The great hero of the Silk Road, starting from a farm farmer

Chapter 135 Requiring the Feudal Chief to Fulfill the Covenant

"How many enemies are there?" After the cavalry in the racecourse arrived, Song Yingkui rushed to the outside of Yanchuan City with the main force of the Fifth Battalion.Hurry up and ask Yang Shunan about the enemy's investigation.

"There should be no less than 2000 people, all of whom are fine cavalry! It seems that they are the soldiers and horses of the vassal's Jiedu account in Wazhou."

"No less than 2000 people? Why hasn't their brigade arrived at the city of Yanchuan for so long?" Since the opponents are all cavalry, it is reasonable to say that the speed of advance is a bit slow, and his mixed infantry and cavalry army has rushed to Yanchuan from the fifth battalion. city, their cavalry had not yet arrived.

"I don't know the exact reason, but I guess they are afraid of our army's artillery, so they marched cautiously. Once they passed Zhang Wuliang, the main formation of the vassals stopped moving, and the rangers sent more and more."

That's right, how could I forget about this, the current soldiers of the Xi Fan have suffered a lot from artillery.How could it be like the last time, stuffy pressing forward.

"Have all the villagers in the vicinity hid in the city?"

"In addition to the Liujiaying, the villagers from Yangjiabao, Xiaozhaizi and Yanchuanzi have all entered the city. Village head Li Tongyi is bringing people from the township office to resettle everyone in the city."

"Liujiaying Fort is a big fort, and this year I built a stone wall myself. It should be no problem to defend it according to the fort. The order was sent, and the whole army marched to Xiaohezikou to meet the enemy, forming a corner with the defenders in the city." Simple understanding After the enemy's situation, Song Yingkui started to arrange the defense against the enemy.

There are more than 60 defenders in Yanchuan City, as well as four cannons and two bed crossbows. With the support of the main force stationed outside the city, it should be no problem to defend the city.

The main force is camped outside the city, the tactical options will be more diverse, and the battlefield coverage will be wider.Song Yingkui is not worried about guarding the city of Yanchuan. What he is most worried about now is that the Xifan soldiers are running around in the hinterland of the fifth battalion.The depth of the Fifth Battalion is too small. It takes half a day to circle the Fifth Battalion.

"Captain Mima, lead your cavalry to cooperate with the cavalry team commanded by Yang, and go out to block the enemy. Remember to focus on fighting, and don't trap people. If the enemy is powerful, retreat to the vicinity of the main formation! "While arranging the main force to line up, Song Yingkui also sent the cavalry team to the battlefield to strengthen the presence of the cavalry on the battlefield.

At present, the Fifth Battalion Army has more than 300 cavalry in name, but the cavalry that can really kill on the battlefield, that is, the sentinel cavalry that was established earlier and the feudal cavalry that was borrowed from the female feudal chief. There are more than 100 cavalry, and they have no field combat capabilities.

Even the sentry cavalry and the feudal cavalry have a gap in strength compared with the main cavalry of the western feudal clan. The fifth battalion of cavalry has no ability to fight with guns.Mainly rely on riding and archery and saber fighting, among which saber fighting is definitely not as skilled as the Xifan cavalry who are old in battle.

Fortunately, since they are equipped with cavalry crossbows and five-battalion battle armor, ranger fighting mainly relies on cavalry and shooting. The five-battalion cavalry will not suffer a disadvantage when they arrive on the battlefield, and they may even be able to benefit from it.

The cavalry crossbow is easy to aim, and the string consumes less energy. The female cavalry of the cavalry team can shoot arrows accurately (their strength is small, if they don’t find ways to improve their accuracy on the battlefield, Kurosawa will not have any competitiveness. .), after entering the battlefield, the pressure on the Rangers of Xifan was not small.For a time, the Rangers of Xifan were pushed near their main formation.

However, after all, they have a numerical advantage. Seeing that the rangers were suppressed on the battlefield, the lord of the feudal army further increased the number of troops on the battlefield, and the situation was soon turned around.The cavalry of the Fifth Battalion was pushed back by the Fan soldiers to the vicinity of the main formation.

"The musketeers line up to block the cavalry team at the front." The cavalry battlefield is relatively open, and the artillery can play a small role. There is a group of cavalry soldiers charging fiercely. Song Yingkui is going to send the musketeer team to They come for a shuttle, let them feel the power of the thermal weapon.

The musketeers lined up in three rows upon hearing the order, and greeted the feudal cavalry rushing to the front. When the distance between the two sides was about 70 meters, the musketeers opened fire one after another!

After a burst of gunpowder smoke, the soldiers who rushed to the front quickly ran away from the battlefield like frightened rabbits.It was not only the rangers who were blocked that were affected, but the other knights on the battlefield also quickly backed away when they heard the gunshots.It seems that even if they haven't seen the performance of muskets on the battlefield, they have probably heard what it looks like when they are on the battlefield.The Xifan Army should be the first army to experience firearms battlefield education in this era, right?

The casualties caused by this round of musketry to the Fan soldiers were not large. More than 30 people fired shots, and only three or five Fan soldiers were killed. Whoever allowed the battlefield to spread wide and open the front, the shooting distance was far away.

However, the deterrent effect on the battlefield is still very obvious. After firing a round of guns, the rangers of the vassal soldiers did not dare to press down for a long time, and could only wander around a long distance from the main formation.

"Send people to the city and let the people in the city arrange some equipment and manpower to help the garrison set up a camp. The whole army will camp in the main camp tonight. In addition, order the villages to organize the village guards for night defense. Don't let them Fan Zi took advantage of the loophole at night." The defeat of Ningxi Acropolis was achieved by the Xi Fan soldiers taking advantage of the night, and Song Yingkui felt that enough attention and vigilance should be paid to the night fighting ability of the Xi Fan soldiers.

Nothing happened that night, but early the next morning, Xi Fan's rangers came over again.Compared with the second half of yesterday, they seemed to be much more courageous.

"Deputy Commander, I am going to send the newly-built cavalry to the battlefield, let them hone in the battlefield, so that they can become battle-ready soldiers as soon as possible!" There are only more than 100 cavalry on the battlefield, and they can control the rhythm of the battlefield with their absolute numbers .In view of this, Song Yingkui decided to increase the input of troops and scattered all the cavalry in his hands.

Although the combat effectiveness of the new cavalry is very average, they still have the quality of riding and running. Let them run more on the battlefield to gain more knowledge, and they will grow faster in actual combat.

"Let the new cavalry go to the battlefield to temper it, which is conducive to quickly becoming an army. The lower officials think it is okay. However, what is worrying is that there are a lot of soldiers and horses coming from the vassal this time. It is not a problem to keep them entangled in the fifth battalion. But our troops are too few, and the opponents are mostly cavalry, so we can't really drive them out of the battlefield, what should we do to guard them?" Yang Shunan has a certain military quality, and after yesterday's fight, he has realized that the Fifth Battalion The most difficult problem for the military.It seems difficult to fundamentally change the battlefield situation!

"I sent someone to look for Bai Feiyan in the Heisawa Department, and asked her to immediately send troops to my fifth battalion to help us repel the incoming enemy! If she can send three to five hundred cavalry over, the situation will improve!" Did you pay the protection fee?Now is the time for the feudal chief to fulfill his duty of protection!

"Ask for help from the Kurosawa soldiers? Will they send troops to assist our army in the battle? You must know that this is the army of the Western Domain, and the Kurosawa tribe can be regarded as a tribal tribe. They help us fight, but they are turning against the royal court of the Western Domain! "

"Let's try it out, if Bai Feiyan is afraid of offending the royal court of the Western Domain and dare not send troops here, then let's think of another way!"

(End of this chapter)