golden scales

If it is said that Xiao Donglou is only capable of robbery in the mountains, then the Tianxiong Army is underestimated. .

The Tianxiong Army is a force that fights tough battles, no matter whether it is Manchu or bandit, as long as it is bitten by the Tianxiong Army, the skin will be peeled off.

Xiao Donglou placed the main force on both sides of the mountain road, and arranged two additional rounds of troops as the foundation of the "pocket" to meet the enemy head-on.Considering that most of the intruders are cavalry soldiers, the two basic rounds are excellent spearmen selected from various divisions.They did not line up in a mandarin duck formation, but in a square formation, which can most effectively prevent the horsemen from mobilizing their power.

There is a difference between cavalry and horsemen.In the camp, only Li Guo's three walls in the camp could be called cavalry.The other cavalry are just infantry fighting on horseback, and there is no corresponding cavalry training.This time, too, horsemen came instead of cavalry.Otherwise, if you use a spearman who has not been trained against the cavalry, the result will be very bloody.

Xiao Donglou set up a trap, and found a group of officers and soldiers on the other side of the camp, and intercepted him halfway.The victory of the long-distance drive made this general Guo Yi hot-headed. He only felt that the officers and soldiers were too weak to fight, and they only needed one charge to completely defeat them.It was this kind of underestimation of the enemy that made him not stop, and ordered the army to advance, to completely annihilate the officers and soldiers who met on a narrow road.

Xiao Donglou hid in a tree, holding a binoculars, and said happily: "I'm hooked! I'm about to be hooked!"

Cao Ning stood under the tree, raised his head, stomped his feet anxiously, and said in a low voice, "Quick! Show me!"

"Both of your eyes are good, why do you still use this?" Xiao Donglou didn't want to, he just said: "The bandits are forming a team! Come on, put the medicine in my gun, we are going to fuck the mother!"

Except for the Firearms Bureau, firearms were rarely used in the Donggong Guard Camp.The main reason is the lack of logistics and the lack of training.Although firearms are powerful, if they are not handled properly, they will hurt their morale, so the gains outweigh the losses.Xiao Donglou's musket is the standard equipment for a colonel's officer, and besides that, he also has a treasured sword engraved with his name as a commander's sword.

Cao Ning quickly asked the soldiers to put medicine on the bird gun, ready to send a letter.Because they had to march over in a hurry, even the drums and horns in the army could be saved.Furthermore, bandits have always had their own set of passwords, even if there is no drum horn, it will not hinder communication on the battlefield.

"Kill!"

Chuangying finally launched a charge, but because General Guo Yi was too impatient, the charge time was too early, and the distance seemed a bit long.

"Drop the gun! Slant up! Stab!"

The spearmen and other horsemen rushed to the front, and counterattacked according to the standard of the law.Only this time, instead of leveling their spears, they aimed at the knights on horseback.

Facts have proved that horsemen who have not been trained to charge quickly lose their ability to charge, and the rider cannot even force the horse to charge towards the gun forest.A large number of horses ran horizontally to avoid the frontal sharpness, causing chaos in the formation.

There was also a little commotion on the spearman's side. Many people were not used to a large animal like a "horse" rushing so close to them.Fortunately, the rioting by the enemy calmed them down, and following the command of the commander, they resumed their daily training.

boom!

Xiao Donglou fired his gun at the sky.

The sound of gunshots was the signal for this battle. The soldiers who had been lurking for a long time emerged from the forest and rushed to the bandits below in small groups.

"Tiger!" Cao Ning shouted loudly, as if he was the commander of this battle.

"Report: Sir, you are not a military officer, so you cannot issue direct combat orders!" The military judge on the side looked at Cao Ning with a cold face.

Just as a pot of cold water quenched Cao Ning's blood, he turned his head: "I'm reminding them how to shout!"

The military judge knew the laughing stock of Benqian headquarters, so he could barely restrain himself from laughing on such a serious occasion.

The combat establishment of the Zuo Army is full of nearly 2000 people. With a four-to-one superior force to ambush the opponent, there is absolutely no reason for failure.

The only question is how much can be gained.

Xiao Donglou knew that he had taken advantage of it, and became more and more determined to earn a good result.He spotted General Guo Yi who broke into the army. He was riding on a horse in iron armor, which was particularly eye-catching.

"Catch him!" Xiao Donglou pointed his gun at the enemy general and shouted loudly: "Whoever catches him will get a personal merit!"

The East Palace doesn't judge meritorious service based on the head, generals rely on the results of battles, and soldiers rely on performance.In general, there is only collective merit, and only those who perform outstandingly have individual merit. This is also Zhu Cihong's response to emphasizing the collective consciousness of team combat.So far, many excellent groups have emerged, but there are very few fighters who have achieved individual merit.

With sharp eyes and quick hands, Hei Pi rushed over with his killer team.

"Kill his mother!" Hei Pi yelled, dodged and hid behind a rattan player, pushed hard, and yelled: "I'm afraid! Go up! I'll kill him too!"

The rattan player was stimulated, screaming and rushed towards the enemy general. He waved the rattan generously and swept away the two thieves standing in front with his huge arm strength. Just a single charge tore open the enemy general's protective circle.

"The bandits don't need to be beaten! Kill them!" Seeing the situation, Heipi jumped out, drew out his long knife and went up to fight, aiming at a fallen bandit and stabbing it hard.

Hot blood shot out, spattered Heipi's face, emitting traces of hot air.

This is what Hei Pi wanted. He wiped it with his hand and made a big face. He shouted: "Follow Lao Tzu and you will be rewarded for killing the enemy!" He turned around and rushed forward again.

The two flag teams wrapped the black leather in the middle, which was very safe.

In front of him is the thief general with a frightened face.

……

"Did Heipi, who was under the knife, not call a tiger?" Cao Ning gritted his molars and asked Xiao Donglou.

Xiao Donglou was leaning on the blunderbuss, but he gritted his teeth in pain.He twisted his foot when he jumped off the tree just now and became one of the wounded.The most tragic thing is that he didn't even see the enemy's face!Although Donggong doesn't count meritorious deeds by head, and as the commander of the first general, there is absolutely no need for him to go out and kill himself.But this colonel, who was a soldier, really couldn't accept the fact that after a fierce battle, his sword failed to drink blood.

"Hurry up, how many horses are there!" Xiao Donglou shouted.

The only thing lacking in the East Palace is horses, and there are even fewer horses that can go to the battlefield, not to mention cavalry, and even cavalry soldiers are not enough.

Cao Ning had no choice but to quickly count the spoils first, and at the same time send two bureaus to the north to chase the fleeing bandits and set up vigilance.

Hei Pi captured the enemy general, he was in a good mood, he wanted to ask for personal merit, but seeing his master's expression was not good, he finally shut up very understandingly.However, he was afraid that Xiao Donglou would forget who had caught him, so he kicked the thief to the ground and cursed: "Let you follow the thief! Your Grandpa Mao Hei hates the thief the most! It fell on your Grandpa Mao Hei!" In my hand, I don’t deserve your kindness! Your Grandpa Mao Hei..."

"Stop! Don't hit me!" Xiao Donglou was annoyed, and stopped Heipi and said, "What are you doing! Don't be an eyesore here!"

"Yes! Mr. Qian!" Hei Pizheng gave a military salute, which made Cao Ning and Xiao Donglou a little uncomfortable. "I, Mao Hei, am here to do what I am supposed to do! I, Mao Hei, will never be an eyesore!"

"Come on, go! Go! I remember your name is Mao Hei!" Xiao Donglou waved heavily.

Only then did Hei Pi happily lead the people away from the central army, and joined the ranks of gathering the prisoners and counting the results of the battle.

"Boss, I've known you for four or five years before I realized your name is Mao Hei." An old man from the Tianxiong Army stepped forward and joked.

"Tch, Mao Hei is the nickname people call me because I look black. Brother, my name is Mao Shi! I was named by a scholar!" Heipi said triumphantly.

"Yo, that's amazing." The guys around laughed and said, "Then you kept saying 'Mao Hei' just now, the boss won't really report according to Mao Hei, right?"

Heipi paused at his feet: "Cut...what did I call 'Mao Hei' just now?"

"Yes, yes." Everyone gloated and looked at Hei Pi.

The yin and yang on Heipi's face changed, and he remembered that he was so excited that he yelled bald just now.He looked at a group of brothers whose stomachs were rotten, pretended to be calm, pointed at the wounded at the side and shouted: "Die you! Don't carry the stretcher!"

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Xiao Donglou returned with his troops, feeling warm in his heart.In this campaign, the Eastern Palace Left Army Thousand Headquarters completely defeated the invading enemy with its superior force and geographical advantage.Captured one false general, Guoyi, three captains below the general, two thieves, 370 soldiers, and 150 six-level battles. In the end, only a dozen or so people escaped.

More importantly, this group of bandits brought [-] war horses, and more than [-] other pack horses, donkeys, and mules, which can be said to be rich for the Eastern Palace, which lacks horses.

Qin Bing is the elite of the world, and Yansui is the elite of Qin Bing.Many of the rout soldiers recruited by the East Palace this time were Yansui frontier soldiers. In addition to a large number of Yebuyu, there were also many cavalry who were excellent in riding skills but had no mounts.These people have fought against Mongolian riders for generations. If they can be equipped with horses, the East Palace will have the basis for training cavalry.

The cavalry can continue the era of World War II. It can be seen that the big killers such as aircraft and tanks are not available, and no one can compete with this unit.The reason why the heroic Tang Dynasty was able to spread the country's prestige thousands of miles away was all because of a powerful cavalry force.Conversely, if cavalry cannot be formed, the principle of "soldiers are precious and fast" cannot be used strategically; at the tactical level, they will also face the dilemma of not being able to catch up if they win, or running away if they lose-just like the Song Dynasty.

Of course, the Song Dynasty was inherently deficient, and it was not easy to last for so many years.Calculating carefully, the Song Dynasty's victory rate in foreign wars was even higher than that of the Tang Dynasty.To be fair, Liaodong, Hetao, and Longyou are the areas where China produces the most fine-bred horses. When the Song Dynasty founded the country, these three areas had already been occupied by powerful enemies, and it was difficult to take them back.

However, after the Mongols occupied China, they did a huge project, almost comparable to the canal opened by Emperor Sui Yang.Wherever the Mongols went, they destroyed cities and land, returned farmland to grass, and built pastures everywhere to raise horses.

The war horse must come from a herd of horses, otherwise it will be difficult to charge into battle without the desire to win.Horses are suitable for living in high and cold places, and they must have lush water and grass, enough food to grow, and enough space to run.Thanks to the arrival of the Little Ice Age from the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Mongols' plan for the "grand prairie" was implemented.Even the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River has been turned into a horse farm... If this is in the hands of the Han people, no matter how frantic the emperor is, he will not be willing to part with it.

Emperor Gao, the great ancestor of the country, expelled the Tartars, restored China, and took over the country and the horse farms that had made great strides.Therefore, there are many streets named after horses in Nanjing—such as "Nima Lane" and "Shenma Road".

Today, as the peak period of the Little Ice Age, Shandong, which is located north of the Huaihe River, has a low temperature environment suitable for the life of horses.Also because of the war and abandonment, there is enough land to be transformed into a horse farm.As long as there is a scientific management of the horse farm, the establishment of horse records, the optimization of horse breeds, and the strengthening of training for cavalry formations, even if they have a cavalry duel with the Manchus in the future, they may not lose.

Zhu Cihong was very happy after receiving the battle report. Not only were the results fruitful, but even the battle damage of our army was controlled to less than ten to one, of which minor injuries accounted for a large proportion.

"However, these war horses are still a bit weak." After seeing the captured war horses with his own eyes, Zhu Cihong was not without disappointment.This kind of horse doesn't seem tall enough at the shoulders at first glance, and it doesn't have the momentum of a tall horse at all.Even if Zhu Cihong didn't know horses, he knew that Li Chuang hadn't worked hard on the choice of cavalry horses.

However, as the primary regime of herdsmen who have just started, of course they cannot be expected to herd horses. (To be continued.)