readx; Rain of arrows!

When the vanguard of the Ming army and the Later Jin army were about 100 paces apart, both sides fired their bows and arrows at the same time. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

For the Jurchens and Mongols, archery on horseback was almost innate. The biggest reason why the Later Jin army was able to defeat the Ming army in field battles was that their riding skills and archery skills were very exquisite. If you are skilled in riding, you can move flexibly around the battlefield to avoid being targeted by the enemy, and at the same time choose the most advantageous shooting position in the shortest possible time; Superb archery skills are prominently reflected in shooting fast, accurate and fierce.

An excellent Jurchen cavalryman, if he is fast, can shoot two arrows in a row like a full moon between the lightning and flint of the two horses; If it is accurate, it can accurately shoot the enemy's parts that are not protected by armor within a range of twenty or thirty paces, and even nail them to the eyes of people or war horses; If they are ruthless, they can shoot through leather armor, and even fat and strong war horses, sharp arrows can pass through their bodies!

At a distance of about 100 paces, the Houjin army will use the method of projectile to form an overwhelming rain of arrows, completely covering the enemy and making the opponent unable to defend himself.

At this time, thousands of arrows pierced through the air on the battlefield, and of course, those flying towards the Ming army were obviously several times more than those flying towards the Houjin army. On the one hand, this is because the Later Jin army has more troops, and on the other hand, they can shoot continuously, the Ming army shoots one arrow, and the Jurchens often have already shot two or three.

In an instant, the first round of arrows had streaked across the night sky, crushing with the sound of death. The cavalry on both wings of the Ming army rushed to the front, and when they landed, they fell to the ground with arrows, and the unprotected war horses also fell to the ground with arrows neighing, causing confusion in the formation of the Ming army.

However, the arrows shot by the Ming army fell several feet in front of the Jurchen cavalry because of their lack of strength, and almost did not cause any casualties to the Later Jin army.

Immediately after that, the second and third rounds of arrows of the Jin army were shot again. When the two sides use cavalry to form a hedge, they are completely attacking each other with strong kinetic energy, so they must not slow down or dodge, which will cause chaos in their own formation. Therefore, the cavalry on both wings of the Ming army could only rush forward without hesitation in the rain of arrows, and they didn't even have time to dial the arrows. As for whether or not he was hit by an arrow, it was a matter of fate.

In an instant, the casualties on both wings of the Ming army have reached nearly 1,000 people, especially the left wing of Zu Dashou, and nearly 700 cavalry have fallen forever on the hard and vast land of Liaodong. He Kegang's right-wing situation is slightly better, because He Kegang himself is a first-class marksman, and the pro-army under his command also has the ability to penetrate Yang in a hundred steps. Therefore, the right wing was not completely suppressed by the Jurchens' rain of arrows, and it also caused certain casualties to the other side.

However, these three rounds of arrow rain were only the prelude to the battle, and the two sides had already hedged to within forty or fifty paces of each other in an instant. At this time, it was impossible to shoot with projectiles, and both armies opened their bows and arrows to shoot straight ahead. This was the last round of dense arrow rain, and it was also the most powerful and lethal wave, and at this distance, the Jurchens' advantage in archery was narrowed, and people on both sides were constantly being hit by arrows and falling from their horses. After this round of arrows, the cavalry on both sides put away their bows and arrows and switched to melee weapons, ready for the most tragic melee!

However, to the surprise of the Mongol Eight Banner cavalry at the front of the middle lane, the opponent directly opposite them did not fire a single arrow from beginning to end. Not only did they not release arrows, but they also did not shoot arrows, and they simply charged in the rain of arrows. However, unlike the two wings of the Ming army, almost no one in this army fell off their horses!

When they reached only thirty paces left, the Mongol cavalry finally saw clearly: their opponents were all heavy cavalry! Everyone, even men and horses, was covered with thick armor, revealing only black holes, no wonder arrows could not hurt.

The distance of thirty steps is a short moment for the hedging war horse. Just when the Mongolian cavalry had just put away their bows and arrows and raised their sabers, the iron cavalry of the Ming army was already like an iron wall, rushing over the mountains and seas. At the moment of encountering the enemy, they either picked up a long-handled hammer or brandished a mace that was nearly a foot long, and let out a lion-like roar from their chests, smashing down with both arms, swinging diagonally, and then sweeping!

This is the "three ways to receive the enemy" that the Guanning Iron Cavalry trains hard every day!

Unlike broadswords and spears, which hurt people with their sharpness, the weapons of the Guanning Iron Cavalry were all blunt weapons such as hammers and maces, in order to maximize the impact of the heavy cavalry. The first form of the three types of this enemy is very simple, which is the so-called "force splitting Huashan". It is not simple, but it is very practical, because the hammer and mace have long poles, which are much longer than the one-handed sabers commonly used by the cavalry of the Eight Banners. At this moment, the enemy's saber could not attack the Ming army because of the insufficient distance, so he could only block with his weapon or slightly turn his horse to avoid it.

And all enemies who tried to block the hammer or mace with their saber were invariably met head-on. Originally, the strength of the two sides to hedge was already extraordinary, and the Guanning Iron Cavalry was a heavy weapon wielding both hands, how could a one-handed saber be blocked? Not to mention sealing it out, most of the enemy's sabers were directly taken off, and then they were smashed on the head with a hammer or mace, and their brains burst and fell off their horses.

And the more intelligent Mongol cavalry, seeing the ferocity of the opponent, hurriedly staggered the horse's head, trying to stab the second horse with a saber when the second horse was staggered. But after the Ming army smashed it with one move, he picked it up diagonally, and the second style was quickly shot. The direction of the swing is exactly where the enemy must advance, so many enemies seem to hit the hammer or mace directly, and they are flying out of their horses with a miserable howl.

At this time, the two sides have inserted each other into each other's formations, and a tragic melee is about to form. Whether it was the Ming army or the Later Jin army, the front, left, and right sides were all enemies, and only the rear was their own cavalry. At this time, the third type of "sweep" of the Guanning Iron Cavalry exerted great power, because in this situation, whether it is a stab or a split, the killing range is very limited, and only the sweep can kill the enemy in the largest area and protect himself.

Don't look at the three tricks of Guan Ning Iron Cavalry, which are very simple, and there are no follow-up changes, but Li Chengliang and Li Rusong summed it up from decades of combat careers, and finally carried it forward in Li Chongyao's generation. Because he is wearing heavy armor, he can't use complex and subtle tricks, these three styles are simple and practical, easy to master, but they have become the killing skills of Guanning Iron Cavalry!

After the three forms, the Guanning Iron Cavalry and the Mongolian Eight Banners have been mixed together. At this time, Aobai, who had been hiding behind the Mongolian Eight Banners Array, saw that the opportunity could not be missed, and shouted: "Rush! ”

At the sound of an order, hundreds of the most elite Jurchen white-armored soldiers quickly bypassed the place where the Guanning Iron Cavalry and the Mongolian Eight Banners were fighting, and forcibly inserted themselves into the gap between the Ming army's forward and the Chinese army. Ao Bai saw the Huangluo umbrella cover not far in front of him at a glance, and roared excitedly like a wolf: "You are the strongest warriors in Manchuria, go and tear them apart and take down the Huangluo umbrella cover!" ”