A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 526 Fierce Fight
The Qing soldiers on the opposite side also noticed the situation on Xie Yike's side, and they all rode their horses to speed up, screaming strangely and rushing towards this side.

This kind of plain area has a wide field of vision, and both sides can easily find each other's existence.

Xie Yike raised the binoculars again, with a dignified expression. As these Qingqi approached, they could see their outfits more clearly in the binoculars.

I saw that most of these Qing cavalry were wearing double-breasted yellow cotton armor with copper nails nailed on them. Their helmets and spears were erected high, and their red tassels were fluttering. They were very eye-catching. Stallion vest fine riding.

In the smoke and dust, several people can still be seen wearing black tassels on their helmets, and the square flags behind their backs are their special officers, Boshiku, or allotted Boshiku and other officers.

Not only that, among these slave riders, there are more than a dozen people whose armor is shining, but it is the kind of armor with exposed armor.They wear long-tailed red tassels on their helmets, and they wear obliquely pointed flame-backed flags on their backs, but they are actually the yellow flags of Ba Yala.

What attracted Xie Yike's attention was the Tatar knights with eagle feathers and otter tails on their helmets, and two-foot flying tiger fox tail flags on their backs. Be lean.

Ma Ziren said in a low voice beside Xie Yike: "It's a sentinel from the Tartar Vanguard Battalion."

Xie Yike nodded silently. He knew that before the slave chieftain Huang Taiji proclaimed himself emperor, he had set up the Ba Yala camp and the Gebush Xianchao Ha camp to use the Ba Yala camps of each Niulu.Those good soldiers of Gebush even selected those with outstanding skills from the Bayala, or the training soldiers. The total number of the whole battalion was less than 2000.

Because the names of the Bayala camp and the Gebush Xian camp were called Aokou, Wang Dou unified the rules, calling these people the guard camp and the forward camp, and calling the Alihachao camp the Xiaoqi camp, which also affected the names of other Ming troops.

The Tartars of these vanguard camps are generally only used as outposts when the slave chieftains are on patrol, but in large-scale wars, they also go out with the Tartars of the guard camp to scout out, and even attack and break the formation.Their combat strength is also higher than that of the Tartar guards.

Look at those Tartars rolling in, getting closer and closer, holding all kinds of weapons, shouting and arrogance.

Ma Ziren looked at Xie Yike, and said in a deep voice, "Master Xie, what should we do, fight or go?"

Everyone in the team also looked at Xie Yike, waiting for his decision, only Jie Yifeng had a grin on his face, looking eager to try.

Xie Yike's thoughts changed. To be honest, he wanted to leave. This time he got important information from the sentry. He wanted to hand over the information to his brother-in-law as soon as possible, and he didn't want to make more troubles.

And as those Tartars got closer, they could already see their number clearly. Although there were more than 50 people, less than 60 people, but this time, five brothers in my team died in battle, and there were seven more. There were only 38 people who were seriously injured and capable of fighting.

In terms of numbers, the opponent has the upper hand, but with a reckless fight, the odds of winning are not high.

but……

Xie Yike looked at those seriously injured brothers in the team, how could he give up on these brothers?But if they lead them to flee for their lives, run wildly, and shake their wounds, they are afraid that when they return to the barracks, few people will survive.

And the opponent also has many horses. It is too dangerous to expose the back to the enemy on the way to be hunted down.

The opponent can shoot arrows, or throw weapons such as rotary knives, broadswords, etc., and their lives are no longer in their control. Few of them will survive, and they will die in a wimpy manner.

At this moment, Xie Yike made a decision. He laughed, pointed at the Qing cavalry who were rushing, and said contemptuously: "There are only a few dozen Tartars. How can I be afraid of them? Brothers, copycats, Follow me to kill them!"

Ye Bushou beside him screamed in unison, brandishing their weapons together, Ma Ziren swung his long knife, and the bench hit his shield with a hammer, everyone's morale was high.They are the Jingbian army, the lions in all battles, and they have no reason to be afraid of those Tartars.

It doesn't matter how many of them there are, if there are several times more of them, everyone dares to fight.

Xie Yike quickly ordered: "Da Ya, Er Ya, actor, you stay behind and protect those injured brothers, and the rest follow me!"

"Change all horses, let's fight!"

Immediately, everyone moved into action, and replaced them with other horses that were not ridden and had sufficient physical strength.

According to Xie Yike's arrangement, Da Ya waited for five Ye Bu Shou to stay, surrounded the horses in a circle, and guarded those injured Ye Bu Shou brothers, as well as the remains of those brothers who died in battle, some horses and baggage, etc. The remaining 33 people followed him. play.

Almost everyone pulled out the pistols on the saddle bridge holsters to check the condition of the flint and whether the gunpowder would leak out and so on.

In close combat, the Jingbian army's guns are extremely powerful, and they can easily break through multiple layers of heavy armor. This is not an assassination attack, so naturally they will not give up their strengths and use bows and crossbows.

Moreover, the flintlock structure of the handgun is also very convenient to fire. Those who fight face to face don't need to worry about alarming the surroundings.Moreover, there was a sound of gunshots, maybe the sentry cavalry of the Ming army nearby heard it and rushed to rescue.

These outposts don’t collect at night, and each of them has three or four hand guns. In the past, their hand guns used linen cloth to wrap the projectiles, and did not use fixed paper tube ammunition.

However, the military factory later made improvements and increased the caliber of the paper tube. Although it took a lot of effort to stuff the paper tube and projectiles into the gun barrel, it also made the projectiles and gunpowder tightly packed into the gun, so that it would not be damaged by the gun mouth. down, or the jolt of the horse.

All of them are proficient in using flintlock pistols, and in just a moment, they checked one by one and reinserted each pistol into the leather case.Someone also found something wrong, took out the cleaning rod, and re-tamped the ammunition inside.

Soon everyone got ready, holding a gun in one hand and their own weapon in the other, with a fierce look in their eyes.

As Yebushu, they are skilled in horsemanship, and they can drive and control the horse with only their legs, so that their hands can be freed to fight.

……

Xie Yike also checked his equipment, and soon, he held a gun in his left hand and a horse spear in his right hand.

Looking at the past, there are all kinds of weapons used in each night, both long and short, but many people also use horse lances.

The horse lance is a sharp weapon for fighting immediately. Unlike a spear, the lance generally has good elasticity. When charging and stabbing the enemy, the lance will bend upwards to absorb part of the energy of the charge, and the lance will rebound in an instant. Bounce away the enemy's corpse and play the role of buffer protection.

Otherwise, when that kind of hard spear and carbine charges to attack the enemy, the huge impact force may not necessarily act on the knight's hand, and if he is not careful, this hand will be useless.

This is the difference between Eastern weapons and Western weapons, and it can avoid the one-time use of Western knights who have to discard long weapons and replace them with swords due to the huge impact.

Of course, the quality of the horse lance is not easy to make. The poles are all made of broken bamboo strips. After twisting into a small pole, the paint is kept on, and the paint is dried layer by layer. After drying, the paint is dried until it is suitable. , There was a clanging sound when the sword was cut, and the required length was cut just now.

Then install the head of the lance, put copper ingots on the tail, and hang the rope from the tail to one-third of the lance's body, so that the lance's body is balanced, and a horse lance can be made.

Because of the complicated production, the Jingbian army did not have much equipment. Looking at the Ming army, it was generally only used by generals from a family of generals, and inferior horses were not counted.

Of course, white wax rods also have the advantages of horse lances, but compared with horse lances, white wax rods are even more rare.Natural ash rods are soft and not suitable for gun shafts. They can only be planted specially, and they need to be straight, without scars and insect eyes. They are so precious that only some high-ranking generals in the Ming army have them.

Right now, the cavalry of the Jingbian Army will not be collected at night, and it is already the army that uses horses most widely in Ming Dynasty.

However, the technical content used by Ma Chan is also very high. The aiming and preemption in fast movements, the escape after stabbing the target, the depth and angle of stabbing, etc., are full of knowledge. power.

In addition to the nights of the Jingbian Army, there are also fierce soldiers among the cavalry, and ordinary knights are not allowed to equip them.

……

Seeing that the Tartars on the opposite side were not far away, less than two hundred paces.

At this time, the sky is bright, and they can be seen more clearly. Under the painted copper and iron helmets, there are pairs of violent eyes. They are holding various weapons, such as tiger guns, pick knives, or maces. Or heavy swords and iron whips, etc., with huge bows and arrows on their waists.

Everyone's yellow double-breasted foam nailed cotton armor is covered with oil and sweat stains. This is because years of perspiration can effectively strengthen the protective power of the cotton armor. Therefore, many Tatar soldiers have not cleaned the cotton armor for many years, but Those soldiers of Bayala and Gebush are all brightly armored.

Looking at those Tartar soldiers who are facing the Yellow Banner, they are worthy of being soldiers of the Three Banners. They are all tough, and their equestrian skills are extremely excellent. There must be a fierce battle.

Xie Yike yelled loudly: "Fucking brat."

Looking back at the brothers beside him, they were all ready, and looking at Qing Qi opposite, they all had grinning grins on their faces, murderous, and none of them showed nervousness or worry.

Looking back, Xie Yike yelled: "Brothers, let those Tartars see how powerful I am, a hero in the Jingbian Army!"

He yelled wildly: "Kill the slave!"

Pushing the horses under his crotch, he rushed out first.

"Slave killing!"

Zhong Ye didn't stop roaring, horseshoes rolled, more than [-] people rushed out following Xie Yike.

Among them, Jie Yifeng is on the right side of Xie Yike, and Ma Ziren is on the left side.

Different from everyone holding a gun in one hand and a weapon in the other, Jie Yifeng is still holding a hammer and shield. He is used to cold weapons, and has never been cold to those who use hand guns.

Daya and others who stayed behind gathered their horses in a circle, and they hid behind the horses. Among the five of them, there were three Lumi guns and many flintlock pistols.Even the wounded soldiers in the inner layer also took out their pistols in their hands.

……

The Tazi soldiers who came rushing towards them seemed to sense the difference in this Ming army, and their galloping speed began to slow down.

Looking at the situation of the Ming army on the opposite side, they all had puzzled expressions in their eyes. There are few Ming soldiers and there are many people here, so they are not afraid?
They couldn't help but be puzzled. When the sentry cavalry of the Ming Dynasty had the same number, it was rare for them not to run away quickly when they encountered them, warriors of the Qing Dynasty.

In the Ming army in this area, no matter if it was under the command of Cao Bianjiao, the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty, under the command of Wang Tingchen, or under the command of Liu Zhaoji, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, none of them dared to fight against each other when there were equal numbers.Sometimes the Ming army outnumbered them by two or three times, and they also ran away after hearing the news, and these Ming army...

They chattered and talked in Hu.

When the Ming army attacked first and roared towards them, many people understood and shouted: "It's the Jingbian army, the Jingbian army of Ming Dynasty."

Immediately, these Qing soldiers became agitated. Indeed, it was the Jingbian army, and only if the Jingbian army refused to accept them at night, would they not be afraid of their sentries from the Qing Dynasty and dare to fight more with less.

Obviously, although those Ming soldiers were all dressed up like local military households and common people, they were all in good condition, each of them was holding a pistol in his hand, and had many horses, so many pistol horses, only Wang Dou's Jingbian army could Extensively equipped.

The prestige of the Jingbian army spread far and wide, and even these sentry riders of the Zhenghuang Banner felt a little fear in their hearts.

Moreover, the Ming army attacked first, and the momentum was not small. At this moment, they all hesitated whether to fight or not.

(End of this chapter)