Turbulent Times Chapter 1196: This is a piece of broken teeth
At the moment when 10,000 cavalry from the front army and 1,000 dead heavy cavalry rushed too deep, were separated from the Chinese army by the opponent, and were surrounded by the opponent, Wang Junlin smiled and said: "Maybe Li Shentong didn't know , What he deliberately swallowed was an iron lump, and with their Li Jiajun's stomach, this kind of iron lump could not be digested at all."
Wang Junlin smiled and gave the order to wave the command flag, so that the two wings of the whirlwind battalion launched an attack on the infantry phalanx and cavalry on the two wings of the Li family army at the same time!
In an instant, the two wings of the Li family army fell into a hard melee.
Li Shentong did not know that the 10,000 Whirlwind Battalion ex-army cavalry and the 1,000 slain heavy cavalry he surrounded were iron bumps intentionally sent by Wang Junlin. He just had a vague feeling that this battle would be impossible in the end. Easily defeated the Far East Army to achieve the final victory.
Now, in Li Shentong's view, in some areas of the battlefield, both sides have advantages and disadvantages.
Our own side divides the front army of the Chinese army that surrounded the Whirlwind Battalion. But who is Wang Junlin? He can be said to be the most difficult person in the world, with a vicious vision and the ability to seize the opportunity at the most appropriate time.
Wang Junlin ordered the two wings of the whirlwind battalion to launch a fierce attack when some of the troops on the two wings of the Li family army were supporting the central army.
Before the last moment, the battle between the frontal formation of the Li family army and the central formation of the Whirlwind Battalion was uncertain.
But up to this time, no matter what, Li Shentong believed that they would not be defeated at least. The question now is whether they can maintain the advantage gained by the Chinese army and annihilate the trapped beast in front of the whirlwind battalion as quickly as possible. Army, and then support his other army formations, thus winning the final victory in this field battle.
In Wang Junlin's original plan, if a thousand dead heavy cavalry charged in the middle of the Li family's army and caused chaos, the light cavalry on both wings of the Whirlwind Battalion would take advantage of the situation and shoot a large number of Li family's cavalry with fast crossbows. The most important thing is the two wings of the Li family army, which has become weak due to the mobilization of troops, but is still ready for battle.
50,000 cavalry from the Whirlwind Battalion, 10,000 cavalry led by a general on each side, 1,000 heavy cavalry from dead men and 10,000 cavalry from the Whirlwind Battalion in the middle formation, and 10,000 cavalry from the rear. There were 10,000 cavalry in preparation, led by Luo Shixin and waiting by the side. Wang Junlin didn't tell Luo Shixin what to do, anyway, let him wait.
At this time, the flag bearers on the two wings came to the two generals on both sides holding the Lang Jiang flag, and another communication flag bearer pointed the red pennant obliquely forward. The cavalry on both wings mobilized their horses to start moving forward at the same time. Lang will need to accurately judge the distance to ensure that he can confront the enemy at the highest speed of the charge.
At this time, the distance between the two sides and the enemy is about one and a half miles. They have to keep walking slowly to about 200 paces. How to maintain a dense formation.
Under strict training, any cavalry unit of the Whirlwind Battalion Cavalry has been able to approach and charge at a distance of up to 300 steps.
The horses advanced slowly, and four cavalry captains with flags on their backs jumped out of the formation and came five steps ahead of the right side of the formation. Can clearly see the position, these lieutenants turn their heads from time to time to observe the position of General Lang, while the other cavalry in the front row observe the positions of their respective captains, control their own horse speed, and the entire cavalry formation is even.
Go straight to the cavalry of the Li family army.
The two wings of the Li Family Army from inside and outside sounded horns. Although in order to isolate the front army of the Far East Army, part of the troops on the two wings of the Li Family Army were transferred over, which was weaker than the Central Army, but it was only weaker than the Li Family Army's own center. , The number of troops on their two wings is still nearly twice that of the two-wing cavalry of the Whirlwind Battalion.
Both sides on the two wings are first of all light cavalry, and their charging routines are similar to each other.
However, upon closer inspection, there is still a difference—at this time, the rangers sent by the Whirlwind Battalion began to retreat to the two sides, making way for the middle position, while the cavalry skirmishers of the Li family army went directly to the cavalry of the Whirlwind Battalion. The big formation rushed forward, trying to harass the whirlwind battalion who were advancing in the formation and had not yet rushed up.
These squads scattered to the two wings, shuttled in front of the formation and shot light arrows with riding bows.
This tactic is somewhat similar to the most commonly used "Lava tactic" by the Turks. In fact, it seems to be a similar tactic for all nomadic cavalry, including the Huns in the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Turks in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and the Jurchens and Mongols behind. That's all.
This kind of tactic can be said to be fatal to troops with weak combat will and poor sense of discipline, and it is even used in every direction. When they use it, they usually use a team of 500 people to form a wide arc. The stragglers harass the enemy's formation, luring the enemy to leave or waver, while the groups in the rear look for the opponent's weak position to concentrate their charge, causing the entire enemy's formation to collapse.
But this very effective harassment is more like a disturbance to the Far Eastern Army at this time. The horses of the whirlwind battalion cavalry have leather masks on their heads, and arrow-shooting cloth curtains on their chests. Resists light arrows that are shot at a relatively small angle.
A total of only five or six horses were shot and wounded, and the second row of cavalry with spears quickly stepped forward to fill up.
The Whirlwind Battalion's rangers tried their best to restrain the opponent, and the 10,000 cavalry on each side continued to advance against the harassing light arrows.
The gentle speed brought up the chaotic sound of horseshoes, and the two sides approached 300 steps. The flags of the two cavalry generals leaned forward again, and the trumpeter blew the second marching horn. The war horse jumped lightly and began to canter.
The command of cavalry is different from that of infantry. They can command from the rear, but cavalry has to charge forward, and they have to lead while charging and command at the same time.
The two generals ignored the light arrows flying from afar, and ran while observing the formation on their side. At this time, each of their 10,000 cavalry began to jog, and there were surges everywhere. The horse heads and the captains in the front row of the queue effectively controlled the team, and the formation was not chaotic due to harassment.
The horseshoes on the gentle **** were no longer a chaotic sound, but the dense hoofbeats gradually merged into a rumbling sound, which was like fairy music to the ears of all the cavalry in the Whirlwind Battalion.
The distance between the two sides was only 200 steps. Because of the reason of facing each other, the two generals only had more than 100 steps. The flat array was like a moving wall of horses. There is room for maneuver, receding in front of the dense cavalry.
Most of the weapons of the cavalry of the Li family army are long spears and broadswords. At this time, the formation looks neat from a distance, and they are also starting to jog at this time.
The blood of the two generals on the two wings surged, and they roared: "Three speeds!"
Another sound of the marching horn, the flag bearer turned the flag in a circle and then leaned forward, all four of them
The lieutenant issued a loud command, and the pennant gun leaned forward again.
A total of 20,000 cavalrymen on the two wings of the Whirlwind Battalion heard the sound of the horn, and at the same time they accelerated their horses.
No one dared to stand in front of the harassed Li family army rangers. They fled to the sides one after another, aiming at the two wings with bows and arrows. Influence.
The armies of both sides are finally within the range of long-range bows and arrows. To put it simply, they are shooting arrows at each other on horseback. Shooting, and it is nine consecutive shots, plus the steel plate armor of the Whirlwind Battalion is not a little bit stronger than that of the Li Jiajun cavalry.
Based on the combination of these factors, the ratio of casualties before the encounter between the two sides can be imagined--before they rushed together, nearly two thousand cavalrymen of the Li Family Army on the two wings died, while only two or three hundred people died in the Whirlwind Battalion That's all.
The cavalry of the Li family army sensed this gap, so they wanted to rush to fight closer, so each cavalry speeded up unconsciously, but in this way, the gap caused by different horsepower and riding skills immediately appeared , the charge formation that was still neat just now became longer and longer. The general of the Li family army who commanded the cavalry on the two wings did not fail to notice this, but the huge casualties caused by the long-range attack also forced the general to want to get closer. , turned into melee combat.
And as long as they are in close combat, their infantry hidden behind the cavalry can play a major role, letting the opponent's cavalry fall into a dogfight.
Compared to the already messy formation on both wings of the Li Family Army's cavalry, the formation of the cavalry on both wings of the Cyclone Battalion was only slightly messier than before.
At this time, under the advance, the distance between the two sides is only the last hundred steps, and it only takes a few breaths of time.
"Charge!" The two Lang Jiang shouted against the biting cold wind, and four trumpeters around Lang Jiang blew their horns loudly.
The four captains immediately leveled their black flag guns when they heard the sound of the horn.
"Kill!"
The cavalrymen of the Whirlwind Battalion shouted collectively according to military regulations, and the spears erected in the first row were leveled, followed by the spears in the second row.
The cavalry of the Li family army also sounded their horns. They also leveled their spears and raised their swords. Both sides started the final charge.
The dirt and grass clippings brought up by the horseshoes were flying everywhere, and the vibration caused by the galloping tens of thousands of cavalry on both sides could even be felt by Wang Junlin, who was commanding the high platform behind the army.
But Wang Junlin on the podium behind never looked at the battlefield on the two wings, but kept staring at the battlefield of the Chinese army.
To be precise, they used binoculars to keep staring at the 10,000 Whirlwind Battalion cavalry and the 1,000 dead heavy cavalry of the former Chinese army.
The reason for using binoculars is because the eleven thousand people are too deep and have already been surrounded by Li Jiajun.
Seeing that 10,000 cavalry had dismounted and formed an infantry formation, while a thousand black armored soldiers killed the horses without hesitation, and used the corpses of heavy horses to form a thick defensive line around the periphery, and they were After taking off the heavy armor for the first time and becoming a thousand infantrymen with the strength of the foundation stage at worst, he was completely relieved.
Especially after Wang Junlin saw that Li Shentong had mobilized a total of 30,000 people in order to swallow the "iron bump" he had given to the opponent, Wang Junlin was determined.