Chapter 231: The First Application of the Trenches

Some of them were really outstanding, and they jumped off their horses with a roar, and they unloaded the huge wrestling force by rolling forward frantically, and then jumped up when they were done, roaring and looking left and right in search of the imaginary dog.

When he couldn't find it, he waved his war horse frantically, trying to cut off all the grass that was in the way, and roared in broken Chinese: "Ming dog! Get out! Ming dog! Get out of here and die! ”

In response to them, there was a loud sound of birds one after another, which immediately covered up the roars of these banner men and the mournful sounds of the war horses.

The iron sand bullets that followed quickly dispersed under control, achieving the effect of a shotgun, and completing a fire coverage of the green grass between the No. 1 trench and the No. 2 trench.

It turned out that it was Chongzhen who built the No. 2 trench to be much longer and wider than the No. 1 trench, which could accommodate more people.

These people were enough to take the shape of a half-moon and cover the Jiannu cavalry who jumped over the No. 1 trench, whether they were lying on their stomachs, squatting or standing, within the range of the firepower of the fire, and they could no longer stand up.

The strong smell of gunpowder smoke spread through the grass, and after the roar of firearms and the last roar of the Jiannu cavalry, there was a deathly silence, and the spring breeze could not blow the slightest.

The cavalry of the Jiannu Brigade, which had completed the landing on the shore and was ready to go, finally realized that the Ming army in the green grass was by no means as simple as sporadic scouts, and it was very likely that it was also formed.

The honest banner man didn't expect that it would be the legendary Guanning Iron Horse.

After all, the iron horseman should ride on a horse to fight the enemy, just like the heroic Jurchen iron horseman, how could he be willing to fall and hide in the dry sew cave, just like a woman to play with firearms?

But no matter what, as soon as they came up, they lost hundreds of fierce cavalry, but they still couldn't find out the trace of the enemy, and this kind of shame was even worse than the nest battle on Juehua Island.

The rugged Red Banner Niu Lu was not a fool, and instead of sending his men to rush into the endless grass from the front, he divided the remaining cavalry of less than 500 into three teams.

He and another Niu Lu Zhen each led two hundred horsemen, and outflanked them from the left and right flanks as carefully as possible.

The remaining seventy or eighty horsemen were led by a small man, spreading his forces as far as possible, making full use of the advantages of the war horses, bluffing, and inspecting the past inch by inch, which is also known as a feint.

Not only that, but they also captured all the serfs on the rafts, tore off strips of rags, tied their mouths, stuffed them with a sword, and drove them to the front.

If you dare to make the slightest sound from your mouth, you will be killed with an arrow, or slashed to death.

"Slaves as soldiers! This is the most common trick of Jiannu! Shameless! With such an act, even Wu Sangui couldn't stand it, and scolded in a low voice, and at the same time was extremely worried.

He wanted to shout a warning, but he thought of Chongzhen's thousands of instructions to him: the battle to decide the outcome is his greatest role in this battle.

So, he just held back and didn't make a sound.

The young man with the shape of the Chinese character also said: "Those who are good at fighting must first be good at hiding soldiers." ”

In this regard, Chongzhen is obviously familiar with the way of hiding soldiers, which even Wu Sangui has to admire.

Even if there was no danger or intricate mountain forest, but only a large area of uncultivated and overgrown grass, he made effective use of it, and he hid eight hundred cavalry.

After the second line of trenches had been retreated, the long No. 3 trench had been stuffed with a full four hundred men.

Imagine how long a trench would be if four hundred men stood side by side, and that there would be at least half a position between the musketeers in order to erect the musketeers perfectly.

From above, this last trench resembles a curved moon, like a giant struggling to open its arms and embrace the second trench.

Fortunately, the Daniu Ferry was wide enough, so Chongzhen built these three trenches, which were connected and interlocked, and the two Red Banner Cavalry of Niu Lu, who vowed to attack, swallowed them in one gulp.

As for where are the remaining four hundred cavalry?

They flanked flank, one man guarded the horses, the sturdy horses crouching, and the sturdy young knights crouched beside them.

The war horse is covered with the horse's mouth, and the knight is also holding the wooden piece, staring with bated breath, concentrating, waiting for the moment when the final battle will be entered and the battle will be decided.

This inaccessible barren grass was nearly as tall as most people, so much so that Wu Sangui, who was on the high slope in the distance, did not even notice where they were hiding.

However, from Wu Sangui's point of view, the three trenches are extremely obvious, and the long and wide part of the grass fault is it.

The Jiannu cavalry on the front was about to touch the second trench, and the flanks were about to complete the detour and form an outflank.

He could see all of this clearly, but there was no sound of firecrackers, even though he firmly believed that Shigezhen would definitely play the role of the longest and widest trench to the fullest.

But the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and before the battle situation is set, his heart can't help but raise his throat.

His worries were actually a bit unnecessary, and how could Chongzhen, who was extremely familiar with these basic tactics, not take this into account?

Moreover, no matter how carefully hundreds of people and horses weave through the barren grass, there will still be traces to follow.

Not to mention anything else, even the sporadic neighing of war horses is inevitable, after all, these fierce cavalry with red flags are only in a hurry to meet the battle, and they are not as prepared as Chongzhen.

Proud as the banner man, his definition of himself is always a foregone conclusion, and when he harvests into pieces, he has never even carried a defensive shield.

In this way, if you are prepared and unprepared, everything will be under Huang Chongzhen's control.

Finally, as the only clay pot mine placed on the second trench was triggered, the huge sound of the fiery guns was heard again.

And this time, it is much more dense than the previous succession and one after another.

Under the leadership of Shigezhen, the four hundred improvised firecrackers, as if venting the anger that burned in their chests, poured out all the ammunition in the twin tubes.

Under such a dense firepower covering and sweeping, the grass suddenly broke and the grass scattered.

The grass fell in patches as if it had been cut by an invisible sickle.

And the Jiannu and the war horses in the grass are also like encountering the scythe of death.

Whether it is a frontal feint or a flank detour, as long as it is close to the second trench, it is impossible to avoid using flesh and blood, or the so-called red armor, to resist the hot penetration of the iron sand bullet roaring.

There is no way to stop, there is no way to avoid it, and only the way to fiercely jump into the second trench can survive temporarily.

I have to say that in the previous wars, the Jiannu cavalry, which has always served as the decisive outcome of the first war, even if it is not a red flag that ranks high among the Jurchen Eight Banners, it is still somewhat capable.

Under such a dense firearms attack, most of the horses were not spared, but more than half of the cavalry, covered in blood, roared into or rolled into the ready-made shelter - Trench No. 2.

It's just that such a posture is really unprecedented, and it is even more embarrassing than the retreat under Ningyuan City.

But these cavalrymen, who had temporarily found a glimmer of life, did not panic much.

It's just that they look very, very anxious and tyrannical, with red eyes, like trapped beasts trapped in a trap carefully arranged by hunters, frantically looking for an exit and looking for life.

Naturally, there was an exit, and that was the auxiliary road leading between the three trenches.

The young man of Guan Ning can pass quickly, but it makes no sense that the master of the banner man can't find it.

But whether it is a life or not, there is a big question mark, after all, there has never been a free lunch in the world.

Above the trenches, there was the dull sound of cavalry just beginning to gallop.

The old man of the banner man was extremely familiar with these sounds, and immediately judged from them: the number of this group of cavalry was not large, about eight hundred.

The two Niu Lu Ezhen, who were covered in blood, even heard that the four hundred of them were not cavalry with men and horses, but just bluffing war horses.

What kind of opponent can arrange such a meticulous killing battlefield?

The two Niu Lu really didn't have time to think about it, and as soon as their scarlet eyes looked at each other, they nodded to each other and made a decision.

- A fearless Jurchen warrior, even if he is in a desperate situation, there is no possibility of retreating.

Therefore, the remaining 200 or so wounded Jiannu cavalry, after the sound of the fire finally stopped, bravely stood up from the No. 2 trench, bent their bows and arrows at the fastest speed in their lives, and completed the first round of shooting in the direction of the third trench.

The angry arrows flew into the sky, and soon due to the effect of gravity, they were carried down by the heavy cluster of arrows, reflecting the bright sun, like a group of daytime meteors rising from the ground.

Chongzhen had long led people to hide in the trenches and silently loaded their ammunition, keeping their backs tightly against the trench wall near the Liao River, and curling up as much as possible to reduce the area under attack and the possibility of injury.

On his head, he also carried a small, sturdy round shield that was easy to carry.

However, there are still some teenagers who are unwilling to shrink into the hole like Hazuse, and they are pierced through the instep and even the thigh by an arrow.

The screams were sporadically short and muffled, but the surviving Jurchen cavalry felt a little comfort, and found the confidence they had lost for a long time—they had finally caught those Voldemorts without a trace.

They also wanted to finish the second and even the third round of shooting, because there were still a lot of arrows in the quiver.

If the opportunity allows, the arrows of those who have died in battle can also be used.

But it seems that it can't be done, because in the two combined cavalry teams, there are also many, many crossbows and even strong bows, which also fall into the trenches that were first used on the battlefield in the form of projectiles.