Chapter 1092 The power of the professional army

When the men and horses of Wanjiajun marched to about a hundred feet away from the Haihan camp on the west bank of the Jiahe River, they saw the riders on the opposite side gathering together, and then quickly formed a formation of three lines in the front, middle and back, and rode their horses slowly towards them.

The direction came to greet him.

Upon seeing this, Gan Qiang immediately ordered to stop advancing and let the infantry in front begin to form a formation to prepare for the possible cavalry attack from the opposite side. Although these infantry were not fully equipped, they were all veterans who had been in battle formations, so they stopped immediately.

Stepping down, long weapons were lined up at the front, with the tips of spears pointing diagonally forward, and the rear row was filled with archers with swords and axes, ready to retaliate at any time. This tactics was also modeled on the Ming army, although there was no specialized weapon in the formation.

It has a long spear and a large shield to protect the body. However, as a civilian armed force, it is very difficult for infantry to be able to stay calm when facing cavalry. It is really impossible to pursue perfection.

Gan Qiang relied on this strategy of foot-horse coordination to win the trust and reuse of Wan Meng, and he had never failed to defeat the enemy using this strategy in the past. Of course, the opponents he had encountered in the past

Most of them are just as reckless as the Wanjia Army. If he really encounters a regular army with comparable strength, his copycat skills will definitely not be enough.

Gan Qiang did not think that his opponent this time was stronger than the Ming army. At the moment, he was only thinking about what kind of reward he would get from Wanmeng after achieving this record. He did not foresee the upcoming dangerous situation at all.

"There are some tricks, but it's a pity that we met us!" Liu Xian also noticed the changes in the opponent's formation on horseback. This is basically the only correct way for infantry to deal with cavalry in the wild. When both sides have equal strength, they fight steadily.

The infantry formation is not easily defeated by the cavalry, and the opponent's leader's strategy is also correct.

But the only problem is that the opponent Wanjiajun encounters is the Haihan Cavalry. Due to its armed level that transcends the times, this unit will rely more on thermal weapons in combat, and its tactics are also formulated around the use of firearms.

, completely divorced from ordinary people's understanding. The most important thing is that the Haihan Cavalry has never performed combat missions outside Hainan Island before. The outside world has almost zero knowledge of this unit, so there is no talk about it at all.

Are there any targeted tactical arrangements?

After the distance between the two sides further shortened, Gan Qiang finally saw clearly that the opponent's cavalry was not holding spears or scimitars, but strange-looking weapons that looked like firecrackers. He was a little confused at the moment. He had seen the Ming army.

There are cavalrymen who carry muskets, but those weapons have to be dismounted before they can be fired, and are not suitable for use in mobile warfare. If they dare to dismount and mount their guns during a confrontation, they will be able to defeat the cavalry here.

They will seize this opportunity to attack and catch them off guard. If the commander of the other party does not even understand this simple truth, then this cavalry team will really become fat meat in his mouth.

Before Gan Qiang made a final judgment on the tactics of the Haihan Cavalry, the other side had already begun to speed up the horses, changing from a small trot to a long leap. This was basically the situation when the cavalry launched a charge.

Gan Qiang didn't want to think any more and loudly ordered: "Infantry, hold your position, and cavalry prepare to fight!"

The Haihan cavalry suddenly divided into two groups about ten feet away from the Wanjia Army formation and turned left and right. At the same time, the cavalry on horseback raised their guns and fired two shots at the Wanjia Army. The three rows were all

After doing this, the Wanjiajun side didn't even know what was going on. The infantrymen standing in front holding long weapons fell down, at least twenty or thirty of them.

Although the limited number of long-range weapons in the Wanjia Army also fought back, it was obvious that the sporadic bows and arrows and firecrackers could not match the opponent's firepower density and firing frequency, and did not achieve immediate results.

At this time, Gan Qiang had already led his men to charge out. He originally wanted to take advantage of the opponent's cavalry turning in front of his own infantry formation to launch an attack from the side, but the burst of gunfire from the opponent during the charge also made him and his soldiers stunned.

They were all shocked. Gan Qiang estimated that the weapon in the opponent's hand was a repeating fire gun similar to a three-eyed gun, but it could only fire two rounds in a row. At that moment, he could seize the gap in the opponent's firepower output and kill him.

.So he did not try to change the original battle plan, and still led his men to rush forward.

Gan Qiang clearly saw that the opponent's cavalry inserted the three-foot-long muskets into their saddlebags after they finished shooting. He tightened his grip on the spear in his hand, stared at one of the targets, and planned to engage in the battle.

Then he stabbed him to the core. These Haihan cavalry didn't even have decent armor or helmets. In Gan Qiang's eyes, they were just undefended living targets. The armor he was wearing was from the Denglai Rebellion.

It was ripped from the bodies of Ming army officers who died on the battlefield. Although it was a bit heavy, its protective power was quite good. It was basically difficult for an ordinary scimitar to cut through it.

Gan Qiang was getting closer and closer to the opponent. He slowly raised his spear and calculated the distance. The opponent was obviously not equipped with long weapons and only had a scimitar hanging on his waist, which was obviously not enough to resist his spear.

Attacking, Gan Qiang thought that his record of killing enemies on horseback should be increased by one more. But at this moment, Gan Qiang noticed that the opponent did not pull out a scimitar to fight, but took out another weapon from the saddle bag.

, shaped like a firecracker but less than a foot long. Gan Qiang even saw the other party smiling proudly at him, and then pointing the object in his hand at him.

"Take the move!"

Seeing that the distance between the two of them was less than ten feet, Gan Qiang roared and was about to thrust out the spear in his hand. At this moment, he saw a flash of fire from the weapon in the opponent's hand. Before Gan Qiang could react, he felt

As if he had been hit by a sledgehammer in the chest, he immediately lost his balance and fell backwards. However, he knew in his mind that if he fell off the horse, he would be trampled by the mounts of his accomplices who were following behind him, so he clamped the saddle with all his strength with his legs and feet to prevent himself.

Fall down.

But this posture actually saved his life. His body fell on the horse, and his eyes happened to see the scene of more than 20 horsemen following behind being shot one after another, and blood blooming on their bodies.

These ordinary riders do not have the capital to be like him. They are equipped with good Ming army standard armor, and their physical bodies cannot withstand the opponent's close shots. Although the bumps on the horseback make the hit rate of pistol shooting drop significantly,

However, after dozens of guns were fired at once, more than half of the more than 20 Wanjiajun horsemen were shot, and seven or eight people fell off their horses on the spot.

Although the armor on Gan Qiang's body saved his life, the mount under his crotch was not so lucky. He happened to be at the front of the entire queue, and was hit by several stray bullets flying around.

The horse he was riding on suffered pain and lost Gan Qiang's direct control. It left the battle formation and ran in another direction. After running a hundred feet, it slowly collapsed from exhaustion and lay on the ground.

A place in the grass. Fortunately, Gan Qiang was able to roll down to the ground steadily, avoiding the end of breaking his hands and feet.

Gan Qiang groaned and propped up his upper body. He lowered his head and looked at the location where he had been hit hard. He saw that the armor on his chest had sunk deeply to form a pit, and a lead bullet the size of a soybean was embedded in the bottom of the pit.

Although it did not penetrate the armor, Gan Qiang could clearly feel the pain coming from his chest. He thought that the impact should have caused some damage to the bones and organs.

Gan Qiang saw that his mount could no longer stand up, so he endured the pain on his body and slowly stood up with his hands on the ground. He didn't know where he had dropped his spear just now, and now he only had one left on him.

The short knife could be used as a self-defense weapon. However, when he saw the situation on the battlefield clearly, his will to continue fighting immediately disappeared.

More than half of the cavalry he led had been destroyed by the opponent's musket fire. The few remaining cavalry that had survived had been scattered and fled in all directions, and could no longer engage the opponent in a head-on battle. The infantry was in even worse condition.

Unfortunately, when Gan Qiang led the troops to rush out, the infantry was already on the verge of collapse. The cavalry collapsed immediately after engaging the opponent, and the infantry lost its only cover. These stragglers were not professional soldiers and did not have much will to fight.

It can be said that it was okay to fight with a favorable wind. When encountering this kind of situation, the first priority was to save one's life, so he immediately gave up resistance and began to run back.

However, how could a two-legged man outrun a four-legged horse? These men could not run more than a hundred steps before they were chased from behind by the Haihan cavalry who came back. Once the infantry dispersed, it would be a disaster for the cavalry.

The heads were completely defenseless, so all they had to do was harvest them one by one with their sabers. However, the Haihan cavalry did not act harshly. After cutting down the fastest ones, the remaining people did not dare to try again.

He ran away and could only lie down on the ground and beg for mercy.

When Gan Qiang saw this, he knew that the situation was over. Seeing that the enemy had not yet divided his troops to capture him, he quickly took off his armor, endured the pain in his chest and escaped into the nearby forest.

The whole process from the two sides starting to dispatch troops to engaging in battle and then to the end of the battle only lasted ten minutes. Except for Haihan's side, which was already sure that it could defeat its opponent before the war, the other two sides who were fighting inside and outside Fushan County were facing each other.

Both the process and the result were jaw-dropping. They did not expect that the strength gap between the two sides would be so huge. Of course, what shocked them the most was the unusual fighting method of the Haihan Cavalry.

"Sir Huang, if I were not dazzled, then the Haihan people actually defeated the Wanjia army by shooting from horseback with firecrackers?" Although they were far away, the firelight and smoke when shooting the firecrackers were visible, but this was the case.

The incident was so unbelievable that Zhang Pucheng had to seek confirmation from Huang Qu, who also watched the battle.

Huang Qu was no less shocked than Zhang Pucheng. As an officer, he naturally knew how difficult it was to shoot with firecrackers on horseback. This was secondary. The key was that the Haihan riders were able to shoot on horseback.

Shooting multiple times in succession, the Wanjia army was defeated with overwhelming strength. How on earth was this accomplished?

"Sir Zhang, these Haihan people... are probably more powerful than we expected. According to my opinion, it is not appropriate to confront them head-on. With such strength, even if Qishan Qianhu sends reinforcements, they will not be able to defeat them.

But theirs." After Huang Qu pondered for a moment, he still gave an answer that sounded timid.

Zhang Pucheng still didn't believe it: "Our Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers are well-trained. If our troops are equal in strength, how can we not defeat this foreign militia?"

Huang Qu said with a gloomy face: "Mr. Zhang, have you ever seen a militia group equipped with so many firearms and war horses, capable of handling wild battles with ease? I have lived for more than forty years, and have been in the army for more than twenty years. I have never seen this before.

What militia group can have such strength! To be honest, I have never seen the kind of repeating firecrackers they are equipped with before."

Zhang Pucheng was also startled by Huang Qu's tone: "Master Huang, what do you mean by this?"

"This is not a militia group!" Huang Qu shook his head slowly but firmly and said: "This is an army! An army with rich combat experience and complete equipment! Wanjiajun wants to cause trouble for them, but they are simply hitting an egg with a stone.

Mr. Zhang, we’d better not interfere in this matter, lest we get into trouble!”

Zhang Pucheng was dubious about Huang Qu's judgment. Although he did not believe that Haihan's strength was as strong as Huang Qu described, the opponent did defeat Wanjiajun cleanly and under his nose, and Huang Qu was an expert in military matters.

Regardless of whether he has selfish motives or not, his judgment is definitely much more reliable than that of a civil servant. However, considering his position, Zhang Pucheng still has to say a few words: "But if this group of people has evil intentions towards the local people, or

They are attacking the county town, so no matter what their background, I will fight to the death!"

Huang Quxindao can fight, but he has more than enough ambition but not enough strength. He is not strong enough to defeat others. In the end, he will only lose his life if he fights to the death. The example of Wanjiajun is in front of him. Although the Ming army is better armed than the bandits.

It's stronger, but it's also limited. The Haihan rider fired a volley from horseback. Huang Qu can't think of any effective way to deal with it now.

If the Ming Dynasty officials on top of the city were shocked by this, then the Wanjia army watching the battle below the city was even more shocked. When Wanmeng sent out his troops, he was quite optimistic about the outcome of the battle, thinking that even if everything could not be fully

Annihilate the opponent's riders, but as long as they defeat the opponent, disperse the people waiting by the river, and prevent the opponent from implementing their immigration plan here, the battle will be considered effective.

However, reality gave him a big slap in the face. The more than 20 cavalry led by Gan Qiang were defeated almost instantly, and the infantry formation formed was of no use at all. In the end, even ten percent of the people who escaped back were defeated.

None. As for the manpower previously sent to the river as an undercover agent, I don’t know if they have been mobilized there. Anyway, no results have been seen at all. Obviously, this arrangement has also failed.
Chapter completed!