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Chapter 1396 How could the government troops be so wealthy?
"Kill! Keep advancing! Don't linger! Kill them to the bone!" Hu Dayou, the centurion of the heavily armored cavalry of the Yongyi Army, shouted hoarsely.

Although the artillery fire behind them continued to roar incessantly...

One after another, black bullets, trailing smoke, continued to rain down forward...

But Hu Dayou was not afraid at all. With a resolute expression, he roared loudly and spurred his horse forward...

"Kill! Kill! Kill!..."

Five hundred and sixteen heavy cavalrymen charged forward in perfect unison toward the smoke-filled battlefield, their armored warhorses seemingly fearless.

All the warhorses in the Brave Army had undergone training in the combined use of mounted artillery and mounted muskets, which involved maintaining cavalry formation amidst the roar of cannons and launching charges under the barrage of musket fire...

Therefore, although the battlefield is filled with the constant firing of muskets and the roar of cannons, these are commonplace sights for these real warhorses.

"Lean forward, level your spear, break through the enemy lines... Charge forward!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!..."

Amidst a series of roars, the heavy cavalrymen leaned forward slightly, appearing as if they were crouching on their warhorses, their lances held horizontally forward with the tips slightly raised, all in perfect unison.

The armor of the Valiant Army's heavy cavalry has a hidden ring under the right armpit of their helmet. This is a unique device for heavy cavalry, which allows them to pass the back of their lance through the ring when charging, increasing the stability of the lance during the charge and preventing it from easily slipping out of their hands.

Heavy cavalry were the elite warriors selected from the army, each one tall and strong, and even the warhorses they rode were all tall and powerful. They wore uniform red iron armor and carried lances made entirely of fine steel...

Under the sunlight, he looked like a knight from hell, exuding an extremely powerful aura of authority!
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He Fengnian was originally a soldier from Shaanxi, a cavalryman in the battalion of Governor Fu Zonglong of Shaanxi.

In September of the fourteenth year, he and Shaanxi Governor Fu Zonglong were besieged by bandits and burned down the town. Later, when they broke out, Fu Zonglong was captured by the bandits and died unyielding. He also joined the rebel Li Zicheng.

Now, almost a year has passed in the blink of an eye. During this time, he followed the rebel army and continuously conquered various prefectures and cities in Henan. Because of his background as a cavalryman in the Shaanxi border army, he has been promoted to a minor leader.

Now, he was ordered to lead two hundred light cavalry under his command to follow the main force and launch a surprise attack on the government army's musketeers.

The task was carried out by a thousand cavalrymen. He Fengnian's unit was placed on the left flank, not in the center, while the only two hundred armored cavalrymen were placed on the right flank to avoid casualties during the charge and to be used to defeat the Yongyi Army's musketeers from behind.

Of course, following the thousand cavalry, there were also more than two thousand infantrymen charging forward to provide sustained fighting power.

During the charge, the bandit cavalry around He Fengnian suffered few casualties, since they did not directly charge the Yongyi Army's musketeers. However, some stray bullets did come flying, resulting in sporadic casualties.

Even so, it was enough to shock He Fengnian!
He was not unfamiliar with firearms.

After all, he was a cavalryman from the Shaanxi Governor's Battalion. He had used not only three-barreled guns, but also arquebuses and Lumi guns.

But this is the first time I've ever seen anything like it!

Such power at such a distance is truly unprecedented.

Moreover, the enemy soldiers' muskets were firing at such a high speed; didn't they need to reload?
Although this part of their cavalry was not armored, it was an undeniable fact that some of the knights around them were hit by gunfire and fell from their horses when they were only a hundred paces away! However, He Fengnian had no time to think carefully at this moment. He could only shout loudly to his men to speed up the charge. Once they got close, even the most powerful muskets would lose their power.

Just as they rushed to within fifty paces, they suddenly discovered that the musketeers opposite them not only showed no panic, but also changed formation in an orderly manner, creating gaps in the enemy lines.

Then, one after another, red-armored knights galloped out on horseback...

What shocked him most were the warhorses riding those knights: "Why do those warhorses have horns?"

Shocked, He Fengnian suddenly pulled on the reins of his warhorse and shouted, "Slow down, follow us!"

His action successfully saved the lives of his cavalry unit.

After the opposing musketeers changed formation, they merely cleared the middle passage to allow the heavily armored cavalry to attack; they did not intend to retreat.

Just as He Fengnian reined in his horse and turned around, the Yongyi Army musketeers opposite him re-formed a tight "three-stage firing" formation. The crackling sound of muskets exploding, accompanied by wisps of smoke rising, and countless deadly bullets shot towards the position where He Fengnian and his men had just been.

Even though He Fengnian reacted quickly and accurately, casualties were still inevitable.

After all, it was only fifty or sixty paces away. At that distance, even heavily armored knights could not guarantee that they would not be injured by the muskets of the Brave Army, let alone these unarmored knights.

In an instant, more than ten riders screamed and fell from their horses, rolling on the ground and howling in pain. Six other riders, though not falling off their horses, were also in grave danger, judging from their posture of lying on their saddles.

After He Fengnian led his men to turn left, they did not dare to leave the battlefield. They ran for fifty or sixty steps before slowing down again, watching the changes in the center of the battlefield before deciding on their next move.

This discovery dealt him an even greater blow!

He Fengnian saw that the heavily armored cavalry of the government army that had suddenly charged out had broken through his own cavalry lines, like a blood-stained spear that had deeply pierced into his own army's formation.

All he could see now were a few red lights, dazzling under the sunlight!
What shocked him even more was that, in addition to that group of heavily armored cavalry, even more cavalrymen roared out, seemingly covering the flanks of the heavy cavalry.

What shocked him most was that all of these cavalrymen were wearing armor!

The only difference is that the previous heavy cavalry had their warhorses also armored, while the other government cavalry only had unarmored warhorses, but all the knights were armored!

"How terrifying! Where did these government troops come from, and how could they be so wealthy?" He Fengnian's mind was filled with questions.

At the same time, he calmly concluded: "It seems that the government troops are launching a major offensive!"

Just then, a knight beside him shouted, "How many cavalry do you have, sir?"

Upon hearing the sound, He Fengnian immediately turned his head and saw that cavalrymen were still charging out from within the government army's formation. They were like arrows, rushing past his sight at high speed, seemingly without end.

"withdraw."

He Fengnian dared not linger any longer and shouted, "Let's go back to the camp and see what the Grand Marshal decides!"