I was living at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and I dealt a brutal blow to the Eight Banners!

The Qing dynasty rose to power starting with Jianzhou.

They emerged from a remote and impoverished mountain village and seized such a large territory from the Ming Dynasty.

It's impossible to say that you don't have a bit of pride in your bones!

Especially after the Battle of Sarhu,

The Ming army's defeat and retreat only fueled the Qing army's ambitions.

This is why,

Despite knowing that there were organized Ming cavalry units nearby, Aobai and Sony did not show any panic, but continued to march along the route.

Even if the cavalry in Liaodong were highly skilled, they were still Ming troops, at most slightly stronger Ming troops.

however,

When Sony and Ao Bai actually saw Zhang Jingchuan's cavalry appear, they were both startled.

They were heavily armored cavalrymen wielding lances, and there were at least 1,800 of them.

Fortunately, both Ao Bai and Sony were seasoned generals, and with a few shouts, they stabilized the morale of their troops.

After all, infantrymen would feel uneasy when facing cavalry, especially heavily armored cavalry, even if they were elite Qing troops.

Fortunately, they had made ample preparations when they left Shengjing to deal with the Ming cavalry.

otherwise,

Maybe it's not good,

The other side could really turn the situation into a complete rout!

The scouts sent to contact the two Mongol banners in the south have already been dispatched.

Although the two Mongol banners in the south had mostly encountered Zhang Jingchuan's other cavalry force, it still allowed them to know the situation here.

If the two Mongol armies are unable to defend themselves or show signs of collapse,

Then Ao Bai and Sony will have to make other plans.

And now,

Ao Bai and Sony knew that they had no other choice but to hold their ground and wait for reinforcements.

"It's him!" Ao Bai lowered his telescope, his face grim, and said, "Zhang Jingchuan!"

Sony frowned.

Do not know why,

He had a bad feeling, something he had never felt before.

immediately,

Ao Bai and Sony dared not be negligent and quickly organized the five thousand Qing infantrymen behind them to form ranks and meet the enemy.

As the elite of the Qing army

The soldiers of the Plain Yellow Banner and the Bordered Yellow Banner were undoubtedly excellent in terms of combat quality.

The five rectangular formations, under the command of officers at all levels, quickly formed a cone-shaped defensive formation.

The spearmen and shieldmen were in front, with musketeers and archers in the middle.

"Everyone says that the Qing Dynasty's iron cavalry is the best in the world. Unexpectedly, after the Ming army's Guan Ning Iron Cavalry weakened, Zhang Jingchuan actually led out a Liaodong Iron Cavalry."

Zhang Jingchuan,

This is truly a thorn in the side of our Great Qing!

Ao Bai said coldly, "If we can kill Zhang Jingchuan today, not only will we be able to relieve the crisis in Shengjing, but the situation in the entire Liaodong region will also be back under our control!"

Just as Ao Bai and Sony were plotting how to ambush and kill Zhang Jingchuan,

The Liaodong cavalry in the distance began to move.

Two thousand steps,

The Liaodong cavalry began to accelerate.

The iron hooves pounded the ground like rolling thunder.

The sound of armor rubbing against armor was like the low murmur of a demon.

When you reach a thousand steps,

Ao Bai and Sony's eyes began to twitch, and their hearts trembled along with the earth's shaking.

When they, and even the entire Qing army,

When he could clearly feel the immense pressure from the enemy cavalry, he couldn't help but feel a sense of powerlessness.

cavalry,

Organized heavy cavalry,

During this period,

Ultimately, it's still the ceiling for field combat!

Five hundred steps!

At a distance that made it hard for the infantry to breathe, all that could be heard was the clatter of horses' hooves, like the sound of thousands of war drums beating at once!

Its sound was like thunder.

Its momentum is like the wind!

"Archer!"

Sony let out a loud roar.

The archers and musketeers, encircled in the middle of the formation, began to fire rapidly at the Liaodong cavalry that were closing in!

Ao Bai raised the long sword in his hand.

shouted:

"Hold on! Hold the formation!!!"

……

A chilling killing intent suddenly surged in Zhang Jingchuan's eyes.

He could clearly feel the blood in his body flowing faster, and every cell was releasing energy as if screaming.

As the Qing army's archers ran out of manpower and musketeers hastily loaded their bullets...

Zhang Jingchuan quickened his pace, overtaking the three heavily armored cavalrymen blocking his way, and pointed his Overlord Spear at the Qing army formation that was almost within reach.

Thanks to the Qing army musketeers' lack of understanding of musket range, especially their choice to fire at the wrong time and distance when facing cavalry charges,

This resulted in a significant decrease in the lethality of firearms against armored cavalry.

Actually, you can't blame the musketeers for this.

After all, how could they have imagined that one day they, the Qing infantry, would be facing a full-scale charge of Ming cavalry in the open field?

As for the Qing bow's effectiveness against armored cavalry, it was concentrated in the last two volleys of arrows.

This resulted in dozens of armored cavalrymen at the forefront falling on the road.

"Dang! Dang! Dang!"

Zhang Jingchuan flicked his spear tip, deflecting the incoming spear.

next moment,

Zhang Jingchuan charged into the Qing army's formation, horse and all.

The armored cavalry that followed either crashed into the Qing army's formation smoothly, or their horses were tripped and fell heavily into the Qing army's formation, hitting a large number of people.

Cavalry against infantry

The most effective tactic is its speed and the inertial impact of its high-speed running.

If you're lucky, you can keep crashing through the air, carving out a bloody path.

But usually, they will trip over the enemy.

But that's okay,

The comrades following behind will ride up to catch up.

Behind Zhang Jingchuan were armored cavalry and cavalry from his personal guard.

Their discipline and battlefield skills were both extremely high, unlike ordinary ragtag or showy cavalry units that would be like throwing eggs against a wall.

The flowers were scattered like that, and there was no way to gather them back up.

The Qing army's wedge formation was originally intended to separate the Ming cavalry, and then use the archers and musketeers in the middle to provide continuous close-range fire.

but,

Zhang Jingchuan did not fulfill Ao Bai and Sony's wishes.

He took the lead, striking directly at your sharpest point like a needle against a wheat awn!

Once they break through and flatten the shield bearers and spearmen in the front, all that's left are a group of archers and musketeers.

Charging into archers and musketeers is always easier than charging into spearmen and musketeers.

"hiss……"

"hiss……"

He gasped for breath.

They were released almost simultaneously.

One of them is Sony, which is positioned to provide support from the rear.

Seeing that Zhang Jingchuan was playing by his own rules and was taking the lead in a head-on confrontation.

A dignified marquis, actually placed himself in the most dangerous position, and with a long, jet-black spear in his hand...

Any Qing infantrymen who stood in his way

They were either knocked away by warhorses or killed by the spears in their hands.

The other one was issued by Ao Bai.

because,

At this moment,

He stood in the middle of a group of archers and musketeers, commanding the central army.

Zhang Jingchuan, alone on horseback, charged ahead.

followed by,

They were a group of heavily armored cavalry.

Both wedge-shaped and cone-shaped arrays consist of two triangles.

The former has a larger angle and can be understood as an equilateral triangle.

The latter has a smaller angle, resembling an acute triangle.

Two triangles, apex to apex, the one with the acute angle collapsed first.

At this time, Ao Bai,

His eyes were wide open and his mouth was slightly agape.

This is absolutely... terrifying!

……