But after all, Zhu Chongyuan was experienced in the battlefield, and he immediately reacted and personally went into battle to command the battle.
Under his furious roar, the infantry battalions under his command pressed on Cao Fengyang from all directions, trying to surround and kill the 8,000 new troops under Wancheng City with their numerical superiority.
But contrary to expectations, under the stranglehold of the New Army cavalry firearms, the momentum of these bandits was broken one by one, and they were vulnerable. After the elite infantry defeated them, the bandits behind them collapsed instantly without even holding on to half a stick of incense.
The armored infantry at the back managed to gather together under the pressure of Zhu Chongyuan, but as soon as they rushed onto the battlefield, they were defeated again.
Finally, there are the cavalry formed by each battalion.
Zhu Chongyuan became angry and personally beheaded several generals who were unfavorable in the battle. He became furious and said, "The whole cavalry army is pressing down. They cannot defeat these 8,000 officers and soldiers. They all show their heads to the public!"
The remaining cavalry generals suppressed the fear in their hearts and began to charge like crazy.
But when they looked back, they saw how weak these so-called cavalry were. Although they were cavalry, most of them were riding mules and donkeys.
It is simply ridiculous to think that they can defeat Cao Fengyang's 8,000 New Army cavalry.
Cao Fengyang once again fought with the bandits' cavalry.
"Break the formation, break the formation, break the formation!"
"wind!"
"wind!"
"wind!"
The cavalry of the New Army made a terrifying shout and charged forward, the muskets in their hands roaring incessantly.
No matter what, they must fight their way out of the encirclement among thousands of armies and join forces with the current emperor Li Yi's army!
The generals of the thieves and bandits led the charge, commanding their cavalry to intercept them continuously. On the battlefield, corpses lay everywhere, and blood flowed in the river.
At this critical moment, the hidden new army finally appeared.
While guarding Wancheng, Cao Fengyang arranged for brothers Yuan Jianfan, Guo Polu and Guo Pofeng to lead 30,000 troops and hide in the dense forest near Wancheng to wait for the opportunity.
Now, the time has come.
The elite of the old battalion under Zhu Chongyuan went to encircle Emperor Li Yi's elite cavalry. The elite infantry were turned around by Cao Fengyang's 8,000 new troops. In his middle army, except for 10,000 cavalry and infantry, there was no one else. other people.
This just gave Yuan Jianfan and the Guo brothers an opportunity.
Don't miss this opportunity!
Together, the three of them divided their forces and went straight to the headquarters of Zhu Chongyuan's army to capture and kill the old thief Zhu Chongyuan.
First, Guo Polu personally led 20,000 cavalry and roared out, heading straight for Zhu Chongyuan's banner. They were unstoppable, plundering and killing all the way.
Yuan Jianfan, on the other hand, led the remaining 10,000 infantry troops to quietly circle back and charge out from behind Zhu Chongyuan's camp.
"kill!"
The 20,000 New Army cavalry fired wildly with their firearms and stabbed with their spears, forcing the bandit guards guarding the central army to divide their troops to stop them.
And Yuan Jianfan's 10,000 infantry troops were like divine soldiers descending from the sky, suddenly appearing behind the camp of the bandits' Chinese army.
"Bang bang bang!"
The sound of firearms resounded through the sky, and the screams of the bandits' army camp were endless. In the blink of an eye, countless bandits were shot to death.
The bandit army camp is in complete chaos!
Zhu Chongyuan was also horrified. When did the officers and soldiers kill him behind him? Before he could react, an infantry soldier holding a blunderbuss and carrying a spear rushed in front of him.
"Come here, come here! Stop the enemy!"
Zhu Chongyuan was shocked and angry. His army of one million people besieged Wancheng, a city the size of an asshole, and they were beaten to such a degree!
"Commander, it's bad, we can't stand it anymore, we can't stand it anymore!"
"Report!"
"More than half of the cavalry guards have been lost, and the official troops have already arrived!"
"Report, all the generals on the left and right of the front camp guard were killed!"
Seeing this situation, Zhu Chongyuan broke out in cold sweat on his forehead and plopped down on the ground.
The generals were so frightened that they rushed to help him, fearing that he would not be able to breathe again and die again.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Qiu Jun quickly said: "Commander, this army is too weird. The firearms in their hands are simply powerful weapons. They are many times stronger than the army we encountered before. Our army suffered heavy losses. Morale is low, we must retreat quickly, otherwise when the officers and soldiers join forces and completely surround us, the consequences will be disastrous."
"What!"
Zhu Chongyuan raised his head, his heart trembling. He had not expected that the battle situation had become so corrupt.
"They have firearms, don't we?"
"I am ordering you to assemble all the firearms battalions and use our firearms to defeat the government troops and defeat all the damned government troops!"
At this moment, Zhu Chongyuan suddenly remembered that he also had a firearms camp under his command, and everyone was preparing firecrackers.
Since he raised his troops from the land of Sanqin, he has attacked cities and plundered territory along the way. He also robbed many firearms from the officers and soldiers from various places and formed a firearms battalion. However, because he had elites from the old battalions in his hands, the firearms were not used at all, so he continued to use them. Idle.
Now he remembered that his firearms battalion was like "protecting animals" and immediately ordered the firearms battalion to be pulled out. He did not dare to say that he would defeat the official army and intercept the attack momentum of the official army.
With an order, the bandits' firearms battalion was pulled out of the barracks and headed straight to the rear. Behind them was Yuan Jianfan's 10,000 infantry army. Both sides had the same firearms. Looking at it this way, it seemed that they were not at a disadvantage.
"Bang bang bang bang!"
The bandit firearms battalion opened fire first. After a series of shots, Yuan Jianfan and the 10,000 infantrymen surprisingly suffered no casualties.
This move confused Yuan Jianfan. What is going on? Do thieves also have firearms?
That's fine. The key point is to fire from three to four hundred feet away. What does it mean?
Not only him, but other generals and soldiers of the New Army looked at each other. When firing from such a long distance, even the new fire muskets they were equipped with lost their accuracy. Even if they hit, they had no armor-piercing ability.
But the next second, Yuan Jianfan was even more stunned by the actions of the Bandit Firearms Battalion.
The troops of the Bandit Firearms Battalion lost their firearms and rushed towards them with swords and guns drawn.
What the hell is this?
Yuan Jianfan couldn't see through the tactics of these bandits. To be cautious and prevent fraud, he ordered the infantry to be divided into three teams, two teams were ready to shoot, and the third team was defensive.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Chongyuan from the Chinese Army Camp was very excited. If he had known it, he would have mobilized the firearms camp as soon as possible, and he would have killed the officers and soldiers to a complete defeat.
Before he could get any closer to his happiness, the firearms battalion soldiers under his command fell on the charge road like wheat harvesting, accompanied by the deafening sound of firearms.
The nearest charging bandit soldier was less than fifty steps away from Yuan Jianfan.
But there was no difference in the result. The Bandit Firearms Battalion still did not insist on half a stick of incense and was completely annihilated.
When Yuan Jianfan from behind roared, charge!
The 10,000 infantrymen drew their bayonets, jumped up, and gave the bandit the last blow in the back.
This knife was aimed at Zhu Chongyuan's heart.
Finally, the formation of the Chinese army of the bandits was in chaos and they could no longer withstand it. The Chinese army camp collapsed instantly.
Zhu Chongyuan was so angry that he almost vomited blood, but there was still nothing he could do. He could only watch his soldiers being slaughtered, and the entire battle was completely defeated.
"withdraw!"
Zhu Chongyuan finally issued a retreat order.
But although he was retreating, he was turning into retreat.
He wanted to gather all his troops and take advantage of their numerical advantage to fight Li Yi to the death.
But once the retreat order was given, it would be difficult to gather together, not to mention that the New Army cavalry was still chasing them desperately, not giving them any chance to breathe.
The pursuit all the way turned the bandits' retreat into a huge rout.
The troops are retreating like a tidal wave, who can stop them?
The New Army cavalry took advantage of firearms and spear battle formations to continuously launch a torrent of offensives against the bandit cavalry. Each bandit general was beheaded, resulting in numerous casualties.
Looking at Li Yi and Su Changyu, they blocked Liu Zongmu's old battalion's elite cavalry and hundreds of thousands of elite troops with 40,000 horses.
As a result, Zhu Chongyuan retreated.
The battle turned into a massacre!
Forty thousand New Army cavalry chased and killed the millions of thieves. The thieves couldn't get rid of them. They stabbed and slashed with guns and knives along the way, and fired from firearms from time to time, but Liu Zongmu's old camp was decimated.
Even Liu Zongmu was shot and almost died on the battlefield.
The millions of thieves and bandits were in complete chaos, their morale was low, and their hearts were broken. No one dared to stop and stop them, and they all ran away.
The army was defeated like a mountain. No matter how many Zhu Chongyuan's schemes or how ruthless Qiu Jun's tricks were, it was useless at this moment. He could only watch the army collapse.
On the way to escape, Zhu Chongyuan vomited blood, and everything was completely in vain.
Originally, he only needed to break Wancheng, and then he could go all the way to the capital. When the time came, he would be crowned the great treasure and realize his dream.
But he never expected that Li Yi's arrival completely changed everything, and he defeated the millions of thieves and fled.
Even after escaping from the boundaries of Wancheng, the bandits still failed to restore their decline, and the New Army cavalry was still chasing them all the way.
The fleeing army did not stop until they fled back to the city they originally occupied.
This rout was the end.
The brave bandits rested for half a day and then retreated all the way, abandoning dozens of cities for fear of being besieged.
