Xishan Military Camp.
Su Yang was dressed in iron armor and sitting on the main seat.
After all, if you want to fight, you must wear armor.
Although it may not be necessary for Su Yang to go into battle to kill the enemy in person, he still has to show his attitude.
From the intelligence obtained by the scouts, it was known that Ping'an was personally leading the main force to kill them, numbering about 40,000.
But Ping An's vanguard army was almost at the foot of the Western Mountain at this moment, only more than twenty miles away from the Western Mountain.
The main army is different from the vanguard army. The more troops and horses there are, the slower the march will naturally be, especially with supplies such as grain, grass and baggage.
Generally, when marching, a vanguard army will be dispatched to take the lead to clear obstacles on the way for the main army and prevent it from being ambushed by the enemy.
Su Yang's eyes narrowed and he immediately made up his mind.
He must eat Ping An's five thousand vanguard army.
One is to boost military morale, and the other is to test the lethality of the three-eyed gun.
"I intend to take the initiative and set up an ambush to annihilate their vanguard army."
Su Yang's words were shocking, but no one was in a hurry to refute.
They thought about it carefully and it seemed that this plan was really promising.
After all, Xishan is a hundred miles away, which is the territory of Xishan army.
And Ping An probably never thought that the Xishan army would take the initiative to attack.
So everyone discussed it, and an ambush and sniper battle took shape.
Under the arrangements of Su Yang, Xu Xiang and Jia Yi, the entire Xishan army was dispatched, leaving only the militia to garrison Xishan.
After spending an hour, Su Yang led the Xishan army to ambush outside a hill that the Southern Army must pass through, and waited patiently.
In the evening, as expected, five thousand Liaodong cavalry arrived.
They are marching towards the Western Mountains, with the goal of reaching the foot of the Western Mountains to camp and clearing obstacles along the way.
The commander of this vanguard army was Deputy General Huo Er Hui, a Mongolian warrior who was brave and good at fighting. He was the former Mongolian commander of the Liaodong Cavalry. His immediate boss was Yang Wen, the chief military officer of Liaodong. He was ordered by Zhu Yunwen to hand over the Liaodong Cavalry to Commander Ping'an. Only then did he return to Ping An's command.
Although Huo Erhui looks down on Ping An's cautious behavior, he is still a veteran on the battlefield and has always been proficient in warfare. At this moment, he led five thousand light cavalry into the Western Mountains. A large number of scouts were scattered along the way. On the one hand, there were traces of ordinary Yan troops, and on the other hand, there were also To avoid being ambushed.
However, as they were almost reaching the foot of the Western Mountain, the scouts did not find anything unusual, which made Huo Erhui relax his vigilance.
After all, their current battlefield should be Beiping City, not the Western Mountain not far away!
Breaking the city of Beiping and capturing the family members of King Yan Zhu Di was a great achievement!
It happened that Ping'an was the commander-in-chief of the West Route Army, so even if Huo Erhui and others were unwilling, they could only act in accordance with the military orders honestly.
"My sons, arrive at Xishan before dark!"
"Strive to wipe out the Yan army in Xishan within two or three days, so that we can still catch up with the battle of Peking!"
The five thousand soldiers accepted the order with a bang, not noticing at all that there were pairs of eyes staring at them from all around.
When the five thousand Southern troops passed through the hills, Su Yang decisively ordered an attack.
Three thousand soldiers and horses blocked the retreat. Two thousand soldiers from the Shenji Battalion held down the left and right flanks and used standard fire cannons to harass them. One thousand soldiers from the Chinese Army's Shenji Battalion were waiting with three-eyed blunderbuss.
After all, the main purpose of this battle is to test the power of the three-eyed gun!
In an instant, the sound of firecrackers resounded through the sky!
Caught off guard, the Confederate army was caught off guard and fell on its back.
The screams and wails resounded throughout the world, mixed with the heartbreaking sound of bones breaking!
Huo'er's gray face changed wildly, and he immediately gave the order to rush over.
Because he clearly saw that the number of enemy troops blocking the way forward was not large, and they were just some musketeers.
The Liaodong Ming Army also had such things as fire rifles, but they were not taken seriously.
After all, the drawback of using a fire gun is that after just one shot, you need to reload the ammunition!
And this gap time is enough for the cavalry to rush over and kill them!
So Huo'erhui didn't hesitate at all and led the cavalry to charge!
As long as he rushes to the front, he will let these fire gun soldiers know what cruelty means!
The drums of war sounded, and the Confederate light cavalry launched a charge.
With banners flying in the clouds and dust filling the sky, five thousand Liaodong cavalry rushed toward the Yan army's front line.
The murderous intent as cold as winter was overwhelming, like a black devil with its mouth wide open, viciously charging at the front Shenji camp!
Under such a terrifying charging momentum, the array of the Shenji Battalion suddenly became a little panicked. Some soldiers were so frightened that their legs became weak and they could not even lift the muskets.
Xu Xiang is worthy of being a veteran on the battlefield. Seeing that Paoze's momentum was a little unstable, he immediately raised a small black flag in his hand and shouted sternly: "Steady!"
"There's nothing to be afraid of!"
"No matter how scary the iron cavalry is, it's not like you haven't killed them before!"
As soon as these words came out, the soldiers of Shenji Camp immediately calmed down.
yes!
It’s not like he hasn’t been killed before!
Not long ago, they killed a Confederate cavalry!
So what about the cavalry? It’s not like they haven’t been killed before!
"Tong Ping Li, prepare to shoot!"
Xu Xiang's voice sounded again, and the slightly chaotic Yan Army array immediately calmed down.
The soldiers followed the order and raised their three-eye system, aiming straight ahead with firm and calm eyes!
Earlier, they used standard fire cannons to wipe out a group of Confederate cavalry!
Now that they have a more lethal three-eyed gun, there is no reason to be afraid of these Confederate cavalry!
Xu Xiang stared intently at the approaching Liaodong cavalry, secretly measuring the distance between them and his own army.
Five hundred steps!
Four hundred steps!
Three hundred steps!
…
Close!
Getting closer!
It wasn't until he was almost a hundred steps away that Xu Xiang shouted: "Light the fire!"
The soldiers immediately lit the fire, and then lit the lead of the three-eye system.
Boom!
An earth-shattering thunderclap sounded, causing the heaven and earth to shake!
Not only did a large section of the Liaodong cavalry charge in the front fall, but even the Liaodong cavalry in the rear were frightened into chaos. The horses under each cavalry were even more panicked. The neighing men stood up, and countless people were thrown off their horses. , fell heavily into the yellow sand.
What the hell?
Huo'erhui was shocked and looked at the scene in front of him in disbelief.
He had never thought that firearms could make such terrible noises!
The Liaodong cavalry charge formation was in chaos, but the soldiers of Shenji Battalion were not in chaos.
What they are doing now is just mechanically igniting and firing to empty the gunpowder pellets in the three-eyed gun!
Immediately, the first row retreated quickly, and the soldiers from the Shenji Battalion with full ammunition in the back quickly made up for it, and then continued to ignite and launch.
The soldiers of the Shenji Battalion have long been familiar with this three-stage shooting formation, and they have done it with perfect understanding.
The Liaodong cavalry, which was charging rapidly, was now in an embarrassing situation.
The speed of their attack had been greatly slowed down, but they could not stop because of the charge.
The loud-sounding firearms in the hands of the Yan army were inherently frightening. The Liaodong cavalry who charged at the front fell from their horses after being shot. This also created a human barrier for the Liaodong cavalry charging behind. Many war horses were tripped by the fallen Pao Ze. , one pour is a big piece!
What a mess!
The entire battlefield is in chaos!
The neighing of war horses, shrill wails, and crazy curses... filled the entire battlefield!
There was no suspense about victory or defeat. With calculated calculations and unintentional calculations, the Xishan army had an absolute advantage in terms of strength, weapons, and terrain.
Su Yang looked away with a telescope and then gave a calm order.
"Solve the battle quickly!"
"The movement here cannot be hidden from Ping An!"
"I'm just afraid...he's coming!"
Hearing this, Jia Yi's heart tightened, and he rushed to deliver the order.
If Ping An goes into battle in person, then this battle will be fought!
