The rumbling sound of horses' hooves is like a huge war drum, beating into people's hearts.

Tens of thousands of Li Zicheng and other subordinates were deployed as a general reserve at the rear two miles away from Qingbo Gate, and they existed as a general reserve force, and at the same time as a deterrent force in Li Zicheng's hands.

Keep in mind that the deterrence mentioned here refers not only to the officers and soldiers of the imperial court, but also to Liu Zongmin, Yuan Zongdi and others, which is not only understood by Li Zicheng, but also by Liu Zongmin and others.

In fact, in another historical time and space, the relationship between Li Zicheng and Liu Zongmin and other former generals was not so harmonious, after capturing the city of Beijing, Li Zicheng established the Dashun Dynasty, but within a few days of good days, Wu Sangui, who was stationed at Shanhaiguan, reversed, on the grounds that Liu Zongmin robbed his concubine Chen Yuanyuan.

Li Zicheng, who was in high spirits, was annoyed when he heard it, this kind of thing can't be endured, he will beat him.

So he said to Liu Zongmin, the matter was caused by you, so you have to settle this matter yourself, this time you can lead the army to go out by yourself, I am the emperor, I have to sit in the capital.

Liu Zongmin stopped doing it when he heard it, and shouted on the spot.

Don't look at you now that you're the emperor, it looks like you're six out of five, but who doesn't know who yet.

I think you Li Zicheng is just a postman (post man), and Lao Tzu is also an ironworker. No one is more noble than anyone else, this country is a big guy who fought together, why do you let me go alone to fight thunder when something happens now, but you are here drinking and sleeping with Emperor Chongzhen's woman? If you want to go, go together, otherwise no one will go!

Liu Zongmin made such a fuss, although Li Zicheng was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but there was no way, at that time, Liu Zongmin was already fledgling, not only in the Dashun army, but also had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under his hands, if he really wanted to make trouble, the Dashun Dynasty that was finally established was estimated to fall apart overnight.

In this case, Li Zicheng had no choice but to personally lead an army of 100,000 out of Beijing City to fight a decisive battle with Wu Sangui, and finally Wu Sangui and Dolgon joined forces with a blue nose and swollen face, and fled back to Beijing City in a gray manner.

In fact, until the dispatch of troops, Li Zicheng and his generals of the Dashun army were unprepared for the Qing army to enter the customs to help the war, in their minds, the battle between the Ming and Qing dynasties was a matter of the 'previous dynasty', and they did not have a bad relationship with the Qing side, and they could live with peace of mind without the well water.

It can be seen that Li Zicheng and his officials of the Dashun Dynasty were not only short-sighted, but also regarded the change of dynasty and the relationship between countries as a playhouse, and at the same time lacked the experience of fighting against the cavalry of the Qing army, so they could not be defeated.

In this atmosphere of suspicion, the 5,000 cavalry led by Cao Yingmao entered Li Zicheng's main formation at a lightning speed. And at this time, Li Zicheng's formation hadn't even had time to set up.

"Kill ......"

Cao Yingspear took the lead in the big array of thieves, the long knife in his right hand slanted from the bottom to the top, and a huge human head flew into the air, and at the same time, the war horse under the crotch also knocked a rogue who was in front of him and had no time to dodge several meters away.

"Stop them, don't let them rush over!"

Li Zicheng, who was hurriedly commanding the soldiers to form a formation, was so anxious that his eyes were red, he knew very well that he had 40,000 troops under his command, if he let these Ming cavalry rush into his own formation, his 40,000 horses would repeat the defeat of Mengjindu's 200,000 army in the past.

He grabbed the shirt of a general and shouted: "Liu Liang, you lead the old eighth battalion to stop those Ming troops, and you must not let them break through our own formation, otherwise it will be all over!" ”

The old eighth battalion is a cavalry unit built by Li Zicheng with great effort, this force has a total of 3,000 people, and the members of it are either experienced bandits or robbers who are strong in martial arts and are not afraid of death.

After Liu Liang received the order, he led the old eighth battalion to rush in the direction of Cao Yingmao and the others, and soon the two cavalry collided head-on.

Cao Yingmao had already seen the oncoming enemy army, raised his arms high, and shouted, "Handcuffs ready!" ”

With the sound of Cao Ying's spear, the cavalrymen who were charging took out their three-eyed guns from their waists, and when the distance between the two sides was closer to twenty or thirty meters, the cavalry who rushed in front pulled the trigger one after another.

"Fire!"

"Bang bang bang!"

The flames and guns roared, and in the chaos, dozens of rogue cavalrymen at the front screamed and fell off their horses.

Although the downed cavalry fell from their horses, the cavalry behind them were still rushing forward, and at this time, only another voice was heard from behind: "Ten thousand enemies prepare, throw!" ”

As the words fell, iron lumps were thrown like raindrops.

After the sound of firecrackers, there was the sound of explosions of 10,000 enemies, and the smoke filled the ears with the frightened neighing of war horses, the screams of their companions on the verge of death, and the many frantic horses around them.

The cavalry of the old eighth battalion were all blinded, and these bandits and outlaws that Li Zicheng had spent a lot of effort to collect could be said to kill people without blinking an eye on weekdays, but these heroes who had never experienced or rarely experienced firearms were quickly collapsed under the blows of shrapnel and lead bullets flying everywhere.

Under the hot sun, the choking smell of gunsmoke, mixed with the pungent smell of blood, and inhaled into the lungs, even the strongest people feel difficult to breathe.

The smoke rising from the surroundings made the faces of the people next to them loom, and these "heroes" were either panicked and frightened and galloping, or dazed and sluggish.

As a brigade leader of the old Eighth Battalion, Liu Liang calmly urged everyone to rush forward, but the battlefield at this moment was already in chaos, no matter how loudly he shouted, it would not help.

Liu Liang tried to calm himself down, he looked around blankly, and found that the queue that had been lined up quite neatly just now had already become a mess, and there was smoke everywhere, and the sound of firecrackers and explosions was everywhere in all directions.

There were also the voices of his own people around, but in the noise, Liu Liang couldn't hear what they were saying at all.

Just beside him, one of the cavalrymen next to him shot a lead bullet in the jaw, and the horseman's entire jaw was broken, and he fell off his horse, rolling on the ground in pain, and let out a senseless scream.

Liu Liang knew this person, he was one of the most brave soldiers in the old Eighth Battalion, and there were no less than dozens of lives on his hands, but today he howled like a leper dog with a broken leg.