On the west wall of Dingzhou, Liu Yan looked at the army of bandits fighting forward outside the city, and couldn't help frowning. Sure enough, it was the moment of the decisive battle, and the bandits' fighting spirit was also aroused.
At this moment, Liu Yan saw the messengers from the middle camp rushing to the bottom of the city and conveyed Guo Rong's request loudly. Liu Yan immediately ordered the artillery at the top of the city to hit the firepower and bombard the firecrackers in the middle camp of the bandits.
boom!
The red-coated cannons on the city head opened fire one after another, and the musketry soldiers led by General Yi Wu Ruyi were immediately hit hard. Under the bombardment of the artillery on the city head, a volley fired, and at least dozens of shells fell on the side. Inside and outside the formation, after all, the military formation of more than 10,000 people is still very large.
At this time, in the horizontal formation, rogue fire gunmen were hit or swept away by artillery shells from time to time. Broken limbs and splattered blood filled the inside and outside of the military formation, causing the fire gunmen who were still fighting to the death to suddenly become confused. It started to waver.
Although the lethality of the artillery salvo was not as powerful as that of thousands of gunners at close range, the shock it caused was real, making it difficult for the rogue firegunners to hold on, and they immediately began to retreat. .
Wu Ruyi was greatly shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly sent out his personal guards to press around in the military formation, forcing the gunmen to continue shooting.
After all, after a period of shooting, Wu Ruyi firmly believed that the new gunners in front must have suffered a certain blow. He had opened a channel for the subsequent attack of troops and horses, and he was unwilling to give up such results at this time.
"Stand firm, if you dare to retreat, you will be killed without mercy!"
Wu Ruyi's roars continued to sound, but the wavering of the bandit's gunman was irreversible. Deserters soon appeared, and then
The huge military formation collapsed instantly, and thousands of gunmen began to scramble to escape.
"Bunch of bastards!"
Wu Ruyi also rode his horse back and ran back, but then Guo Rong, who was behind him, ordered a volley of fire. More than 3,000 bird gunmen fired at the same time. The fierce firepower took away a large number of rogue gunmen in an instant. Also includes Wu Ruyi.
"ah!"
After a scream, Wu Ruyi fell off his horse. The surrounding guards were shocked and fled away. No one took a second look at Wu Ruyi.
At this time, as Wu Ruyi's battle flag crashed down, former Guoyi General Ren Jirong led 50,000 armored soldiers to press forward. The first to bear the brunt were more than 200 shield vehicles, which almost covered all the 50,000 armored soldiers who were pressed in. From behind, they rushed towards the New Army's defense line in a mighty manner.
At this time, Ren Jirong's expression was solemn, and the gunmen and dead soldiers in the front were mixed with each other and were fleeing backwards, indicating that the first two formations had been completely defeated, and Wu Ruyi's battle flag also fell on the battlefield, which showed how tragic the battle ahead was.
"Speed up and charge forward!"
A captain said loudly: "General, there is a trench in front of the low wall of the army. We have no ladders and no earth bags prepared. There is no way to fill the trench!"
Ren Jirong said with a ferocious face at this time: "No need to fill in the trench, just push the shield car down, use it as a simple bridge, rush through the trench, and fight with the officers and soldiers in close combat!"
At this time, Ren Jirong also became ruthless, and it was time to fight desperately.
Soon, 50,000 armored soldiers advanced to a distance of 30 steps in front of the first line of defense. Along the way, Guo Rong's soldiers continued to fire volleys and bombarded the bandit army with thunder.
But facing the defense of more than two hundred shield vehicles,
With the protection, the killing effect of the bird cannon volley is greatly reduced. Although Zhentian Lei can kill and injure many enemy troops, it is always difficult to disrupt the enemy's military formation.
Upon seeing this, Guo Rong immediately ordered to prepare for hand-to-hand combat. At this time, there were less than 3,000 soldiers on the left, and they were all ready.
When the first shield car was pushed down the trench by the armored soldiers, the vehicle and the sandbags on it instantly turned into a simple "bridge". The armored soldiers could cross the trench on the shield car, and the surrounding armored soldiers suddenly burst into flames. There was a burst of cheers.
Immediately afterwards, the second, third, fourth, and dozens of shield vehicles were soon pushed down the trench. A large number of armored soldiers rushed through the trench and directly began to climb the low wall. Guo Rong immediately led his troops to fight with the rogue soldiers. Soldiers and horses fight together.
In the second line of defense, Shen Tuo frowned as he watched the melee in the distance, and immediately said to the right officer Yu Qian: "The right officer immediately stepped forward to support, and we must not give up the first line of defense!"
"yes!"
At this time, the battle had only been going on for less than an hour, and the bandit soldiers and horses were already fighting for the first line of defense. Such a speed of advancement was beyond Shen Tuo's expectation. The reinforcements that can be sent out now are only more than 3,000 soldiers on the right, and the soldiers in the middle still have to guard the second line of defense.
But these reinforcements were still not enough. Looking at the tens of thousands of armored soldiers in front, as well as the tens of thousands of dead soldiers and fire gunmen who were regrouping at the rear, as well as the army of bandits and knights coming into formation, Shen Tuo, although he was full of reluctance, still ordered Ask the Chinese army for help.
After receiving Shen Tuo's request for help, the look on Liu Yan's face became more urgent and solemn.
Not long ago, Liu Yan had received battle reports from the front camp of the New Army in the north and the rear camp of the New Army in the south. The rogue soldiers on both sides
The horse attack was also very sharp. Whether it was Wu Sangui and Chen Yongfu's new army soldiers and horses, or Liu Fangliang's troops from Zuoying in the south, they all seemed to be crazy and fought bloody battles with the defenders on both sides regardless of casualties.
The bandit soldiers and horses on both sides of the south and north were also equipped with a large number of firecrackers and bows and arrows. Under the cross fire, the casualties suffered by the front and rear camps of the New Army were not small, and they had already exceeded the casualties in the previous raids.
"It seems that Li Zicheng is ready to play stud with me!"
Liu Yan then sneered and said to himself: "Okay! Since Li Zicheng is ready to fight for his old fortune, I will stay with you until the end. If you dare to die, I will bury you!"
Immediately, Liu Yan said to Zhang Yi, the commander-in-chief of the New Army's Zuoying Battalion, who was waiting impatiently beside him: "Immediately lead your troops to attack from the west city gate, support the central camp, and defeat the enemy in front of you at all costs!"
"Take orders!"
Zhang Yi immediately rushed down the city wall, and the New Army Zuoying soldiers who had already assembled in the city quickly drove out of the city. After a little reorganization inside and outside the second line of defense, Zhang Yi briefly discussed with Shen Tuo. Lead the troops to attack.
At this time, thousands of soldiers on the left and right of the center camp in front of the New Army were already fighting with the rogue soldiers. The two sides were constantly competing for the first line of defense, refusing to give in to each other and fighting to the death.
It was impossible to withdraw at this time, and Zhang Yi couldn't cover it with a volley from the rear, so he yelled: "Fire the bayonet!"
More than 10,000 soldiers in the Zuoying camp fixed their bayonets one after another. Zhang Yi shouted loudly: "Let the bandits know that our new army soldiers are not only good at firearms, but they are also their ancestors in melee combat!"
"kill!"
More than 10,000 Zuoying soldiers launched a charge and rushed directly into and outside the first line of defense. The New Army side
Morale instantly rose, and the battle line that was still anxious began to push towards the west in an instant. Ren Jirong was so shocked that he hurriedly mobilized the armored soldiers behind him, as well as the reorganized dead soldiers and gunmen to support them, but still Unable to re-stabilize the front.
At this time, the two sides are engaged in very simple close combat. They form formations and "push each other with spears and stab each other with spears." There is nothing fancy about it. What they are competing for is their will to fight, their well-equipped equipment, and the ruthlessness of ordinary individuals. Here, It has no effect on the battlefield at all. No matter how brave a person is when fighting alone, he will not survive the time of a cup of tea!
Ren Jirong originally thought that the armored soldiers of the Dashun Army were today's elite, almost all of them wearing armor. As long as they rushed closer, they would be able to defeat Liu Yan's new army head-on. After all, no matter how strong the new army was, they could only fire cannons and muskets from a distance. .
But today's bloody battle completely shattered Ren Jirong's "world view". Not only did all of Liu Yan's new troops wear armor, but they were all fearless of death. The soldiers actually took the initiative to fight to the end. Why?
Ren Jirong couldn't figure it out and could only attribute these doubts to the high military salary and good treatment given by Liu Yan, or the harsh military laws.
"Send the order: If you take another half step back, you will execute a commando attack!"
Seeing that the position continues to retreat, if they retreat further, Liu Yan's new army will completely drive out his own troops and horses from the first line of defense. By then, the terrifying volley firepower of the new army will roar again, and this battle will really be lost. !
So Ren Jirong sent a large number of personal guards to supervise the battle in front.
After killing hundreds of people in a row, the situation was finally stabilized.
boom!
At this moment, more than a hundred red cannons on the west wall of Dingzhou City roared again, and a large number of shells continued to fall, smashing the formation of the bandits and armored soldiers. The formation that had just been maintained collapsed in an instant. .
"No!"
Ren Jirong screamed heart-breakingly, but he still couldn't stop the large number of defeated soldiers and horses, the armored soldiers who retreated like a tide, and the dead soldiers and gunmen who collapsed again, all mixed together and were killed from behind. The officers and soldiers of the New Army's middle camp and left camp were driving towards the west.
"General, leave quickly. If you don't leave, it will be too late!"
Ren Jirong gritted his teeth and rode his horse back without saying a word. As the horse galloped, he came to the rear with a dozen personal guards and did not join up with the general He Jin who was leading his army forward.
At this time, the 20,000 knights under the command of General He Jin were pretty good and were advancing steadily. When he saw Ren Jirong who had escaped, he roared: "What do you do for a living? You defeated all 50,000 knights so quickly." Oh, you are an idiot!"
Ren Jirong also felt aggrieved and retorted: "Who would have thought that Liu Yan's soldiers and horses can be so brave in hand-to-hand combat, and the soldiers in front are really unstoppable!"
"Asshole!"
He Jin said angrily: "No matter how strong they are, they only have more than 10,000 people. How many people do you have? Several of them defeated him. How can you explain to His Majesty!"
At this time, Ren Jirong did not dare to say anything, lowered his head and waited for his resignation.
Seeing this, He Jin said angrily: "You immediately rectify and collect the broken troops. I will lead the charge now. I will repel Liu Yan's attack first and see if I can kill him."
To somewhere. After you reorganize your troops, immediately lead your troops to respond. Don't mess up this time! "
"yes!"
