The cold wind kept blowing on his face, but Captain Weng Adai's heart felt even colder, as if it was gradually freezing.
After Du Du divided his forces, Weng Adai led a thousand cavalrymen southward to wipe out the small harassing Ming army units. After two failed raids, he finally caught up with the Ming army in Beidianzi.
Unfortunately, this Ming army was not a small group, but a large group, and it was all cavalry.
Fell into a trap!
Only then did Weng Adai realize that not only his team of a thousand cavalrymen were surrounded by thousands of Ming cavalrymen, but Dudu and Ajige were also unaware that the large Ming army force had already entered Jianzhou.
At least two thousand Ming cavalrymen had appeared on the road. They had abandoned their horses and were on foot, armed with muskets, setting up a three-sided pincer attack on the main road and both sides of the road, waiting to trap the thousand-horse Jiannu army in a pocket.
The retreat route has been cut off. Weng Adai has experienced the power of the Ming army's muskets and will not walk into the trap and fall into the sea of fire.
The only way was to charge forward and break through the Ming army's obstruction. Weng Adai quickly made a judgment and believed that there was still hope of breaking through the Ming cavalry formation in front of them.
Because the Ming cavalry did not dismount and form a battle formation or fight with muskets, but remained on their horses, preparing for a charging cavalry battle.
Weng Adai hoped to use the Jurchens' horsemanship and martial arts to engage in cavalry battles with the Ming army, and he was somewhat confident in this.
"Defeat the enemy, our Great Jin cavalry and archery are invincible." Weng Adai swung his sword, pointed it forward with all his might, and roared like a wolf.
The rumbling sound of horse hooves rang out, and the Ming cavalry took the lead. Hundreds of riders broke out of the battle formation and trotted towards the Jiannu.
"Charge, kill!" The Jiannu let out a courageous howl, and the front-row cavalry started to move forward and charged towards the Ming cavalry.
On the vast battlefield, the withered yellow leaves and weeds, and the mottled black soil were trampled by heavy horse hooves. The earth was shaking, and the high-raised sabers flashed in the sunlight, dazzling people's eyes.
"Kill, charge!" Another team of Ming cavalry launched an attack, their shouts shaking the earth and sky. Following the friendly cavalry wall, they gradually adjusted the gaps and formed an indestructible wall.
The enemy cavalry was getting closer and closer. The Jiannu cavalry howled, drew their bows and arrows, and prepared to get closer so as to launch a wave of arrows.
Boom, boom, boom... The Ming army's cavalry suddenly raised their muskets and fired lead bullets at the Jiannu.
After the shooting was completed, the Ming cavalry split into two groups, galloped to the side and turned around, leaving the task of frontal charge to the cavalry wall behind them.
This is a new way of fighting. Kong Youde hopes that the cavalry he leads can also show up, at least to create some chaos for the Jiannu and create better opportunities for the flying cavalry.
It was very difficult for cavalry to load ammunition on horseback, so they could only load it in advance and fire one round.
However, this round of musket fire was indeed beyond the Jiannu's expectations. Many Jiannu soldiers and horses fell to the ground, and many war horses were disturbed by the flashes of fire and the sound of gunfire, and jumped up in fright, disrupting the rhythm of the Jiannu cavalry.
Despite this, the Jiannu cavalry's momentum continued and the impact was limited.
Many Jiannu soldiers also shot arrows, then drew their weapons and rushed towards the Ming cavalry wall.
The Ming cavalrymen brandished their swords and drew their bows and arrows, but only to protect their horses. Their armor was still enough to withstand the Jiannu cavalry's arrows.
Some Ming cavalrymen also fell to the ground, but the gaps were quickly filled by the cavalry on the left and right. The horizontal column shrank inward and still maintained sufficient density when encountering the enemy.
"Kill!" A unison shout accompanied by countless swords raised high. At the moment of contact with the enemy, countless war horses fell down together, flashing countless dazzling cold lights.
Cavalry Commander Mao Hai was somewhat bewildered. Facing him were a row of expressionless iron-masked men and a row of swords falling from the air. He hesitated in his prepared fighting stance, subconsciously slowing his horse and sheathing his sword to parry.
Dang, dang! There were two consecutive hits on the knife, and then Mao Hai heard a "crack" sound, and severe pain spread throughout his body.
The third sword chopped down at an angle, cutting off Mao Hai's right arm. The severed hand, still holding the scimitar, fell down together.
"Ah--" Mao Hai let out a long scream, and then stopped abruptly. The sword that was chopped down at an angle swept horizontally and cut off his head.
The dead head fell to the ground, its eyes still wide open. If Mao Hai could still think, he would surely regret his hesitation in sheathing his sword. If they fought back, at least he could drag someone down with him, thus worthy of his reputation as a Jianzhou warrior.
Facing the impact of the cavalry wall and the several falling swords, hesitation means death, retreat and parrying also means death, and the best result is a one-for-one exchange.
But this is the human instinctive reaction. When faced with a steel knife, they won't even blink. You chop me and I chop you back with determination and determination. This cannot be changed in an instant.
The cavalry wall tactics have been practiced for more than a year, and mature and complete norms have been formed on how to adjust the speed of the impact, how to fill the gaps, and how to disengage after the impact.
This was even more skilled and rational than the naturalized cavalry battalion. A cavalry wall pushed forward, and the uneven Jiannu cavalry were cut off their horses one by one.
Their martial arts and horsemanship were completely useless. This was beyond the Jiannu's expectations and led to their complete defeat in this fierce battle with whom they were completely unfamiliar.
The cavalry wall changed direction and swept diagonally, still maintaining a relatively neat arrangement, like a sickle, harvesting the Jiannu troops blocking the way; while another cavalry wall had already come roaring in and met the Jiannu cavalry.
Liu Xingzuo held up a telescope, observed the situation on the battlefield, and gave orders.
A team of cavalry started, trotting to adjust their formation and direction of charge. This time they did not charge head-on, but rushed towards the battlefield at an angle.
After this team of cavalry rushed out thirty or forty meters, another team of cavalry started to trot, also charging diagonally, in the opposite direction of the previous team, diagonally to the right.
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