Valley Emperor
Vol 2 Chapter 872: Paper paste-like hollow square matrix
If you can use your own infantry to fight the enemy's cavalry, even if the exchange ratio is larger, all modern infantry generals in this world will do it without hesitation.
This is because modern infantry, compared to cavalry, is a cheap arm!
The musketeers of the modern infantry, as long as the physical condition is qualified, three months is enough, and then they can be pulled up to fight.
But cavalry, every cavalry needs at least several years of training, especially the cavalry of the Tartars, which cannot be done without training for a few years or even longer. The cavalry of the Tartars is basically It takes a long time to cultivate from an early age.
Datang's 6th Army lost tens of thousands of infantry, and it will be replenished in a few months!
In the autumn and winter battles last year, the Datang 6th Army lost more than 10,000 troops before and after, and the casualties were actually very large, but they were replenished while fighting. The combat power has not decreased at all.
But if the cavalry had more than 10,000 casualties, it would be extremely difficult to replenish them.
Chen Keqiao issued the latest order with his 5th Infantry Division suffering heavy casualties, but he also had to give the Tatar cavalry in front of him heavy losses, and issued the latest order. Got this order!
"The rise and fall of the kingdom is in this battle, I hope you will fight the enemy bravely!"
This slogan has been used by the 6th Army of the Tang Dynasty several times, and each time is a decisive battle with great influence. When they attacked Wuzhou City, it was when the Huguang Ming Army besieged Xingquan Mansion and the Tang Dynasty was at stake. , Li Xuan conveyed to the whole army the slogan of the country's rejuvenation and abolition in this battle under the city of Wuzhou, in order to stimulate the morale of the army, and finally successfully broke Wuzhou, opened the shackles of the Ming Dynasty on the neck of the Tang Dynasty, and won the south The final victory of the Battle of Guangdong and Guangxi.
And now, Chen Keqiao also shouted this slogan, declaring to the whole army that this will be a decisive battle with no retreat!
After the order was conveyed, the officers at all levels below, facing the 8,000 Tatar cavalry who were approaching quickly, also shouted their own slogans:
"Master of the Tang Dynasty, fight to the death without retreating!"
"Long live the Tang Dynasty!"
"Long live the sage of all ages!"
The soldiers in the rear phalanx still shot and rushed into the interior, and the besieged lost their heights. They could only continue to run in the passage in desperation, trying to rush out or simply attack the array on a small scale. There are more than a thousand Ming cavalry soldiers, and these more than a thousand Ming cavalry soldiers are rapidly decreasing. If there is no accident, it is estimated that they will all be killed and injured in a short time.
Under the leadership of the officers, the infantrymen in the many square formations are nervously sorting out the formation, making the formation more dense, and the soldiers who have just fired are also quickly reloading.
At this time, the advantage of the flintlock is that it appears, and it is more convenient and faster to reload than the arquebus.
At the same time, after equipping the flintlock guns, the ranks of the soldiers were even denser. Although there were only three rows, but because there was no need to worry about the fire ropes causing the muskets of comrades in arms to go off, the density between the soldiers was very large, and they were basically side by side.
Compared with the previous arquebusiers, the density of troops and firepower is one in the sky and one in the ground.
The Tatar cavalry on the opposite side began to mention that their speed was faster than the previous Tatar cavalry, because the previous Tatar cavalry just wanted to volley to the front, leaving a certain amount of power to prepare to turn, and now, these eight The thousand Tatar cavalry wanted to break through the interception of the frontal Tang army and rescue the more than a thousand remaining Tatar cavalry.
So there is not much scruples about their speed faster!
The Tartar cavalry began to mention, and the naval guns of the navy also fired, and all kinds of cannons and shotguns were fired!
If these Tartar cavalry and the previous 2,000 Tartar cavalry took the initiative to spread out, perhaps these shells could not cause too many casualties to them, but now, in order to protect the impact, they maintained a dense formation.
Even if the Tang cavalry were not almost side by side, forming a dense formation like a wall, but for the classical cavalry, this is also very dense.
And what is the effect of dense formation?
Naturally, the casualties were heavy!
In the previous Tatar cavalry charge, one cannonball would at most cause two or three Tatar cavalry casualties, but now, with luck, one cannonball can even cause more than a dozen Tatar cavalry casualties.
Not to mention, after the Tatar cavalry in the front was knocked down, because the formation of the Tatar cavalry was too dense, the cavalry in the rear could not dodge in time, and then tripped over, causing the second casualty.
However, although the shells were powerful and caused great damage, they were still unable to stop the charge of the Tartar cavalry!
They came whistling, and some Tartar cavalry even ignored the increased possibility of being hit, and just stood up straight on the back of the horse with their legs, and bent their bows and arrows directly in their hands, ready to reach a distance of dozens of meters. Archery!
The courage of these Tatars when charging, even Chen Keqiao in the rear admired it. This kind of scene was like the charge against the Ming army in the early years.
In the early years, the Ming army was also full of self-confidence, striding towards the formation of the 6th Army of the Tang Dynasty!
Then, they were defeated by the Datang 6th Army. They came fast and ran faster!
Today in the Tatars, he seems to see the shadow of the early Ming army!
The Tatars charged at a very fast speed. After they rushed to a distance of 100 meters with the artillery shells, all the musketeers of the 6th Tang Army in front also opened fire!
Because at this time, if they don't fire again, the other party will continue to rush in to shoot arrows on a large scale. Under the large-scale shooting of the other party, their own side will definitely reduce casualties.
Firing ahead of time and wounding these Tartar cavalry before they can shoot arrows can reduce the pressure on the bow and arrows on the subsequent side.
In the rounds of thousands of muskets, the Tatar cavalry in the charge seemed to be waves, and the waves at the forefront were directly hit and disappeared in the continuous rounds of shooting!
These Tartar cavalry, not all 8,000 people rushed forward in a row, but formed more than a dozen attack waves and rushed forward in sequence, and the waves in front were only a few hundred cavalry at most. !
And these hundreds of horses, in such a fierce shooting, turned out to be mostly hit and then killed or injured or fell off their horses!
Such a heavy casualty made Briggood in the back grit his teeth, but he didn't call to stop, in fact, he couldn't stop now if he wanted to.
His cavalry continued to attack, and the wave of cavalry in front was crippled, but the cavalry in the back charged up again!
At this time, they were less than 30 meters away from a hollow square of the Tang Army infantry in front. These cavalrymen began to shoot arrows quickly, but they couldn't shoot a few arrows, because their speed was very fast, and they would soon rush to the Tang Army's formation. Ahead, and then directly killed with a saber!
What the Tatars want is not only to kill and injure some of the Tang army soldiers, but also to break through the hollow square of the Tang army and rescue the cavalry inside. Well, it is impossible to save them at this time, because they are so close that they even turn around. There is no chance for him, he can only rush up directly with one bite of his teeth!
And a major commander of this hollow phalanx held a command knife high: "Grenadiers prepare, drop bombs!"
Dozens of grenadiers in the middle of the array threw grenades in unison, and the grenades exploded in the Tatar cavalry group rushing ahead, killing and injuring many Tatar cavalry.
However, after the explosion, more Tatar cavalry rushed over!
The major in the hollow phalanx was riding on a horse. Although the young face showed a trace of panic, he still ordered according to the regulations: "Prepare to prevent collision!"
Those musketeers in the front row who were lucky enough to survive in the rain of arrows had actually already started their tactical moves!
The musketeers in the three rows had bayonets attached to their muskets each time. The musketeers in the front row squatted down, rested the tail of their muskets directly on the soil, and pointed their guns diagonally forward. The musketeers in the second row held their muskets. Pointing diagonally forward, the gunmen in the last row pressed their shoulders against their muskets and moved forward.
It is worth noting that, in fact, the bayonet of the musketeer, like the spear of the lancer, is not really used to kill or wound the cavalry, but mainly to avoid the horses.
The war horse is also afraid of death, and seeing a bay of bayonets in front of it, it will not rush forward stupidly.
But this is just a general situation. If the horses are well-trained, and the cavalry is forced to rush up regardless of the horses and their own lives, they can also motivate the horses to rush up. At the last moment, the highly skilled cavalry will control the direction of the horses. Leaping forward, directly rushed into the array, of course, very few can succeed.
Most of them are unsuccessful, and then they are finished, but these cavalry who are finished have already completed their historical mission, because the force of the collision alone can drive away the infantry in front, or even kill them!
Then, the cavalry in the rear can keep up!
Because this time it was for rushing into the formation, the waves of cavalry in front of the Tartars were also the few cavalry they used to rush into formation. Armor was a must, and they were all well-trained horses and cavalry.
They will act as the vanguard and use their lives to open a gap for the cavalry in the rear. Otherwise, it is difficult for ordinary horses and cavalry to rush into the phalanx of the soldiers.
When the front-row infantrymen of this hollow phalanx were ready, the Tartar cavalry finally rushed over. The Tartar cavalry at the forefront was extremely skilled, and directly in front of the formation was controlling the warhorse to jump up. It is about to leap from the array.
However, at this time, perhaps the power of the war horse has come to an end. As a result, the flying height is lower, and the belly of the war horse is directly cut by the bayonet.
However, driven by inertia, the war horse and cavalry still flew forward, and then fell heavily behind the array. The war horse fell to the ground and could not afford it~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The knight also fell to the ground!
However, this is only the beginning, almost instantly, many Tartar cavalry rushed up!
In the face of hundreds of cavalry 6 rushing up, this hollow phalanx formed by infantry battalions was like a piece of paper, and it was directly pierced!
But the major battalion commander of this infantry battalion did not show any strange expression, after taking a deep breath!
He shouted, "Long live the Tang Dynasty!" and rushed up with the command knife in his hand!
A few seconds later, the major was cut down by a Tatar cavalry. Wearing a dark blue colonel's uniform, he fell directly from the horse's back, and then fell heavily to the ground. With a clear blue sky!
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