The artillery roared, and the Eight Banners shouted and killed in the smoke of gunpowder. The Ming army had already reacted when the Qing army made a move, and when the artillery was on the front, it retreated even under the leadership of the junior officers.

The galloping cannons smashed the wooden fence into thousands of holes, and even directly knocked the wooden fence to the ground. Rao retreated in time, and the Ming army inevitably suffered some casualties. Fortunately, when the Qing army rushed into the camp, the Ming army, which had already carried out relevant training, quickly formed a formation under the command of the officers.

The Qing army quickly formed a formation and soon began to storm these towns. Different from the promotion of Fang Cai, the Han army banners stationed in Hangzhou are all veterans who have fought for many years, and even many of them are sharp soldiers who have been fighting for many years before the Qing army entered the customs and even when the Han army flag was formed. Just as soon as the confrontation began, the Qing army immediately showed extremely strong martial arts and tacit cooperation, Rao is Ming army with a three-person shield array to compete, for a time was also beaten only to parry, no way to fight back.

When the feudal army fights, even if the formation has an advantage, the impact of the advantages and disadvantages of martial arts on combat effectiveness is obvious. Even if it is like Qi Jiguang's Mandarin Duck Array, there are strict regulations on the martial arts of all arms. What's more, even if the Ming army has won many battles, the vast majority of the soldiers have only been in the army for a few years, and in the face of these old soldiers who have been accumulating for more than ten years, their situation can be imagined.

The right flank of the Ming army was still struggling to support, and only the Ming army, which had raised the standard, still had some advantages. At the same time, on the left flank of the Ming army, the army led by the Central Governor Gan Hui himself had also come into contact with the green battalion of Shi Lang and Ma Jinbao, and the fierce offensive of the Ming army was a reversal of the battlefield on the right flank.

"Capture the traitor alive and bless, and annihilate the Han military flag!"

Gan Hui's sword pointed directly, the handsome flag pressed forward, and the rhythm of the war drums transmitted the commander's will to the minds of every Ming army, and only in an instant, the Ming army's offensive became more violent.

Shi Fu and Ma Jinbao were on the task of intercepting at the beginning, and they also played a posture of strict defense early. However, in the face of the shield formation of the Ming army in groups of three, the situation of these green battalion soldiers was very uncomfortable, not to mention the strength to fight back, even if it was the ability to parry, it seemed that there was not even half a point at first glance.

Cavalry was hastily sent to the flanks to harass them, but with little success. Soon, while guarding Zhongzhen and reinforcing Zhongzhen crossed the barracks, the Ming cavalry of the brigade came out of the barracks, bypassed the pace of the two towns, and went straight to kill here.

The Qing army's interception force was nearly 8,000 people, but this was especially the case, but it was still difficult to parry in the face of the onslaught of the 6,000 Ming army. And as time went by, the follow-up troops of the Ming army were constantly following up, and just guarding Zhongzhen and aiding Zhongzhen was enough to completely erase the gap in strength, not to mention the cavalry and Rongqi Town that the Ming army followed.

The collapse of the interception force is only a matter of time, and what the Qing army relies on is nothing more than a rapid breakthrough of the Han army flag, once the Han army flag breaks through the right flank of the Ming army first, then it can quickly affect the situation on the left flank battlefield.

At this moment, Shi Fu and Ma Jinbao are still struggling to support, but on the right wing of the Ming army, they have encountered the wheel offensive of the banner and the Han army, and the right admiral and other towns in the middle of the camp are already a little unable to support, especially the town of Liwu, which is originally a battalion head expanded, and the proportion of recruits is large, and it is on the verge of collapse under such a fierce offensive.

"Go and report to Admiral Huang, we may not last long."

Chen Cheng was Zheng Cai's subordinate earlier, and he didn't get much trust when he was just transferred, but with his exploits again and again, Zheng Chenggong did not discriminate against him in the slightest. At this moment, the battle situation was critical, and while asking Huang Ting for help, he also moved the flag forward and pressed it with his own soldiers.

The general has the performance of taking the lead, and the morale of Liwu Town is greatly boosted. However, before a moment, a cold arrow shot from a tricky angle to the extreme, straight into Chen Cheng's throat, this tiger general who had cooperated with Gan Hui with less than half of the Qing army's strength but broke it back, his eyes widened, and he fell straight down.

"Chen Cheng is dead! The Ming army was defeated! ”

After a brief moment of stunnedness, the Ming army collapsed in an instant. Tear the opening, so as to destroy the overall defense of the right flank of the Ming army, this is the proper righteousness, the Qing army has rich combat experience far better than the Ming army, once such a breakthrough is found, the opportunity to directly launch a more fierce offensive.

The Ming army's Liwu Town was defeated, and Chen Cheng's handsome banner was quickly cut down to the ground by the Qing army. The next moment, it was almost foreseeable that the collapse of the Ming army was coming, and at this moment, the follow-up troops on the right flank were pressed on all fronts, especially the left vanguard town behind Liwu Town.

"If the rout has an impact on the main formation, don't count the killing!"

Ke Chenshu's death was issued, and the Ming army did not hesitate to rush to the front, vainly trying to pass through the formation of several Ming troops to kill on the spot.

From the experience of the previous car, even if the rout army was in a panic, the vast majority of them also hurriedly fled to both sides of the left vanguard town, how dare they go to the front of the battle.

The Qing army's pursuit was rapid, and the town of Zuo Xianfeng also quickly launched a counter-charge. There are constantly routs who die in the flanking attacks of the Ming and Qing armies, but at this time, no one can care about these, because once the heart is soft-hearted, it is likely that the opponent will drive the rout to break the formation, the Ming army is like this, and the Qing army is the same.

With the advantage of having more veterans in a hundred battles, Zuo Xianfeng Town collided with the Qing army under the whipping of strict military law, and the battle situation fell into a stalemate.

Zuo Xianfeng Town is not inferior to the elite of the Ming army in Rongqi Town, this point does not need Shi Fu's answer, Jin Li has already been mentally prepared through those intelligence. However, the tenacity of the elite of the Ming army still made him scratch his head, the confrontation between the two sides became more and more intense, and soon he received the news that the shooter of the Qing army hit the right wing coach of the Ming army, Huang Shan, but Huang Shan was wounded but did not retreat, but went crazy and shouted fiercely, and the morale of the Ming army did not fall but rose.

"I'm afraid it's not good to go on like this."

Jin Li and Liu Zhiyuan are both veteran generals who have fought on the battlefield for many years, and their rich battlefield experience is by no means comparable to those Ming army generals. At this moment, the Qing army's offensive was blocked, its progress was slow, and the defensive side was about to face a larger-scale attack. The two just glanced at each other, and without words, Liu Zhiyuan immediately turned around and summoned three Niu Lu to Shi Fu and Ma Jinbao to suppress the formation. On their side, it is already difficult to increase the investment of troops, so they can only hope that Shi Fu and Ma Jinbao can hold on for more time, at least until they break the formation.

The reinforcements of the Han Army Banner arrived, although the troops were small, but they greatly boosted the morale of those green battalion soldiers. The Ming army was unable to achieve an effective breakthrough for a while, and the same was true for the Qing army.

This is obviously not a good thing, not because the strength of the Ming army is more superior, but because Jin Li has put most of the troops except the cavalry on the battlefield, and the Rongqi Town on the side of the Ming army is still on the way to advance in formation. In other words, he has no possibility of achieving a quick breakthrough, not even a reserve!

"Call Admiral Yang."

Yang Minggao was still commanding the two wings of Fujian to raise the standard and maintain the Han army flag, but in the face of the fierce counterattack of the Ming army, they were also powerless. This stems from the fact that the old wounds of the first battle of Xiaoyingling have not yet healed, and there are too many new recruits in the army. At this time, he was also in an anxious moment, but he summoned Jin Li to the past.

"Yang Shuai, you are a Han Army bannerman!"

This identity is undoubted, and it is well known, Jin Li said it categorically, Yang Minggao looked at the condescending gaze from above, his mouth was dry, and after swallowing half of the air, he immediately responded.

Next, the bid began to take over the battlefield again, and the offensive of the Han Army Banner given by Yang Minggao was frustrated, and it was necessary to retreat for the time being and readjust the direction of the attack. On the side of the Ming army, they were almost fighting hard, and they were already showing a little fatigue, and the strength of the counterattack was less than expected.

The battle line here was still being readjusted, and Jin Li and Liu Zhiyuan were anxiously watching the left flank of the Ming army. There, the army of Rongqi Town was getting closer and closer, the Qing army of Shi Fu and Ma Jinbao was on the verge of collapse, and even the three Han army banner soldiers of Niu Lu came to the front line to fight fiercely with the Ming army.

I'm afraid that the battle line there won't last long, and this kind of thought has just come out, but unexpectedly, there was an exclamation in the distance, and Ma Jinbao's department was the first to collapse, and even the troops with Shi Fu were also affected.

"There's no time, let's get out of here!"

Liu Zhiyuan understands it, but Jin Li doesn't understand. The two had a very tacit understanding, Liu Zhiyuan immediately dispatched nearly half of the cavalry to attack and harass the left flank of the Ming army, and Jin Li immediately issued an order to retreat.

The cavalry of the Qing army came out in all directions, and the Han army flags that were not put into battle were carried by Niulu as a unit, and they fought and walked under the cover of the cavalry. They are old in war, and they have far more experience in this area than other Qing troops. At this moment, there was an orderly retreat in front of the battle, but the Fujian Banner and those Han Army Qiniulu who had not yet broken away from the battle with the Ming army immediately fell into the siege of the Ming army, especially those Qing troops who went deep into the camp, how easy is it to withdraw?

The Ming army soon gained an overwhelming advantage on both fronts, and the defeat of the Qing army was a foregone conclusion. However, Jin Li and Liu Zhiyuan, with the advantage of the quantity and quality of the cavalry, personally led the team to rush and kill a few rounds, and finally got rid of the pursuit of the Ming army, but the three green battalion soldiers who accompanied them could only ask for more blessings.

The battle has come to this point, in fact, from the very beginning, it is completely different from the battle of Fengchao Mountain in history.

On that occasion, Zheng Chenggong besieged Zhangzhou for several months, and his troops were already in decline, but he still managed to defeat his opponent in the first round of Qing attacks on the left flank. However, when the Qing army converged and routed and turned to attack the right flank, the Ming army fired a volley of firearms, but suddenly a strong wind blew, which made the smoke envelop the Ming army's front. The line of sight was blocked, the Qing army immediately sent a cavalry assault, swept the right flank of the Ming army, the Ming army fought and retreated, but when the rout was gathered, it still fell into a loss of troops, including the right commander Huang Shan, Liwu town Chen Feng, right vanguard town Liao Jing, Qin Ding town Guo Ting, guard the right town Hong Chengzhong and a large number of senior generals died.

But this time, the suddenness of the Qing army's "again" victory of the inexplicable demon wind did not appear, the reason for which was that the time of the battle was a month earlier, and the location changed from Fengchao Mountain in Zhangzhou to Zhongcuo in Quanzhou. The most important factors that led to this change were Zheng Chenggong's rapid capture of the capital city of Zhangzhou and Chen Jin's early assassination when the war situation in Fujian doubled.

As for the reason why Zheng Chenggong was able to quickly break through the city of Zhangzhou, the reason was that those auxiliary guns led to the scale of the Ming army's siege artillery. What's more, a certain initiator even made a casual demonstration at the end of last year......

After the war, both sides said that they had achieved a great victory here - on the side of the Qing army, the Pingnan general Jin Li claimed to behead Chen Cheng, the chief military officer of Liwu Town of the Ming army, and wounded a large number of generals in the Ming army, including Gan Hui, the right commander, Huang Shan, the chief military officer of Qinding Town, and Ke Chenshu, the chief military officer of the left pioneer town, and killed a large number of generals; The Ming army, on the other hand, claimed to have repelled the fierce offensive of the Eight Banners Army, killing a large number of middle and high-ranking generals, including Han Shangliang, the deputy general of Fujian, the Han army, the Han army, the Yellow Banner Jialazhang, Deng Changchun, the Han Army's Zhenglan Banner Niu Lu Zhangjing Wang Guofu, and the Han Army's Yellow Flag Niu Lu Zhang Jing Qin Jiwu, and a total of no less than 3,000 beheaded in fierce battles and pursuits, and countless prisoners and captures were counted.

The Battle of Zhongcuo finally ended with the Ming and Qing armies disconnecting from contact, and the Qing army withdrawing from the battlefield and retreating to Xinghua Mansion to recuperate. Judging from the propaganda of both sides, this is undoubtedly a "win-win" battle, and both sides have achieved brilliant results. As for the facts, just looking at the fact that the Qing army abandoned a large number of green battalions and retreated in a hurry, and the Ming army did not further advance in the direction of Xinghuafu, it can be seen that the result is nothing more than a defeat for both sides.

Jin Li had already written an excerpt of the plea overnight, asking the Qing court to immediately replenish the losses of the Han army banner, and at the same time dispatch a large number of elite green battalions from Zhejiang and Jiangnan to the south to help suppress it. This undoubtedly takes a lot of time, and Zheng Chenggong's side is much simpler, the surviving soldiers have gained a lot of combat experience, and their combat effectiveness has skyrocketed, and the dead are directly drawn from the reserve of the 28th battalion to replenish the losses as quickly as possible.

Both sides still need to spend more time licking their wounds, and Zheng Chenggong issued a series of orders after the war, including about pensions, rewards for military merits according to the rewards of the great enemy, and rewards for promoting Ke Chenshu to the commander of the left. Of course, this is also indispensable to report to the imperial court, because the news of Guilin's victory has been transmitted to the army through Guangdong not long ago.

"Let Shen Zhongcheng bring his ambulances over. In addition, I replied to Mr. Chen, saying that his plan, and I agreed - according to the current situation, if you want to make a big move in the second half of the year, you have to look at Guangdong. ”