The Last Frontier of Fire and Sword

Next, Cheorchen carefully selected two people. One is Fatima and the other is Viscount Hessian. Chechen asked Fatima to ride the fastest horse to find Muhammad Glyy’s army, only to bring him one sentence: He has found Isilan Glyy; and the sleek Viscount Hessian was sent Go to Kaffa to find Mehmet Pasha for help.

Viscount Hessian certainly couldn't ask for it to be able to escape the danger. But the reservedness of the nobility made him twitch it anyway. Of course, Cheerchen gave him a full name.

Chechen said: "Viscount, you must go to Kafa. Yelishei and others are too straightforward, and what you need to deal with Mahmed Pasha is your smoothness and exquisiteness."

Viscount Hessian is better off being respectful. But Fatima was sincere and unwilling to leave.

Cheerchen trimmed the collar of Fatima. He said softly: "Fatima, among all people, you are the most suitable to go. Because the road to Kursk is bound to be difficult and difficult, the Kalmyks are here. During this period, ambushes and patrols are indispensable. So this person must be proficient in stealth and anti-reconnaissance."

Cheerchen's reason was so strong that Fatima no longer resisted leaving. She begged Cheerchen: "Head, you must persist until I come back."

Seeing Fatima who was looking at her affectionately, Cheerchen hugged her.

He said to her: "I will, I will wait for you to come back. We will get married when the battle is over."

On the shore, Cheerchen and all the officers of the mercenary regiment bid farewell to Viscount Hessian and Fatimayi.

When the two of them were gone, they couldn't see anymore, Cheerchen wiped the tears from his eyes. When he turned around again, only perseverance remained in his eyes.

"Father Spasokukotsky, Fedot." Chechen nodded.

"arrive!"

"Yes, head!"

"Fr Spaso Kukotski succeeded Pidro as deputy commander and led the two squadrons. Fedot, you assist the priest." Chechen said.

The two accepted their promises.

"Yelsey," Cheerchen called again.

Yelishei stood up.

"The Hessian mercenary cavalry is under your command."

"Yes!"

"Pidro."

"exist!"

"You command the Hessian infantry as a reserve for the entire army and protect the safety of the artillery."

"Yes!"

After re-assigning everyone's responsibilities, Cheerchen set up the defensive position on the side of the Don River near the Fort Azov. Because the Crimean Tatars' combat power is not as good as the Kalmyk cavalry led by Ayuqi, they face the enemy from Azov, and the pressure on the mercenary group will be less than fighting Ayuqi.

However, despite this arrangement, Cheerchen did not order the destruction of the pontoon bridge on the river. Moreover, he led Yelishey across the river and met with the Hessian cavalry and the Tatars of Patriarch Isaac who remained on the opposite bank. The cavalry joined together. Because he was going to give the Kalmyk cavalry a head-on blow to dispel the fear of the soldiers.

When Cheerchen led the Hessian cavalry to cross the shore again, he saw that Patriarch Isaac was still on the shore, but behind him, there were only more than one hundred and fifty men from the original three hundred Tatar cavalry. Suddenly it was half.

Cheechen had just crossed the river to discuss countermeasures before calling Patriarch Isaac, and he had the intention to leave with confidence. But he didn't expect the patriarch to stay.

Cheerchen stepped forward and said, "Isaac, I didn't expect you to stay."

Isaac saw Cheerchen come over again with a simple smile on his face.

"Chechenbey, I know you didn't call me just now because you wanted to drive me away." Patriarch Isaac said.

"Then why didn't you leave?" Cheerchen asked strangely.

Isaac replied: "Because my tribe is too small. I know that even if Isilan Glyy wins today, Muhammad Glyy Khan will not give up. Admiral Azov Steppe Soldiers continue. By that time my tribe will be the target of the Khan's crusade because it betrays you. Instead of this, it is better to fight alongside you here, so even if I die in battle, the Khan will think of my hard work. , I will also take a good look at my tribe."

Cheerchen didn't expect that Patriarch Isaac had such thoughts.

"Then you are not afraid of Isilan Glyy and Kalmyks making trouble for your tribe?"

"Don't be afraid," Patriarch Isaac pointed to the back, his smile was still honest and honest: "I let other people go to the Kalmykians."

At 14:00, the Kalmyk cavalry first appeared on the battlefield.

Although Ayu had the thought of preserving strength, Galdan Celing was a warlike person. Under his own leadership, his team of thousands surpassed everyone else and rushed to the forefront.

The Kalmyk cavalry lined up and galloped in the formation Cheerchen had seen in his camp.

Although there were only a thousand people, the momentum of running was like being beaten by thousands of battle drums.

Because it was a chase, all the horses ran as fast as they could. The horses rushed forward, and the knights all leaned over against the horse's neck, shouting, while beating the mount with their whip.

That imposing manner is like overwhelming mountains and seas.

Cheerchen saw this, he calmly let the Hessian cavalry led by Yelishei put up a wall charge formation, and the Tatar tribe cavalry of Patriarch Isaac was arranged to cross the river to replace the Hessian infantry. . Moreover, Cheerchen also sent a messenger to notify the artillery of the mercenary regiment to aim the gun on the opposite bank.

The Hessian cavalry slowly advanced towards the Kalmyk cavalry under the leadership of Yelisei. At the beginning, the horse team was walking slowly and trotting afterwards, but at this time the speed was not fast. When the Kalmyk cavalry were twenty steps away from them, Yelisei gave the first order: "Fire!"

Hundreds of arms holding pistols stretched forward.

At this time, the Kalmyk cavalry also began to shoot feather arrows at the Hessian cavalry.

The formation of the Hessian cavalry lifted up a ribbon of gunpowder. This smoke of gunpowder seemed to erect a wall on the ground, causing the Kalmyk cavalry to smash their heads.

Dozens of Kalmyk cavalry fell, and the remaining Kalmyk cavalry's offensive slowed down. They tightened the reins to stop the horse, and then retreated to the wings amidst the horse's neighing and the painful cry of the wounded.

They are preparing to regroup and make way for the comrades behind.

But how could Yelishei let him retreat so easily. He drew the hammer from his waist, and the Hessian cavalry also threw away their pistols and drew their sabers.

"Hessian cavalry, charge-forward!" Yelishei shouted.

The Hessian cavalry who originally trot also increased their horse speed to the maximum at this time, but their formation was not chaotic. The running horse and the knight on the horse were side by side, leg to leg, and even a piece of paper could not be inserted.

At this time, the Kalmyk cavalry in the first row that retreated to both sides only allowed halfway, and the comrades behind them were about to pour out like wine from an opened narrow-mouthed wine bottle.

The Hessian cavalry ran into the two Kalmyk cavalry at this moment.

Several Kalmyk cavalrymen and their mounts were knocked to the ground in an instant. They were trampled by the hooves of the Hessian cavalry, like a rock shattered by a huge wave.

The situation of the companions behind them was not much better than that of them. Almost every Kalmyk cavalry had two or more sabers on the front of them. At this time, no matter how strong they are, they can't do it, because because there is no gap between the Hessian cavalry, the Kalmyk cavalry can't pass through each other, but are compressed together and squeezed into a ball.

A Kalmyk cavalry raised his Oriental Broadsword against the saber that slashed at him to block. The swords intersected, and he successfully blocked the blow. Next, if it is to fight alone, this Kalmyk cavalry has four swordsmanship and eight moves that can swing open or even shoot down the opponent's saber, and kill him under the sword. But at this time, before his brain could react to which move to use, the saber of a Hessian cavalry on his right had already removed his left arm.

And the Hessian cavalry who was blocked by him also took advantage of his painful middle door to open wide, and cut a deep hole in his chest.

The same plot is constantly being staged on the battlefield.

For the first time, the cavalry from the East who was accustomed to the fast horse and light sword tasted the power of the wall charge.

And this, not Chechen and Ayuqi sitting and talking, but a real battlefield fight.

The Kalmyk cavalry who were chopped to the ground couldn't stand their eyes on it, because they couldn't understand that they were dead. Shouldn't the cavalry disperse when they charge, so that the cavalry can use their martial arts as much as possible to fight?

They did not know that the Western cavalry had changed from a knight that emphasized individual martial arts in the Middle Ages to a civilian cavalry that emphasized discipline and collective combat.

Therefore, the Hessian cavalry never played one-on-one fights when fighting. In fact, if they did, they would definitely die miserably under the Kalmyk cavalry.

But now, when two hundred Hessian cavalry smashed into the oncoming Kalmyk cavalry like a dense city wall, they were the winner.

With just one charge, the Hessian cavalry broke through the two fronts of the Kalmyk cavalry. And their offensive continued unabated, and they rushed towards the third and third team of Kalmyk cavalry.

At this time, if you are looking down from a high altitude, the scene you see is completely opposite to the reality. The massive Kalmyk cavalry, more than five times the number, is completely overwhelming the Hessian cavalry with the cavalry sea. The two wings of the Kalmyk cavalry have even wrapped the Hessian cavalry.

In fact, the Kalmyk cavalry as a whole submerged or even surrounded the Hessian cavalry. However, in the actual battle, it was the smaller number of Hessian cavalry who kept moving forward. All the cavalry hit and shattered.

When cracks began to appear on the third front, Galdan Celing finally reacted. He knew that if this continued, his fourth and fifth fronts would repeat the same mistakes as the first three fronts.

As a result, Gardan Celing quickly issued a new order.

The standard bearer next to Galdan Tsering issued a semaphore, and the Kalmyk cavalry of the fourth and fifth detachments began to change their formations.

I saw the two hundred Kalmyk cavalry of the fourth unit turned to the left, and the two hundred Kalmyk cavalry of the fifth unit turned to the right. Like the huge wings of a white crane, they tried to surround the Hessian cavalry in the charge with a large circuitous. Then gather them with dense feather arrows.

Ayuqi is the most outstanding descendant of Genghis Khan. After hearing about the wall charge from Cheechen, when unable to contend head-on, he came up with a restraint method that suits him and gave Gardan Tsering the opportunity to face-to-face—that is, to leave the middle and the two wings. outflank.

This strategy is simple to say, but the quality requirements for cavalry are also extremely high. Because when a team of cavalry launches an attack, it is impossible for it to flank the enemy or perform any formation changes.

For this problem, Ayuqi's solution was to use two or three cavalry columns to fight against the wall-charged enemy, while the other two cavalry teams waited for the opportunity to outflank the enemy.

And this strategy really worked. When the Hessian cavalry led by Yelisei penetrated the front of the three-tier Kalmyk cavalry, he suddenly found that there were no enemies in front of him.

At this time, the powerful wall charge of the frontal assault seemed to hit the air. On both sides of him appeared densely packed Kalmyk cavalry like dark clouds, they galloped, and they used their feather arrows to constantly hit the flanks of the Hessian mercenaries.

"Damn it!" Yelishei cursed.

Now, whether he wanted it or not, he had no choice but to go forward or retreat to reorganize the direction of attack after fighting with the Kalmyk cavalry and braving the rain of arrows.

No matter which choice it is, it is not good for him.

Yelisei gritted his teeth, he wielded the page hammer and led the cavalry toward the left wing, trying to make a **** path.

The two cavalry smashed together. Under the shadow of the sword, the cavalry saddled and fell. Although the armor of the Hessian cavalry is more rigid and the design is more reasonable, the individual combat capability of the Kalmyk cavalry is better, and the design of the cotton armor and chain armor is not as strong as the plate armor, but it is also very strong. .

The Kalmyk cavalry can finally be ashamed of the two sides catching and killing each other. The Hessian cavalry who had been behind Yelishei's cover had fallen off their horses. Yelishei was also shot in the chest, and they were saved by the protection of the mirror armor.

At this time, the Kalmyk cavalry who had been defeated were summoned by their remaining ten captains and centurions. They were like a new force and plunged into the siege of the Hessian mercenaries.

Gal Dan Tsering also led a team of guards towards the encirclement. Because Yelishei wore a different frame, Galdan Sering went straight to him.

"kill!"

Gal Dan Tsering, who suddenly shot out of the stab, slashed at Yelishei with his horsepower.

Yelisei hurriedly blocked the blow with a steel shield, but did not watch out for a Kalmyk cavalry on his left to skim across his arm and cut his arm.

Yelishei's page hammer fell to the ground. He endured the pain and swung away Galdan Celing's Eastern Broadsword, then pulled out the saber from his waist, and retaliated with Galdan Celing.

Galdan Tsering escaped easily, but he couldn't defeat Yelishei for a while, and the two fell into a stalemate.

But the other Hessian cavalry were not so lucky. Under the pressure of the dominant opponents, more and more Hessian cavalry fell or were injured.

Seeing that the encircling circle became smaller, the Hessian cavalry was slowly crowded together. At this most critical moment, Cheer Chen finally sent the strongest support for them.

A few vacant columns of smoke rose from the formation of the Kalmyk cavalry on the left. It was the artillery of the mercenary regiment on the opposite bank that finally built an artillery position and was supporting the cavalry with blooming shells.

The shells hit the Kalmyk cavalry near the center. The bombed men turned their backs on their horses, and the undead and the slightly injured hurriedly dispersed.

For the Kalmyks who had only seen the power of skin artillery, the power of the six-pounder gun brought by the mercenary group from Poland was unprecedented.

Immediately afterwards, the three-pounder and small artillery also fired. Shotguns and solid shells continued to pour in the formation of the Kalmyk cavalry.

"Yelisei, go back quickly!"

Behind Yelisei came the shout of Viscount Hessian. It turned out that at the same time as the shelling, the Hessian mercenaries led by Piedro lined up neatly, using spears and muskets to disperse the Kalmyk cavalry in front of them, opening a gap for the Yelisheis to retreat.

Seeing the prospect of a breakthrough, Yelisei whistled and led the cavalry to break through in the direction of the Hessian mercenary phalanx.

"Fortunately, fortunately!" Seeing Yelishei and the Hessian cavalry finally stand out of the encirclement, Chechen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Ayuqi knows to crack the wall charge, Cheerchen will of course think about how to counteract it. And compared with Ayuqi~www.wuxiaspot.com~Chechen has a very good teacher who can give him guidance, not like Ayuqi, who can only work behind closed doors.

This teacher is-Gustav.

When Gustav once considered the invincible Swedish pistol heavy cavalry to be defeated by the Polish wing cavalry's wall assault tactics, and suffered heavy losses, Gustav, who learned from his pains, also imitated the wing cavalry's tactics and began to reform the Swedish army's cavalry tactics. Although he allowed the cavalry to continue to be equipped with pistols, he ordered the cavalry to no longer use the semi-circular shooting tactics when engaging the enemy cavalry, and could only use cold weapons such as sabers to quickly attack the enemy.

In the Thirty Years' War, the Swedish cavalry after Gustav's reform finally fought the half-rotation of the German princes.

But soon after, Gustav discovered that the wall assault tactic was not a panacea. When faced with more than oneself and disciplined traditional cavalry and cavalry who also use wall assault, the battle is prone to the following three situations:

First, the cavalry with significantly more than one side will lay out an extremely wide front and charge with a cavalry dragging the wall, while the remaining cavalry will outflank the wings and attack the unprotected flanks of the assault cavalry.

In the second type, in order not to collide with the other's kind, the two horses will consciously open the formation to allow the other's horses to pass, and then the two cavalry can only fight when the two horses are wrong.

In the third type, the cavalry on both sides fought in a melee, and the neat formation disappeared, and then after 5 to 15 minutes of fighting, the two sides were exhausted and reluctant to fight again and disengaged.

In the face of these three wall charges being unable to defeat the opponent, Gustav gave his own solution, that is, the task that the cavalry cannot complete, let the cavalry, infantry and artillery join together.