Seeing his guards being killed, Mahama Huoman's eyes turned red. The bloody courage he had lost after many years of not fighting came back again. He held the iron rod with both hands and hit a person with a heavy blow. The sound of bones breaking could be heard on the cavalry's horses.
When the war horse whined and fell, the cavalry also lost its stability and fell off the horse. Before he could stand up, the horseman's heavy blow fell on his face, and the whole person was taken away and hit. A war horse fell again and lay twitching on the ground...
Ge Sicheng was wounded in one hand and looked at the Mahatma people in a panic: "We can't bear it anymore!"
Mahamahuo blocked the blow and shouted sternly: "Listen, Yang Rong and the others have not given up on us, they are coming! Ge Sicheng, you were considered a warrior back then, but you can't kill because you have enjoyed peace for three to five years. Are you an enemy? Show your skills and our hard days will come to an end!"
Gu Sicheng looked back and couldn't help but be surprised. The Ming Dynasty's fire gun soldiers actually rushed out of the military formation! They are just infantry, but they dare to charge against the powerful cavalry of the Timur Empire?
Yang Rong is such a good person. He sent people to support him even though he knew he was losing. He didn't treat the Hami people as outsiders.
Ge Sicheng felt confident and raised his arms and shouted: "Brothers, our support has arrived. Drive away these demons invading the Western Region. Let us protect the Western Region and Hami! Kill!"
"kill!"
Encouraged by their leader, the Hami cavalry fought bravely. Even though they were injured many times, they did not retreat and fought fiercely with Ba Qishan's cavalry.
Gao Zhongguang held up his shield, and Zhang Jiu held the blunderbuss. Following the brothers from the Shenji Battalion, they rushed towards the battle formation in groups of two.
"Follow me!"
Gao Zhongguang shouted loudly.
Zhang Jiu followed closely behind, his eyes becoming fierce.
On the battlefield, there seemed to be a bleak and decisive aura. This aura locked onto every charging Shenji Battalion sergeant, forming a powerful momentum.
And under this rolling cross current, attacking the enemy's momentum, no fire gun soldier can think of retreating, even if he is nervous, even if he is afraid, even if he knows that the enemy is terrible, he may die in battle, but in this kind of situation Coerced, inspired, and driven by the huge momentum, every sergeant did not shrink, but only moved forward with unyielding strength!
This is the charm of the battlefield. Although everyone has no direct connection with each other, they are connected together through a kind of breath and momentum, forming a torrent of impact!
Is it true that infantry cannot defeat cavalry?
The commanders of the Shenji Battalion, Shi Zhou Dazhi, Qianhu Zou Peng and others, did not agree, at least not at this time.
The biggest advantage of the cavalry is its powerful speed and impact. Facing the powerful cavalry penetration, the infantry and cavalry directly confront each other on the plains. Without the crossbow array, bow array, pikemen, and firecrackers, only small soldiers can rely on them. Shields and swords and guns, almost certainly seeking death.
But the situation on the battlefield was different. At this time, Baqishan's cavalry formation had been severely damaged by fire gun soldiers for several rounds, and was damaged. Moreover, the Hami cavalry blocked the momentum, losing the greatest advantage of the cavalry. When facing the infantry, they had only the remaining advantage:
Condescending.
As long as this problem is solved, the infantry can compete with the cavalry that has lost its speed on the battlefield. The sergeants of the Daming Shenji Battalion found a way through long-term training and exploration.
Gao Zhongguang, who was relatively tall and strong, rushed into the battle formation, grabbed his shield, and hit the cavalry like a mountain. The shield pushed outwards at the same time, knocking the cavalry off their horses!
Zhang Jiu had already circled behind the horse, facing the cavalry who had landed on the ground. He held up the gun and stabbed it with his teeth. The sharp and long bayonet pierced the cavalry's leather armor and penetrated into his heart!
The cavalryman's grim and grim face made Zhang Jiu tremble, and he seemed even more at a loss for the first time he killed someone. At this moment, a cavalryman brandished his saber and slashed at him!
"careful!"
Gao Zhongguang shouted and threw the shield in his hand directly, hitting the cavalryman's arm. Gao Zhongguang rolled over from under the ownerless horse's belly, grabbed the shield that fell to the ground, and smashed it directly into the legs of the cavalry horse who wanted to attack Zhang Jiu.
The heavy shield broke the horse's legs, and the horse fell down with a cry. Looking at the cavalry who fell on the horse, Gao Zhongguang held the shield, jumped up and pressed over him, hitting the cavalry on the head like a mountain.
Zhang Jiu watched Gao Zhongguang stand up, with drops of blood dripping from his shield. This place seemed to be a hell. It was different from the battlefield he imagined!
Gao Zhongguang quickly protected Zhang Jiu and shouted sternly: "Zhang Jiu, do you have any fucking knowledge? Are you from the Ming Dynasty? Your mother-in-law treats you as a hero, are you treating me like a bear here? Kill the enemy and make meritorious service." , give your unborn son a good background!"
Zhang Jiu looked at the bloody battlefield and thought of his wife, children and parents. His strong fear was finally overcome. He pulled out his blunderbuss and followed Gao Zhongguang. One person had a shield to guard against the cavalry's thrusts, and the other person had a blunderbuss to look for opportunities to assassinate the cavalry. Instead of war horses!
The combination of fire guns and bayonets gives Shenji Battalion stronger combat effectiveness. They no longer need to change any swords. They only need to use skilled fire guns to kill and melee. In addition, the combination of fire guns and bayonets increases the entire attack range. The relative increase in swords also gave them the possibility to better deal with cavalry.
The Hami cavalry and Shenji camp fire gunners combined to form a stable and powerful battle formation, which contained the momentum of Baqishan's powerful cavalry.
Gan Siding killed three cavalrymen in a row. Hearing Ba Qishan's shout of encouragement, he looked at the cavalry and infantry rushing forward. He observed the weak positions and found that there was a very weak Ming army formation with only dozens of cavalrymen. Then he led his men to rush over, killing two more people in a row, cutting a bloody path, and the Ming Dynasty's cavalry even dodged again and again!
"too weak!"
Gan Siding looked at the Ming cavalry who fell from their horses and spit.
The Ming Dynasty could only rely on some strange firearms to fight the war. Their cavalry had degraded and could no longer fight. Look, they are so ignorant that they send infantry to fight together. Don’t they know how powerful cavalry is?
I do not believe!
Gan Siding looked at the infantry in front and drove his horse forward.
Gao Zhongguang felt that his eyes were empty, and a horse was rushing towards him. He was so fast that he didn't have time to think about it. Gao Zhongguang raised his shield and rushed towards it. Gan Siding's horse raised its hooves and stepped on the shield!
boom!
A heavy blow!
Gao Zhongguang flew backwards, fell to the ground and rolled a few times. He also threw his shield aside, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and there was blood on his forehead.
When Zhang Jiu saw this, he quickly shouted: "Brother Gao!"
Gao Zhongguang raised his head and looked at Zhang Jiu. He opened his mouth and wanted to shout, but his mouth was full of blood. Zhang Jiu felt a gust of wind and subconsciously dodged aside. The sharp scimitar grazed Zhang Jiu's armor, making a golden sound.
"careful!"
Gao Zhongguang shouted, tried to stand up, looked at his dislocated and weak right hand, lowered his body, and pressed his hand on the ground. His shoulders suddenly twisted, a clicking sound was heard, and big beads of sweat dripped from his forehead.
After shaking hands, Gao Zhongguang picked up the shield, looked at Zhang Jiu who was in danger, raised the shield and rushed forward again. When he approached Fan Siding, Gao Zhongguang's feet were stiff, and he lifted up four feet from the ground while holding the shield. It was as high as a flying bull, knocking Fan Siding off his horse! Zhang Jiu slid across the horse's belly and hit Gan Siding on the head with the butt of a fire gun, once, once, and again! Gan Siding's legs kept shaking, and his head sunk into the earth...
"we won!"
Zhang Jiu looked at Gao Zhongguang and grinned.
Gao Zhongguang nodded happily, and before the smile even opened on his face, he saw an arrow stuck between Zhang Jiu's eyebrows!
"No!"
Gao Zhongguang quickly ran over and grabbed Zhang Jiu, who was about to fall, like a father who had lost his child, shouting his name in pain and helplessness.
Zhang Jiu felt the temperature drop rapidly, his whole body became cold, and his strength disappeared. He couldn't even move his fingers. He saw brother Gao Zhongguang in his eyes. He looked anxious and had tears in his eyes.
Why are you crying? It's embarrassing for a grown man.
sleepy.
Zhang Jiu felt that the starlight was getting darker and darker.
Gao Zhongguang gently put down Zhang Jiu, picked up the fire gun next to Zhang Jiu, and stared coldly into the distance. There was a cavalryman holding a bow. He seemed to have shot all the arrows and was changing his sword.
"Die to me!"
Gao Zhongguang, with a shield in his left hand and a blunderbuss in his right hand, shouted and charged forward!
The battlefield is a field of life and death, with life and death, tragic and tragic.
Xu Yingxu stared at the dynamics on the battlefield and glanced at Yang Rong: "We can't wait any longer. If we wait any longer, the sergeant will be seriously injured."
Yang Rong stared ahead, and the battlefield became stalemate. The Hami Cavalry and the Shenji Battalion sergeants combined, but they could barely block the impact of the Baqishan Cavalry, but there was no way to completely defeat it.
"The sergeants of the fifth military camp obey the order and support the operation!"
After Yang Rong determined that Ba Qishan had no follow-up force, he issued the combat order without any further hesitation.
Xu Yingxu rushed out first with dozens of cavalry, followed by three thousand spearmen and archers. With the input of this force, the Ming army had invested five thousand Hami cavalry, Four thousand divine machine camps and three thousand five military camps, a total of 12,000 troops!
This strength advantage itself means that Ming Dynasty is at a disadvantage.
Yang Rong affirmed the cavalry force built by Timur. They were indeed powerful and extraordinary. Compared with the Annan soldiers he had seen, they were not a little bit stronger. Without the new army strategies and firearms improvements in recent years, During the army training, Yang Rong could not imagine what the Ming army would do when facing Timur's cavalry.
Perhaps, similar to the Hami cavalry, they can only hold on for a moment. Without the intervention and support of other forces, they will collapse and lose their combat effectiveness.
Zhu Yunwen was a wise emperor. He seemed to have realized the problems of the Ming Dynasty's army when he came to the throne. He saw the strong enemies that the Ming Dynasty was about to face. He vigorously promoted military reform, large-scale disarmament, streamlined personnel, and eliminated the weak and retained the strong. Strengthen training, formation simulation, actual combat training, gather ideas, and open a military academy...
All seemingly unimportant and inconspicuous innovations finally showed their power in this battle.
"Bring the horse!"
Yang Rong ordered.
Zheng Dacheng from the Security Bureau looked at Yang Rong and stopped him seriously: "You can't be in the front, you are just a scholar!"
Yang Rong looked at Zheng Dacheng coldly and shouted: "Isn't Ban Chao, Dingyuan Hou of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a scholar? Yu Yunwen and Xin Qiji of the Southern Song Dynasty are not scholars? Who said that I am a useless scholar and can only write heroes? I am Yang Rong, a member of the Ming Dynasty's Western Expedition Army. General, lead your horse and charge!"
Zheng Dacheng's expression changed. The soldiers were inspired by Yang Rong's words and followed Yang Rong into battle. Although Yang Rong only brought 500 sergeants, the morale he brought far exceeded that of 500 sergeants.
When the battlefield reached a stalemate and could not break the situation, Yang Rong decided to use himself to break the situation!
