"The commander-in-chief has given orders, and the heroic cavalry battalions have gone out into battle! The commander-in-chief has given orders, and the heroic cavalry battalions have gone out into battle!"
The knight galloped, the flag was waving, and he was full of energy. Wherever he went, he attracted attention, but what attracted people's attention was not the knight himself, but what he shouted, "The heroic cavalry battalion is out!"
The Xiaoqi Camp was the most powerful army of the Qing Dynasty! It originated from the Alihachaoha Camp set up by Taizong. All its soldiers were in vests, making it the most powerful force in the Forbidden Army. [] Its vests were composed of twenty men selected from each banner by Manchu and Mongolian commanders.
Each Han Banner commander selected forty-two men. The three Manchu, Han and Mongolian banners had a total of 7,600 horse-armored soldiers. The Eight Banners of the Han Army also had artillery armor, rattan soldiers and antlers. The Xiaoqi Battalion, as its name suggests, is an iron cavalry force.
It means that since its predecessor, Alihachaoha camp in the Huangtaiji period, it can be used both on foot and on horseback. It can shoot on horseback and attack with heavy armor. In every battle, it must be the vanguard of the army and enter the pass for the Qing Dynasty.
He made outstanding military exploits. The emperor of the Qing Dynasty decided to make a trip to Beijing, crowned Alihachaoha camp as a knight, ranked first in the imperial army, and selected the Eight Banners knights to station in the Fengtai camp to defend the capital.
These 1,400 horse-armed soldiers of the Xiaoqi Battalion belong to Manchuria's Xiangbai Banner and Zhenglan Banner. Each of the two banners has 700 horse-armor soldiers. They are led by the four commanders. The Xiaoqi Battalion's Xiangbai Banner's deputy commander Borzila is commanded. Since February
After leaving the customs, he arrived in Aihui in April and followed the army to the city of Yaksa. Borzila's cavalry battalion did not participate in any battles. Firstly, it was cavalry after all. Although it could be used in infantry combat, it was useless.
It is better not to suffer losses unless it is absolutely necessary. Secondly, the Northern Expedition Army has sufficient strength. There are only less than a thousand Rakshasa defenders in Yaksa City, so it is necessary to use heroic cavalry to fight against the enemy. Before leaving the capital, Kangxi issued an order to Peng Chun.
The Valiant Cavalry Camp was to be used in the Battle of Nerchinsk, so these fourteen hundred Valiant Cavalry Armored War Horses were all left in Aihui City, and were only brought to Yaksa for the purpose of strengthening the military power.
After Peng Chun originally planned to capture Yaksa, he ordered the Jilin Navy fleet to transport the horses of the Xiaoqi Battalion to Yaksa, and then use them as the vanguard to drive directly to Nerchinsk. He did not want to kill Cheng Yaojin halfway, and it would be difficult to attack the fortified city of Yaksa.
, Wu Ni's rebel army emerged from behind to seize the army's food and fodder, cutting off the army's retreat. The three armies attacked the formation, the left army was crippled, and the two right armies were frightened. They had tried their best to break through Wu Ni's blockade. If they made more progress, the army would only wait to be starved.
die.
Whether he lives or dies, it's all Borzila's! Peng Chun worriedly went to the Xiaoqi camp, which was waiting in formation on the left rear. He was uneasy and full of hope at the same time. He had pinned all his hopes on Borzila and his men.
These 1,400 brave horsemen are armored. If they are defeated again, the situation will really be over!
Lang Tan also knew that success or failure depended on the heroic cavalry camp. He could not rest assured. He galloped to the front of the heroic cavalry camp, raised his hands and said to Borzila who was putting on his armor: "I hope the general can show off the majesty of my Qing heroic cavalry!" After a pause.
He paused, glanced at the vests who were busy putting on their armor, and whispered to Borzila in a heavy tone: "The life and death of the army depends on the general! If the general can't break through those Wu Ni, I'm afraid we won't be able to see the emperor alive.
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"Don't worry, Mr. Lang!" Borzila returned the salute, tightened his armor with the help of Goshiha, then patted the breast shield on his chest, and said confidently: "I can kill the enemy with my horse, and I can charge into the battle with my horse.
The emperor has been raising his troops for thousands of days, and now is the time for my heroic cavalry battalion to test their skills. Please tell the commander-in-chief that I, Borzila, will guarantee with my head that if there is any advance or retreat in this battle, we will definitely win! If we lose, there is no need for the commander-in-chief to give orders.
I, Borzila, will wipe it off my own neck!"
After hearing this, Lang Tan felt much better. He knew Borzila well and knew that he was not the kind of person who talked nonsense and boasted without knowing the truth. Since he was so confident, he must have some confidence. He immediately condensed his voice.
Said: "Okay, then I will wait here for the general's good news!"
Borzila nodded solemnly, took a step forward, turned around and shouted to the brave horsemen who had finished donning their armor: "Young men, do you dare to follow me into the battle?"
"Dare! Dare!"
Fourteen hundred warriors in horseback armor slapped their armor on their chests and roared heroically.
"Come with me!"
Borzila took a deep breath, raised his hand, and took the lead to walk towards the Guan Ning Army's position.
Zhao Qiang is guessing whether Peng Chun will continue to send troops to attack. It is said that he has invested all the troops in the attack just now, but it has resulted in heavy casualties. The wise approach would be to suspend the attack, gather the defeated troops, and then fight again. If he doesn't want to guess, just
He heard the sound of horns coming from the opposite side, and then the exciting sound of war drums. Then he arrived behind the Qing army's formation. Suddenly, a group of soldiers and horses slowly moved towards the front of the formation, and he heard bursts of roars. The Qing army had retreated.
They also began to move closer to the front of the first regiment.
"Commander, it seems to be the Tatar cavalry camp!"
He Manchuan's eyes were sharp, and he could tell at a glance that the Qing army's elite cavalry battalion was slowly pressing forward. When he was in the Wu army, he had seen the power of these armored soldiers charging into the formation, and knew that the heavy armor they wore was like arrows.
It was simply difficult to harm the Qing soldiers wrapped inside. At the moment, I was a little worried about whether my subordinates could block these heavy armored infantry.
"Xiaoqi Camp?"
Zhao Qiang murmured to himself, thinking that these Qing cavalry were going to use their old trick of abandoning their horses to fight on foot. Seeing the change in He Manchuan's face, he couldn't help but sneered and said to him: "These Tatars really don't know how to live or die. Since they
Determined to spend all the money on the attack, today I will let these self-proclaimed warriors know what a truly strong army is! You don’t have to worry, don’t forget, I have equipped your first regiment with
But these are the flintlock guns of the Folangji, and they are much more powerful than the matchlock muskets we used earlier. These brave horsemen think that wearing iron armor all over their bodies can block the muskets, then they take it for granted. Wait.
It's a good show!" He then issued the order, and the flag bearer beside him immediately conveyed his order to the first regiment down the hillside. Jiang Si also arrived and was slowly pressing over. The Xiaoqiying camp vest, which seemed to be wrapped in iron, and
Like Zhao Qiang, he also sneered and ordered each brigade to enter their shooting positions and prepare to meet the enemy.
To fear an accident, Zhao Qiang ordered Zuo Mingnan to mobilize a regiment to assemble behind Jiang's Fourth Formation, ready to support the First Guards Regiment at any time.
One thousand four hundred warriors in the cavalry camp were wearing uniform armor, each with a heart-protecting bronze mirror, holding a knife, and carrying a bow on their backs. Their faces were full of ferocious expressions, and their eyes revealed arrogance and arrogance. They looked at the retreating forwards along the way.
The camp, the guard camp and the Heilongjiang soldiers were very disdainful. They also made these defeated troops feel ashamed. They all thought that if they were the strongest army in the Qing Dynasty, they were so powerful that they would do nothing without armor. Once the formation was armored, it would only
This posture is also something I can't compare to.
The 1,400 knights and horsemen in the cavalry camp are the most elite troops of the Northern Expedition. If they can do nothing to Wu Ni on the opposite side, the army will be shaken, morale will be low, and it will no longer be able to organize an attack. Looking at the slow pressure,
When we went to the Xiaoqi Camp, Peng Chun's heart was in his throat, and his horse was restless. The horse underneath him seemed to feel the owner's restlessness, and kept raising its hooves and making a low sound.
With the inherent pride of the Xiaoqi battalion, the vests gnashed their teeth. Although the armor was heavy, for them, it was the best proof of a warrior's physical strength. As the faces of Wu Ni's soldiers on the opposite side were clearly visible,
They began to shout loudly, and finally merged into a wild howl:
"Kill the enemy! Kill the enemy! Kill the enemy!"
At this deafening shout, Borzig waved his long sword forward, and immediately the vests behind him rushed toward the first regiment's position like a tide.
"preparation……"
As the Tatar soldiers on the opposite side rushed over desperately, the soldiers of the first brigade on the front line instinctively raised their flintlock rifles. After the previous battle, they were no longer nervous at all, and followed hundreds of households.
At the Lord's order, they lay down in the trench, their right hands resting on the trigger of the gun, and their eyes fixed on the Qing soldiers who looked like tin men.
"put!"
In the blink of an eye, hundreds of knights' vests had already passed a hundred steps. Following Duan Tiande's command, the flag bearer beside him suddenly raised. The gunners who had been waiting for the order to fire immediately pulled the trigger.
Thick smoke rose from the position, intensive muskets were heard, and sharp flames shot out from each gun door, shooting deadly muskets at the Qing soldiers.
In this round of shooting, at least thirty or forty of the vests who rushed at the front fell. Their thick armors could not stop Guan Ning's blunderbuss, and many of their armors were dug into dense, uneven iron pits.
.However, the Cavalry Battalion's vests were indeed more valiant, and the bloody appearance of their companions in front could not shake their fighting spirit at all. Under the command of Zuo Ling, they stepped on the corpses of their companions and rushed to the opposite position without stopping.
One round, two rounds, three rounds. When the Qing army entered a distance of fifty steps, the first battalion had fired three rounds of volleys. The results that could only be observed with the naked eye were that about 300 armored soldiers fell to the ground with heavy guns.
However, compared to the Qing soldiers who attacked previously, the casualty rate of these Qing soldiers wearing iron armor was significantly lower.
Assessing the situation, Jiang Si decisively ordered the Second and Third Brigades to enter the battle. He wanted to use intensive firepower to push back these armored Qing soldiers who were not afraid of death.
After paying two to three hundred casualties, the Xiaoqi battalion finally rushed within fifty steps. They quickly took out large bows and arrows from their backs at a speed that ordinary people could not imagine. Unfortunately, many of the vests fell before they could even get into position.
Under the roar of fire cannons, there were still many horsemen with bows and arrows drawn. Suddenly, a hail of arrows shot towards the Guan Ning Army position on the opposite side. A dozen gunmen were unable to dodge the arrows and fell backwards screaming.
.There were also more than ten gunmen who were hit by sharp arrows on their bodies, either on their shoulders or on their backs. Although they were harmless, they could no longer fire their guns. As the warriors in horseback armor continued to pour in, Tiande, who was on the front line,
The first brigade began to suffer massive casualties.
"Open fire! Kill these sons of bitches Tatars!"
Jiang Si roared loudly, and with his roar, the fire cannons down the hillside kept ringing round after round. This intensive shooting method made the charging Xiaoqi battalion scream in pain, and also made Borzig very angry.
: Why did Wu Ni, who deserved to be killed, be beaten so hastily!