When the sun fully bloomed and revealed the Holy Spirit Society's rebel camp in front of Wu Shigong and others, everyone took a breath of air-conditioning. This was because the rebel camp was simply too big.
There are no fences around the whole camp. The Holy Spirit Society's mobs are gathered in groups here and there, and there are no tents at all. In the current solar term, it is still relatively cold at night, so Wu Shigong can deal with these mobs.
In such a temperature, I am a little impressed by my physical fitness for sleeping in the open air.
Moreover, the Holy Spirit Society camp was not as organized as the military camp. Therefore, under the chaos, the entire camp seemed extremely huge. Even Wu Shigong and the others could not see the end of it at a glance.
There was a guard beside him, and he said to Wu Shigong with some hesitation: "Uncle, the number of these rioters is too large. Let's take a detour and see if there is any path that can bypass the camp and get to Guide City."
Wu Shigong didn't answer. Wu Shigong knew that the rebel camp was on the only way to Guidefu City, and it was impossible to bypass the rebel camp.
At this time, in his mind, there seemed to be movie scenes appearing before his eyes. The faces of his relatives; the burning, killing and looting after Li Zicheng entered the capital, the massacre after the Qing soldiers entered the customs; and the children...
"The worst case scenario is that I'm going to die." Wu Shigong, a bachelor, got angry.
Wu Shigong turned around and said to all the guards: "Get ready, and then charge immediately. Just use a triangle formation, and I will be the corner."
After hearing Wu Shigong's words, everyone's expressions changed. Shu Mo even felt that his feet were weak and he almost sat on the ground.
We already know that in the cold weapon age, whether facing the enemy's infantry formation or the enemy's cavalry formation, the cavalry charge must be arranged in a formation.
Among cavalry charge formations, there is only one formation that is most commonly used and that almost all cavalry may adopt in their lifetime.
This formation means that the cavalry are arranged in several rows, separated by a certain distance, and charge one after another. When the first row of cavalry does not break away from the enemy's formation, the second row of cavalry will charge next, then the third, fourth row...
This formation is very similar to layers of waves lapping at the coast, so it is also called "wave crash".
In order to deepen the impression, I would like to introduce to my friends a relatively famous TV series - "Bright Sword". In this TV series, the cavalry company commander faced a Japanese cavalry regiment (that is, a regiment), and he put his own company
The cavalry were arranged in this formation to charge.
Until the end, only the cavalry company commander who had one of his hands cut off was left in the entire cavalry company. He had to line up and charge alone. This also reflects the excellent cavalry quality of this cavalry company commander. Therefore,
The director of this TV series must also know cavalry tactics.
When the cavalry learns the formation, they will also learn the second formation. However, basically no cavalry will use it, and no cavalry wants to use this formation. This is what Wu Shigong just said -
—Triangular formation.
Triangular formation, as the name suggests, is when the cavalry form a triangular formation and charge towards the enemy. In another movie - "The Lord of the Rings" Episode 2, "The Return of the King", the cavalry used this formation.
However, the triangle formation also has another nickname, called "Farewell". What does this nickname mean?
When the cavalry adopts a triangular formation and begins to charge, the entire cavalry column will not be able to stop. If the cavalry in front stops, the cavalry behind will hit the horse of the cavalry in front.
Therefore, as long as there is any obstacle, the cavalry in the entire triangular formation will pile up one after another and the entire army will be annihilated.
However, due to the high density of cavalry in the triangular formation, the impact on the enemy's formation is also huge. As long as the triangular formation breaks through a gap in the enemy's formation, it will quickly destroy the entire enemy's formation along this gap.
tear it open and cause heavy casualties to the enemy.
Therefore, the meaning of "Farewell" is that when the cavalry forming a triangular formation launches a charge, the final decision will be made. In other words: between us and the enemy, either you will die or I will die.
However, the triangular formation has a fatal flaw, that is, after the cavalry forming the triangular formation launches a charge, there must not be any obstacles on the path of these cavalry charges.
We can imagine the scene where when the cavalry forming a triangular formation charges, a few stumbling ropes are pulled in front of them, or several horse traps are dug.
Therefore, in battle, only when your own troops are about to fail, will your cavalry launch such a charge. In other words: it is a death charge launched in desperate times.
Of course, Wu Shigong also saw that there were no fences around the Holy Spirit Society's camp, and there were only a few tents in the camp, so there was no obstacle to the cavalry charge. That's why they adopted a triangular formation.
Looking at the ugly expressions of the guards around him, Wu Shigong said calmly: "Uncle Yongli, all brothers. We are all one family. Brothers, I will say something from the bottom of my heart. What is the situation of the Xue family now, all brothers also know
. After rushing over, the Xue family will be saved. If we don't rush, the Xue family will fall, what will happen to the women and children of the Xue family? What's the point of us grown men even if they are alive?"
After being silent for a while, Xue Yongli said: "My uncle is right. There is nothing to say. Brothers, just rush forward. However, your uncle is our backbone. As long as you are here, the Xue family will not fall. That corner is sharp."
It’s better for me to be the one.”
"That's not possible." Wu Shigong quickly refused.
But before Wu Shigong could say anything else, Xue Qiang on the side said: "Don't argue, both of you. The Xue family can't survive without my uncle and Mr. Li. I'll be the one who takes the lead. Anyway, my father gave birth to six sons.
, I still have five brothers."
Xue Qiang's words were not funny, but they made everyone laugh. The atmosphere suddenly relaxed. Xue Yongli took off the whistle from around his neck and threw it to Xue Qiang.
All the people immediately dispersed and made final preparations. They all took out soybeans and fed them to their horses to let them eat again and build up their horsepower.
Wu Shigong and the others started to put on cotton armor, and then with the help of the guards around them, they put on ring-arm iron armor. Why do they wear it like this? In addition to adding an extra layer of defense, the main reason is that iron armor is worn like this.
of.
Iron armor is of course made of iron. Iron conducts heat faster. If you wear iron armor in summer, you may get burned inside; if you wear iron armor in winter, you may get frostbite inside. Therefore, you must wear clothes under iron armor.
.It is also good to wear a layer of cotton clothes. After all, people are not lunch meat.
However, when Wu Shigong and the others were about to put on their armor, a scream suddenly came from the front. Then, several guards dragged a little girl over.
Somehow this little girl managed to run up the hillside and discovered Wu Shigong and the others. In the camp at the foot of the hillside, some people were already looking up the hillside because they heard screams. Some people were even already looking up the hillside.
Went up the hillside.
Wu Shigong looked at the little girl. The little girl opened her big frightened eyes and looked at Wu Shigong. Wu Shigong suddenly took out the samurai sword from his waist and stabbed it at once. With a scream, the little girl fell into a pool of blood.
middle.
Wu Shigong shook his head and explained to the guards around him: "Their children, our children, can only choose one." Then Wu Shigong placed the samurai sword on a small tree nearby, wiped the blood, and then put the samurai sword back.
In the scabbard.
Wu Shigong walked to his horse and got on his horse, and all the guards began to mount their horses. After riding on the horse, Wu Shigong glanced at the little girl lying on the ground. He saw the little girl's big, absent-minded eyes looking at the sky. Wu Shigong himself
He said to himself: "These are bad times!"
Now there was no need to hide. Xue Qiang blew a short whistle, and then all the people, with Xue Qiang as the tip, lined up in a triangular formation and began to drive their horses forward.
At this time, the horses walked very slowly, as if they were taking a walk in the countryside. This was mainly to arrange the formation and adjust the pace of the horses.
Wu Shigong had just walked a few steps when he was surprised to hear someone whistling on the side. It would have been fine if the whistle was blown properly, but the whistle seemed so permeable that Wu Shigong felt a little heavy in his lower body.
Wu Shigong turned around and saw that Shu Mo was whistling to encourage himself. Wu Shigong raised his hand and touched the back of Shu Mo's head, and Shu Mo's terrifying whistle finally stopped.
People in the rebel camp also discovered Wu Shigong and the others. The rebels screamed in fear, and chaos began in the rebel camp.
At this time, Wu Shigong and the others were already halfway up the mountain, and Xue Qiang gave a long whistle. All the horses began to speed up and walked quickly. Everyone in the horse team also grabbed their spears.
Without much effort, the horses quickly walked to the bottom of the hillside. There was a flat land in front of them, and they were only about 150 steps away from the mob camp.
Xue Qiang gave another long whistle, and all the horses speeded up again. All the people also raised their spears and began to sprint.
The sound of horses' hooves beat rhythmically on the ground, and everyone felt like they were racing. Wu Shigong's mind went blank, and his blood boiled all over his body.
The entire cavalry formed a triangle and charged forward. They launched a farewell charge. Either you die or I die.