Cavalry is definitely the most powerful type of army in this era. Whether it is the Guanning Iron Cavalry of the Ming Dynasty or the Eight Banners of Jiannu, they are the most elite troops today.

Many people think that Li Zicheng started as a peasant and is a rabble.

Not really.

Li Zicheng was born in Mizhi, which was once located in the territory of the Western Xia Kingdom. The Western Xia was famous for its heavily armored cavalry, and their cavalry was draped all over their bodies and was invincible, and they were called the Iron Harriers. And Li Zicheng also inherited the tradition of his self-proclaimed ancestor Li Jiqian, and vigorously developed cavalry.

Li Zicheng's army had a strict reward and punishment policy, they did not attach great importance to looting money, they paid special attention to collecting horses. In the calculation of merits, in addition to the capture of the enemy, the capture of mules and horses was rewarded, the capture of bows, arrows, guns and cannons was rewarded, and the robbery of gold, silver and jewels was rewarded.

For gold and silver artifacts, Li Zicheng's troops did not pay attention to them before entering Beijing, and often discarded a place to lure the Ming army to pick it up.

Because of the large number of horses collected, Li Zicheng's soldiers were often equipped with three or five mules and horses per soldier, which could be changed at any time during the battle to prevent them from getting tired. Usually, the people's army walked more and did not use mules and horses, and only used them when the war was fought.

When Li Zicheng raised his army, he was known as a million army, including 400,000 foot soldiers and 600,000 cavalry. Although there are exaggerations, it does show that Li Zicheng attaches great importance to cavalry. And Li Zicheng was able to fight all the way to Beijing City, and it was precisely by relying on his cavalry to conquer everything.

"History of the Ming Dynasty @ Li Zicheng Biography" recorded: "In battle, there are 30,000 horses, and there are three walls. The former will look back, and the latter will kill him!"

That is to say, Li Zicheng has 30,000 war horses, which are listed as three walls, and those in front dare to retreat, and those in the back kill those in front.

30,000 war horses, one man and three horsemen, and at least tens of thousands of cavalry.

At present, there are only 20,000 or 30,000 foot soldiers of the Ming army out of the city, and if it is a head-on confrontation, it will undoubtedly hit a stone with an egg.

Chongzhen knew that the more this time, the more he couldn't panic.

He raised his head to the sky and roared, and the skill of the innate powerhouse made the sound waves roll out, like thunder, and suddenly everyone settled down.

Chongzhen said in a loud voice: "When the enemy army is coming, you will lose your heads, clear equipment and other useless materials, and all retreat. Don't panic, anyone who deliberately panics and robs the road will be killed!"

"Those who go out of the city in this battle, after returning to the city, will be rewarded!"

Chongzhen's words set the heart of the army!

The Ming army was no longer in a panic, and even the common people settled down and evacuated towards Beijing in an orderly manner.

This place is only five or six miles away from Beijing City, and it only takes ten minutes to run with all your might, and now at the moment of life and death, no one is not desperate, and the time is even shorter.

"Your Majesty, they've all evacuated, let's withdraw too!" Luo Yangxing and the others have horses, but they are not so anxious, of course, more importantly, Chongzhen has not left, how dare they go?

"No hurry!"

Chongzhen waved his hand and sneered: "There are three elites of Li Zicheng, and one of the foot soldiers is Li Guo's forward battalion, which has been wiped out by us. And now this cavalry is Li Zicheng's treasure. Now that they're here, I can't let them go back easily!"

But...... I just went out of the city to grab the credit, and I didn't come to bring out the mighty cannon. Luo Yangxing was anxious, and he didn't know what other means Chongzhen had.

Chongzhen secretly asked in his heart: "System, is there a cavalry similar to a cannon that can allow me to overturn the thief?"

"Ding, recommend self-detonation weapons such as mines to the host!"

At the same time, Chongzhen's mind appeared with information about the landmine.

Landmines are the most common weapons in later wars, and they are also the most time-saving and labor-saving weapons.

10,000 points for a mine!

Chongzhen slapped his thigh violently: "Okay, that's it!"

Chongzhen still had more than one million points left, and he did not hesitate to exchange for a hundred mines.

These mines are common trampling mines in World War II in later generations, which are the most suitable for dealing with cavalry, and they are not heavy, about one kilogram per mine.

Soon, Jin Yiwei laid out a hundred mines.

In this era when there have been no mines, there is no need to hide the mines at all, just put them on the ground and wait for Li Zicheng's cavalry to come.

Laying a mine array, Chongzhen turned over his horse, waved his hand, and said, "Let's go, retreat a little farther, and watch a firework!"

"Withdraw!"

Luo Yangxing doesn't know where Chongzhen got these strange things, but the current Luo Yangxing has long believed that Chongzhen has been blessed by God and has been helped by God.

Before, the power of the mighty cannon had been seen, and Luo Yangxing looked forward to the power of the mine more and more.

The group retreated to a place a mile away from Beijing City and stopped.

In fact, it is better to go up to the city tower to see the line of sight. However, now, the crowd at the gate of the city is crowded, and the foot soldiers have not yet completely completed the capital, and they have to retreat here to become the last line of defense.

The shaking of the earth in front of him became more and more violent, and in the blink of an eye, the smoke and dust rushing into the sky were rapidly approaching!

There were tens of thousands of cavalry and 30,000 horses, all gathered together, galloping all the way, like a mountain torrent and tsunami, like sharp arrows.

Smoke and dust rose into the sky, and there was no cavalry behind them at all, only dozens of horsemen in the front, charging all the way.

The cavalry led by the leader saw the Ming army blocking the gate of the city, and his heart was greatly excited, the infantry was in the field, and when they met their cavalry, it was a lamb to be slaughtered.

What's more, at present, these Ming troops are blocking the city gate, making it impossible to close the city gate. Why don't you rush over and go straight to Beijing?

The cavalry general led by him became excited, waved the saber in his hand violently, and said: "Charge me, kill that group of Ming troops, rush into Beijing City, and let you enjoy money and women!"

When the cavalry behind him heard this, they suddenly screamed excitedly as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.

However, in the face of the galloping cavalry, the Ming army still retreated into the city in an orderly and orderly manner.

It's coming!

Whether it is Chongzhen, Luo Yangxing and the other Jinyi guards, they are all waiting for their eyes and looking forward to it!

Seeing that the cavalry had entered the range of the mine array, Chongzhen's eyes lit up, he drew his sword and raised it high, and waved it violently.

Bang!

A mine was stepped on by a horse and exploded.

The powerful air wave directly overturned the war horse, and the steel balls, fragments, etc. inside flew sideways, shooting out like bullets, covering a radius of more than ten meters.

Puff puff......

Horses are almost the same as human bodies, they are flesh and blood, and they are simply unable to withstand the attacks of these fragments.

In an instant, blood holes erupted on the bodies of five or six war horses.

The war horse galloped forward for more than ten meters according to inertia, and even with a wail, he fell to the ground.

The horsemen on horseback were buzzing in their ears from the sound of the explosion, and their heads were in chaos, and before they knew what was happening, they had already flown out with men and horses.

The horses in front stepped on the mines, and the cavalry behind had no time to react, so they could only watch with their eyes as their horses broke into the mine formation, and then one after another roared sounded, and in an instant, one by one, the men and horses fell to the ground.

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