Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

Horse musketeers, as the name suggests, musketeers on horseback.

Like mounted infantry, you can't abbreviate cavalry.

Hua Rong's more than 800 people have never practiced riding seriously. Because they will never fight alone, they will always be protected by friendly forces, and they will always focus on standing and shooting. They fight with the cavalry today, but they may mix with the infantry the next time.

For example, at this moment, if the Musketeers were in danger, Geng Zhongnian's Hebei cavalry would rush out without hesitation and protect their retreat with their lives.

The real role of a musketeer is nothing more than shooting through heavy armor.

The hit rate of the bird gun is already high enough. "You don't have to throw away the handle to light the fire with your back hand, and it won't shake. Therefore, eighty-nine times out of ten shots will hit. That is, it can shoot down any flying bird in the forest, hence its name." Although the 90% hit rate is an exaggeration, maybe a sharpshooter can achieve it, but it will not be too low when used by ordinary soldiers.

When dealing with armored cavalry, even if you can only hit twenty or thirty cavalry at a time, the result is satisfactory enough.

Wanyan Zongjun reorganized his troops, with the escort army in the center and other cavalry on both sides.

This is the usual formation of the Jin cavalry. According to the Song Dynasty, the iron pagoda belongs to the middle and the Kaizi horses on both sides.

Tiefu Tu and Guaizima were the names given by the Song people, but the Jin people themselves never called them that.

For example, people in the Song Dynasty recorded Jinwu Shu, saying that Jinwu Shu had three thousand iron pagodas.

However, those three thousand people were actually escort troops.

Why do you say that?

Because the people of the Song Dynasty specifically stated that Jin Wushu's three thousand iron pagodas were also called "Thousands of Households". "Jiacha" is the transliteration of "Hezha", and "Qianhu" is the free translation of "Meng'an". Together they are "Hezha Meng'an" (protecting the army).

In the records of the Song Dynasty, Tiefutu also generally refers to the cavalry, and does not necessarily mean the escort army.

"When the escort troops put on their vests, there is no reason to retreat," Wanyan Zongjun said to his surroundings. "It takes a long time to fire a weapon like the enemy's. Let Guo Yaoshi lure the enemy to shoot. Since Bu Gulu died in the battle, let him My son will lead the troops to disrupt the enemy's cavalry, and the escorting troops will follow me directly towards the enemy's commander!"

Wanyan Zongjun now has less than 3,000 cavalry left, while Ju Ming has more than 4,000 cavalry, not counting the musketeers and gunners.

For Wanyan Zongjun, he often encounters this kind of situation, so he just charges forward and is done.

Because the men and horses are heavily armored, the burden is too heavy. When they encounter the enemy, they are also cavalry, and they will never be able to escape. The next step is to charge and fight to the death, and running away is the worst way to deal with it.

“Woooooooo~~~”

Guo Yaoshi, who was reorganizing his formation, suddenly felt frustrated when he heard the horn sound from the middle and carefully identified the command flag.

He was obviously being used as cannon fodder to lure the enemy, and he had to be the first to charge forward.

The thousand cavalry he brought out today were shot by tiger squatting cannons and muskets, and were chased by Han and Qiang cavalry. At this time, there were only more than 700 cavalry left.

With such heavy casualties, ordinary troops would have collapsed long ago. But the elite Liaodong troops under his command were able to quickly regroup after Wanyan Zongjun led his troops to respond.

Such a tough soldier was actually sent as cannon fodder to lure the enemy!

As expected, the surrendered general has no human rights and is only assigned to his master as a dog.

But his son and the rest of the troops were all in the Jin camp, and his family members far away in Yanjing were also controlled. Guo Yaoshi had no other choice.

He bravely led his troops to charge forward, but the cavalry under his command were still frightened. Not only did they disperse their formations, but they never dared to charge too fast, planning to shoot two arrows and then run away.

The musketeers did not fire. Under the leadership of Hua Rong, they had already retreated to the rear of the friendly forces.

Yang Yun led his army to engage in a head-on attack. Nearly a thousand Qiang cavalry faced off against more than 700 people including Guo Yaoshi, and they were not at a disadvantage in the fight.

Mainly Guo Yaoshi's soldiers were full of resentment.

Since surrendering to the Jin people, they have been treated as livestock, and all the infantry have been taken away, leaving the cavalry to pioneer the way. Fighting all the way from Yanjing to the Yellow River, they were always at the forefront. They did all the hard work, but had to hand over most of the goods they grabbed.

A lot of people were killed in an ambush in the previous episode, and they were hit hard again today, and they still have to continue to be cannon fodder.

Who would want to put it aside?

After meeting Yang Yun's Qiang cavalry, they fell into the trap of Guo Pharmacist's men and exchanged fire with the Qiang cavalry nearby. No matter how much Pharmacist Guo urged them, those cavalrymen just refused to fight in close combat. It was a good thing that they didn't escape directly.

Pharmacist Guo was shocked and angry. He could no longer command his soldiers!

Seeing that Pharmacist Guo could not achieve the effect but had attracted enough enemies, Wanyan Zongjun asked the Jurchen cavalry to launch.

After Jin general Bu Gulu died in battle, his son Han Puli led more than a thousand remaining cavalry. After receiving the order, he immediately rushed towards Ju Ming. Deng Chun led nearly a thousand cavalry to fight. Yu Dian, who still had the gauze on his neck, led his troops to attack from the side. Nearly two thousand cavalry came to serve the more than a thousand golden cavalry.

However, Ju Ming could see clearly that Guo Pharmacist's cavalry had no fighting spirit, and immediately said: "Blow the trumpet, raise the flag, and let Geng Zhongnian go and surround Guo Pharmacist's troops!"

Chen Ziyi was shocked when he heard that once Geng Zhongnian's Hebei cavalry went into battle, Ju Ming would only have more than 280 heavy cavalry left (the more than 800 musketeers were not regarded as cavalry by Chen Ziyi at all).

However, Wanyan Zongjun still had a thousand escort troops unmoved. If he took the opportunity to rush over, how could more than 280 heavy cavalry protect Ju Ming's safety?

“Woooooooo~~~”

The horn sounded, Geng Zhongnian was startled, and then he mobilized his horses and led his army to fight out.

Wanyan Zongjun was overjoyed: "Guard the troops, follow me and charge directly at the enemy commander!"

But it was said that Geng Zhongnian led more than a thousand Hebei cavalry to kill them. Guo Yaoshi's more than 700 cavalry were about to be surrounded by nearly three times the number of troops. These brave and fearless soldiers from Liaodong gave up archery and chose to leave the battlefield without waiting for Pharmacist Guo to issue orders.

Whoever likes to fight, they won't fight hard anyway.

Pharmacist Guo hesitated a little and actually fled with his cavalry. He guessed that he would never be able to personally command the elite Liaodong infantry in the Jin Camp. These cavalry in front of him were Guo Yaoshi's last asset.

Therefore, the son does not matter, Yanjing's family does not care, but Guo Yaoshi must keep the cavalry.

Abandoning the general and fleeing back to the Jin camp would definitely result in heavy punishment. Even if he didn't die, Wanyan Zongwang would be relieved of his military power. That would be even worse than killing him.

There is only one way left to go, betray the Jin Dynasty and join the Song Dynasty!

Because Deng Chun and Yu Dian blocked the battlefield passage, Wanyan Zongjun divided the escort army into two teams. A group of 400 people rushed directly to Yu Dian. He personally led 600 people around a distance, and then charged towards Ju Ming's 280-odd riders.

Can two hundred and eighty mounted cavalry withstand six hundred escorting troops?

Yes, as long as you persist for two or three minutes and defeat Yang Yun and Geng Zhongnian of Guo Yaoshi, you can come back with the cavalry to flank the enemy!

Ju Ming raised his arms, rode forward two steps alone, and ordered the heavy cavalry to charge with him.

Chen Ziyi gritted his teeth and protected Ju Ming.

Bai Sheng, with a group of heavy cavalry followers, was always ready to fight.

Hua Rong led more than 800 musketeers and dismounted on the side of the battlefield where the two armies were facing each other. They have to stand at close range and fire a volley. Even if the escort changes direction and rushes over, they will fire one shot before dying.

There was no other way, Ju Ming went to the battlefield in person, and he was still outnumbered.

Sensing the noise from Ju Ming's side, the soldiers in each department were a little panicked, and then horns and whistles sounded everywhere. All the generals, regardless of life and death, led their soldiers to fight bravely. After trying to deal with the enemy in front of them, they immediately went to rescue their commander.

Yang Yun and Geng Zhongnian did not dare to pursue Pharmacist Guo. They reined in their horses as quickly as possible and charged straight at Wanyan Zongjun's six hundred escorting troops.

But it is said that when Guo Yaoshi caught up with his cavalry and turned around to find that the enemy had not followed, he suddenly had a bold idea.

It was already sunset in the Song Dynasty, but he still surrendered and rebelled again. Returning to the Song Dynasty was not a good choice.

How about joining Ju Ming?

He has no grudge against Ju Ming, and Ju Ming is very powerful, and he might be able to establish a new dynasty.

Pharmacist Guo blew the trumpet to rein in the troops and said to his soldiers: "The Jin people are hateful and don't treat us as human beings. The Song people are cowardly and will lose their country sooner or later. Now we have no choice but to seek refuge with Marshal Zhu. Follow me and fight back to help." Marshal Zhu defeated the fifth prince of the Jin Kingdom!"

In this way, Yaoshi Guo led his troops back to the battlefield.

Wanyan Zongjun had already seen the musketeers on his side, but he ignored them and still led his troops towards Ju Ming.

He divided the six hundred escort troops into six rows and charged. The formation was thick enough, and it was obvious that he wanted to trap Ju Ming so that Ju Ming could not pass through the formation.

As long as the enemy commander is killed, no matter how many enemies there are, they will collapse.

Wanyan Zongjun has done this more than once. No matter how disadvantageous the situation is, defeating the enemy commander will turn defeat into victory.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

Hua Rong led more than 800 musketeers to shoot, and then stood there to reload ammunition, regardless of whether he would be attacked by cavalry.

The escorting army was hit by a volley of musketry from the side and front, and more than forty horsemen fell immediately. Some of them were shot and were still charging.

Ju Ming urged his war horse and slowly adjusted his position, also targeting Wanyan Zongjun. The fifth prince, like himself, led the army to the front.

The two armies met and engaged in close combat, neither bothering to shoot arrows midway.

Wanyan Zongjun's weapon was a spear, and he seemed to have a tacit understanding, so he also went straight to Ju Ming.

Taking advantage of the momentum of the charge, he thrust his spear towards Ju Ming's face.

Ju Ming gave up the reins, held the horse's belly between his legs, and charged with his maces. He shot quickly and accurately, and even hit the enemy's spear with one strike while running at high speed. It was difficult to use the other weapon, so I just held it tightly and used the force to sweep it towards Wanyan Zongjun's chest.

Wanyan Zongjun quickly dodged sideways, but avoided the chest, and was hit in his left arm. His arm was fractured on the spot.

Chen Ziyi always followed Ju Ming, avoiding an enemy's attack. When the two horses crossed each other, he poked Wanyan Zongjun in the waist with his gun.

He has now replaced it with an iron cone gun, which has a special tip structure and slides down the gap in the armor under force. The spear followed the seam of the armor and almost pierced Wanyan Zongjun's waist fat. The tip of the spear escaped from the wound as the war horse advanced.

Zhu Ming and Wanyan Zongjun passed each other and were immediately attacked by the two men in front.

At this time, the horse's speed had slowed down a lot. Zhu Ming swung his mace away with a mace, twisted his body and hit the horse's head with the other mace.

The horse's head, which was protected by heavy armor, was also unable to take advantage of this advantage. The war horse fell to death in an instant, and the enemy on horseback also fell down, and the spear passed through Ju Ming's ribs.

There is no time to pause, there are still enemies ahead.

Ju Ming swung his mace one after another, either hitting the horse's head or neck, or hitting the enemy's waist and abdomen.

Five enemies were killed one after another, and six rows of escort troops were killed by him.

But those two hundred and eighty cavalrymen fell into the siege of the escorting army. Only about twenty cavalrymen followed Ju Ming and rushed out.

"Kill back!"

Zhu Mingle turned his horse's head and led the cavalry to charge again.

Yang Yun and Geng Zhongnian also led the cavalry to attack. Their total strength was more than 2,000, and they planned to surround the several hundred escort troops.

On the other side of the battlefield, Yu Dian, the unlucky man, was shooting at the Jin cavalry when he was suddenly attacked by four hundred escorting troops. He first fired from a distance, but found that he could not cause any damage at all, and his boss Deng Chun was about to be attacked from both sides, so he had no choice but to rush forward in a rage.

The light cavalry of Deng Chun and Yu Dian had already suffered heavy losses and could not withstand the impact of the escorting army.

Hua Rong had reloaded his ammunition, but the cavalry on both sides were mixed together and they didn't know where to shoot.

Bai Sheng led a group of heavy cavalry followers and rushed forward on inferior horses to help Deng Chun fight with the ordinary Jin cavalry.

Overall, Ju Ming is dominant.

Although there were heavy casualties, with Yang Yun and Geng Zhongnian's counterattack, the escort army led by Wanyan Zongjun was surrounded. Moreover, the escort army could not charge forward, so it was just a bunch of iron cans fighting back and forth on horseback. The leader, Wanyan Zongjun, even broke an arm.

At this time, Yaoshi Guo led his troops back to the battlefield.

Seeing that the escort army was besieged, he became more determined to rebel against Jin. Afraid of causing unnecessary misunderstandings, Pharmacist Guo did not rush towards Ju Ming, but towards the escort troops who were fighting with Deng Chun and Yu Dian.

This intention is very obvious. If he doesn't switch sides, he will definitely go straight to Ju Ming.

They rebelled against Liao and joined Song, rebelled against Song and joined Jin, and now they rebelled against Jin and joined Zhu!