Facing the Ming Army cavalry galloping at high speed, the captain of the grenadiers decisively gave the order: "Fire volley from the front row and drop bombs from the rear row."
In an instant, the grenadiers in the front row pulled the trigger, and the grenadiers in the rear row also threw ignited grenades. In fact, at this time, the Ming army's cavalry was not even close to a distance of more than 20 meters.
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However, while the grenade flew in the air for a while and the fuse continued to burn after landing, the cavalry of the brigade had already rushed to the landing point of the grenade. Then, dozens of grenades exploded instantly, killing everyone.
Some of the Ming cavalrymen among them were so bombed that they fell off their backs!
After the sound of gunfire and the explosion of grenades, more than 20 Ming cavalrymen fell down during the charge. This was because the charging formation of the Ming cavalry was not close enough, so the casualties caused by grenades were limited, so more
At this time, many cavalrymen were wielding spears and swords to kill!
"Grenadiers, fight to the death!" After the officer gave the last order, he waved his saber and faced a Ming army cavalry!
The half-crouched grenadiers in the front row already pressed the butts of their matchlocks with bayonets on the ground, and then pointed forward diagonally!
The grenadiers in the second row squared their spears, while the grenadiers in the third row also flattened their muskets through the gap. The grenadiers in the three rows behind raised their spears diagonally forward, ready to fill the gap at any time.
Three rows of vacancies.
In an instant, a forest of bayonets appeared in front of these Ming cavalry!
However, they did not stop the Ming army cavalry!
In fact, even if the Ming cavalry wanted to stop now, they could not stop. The high-speed running of the horses made it impossible for them to stop in a short time, and even turning was difficult.
Because this is a charge of more than a hundred cavalry, not one cavalry, unless you turn collectively, otherwise, if you want to turn, you will hit the cavalry next to you.
The cavalry charge is actually more like an act of blind obedience!
When people on the left, right and behind rush forward, you have to rush forward even if you don't, because if you stop, you will be directly hit by the cavalry behind you and trampled to death!
So there was no accident. These more than a hundred cavalry directly ran into this line of defense composed of grenadiers!
In an instant, the Ming cavalry in the front row fell off their backs, and the grenadiers standing in front of these cavalry were instantly killed and injured!
The moment when the two sides collide with each other is also the time when the infantry array is under the greatest pressure!
However, the six-row deep grenadier array is not so easy to break through!
Although the grenadiers in the front row were either dead or injured, the grenadiers in the rear row had already filled the gap, and the muskets in their hands kept thrusting forward, killing and injuring the cavalry and their horses who had lost their momentum!
When the two sides in the front were entangled, the Ming cavalry in the rear inevitably slowed down, and the cavalry that couldn't slow down also ran into them. What they hit were not even the grenadiers on the opposite side.
But our own cavalry!
At this moment, the formations of the two infantry battalions on both sides of the grenadiers were also running quickly. They were the columns that were originally marching on the right. When the two infantry battalions on the left turned to form to meet the enemy, they also
At the same time, they stopped marching and formed a formation to meet the enemy.
And because these two infantry battalions had more free time, they were able to form a standard four-corner square formation!
The time they had to form a square formation was bought by the grenadiers!
When the square formations of the two infantry battalions began to move forward at a unified pace, and their musketeers began to fire at the more than a hundred Ming Army cavalry, these Ming Army cavalry finally reacted to this situation.
Something is wrong!
Immediately Zhao Qianhu shouted: "Turn, turn!"
Then, he took the lead to break away, and then urged the horse under his crotch to accelerate a second time, preparing to break away from the enemy formation with only a hundred people in front of him!
When he started to turn around with less than a hundred cavalrymen left, he found that the passage he was going forward was right in the middle of the two cavalrymen of the Pseudo-Tang rebel army, and the muskets of the Puppet-Tang rebel army did not stop for a moment.
, this is neither to continue to advance nor to retreat, and to directly attack the enemy's already formed square formation is to seek death!
When Zhao Qianhu was in a dilemma, the main cavalry force led by Wang Bianyi personally also rushed over!
Although the main force of the Ming army's cavalry was large, it was naturally impossible for them to rush in directly through the gap where Zhao Qianhu came in just now. Instead, they were divided into three waves, each filing in from two gaps. The last wave of cavalry went around.
When we get to the north, we try to launch a flanking and rear attack from the north!
More than a thousand Ming Army cavalry divided into three waves and rushed in from three passages. However, when they came in, they found that there were two fully formed enemy formations waiting for them in front. Although this square shape
The array looks a little weird.
However, the puppet army of the Tang Dynasty used these four-cornered square formations to fight against each other, so the Ming army saw it at a glance and thought that since the puppet army of the Tang Dynasty dared to use this kind of square formation, it must be something special.
, rushing forward rashly is definitely seeking death!
So they started turning!
And this turn means that they need to pass in front of the square formation!
The sound of muskets did not stop for a moment!
The line composed of the three infantry battalions in the front row also turned directly on the spot at this time. The front row changed to the back row, without even changing the formation, and they could directly aim their guns at those who were already running behind them.
Ming Army Cavalry!
"First row shooting!"
"Second row shooting!"
"Third row shooting!"
Two square formations, two infantry battalions turned back in line formation, all the musketeers combined, a total of more than a thousand muskets, were aimed at these people who rushed in and were running in front of their formation.
The Ming cavalry opened fire!
Every large-scale round of fire can take away the lives of many Ming army cavalry!
One after another, the Ming army cavalry fell down. Although there were not many casualties in the instant, the continuous casualties made these people rush in and found that the enemy army did not collapse as they imagined.
There is no chance of attack.
When they were even more attacked, they were now directly exposed to the enemy's musket fire!
As a result, at this time, the Ming cavalry generals with different personalities began to make different choices. Wang Bianyi, who personally led more than 300 cavalry to attack from behind, saw this scene and directly led the cavalry from another area.
He continued to charge forward. He wanted to lead the cavalry out and was unwilling to stay here any longer!
However, Zhao Qianhu and a Qianhu who followed him and led more than 300 cavalrymen rushed in directly towards the seemingly weak four-corner square formation of the pseudo-Tang rebel army at the rear, because
They didn't want to rush over directly and then be hit like a target. Even if they rushed out, they would probably suffer heavy casualties. They might as well take advantage of the fact that they still had strength and directly clash with the enemy's square formation.
The enemy's four-corner square formation looks very thin. There are only three columns of spearmen on the four sides in the middle, and musketeers on the four corners. It looks easier than the previous line formation of grenadiers with six columns.
break through.
In fact, they also broke through the first side of the square square at the first time, but then they were surrounded by almost the entire infantry, because at this time, the soldiers who originally formed the square square were already moving inwards.
Hoof tendons, and entangled these cavalry who have lost their impact!
Another wave of more than 300 cavalry chose to fight back with bows and arrows, and some even dismounted and bent their bows to shoot arrows!
But these three hundred people were now being attacked from both sides. In front of them was a square formation, and in the rear was an infantry battalion.
Simply comparing firepower, they simply cannot match the firepower exerted by more than a thousand infantry!
After realizing that the situation was not good, the remaining cavalry evacuated hastily. In the process of rushing out, they were inevitably attacked by some musket fire and even bows and arrows.
Wang Bianyi, who rushed out with more than 300 cavalrymen, looked back and saw that of the more than 350 cavalrymen he led, only 300 people were left to ride!
Although there was some loss, it was actually not that big. What really saddened him was that the other two waves of cavalry and the vanguard cavalry were still deeply surrounded by the puppet Tang rebels!
At this time, he saw that some of his cavalry were trying to break through those passages, but these passages were so easy to break through. Previously, his more than 300 cavalry had only received fire from two sides of the puppet Tang rebel army.
Already, more than fifty riders have been lost.
But now the Ming army cavalry are being besieged by musketry fire from three or even four sides of the puppet Tang bandits. Cavalrymen fall down almost every second. I am afraid that half of the more than 300 people will be able to rush out in the end.
It’s all very lucky!
He also saw Zhao Qianhu and the others launching a charge with more than 300 cavalry and charging towards the enemy's square formation. However, the enemy's square formation was extremely strange. They had obviously charged in, but
However, the infantry of the puppet Tang rebel army did not collapse. Instead, they surrounded them from all directions and blocked the advancement path of their own cavalry with their lives.
After Zhao Qianhu and his cavalry lost their impact and could only ride on the spot, waving their sabers and spears to fight with the infantry of the Puppet Tang thief army, Wang Bianyi had already closed his eyes.
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Even though he is a civil servant, like Zhang Yue, he is a civil servant who knows the military. Otherwise, he would not be able to command this supervising cavalry with the rank of a fourth-grade civil servant.
At this time, he already knew that Zhao Qianhu and the more than 300 cavalry were finished, completely finished!
Without the impact of the light cavalry, its combat effectiveness is not much stronger than that of the infantry!
Trapped in a tight siege by the enemy, they have absolutely no chance of surviving!
When the second wave of more than 150 cavalry also broke out of the siege and returned to him, Wang Bianyi looked at the forwards who were still trapped in the siege, but with fewer and fewer people. The first wave of cavalry,
Especially when he saw that the extremely brave Zhao Qianhu was also hit by the Puppet Tang Dynasty's musket and fell from his horse, he felt dizzy!
How is this going?
Who can tell him why only half of his cavalry remained in less than a quarter of an hour?
Why is the formation of the puppet Tang rebel army so weird? Not only does it have strong defensive capabilities, but it can also force its own cavalry to move forward and retreat, and finally escape in embarrassment with heavy casualties?
This battle was fought inexplicably, and the defeat was even more inexplicable!