Gu Cheng was a little frightened.
In the past, when he was stationed in Yunnan and Guizhou, his duties were only to defeat the chieftains and barbarian chiefs and put down other rebels.
For those chieftains with backward armaments and no military discipline, officers and soldiers were actually enough.
As long as they are well-trained, have sufficient morale, and obey military orders, the officers and soldiers will be enough to deal with these chieftains and Yunnan-Guizhou rebels.
However, until now.
Gu Cheng felt the tremendous pressure brought by Yan Jun's cavalry, and all the pride and confidence in his heart were torn to pieces at this moment!
The cavalry is still a powerful cavalry!
Most of the Southern Army was based on infantry, and there were also cavalry, but the number was sparse, and their combat effectiveness was worrisome, far from being comparable to the Yan Army's cavalry!
So from the very beginning, it was decided that this battle would be very frustrating!
Gu Changchang let out a long sigh.
The Yan army is located in the northern frontier, which is suitable for raising horses and cavalry fighting.
The south is not naturally the main battlefield for cavalry, or it is not suitable for cultivating qualified cavalry.
In the past few years, it is not that the imperial court did not make great efforts to deal with horse affairs, but the result was nothing but chicken feathers.
In the past, when Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang established his capital in Jinling, he "ordered the six prefectures of Yingtian, Taiping, Zhenjiang, Luzhou, Fengyang, and Yangzhou, and the people of Chu, He and two prefectures to herd horses."
However, all the above-mentioned areas are farming areas in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The pasture land is narrow and there are no professional herdsmen. They are only part-time farmers, and their numbers are far from enough to meet military needs.
In the fourth year of Hongwu's reign, the imperial court established full-time institutions such as animal husbandry supervisors to strengthen the breeding of horses. However, the income was still limited.
On the contrary, Emperor Taizu Gao decreed the law of raising horses among the people, ordered the people to raise horses together, and stipulated the number and yield of horses. This not only hindered the common people, but also troubled the court officials, so it caused a lot of trouble. With little success.
However, the Beiyuan Dynasty had sufficient reserves of war horses. Although it retreated to the Mobei grassland, it always confronted the Ming Dynasty and waited for opportunities to invade the south. During the long-term Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty, the consumption of domestic war horses was very huge.
Especially in the Battle of Lingbei in the fifth year of Hongwu, a sudden and tragic defeat caused the Ming cavalry to suffer extremely heavy losses and lost the ability to actively attack the remnants of the Northern Yuan army.
Beiyuan took advantage of the situation and launched a series of proactive attacks. Ming Dynasty was exhausted and was forced to switch from strategic offense to strategic defense.
It was not until the birth of King Zhu Di of the Yan Dynasty that he succeeded the general Xu Da to guard the northern Xinjiang. He led his troops to fight many times and defeated and surrendered a large number of remaining forces of the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Only then did the pastoral areas suitable for horse herding in Daning and other places be restored.
However, as King Zhu Di of Yan raised his troops to rebel, the horse land almost fell into the hands of King Zhu Di of Yan, becoming a sufficient reserve force for war horses for the Yan army!
On the contrary, it was difficult for the imperial court to raise decent cavalry to go to the battlefield. Unless the Liaodong Corps and Xiliang Corps were mobilized, it would be impossible to stop this brave and capable Yan Army cavalry with infantry like them alone!
"General, the Yan army's cavalry has moved!"
Gu Cheng was still deep in thought when Ning Zhong reminded him in time.
I saw Yan Jun's cavalry really starting to move.
All around, one can hear the sound of horse hooves beating like thousands of war drums, their sound is like thunder and their power is like wind!
The sand and dust are endless, and the setting sun is like blood!
The battlefield was extremely silent, and the only sound that could be heard was the rolling sound of horse hooves!
"Ning Zhong, you personally lead a thousand swordsmen and axes to stabilize the outer army formation!"
Hearing this, Ning Zhong's face turned green.
The outer military formation is undoubtedly the main force of the Yan Army's cavalry collision!
Gu Cheng asked him to stabilize the outer military formation, which was tantamount to asking him to die!
Seeing Ning Zhong's emotion and panic, Gu Li immediately scolded: "A general should have the composure to remain calm even if Mount Tai collapses in front of him!"
"If the general panics before the battle begins, how can we fight this battle?"
"I don't care whose son you are, please obey your orders now!"
Facing Gu Cheng's severe rebuke, Ning Zhong could only suppress the fear and anger in his heart and obey the order.
Looking at Ning Zhong's back, a flash of disdain flashed in Gu Cheng's eyes.
Let these noble sons and daughters use their remaining energy to stabilize the morale of the officers and soldiers.
If they accidentally died in battle, Gu Cheng, as their commander-in-chief, would definitely report it to the court to seek compensation for them.
However, as soon as Ning Zhong left, Gu Cheng regretted it.
Because the Yan Army cavalry actually started charging into the formation!
And the direction of their main attack is the front line of the three armies!
Seeing this scene, Gu Cheng was so shocked that chills ran down his spine!
"How dare you?"
"Zhu Di, how dare you?"
"Is this an attempt to directly defeat the general's Rikka military formation?"
Gu Cheng felt extremely humiliated and stared at the Yan Army cavalry fiercely!
"Not to mention your Yan Army cavalry, even the Mongolian cavalry can't break through my general's formation!"
At the same time, the Yan army cavalry.
Zhu Gaoxu's eyes began to turn red, filled with a beast-like bloodthirsty light.
Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng each led a group of cavalry, looking at the military formation ahead with red eyes.
Zhu Gaoxu straightened his spear,
Directly pointed at the most heavily defended front line of the Southern Army.
This is undoubtedly the hardest nut to crack in the Confederate army's formation!
But the harder the bone is, the more Zhu Gaoxu wants to take a few bites!
As long as the southern army's front formation is broken through, the so-called Liuhua Army Formation will collapse without any attack, directly exposing the central army formation where Gu Cheng is located!
Therefore, he wants to open a hole for Yan Jun!
Zhu Gaoxu beat the iron armor on his chest crazily and shouted in a hissing voice:
"The ambition to trap the enemy!"
Behind Zhu Gaoxu, thousands of Yan Army cavalry roared in response.
"I am invincible!"
Zhu Gaoxu raised his spear again!
"The ambition to break the formation!"
All around, thousands of Yan Army cavalry mobilized their horses and began to sprint!
"Death but no life!"
The war is about to break out!
The three lines of cavalry of the Yan Army launched a charge.
For cavalry, battlefield distance is extremely important!
Because if a war horse wants to increase its speed, there must be enough distance for it to run and accelerate!
Those cavalry who cannot charge will become living targets on the battlefield. They will either die under the enemy's crossbows or be surrounded and hacked to death by the infantry!
The most effective means of attack for cavalry is to rely on the unparalleled inertia carried by the charge of the horse to penetrate the enemy's formation!
That terrifying collision between man and horse is enough to crush anything that dares to stand in front of the cavalry!
After one round of charge, they quickly evacuate the battlefield, reorganize the army in a roundabout way, and launch a second round of charge from the side. This is the correct way to open the cavalry.
Of course, if you want the cavalry to quickly leave the battlefield after fighting in formation, you must be an extremely high-quality cavalry unit!
Without discipline or organization, coupled with poor quality of horses and cavalry, such a cavalry team may smash eggs against the wall after launching the first charge, scattering the flowers and making it impossible to collect them even if they want to. Forget about organizing a second round of charges.
But the discipline of the Yan Army's cavalry needs no introduction. From the moment they went up to the West Mountain, this Yan Army's cavalry completed a complete transformation!
The center of the Yan army remained still. Zhu Di rode on a tall warhorse and paid close attention to the battlefield situation through timely feedback from the messengers.
He wanted to use the power of cavalry charge to forcefully break the formation. In addition to having absolute confidence in the Yan army's cavalry, it was the confidence that the wise son-in-law gave him.
"Su Yang, Su Yang!"
"Now is the time to test your training results!"
"Whether our Yan Army cavalry is the best in the world depends on this battle!"
