Dragon Sea Empire

The 600 heavy armored cavalry of the Chinese Army, regardless of horses or knights, are all black armor. This is the heavy armored cavalry of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and after the Iron Buddha of the Jin Dynasty, the heavy armored cavalry galloped on the land of China again. In East Asia, except for the Chinese Army, which is a firearms force, there is no army that can be called a firearms force. Therefore, the heavy cavalry is still a combat force with a perfect combination of protection and impact.

The black team of the Chinese cavalry brigade suppressed the speed and advanced slowly and resolutely like a wall. The distance between the two armies was 10 paces. The heavy cavalry battalion ran two-thirds of the distance in 100 minutes at a constant speed. Then, they increased their speed , launched the final charge, and ran the remaining [-] steps free in a few tens of seconds. The Spanish Andalusian war horses, Arabian war horses, and Persian war horses bred by the tall Dutchmen wore full-body chain armor, as well as full-body plate armor. Knights, each weighed half a ton, and the spears of the knights on horseback were all wooden poles that would shatter in one blow, so the kinetic energy of the fusion of the spears and horses could not be resisted by any human shield.

The infantry of the Golden Eight Banners and the Blue Banner troops had already lined up in front of the formation, trying to use their spears to resist the heavy cavalry in front of them and cover the cavalry troops that had just formed a team behind.

However, almost all the infantry with the blue banner on the front line were knocked into the air and trampled over the first time they came into contact with the heavy armored cavalry of the Chinese army. The armor on the heavy armored cavalry blocked back, and the spear shaft hit their own chests backwards, and they died without a word, in a terrible state of death.

The inlaid blue banner cavalry had just launched at this moment, and they were immediately knocked into the middle of the team by the heavy cavalry of the Chinese army, and were immediately knocked over in pieces. Even if it is shot through, there is no kinetic energy, and it can't hurt the opponent's vitals. There are brave and inlaid blue flag cavalry who rush up and slash and stab the Chinese army's heavy cavalry, but basically they can't hurt their flesh. The knights who didn't meet the target counterattacked, and they chopped off their horses with sabers. There were also warriors with blue flags who desperately used maces to attack the opponent, but they often couldn't kill the opponent at one time, and they were always counterattacked by the opponent. Basically, However, if the knights with the inlaid blue flag wanted to kill a heavy cavalryman of the Chinese army, they would have to pay the price of two or three lives.

The main force of Xianglan Banner is 8000 cavalry, but as soon as the battle started, the opponent's heavy cavalry broke through the forward line, and the entire formation was marked as "concave".

A Min and the others have never had any experience fighting heavy armored cavalry, but they are riders who have lived on horses all year round. They know that no matter what kind of horse, wearing such seamless heavy armor, its endurance and impact speed are always not enough. It may last, Amin asked Goshha to blow the trumpet and drum, and ordered the cavalry forward to expand to the two wings, keep out of the middle, and not to fight head-on with the heavy cavalry.

The heavy cavalry of the Chinese Army had lost their speed at this time, and immediately turned to the left, stabbing diagonally at the right flank of the cavalry with the inlaid blue flag, and the 5000 light cavalry of the Chinese Army rushed up behind them. .

The smoke of gunpowder immediately filled the entire battlefield, with the sound of shouts and horse neighing mixed with the sound of musket fire, the Eight Banners soldiers were caught off guard and were knocked down again in pieces.

When the gunpowder smoke dissipated a little, Amin and the generals of the Xianglan Banner were surprised to find that the heavy cavalry had already turned around and were about to leave the battlefield; The flag cavalry slashed and killed.

Relatively speaking, the armor of the light cavalry of the Chinese Army can be compared with the best armored cavalry of the Eight Banners. Half of the horses they ride are Mongolian horses, and half are Arabian horses and Gascony war horses. Immediate combat skills may not be as good as the Eight Banners soldiers, but the advantages of equipment offset the gap in combat skills, and they can still fight against the Eight Banners soldiers.

Since Amin fought with Nurhachi, he has never fought such a useless battle. He widened his eyes with anger, and loudly ordered his Ghoshha guards and the most elite thousand armored cavalry to go up. If it weren't for the generals Hold him back desperately, and Amin himself will rush into the battle formation.

The cavalry of the Chinese Army was also surprised by the spirit of the Eight Banners soldiers who never retreated and were brave and fearless. After all, the cavalry of the inlaid blue banner was superior in number, and they kept rushing forward layer by layer, which made the Chinese Army light cavalry's assault soon lost. Momentum, advancing slower and slower.

Lu Xiaotian, who was in the center of the light cavalry, calmly noticed this change on the battlefield, and immediately ordered the messengers to blow the Horn and Conch, and the cavalry of the Chinese Army immediately swept towards the two wings of the cavalry with the blue flag , then make a U-turn.

When Amin discovered this situation, he almost stood on the horse and shouted: "They are about to escape, rush up and stick to them,"

However, the main force of his inlaid blue flag cavalry had been beaten out of formation by the Chinese army just now, and the officers and soldiers did not know where each other was. Detached from the battlefield to respond effectively, the newly deployed Amin guards and armored elites could barely get through the chaos of their own team to get to the front.

Taking advantage of the chaos of the opponent, the Chinese army broke away from the chaotic forward line of the blue-flanked cavalry one after another, turned back to the front of the two armies and re-formed, and some Eight-Banner soldiers who were actively chasing the enemy were removed from the battlefield in advance. They overturned a large area with muskets.

After all, A Min is an experienced general. Seeing that the enemy's formation is basically intact, while his forward troops are still in chaos, it is meaningless to use a scattered team to attack the opponent's tight cavalry line covered by firearms. Yes, he immediately summoned gold to gather his troops, and used his Ghoshha guards and elite armored soldiers to cover his entire brigade on the front line.

Lu Xiaotian took a breath, and said to Mai Yangtian, the supervising officer beside him: "I didn't expect that the Jurchen Tartars could fight so well, and the heavy cavalry couldn't break through their formation. This is the most intense battle since the establishment of our cavalry brigade. Now, it’s impossible to go on like this, the horses of the heavy cavalry can make another charge at most, and we have to save our horsepower for the final decisive battle.”

Mai Yangtian's whole body was covered under plate armor, with five or six arrows stuck in his body, but he only suffered a little flesh injury. He took off his helmet and wiped his sweat, and said, "The brothers at Shisanlipu should have arranged Alright, shall we lure the Jurchen Tartars over now?"

Lu Xiaotian thought for a while: "One more attack, kill a few more Tartars, so that the cavalry battalion of the second division is ready to meet us,"

The cavalry of the Chinese Army blew the long conch, which seemed to never stop. The heavy cavalry battalion of the Chinese Army only lost 50 people, and it almost maintained its full combat effectiveness at the moment. However, they did not participate in the second round of the charge. It is because the heavy cavalry lacks durability and maneuverability. In order to save the horsepower of the heavy cavalry, all the "light" cavalry of the Chinese Army participated in the second charge.

The inlaid blue flag cavalry attacked almost at the same time. After the bows and arrows and musket bullets exchanged, a large number of knights on the front line of both sides were overturned. When the troops of both sides collided head-on, groups of knights from both sides died in battle. moment.

At this time, the battlefield immediately turned into a melee situation, and at this time the Eight Banners soldiers had an advantage in numbers, which was very unfavorable to the Chinese cavalry, and they were gradually wrapped in the Eight Banners camp.

A signal rocket flew from the battlefield into the sky, bursting into fiery red fireworks.

The heavy cavalry of the Chinese Army set off again.

The cavalry of the Inlaid Blue Banner were still unable to fight against the heavy armored cavalry. Although the soldiers of the Eight Banners were shooting arrows like rain, the heavy cavalry of the Chinese Army were able to withstand the rain of arrows. Then, they made another big turn, tearing a big hole in the cavalry camp of the Inlaid Blue Banner, and the light cavalry who were almost surrounded rushed out one after another.

At this time, 500 cavalrymen from the Lu Xiaoyi Department of the Cavalry Battalion of the Second Division roared to the rear of the cavalry with the blue banner.

Amin's headquarters was threatened, so he had to order his Ghoshha Guards to withdraw from the forward line, and the cavalry with the blue flag on the front line also sent out several teams to intercept Lu Xiaoyi's troops. Taking this opportunity, the two A horse-mounted rocket post once again used rocket bombardment as cover, and the heavy cavalry and light cavalry of the cavalry brigade also alternately covered and left the battlefield again.

So far, nearly 500 people have been killed and injured in the main force of the Xianglan Banner, and more than 1000 people have been killed or injured by the Chinese Army.

Lu Xiaotian asked the messenger to blow a short retreat signal with horns and conch shells, and also sent out a signal rocket, and the Chinese cavalry on the battlefield began to retreat southward.

While riding his horse and whipping his whip, Lu Xiaotian looked at Mai Yangtian behind him. Mai Yangtian was originally a supervisor of the infantry unit, and his riding skills were poor. In the second round of battle, he was beaten by a knight with a blue flag The war horse died, and he was almost trampled to death by the horse's hoof after falling off the horse. Fortunately, Lu Xiaotian arrived in time to save his life.

"How's your injury?" Lu Xiaotian shouted.

Mai Yangtian endured the pain and shouted, "It's probably a broken rib, it's nothing serious."

"Be careful, let me help you if you can't take it anymore, these Eight Banners soldiers are really capable of fighting, and they charge up bravely without fear of death. It seems that the prince is right, this is a strong army,"

At 500 paces behind them, Amin ordered: "Batuluaro leads ten Niulu to pursue, and the rest of the troops form a formation on the spot. After the formation is completed, we will chase after them. Their heavy cavalry can't run too far. This time I must eat these southern barbarians, "

His chief Ghoshha gasped and said: "The firearms of the naval bandits are indeed sharp, and they can be fired continuously. They are much stronger than those of the Ming Dynasty army. Lord Belle, let the infantry follow up."

Like the cavalry, the infantry of the Xianglan Banner is actually equipped with one man and two horses, and basically belongs to the mounted infantry.

Amin thought for a while, then nodded: "Okay, let the whole army change horses to prepare for the battle, and prepare the whole army for a surprise attack."

……

The sun streaked across the sky, and it was already afternoon.

On the upper gate of the north gate of Sanshilipu Fortress, Zeng Rui put down his binoculars and turned to report to Yin Feng: "The cavalry brigade has retreated. It seems that the reduction in personnel is not serious."

"How many pursuers are there?" Yin Feng asked.

"About two thousand, very fast,..."

"Order: All artillery ready to fire,"