The 2,800 light cavalry immediately dispersed, forming a formation of the same width facing the width of the enemy. Then they grabbed their riding bows and threw them towards the sky at a 45-degree angle.
Zhang Geda cursed angrily and immediately raised the small 30-centimeter buckler on his left arm to block his eyes. These Tatars always do this, relying on their good archery skills to always start one hundred and fifty meters in advance.
Projectile, by the time the two sides exchanged blows, four rounds of projectiles had already been fired.
If it were an ordinary Ming army soldier, a quarter of his troops would fall in these four rounds.
But this time, these people are all veterans of Yang Fan's retainers. They have experienced hundreds of battles in the past two years and have crawled out of the dead in various Shura battlefields. They have experienced cruel training ten times more than ordinary soldiers. Take
With three times the salary, he enjoys various benefits that benefit his family.
They drink milk, eat beef, and have vegetables available all year round. They are equipped with the most advanced equipment in the world.
An elite division built with countless lives and money. They are not afraid of death, have superb skills, and are extremely loyal to their masters. When he defeated the Zhenglan Banner of Jiannu, how could he defeat these Alxa light cavalry in front of him?
Keep it in mind.
A dense rain of arrows fell from the sky and fell on the servants.
They didn't care. They had experienced this situation too many times. The anti-stab uniforms would block these arrows, and the flaps would block and offset the blows from heavy weapons. The beak helmets would also protect their heads. They were those of horses.
The horse jacket is also made of stab-proof fabric.
Yang Fan was riding on his unusually tall maroon war horse. He just lowered his head slightly and staggered the viewing slit of his beak helmet to prevent him from being missed due to character issues and being shot at the viewing slit.
In fact, even if it hits the observation slit, it will get stuck and will not penetrate. However, everyone knows that the Mongolian arrows are not made of iron. If they were made of iron, they would naturally get stuck. But they are too short of iron.
.Their arrowheads are made of stone and bone.
If these things happen to hit the observation slit of the helmet, they will instantly shatter and the residue will hit the eyes. Yang Fan strictly forbids the soldiers not to take measures, relying on the strength of the helmet and not caring about the loss of defense. Naturally, he himself has to set an example.
Yang Fan just lowered his head, and dense arrows hit him like raindrops. Even with the best protective measures, the shock was still painful.
Yang Fan couldn't help but curse. These thrown bows and arrows were very annoying.
The distance between the two sides quickly closed, and the ferocious faces of the Mongols were clearly visible.
After the baptism of four rounds of bows and arrows, rows of wall riders finally reached a distance of fifty meters.
At this time, Yang Fan no longer needed to give orders. Every soldier on the wall, according to the drill, directly pulled out a loaded short-barreled flintlock carbine and fired at the Alxa people on the opposite side.
The servants who were in pain from being shot by arrows along the way just now are filled with anger. Dog Tatars, this time it is your turn to show off your power. Let you use your bows and arrows to bully us.
Bang bang bang! Waves of smoke filled the air.
In each row of horseback riding on the wall, eleven cavalrymen shoulder to shoulder fired collectively. Eleven lead bullets flew out from the smoldering muzzles and went straight to the Alxa Qingqi on the opposite side.
The people on the other side did not expect that everyone on the other side actually had firearms. Suddenly, they fell off their horses like leaves blown by the autumn wind.
After emptying a lance, the servants put their guns back into their holsters, pulled out another lance, and fired again. Another burst of smoke filled the air. At this time, the two sides had reached a distance of thirty meters. This distance was accurate.
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Another piece of Alxa Qingqi fell off its horse. After two rounds of shooting, more than 800 Alxa people were killed or wounded. Only less than 2,000 people were left.
Then the cavalry from both sides collided.
The Alxa people were beaten by two rounds of flintlock guns and were stunned. It was only then that they realized that they had entered the stage of hand-to-hand combat. They were angry with extreme fear. They clenched their scimitars and howled and slashed at them.
At this time, they discovered the difference between these cavalry and all the enemies they had encountered before. These people were all side by side, in an extremely tight formation. But they were in a loose formation one or two meters apart.
They were surprised to find that they had to face two or even three or four enemies alone. When three or four Miao knives came at them, they couldn't resist them at all.
Yang Fan's servant regiment is equipped with Arabian horses. The shoulder height of these horses is more than 40 centimeters higher than that of Mongolian horses. The servant regiment must use long swords such as Miao knives to reach the infantry. Fortunately, they have undergone rigorous training and have strong physical strength.
They are all very powerful, and it is easy to use the Miao Dao right away.
They used a condescending slashing technique against their Mongolian horse enemies. The Miao knife was 1.67 meters long and could be used for both slashing and stabbing. Their stab-proof clothing was light and effective and did not affect body movements.
The Mongolian light cavalry in front of them were all chopped down as soon as they faced each other.
The Alxa Qingqi had no chance of surviving after hitting the wall. Their equipment and fighting skills were far behind.
Ulan Tabu Nang and his soldiers rushed through the gap in the wall. As soon as they rushed over, they immediately turned around and shot arrows. They shot these strange cavalry in grass-green clothes from behind.
After the first row rode on the wall and killed the enemy in front of them, they were shot with arrows in the back.
These bows and arrows failed to penetrate their stab-proof clothing, but there was a pain in their backs, which must have been bruised at this time.
"Ignore them and keep moving forward," the officer shouted.
The first row rode on the wall and continued to move forward, following Zhang Shize and rushing forward.
Wuyun Tabu Nang continued to advance after seeing the arrow in his back. The Ming army, which had not suffered much loss, took a breath of air. He didn't know what was going on and why his arrow couldn't penetrate the common people.
These Ming soldiers must have worn chainmail internally, he thought secretly.
However, he could not continue to think about the situation on the battlefield, because a new row of wall mounts in front was coming towards him. Their positions were staggered just opposite the gap in the front row of wall mounts.
Unsurprisingly, there was another round of musket shooting. The only difference was that this time the servants used not carbines, but double-barreled flintlock muskets. Because the distance now was too close, there was no need to use longer-range guns.
carbine.
This time the firepower was more intense, and the interval was shorter. Two flintlock rifle guns in both hands, four bullets, were fired in less than six seconds.
The Mongols fell off their horses one after another. This time, after being killed by riding on the wall, there were only more than 1,300 cavalry left, and seven or eight hundred of them were shot down. The remaining 600 people, led by Wuyun Tabu Nang, faced each other and rode on the wall.
