Chapter 961: Dragoons
"In less than a day, we will be able to arrive at the western capital of Goryeo. Capture the royal city of Goryeo, and everyone can return to their hometown. ”
Gongsun Kang ordered the cavalry to set up camp.
He personally led three thousand Wuhuan cavalry as the vanguard.
Badun and a group of Wuhuan nobles who had made meritorious contributions gathered around the bonfire.
In the battles of Yiju City and Anju City, a number of Wuhuan nobles and cavalry have been killed.
Only the Ugan nobles who survived the Great War against Goryeo and made meritorious contributions were exempted from capital punishment and appointed as generals or captains.
"The Goryeo Kingdom is more tenacious than we imagined, the last time the Goryeo Kingdom was destroyed, the troops used by the Ming King were more elite, and the Goryeo Kingdom was not so tenacious at that time......"
Badun once followed the Ming Pass to destroy the Goryeo Kingdom, and this time the Goryeo Kingdom gathered a million troops with great momentum.
Gongsun Kang cut off a piece of golden mutton with a dagger: "They died once, and they were unwilling." ”
Gongsun Kang lived in Liaodong and was familiar with the habits of the Wuhuan people, so he commanded this group of Wuhuan cavalry, and the Wuhuan cavalry was also convinced by Gongsun Kang.
After the surrender of Chutian, Gongsun Kang's status rose, replacing Badun and commanding the Wuhuan cavalry.
"There are two gates of Datong and Changqing in the east of the west, two gates of Lumen and Hanblanket in the south, two gates of ordinary and seven stars in the west, and Mitai Gate and Peony Peak in the north. For such a huge city, if you want to completely besiege it, the 300,000 army is a little reluctant. Perhaps they can surround the three and set up an ambush on their retreat. ”
Gongsun Kang held a topographical map of Xijing in his hand.
When Myeongguan ruled Goryeo, he had already collected topographic maps of various parts of Goryeo, and these topographic maps provided a lot of convenience for Chutian's second conquest of Goryeo.
The next day, Gongsun Kang continued southward and routed a small force of Goryeo cavalry.
When Gongsun Kang went south to less than forty miles from Xijing, a Wuhuan cavalry squad at the forefront came back and reported: "General, there is a cavalry of thousands of people in the south to meet you!" ”
"The Koreans still have the courage to fight and defeat them!"
Gongsun Kang urged the Wuhuan cavalry to go south!
A cavalry of about 4,000 people appeared, and several cavalrymen held Western-style fire dragon pattern battle flags!
"Stop the march!"
Gongsun Kang raised his horsewhip, and the Wuhuan cavalry stopped one after another.
"What kind of flag is that? It's not like the Taeji flag of Goryeo. ”
He grabbed the reins of his horse and drew his saber.
Gongsun Kang looked at the enemy horseman, and it was the first time he had seen the Fire Dragon Banner.
After the arrival of the cavalry on the opposite side, some of the cavalry dismounted and lined up to block the passage to Xijing.
"It's infantry on horseback, crush them!"
Gongsun Kang drew his saber and led the world's famous cavalry to attack and block their cavalry infantry!
The war horses galloped, and the Wuhuan cavalry took out their bows and arrows and approached the enemy!
Adams of the United States squinted and commanded the dragoon regiment to dismount.
Dragoons, musketeers on horseback, use the high mobility of cavalry to allow musketeers to quickly resist the battlefield. Of course, there are exceptions, and that is the Swedish dragoons of Gustav II, the Lion of Northern Europe, or the heavy dragoon regiments of England.
On the sides of the dragoons, there was cover of traditional hussars for hand-to-hand combat.
When the Wuhuan cavalry entered the range of the arquebus, the dragoons in the front row began to fire a salvo, and dozens of Wuhuan cavalry in the gallop were killed, and the morale and formation of the Wuhuan cavalry were destroyed!
A group of spear-wielding dragoons stood in the front to prevent the Wuhuan cavalry from charging the musketeers.
The light cavalry of the United States on both flanks attacked, flanking Gongsun Kang's cavalry!
Gongsun Kang and Bang Dun didn't expect that there were still firearms on the battlefield of Goryeo, and for a while, people turned their backs on their horses.
Even if the Wuhuan cavalry of the three counties is a sixth-order army, as a light cavalry, the defense is not high, and it cannot resist firearm fire.
A Wuhuan nobleman's chest was pierced by lead bullets, and the whole person fell from his horse and was trampled by a panicked war horse!
After two or three rounds of volleys from the opposite side, some of the Wuhuan cavalry finally approached the dragoons, throwing bows and arrows in their hands, and shooting dozens of musketeers on the opposite side!
The Wuhuan cavalry on both flanks and the United States cavalry fight with sabers and swords!
"There were indeed many nomadic tribes in the steppes of the Han Empire, and their combined population may have exceeded 10 million, or even more. But in the face of firearms, the cavalry looked so weak. ”
Seeing that the Wuhuan cavalry was flanked by spearmen and light cavalry, Adams was unable to deal with the dragoons in the middle of the continuous volley, and gradually collapsed, recording the performance of the Han Imperial cavalry.
Although the Wuhuan tribe was also a barbarian to the Han Empire, even the Han Empire regarded the Wuhuan tribe as a part of itself, and later integrated into China, so the Wuhuan cavalry was also a special class of troops in the Han Empire.
Adams, as Marshall's staff, came to collect data on the various arms of the Han Empire.
"Capture a group of Wuhuan cavalry and persuade them to surrender, so that I can collect more detailed data."
Adams sent 500 cavalry, left in reserve, into battle.
Gongsun Kang fell into a bitter battle, and the muskets that could not be dodged with the naked eye killed many of the Wuhuan guards around Gongsun Kang, and the United States used a cavalry regiment mixed with firearms and cold weapons, and Gongsun Kang, who had been driving straight in, was caught off guard and was defeated by Adams's 3rd Dragoon Regiment.
"Retreat!"
Gongsun Kang desperately led the Wuhuan cavalry to break out of the encirclement and cut down the light cavalry of the United States that was trying to surround him.
Badon fought all the way to the dragoons, killed a few spearmen, slashed three dragoons, and when Badon tried to turn back, Gongsun Kang was already defeated, and Badon was besieged and captured alive by Adams.
Badon was brought to Adams, and his armor was filled with five arrows, dripping with blood.
"You should be the leader of the Wuhuan tribe, could it be one of the three kings of the Wuhuan Three Kings Department?"
Adams saw that Bunton's armor was different from other Evan cavalrymen, and judged Bunton to be a Buntun nobleman, not an ordinary Urriot cavalryman.
"You are Western barbarians?!"
After he was captured, he found that almost all of them were blonde and blue-eyed Westerners.
"To be precise, our United States is to the east of you. We are short of generals, especially cavalry generals, so we might as well serve us, and we will give you the official position and gold you want. With your talents, you can command at least a few thousand cavalry. ”
Adams tries to bring down Badon.
For the United States, which has a blank history, it may be even more powerful if it can recruit civilian generals from other civilizations.
He was annoyed: "I am the general of the Heavenly Empire, how can I surrender to the Western barbarians!" ”
Several United States dragoons drew their infantry swords and tried to slay Badun.
Adams stopped them: "Bring back, those weak Koreans, they heard that I captured the other general, maybe the morale will rise." ”
After the defeat, Gongsun Kang regrouped his forces, and only 1,900 of the 3,000 cavalry remained, and 1,100 high-ranking light cavalry were killed or captured.
"General, our leader is missing!"
Some Wuhuan cavalry discovered that Badun was missing.
"He could have been killed in battle, or he could have been taken prisoner. This group of cavalry was not the cavalry of the Koreans, but the cavalry of Western civilization. ”
When Gongsun Kang was engaged in the battle just now, he had already seen the appearance of the enemy cavalry clearly, and the other party was definitely not the cavalry of the Goryeo Kingdom.
Gongsun Kang also once followed Mingguan to the national war, so he was no stranger to the appearance of Westerners.
The appearance of cavalry of Western civilization in Goryeo indicates that there is a Western civilization to help Li Chenggui.
"This crusade against Goryeo may be more difficult than imagined, and even Western civilization has intervened in the war...... I need more detailed information. ”
Gongsun Kang did not know which civilization had intervened in the battlefield of Goryeo, so he stopped marching to Xijing and waited for news from the scouts of the Xia army.
Le Yi, who was in the rear, had already learned the accurate news.
"About 10,000 Western civilization reinforcements have been stationed in Xijing, including dragoons, a special firearm unit."
Le Yi received this news, and it was not very easy.
Dragoons resemble the Divine Machine Battalion.
Li Chenggui, who had the support of the United States, regained his confidence in fighting the Liaodong Army.
"Gongsun Kang's vanguard was defeated by the cavalry of the United States, and Badun may be captured by the other side!"
Gongsun Kang sent cavalry back to report to Le Yi.
"It seems that Gongsun Kang met their dragoons."
According to the news reported by Gongsun Kang, coupled with the information obtained from the Goryeo Kingdom, Le Yi can be very sure that Gongsun Kang was defeated by the opponent's dragoons.
In the lord world where cold weapons and cavalry are rampant, the word dragoon is as its name suggests, giving people a great sense of oppression.
"General, what are we going to do?"
Zu Dashou looked at Le Yi uneasily, waiting for Le Yi's decision.
Even the Wuhuan King was captured by the dragoons, and they could have suffered such a fate.
"Continue to march to Xijing. The dragoons numbered no more than a thousand, and once they were close to the heavy cavalry, they would be completely annihilated. ”
Le Yi did not give up the siege.
As long as they arrive in Xijing and cut off Xijing's teleportation array, then the dragoons will not be able to replenish the black powder, and the supply will run out sooner or later.
The victory or defeat of the soldiers is not only a paper comparison, but also the supply is equally important.
After the defeat of Gongsun Kang, he joined up with the main force of the Wuhuan Army and continued to move south.
The capture of Bunton had an impact on the morale of the Oban Legion, but it did not cause the Oban Legion to lose its combat capability.
Gongsun Kang became cautious, and 30,000 Wuhuan and Xianbei cavalry made a detour left and right, forcing back Adams's dragoon regiment.
Adams did not dare to be entangled by 30,000 light cavalry, otherwise his dragoon regiment would be annihilated by the main force of the Liaodong Army that came later.
Le Yi's 300,000 Liaodong Army still arrived at Xijing!
When the defenders of the Goryeo Kingdom recovered their morale a little because they were captured alive, Le Yi's Liaodong Army appeared on the outskirts of Xijing, and the army was endless!
"The main force of the Liaodong Army is here!"
The defenders of Goryeo were once again in disarray, and the people were panicked.
Capturing a man alive is nothing to the Liaodong Army.
"Dragoon Regiment, responsible for defending the ordinary gate, General Kwon Li, defending Peony Peak......"
The main general, Jiang Handzan, assigned tasks to various Goryeo generals, as well as the arriving Adams.
Although the giant city is strong, Xijing has seven gates and one mountain to defend. For the defenders of Goryeo, not being able to hold Xijing is equivalent to losing half of the Goryeo Kingdom.