Musketeers on horseback, as the name suggests, musketeers on horseback.

Like mounted infantry, you can't abbreviate to cavalry.

Hua Rong's more than 800 people have never practiced riding seriously. Because they never fight alone, they are always protected by friendly forces, and they are always based on standing fire. They fought with the cavalry today, and the next time they might mix with the infantry.

For example, at this moment, if the musketeers were in danger, Geng Zhongnian's Hebei cavalry would not hesitate to rush out and protect them with their lives.

The real role of the musketeer is nothing more than to shoot through the heavy armor.

The hit rate of the bird gun is high enough, "the back hand does not need to abandon the ignition, then it does not shake, so there are eight or nine out of ten shots, that is, the birds in the forest, can be shot down, because it is named." Although a 90% hit rate is an exaggeration, maybe a marksman can do it, but it will not be too low for ordinary soldiers.

When dealing with mounted cavalry, even if you can only hit twenty or thirty cavalry at a time, this result is enough to be satisfactory.

Wanyan Zongjun reorganized the troops, with the escort army in the center and the other cavalry on both sides.

This is the usual formation of the cavalry of the Jin Kingdom, according to the Song people, the middle belongs to the Tiefutu, and the sides belong to the kidnapping horses.

Tiefutu and Kidnapping Horse are the names given by the Song people, and the Jin people themselves never called them that.

For example, the Song people's record of the Golden Vulture said that the Golden Vulture had 3,000 iron floating slaughter.

However, those 3,000 people were actually escorts.

Why?

Because the Song people specially noted that the three thousand iron floating slaughter of the Golden Vulture were also called "Thousand Households". "Fork" is the transliteration of "Hezha", and "Qianhu" is the transliteration of "Meng'an", which together is "Hezha Meng'an" (escort army).

In the accounts of the Song people, Tiefutu also refers to mounted cavalry, not necessarily the escort army.

"When the escort army puts on the vest, there is no reason to retreat," Wanyan Zongjun said to the left and right, "The enemy's kind of weapon, it will take a long time to shoot once, let Guo Yaoshi lure the enemy to shoot." Since Bu Gulu was killed in battle, let his son lead the troops to disturb the enemy's cavalry, and escort the army with me straight to the enemy commander! ”

Wanyan Zongjun now has less than 3,000 horsemen left, and Zhu Ming's side, not counting musketeers and gunners, has more than 4,000 horsemen.

For Wanyan Zongjun, he often encounters this situation, and he will be done with indomitable efforts to kill.

Because the men and horses are covered with heavy armor, the burden is too heavy, and when they encounter the enemy, they are also cavalry, and they can never escape. The next thing is to charge and fight to the death, and running away is the worst way to deal with it.

"Woo woo woo ~ ~~"

Pharmacist Guo, who had reorganized the formation, heard the sound of the horn in the middle, and then carefully identified the Ling Qi, and immediately felt frustrated.

He was obviously used as cannon fodder to lure the enemy, and he had to rush forward first.

The 1,000 cavalry he brought out today were fired at by tiger cannons and muskets, and were pursued and killed by the Han and Qiang cavalry, leaving only more than 700 horsemen at this time.

With such large casualties, ordinary troops would have collapsed long ago. But the elite of Liaodong under his command, after Yan Zongjun led his troops to respond, was able to quickly regroup.

Such a thug was sent to lure the enemy as cannon fodder!

The general really has no human rights, and is only given to the master as a dog.

But his son and the rest of the troops were all in the Jin camp, and his family in Yanjing was also controlled, and Guo Yaoshi had no other choice.

He stubbornly led his troops forward, but his cavalry was apprehensive, not only did he scatter the formation, but he never dared to rush too fast, intending to go up and shoot two arrows and slip away.

The musketeers did not shoot, and under the leadership of Hua Rong, they had long since withdrawn to the rear of the friendly flanks.

Yang Yun led the army to face the head-on shooting, nearly a thousand Qiang cavalry, and Guo Yaoshi's more than 700 people, and the battle did not fall behind at all.

It was mainly Guo Yaoshi's soldiers, and his heart was full of resentment.

Since the surrender of the Jin, they have been called as cattle, and all the infantry has been withdrawn, and the cavalry has been used as the pioneer. From Yanjing all the way to the Yellow River, they always rushed to the forefront, and they did all the hard work, but most of the goods they grabbed had to be handed over.

I was ambushed and killed a lot before, but today I was hit hard, and I have to continue to be cannon fodder.

Who would want to put it aside?

After meeting Yang Yun's Qiang cavalry, he was in the arms of Guo Yaoshi's subordinates and shot at the Qiang cavalry nearby. No matter how Guo Yaoshi urges, those cavalry just refuse to fight in close combat, and it is already very good that they did not flee directly.

Guo Yaoshi was shocked and angry, he couldn't command his own soldiers anymore!

Seeing that Pharmacist Guo could not achieve results, but had attracted enough enemies, Wanyan Zongjun let the Jurchen cavalry launch.

After the Jin general Bu Gulu was killed in battle, his son Han Puli led the remaining more than 1,000 horsemen. He received the order and immediately rushed towards Zhu Ming, Deng Chun led nearly a thousand cavalry to meet the battle, Yu Dian, who had not removed the gauze around his neck, led his troops to attack the side, and nearly two thousand cavalry came to serve the more than 1,000 golden cavalry.

Zhu Ming could see that Guo Yaoshi's cavalry had no fighting spirit, and immediately said: "Blow the trumpet, raise the flag, and let Geng Zhongnian go to besiege and kill Guo Yaoshi's department!" ”

Chen Ziyi was shocked when he heard this, once Geng Zhongnian's Hebei cavalry went into battle, there were only more than 280 heavy cavalry left around Zhu Ming (the more than 800 musketeers were not regarded as cavalry by Chen Ziyi at all).

And Wanyan Zongjun still has a thousand escort troops who have not moved, in case he takes the opportunity to rush over, more than 280 heavy horses, how to protect Zhu Ming's safety?

"Woo woo woo ~ ~~"

The horn sounded, Geng Zhongnian was stunned, and then urged the war horse to lead the army to kill.

Wanyan Zongjun was overjoyed: "Escort the army, follow me straight to the enemy!" ”

However, it was said that Geng Zhongnian led more than 1,000 Hebei cavalry to kill him, and Guo Yaoshi's more than 700 cavalry were about to face the encirclement of nearly three times the force. These brave and fearless Liaodong soldiers gave up archery and chose to leave the battlefield without waiting for Guo Yaoshi to give an order.

Whoever likes to fight will fight, they won't fight hard anyway.

Guo Yaoshi hesitated slightly, but also fled with his cavalry. The elite infantry of Liaodong in the Jin camp, he guessed that he would no longer be able to personally command it in his life, and these cavalry in front of him were Guo Yaoshi's last capital.

Therefore, the son can not do it, and Yanjing's family can't take care of it, and Guo Yaoshi must keep the cavalry.

Abandoning the main general and fleeing back to the Jin camp will definitely be severely punished, even if he does not die, he will be relieved of his military power by Wanyan Zongwang, which is even more uncomfortable than killing him.

There is only one way to go, rebel and surrender to Song!

Because Deng Chun and Yu Dian blocked the passage of the battlefield, Wanyan Zongjun divided the escort army into two teams. A team of 400 people rushed straight towards Yu Dian, and he personally led 600 people to bypass a distance, and then charged towards Zhu Ming's more than 280 horsemen.

Can two hundred and eighty mounted cavalry hold off six hundred escort troops?

Yes, you only need to hold on for two or three minutes, and after defeating Yang Yun and Geng Zhongnian of Guo Yaoshi, you can come back with cavalry to flank the enemy!

Zhu Ming raised his arm, rode forward two steps alone, and ordered the heavy cavalry to charge after him.

Chen Ziyi gritted his teeth and protected Zhu Ming.

Bai Sheng led a group of heavy cavalry to follow, and he was also ready to fight desperately at any time.

Hua Rong led more than 800 musketeers and dismounted on the flank of the battlefield where the main generals of the two armies were hedging. They had to stand up and fire a salvo at close range, and even if the escort changed direction and rushed at them, they would shoot before they died.

There is no way, Zhu Ming went to the battlefield in person, and he was outnumbered.

Feeling the sound of Zhu Ming's side, the soldiers of all departments were a little panicked, and then horns and whistles rang out. All the generals did not care about life and death, and fought bravely with their soldiers, and after trying to deal with the enemy in front of them, they immediately went to the rescue of their own commander.

Yang Yun and Geng Zhongnian didn't dare to chase after Guo Yaoshi, so they turned their horses as fast as they could, and went straight to Yan Zongjun's 600 escort army.

However, it was said that Guo Yaoshi caught up with his cavalry, and when he turned around and found that the enemy did not follow, he suddenly had a bold idea.

The Song Kingdom was already in the twilight of the Western Mountains, and it was not a good choice for him to surrender to the Great Song Dynasty again.

How about taking refuge in Zhu Ming?

He has no grudges against Zhu Ming, and Zhu Ming has a strong momentum, so maybe he can establish a new dynasty.

Guo Yaoshi blew the trumpet to restrain the troops, and said to his soldiers: "The Jin people are hateful, and they don't treat us as human beings. The Song people were cowardly, and sooner or later they would be gone. Now I can only take refuge in Marshal Zhu, wait and go back with me, and help Marshal Zhu defeat the fifth prince of the Jin Kingdom! ”

In this way, Pharmacist Guo actually led his troops back to the battlefield.

Wanyan Zongjun had already seen the musketeer on his side, but this guy didn't care about it, and still led his troops to rush towards Zhu Ming.

The six hundred escort troops were divided into six rows by him to charge, and the formation was thick enough, obviously trying to trap Zhu Ming, so that Zhu Ming could not pass through the formation.

As long as you kill the enemy commander, no matter how many enemies you have, they will collapse.

Wanyan Zongjun has done this more than once, no matter how disadvantageous the situation is, overturning the enemy commander will turn defeat into victory.

"Bang bang bang!"

Hua Rong shot with more than 800 musketeers, then stood in place and reloaded, completely ignoring whether he would be attacked by cavalry.

The escort was fired at a volley of muskets from the flank, and more than forty horsemen fell instantly, and some were still charging after being shot.

Zhu Ming urged the war horse, slowly adjusted the position, and also recognized Wanyan Zongjun. The fifth prince led the army to the front like himself.

The two armies intersected, fought directly in close combat, and were too lazy to shoot arrows halfway.

Wanyan Zongjun's weapon was a spear, and he seemed to have a good heart, and he also went straight to Zhu Ming.

With the momentum of the charge, he stabbed his spear and poked at Zhu Ming's face.

Zhu Ming gave up the reins, his legs between the horse's belly, and charged with his twin maces. He shot quickly and accurately, and in the midst of running at high speed, he struck away the enemy's spear with a single blow. The other gong was difficult to exert force, but it was held tightly, and it swept towards Wanyan Zongjun's chest with the momentum.

Wanyan Zongjun hurriedly dodged sideways, but he dodged his chest, but his left arm was swept and his arm was broken on the spot.

Chen Ziyi always followed Zhu Ming's side, avoiding an enemy attack, and when the two horses were staggered, he poked the side of the spear at Wanyan Zongjun's waist.

He had now switched to an iron cone gun, a special tip structure that slid down to the gap in the armor under the force. This shot went down the crack of the armor, almost piercing Yan Zongjun's waist fat, and the tip of the spear detached from the wound as the war horse advanced.

Zhu Ming staggered with Yan Zongjun, and was immediately attacked by the two people in front of him.

At this time, the horse's speed had slowed down a lot, and Zhu Ming swung a mace away, twisted his body and hit the horse's head with another mace.

The horse's head, which was protected by heavy armor, could not bear this either. The war horse fell in an instant, and the enemy on horseback fell with him, and the spear stabbed out slid past Zhu Ming's ribs.

There is no time to pause, there is still an enemy ahead.

Zhu Ming swung his wedge one after another, either smashing the head and neck of the war horse, or smashing the waist and abdomen of the enemy.

Five enemies were killed one after another, and the six platoons of escort troops were killed by him.

But the more than 280 cavalry fell into the siege of the escort army, and only more than 20 horsemen rushed out with Zhu Ming.

"Kill back!"

Zhu Mingle turned his horse's head and led the cavalry to charge again.

Yang Yun and Geng Zhongnian also led the cavalry to kill, and their combined strength was more than 2,000 people, intending to surround these hundreds of escort troops.

On the other side of the battlefield, Yu Dian, the unlucky guy, was shooting the cavalry of the Jin Kingdom, and was suddenly attacked by four hundred escorts. He first opened the distance to shoot, but found that he could not cause damage at all, and his boss Deng Chun was about to be attacked, so he could only take the initiative to rush forward in a ruthless manner.

Deng Chun and Yu Dian's light cavalry had already suffered heavy losses, and they couldn't stop the impact of the escort army at all.

Hua Rong had reloaded, but the cavalry on both sides were mixed together, and they didn't know where to shoot.

Bai Sheng led a group of heavy cavalry to follow, rode inferior horses and rushed up to help Deng Chun fight with the ordinary Jin cavalry.

On the whole, Zhu Ming is dominant.

Although the casualties were heavy, with Yang Yun and Geng Zhongnian's counterattack, the escort army led by Wanyan Zongjun had been surrounded. And the escort army couldn't rush up, so they rode back and forth with a bunch of iron cans, and the main general Wanyan Zongjun also broke an arm.

At this time, Guo Yaoshi led his troops back to the battlefield.

When he saw that the escort army was besieged, he strengthened his determination to rebel against Jin. Afraid of causing unnecessary misunderstandings, Guo Yaoshi did not rush to Zhu Ming's side, but rushed towards the escort army that was fighting with Deng Chun and Yu Dian.

This intention is very obvious, if he doesn't defect, he will definitely go straight to Zhu Ming.

Rebelled against Liao and Song, betrayed Song and Jin, and now betrayed Jin and Zhu!

(End of chapter)