"Sir, the battle is too tragic!"
Miao Shao rode his horse directly to the Chinese army. After seeing Liu Yan, he said this.
Liu Yan was always holding a telescope to observe the battlefield situation. At the same time, there were constant messengers coming and going, relaying back the situation of the three battlefields on the front and the two wings. Liu Yan naturally knew that what Miao Shao was talking about was how miserable those dead soldiers were.
But at this time, Liu Yan, like Miao Shao, had no choice. The war situation was like this. Once a woman was kind enough to become a virgin, the tens of thousands of soldiers of the new army would be swallowed up by hundreds of thousands of thieves in an instant, and the city of Kaifeng would also be destroyed. Fall!
"Then how did you do it?"
Miao Shao lowered his head and gritted his teeth and said, "My subordinates ordered all members of the personal guard battalion to defend the defense line and kill the enemy!"
Liu Yan nodded and said: "You did the right thing. Before we defeat the bandit army and kill Li Zicheng, we have no choice. Those people have already become thieves, whether they are coerced or voluntary, they are already in the bandit camp." , before they lay down their weapons and surrender, we can only fight to the end."
"What this town can do for them is to build a temple outside Kaifeng City after this battle to offer immortality tablets to those dead soldiers so that they can be saved."
"yes!"
Then Liu Yan pointed directly ahead and said to Miao Shao: "The battle on the two wings seems to be anxious and critical, but both Liu Fangliang and Li Guo only used dead soldiers to attack our army. The elites of the two battalions did not participate in the battle. They want to force Let our army dispatch cavalry."
"In Li Zicheng's view, the cavalry is the elite of the official army. As long as our cavalry battalion is forced out, Li Zicheng will lead the main force of the middle battalion to press forward, and then the decisive battle will come."
"Before that, our army must withstand attacks from three sides by the bandit army. As for the soldiers of the cavalry battalion, this town will use them on the edge!"
Miao Shao raised the telescope in the direction of Liu Yan's finger, and saw only the front. Li Laiheng, the former camp general of the bandits, led an army of hundreds of thousands to press forward. Looking at it, it was dark and boundless, like dark clouds, which gave people a sense of relief. A suffocating feeling.
However, Miao Shao was not worried. There were more than 12,000 people from the central camp defending the front. Li Laiheng's hundreds of thousands of troops seemed to be a lot. Among them, three of the armored soldiers and valiant cavalry were quite good, so they couldn't attack at all.
"Sir, it is not possible for our army to be passively beaten all the time. Should we let the cavalry battalion counterattack?"
"To fight back..."
Liu Yan then said to the messenger: "Order the cavalry battalion to prepare for battle. When the enemy army in front is defeated, they will attack the front camp of the bandits directly! This town wants to see Xu Ming kill the general and capture the flag!"
"yes!"
A moment later, the New Army artillery battalion showed its power again. This time, the Hu Zun artillery commander and the Fo Lang machine gun commander opened fire at the same time. One hundred and dozens of artillery fired continuously. The fierce artillery fire caused huge damage to the dead soldiers in the front camp of the bandits. of casualties.
Of course, the actual number of dead soldiers who died from the artillery fire of the new army was not large. Most of the casualties were caused by countless dead soldiers running in panic and being knocked down and trampled by their companions after the military formation was bombarded by artillery.
At this time, Qian Qian no longer had the excitement he had before, and was just giving commands such as loading and firing mechanically.
Because just now, Qian Qian witnessed with his own eyes a cannonball fired by a French machine that hit the crowd in front.
Those were more than a dozen dead soldiers who gathered together to support the old and the young. There were men and women, old and young. They looked like a big family.
The dozen dead soldiers charged with the crowd, their faces full of panic and despair. Women and children kept crying and shouting, while the men stood in front, hoping to protect their wives and children.
But when the cannonball hit the crowd, it landed heavily on the ground, then jumped up and rebounded, sweeping back and forth among the dozen dead soldiers. More than a dozen people, regardless of age or sex, were hit by the cannonball. In the blink of an eye, there were stumps and broken arms all over the floor!
At this time, Qian Qian clenched his hands tightly, his nails were embedded in his flesh, and blood was dripping on the ground, but Qian Qian still didn't know it.
"Hateful thief!"
"Why didn't those dead soldiers surrender? Why didn't they fight against the bandits? Instead, they helped the old and young to die!"
Sad for his misfortune and angry for his inability to fight, this was the thought that came to Qian Chong's mind, but then he understood those dead soldiers. They were also forced to have no choice. He could not count on the common people who were still unarmed yesterday. The extremely vicious army of thieves fights tooth and nail!
"put!"
There was another round of salvo fire. This time, the scattered shells of the Tiger Cannon and the shells of the Folang Machine Gun once again swept across the crowd in front. Thousands of densely arranged dead soldiers were shot and killed on the battlefield. The remaining dead soldiers finally Collapsed, the huge crowd began to retreat, and Qian Chong couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
The capital commander and guerrilla general Shen Tuo strode over, patted Qian Qian on the shoulder, and said: "It seems that the bandits are going to get serious. Stand down and let us come in!"
Qian Qian looked up and saw that about two miles away, a large group of bandits and knights had gathered. There were at least 20,000 of them, each with two horses, and they rushed towards them with a rumbling sound.
The gunners, spearmen, and swordsmen of the middle camp quickly entered the position, relying on the low wall to prepare for battle. The gunners and others of the artillery camp also quickly retreated, and the soldiers of the two battalions quickly completed the handover of positions.
Qian Qian gritted his teeth and said, "You cooked those offal for me!"
"rest assured."
Shen Tuo stared at the thief knight who was getting closer and said coldly: "They will not end well!"
"Three volleys!"
"put!"
Following the order, Li Mingde pulled the trigger. After a roar, about a hundred paces away, a bandit knight fell off his horse with a scream. Then Li Mingde cheered and ran back quickly, seizing the time to load the musket.
Xiao Dongzi, who was beside him, also shot a knight. While reloading, he said: "Boss, those knights are well equipped, so they will probably rush forward, and the brothers behind will start to kill them!"
Li Mingde had finished loading at this time, and the second row of gunners had also finished shooting. So Li Mingde took a few steps forward with the group of people, waiting for the next round of shooting: "Them? Wait for them to come up, that is, to finish, really want to To defeat the enemy, we still have to rely on the blunderbuss in our hands!"
Xiao Dongzi nodded in agreement: "Before I went to Liaodong, I heard that the people at the Firearms Supervision and Manufacturing Department seemed to be developing some kind of bayonet, saying that it could be equipped on bird guns. By then, our bird guns would not only be able to He can shoot enemy soldiers, and he can also be used as a spear wielder. Boss, do you think that by then all members of our new army will be gunners?"
Li Mingde grinned and said: "It should be so, but now you kid, concentrate on me and don't fail in a while!"
After saying that, Li Mingde and Xiao Dongzi strode forward and once again raised the gun and mounted it on the low wall. At this time, there was no need to aim. The bandit knight in front had already rushed sixty or seventy steps away. The men and horses are almost gathered together in a dense atmosphere. As long as they open fire, they will definitely gain something.
"put!"
boom! boom! boom!
There was another roar, and the firepower of the central camp continued to be output, causing the casualties of the bandit knights in front to continue to increase. Almost every step forward cost dozens, or even hundreds of people.
But even so, those brave knights still rushed to the low wall tenaciously. These thieves and warriors were all men who had survived many battles. Under Li Zicheng's selection rule of survival of the fittest, they were able to rise from dead soldiers to brave knights step by step. Each of them is a person with a heart as hard as iron and a murderous spirit, and his courage, martial arts, and mentality are stronger than ordinary people.
The 20,000 knights paid at least 3,000 casualties along the way and rushed to the new army's defense line. Hundreds of knights rode directly over the low wall. Many others stood on their horses, jumped off and jumped directly. Falling within the defense line of the low wall, he then brandished a variety of weapons and charged toward the nearest New Army soldier with a strange scream.
At this time, the gunners in the middle camp had already retreated quickly. Thousands of spearmen and sword and shield men came in formation to suppress the rogue knights who broke into the defense line. The two sides immediately started a face-to-face fight.
It has to be said that the fighting power of the rogue knights is very strong. Shen Tuo, who was commanding and watching the battle in the military formation, believed that the fighting power of the rogue knights in each battalion was at least comparable to the heavy armor of the Qing army, and even the elites of Li Zicheng's middle camp. Xiaoqi has the powerful combat power of the Qing army's Baya La soldiers.
The only thing these knights are inferior to the Qing army is probably their sufficient supplies and sophisticated equipment. Because even among these warriors, not everyone has iron armor. A considerable number of warriors are still equipped with leather armor.
"go ahead!"
Shen Tuo gave an order, and thousands of spearmen stepped forward, and the "jungle" composed of four-meter spears continued to sprint forward. Although those brave knights also knew how to form a formation to fight, they did not have such a tight formation as the new army soldiers, and they could fight against each other. At the end of the day, most of the time, individual bravery comes first, and at best, everyone gets together to support each other.
At this time, the spearmen of the middle camp kept thrusting, regardless of whether the weapons wielded by the knights on the opposite side were resisted with iron armor or blocked by the swordsmen and shieldmen in front. No one would block them with their spears. The gunmen only have one move, and that is to thrust. Even if they both die together, they will never hesitate!
The fighting style of the New Army soldiers was completely desperate. Many soldiers were rushed forward by the bandits and knights. They kept hitting the soldiers' armor with swords and spears. However, these New Army soldiers still thrust forward. Aim at an enemy and stab him hard, not caring whether he is dead or alive.
After several rounds of attacks, those arrogant bandit knights finally felt fear, as if they were not facing an official army, but a group of fearless and tireless killing machines!
As the first knight turned around and fled, more and more soldiers fled out of the direction of the low wall. Finally, thousands or tens of thousands of knights began to flee with a roar.
Shen Tuo immediately led his troops to reoccupy the low wall defense line. Thousands of bird gunners also quickly stepped forward and started firing volleys again, beating the drowned dogs hard.
However, Shen Tuo's face was ugly, without any trace of joy. Although the confrontation with the bandit knights just lasted very short, it caused hundreds of casualties to the mid-camp spearmen. This was despite the fact that the officers and soldiers of the new army were well-equipped, which shows how powerful the bandit knights are!
"put!"
The roar of volleys of cannons rang out, and Liu Yan also saw the rout of the rogue knights, and immediately ordered the cavalry battalion to prepare for an attack.
Xu Ming, who had been waiting impatiently for a long time, received the order and roared loudly: "After rest, cheer up, pick up the debt book, and go collect debts!"
The more than 12,000 soldiers of the cavalry battalion were in high spirits. At this time, the New Army's middle camp, artillery battalion, and guard battalion had been fighting fiercely for a long time. The soldiers of each battalion were exhausted, but the soldiers of the cavalry battalion were a fresh force. In addition, the war in their hearts With nowhere to vent their anger, Xu Ming shouted at him, and they all mounted their horses and cheered.
Not long after, the battle flag of the cavalry battalion began to wave violently, signaling to the Chinese army that it was ready.
"Report!"
"Your Majesty has an order: Order the cavalry battalion to attack and seize the center of the bandit's front camp. Your Majesty orders the general to kill the general and seize the flag!"
Some people died, but not completely...
