Kong Youde wanted to use artillery and bird guns to delay Liu Pei. At the same time, let the two easily collapsing phalanxes retreat first. That way he would be able to retain most of his strength. As for not letting them withdraw too quickly, it was because these soldiers were already like frightened birds, and if they left too fast, they might blow up the camp themselves.

Sure enough, Kong Youde expected it! Just as the gunners and bird-gunners stepped forward, the soldiers of the two phalanxes began to flee first! If it weren't for the horseback soldiers who were pressed and killed a few soldiers who were running fast, maybe those two phalanxes would have collapsed!

Kong Youde saw that his officer was suppressing the formation, so he relieved himself and turned his attention to the opposite side.

I don't know if I don't see it, and I am even more shocked when I see Kong Youde! Only then did he know that he had underestimated Liu Pei's soldiers. Where are the soldiers under Liu Pei comparable to the peasant soldiers in the guards? It's clear that all of them are pawns!

I saw that the soldiers of the three phalanxes leaned their firearms on their right shoulders, stepped on the drums in the formation, and moved forward step by step! Even the left and right feet move in unison! The black high-waisted leather boots stepped on the ground, and the sound was even more penetrating than the beat of the drums! Especially since the bayonets on the firebolt had not yet been removed, and in the sunlight, the rows flashed with a piercing light!

In Kong Youde's view, it is not the three phalanxes that have come over at all, but the three cities!

At this moment, Kong Youde's sweat flowed down! Kong Youde was terrified at this time, even more frightened than his soldiers! You must know that since the beginning of the war, Liu Pei's soldiers have been as majestic as a mountain when they are not moving, like a raging fire spreading when they attack and kill, and they are like forests when they are marching!

Kong Youde's understanding is condensed with blood! When the opponent was not moving, he was repulsed twice to attack, and now that the mountain has smashed over, how should he resist?

Unlike Kong Youde's side, the soldiers on Liu Pei's side were beaming and ambitious! Even the swing of the arms has become more powerful and neat! Because they had just repelled two attacks by an superior enemy and also defeated the cavalry as infantry, they had every reason to be proud!

But the only thing that displeased the soldiers was theirs

Dashuai always pressed his speed forward. At this time, shouldn't the phalanx be disbanded and all the people rush over to kill?

The distance of a few miles, even if you walk slowly, there is an end. Soon, Liu Pei's soldiers approached the rebel ranks. Liu Pei saw more than a dozen artillery pieces sparsely placed in front of the rebel phalanx, and the gunners had just finished the construction of the gun emplacements and were loading ammunition.

Liu Pei estimated the distance and said that his side should still be out of the range of artillery. He ordered the soldiers to stop, and then ordered them to fire a volley.

The soldiers didn't understand Liu Pei's idea at all? Because the enemy is still outside his own range, isn't it pointless to shoot at this time? Or did they still obey Liu Pei's orders, and they set off their firearms one after another, and fired a salvo under the command of the officer.

With a "bang" of guns, a miracle happened! As soon as the salvo of the soldiers on Liu Pei's side ended, he saw the artillery on the opposite side desperately starting to fire! They also don't even look at where the shells fall and let them go! Not only that, but even the bird gunners are also playing with it!

For a while, the flames in front of the rebels rose, and it looked like it was boundless, but in fact, it didn't cause any damage to Liu Pei at all! The closest scatter bomb to Liu Pei was just a burst of dust on the ground two feet in front of the phalanx!

All the soldiers and officers of Liu Pei couldn't help but be stunned when they looked at the scene in front of them, and they didn't understand what was going on at all! They all feel that the handsome man of their family seems to be able to pinch and calculate, and when he fires a shot, he will cause the other party to use firearms indiscriminately!

In fact, only Liu Pei knows what's going on. He just took advantage of the tactical transformation of the Houjin army!

The Houjin cavalry also knew that the Ming army had sharp weapons, but they also knew that the quality of the soldiers of the Ming army was very low and their courage was insufficient. Therefore, they often rode their horses straight into the position of the Ming army, making the appearance of charging into battle, and lured the Ming soldiers to keep firing firearms to give themselves courage. And they had already ridden away.

When the artillery of the Ming army was hot, and the medicine in the hands of the bird gunners was shot empty, they rushed to the front of the battle with the help of horsepower and dismounted to fight! At this point, the gunners and bird-gunners who are not able to resist will be easily scattered by them. And then the routed soldiers

They will lead to the collapse of the entire formation. This is already a tactic that the Later Jin Army has tried and tested repeatedly. As a result, it was used by Liu Pei today, and it was really easy to use!

Kong Youde, who was in the main formation, was already dumbfounded at this time! He also thought about using firearms to block Liu Pei's advance! But he didn't expect Liu Pei to use this trick to attract his soldiers to fire! By the time he reacted, there was already a smoke in front of him and he couldn't see clearly!

But he knew that Liu Pei's side must be unharmed. The fact is just as Kong Youde guessed, Liu Pei is really fine here! The soldiers were stunned as they watched a brilliant fireworks display.

Kong Youde immediately shouted and ordered the soldiers not to fire again. The officers sent to the front of the battle, but where could they get it for a while? Even if you rush to the front of the battle, it is already a few rounds of artillery fire! And those terrified rebels only cared about using firearms to strengthen their courage, and they could not contain it for a moment.

When the officers managed to get the rebels under control, the firing of firearms began to stop piecemeal. But before it could completely stop, Liu Pei's drums and trumpets sounded loudly, and the three phalanxes started again. As a result, the sound of the cannon that was gradually subsiding down sounded violently again!

However, this time Liu Pei's team did not stop, but they kept the speed to the minimum. and divided into fifty staggered horizontal formations. This formation minimizes the damage to personnel caused by the artillery.

Although these more than 50 horizontal lines seem to be staggered before and after, they are not in a straight line. But it is clear that they are actually divided into three large horizontal teams. And the distance between the front and back is more than ten meters. In this way, Liu Pei completed the dazzling change of formation in front of Kong Youde's formation, and slowly pressed it. It made Kong Youde, who saw the entire formation change process, tremble!

At this time, Liu Pei said loudly: "Put the trumpet cannon!" ”

When the guards around him heard this, they immediately took out three thick paper tubes and lit them, only to hear three successive "bang, bang, bang" sounds, and three red fireballs flew straight into the sky! After flying more than ten zhang in size, it exploded with a bang, leaving three red clouds in the sky.

The soldiers of the rebels didn't know why, but Kong Youde was humiliated and instantly figured out when he saw these three cannons, this Liu Pei still has ambush soldiers!