Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

But before Abatai and the others figured it out, Wu Shigong waved his hand, and the Chinese army's drums immediately sounded in unison.The commander commanding in front of the heavy cavalry phalanx put on the lifted face shield, he lightly clamped the horse's belly, and began to move forward slowly.

As the spear tip of the heavy cavalry commander leaned forward, the heavy cavalry began to move.The ground of the entire battlefield suddenly vibrated, like rolling thunder, rolling towards the Qing army.

The reason why the heavy cavalry has the word "heavy" is that it is impossible to run too fast and not reach the state of high-speed sprinting all at once.So these heavy cavalry are walking forward slowly and quickly. This is an extremely slow acceleration process, in order to gradually warm up the horses and prepare for the final sprint.

But it was such a "rumbling" hoofbeat, coupled with the cold light reflected by the spears and plate armor in the sun, so slowly approaching put great pressure on the Qing army.

Generals of the Qing army like Abate knew the power of these heavy cavalry.Back then, the armored cavalry of the Kingdom of Jin—the serial horses, and the Mongolian heavy cavalry—the Qixue Army—were all heavy cavalry with a glorious history created by grassland tribes.

Although the heavy cavalry has been gradually eliminated, the Qing Dynasty still has its own weakened version of the heavy cavalry—the armored cavalry.The armored cavalry of the Qing army with the white armored soldiers as the core has also made great achievements in previous battles.This also made the Manchus always very proud of their armored cavalry charging into battle, claiming to be the most heavy cavalry in the world since the Song Dynasty.

But today is the weakened version versus the enhanced version.When Abatai turned his head to look at the faces of his subordinates around him, he knew that no one dared to volunteer.At this time, cavalry against cavalry.Using a charge against a charge is completely death. No matter how courageous these generals of the Qing army are, they are not used in this fatal situation.

Watching his heavy cavalry move forward, Chi Ming beside Wu Shigong also clenched his fists.His buttocks were moving back and forth immediately, looking eager to try, and he looked back at Wu Shigong's face from time to time, hoping that he would be able to charge and kill himself.

Now Chi Ming took more than 100 remaining soldiers to protect Wu Shigong, so he lost the opportunity to command the heavy cavalry to charge this time, which also made Chi Ming, who was eager to fight, very sad.

Seeing that Chi Ming was so impatient, Wu Shigong just couldn't get angry.He immediately cursed: "What's the matter? Are you riding a mare? There are still many chances to fight. Seeing your frizzy appearance, do you feel relieved to let you go out?"

Wu Shigong's words immediately caused bursts of laughter from the surroundings.

Wu Shigong didn't care that Chi Ming's face turned into a liver-colored one.He turned his head and lectured loudly to Wang Sheng and the others who were watching the battle with their necks outstretched: "What is equal treatment? Of course it needs to be kept secret before, but when it comes to the real thing, you will know the truth."

For people like Wang Sheng, being forced to be cannon fodder by Wu Shigong is of course very helpless.But of course, there is also some resentment in their hearts.But now Wu Shigong said it.Witnessing with his own eyes that the Runing Army dispatched the most elite heavy cavalry to deal with the Qing army, this is more convincing than any words.

Simply being cannon fodder and being a bait for winning are definitely two concepts.Wang Sheng and the others also felt much better. At least, although they were still cannon fodder, they were not abandoned by Wu Shigong as an outcast.

So Wang Sheng immediately nodded and replied: "Yes, yes! The villain understands the benevolence and righteousness of the commander. The villain will definitely die for the commander."

Wu Shigong nodded and said: "The rest of you here are good guys. I will go to get the horses and equipment later, and then I will replenish your troops. As for the rewards, we will talk about them after we go back. Your casualties It’s a bit too big, let’s rest with this officer for a few days! When we go back, we have what the Runing Army has, and all of you will have it. We won’t treat you badly.”

Wang Sheng and the others were overjoyed, knowing that the nomination certificate he had presented had already taken effect.So Wang Sheng quickly cupped his fists and bowed, saying: "The young ones are all the sons of the commander-in-chief, and they dare not stand alone. From now on, we must obey your orders from the commander-in-chief."

Seeing the heavy cavalry of the Runing Army starting to move, on a small grassy slope four or five miles to the right of the battlefield, a Runing Army spy who was lying on the grass and observing was waving to the back of the grassy slope.

Behind the grass slope is a large grassland covered with weeds as tall as a person.Seeing the spies in front waving their hands, under a command, a group of people and horses suddenly stood up in the grass. They were lying in the grass and hiding. There were more than 400 cavalry from the Cavalry Association led by Xue Shihou.

In the evening of yesterday, under the cover of night, the cavalry ran to the shallow water downstream and swam across the river.In the blind spot of the Qing army's thinking, this cavalry has already crossed the river, and they are now hiding behind the chariot formation serving as a bridgehead. Who would have thought that they would cross the river again unknowingly, return to the north bank of the Wuming River and lay in ambush Woke up.And this cavalry is a surprise soldier arranged by Wu Shigong today.

The officers like Xue Shihou yelled in a low voice to tell the soldiers to speed up, and the soldiers also pulled out the weeds on the people and horses as protection, and then led the horses to run a few steps to revive the blood of the horses that had been lying down for a while.Immediately after that, they lined up, ready to head towards the battlefield.

"Xielvqi! Take your Mongolian Eight Banners forward, keep the archers and musketeers in front, and be sure to block this team of dogs. When their speed slows down, we will be able to fight easily." Abatai ordered loudly.

At this time, Abate made a decisive decision, and he was directly in charge.In this urgent season, there is no need to talk about the Manchu family. Abatai just wanted to keep the Mongolian soldiers at the forefront, cover the main force of the Qing army and retreat to a safe distance.

With Abatai's order, the soldiers of the Eight Banners of the Qing Army immediately moved into action. They drove the Mongolian archers and gunfire soldiers towards the Chinese army.Not long after, the people were already driven to the predetermined location.At this time, the heavy cavalry on the opposite side had already begun to sprint under the command of the heavy cavalry commander.

"The athletes of the Eight Banners retreated a hundred steps one after another! If the infantry hinders the Minggou cavalry from advancing, then attack them hard!" Abate continued to order.

There is something tricky about this order.No matter how fierce the heavy cavalry of the Runing Army rushed, if they were shot head-on by the intensive firepower of bows, arrows and firecrackers, their momentum would definitely slow down.At that time, the opponent's momentum will decrease, and the Qing army will make a counterattack with a static brake, which may have a miraculous effect.

After hearing that Abatai's command was very methodical, the soldiers of the Qing army were also much calmer.They are all making their own preparations, ready to meet the heavy cavalry of the Runing Army.

With the heavy cavalry leading the cavalry spears raised horizontally, the speed of the heavy cavalry formation finally reached its peak.And standing in front of the ranks of the Qing army, the officers of the Qing army commanding the archers and gunners were all shouting loudly: "Three hundred steps!", "250 steps!", "Two hundred steps!"... …

But facing the torrent of steel rolling in like a god of death, the archers and musketeers of the Qing army also couldn't hold back.I don't know who fired the first gunshot, and then there was a sound of gunfire and archery.

Only the gunners of the Runing Army, who have undergone long-term simulation training against cavalry, can hold their breath in such a situation.At that time, other armies, whether it was the Ming army or the Qing army, would not perform well under such circumstances.The Qing army was able to shoot normally instead of fleeing, which is considered a good performance.

But what effect would those shots have at such a long distance?It's just wasting a shooting opportunity in vain.So the officers in command of the Qing army cursed: "Are you in a hurry to reincarnate? Don't rush to fire, why don't you hurry up and prepare?"

But as soon as the words fell, the heavy cavalry of the Runing Army rushed forward for dozens of steps, and there was another burst of firecrackers, and a bunch of arrows were shot out.The generals of the Qing army who commanded were furious. They rushed directly into the formation of gunmen and archers with their swords, chopped off the heads of several unlucky ghosts one after another, and then waved their swords and shouted loudly: " Anyone who dares to shoot indiscriminately will have his head cut off! Hold it down!"

But the facts have proved that untrained soldiers are really unable to suppress the oncoming cavalry.Before the heavy cavalry of the Runing Army came into range, both the musketeers and the archers fired several rounds.Under the pressure of death, they displayed high efficiency and successfully deployed a dense firepower net.

But when the heavy cavalry of the Runing Army rushed into the hundred paces, the violent tremors on the ground made the gunners and archers even weaker.And they can see the appearance of the heavy cavalry very clearly. The kind of heavy cavalry with only eyes exposed on their faces brings a terrifying aura of murder.The Qing army could no longer hold back.

The trembling gunners were already in a hurry, they could no longer make a complete loading action, many of them couldn't even remember the order of loading ammunition, and their minds were blank.The archers are better, after all, it has become the instinct of these Qing soldiers to draw the bow and release the arrow.

The Qing army officers in command shouted and finally fired a row of arrows sparsely, but only three or two shots from the firecrackers were heard.But this shot was completely ineffective.Those arrows shot on the heavy cavalry's plate armor and the horse's felt vest, causing no damage at all.The array of gunners and archers of the Qing army collapsed immediately.

But when the musketeers and archers turned and ran away, they were surprised to find that the Mongolian Eight Banners cavalry who were supervising the battle behind them had already turned their horses and fled back.These Mongolian Eight Banners cavalry were standing in place before, and did not run forward at all. The cavalry had no speed, and they were not as good as the infantry in formation, let alone the most powerful heavy cavalry in the face of collision.

Seeing the situation like this, some of the gunners and archers of the Qing army who wanted to persevere also dropped the gunners, bows and arrows in their hands, and they all scrambled to escape behind. (To be continued..)

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