Turbulent Times Chapter 1326: Hedging

Luo Shixin regrouped the cavalry under his command so quickly because he let the messengers behind him sound the latest bronze horn produced by the Yancheng equipment production base while piercing through the bandits.

The sound of this new type of brass horn is very special. No matter how noisy the environment is, every cavalryman can quickly find the place where the sound is coming from, so that they can gather at the fastest speed in the first place.

Of course, this is inseparable from the fact that the Whirlwind Battalion usually pays great attention to this kind of 'dispersion' and 'gathering' training. The Whirlwind Battalion has 10,000 cavalry, with 100 cavalry in each row. The formation, the long spears and swords erected on the array gleamed with silver light in the sun.

The Cavalry Combat Regulations finalized by the Far Eastern Army Snake Island clearly stipulates that the cavalry is based on a centurion as a combat unit. Each centurion is divided into three rows. Using thickened and widened one-handed waist swords, everyone wears medium-defense, light-weight chain mail. The cavalry in the same row is only three feet apart from each other, the distance between centuries is two steps, and the front and rear rows are seven steps apart.

The Whirlwind Camp was just tricked by Wei Daoer, and was almost entangled by those rabble-rousing bandits. At this time, Wei Daoer tried to lead ten thousand elite cavalry to hit them head-on. From Luo Shixin down, everyone was silent He sneered and charged, but his fighting spirit was overwhelming.

The cavalry of the Far Eastern Army are all excellent horses. Even though they have fought with the bandits just now, the horses of the Whirlwind Battalion are obviously inferior to the horses of the rebels. Most of the horses of the Far Eastern Army come from the Khitan tribe in the northeast, and all of them are excellent.

Luo Shixin was always followed by a trumpeter and three flag bearers. At this time, the main flag bearer held Luo Shixin's big flag, and another communication flag bearer pointed the red pennant obliquely forward. In the sound of a long-sounding acceleration charge, the cavalrymen of the Whirlwind Battalion at the same time spurred their horses to accelerate.

Luo Shixin needs to accurately judge the distance to ensure that he can confront the enemy at the highest speed of the charge. At present, the distance between them and the enemy is about 500 steps. They need to maintain a medium speed to a distance of about 200 steps. The charge at a distance of 200 steps is their most proficient subject. formation.

Under the rigorous training in the past, the cavalry of the Whirlwind Battalion have been able to approach and charge at a distance of up to 300 steps.

Nearly 10,000 horses from the Whirlwind Battalion advanced at a medium speed. Ten lieutenants of a thousand cavalry with flags on their backs stepped out of the formation and came five steps ahead of the right side of the formation. They used lances with small triangular flags to set up Above the head, the subordinates in the back row can also see the position clearly. These captains turn their heads from time to time to observe the position of the chief general Luo Shixin, while the other cavalry in the front row observe the positions of their respective captains and control their horse speed. The entire cavalry formation is straight Advance toward the rebel elite.

Luo Shixin's next attack method is very simple. In the frontal charge, let Wei Daoer know what a real elite soldier is, and let him understand the power of the cavalry of the Far East Army. This is also one of Wang Junlin's initial strategic goals.

Wei Daoer, one of the rebels nearly 500 steps away, also let his trumpeter blow the horn. Riding a tiger is hard to get off, you have to charge forward head-on, you must not show the slightest timidity, let alone turn the horse's head.

Therefore, maintaining the morale of nearly ten thousand cavalrymen led by Wei Dao'er is even more important. The opponent pierced through tens of thousands of bandits, and the momentum came like a rainbow. If they were defeated in the first charge, their morale would plummet. The tens of thousands of bandits in the current state are unimaginable, and it is very likely that they will be defeated immediately.

However, although he knows that the Far Eastern Army is very powerful, Wei Daoer still has a certain degree of confidence in the son Lang he personally trained under his command when facing the cavalry. At least he believes that even if he loses, he can make the opponent pay a lot cost.

Because of the distance between them, the main formation hadn't caught up yet, and both sides unanimously dispatched rangers with superb archery skills to start fighting.

After fighting for a while, the rangers sent by Luo Shixin began to retreat to the two sides, leaving the middle position, and some of the rebel ranger skirmishers in the middle rushed directly to the main formation of the Whirlwind Battalion, preparing to harass the main formation of the Whirlwind Battalion . These squads scattered to the two wings, shuttled in front of the formation and shot light arrows with riding bows.

This is the most commonly used "Lava Tactic" by the Turks, and it is one of the housekeeping skills of the Turkic cavalry. When they use it, they usually use a thousand-man team to form

A wide arc-shaped skirmish line harassed the enemy's formation, luring the enemy to leave or waver, while the rear formations searched for the opponent's weak position to concentrate their charge, causing the entire enemy formation to collapse.

Wei Dao'er was a general at the Bingzhou Border Pass back then, and fought many battles with the Turkic people, so he learned this way of fighting.

But to Wei Daoer, the harassment that was very effective against other officers and soldiers in the past is more like a kind of trouble. Cloth curtains can resist light arrows 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 rangers of the Whirlwind Battalion tried their best to restrain the opponent, and nearly 10,000 cavalry 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. Luo Shixin's military flag leaned forward again, and the trumpeter blew the second marching horn. The command of cavalry is different from that of infantry, which can be commanded from the rear, but the commander of the cavalry has to charge forward, and he has to charge while commanding.

Luo Shixin ignored the light arrows flying from a distance, and while running, he observed his formation from left to right. Nearly ten thousand cavalry began to speed up with him, and there were surging horse heads everywhere. The captains in the front row of the queue effectively controlled the team, and the formation was not chaotic due to harassment. The results of the usual hard training showed that the formation was still stable.

Unknowingly, the sound of the horse's hooves stopped being chaotic, and the dense hoofbeats gradually merged into a rumbling sound, which was like fairy music to Luo Shixin's ears.

The distance between the two sides was only 200 paces. Because of the reason of facing each other, Luo Shixin thought it was only 100 paces. The flat array was like a moving wall of horses. Retreat in front of the dense cavalry.

Nearly ten thousand cavalrymen led by Wei Daoer appeared in front of Luo Shixin in full, their armor shining. Most of the weapons of the rebel cavalry are long spears and broadswords, and a few even use maces and knives.