In this battle, Li Zicheng learned his lesson, and after discussing with Liu Zongmin, Li Guo, Li Laiheng and others, he formulated the strategy of "dead soldiers and infantry first, followed by armored soldiers and heroic cavalry", using a large number of dead soldiers to consume Liu Yan's troops. .
But when the fight actually started, Li Zicheng was shocked to find that even if the dead soldiers were driven forward and rushed forward, they still could not reach the front of the new army's formation. They could no longer reach the front of the terrifying bird cannon formation dozens of steps away. Moved forward.
At this moment, Li Zicheng saw a terrifying scene in the telescope. Countless dead soldiers and infantry rushed forward one after another, and were then killed by continuous volleys of cannon fire. Dozens of steps in front of each battalion of the new army, and an arc piled up The shaped pile of corpses was just like the low wall built by Liu Yan’s tribe during the last war!
And with the large number of dead soldiers and infantry dying, fear has spread among the bandit camps. Even the armored soldiers and knights in the rear who have not yet entered the battle are looking at the mountain of corpses and sea of blood in front of them, standing still. The New Army formation began to beat in their hearts, and the previous fighting spirit began to fade away rapidly.
"Can't wait any longer!"
Li Laiheng looked at the battle ahead and knew that if he waited any longer, when the armored soldiers and knights in the army began to fear the battle, then there would really be no chance of victory at all.
"Immediately request a battle from King Chuang. My soldiers from the front camp are going to..."
Before Li Laiheng finished speaking, a cannonball fell on the center of the bandits' front camp. The two knights were swept through by the cannonball, and a cloud of blood mist suddenly exploded. Half of Li Laiheng's body was stained red with blood, and he screamed in shock. With a sound, he hurriedly rode aside.
Immediately afterwards, shells continued to fall all around, and these shells were fired
When the artillery fire from the walled city came, after receiving Liu Yan's order, Chen Yongfu also became ruthless. His future military success depended on this battle, and he did not care about the danger of exploding the barrel. He constantly directed the gunners to fire and aimed at the enemy. The closest rogue firearms camp and front camp elites fought fiercely.
At this time, there was a commotion among the soldiers in the front camp of the bandits. Even the knights around Li Laiheng were ready to move. Many knights began to ride their horses and retreat. When Li Laiheng saw this, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar: the morale of the army was ruined!
However, the war had just begun. Li Laiheng would never admit defeat at this time, nor could he disobey Li Zicheng's order. He immediately ordered the whole battalion to charge: "Charge!"
Generals Gu Kecheng and Xie Junyou of Zuo Guoyi and General Tian Hu of You Guoyi received Li Laiheng's order and led the 30,000 armored soldiers from the bandits' front camp to advance. The armored soldiers were suppressed by the three men and their brigade of guards. Level 1 After pressing one level, they finally stabilized the military formation, and then began to slowly advance forward.
Li Laiheng personally supervised the eight thousand knights in the front camp, and then followed. At this time, more than half of the 30,000 infantry and dead soldiers in the front camp of the bandits had been killed or injured, and the remaining more than 10,000 people had begun to rout. Together with the rout of the firearms battalion, they rushed back in terror and directly fought with the 30,000 soldiers. The soldiers collided.
Li Laiheng was furious when he saw this, and immediately ordered to kill the defeated soldiers. Gu Kecheng led thousands of armored soldiers to cover up the enemy in front, killing all the defeated soldiers who were panicking and crying for mercy. In the end, a large number of defeated soldiers rose up to resist and fought with the front camp. The soldiers and horses fought in front of the formation.
At the same time, the situation in the left and right camps of the bandits was similar. A large number of dead soldiers and infantry fled down, fighting with the armored soldiers and heroic cavalry behind them.
Colliding together, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of horses crowded and clashed with each other. Looking around the battlefield, there was a paste-like mass of stray soldiers and horses everywhere.
Li Zicheng's eyes widened and he looked angrily at the chaotic military formation ahead. At the cost of tens of thousands of dead soldiers, each battalion's army advanced to a position dozens of steps in front of Liu Yan's formation. But now, as the dead soldiers and infantry of each battalion were defeated one after another, the armored soldiers and heroic cavalry in the rear failed to rush forward in time, resulting in all the results gained at great sacrifices being in vain!
"Order the knights of each battalion to rush forward and open the way!"
Li Zicheng ordered angrily, but Li Yan and Gu Junen beside him hurriedly dissuaded him.
Li Yan said: "You can't attack the king! Our army's formation is in chaos. Even if the cavalry of each battalion rushes forward, they can't break up Liu Yan's army. It's better to withdraw the troops and return to the camp for the time being. First, order each ministry to build a shield car and imitate Liu Yan's troops to prepare sandbags to defend against artillery. Then fight another day!"
Gu Junen said: "The firearms of Liu Yan's tribe are too sharp, and our army can't overwhelm them with such a charge. Moreover, our rebel army lacks archers. The scattered archers in each battalion cannot suppress Liu Yan's blunderbuss. King Chuang must consider a strategy to withdraw his troops." , Never act on impulse!"
Although Song Xiance and Niu Jinxing were at odds with each other and could not understand Li Yan's gentlemanly behavior, they had no choice but to stand up and support him. They all discouraged Li Zicheng's impulse and believed that the rebel battalions should withdraw.
Li Zicheng looked at the four military advisors who had unanimously agreed. Although he was very reluctant, he still suppressed his anger. After thinking for a while, he said: "The hit battalion will withdraw first, and the left and right battalions will retreat slowly."
"The Mingqian Camp and the Firearms Camp Successfully
Continue to attack Liu Yan's army formation and become the rear of the army! "
Li Yan, Gu Junen, Song Xiance, and Niu Jinxing all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this. Li Zicheng finally listened to the advice and hurriedly sent someone to deliver the order.
However, at this time, the bandit camps were in chaos. Although there were dozens of soldiers and horses sent by Li Zicheng to deliver orders, these soldiers were riding horses through the chaotic military formations and could not find their positions quickly. There were even many soldiers who sent orders. Killed by gun.
So Li Zicheng, Li Yan and others were surprised to find that the military orders had been issued for a long time, but the rebel battalions were still doing their own thing, continuing to move forward, or colliding with the defeated troops.
"what happened!"
Li Zicheng finally became angry. This battle was too annoying. First, more than 400 artillery pieces did not play their due role at all. Then the army failed to attack. Then he wanted to withdraw his troops, but the battalions could not withdraw.
Now Li Zicheng feels that his Chinese army has lost its effectiveness, as if he is a deaf and blind man. Even if he knows the surrounding situation, he cannot react accordingly!
"Send someone to deliver the order immediately!"
Li Yan immediately volunteered and went to deploy manpower to deliver the order.
Suddenly, a burst of cheers of "ten thousand victories" came from the battlefield ahead. Li Zicheng hurriedly raised his telescope and saw Liu Yan's guard camp and the middle camp attacking. More than 20,000 people in the two battalions moved forward. Li Dingguo, Sun Kewang, The firearms battalion led by Ai Nengqi had been completely defeated. In the chaotic crowd, Li Zicheng could not even find the three people's battle flags!
"Order Li Laiheng's forward battalion to stop mobilizing and immediately stand firm to block Liu Yan's counterattack!"
"Order left and right
The two battalions immediately attacked Liu Yan's flank, right now! "
At this moment, Li Zicheng understood that Liu Yan was not allowing him to withdraw his troops. As the more than 20,000 new troops attacked, Li Zicheng knew that it was impossible for the army to withdraw smoothly.
"go ahead!"
Liu Yan rode his horse and marched in the military formation. The middle battalion led by Shen Tuo was in front. The guard battalion led by Liu Yan and Miao Shao took over the original defensive position of the front battalion. The two battalions advanced two hundred steps.
At this time, Liu Yan looked at the disintegrated Rogue Firearms Camp in front of him. After searching for a while, he discovered that the battle flags of Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi were about to retreat to the front camp of the Rogue Thieves.
"He ran really fast!"
Later, Liu Yan saw Sun Kewang's battle flag among the rebellious army. He couldn't help but sneered, pointed at Sun Kewang's battle flag, and said to the messenger: "Send the messenger to the cavalry camp, tell Xu Ming that he still owes this town a beheading general. Flag, order him to lead his troops to attack immediately and kill the leader of the thieves, Sun Kewang!"
At this time, the 17,000 spearmen led by Sun Kewang had been dispersed by a large number of defeated troops. There were only more than 6,000 spearmen gathered around Sun Kewang, and this became the front line of the entire bandit battle.
However, Sun Kewang did not dare to retreat at this time, because the more than 6,000 people around him had been shaken in military morale. Sun Kewang could see fear and uneasiness in the eyes of every soldier. If a retreat is ordered at this time, these more than 6,000 people will collapse on the spot.
"Blow the trumpet!"
There was no other way, so Sun Kewang had no choice but to blow the trumpet and ask Li Dingguo for help, hoping that reinforcements would come to respond.
But at this time, the battlefield was full of chaotic shouts and horns. The horn for help was quickly drowned in all kinds of sounds, and the number of people was already broken.
Li Dingguo and Ai Nengqi, who had retreated to the front camp of the bandits, could not hear them at all.
Just when Sun Kewang was panicking, the roar of iron hoofs came. Xu Ming led more than 8,000 cavalry battalion soldiers to rush into the rebel army and went straight towards Sun Kewang's troops.
Xu Ming's eyes were already red after receiving the order. If he couldn't take down another thief this time, he would not go back and just die on the battlefield.
"Charge! Charge at full speed!"
More than 8,000 soldiers of the cavalry battalion charged at full speed, and the rolling cavalry army swept through the chaotic battlefield. The rogue soldiers along the way, the armored soldiers who were blocked, and the heroic cavalry who lost speed and spun in circles were all swept, beheaded, and defeated. Xu Ming's troops felt like they were in a deserted place!
boom!
When the cavalry battalion was about to hit Sun Kewang's troops, the forwards opened fire with thousands of muskets at the same time. Under the smoke, the square formation of more than 6,000 spearmen was instantly defeated, and two or three hundred bandit soldiers were hit and fell. , a huge gap appeared in front, and Xu Ming led his troops to kill directly along the gap.
Sun Kewang's troops were defeated!
At this time, thousands of spearmen turned around and ran away, letting the cavalry battalion officers roar past them, and letting countless spears and swords harvest their companions. Everyone was only focused on escaping, with their backs completely exposed.
The same was true for Sun Kewang. He galloped on his horse, but was very unlucky to be stopped by a pile of corpses. The horse tripped over the corpses, and Sun Kewang flew out directly and fell heavily to the ground.
Xu Ming led his troops to pursue him. When he saw Sun Kewang falling from his horse, he laughed and rushed forward with his troops, shouting: "Kill the remaining enemies and take the head of the thief for me, no matter life or death!"
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The surrounding cavalry battalion officers cheered and rushed forward. Dozens of guards following Sun Kewang were slaughtered in a blink of an eye, and the battle flag of General Zuo Guoyi of Sun Kewang was also chopped down.
At this time, although Sun Kewang was beaten to pieces, he still gritted his teeth and climbed up from the pile of corpses. He looked at Xu Ming in front of him and knew that he was a general of the New Army, so he shouted loudly: "I am the left of the Firearms Battalion. General Guo Yi, Sun Kewang, I surrender, I am willing to abandon the dark side and surrender to the bright side, and die in the service of Commander-in-Chief Liu!"
The surrounding cavalry battalion soldiers surrounded Sun Kewang. Xu Ming also rode over and stared at Sun Kewang for a long time, with a very troubled expression on his face.
"Please tell me, General, that I am willing to abandon the dark side and surrender to the bright side. From now on, I will serve as General Liu's soldier. I know many things about Li's thieves. I am willing to..."
Xu Ming looked at Sun Kewang's smiling face and suddenly slapped him, knocking Sun Kewang unconscious. Then he said, "You all saw it. I captured this kid with one blow. I tied him up and took him back!"
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