Chapter 207: Prelude Under the Rain Curtain
The hair-thin rain was still falling, and Zhou Huchen's scouts finally brought the news of Jiannu.
The ground was very muddy, and dozens of Jiannu scouts appeared in the clairvoyant mirror, and these Jiannu scouts were very cautious, because many corpses were found on the road, and a small number of Ming army routs were also found.
"Come on! Let's do it, let these Jiannu know how good we are! "It was a scout leader under Zhou Huchen who spoke, and this scout leader had a strong fighting spirit.
Due to the rain, the ground became potholed and muddy after a battle, and when Jiannu's scouts noticed that an enemy scout was coming up, they immediately began to speed up.
The number of scouts on both sides was almost equal, and the scout leaders under Zhou Huchen began to agitate his men:
"My Niu Jinbao is from Tianjin, and my whole family died in Tianjin except for me, which was done by these Jiannu! It was the handsome man who took me in, and now I have a wife and a son, but the hatred of killing my parents and brothers is not the same! We didn't go back to Beijing and the battle of Tongxu, today, is the day when Niu Jinbao and I take revenge! Brothers, there are thousands of people like me who carry such hatred, and now, let us avenge these mutilated compatriots and give me cattle and treasures! ”
"I'm from Liaodong, it's because of Jiannu that I have no home, and the Jiannu kidnapped our entire village, but I still don't know where my family is? Today, it should be used as a consolation to those compatriots who were brutally killed by Jiannu and take revenge! Go kill them! A scout followed up and began shouting:
Almost all of these scouts were Northlanders, and most of them had a different hatred from Jiannu, and this agitation undoubtedly made their blood boil.
Roaring and carrying his horse up, although angry, these cavalry scouts were not fast according to the habit of cavalry, and these scouts of Zhou Huchen began to advance with a brisk rhythm in a column in front and behind. And dozens of Jiannu cavalry under the leadership of the leader are also catching up, and their queue is the same as that of the Ming cavalry.
Both sides were slowly accelerating, and the right hand of the Ming scouts reached behind them. The Jiannu scout was still unmoved, moving at his own pace.
The speed of the horses is getting faster and faster, and the mud brought up by the horses' hooves is getting more and more. In the blink of an eye, the distance between the two sides was only two or three hundred paces, and the cavalry on both sides raised their whips almost at the same time, and they beat their horses vigorously and began to accelerate desperately.
It's a game, it's a battle, and the fight between scouts is a sign of bravery and a sign of morale. There were still more than 100 steps away, and in an instant, the opposing columns of the two sides seemed to have a tacit understanding, and they all slightly deviated to their left at the same time.
It's exactly right-hand-to-right. This is a game of the brave, where the goal is to kill or repel enemies, and what scouts need is to show their prowess.
In order to prevent being wet by the rain, the short firearms of Zhou Huchen's scouts were wrapped in the oilcloth behind him, and the speed of the war horse was extremely fast, and in a blink of an eye, there were only more than thirty steps left between the two sides, and Niu Jinbao, who was the leader, instantly raised the firecracker.
The Ming army's actions were a little unexpected, and the scouts of Jiannu subconsciously reached out and touched behind them, which is a different combat habit. The Jiannu scouts want to use bows and arrows. It's a pity that these Jiannu scouts also realized that they had some tragedies when they caught them; It was a rainy day, and the already damp bowstring made the bow and arrow a waste.
Still drifting to the left, Niu Jinbao's fire bolt fired.
It happened to be the column facing Jiannu diagonally. The target is too big, and it is difficult for Niu Jinbao not to hit it.
This is the experience that Zhou Huchen summed up for his cavalry, and this experience is the most damaging way of shooting in the confrontation of cavalry columns, and the advantage is that it will rarely fail.
A muffled sound broke the rain curtain. A Jiannu cavalryman fell from his horse.
The sound of the booming follow-up firecrackers rang out, which were very muffled due to the weather. Niu Jinbao once again stretched out his hand behind him. The speed of the war horse was too fast, and because it had been shifting to the left, Niu Jinbao and the enemy's lateral distance were stretched a little far, but despite this, Niu Jinbao still fired the second firebolt.
Dozens of Zhou Huchen's scouts were experienced veterans, all of whom had experienced the test of the battlefield, and all of them were sharpshooters fed with bullets.
The first charge was good, and nearly half of the Jiannu scouts were dismissed.
Roundabout and sprang up, and in a short time, these Jiannu scouts turned around. Niu Jinbao had to admire the bravery of the Jiannu scouts, these Jianzhou knights did not flinch at all, turned a blind eye to their fallen companions, and death seemed to them to be indifferent.
This is one of the reasons why the ordinary Ming army has repeatedly failed - because of bravery.
Scouts are undoubtedly the best of the cavalry, and today is a game between the brave, and it is undoubtedly a clash of strengths. Niu Jinbao drew his sword, the unequal number of people does not equal victory, and the bravery of the Jiannu scouts further stimulated the bloodiness of these Ming army scouts.
The war horse left countless muddy behind, and the real close-quarters combat was just around the corner in the blink of an eye.
The collision of knives and knives, the contact between knives and human bodies, the staggered horses, the sharp blades, the two sides roared past in fact, only a few breaths, and the war horses galloped as fast as lightning.
Turning the horse's head again, they had a slight upper hand, and the enemy scouts were at a disadvantage due to their numbers, and there were less than twenty men left. Niu Jinbao also had people fall off the horse, estimated to be no less than ten people, and the leader Niu Jinbao was injured, blood stained his right shoulder, and the steel piece of the bubble nail armor was exposed.
Although he was already at a clear disadvantage, he had no intention of retreating, and Jiannu's scouts adjusted slightly and moved again.
"Go and perfect them! Have a good time! "Jiannu is really tough enough, very tasty! Niu Jinbao couldn't help but scream.
The war horse started, it was a man's duel, and despite the disadvantage in numbers, the Jiannu knights bravely met it. The two sides collided again, and this time, the Jiannu knight was clearly behind.
Niu Jinbao beheaded a Jiannu knight, but he also fell off his horse.
The two sides turned back to the horses, and there were only five people left in the Jiannu scouts.
In the middle of the two, a figure staggered to his feet, still holding a war knife in his hand.
It is Niu Jinbao.
At this time, the horn sounded in the Jiannu camp in the distance, and the five Jiannu cavalry turned their horses. Obviously, the enemy battalion saw the huge disparity in numbers, and there was no possibility of winning the battle between the scouts, so Jiannu issued an order to withdraw the troops.
Even dead and wounded, more than 20 people lost their combat effectiveness, including the seriously injured scout Baihu Niu Jinbao, and this was still under the situation of using a short fire gun unexpectedly. Jiannu is really brave, this strong combat style seems to be a consistent style, although a small victory, but Jiannu's toughness brought a trace of haze to this battle.
After the battlefield was cleared, Zhou Huchen's scout cavalry mounted their horses, they raised their arms holding knives, and then, across their swords, this is the knights greeting all the dead in battle!
Including the enemy, the warrior of the enemy is also a warrior, and the warrior respects the brave.
In the pouring rain, the knights dismounted again, took the bodies of their comrades, took the wounded, and the scouts began to withdraw from the battlefield.
No one went to cut off the head, and Zhou Huchen's subordinates did not have this habit (to be continued......