A platoon of muskets fired, and then a second platoon stepped forward, aimed their guns, and with the whistle sounded, another dense volley.

In order to pour fire in the shortest possible time and throw the Jiannu cavalry into disarray, more than a thousand dragoons unconsciously used line tactics.

The three rows of musketeers advanced and retreated on the bulging grass and fired three volleys as fast as they could, causing the unprepared Jiannu cavalry to roll over on their backs and create chaos.

The Mongol cavalry, relying on their skillful horsemanship, turned and swept in front of the formation, and then turned again to launch a counterattack against the disorganized enemy.

"A nation on horseback." Man Gui couldn't help but admire, forgetting that he was also a "Mongolian".

"We're not bad." Hu Dawei said with a smile: "It's just that the direction of practice is different, one force will drop ten, if you really fight, their tricks will not work." ”

This also makes sense, fighting in battle is different from individual fighting. In other words, coordination and coordination have minimized the requirements for individual martial arts and abilities.

No matter how much an individual can fight, he will not be able to play a decisive factor in the fight of thousands of troops.

The so-called generals of Guan Zhang and the so-called unstoppable courage of ten thousand men have become difficult to appear after the development of weapons and equipment has reached a certain stage.

Although the cavalry of the Mongols was second to none, the tactical style of play was still stuck hundreds of years ago. In terms of weapons and equipment, in terms of organization and coordination, it is even inferior to the ancestors.

Suddenly hit by muskets, the Mongol cavalry made a comeback, putting Jiannu at a disadvantage. Bows and arrows, swords, the Mongol cavalry fought more and less, and disorganized to gain the upper hand.

With the sound of horses' hooves, Amin sobered up from the shock and sent a thousand cavalry from the right flank to pounce diagonally on the enemy on the battlefield.

"It's our turn." Fierce as a tiger looked at Man Gui, and after receiving the order, he roared and led the team to rush out.

Although the cavalry of the Ming army was in the center of the battle array, the cavalry in the front row changed into the clothes of the Mongolian army, and it was not a uniform uniform, mainly because Jiannu could not be prepared in advance.

Just like the sudden attack of the Ming army's musketeers, the dispatch of the Ming cavalry really gave Jiannu another unprepared blow.

In ancient times, the traditional cavalry charge seemed to be densely packed, but in a line, there were gaps between horses and people, in order to avoid squeezing each other into chaos.

Therefore, when two traditional cavalry teams charge and engage in battle, one looks at each other, the dead and wounded, the fallen horses fall off their horses, and the number of people fighting at the same time is not large.

Many cavalrymen would miss a single blow or be blocked by the enemy, and they would speed past the enemy at high speed and engage the enemy behind them to slash again.

However, by charging in a formation as dense as a wall, the enemy will rarely be able to penetrate the gap, or even form a near-harmless battle like "finger crossing".

For the naturalized cavalry led by Man Gui, they were higher than most of the Ming army in horsemanship, and it was also very quick to master and train the tactics of the cavalry wall.

But they are still very different from the cavalry of the Ming army, which is being trained and strengthened in the Beijing camp.

With their excellent horse control skills, they were able to line up a relatively neat wall of cavalry and maintain a relatively consistent speed on the move. But the formation at the time of the charge was still a little loose.

In addition to the short training time, the main thing is that the psychology is at work. The naturalized cavalry relied on their own riding skills and had formed an inherent habit of combat. To put it bluntly, they don't see cavalry wall tactics as important.

The Ming army in Jingying, on the other hand, knew that their horsemanship could not be compared with that of the people on horseback, and they knew better that victory depended on collective strength, organization and cooperation.

Only when we understand and agree with it ideologically can we be more serious and more thorough in training and actual combat.

Therefore, the cavalry wall tactics used by the naturalized cavalry battalion are only formal, but they do not reach the level of god-likeness.

Even so, when a flat cavalry team marched across the Jiannu, it still shocked the Mongols and Amin and other generals who watched the battle.

Like a wall, like a rushing wave, and not a wave, fifty or sixty meters behind, there is a second wave, and a third one starts again.

Although the naturalized cavalry was not yet as close as the Beijing Camp Flying Cavalry requires, it was only a horse's distance at most, and it was very difficult for the enemy cavalry to pass accurately.

After running slowly and then gradually accelerating, the spear flags in the cavalry team were tilted to stretched forward, and finally completed the final charge guidance.

The spear flag is both a guide and a weapon, and those who can use this weapon are the most powerful masters in the army.

Immediate assassination is undoubtedly the most lethal. This is evidenced by the fact that ancient military generals used long weapons, such as spears, horse lances, and so on.

But on a fast-galloping horse, it is quite difficult to complete an accurate assassination. If you can't use it flexibly and skillfully, it will be easy to stab your opponent when you collide at high speed, and you will also be pushed off the horse by the reaction force.

It is said that the carbine used by foreign knights was made of crisp apple wood rods, and the reaction force of stabbing the enemy would shatter the carbine, thereby reducing the damage to the rider.

Zhu Youxiao is not very sure, and he does not want to do such an experiment. Therefore, he stipulated that the standard weapon of the Ming cavalry was the sabre.

Although the attack distance of the saber slash is short, the hit rate is much higher than that of the spear, and the requirements for the cavalry's martial arts are also low.

This is Zhu Youxiao's purpose, to be able to explode a large number of troops, and to be acceptable in terms of exchange with the enemy. Whether it is a musketeer, or a cavalry wall tactic, it is essentially the same.

In the memoirs of the French general Tavana, he once wrote: The knights who used to fight in the horizontal team were proficient in all kinds of fancy equestrianism, and most of these movements required years of training to master well. But modern cavalry only needs three months to train a qualified cavalryman.

Although not very accurate, the length of time a soldier is trained can indeed determine the victory or defeat of a war.

The cavalry charged in a dense horizontal formation, and the fundamental tactical intention was to turn the soldiers into a whole through training and use collective strength to defeat the opponent.

In other words, this is the strength of the modern military system, which relies on discipline and execution.

The wind was whistling in their ears, and there were comrades on the left and right, and the Ming cavalry tightened their grips on the hilts of their swords, threw their upper arms behind them hard, and pointed their elbows to the sky, ready to slash violently.

It is only a little more than a hundred meters, and at present, the naturalized cavalry is charging with all their strength and can keep the formation aligned, which is this distance.

However, although this distance is not long, it is enough to deter the enemy and make him unprepared for the cavalry wall tactics that appear on the battlefield for the first time.

Whether it was the Mongol coalition army, or Amin and other Houjin generals, their eyes widened, waiting for the moment when the two armies clashed, or collided.

The dense formation of the Ming cavalry made it difficult for the Houjin cavalry to avoid, except for continuing to rush hard, there was no room to flicker and move at all, which was the same helplessness as the martial arts masters on the battlefield of thousands of troops.

Whether it is to kill or to be killed, only in the moment of collision, this is a fact that cannot be changed. No matter how high your martial arts skills are, how good your riding skills are, even if you can do acrobatics, you don't use it.

You are highly skilled in martial arts, quick to strike, and able to knock your opponent off the horse before you can slash them. But what about the other enemies coming side by side, how do you dodge and parry?

Jiannu's cavalry is still a traditional charging tactic, and the one who rushes to the front should be the bravest and most powerful guy. But compared with the rows of cavalry of the Ming army, they were alone without the assistance of their comrades.

One thousand Jiannu originally killed the Mongol cavalry on the battlefield, and when they found that the enemy cavalry was attacking their waists diagonally, they immediately sent two Niu Lu from the center to adjust the direction to meet the Ming army.

This tactic was supposed to be a normal response, but Jiannu miscalculated and suffered defeat in their first confrontation with the cavalry wall.

It looks like a posture that will end up together, can cavalry fight like this?

Niu Lu Zhen Zhangle stared at the enemy who was getting closer and closer on the opposite side, and question marks and guesses appeared in his mind. Judging from his experience, the enemy is using momentum to deter, and will still disperse before approaching.

It's getting closer, and the speed has reached the fastest. Zhang Le saw the cold iron mask on the face of the Ming cavalry, the helmet that was blown back by the wind, and felt the momentum like a mountain, and he was a little flustered after a hundred battles.

The Jiannu around Zhangle looked even more helpless, and even the war horses were in confusion, and instinctively ran to the side, trying to avoid the oncoming cavalry wall.

Jiannu's cavalry formation became a little chaotic and scattered, but in such a short distance, no one could dodge in the face of the enemy cavalry pushing sideways.

The horizontal line of the Ming cavalry also began to show arcs, but the short distance of a few tens of meters and a few seconds would not affect the effect of the impact.

The arrows continued to be fired, but the damage to the Ming cavalry was not great, which benefited from the good protection of the armor, which was also the main feature of the Ming army that distinguished it from the Mongolian cavalry.

"Kill!!" The hoarse roar was almost the same as that of both the enemy and the enemy.

The torrent of cavalry finally crashed violently, and the scene of people turning on their backs was like a huge wave crashing on a stone, bursting with countless splashes.

The war horse that couldn't avoid it broke its bones and tendons, and fell to the ground and wailed; Fragments of blades and weapons flew up, countless brilliant blood splatters, and screams and wails rang out into one.

It can be clearly seen that the cavalry of the Ming army, which pushed past, occupied a considerable advantage after facing the relatively loose Jiannu, but there were also many gaps due to casualties and falling horses.

The gun flag is still there, pointing forward, the tip of the gun is dripping blood, worthy of the elite selected by the team. The cavalry had been guided and moved closer to the spear flag, which made up for some gaps.

The horse slowed down, but was still galloping. The sword glittered, and the flesh flew sideways. The high-carbon steel sabers of the Ming cavalry also played a huge role in the confrontation.

Zhangle swayed on his horse, still holding a severed scimitar in his right hand. In the confrontation just now, he used his speed to slash at the enemy on the opposite side, but the other saber slashed diagonally at him, and he could only raise his sword to parry.

The knife broke, and a stream of heat flowed down from the top of his head, blurring his vision for a moment, and Zhang Le knew that he was injured. In his eyes, the scenery turned red, including another dense group of cavalry rushing from the opposite side.

He turned his horse's head and tried to escape, but the horse's speed wanted to bring it up, but it was not a matter of a while. The sound of horses' hooves rumbling behind him made Zhang Le realize that it was extremely stupid to leave his back to his opponent.

Before he could turn his horse's head, a vicious wind came from the back of his head. He instinctively twisted his body to avoid the vital point, but the saber slashed through his back, heavy and painful.

Then, another slash struck him in the shoulder, knocking him off his horse despite the armor.

Covered in blood and too painful to scream, the last thing Zhang Le saw was a red sky and a large black shadow sweeping overhead.

The black shadow passed, but Zhang Le also fell into darkness, and he could never see the light again in this life.

With the impact of the first cavalry wall, the Ming army lost a third of its cavalry. But the second charge lost only a fifth, killing and wounding several times the enemy.

The speed of the cavalry is the key factor in victory, and even if Jiannu survives the impact of the first cavalry wall, he faces the embarrassment of losing speed, and the second cavalry wall strikes again.

And the attack of the cavalry wall seemed to be endless, one after another, beating the two Jiannu of Niu Lu who came to meet the battle.

"If the first team loses more than half of the charge, the second team will only lose 30% at most, and the third team will not even lose 10% of it."

Ma Chengfei is not only the personal guard of the Son of Heaven, but also has the task of observing, watching the changes in the situation on the battlefield, estimating and judging in his heart.

"Also, the second, third, and even the last teams don't have to charge too fast. It's easier to train and control in combat. ”

The farther the charge, the faster the speed, and the more difficult the formation is to control, Ma Chengfei has personally experienced it and knows it very clearly.

Alternatively, the distance between the cavalry could be widened to the point where a horse could pass, as is the case now. It will be easier to bypass unexpected obstacles on the road, especially the wounded and the corpses of people and horses.

Of course, the widening of the distance means that the formation is more difficult to control, and Ma Chengfei is not sure.

On the battlefield, the battle is not over. However, after the Ming cavalry attacked in a dense horizontal formation and defeated the two Jiannu cavalry of Niu Lu, they began to slow down and adjust their formation, preparing to attack the other Jiannu cavalry on the battlefield.

Amin did not send any more men and horses into the battlefield to participate in the battle, he saw the power of the strange tactics of the Ming cavalry, and also saw the coalition forces waiting for the opposite side. What made him even more reckless was the cavalry of the Ming army, which was in strict formation and ready to attack.

Now, he had only two thousand complete cavalry left in his hands, and the rest of the horses were already involved in the melee. With the continuous input of the Mongol cavalry, the troops on the battlefield were being beaten by the superior enemy.

If we don't continue to send troops to break the siege, it is estimated that not too many men and horses will be able to get out of the siege.

But the cavalry of the Ming army, as well as the strange tactics, Amin really didn't come up with a way to deal with it. And the tactics of adding fuel obviously do not play a big role; But to be pressed by the whole army, is the bet too big?

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