlefield, the Tartar commander-in-chief, holding a monocular, motionless and watching every move on the battlefield.
When he saw it with his own eyes. The Haw Par Army walked into the ambush circle without the slightest vigilance. The stern and worried expressions on his face were immediately swept away. Covered in complex expressions full of heat and excitement.
Now the subordinates around the main general are no exception. Although they were all motionless, a pair of eyes that had almost begun to breathe fire outwards directly exposed the excitement and anticipation in their hearts at this moment.
It is certain that as long as the main general next to them gives an order, these Tartars will rush to the battlefield with a face full of fanaticism and murderous intent.
Finally. With all the Tartars waiting, thousands of Haw Par Army soldiers who had no idea that death had descended on them all walked into the ambush circle carefully arranged by the Tartars.
As a sneer flashed across the face of the Lord Tartar, the murderous order was also issued from the Lord General's mouth.
"Point the cannon and order all the officers and men of the army to immediately attack the baggage troops of the Tiger and Par Army, destroy their baggage, and kill them all."
"Boom, boom, boom......" Three loud noises like thunder sounded on the top of the mountain, in the dense forest on the side of the official road. A deafening shout of killing sounded immediately.
It was still a silent jungle just now, at this moment. It was like a flood that burst its banks, pouring out of the Tartar cavalry.
Not only that, but after these well-trained Tartar cavalry poured out of the dense forest, they didn't even pause, and directly on the charging road, forming arrow-like cavalry to charge into a killing formation. Then, like a sharp arrow, it pierced the tiger and leopard army on the official road.
In the face of the sudden shouts of killing around him, the first reaction of thousands of tiger and leopard troops on the official road was that they had heard it wrong.
But when the roaring sound of horses' hooves followed by their ears, the suspicion that hung over their faces was directly covered with shock.
Before they could react from the shock, ten Tartar thousand-man formations had already appeared in front of them, and rushed towards them with an increasing speed of charge.
In the blink of an eye, these Tartar cavalry rushed towards themselves in a gathering of dozens of paces.
Facing the thick murderous aura emanating from the Tartar Rushing Killing Formation, and facing the cold light reflected from tens of thousands of sabers. The look of shock that hung over everyone's faces was almost in the blink of an eye, and was covered by the panic that followed.
At this moment, if the baggage regiment has no combat experience is guarding the baggage grain and grass. In the face of such an attack, perhaps the Tartar cavalry had not yet rushed in front of them, and the baggage regiment itself would collapse without a fight because of this panic.
However, it was not the baggage regiments that the Tartars attacked, but the very elite thousands of musketeers of the Haw Par Army.
The faces of the six thousand musketeers were covered with all sorts of panicked expressions. However, they were not directly frightened on the battlefield like the recruits, and they were at a loss for what to do.
The rich combat experience made them panic at the same time, but their hands and feet were not idle, and they subconsciously made various defensive actions
At the same time, the roars and orders of officers at all levels also reached their ears in a very timely manner, allowing them to react as soon as possible.
The musketeers, scattered along the official road, under the orders of the officers, quickly assembled their battalion commanders and even the company commanders like war planes. Then, very quickly, a musket formation was formed.
Not only that, but large carts full of various baggage loads were also pushed together to form a chariot formation to guard against the Tartar cavalry.
Qin Yong, the commander of the Third Division, who was in the middle of the marching army, was also taken aback by the sudden attack. However, when he saw the very orderly reaction of the soldiers under his command on the official road, Qin Yong directly showed a very relieved expression on his face.
However, this expression did not last long.
As the Tartar cavalry got closer and closer to the official road, Qin Yong already had a clear understanding of the entire battle situation, and after knowing the troops and tactical tactics of the Tartars. The reassuring expression on his face was directly covered with solemnity.
The 3rd Division, even with the guards battalion, had only ten musket battalions. However, two of the ten musket battalions, because they acted as vanguard and rearguard, were at least several miles away from the main force, and could not take part in the battle in a short time.
In this way, the musket battalion that he could use to defend himself was only eight at full duty. To put it more bluntly, the forces in his hands can only block the attack of the Eight-Way Tartar Iron Cavalry at most.
The Tartar cavalry, who rushed towards the official road, divided into ten military formations and attacked them from ten different positions.
In this way, it means that on the battlefield, there are at least two Tartars who can easily rush to the official road.
However, in the face of the Tartar iron cavalry whose battlefield is getting closer and closer to him, he faces a defensive line that stretches for several miles. Even if Qin Yong planned to readjust his deployment, he would not have that time and opportunity.
In this way, Qin Yong could only watch the soldiers under his command fight separately, blocking the attack of the Tartar iron cavalry as much as possible, preventing them from approaching the official road, and destroying the heavy grain and grass.
"Bang bang......" At this moment, the sound of gunfire like bursting beans rang out on the battlefield.
On the official road, there is almost no combat experience, and the soldiers of the baggage regiment who are born as recruits. Facing the imposing Tartar Iron Horse, he panicked directly.
Regardless of whether the Tartar cavalry rushed into the range of the musket, or the roar of the officers around him, he directly pulled the trigger and shot buckshot at the Tartar cavalry, which was two hundred paces away.
On the official road that stretched for several miles, with the first gunshot rang out. The remaining more than 1,000 musketeers, as if they had found a breakthrough to vent their tensions, followed closely and pulled the trigger without hesitation......
As a result, the dense and chaotic gunshots rang out directly on the front line of the official road, like firecrackers.
Faced with this situation, Qin Yong's brows subconsciously furrowed. Of course, a heartfelt expression of worry also appeared on Dao's face.
As the division commander, Qin Yong was very worried about the soldiers under his command, and under the influence of the soldiers of the baggage regiment around him, he followed and fired at the Tatar cavalry who were far out of range, disrupting his military formation and combat pace.
What made Qin Yongchang breathe a sigh of relief was that his subordinates who had experienced death were not affected. Even those things that are affected in a small number of people happen. The soldiers also regained their composure amid the roars of the veterans and officers around them.
In the midst of the chaotic gunfire, the Tartar Iron Cavalry finally rushed into the range of the muskets.
The eight musket battalions that formed a military formation were like chariots ready to go, firing one after another.
Then, round after round of buckshot, like a storm of steel, a steady stream of Tartar horsemen that had rushed into the range.
The Tartar cavalry charged in the form of arrows and arrows, although there were casualties at every step forward. However, under the cover of these battle-dead Tartars, the unstoppable military formation of the Tartars still faced lead bullets and continued to advance.
At this moment, the thing that worried the division commander Qin Yong the most happened.
The two Tartar iron horsemen, who had not been attacked, were like bamboos all the way, and they directly killed the last fifty paces away from the official road.
At this time, if the blocking troops have not yet appeared, in a few breaths, these Tartars can rush into the official road. While destroying the grain and grass baggage, he launched an attack on the musket battalion on the official road from the flank.
However, at such a tense moment, Qin Yong was an immortal, and there was no way to conjure up defensive forces.
The only thing that made Qin Yong arrive was that at the last moment, the soldiers of the baggage regiment defending here were panicked, but they were not defeated. In the face of the Tatar cavalry that was close at hand, he could even throw a round of hundreds of grenades.
Dense grenade explosions, although they did not stop the Tartars. However, it inflicted losses on these Tartars at least the next time, and dealt a severe blow to their high morale.
However, no matter what the process was, these Tartars eventually rushed to the official road.
Maybe it was because he knew that he couldn't take away these heavy grains and grass, and rushed to the official road of the tartars, and directly divided them into two.
More than half of the Tartars continued to raise their sabers, slashing the Haw Par Army on the official road, and posing as if they were attacking the flanks of the Haw Par Army.
As for the rest of the tartars, they lit a fire directly on the baggage dà carts and burned these baggage dà carts that they could not take away.
In the blink of an eye, on the official road that stretched for several miles, there were almost fifty baggage cars enveloped in flames.
In the face of the increasingly bad situation on the battlefield, especially in the face of becoming more and more unfavorable to oneself. A choice was directly placed in front of Qin Yong. (To be continued......)