As Han Zheng said, Ha Cizhang was really agitated at the moment. He tried several times to lure Li Wenzhong into chasing him with light equipment, but Li Wenzhong just didn't take the bait.
At present, Ming army Xu Da's team was stationed outside Helin, and Wang Baobao was actually defeated.
The other troops rushing from all directions were beaten away by Xu Da, and the team sent by He Lin to deliver messages urged him to go over again and again.
But if he passes by himself and Li Wenzhong catches up behind him, won't he form a pincer attack with Xu Da's army when he gets there?
Now it seems that the only way to fight and defeat Li Wenzhong is to rush to help.
Otherwise, once the Ming army captures Helin, he will have no way to escape.
With this in mind, Ha Ci Zhang began to make arrangements, which was fundamentally different from the situation in history.
Historically, Xu Da lost the battle, Tang He failed to defeat Yang He, and Wang Bao maintained his position.
If the West Route Army wins, it will be impossible for them to fight Helin and Wang Baobao again, so Ha Cizhang will dare to act according to the plan.
Now there is chaos, and Wang Baobao has been deceived. The key is that they have not even captured a flintlock rifle.
At the same time, they didn't know what a telescope was. The Ming army's scouts could always run away before the enemy formed a siege.
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The next day, Ha Cizhang and Manzi began to prepare. Both of their teams were very capable.
Historically, Li Wenzhong fought with them and suffered heavy losses. After he finally won, many people starved to death because they got lost.
In other words, after Li Wenzhong led 50,000 people to fight a battle, less than 10,000 people were left to go back. What a tragedy!
But Li Wenzhong is also very powerful. He can fight in person. Even if his horse is shot to death, he can still dismount and command on foot.
It proves that both sides were running around in circles and fighting, with arrows flying all over the sky.
This time the situation was different. Li Wenzhong had 50,000 troops, 10,000 fusiliers, and 5,000 modified muskets.
Using pieces of wood and arrows, they were responsible for dealing with the first wave of impact.
The Yuan cavalry raised their bows and set up arrows to speed up, while the Ming army's cavalry on both wings were circling to speed up, ready to support at any time.
The spearmen came forward to set up a spear formation, and the shield bearers were responsible for covering.
In fact, it is just to show that the enemy's cavalry will not charge the spear formation, they will only shoot arrows from a long distance.
The first wave was a tentative attack. Manzi and Ha Jizhang wanted to see what happened to the Ming army's firearms.
When a thousand cavalry came up to charge, the fire gun soldiers were divided into five teams, each with a thousand men.
The distance between the two sides was gradually getting closer. When they saw three hundred and twenty steps, with an order, the first row of gunmen opened fire.
With the sound of 'Bang bang bang...', the arrows flew out, followed by the second row of fire.
During the cavalry charge, they saw smoke coming from the opponent's position and knew that it was fired by firecrackers, but the distance was too far.
They were prepared. It is said that the Ming army's fire cannons can shoot arrows and hit three hundred steps. Now they rush forward and meet the opponent's arrows flying towards them.
You can't stop, you can't hide, you can only see if the opponent's arrow can really fly that far.
Each of the cavalrymen lowered their bodies, and at the same time struggled to clamp the horses, urging the horses to speed up.
Swish~~~A wave of arrows fell, and twenty or thirty unlucky guys fell off their horses, followed closely by the second wave, the third wave, the fourth wave, and the fifth wave.
The closer they got, the more people were shot, and the horses were also hit by arrows and fell down.
The gunman immediately ran back to reload his ammunition.
The fusiliers lined up and waited, guns drawn.
'Woo~~Woo~~' the Yuan army's horn sounded, and the remaining 800 or so people were circling left and right to run back.
"Let go!" Li Wenzhong ordered.
'Bah, bang, bang...' The flintlock guns opened fire. This time, scores of enemies fell off their horses or lay motionless on their horses.
Ten thousand fusiliers fired a round and immediately loaded ammunition on the spot.
There were less than three hundred Yuan soldiers who ran back. Even if some people went back, they did not move and fell off the horse as soon as it stopped.
Some people dismounted and held their wounds and cried out in pain. The horses that were shot were bleeding.
Manzi and Ha Cizhang walked to the people who had returned, carefully inspected the wounds, looked at the Ming army's array, and frowned.
The firecrackers and fusiliers of the Ming Army loaded their ammunition, mounted their horses one after another, and then divided into three formations, with the firecrackers at the front.
Five thousand fusiliers in the middle, and another five thousand fusiliers behind.
The other cavalrymen prepared their bows and arrows, intending to take the initiative to attack and then retreat.
It was impossible for the Yuan soldiers to wait and move, so their cavalry ran and kept a sufficient distance.
The Ming army maintained their formation and stayed where they were without pursuing, so both sides were wasting their energy.
Everyone spent time from morning to noon. Yuan soldiers ate their fried noodles with salt, and Ming soldiers ate meat floss, with the sun shining above their heads.
Then……
The horses couldn't stand it anymore and were hungry, especially the Yuan soldiers' horses. They were riding on their horses, while the Ming army's gunners dismounted and sat waiting.
The Yuan soldiers withdrew and went back to feed the horses.
"Withdraw your troops! This battle is fought." Li Wenzhong felt depressed with sweat flowing down his face.
The Yuan soldiers fought smartly. If they didn't rush forward, less than a thousand people died.
Everyone quickly found the river and set up camp there. It was obviously impossible to fight today.
"What should we do?" Li Wenzhong ate helplessly.
Han Zheng came up with an idea: "Either we stay here, set up camp, and take precautions day and night.
Or let's go forward together, go to Helin, and see if they can leave?
They can't hide forever. We will meet up with General Xu Da when the time comes. "
"Let's go, let's advance steadily towards Helin tomorrow."
Li Wenzhong knew what the enemy meant and made himself give up his distance advantage.
How is that possible? We can kill you all in advance, why do we have to fight so hard?
If you have the ability, you are willing to pay the price and go up!
As long as the previous rounds of shooting are completed, isn't it the same distance as before?
After the meal, Li Wenzhong and Han Zheng discussed again, and he had a plan.
So except for some people in the Ming army who were on guard, the others immediately went to sleep.
It was slowly getting dark, and Li Wenzhong's team set off to find Yuan Bing's camp.
The Yuan soldiers also had scouts at night, and they ran back after noticing the movement. Not long after, the Yuan soldiers came out of their tents and mounted their horses.
They came outside to face the enemy, and the Ming army moved forward.
Yuan Bing no longer knows how to play in an instant. How to fight this?
During the day, you can walk in circles and keep your distance. Where should you go now? No more campsite?
"Come up, fire, and charge the camp." Li Wenzhong gave the order without giving the opponent time to think of a solution, and the team pressed forward.
"Charge the Ming army camp, charge them, charge!" Ha Cizhang reacted quickly, shouting and running around towards the Ming army.
Li Wenzhong didn't care about him at all, and the team continued to advance towards the Yuan Bing camp. Some archers had already lit the fire and were preparing to burn the camp.
"Come on! Fight!" Seeing that the Ming army was not fooled, Ha Cizhang shouted and charged back.
What greeted him was a round of volleys of guns. The Yuan soldiers paid a huge price. Just as they were about to rush into the shooting range, the Ming army turned around and ran away.
The Yuan soldiers were chasing after them, shouting and cursing, and as soon as they had chased them a hundred or so steps, they saw fire lights flashing continuously in the pursuit of the Yuan soldiers, with a flash followed by a bang.
In just a dozen breaths, the array of pursuing Yuan soldiers was in chaos. People within the explosion range were turned upside down, while those behind them rushed into the bodies of the people and horses in front.
Some horses were frightened and rushed wildly.
The Ming army continued to run, not caring about the situation behind them.
After running far away, there was no follow-up. The gunmen reloaded ammunition as quickly as possible.
After everything was ready, everyone turned around and went back.
"Kill~~~" the Ming soldiers who were fighting back shouted together.
(End of chapter)
