[Chapter 250] Golden Dragon Sword Dance! Chariot Camp drill!

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Zhenshuobao in October is busy.

Inside Zhenshuobao, there are a large number of military households, elderly people, women and children who are rebuilding Zhenshuobao. The women and children who were originally stationed in Weizhenshuobao have all returned to Zhenshuobao. Five hundred thatched huts have completed one-third of the progress. It is optimistic that if there is no accident, the task will definitely be completed before the arrival of the severe winter and snow. If everyone works harder, it may even increase the number of thatched huts to more than 800, allowing more military households to live in.

The construction progress of Qianhu House is slower, and it is estimated that it will not be completed until the end of next year. No matter how anxious the construction of Qianhu House is, the white-clothed army is. Anyway, Xu Xingxia does not need an additional Qianhu House for the time being, and he can handle official duties in Weizhen Fort. Moreover, unlike other Qianhu Houses, Xu Xingxia has almost no chance to stay in Qianhu House. Generally, the clerical work is handed over to the deputy Qianhu Yu Lijun to fully handle.

The four teams of the White-Clothed Army had also been transferred to the top of Zhenshuo Fortress, and they were paying attention to the movements in the fields outside day and night. The scout team led by Minghao even walked around Zhenyuan Pass and found enemies south at any time. The red flag of the White-Clothed Army was also fluttered at the top of Zhenshuo Fortress. In the Ming Dynasty and previous dynasties, there were no national flags, only the flags of each army. The flags of each army were mainly pennant flags, and it would be fine if they were written on it.

Xu Xingxia specially designed a military flag for the white-clothed army. The military flag adopts a rectangle commonly used by the national flags of various countries in later generations, with a bright red background. In the middle of the military flag, a golden flying dragon is embroidered. On the front claws of the flying dragon, two sharp scimitars are each grasped.

The previous golden dragon patterns and the appearance of the golden dragon were all flying in the clouds and were relatively peaceful, and there was no knife on the dragon's claws. Xu Xingxia felt that the original pattern was too peaceful and could not shock others. The appearance of the golden dragon was more cruel, and after adding two swords, it seemed much more ferocious.

Xu Xingxia gave it a name for such a military flag, called the Golden Dragon Dance Flag. In the past, ordinary dragon flags were all golden dragons playing with pearl flags. Now, he created a Golden Dragon Dance Flag, but only made a small change. After the Golden Dragon Dance Flag was made, it fluttered high on the heads of Weizhen Fort and Zhenshuo Fort. The red military flag was particularly eye-catching in the open fields and could be seen far away.

At this moment, Xu Xingxia was standing under the golden dragon sword flag and carefully observed the movements outside the city. Beside him were Yu Lijun, the deputy Qianhu, the scout captain Minghao, the musket craftsman Zhao Mengji, and the main members of the board of directors. Their eyes were also nervously looking at the fields outside. In fact, there was no movements outside for the time being. But they all knew that temporary silence would mean a more fierce explosion.

Xu Xingxia, standing on the military flag, had a serious face, a little expectant, and a little cold. In the past month, what he received was basically not very good news. The Hailejin tribe in the north seemed to have been moving again, and going south was basically a foregone conclusion. The situation in Ningxia Town in the south seemed to be even more complicated. In Gansu Town to the west, a large-scale riot broke out. I wonder if it would hit Ningxia Town. Anyway, there were already military households from Gansu Town who fled to Zhenshuobao to settle down.

More than ten days ago, news came from Ningxia City that Sawanna officially revealed her identity as Queen Khorasan, which was shocked by Ningxia Town. Prince Qing personally represented the royal family of the Ming Dynasty and publicly received Sawanna and provided strict protection. Subsequently, the Ministry of Rites, Dongchang, and Jinyiwei of the court arrived one after another, and Ningxia Town was really lively. Finally, Sawanna, under the escort of Yousi, officially set off for the capital to meet Emperor Wanli.

After Sawanna revealed her identity, there were rumors that she was assassinated by someone with a heart. This person with a heart was vaguely Li Guozhen, the general officer of Ningxia. The rumors were vague and there was no trace, but the influence should not be underestimated. The situation in Ningxia Town was quite chaotic, and with the shadow of Queen Khurasan being assassinated, Ningxia Town became even more chaotic. The most obvious manifestation of this aggravation of this chaos was that the number of fleeing military households in various garrisons increased greatly.

Of course, these things have nothing to do with Xu Xingxia. Except for a very small number of people, no outsiders know about his relationship with Sa Wanna. Sa Wanna's departure has covered up all the relationships. What should Ningxia Town do? Yu Lijun also handled all the procedures for Xu Xingxia as the Qianhuohuo, Zhenshuobao. His new deputy Qianhuo was originally responsible for such matters.

"Here you come!"

Minghao said with a little excitement.

The people on the city tower looked at the fields outside with greater concern. After a moment, they only saw the brigades of people coming from the fields south. There were infantry, cavalry, side vans, and catapults. There were three or four hundred people. The outermost part of this team was protected by cavalry. At the innermost part of the team, there were also golden dragon dances and sword flags flying. This was the latest killer chariot battalion established by the White Army.

After a period of training, the arrangement of the White-Clothed Army Chariot Battalion has become a little bit obvious. The chariot battalion has basically understood their job responsibilities. What they lack is proficiency. Today is the day when the chariot battalion simulates combat for the first time. Xu Xingxia and others, standing on the head of Zhenshuobao, wanted to see with their own eyes how effective the chariot battalion was in training, and what is the ability to deal with it if they encounter an enemy cavalry raid.

One by one, the side vans slowly advanced under the pull of two war horses. Due to road restrictions, the march speed of the side vans is not very fast, almost the same as walking by people. On both sides of the side van are soldiers of the musket team riding horses. When marching normally, the musket team rides their own horses to save the physical strength of the war horses pulling the cart. If they encounter an enemy attack, the soldiers of the musket team will immediately get off the horse's back and drive the horses into the side van, and at the same time, they will surround the side vans to form a barrier to block the enemy's bow and arrow shooting.

To be honest, such actions are very simple and have no technical content. As long as you are not a fool, you can follow the command. However, it is quite difficult to do well. The simpler things are, the more difficult it is to do well. With a call, it is like using your fingers to make your fingers. It is easier to say but harder to do. You must go through repeated monotonous training to achieve conditioned reflexes. You do not need the command of your brain at all, and you can complete all the actions.

As we all know, nomadic peoples are very good at sudden attacks. Infantry encountering Tatar cavalry in the wilderness, it is simply suicide. But in the plains, the distance between the Tatar cavalry may be three or four miles, and some may even be less than two miles. If the terrain is fluctuating, the distance is shorter. At the speed of the cavalry, it may not take ten minutes to rush through three or four miles. The chariot battalion must change camps and prepare for all combat in these ten minutes. If the distance is shorter, the time will be less.

"Da da da da!"

The sound of horse hooves rang out rapidly.

A team of cavalry appeared on the northern field.

This is the "enemy" cavalry played by the cavalry led by Zhang Quanfu.

Their purpose is to test whether the reaction speed of the chariot battalion can meet the requirements.

According to the requirements of the exercise, the chariot battalion must complete all combat actions before the "enemy" cavalry arrives at the designated position. If there is any delay, the chariot battalion will be bad. If the chariot battalion does not have enough combat effectiveness, Xu Xingxia will never send it to the battlefield. He cannot give so much money to the Tartars!

"There are enemies!"

"Change formation!"

Chen Shouwang, the commander of the Chariot Battalion, shouted hurriedly.

The soldiers of the musket team who were riding horses quickly dismounted and moved closer to the middle of the team. The drivers who were chasing the bus connected the side vans in an orderly manner. The horses pulling the car were also driven into the middle of the team. The gaps between the side vans were pushed and pulled by the soldiers to block the gaps as much as possible. After pulling all the side vans together, the musket team jumped onto the side vans and prepared to shoot outwards. At the same time, in the middle of the team, the artillery battalion also began to set up artillery. At this time, the soldiers of the cavalry were about less than 300 meters away from the side vans.

"no!"

Xu Xingxia shook her head regretfully.

For the musket team, such a distance is indeed possible. If the Tatar cavalry launched an attack from three or four miles away, the reaction of the chariot battalion was enough. However, for the artillery battalion, such speed was not enough. The ideal killing distance of the artillery battalion is about 500 meters. The distance is too short, and it overlaps with the musket, and it is impossible to maximize the power of the firearm, nor to cut off the enemy's follow-up troops.

If the Tatar cavalry could be killed and injured by five hundred meters away, it would be estimated that the Tatar cavalry would definitely retreat. After all, when the Tatars fought, there was a cost-effective problem. The Tatars themselves could not afford to lose. If the White Army caused them a lot of losses and they would not get any benefits, they would definitely not be entangled with the White Army.

Unfortunately, the Tatar cavalry had already entered three hundred meters, and the artillery battalion had not completed the final artillery installation work, let alone the explosive packs. According to the operation speed of the artillery battalion, it would take at least five minutes to unfold the catapult and prepare for all combat. With five minutes, it is estimated that the Tatar cavalry had already hit the enemy fiercely. Therefore, it is very necessary to greatly shorten the preparation time of the artillery battalion.

Of course, forcing the Tatar cavalry to retreat is actually not the best solution. If the Tatar cavalry cannot defeat you, you will not be able to defeat the Tatar cavalry either. The military strength of the two sides is still not comparable. The Tatar cavalry is afraid of being beaten and is unwilling to meet you, and you will have to worry about it. If you can't fight this time, you will have to fight next time. The longer the time is, the greater the cost.
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