Stop shooting arrows, just rush forward, speed up, speed up, rush up as fast as possible to fight and fight." Zhang Jincheng's eyes were red and he roared angrily.
It has to be said that Zhang Jincheng's reaction was very quick, his vision was indeed very vicious, and the order he gave was also the most correct.
This kind of shooting confrontation with the opponent while running is basically a unilateral massacre by the opponent. Although many of the rebels' bows and arrows were captured from the hands of officers and soldiers, they are obviously far less sophisticated than those of the Far East Army.
As for the war horses under the crotch, there are even more good and bad ones. Some are used to pull carts, not to mention their speed and endurance. Some are war horses snatched from the hands of officers and soldiers. However, coming all the way south, they themselves are almost starving to death.
, there is still too much food and grass to feed the war horses, and how fast and endurance can the war horses that have not been fed much.
It's not that the bandits don't have advantages, but this advantage is pitiful, ridiculous and sad.
The rebels are as thin as firewood, and they have no armor or heavy weapons. As a result, the weight on the back of the war horse is relatively light. If they beat the war horse and run forward desperately, they can do it within a short distance.
Exploded with great speed.
Zhang Jin said that he was leading the way, and the other bandits followed closely. Everyone beat their horses wildly, and their speed increased instantly.
But in this process, there are still people who fall off their horses while running and are trampled to pieces by their own people.
Screams came and went, interspersed with the "puff" sound of arrows being shot into the flesh, and the sound of ownerless horses cheering or mourning for relief.
Zhang Jin said that he dared to take the lead and lived to this day, which had a lot to do with his superb riding skills. At this time, he didn't care how much the cavalry behind him had survived, and he didn't look back. He just lowered his body and rode his horse.
Squeeze your physical strength to the maximum.
"Accelerate, accelerate. Maintain formation!" At this time, he no longer bothered to look at the troops around him and behind him. He could only shout loudly while galloping, trying his best to keep his brothers in a dense cavalry charge formation.
Finally, after paying the price of nearly a thousand cavalry, Zhang Jincheng led his men to catch up with the cavalry of the Far Eastern Army. He almost cried with excitement.
However, the scene that happened next left Zhang Jinsheng in shock.
The cavalry suddenly split into two from the middle, exposing an infantry square in front of him.
Zhang Jin said that the more than 2,000 cavalry led by Zhang Jin were too fast and had no time to turn, and they could not turn at this time, so they had to rush towards the infantry square.
"kill,
Pierce them." Zhang Jincheng shouted loudly.
"Kill them, pierce them." The bandits on more than two thousand horses roared crazily.
This cavalry phalanx had a small number of people, only 3,000 people. It was led by an infantry captain from the Steel Knife Battalion. At this time, the captain's flag tilted forward slightly, and then he heard the infantry phalanx of 3,000 people.
A neat drumbeat sounded from behind.
The first two rows of infantrymen in the infantry phalanx hold iron guns in both hands, while those in the back hold an iron gun in one hand and a quick crossbow in the other.
When they were more than 80 steps away, Zhang Jinsheng gave an order, and the traitor cavalry that rushed up had already started throwing bows and arrows. The three thousand infantrymen of the Steel Blade Battalion standing in the rain of arrows did not panic at all. They were as peaceful as standing in the sun enjoying the spring breeze.
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Seeing that the infantry phalanx of the Far Eastern Army was not affected at all by their bows and arrows, Zhang Jincheng was immediately shocked and the alarm bells rang loudly in his heart.
Zhang Jinsheng acted very fiercely and experiencedly, charging towards the Steel Blade Battalion infantry battle formation with a roar, giving orders loudly, but deliberately keeping the distance between the cavalry and the others.
"Squat down in the first two rows! Hold back the horses!" the Captain of the Steel Blade Infantry Battalion immediately ordered loudly, and the orderlies around him passed the order to the following teams as quickly as possible, and it was quickly implemented.
In front of them were cavalry rolling in, but the three thousand infantrymen of the Steel Knife Battalion looked indifferent and murderous. According to their usual training, they subconsciously obeyed the orders. The first two rows pointed their spears diagonally in front of them, doing standard
The horse-repelling action, while the rows behind started aiming with the quick crossbow sockets and preparing to shoot.
When the infantry faces the cavalry, the first two rows squat down first and let the last two rows shoot with fast crossbows. This is the basic training in the Far Eastern Army's infantry regulations.
Zhang Jin said that more than 2,000 cavalry led by Zhang Jin were already at about 60 paces, and all the Centurions of the Steel Blade Battalion were looking ferocious almost at the same time, shouting loudly: "The last two rows of fast crossbows are ready!"
The two rows of soldiers behind each centurion stood sideways at the same time, looking for shooting points. The infantry captain did not give them much preparation time, and immediately roared: "Aim!"
Each centurion is guaranteed to use ten quick crossbows at the same time. The phalanx of thirty centurions consists of fifteen centuries in the front and fifteen hundred centurions in the back.
Those who could face the thief cavalry directly were fifteen centuries, and one hundred and fifty fast crossbows were all aimed at the oncoming Zhang Jincheng cavalry. Amidst the thunderous sound of hooves, the infantry captain waited coldly for the thief cavalry.
After about fifty steps, he shouted loudly: "Let go!"
There was a buzzing sound, and each fast crossbow fired nine rounds in a row, all at once, and in order to avoid firing all of them on the enemy soldiers in the front row,
They would wait one breath between each crossbow. More than three hundred thieves cavalry in the front row fell to the ground in response. The cavalry was majestic and provided a larger target. Most of the hits were horses. They rolled violently on the ground, causing
The bandit cavalry formation was in chaos.
"Stand up in the front row! Take aim!" the infantry captain's tone was still very steady, but he issued the order a little faster.
In the roar of the infantry captain, the soldiers in the front row stood up and raised their quick crossbows, while the row behind them began to load arrows into the quick crossbows.
"emission!"
Another round of 150 fast crossbows fired at intervals with nine bursts. More than 300 of the bandit cavalry in front of them fell again, causing chaos again. However, the other cavalry accelerated and rushed in frantically. At this time, it was too late for the next round of shooting.
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"Reject the horses in the front row!" the infantry captain gave the order. The soldiers in the front row who had just finished shooting all squatted down, and the soldiers in the second row stood up and raised their guns. The military formation was like a hedgehog with spikes.
The bandit cavalry roared in, but the soldiers of the Steel Blade Battalion in front of them did not panic at all as they expected, but instead formed such a spear formation.
Zhang Jin said that he did not know that the Far Eastern Army, whether it is cavalry or infantry, infantry battle formations are all basic and common training subjects. Moreover, when training infantry battle formations, there will often be confrontation training between infantry and cavalry. The psychological endurance of the soldiers has already been tempered.
come out.
The dense formation of iron spears stimulated the eyes of the horses under the thieves' cavalry. These sensitive animals suddenly became a little irritable. Regardless of the control of their owners, they could not help turning their heads at the last moment, or wanted to stop in front of the formation, which greatly affected the final charge of the cavalry.
Effect.
But in this way, some of the first row of Steel Knife Battalion soldiers were still knocked away, and more than twenty people were killed or injured on the spot. However, they successfully blocked the charge of the traitor cavalry.
The cavalry lost the advantage of charging, and their weapons were too long to hit the soldiers of the Steel Knife Battalion holding long spears, so they became the target of the infantry holding fast crossbows behind the Steel Knife Battalion. Some thieves cavalry threw out their weapons before dying, but they didn't have much
The effect was to knock over three or four Steel Knife Battalion soldiers.
Naturally, this cannot change the outcome of this strange battle between cavalry and infantry - Zhang Jinsheng led more than 2,000 cavalrymen to a massive defeat, with most of them killed or injured.
However, Zhang Jincheng, who was always ready to commit suicide with a knife, rushed out with some cavalry in a daze.
After muddle-headedly escaping from the encirclement of the Far Eastern Army, Zhang Jincheng led more than 400 cavalrymen without hesitation and continued to rush forward without looking back. Taking advantage of the dark night, his vision was not light, and he disappeared into the evening.