readx(); Fukangan ordered a total of 20,000 troops from the Eight Banners Army and went out of the camp to line up. Fukangan has more cavalry in his hands, so he arranges the left and right wings into cavalry, and the left wing cavalry is about 3,000 people, a total of ten Niulu, which are the eight banner soldiers inlaid with red flags and blue flags; The right flank had more troops, a total of seventeen Niulu, commanded by General Jilin and Longwu himself. Fukangan sits in the Chinese army, with more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, including cavalry, shotguns, infantry and gunners.

Fukangan ordered in the tent: "The left army will go forward and attack the Tang Yi horse army, not seeking victory in a battle, entanglement of it, and the right army will wait for the opportunity to move and break the enemy." ”

"The Chinese artillery team is ready as soon as possible." Although Fukangan has already judged that the Tang Army's military strength may only be a few dozen ironclad chariots and more than 1,000 horsemen in this battle, but the Tang Army's combat is not according to common sense, he can't spy on it, the Eight Banners Artillery is the only weapon he thinks can deal with the ironclad chariot, he must stabilize the Chinese army, can not act rashly, once the Chinese army moves, the Tang Army's ironclad chariot is easier to find an opportunity to break his Chinese army in one fell swoop.

Fukangan's idea of fighting is very clear, with cavalry against cavalry, there are nearly 10,000 cavalry in the Eight Banners, the Tang Army is bound to be not an opponent, and it is necessary to use ironclad chariots to support the Tang cavalry at that time, in fact, Fukangan's idea is to contain the ironclad chariots of the Tang Army, and after the preparation of the Chinese artillery is completed, then lead the Tang Army ironclad chariots to fight. As long as half of the Tang army's ironclad vehicles can be destroyed, then the Qing army can completely defeat this Tang army by virtue of its superiority in strength.

Of course, there are many problems with his plan, if the Tang people give up the cavalry and send chariots to attack his Chinese army in a desperate way, his artillery team is not ready, maybe he will suffer a big defeat, and then Fukangan can only discard the artillery team and foot soldiers, and evacuate some distance with the cavalry first. Fortunately, his rear was his own battalion, and if he found that the Tang army really attacked his Chinese army with ironclad vehicles, he immediately abandoned the artillery, and then let the Chinese army foot soldiers enter the battalion and defend with fortifications.

As long as his Chinese army is invincible, the Tang army's ironclad chariots do not cause much damage to it, and his left and right flank cavalry can eat the Tang army's cavalry in one fell swoop and behead hundreds, then he can be considered victorious in this battle. As a relatively gifted military talent, Fukangan did not have lofty ambitions, and he knew that so far, the Tang army had not tasted a defeat against the Qing army, and as long as he could achieve a certain victory, he would be able to greatly encourage the whole army and even the whole country.

As the commander of the cavalry of the Tang Army, Su Muli, at this time riding a pure white sweaty horse, holding the reins in one hand, and holding the saber at the waist in the other, the military uniform of the cavalry is not the same as that of the ordinary army, first of all, their pants are close to the body, and the feet are also unobstructed riding boots, and the military uniform on the upper body is somewhat similar to the infantry, but it is narrower and easier to move on horseback, and the military cap on the head is not a standard training hat, but a knight's helmet made of high-strength plastic as a lining, Able to protect the rider's head in the event of a fall.

"Regiment commander, the cavalry of the Qing army has moved, coming in our direction!" Pi Ge Luo said to Su Muli that this could be said to be the first time that the Tang Dynasty cavalry had really confronted the Cheng Formation Cavalry since its formation, and the young Pi Ge Luo was nervous and excited.

Su Muri was calm and calm, with an aura as deep as the sea, he raised his saber at this time, shouted a word of Chumash, and behind him, whether it was the Indian cavalry or the Han cavalry, took out a red dye from his pocket. The riders smeared a red dye on their faces and cheeks, making them even more fierce. This comes from the tradition of Indian warriors, which was inherited in the hunting regiments, as early as the Yokuz War, the cavalry's fighting spirit of fearlessness was recognized, and the cavalry with red war paints on their faces was also considered to be blessed and strengthened.

"Maneuver south, let's compete with this group of Qing people!" Su Muri said loudly.

He has two regiments of cavalry in his hands, if he really fights the Eight Banners cavalry head-on, the chances of winning are pitiful, but Zhu Ting, the commander of the mixed brigade, himself did not want to use the cavalry to fight head-on with the cavalry of the Qing army, his order was to let the Tang cavalry run, completely drive the Manchu cavalry, and use the advantage of range to consume the strength of the Eight Banners cavalry. And what really had to deal with them was actually dozens of 77 tanks of the Tiger Regiment.

Dai Peng, the commander of the Qing army on the left flank, saw that the cavalry of the Tang army was moving, and immediately said: "Tang Yi is really afraid, he wants to escape in fear of war, and he can't let them go. ”

Originally, the cavalry of the Qing army on the left flank had not yet run, but now that the army was moving, they immediately pursued the cavalry of the Tang army at full speed, and the three thousand light cavalry ran up, dusty and quite imposing. However, Dai Peng soon discovered a thorny problem, his cavalry could not keep up with the Tang cavalry that moved within five miles along the city wall.

The Tang Army's war horses are selected from the Arabian horse Akhal-Teke horse and the Andalusian horse cross-breeding, and now this breed has not been completely stabilized, so there is no unified name, but these war horses are all tall and muscular, and they are ten to twenty centimeters taller than the short Mongolian horses ridden by the Qing army. These horses can't be used and can't pull heavy loads, but they have the amazing sustained endurance of sweaty horses, as well as the explosive power of Arabian horses, and they are excellent war horses.

Mongolian horses are not strong in terms of speed, and they can only follow the tail of the horse to eat dust compared to the speed of the Tang horse. Moreover, the soldiers of the Eight Banners all wore cotton armor, which made them heavier on horseback, and their speed was even more inadequate.

After the Tang cavalry rushed up, they relied on their skillful horsemanship, holding the cavalry guns and submachine guns in their hands, and shooting backwards. The range of the Tang cavalry in the running can only reach 60-100 meters, and there is no need to think about the accuracy or anything. However, following the Mangu tactics of the Mongol cavalry, they turned back to shoot, and with the advantage of horsepower, they immediately knocked some of the Eight Banners cavalry off their horses.

Dai Peng stared and chased after him, but there was no way. The Eight Banners cavalry is known as invincible in cavalry archery, and when explained in detail, it is actually a march on horseback, dismounting and archery, and letting them shoot arrows on horseback, which is difficult for them. Moreover, the Eight Banners cavalry at this time did not have the combat effectiveness of the Qing army when they entered the customs, and they did not necessarily shoot accurately when they dismounted and shot arrows. Even if it is a Mongolian cavalry, the horse bow of the general cavalry has a range of only about thirty paces, and with the distance between the Tang cavalry and the Qing army, they can't shoot at all. What's more, the Qing soldiers do not have the ability to ride and shoot.

On the city wall, Xie Jinwu's Tang cavalry almost playfully fought with the Eight Banners cavalry, but he just smiled. Maybe the Tang people didn't grow up on horseback, but the scientific and modern way can also give them very strong combat effectiveness.

"Artilleryman, these are all targets sent to the door by yourself, let's kill them." Xie Jinwu confessed that Zhu Ting's use of cavalry was actually a tease, and they shuttled a few miles close to the city wall, in fact, luring the enemy into the range covered by artillery fire.

Liu Zhiyu took the binoculars and said loudly: "Another group of Qing cavalry also rushed over, as if they wanted to attack our cavalry on both sides!" ”

Xie Jinwu said: "They won't succeed!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the artillery on the city wall opened fire on the Qing cavalry led by Dai Peng on the left flank. Since they were in motion, the hit rate of the artillery was relatively limited, and the cavalry formation was very open, and the shells were pointed at that side casually, and where they fell, they counted. However, such an artillery bombardment still caused a lot of trouble to the Qing army, and the cavalry was blown away by the shells in a row, and the knights were overturned from the horses by the startled horses, and in an instant, the impact of the Qing army on the left flank seemed to have been beaten and slowed down.

Su Muli led the troops to maneuver south, although the space in the south was relatively limited, but the mechanized infantry of the Tiger Regiment attacking from Dongluo City was also in this direction, at this time, the mechanized infantry completed a staggering with the cavalry, the cavalry continued to move forward, and the mechanized infantry collided head-on with the Eight Banners cavalry on the left flank.

Dai Peng's face turned green with fright: "Ironclad car, ironclad car!" Retreat, retreat! ”

The Qing army had no way to threaten these invulnerable chariots, and Dai Peng was also explained by Fukangan before the expedition, not to fight hard in the face of ironclad chariots. However, his troops had just been shelled, and they were already a little confused, and at this time, they were broken through by dozens of ironclad chariots, and they didn't have time to turn their horses' heads.

The cavalry of the new generation had a bloody confrontation with the cavalry of the old era, like a chariot playing with an amusement park bumper car, and the cavalry of the Qing army was knocked down with men and horses, and the armored vehicles weighing several tons ran over the men and horses, but the screams of the people and the screams of the horses were completely suppressed by the fire of the machine guns and heavy machine guns on the roof of the car.

That is, a face-to-face kung fu, the three thousand Qing army was like Tang Woxue, and it immediately collapsed. There was an artillery bombardment first, and then an armored assault, and they themselves had accumulated a great fear of the Tang army, and at this moment they completely broke out, and they did not dare to continue to rush forward at all, and directly scattered and fled.

The Tigers' chariots were resolute in their rampage in the Qing army, which had not yet fully dispersed, reaping more lives. On the other side, the cavalry of the Qing army on the right wing led by He Longwu rushed over, but the wing was defeated within a few minutes, so He Longwu shouted that the army should be the first priority, and hurriedly turned the right wing cavalry around, trying to converge with the Fukangan Department of the Chinese army.

Fukangan did not expect that the three thousand cavalry would be defeated in the blink of an eye, and the right army would flee without a fight, but he had bought enough time for the artillery team to fully deploy, and twenty cannons were lined up, waiting for the ironclad chariots to come and destroy them in one fell swoop.