"The situation has changed. Jiannu is bombarding the shield array with artillery. I have sent my order to the general to stop the cavalry and change horses to fight!"
"The cavalry charges like a wall, with Lin Dan Khan's troops covering the flanks. The spears are in front, the palladium is in the middle, and the waist swords and fire guns are in the back! Act immediately!"
At the foot of Longquan Mountain in the north of Shenyang City, Xuanwu General Liu Zhaosun stood on horseback, delivering orders to the cavalry. Next to him stood Jin Yuji in military uniform.
The Chinese cavalry holding the blue command flag waved the general command flag and passed the order to the cavalry battalions.
Longquan Mountain is actually a low hill, located five miles north of Shenyang City, with five thousand cavalry lurking in the valley.
Half an hour ago, the first part of the cavalry battalion launched a surprise attack and killed all the Houjin Sentinels who were on guard nearby. The cavalry had planned to rest here.
When Li Yuchen heard that he would launch an attack immediately, he whispered from the side:
"Sir, after a day's driving, the horses are tired. We can bear it, but these Mongolian riders may not be able to bear it."
Liu Zhaosun looked at the setting sun on the west side of the Hun River, his face gloomy, and he said angrily:
"Go tell the Mongols that the 20,000 troops of the Xianglan Banner and the Zhengbai Banner are chasing us. They are only half a day away from Shenyang. They robbed Hetuala and killed the Jurchens in Jianzhou. If they cannot defeat the Jin army in Shenyang, they are waiting to be killed by Lao Please light the sky lanterns! If you want to steal the money, you have to risk your life!"
"You have to carry it even if you can't! This is a military order!"
After Liu Zhaosun finished speaking, he galloped down the mountain without looking back.
Li Yuchen hurriedly followed, and twelve hundred Kaiyuan fine knights rode slowly down the hillside.
Under the general orders of each battalion, the cavalry battalions formed at the foot of the mountain.
These 1,200 men are Liu Zhaosun's most elite cavalry, and they are also his proud capital.
At least 50,000 taels of the 250,000 silver that General Liu brought back from the capital were spent on horse maintenance and cavalry training.
Liu Zhaosun himself was proficient in bow and horse. After crossing, he trained his cavalry and focused on charging in dense battle formations.
This so-called wall charge cavalry tactic, in this era, often had a devastating effect against second- and third-rate cavalry opponents.
However, this tactic was extremely costly and required extraordinary discipline and bravery on the part of the cavalry.
Liu Zhaosun's men were all diehard loyalists who had followed him from Hunhe, and twenty-five taels of silver was enough to maintain a thousand-man cavalry.
After many discussions with officers and repeated practice, Liu Zhaosun made adjustments to the wall charge.
The cavalry battalion was divided into four cavalry bureaus, each with 300 men, and each bureau with three flag teams. Each team only used one type of weapon.
In this attack on Shenyang, the weapons of each team of the cavalry battalion were: front row of spears, second row of boring palladium, and third row of single-handed sabers.
The third row of cavalry is equipped with sabers, as well as flintlock muskets and wooden-handled stone mines.
One thousand two hundred cavalry were arranged in twelve echelons, and the three rows at the front and back used long rifles, palladium flintlocks, and grenades to launch continuous attacks. The Chahar cavalry was responsible for covering the flanks and preventing Horqin's rangers from harassing the charging Ming army.
There was no gap between the attacks of each flag team until the rear Jin army's formation was torn apart.
Since the pike soldiers had not yet arrived on the battlefield, after the opening was opened, the subsequent cleanup was completed by the Chahar cavalry.
If Nurhachi temporarily assembled the main force of Houjin to form a phalanx of armored soldiers, Liu Zhaosun would flank the infantry phalanx on both sides and wait for dark before launching a night attack. In this era, using cavalry to attack a tightly defended infantry phalanx was no different than risking death.
A total of 1,200 cavalrymen from four cavalry bureaus were arranged in twelve neat formations, with one hundred people in each row, slowly spreading out in the flat and wide Hun River Valley.
The afterglow of the setting sun on the Hun River shone on the earth, and the cavalry battalion's slanted spearheads and palladium-palladium teeth shone with a cold light. Under the blood-red color for a long time, they looked like a slowly moving steel forest.
The front row of cavalry are all equipped with mountain armor and 15-foot long spears. The second row is equipped with improved seven-foot boring palladium. The third row is equipped with one-handed sabers. They are also equipped with short flintlock guns and stone mines. Stone mines are used for attack. Enemy camp.
The same row of infantry is separated by three steps, which is the distance of a sword swing, and the queues are separated by five steps. Compared with the traditional wall charge, this distance is slightly wider.
Liu Zhaosun rode his horse and rode slowly.
He is now at the forefront of the flag row. To his right, Jin Yuji is standing on horseback, holding a 15-foot long spear in his hand, looking slowly forward.
The first row of cavalry all looked towards Liu Zhaosun, constantly adjusting their horse speed and trying to keep the entire queue in order.
These rigorously trained cavalrymen are very skilled in all combat movements. After more than three months, each of them has formed a tacit understanding with the war horses beneath them.
At this time, we were less than two miles away from the white-pole soldiers and shield formation. The captains of each row of flags loudly ordered the cavalry to maintain their formation, while slowly raising their seven-foot lances and commanding the cavalry to charge.
The earth trembled slightly, thousands of war horses trampled the valley, and the sound of hooves sounded like majestic war drums, resounding on both sides of the Hun River.
Five hundred steps away from them, the Horqin people were full of enthusiasm.
Under the cover of Fran's cannon, large groups of Mongolians swarmed in along the gaps in the shield formation, using their cavalry bows to kill the unprotected white soldiers.
Amidst the rumble of cannons, no one noticed the approaching cavalry battalion.
The Horqin cavalry who stayed at the camp first discovered the cavalry camp.
Large groups of Horqin Rangers appeared on the river banks on the left and right sides, throwing light arrows at the cavalry battalion from a distance, trying to block the suddenly approaching Ming army.
Liu Zhaosun did not bother to question these rangers. He raised his iron arms to block a few flying weak arrows, and loudly ordered the cavalry in the front row to speed up the charge.
This is the most commonly used "Lawa tactic" by Mongolian soldiers. It was one of the special skills of the Mongolian Empire during the Genghis Khan era. When they used it, they usually used a team of a thousand people to form a wide arc-shaped skirmish line to harass the enemy. The captain controlled the skirmishers to lure the enemy troops away from the formation or waver, while the clusters in the rear looked for the opponent's weak positions to conduct concentrated assaults, thus causing the entire enemy formation to collapse.
Lin Dan Khan's rangers entered the battlefield at the right time and faced the Horqin riders who tried to harass the cavalry camp.
The Mongols on both sides strangled themselves into a mass, and the Hunhe battlefield became chaotic.
These Mongolians with superb riding skills flexibly controlled their horses and fought with each other with their bows. From time to time, some people screamed and fell to the ground, and were immediately trampled to pieces by the messy horses' hooves.
The dog fight between the Mongolian rangers quickly attracted the attention of the Horqin people who were attacking in front.
The Horqin people, who were crowded outside the shield formation and prepared to go in and kill the white pole soldiers, began to retreat one after another.
These cavalrymen who dismounted and fought on foot only carried bows and sabers, and many of them did not even wear armor.
Looking at the Ming army cavalry suddenly rushing from behind, wearing armor and spears, and then looking at the riding bow in his hand, he knew that he would not get a favor, so he raised his riding bow and threw a few arrows at the Ming army at random, then turned around and went to look for his horse behind.
Bagala, who was supervising the formation from behind, raised his long sword mercilessly and hacked to death the Horqin people who rushed to the rear formation. He used heavy arrows and long knives to force these slippery Mongolian riders to turn around and attack the Ming army cavalry.
After dozens of people were killed, the Horqin people finally accepted their fate.
They hurriedly set up a formation outside the shield formation of the white pole soldiers. At this time, bursts of screams came from the shield formation, and the white pole soldiers began to fight back against the Mongolians who had just entered.
The Horqin people outside blew the conch horn and trumpet regardless of whether the brothers who rushed into the shield formation were dead or alive.
More Mongolians were attracted, and thousands of them gathered in a dark crowd. They raised their sabers and seemed to want to compete with the cavalry.
"A phalanx of pikemen without lances."
Liu Zhaosun smiled coldly, pinched the horse's belly, and the horse, which had been together for more than half a year, began to canter in tacit understanding.
The front row of cavalry approached the shield formation a hundred steps away. The formation was still tight, and the cavalry raised their spears one after another.
The rumbling sound of horse hooves is like thunder approaching suddenly, and the red tassels jumping on the helmet are like burning flames, giving people a strong sensory impact.
Liu Zhaosun looked excitedly at the panicked Horqin people on the opposite side, and pressed his helmet with the hand holding the reins. This was his habit every time before charging into battle.
The vibration of horse hooves and the sound of heartbeat gradually converged. After dodging two light arrows, he adjusted his breathing again, suddenly accelerated his horse, raised his lance, and pointed diagonally at the Mongolians who were aiming at him twenty steps ahead.
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