This is the power of muskets in real combat.

Of course, muskets are not omnipotent, as long as the warriors work together, fearless of life and death, and there is no possibility of a comeback when the numerical advantage is sufficient. But the question is, what kind of fighting spirit and fighting spirit do you need to do this?

At least Agadorji can't do that.

Fortunately, Yang Chendong, who was regarded as an enemy by him, had no intention of defending the city, and he also wanted to take the opportunity to train his cavalry army, so he decided to go out of the city to fight. And if he is willing to defend, willing to retreat in the first city and not come out, then don't say that the other party has 50,000 cavalry, even if another 50,000 cavalry comes, it will not be able to take advantage of the slightest advantage.

The advantage of the musket is more than defensive, especially when facing a speeding cavalry, and attacking against attack is equivalent to giving up most of its advantages. But Yang Chendong still had to do this, which in itself proved his confidence in the strength of his cavalry.

Perhaps in his opinion, even if it is a cavalry hedge, even in the most primitive way, his mercenaries are the strongest in the world.

Of course, Yang Chendong just wanted to use this to train his cavalry, not really to play to his strengths and avoid weaknesses, when to fight in a primitive way, he knew very well in his heart. Just like in the West River Theater, he used his musket to face the 5,000 enemy cavalry that came from across the river.

Grand obtained the qualification of vanguard general, which does not mean how brave he is in battle, but because Su He did not fight for it, he disdains it. In the end, he is a litmus test, a stepping stone to test the strength of mercenaries.

In front of the mercenaries, Gran became a whetstone, but he didn't know it.

After hearing the news and making arrangements, when Grand came to the West River with five thousand cavalry, he saw the mercenary army stationed here on the other side of the river. This is precisely the headquarters of the independent regiment led by Hu Mang. A regiment of sixteen battalions, so that they have long exceeded the size of ordinary regiments or even divisions.

Facing such a formidable opponent across the river, Grand sneered and began to arrange for the cavalry to search for trees and make rafts in preparation for crossing the river.

The pride of being a steppe Mongol made Jean Grande not take the more than 6,000 enemies on the other side seriously. He noticed that the camp was still three miles from the river. And if he can cross the river on a raft for the first time, he can even kill the enemy army through the West River, and it is very possible to get a good start in a surprise way.

"Report to the general, our cavalry has tried, there are two sections where the riverbed is high, the current is not fast, and we should be able to cross the water directly." A commander quietly came to Grand's side, and in a low voice in his excitement.

"What?" He was standing by the river on horseback and looking at Grand, who was in the opposing camp, and suddenly heard what he meant, and his eyes suddenly widened.

"General, I said that I have found a suitable place to cross the river, as long as it works well, I may be able to kill the other party by surprise." The commander continued to speak excitedly.

Grand also became a lot more excited, and his body even trembled a little, "What you said is true, the riverbed in that place is indeed not high, but you can let the war horses gallop?" ”

"Yes, some of our brothers have lived here since childhood, and I heard from them that when they were young, they tried to cross the river on horseback, and knew where the riverbed was higher and suitable for cavalry. They tried it on purpose just now, and found that there was no change. Thinking that this secret is only known to the locals, it is reasonable that the mercenaries have just come and oppressed us grassland people so much, and they don't know these things. ”

This time, the commander not only told the source of the news, but also helped analyze the shortcomings of the mercenaries. And all this was heard in Grand's ears, and he couldn't stop nodding. "Okay, okay, it's really God's blessing, haha, that's it, arrange it, cross the river at night, and then kill the other party by surprise."

"Yes, General." The commander also said excitedly. If this battle can be won, he will undoubtedly be tantamount to a great achievement.

At this moment, neither of them had the intention of sending someone to inform Lord Agadorji, who was waiting for the news in the rear. Perhaps, in their opinion, any rhetoric is far less true and effective than the facts. Or perhaps, they are afraid that if they repay the matter, the lord will send someone else to carry out the task, just as he may send his son Hararu, who is not angry, to lead the army, if so, will not everything be lost?

No one was notified, but some of the commanders of the army were gathered together and the plans for the evening were agreed. Although the riverbed is located at a higher level, it is possible to avoid the need to cross the river on a raft. But after all, it is walking in muddy water, and I heard that the high water level can drown the horse's legs, so under such conditions, bring as little things as possible, and you can make the speed of the war horse faster, so as to achieve a surprise effect.

"Order, except for the necessary saber, can you throw everything else on this side of the river without bringing it, waiting to attack the first city, what kind of good things are not there, do you care about this discarded thing?" Grand made the decision in a big way.

In the face of this decision, no one even refuted it, and perhaps the moment everyone learned that they could cross the river on horseback, they already decided that this victory would be their own. But if they had heard the historical story of the flooding of the Seventh Army, they would not be so optimistic.

In the independent regiment barracks three miles away from the bank of the West River, the regiment commander Hu Mang was staring at a simple sand table in front of him like a young master. A battalion commander standing under his command in front of him was reporting on the movements of the enemy army.

"Commander, the other party really didn't go to look for a raft, but set up camp and started to cook fire, it seems that he has probably been tricked." When the battalion commander said this, he was a little excited, and his eyes were a little flying.

"Humph! Of course they will be fooled, this is a plan set by the young master. Hu Mang said very confidently, and then asked as if he was not at ease: "Is the upstream of the West River well arranged?" As soon as the flare is lifted into the air, the gate must be opened in time to release water. ”

"Commander, please rest assured, Deputy Head Xin Honghai who is on a mission over there will definitely be no problem."

"Well, that's good. Tell the warriors to go and rest, and prepare to collect the nets and catch fish at night. Hu Mang's eyes once again showed a strong state of confidence. In his eyes, the five thousand cavalry coming from the opposite side were already fish in the net and a meal on the plate. Both sides have their own arrangements and are waiting for darkness to come. At the end of July, the days were always long and the nights were short, and it was dark late, until nine o'clock in the evening, when the sky became completely dark, and finally there was movement on the side of Grand.

Under the cover of the night, the cavalry of Grand's division began to march in two groups towards the West River. Under the route of march that had been chosen long ago, the cavalry entered the water like dumplings, and the sound of plopping was endless.

"Be light, don't alert the other person, and don't light a torch so that others can find out about our actions." Some of the centurions whispered a reprimand to their cavalry, and then went down the river with a cautious look.

They were very careful indeed. I don't know that there is a kind of telescope called a night vision device, which has long seen their every move. It's a pity that these cavalrymen still think that what they are doing is unaware of what they are doing, and they are unaware. In fact, every step has been shown to be a real one.

"Commander, the other party is starting to move." Next to a mound of dirt, a warrior whispered to Humang.

As the head of an independent regiment, how can Hu Mang rest assured if he doesn't see such a big thing with his own eyes. So this time he came in person, and watched the enemy's cavalry begin to enter the river, and all the worries in his heart turned into black shadows at this moment.

"Well, don't worry, when their main force walks to the middle of the river, they are releasing water to open the gate, hehe, it must be very exciting at that time." The sound of the tiger is full of relaxation and comfort.

The West River is about 30 zhang wide, although due to climate and environmental reasons, the water is only abundant in the summer when the rainy season arrives. But the distance of nearly 100 meters, still in the water, is enough for them to walk for a while.

In order to achieve the goal of surprise, one blow must be hit. Grand, who had no intention of probing, made the decision to enter the army, and after calculating the exact position of the two higher river beds, he pressed all the cavalry up, and it was evident that this time he was determined to enter the other side of the river with all his might, and to deal a heavy blow to the mercenary cavalry there.

There are more and more cavalry going down the river, and it is still very smooth when you look closely, although the deepest place has not passed the four hooves of the war horse, but in general, the people are fine, and the cavalry have been prepared for a long time, and the cavalry will hold the riding boots in their hands, even if the feet are wet, it will have no effect.

The first cavalry was already less than twenty meters from the shore, and the river began to become low again, and the army behind it was pressed one after another, and finally when the first cavalry had jumped ashore, all the subsequent cavalry went down the river, and General Grand himself went down the river under the protection of several of his own soldiers.

"Shoot flares." Seeing that all the people and enemies had entered the urn, and Hu Mang, who was hiding on the other side of the river, finally gave the general order to attack, a soldier of the independent regiment next to him immediately took out a signal gun that had been prepared long ago, and suddenly launched a signal towards the dark sky.

"Bang!"

A loud gunshot broke the silence of the night, and also broke the dark shackles of the night, which could not be seen, and was replaced by a light like day, suddenly and brightly like a meteor.