Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

Tie Huai finally led the main force of the Nian Army to rush out. This was a fierce cavalry Nian Army with poor discipline, but they were extremely ferocious in combat.

This time, Tie Huai brought out a total of 900 cavalrymen, who came in an overwhelming force. In his mind, even if the enemy had muskets, they would definitely not be able to withstand the intensive charge of 900 cavalrymen!

However, Tie Huai obviously underestimated the cavalry of Baoding Town. Guo Ye was no fool and of course he knew the weaknesses of traditional cavalry. In the middle of the 19th century, traditional cavalry had completely lagged behind the development of the entire era. Not to mention the cavalry of the Eight Banners or the Green Camp, even the Mongolian cavalry had lagged behind. Under the attack of modern Western cavalry, they had no way to use their powerful bows and crossbows.

Liu Ye naturally wouldn't foolishly stick to traditional cavalry tactics; that would be a dead end against Western cavalry. So, what should he do? The natural thing was to introduce advanced Western cavalry tactics. Not only did he introduce Western weapons, but he also brought in the West's most advanced linear formation charge. Perhaps the most formidable aspect of the Baoding cavalry wasn't their muskets, but their ironclad discipline.

Line up in linear arrays and launch a thundering attack on the opposing cavalry or infantry with powerful impact force. This is the right way!

Zhu Hai has followed Liu Ye for the longest time and has the most thorough understanding of Liu Ye's tactical thinking. He is not only proficient in linear charges, but also in whirlwind tactics.

Watching the overwhelming force of the Nian Army, Zhu Hai sneered. These people were just a mob, and a mob was just a mob. No matter how many there were, it was useless! Their cavalry didn't even have a formation, just charging forward like that. Wasn't that courting death?

Zhu Hai shouted, "Orders! Prepare for battle, all troops! Launch a direct attack on the Nian Army and completely defeat their central force. Then, split the army in two. Yan Chunyu will take the left, Gao Qi the right. We will completely surround them. No matter how many Nian Army troops there are, they are just targets for our guns! Charge!"

At Zhu Hai's command, more than 300 people from Baoding Town formed four columns and charged fiercely towards the center of the Nian Army!

There were less than 400 people, but the momentum of this cavalry was such that even the 900-man Nian Army could not suppress it!

Tie Huai behind him also felt a shudder in his heart. What a fierce army!

This time, Zhu Hai didn't even order the shooting. The cavalrymen waved their sabers and charged straight into the center of the Nian Army!

Compared with the well-organized Baoding Town cavalry, the loose formation of the Nian Army was simply vulnerable. Not to mention the loose formation of the Nian Army, even Senggelinqin, the last generation of famous generals of traditional cavalry, would never gain any advantage in facing such a charge from Baoding Town!

It only takes a moment, just a moment!

The center of the Nian Army was beaten to pieces by the Baoding Town Cavalry, leaving the gates wide open. Even Tie Huai, who was standing behind, had his hat chopped off by the Baoding Town Cavalry, and he was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat!

So powerful! So brutal!

Tie Huai shouted angrily, "Orders, the left and right wings squeeze towards the center, compress the formation, and trap the Qing army in the middle!"

Since joining the Nian Army, Tie Huai has experienced dozens of battles of varying sizes. Naturally, he understands that he cannot give the Qing army the opportunity to charge like this again. He must engage in a tug-of-war, compress the Qing army's space for movement, and destroy its most powerful impact force. Only in this way can he win the battle!

However, Tie Huai forgot that this Qing cavalry had guns!

Tie Huai commanded the Nian Army to compress towards the center. Instead of squeezing the cavalry led by Yan Chunyu and Gao Qi in the middle, he compressed his own space!

Yan Chunyu and Gao Qi led more than 300 cavalrymen and defeated the Nian Army. The two men split into two groups and rushed straight to the outside of the two flanks!

Now the situation between the two sides became that the Nian Army was inside and the Qing Army was outside. Yan Chunyu and Gao Qi ran quickly, one to the left and the other to the right. The cavalrymen began to shoot fiercely with their rifles, and the gunshots were like exploding beans!

The distance between the two sides is only two or three hundred steps, which is the distance at which foreign rifles can exert their maximum power. The Nian Army's troops are crowded together, which is just an advantage for the soldiers of Baoding Town. They don't even need to aim. They can hit a Nian Army soldier with almost one shot!

Tie Huai watched helplessly as the Nian cavalrymen around him were beaten and fell off their horses, their lives unknown. The battle had just begun, and the Nian army had already suffered more than two hundred casualties!

Tie Huai was completely terrified. What kind of army was this? Even though his own troops were nearly three times the enemy's, they still beat him without any chance of fighting back. He was extremely passive!

At this moment, Ding Xianda beside him pointed to the distance and shouted: "General, look, look over there!"

Tie Huai looked in the direction of Ding Xianda's finger, and saw a flag with the word "Liu" on it fluttering in the wind!

Liu Ziqi?

When did the Qing army have a general named Liu, and such a powerful general at that?

Tie Huai's heart was filled with suspicion, and suddenly, he woke up as if struck by lightning!

Liu Ye, the Liu Ye who fought the British and Russians in the north and caused earth-shattering defeats, the Liu Ye who was famous throughout the world, could it be that he had actually provoked this newly rising villain?

Tie Huai became even more panicked. In the entire Qing Dynasty, only Liu Ye, who was only heard of but never seen, could train such an army, an army that could defeat ten enemies with one. Only such an army could defeat the foreign devils time and time again!

"Send the order, retreat, retreat! Retreat to Gaotang Prefecture immediately!"

Tie Huai didn't dare to fight anymore. Since he knew that the person opposite him was the famous Liu Ye, how could he dare to confront him head-on? This was the tough guy who beat the Russians to a pulp!

Tie Huai gave the order, turned his horse's head, and galloped towards Gaotang Prefecture first. How could Yan Chunyu and Gao Qi give the Nian Army a chance to retreat calmly? Two cavalry units pressed forward from both sides, firing continuously with their rifles. One by one, the Nian Army fell off their horses and was then trampled into a pulp by the surrounding horses!

The Nian Army became even more frightened and rushed towards Gaotang Prefecture without caring about their lives!

Behind them, Yan Chunyu and Gao Qi led the cavalry and rushed into Gaotang Prefecture almost at the same time!

Entering the city, the Baoding soldiers put away their rifles, swung their sabers, and began a killing spree. The Nian bandits had been emboldened by the killing, so how could they dare to fight back at this point? They fled in panic, and the nearly 1,000 Nian bandits were completely thrown into chaos, scattering like birds and beasts!

Tie Huai originally wanted to retreat into the city and then use the city walls as a support to defend the city. However, he did not expect that the cavalry of Baoding Town were so fast that they rushed into the city at the same time. Now it was impossible to defend the city!