Dozens of soldiers wearing Liao army helmets were flying forward with three-eyed cannons in their ribs, shouting loudly, and rushed straight into the military formation. At thirty or forty steps, the three-eyed cannons filled with loose powder were fired at a point in front of the formation.
Gunsmoke.
It is also like a silver bottle draining water, rushing towards the two wings with the attitude of hundreds of horses wrapping up thousands of people, crossing ten steps, turning the horse's head back to the main formation.
The former commander of the artillery post, Huang Shengxiao, had his helmet crooked with a musket. He threw his helmet to the ground in anger, and raised his arms and shouted while holding an infantry formation with spears five feet apart.
The infantry immediately stood up through the gap, and the three-row cannon team stepped forward through the gap. They raised their muskets to meet the projectiles and fired in turn. The sound of banging and banging continued, and the neighing of the war horses after being hit was endless.
Those Guan Ning cavalry who wanted to return to their own formation fell off their horses one after another.
Immediately, flags were waved at the two corners of the Lion Battalion formation, and the sound of horseshoes on the ground came from far to near. Arrows were shot through the smoke and stuck in front of the formation while running. The Liao soldiers holding spears were like evil ghosts in the smoke, and they were throwing thick arrows one after another.
The pole and spear were thrown.
Throwing a spear with great force, it flew into the formation in an instant, penetrated the khaki uniforms inlaid with iron plates, and pinned the infantry to the ground.
Then dozens of cavalrymen with swords and spears galloped out of the gunpowder smoke, and broke through more than twenty steps to reach the front of the formation. However, they failed to rush the formation, almost grazing the sides of the Lion Battalion's spears, passing by in a horizontal line, and eating a meal.
After a pause, only a dozen riders turned around and walked away.
Screaming in agony, the war horse struggled and fell to the ground.
The smoke was so thick that it covered the front of the formation.
Cao Wenzhao ended his tentative attack on Liu Chengzong's main formation.
He rode among the cavalry team and looked at the cavalry team on the flanks, which were still divided into five sentries fighting each other. After listening to the news brought back by his forward subordinates, he confirmed one thing.
The enemies in front of you not only look like government troops, but they are actually government troops.
He has never been afraid that there are more enemies than him. All the Liao soldiers under his command were born on the battlefield of the Japanese occupation. Even if they don't join the army, after the age of fifteen, they will earn one year for each year they live.
They all dare to fight to the death.
Since entering Shanxi, there have been many thieves who have organized thousands of people to fight against him.
But those formations were without exception, and they would all be hit by three-eyed muskets to make a gap in front of the formation, and then spears would be thrown through the smoke to deepen the gap, and finally the cavalry would break into the formation.
No infantryman can hold a spear and stand firm in front of the horsemen. If they rush, they will move, and if they move, dozens or hundreds of horsemen will drive straight in, rush into the formation, chop and kill indiscriminately, and thousands of people will have to evade and trample on each other.
Collapse.
This is the first time after entering the customs that an army can block their frontal attack without causing chaos, so I have time to wait for their second attack.
In contrast, those horse soldiers who were divided into five sentries had no intention of fighting to the death with his cavalry. They just slowly and repeatedly pulled the Guan Ning horse soldiers with the purpose of pulling them to the east of the river valley and away from the battlefield in order to achieve the purpose of dividing the troops.
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If you advance, you will run away; if you retreat, you will become sticky; if you slip, you will not hold back.
Cao Wenzhao can be regarded as a veteran who started at a young age. He joined the Liaodong Army as early as the Xiong Tingbi era. Relying on his military exploits in Liaodong's fierce battle against the Eastern invaders, he gained rich experience in front-line combat and was promoted to a guerrilla general.
So he quickly completed his assessment of the situation.
The enemy has a strength advantage both in the entire central army and in parts of the outer lines, so he is not in a hurry to attack, preferring to use his tactics before his outer cavalry is cannibalized and eliminated.
And when that cavalry was wiped out, it was the end of his life when he was attacked from both sides.
Therefore, time has been set. Delaying the cavalry before they are wiped out and attacking the enemy's center is the key to winning this battle.
However, because he had no experience in commanding a battle with a strong army, he became the deputy commander-in-chief within a few months during the Jisi Incident and was able to enter the pass and quell the rebellion.
Therefore, in terms of tactical choice, Cao Wenzhao still chose the tactic he was most familiar with, best at, and the simplest tactic - rushing.
"If you can't charge him on one side, surround him on three sides, dismount and shoot on foot, and the horsemen will all charge at once; if you can't charge him on three sides, gather the whole army and charge him on one side."
Soon, Guan Ning's army's second attack began.
It is still the old routine of a group of three-eyed musket cavalry taking the vanguard and then charging forward with spears.
Liu Chengzong, who stood on the back of the red flag and watched the battlefield, shook his head.
If Guan Ningjun only knew this, he didn't believe he would be defeated.
His strategy for this battle is to delay.
He didn't know what Guan Ning's army encountered along the way. He only knew that Guan Ning's army appeared here, which meant that he had won all the battles since entering the pass.
At this time, Yingzheng's morale was as high as a rainbow. He had not known the reality earlier, so he lined up and waited for them to test.
It seems that they are indeed very brave. If you fight them directly, your losses will not be small, so you must hold on to the offensive and let them be frustrated and shaken.
As the saying goes, once you make great progress, you will lose strength again and again, and finally you will be exhausted.
Wait until it is exhausted before launching a counterattack.
Liu Chengzong hated the thick smoke in front of the formation, stepping on the back of the red flag, looking at the enemy formation from a distance, separated by a forest of spears and spears.
The baggage team was pushing small carts, pushing the carts of soil from digging trenches into the formation, building up mountains of earth, and transporting wounded and dead soldiers in front of the formation to the second line of defense in small carts.
At the same time, Zhong Hu's soldiers were integrated into the front line to supplement casualties.
Without the earth mountain, Liu Chengzong could only stand on the back of the red flag and barely watch the battlefield.
In another fighting position not far away, Yang Yao's cavalry team, divided into five sentries, was fighting with hundreds of Guan Ning cavalry in a wide river valley.
Sure enough, more Guan Ning troops were in front of him. In addition to the hundreds of cavalry in the front, there were also hundreds of cavalry on both wings moving out of range, outflanking the flanks.
After the smoke, only a few dozen steps away, a war horse ran back. It seemed that a figure was taking advantage of the smoke to cover up and place light artillery in front of the formation.
"Want to bomb me?"
Liu Chengzong lowered his head and said to the soldiers: "Show the artillery sentry flag."
Cao Yaode, who was commanding the troops in front of the formation, reported that when he turned around, he saw Liu Chengzong of the Chinese army standing on horseback, raising his arms and pointing towards the smoke in front of the formation.
The long-term cooperation between them made them understand each other. Cao Yao thought about it for a while and immediately understood.
Let the flag wave.
The four lion cannons mixed in the formation adjusted their muzzles and burst into flames. There were several booms. Smoke spurted out from the gap between the shell horse and the barrel. White smoke spewed out from the front of the formation. The scattered iron pellets drove the smoke away.
Hundreds of holes, spraying blood mist among the crowd of people.
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Liu Chengzong looked at the cavalry that was outflanking the left and right flanks, and the corners of his mouth curled up into a silent smile.
If Li Bei, who is facing many conflicts and is under house arrest by his father, sees this scene, he will be very happy and laugh at him for being like this.
Liu Chengzong's eyes wandered among the cavalry in the formation, and finally settled on a person's face.
"Gao Yingdeng led 400 cavalry to attack the right wing."
Gao Yingdeng may be the most valuable talent of Zuo Shao under Liu Chengzong. He was born in the Qinwang Military Management Team of Ningsai Camp in Yansui Town and is the deputy commander of Zuo Shao.
I originally thought of buying horse bones with thousands of gold to win over King Qin's army, but I never expected that I would give Yang Yanchang 200 horses in exchange for this group of people.
He is a great talent. During the battle with He Huchen, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, Liu Chengzong did not stop him from charging on horseback.
Xi mentions the title of the first captured officer of the Lion Battalion, and he was captured by his own people.
Because of this incident, Gao Yingdeng was often ridiculed openly and secretly. When he heard Liu Chengzong ordered him to fight, the hair on his face started to stand up with excitement, and he immediately clasped his fists to accept the order.
Immediately, 400 cavalrymen filed out from the formation with the right wing open, facing the enemy troops and running towards them.
As for the left wing, Liu Chengzong is not worried. The original strategy of colliding with all sides has now only left two adjacent sides, and they can withstand it.
Despite this, he still said to the Han brothers: "Let the brothers be prepared. If any side cannot hold on, support them. The formation cannot move."
"My subordinates understand!"
The Han brothers no longer use beryllium arrows, their quivers are filled with armor-piercing arrows, and they are ready for battle with their soldiers.
The three-eyed gun fired outside the range of the right-wing artillery. The two sides had almost the same weapons and similar fighting methods.
The difference is that Guan Ning has more weapons and is heavier. Although Gao Ying's departure from the formation was a bit unexpected for them, they quickly completed the change of covering the light artillery, and then entered the close range after firing the three-eyed gun.
Engagement stage.
Gao Yingdeng's cavalry, on the other hand, is equipped with more bows and arrows, does not have enough damage from the arrows, and is more willing to fight.
Although they are all from the army of the Ming Dynasty, facing different imaginary enemies gives them different characteristics. At this time, it is difficult for the Guan Ning Army to use its strengths - their horses are not good enough.
However, in the direction that Gao Yingden was good at, he had a great advantage due to the artillery on the side of the military formation. Although the arrows did not do enough damage to heavy armor, they could be fired continuously. If they did not hurt people, they could hurt horses.
If you are caught, run to the vicinity of the military formation. Guan Ning's cavalry soldiers who are alone will not dare to chase you. If you chase them, they will be looked at three times and fired with blunderbuss.
During the first confrontation between the two sides, Gao Yingdeng was defeated by the Three-Eyed Guns one after another. However, after the first salvo ended, many gunmen were more willing to join the melee than to circle around and reload, which resulted in the loss of firepower.
Not enough stamina.
In this way, Gao Yingdeng will not be left behind.
At the same time, the Guan Ning Army on the left wing had drawn up its battle formation. When a trumpet sounded from the front, both sides launched an attack on the Lion Camp army formation at the same time.
At this moment, Liu Chengzong saw several figures in the north and couldn't help but smile.
There were only twenty or thirty people on the other side of the river. They were Dai Daozi's Tang soldiers. He quietly crossed the Jing River with five horse soldiers, all carrying three-eyed blunderbuss for the trumpet cannon.
The five men touched the back of the left wing that was preparing to attack, galloped towards it, got close, fired five muskets, and ran away with their tails between their legs.
Several injured horses were running around in the formation, causing some trouble to the left wing.
After a while, they regrouped and collided with each other.
The edges of the military formation were filled with the shouts of officers one after another, and rows of three-eyed muskets and bird muskets were fired one after another, mixed with the roar of lion cannons.
The corpses of war horses and soldiers fell in a small circle outside the formation. From time to time, injured war horses struggled to get up, but before they could take two steps, they could only scream and fall to death.
The sound of trumpets resounded across the battlefield, and Guan Ning's troops on both wings were shrinking. The cavalry led by Gao Yingdeng slowly withdrew from the battle after chasing for a while.
Although when Gao Yingdeng rode his horse back to the main formation, he threw a captured Guan Ning soldier on the horse's back, as if he had won a battle.
But in fact, the two sides fought for only a moment, and Gao Yingdeng's heart was trembling. The group of people were shooting three-eyed blunderbuss and bird blunderbuss on horseback.
In fact, counting the enemy's horses being knocked down and injured, the cavalry on both sides could be considered a draw.
Gao Yingdeng came over on horseback and threw the captured prisoners to the ground. He tilted his head and looked at the iron arms that had lost a piece of his body. He was frightened: "These barbarians are holding blunderbuss and hitting their faces in three or five steps. They are really not afraid of death."
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Liu Chengzong climbed up the unrepaired earth mountain and looked towards the enemy formation. Even the cavalrymen who were entangled with Yang Yao returned to their formation.
He couldn't help but wonder, what was the enemy trying to do, to form an organization and escape?
He immediately rejected this speculation in his mind. Guan Ning's army's horses were not strong enough to support their long-distance escape and they would not be able to escape.
If it's not for running, then it's for attacking.
Liu Chengzong ordered his soldiers to pass the message, saying: "Tell the front line to prepare for defense. The enemy is about to launch a general attack."
After a while, the enemy's men screamed, and one cavalry team after another ran towards the front of the military formation. They became more aggressive, using three-eyed muskets and bird muskets to get within ten steps of the military formation and fire them, launching a strong attack on the front regardless of the cost. Then, at the edge of the smoke, some cavalrymen dismounted, twenty or thirty paces away, and fired with bows and arrows at the military formation, hitting only the auxiliary soldiers holding spears on the outermost side.
For a time, the casualties on both sides increased sharply. Guan Ning's soldiers drew their bows and shot down an auxiliary soldier. Then they were knocked down by the soldiers behind the auxiliary soldiers with strong bows. They may even be directly killed by the musketeers.
Even though the auxiliary soldiers saw the robes falling one after another beside them, they still did not dare to run away, and lowered their bodies to defend themselves with spears.
Some of the auxiliary soldiers are border troops from Ningxia and Guyuan, and some of the auxiliary soldiers were once subordinates of the Sky Monkey. Those people still cannot wear armor for a long time, but their discipline is even stronger than that of the border troops.
In fact, their sources of strength are more similar to those of Guan Ning's army. They have both experienced how unorganized and incompetent rabble-rousers can be chopped down like grass by the enemy.
I also experienced how to use discipline and organization to fight against strong opponents and win.
They know what the military formation means. In the military formation, people will die, and those with bad luck will die; but when the military formation is lost, only those with good luck can survive.
They stood firmly on the edge of the military formation with long spears, waiting for a large number of cavalry armed with swords and spears to rush out of the smoke. As long as they held on one more time, the enemy's attack would be over.
The Lion Battalion is accustomed to Guan Ningjun’s three-point ax.
But this time, Guan Ningbing, who broke through the smoke, really dared to hit him.
The smoke gradually dissipated, and the war horses were neighing uncontrollably. The cavalry with swords and guns formed a crescent shape, driving hundreds of war horses with swords and guns. They looked at the incoming lead cannons as if they were nothing, and rushed towards the main line of the Lion Camp with shouts and stamps.
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The war horses came like a huge tide, overwhelming the sea. In the field of vision of the front line combat auxiliary soldiers, it seemed as if the heaven and earth were shaking.
Cao Yao and Gao Xian both shouted with wide-eyed fear, and the eight lion cannons opened fire in unison. Yang Yao on the other side of the battlefield also looked like crazy, leading his cavalry to attack the enemy's front and back.
But no one paid attention to him.
The war horses broke the long poles and were immediately killed. More war horses rushed over the corpses and rushed into the front line. The muskets were held upside down and the musket wheels were smashed, or they simply drew out their knives and killed the horses personally.
After the stampeding horses, one cavalry team after another charged towards the gap in the military formation. Cao Wenzhao, the deputy commander-in-chief of Yansui Town West Road, was at the front, followed by his nephew and other generals, and then followed by
Ordinary horse soldiers.
Liu Chengzong turned his head on the mountain, raised his arms from behind to forward, ordered the sergeants in the rear formation to press forward, jumped down from the mountain and drew his sword to suppress the formation. Everyone's face looked crazy.