"???????????????,??????????????,???????????????? ?????????????,??????????????????????????????????(enemy The cavalry is coming, let’s run quickly, otherwise if they catch up, we will definitely die!” The flags were waving, and the hoofbeats were rumbling! The Chiyang cavalry troops led by Saliwen and Yang Gushan were divided into two waves, front and back, and attacked the Korean people's panic formation like a surge! They first rode fast, then accelerated, and finally reached the top less than 70 meters away from the enemy! The Spanish conquistador Sergeant Gabriel flattened the cavalry-specific spear in his hand, shouted "Santiago", and led a dozen other lancers into the Korean crowd. In an instant, a small number of people were killed in front of the Korean army. The servants who tried to resist were strung together into sugar-coated haws. Then the lancer threw away his spear and took out the Yanling Saber from his waist. He just held it in his hand and swiped it smoothly, and seven or eight of them were unable to dodge. The Korean soldiers fell in a pool of blood. At this time, the speed of the horses had begun to slow down. As long as the Koryo people rose up to resist, two or three people could surround a Chiyang Cavalry and kill it alive. But they did not. The Koryo soldiers who lost their fighting courage sped up. He slowed down his escape pace, and at the same time silently prayed to the Buddha in his heart that his companions must run slower than himself, otherwise, he would be the one who died!
"Let them run away. Don't worry about the fleeing Koryo people for now. Let's deal with the general's servants first!" Looking at the Koryo army receding like a tide, Saliwen and Yang Gushan stretched out their hands to stop the cavalry. Their pursuit behavior turned their attention to the bodyguards of the Goryeo generals who were still resisting. Those guys wearing flying saucer helmets and iron-studded cotton armor stopped chasing the defeated army when they saw the enemy cavalry, and headed towards After their own side cast an unkind look, they immediately and subconsciously raised the weapons in their hands, but their pale faces and trembling legs betrayed them! Although these people have the equipment to crush the father and brothers who served under Quan Li thirty years ago, their energy and energy have been completely wiped out by Wang Jing's comfortable life. Now they have encountered the wolf-like tiger Chiyang Xingxing. It would be strange for a bandit group to be undefeated!
“??????,?????????????????????????????????????????? ,???????????????????????????,?????????????????????? ???????????? (Pikemen, sword and shield soldiers are on the outside to defend against enemy cavalry attacks, and archers are covering inside, don't let them get too close to us)..." If we have to say that the Koreans still have If there is any unit that still maintains good combat effectiveness, it is their archers! Different from the Ming Dynasty and the Japanese Kingdom, during the Li Dynasty's Goryeo Dynasty, due to the weak military technology and poor communication, there were few large-scale guns and cannons in the country, and the very few were bowls passed down from the early Ming Dynasty. However, not many soldiers are willing to use this kind of old-fashioned artillery, because these artillery are not only bulky, but also have a short range. The most important thing is that Goryeo does not produce gunpowder, and these can often contain several kilograms or even more than ten kilograms of black -The old gunpowder guys are naturally not liked by the poor. In contrast, soldiers still prefer to use bows and arrows. Even the nobles and royal families of Goryeo are happy to regard archery as a moral cultivation. , means of entertainment. Therefore, their archers still maintain good combat effectiveness. At least, they are much better at fighting than those timid spearmen, sword and shield soldiers, and even firearmsmen. As a result, they received special attention. Chiyang's more than thirty cavalrymen, whether they were lancers who were good at charging into battle or light cavalry who were good at covering up kills, all took out short-barreled flintlock rifles from their horse bags. and pistols, aimed at the Korean archers, and launched a concentrated fire attack!
"Bang bang bang..." Although the flintlock rifles and pistols equipped by the Chiyang Cavalry are far inferior to the horn bows prepared by the Koreans in terms of effective range, their lethality is unquestionable. The Koreans shot Chiyang As long as the cavalry's seven or eight arrows do not hit the vital point, the Chiyang cavalry can continue to fight; but as long as they take one shot, they will immediately lose their combat effectiveness! Therefore, after a round of shooting, less than half of the dozens of soldiers and servants who were still resisting fell down. When the rest saw that the situation was not good, they immediately embraced their generals and ran towards the camp. ! They were loyal and obedient, but now they were completely defeated. If I stood there stupidly waiting to die, I would be really stupid!
“?????????,???????????????,????????????????????????( Brothers, throw the thorns and let us cut off the rear of the army!" Under the fierce attack of Chiyang, the soldiers in the imperial camp ran away, the soldiers in charge of the training army ran away, and finally even the generals and the officers' personal servants ran away. They ran away too! However, even so, facing the inevitable defeat, many heroes and heroes emerged among the Korean people who served their country loyally! At least, the warriors of the tiger-catching army who were dedicated to hunting for the royal family did not run away. They carried the matching muskets, bows and arrows, and sharp knives on their backs. Their hands kept taking out large amounts of caltrops from their pockets and throwing them to the ground for delay. The pursuit of the Chiyang Cavalry, these guys are trying to block the attack of the Chiyang Brigade on their own, and buy enough time for the main force of the crusade to retreat! And the facts proved that they did it. After seeing the glowing iron caltrops on the ground, the Chiyang Cavalry, which was running forward quickly, hurriedly pulled the reins of the horse under its legs and began to spin in place; and The infantry behind them saw that their companions in front suddenly stopped. Although they did not understand what happened, they slowly stopped their advance out of discipline and began to regroup under the command of their respective officers. Come. These veterans and elite warriors have so much combat experience that they will not rush into a potentially dangerous unfamiliar area without knowing exactly how many enemies are ahead!
“???????????????????????????,?????????????????????? ??????.?????????????????????,?????????????????????? ????????????. (The main force of the army has collapsed, we must hold on here for a while longer, everyone checks the match ropes, and listen to my command later and then fire together)!" Witnessing the enemy sending infantry troops in The cavalry was clearing away the thorns in front of them. Min Chengxing (Note), the captain of the tiger-catching army, stretched out his hand to stop his men from shooting, and then pointed the black muzzle at the elite Chiyang cavalry behind them, wearing helmets and carrying armor. After all, compared to the infantry, which is a similar consumable, the four-legged cavalry is more valuable. Instead of using precious lead bullets on the former, it is better to use them all on the latter, at least to eliminate those who move faster. The faster enemy cavalry can buy more time for the main force to retreat, right?
"Listen to a certain order, in front of the target, all gunners divide into three rows and shoot in turns!" The Koreans are smart, and Chiyang's infantry commander is not stupid either! The former did not attack the infantry soldiers who were clearing the thorns, but hid aside. The purpose was self-evident, and how could Fan Jing and Wang Tang let them easily achieve their wish. The next moment, following the command of the two men, Chiyang's musketeers fired bullets at the possible hiding places of the Goryeo Tiger Hunting Army soldiers, while the mixed cavalry coalition led by Saliwin, Yang Gushan, and Gabriel He also loaded the flintlock short-barreled rifle and pistol in his hands again, and kept firing at the place where the infantry was shooting!
“??,?????????,????,??????????????????,????,?????? ??????(Uh, I've been shot, no, the enemy can't come at all, head, let's retreat)..." There were explosions, and bullets were flying! A tiger-catching warrior next to Min Chengxing was quickly hit by a bullet. The dark lead bullet not only flipped the unlucky man's shoulder, but also broke the left hand of another tiger-catching warrior. Next, More and more lead bullets rained down around them. Now, even the brave and skilled warriors of the Tiger Catching Army couldn't stand this super saturation blow! Therefore, a small leader immediately asked Min Chengxing to retreat, but he underestimated the latter's iron-headedness. This guy with a rock-hard heart clearly wanted to go all the way to the dark side. After firing a round of lead bullets, , this guy actually pulled the string of the horn bow in his hand, and pointed the gleaming arrow at the enemy who was firing bullets at him.
Note: The tiger-catching army, also known as the tiger-catching soldiers, is divided into two types: capital and local. Xu Yongxin, mentioned above, and his tiger-catching army team came from Wang Jing and were directly under the King of Korea. This chapter The Min Chengxing who appeared was a local tiger-catching army, so he had as many as fifty people under his command! In addition, the selection conditions for the Tiger Catching Army are very stringent. Selected personnel must first pass the archery, mounted shooting, infantry shooting, and unarmed combat examinations before they can become reserve Tiger Catching Army warriors - soldiers. If you want to become a formal Tiger Catching Army soldier, To be qualified as a soldier, you must hit the target once with a wooden arrow within 160 steps, hit twice with horseback archery, and run more than 250 steps with heavy armor within the specified time! However, if someone is extremely powerful and can successfully kill two tigers with a bow and arrow, or kill a tiger with a tiger spear or a steel fork, he or she will be exempted from the selection exam and directly selected!
The above are the conditions for the Central Army to select tiger-catching soldiers. What is different from the central army is that the local tiger-catching army does not distinguish between good and bad. If there are no volunteers, those who are strong and brave will be selected first. Since tigers were infested throughout Goryeo at that time, once a tiger injured someone, local officials could automatically organize a tiger-catching army to hunt tigers.
After joining the tiger-catching army, in principle, you can get generous rewards as long as you catch tigers and leopards! That is, the person who first hits a large tiger or leopard with an arrow or spear, a village official, a postman, or an untouchable can get sixty pieces of cotton cloth. The person who hits the second hit can get forty-five pieces of cotton cloth. The person who hits the third hit can get four pieces of cotton cloth. Ten pieces; the first one who hits a small or medium-sized tiger or leopard can get thirty pieces of cotton cloth, the one who hits the second one can get twenty-five pieces of cotton cloth, the third one can get twenty pieces of cotton cloth...
To sum up, although the tiger-catching army has rich rewards and does not have to do any chores, which sounds very attractive, tiger-catching is too dangerous, so the number of positions is often not enough. Therefore, in the late Goryeo Dynasty, the imperial court had to change its recruitment policy and stipulated that untouchables could also join the tiger-catching army, so they could barely fill up the number of troops.
In addition, the tiger-catching army first appeared in literature records in the 16th year of Emperor Taizong of Goryeo (AD 1416), but it was truly institutionalized in the third year of King Sejong (AD 1421). Initially, there were only two groups of twenty people each, on duty and off duty (literally, there were twenty people on duty to hunt tigers, and the other twenty were on standby). Subsequently, the number of the tiger-catching army continued to increase, to 80 in 1425, to 90 in 1428, to 200 during the reign of Emperor Shizu, and by the 16th year of Emperor Chengzong's reign (148 Five years), the "Jingguo Dadian" completed at that time clearly stipulated that the number of tiger-catching troops was 440. Moreover, as needed, the royal family's personal guards, such as the servants, inner guards, and Habayashi guards who are responsible for guarding the king and the palace, will also be involved in the tiger hunting battle in the capital. Among them, there are even generals specially appointed to hunt tigers. .
In addition to Wang Jing's tiger-catching army, local tiger-catching units will also be established. In fact, the names of the two are slightly different. Wang Jing's subordinates to the king are tiger-catching troops, while those in the local area are called tiger-catching men. According to the records of the Chengzong period, the local tiger-catching personnel at that time were: 50 people in the state capital, 30 people in the county, and 20 people in the county. It is mentioned in "Newly Added Geographical Sites of Donggunyeo" that there are 1,440 tiger hunters in Gyeonggi Province, 1,350 in Chungcheong Province, and 1,080 in Hamgyong Province. There are more than 9,900 tiger hunters in Korea. Calculated based on the area of the Koryo Peninsula (220,840 square kilometers), the hunting range of each tiger catcher at that time was approximately 22 square kilometers.
