Therefore, he led the army to fight and retreat, and urgently reported to his father, giving a detailed description of the counteroffensive route of the Ming army. Whether to send troops to support, or directly bypass the Ming army, he waited for his father's decision on behalf of Shan.

More than ten miles away is the Stone City Station, and Sakhalian is very anxious. Once occupied by the Ming army, it is equivalent to having a solid foothold and being able to continue to advance the camp step by step.

The field of vision is wide, and a large open area is displayed in front of people. Sakhalian was in good spirits, this was the place he had chosen to counterattack, and whether he could repel the Ming army or not depended on the battle here.

Obviously, the Ming army was also familiar with the terrain. The battalions of vehicles advancing along the main road slowed down, and the troops drove out in battalions and gradually formed formations in open areas.

Towns, associations, regiments, battalions, and general flags...... This is the establishment of the new army of the Ming army, with 28,000 soldiers in Dongjiang Town, and 6,000 soldiers per co-operative army; three regiments per association, two thousand per regiment; Each regiment was divided into three battalions, each with more than 600 battalions.

However, the battle formations practiced by the new army were mainly battalions, and their numbers were relatively small, and the formation of troops was relatively fast.

According to the armament of the Dongjiang Army, about a quarter of the pikes and sword and shield soldiers were men, and the rest were arquebusiers equipped with bayonets.

In other words, a battalion of soldiers had nearly 200 cold weapons. Needless to explain, the spears and shields were naturally at the front of the battle formation, followed by the musketeers.

Specific to each force, the proportion is slightly different. Like Zhang Pan's Left Association and Kong De's Right Association, because of their long-term coordinated operations, their establishment is relatively similar.

Because Zhang Pan is literate and literate, Kong Youde is envious and respectful. Zhang Pan reduced cold weapons in each battalion, but increased grenadiers, and Kong Youde also learned from it.

On the open field, centered on the car camp on the main road, the Ming army deployed four battalions, each battalion was no more than 100 meters apart. The sound of drums and trumpets pushed forward again.

Three rows of spears pointed diagonally at the sky, glittering in the sun's rays; The armor is complete, the iron face is fierce, the footsteps are sonorous, and thousands of Ming troops are advancing like a wall, giving people a sense of oppression.

Sakhalian watched for a long time, knowing that he could not wait any longer.

The car formation on the main road is not easy to mess with, and it carries a Francophone on it, which can eject hundreds or thousands of projectiles; Coupled with the musket of the Ming army behind the car, he tried the impact and had already suffered a loss.

Therefore, the Ming army deployed in the field is obviously easier to deal with than the car battalion, although this is what it seems.

At the sound of a whimpering horn, Jiannu's cavalry charged. Iron hooves stomped on the ground, rumbling, coupled with shouting and roaring, the momentum was very amazing.

But if you look closely, you will find that Jiannu's charge is not a straight frontal swoop, a little oblique, or with an arc.

Jiannu frowned one by one, vicious and abnormal, shouting wildly, like a fierce god and evil spirit, rushing towards the Ming army's battle array.

The flags changed, the drums and horns sounded, and the Ming army reacted. Three rows of pikemen crouched, knelt or stood, their spears pointing forward, like a dense forest.

There was still a one-meter gap between the pikemen, and the heavy muskets, supported by the poles, pointed the muzzles of the black holes forward.

The Jiannu cavalry began to charge fiercely and fiercely, but slowed down halfway through. Then at a distance of about 100 meters, he turned and swept diagonally past the Ming army's battle array.

It turned out that this was Jiannu's usual tactic of luring the enemy, that is, to lure the Ming army to open fire with the momentum of impact.

But they miscalculated, and the Ming army's battle formation was as immobile as a mountain, and the guns and cannons did not fire. The soldiers of the Ming army did not make any noise and chaos, and quietly watched Jiannu shouting and galloping, as if they were watching a circus.

Kong Youde sat on his horse and sneered under the banner of the general behind the formation. This tactic has been taught many times in martial arts, and the norms of musket shooting have long been clearly written in the drill code.

Of course, this is also the result of long-term rigorous training.

Ask the musketeers, who hasn't been beaten with an instructor's stick? The action is not standardized, the casting order is reversed, and the order is executed incorrectly...... Even the little darers will be punished.

Strict training leads to reflex-like proficiency, and then there is a constant increase in combat experience.

From small wars to big wars, from defense to offense. After a year of polishing, the Dongjiang Army was finally able to compete with Jiannu in the field on the basis of certain conditions.

Of course, the shortcomings of the arquebus are unavoidable. But in the eyes of Zhang Pan and Kong Youde, not being defeated in hand-to-hand combat, or being able to hold on for a short time, is already a guarantee of victory.

The first wave of the Jiannu cavalry was unsuccessful and returned on horseback; A second wave of cavalry galloped in, shouting even louder. Moreover, they advanced more than ten meters, and they were a little closer to the battle formation of the Ming army.

It's still seductive, but the provocation is stronger. It is not only a test of the psychological quality of the Ming army, but also has the meaning of provoking the Ming army.

The battle formation of the Ming army was still silent, the soldiers seemed to be frozen, and only the flags in the formation fluttered in the wind.

When the third wave of Jiannu cavalry galloped forward, Kong Youde issued a general order. The drums beat rhythmically, and soon stopped again.

The mid- and lower-ranking officers shouted command in the battle formation, and the musketeers who were about to shoot began to move, clamping the burning fire rope to the dragon's head and aiming forward through the gap in the aisle in the battle formation.

The third wave of Jiannu Iron Cavalry rushed over, closer, and the sense of oppression was stronger, hoping to achieve the purpose of luring the Ming army to open fire.

This time they got their wish, and when they swept diagonally past the Ming army's battle array, the sound of swans suddenly sounded in the Ming army's array.

In just a short interval, the flames flickered in the battle formation of the Ming army, clusters of white smoke rose up, and the continuous shooting finally broke out.

In the eyes of Sakhalian and the other Jiannu, the distance of sixty or seventy meters is also safe. But their empiricism, in the end, made them pay the price of blood, which is also the evil result of ineffective information and inaccurate intelligence.

The heavy lead bullets flew over a distance of several tens of meters in an instant, and a cloud of blood mist burst out among the Jiannu cavalry that swept horizontally, and the screams and wails of war horses resounded throughout the field.

Whether it is a man or a horse, the lead bullet fired by the heavy arquebus is knocked down with a single shot, and can even penetrate two people or knock down two horses.

Moreover, although the cavalry of Jiannu wore armor, it was not double or three-layered. That's too heavy, and it will affect the speed of the warhorse.

Therefore, the power of the heavy arquebus is even more ferocious. In the rain of blood in a tent, the Jiannu cavalry turned on their backs, and there was chaos.

The comrades-in-arms in front of him collected their guns and dodged, Zhang Xiaoxi stepped forward, put the eagle gun firmly on the fork, clamped the fire rope, and aimed against the shoulder.

The trigger was snapped down, and with a roar, the butt of the gun thrust backwards against his shoulder. Even with a cushioning device, the recoil is much greater than that of the Lumi.

Zhang Xiaoxi has adapted to this power, but on the side of his body, he has removed most of the strength, and the thick shoulder pads also play a good role in protection.

Did you hit the target? It seems that because the target he was aiming at had fallen off his horse with a canopy of flying flesh.

Zhang Xiaoxi didn't have time to think about it, put away his gun and lined up, and another comrade-in-arms stepped forward and stood in his place.

The horses and riders who were killed and wounded fell to the ground, causing the Jiannu cavalry behind to trample and overturn. The three rounds of heavy musket fire left a bloody mess on the battlefield, stretching for nearly 100 meters.

The Ming army stopped firing, the rising white smoke gradually dissipated, the musketeers were nervously and quickly reloading their ammunition, and the officers were in the middle of the formation one after another to raise the banner that they were ready.

As soon as the rhythm of the war drums changed, the officers also saw the change of the flag. Tiger! The pikemen all stood with their guns raised, and a low roar came out of their mouths.

Tiger, Tiger, Tiger!

Step by step, the pikemen marched forward with their spears, shouting and shouting rhythmically, and took a firm step forward.

Sakhalian saw it clearly, and his heart sank. Failure to achieve the purpose of luring the enemy to open fire is at most disappointment. But being killed or wounded by enemy fire is a self-defeating frustration.

As the infantry formation was activated, the battalion of vehicles on the main road also advanced at the same time, a little faster, forming a small protrusion.

The so-called car battalion is not a regular form that the Gunpowder Bureau is making.

To put it bluntly, it is a simple van made of wood, with square boxes on wheels. This is also somewhat similar to the Jiannu cart, but it is slightly longer, can hold light artillery, has a roof and a compartment, and can also load some ammunition.

But if you can use it, you are a good guy, since defeating Amin in Fort Arthur, Zhang Pan began to mobilize the people to make it. A lot of trees were cut down, a lot of cars were built, and some of the carriages were made of whole logs, even the bark of the trees.

Moreover, this kind of wooden van can not only carry artillery loads, but also insert several short guns into the movable baffle in front of it, which can be used to ram and stab the enemy, or to be used as a horse rejection.

Although it has a lot of functions, this kind of wooden car does not have much technical content, and it is simple and easy to make. And this characteristic is precisely the reason why the Dongjiang Army, which is located overseas, can be equipped in large quantities.

Another weapon that the Dongjiang Army was equipped with in large quantities was the grenadier car, which was also small in cost and easy to build, and did not have to wait for the imperial court to pull it out.

And it was these two weapons that could be built by self-reliance that gave the Dongjiang Army the confidence to fight Jiannu head-on. Relying on the superiority of troops and firearms, Sakhalian was a little at a loss.

The Ming army was pushing over with a wide front. Although the terrain is relatively open, there is still not enough space for the Jiannu cavalry to carry out flank assaults.

After a quick thought, Sakhalian decided to try again and make a frontal assault on the easternmost array of the Ming army.

If this small phalanx was defeated, the entire Ming army's battle line would be destroyed, and the advance would be halted for fear that the cavalry would rush into the back of the detour from this gap.

Moreover, after defeating the Ming army's formation, it also freed up space for flank assault.

Sakhalian could see clearly that the Ming army only had pikemen in front, but there seemed to be no troops and weapons on the sides that could block the cavalry onslaught.

The horn continued to sound, Sakhalian issued orders one after another, and the three Jiannu of Niu Lu quickly assembled and rushed towards the easternmost battalion phalanx of the Ming army.

"Thieves and slaves fight, the dead soldiers are in front, and the sharp soldiers are behind. The dead soldiers wore heavy armor, and although they died, they did not retreat, and then they received lightly armored soldiers who were good at shooting. Finally, it is a slave and a thief, and everyone and horses are heavily armoured. When my cannon fired, I burst out. ”

"And he is especially good at assaulting left and right, and he does not advance without seeing benefits. Far or near, more or less, gathering or scattering, out or out, between movement and stillness, its momentum is extremely strange, and it is the most difficult to prevent......"

In the written records of the Ming Dynasty, the tactics of Jiannu have been clearly explained. But to put it very thoroughly, there is no very good way to deal with it in history, or there are ways but they don't work.

According to the morality of the Liaodong army in history, as well as the lack of pay and food in the Ming army, no matter how good the tactical play is, it is only on paper.

Five or six hundred dead soldiers wearing heavy armor were in front, galloping to a distance of about 100 meters, then jumped off the war horse, waved the weapons in their hands, and rushed to kill with a frenzied shout.

Behind the dead soldiers, there were lightly armored archers who were approaching on horseback, ready to take advantage of the dead soldiers to fight and entangle with the enemy, and use the rain of arrows to help disrupt the enemy's battle formation.

At the rear, there were nearly a thousand elite horsemen, who did not get too close and did not join the battle group. They are the decisive force, and they will not rush out until the enemy is in chaos, defeating the enemy in one fell swoop.

There were also nearly 1,000 cavalry shouting and shouting, galloping in front of the other phalanxes of the Ming army, maintaining a certain distance, and playing a leading role.

The drums of war sounded, the banner of the Ming army changed, and several phalanxes on the wide front stopped advancing.

The phalanx that was directly attacked by the first to fire, the heavy muskets were the best, and the dead soldiers of Jiannu began to shoot within 100 meters, and lead bullets rushed towards the enemy with death.

In the rain of blood, the Jiannu dead soldiers kept falling to the ground, but the pace of the impact did not slow down, and they continued to charge forward frantically.

Sixty meters, fifty meters, thirty meters...... More than a dozen shells flew up from behind the Ming army's formation, swept through the battle formation, and smashed into the Jiannu who rushed up.

Boom, boom, boom, boom......" A series of explosions came and went, and in the rising flames and gunsmoke, pieces of iron were scattered and shot horizontally, and the dead soldiers paid for the casualties in the fireworks.

Rushing out of the smoke of the explosion, the Houjin dead soldiers found that the spearmen and sword and shield men in the first few rows of the Ming army had put on a very strange posture and did not rush forward to fight.

Squatting, kneeling, and standing, the pikemen in the first row adopt a kneeling position, and the spearmen in the second row bend over and squat half;

The sword and shield hand had stepped forward to seal the gap between the queues, and he was also in a kneeling position. In the last row, the pikemen used the shoulders of the sword and shield men as gun mounts, and the bright spears pointed forward.

This - it should be a posture to resist the onslaught of cavalry, right?! Jiannu was a little confused, but he didn't hesitate much, brandished his knife and shot him.

The swans rang out, and the guns roared, almost simultaneously, and the superposition of sounds was like a musket roaring.

A volley of lead bullets was fired head-on, at a distance of twenty or thirty meters, and the lethality was amazing. Under the fire of muskets, the dead soldiers of Jiannu fell in an instant.

After a volley, the musketeers took a step to the left, then retreated to reload; The second-row musketeers stepped forward, raised their guns to aim, and after the swan sounded, pulled the trigger and fired another volley of lead bullets.

The Jiannu dead soldiers who rushed to the front realized that the Ming soldiers in the first few rows slowed down their posture just to flash the musketeers behind.

The thunderbolt fired again, exploding in the midst of the dead soldiers who rushed up. This kind of interception was very effective, making the attack of the Jiannu dead soldiers intermittent, and it was difficult to ensure continuity and the investment of troops.