Chapter 597: Encircling and Suppressing the Tartar Iron Cavalry

Under the unified order, the 3,000 archers immediately turned their arrows and fired a salvo at the Tartar archer camp (the archers generally gathered in one camp to shoot together, because the bow and arrow aim was not as high as the gun, and the salvo could be used to exert the maximum power, which is the same reason that the early Westerners had to gather together to fire when they used front-loading muskets). Three thousand sharp arrows roared out, densely packed with goosebumps when they saw it, and when they fell, they could clearly hear the sound of arrows breaking through the air, and because they used a strong bow of more than 120 catties, once they were shot, they would inevitably penetrate the armor and enter the body! Only this round of volleys, the Tartar archers suffered four or five hundred casualties!

However, the archers on both sides did not wreak havoc for too long, because the two sides immediately engaged in short-handed battles, and the archers were no longer useful.

The Ming archers left 1,000 and occupied favorable terrain and waited for an opportunity to sneak attack the place where the Tartar soldiers were relatively concentrated. The other two thousand directly put down their bows and arrows, took out their hand-armed weapons, and joined the battlefield.

Just as the two sides were fighting along both sides of the official road, about 2,000 Tatar cavalry broke through the human wall, circled behind the officers and soldiers, brandished their sabers and began to wreak havoc. As the strongest cavalry in Asia at that time, they were extremely high in both tactics and personal qualities, and they galloped on horseback among the allied soldiers, and their sabers continued to cut through the cold light. The coalition soldiers had to deal with the Tartar soldiers in front of them on the one hand, and on the other hand, they had to guard against the Tartar cavalry scurrying around behind them, and they were extremely passive for a while, and many soldiers were cut off their heads by the Tartar horsemen.

Qin Shuhuai saw this scene not far away, and couldn't help but shout, "Where is Zhang Xiao, where did his horsemen die?"

After arriving here, Qin Shuhuai asked Zhang Xiao, who was relatively familiar with horse warfare, to lead the horsemen, and did not explain how he did it, because he thought that he was not qualified to point fingers in front of him when it came to how to use horsemen, so he didn't know where the horsemen went.

The Ming army brought 5,000 cavalry this time, all of which were composed of martial arts people who were good at equestrianism and cavalry specially trained by the Jianghe Gang. However, Qin Shuhuai hadn't seen a single cavalry until now, so he was very angry.

Watching the enemy horsemen wreak havoc and his own horsemen nowhere to be found, can he not be dishonored?

Qiu Dali, who was beside him, hurriedly said, "Zhang Xiao and Li Jingting each brought two thousand five hundred cavalry, saying that they were killed from both ends of the ambush area!"

Qin Shuhuai stood up and looked into the distance, but he couldn't see anything in the dark. It is no wonder that there are 15,000 Tartar soldiers, the team stretches for five or six miles, and the ambush area is also five or six miles long, so Qin Shuhuai naturally can't see the situation at both ends.

However, Zhang Xiao and Li Jingting's decision was not wrong, the infantry rushed to both sides, the cavalry rushed to both ends, and after rushing into the hinterland of the enemy, they could wreak havoc, and this tactic must not be picked.

But in this case, these two thousand Tartar cavalry will have to be solved by infantry. And to ask the infantry to deal with two thousand cavalry, the price will not be small.

Qin Shuhuai originally wanted to put a stop to the "crooked spirit" of the Jianghe Gang and even the generals of the coalition army who like to charge into battle in person, so he chose to sit in the rear, but after seeing this group of cavalry, he couldn't help but itch his hands again!

Thinking of this, he said to He Kegang beside him, "General He, you are here to sit in town, and I will come when I go." ”

He Kegang knew that Qin Shuhuai's divine skills were world-famous, so he was not worried about his safety, but just advised, "Master Hou be careful." ”

Qiu Dali immediately said, "I'll go with you!"

Qiu Dali's skills have also risen sharply since he learned the Yijin Sutra and Jiuyang Divine Skill, and now he is the sixth rank of Xiaocheng Realm, and he has been holding back his strength to kill the enemy.

Qin Shuhuai nodded, "Then Master be careful." ”

Then he pulled out the Heavenly Sword and shouted at the reserve team behind him, "Jianghe Gang Law Enforcement Hall and Dharma Protector Hall, come with me!"

These two halls were slightly damaged in the previous battle, but the main force was intact, and there were more than 2,300 people combined. As soon as everyone heard Qin Shuhuai's order, they immediately pulled out their blades and shouted in unison, "Kill!"

Rushed away with Qin Shuhuai.

Zhiren, Wang Datong, Chang Wuji and others, who were originally standing on the sidelines watching the battle, also chose to follow - in a general battle, Qin Shuhuai would not take the initiative to let them go, after all, they were all famous seniors in the martial arts, and Qin Shuhuai did not dare to really use them as small soldiers. This kind of battle is not up to them.

The Jianghe Gang's Law Enforcement Hall and Dharma Protector Hall also have cavalry, adding up to about five hundred. The rest were shieldmen, crossbowmen, and swordsmen, all of whom were trained to fight against cavalry.

More than 2,300 people, under the leadership of Qin Shuhuai, went straight to the 2,000 cavalry of the Tartars.

At this time, Meng Wei had also organized 3,000 men to deal with the 2,000 cavalry. Of these 3,000 people, four or five hundred people use spears—most of these people come from sects that are good at spears, such as the Iron Spear Gate in Jiangnan and so on. Spears against horsemen, that's perfectly suitable.

After a period of raging charges, the horse's physical fitness has been greatly reduced, and they have reduced the frequency of their charges, turning to small-scale movement warfare.

Qin Shuhuai led more than 500 Jianghe Gang cavalry, like a sharp blade, into the formation of the Tartar cavalry, cutting them into two sections. Then, the Jianghe Gang cavalry divided into two groups and killed them on both sides. At the same time, the river shield guards were in front, responsible for protecting the crossbowmen's strafing and giving the swordsmen a place to hide after attacking. These shield soldiers are all strong and well-cultivated, and even if the heavy cavalry rushes over, they can withstand it with a large shield in a one-on-one situation!

Obviously, these Jianghe gang members have undergone strict training in fighting cavalry, and they are both defensive and offensive, and they are extremely disciplined.

Originally, the 3,000 soldiers of the Wulin Coalition Army fought in a disorderly and chaotic manner against the 2,000 Tartar cavalry, but with the addition of more than 2,000 people from the Jianghe Gang, they immediately stabilized their position and restored order.

So, it's time for them to perform!

The allied soldiers first surrounded the Tartar cavalry in two separate groups, and then carried out an encirclement.

The infantry of the coalition army, which was good at light skills, jumped up one after another to cut down the Tartar cavalry. For a time, the battlefield was full of figures jumping up and falling to the ground, like countless light swallows, one after another, spectacular.

The coalition infantry, which was less light, directly cut off the horse's legs, stabbed the horse's body, and after putting the war horse down, they swarmed up and cut the fallen Tartar cavalry into meat sauce.

As for the allied infantry with pikes, they fought even more happily. These people have been practicing spears since childhood, and the silver spears in everyone's hands are cold and shining, full of tricks, what "overlord gun", "Zilong thirteen style", "Tiangang Blazing Sun gun", but all the famous marksmanship on the rivers and lakes can be seen here, four or five hundred silver guns, each of which is dancing tiger and tiger, which is dazzling. As the saying goes, there will be passion when there is comparison, everyone is practicing spears, and on weekdays, the rivers and lakes are always stronger than which sect's spears, and there is an intuitive comparison at this time, no one wants to lose the face of their own division, and they have taken out the kung fu at the bottom of the box!

Needless to say, Zhiren, Wang Datong, Chang Wuji and other masters clash back and forth under the moon, and there will be blood flashes everywhere they pass. Qiu Dali was even more desperate, this was his first time in battle, he was red-eyed from the beginning, and desperately killed the most dense place of the Tartar cavalry. Everyone on the rivers and lakes knows that he is the master of the martial arts alliance, if he doesn't kill ruthlessly at this time, won't he be laughed at?

As for Qin Shuhuai, as usual, with a sword that leaned on the sky, he set off a roaring sword qi in the sky, and quickly harvested people's heads. The sword qi passed, let alone a person, even the war horse was split in half with a sword!

The Tartar horsemen suddenly flipped on their backs, and one by one they fell from their horses like dumplings, and were quickly half dealt with.

The cavalry, known as the most elite cavalry in Asia, was suddenly beaten to pieces by the martial arts coalition army, a group of rabble, who were once regarded as empty and did not know how to fight.