Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father
Chapter 104 The Magical Use of Cavalry
Chapter 104 The Magical Use of Cavalry
The vultures seemed to sense that there was going to be a feast near Wolf Mountain. They hovered in the sky and refused to leave, sometimes making sharp calls.
Because Huan Xi launched an attack formation, Fu Xiong then took on a defensive posture.
Huan Xi also learned the news from the sentry knight. He smiled at the general beside him and said:
"Just wait and see, let's see how I defeat the enemy."
Without any warning, with the command flags fluttering, 15,000 infantry marched forward in neat steps, while the Xiongnu bow cavalry and the Jin army's elite cavalry, like bows and arrows off the string, flew towards the direction of the Di army's formation. .
Deng Xia commanded five thousand fine cavalry, closely following the Xiongnu cavalry on the flanks.
Before the war, Huan Xi's instructions to him still rang in his ears.
In this battle, Deng Xia's task was different from before. It was not to attack the Di army's formation, but to protect the 10,000 horse archers under Liu Yan's command.
The two armies were two miles apart, which seemed far away, but to the galloping cavalry, it was only a matter of a moment.
Thousands of horses galloped forward, the earth shook and the mountains shook in an instant, and the roar of horse hooves was deafening.
But the elite soldiers of the Di tribe did not panic. They fought against the Xiongnu horse archers many times. Due to the small draw force and short range of the riding bows, these Xiongnu horse archers often suffered from the arrows of the Di army's infantry archers before they entered their effective shooting range. Baptized and fled.
In fact, in small-scale battles, archers are no match for lances.
Because when the archers were shooting, the horses' backs were bumpy and ups and downs, so they had to close the distance to ensure their accuracy.
The so-called ability to penetrate a poplar with a hundred steps never exists in riding and shooting.
Even Li Guang, a famous general in the Western Han Dynasty who was famous for his marksmanship, had to wait until the enemy was close before he could fire his arrows.
"Historical Records: Biography of General Li" records: When his shot saw that the enemy was in danger, he was not within a few dozen steps, so he missed the target and failed to fire. When he fired, he fell down in response to the string.
In other words, even Li Guang was not sure of hitting the target at a distance of dozens of steps.
As long as he feels that he can't hit, he will wait for the enemy to get closer. Whenever the arrow leaves the string, the enemy will inevitably fall to the ground.
Modern mounted archery master, Hungarian Casa Lajos, once gave an answer to the effective killing range of mounted archery, which is about 10-20 steps away.
Beyond twenty steps, a mounted archer would have to rely on luck if he wanted to hit his target.
And just 10-20 steps are enough for the lancers to catch up with the horse archers, get entangled with them, and engage in close combat.
Of course, what I'm talking about here is a small-scale battle.
Once the cavalry archers form a large scale, they don't need to pursue the crosshairs. They can just follow the command and shoot a volley of arrows in the same direction.
Covered by a large area of arrow rain, it is enough to make up for the lack of sight.
The effective killing distance of mounted archers also extends from 10-20 steps to the maximum range of mounted bows.
However, even the maximum range of a riding bow is still far inferior to that of a walking bow with stronger draw power.
For the Di people, what really attracted their attention was the elite cavalry of the Jin army.
Fu Xiong stood on a simple high platform and looked at the rushing black line in the distance. He didn't understand whether Huan Xi really wanted to attack his formation with light cavalry.
This made Fu Xiong wonder: Could Huan Xi really make such a low-level mistake?
However, time gave Fu Xiong the answer.
The rushing Xiongnu bow cavalry took the initiative to slow down their horses when they were still far away from the maximum range of the cavalry bow, while the Jin people's fine cavalry had already stopped on the side.
Liu Yantou kept Huan Xi's instructions in mind last night, and estimated that when he was about to reach the maximum range of his walking bow, he quickly shouted:
"Stop! Dismount! Everyone, dismount! This is Duke Huan's military order!"
The order was spread. The Huns' archers didn't know what it meant, but they still reined in their reins.
Since I had already taken the initiative to slow down before, it didn't cause anyone to fall over.
Seeing the Xiongnu archers dismounting, the Di army in the distance was also confused.
Until the Xiongnu horse archers, under the command of Liu Kuantou, took out their rifle bows and fired a wave of arrows, which landed in the Di army formation. The clanking sound of arrows hitting the shields was endless, and there were always people getting in through the gaps. The arrows caused damage to the Di army.
Fu Xiong's face turned pale for a moment. He had never heard of the saying that the cavalry dismounted and fired in front of the formation.
The infantry archers in the Di army's formation fought back, but after letting go of a hail of arrows, the Huns' horse archers immediately mounted their horses to distance themselves, dismounted from their horses in another direction, and fired again. Repeatedly, the Di army could only be beaten passively.
Huan Xi's use of horse archers was also beyond Fu Chang's expectations. He had never expected that the Huns' horse archers, who were vulnerable before, could have such a wonderful effect.
Seeing that the situation was developing in an unfavorable direction, Fu Chang approached Fu Xiong and took the initiative to ask Ying:
"Uncle! We can't go on any longer. Please let your nephew lead the cavalry out into battle and kill them!"
How could Fu Xiong not know this:
"Chang'er, my uncle is beating the drum to cheer you on. The victory of this battle will all fall on your shoulders!"
If Huan Xi's tactics of shooting from horse and foot cannot be broken, the soldiers of the Di army, no matter how elite they are, will be baptized by several waves of arrows.
It is not difficult to break this strategy, just send a group of cavalry to kill the archers.
Although these Xiongnu archers are showing off their power now, they are really vulnerable in close combat.
Fu Chang nodded heavily, and with Fu Xiong beating the drum himself, he led 10,000 cavalry to fight out and went straight to the Huns' bow cavalry.
When Liu Yan saw this, he quickly ordered the bowman to mount his horse, put on a riding bow, and kept a distance from the enemy to fight.
They just mounted their horses and speeded up, but after all, it took some time. The Di army cavalry rode on horseback with their bows on their backs and fired arrows from their bows. They suffered huge casualties and finally got close to the Xiongnu cavalry.
Fu Chang could even foresee the scene in which the Xiongnu archers would be defeated by him. But the Jin army’s lances and cavalry led by Deng Xia finally moved.
Among the five thousand cavalry of the Jin army, there were three thousand lances and two thousand bows. However, Huanxi's bows were different from the Xiongnu's bows. They also had the ability to fight in close combat.
After all, these off-duty soldiers have plenty of time to train their skills.
As the saying goes, the more you sweat in peacetime, the less you bleed in war. In most cases, the combat effectiveness of soldiers is always equated with the length of their training.
Five thousand Jin army elite cavalry, led by Deng Xia, roared towards the Di cavalry who resisted several waves of bows and cavalry arrows.
Fu Chang had to slow down his pursuit of the Huns' cavalry and prepare for the impact of the Jin army's cavalry.
But Deng Xia did not fight with him. Under Deng Xia's command, the Jin army's cavalry suddenly turned and circled back.
At this time, the Xiongnu archers took advantage of this opportunity and once again distanced themselves from Fu Chang.
Seeing this scene, Fu Chang's eyes turned red, and he had no choice but to continue to chase the Xiongnu archers despite the rain of arrows. Seeing that they were getting closer again, the Jin army's spearmen came to kill them again.
Fu Chang suffered a loss once and was already prepared. He divided his cavalry into two, one to resist the Jin army's cavalry, and the other to continue to pursue the Huns' cavalry.
When Deng Xia saw Fu Chang dividing his troops, he no longer bluffed. He took the lead, waved the long spear in his hand, and led five thousand fine cavalry to attack the Di army's cavalry and fight with them.
Although the Di army's cavalry was elite, under Fu Chang's division of troops, there were only a few thousand cavalry, even less than the Jin army.
Among these five thousand Jin cavalry, there are three thousand lance cavalry, focusing on close combat.
Led by Deng Xia, the first fierce general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, they were like sharp daggers stabbing the oncoming Di army cavalry.
"Whoever stops me will die!"
Deng Xia shouted loudly, like thunder on the ground.
He performed a long dance, and a head flew into the air in front of him. Blood splattered, and the headless corpse fell to the ground.
Hot blood splashed on Deng Xia's face, making him even more excited.
Although it was a great honor to serve as Huan Xi's bodyguard for a year, which symbolized Huan Xi's absolute trust in him, Deng Xia still yearned for the battlefield. He liked the thrill of fighting the enemy between life and death.
Deng Xia was the arrowhead of the cavalry charge, but there was no enemy in front of him, which made Di people frightened.
Fu Xiong was focused on chasing down the Huns' cavalry and did not pay attention to the situation behind him, but the scene of Deng Xia ravaging the Di army's cavalry fell in Fu Xiong's eyes.
Fu Xiong saw that the thousands of cavalrymen who were attacking the Jin army were about to be killed, and Deng Xia was bound to turn his horses around and attack Fu Chang from the rear.
He deliberately led the infantry to rescue, but the 15,000 Jin infantry led by Huan Xi finally completed the two miles and appeared on the battlefield.
Under such pursuit, the cavalry had already run away from the Di army's formation. If they rushed to rescue, the formation would inevitably be scattered, which would also lead to the rout of the infantry.
If we keep moving forward in formation, we have to stop and organize our formation after walking thirty or fifty steps. By the time they arrive, the day lilies will be cold.
"Ming Jin withdraws the troops! Let the cavalry return!"
Fu Xiong shouted loudly.
At this time, Fu Chang had already caught up with the Xiongnu archers. He was just like chopping melons and vegetables, killing the Huns and running away. When he was getting up, he heard the deafening sound of gongs behind him.
Fu Chang was angry that his uncle couldn't see the situation clearly, but when he looked back, he saw Deng Xia leading the Jin army's cavalry from behind.
No, where are the cavalry I separated! Where are the thousands of cavalrymen I used to attack the Jin army?
However, reality dealt a heavy blow to Fu Chang. Not only did the Di army cavalry who fought with the Jin army's lances and cavalry abandon their helmets and armor, they were killed by Deng Xia.
Even Fu Xiong commanded the infantry to withdraw from the battlefield after Ming Jin withdrew his troops.
For the Di army, when the cavalry's defeat was irreversible, even Fu Xiong had no way to break the bow, cavalry and infantry shooting for a while.
If they don't leave at this time, the infantry formation will have to unilaterally accept the rain of arrows from the Huns' archers.
They fired an arrow and ran away. They dismounted from their horses in another place and fired another arrow. The string that the elite soldiers of the Di army used to resist pressure, no matter how strong it was, would be broken.
Once this happens, defeat will happen sooner or later.
At this time, it is wise to withdraw decisively.
Fu Chang also understood at this time, he really did not expect that Deng Xia could kill thousands of cavalry he had separated in such a short period of time.
But now there is no time for him to regret his strategy of dividing his troops.
"Withdraw! Quickly withdraw!"
Fu Chang shouted loudly, he wanted to get rid of the Jin army cavalry behind him, but how could the Huns' archers, who had been beaten by Fu Chang earlier, let him get away easily.
I learned about the cavalry cavalry dismounting from their horses and shooting on foot from the "Black Tartar Story" written by Peng Daya, a Jinshi scholar in the Southern Song Dynasty.
Peng Daya once went to Mongolia as a petitioner to discuss the Southern Song Dynasty and Mongolia's attack on the Jin Dynasty. He also participated in the war with the Mongols. The book "Black Tartar Story" was written based on his personal experiences.
The Mongols must have a strategy of cavalry dismounting and shooting on foot.
As for whether it existed before the Mongols, I didn't check it in detail because of my limited energy.
The next chapter is at twelve o'clock in the evening, and it is still 4,000 words long. I will go in for an infusion first. Inflamed gums are also an old problem.
(End of this chapter)
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