Following An Sanxi's order, the twenty-four brigades immediately took action.
Twelve brigades are divided into brigades individually, and each brigades are arranged in a long square array with three rows of crossbowmen.
There is a small team below the large team, and the small team is also a square array equipped with three rows of steel crossbows.
Because the number of people in each team is different, smaller squares are formed. Each small square is about the length of 20-30 people lined up horizontally, and the thickness is three rows in total. To facilitate three-stage continuous shooting.
Fifty meters behind the three horizontal formations of the twelve brigades, wedge-shaped formations were arranged some distance from each other. The wedge formations are all halberdiers.
If the first row is broken through by the Mongols, the soldiers in the first row retreat. The wedge formation is responsible for protecting these soldiers as they retreat to the rear and reorganize the second row of horizontal formations.
The reason why the halberdier adopts a wedge formation is because the thickness of the formation is very important in confrontation with cavalry. The triangle is the thickest formation no matter which direction we attack from.
Moreover, the tip of the wedge formation faced the Mongolian cavalry, and their cavalry was bound to be split open by the sharp corners of the wedge formation and gallop towards both sides. This makes it easier to use side firepower to attack the Mongolian cavalry.
If a horizontal formation is used, it is too thin and can easily be rushed away by the cavalry, resulting in confusion in the formation and heavy losses.
No matter which direction the triangle formation attacks from, the defensive effect is the same. As long as each soldier turns in his own direction, there is no need to change formations at all.
Therefore, based on the current battlefield conditions, An Sanxi arranged the first layer of defense for the three-stage steel crossbow and the second layer of the wedge formation.
Some wooden poles were erected three hundred meters in the distance, and there were horizontal lines drawn with lime every thirty meters on the ground. These are used for ranging.
An Sanxi rode his horse and stood on the second line, on a relatively high mound. His soldiers set up shields on all sides to protect the general.
In the telescope, smoke and dust billowed. The Tumuts finally arrived.
Twelve teams, three horizontal rows of squares. Each brigade's blocks are 150 meters long. The total length reaches 1800 meters. Such a long horizontal line basically blocked the entire front of the 30,000 Tumut cavalry group.
The Tumut people came to a stop five hundred meters away.
Dasha took Zhu Taiji and stood on a higher hill on horseback.
Although Daza is seventy years old, he is still in good health. A pair of sinister triangular eyes carefully looked at the person on the opposite side who was protected by heavy shields.
Ten years later, in a blink of an eye, this is an old friend whom I haven’t seen for a long time.
He is also a bit older, with a few gray spots on his temples, and he no longer looks like the young hero he once was.
He had a long-tube telescope in his hand, which was purchased by Shanxi merchants from Fujian. It is said to have been made by the Frankies. These profiteers demanded three hundred taels of gold from him.
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But it was really useful and he couldn't put it down.
Unexpectedly, after so many years, he would appear again, still in this way.
Dasa smiled bitterly, his mouth full of bitterness.
The powerful Tumut tribe at that time has fallen apart, and each Taiwan and Kyrgyzstan have their own affairs.
The descendants of Amada Khan, king of Shunyi, killed each other.
Just like Haraqin, the descendants of Dayan Khan did not fare well there either. The boss must be alive, and he will be angry to death again if he can live.
"Dear Huang Taiji, shall we persuade him to surrender? After all, the person facing us is also a hero of our Tumote." Bulai Taiji came over and said.
Daza glanced at him, and Bu Lai quickly lowered his head.
"The eagle left the sky, just like the fish left the water. He left Tumut, abandoned his tribe, and could only bring about his own destruction. What are you afraid of?"
Bu Lai didn't dare to speak and could only nod in agreement.
But I made up my mind to hide as far back as possible if a fight broke out. The shadow of the famous tree, he was frightened by Nairen Battle back then.
The desolate horns are blowing. The Mongolian cavalry slowly marched out of battle.
The highest level of cavalry depends not on how fierce the charge is, but on how slow your horse can control its speed.
One indicator of a high level of cavalry is how slow the horse can suppress it. This is the core skill that tests the cavalry, because a horse that can slow down will also charge the fastest when charging!
The Mongols were impressed by the cavalry's knack for using it.
Horse paces are generally divided into four types.
At a slow pace, the horse moves slowly, with one hoofbeat, which means there are four hoofbeats in one stride, and the speed is about 1.4 meters/second.
Trot, the horse is walking quickly. You can hear the sound of two hoofs in one horse stride. When the two hoofs leave the ground, you can generally hear the sound of two hoofs. The speed is 3-4 meters per second.
Running means that the horse starts running, and sometimes its hooves fly into the air. At this time, the sound of the horse's hooves is chaotic, and the speed is 5-7 meters/second.
The attack step means that the horse breaks free and gallops, crushing everything, which is the pace of the cavalry charge.
Why is it divided like this? Because if you run around, the horse will soon lose its strength and will be plunged into a sea of infantry.
Once the cavalry is trapped, they can only destroy themselves.
The heavy armored cavalry charges at high speed, and the running and attacking steps in the final stage do not exceed 60 steps, so as to achieve the maximum effect.
Beyond this number of steps, the horsepower begins to wane. So don’t run fast at the beginning, but speed up gradually.
Now, the Mongols are all light cavalry. They set the distance to 500 meters. It happens to reach the infantry line at maximum speed and has maximum impact force.
Ansanxi in the distance actually formed a strange formation, which puzzled the Mongols. The first row is a long three-column line. The second row is all small triangular formations.
What is Narenbaatar, who is so familiar with cavalry combat, doing!
Such a thin front line can be broken in a single charge.
He is familiar with Tumut's cavalry, probably to the point where he can fight with his eyes closed. Why would he make such a stupid move?
But regardless of him, Mongolians are practical in doing things. Since he made a mistake, that is what Changshengtian means.
Looking at the front line more than one kilometer ahead, Mongolians were riding horses and walking slowly with bows and arrows. There was some commotion among the infantry.
The cavalry battle line of more than a thousand meters, slowly pushing forward, brought huge pressure.
A bugle sounded. The militiamen have developed conditioned reflexes during training, and they will know as soon as they hear it that this is an order to prepare for crossbow shooting.
The three rows of crossbowmen immediately took off the steel crossbows from their backs and put the butts of the crossbows on their shoulders.
Hold the handle at the bottom of the crossbow with one hand, and start to quickly shake the ratchet to wind the crossbow with the other hand.
The steel wire and pulley set greatly saves physical strength and is easy to wind.
A click sounded, indicating that the winding was completed. The crossbowmen immediately took out a crossbow arrow from their waist and placed it on the slot.
The loaded crossbowmen stood still, waiting for orders.
"Everyone has it, target, maximum range of 300 meters. Projection. Prepare." Following the shouts of each captain, there was a bang, and everyone raised their crossbows, pointing at the sky at a 45-degree angle.
There is a shooting watch on the crossbow machine. They clearly know the corresponding relationship between the shooting angle and the shooting range, and they only need to follow the operation.
Maximum range, start shooting. Then gradually reduce the shooting distance until you stop shooting at the smallest point of the ruler. There are strict regulations.
The crossbowmen do not need to look at the enemy. As long as the shooting order is given, they will follow the instructions and fire every six seconds. After shooting ten crossbow arrows, they can wait for the order to retreat.
At this distance, the cavalry has only one minute to fight, which is fixed.
At this time, the Mongolian cavalry had changed from a slow trot to a fast trot, and the horses began to trot. The Mongols' battle line was somewhat uneven, like the curve of a wave.
An Sanxi saw a large number of Mongolian cavalry crossing the 300-meter line, and the first row had fallen about 280 meters.
"Fire the arrow!"
Following the order, countless whistles sounded.
Buzz! There was a loud noise, and tens of thousands of crossbow machines were fired together, and the crossbow strings made a deafening sound.
A black cloud rose into the sky. Fly into the sky. It was as if the sky suddenly became darker.
The crossbowmen didn't even look at the effect of the shot. They had become accustomed to reacting mechanically during training.
As soon as an arrow was shot, they immediately shook the ratchet handle desperately to load a crossbow arrow. Looking at the mountain and the ruler, adjust the new elevation angle.
Six seconds later, there was another loud buzzing sound. A second wave of dense crossbow arrows flew into the sky.
At this time, the dense crossbow arrows finally flew over the highest point in the sky and swooped down.
Yang Fan naughtily asked the craftsmen to drill a small hole for the arrowhead. Although it increases costs and wastes man-hours. However, this arrow can make a sharp whistling sound when swooping down.
Mingdy!
It's quite exciting just thinking about it. The sharp whistling sound made by tens of thousands of arrows is deafening and enough to shock people's hearts.
The Mongolians looked up to the sky in horror. Countless crossbow arrows were swooping down in the sky.
Even the sun's light seemed to be blocked and became much dimmer.
This terrifying roar has the effect of breaking people's liver and gallbladder, making people extremely frightened.
With a bang, the Mongolian cavalry battle line became commotion.
