was ambushed, which was expected by Wu Zheng.

But Wu Zheng still didn't expect that the combat power of this spear cavalry would be so strong.

Since there is an expectation, it is natural to be prepared.

The march of reinforcements is not at an even speed, but fast when it should be fast, and slow when it should be slow.

For example, on both sides of the official road are farmland and small rivers, and at this time, the marching speed is the fastest.

And if the official road is flat on both sides, then be wary of slow marching.

This is an imminent encounter, or a counter-ambush battle, because it is on the march, and it is a march mastered by the enemy, so Wu Zheng cannot predict when he will meet the enemy.

The scouts went five miles ahead, and the gunners were always on standby.

This so-called standby actually means that the tiger squat cannon is not disassembled, and the whole tiger squat cannon is carried by two soldiers to march, and the wooden box containing the shells is also loosened and carried by the soldiers on their shoulders, which is to shoot at the enemy at the first time when they meet the enemy.

According to Wu Zheng's estimate, the scouts who came out five miles away to warn them were four and a half miles away when the enemy cavalry rushed to half a mile, and the time required for the four and a half miles of enemy cavalry was enough for the gunners to place and load.

This time, Wu Zheng brought 200 tiger squat cannons.

These 200 salvos are enough to cover the area within a radius of one or two miles in front of them, and can cover the position of about 200 cavalry with artillery fire, even if there are really 3,000 cavalry, I am afraid it will be difficult to cross this distance in a short time, as long as the speed of the enemy cavalry is delayed, then the eighteen six-pounder direct-fire guns of the main force behind can be calibrated.

Even if the enemy cavalry can rush through the direct artillery fire, there are still 5,000 musketeers projectiles waiting for them, even if there are still enemy cavalry that may rush in front of them, then the spears of the Northern Expeditionary Army are waiting for them, life for life!

But the occurrence of the military situation is still surprising.

Shen Zhiyuan did set up an ambush twenty miles south of Pei County.

This ambush location is familiar to everyone, Feiyun Bridge.

Ten days ago, Wu Zheng was here, killing half of the iron cavalry that Dolgon had worked so hard to build with his inconspicuous landmines.

People tend to be careless about familiar terrain or people.

The north and south of the Feiyun Bridge are unobstructed, and even if it is dark at night, the scouts can light up the entire bridge deck by throwing a few torches past.

Of course, if the scouts did this, it would have to be done by military law.

But the scouts did not find the enemy in ambush on the north side of the bridge.

This is not all because the scouts did not do their duty, Feiyun Bridge is a stone arch bridge, high in the middle, low on both sides, the drop is about one zhang, standing in the center of the bridge, you can see the scene at both ends.

But because of this big gap, it can also hide the ambush figure well, the so-called dark under the lamp.

When the scouts arrived at the south of the Feiyun Bridge, it was just getting dark, and they didn't need torches, so they could complete the task with just one look.

After all, such a number of enemy troops are not a needle, and they need to be searched carefully, if there are no ambushes, won't it delay the main force to move forward?

So, after the scouts probed under the bridge and found that there were no ambushes, they ended their first reconnaissance and returned to their lives.

But in fact, at this time, Shen Zhiyuan's department was hiding in a small village five miles north of Feiyun Bridge.

Shen Zhiyuan was also unintentional, his original intention was a distance of five miles, not a distance for cavalry, once the army appeared on the side of the bridge, it could also quickly launch a surprise attack from five miles away.

But his scouts reported that after the enemy scouts came to Feiyun Bridge, Shen Zhiyuan's mind changed.

He decided to do the opposite, that is, to divide a cavalry and hoard it at the north end of the bridge, because he estimated that by the time the enemy arrived, it would be completely dark, and the terrain in the center of the stone arch bridge was high and low at both ends, which was just right to hide this small number of cavalry, so as to facilitate the first attack on the enemy.

However, Shen Zhiyuan also made mistakes, he didn't know that the scouts of the Northern Expeditionary Army had to go out to reconnoiter at least three times.

When Shen Zhiyuan was in the military academy, the musketeer drill code had not yet been compiled.

So, when the five scout cavalry of the Northern Expeditionary Army reappeared on the bridge deck and threw five torches at the northern end, the hazy figure of hundreds of enemy cavalry who had set up an ambush in front of them appeared.

Shen Zhiyuan's spear cavalry reacted quickly, and more than a dozen cavalry quickly rushed towards the bridge deck, trying to quickly kill the five scouts.

But the scouts of the Northern Expeditionary Army reacted faster, "Tom...... Tom ......", and the continuous sound of gunfire spread farther in the night.

The sound of gunfire quickly alarmed Shen Zhiyuan, and after he secretly shouted pity, he quickly changed his strategy and ordered the whole army to rush south.

Because Shen Zhiyuan knew very well in his heart that his strength had been divided into forty percent, and he only had 1,800 cavalry in his hands, for the large number of reinforcements from the Northern Expeditionary Army, he could only fight a surprise battle.

Since the scout appeared for the second time, it means that the reinforcements are not far away, and the reinforcements want to reinforce Peixian as soon as possible, and there is only one way in Huashan, rushing over, taking advantage of the enemy's lack of time to react.

……。

When Wu Zheng heard the gunshots, he quickly gave the order according to the predetermined strategy.

It's a pity that it's still half a step slower.

When the 200 Tiger Squat cannons were loaded and ready to shoot, the front line of Shen Zhiyuan's spear cavalry had already rushed past the limit range, that is to say, the artillery fire could no longer intercept the enemy's cavalry forward.

The artillery fire was still firing a salvo, and even if it could not intercept the enemy cavalry forward, it could also cut off the following enemy cavalry.

But what cannot be changed is that the musketeers in front of the Tiger Squatting Artillery Position bear the brunt of the attack and need to withstand this wave of ferocious impact.

Fortunately, on the official road with dense musketeers and a width of one zhang, even in the dark of night, the dense projectiles were still very effective in killing light horses.

No less than a hundred horsemen rushed into the line of musketeers, and the casualties inflicted were enormous.

The greatest casualties were not caused by the impact, but by the muskets of the spear riders, which were equipped with two guns, and fired their bows from the left and right, at a distance almost face-to-face, almost one by one.

Of course, the more than 100 cavalry did not break through the defense line of the Northern Expeditionary Army in the end, the official road was so wide, thousands of people blocked the road, and they still held their rifles on the ground with their guns and stabbed to meet the enemy cavalry.

But even so, after the war, the casualty ratio of the two sides reached 2 to 1, and the Northern Expeditionary Army suffered more than 200 casualties.

The strange thing is that this assault and counter-assault war ended in such a hurry.

The middle section of the spear cavalry that was covered by 200 tiger squat cannons, the casualties were not small, Shen Zhiyuan quickly ordered a retreat at the first time, he knew very well that this battle could not be won.

According to him, he wanted to shrink his forces, meet the cavalry at the north gate of Pei County, redeploy, and then make plans.

However, at this time, Lan Bai beside him resolutely disagreed, thinking that the loss was not big, and there were still more than a thousand horses in his hands, as long as he continued to rush up, it was very likely that he would turn defeat into victory.

Shen Zhiyuan's cold gaze slanted Lan Bai, "Someone, tie him up and bring him back!" ”

Lan Bai was furious, "Shen Zhiyuan, I'm the ...... of the prison army!" ”

However, Shen Zhiyuan didn't pay attention to it at all, turned around and left, leaving Lan Bai, who was pressed like a turtle by several guards, scolding angrily.