The cavalry unit that suddenly attacked was the cavalry battalion of the new warrior army!
Qi Bin's new army focused on training along the way and was marching in the hinterland of Shaanxi and Gansu. It was inevitable that they were negligent and did not hide their whereabouts.
In contrast, the new soldiers of the Zhan Bing army were deliberately trying to give Qi Bin's new army a prestige. Not only did they send out reconnaissance cavalry, but they also deliberately hid their marching traces!
After the scouts of the new army discovered Qi Bin's new army, they did not make contact. Instead, they quietly returned to the army to report. After He Zhang received the news, he immediately ordered Mao Jiadong's cavalry battalion to attack Qi Bin's new army!
According to common sense, the combat effectiveness of cavalry is much stronger than that of infantry, especially the elite cavalry who are well-trained and good at riding and shooting. Even the infantry's spear and shield array cannot restrain it and can only be beaten passively! If the two sides are similar in size, the cavalry will often
You only need to pay a very small price to completely defeat the infantry. Most of the time, it is a sheep-like massacre!
Qi Bin's new army only has a size of 3,000 men, and most of the sergeants are infantry, and there is no advance preparation. Mao Jiadong's cavalry battalion also has a size of 3,000 men, and they are all elite border troops, so He Zhang thinks that Mao Jiadong's cavalry battalion can
Easily defeated Qi Bin's new army.
According to He Zhang's idea, after Qi Bin's new army was attacked by the cavalry battalion, it must have been caught off guard and was in chaos, unable to organize an effective defense. Therefore, the cavalry battalion did not have to seriously kill and kill the soldiers of Qi Bin's new army. After all, Qi Bin's new army was a friendly army, so it was a little scary.
Once they have gained the upper hand, they can stop. This action is just to show the strength of the new warrior army and give Qi Bin a disincentive!
After Qi Bin saw the strength of the new soldiers, his pride must have been frustrated. Then He Zhang showed up with the first infantry battalion and the firearms battalion, completely overpowering Qi Bin's new army, so that Qi Bin did not dare to disobey Zhao Junchen's orders again!
As the commander of the cavalry battalion, Mao Jiadong had the same idea as He Zhang. He also believed that Qi Bin's new army was by no means his opponent.
Ying's strength can completely overwhelm Qi Bin!
The New Fighting Army is the most elite unit of the Northwest Frontier Army, and the cavalry battalion is the most elite unit of the New Fighting Army. Mao Jiadong has always believed in this!
However, when Mao Jiadong actually met Qi Bin's new army, he realized that things were completely different from what they imagined!
Mao Jiadong never expected that after Qi Bin's new army encountered a sudden attack, it only took a very short time to organize a defense! The cavalry battalion's attack speed was not unpleasant. From the time when Qi Bin's new army found traces of the cavalry battalion, to when the cavalry battalion rushed to Qi Bin's new army
In front of the army, it took less than half a stick of incense! But Qi Bin's new army actually set up their military formation before the cavalry battalion came!
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"Boom~!"
The elite cavalry of three thousand people charged together, and the momentum was not small.
In particular, the three thousand cavalrymen under Mao Jiadong are all elite frontier troops. They can still maintain their formation during the charge. The cavalrymen gather in one place to form an arrow shape. Thousands of bright sabers are held high like a forest. Their momentum is even more amazing. The horses are galloping on them.
Down, the whole earth is shaking!
If an ordinary army sees this scene, even if it has already set up a defensive formation, it will definitely feel timid, its morale will be shaken, the military formation will be chaotic, and a large number of soldiers will even flee in front of the battle!
However, the sergeants of Qi Bin's new army are well-trained, and they all stick to their positions and perform their duties. Even if there is a hint of retreat in their hearts, there is still no chaos in the military formation!
Moreover, their military formation is extremely strict. The pikemen stand at the front and are responsible for defense, the musketeers are at the rear and are responsible for attacking, and the cavalry are on the left and right wings for support. They are like hedgehogs that leave people nowhere to start!
Mao Jiadong also knew that Qi Bin's new army was equipped with the most sophisticated flintlock guns in the Ming Dynasty, with a range of up to a hundred steps. In comparison, the cavalry battalion's mounted shooting range was only about fifty steps! In this regard, the cavalry battalion was at a disadvantage.
If the art of cavalry and archery is used to deal with Qi Bin's new army, the cavalry battalion will suffer even greater losses!
Of course, the disadvantages of firearms are that they are inconvenient to operate and the shooting interval is too long. If Mao Jiadong is willing to bear a certain amount of losses, he can make up for the disadvantage by leading his troops to charge directly. However, Qi Bin's new army has spearmen in front of the musketeers responsible for defense, and there are
The cavalry on both wings are responsible for containment, and the outcome is still unpredictable!
The most important thing is that Mao Jiadong's action this time is just to show the strength of the new army of soldiers and give Qi Bin's new army a show of strength. It does not intend to cause too much loss to both sides, so this method cannot be used!
But Mao Jiadong was a cavalry expert after all, and he quickly thought of a countermeasure!
Seeing that the cavalry battalion was about to enter the opponent's firing range, the musketeers of the new warrior army were ready to fire at any time. Mao Jiadong suddenly raised his saber, swung it to the left and right, and shouted: "Split the troops to the left and right, and outflank them.
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Following Mao Jiadong's order, the cavalry battalion soldiers who had gathered together like arrows immediately dispersed to outflank the two wings of Qi Bin's new army!
Mao Jiadong's idea is very simple. The defense and firepower of Qi Bin's new army are mainly concentrated in the front of the military formation. There are only a few hundred cavalry on the two wings to provide support. The strength of the troops is far less than that of the front formation, which is a relative weakness. The two armies are now closer.
With the distance reduced, Qi Bin's new army had no time to change formations, so the cavalry battalion could break through the defenses of Qi Bin's new army from both wings and establish victory in one fell swoop!
Mao Jiadong's idea was good, and the soldiers of the cavalry battalion faithfully carried out Mao Jiadong's military orders.
However, Mao Jiadong discovered that he still underestimated the strength of Qi Bin's new army!
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On the other side, after seeing the majestic momentum of the cavalry battalion rushing towards him, Qi Bin's expression was extremely serious.
Just seeing that the cavalry in front of me can still maintain its formation during the attack, and the speed of all the cavalry is almost equal, you know that this cavalry is definitely among the elite even among the Mongolian coalition forces.
However, although this cavalry is elite, Qi Bin is more confident in his new army. As long as this cavalry enters the range of the musketeers, it will inevitably encounter a head-on attack! Wait until they are fired by the musketeers.
When the servants fell on their backs, it was the time for Qi Bin's new army to counterattack!
But to Qi Bin's expectation, this cavalry seemed to know the range of Qi Bin's new army. Seeing that they were about to enter the range, they suddenly divided their troops to outflank the two wings of Qi Bin's new army!
When he saw that the cavalry battalion was divided into outflanks, there was still no chaos. Qi Bin's expression finally changed slightly, and he found that this cavalry was more elite than he thought!
At the same time, Qi Bin had some doubts about the tactics of the cavalry battalion.
In the current situation, the cavalry battalion should obviously continue to charge in one go. Only in this way can the cavalry battalion's greatest advantage be brought into play!
But Qi Bin quickly guessed Mao Jiadong's tactical intentions. He knew that Mao Jiadong wanted to break through from both wings, but he still did not panic at all. He just ordered loudly: "The infantry changes formation and deploys defenses on both wings! The cavalry attacks and is responsible for containment!"
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Following Qi Bin's order, the cavalry on both wings galloped towards Mao Jiadong's cavalry battalion, buying time for the infantry to change formations!
The infantry sergeants who were originally motionless moved towards the wings one after another. After a long period of hard training, they have become deeply instinctive about the changes in military formations. Everyone knows their position, and the cavalry only need to fight for them.
Over a cup of tea, they can rearrange their defenses!
Even, taking advantage of the entanglement between the cavalry on both sides, the infantry formation can launch a counterattack!
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On the other side, Mao Jiadong was shocked again when he saw the cavalry of Qi Bin's new army charging towards him!
The opponent's cavalry only had about 500 people, so they were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strength, but they still fought back without hesitation. Such courage and execution are rare to see among the border troops!
Then I saw that the opponent's infantry changed formations very quickly, and only increased the force defense on both wings in a very short time. Even if I defeated the opponent's cavalry, it was still difficult to break through the opponent's military formation defense, and even because of
The entanglement between the cavalry on both sides revealed their flaws!
Thinking of this, Mao Jiadong frowned subconsciously!
After all, the two sides are friendly forces, and this operation is just an intimidation. It cannot be a real fight, nor can it cause too much damage. This makes Mao Jiadong feel a little constrained!
In fact, not only was Mao Jiadong unwilling to cause casualties, Qi Bin also had reservations after seeing the Ming army uniforms of the cavalry battalion. So far, the two sides have only continued to test each other's formations. The situation seems urgent, but in fact
There is no tragic atmosphere of any battlefield.
Mao Jiadong originally just wanted to catch Qi Bin's new army off guard, but the scene in front of him clearly made it impossible to achieve his goal.
Seeing that the cavalry from both sides were about to collide, Mao Jiadong sighed secretly in his heart, then raised his hand and shouted loudly: "Retreat!"
After giving the order, Mao Jiadong first turned his horse's head and ran in the other direction. The soldiers of the cavalry battalion also followed behind and left the battlefield before the two armies collided!
When leaving the battlefield, Mao Jiadong turned his head and glanced at Qi Bin's new army again, with a hint of sympathy and admiration flashing in his eyes.
Mao Jiadong originally disliked Qi Bin because Qi Bin was too valued by Zhao Junchen, but now after seeing how well-trained Qi Bin's new army was, he finally understood the reason why Zhao Junchen valued Qi Bin. Mao Jiadong is not a small-minded person.
Naturally, most of the feeling of exclusion in my heart has dissipated!
At the same time, just as the two sides were testing each other, He Zhang also led the first battalion of the infantry and the firearms battalion to appear in the distance, gradually pressing towards Qi Bin's new army!
After seeing this scene, Qi Bin frowned slightly, thoughtfully!
