Gale's new army's iron cavalry is unparalleled in the world in its bravery!
This sentence was said by Zhu Chongyuan himself.
Only he is the most qualified to say.
From this moment, we can see how sophisticated the Gale New Army is. Faced with ambushes from all directions, the Gale New Army did not panic or flee, but formed formations to attack.
They tied the horses' hooves together and put wet felt on the horses' bellies to form a simple military formation.
However, due to geographical advantages and numerical advantages, it is obvious that even though Gale's new army is sophisticated, it has lost the opportunity.
Twenty thousand crossbowmen, plus a firearms battalion, fired at the encircled Gale New Army indiscriminately. The rain of arrows was like a downpour. Many Gale New Army fell to the ground after being hit by arrows, and the casualties skyrocketed.
At the same time, the dense infantry also launched an attack. This time, the thieves' infantry were arranged in a tight formation, with thickened heavy shields in the front row to resist the fire cannons of the new army.
It has to be said that Zhu Chongyuan's conspiracy was successful. There were ambushed crossbowmen on both sides of the camp, infantry in the four directions, cavalry on the outermost edge, and a group of elite cavalry in the rear, preparing for the final blow.
However, even if Zhu Chongyuan considered everything, there was still one missing link.
They missed the fearlessness and well-trained military discipline of the new army officers and soldiers.
This time, seeing that the situation was not right, the officers and soldiers of the new army quickly used their war horses to line up, dug deep trenches, set up antlers, and deployed as quickly as possible to meet the enemy. Using the continuous firepower of their firearms, they began to attack the crossbowmen on both sides. Carry out suppression and block the attacking infantry.
First came the crossbowmen on both wings. Faced with the fire cannons whose range and accuracy far exceeded theirs, it was almost a one-sided massacre.
Every time a volley of fire cannons was fired, hundreds of crossbowmen fell to the ground screaming.
Under the long-range fire of waves of firearms, the crossbowmen suffered heavy losses and retreated continuously.
As for the charging infantry, they became living targets!
One by one, the infantry screamed and fell on the path of the charge.
Zhu Chongyuan couldn't bear to look at it anymore and gritted his teeth. This new imperial gun was so powerful that no weapon in the world could suppress it!
Looking at the other thieves and generals, they all showed horrified expressions, and their faces were all pale.
"Liu Zongmu!"
"The general is here!"
"I order you to immediately lead the elite cavalry of the old battalion to charge. No matter what, you must keep this army. If you can't keep them, you will come to see them yourself!" Zhu Chongyuan roared heartbreakingly.
This was a last resort. Why didn't Zhu Chongyuan want to save this elite force for use when Li Yi came to help at the end?
But in this situation, if the cavalry does not come forward, let alone defeat Li Yi, even this army will probably run away.
Liu Zongmu commanded the elite cavalry of his old battalion to attack, and the crossbowmen on the left and right wings fired desperately.
This time, the new army officers and soldiers encountered unprecedented challenges.
Su Changyu saw that it was not good, and immediately led a thousand-man team to launch an assault to the rear, preparing to open a passage for Guo Polu and other soldiers.
But at this time, the bandit's crossbowmen fired almost lifelessly from a long range, and the infantry also tried their best to block it. For a while, Su Changyu had no choice but to retreat after losing a hundred men.
Seeing that they could not break the formation, a dozen New Army cavalrymen, their bodies strapped with explosives, mounted their horses, gave Su Changyu a military salute, and then rushed towards the bandit infantry formation.
Su Changyu's eyes turned red, knowing what these soldiers were going to do. With a loud noise, the bandit infantry formation was instantly blown to pieces.
Su Changyu didn't have time to feel uncomfortable. He raised his sword high and shouted, "Brothers, get out and kill!"
After a melee, Su Changyu and Guo Polu's troops finally rushed out.
Under siege by hundreds of thousands of bandits, he finally escaped.
But this time, the thieves also changed their previous fighting and continued to pursue them.
Nearly 30,000 elite soldiers from the old camp of thieves seemed to have turned into wild wolves, looking for the direction in which Su Changyu and the two men were retreating, pursuing them all the way.
Different from the previous pursuits, this time the New Army cavalry was ambushed and was on the losing side. The 30,000 elite cavalrymen of the old battalion were the victors. Naturally, they were aggressive and high-spirited.
Liu Zongmu held a spear in his hand and chased after Su Changyu and the other two. The other bandits and cavalrymen drew out their bows and arrows and fired continuously. Many new army cavalrymen were hit by arrows and fell off their horses.
This made Guo Polu crazy. Although he managed to escape with great difficulty, it was really embarrassing to be hunted down like this!
The new army of Gale would rather die in battle than be chased to death like a dog.
"Brothers, you are all heroes of the Gale Dynasty. Today, due to my incompetence, you were ambushed by thieves and bandits. I apologize to you!"
"But now the thieves are in pursuit, do you dare to join me to stop the enemy here!"
Most of the new troops in Guo Polu's camp were sons of good families who had been adopted by Li Yi. They were the sons of first-class heroes. Their parents were all heroes who died fighting on the frontier for the Gale Dynasty. How could they embarrass their parents?
Immediately they shouted in unison, "Fight to the death, fight to the death, fight to the death!"
Guo Polu raised his spear high, "Okay, where is the good man!"
"exist!"
"Fight to the death, kill!"
Guo Polu took the lead with a spear in hand, and his subordinate Liang Jiazi also turned his horse's head, as if going crazy, and launched a counterattack.
The officers and soldiers of the new army are all high-spirited and fearless of heaven and earth. Even if the opponent is outnumbered, they must defeat them.
The continuous fire cannons immediately caught the bandit cavalry armed with bows and arrows off guard.
Subsequently, the New Army cavalry armed with long guns and formed a dense formation like infantry launched a counterattack.
The offensive of the thieves and cavalry was stopped abruptly.
It can be seen that Liu Zongmu was not angry but smiling when he saw this scene. The corners of his eyes were full of coldness. In these battles, he has lost troops and generals and suffered losses repeatedly. This time, I want to see where you are going to escape?
There are hundreds of thousands of infantry behind me, and they will arrive in a blink of an eye. As long as I delay you for half an hour, even if the gods come, you will not be able to escape destruction.
Guo Polu personally led the soldiers of Liangjiazi to take the lead and fought forcefully with the bandits and cavalry.
It has to be said that the bravery of the New Army cavalry is by no means an exaggeration. They fought with less and more and still managed to win. The two sides kept killing each other with swords and guns, but it was obvious that these so-called elites of the old camp of thieves and bandits , facing the new army cavalry, there were many casualties.
It's no wonder that although the bandits and cavalry were large in number, they were accustomed to fighting alone and were no match for the new army's cavalry who formed a battle formation.
On the battlefield, you can always see seven or eight New Army cavalry besieging a bandit cavalry and being cut down to the ground in the blink of an eye.
If it were not for the strong military strength, I am afraid that Liu Zongmu's bandits would be defeated again.
However, Zhu Chongyuan made precise arrangements for this battle. At the same time, the infantry from the rear had already rushed over, without directly participating in the battle, and once again surrounded Guo Polu's troops from both wings.
Under the leadership of their respective generals, the bandit infantry began to press toward the central battle circle.
The encirclement is getting bigger and bigger, getting tighter and tighter.
At this time, Guo Polu realized that something was wrong and he had fallen into the trap again!
He used Liu Zongmu's troops as bait to entangle himself, and then the army continued to surround him. By the time he realized it, he had no way to retreat!
"Damn it, these bastards are so cunning!"
"retreat!"
Guo Polu tried his best to break through to the outside with his subordinate Liang Jiazi, but the bandits clung to his pockets and strangled him continuously!
now.
Su Changyu finally rushed out. In this battle, the five thousand cavalrymen lost as many as one thousand men. The battle losses were not small.
But what he didn't expect even more was that Guo Polu was trapped inside again.
Hearing the news, Su Changyu suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. This was a fatal thing. At this time, he was trapped by hundreds of thousands of thieves and bandits, and they were still elites. It was simply impossible to escape.
Su Changyu was so anxious that he suddenly raised his sword and shouted to the brothers who had just escaped: "Soldiers, our brothers, who are alive and dead, are surrounded by bandits. What should we do?"
"Get it out, get it out, get it out!"
"good!"
Su Changyu yelled, "Reform, save our brothers, kill!"
"Save brother, kill!"
Su Changyu ordered to concentrate all firepower, launch an attack on the bandit army in front, and blast out a passage.
Four thousand cavalry charged with all their might, biting the thief cavalry behind them, and launched the most ferocious attack, like a red-hot knife inserted into the thief army formation, and countless thief cavalry blocking the road were killed. Sieve.
But it’s easy to get in, but hard to get out!
As soon as Su Changyu rushed in, the bandits behind him blocked the way back again, completely sealing it off.
Su Changyu and Guo Polu were completely trapped in the center of the rebellious army, unable to break free. The end result was inevitable destruction.
Liu Zongmu raised his chest and raised his head with a sneer on his face, "Little Li Yi, I will cut off one of your arms today. Let's see how you respond!"
"This battle must be won!"
The thieves and bandits all showed joy and prepared for the final blow.
As the thieves' cavalry and infantry strangled them, the New Army soldiers suffered heavy losses and were compressed step by step.
At this critical moment, gunfire suddenly erupted from behind, and there were countless deafening shouts of killing.
