The moment Wu Sangui turned around, his face suddenly changed.

Because, along with Baiketu, there were nearly a thousand Manchurian cavalry, who followed Baiketu with cold faces, looking at Wu Sangui's eyes, which was very unkind.

"King Pingxi, the regent sent me to pass this military order, he was worried that the enemy army would suddenly attack, so that the king of Pingxi was caught off guard, so he specially ordered me to lead a thousand cavalry to help." A strange smile welled up on Baiketu's face.

Wu Sangui instantly understood what Bai Ketu meant.

Actually, I also understood what Dorgon meant.

Dolgon's house, as Zu Dashou said, trusts himself on the surface, but is suspicious in his heart, and he is very uneasy.

He saw that he was marching too fast, and he was already approaching the outside of the Xuanfu North Road Pass, and he was deeply afraid that he would get out of control and make an arbitrary claim, so he specially sent Bai Ketu to lead the army, in the name of conveying military orders to help the battle array, but his real intention was to monitor and control himself.

A wry smile welled up on Wu Sangui's face, and he bowed his hand to Bai Ketu, who had already ridden his horse to his side, and said, "It's still the regent who thinks thoughtfully, Bai Ketu is really hard." ”

"It's hard to talk about doing things for the regent." Bai Ketu smiled faintly, "Now that the Tang army is prepared, the array is very strict, and our army has no chance to take advantage of it." If your vanguard forces conflict with them, they are afraid that it will be difficult to take advantage of them. Please ask the king of Pingxi to join him in the next place, and take advantage of the fact that the Tang army has not yet launched an attack, and quickly lead the troops to retreat. ”

Wu Sangui nodded: "Okay, this king will obey the military order." ”

The two of them then turned their horses' heads, turned around and were about to run behind the formation, when behind them, a loud conch horn sounded.

Wu Sangui's heart froze, and he subconsciously turned back, but found that Nazu Dashou had already withdrawn without a trace, and the nearly 6,000 musketeers in the front row of the Tang Army had already reached their faces with guns, looked at their eyes, and were ready to shoot.

Wu Sangui secretly said in his heart that it was not good, almost out of instinct, he pulled out his horse at any time and rushed towards the rear.

Almost at the same time, from behind him, a shout was heard, and then a dense and continuous sound of fire crackers quickly reached his eardrums.

"Bang bang bang! ……”

Of the 6,000 firearms, more than 5,500 were fired, and the muzzles of the upper and lower rows of black holes spewed out bright red afterburners. The flames that flew together were like two long bright red ribbons, and even more like hellfire, with a kind of palpitating and deadly beauty.

A large cloud of choking white gunpowder smoke poured up, and more than 5,500 tiny three-coin heavy lead bullets, like a swarm of death bees flying away together, let out a slight and cheerful chirp, and swooped down on the opposite Wu army.

The maximum accurate range of the flint Lu Mi gun used by the Tang army is 150 paces, compared with the current distance of 180 steps, although it is far beyond the accurate range of the flint Lu Mi gun, it is still within the effective range.

The roaring swarm of death bees, chirping and smiling, quickly burrowed into the bodies of the Wu soldiers on the opposite side.

The soldiers in the front row, many of them immediately bloomed like a trick, and those who were hit fell on their backs as if they had been struck by a heavy hammer.

Although Wu Sangui had taken precautions, his troops had already spread out their formations, and they were protected by large shields, the Tang army's inaccurate and intensive shooting still caused a rather terrible killing effect.

After all, the successful firing of 5,500 firecrackers is no joke.

At least more than 400 soldiers were killed and wounded by the Tang army on the spot, and the wounded soldiers who fell to the ground and did not die rolled in a loud scream, looking very miserable.

The impact of this lead bullet was so great that those soldiers and horses of the Wu army who happened to block the lead bullet with their shields could not withstand this huge impact, and they staggered backwards one after another, and the scene was chaotic.

There was also a lead bullet, whistling and flying, with a soft snap, knocking off the helmet and hat of Baiketu, who couldn't dodge. He screamed in fright, and hurriedly shrunk his neck and hunched over, looking very embarrassed.

In the face of this sudden attack, Wu Sangui's troops and horses immediately began to be chaotic, and the soldiers in the front row were crowded, panicked, and did not know what to do next.

At this moment, Wu Sangui is worthy of being a battle-hardened veteran, he immediately made a decision and shouted: "The whole army obeys the order!" Immediately defend on the spot, and don't mess with your own position. ”

At this moment, Wu Sangui resolutely gave up the plan to let the whole army retreat immediately, and instead ordered the whole army to defend on the spot.

Damn, Wu Sangui, what do you mean, do you want to blatantly disobey the order?!

"King Pingxi, why don't you order the soldiers to retreat quickly, do you want to fight to the death with the Tang army here?" Baketu frowned and voiced his displeasure.

"Ezhen, now that the Tang army has suddenly attacked, our army's position is in chaos, and Enke will withdraw again." Wu Sangui was very resentful of Baiketu's questioning, he suppressed his dissatisfaction, and explained to him: "Now that our army has been suddenly attacked, the only safe plan is for the whole army to hold on and wait for help. If Empress Cang withdraws, the Tang army will rush with soldiers and horses, and I am afraid that our army's position will be in chaos, and there will be a danger of self-collapse without a fight. ”

Wu Sangui's words are also true. Therefore, Baiktu Tie blushed and stopped talking.

Wu Sangui saw that he was not angry, and continued: "General Hugh should be irritable, now that the situation is urgent, please ask the general and your department to serve in our army for the time being, and wait for the Tang army to retreat or my follow-up army to come, and then make plans." ”

Bai Ketu let out a long sigh and arched his hand: "Only the order of the king of Pingxi is obeyed." ”

At this time, after listening to the words of the commander-in-chief, the chaos of Wu Sangui's army gradually calmed down, and just when Wu Sangui's whole army had just stabilized, the second round of fire of the Tang army started again.

"Bang bang bang! ……”

The guns rang out, the embers flew away, and more than 5,500 guns were fired, and more than 5,500 lead bullets roared out, killing or wounding more than 300 Wu soldiers.

Wu Sangui's face was hideous, his teeth were gritted loudly, but he was nervously thinking about what he should do now.

Although the Tang army continued to fight and release like this, although the damage was limited compared to its own 20,000 soldiers and horses, if it was allowed to continue to fight, the soldiers in the front row would continue to fall and be killed and wounded, and the blow to morale would be conceivable.

I didn't expect it! The Tang Army's firecrackers can hit so far, you must know that the ordinary Ming Army's firearms can only hit a hundred paces at most, but the Tang Army's firearms can hit a distance of at least 200 steps. His own momentary negligence did not expect that the Tang Army's firearms were so sophisticated, which caused such a passive situation of being beaten now.

"King Pingxi, you can't be beaten passively like this anymore!"

Bai Ketu on the side looked anxious: "If we are beaten by the Tang army like this one after another, even though the Tang army has limited casualties, the blow to the morale of our army is too great, I am afraid that we will not be able to hold on to the arrival of the follow-up army!" ”

Bai Ketu's words made Wu Sangui's heart cut like a knife.

I have to say that what Baiketu said is still very reasonable.

If you continue to be beaten passively like this, and continue to be killed and wounded in vain, no matter how many of your own soldiers will be finally wiped out by the Tang Army in such a piecemeal way, in terms of morale alone, I am afraid that it will completely collapse in such a round of blows.

What to do?

Now the whole army, should it continue to hold on to the spot, or should it hurry up and flee for its life regardless of the cost?

For a while, Wu Sangui hesitated in his heart, and he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.

At this time, his personal general, Hu Guozhu, hurriedly rode his horse, and immediately shouted at Wu Sangui: "King Pingxi, what are you still hesitating about?!" The number of soldiers and horses in our army is similar to that of the Tang army on the other side, why can we only be beaten passively here like this?! In my opinion, it is necessary to take advantage of the fact that the morale is still available, and order the soldiers to rush forward quickly and fight the Tang army face to face, so that no more firearms can be fired. With the strength of our army and the shortness of the enemy's soldiers, only then can we have a chance of victory. ”

Hu Guozhu's words were like lightning and fire, which instantly swept away Wu Sangui's confusion.

Yes, in the current situation, the retreat loss is too great, and it is really difficult to hold on, it is better to take advantage of the current morale and order the whole army to rush forward and fight with the Tang army in close quarters, so as to have a chance of victory.

Even if you take a step back, even if the two armies are stalemate, they can't defeat the Tang Army, if they can drag it to the arrival of Dolgon's commanders, it will be a great achievement.

Thinking of this, Dolgon did not hesitate any longer, he immediately ordered in a loud voice: "The whole army obeys the order, immediately attack, as long as it is strangled with the Tang army, it will be a victory, and this king will be rewarded!" ”

Wu Sangui's military order, the soldiers under his command who were originally in a hurry, suddenly everyone immediately shouted loudly, accelerated the speed of running, and rushed forward to kill.

And when they began to rush forward, the Tang Army's firearms immediately began the third round of fighting. 、

"Bang bang bang! ……”

The guns rang out loudly, the embers flew away, the smoke filled the air, and more than 5,500 firebolts were successfully fired, and the more than 5,500 lead bullets that roared out immediately caused the more than 500 soldiers of the Wu army who rushed over to be killed or wounded, and the formation of the Wu army rushing forward was suddenly chaotic again.

"Don't stop, keep rushing! Damn, whoever dares to retreat, this king will not be spared. As long as the battle with the Tang army is close, it is a victory. Wu Sangui waved his sword and shouted behind him, with a burning look on his face.

It should be said that Wu Sangui's judgment of the situation is still very accurate.

Because he knew that the Tang army had extremely strong firepower, and if he wanted to crack the Tang army's firepower advantage as soon as possible, the only way was to rush over as soon as possible and fight with the Tang army in close hand-to-hand combat.

In this way, as Hu Guozhu said, he can use his own strengths and shortcomings to attack the enemy, so that his own soldiers can give full play to the advantages of being accustomed to close combat, and completely offset the advantages of the Tang army's long-distance shooting.

When the soldiers and horses of the Wu army heard the encouragement, everyone was excited, and they rushed forward like crazy beasts, roaring and rushing forward, and quickly came, about dozens of steps away from the Tang army's battle array.

At the time when the Wu army accelerated to rush forward, the formation of the Tang army also changed greatly, and the firecrackers in the front row quickly formed a column and hurriedly retreated from the gap between the cards in the south. After all the firecrackers retreated, the large shields quickly closed together, forming a near-airtight wall of steel shields.

The infantry of the Wu army relied on the large number of people, without fear of death, they desperately advanced, and finally arrived about dozens of steps away from the long formation of the big shield, at this time, in the Tang army array, those more than 2,000 Tang army auxiliaries who had been holding on to the ground, have used their strength to eat, the individual soldier in their hands shook the sky, and threw it towards the rolling Wu army formation.

"Bang bang bang! ……”

Dozens of steps away, the deafening sound of continuous explosions resounded into one piece, almost bursting people's eardrums, the dazzling golden firelight, in the large cloud of suffocating whistle smoke from time to time, broken limbs and blood in the air burst out in all directions, screams one after another, the scene was like a bloody hell.

The Tang Army's unexpected earth-shattering thunder bombardment can be described as a fatal blow to the Wu army's soldiers.

These fragments had a killing radius of more than ten steps, and the killing effect on the soldiers of the Wu army was very terrifying.

The 2,000 single-handed earth-shattering thunderbolts were thrown intensively, and a total of more than 1,600 of them exploded smoothly, killing more than 2,000 Wu troops who were charging quickly, and countless people were injured.

Among the Wu army, many people's ears have been shocked to the point of deafness, and they are stunned in place, not knowing what to do next.

For a time, the formation of the Wu army was in chaos, and the morale fell to the bottom.

Seeing that Tang Jun still had this thing, Wu Sangui's face turned pale, and his mind was even more blank.

He suddenly thought that the Tang army had such a strong means of defense, and he ordered the soldiers to attack, wouldn't they let them die in vain?!

While Wu Sangui was dumbfounded, the second round of the Tang Army's auxiliaries started again.

"Bang bang bang! ……”

Dozens of steps away, there was another continuous violent explosion, and human stumps and blood viscera flew in all directions, even though the Wu army began to subconsciously and desperately tear apart the formation in order to be as loose as possible, but there were still as many as a thousand Wu soldiers who had no time to retreat and disperse, and they were killed in an instant.

At this time, in the Tang army's array, suddenly the drums were loud, rumbling and deafening, and from both sides of the Tang army's spear and shield battle array, there were more than 2,000 light and heavy cavalry, roaring and rushing out.

The Tang Army's battle coordination was almost seamless. After these cavalry roared out, they immediately turned around their horses, turned around, and charged towards the rear flank of the Wu army.

Seeing the Tang cavalry suddenly dispatching and attacking his own soldiers so ferociously, Wu Sangui was so anxious that his forehead was bruised, and his face turned the color of pig liver.

"Immediately Mingjin withdraws his troops, and he can't fight anymore!" Wu Sangui turned his head and shouted loudly at the court commanders.

"King Pingxi! Can't be withdrawn! Baiketu on the side stopped loudly: "Now our army is at a critical stage, how can we withdraw!" You can quickly order your three thousand Guanning iron cavalry to go out and invite the Tang army cavalry! Know that if you are defeated, the regent will not spare you......"

Before Bai Ketu finished speaking, Wu Sangui turned around angrily, turned the Qingfeng Sword in his right hand, and stabbed it into Bai Ketu's chest.

A large cloud of blood mist immediately soared from Baiketu's chest, and the sharp tip of the sword pierced straight out of his back, and the heart guard behind him bulged high, like a big turtle shell.

Bai Ketu's blood-red eyes widened, and with a look of disbelief in shock, he looked at Wu Sangui on the opposite side with an angry and distorted expression.

Wu Sangui gritted his teeth and twisted the sword, then pulled it out, and Bai Ketu immediately fell from the horse silently.

"Bastard! Lao Tzu has been through a hundred battles, and he can't turn to you as a cheap prisoner to talk about Lao Tzu! You're fucking dead! Wu Sangui, who was splashed with blood, gritted his teeth and scolded bitterly at Baiketu's corpse.