251 Abominable

Style: Historical Author: Call the skyWords: 3101Update Time: 24/02/20 19:09:56
As for the possible means of attack by the bandits, Zhang Mingwei had already communicated with the generals in previous military discussions and had corresponding plans for the various means of attack by the bandits.

Therefore, when he saw that the bandits were using old-fashioned attack methods again, he immediately mobilized his troops.

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Where the bandit commander was, Li Zicheng kept staring at the battlefield.

He had already been psychologically prepared for the artillery bombardment by the imperial officers and soldiers, so he didn't care at all. After seeing his army resume the offensive, he knew that even if there were subsequent shelling casualties, they would not be defeated like the first time. Because those soldiers all knew that if they were defeated, there would be a supervising team behind them.

In the defense line of the imperial army's carriages and camps, in addition to the constant sound of shelling, the only things that could be seen were the waving of flags and the running of messengers or generals. Other than that, there was no movement. All the soldiers were waiting quietly.

When Song Xiance saw this, he frowned and reminded: "General, this imperial army cannot be underestimated!"

Li Zicheng had been fighting for so many years, and he didn't need to remind him. Naturally, he could see that this imperial army was different from the imperial army he had seen in the past few years. Therefore, he turned to look at Luo Rucai and said: "This first battle will definitely consume some of the morale and strength of the imperial officers and soldiers. How about you, Lao Luo, take the second battle?"

He was a little surprised that Luo Rucai's troops were not involved in the vanguard battle. Therefore, he did not hesitate, nodded and said: "Of course!"

The advantage on their side is that they have abundant troops, can launch attacks one after another, and can afford it. However, no one is stupid and will not waste his own money.

No, Luo Ru just agreed and was about to start dispatching troops and generals. When preparing for the second wave of attacks, he suddenly saw new movements on the battlefield.

I saw that the imperial officers and soldiers did not wait for their side to attack. Groups of imperial officers and soldiers came out from the gaps in the side carriages to the front of the formation, carrying guns and forming formations.

Seeing this scene, Luo Rucai couldn't help but feel strange. She turned around and asked Li Zicheng: "What the hell are they doing? The fire gun soldiers just came out like this, and they are arranged so closely. Are they not afraid that the match rope will ignite the gunpowder of the people next to them?"

Li Zicheng also frowned. He quickly thought of something and couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Could it be that those are self-generated fire guns?"

Self-generated fire guns are actually flintlock guns. When Chongzhen was fifteen years old, there was already one. Although it was not common, as a person who led troops in wars all year round, he certainly knew that there was such a firearm.

Luo Rucai nodded after hearing this, and suddenly said in surprise: "Look again, damn, this army is really rich. How many people can make their own guns? Moreover, every soldier is covered with leather armor, and Have a helmet!”

In terms of military equipment, the imperial officers and soldiers encountered by the bandits in recent years are actually similar to them. Most of the imperial officers and soldiers wore uniforms that were washed and patched, and the color of the uniforms was so faded that it was impossible to tell what the uniforms looked like. For those who don’t know, it is actually said that these are bandits and not officers and soldiers. At first glance, some people definitely believe it.

But at this time, Luo Rucai and others suddenly came to their senses. It turned out that the equipment of this imperial army was really extraordinary. Not only are the military uniforms uniform, but the fire guns used are self-generated fire guns, and even ordinary soldiers have leather armor. What a luxury this is!

Just when they were surprised, they discovered that the rows of Ming army artillery soldiers started to move forward. Although they stopped every three steps, they were still moving forward!

Behind the musketeers, the cavalry began to follow, covering on both sides.

"Is this an attack?" Luo Rucai was a little dumbfounded. "Did the prince's forehead get caught in the door? If we fight defensively, the casualties would be lower, right? Does he think he has too many soldiers, or does he think he dislikes our soldiers?" Not enough?"

Not only were these bandit leaders unexpected by this abnormal behavior of the imperial officers and soldiers, but even the bandit soldiers who were attacking were a little dumbfounded. They stopped one after another and looked at the opposite side in surprise: They are like this. What are you going to do?

The bandits are being driven to attack, so naturally they won't have any formation, it's like a hive. In fact, it would be really difficult for them to form a formation, especially these ordinary soldiers.

On the opposite side, the imperial army's gunners lined up in a tight formation, stopping every three steps to reorganize their formation before moving forward. In this way, from the perspective of the thief, it is like a wall of people moving forward. It is so powerful that it is scary to look at it.

The bandits supervising the battle at the back saw the team in front stopped, and they shouted and drove them forward again. In addition, there were also cavalry troops, moving from both sides, obviously looking to see if there was any chance to take the fire musket soldiers' retreat.

Today's bandits no longer lack combat experience. There is no need for specific command from Li Zicheng, the leaders below can respond accordingly according to the situation on the battlefield.

The infantry of both sides soon got very close. The ordinary soldiers who were driven away by the bandits were actually commonly known as cannon fodder. They had no long-range weapons at all. They were driven away by the supervising team behind them. Seeing that there was no way to escape, Then someone finally shouted and started running. When the other bandits saw him, they also shouted to embolden themselves and started running together.

At this moment, the gunmen of the imperial army stopped and took aim.

"Kill..." The thief's cry echoed over the battlefield.

But then, "bang bang bang..." gunfire sounded immediately, and it was continuous. After each team of musketeers fired, they immediately turned to the back to expose their field of vision. The musketeers in the second row immediately fired, and then immediately turned to the back...

The bandits rushing in front fell down one after another as if they had hit a wall.

In just a few breaths, a large number of the bandits in front fell down.

The gunfire continued without any sign of stopping.

When the thieves behind saw him, they turned around and ran away if they dared to charge again.

Seeing this, the imperial cavalry immediately seized the fighting opportunity, drove their horses to pursue, and the sound of horse hooves joined the battlefield.

The stray thieves who were left behind were still hesitant at first, because they knew that if they turned around and ran away, there would be someone supervising the battle team. However, when they saw their companions in front of them running back one after another, and the imperial cavalry also began to rush over, they no longer hesitated. If they didn't run at this time, they would be dead.

When the elite thieves hiding behind saw him, of course they started killing without mercy.

However, this time was different from the bombardment.

During the bombardment, everyone knew that the one shot would only kill or injure a line at most, and it might not be their turn. But with the rows of muskets fired and the cavalry covering them up, it was not a matter of casualties.

Therefore, these driven thieves no longer cared about it and all ran back. They rushed away the elite rogue thieves who were supervising the battle, and even the elite rogue thieves had to run with them.

When the thieves' cavalry saw it, they wanted to insert themselves from both wings and outflank the retreat of the imperial army.

However, before they could move, they saw that the sidecars had already moved forward and were blocking the sides, covering the gap left by the cavalry charge. Moreover, the cavalry on the other side of the formation were sent out to guard the retreat.

The rogue cavalry army has no chance at all!

"The morale of this Ming army is really extraordinary!" Luo Rucai didn't feel bad at all since his men were not killed. Instead, he commented with interest, "How dare you take the initiative to fight, and the formation is not chaotic at all. , the coordination between the gunmen and the cavalry is also good, they are elites, they are all veterans who have fought many battles!"

If the morale is not high, how can they take the initiative to fight, which disrupts the rhythm of the offensive here.

Li Zicheng had a gloomy face, knowing very well what was going on with the high morale of the Ming army.

Although this first round of fighting was intended to be tentative, it was a complete defeat and almost a one-sided battle, which also made him lose face.

"Those who kneel down and throw away their weapons will avoid death..."

The battlefield was almost filled with the shouts of officers and soldiers. The bandits who were watching the battle all looked at the battlefield in silence, and their morale was obviously affected again.

When the bandits in our formation began to march out to fight to prevent the defeated soldiers from attacking our formation, the official army withdrew its troops under the vigilance of the cavalry.

Those who surrendered as promised were not killed by the imperial officers and soldiers, but were escorted back.

"Lao Luo, although I have lost some troops, I have tested the strength of this army. It's your turn!" Li Zicheng looked at it gloomily for a while, then suddenly turned his head and said to Luo Rucai with a smile on his face.

This had been promised before, and Luo Rucai did not regret it, and immediately called his men to make arrangements.

Not long after, another group of tens of thousands of thieves began to attack the imperial army.

The difference from the previous one is that this time, the flow thief obviously learned the lessons from the previous battle. At the front of the attack queue, many archers and firecrackers were deployed. Obviously, the rogue doesn't want to be defeated by the opponent because he doesn't have long-range soldiers!

As a result, what the thieves never expected was that the imperial army would actually dispatch field artillery vehicles this time, which were also Fran cannons, the kind with a mother-and-child blunderbuss.

Although the range of the Fran cannon is much closer than other artillery, but no matter what, it is farther than bows and arrows and muskets. Moreover, the Fran cannon fires extremely quickly because it is a double-shot gun.

This time, the attack of the bandits was almost the same as the first time. The bandits were defeated again.

Luo Rucai's face turned ugly just this time. He had sent some of his elite men, so in terms of losses, he was greater than Li Zicheng.

Seeing the imperial officers and soldiers escorting his defeated soldiers to the army's rear camp, he couldn't help but shouted sharply: "Damn it, the imperial court's firearms are too damn powerful!"

Li Zicheng also nodded in response. The previous two battles immediately demonstrated the advantages of the imperial officers and soldiers: their firearms are powerful!

Whether it is self-generated muskets or artillery, they are not comparable to those in their army.

This battle is not easy to fight!

At this moment, a "bang" was suddenly heard, and a thunderous thunder sounded in the sky.

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