"Chibei" is a special type of military unit from the Japanese Warring States Period, but in terms of what makes it special, I can't say much.
It's just that the whole body is painted in red, which looks quite pretentious from a distance, and the proportion of cavalry is slightly higher than that of the normal Japanese army.
Therefore, Chibei are not all cavalry as many people imagine, most of them are actually infantry.
Anyone who has played games knows that the most famous Akabi team is of course the Akabi of the Kai Takeda family.
After the demise of the Takeda family, the Tokugawa retainer Ii Naomasa recruited some Takeda retainers and reorganized the Akabi Corps, called the Ii Akabi Corps, known as the 4,000-man force, and they were the elite of the Tokugawa army.
However, I have to say one more thing, the 4,000 Chibei are not the 4,000 cavalry. With the resource scarcity of Japan, one daimyo simply cannot raise 4,000 standing cavalry.
The large red area that appeared in front of Lin Tianshuai now was the cavalry of Ii Chibei's team.
According to normal tactics, when red soldiers are dispatched, the infantry should be in front and the cavalry behind. The infantry should take the fight first, and then the cavalry will wait for an opportunity to attack.
But this time, Naomasa Ii, one of the four great kings of the Tokugawa family, nicknamed "Aka Oni", deliberately pursued the effect of a surprise attack.
Therefore, in accordance with the principle of "soldiers are more valuable and speed is faster", Naomasa Ii flexibly placed the infantry at the back and charged forward first with only 800 elite cavalry.
Everything seemed to be going very smoothly, and we even saw a dozen flags, which should be where the enemy general's main formation is!
This discovery made all the red cavalry seem to be on stimulants, and their bodies and minds began to get excited.
In the Japanese country, as long as the Eight Hundred Ichibei cavalry successfully raided, they would be sure to directly defeat the enemy's main formation!
Opposite is a big shot known as Tianshuai, and the unparalleled feat of turning the tide of the war is right in front of him!
When the distance got closer, Chibei Commander Ii Naomasa discovered something unusual.
The infantrymen in the rear of the Ming army saw their own elite cavalry attacking. Although there was a slight commotion, they did not panic and flee.
They gathered together very naturally and quickly hid behind the chariot, as if they acted instinctively.
This process actually made Ii Naomasa feel a little "calm", which is outrageous.
After the infantry in the rear row were attacked by the cavalry, shouldn't most of them scatter in all directions over the mountains and plains?
Whose normal rear-line infantry can collectively remain "calm" after being attacked by cavalry?
Could it be that in order to target their invincible red reserve troops, these Ming army infantry conducted defensive training every day under the imaginary situation of cavalry striking their faces?
Looking more closely, Naomasa Ii discovered that the back row of the Ming army was formed into several large circles of temporary positions by chariots.
When these seemingly inconspicuous tanks were used as the periphery of temporary positions, they formed a huge obstacle to the cavalry's movement and greatly weakened the cavalry's advantage.
No matter how powerful the cavalry is, they cannot let their horses ride on vehicles to charge.
Baga! Ii Naomasa was furious. Why didn't Tachibana Munesege, who had the most experience fighting the Ming army, tell such important tactical details?
Tachibana Munesege said that the Ming Army's artillery was powerful, and that the Ming Army's cavalry was more powerful, but he did not mention that the Ming Army's infantry would surround the chariots as a position!
Naomasa Ii, who is known as a man of both civil and military skills and an outstanding strategist, had a question in his mind. Did Tachibana Munesege deliberately conceal these details in order to bury Tokugawa Akabe?
However, Naomasa Ii didn't have much time to think about it carefully. Others looked at the Ming army's chariot positions and asked Naomasa Ii for a decision.
To deal with this kind of car formation, the most suitable tactic is to wait for the "Iron Cannon Ashgaru" to come up and directly line up to shoot. Anyway, it is difficult for the cavalry to charge.
Naomasa Ii shouted on the horse: "How can you regret your move again! Victory lies at the enemy's flag, charge towards the flag at any cost!"
The fighter plane is fleeting, so there is no time to wait!
Lin Tianshuai, who was standing in the car formation, pointed to the opposite side and said to the lieutenant officer Dayun beside him: "The man with the highest helmet is Ii Naomasa, the commander of the Red Army."
What does it mean that the helmet is the highest? Da Yun couldn't understand the meaning of this for a while. After squinting his eyes and observing it carefully, he immediately understood.
Among the group of red cavalry, there was a Japanese military general in the front row. His red helmet looked like it had two goat's horns. The tips of the horns reached straight into the sky, and the length was estimated to be more than two feet.
"What kind of look is this? Is it the Sheep Power Immortal from Journey to the West?" Dayun couldn't help but complain.
Lin Tianshuai said: "This is one of the four heavenly kings of the Tokugawa family, the first prince of Japan. He is also the youngest one and controls the Tokugawa family's red troops."
Dayun said according to his own understanding: "Oh, it is equivalent to Yu Zhongliang's father, one of the four great kings of Suzhou Lin Mansion, and the captain of the guard team?"
Lin Tianshuai said something that others could not understand: "This comparison is correct, but Yu Gongjing is not as good at packaging as others."
In the time it took to say these few words, Ii Naomasa and the Chibei Cavalry had already rushed in front of them, looking at Lin Tianshuai under the banner across the chariot.
The intertwining eyes are filled with a solemn mood!
Lin Tianshuai suddenly raised his hand towards Ii Naomasa, and gestured with his height on top of his head.
Ii Naomasa suddenly realized that he was riding on a horse at this moment, while the handsome man opposite him was still standing on the ground.
That’s why I was able to look at Tianshuai’s level and make eye contact.
The original mood of the two hostile parties looking at each other across the chariot suddenly became awkward.
Baga! Ii Naomasa and the left and right shouted curses together.
Da Yun, who was watching the excitement on the side, was speechless. The commander was worthy of being a commander. With one movement, the red cavalry on the opposite side could collectively break through the defense!
Shen Weijing, who was not far behind, shouted in Japanese: "General Lin Tailai of the Ming Army is here! Do you dare to come and ask for it from Ii Naomasa?"
In order to make it easier to use force, dozens of people in the front row of the Red Army dismounted from their horses. Under the leadership of Naomasa Ii, they surrounded Lin Tianshuai half way across the chariot with their spears raised.
Five or six of the bravest men followed Ii Naomasa to attack the main target, while the others provided cover on both sides.
Although he knew the opponent's bravery, Naomasa Ii had no choice but to hope to capture Lin Tailai as quickly as possible!
At the same time, several spears stabbed Lin Tailai fiercely across the chariot in the middle!
But Lin Tailai did not retreat and dodge, he only stared closely at Ii Naomasa - in fact, this is what Japanese generals are good at, they dare to take the lead and risk their lives as soon as they get ahead.
Several spears pierced Lin Tianshuai's majestic body, but Tianshuai remained motionless like a mountain!
How can a double-layer heavy armor weighing more than 80 kilograms be so easily pierced by a bamboo spear?
All the Japanese were slightly distracted. What kind of King Kong monster is this?
Lin Tianshuai, who was struggling to get hit by several spears, seized the opportunity, suddenly stretched out his hand, and firmly grabbed Ii Naomasa's spear!
Then he used all his strength with both arms to pull back extremely fiercely!
Ii Naomasa only felt a violent force like a wild beast, transmitted through the spear, pulling himself to fly forward!
By the time Ii Naomasa remembered to let go of the spear in his hand, it was already too late. He was carried by inertia to the Ming army's chariot!
At this moment, everyone in this small battlefield was stunned for a moment!
The Japanese soldiers standing behind just watched helplessly as their leader suddenly teleported five feet in the air and lay directly on the chariot in front of Lin Tianshuai!
The guard who was standing behind Tianshuai raising the flag felt his eyes dazzled as the Japanese general wearing a helmet with huge goat horns soaring into the sky had already fallen into the chariot.
Lin Tailai quickly picked up Ii Naomasa from the chariot, turned around and ran back!
Lieutenant Commander Dayun quickly filled the vacancy and directed the guards to continue the defense across the chariot.
The Ming army's gunners and archers, who were already prepared, started working one after another, shooting at the Ii Chibei team outside the car formation.
Lin Tianshuai dragged Ii Naomasa to a safe area. After letting go of his hand, the guards around him quickly tied up Ii Naomasa.
Lin Tianshuai ordered again: "Take off his helmet, it's still useful!"
Then Tianshuai said to the Zhang family brothers who were protecting the law: "It's so exciting to catch someone and run away!"
Naomasa Ii, who was only a few years older than Lin Tianshuai, seemed to have just woken up. His face turned red with excitement and he shouted in Japanese language that he did not understand.
Shen Weijing briefly translated: "He said, why didn't Commander Tian start firing fire blunderbuss, bows and arrows? Do you have to fight in person in the front row?"
If Tianshuai hadn't been standing in the front row to seduce people, Ii Naomasa wouldn't always think about taking a gamble to "capture the thief and capture the king".
Lin Tianshuai laughed proudly and said: "This is called entering the game with your own body! Otherwise, how can you lure Naomasa Ii to come over and capture him without any help?
After all, to capture the thief first, capture the king. If I capture you Naomasa Ii, this wave of raids will naturally be resolved."
After failing to capture the king, Naomasa Ii was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood and wished he could just commit suicide!
Lin Tianshuai went to the front again. By this time, the Japanese army's large force had followed. It looked like there were tens of thousands of people, most of them infantry.
Based on the previous battlefield situation, Dayun judged: "It must be that the entire right wing of the Japanese army did not retreat but advanced, and deliberately attacked our rear line!"
As he was talking, Dayun suddenly looked into the distance and complained: "I just captured the Great Immortal Yangli, and now comes the Great Immortal Luli? Is it really Journey to the West?"
Lin Tianshuai also saw that among the Japanese army there appeared a Japanese general who was half a head taller than the ordinary Japanese, with two antlers on his helmet.
Da Yunda Donglou deserves to be a well-educated person with a strong artistic imagination!
Then Lin Tianshuai introduced to Dayun: "This man is also one of the four kings of the Tokugawa family. His name is Honda Tadakatsu. He is known as the most powerful general of the Japanese country in the past 20 to 30 years. He is also nicknamed Zhang Yide of the Japanese country.
Good at wielding a spear."
Lin Tianshuai knew Japanese generals very well. Da Yun, who was 1.8 meters tall, was already used to this situation. He just said doubtfully: "Can he also be the number one general? It doesn't look like I can fight him."
Lin Tianshuai replied: "How do I know this? Anyway, this is what the Japanese people say."
I saw thousands of Japanese iron artillery ashigaru arrayed in several square formations. They raised their hands and fired three rounds, suppressing the firecrackers and bows and arrows of the Ming army.
It has to be said that without interference, the Japanese army's line-up and close-range matchlock shooting was quite outstanding.
Dayun said to Lin Tianshuai again: "This is too passive! It's hard to defend! Let me take the cavalry to charge."
In addition to Lin Tianshuai's personal guards, thousands of people in the rear formation were infantry. Only Lin Tianshuai's more than a thousand personal guards were all cavalry.
But in order to enter the car formation just now, Lin Tianshuai dismounted with 300 people.
The remaining nearly a thousand personal guards, including men and horses, were moved to the foot of the hill behind the vehicle formation and were on standby.
After Lin Tianshuai heard Dayun's request, he asked: "You won't have any problems, right?"
Dayun answered confidently: "You don't need to get deeply involved in the enemy's formation. You can only raid and harass the enemy's formation on the outside. It shouldn't be a big problem.
The main thing is to interfere with the Japanese pirates' gunmen so that we can hold on until General Ma returns to the rescue!"
"Okay, you go ahead!" Lin Tailai nodded and said, the current scene indeed requires someone to lead a team to harass.
The right wing of the Japanese army consisted of Tachibana Munesege with 3,000 men, Honda Tadakatsu with 3,000 men, and Ii Naomasa with 4,000 Akabe troops, a total of exactly 10,000 men.
Unexpectedly, the forward red cavalrymen were unable to do anything against the Ming army's chariot formation. They failed to achieve any surprise effect and even sent Ii Naomasa into the attack.
But now one or two thousand iron artillery ashigaru line up to shoot, and the effect is not that good. After all, the Ming army has tanks as bunkers.
Also thinking that the main force of the Ming army might turn back to rescue him at any time, Honda Tadakatsu, who was wearing a deer-antlered helmet, couldn't help but become anxious. In addition, Naomasa Ii was captured, and his mood became even worse.
I couldn't help but accuse Tachibana Muneshige: "Why didn't I tell you beforehand that the Ming army would skillfully form chariot formations?"
Tachibana Muneshige frowned and said depressedly: "I don't know either."
This can't be blamed on Tachibana Muneshige. He really had never seen the Ming army forming a defensive formation with chariots.
During the Battle of Biti Hall, General Li ventured forward with thousands of light cavalry and was caught off guard in an encounter. How could it be possible for the infantry to form a defensive formation with chariots?
Later in the Battle of Seoul, General Li commanded the army to intercept and block the Japanese pirates who were trying to retreat. The Japanese pirates mainly retreated defensively, so Ming army tanks would certainly not be seen forming formations for defense.
Tachibana Soshige, who participated in these two battles and played an important role in both, of course had no chance to know more.
Looking at the Ming army's chariot formation, Tachibana Munesege couldn't help but feel a little confused. Why did the Ming army's tactics defeat the Japanese army so well?
In other words, why did the Ming army have so many horses, heavy artillery, and vehicles?
I heard that the ratio of horses to soldiers in the Ming Army was almost one to one. The Ming Army had the luxury of using half of the horses as draft carts specifically for transporting supplies.
If you don't fight the Ming army face to face in person, you really can't appreciate the huge gap in national power.
Honda Tadakatsu then asked Tachibana Muneshige: "Tokugawa Dainagon has ordered that you command the entire army on the right wing. What do you think should be done?"
Tachibana Munesege, nicknamed "West Country Unparalleled", is naturally not lacking in bloodiness, and replied:
"The current plan is to rely on our army's numerical superiority and close combat. This is the most likely strategy to win!"
Honda Tadakatsu raised the spear in his hand and said solemnly: "It's exactly what I want! There is really no better way, the only way is to fight forward to the death!"
At this time, nearly a thousand Ming army cavalry came around from the west flank.
Tachibana Munesege immediately said to Commander Honda Tadakatsu: "I will lead my three thousand troops to stop this Ming army cavalry and cover your flank!
And you lead the rest of the troops to attack the Ming army's positions!"
There was no time to talk at this moment, Honda Tadakatsu nodded, picked up the gun and left.
I looked up and saw a dozen enemy flags waving extremely flamboyantly somewhere, as if a naked flower girl was seducing people.