Chapter 375: Li Xin Goes Out
Zhang Shi led the grenadier battalion into the 10,000 cavalry of the Uzhumuqin Division, like a flat boat jolting on the stormy waves, while Bekoer's department was like a petrel that also struggled with the wind and waves, and always maintained a certain distance from the grenadier battalion. The two teams cooperate seamlessly, but the courage of this resolute heart makes people awe-inspiring no matter what, which is clearly a life for life!
Just when everyone was stunned and their hearts were clenched tightly on the high slope, Zhang Shi, who was in the battle array, could no longer care about this, and the grenadier battalion set up the Gustav phalanx, and rushed towards the tide of cavalry in Uzhumuqin without hesitation.
Although, according to Li Xin, the Gustav phalanx was a tactic produced for the purpose of attacking, the Three Guards used it most of the time to wait for work, and rarely took the initiative to attack. This time Zhang Shi was also out of the way, Li Xin's order Zhang Shi carried it out to the letter, because he knew that the grenadier battalion was a sharp knife of the Three Guards, and Li Xin used to hold it as a treasure, in order to play an irreplaceable role in other infantry battalions at critical moments.
Now, the grenadier battalion has come to its disposal and realize its value.
"Grenadier ready to drop bombs!"
The battlefield was chaotic, the sound of horses' hooves, shouts, war drums, and Zhang Shi's shouting orders were soon drowned out in the waves, and the soldiers playing the horns on the side had already blown out the pre-arranged rhythm. The sound of the whistle was sharp and penetrating, and it was heard far away in the chaos. The grenadiers received orders from the battalion officers through the sound of the guò flute.
All the grenadiers, untying the last blossoming thunder from the wide ripe cowhide belt, waited intently for the order to throw. Seeing the opposing cavalry rushing closer and closer, they could even feel the earth trembling under the trampling of tens of thousands of horses' hooves.
The soldiers on the tip of the T-shaped Gustav phalanx had even seen the disdainful expression on the face of the cavalry of the Uzhumuqin Division who rushed to the front. Fighting a cavalry at high speed with an infantry army on the spot was simply looking for death, but with a gun array, the grenadier battalion could withstand the cavalry front.
Zheng Sijiu, who is located on the tip of the T-shape, participated in the Three Guards Army when he was in Yanghewei, and after previous wars, he finally made many military exploits, and was selected at the time of the establishment of the grenadier battalion, which is the pinnacle of his life so far, and every time he mentions his identity as a grenadier, his words and expressions are full of pride.
Zheng Sijiu was fortunate to be one of them, facing the rolling Mongolian iron horse, both hands clenched the spear of nearly two zhang, the tip of the spear was ahead, the tail of the gun poked the ground, the whole gun body and the ground at a certain angle, and at the same time stepped on the right foot tightly. Not only Zheng Sijiu, but also dozens of people who were on the tip of the T-shaped with him formed the most cutting-edge small gun formation in the entire Gustavus phalanx.
Zheng Sijiu's small spear formation was like a mainstay, firmly nailed to the grass, the Uzhumuqin cavalry rushed in, and the Mongolian horse company riders who rushed to the front could not avoid it under the coercion of the huge horse team, and Sen Sen pointed at their spears and swords, and they all crashed into it. Zheng Sijiu saw with his own eyes that the tip of the spear stabbed the neck of a Mongolian horse, and the horse's blood splattered like a spring. But the tragedy did not stop there, under the strong impact of the horse's body continued to move forward, the whole spear body was bent up by the top, and suddenly pierced the horse's neck with a pop, and the sharp tip of the spear directly cut the belly of the horseman, and the red and yellow intestines were suddenly scattered...... Bursts of stones all over the face.
Zhang Shi's arms and right foot were subjected to a huge impact, and the pain was unbearable, as if they were broken. However, the tough body of the gun is worthy of special processing and manufacturing, even if it withstands such a large impact force, it still does not break.
With the pounce of the first row of cavalry in front of the small gun array, the follow-up cavalry could not dodge, and stepped on it, and the horse's hooves stepped on the fallen horse's body and suddenly there was a blood hole, but he was also tripped and lost his balance, and the fragile horse's legs could not withstand the impact of the horse's sharp forward, and it was broken in an instant, and the people and horses were turned over.
Eventually, the entire cavalry was finally split into two by the small spear formation on the tip of the T-shaped and continued to rush forward. But for the cavalry of the Uzhumuqin Division, the nightmare had just begun, and just as they were about to storm in front of the Three Guards Army, Zhang Shi finally gave the order.
"Throw the blossom thunder!"
After the order was given, the whistle sounded over the entire phalanx, and thousands of flowering thunderbolts were thrown at the cavalry of the Uzhumuqin tribe that rushed quickly. In just a moment's effort, the hundreds of cavalry who rushed to the forefront were shattered by the fragments of the explosion of the blossom thunder, and the horses and riders were shattered, and they immediately fell to the ground. The cavalry that followed up couldn't stop, and rushed up again, and the cavalry gate of the Uzhumuqin Department was also red-eyed, not using the cavalry and archery they were good at, but preparing to crush the lone army of the Three Guards with a single blow with a powerful impact.
However, the wishful thinking of the opposing commander-in-chief failed, when the cavalry that followed up was again split into two by the T-tip and rushed into the range of Gustav's phalanx. Behind the tip of the T-shape, the vertical line opened fire on the musket phalanx on the left and right sides, hitting the left and right flanks of the two cavalry of the Uzhumuqin Division, which caused them great trouble.
The blows from both sides caused heavy losses to the cavalry of the Uzhumuqin tribe who rushed into the range of the large phalanx, and what was even more severe was that the horses were startled. The frightened horses were uncontrollable, and some of them even galloped in the direction of the cavalry attack, which caused the cavalry vanguard to fall into confusion.
The commander-in-chief of the Uzhumuqin division seemed to see that the weakness of this phalanx should be on both sides, and the whole cavalry suddenly divided into a force and rushed towards the left flank of the grenadier battalion. At this moment, Bekoer's Ao Han cavalry suddenly attacked, and a torrential rain of light arrows shot over, immediately interrupting the rhythm of their attack.
In the first round, the grenadier battalion won a crushing victory against the Ao Han division of Bekoer. However, the bitter battle had just begun, and after suffering a loss in one blow, the Uzhumuqin army allocated additional men and horses from the main cavalry force, intending to crush this lone army in one fell swoop in the second attack.
Kong Youde watched the battle on the high slope, and was amazed again and again, it was the first time in his life that he had seen someone who dared to launch an active attack on 10,000 cavalry with 1,000 infantry, and he had not lost the upper hand in the first battle, and even had a slight upper hand. However, the grenadier battalion is short of people after all, and even if it is consumed, it will not be able to consume the opponent's Uzhumuqin department, so he is generally pessimistic about the current situation of the grenadier battalion.
Of course, while watching the battle, the Second Artillery Battalion under Kong Youde once again launched round after round of salvo fire against the cavalry headquarters of the Uzhumuqin Division.
"Not good! Zhang Yingguan has signs of not being able to support it! ”
Kong Youde exclaimed, the shelling of the Second Artillery Battalion did not relieve the pressure on the grenadier battalion, and in the face of wave after wave of impact, the grenadier battalion was already showing signs of inadequacy. At this point in the battle, there were no more soldiers to send, Kong Youde stomped his feet in regret, in his opinion, the grenadier battalion was finished, and it would soon be drowned in the sea of Uzhumuqin cavalry.
And at this moment, Li Xin's heart was like a knife, and suddenly he seemed to have made up his mind, turned over on his horse, pulled out the Yanling knife on his waist, and shouted: "My three guards are in danger, the success or failure of the army is at stake, and those who can still ride horses will go down with Ben Shuai to meet the enemy, success or failure in one fell swoop!" ”
Li Xin's pro-military battalion also has nearly 1,000 people, and most of them are cavalry, these people are the elite of the army, and they are one of the best in terms of morale and combat effectiveness in the Three Guards.
Kong Youde was shocked when he saw this, it was not a wise move for the commander of the first army to take risks lightly, and the situation that was originally handed over was likely to collapse early because of Li Xin's accident, so he tried his best to stop Li Xin.
But where could he stop it, Li Xin sandwiched the horse's belly between his legs, and rushed down first with shaking reins, and the army was in a sensation.
"Raise the flag!"
Some pro-soldiers wanted to put away Li Xin's flag, but Li Xin stopped him, he played his own banner and personally rushed into battle, in order to boost morale, if he only cared about his own safety, it was better to stay on the high slope.
Li Xin's banner roared down with a thousand cavalry, bypassed the military formation, and went straight to the rear of the Uzhumuqin troops besieging the grenadier camp, causing chaos at once.
Li Xin raised the Yanling knife, and before making contact with the opponent's cavalry and horses, he flattened the blade and slashed outward. The blade of the knife cut through the flesh and skin of the Mongols, blood splattered everywhere, limbs and arms flew horizontally, and the powerful impact force suddenly made Li Xin's right arm as heavy as lead.
If Li Xin's Yanling Knife was still high forward at the moment of contact with it, then his right arm would probably be no longer above his shoulder at this moment. The powerful impact will first break his right arm, and then be torn apart as the horse advances.
To tell the truth, Li Xin was not good at horse warfare, but the war had reached the most critical juncture, and he had no choice but to hesitate, otherwise the rout of the grenadier battalion would inflict an immeasurable blow to the entire Three Guards. Morale is bound to plummet, and the collapse of the left is imminent.
"Battalion officer, look, it's a general! The general himself came to save us! ”
A soldier pointed to the rear of the cavalry of the Uzhumuqin Division, and saw a scarlet Ming army battle flag hunting in the wind, which was Li Xin's general flag. Zhang Shishi, who had gradually despaired, only felt that hope had suddenly returned to his body.