Chapter 141 Changes in Mentality (1)
Arrange the array!
With Ye Qiu's order, the sound of war drums rang out, and teams of Ningyuan soldiers walked out of the camp.
Since Ye Qiu led the army, Ningyuan Army has never been afraid of fighting in the field with the Jurchens.
The infantry arrived at the front of the battle formation and lined up in a long line of sixteen people in depth. There was a large gap between the soldiers and soldiers. The spears more than three meters long were usually held by the soldiers at one meter and five or six meters away from the handle. The spearheads of the four to six rows of soldiers on the head of the square formation were aimed at the front. The positions of the soldiers holding the spears behind were inclined, and some were perpendicular to the ground, and they were different.
Because the three first and one last person in each column belong to the key position, Victor deliberately chose soldiers with bravery and strong psychological qualities.
And in the huge gap between the soldiers in the square formation, swords and shields were scattered. They were trying to deal with the Jurchen short-soldiers who broke into the spear formation.
The biggest improvement Victor made is that the horizontal line in front of the head of the square array is not a straight line, but is tilted forward in a trapezoidal shape at an angle of about 30 degrees on both sides, with the concave surface facing inward and the incline facing outward. (In fact, this kind of battle formation, Macedonian square array has been used for a long time, but is this a virtual reality world? You know, so it is the first to create it now.)
During the drill, this formation is very difficult to deal with. First, it wraps the opponent in like making dumplings, and then kills the enemy as quickly as a lawn mower.
Because it faces the enemy in a diagonal manner, the spear is pierced by a diagonal manner, which is extremely difficult to defend against.
The muffled thunder was getting closer and closer, and later it was deafening and then it stopped abruptly.
Ye Qiu, who was riding on the horse, looked at the Jurchen flag in front of him. There were at least fifteen Niulu. The flags should be Manguertai and Daishan.
You guessed it. Feng Hu was surprised.
Dai Shan and Mangourtai were also looking at the Ming army's array. Mangourtai looked strange. Boss, have you seen such a formation?
I haven't seen it before, what kind of mess is this? Dai Shan shook his head, with confusion on his face.
Regardless of him, I don't believe that these infantry can resist the impact of my Jurchen cavalry. Mangourta said indifferently.
Don't be careless, have you forgotten the spear formation of Ningyuan Army last year? I see that all the infantry in this army are holding spears, perhaps it is a variant of a spear formation. Dai Shan stared at the front and said cautiously.
Boss, what do you think you should do? Are we just watching? Mangourtai looks like I'm following your arrangements.
Dai Shan glanced at him and thought to himself: I pretended to be like you, aren’t you just thinking about watching? But you don’t want to give this order, so as not to be caught by the fourth brother. Use me as a shield? Haha!
This younger brother is a typical honest and treacherous person who is confused by his appearance is dead.
Then attack! Dai Shan said lightly.
Hum? Manguertai's face changed. Seeing that Daishan was not like an excuse, he couldn't help it. Boss, really want to attack? The fourth brother is not a kind person!
So what, he is Khan, shouldn't we listen to him? Daishan immediately threw the problem back.
This treacherous guy, Mangourtai, was speechless and cursed in his heart.
Then attack! I will send out a thousand people. Manguertai gritted his teeth and thought to himself that if these thousand people are defeated, I will withdraw my troops.
OK, then I will give out a thousand people. Dai Shan also said.
The two of them ordered each other.
In a moment, a group of cavalry lined up in an orderly manner and slowly walked out of the Jurchen army formation, and advanced forward in small steps.
There were only two thousand cavalrymen? Ye Qiu frowned and then looked at the back of the Jurchens. What were Mangourtai and Daishan thinking?
Feng Hu, you lead three thousand cavalry to fight.
He decided not to use the step formation for the time being, and first check out the Jurchens' next plan.
Get the order! Feng Hu took the order and left.
As soon as the Ningyuan cavalry was dispatched, the Jurchens also discovered them immediately.
Boss, this Ming army dared to use cavalry to collide with us! Haha, he was quite brave. Manguertai said this, but his eyes were extremely cautious in staring at the battlefield, and he did not underestimate the Ningyuan cavalry as he said.
Dai Shan didn't say anything. He knew that the cavalry team of the old four-liang yellow flag had lost a lot. According to the soldiers who fled back, they were all defeated by the cavalry of the Ningyuan Army head-on.
Even if the more is defeated, it means that the Ningyuan cavalry is not weak in combat.
The two cavalry began to accelerate almost at the same time and began to hedge at a distance of hundreds of steps.
Then they collided hard.
In the infantry army formation, Ye E was trembling all over when he saw it, and he didn't know whether he was excited or afraid.
He looked at the scene ahead with dry mouth, which seemed to be like the sky and the earth cracking. His hands holding the knife were tighter and tighter, as if he wanted to squeeze out the hilt of the knife.
Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, I don't want to be ridiculed by that boy Feng Qianzi.
He kept cheering himself up in his heart.
Feng Hu and the Jurchen cavalry generals both chose the other side's left to perform an inclined impact.
Boom!
It seemed as if two mountain torrents were pouring down, and the human body was hit high, and then it fell heavily to the ground. The fallen knight had no chance to stand up again. The cold ground was below, but the head was over the countless angry horse hooves that were falling.
The weapons cut on the iron armor and made a pause. Feather arrows shot out only blood mist in the sky, but no one screamed, and they were fighting each other.
The iron spear in Feng Hu's hand broke through six iron armor in a row. The blade of the spear was already full of gaps and curled up, making it unbearable to use.
He let out a long roar, threw away the iron spear, and immediately pulled out a thick long sword and smashed it on the chest of a Jurchen cavalry with a bang: Kill, kill, and sprint!
The soldier's chest was obviously sunken, and he spat a mouthful of black blood, shaking his horse on the war, running out for about ten steps before falling down dejectedly.
The two armies were intertwined, and they both paid the price of two or three hundred people. It was like peeling an onion, and the soldiers and horses on both sides were stripped off. It can be said that no one got it well.
On the battlefield, there were horses running and neighing everywhere. As time went by, even more tragic casualties continued.
Turn around, turn around, rush again, rush again! Feng Hu shouted with a thick-backed long knife.
The two cavalry turned around in an arc at the same time and attacked face to face again.
When fighting against cavalry, it is about who can hold on to the end until one side can't bear the collapse.
In the Jurchen army behind, Mangurtai and Dai Shan stared at the tragic battlefield in a daze. They had not experienced such a battle for many years.
When Father Khan was alive, the Ming army also had such fighting will and combat power at that time. However, after several major defeats, the Ming army's spirit seemed to be defeated, and their Jurchen soldiers never encountered such strong resistance again.
But now, they found that it seemed that Ming Jun's spirit had returned because of that kid.
Both of them couldn't help but turn their eyes to Ye Qiu's handsome flag, with deep fear in their eyes.
Ye Qiu and this Ming army cannot be kept. Dai Shan suddenly said.
Mangurtai nodded heavily.
Chapter completed!