The Jurchens are actually a variant of the Mongols.

Nurhachi once openly declared himself a 'Mongol relic' when receiving Korean envoys, and the Jurchen Yehe and Ula tribes even changed their names. After the establishment of the Dajin Kingdom, a large number of naturalized Mongols were accommodated, otherwise why would the Mongols be so close to the Jurchens? They were originally a family.

On the battlefield, the Jurchens were particularly proud of their cavalry. The Manchu Qing in history has always boasted that it was a horse archer, and that is also well-founded. At this moment, in front of Shanhaiguan in front of the gradually advancing Han cavalry, Engdeli, as the vanguard, was quite unconvinced - my Dajin's cavalry should naturally be invincible in the world.

Compared with the infantry trained by the Dutch, the cavalry of the Jurchens was still the same. After all, the Dutch are known as the 'coachmen of the sea', and they are really not good at cavalry.

Although they had suffered a big loss in the previous battle with Zhou Qingfeng's guard cavalry, the Jurchen cavalry did not feel that their skills were inferior. They felt that the Guards cavalry was well equipped, and that there was nothing else to do. And as long as they had stronger armor and sharper sabers, the Jurchen cavalry that grew up on horseback would never lose to those Han Chinese who had only been riding horses for a few days.

That's what Nurhachi thinks, and that's what he does.

With a large number of Han slaves and a lot of Taixi craftsmen, Huang Taiji also spent money to equip his cavalry with cuirasses and sabers. Even the style of the cuirass is completely imitated by the Guards Cavalry, although there is a difference in the quality of steel, but it is definitely better in appearance. For example, now the vanguard general Engdry is wearing a gilded cuirass.

Looking at the glittering gold on the battlefield, it is really sassy!

Nguyen was Nurhachi's son-in-law, and his cavalry was all elite. Although it traveled for more than 200 miles over a long distance, the horsepower consumption was extremely high. But in the face of Han Shi's team, they will not be easily frightened.

"Change horses." Engedri shouted. His subordinates are all one man and two horses, and some of the generals above Niu Lu are even one person and three horses. As long as they take turns to ride each other, they will not make the horses useless. After changing horses, he ordered again: "Gao Hongzhong, transfer your infantry to the middle and push it over in formation." ”

There are still thousands of people in Gao Hongzhong, and it is naturally the best to be the Chinese army. Engdeli called out to another person, "Manggus, you take a thousand horsemen to the right flank, just hold on and don't let those Han people fight." I will go around the enemy's flank from the left flank, and then I will strike at you. ”

A wildling with a big head stood out in the queue, dressed in haphazardly cut sheepskins, and responded with a voice like a wild bull. This man is Beile of the Horqin Department of Mongolia, and he is not young. A few years ago, he personally sent his young daughter to marry Huang Taiji, which is Nurhachi's in-laws. However, he has little power, and can only manage a thousand-man team under Engedri at the moment.

Manggus answered, and the Jurchen cavalry was divided into two and lined up on both sides of Gao Hong's center. Since most humans are right-handed, it is most convenient for cavalry to attack from the left flank. Engedri's idea was to use Manggus as the hammer anvil and himself as the hammer head, and the two sides would work together to defeat the Han cavalry on the opposite side.

At present, the three or four thousand remnants of Gao Hongzhong, plus the three thousand elites of Engedri, are nearly twice as many as Han Shi on the opposite side. With such a military advantage, it is natural to be able to fight wilder. This is also the reason why Engdeli dared to stay and fight after a long-distance attack - there are many people fighting and few people, so it is natural to surround in a roundabout way.

The Jiannu vanguard lined up quickly, but Han Shi's cavalry brigade had been running up slowly and methodically. When the two sides were far away, Engedri didn't notice anything unusual about the other party. But when the distance was closer, the scouts sent out all ran back in a panic and shouted: "Master, master, those horses ridden by the Han people are so strange!" ”

What can horses be weird?

Aren't all horses the same in the world?

The cavalry of the Wehrmacht did not divide into two parts to meet the enemy like Jiannu, and Han Shi had few troops, let alone continue to divide his troops. He gathered all his cavalry together and formed a number of thick formations, and also approached Jiannu from his left flank, and opposite him was Manggus's thousand-man army. And the right wing is completely empty, and it seems that a huge flaw is leaking.

Due to the thousands of people in Gao Hongzhong in the middle, Engedri did not feel much from a distance. But Mangus, who was facing the Wehrmacht cavalry, was immediately startled - why were the horses on the opposite side so tall?

The Jurchens always felt that the Han cavalry was well armoured, and it was difficult to cut it with a knife, and it was necessary to cut off the limbs, heads, and even horses and other places to defeat the enemy. So as long as they are equipped with the same armor, the two sides naturally have to return to the perspective of competing in combat skills - the Jurchens, the Mongols have been fishing and hunting since childhood, nomadic herding, and the competition of combat skills is absolutely advantageous.

No one has ever told the Jurchens that these Han people can even strengthen their war horses.

An adult weighing 50 kilograms is necessarily lean, while an adult weighing 100 kilograms is naturally tall and strong. What Manggus saw now was a row of tall horses appearing in front of him, and the movement of the horses' hooves on the ground was much stronger than his own—a vote of Jurchen cavalry was like a ghost, they never thought that there could be a horse in this world that was a head taller than a man.

Not to mention that the barbarians haven't seen it, and Gao Hongzhong, these traitors, haven't seen it either. The remnants of the 'Tianyou' army had already lined up to meet the enemy, but as soon as this array was arranged, there were rows of strong cavalry on the opposite side. Although the other party has not yet started to sprint, looking at it from a distance, the momentum of its slow forest advance alone is scary enough.

The morale of the remnants of the 'Tianyou' army was not high, and after seeing the master of Jianzhou, they also improved their confidence a little. But now that I saw Han Shi's cavalry brigade, this morale dissipated again - what can I do? It seems like I'm going to be abused again.

Manggus was a Mongol, and he was fearless when he consciously went to the battlefield, and never thought that there were stronger cavalry in the world than himself. But for this sudden elite horseman, he couldn't help but ask loudly after being stunned for a while: "When did the Han people make such horses?" Why didn't you say it earlier! ”

It's like a street thug who goes out to collect protection money, only to bump into a carload of armed policemen - Manggus is full of resentment, and the unfavorable factors that he originally felt and are not worth mentioning quickly come out, such as his own side has only a thousand men and weak troops; For example, if you run long distances and have insufficient horsepower; For example, I have a group of pig teammates around me.

It's just that Gao Hong and the others were also stunned, and they knew that their opponent was hiding such a strong cavalry in addition to the infantry.

Ngodri was on the left flank, and he couldn't see it really from two miles away. But the scouts under his command have been described very clearly-the Han cavalry is about 2,000, all of them riding tall horses. The horse was so strong that it could even be armoured.

Horse armor?

Crazy, even if you have a tall horse, you still wear horse armor!

If it is against muskets, armor is not very useful, but rather a burden. It can be used against sabers and cavalry, and excellent armor can take advantage of it.

Before, the Mongolian horse was too weak, its weight was only more than 200 kilograms, and it was tiring enough to run with a cavalry weighing dozens of kilograms, and it would be too inhumane to carry horse armor. But Arabian horses can easily grow to half a ton, and in addition to carrying a cavalry, they can also run with some horse armor. Although the speed will be reduced by a point, it is worth it to get a large increase in defense.

The horse armor of the Wehrmacht cavalry was only half a width, protecting only the horse's head, neck, chest and chest. With high-quality carbon steel, only a thin layer is needed, and an increase of thirty or forty kilograms of weight can turn the light cavalry into a heavy cavalry for a fearless charge.

The armor was still specially selected for the sturdy Arabian horses, and only the first row was equipped to carry out forced assaults and disrupt the enemy's formation. The follow-up is still an ordinary armored light cavalry, so light and heavy combined, to exert the greatest power.

It's just that this bright horse armor came out, which shocked the Jurchen cavalry, including Engdeli. No matter how high your combat skills are, what's the use of not being able to split your armor? It's just that this trick can't be used on Mongolian horses - if Mongolian horses are wearing horse armor, then don't run, get ready to lie down tired.

"Quick, quick!" Knowing that he could no longer watch the show, Engdry immediately ordered his men to move from the left flank and began to use his superiority in strength to flank the enemy. After all, no matter how strong the Arabian horse is, the side back is still a weakness. As long as you can run up quickly to engage in battle, there is always an advantage in the number of troops.

It's just that as soon as the left wing of the Jurchens moved, Han Shi's department, which had approached within four or five hundred meters, also began to accelerate. More than 2,000 Arabian horses divided into several arrays and charged in unison. Manggus on the opposite side is also helpless, if he turns or retreats, he is looking for death, he must meet the attack and survive in death.

With this acceleration, the advantage of the Arabian horse is even more obvious.

Mongolian horses have good endurance and belong to long-distance runners. But when it comes to sprints, it can't even use as much suckling as a strong Arabian horse. Han Shi couldn't ride his demon pig to show off his might in front of the battle, because although his demon pig was strong, he really couldn't outrun these war horses that were good at accelerating impact.

The Arabian horses were able to reach top speed in a short time, and the cavalry could feel the strong wind on their heads and faces. They had to bend down to avoid being blown off their horses by the gale, while keeping the prepared large-caliber shotguns under their armpits and steady.

The distance of 500 meters seems to be a long way, but when the two groups of cavalry collide, it will take less than ten seconds to meet. Watching the tall horses of the Han people quickly enlarge in their eyes, the Jurchen cavalry, including Manggus, all let out a tearing roar - this is a fight for life, this is an explosion, this is a desperate gamble before death.

In addition to urging all his strength to the extreme, Manggus shouted loudly and led his team of thousands of people to shout together. Besides, he had no other way - the cavalry on the opposite side did not move, and moved like a mountain. The dense cavalry lined up one after another to ride the wall, and the formation was united like an iron wall. The light of the army shone in the wilderness like a dark cloud.

Waiting for the distance between the two sides to be shortened to more than ten meters, the collision will be completed in a moment. Manggus rode with his legs on his feet, leaned forward, rode his horse with one hand, and pierced the blade with the other, gritting his teeth to cut down a Han cavalryman.

In any case, you have to cut off the other one. Even if it is death, even if it is killed by a head-on, even if it is torn apart, it will be split by a person. You can't make these Han people too proud, and you should let them know that they are the descendants of Mongolia who once dominated the world.

Calling ......, rows of Han cavalry swept across the land like a violent wind, quickly engulfing Manggus and his men!