The soldiers of the Guards Brigade, from the old brigade commander Mo Yu to the current brigade commander He Chongtian, who was recently promoted from the regiment commander, to the soldiers at the lowest level of the Guards Brigade, even if it is a horseman or a man, they all hold back a lot of energy, a fire, and a lot of anger in their hearts.

"Damn! If it weren't for the disadvantage of guarding the eldest lady at the beginning, we didn't fight hard enough, and we didn't rush hard enough and not fast enough! I've already broken through the spider web of Dolgon's badger! Do you still need the eldest lady and his wife to personally wear and wield a knife to fight today?!"

The Southern Guangdong Army has a strong centripetal force and a sense of honor. In the eyes of outsiders, this emotion has become the arrogance of the Nanyue Army and the strength of cowhide coaxing. However, the Nanyue Army also has its own capital that it can show off. Since we started the army, have we ever used a penny of military salary from the Ming Dynasty and eaten a grain of rice from the Ming Dynasty? Not only did we never have military salaries and rations, but over the years, how much food and salaries have we given to the imperial court, and how many rebellions have we put down for the imperial court?

However, since the first army and four towns welcomed the dragon into Jinling, those officials and gentlemen who did not like the eyes of the Nanyue Army have from time to time had all kinds of half-cool and unhot words blown into the ears of the officers and men of the Guards Brigade.

"If your Nanyue army is really so powerful, why didn't you break through the position of Dolgon, the prince of Pseudo-Rui, in the first place, but retreated with Li Huamei injured, resulting in the situation that the imperial court had spent years painstakingly managing in one fell swoop? It has buried the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers in vain and wasted countless money, grain and grass! ”

"If you are able to break through Dorgon's defenses that day, then the line of Donnu will be in disarray. The soldiers and horses of the Dorgon and Duoduo brothers were defeated, how could Huang Taiji be safe in Quang Ninh? If Liaodong can get a big victory, it will be a big victory! ”

"Since Dongnu has been pacified, the imperial court can use a large number of troops and military salaries to pacify Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and other traitors in the Central Plains. And how can there be rampant thieves, and the tragedy of the martyrdom of the first emperor happened! The Ming Dynasty has today, and it is completely the result of the self-respect of the thieves! ”

The so-called reader's broken mouth, a bald pen, and a keyboard can completely reverse black and white and put the cart before the horse. Obviously, they are swimming against the current, fighting countless bloody battles from the enemy to regain lost territory, but they just say that you swim but do not attack, three points against the enemy and seven points of development. And there is also a well-founded figure, saying that when you went out to fight the enemy, there were only more than 30,000 people, why did you become a million people when you drove away the enemy? Moreover, from a corner of northern Shaanxi, within a few years, the dots and dots have grabbed countless territories and controlled countless people all over the country, how do you explain it?!

Although the soldiers and officers of the Southern Yue Army did not have the illiteracy rate of 99 like the armies of the Ming Army. With the 24K standard of 99, most of them can recognize hundreds of words, and there is no problem in writing family letters, writing war reports, and keeping accounts. However, in the face of these professional trolls who shake their lips and drum their tongues as their profession, their level is very low. It is often the face that is squeezed by a few words and the face is so angry that the temper is milder, and even the tears are about to flow down when they are angry. Those who are short-tempered have to fight each other with old fists. Since Emperor Hongguang entered Nanjing, the Nanyue army has been in and around Nanjing, and I don't know how many times they have clashed with scholars, scholars, officials, and gentry, and how many times they have fought in groups.

Therefore, today, the officers and men of the Guards Brigade were all overjoyed to see the banner of the county lord Li Huamei once again erected in their ranks, and the veterans and officials who had personally charged with Li Huamei in Tashan were even more tearful.

"Damn! I have to work hard for Lao Tzu for a while! If we can't even take down Zuo Rabbit's team, we will simply take off the uniforms of the Guards Brigade and return to Nanzhong, and we will have no face to farm, so we will all go to the mine, to the mine, to the old forest, and report to the old forest, and do hard labor! ”

The Guards Brigade was ruthless, and Zuo Menggeng's pressure did not just multiply.

If we use figures to illustrate the gap in the training, tactical level, and discipline of the troops at the level of the garrison brigade and the guards brigade, we can list such figures. The garrison brigade can withstand enemy fire, firearms, bows and arrows, advance to a position forty paces away from the enemy array and open fire, so as to maximize the shooting effect. And the Guards Brigade said very disdainfully, what is forty steps, Lao Tzu is starting with thirty steps! Advance to at least thirty paces before firing! Guarantee that one round of fire will drop at least a third of the enemy's front soldiers!

However, the various units of the Ming army were accustomed to taking Jiading as the core part of their combat effectiveness, acting as a blade when attacking and swarming when they charged. During the defense, the guards act as escorts around the main general, and list miscellaneous soldiers, auxiliaries and other cannon fodder in front to block the enemy's attack. When the momentum is not good, the family can escort the main general to thousands of miles, and the big deal is to go somewhere else and then coerce the strong men to join the team.

Zuo Mengeng and the generals of the Left Army are among the best.

How can they deal with this style of play? You must know that the one who can withstand the tactical level and combat will of the Guards Brigade is the two white flags Manchuria led by the Dolgon brothers to rely on field fortifications. In this way, under Li Huamei's addition, the front was almost broken!

Not to mention Zuo Mengeng, who was fighting against Li Huamei and the Guards Brigade on the front line, Zuo Liangyu, who was watching the battle with thousands of families from afar and holding down the position, all felt the monstrous fighting spirit and huge pressure of the Guards Brigade.

The Guards Brigade opened an extremely wide front, stretching for several miles, facing Zuo Menggeng's tens of thousands of horses. Although the size of the Guards Brigade in the Nanyue Army is not less than the standard of a town, it is only more than 10,000 people, and compared with Zuo Mengeng's tens of thousands, it is still a little thin. Especially after they pulled a wide front, there was no depth, only three or four columns of horizontal formations. Behind the horizontal team, there were soldiers of the artillery team, pushing the artillery cart to follow slowly. Be ready to provide fire support to the Robe brothers at any time,

"It's all infantry, the artillery is in the back, and it can be used by a bird! Can they still hide behind their own families and shoot? Zuo Mengeng sneered and looked at the formation of Li Huamei in front of him. It is said that the children of the Li family are capable of playing one by one, and it seems that this young marshal is nothing more than that! No matter how ruthless you are, you can still shoot behind your own soldiers? Didn't that do Young Marshal Ben a favor?! Zuo Mengeng is the so-called ignorant and fearless, but he doesn't know that the current Nanyue Army has already popularized the use of logarithm and trigonometric functions among artillery, and mastered tactics such as indirect aiming methods. You can throw cannonballs from the top of your own family into the ranks of the enemy! An army without culture is a stupid army and is doomed to failure. This is the person who was taken out of context, removed the preceding sentence and adverbial, and emasculated out a sentence that was criticized for not attaching importance to knowledge and not to intellectuals, "The more knowledge, the more reactionary." This basin of dirty water, in fact, was supposed to be like this: "The line and policy are wrong, and the more knowledge there is, the more reactionary it becomes." ”

As a result, the helmets that made Zuo Liangyu's father and son, and the soldiers of the Zuo Army stunned were about to fall off, appeared one after another.

"Boom! Rumble! ”

The artillery team of the Guards Brigade, which had completed the column, began to pour shells into the left army behind the crowd, and gray-white smoke rose above the artillery position, and in an instant it was blown away by the river wind and disappeared.

"Damn! Are these birdmen crazy! Shoot behind your own people?! ”

The first consciousness that came to Zuo Menggeng's mind.

However, the trajectory of the twelve-pounder shell swept over the heads of the attacking troops and fell squarely into the formation of the left army. The cannonballs were like stones falling in a pond, causing ripples in the crowd, but instead of ripples, the ripples spread outward, but screams and splatters of flesh and blood.

"Mako! Behind the Guards Brigade array, those gunners who bombarded our team with artillery, like eagles pecking at food, what was the way of the hell? How can there be such a means? Could it be that Liang Guogong got some kind of magic from overseas? Or is it the secret art of those Franc machine people? ”

Zuo Liangyu felt more and more that his headache was about to explode. He grabbed Liu Jingting's wrist and pinched him like a vice, as if Liu Jingting was his life-saving straw, lest after Liu Jingting's pockmarked son was gone, he would fall into the Yangtze River in front of him, and be dragged into the bottom of the Yangtze River by countless good people who died in his hands.

"Handsome! It was the artillery team of the Guards Brigade under Liang Guogong. It is rumored that there are hundreds of large and small guns with more than eight-pounder guns in red clothes! It is difficult for people from the outside world to get a glimpse of how many there are. I just know that the forage required to deliver pack horses to the artillery team every day will be hundreds of stones! These horses and mules, in addition to forage, are also supplied with fried beans, bone meal, and fine salt according to the regulations of the Southern Yue Army. ”

"Straight sissy thief! The mules and horses eat better than the soldiers in our battalion! In addition to forage, there are beans and salt! Zuo Liangyu felt more and more that the ground in front of him seemed very bright, a little dazzling. He tried to rein in his consciousness and prevent anything else from happening.

"Marshal, this is a system formulated by Liang Guogong himself, which one of the whole army dares not to implement it? What's more, everyone in the world knows that the Nanyue Army has always been famous for its firearms, and these heavy artillery are also very horsepower-consuming to tow. Therefore, it is also the proper meaning of the question to let the mules and horses eat better. ”

In these short words, the offensive queue of the Guards Brigade had advanced to a distance of less than fifty steps in front of Zuo Mengeng's formation, and Zuo Menggeng's subordinates gradually became agitated, they were a little overwhelmed by the huge pressure, and almost all of them could hear the rough breath of the people around them.

In order to hide their nervousness and panic, to hide their fears, people began to use incessant swearing and foul language to cope with the tremendous pressure that slowly came from the Guards Brigade. Archers and musketeers also cast their bows and arrows in the direction of the Guards Brigade's ranks.

From time to time, arrows fell crookedly in the attacking ranks of the Guards Brigade, and someone was constantly hit by an arrow with a muffled snort. However, fortunately, everyone has excellent armor and body protection, as long as they don't shoot in the face and eyes, and go to the health camp to recuperate for a while, they will be a fierce man again.

"Don't mess around! Don't mess around! Gunners and archers for Lao Tzu to come to the front! Wait for Nanban to arrive, and then fire together! Zuo Mengeng pressed his subordinates hard, trying to stabilize his position.

But will He Shigetian give him this chance?

"Grenadier, come forward, drop the bomb!"

"All battalions and sentry posts, gather the troops! Get ready to shoot! ”

With these two orders, another scene that made the officers and men of the Left Army tremble again. From the ranks of each battalion, hundreds of grenadiers jumped out, and the dense horsetail grenades seemed to be condensed in the space between the Nanyue Army and Zuo Liangyu's army, and solidified in the sight of the officers and men of Zuo, becoming the eternal nightmare of their living people.

With the sound of a series of explosions of grenades constantly exploding in the ranks of the Left Army, the Guards Brigade completed a magnificent tactical move of shrinking the team. The formation, which had been somewhat evacuated during the advance to avoid enemy artillery fire and firearms and arrows, became compact, and almost all men stood side by side in front of the left line.

"Fire!"

"Fire!"

The brass trumpet, which represented the order to open fire, sounded over the ranks of the Guards Brigade and resounded in the sky.

At a distance of less than thirty paces between the two armies, and both sides could almost clearly distinguish the facial features of the people on the opposite side, the musketeers of the Guards Brigade were squatting in the front and standing in the back. The last column was on guard with guns. The first two columns pulled the trigger almost at the same time, and the dragon head with the help of the spring ignited the flint and ignited the enthusiasm of gunpowder.

In an instant, a deafening sound of firecrackers sounded, and two columns of firecrackers concentrated thousands of firecrackers to fire a salvo, and on the battle line that stretched for several miles, a thick and dense gray-white smoke belt suddenly burst out, enveloping the air over the ranks of the Guards Brigade.

The officers and men of the left, who had already been blown up by the grenade, were in a mess at the moment. The archers and musketeers who had just been transferred to the front were swept away by the iron brooms composed of projectiles in this round of volleys. Most of them only have one crotch on their bodies, and at such a distance, facing the gunpowder projectiles of the Nanyue Army is almost equivalent to facing them with a stripe of stripes. Blood mist erupted from his body, and a large piece fell in an instant. After being shot, many people's expressions froze slightly, as if they couldn't believe that they had been shot, and then they woke up and rolled to the ground screaming miserably.

Just as the wind on the river blew through the reeds, there was a commotion among the left officers and soldiers on the opposite side, and when they saw the archers in the front row end like this, some of the left officers and soldiers behind them were stunned, and some turned around and ran.

"Back column! Fire! ”

The first two columns squatted or sat and reloaded their ammunition, and the third column of musketeers once again raised their muskets against the officers and men of the left army, striking a blow to their remaining will to fight and morale.

"Artillery team! Get on the shotgun! Double shotgun! ”

Shotguns, the size of chestnuts and coarse silk wrapped in castor silk, were pushed into the chamber by the gunners with a pusher stick.

Almost all of the eight-pounder guns were loaded with double shotguns, "This time, we must let these shrimp soldiers and crab generals of Zuo Rabbit Master have a good meal!" Iron chestnuts fried with gunpowder, no matter what they are! Several of the gunners adjusted the angle of their shot, muttering to themselves.

"Nanban is loading gunpowder and rushing up for Lao Tzu! Rush up! ”

Zuo Mengeng didn't know whether he wanted to fight to the death or his brain was cramping, he urged his subordinates to pounce on the Guards Brigade team that was loading gunpowder projectiles. He thought very simply, taking advantage of this short time gap, rushing forward and mixing with the officers and men of the Guards Brigade, so that the advantage of his own strength could be brought into play. Even if your southern army can fight again, I will rush forward desperately with tens of thousands of people and hundreds of thousands of people, how can I rush you into the Yangtze River!

However, it was at this time that the artillery of the Guards Brigade, spoke.

All the eight-pounder guns fired shotguns, and the dense projectiles swept through the intervals between the camps' phalanxes, shooting forward, covering more than a hundred steps ahead, and the range of miles left and right, the strong projectile kinetic energy almost penetrated Zuo Mengeng's entire formation.

Countless people shouted, and I don't know how many of the left officers and soldiers who were ignorant and rushed towards them, and blood arrows shot out from them, as well as the horses below. A few of the people who rushed ahead were so caught up in the shrapnel that their entire bodies were torn apart.

The generals of the inner battalion of the left army, who took the lead in the charge, as well as the family members raised by their men, were shelled on the spot, and disappeared in the barrage composed of those shotguns, leaving only a pile of broken flesh and bones on the ground.

Behind them, many soldiers and horses of the left army also fell in large pieces, and in the neighing of the war horses, many cavalry and horses did not know whether it was their own blood or the people around them splashed on their bodies. They were either overwhelmed, or their eyes were stiffened by the roar of the great cannons, and their ears rang incessantly, and they rode their horses as if they had been like this since the beginning of heaven and earth.

"Ahh Ah......h

After a volley of artillery fire from the artillery of the Guards Brigade, there were almost no lives in the front of the entire army formation of the left army that could stand up, and the area where the array was located was full of stumps, broken bones, and blood was everywhere, and I don't know how many people who were hit by the artillery rolled to the ground and wept. Such a violent beating, coupled with the horror of the artillery, immediately showed signs of collapse in the left army's formation.

"Fire!"

Taking advantage of the time of the shelling, the Guards Brigade completed its reloading maneuvers, and the front line once again raised its firearms.

With the continuous sound of firecrackers, the inner camp of the left army was on the verge of collapse. Some people are waving weapons in their hands, not knowing where the enemy is or where the enemy is, but they are waving around and howling wildly. Others are like headless flies, scurrying out words that no one understands. There are countless people who are crying and fleeing to the Chinese army.

Seeing that the whole army was about to collapse, Zuo Mengeng came back to his senses, and he shouted: "Stand by in place, don't move......"

He led his guards to leap out, cut down several fleeing routs with his own hands, and drove them back. Led by him, the officers of various units and teams also stopped their subordinates from scattering. Many officers and sergeants in his battalion are veterans who have followed Zuo Liangyu's father and son around for many years. Under their order to stop drinking, the signs of collapse gradually stopped.

"All the army, get on the bayonet! Rush! ”

In the ranks of the Guards Brigade, under the banner of Fengxue Aomei, Li Huamei stood proudly and issued an order that made the whole army excited again.

"Kill!"

All of them, each with their own spurs, swooped down on the frightened left army.

"Mako! Pockmark! Who is the one who commanded the whole army to rush towards us with guns? Zuo Liangyu shouted several times in a row, but he didn't see Liu Jingting beside him answer. He turned his head and searched left and right, only to see that in the faint eye, Liu Jingting's old horse disappeared into the crowd.

"This damn pockmark! You run away with a donkey ball! ”

"Handsome! The one who rushed over was the eldest lady of Liang Guogong's old man's family, and she was the one who was canonized as the county lord by the first emperor Chongzhen! Dashuai, let's go! Li Huamei's hand, Dolgon, who was defending the fortress back then, almost couldn't hold it! "A general beside Zuo Liangyu is a knowledgeable person, he grabbed Zuo Liangyu's horse reins, and he was going to retreat with him.

"The young marshal is dead!"

"Zuo Mengeng is dead!"

"The Left Army is finished!"

"Capture Zuo Liangyu alive!"

After experiencing the baptism of the Battle of Tower Hill, the soldiers of the Guards Brigade also learned badly. They are well aware of how great the blow to the morale of the enemy is when they shout out the news that the enemy's main general has been killed or captured on the battlefield when the situation of the enemy and the enemy is unknown.

"What? Meng Geng is dead? Hearing the news, I saw that the flags of my own army in the distance had fallen one after another, and they were snatched by the Nanyue army, and the defeated soldiers were driven by the Nanyue army to flee in all directions on the battlefield. Zuo Liangyu, who has been rolling on the battlefield all his life, knows that his family is completely defeated today.

"Is this the end of our Lao Tzu today?" Zuo Liangyu's head hurt more and more. His face turned purple and purple.

Asked suddenly, he felt as if the sun had come down, very close to his head, and the sky was filled with pulsing golden sparks. Several of his own soldiers shouted loudly in his ear, their faces were quick and panicked. However, Zuo Liangyu couldn't hear a word of what they were shouting in their mouths. He just saw that the bodies of the people in front of him had the edge of yellow flames again, as if their whole body was wrapped in flames.

Gradually, the flames evolved and transformed into the shape of countless resentful spirits, who came to him with their mutilated limbs and severed heads, demanding their lives.

"Zuo Liangyu, return my family's life!"

"Hahaha, Zuo Liangyu, you also have today, you are retribution!"

"The surname is left! Come on! The oil pot knife mountain in hell has long been prepared for you! The ghosts of the Ten Halls of Yama are waiting for you! ”

Zuo Liangyu waved his hand, trying to get the soldiers to leave, he didn't dare to look at the ghosts in the flames. Just then, neither sooner nor sooner, he suddenly felt as if a sledgehammer was pounding in his chest, and he couldn't breathe. He swayed forward and fell to the ground.

"Oh no! The handsome man is dead! ”

"Dashuai was scared to death!"

Several of Zuo Liangyu's pro-soldiers made such a judgment in their hearts almost at the same time.