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After giving the order, although it was still broad daylight, the army began to set up camp. The infantry was busy, the cavalry was disarming, and of course, some cavalry were scattered in all directions to serve as the eyes and ears of the army.

Wladyslaw IV inspected the camp with his generals, and he didn't pay much attention to the soldiers who were taking action unhurriedly. It will take several days for the Ming army to be in Moscow. It is already very prudent for me to take defensive measures now. It is estimated that there will be tough battles to be fought in the future. At this time, we cannot demand too much from these soldiers.

He thinks this way, let alone others. Many soldiers were chatting while working.

"What do you think of the Ming army? Are they the same as the Mongols before?"

"It's said not. A cousin of mine in the Netherlands said that Easterners are very cowardly. They have fleets over there, so they can just rob them!"

"No way. If that's the case, why are Tsarist Russia so scared? Inviting the armies of several of our countries to help them will cost a lot, right?"

"I don't really believe it either. Didn't the Ming Dynasty army already appear in Moscow? It came too fast, it shouldn't be bad!"

"Who knows, maybe the rumors have expanded!"

"..."

Similar to these soldiers, the Hussars were resting. While taking care of their horses, they were also curious about the Ming army from the Far East.

"This Ming army came so quickly, it looks a bit like our Hussars!"

"When we meet again, we must let them taste the power of our winged cavalry!"

"Yes, our winged cavalry are the strongest. It's okay if the Ming army doesn't come. If they dare to come, we must let them know what a real cavalry is!"

"..."

A major boost to Poland's rise was the Hussars. It can be said that the Hussars fought for Poland in the north and south, often fighting with fewer troops and making great achievements. So much so that in later generations, many winged cavalry boasted that they were the most powerful cavalry in the world at that time.

It is undeniable that the Hussars are indeed strong. In their battles with Sweden, Muscovite and the Ottoman Empire, they often won more than they lost and displayed great power. However, if you analyze each battle carefully, you will find that many battles in which a small number defeat a large number are not due to how strong the hussars are, but can only be said to be because the opponent is too weak.

For example, in the Battle of Krushen between Poland and Tsarist Russia, it was the pig-like opponents that made the Hussars famous. There were also the Battle of Kilholm and the Battle of Tezchiana. In these two battles, the Polish Hussars did defeat the opponent's cavalry. However, the opponent's infantry was ultimately defeated by Polish artillery.

As for the famous Battle of Vienna, the Hussars not only attacked almost a day after the fierce battle between the Ottoman army and the HRE infantry, but also because of the lack of military discipline and busy grabbing the spoils, the main force of the Ottoman army was able to withdraw from the battlefield.

At this time, they were all chatting proudly. Suddenly, they felt something was wrong and they all looked in the same direction.

In the distance, a dozen winged cavalry were seen riding back quickly. If that's all, it doesn't matter. The key is that behind them, there are cavalry in red military uniforms chasing them. The elite riding skills are even better than the proud wing cavalry.

Under everyone's eyes, the pursuers shot arrows from time to time, but they were able to hit the hussars who were escaping back at high speed.

There was no need to warn him, Wladyslaw IV's expression immediately turned serious, and he shouted alert.

As a result, the Polish infantry immediately put down what they were doing and were busy putting on helmets and armor and preparing for battle. The winged cavalry was no exception. Some of the standing winged cavalry who had not rested immediately galloped out to meet their companions.

Seeing this situation, the pursuer did not continue to attack, but turned a corner and circled around the Polish army from a distance.

At this time, according to the descriptions of people who had fled from Moscow, Wladyslaw IV knew that the one who passed on the red military uniforms was the Ming army from the Far East!

Seeing the superb riding skills of this small Ming army, he couldn't help but feel a shadow cast over his heart.

The rescued hussars galloped to the front of Wladyslaw IV, rolled their saddles off their horses, panted and reported loudly: "Report, your highness, the Ming army...the main force of the Ming army is coming here!"

"What, how could it be so fast?" Wladyslaw IV was a little unbelievable. Just now he thought they were just scouts of the Ming army. Unexpectedly, even the main force of the Ming army came over?

Before waiting for the hussar to answer, Wladyslaw IV could already feel the earth trembling, and the thunderous sound of horse hooves coming from far away. When he heard the sound and looked up, he saw a red line in the distance already appearing in his field of vision, and Head straight towards him.

The moment he understood this, Wladyslaw IV's face suddenly turned pale. However, he had experienced the battle to protect the country, so he immediately ordered the entire army to prepare for war.

In fact, when I saw the scouts chasing me just now, the Polish army had already begun to organize its troops. However, it still takes time to put on armor again and form a tight formation from the original camp state.

Wladyslaw IV looked at his army, then looked up at the red sea speeding in the distance, and his body started to tremble slightly.

"Your Highness, it's too late. You go first before the enemy comes back!" A general suggested loudly with a stern face.

After hearing this, Wladyslaw IV shook his head and ran away. He couldn't do it.

The general of the winged cavalry on the side saw it and immediately reported: "Your Highness, please allow our winged cavalry to go to stop the enemy and buy time for the infantry!"

If you don't run, that's all.

After hearing this, Wladyslaw IV nodded immediately and had no time to talk nonsense.

The general of the winged cavalry obviously knew this, and without any nonsense, he immediately rode back, raised his arms and shouted: "Winged cavalry, follow me in formation to meet the enemy!"

This winged cavalry was obviously an elite group. It did not need many orders and immediately followed behind its commander while forming a team.

Column after column, team after team, soon, less than 3,000 winged cavalry formed a camp while marching.

The general of the Hussars turned around and saw it, and immediately raised his arms and shouted: "The Hussars will win!"

Behind him, a thunderous sound suddenly came: "We must win!"

Behind them, the infantry who witnessed the hussars facing the enemy also shouted to cheer them on: "The hussars will win!"

Whether they are infantry or cavalry, they all have strong confidence. On this Eastern European plain, the winged cavalry has not yet encountered a real opponent! This time, even though they are enemies from the Far East, they still need to know how powerful the Hussars are.

The horses slowly began to accelerate, and these winged cavalry consciously began to form teams of about two hundred people. Between each hussar, knee to knee, they formed two dense rows, and their long hollow lances began to stand up forward. On their horse heads, there are two flintlock muskets inserted, and they are also equipped with Polish sabers. This is intended to be used in melee combat after delivering a fatal blow to the enemy with the long lance.

In the past, the winged cavalry could use this to deal a fatal blow to the enemy every time and beat the enemy to a complete defeat! This time, there should be no exception.

Wladyslaw IV couldn't help but feel relieved when he saw that the formation was complete!

What was charging in the distance was the eight thousand cavalry army led by Li Dingguo himself. Through his binoculars, he saw the Polish army's cavalry coming out to meet them, and they were charging in a wall-mounted manner. He couldn't help but sneer in his heart, and immediately began to issue orders.

Then, I saw that the formation of the Ming army began to change. The Qingqi in front had the tendency to spread. Taking advantage of the large number of people, they spread slowly, just like a beast opening its big mouth, trying to eat the enemy in front of it. Lose.

Wladyslaw IV in the distance saw this and was not surprised but overjoyed. The cavalry clashed to see who was stronger and could break the opponent's formation. Now that the Ming army has taken the initiative to spread, doesn't it mean that it has exposed its weakness? It seems that the Ming army from the Far East is nothing more than this!

Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. He quickly looked at it again and couldn't help being surprised. The wall-mounted charge that the winged cavalry had always been proud of was actually seen in the Ming army camp. More importantly, what was exposed in the belly of the Ming army camp was the wall-mounted charge of the heavy armored cavalry.

Including the charging wing cavalry, like their king, they were very happy when they saw the Ming army's response, thinking that they could teach the Ming army a lesson. But when they saw the real response strategy of the Ming army, especially the fact that the Ming army could charge on the wall, they were all shocked.

For a long time, the cavalry opponents of the Polish Hussars have generally been Western European cuirassiers and carbine cavalry. They are accustomed to the rigid tactic of riding in rows to the front of the formation to fire firearms, and then galloping back to the rear of the squadron to reload. The Hussars A bold wall-mounted charge always defeated them.

But now, the Ming army actually knows their trump card, and from a visual inspection, it seems that the opponent's equipment is well-equipped, and if they bump into it, they will easily suffer losses.

Naturally, they didn't know that Emperor Chongzhen liked to read online articles in later generations. He once read an online article called "Fighting the Qing Dynasty", in which the protagonist had a wall-mounted charge, which seemed to make him invincible. He naturally kept this in mind, and brought up this idea at the right time. How powerful it is, there are so many cavalry generals in the Ming Dynasty, you can tell at a glance, if you are good, you can use it, if you are not good, you can use it, and if you are not good, you can use it, which is a logical thing .

From this, it can be seen that reading online articles, especially those about time travel and history, is really beneficial. Maybe one day, if you really travel through time, you will have some money!

Without further ado, after the hussars saw that the Ming army knew how to do this, they were shocked and the distance between the two sides got closer. At this time, they suddenly discovered that it seemed that the Ming army did not have long lances, but each person was holding a short stick. This made them a little confused, thinking that the Ming army's brain was broken, and they actually used Do you want to use a short stick to deal with the long lance on your side? If this is the case, wouldn’t it be a blessing from God!

However, after getting closer, people with good eyesight saw that the short sticks held by the heavy armored cavalry of the Ming army had small holes. Suddenly, they suddenly understood, could this be a firearm? Although they didn't understand why the Ming army didn't use lances first and then firearms, at least they had a vague feeling that the Ming army would never be stupid!

While they were thinking about it, the scattered light cavalry of the Ming army had already approached them. They saw these Ming soldiers starting to throw bows and arrows and fire firearms.

"Bang bang bang..."

"Bah, bah, bah..."

In the excitement, the hussars who were charging in a group fell off their horses one by one. In this case, there is basically no chance of death. More importantly, these hussars who were hit by bullets and arrows often disrupted the charge formation of their remaining hussars. Although they wanted to fight back against the Ming army passing by on both sides of them, the frontal enemy was the most critical enemy. In addition, they had few people, so they had no choice but to grit their teeth, regardless of the blows the Ming army on both sides inflicted on them. Try to maintain the formation and charge hard.

I have to say that the Polish Hussars are indeed powerful. If replaced by an ordinary cavalry army, under the continuous attack of the Ming army, the formation will definitely be messed up. If not, they will not be able to withstand the pressure and run away. However, the Hussars did not.

Seeing this in the distance, Wladyslaw IV felt proud but also felt extremely sad. No matter what, after this battle, the Hussars may be injured. At this time, he felt a little regretful and felt that he should have brought out the remaining hussars.

But he couldn't care less about regrets. The hussars used their glory to buy time for the infantry, and there could be no delay. He immediately loudly urged the infantry to quickly complete the assembly.

In just a moment, the cavalry in the distance was about to confront them. Wladyslaw IV quickly looked up. He was about to cut down the heroic hussars and penetrate the Ming army.

At this time, all the winged cavalry also cheered up, clenched the hollow lances in their hands, and prepared to collide with the Ming army's heavy armored cavalry.

The distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer!

But at this moment, someone in the Ming Army camp gave an order, and suddenly clouds of gunpowder smoke appeared in the camp of the Ming Army's heavy armored cavalry, and then a dense "bang bang bang" sound was heard. Anyone with experience will know that it was the Ming army's firearms that opened fire.

Almost at the same time, the charging formation of the hussars was like taking a big bite out of a cake. The hussars in front fell to the ground, including men and horses, and fell in large pieces, which directly disrupted the charging ground behind them. The formation of the Hussars suddenly became chaotic.

The short sticks in the hands of the heavy armored cavalry of the Ming Army were actually three-eyed blunderbuss, or even four-eyed or five-eyed blunderbuss. However, unlike the previous ones, this one had been transformed into a flintlock device, and there was no need to stop and fire it. Of course, even during this short charge, some of the flintlocks did not catch fire, so we can only blame the bad luck. As for the ignited firearms, they were all fired at the same time, so the fire coverage was fierce, which could just make up for the shortcoming of a small amount of muskets not being fired and ignited.

The heavy armored cavalry of the Ming Army, after firing a barrage, did not use other weapons, but used the three-eyed blunderbuss as a hammer, swinging it to hit the winged cavalry who suddenly suffered a violent blow and were thrown into disarray. .

This scene happened suddenly, and Wladyslaw IV was immediately dumbfounded. He never expected that the Ming army from the east would have so many means, and that the winged cavalry that he was so proud of would have almost no power to fight back.

Looking at the Ming cavalry, it was like mercury pouring down the ground, overwhelming the winged cavalry formation with almost no obstruction. Those familiar figures with wings on their backs disappeared into the red sea.

Not only him, but also the infantry who were gathering were dumbfounded. They have always had full confidence in the winged cavalry, but what they saw before them was that the previously invincible winged cavalry in Eastern Europe could not stop the offensive from the Far East Ming Army at all.

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