Chapter 108: Farewell to the charge

When the sunlight fully bloomed and presented the camp of the Holy Spirit Society to Wu Shigong and them, everyone gasped. Because, the camp of the chaotic people is simply too big.

There was no fence around the entire camp. The rebellious people of the Holy Spirit Society gathered together in the east and west, and there were no tents at all. Under the current solar terms, it is still relatively cold at night, and Wu Shigong feels a little admired for the physical fitness of these rioters who can sleep in the open air at such a temperature.

Moreover, the Holy Spirit Congregation camp is not at all as well organized as the barracks. Therefore, under the chaos, the whole camp is particularly large. so that Wu Shigong and they couldn't see the end at a glance.

There was a guard beside him, and he said to Wu Shigong with some hesitation: "Uncle, the number of people in this chaos is also too much. Let's take a detour to see if there are any small roads that can bypass Daying to Guide City. ”

Wu Shigong did not reply. Wu Shigong knew that the camp of the chaotic people was on the way to Guide City, and it was impossible to bypass the camp of the chaotic people.

At this time, in his heart, it seemed that there were movie pictures presented in front of his eyes. the appearance of their relatives one by one; After Li Zicheng entered the capital, he burned and plundered, and the massacre after the Qing soldiers entered the customs; And children......

"It's a big deal, it's dead." Wu Shigong's temper came up.

Wu Shigong turned around and said to all the guards: "Prepare yourself, and then charge immediately." Just use a triangular formation, and I'll make that corner tip. ”

Listening to Wu Shigong's words, everyone's faces changed. Shumo even felt his feet go limp, and he almost sat on the ground.

We already know that in the era of cold weapons, whether it is facing the enemy's infantry formation or the enemy's cavalry formation, the cavalry's charge must be arranged in formation.

And in the cavalry charge formation, the most commonly used, and almost all cavalry may adopt in a lifetime, is only one formation.

In this formation, the cavalry is arranged in several rows, separated by a certain distance, and charged in turn. When the first platoon of cavalry did not break through the enemy's formation, the second platoon of cavalry continued to charge, followed by the third and fourth platoons......

This formation resembles layers of waves crashing against the shore, so it is nicknamed "wave hitting".

In order to deepen the impression, I will introduce a more famous TV series to my friends - "Bright Sword". In this TV series, the cavalry company commander faced a cavalry wing (that is, a regiment) of the Japanese devils, and he arranged his own company of cavalry into this formation to charge.

Until Zuihou, the entire cavalry company, only the cavalry company commander who had one of his hands cut off was left, and he had to charge in formation alone. This also reflects the very excellent cavalry quality of this cavalry company commander. Therefore, the director of this TV series must also understand cavalry tactics.

And when the cavalry learns the formation, they will also learn the second formation. However, basically no cavalry would use it, and no cavalry would want to use this formation. This is what Wu Shigong just talked about -- a triangular formation.

A triangular formation, as the name suggests, is a cavalry formation that forms a triangular formation and charges at the enemy. In another film, the second episode of "The Lord of the Rings", "The Return of the King", the cavalry uses this formation.

However, the triangle formation also has another name, called "farewell". What does this nickname mean?

When the cavalry takes a triangular formation and starts to charge, the entire cavalry formation will not be able to stop. If the cavalry in front stops, the cavalry behind will ram the horses of the cavalry in front.

Therefore, as long as there is an obstacle, the cavalry in the entire triangular formation will pile up one after another, and the whole army will be annihilated.

However, due to the high density of cavalry in the triangular formation, the impact on the enemy's formation is also huge. As long as the triangular formation breaks through a gap in the enemy's formation, it will quickly tear the enemy's entire formation along this gap, causing heavy casualties to the enemy.

Therefore, "farewell" means that when the cavalry forming a triangular formation charges down, the final word will be heard. That is to say: on both sides of the enemy, either you die or I die.

However, the triangular formation has a fatal flaw, that is, after the cavalry forming the triangular formation has launched a charge, there can be no obstacle in the way of these cavalry charges.

We can imagine a few tripwires in front of them or a few traps dug when the cavalry in a triangular formation charges.

Therefore, in battle, only when your own troops are about to lose, will you let your cavalry launch such a charge. In other words: a death charge in times of despair.

Of course, Wu Shigong also saw that there were no fences around the Holy Spirit Society's camp, and there were not a few tents in the camp, so there was no obstacle to the cavalry charge. That's why the triangular formation is used.

Looking at the ugly faces of the guards beside him, Wu Shigong said calmly: "Uncle Yongli, brothers. It's all a family, brother, I'll just say a word from the bottom of my heart. What is the current situation of the Xue family, all the brothers also know it. rushed over, and the Xue family was saved. If we don't rush and the Xue family falls, what will happen to the women and children in the Xue family? What's the point of us big men even if we're alive? ”

After being silent for a while, Xue Yongli spoke: "What my uncle said is a reason. There's nothing to say, just rush brothers. However, my uncle is our backbone, and with you, the Xue family will not fall. I'll take care of that tip. ”

"That's not going to work." Wu Shigong hurriedly refused.

didn't wait for Wu Shigong to say anything more, Xue Qiang on the side said, "Don't argue between the two of you." The Xue family is not good without Uncle and Liye. I'll take care of that tip. Anyway, my father gave birth to six sons, and I have five brothers. ”

Xue Qiang's words were not funny, but they made everyone laugh. The atmosphere also relaxed all at once. Xue Yongli took down the whistle around his neck and threw it to Xue Qiang.

All the people immediately dispersed, doing the preparation of zuihou. They all took out soybeans and fed them to their horses, so that the horses could eat again and save up their horsepower.

Wu Shigong and the others began to put on cotton armor, and then with the help of the guards around them, they put on the ring-arm iron armor. weishenme so worn? In addition to adding an extra layer of defense, the main reason is that the iron armor is worn like this.

Iron armor, of course, is made of iron. The heat transfer of iron is comparatively faster. If you wear iron armor in summer, you may get burned inside; If you wear iron armor in winter, you may get frostbite inside. Therefore, wear clothes inside the iron armor. Even wearing a layer of cotton clothes is also haode. People are not luncheon meat after all.

However, when Wu Shigong and the others were about to put on the ring-arm iron armor, a scream suddenly came from the front. Then, several guards dragged a little girl over in tow.

Somehow, this little girl ran up this small hill and found Wu Shigong and them. And in the large camp at the foot of the hill, because of the screams, some people were already looking up the hill. A few have even walked up the hill.

Wu Shigong looked at the little girl, and the little girl also looked at Wu Shigong with big frightened eyes. Wu Shigong suddenly pulled out the katana at his waist and stabbed it at once. With a scream, the little girl fell in a pool of blood.

Wu Shigong shook his head and explained to the guards beside him: "Their children, our children, can only choose one. Then Wu Shigong put the katana on the small tree beside him, wiped the blood, and then put the katana back in its scabbard.

Wu Shigong walked up to his horse and turned on his horse, and all the guards began to mount their horses. After riding on horseback, Wu Shigong glanced at the little girl lying on the ground. I saw the little girl's big eyes looking at the sky. Wu Shigong said to himself: "It's not a good year! ”

There is no need for concealment now. Xue Qiang blew out a short whistle, and then, all the people, with Xue Qiang as the corner, lined up in a triangular formation. Begin to drive the horse forward.

At this time, the horse walks very slowly, as if it is a picnic walk. This is mainly to arrange the formation and adjust the pace of the horses.

Wu Shigong had just walked a few steps when he was surprised to hear someone whistling on the side. That whistle would have been fine if it had been blown well, but the whistle was very permeating. made Wu Shigong feel that his lower body was a little heavy.

Wu Shigong turned his head to look, and it turned out that Shumo was whistling on the side to give himself courage. Wu Shigong raised his hand and came to the back of Shumo's head, and Shumo's terrifying whistle finally stopped.

The people in the camp also discovered Wu Shigong and them, and the people screamed in horror, and the camp began to be in chaos.

At this time, Wu Shigong and the others had already walked halfway up the mountain, and Xue Qiang issued a long whistle. All the horses began to pick up speed and walked briskly. All the men in the cavalry also grabbed their spears.

Without much effort, the horses walked briskly down the hill, and in front of them was a flat field, and it was only about a hundred and fifty paces from the camp of the rebels.

Xue Qiang let out another long whistle, all the horses picked up speed again, and all the people also raised their riding spears in their hands and began to sprint.

The sound of horses' hooves tapping rhythmically on the ground, and everyone felt like they were galloping. Wu Shigong's mind was blank, and he felt his blood boiling.

The entire team of horses formed a triangle and charged forward. They launched a farewelling charge. Either you die or I die.