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Chapter 139: Reversing the Future 8

The musketeers in the first row completed the shooting, squatting on the ground, with their guns and swords slanted. Even if the length of the musketeers is far from comparable to that of the spear, the cold light emitted by the sharp jungle is enough to have enough deterrent to the light cavalry of the Qing army.

This is the case with the first row of the square formation and the second row. They formed a horse-resisting formation, which formed a shield that prevented the Qing cavalry from rushing into the formation. However, as the distance got closer, the third row's shooting sounded, and the killing of the Qing cavalry became even greater.

When one musket after another in the third row poked out from the soldiers in the second row, the smoke of gunpowder was rolling, and the Qing cavalry not far away was starting to turn and shoot vigorously, and batches of them fell down.

The Mobei Liangmao under his crotch suddenly shook, and the whine from his chest trembled Oboi's heartstrings. During the battle, it was never unusual for war horses to be killed on the spot. Oboi had been through the battle formation for a long time and knew it well. At this moment, once he felt that the war horses under his crotch were injured, Oboi abandoned the horse without hesitation, pushed his feet and pushed his body into the air, and then rolled around and unloaded the fallen force at the moment of landing.

Oboi's movements were done in one go. Although he had not fought with people on the battlefield for many years, he was still sufficient in experience. Seeing that the four hooves of the war horse were shaking for a few times, he could no longer support him and fell heavily to the ground. Oboi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, at least avoiding the possibility of being pressed under the body of the war horse and unable to extricate himself.

At this moment, the Qing army's cavalry was severely damaged and the offensive was abrupt. Fortunately, the smoke blocked the sight and was not sniped by those hunters with rifled rifles. However, while Oboi was looking for a war horse, the sequelae of the fall appeared. Starting from the first voice "Mr. Guarja is dead", the head coach was "dead". Some of the Taiji people from various tribes wanted to continue attacking, while others wanted to preserve their strength. The cavalry team supported by the Mongolian alliance flags in the south of the desert was immediately in chaos.

"This group of unruly Mongolian Tartars!"

Oboi shouted a few times, but chaos had already formed, and his cry alone was at most gathering some of the nearby people, that's all.

"Master, what should I do?"

After changing Oboi to the horse, the leader of Goshha beside him asked. Oboi looked around and had to pop a word from his teeth and rode his horse towards Ebilong's flag.

The right army of Wuwei collapsed, and Obai led the team to run wildly in order to block the gap. Although Obai led the team to charge, although he could not complete the breakthrough, it also made Ebilong breathe a sigh of relief. At this moment, he was restraining the defeated troops in the distance, and the guards also received the order from Liu Cheng and were coming from the entire division.

The tactical purpose was achieved, but these cavalry from Mongolian troops in the south of the desert were originally subordinate to each unit, and this time they came to the rescue, they were just barely kneaded together. Once the adhesive Oboi did not work, they would immediately become a mess of sand.

In contrast, although the cavalry on Ebilon was once chaotic, if they could be restored, their combat effectiveness and fighting will must be stronger than these Mongols. Not to mention anything else, at least these 5,000 cavalry were bound by officers at all levels and were a whole, while those Mongols were completely different.

I brought four or five thousand cavalry, but when I came back, there were less than half of the men left, and I saw Oboi's handsome flag following on the road. There were not many other casualties, but it was not possible to make these guys who were used to doing their own things again.

Obai brought his men to Ebilong, who had restored the chaos of the cavalry in his troops. When he saw Obai killing him, Ebilong also looked ashamed and almost bleeding.

"how?"

Hearing this, Ebilong shook his head and then smiled bitterly: "The cavalry is safe and can go to war at any time. However, the infantry and artillery, the thousands of people who fled back, were not only broken, but the soldiers were already scared, and they were afraid that they would not be useful."

In military operations, organizational degree is crucial. Now that the system is broken, it is good for the cavalry, but it is a fatal problem for the infantry. Oboi is also very clear about this. This is not a problem for Ebilong, nor is it a problem for Ebilong's predecessor Liu Cheng. After all, Chen Wen's tactics are too terrifying. Not to mention the right army of the Wuwei Guard, even the Imperial Guards would not be able to withstand such an offensive.

"Now is not the time to sigh. You must hold up the young guard division of the Zhejiang bandits before the Guards arrive. If they are allowed to continue to advance or turn to the direction of the Central Army, even if the Imperial Guards can defeat the Zhejiang bandits in front of them, there will be no time left."

As Oboi pointed out, Ebilong naturally understood. Chen Wen and the Qing Dynasty were both tactics for the left-wing breakthrough, and they were just one side who defeated the right wing first and then swept the central army. Now the young guard division defeated the right army of the Wuwei, and the Qing army lost a first time, and had reached the edge of the cliff. However, with Oboi's efforts, they temporarily restrained their offensive. However, they had to persist and maintain their front until the Imperial Guard defeated the right wing of the Northern Expedition Army, and then swept the central army. Otherwise, once they were defeated, the Qing Dynasty would be completely finished.

The two of them had a brief exchange. Ebilong personally led the cavalry of the Right Army of the Wuwei Army to fight against the young guard division, and Oboi had to gather the Mongolian cavalry he brought again and wait until the Guards arrived before launching an attack.

The Guards arrived, stabilized the front line again, and pulled each other back to the origin, and the Qing army had the possibility of victory. However, the Right Army of the Wuwei collapsed first, and the Guards were forced to go to the right wing, so this reserve team must be allowed to play a greater effect in order to have a greater chance of victory. Oboi's response was to gather heavy troops here, relying on the infantry of the Guards and three cavalry to completely defeat the young guard division in front of them.

Ebilong had already set out, and it was inevitable that the cavalry of the Right Army of the Wuwei Army suffered a certain degree of casualties during this period. However, Doni and his cavalry quickly arrived at the place where the defeated soldiers were restrained. After a brief exchange, the two of them had a unified opinion, so they stopped for a while and urged the subsequent infantry to catch up as quickly as possible. However, in a short while, the new actions of the Northern Expedition Army attracted Oboi's attention first.

The Red Barbarian Artillery launched a shooting towards the right wing of the Northern Expedition Army. The central and right wings of the Northern Expedition Army began to attack. The right wing was forced to enter the defensive under the large-scale harassment of the superior cavalry of the Qing army. But at this moment, the elderly guard division, which had always been criticized for its military trunk, began to move towards the left wing of the Ming army. It was obviously time to fight to the death.

"This is probably a desperate attempt by the Zhejiang bandits. The slave will lead troops to support Ebilong first, and ask the prince to organize the guards to follow up as soon as possible."

"You go, the infantry is coming soon, and I will follow you later."

Simple cavalry, especially light cavalry like them, also require the cooperation of infantry and cavalry, and only by the mixed tactics of infantry and cavalry, can we defeat the tough phalanx that is famous in the world. However, how Chen Wen reacted and had a trump card, they could not control it. Since there was any movement here, they had to deal with it and never let Chen Wen achieve his goal too easily.

The Oboi banner was raised, and nearly three thousand cavalry had been restrained here. Some of the others who had not yet returned were lost in the formation, and some did not know where they went. However, these Mongolians did not dare to withdraw from the battlefield easily, because once the Qing court won, their actions would inevitably be retaliated by the Qing court, and other Mongolian tribes would even pounce on them and get a piece of the pie, which was a major matter related to life and death.

In this way, the five thousand cavalry of Ebilon are also a considerable combat power. As for the fact that Doni's guards are of great use, they should not be moved lightly for the time being. Only the two of them will intercept the cavalry of the elderly guard division, whose tactics have always maintained a sense of mystery.

Oboi attacked again, and Ebilong had already launched a large-scale harassment of the Young Guard Division. Five thousand cavalry belonged to five towns. No matter how good the cavalry unit of Oboi, the cavalry of the Wuwei Right Army of Wuwei had a complete military regiment, and the organization was incomparable. The troops were divided into five routes and launched a comprehensive harassment of the Young Guard Division. The casualties continued to increase, but it indeed dragged the footsteps of the Young Guard Division, forcing this army, which was known for attack, to sit in the middle and unable to continue the attack.

In the distance, the elderly guard division moved towards this place. Oboi and Doni saw it, and the same was true for Ebilon in the formation. Not to mention the strong combat power that the young guard division had shown and the association with another guard division that arises, just saying that the cooperation between the infantry and the cavalry is definitely not something that the single cavalry under his command can resist.

Seeing this, Ebilong waved the flag and sent troops everywhere, quickly restraining his troops to wait for the elderly Guard Division. However, his opponent seemed not in a hurry at all. Not only did he give him time to restrain his troops, but he also waited for Oboi's reinforcements and slowly entered the battlefield.

"It's very neat, and the armor seems to be good."

The number of cavalry in this Guard Division is not as large as that of them. From a distance, it seems that they are not as good as they are, but the closer they are, the more they realize their previous mistakes. The cavalry of the Northern Expedition Army here is lined up in an orderly manner, without enough horse speed, and without room to wield weapons. It seems that there is nothing special about it except neatness.

"What are this Zhejiang bandits doing? Could it be that they are going to push them over like this and use cavalry as infantry?"

Ebilong felt that what he said was nonsense, but there was only so much that could be seen from the telescope. Not only him, but Oboi vaguely felt fear based on his sense of smell on the battlefield, but he could not touch the mind at all.

At the beginning of the war, the formation width of the Wuwei Right Army and the Young Guard Division was the same, and it was still one or two miles away from the canal. When the Wuwei Right Army collapsed, the Young Guard Division occupied the position of the Wuwei Right Army. However, with the large-scale harassment of the Qing army's cavalry one after another, not only did not continue to launch an attack, but the formation inevitably contracted. At this time, the cavalry of Obai and Ebilong's troops and the elderly Guard Division were both on the most inconspicuous edge area on the Western Front battlefield, one in the north and the other in the south.

"I will lead the troops in our headquarters to fight, and you will then cover up and kill."

"Um."

After entering this edge area, the old guard division in the distance extended its formation, covering the entire battlefield from the edge of the canal beach to the young guard division near it. Then, it slowly pressed over with the neat cavalry formation just now, looking dull and slow.

Cavalry warfare pays attention to horse speed, which is well known. The elderly guard division on the opposite side began to accelerate during its march. A cavalry battle with the gap between the two sides was imminent. The Qing army was responsible for the charge first with the cavalry of the Wuwei Right Army of the Yubilong headquarters. Obai followed up with the Mongolian cavalry and drums in front of him.

The Qing army was like this, and Ebilong had the idea of ​​redeeming himself, and it was also limited because the quality of these Mongolian cavalry in southern desert was difficult to compare with the cavalry of the new army.

Under the order of Ebilong, the Qing cavalry of the brigade accelerated to the south, covering the sky like dark clouds. At the same time, their opponent, the elderly guard division of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Ming Army, did not accelerate very quickly, and still maintained a relatively neat horizontal lineup rolling north.

Moving towards the left-wing battlefield, the army maintained a relatively neat cavalry formation. When we arrived here, the cavalry formation was still not scattered at all. Each cavalry still had a very small distance from the adjacent cavalry, and even the distance from the back row was pitifully small.

The first two horizontal rows form the first riding formation, and then each two horizontal rows are also a riding formation, with no signs of dispersion, as if they are planning to press up like a city wall so straightforward.

At the forefront of the cavalry formation, Li Ruixin did not carry the horse spear heirloom, but held a standard saber. This saber was developed by the Military Industry Department after the relocation of Ma'anshan. Unlike the original saber of the Ming army, the length and arc were adjusted appropriately. A handguard was added to the knife handle, so that even those who know nothing about cavalry can easily see the difference.

Just like the half-body armor of the plate-armored cavalry and the helmet on the head, the saber has been tested countless times before the shape was finally determined. Li Ruixin likes this saber very much because compared with the martial arts he passed down from his ancestors, the sword technique combined with this saber is easier to popularize. Just like today, nearly 10,000 cavalry of the elderly Guard Division is concentrated in this battlefield, with the same speed, the same cavalry formation, the same weapons and equipment, and the same tactics. He rushed forward directly and fought the Tartars directly to fight to the death!

The cavalry formation of the elderly guard division started to steer the horse and accelerated slowly. Although the acceleration was much smaller than that of the Qing army, the acceleration showed no sign of stopping.

Gradually, arrows gradually began to fall above the head. These were the Qing army's cavalry shooting to disrupt the formation. However, when the arrow hit the standard cavalry armor of the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it was bounced away without exception. Only those who could hit the war horses during the slashing of the sabre could cause slight disturbances.

The cavalry formation was getting faster and faster, and the distance was getting closer and closer to the Qing army in the distance. More and more cavalry were attacked by cavalry shooting. Some of them had to withdraw from the cavalry formation, but they were quickly filled by the cavalry of the rear team. The entire formation was like a phalanx of infantry, and it was still pressing towards the cavalry of the Qing army while it was constantly accelerating.

The war horses were walking to jogging, and then advancing at full speed at this moment, and the neatness of the cavalry formation was slightly affected. As the commander of this cavalry, Li Ruixin did not need to take the lead in charge, but he also monitored the speed of the cavalry formation throughout the process. As the speed reached the peak required during daily training, the formation was somewhat unable to continue to maintain the initial perfection, but the vanguard cavalry of the Qing army was already in front of him, especially the Qing army commander who took the lead in charge was coming towards Li Ruixin's right hand, which was several cavalry between his right hand.

"kill!"

The Ming army in front of him was covered with darkness, like a city wall blocking the Ebilong's charge. He had seen the three walls of the camp before, and he was definitely not like this. Although he was not very clear, he still plunged into the cavalry formation.

The horses intertwined, and Ebilong passed through the distance between the two cavalrymen of the Northern Expedition Army opposite, and gave them two sabers just to a bridge. When the waist was moved, his body stood upright, and with a backhand, he directly cut off the second row of cavalry who was about to slash at his right hand, but at the same time, the cavalryman on his left hand on the second row of his left hand slashed to the left of his abdomen with one knife.

Even if the armor on Ebilong was made by a skilled craftsman, it would inevitably penetrate the armor. The sword cut through the armor and left a seven or eight-inch hole directly on his abdomen. The blade even cut through the abdomen, as if the intestines were rushing out of the wound.

After crossing the first two rows, even if he had killed the first formation of the Ming army cavalry formation, Ebilong held a knife in his right hand, covered the wound with his left hand, and gritted his teeth, trying to relieve the pain in his abdomen.

Regarding the important officials around Shunzhi, his identity is almost the most noble one except those of the Aisin Gioro family. However, in addition to his status, Ebilong is also a long-standing general who has been through battle. He also resisted the desperate raid of the brave general Cao Bianjiao in Songshan. He is indeed not as good as Oboi in martial arts, but he is definitely not a weak person.

However, after entering the formation, Ebilong suddenly realized that the cavalry of this cavalry did not need to fight alone at all. In order to better play the individual bravery of the Qing army, they could easily fight with more and less, just like what he had just experienced.

However, it was too late to realize this after entering the cavalry formation. There were quite a few who could rush over like him, but when they saw clearly the second cavalry formation that was several meters behind the front row, they swallowed like Ebilong.

"kill!"

With loud shouts, Ebilong rode his horse and rushed over. The good horse under his crotch and the sword in his hand were also the works of fine craftsmen. Later generations were also given the commander to go to war by the Qing court. However, facing the rows of cavalry in front of him, which seemed to be insignificant at first glance, no matter how good the war horses, armor and weapons were, they were obviously useless.

The war horses were intertwined, and the second row faced the cavalry captain Wang Xingzhi, who rushed to the position, slashed with a knife. Ebilong's head flew high and his body fell from the war horse.

Weapons, armor, war horses, and even heads are not required to be taken care of. From the beginning of the training, Wang Xingzhi knew that this was the case with this cavalry formation. If the first layer cannot be killed, the second layer will be killed. If the second layer cannot be killed, the third layer will be pushed over like one moving wall after another, and completely flatten the Qing army into the formation. Even if there is something that can penetrate the formation, it will inevitably be a limited number of melons and no longer pose a real threat.

After just slashing Ebilong, Wang Xingzhi only knew that he looked like a senior officer, but there was no time to think about that much on the battlefield.

After this sword, the backhand slashed the head of the Qing cavalry immediately following him. The Qing army's tassels were cut off by the backhand, but the Qing army could not kill their team alive. While moving, they were knocked down by the simple and unpretentious cavalry behind him.

Although Wang Xingzhi and his robes were veterans selected from each battalion, most of them were just horse riding that they learned to ride at the Niushou Mountain training ground. Compared with the Eight Mongolian Banners who had been riding on horseback since childhood and the Manchu samurai who were known to be unparalleled in riding and shooting, their riding skills and cavalry experience were undoubtedly far from comparable to those in the Qing army.

However, under such wall charge tactics, they do not need too strong riding and too rich experience. They only need to firmly execute orders, skillful control of the speed of war horses, and chop without hesitation when facing the enemy, even if they fight for their lives, that's all.

The elderly guard division ran over rows. The Mongolian warriors who once feared the world and the Manchurian warriors, who were known as the strongest barbarians of the 17th century, were often chopped by several sabers when they met. They often didn't even have the chance to fight back and were killed in the formation.

One hundred and fifty years later, the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte once said: "One Mamulique can definitely defeat a French soldier; ten French soldiers can tie with ten Mamulique; one hundred French soldiers can definitely defeat a hundred Mamulique."

This is Napoleon's experience on the African battlefield during his expedition to Egypt. It is about the modern cavalry wall-style charge tactics crushing the tribal warriors who are good at martial arts and riding skills. Just like since Chen Wen started his army, he relied on a series of intensive battle formations such as the Mandarin Duck Formation and the Spear Formation on the battlefield, the same principle is the same. Even if the opponent is riding on the elephant, there is no difference.
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