open sea

Chapter 1132
The horse team stopped in the forest. In this dense forest near the noble fiefdom on the outskirts of County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, Yingming, the head of the cavalry chief of the Vanguard Army of the Eastern Army of the Ming Dynasty, encountered the most difficult obstacle in winning the battle—how to dissuade his subordinates. Don't charge after starting a fight.

"This is too difficult. They plan to drink medicine and wine to strengthen their courage before the battle, and then rush up. Everyone says that they are the bravest warriors. Maybe they don't want to be looked down upon by us."

Gan Hai, the preacher, climbed down from the tree, put the iron-cased binoculars in his pocket, and spread his hands with helplessness: "There seems to be a party in the tribe. People are drinking and dancing in the open space. Ru Sen said that this is a way for them to mobilize soldiers." method, may be ready to be an enemy of the prince."

Rusen was the leader of the Scottish mercenaries transferred by Han Jinhuan to Yingming's command. He was born no different from the Irish, but his physique was stronger, and he was all red-haired and green-eyed like ghosts.

The appearance of ghosts here is two-way. For the Irish, the black-haired black-eyed cavalry of the Ming army, wearing iron armor, straddling war horses and wielding eight-foot-long knives, may also be another kind of ghosts.

Rusen's name comes from transliteration, because the free translation is too girly, it is a black rose, and it is a small black rose.

The way the English manage Ireland is like the Spanish manage the colonies, and the policy is so strict that even bards cannot sing songs about Ireland, so people thought of a way to refer to the little black rose as Ireland.

This is the origin of Rusen's name. He said that he was a Celtic herdsman. He served as a soldier in Scotland across the strait, and later as a mercenary in Spain. Finally, he returned to his hometown with his long axe and friends. Relying on the battlefield experience of traveling north and south, he learned the ability to get wine money under the command of any noble in Ireland.

But Gan Hai said that he should actually be a coward... Compared with Europe, where professional legions, phalanx warfare and firearms and artillery gradually became popular on the battlefield, the primitive combat form of Ireland helped these ancient warriors live longer.

From this point of view, Ying Ming felt that all the mercenaries on this big island were cowards in Gan Hai's eyes.

"They are very brave. Facing ten times the enemy, they didn't get scared and peed their pants. Look at those javeliners."

Ying Ming felt that except for the different shapes and materials of weapons and armor, Ireland's military system was very similar to that of the Spring and Autumn Period. It was nothing more than that the armor was changed from copper to iron, and the majestic formation became gang fighting.

There are also three distinct classes: aristocrats, countrymen, and savages. The nobles generally have higher morale than their subordinates because of their better armor before going into battle.

"Forget it, they can fight whatever they want. Let's look for opportunities and launch each department."

Following Ming's order, several bird calls came out of the woods one after another. This sound made the preacher frown, and secretly wondered if there was such a bird in the Kingdom of Alan.

Then, five crooked teams came out of the forest, each team had four Scottish heavy infantry wearing mail armor, their morale was high; A light infantryman dressed in civilian clothes and carrying spears on his back, they... Ying Ming, who rode his horse out of the forest in the distance, couldn't think of any good words.

Finally, he said in his heart: They regard death as home.

Generally speaking, this group of hundreds of stragglers was not bad after being briefly restrained by the preacher. The heavy infantry carried various flags and lined up in a row with the utmost sincerity. Their respective attendants and javeliners wore cloths of the same color on their arms and foreheads. The belt follows.

The formation is not as messy as before, but Gan Hai is still not satisfied, shaking his head and saying: "They need more training."

"Enough, enough."

While speaking, Yingming's cavalry had already walked out of the forest, five small banners, deputy banners, and the preaching officer were in front, and the remaining nine cavalry were stationed in three rows, behind the native soldiers.

Riders on horseback were loading their guns, pistols, and new bazookas.

The rocket launcher is not much new compared to Zhao Shizhen's modified tail-end spiral launcher. It even reduces the amount of charge and range for the cavalry. The only thing is to make the quiver a portable container that can be used many times, and change the firing mechanism to flint. send.

It is basically like a large gun barrel, except that the tube is stuffed with rockets. After the cavalry rockets are plugged, the primer is poured into the end, and the small gun containing a hundred small balls can be shot on the back of a bumpy horse. The flag arrows were projected to the striking surface two hundred steps away, and finally exploded on the ground or in the sky.

In the "Guide to Cavalry Ordnance" issued by Dongyang Military Government, this weapon is summarized as "Zhao Shizhen's precision", which means that each small flag is equipped with two rocket launchers in wartime, and each cavalry carries two rockets on horseback. When the unit of Baihubu is used as a unit, [-] guns are projected to the enemy's range at a time, which can achieve the precise damage of [-] steps in the radius and [-] steps in the outer circle.

This is also the first time that the cavalry bazooka has actually been put into actual combat.

Facing a small number of invading enemies, the reveling warriors in the tribe panicked for a short period of time. The warriors whose Viking helmets were used as hip flasks were stunned. , and then the whole Muzhai was in chaos.

For a long time, the tribes fought with each other and gave them a lot of defensive experience. One moment, the women were pouring wine and doing some shameless things to the warriors assembled here because of the lord's order, and the next moment they ran into the house very skillfully. , and did not forget to throw the shield and hatchet outside the house.

Soldiers are more eager to find the weapons they can use around them. Even if the bows and arrows that are only used for hunting are mistakenly placed on the weapon racks, no one will take them. People prefer those huge, heavy battle axes and two-handed weapons. big sword.

Girls in Ireland don't use bows and arrows, but real men have to use battle axes to fight the invaders.

A group of tough men wearing chain mail and Viking-style helmets with engraved patterns on their heads to protect their mouths and noses assembled at an extremely fast speed, and assembled outside the wooden village with messy banners. Guard thoughts.

Thinking about it, they don't use bows and arrows. Spears and catapults are their usual long-range weapons. They have to fight anyway. What's the difference between inside and outside the camp?

Ru Sen, the head of the Scottish army who led the infantry, forbade the habit of his subordinates to stand and pray in accordance with Ying Ming's order. Facing the enemy troops pouring into the wooden village like a tide, he loudly declared that the territory was due to the lord's betrayal of Earl Tyrone, Sean. ordered them to lay down their weapons and surrender.

This desperate move obviously did not get the response it deserved. Light cavalry armed with short spears wandered outside the wooden village. Thousands of infantry gathered in a group and approached them in a half-encircled appearance after leaving the camp.

Compared with the enemy, a force of only 170 people is obviously too small.

Ru Sen's subordinates knocked on the ground shield uneasily. The leader swallowed his saliva and turned his head to look at the officer of Ming Dynasty who was still sitting on the horse with a relaxed expression with his green eyes. them, kill them!"

Amidst the loud roar, Rusen heard the heavy trampling sound of armored cavalry behind him, as well as the sound of gunpowder burning, which was only heard on the Dutch battlefield.

From the corner of his visor, he saw something fly across the front line with flames trailing from the air, and land among the enemy troops, bursting into white light like the omnipotent power of a god.

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)