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Often, one walks along the ravine for a while,

We had to climb the mountain ridge to move forward.

Then we went down the mountain and walked through another ravine.

On one side of certain mountain ridges,

It was also sculpted straight by nature.

The warhorses simply couldn't get up there.

If you go the wrong way, you must find the way again.

The narrowest part,

The straight-line distance is only a little over 300 meters.

Soon the entire army will be able to cross the river and escape.

The widest part,

The straight-line distance is more than a thousand meters.

The ravines and ridges intertwine like a maze.

Wendu Sizhong led over a hundred light cavalry,

They split into ten teams and arrived at the foot of the mountain in different places.

They abandoned their horses and followed the ditch.

Climb towards the highest ridge in the vicinity to observe.

They were trying to find the shortest and most suitable escape route for their warhorses.

Vegetation in the mountains,

The vegetation is mainly composed of low-growing plants such as vitex, yellow rose, foxtail grass, and white sheep grass.

Chapter 230 Han Chinese Heavy Cavalry

There are also a few Chinese arborvitae and Pinus tabuliformis interspersed among them.

Overall, it doesn't significantly affect observation from a high vantage point.

Wendu Sizhong started from the foot of the mountain,

Head to the first nearby high ground for observation.

Then they identified the direction of the surrounding ravines and ridges.

It took about ten minutes to basically get it done.

Then, they went to another high ground to observe.

.....

Twenty cavalry combat squads,

That is, four hundred elite cavalry and six hundred light cavalry.

As the vanguard of the Jin army, he quickly ran back to provide support.

They showed no consideration for the horses' stamina.

The speed reached 420 meters per minute.

This is the armored state of the elite cavalry!

Only about ten minutes,

They encountered the entourage of the Ming Dynasty's heavy cavalry.

These attendants were temporarily reassigned as light cavalry to carry out reconnaissance missions.

Upon seeing the Jin cavalry, they immediately sounded the alarm.

They sounded the bugle as they fled back towards the main force of their allies.

Soon, the two thousand elite Ming cavalrymen who remained to defend against the enemy...

They waited in comfort and then attacked the vanguard of the Jin cavalry.

The vanguard of the Jin army,

When encountering Ming heavy cavalry escorts

They began to slow down, allowing the warhorses to catch their breath slightly.

Even reining in the horse, turning around, and slowly retreating.

Their mission is not to launch a direct assault.

Instead, they should arrive at the battlefield as quickly as possible.

This forced the Ming army to divide its forces for defense.

This delayed the Ming army's attack on the camp.

"Crush the enemy!"

Yang Yun raised his gun and shouted,

He led two thousand elite cavalrymen and charged forward.

A thousand heavy cavalry followed behind, waiting for their chance to strike.

The Jurchen cavalry was a mix of light and heavy cavalry.

Twenty elite cavalry and thirty light cavalry were organized into a fifty-man squad.

The Ming Dynasty cavalry was modeled after the Guan Ning cavalry.

It is also a group of fifty people.

But they were all elite cavalry.

A team of twenty-five people is formed.

Two squads formed a company of fifty men. (If the company is expanded again in the future, light cavalry will be added.)

The formation of a Ming Dynasty cavalry squad.

Twenty of them were cavalrymen.

They formed four columns of five men each.

The squad leader was positioned at the very front of the middle.

The flag bearer and messenger followed behind the squad leader.

Two squad leaders,

They are located in front of the left and right vertical directions respectively.

There was also a supervisor at the very back of the group.

Regularly conduct ideological work,

In wartime, they would supervise the battle and fight on the front lines.

During the battle,

The squad leader led his troops in a frontal charge.

If a change of direction and a charge are needed,

The two squad leaders on the left and right led the way.

If it's an emergency U-turn

The supervisor was temporarily transferred to the position of squad leader.

Lead the team to charge or retreat in the opposite direction.

This configuration of junior officers,

This allows the cavalry squad to have leaders at all four sides.

Maintain high mobility, high organization, and high responsiveness.

The Jin cavalry began to take turns providing cover.

They retreated while firing arrows.

Occasionally, small-scale counter-offensives are organized.

One reason was to buy time.

Secondly, it also involves feigning weakness to lure the enemy.

Or rather, they disregarded the fact that their warhorses were galloping at high speed.

Moreover, their forces were already weaker due to their smaller numbers.

They naturally retreated.

But they were defeated but not completely routed.

Gradually lure the enemy towards our main force.

This was a common tactic used by the Jin cavalry.

The Liao, Song, and Western Xia armies all suffered heavy losses because of this!

But this time it's clearly different.

The cavalry of Liao, Song, and Xia dynasties.

They all liked riding and archery.

I don't like charging into close combat.

Therefore, the Jin cavalry were able to retreat at their leisure.

They even organized counter-offensives during the retreat.

The Liao, Song, and Xia cavalry, who held the advantage,

They would instinctively avoid its counterattack.

Then continue the pursuit with arrows.

Chapter 231 Covering the Retreat

Right now,

Yang Yun led the Ming Dynasty's elite cavalry.

They charged forward fearlessly.

They pursued while shooting arrows.

The Jin cavalry retreated while providing cover.

The Ming cavalry ignored everything.

Relying on their superior troop strength and the stamina of their warhorses...

They charged straight ahead at full speed.

They ignored the Jin soldiers who were flanking and maneuvering around them.

Anyway, we have more soldiers.

The friendly forces nearby will handle it.

In short,

The Jin cavalry were employing tactics.

The Ming cavalry just need to charge forward and that's it.

“Woooooooo~~~”