Chapter 446: Shocked, the old man jumped off the building because
Although the cavalrymen of the 2nd Cavalry Battalion had doubts, they still resolutely carried out what they thought was the correct order and launched a charge towards the 300 Ming Army infantry phalanx directly ahead!
When the neat and dense cavalry wall hit the Ming army infantry phalanx in front, almost immediately, there were a large number of casualties on both sides!
The horses of many cavalrymen in the front row were stabbed by spears, and then they dragged the knights on the horses and crashed into the crowd of Ming soldiers in front.
The knight on horseback had no time to react effectively in such a high-speed collision. He could only lie passively on the horse's back and was knocked in by the horse. Then he finally reacted, but
I found that I had fallen off my horse and was surrounded by people!
And this is not the most critical thing. The most critical thing is that behind him, countless comrades are galloping in!
The comrade-in-arms cavalry in the rear would not dodge at all, and there was not even much space for them to dodge. Like the cavalry in the front row who were mostly dead and wounded, they could only passively rush into the Ming army's infantry square!
Then he raises the saber in his hand and uses the power of the horse's impact. With a single stroke, he can often bring about a rain of blood!
However, their high-speed sprint cannot last long, because any infantry square formation will not only have one or two rows of soldiers in the front, but there will often be six, seven, or even more than ten rows of soldiers in the back!
These soldiers are blocking the front of these cavalry!
Relying on the push of people to forcefully block the impact of the war horse, it is difficult for the knight to survive such a high-speed collision!
This difficulty in escaping does not mean that they were hit by the enemy while on horseback, because at this time, the enemy's target is often not the knight hiding on the horse, but the war horse itself!
After the war horse is injured, it is natural that it cannot carry the knight forward, and the knight may even be thrown off the horse due to the severe pain!
The knights who fell to the ground not only had to use the only sabers in their hands to fight against the numerous enemy infantry around them, but also had to avoid being trampled by friendly cavalry from behind!
The friendly cavalry in the rear is attacked one after another and will not stop easily!
Whether this will be stepped on by the hoofs of friendly horses depends entirely on luck!
The charging cavalry of the Second Cavalry Battalion, especially the cavalry in the first two or three rows, suffered heavy casualties, and their opponents, the three hundred Ming Army infantry, were even worse!
Just the cavalry of the Second Cavalry Battalion in the front rows penetrated most of the Ming Army infantry square in front, causing many casualties, and the cavalry in the rear rows continued to pour in!
In addition, these Ming army infantry are not heavy armored infantry, they are just ordinary infantry, and the number of troops that can hold spears against cavalry is actually only small. According to the tactics of the soldiers, seven of them are in a group, and a group of them
Only four of them were responsible for specialized combat, and only two of these four were spearmen.
Calculated in this way, the three hundred Ming army infantry can actually pose an effective threat to the cavalry with less than dozens of spearmen!
After the spearmen in the front row were killed and injured by the cavalry of the 2nd Cavalry Battalion, the infantry at the rear could not stop the subsequent cavalry attack at all.
However, even the 2nd Cavalry Battalion successfully broke through the enemy's infantry square!
But Li Chunjing in the back still had a frown on his face!
In this charge, our cavalry suffered too many unnecessary casualties!
In this battle, at least 30 cavalrymen were killed or wounded in the course of the battle. This may not sound like a lot, but the Second Cavalry Battalion alone only has a total of 150 cavalrymen!
These thirty cavalry casualties were a huge blow to the Second Cavalry Battalion!
However, it is useless to frown now. Since the mistake has occurred and the loss has been irreparable, all we can hope for is not to live up to the heavy price paid by the cavalry!
Take this opportunity to completely defeat the Ming army in front of you!
After the Second Cavalry Battalion paid a certain price, it successfully broke through the interception of the 300 Ming Army in front. Especially when the second wave of cavalry rushed up, the 300 Ming Army in front of them was basically defeated.
Now, there is no way to line up and block in an organized way like before.
When the 2nd Cavalry Battalion attacked their array, the rest became natural. These cavalrymen began to hunt down the Ming soldiers who fled in front!
It was at this time that the strength of the Second Cavalry Battalion truly came into play!
To be honest, this is not the strong point of the 2nd Cavalry Battalion. Although it is possible to do this if necessary, it is not suitable for them.
What they are best at is chasing enemy troops that have lost their formation, or attacking the enemy's rear!
Just like they are doing now!
Nowadays, although the formation of these cavalry has become loose after a lot of fighting and cannot maintain the complete formation as before, they still maintain a relatively sparse formation.
These cavalrymen roared past the Ming army's rout, and then brought a bloody storm!
The neighing of war horses, the groans and screams of injured soldiers, and the sound of horse hooves intertwined into a symphony one after another on this small battlefield, which was magnificent and sad at the same time.
The cavalrymen of the Second Cavalry Battalion passed through the phalanx of the defeated three hundred Ming troops, whistling like the wind. Wherever they went, the Ming troops were killed or injured.
And when they passed through the Ming army formation that intercepted them, they did not stop at all, but continued to charge forward!
Directly in front of them were the infantrymen of the Ming Army who were fighting hand-to-hand with the Second Infantry Regiment!
These Ming army infantrymen had already suffered heavy casualties, and after falling into hand-to-hand combat, they had no formation at all!
When the cavalry of the 2nd Cavalry Battalion rushed over, they became even more unable to resist!
The blood seems to flow forever, and the shouts and screams never stop!
Facing the double stranglehold of the cavalry and infantry of the puppet Tang rebel army, no matter how strong the fighting will of these Ming army soldiers in front of them is, no matter how hard they fight to the death, their military morale will inevitably be shaken at this time!
At this time, the instinct to escape defeated their courage and fighting tradition. They began to turn around and run away one by one, not caring about exposing their backs to the cavalry of the pseudo-Tang thief army who were chasing behind them!
And for this kind of enemy, the cavalry is the favorite!
Chasing the defeated troops is the battlefield every light cavalry dreams of!
Because whenever something like this happens, these light cavalry can kill a large number of enemy troops and obtain the most generous results!
The damage caused by the cavalry to the enemy is never the damage caused by a frontal charge, but the result obtained when the enemy turns around and flees and pursues the enemy!
When more and more Ming soldiers fled, the infantry of the Second Infantry Regiment finally stepped on the land that was already covered with corpses, completely tearing apart the array of Ming soldiers!
And when the opponent's formation had been completely broken, facing the still intact formation of the Second Infantry Regiment of the Tang Army, those Ming Army soldiers were simply unable to resist!
There are more and more casualties, and more and more people are escaping!
At this time, Cen Xiong’s face was dull!
His three thousand army was completely defeated at the last moment!
However, until the moment when the army was defeated, he still could not understand why the puppet Tang rebel army was able to defeat his own army of soldiers?
You must know that your army of soldiers is recruited from many powerful chieftains. They are all brave people. I can't say that they are not afraid of death in battle. However, there are not many timid people, and the soldiers are not afraid of death.
He has always been a brave and aggressive person, and he would rather die than lose in a battle.
When these soldiers suppressed rebellions in Guangxi Province and even were transferred to other provinces to suppress rebellions, they often won every battle and rarely suffered defeats.
However, why did he lose today? He was defeated by a group of pseudo-Tang rebels whose strength was equal to his own. Moreover, the defeat was so sudden and complete, without giving him any chance to react or save his life!
Who are these pseudo-Tang bandits?
Why do they have such sharp firearms and why can they defeat themselves?
Why didn't they collapse when faced with the attack of their own army like the rebel armies they had suppressed before?
Why?
He doesn't understand, he doesn't understand!
Until his soldiers took him and retreated, his mind was still immersed in a hundred thousand whys.
After watching the Ming army's defeat, Li Chunjing felt a little regretful that his own cavalry had suffered heavy casualties, but he couldn't care less at this time and immediately said: "Send an order to the entire army to take the opportunity to seize the city gate!"
There are only more than 3,000 Ming troops in the city. Now, the main force of 3,000 Ming troops has been completely defeated by me. Moreover, because these Ming troops fought very tenaciously before and suffered many casualties, plus the subsequent pursuit, these 3,000 Ming troops,
At least thousands of people are already lying on the ground!
Although the remaining Ming troops wanted to escape into the city, Li Chunjing would not let them do so!
The battalion commander of the 2nd Cavalry Battalion, Lu Yuzhi, rearranged his military uniform at this time, wiped the blood on the saber in his hand with a handkerchief, and was listening to the words of the messenger who had finally followed up!
When he heard that the messenger had given the wrong order, causing him to foolishly attack the enemy's flanking phalanx, his face didn't look good.
After half a day, he took a deep breath and said: "I know this. I will report back to Colonel Li. Our cavalry battalion will continue to attack and seize the city gate!"
At this time, Li Chunjing was accompanied by a new flag messenger and issued a second combat order to the cavalry battalion, asking them to continue the pursuit and seize the city gate if there was a chance!
But in his heart, Lu Yuzhi was already planning to report to His Majesty. He must give an explanation to the Second Cavalry Battalion for this matter, otherwise Lu Yuzhi would not be able to explain to the more than 30 subordinates who were killed or injured!
But this is all a matter for the future. The most important thing now is to take the opportunity to seize the city gate to prevent the defeated Ming army from entering the city again and resisting, and then they will waste time and casualties in a tough battle!
At this moment, on the top of the city, the magistrate of Rong County, who was watching the battle from beginning to end, saw that the army of soldiers had been defeated miserably, and that thousands of puppet Tang rebels were swarming towards the city gate. He closed his eyes in despair, and immediately
Jump from the city wall more than four meters high!
The army has been defeated and the city is about to be destroyed. As the magistrate of Rong County, he has no other choice but to die!