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The sound of horses' hooves has been heard for a long time, but the figures of the reinforcements have never appeared. There is no way, the Ming army that came to reinforce must carefully explore and advance. The Tatar cavalry was very cunning, and their best skill was to besiege a certain stronghold, and then ambush the Ming army that came out to reinforce other strongholds halfway. Once the Ming army left the stronghold and met the Tatar cavalry halfway, the fate was conceivable.

On the flat field, it is definitely the best place for the Tatar cavalry to mount and shoot might. The Ming army had little good way to deal with the Tatar cavalry, but to use musket volleys. And the firing range of the musket, that is, about fifty meters, and the accuracy was low, and it could not pose a fatal injury to the Tatar cavalry moving at high speed. Unless the Tatar cavalry was small in number and could not attack from multiple directions, the losses of the Ming army would have been very heavy.

Because they had suffered too many losses from the Tatar cavalry before, the Ming army in Ningxia Town was afraid. As long as the number of Tatar cavalry exceeds fifty, reinforcements from Pingyu City will definitely not appear. If the number of Tatar cavalry exceeded a hundred, even reinforcements from the commander of the guard would not appear. Unless Li Guozhen, the chief military officer of Ningxia Town, personally sent troops, it would be impossible for other Ming troops to come to reinforce, and they could only watch the Tatar cavalry rage.

Sensing that the reinforcements were cautious, as if they were facing a great enemy, Xu Xingxia frowned quietly. It seems that the Ming army in Ningxia Town was indeed frightened by the Tatar cavalry. After thinking about it, Xu Xingxia turned his head to Chen Hai and said, "Mr. Chen, send someone to contact him." The Tartars have all been killed, when will they arrive? ”

Chen Hai reacted at this time, and hurriedly said, "Okay! ”

Turning his head to Zhang Quanfu, he said, "Old Zhang, you go and pick them up." ”

Zhang Quanfu agreed, turned over his horse in high spirits, and galloped in the direction of Weizhenbao. Now he has two Tartar heads in his hands, and it is when the spring breeze is proud. Soon, his figure disappeared at the end of the field. After a while, the reinforcements of the Ming army of the brigade finally appeared.

The first to arrive were hundreds of Ming cavalry. Bright helmets, armor, arm bindings, sashes, waist knives, bows and arrows...... This is the standard equipment of the Ming cavalry. Unlike the well-known Guanning Iron Cavalry in later generations, most of the Ming cavalry were not equipped with long weapons. Weapons such as spears, spears, and knives were only equipped by a small number of Ming cavalry.

Obviously, such cavalry equipment, when confronting the Tatar cavalry, was at a disadvantage. Most of the cavalry of the Ming army were inferior to the Tatar cavalry in terms of riding and archery. In the medium and long distance engagement, he lost first. And in close confrontations on horseback, waist knives can't take advantage. In this era, there was no special saber.

Behind the cavalry, there was a dense crowd of infantry. Most of the Ming infantry only had a shabby red felt hat and a shabby green straight uniform, and most of them were barefoot. A small number of foot archers are wearing black felt hats, a set of green clothes and dresses, and they are basically barefoot. The Ming army was equipped with boots, shoes and socks, but unfortunately they were all floated.

The best-equipped infantry should be the flag officer, with a bright helmet, waist-length armor of green cotton cloth, a battle skirt, a token and a command flag, which also looks similar. Unfortunately, their number is too small. The trumpeter's equipment is also good, with red felt hats, red coats, green clothes, shoes and socks, and small copper horns. Again, they don't have a lot of them.

The equipment is relatively good, and there are generals of various levels, such as small flags, general flags, Zhenfu, Baihu and the like, which are generally equipped with bright helmets, waist-length armor, cotton clothes and battle skirts, python pattern dragging, etc., which are quite eye-catching in the crowd. As generals, they all have their own war horses and cannot be included in the infantry category.

The total number of reinforcements was more than six or seven hundred. Every time the Ming army goes to war, it is almost like this, relying on a large number of people to win. Their purpose was not to destroy the invading Tatar cavalry, but to find a way to force them away. That's right, it can only be forced away temporarily. If you want to destroy the Tatar cavalry, you can't do it!

Knowing that the Tatar cavalry had been killed, officers of all ranks in the reinforcements rode forward and appeared at the front of the line. The first thing Xu Xingxia saw was a hundred households in the town of Weizhenbao, called Wang Shoulu. This Wang Shoulu is in Weizhen Fort, and he can be regarded as a relatively authoritative person. Originally, there were two other hundred households in Weizhenbao, but because they were worried that Weizhenbao was not safe, they all moved to Pingyu City.

In addition to Wang Shoulu, there are also deputy Qianhu Zhang Qiuqing and Qianhu Peng Feng. Basically, the people who can fight in the peace and guard the thousand households have all appeared here. There are 1,120 officers and soldiers in a thousand households, and Peng Feng can now pull out hundreds of people, which is relatively substantial. Of course, this is also related to the large increase in the population of the Peaceful Thousand Households.

Under normal circumstances, they are all people from Weizhen Fort, and after learning the news, they immediately gather the team, and then wait for reinforcements from the Qianhu side. Only if the reinforcements from the direction of Qianhu are dispatched, the reinforcements from Weizhen Fort will follow. The reinforcements of Fort Weizhen will never be dispatched alone. Therefore, most of the officers appeared in a concentrated manner.

Xu Xingxia's eyes were very sharp, and in the dense crowd, he actually saw Liu Guangliang's figure. He couldn't help but be a little stunned, he couldn't imagine that his uncle was actually arrested and filled. After a second look, I found that the big Tsubaki and the small Tsubaki were actually in the team.

Subconsciously, Xu Xingxia shook his head quietly. What kind of battle is such a team fighting? If you really encounter the Tatar cavalry, you can't even escape. What is it to pull all those who can't fight to the battlefield in the first place?

Liu Guangliang was originally a craftsman, and Da Chun and Xiao Chun were also hereditary craftsmen, and it stands to reason that their main duty was to manufacture all kinds of weapons and equipment, and they would not participate in battles. The trio themselves don't have any combat skills. In Xu Xingxia's understanding, the three of them have absolutely not received any combat training. Don't say that when you encounter a murderous Tatar cavalry, you just encounter an ordinary Ming army, and all three of them are slaughtered!

In Liu Guangliang's hand, he held an ancient arquebus, and the long arquebus drooped down and kept swinging. It's really hard to say whether the arquebus in his hand can be fired or not. Liu Guangliang did not have a helmet and a full set of cotton armor (lined with iron armor) that the firecracker should be equipped with. On his body, there was only a set of old green cloth clothes.

In the hands of the big and small tsubak, they are carrying a waist knife. The three of them did not have any armor on their bodies. Seriously, with the equipment of their father and son, if they really encountered the Tatar cavalry, they would not even have a chance to make a move. The Tatar cavalry came by a random rain of arrows, and the three of them were about to be finished.

Looking at the other Ming soldiers, there are really a lot of people holding firearms. At first glance, I thought it was the arrival of the musketeers. Actually, it's all scary. It's like the fire guns in the horn pier, they are all set up, and it is impossible to fire at all. In fact, no one would dare to fiddle with those firearms, unless they wanted to commit suicide.

According to Xu Xingxia's cognition, the firearms of the Ming army cannot be said to be technically incompetent, mainly in terms of quality. The craftsman who makes the musket does not care about the quality of the musket at all, and if he completes the task roughly, it can be regarded as a mistake. No matter how advanced the equipment is, there is no quality guarantee, it is also scum! A musket that doesn't go off is not as practical as a spear.

In addition, the probability of exploding muskets and artillery is too high, which is also the fatal point of the Ming army's equipment. According to Qi Jiguang's statistics in the past, the probability of killing and injuring one's own people with the Ming army's firearms was much higher than that of killing and wounding the enemy. In other words, these firearms were not used to kill the enemy, but to kill the Ming army itself. Who wants to use firearms in such a situation?

Knowing that the Tatar cavalry had been killed, all the reinforcements were greatly relieved. What they feared most was that they would be ambushed by Tatar cavalry on the way. The Tatar cavalry was so powerful in their cavalry and fast in their movements that it was almost impossible for them to catch each other. In other words, it is only the part of being harassed by the other party.

Liu Guangliang secretly gave Xu Xingxia a thumbs up and expressed his admiration. Xu Xingxia smiled slightly, raised his right hand, and made an OK gesture, indicating that he had seen the three of them, father and son. Immediately saw Liu Guangliang's blank face. Xu Xingxia woke up to the fact that Liu Guangliang didn't understand the meaning of the OK posture. So, he smiled and nodded.

Peng Feng, Zhang Qiuqing and others patted their horses out and galloped in the direction of Niujiaodun. They had seen the corpses of the Tatar cavalry on the ground from a distance. Obviously, this is definitely not a lie about the exploits of the war, and it is true that some Tatar cavalry were killed. This made both of them very happy in their hearts. Until they see the corpses of the Tatar cavalry with their own eyes, they will not easily believe the battle report. Lying about war exploits is indeed too common in the ranks of the Ming army. They themselves are masters of lying about their exploits, how can they not know what is greasy in them?

Chen Hai hurriedly went up to report the situation. Thinking that he had the heads of three Tartars in his hands, Chen Hai's report was naturally high-spirited and enviable. He exaggerated the ferocity and bravery of the Tatar cavalry several times over, so that the battle exploits of the Ox Horn Dun soldiers and the killing of twenty-three Tartars were unprecedented.

"Twenty-three Tartars, all killed by you? None of them left? Including the centurion of the Tartar? Peng Feng interrupted Chen Hai's report in disbelief. His voice was very loud, and many people around him could hear it clearly. For a while, everyone's faces looked very weird. There was silence.

Being able to kill Tatar cavalry, is already quite remarkable. I really didn't expect that the Niujiaodun soldiers actually killed all the Tatar cavalry going south, and none of them ran away! The Tatar cavalry was supposed to come and go like the wind, and it was not easy to stop them? What kind of ability did these soldiers of Niujiaodun have that the Tatar cavalry couldn't even escape? It's just incredible.

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