The rising sun that just appeared has completely disappeared, the dark clouds are low, the wind is strong, and the sky is full of rain and snow.
At the foot of Maoshan Mountain.
Zheng Jiwu came on horseback with two spears in hand, and a group of elite cavalrymen under his command also fired with blazing guns.
Zhumala was so distraught that he ignored the abdominal pain and violent ejaculation. He picked up a knife and faced Zheng Jiwu with his crotch and legs full of feces and urine. He understood everything at this time.
There was something wrong with the grain and grass that Zheng Jiwu gave them last night. The horse feed must have been mixed with croton and other things. There must even be something in the food and wine that Zheng Jiwu entertained him last night.
"die!"
Zheng Jiwu's family was a military attache from Hainingwei in the Ming Dynasty. He had been practicing martial arts since he was a child. He was very brave, young and full of passion. He rushed over with two spears, and faced Zhumala who was fighting with a knife, and he directly bumped into him.
Zhumala wanted to step aside and then cut the horse's leg with a low body, but unexpectedly there was a sharp pain in his stomach, and then he felt the back door open wide, which made him unsteady and lost consciousness for a moment.
With just such a moment's delay, Zheng Jiwu had already rushed forward with the momentum of his horse.
Holding the lance tightly in his arm, he stabbed Zhumara at high speed.
When they got up early in the morning, Zhumala didn't even put on his armor. They had been wearing their armor for half a month and it was very hard. After meeting with Zheng Jiwu yesterday, some Zhejiang soldiers were guarding the camp outside and had some wine, food and barbecue.
It was a rare good night's sleep, and I fell asleep with my armor off.
How could he have expected that this laxness would directly kill him.
Unable to dodge in time, Zhumala swung his sword to block, but his hands had no strength.
The lance failed to swing away.
The sharp lance pierced Zhumala's chest, and then Zheng Jiwu used the momentum of his fast horse charge to directly lift Zhumala, the Minister of War and Hangzhou garrison Maile Zhangjing, into the air.
Zhumala howled desperately in the air, feeling the rapid loss of life.
He was desperately picked up in the air, and saw that the inner camp was already on fire everywhere, and it was a chaos, with rain and snow intertwined with fireworks, and one group after another of cavalry had entered the camp.
The soldiers were running around in panic to fight. Like Zhumala, many of them took a rare break last night to take off their armor. Who knew that the Zhejiang camp, which was regarded as a watchdog, actually raised a butcher's knife against them.
What is even more despicable about these people is that they did not choose to take action yesterday, nor did they take action last night. It was after dawn. The Tatars were still on guard at night, but in the morning, they became the most relaxed time.
At this time, they were still preparing breakfast.
They wanted to lead the horses to fight, only to find that many of the horses had diarrhea, and most of the officers also suffered from diarrhea. The flag soldiers had nothing to do, but there were no horses available, and most of them had just gotten up and had not even had time to put on their armor.
Although cotton armor and cloth armor are much more convenient to wear than iron armor, they are armor after all, which is much more difficult than wearing clothes. There is no time to put on armor in a hurry, so you can only rush to fight with swords and guns.
More and more Zhejiang soldiers came in. They rode horses and mules and rushed everywhere. In this small camp, they were directly hit and trampled, which made it difficult for the Tatars to resist and retreat.
After marching and camping in the cold wind, rain and snow for half a month, and being harassed along the way, the two thousand and eight banners of Zhumala were already exhausted. They were always on high alert, mentally tense, and physically and mentally exhausted.
Last night, Zheng Jiwu met up and provided food and grass for them and guarded their camp outside. This made them relax all of a sudden and let them relax their vigilance.
They were so tired that they had only had dry food for so many days and were very weak.
Who would have expected that Zheng Jiwu, the commander-in-chief of Zhejiang Province who had been granted the title of Duke of Zhongyong by the Qing Regent, would suddenly launch an attack as soon as he entered the territory of Jiangning?
Zhumala couldn't think of it, and the other flag soldiers couldn't even think of it.
Zhumala was stabbed by Zheng Jiwu and sent flying, killing him with one blow.
Several officers who also suffered from diarrhea were also taken away in a wave.
The death of Zhumala and many officers caused chaos in the Tatar camp.
Without their command, the Tatars began to fight among themselves like headless flies, trying to carve out a bloody way to break out of the encirclement.
But there was no horse to ride on, and he was surrounded by the Zhejiang camp, so how could he escape unexpectedly?
At this time, a horn sounded in the distance, and a black line appeared on the white horizon.
Then it became a black tide.
Rolling in.
Zhang Mingbin, the admiral of the Imperial Guard's cavalry army and the chief military officer of Jinwu Town, saw the beacon signal from a distance and came with his cavalry.
Zhumala thought it was just a coincidence that Zheng Jiwu caught up with him here, but he didn't know that everything was actually carefully calculated and arranged.
Zheng Jiwu's three thousand cavalry were actually hanging not far behind Zhumala. The constant harassment along the way was originally planned by Zheng Jiwu, in order to constantly harass the exhausted Qing army, and at the same time give Jiangning's imperial camp troops
Time to prepare.
The starting position was chosen well.
Just entering Jiangning is not far away, between Liyang and Lishui. There are many mountainous areas in the Maoshan Mountains here.
The place where we were stationed last night was between Luobu Mountain and Baima Mountain. A sheltered valley between the two hills was sheltered from the wind and snow, and it was relatively flat. There was a frozen pond next to it, which was convenient for getting water and firewood, but it was
Unexpectedly, this place is a good place for an ambush.
There are 8,000 cavalrymen in Jinwu Town. Last time, 2,000 were allocated to the Huguang and Fujian camps. At this time, there are still 6,000. This time the whole town went south and waited in the Lishui area.
As the most elite imperial cavalry, the 6,000 soldiers of the Jinwu Cavalry all ride northern war horses instead of mules and horses. Their armor coverage rate is also the highest in the army.
Zhu Yihai attaches great importance to this cavalry. As the scale of the war increases, the importance of cavalry becomes more and more prominent. It is impossible to do without an elite cavalry, especially when facing the Tatars.
The captured and purchased war horses will be given priority to the Jinwu cavalry. From the simple mules and horses at the beginning to the cavalry momentum now, this journey has not been easy.
Because cavalry is rare in number and expensive, Zhu Yihai also subdivided this treasure of cavalry into heavy cavalry and light cavalry.
Then there are further subdivisions. The heavy cavalry is divided into cuirassier battalions, musketeers battalions and dragoon battalions.
The standard equipment of the cuirassiers is a polished and bright breastplate. The breastplate consists of two pieces of iron armor at the front and back. It weighs about fifteen pounds and is manufactured by the Zhoushan Cuirassier Bureau. It has a belt link and a brass rivet buckle.
Because the breastplate is thicker, the cuirassier is only equipped with an iron helmet in addition to this heavy breastplate. Compared with the whole body of cotton armor and cloth armor, the cuirassier has a smaller protective area, but the chest and back
Their protective power has been enhanced, and their arms and legs are not armored, making them lighter and easier for them to use muskets and sabers.
The polished breastplate can also enhance their deterrence. Their main tactic is to charge-shoot-turn-reload-charge again, and so on.
Compared with the Thirty Years' War in Europe, when the cavalry of various European countries were still equipped with three-quarter armor, Zhu Yihai's Jinwu cuirassier heavy cavalry was actually much more poorly equipped, and the cost and manufacturing efficiency of the cuirass were much higher than those of cotton armor and cloth armor.
Face armor and iron armor are cheap and fast.
The tall cavalrymen in Jinwu Town, wearing shiny bras, are indeed very powerful, especially when paired with the bright red cavalry uniforms.
Another group of heavy cavalry is called the Musketeers. They get their name because they wear cotton armor and carry muskets. Because the cotton armor they are equipped with is basically the same as that of the Eight Banners, they are classified as heavy cavalry.
There is also a group of heavy cavalry called dragoons. This is actually a group of heavy infantry on horseback. They have the same tactics as many Eight Banners soldiers in the Tatars. They can maneuver on horseback and fight on foot when dismounted. They wear thick armor and are very capable of fighting in the field on foot. They are good at
Mobile attacks, outflanking, pursuit, blocking and interception, etc. are all similar to those of later generations of motorized infantry.
The light cavalry includes hussars. The hussars basically have no armor or are equipped with light leather armor. Their main task is to conduct reconnaissance, search and cover the flanks of the troops. They will never conduct a frontal charge when they are not completely sure of victory. Their main equipment is
The saber comes and goes like the wind, like a man running a horse, he will never dismount to fight.
Their main tactic is to use the speed advantage of the fast horse scimitar to find the enemy's weaknesses and break through them, just like the Mongolian light cavalry.
Of course, there is also a type of light cavalry, the light dragoon, which is a light infantry on horseback. Compared with the dragoon, they are light infantry made of mules and horses. The combination of infantry and war horses brings mobility advantages, such as rapid insertion, roundabout outflanking, etc., but the field combat ability
Definitely not as good as the heavy dragoons.
There is also a light cavalry called Chasseurs, which are actually unarmored musketeers. They use muskets as their main weapons. They are simple in equipment and easy to supplement.
The division of Jinwu Town into so many cavalry groups is actually due to the current shortage of war horses, armor and other equipment, as well as the lack of training for excellent cavalry. They can only be subdivided to highlight their respective advantages.
For example, armor is mainly equipped for heavy cavalry.
The number of cavalry is small, but they cannot stay with the emperor and only serve as an honor guard. The richer they are, the more they must create value.
At this time, the cuirassiers of Jinwu's cavalry rushed to the front. They wore two pieces of polished iron armor on their chests and backs. They had iron helmets on their heads and a tall helmet gun with a small red flag on it.
They were not equipped with traditional spears, hammers, etc., but mainly with muskets, two flintlock lances, and a three-eyed gun.
The flintlock lance is shorter, and compared to matchlocks such as shotguns, it is more windproof and convenient, but it also has problems such as dead fire. However, for cuirassiers, what is important is to be able to charge and shoot on horseback, and rush to the front.
, shoot with bang bang, turn around after shooting, then reload, charge and shoot again.
Although wearing a dazzling breastplate, he would not easily rush into the enemy formation, let alone collide with the infantry formation. Zhu Yihai could not bear to waste it like this.
The three-eyed gun is not only a firearm, but it can also be used as a blunt weapon like a mace at critical moments. It can be swung and smashed. After being loaded with gunpowder and ignited, it can also shoot three times at close range. It is backward but very powerful.
Followed closely were the musketeers, who wore cotton armor and were equipped with both muskets and lances. They were considered a traditional heavy cavalry, capable of charging through formations and charging into enemy groups.
Of course, Zhu Yihai also strictly prohibited the cavalry from rushing into the formation at will, and even more prohibited them from charging into the infantry. The cavalry must be used in conjunction with the infantry and cannot be wasted.
Now the cuirassiers were in front, followed by the musketeers, and then the heavy dragoons.
The hussars, chasseurs, archers, and light dragoons began to outflank them on both sides.