534 narrow road encounter, the brave wins

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"Drive, drive!"

Li Zixiao led more than 1,200 soldiers of the quartz guard battalion to the north along the main road and rushed to Phoenix City to support Luo Chao.

"Quartz, at our current speed, how long will it take to get to Phoenix?" Li Zixiao rode on his horse and asked Quartz.

"General, at most, half a day will be there to arrive in Phoenix."

"Okay, then continue to march, and let the soldiers rest after meeting with Luo Chao."

Thundered!

More than 1,200 white dragon troops rode elitely, forming a torrent and marching along the main road, with Li Zixiao and Quartz rushing to the front.

However, suddenly Li Zixiao found that there seemed to be a cavalry on the road ahead, and they were also running towards us along the road.

"Not good, General, it's the cavalry of the Tartars."

When Quartz also saw that the cavalry team that appeared in the distance of the road in front of him was playing a Tartar banner, he exclaimed at Li Zixiao.

"Damn it!"

There is no need for quartz prompts, in fact, Li Zixiao at this time can already see the movement in front clearly.

I saw a large number of Tartar cavalry rushing head-on on the road ahead, the specific number of which is unknown, but at first glance, there were quite a few people, at least more than a thousand horsemen.

Both sides are running along this road, one north, the other south.

With the speed of the horses they were riding, soon the two groups of cavalry on both sides rushed to a distance of several hundred paces from each other.

The Tartar cavalry on the opposite side had obviously spotted them and began to scream, and many of the Tartar cavalry were already shooting arrows on their horses.

Obviously, the Tartar cavalry that appeared on the opposite side at this time did not have the slightest intention of stopping the speed, and went straight to Li Zixiao and them to kill.

"When you meet on a narrow road, the brave wins, soldiers, kill me and kill me!" Li Zixiao roared angrily, and also did not order to stop.

At this time, of course, Li Zixiao understood that he must not be cowardly, and once he was cowardly, he ordered the soldiers of the guard battalion on his side to stop, or even turn around and leave.

Not only will you lose momentum first, but at the same time, when you turn around and retreat for such a long time, the Tartar cavalry will have already killed you.

In an encounter like this, what you fight for is morale, and who fights is who is ruthless, and the brave wins when you meet on a narrow road!

"Kill the Tartars!" Quartz roared angrily and drew his great bow directly, shooting an arrow first.

Sou!

The long arrows that flew out like lightning directly hit dozens of paces away, and one rushed to the chest of the front Tartar.

The powerful force of the long arrow pierced directly through the chest of this Tartar, and then shot into the neck of one of the Tartar horses behind, causing it to fall.

"Good!"

When Li Zixiao saw the arrow of quartz, he also shouted, and this arrow greatly boosted the morale of the guard battalion.

Whoosh!

Soon, as the cavalry on both sides quickly approached, the Tartar cavalry also used their superb cavalry and archery skills to fire arrows at the side of the White Dragon Army.

The dense rain of arrows caused more than 20 casualties to Lao Zixiao's guard battalion.

In this way, Li Zixiao's escort battalion can be said to be the most well-equipped in the entire White Dragon Army.

Many of the arrows fired by the Tartars were blocked by the armor of the guards of the battalion, but they were only wounded and did not die.

However, at this time, both sides were cavalry, and they were relatively charged, and the speed was very fast, and the Tartars could only shoot two rounds of arrow rain, and the two sides had to meet each other in short combat.

Seeing that the cavalry of the two sides was about to collide together, the speed of Li Zixiao's war horse slowed down and gradually retreated behind Quartz and other guards of the battalion.

The cavalry that rushes to the front is always the most dangerous, and Li Zixiao had to make an appearance in order to boost morale at the beginning.

But when the cavalry on both sides is fighting each other, he will not rush to the front, after all, once he has an accident, the consequences will be unimaginable.

He is the commander of an army, not a small soldier who charges into battle, even at this time, Li Zixiao maintains enough calm.

Bang bang bang!

The cavalry of the two sides is at a medium and long distance from each other, and it is the time for the Tartar cavalry to shoot their might, and when the two sides rush closer to a dozen paces, or even a few steps, it is the time for the guard battalion to strike its might.

A crisp gunfire and a burst of gunpowder smoke rose, and the more than two hundred cavalry in front of the guard battalion were all equipped with short guns, and two for each person.

With the sound of gunshots, a group of Tartars who rushed to the front fell off their horses one after another, or the war horses neighed and fell down.

At least more than 50 Tartars fell off their horses or fell down in this group of firearms, which was far more casualty than the two rounds of arrows from the Tartars, causing many more casualties to the escort battalion.

Of course, the Tartar cavalry rode on the horses, and it was not so easy for the musketeers of the escort battalion to hit, otherwise there would not be more than 400 short guns, and only about 50 people were intended.

Moreover, the vast majority of the musketeers of the escort battalion chose the war horses raised by the Tartars to shoot, and the war horses had large targets and were easier to hit.

Even the bodies of those huge war horses have become extremely difficult in this kind of high-speed running and shooting, not to mention the Tartar bodies on the horses.

Bang bang bang!

There was a dull loud noise, which was the movement of the cavalry of several escort battalions who rushed to the front, colliding with the Tartar cavalry.

Two large groups of cavalry like them, charging on such a not wide road, and many of the cavalry horses that rushed to the front would collide.

The neighing of the war horses, the high-speed charge of the two sides, and the impact of the collision together, how terrible it was.

People turn over on their backs, the war horses can't live, and the cavalry above is also hanging.

"Kill!"

Quartz roared angrily, wielding a large iron rod in his hand, slashing like a windmill, killing the enemy, but all the tartars who were hit by his iron rod vomited blood and fell off their horses.

In this battle, the morale of both sides was extremely high, and they all vowed to defeat the enemy, and the fierce cavalry battle was carried out on this road.

It is not wrong that the Tartar elite cavalry is brave, but the more than 1,200 guards led by Li Zixiao are also the most elite force of the White Dragon Army.

At this time, even if he faced this kind of Tartar spirit horseman, he would not lose the slightest blow.

Perhaps, at this time, in addition to the Guanning Iron Cavalry in Wu Sangui's hand, the guard battalion in Li Zixiao's hand, as well as the other two cavalry battalions, are the only cavalry teams that can fight head-on with the Tartar Elite Cavalry!

It's a pity that all the cavalry in Li Zixiao's hands added up, and there were only about 5,000 people.

Compared with the 30,000 Guanning iron horses in Wu Sangui's hands, and the 50,000 or 60,000 Tartar elite horses, it is still too little.

This is also why, before Li Zixiao wanted to use artillery and firearms to trade war horses with Wu Sangui.

Without war horses, how could it be possible to establish a strong cavalry team, compared to Wu Sangui and the Tartars, Li Zixiao would have to pay a lot of price if he wanted to establish a strong cavalry team.

Originally, Li Zixiao thought that before the large-scale march to the north, his demand for cavalry would not be too large, and 5,000 cavalry would be enough to support his use.

However, when he came to the gate this time, he suddenly found that the only 3,000 cavalry he brought was not enough for him, and he was overstretched!

The most valuable thing about cavalry is its flexibility and mobility, and speed means initiative.

If Li Zixiao had enough cavalry at this time, he dared to guarantee that he would be able to destroy half of the territory outside the Huang Taiji Pass.

"It looks like it's time to speed up the construction of cavalry. In less than two years, it is estimated that Li Zicheng should go north to the capital, and Daming is dying.

At that time, if I hadn't been able to build a strong cavalry in my hands, how could I compete with Li Zicheng and Huang Taiji for the vast land in the north at that time.

The construction of cavalry, it's time to accelerate. ”

At this time, the battle between the soldiers of the guard battalion and the Tartars in front had begun, and Li Zixiao, who was following behind, had more far-reaching considerations in his mind.

That's why they're standing in different positions, and they're thinking differently.

At this time, Quartz only thought about killing the enemy desperately, leading his soldiers to defeat this Tartar cavalry and win the battle.

However, through this battle and the inconvenience encountered when he came to Guanwai, Li Zixiao realized the great importance of cavalry in this era, and thought that it was time to speed up the construction of cavalry.

Originally, Li Zixiao thought that with the army in his hands equipped with flintlock pistols, they had more advanced artillery, and the era of cavalry should come to an end.

It wasn't until he led his troops to Guanwai this time that he realized that his idea was wrong.

The advent of the more advanced firearm flintlock pistol could indeed bring terrible damage to the cavalry and shake the invincible position of the Tartar cavalry in field warfare.

But to put an end to the Tartar cavalry, it is far from possible.

Especially in such a vast area as northern China and outside the Guan, the advantage of cavalry is even more obvious, they come and go like the wind, and they are the best support and surprise force.

And the musketeers of the White Dragon Army, although they have great lethality, are also limited by too many conditions, and it is difficult to exert their full power.

If Li Zixiao wants to see him again, like before, the Tartars didn't know the strength of the musketeers of the White Dragon Army, and directly sent cavalry to charge the camp of the White Dragon Army, it is estimated that it will be difficult to happen again in the future.

Among the top echelons of the Tartars, whether it is Huang Taiji or Dolgon, they are all very good at using soldiers, and they can certainly see the terrible nature of the musketeer, but they can also see his huge flaws.

Since a frontal assault on the musketeers is tantamount to suicide, then they can completely deal with the White Dragon Army musketeers with tactics such as night battles, detours, surprise attacks, etc.

This also means that the cavalry of this era still holds the initiative in battle at all times, and the importance of the initiative to the war is self-evident.

Li Zixiao's next, if you want to prevent the Tartars from entering the customs, it is necessary to have more battles with the Tartars in the north.

He will have to deal with tens of thousands of elite Tartar horsemen, as well as their excellent commanders.

In the face of such a powerful enemy, Li Zixiao's sharp musket battalion was far from enough.

He also needed to build a large cavalry force that could rival the Tartar elite cavalry, numbering no less than 30,000 people.

30,000 elite riders, this is the least number expected by Li Zixiao.

Li Zixiao will be faced with two choices, one is to build himself, and the other is to recruit a strong ready-made cavalry team.

Building this by yourself is undoubtedly the most difficult, it will take a long time, and the cost is even more amazing, and the effect is relatively slow, of course, the advantage is that it can be completely controlled by him, and it is the most assured to use.

As for recruiting a ready-made powerful cavalry, needless to say, there is only Wu Sangui's Guanning iron cavalry.

It's just that no matter what Li Zixiao thinks in his heart, he feels that when the time comes, the possibility that he wants to recruit Wu Sangui for his own use is not very big.

On the one hand, they are both identities, at this time they have equal official positions, why did Wu Sangui surrender to Li Zixiao.

If you want to persuade Wu Sangui to surrender, what kind of price does Li Zixiao need to pay, this price is estimated to be very amazing.

Besides, even if Wu Sangui really took Guan Ning Tieqi to Li Zixiao, would Li Zixiao really dare to use it boldly?

How did Wu Sangui's notoriety in history come about, doesn't Li Zixiao know?

For such a capricious general who has a huge force in his hands, once he stabs Li Zixiao in the back at a critical moment, all Li Zixiao's hard work may be in vain.

For such an uncontrollable force and the huge danger lurking, Li Zixiao would rather not, so at this time, he just thought about it in his heart, and ruled out the idea of recruiting Wu Sangui.

Unless, Wu Sangui is willing to give up his military power and take refuge in Li Zixiao, if that is the case, it is estimated that Wu Sangui will have to enter the water in his head.

The cavalry of the two sides fought fiercely from the afternoon (that is, around three or four o'clock) until the evening, and the winner was decided.

In the end, after Li Zixiao personally participated in the rush and killed, after quartz slashed four Tartar vests, he finally took the initiative to kill this kind of Tartar elite rider of thousands of people.

"General, let me lead someone to chase after you and kill all these Tartars!"

Quartz looked at the hundreds of Tartar cavalry who took the initiative to retreat, and was unwilling, so he wiped his face with a bloody hand, his face was as bloody as a demon, and said to Li Zixiao.

"Forget it, poor Kou Mo chases, it's dark at this time, besides, the Tartars are not completely defeated, and the pursuit is prone to accidents, we can win this battle, I'm already very satisfied."

Li Zixiao waved his hand, stopping Quartz's pursuit request.

"Yes, General." Quartz also obeyed Li Zixiao's order and gave up the pursuit.

At this time, the Tatar cavalry retreated with the help of the darkness of the sky, how dare Li Zixiao order the pursuit!

You know, these Tartar Spirits only took the initiative to retreat, not completely collapsed and fled by the escort battalion.

The retreat of the Tartars was relatively orderly and did not take place, but in this case, it was very unwise to face a strong army like the Tartars and order the pursuit without authorization.

If Li Zixiao asked Quartz to lead people to pursue, in such a dark day, if the Tartars designed to kill back the carbine, the situation that they had finally won might be reversed in an instant.

Sometimes, the victory or defeat of a war is just a matter of thought.

However, after all, they won this battle, and the brave one who met on a narrow road won, which is right, but it was a bit tragic to win.

Li Zixiao was riding on a horse at this time, looking at the corpses of the fallen soldiers on both sides lying on the surrounding road, as well as the scattered war horses on both sides of the road, with a wry smile on his face.

"This battle was won, but the price of this victory seems to be a bit big!" Li Zixiao rode on the horse and whispered with a bitter face.

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