During this battle, Li Yi gathered together Cao Fengyang's troops and Yuan Jianfan's 40,000 infantry troops who came quickly and formed an array outside the bandit camp.
Yuan Jianfan's troops also brought hundreds of magical arrows, vowing to wipe out Zhu Chongyuan and his group of thieves here.
Li Yi was so anxious that he couldn't wait any longer. He took the lead and rushed over with his sword.
Cao Fengyang immediately followed and other New Army cavalry swarmed forward, using the sharpness and ferocity of the fire blunderbuss to tear the bandit's infantry formation into pieces.
With just one assault, the thieves infantry on the opposite side were completely wiped out.
At this moment, Liu Zongmu was waving the flag and commanding the elite cavalry of his old battalion to surround and kill Su Changyu and Guo Polu's troops. However, he suddenly discovered that the army in front was in chaos and there was still a deafening sound of firecrackers. He was suddenly shocked.
"It's broken, it's Li Yi, today Li Yi is here!"
Anxiously, he quickly commanded the army to move closer to the front again, trying to prevent Li Yi's attack no matter what.
In half an hour, and in another half hour, the imperial army was completely wiped out.
Li Yi could see clearly and noticed Liu Zongmu in the bandit army at a glance, and immediately cursed angrily, "You bastard, I will avenge these dead soldiers of the Gale New Army today!"
Immediately, he raised his fire gun and aimed it, and immediately locked Liu Zongmu in the rebel army.
Liu Zongmu was tall, and the extremely long red tassel on his helmet was particularly eye-catching.
When a large army fights, standing in the military formation can best improve morale, but today's move cost him his life.
"boom!"
Pulling the trigger, the gun made a loud noise.
An iron pill went straight to Liu Zongmu.
After several bloody battles, Liu Zongmu had a new understanding of the firearms equipped by the imperial army, but he still disdained them, thinking that they were just fancy tricks that could not be used on the stage. In battlefield battles, he still had to rely on strong bows and crossbows.
Therefore, the defense of firearms was simply ignored.
In the center of the army, he still shouted desperately and shouted to his soldiers to fight.
But he never expected that the bandit, a tiger general, would be so unlucky and die under the fire.
"puff!"
An iron pill hit Liu Zongmu's face, and the terrifying penetration directly tore his face into pieces. His entire head was shattered and turned into a ball of minced meat.
He fell off the horse without even a scream.
This scene shocked the surrounding bandit generals. After a short period of silence, they hurriedly lifted Liu Zongmu's body.
As soon as he saw Liu Zongmu's body, he didn't even need to resuscitate him.
My brain is gone!
Even rescue it!
With the death of Liu Zongmu, the bandit army completely collapsed, and the morale that had just been gathered was once again dissipated.
Guo Polu was fighting hard when he suddenly noticed that the bandits around him began to retreat. Just as he was wondering, he suddenly heard a loud roar, "It's your Majesty, your Majesty is coming!"
"Your Majesty is here to save us!"
"Your Majesty, Emperor Longqi, your Majesty is here!"
Guo Polu hurriedly looked up, and sure enough, not far away, Li Yi was holding a blunderbuss and a long knife, and was coming to cover his way.
There were countless New Army cavalry behind them, riding their horses to chase down the fleeing bandit infantry.
Guo Polu yelled, "Brothers, Your Majesty is here to save us. Go ahead and kill the bandits, kill them!"
Hundreds of Liangjiazi who surrounded him immediately turned their horses and chased the fleeing bandits.
In this battle, countless good family members have shed their blood on the battlefield, and every living person is burdened with the hatred of their family and country. How can they let these bandits go so easily?
Finally, under Li Yi's attack, the bandits' army completely collapsed.
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"For the sake of the mountain, you have failed in one step!" Qiu Jun stood in the distance, shaking his head helplessly.
Zhu Chongyuan also smiled bitterly, "God bless the wind, but don't bless me!"
"Commander, what should we do next?" Qiu Jun asked hurriedly.
Zhu Chongyuan frowned, with a glint in his eyes, "The matter has come to this, and the only way to have a chance of survival is to fight to the death!"
Worthy of being a hero of his generation, Zhu Chongyuan, at the moment of life and death, broke out in unprecedented bloodshed, and had no choice but to fight to the death!
At the moment, the situation is not an advantageous one for Li Yi. The disparity in troops is still very large. The terrain is undulating, which is not conducive to large-scale cavalry operations. The key leader Zhu Chongyuan still has nearly 100,000 troops under his command.
On the contrary, Zhu Chongyuan was full of fighting spirit. He still had his biggest trump card yet to show, which were the fifteen red cannons. This was his trump card and his greatest asset.
It was not used before because both sides were fighting cavalry. The red cannon was of little use and was easily exposed and hit hard by the enemy. Furthermore, it lost its concealment, making it difficult for the enemy to be fooled.
This time, Zhu Chongyuan took it all out in one breath and vowed to fight Li Yi to the death.
The two sides immediately opened up their formations and opened up their formations.
The terrain here is hilly and uneven. This terrain is found within dozens of miles. It is very difficult to conduct a decisive battle through a large-scale cavalry surprise attack.
This played into Zhu Chongyuan's intentions.
Zhu Chongyuan's cavalry was completely lost, and only the elite infantry suffered little loss. Many of the infantry had barely participated in the battle and were very powerful.
But he forgot that large-scale cavalry is not enough, so what if it is replaced by small-scale cavalry?
"I am sending an order to the commander-in-chief to order brothers Wu Liuqi and Wu Liuba to lead 10,000 infantry to attack from the front. Once the enemy is engaged, retreat immediately!"
Zhu Chongyuan ordered in a deep voice.
The two young generals behind him responded, their faces filled with joy, and they immediately led 10,000 infantry troops to rush towards Li Yi's army.
The two young generals Wu Liuqi and Wu Liuba were also adopted sons by Zhu Chongyuan. Their fathers were all Zhu Chongyuan's sworn brothers. After they died on the battlefield, Zhu Chongyuan adopted them.
These children were loyal to Zhu Chongyuan, fought bravely, and were not afraid of death, which won Zhu Chongyuan's favor.
at the same time.
Li Yi quietly looked at the rushing thieves and infantry without saying a word, which made Guo Polu anxious and turned around in panic.
The bandit infantry was getting closer and closer, directly approaching the position of the Antler Trench.
Cao Fengyang then asked: "Your Majesty, the bandits are coming."
Li Yi sneered, "They are just a group of refugees armed with knives and guns. They are vulnerable."
"Guo Polu, I leave this first battle to you. I will give you a thousand cavalry and charge quickly. I only want the head of the bandit general."
"No!" Guo Polu was already impatient.
They gathered together a thousand cavalrymen, and then roared, and a thousand cavalrymen rushed out like a hurricane.
One thousand cavalry formed five horizontal columns, lined up like waves, and charged fiercely towards the bandit infantry.
This first battle was crucial, and Li Yi knew it well. The reason why he handed it over to Guo Polu was because the Liangjiazi under Guo Polu suffered heavy losses, and even his younger brother Guo Polu was injured.
The hatred of the family and the country made Guo Polu and Liang Jiazi red-eyed and wanted to bite the thieves on the opposite side to death one by one!
Let him go, as long as he takes action, it will be a fatal move, which will completely shatter the courage of the thieves until they collapse!
Li Yi was also speechless. At this time, why would Zhu Chongyuan, a fool like him, send 10,000 horses to die?
What a stupid dog!
In this case, let's take this opportunity to completely break Zhu Chongyuan's illusions and let him see the ferocity of Gale's new army!
Ten thousand infantry troops, said to be infantry troops, are actually just ten thousand young and strong refugees.
In the bandit army, the army composed of young and middle-aged people is called the infantry, and the old, weak, sick and young are called refugees. But what can the infantry composed of young and middle-aged people do? Can it stop the wolf-like and tiger-like cavalry?
Let alone ten thousand, even one hundred thousand or one million would be useless.
Sheep are sheep, no matter how many they are, they can only become dinner for hungry wolves.
A thousand cavalrymen galloped wildly, taking advantage of the endless impact, and instantly rushed into the bandit's infantry formation, and easily penetrated it.
You heard it right, just kill it.
A thousand cavalrymen broke through the formation of 10,000 infantry troops.
immediately.
Guo Polu stopped probing, put away his musket and spear, pulled out the long knife from his waist, rushed into the bandit's infantry formation again, and easily cut the general's formation into four sections.
As Li Yi said, how could a mere 10,000 refugees put down their hoes resist such a ferocious impact of a thousand cavalry?
In the blink of an eye, the thieves and infantry troops began to fall into chaos. They were completely transformed into lambs to be slaughtered and were easily strangled.
"kill!"
"Leave no one alive, kill them all!"
Guo Polu roared loudly and waved the saber in his hand like a glow. Wherever he passed, heads of thieves' infantry were rolling in, and corpses were scattered all over the field.
This time, the two brothers Wu Liuqi and Wu Liuba were frightened. In the past, it was their brothers who galloped on horseback and massacred the officers and soldiers. Today, it happened to be the other way around.
Moreover, the officers and soldiers in front of them were not the trash they had seen. They were all fierce and good at fighting, just like wild beasts.
