Chapter 582: Cavalry with an Iron Wall
After five consecutive rounds of fire from the line cavalry of the Volunteer Battalion, the corpses were piled up in the center of the enemy's cavalry formation within a range of more than 1,000 paces, and the central camp became thinner and thinner. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Twenty paces away, the enemy cavalry was the first to encounter the baptism of bullets, and the remaining enemy cavalry, which was disheveled, lined up in a long column, brandished sharp sabers and crashed into the line formation. At this time, the enemy rider at the front realized that he was facing three senhan spears, and the bayonet did not hesitate at all, and stabbed him in the chest, and he choked before the war horses collided.
But this is the ferocity of the cavalry charge, although the knight is dead, the war horse still carries the corpse on his back, and with a strong inertia, it violently crashes into the iron wall of the line of cavalry.
There was a loud bang, and the enemy horseman at the cost of his life was knocked away by the man and the horse, which was the consequence of the front row of cavalry charging into the formation, and the knight and the horse that was knocked off the ground knocked down a large number of companions who were galloping behind him.
Although the forward momentum was blocked, the line formation was advancing with great strides, and the war horse did not need to sprint with strength, and could maintain enough physical strength to continue to move forward. Large swaths of the enemy collided in turn, and the nomadic cavalry on horseback was almost unsuspensefully flown away in the face of the bayonets at the front of two or three muskets, and the charge of the two armies continued almost one-sidedly.
No matter how much the Tumochuan cavalry roared and roared, they could not break through the iron wall of the line cavalry formation, and once the enemy's advance was blocked and began to beat their horses and maneuver to organize the next charge, the knights in the front row of the line immediately dispersed, replaced by their companions who were waiting dozens to hundreds of paces away.
Thousands of line cavalry armed with muskets with bayonets, lined up in dense arrays like hedgehogs, alternately forward, shooting from afar, stabbing at near, like a forest of spears, intertwined into a jungle of death, although the speed is not as fast as the enemy, but with an unstoppable momentum, crushing forward, no horse and no group of enemies can stop them for a moment.
There were also panicked enemy cavalry who took advantage of the chaos to rush into the passage reserved in the line formation, but what awaited them there were skilled and excellent marksmanship of the supplementary cavalry, and even if they could break through the passage to the rear, there were thousands of servants waiting for them with muskets.
And the cunning enemy rushed down from both sides of the line, intending to attack the flank in a roundabout way, but there were fierce horse-thief cavalry and Batu Baihu's men waiting for them.
The obedient Hangjin Banner, Etuoke and Chahan Buhua Divisions followed the places where the artillery bombarded them. The enemy position, which had been bombarded by the artillery of the Volunteer Battalion, was really full of holes and confusion, and there was no resistance in front of the three cavalry, according to this trend, it would not be long before the enemy's army was completely cut to pieces.
No matter how frantically the Tumochuan cavalry rushed, it was always difficult to do so, and the entire military formation of the coalition army was like a steel machine full of sharp blades, no matter how the 60,000 Tumochuan cavalry devoured them, they could not damage them in the slightest, but continued to consume their lives and confidence.
After two hours of charging and killing, the enemy formation became thinner and thinner, and there were fewer and fewer enemy cavalry who dared to charge head-on in the line of the Volunteer Battalion. Tumochuan Balbost Khan stood on the dirt mountain behind the green mound, and there was a chill in his heart, like a bloody remnant of the sun inlaid a layer of bright red on his tall body, but his face became more and more white.
In the morning, when the fleeing Ordos people told him how ferocious the Han guns were, Balbost directly scoffed! Who has never seen the bird guns? The Ming army used bird guns, and what other three-eyed guns and thunderbolts fought with Houjin for more than ten years, except for the one time in Ningyuan, when did they take advantage?
The stupid Ordos people were only made dumplings by the Ming army when they cowered in the earthen city, and I charged into battle with brave cavalry, what ability did the Ming army have to beat me? In the face of the galloping cavalry, the heavy artillery and the sluggish bird guns could not even touch the horse's tail!
As long as I defeat Ezhe's stupid men, the Ming army will not let me slaughter at will? At that time, the Hetao grassland will be mine!
But it has only been a short day, half a day to be exact, since the Ming artillery opened fire in the afternoon, the warriors of Tumochuan have completely fallen behind. The artillery of the Ming army was so accurate and could move at will, and those big and small cannons could hit so far? Well, it seems that those damn Ordos people are telling the truth!
But it doesn't matter! As long as the brave Tumochuan cavalry breaks through the line, captures those damn artillerymen, and snatches back those powerful artillery, in the future, my Tumochuan will have the most powerful firepower on the prairie!
Balbost almost burst out laughing at the appearance of the cavalry of the Volunteer Battalion, for he had never heard of cavalry charging in a dense formation like infantry, and no, is it also a charge to run so slowly? It is almost the same as a walk! It looks neat and brave, but what is the use of a cavalry without speed? This must have been made by a good-looking, tricky Han official! This kind of flashy cavalry formation will soon be killed by my warriors!
Under Balbost's expectant gaze, the line cavalry and the Tumochuan cavalry collided without any suspense after shooting arrows and shooting, but the result made it difficult for him to believe his eyes!
How could the slow cavalry formation of the Han people crash into my warriors? It must be too far away to see clearly! Balbost immediately sent his men to the front to inquire about the details, and after two quarters of an hour, his men ran back with a frightened face, all this turned out to be true!
In fact, he didn't need his subordinates to report that within two quarters of an hour, the group of Han cavalry with incomparably gorgeous armor, and the Tumochuan warriors who had collided with neat cavalry formations again and again kept retreating!
Neither the Jungar Division, the Urat Division, nor the Tumochuan Division were their opponents! How could this be? Balbost's nostrils were smoking, and he kept giving orders that he must kill the Han cavalry!
Two hours have passed, not only did the Han cavalry not retreat, but even the casualties were few, the thickness of the cavalry formation in front of it was getting weaker and weaker, and they were about to jump into the Dahei River when they retreated, and what was waiting for the 60,000 army at that time would be the tragic end of being divided and annihilated!
Can't wait any longer!
Balbost suddenly ordered: the most elite Khan Guards of the Tumo River Department immediately dispatched and detoured back to the rear of the Ming artillery, first destroying the artillery positions and crushing the cavalry from the rear!
Balbost's idea was good, but unfortunately, his elite had just circled thirty miles behind the artillery position and was discovered by the Volunteer Battalion!
The Big Dipper Seventh Son, Yin An and others led the 100-person sharpshooter team, wearing camouflage clothes, ambushed on the high ground on the edge of the battlefield, constantly observing the battle situation with binoculars, and when they encountered the enemy's masters, they immediately leaned up and killed them with rifled guns with a long range!
Chang Wei, who heard the news, smiled coldly: "Let Ma Lie give the order: Chahan Buhua Department moves to the southeast to block the enemy's elite, and I will support him with artillery!"
Although Ma Lie was the nominal commander of the coalition forces, since he knew Chang Wei's identity, especially after seeing the powerful gun coordination of the Volunteer Battalion, he took the initiative to hand over the command.
Soon, the fifty guns turned their muzzles and began to bombard backwards, and Chahan Buhua, who was accustomed to picking up cheap tactics behind the artillery, immediately led his troops to meet them.
The charge in front of the formation continued, but the result was the same. In the white-knuckle battle of the cavalry on both sides, there will always be a situation where one scimitar faces two or three bayonets at the same time, and the nomadic cavalry fights the discipline of the line cavalry unity with excellent riding skills and martial arts, and the result is always killed and defeated without suspense. And the line cavalry, even after dispersing the onslaught of the enemy cavalry, was still able to maintain a neat line and always fight in groups.
Naturally, they did not know that the line cavalry could move in unison under the constraints of strict discipline and keep their horses next to each other, shoulder to shoulder, like a fast-moving iron wall.
This iron wall always maintains its collective strength, using strong kinetic energy to crush the opponent at the same time, but also to avoid the chaotic battle after the formation is dispersed, so the overall combat effectiveness is far greater than that of the nomadic cavalry. Maintaining a dense queue in the running charge is an overall tactical behavior that is much more difficult than individual horseback martial arts, and it is the result of high-intensity training under the advanced military system.
It is true that the martial arts and horsemanship of the Han people are inferior to those of the nomads, but the discipline and execution of the Han people are ten thousand times greater than that of these free and loose nomads. Nearly half of the officers in the line formation were the cornerstone of the formation and the same order, which was even more incomparable to the wild and shoddy nomadic cavalry.
Half an hour later, the pressure in front of the line cavalry formation was light, and the soldiers looked up to see that dozens of steps away in front of them was a dark river.
The main general, Wu Ding, threw away the binoculars in his hand and suddenly ordered: "All the volunteer battalions advance, Batu and Ma Lie pay attention to protecting the flanks of our troops, and all of them build positions on the black bank of the big river! The artillery used flowering shells to extend the fire on the left and right flanks of the enemy, and the Etuoke and Hangjin banners followed up and cut along the artillery fire, crushing the enemy formation in one fell swoop!"
With the support of fifty artillery pieces, Chahan Buhua was very enjoyable to kill, and the elite of Tumochuan was like a weak lamb in front of his cavalry, and he was not vulnerable at all!
The heavy mace waved hard, and five or six Tumochuan cavalry were swept out with their horses, and in the bloody rain that raged in the sky, there was a cruel sound of broken bones, and the roar of Chahan Buhua Tiger was loud, and the earth was buzzing, and the majestic killing sound and the neighing of horses like thunder could not hide his roar, which showed how strong Chahanbuhua's strength was.
The bravery of the main general completely inspired the heroic will of his warriors, and the fierce killing tide spread, and 10,000 knights fought to the death in the rear of the army.
And their enemy, 10,000 Tumochuan warriors, is also worthy of the name of elite, under the extended coverage of artillery fire and the attack of Chahan Buhua, countless warriors fall off their horses every moment, but the task assigned by the Great Khan must be completed even if it is death!
Like a pack of crazy hungry wolves, they launched a suicidal assault on the enemy with a decisive will, vowing to open a gap and destroy the enemy's artillery!
The artillery fire suddenly became fierce, and a cannonball fell beside Chahan Buhua with the roar of death, if it weren't for his superhuman skill, he instantly abandoned his war horse and jumped onto the enemy's horse, he would have been killed by this cannon!
Rao is like this, the broken shrapnel still knocked his newly captured horse to the ground, and at the last moment, Chahan didn't spend a light effort to dodge the catastrophe, "Damn Han people, don't you know how to blow up accurately?"
"Damn Chahan Buhua, it's so cunning, Wang Zhuang will continue to beat me!" While Chahan Buhua was cursing, Chang Wei was also cursing with a telescope.
Now that the battle has been decided, even if Balbost's more than 10,000 elite cavalry rushes over, they will not be able to use the artillery, so it is time to clean up Chahan and spend nothing! As for the cavalry under his command? Chang Wei would like to fight more battles on the grassland, let these big lords fight to the end, and it is better to fight all the troops in their hands!
It's a pity that Chahan doesn't spend his time in the immortal realm, and he can always predict the danger in advance and dodge when the cannonballs fall, but the enemies around him have fallen into blood mold.
Seeing that the cannon couldn't help him, Chang Wei asked Yin An's sharpshooter squad to prepare, and he himself beckoned Tang Jinyi and Hu Wenqing to change their clothes and ride towards the battlefield. )