Bai Miao made up his mind and immediately ordered Bai Dazhuang to bring 700 old battalion soldiers and horses to press forward and rely on the trench to block the Ming army. He was ready to bring the remaining more than 100 old battalion soldiers and horses to gather the defeated bandits.
"General, be careful!"
Bai Dazhuang gave instructions and rushed to the south with hundreds of old soldiers and horses. At this time, several bonfires in the south were burning brightly. With the help of the firelight, the Ming army's horizontal formation not far away could already be seen.
Bai Dazhuang is considered a general who is experienced in fighting among the bandits. Although he is not a senior general, he has seen large-scale battles.
But at this time, Bai Dazhuang looked at the Ming army not far away, and felt a chill in his heart.
Where is this Ming army? Most of them are wearing iron armor. Those soldiers of the Ming army who are not wearing armor are all holding blunderbuss. Looking at the black blunderbuss, Bai Dazhuang feels his head is broken and numb. It's not the kind of bombshell I've seen before.
"Fire the arrow!"
At this time, Bai Dazhuang didn't care about anything else. He had more than 700 old battalion soldiers and horses and more than 30 archers. He immediately ordered to release arrows to block the Ming army as much as possible and buy Baimiao time.
A shower of arrows shot out, and when they landed in the Ming army's horizontal formation, there was a crackling sound, which was the sound of the arrows hitting the iron armor. Only two Ming army gunners were unlucky. They were hit by arrows and fell to the ground screaming. Otherwise, the Ming army had no casualties.
Liu Yan, who followed the central post, was livid. Although he knew that there would be casualties in a war, he still couldn't help but burst into anger when he saw two Dun soldiers being shot to death by bows and arrows.
"Damn the bandits, they sent out archers at this time!"
Then Liu Yan ordered to stop advancing: "The gunman is ready to shoot!"
When the four flag officers Miao Shao, Zhang Yi, Wang Bo, and Chen Xun heard the horn blowing by the drum and trumpeter, they ordered the whistles to stop advancing, and then shouted almost at the same time: "Guardians, raise the blunderbuss! "
One hundred and ninety musketeers on the four whistles raised their muskets in unison, pointing the black musket barrel at Bai Dazhuang's headquarters fifty steps away, causing those veteran thieves who had experienced many battles to I couldn't help but feel fear.
"Fire!"
Liu Yan roared angrily.
Four small flag officers gave orders at the same time, and one hundred and ninety gunners opened fire at the same time. A burst of fire flashed, and a storm composed of projectiles swept past, taking away more than thirty soldiers from the old bandit camp!
Bai Dazhuang fell to the ground at the first moment, and then looked to the left and right. He and his old soldiers and horses had no armor protection. At most, they were wearing thick cotton clothes, which could not block the Ming army's cannon fire.
At a distance of more than fifty steps, at such a close distance, Bai Dazhuang knew in his heart that he and his brothers were living targets, and they had to get closer to turn the Ming army's blunderbuss into fire sticks.
"Come up with me!"
Bai Dazhuang roared, and those warriors from the old battalion, who had lived through hundreds of battles with no loss, were still bloody and undiminished even though they were blinded by Dapanbao's cannons, and they rushed up after Bai Dazhuang.
Liu Yan frowned slightly when he saw this. These bandits in front of him were so brave and brave. They were definitely not ordinary bandits and rioters, but most of them were stray bandits and horses.
"Well done, I'll kill you tonight!"
At the same time, the gunners at each sentry had been reloaded, and several flag officers roared and opened fire again. After a burst of fire, more than seventy bandit soldiers who rushed at the front were knocked down, and almost most of them were killed. Killed on the spot, only a dozen of the wounded covered their wounds and lay on the cold ground wailing, letting their companions rush past them.
At this time, each whistler gunner had no time to reload for the third time. Even with the blessing of fixed-load ammunition, the rate of fire of the matchlock gun was still not as good as that of the flintlock gun, and the distance between the two sides was too close at this time. Liu Yan had no choice but to order the cannons to be on guard with their swords, and the spearmen and sword and shield bearers to prepare for battle.
Liu Yan looked at the gunsmiths who put away their guns one after another and then pulled out their swords. He thought to himself: "Bayonets. It seems that the bayonet is a sharp weapon that must be developed. With the bayonet, the gunhands can be used at both distance and near. The army will be able to gradually phase out spearmen!"
In his thoughts, Bai Dazhuang had already led the bandit soldiers and horses to rush forward, and the two sides collided instantly.
"kill!"
Bai Dazhuang split the shield of a sword and shield wielder with one knife, and then swept the sword across the sword, knocking the sword and shield wielder away directly. This knife struck the shoulder of the sword and shield wielder, and the wound was so deep that the bone was visible!
Seeing the sword and shield hand lying on the ground bleeding, Bai Dazhuang laughed arrogantly, and with the soldiers behind him, he was about to break into the formation of Dapanbao Dunjun, but then he was forced back by four spears thrust towards him. .
The flag officer Chen Xun glared at Bai Dazhuang angrily and shouted: "Kill him! Kill him for me!"
The spearmen of Dapanbao all wore armor, and the spears in their hands were very advantageous in the battle. Therefore, even with strong generals like Bai Dazhuang, it was difficult for these rogue soldiers to break through the Ming army's horizontal formation. Instead, rogue soldiers continued to be poked. Die in front of the battle.
Liu Yan was supervising the battle from behind with a Yanling sword in his hand. Although the Dunjun troops under him had just come out from training and many of them had expressions of horror on their faces, under the command of Chen Xun and several other small flag officers, they actually Miraculously, not a single Dunjun soldier escaped from the battlefield.
Although this was due to the strict regulations formulated by Liu Yan, those who escaped from the battle would not only be killed, but their family members would also be expelled from Dapanbao. With this military rule, coupled with the daily rigorous training and the blessing of sophisticated military equipment, these new recruits, even if they are timid and unfamiliar with combat skills, can still hold their ground and compete with the veteran camp of rogue thieves who have been on the battlefield for a long time. Soldiers fight without losing!
In less than a stick of incense, the outcome of the battle between the two sides was reached.
More than 30 bandit soldiers under Bai Dazhuang fell in a short period of time. In addition to the more than 100 people who were killed by the gunmen before, nearly 700 elite soldiers of the 700-year-old battalion were lost in such a short period of time. One hundred and fifty people!
Such a battle loss ratio, not to mention the loss of thieves and horses, even the white-armored soldiers who established the slaves could not bear it!
At this time, Bai Dazhuang looked at the Ming army's horizontal formation, which was still as stable as Mount Tai. Since the battle began, it seemed that these Ming troops had not lost many people. At most, he only saw ten or eight Ming troops fall. Bai Dazhuang could not accept this result. Bai Dazhuang couldn't bear such battle losses.
So Bai Dazheng roared: "Take it back!"
At this time, in Bai Dazhuang's heart, this battle has been lost, completely lost. What he has to consider now is not how to defeat the Ming army in front of him, but how to safely protect Bai Miao and escape from here.
The remaining more than 500 bandit soldiers retreated quickly. Liu Yan laughed loudly when he saw this, and immediately ordered the whistle bird gunners to reload immediately.
The flag officers also breathed a sigh of relief. This was the first time for everyone to encounter such a deadly battle. The faces of several flag officers were pale, but luckily they managed to survive it.
Liu Yan estimated that less than half a minute later, each whistle and drum trumpeter sent a signal that the filling was completed, and Liu Yan immediately ordered to fire.
A burst of fire flashed, and the retreating bandit soldiers were hit hard. This round of volley directly took away more than a hundred enemy soldiers. After all, the distance was too close, and the bandit soldiers were still retreating when they retreated. They subconsciously maintained their formation and gathered together involuntarily, thus directly causing a massacre-like killing effect!
Liu Yan looked at the tragic situation in front of him, but he felt a little excited in his heart, and shouted loudly: "Order the cavalry sentry to attack!"
A horn sounded, and Xu Ming, the flag officer who had been waiting for a long time, cheered. More than 180 people who led the cavalry sentry rode around the horizontal formation, crossed the ditch directly, and rushed into the bandit camp. Bai Dazhuang, who was retreating, saw The Ming Army cavalry rushing past suddenly felt desperate. The direction of this cavalry attack was the Chinese army where Baimiao was located!
"Quick, support the Chinese army!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Dazhuang heard a roar, and the damn Ming army's blunderbuss fired again.
Only this time, Bai Dazhuang felt a sharp pain in his back. He staggered two steps and stopped in place. He looked down and saw bright red blood oozing out of his chest. He couldn't believe that he had been hit by the Ming army's blunderbuss.
"Damn it, what kind of fire gun is this? It can actually penetrate the body!"
Bai Dazhuang only had time to yell and curse before his vision went dark and he fell to the ground dead.
Upon seeing this, the surrounding old battalion soldiers immediately dispersed. Although these soldiers from the old camp are strong, they still cannot change the nature of thieves. When they are defeated, they just want to escape.
At this time, the bandit camp became even more chaotic. The original army of more than 3,000 bandits turned into more than 3,000 defeated troops in an instant.
Upon seeing this, Liu Yan immediately led his troops into the camp, and then divided up to kill the enemy in units of sentries.
"Shout! Let them put down their weapons and surrender. Those who don't surrender will be killed!"
Soon, shouts of persuasion to surrender rang out inside and outside the bandit camp. After the officers and soldiers of Dapanbao killed hundreds of bandits, most of them surrendered obediently. Only more than 300 soldiers from the old camp of bandits gathered in the area around the central army. Resistance.
Liu Yan immediately led the central and outposts to support him. Chen Xun and Miao Shao were protecting Liu Yan on the left and right. Everyone looked forward and saw a man who looked like a scholar in white commanding the bandits. The flag officer Xu Ming led the cavalry. The soldiers of the sentry attacked twice. Although they killed and injured hundreds of bandits, they were still beaten out and more than a dozen Dunjun soldiers were lost.
Liu Yan immediately ordered the cavalry sentry to withdraw, and then advanced with the musketry from the central military sentry and the forward sentry.
"Fire!"
After a volley of fire, a layer of the bandits around the Chinese army was immediately cut off, and at least a hundred people were shot and killed. However, the bandits still did not retreat, and they all glared at the Dapanbao soldiers fiercely.
When Liu Yan saw this, he couldn't help but marveled: "Who is that man in white? He can actually gather these thieves and keep them together!"
At the same time, Bai Miao stood in the crowd in despair, looking at the Ming army surrounding him. He also saw Liu Yan in the crowd wearing the official uniform of the general flag, coat and armor, and secretly said: "Is this Liu Yan?"
At this moment, there was another volley, and there were only more than a hundred bandit soldiers left near the Chinese army. The ground was almost stained red with blood. The scene was so tragic that even the musketeers couldn't help but retched. stand up.
Liu Yan waved his hand to stop shooting, and then said loudly: "The leader on the other side please come out and speak."
Bai Miao took a few steps forward, and then said loudly: "I am Bai Miao, the general of King Chuang's tent. I wonder if General Liu Qi can give me any advice?"
Liu Yan raised his eyebrows. He had heard Chu Yunfei mention before that Sun Qian had contacted a subordinate of the intruder. Now that he remembered it, it was probably related to this person.
However, Sun Qian was already dead, and Liu Yan had no interest in delving further into the matter. The reason why Liu Yan came to ask questions at this time was just to see if he would catch any big shot among the thieves, but now it seems It's because I think too much.
"Baimiao? I don't know him, so it's okay. Just stand back."
Bai Miao was about to make an impassioned speech, hoping to intimidate Liu Yan and all the Ming troops in front of the battle, but suddenly heard Liu Yan's words, and his blood suddenly surged, and he was about to ejaculate. Bleeding comes.
"you!"
Just as Bai Miao was about to reprimand loudly, he heard another roar, and dozens of bandit soldiers including Bai Miao were killed on the spot. The remaining dozens of thieves could no longer endure the fear and suffering, so they abandoned their weapons and surrendered.
But Liu Yan looked at these elite thieves and had no intention of letting them go. These people were all old thieves and there was no possibility of changing their appearance.
So Liu Yan waved his hand, and Xu Ming immediately led the cavalry sentry to rush forward, and then killed the last few dozen people amidst the roars of the thieves.
