Chongzhen Undergraduates

The most lively places are of course these three positions. The people on the ground all day long were pressed in the trenches and kept shooting, and they were completely surrounded.Just when the scouts watching the battle from a distance thought that the three positions could not hold it, a comedy scene appeared.After being unable to break through the defense, most of Zhunge'er's cavalry chose to avoid the position and rushed towards the position behind the Ming army from the side passage.

"Looking for death!" A Ming army scout observing the battlefield said viciously.

What he didn't know was that it was the nature of war horses.Even the most humane war horse has the conditioned reflex to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.There is no reason for any animal to send itself out to die in vain.When there is a ditch that is obviously impossible to cross, the horses will naturally run to both sides, just like water.

For example, a large group of wild horses are running. If they encounter a big rock, will the horses bump into it desperately?Of course there will be such horses, but very few.

But the twenty-mile-deep defense system, with bullets and shells shooting all the way, do you think you can reach the end?That's just wishful thinking.

Zeng watched his [-] vanguards rush into the Ming army's position, and no one came out.This is only the effort of a meal.

shocked!

Zeng was in a daze when he saw a war horse jolting back from the east, with half of its body hanging on the stirrups, bleeding all the way.

"Could it be that they have already penetrated the Ming army's formation?" Zeng obviously didn't believe the fact of asking for money, he would rather believe his own guess.

"Then let's talk about it later." Ge Erdan didn't believe that even 2 people would not be able to get out if they went in. That would be too evil.

He decided not to hate his elder brother this time. Anyway, it's still early to fight, so it's better to get off the horse and eat first.According to the time, it should be time for breakfast.Only the Zhunge'er cavalry launched the first wave of attack in order to catch the Ming army by surprise.

There was another dramatic scene on the battlefield. Zhunge'er's army was burying pots and cooking, waiting for their forwards to return; while the Ming army was cleaning the battlefield and gathering scattered horses.

"How's the battle going?" Zhu Youjian stood in a tall building at the rear, and couldn't see the battle ahead clearly even with a telescope.He could only see thick smoke billowing in front of him through the binoculars, and the sound of shouting and killing was loud.

"The first wave of attack has been completed. The enemy's attack is five miles deep to our army. According to reconnaissance, there are about [-] troops." Liu Tichun reported truthfully.

"Do you think that if you follow your method, you can withstand the 2 attacking horses?" Zhu Youjian asked.

"I can bear it. But" Liu Tichun blushed.

"But it's definitely not that easy, is it?" Joo said.

"Yes." Liu Tichun is a real person.

"It's not always possible to take advantage of it. The next step is a tough battle. Whether you can withstand it depends on your strength." Zhu Youjian simply put down his binoculars, since he couldn't see the specific situation anyway.

But he could imagine that the next battle would definitely be more intense.There is no tactic against Ma Bao because Zhu Youjian discovered the fact that according to Ma Bao's arrangement, each independent position can just deploy a regiment of the Ming army.And such a circular position can be imagined as facing the enemy on three sides, with just one battalion of troops deployed on any side.

Whether the Ming Army can do it, whether it can fight a tough battle depends on whether the strength of this battalion can withstand the large-scale cavalry attack in turn.If a battalion could hold off an attack without a machine gun, it would represent the end of the age of cavalry.In other words, if this battle is won, the Ming army can go anywhere in the world, at least for now it is invincible.

Large-scale firearms-to-firearms battles are conducted at the division level, while firearms-to-cold weapons, infantry and cavalry must be fought at the battalion level as the smallest combat unit.Like the cavalry of the Ming army before, the squad was the smallest combat unit, which was the need for sweeping.If you are going to battle, cavalry equipped with only rifles is not particularly advantageous in front of cavalry equipped with cold weapons.

The strength of troops must be at least equal.Otherwise, casualties will be increased in vain, or just run away!

Then why does Ming Dynasty need such a large-scale organized cavalry?

That's because being able to fight and being able to catch up are two different things. Two-footed infantry will never be able to catch up with cavalry.The mule and horse infantry are actually dragoons; what's more, the motorized and mechanized infantry of later generations do not walk on their feet.

According to the normal development, the next step of Ming Dynasty's army will definitely be fully mules, that is, to turn all infantry into dragoons equipped with firearms.

Chapter 7 Thirteen: The End of an Era ([-])

The time for the three meals passed, but none of Zhunge'er's [-] strikers came back.

No matter how confident Zeng was, he couldn't bear it anymore.The Ming army's position in front, like a mouthful of blood, swallowed his troops.Looking at the other side now, Zenger's heart has begun to fear.

Fear does not mean giving up, the battle is still to be fought.Otherwise, can you still gain a foothold when you go back?Losing old face in front of so many people is unbearable for anyone in power.

"Tell me, you must only attack the hills in front of you." Zeng Ge was not stupid, he also saw the strength of the Ming army.

"I'm afraid I can't reach it?" said one of Zeng's generals.

"Then let the horse charge up first." Zenger said viciously, he must take down the opponent's position now, otherwise his morale will be lost.

Soon, another battle began.This time, Zeng's men were very clever. Instead of launching an attack, they sent out a loose formation and quickly rushed towards the Ming army's position.Don't look at the small number of people, but the riding skills are amazing.These are good riders, and each of them stays on the belly of the horse and leads the way.The hit rate of the Ming army suddenly decreased, and waves of seemingly loose but extremely fast cavalry continued to slam into the position.

Although the horse fell down, the man on the horse took advantage of the moment the horse fell down, rolled on the spot and fell to the ground.War teaches people to fight, and these soldiers who landed have learned to crawl forward.And not far behind them, there were cavalry charging non-stop.The soldiers of the Ming army had no time to take care of the enemies on the ground, so they could only shoot at the cavalry who was approaching quickly.

Over time, many Zhunge'er soldiers actually climbed into the trenches and avoided the Ming army's bullets.

With the sound of "Swish, swish!", the enemy's counterattack began, and arrows shot from the trenches towards the Ming army's position, and slowly more and more.

"Ding Dong!" With a sound, an arrow just hit the helmet of a Ming soldier, leaving a white mark on the iron sheet.The Ming army soldier shrank his head in fright.Fortunately, all the soldiers of the Ming army were crawling in the trenches, and protected by helmets and armored vests, there were only wounded soldiers, and no one lost their lives.

"Fire! Fire at the enemy in the trench." The regimental commander in this position ordered immediately.

The new mortar has begun to work. I am afraid that only mortars can hit such a target.But this is not the mortar of later generations, the hit rate is not high, it can only be said that the fight was very lively.In addition, the several cannons deployed loyally in the position had no chance to fire at all this time, and they almost became decorations.They can occasionally fire a few shells when the enemy is relatively concentrated.

"Brother, we can't fight like this, we have lost too many people." Looking at the corpses in front of him, Galdan couldn't take it any longer.

"Rush again!" Zeng didn't care.

At least he has seen the casualties of the Ming army, which is the only result he can see.

The first result of the Zhungeer people's battle finally appeared. A soldier of the Ming army was shot through the throat by a Mongolian sharpshooter because he raised his head a little high, and died on the spot.

"Okay!" Zenger saw clearly through his monocular.

At this time, although the Zhungeer people suffered heavy casualties, they were far less than before; in other words, they used hundreds of casualties to successfully send dozens of people into the trenches to avoid the Ming army's bullets.

Dozens of people shoot arrows at the same time, and the firepower is also very strong. At this time, Zeng already has this strength.

"If you send people up again, don't relax." Zenger saw that only by constantly sending cavalry to attack, could he firmly attract the firepower of the Ming army and help the soldiers in the trenches find opportunities.

Such battles are time-consuming and exhausting.The Ming army is already exhausted, many guns are red, and casualties are also increasing.There have been more than 20 casualties.

"Kill!" Suddenly, the enemy army gathered in the trench rushed out, holding a scimitar and rushing towards the Ming army's position desperately.

Behind these charging people are archers who keep shooting arrows.I have to say, they are really brave.But the reality is very cruel. The Ming army deployed more than one fortification. When they rushed to the barbed wire, the people with the knives were almost dead.

"Swish swish swish" dots of black dots fell from the sky and exploded in the crowd in an instant, countless figures were blown into the sky.

"Hey! It's just a little bit." Zenger was very sorry.

The battle was fought until the afternoon, and Zenger finally tried out the most possible way of fighting for them at the cost of 3000 people, but it still failed.Zenger regretted it because he believed that this style of play still had the possibility of winning.But Ge Erdan saw very clearly that it was impossible for their people to break through that small hill.

Gerdan could even think that the closer he was to the Ming army, the more dangerous it would be, especially the countless explosions just now, which were simply a blow to the face.If the other party concentrates on that kind of explosion, it doesn't matter how many people they send up.

Ge Erdan was not the only one who could see the final result. Zhu Youjian, who barely ran to a place where he could see the battle scene through a telescope, also saw the whole battle.

"Ma Bao, can you let the soldiers in those positions in front withdraw from the battle now?" Zhu Youjian asked.

"Yes, yes, but the action must be fast. Before the enemy forces attack again, retreat to the nearest position as quickly as possible, and then move slowly.

"Then take them down! The purpose of testing the tactics has been achieved. If the fight continues like this, I believe they can hold it, but the enemy may run away. The rest is how to destroy the enemy more, and finally In order to put the enemy under as many gun ports as possible." Zhu Youjian said.

And on the forward positions, and through the rest received the order to retreat.