If we have to distinguish between Li Zicheng's team and the Ming army, excluding strategic and tactical factors, objectively and fairly, under equal conditions, Li Zicheng's overall combat strength is inferior to that of the Ming army.

Imagine that one is a peasant army and the other is a regular army of the country. One was formed improvised, not to mention any formal training, and it was unveiled with strong emotional overtones, and it is not an exaggeration to call them a rabble; The other is the dictatorship machine of the Ming Dynasty, two or three hundred years, through more than ten generations of emperors, not counting the Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang who fought the world, from the original Son of Heaven guarding the country, to the current king died Sheji, how many wars and small wars have been experienced? From the equipment to the quality of the soldiers, to the strict training, a discerning person can see the difference at a glance.

However, by the end of the Ming Dynasty, this situation had changed. The Ming army due to the accumulation of disadvantages of the tuntian system, it is difficult to return, coupled with the imperial court's emphasis on literature and light on military force, the quality of the army is not as good as a year, especially in the last years of Chongzhen, natural disasters and man-made disasters continue, internal and external troubles are numerous, military discipline is sloppy, and training is neglected, the overall quality of the Ming army declines rapidly, and many Ming troops, especially local armies, are also a rabble.

Aside from other conditions, only the elite troops of the Ming army can defeat Li Zicheng's team at this time, and the elite here mainly refers to the team led by Sun Chengzong, Yuan Chonghuan, Hong Chengchou and others, including Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting, He Renlong, Zuo Liangyu, Huang Degong, Zuo Guangxian and other people, Li Zicheng's team is not an opponent at all if it encounters them, or the combat power of the two sides is not a grade, which is also the reason why Li Zicheng won less and lost more in the early stage.

The history books say that they fought in several provinces, which seemed to be brilliant and magnificent, but in fact, they were surrounded and chased by the officers and soldiers and were embarrassed.

Later, these elites of the Ming Dynasty were dispersed, and most of the Tartar hands who were buried outside the customs were also part of Chongzhen's self-abolition of martial arts, that is, in the last two years of Chongzhen's reign, the elite of the Ming Dynasty was basically wiped out.

As for the other armies, the polemic power is certainly not the opponent of Li Zicheng's army.

In front of Li Yan, the 100,000 army is Li Zicheng's elite, Ma Shiying's Fengyang army and Yuan Shu's Henan soldiers are not opponents even if they are one-on-one, let alone more than 30,000 against 100,000, which is also the main reason why the more than 30,000 Ming army rushed forward and did not last long and was defeated.

Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying had foreseen this, and they mainly saw it from tactics. And Lin Yi was not shocked, not that he didn't see it, but that he needed this defeat in front of him.

In this battle, Lin Yi ate Li Yan's team, he intended to let Li Yan pick up a cheap first, let them win first and then defeat, only in this way can they be completely defeated, and the defeat will not drag the mud and water, and the ambush soldiers in Zhoukoudian can be used, in other words, this is Lin Yi's plan to lure the enemy. Let them taste the sweetness first, be extremely vigilant in their minds, and then clean them up. This is Lin Yi's plan, of course, his purpose is not limited to this.

In addition, this battle is of great significance, and it must be convincing Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying, this is a good opportunity for Lin Yi to make a name for himself in front of the new leadership team of the Ming Dynasty after Chongzhen's death, so that the civil and military who doubted Lin Yi and had selfish intentions changed their mentality and had a sense of awe, so this battle could not be fought according to conventional methods.

Lin Yi's thoughts at this time, how could Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying understand?

When Shi Kefa, Ma Shiying and others were uneasy and dissatisfied, Lin Yi brazenly ordered the musket battalion to attack.

Of course, this is Lin Yi's so-called descendant troops, a new-style musket battalion.

Lin Yi's more than 10,000 horses, in addition to the artillery battalion at this time, there are four battalions of the five battalions that have not come in handy, and these more than 10,000 horses have followed Lin Yi for a long time, especially the standard battalion, musket battalion and guard battalion, fighting in the south and the north, whether it is fighting with the Tartars, or fighting with the thieves, or fighting with the reactionary Ming army, they have never lost, so they know Lin Yi's character very well, and know that their Lord Lin never fights uncertain battles, and this battle cannot make the Dashun army bargain, unless it is intentional.

Therefore, Lin Yi's more than 10,000 horses were very calm at this time, and when they saw the more than 30,000 horses in front of them defeated, their faces were calm, as if they were nothing, and they could not see the slightest panic on their faces.

The 3,000 new musketeers, after hearing the order, immediately formed a battle formation, quickly formed three platoons, and then smacked the guns, brought the new muskets in their hands to the same height, clicked the bullets into the hall or called to open the safe, and the action and the sound were one, making people look so comfortable.

At this time, Shi Kefa, Ma Shiying and the others were stunned, what is Taishi Lin going to do, do you want to use their people to turn the situation around, don't be funny!

Although the firearm is also a firearm, the power is really not flattering, dozens of red-clothed cannons are not successful, how many firearms can it be done? It's okay if there are more, just a few thousand people, there is no drama when each rod rings, and then the bullet thieves may not be able to wait, if they go up earlier, they may be able to succeed, and now the thief army has become overwhelming, these like farts sound like a fire gun that has no follow-up can hit a few, and it is strange that people rush over and don't chop us together!

It seems that the surname Lin is still too immature, thinking that after winning a few battles, he feels that he has mastered the way of using soldiers, acting recklessly and willingly, how can Li Zicheng's men and horses be easy to deal with? If that way, can he toss for so many years without dying? In this way, can he break through the Jingshi Yanjing from Shaanxi through Shanxi? Today can make us miserable, such casualties in vain, he is still a master, a supervisor, a secretary of the military department, Emperor Chongzhen listens to and believes it, and today it seems that he may not be competent as a general soldier!

Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying regarded Lin Yi as almost worthless in their hearts, so they had to leave Master Taishi and flee for their lives. Because the Dashun army has already chased after it.

Li Yan and Li Guo and other four generals saw that the first battle was won, and the officers and troops retreated, this opportunity was too rare, they also saw Lin Yi's horse head, and the fighting spirit was even stronger, and they had to take advantage of the victory to pursue, so the four generals took 100,000 horses to chase after the mountains and seas, and used all their strength to chase and annihilate the officers and soldiers.

At this moment, as soon as the soldiers of the musket battalion pulled the plate, the musket went off.

Bang Bang Bang ......

The 1,000 fires in the first row rang out like a firecracker with earth-red firecrackers, and because of the proximity, the explosion shook the ears of Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying.

Strands of white smoke dispersed, and the soldiers of the Dashun army who rushed in front fell down in batches, some of them were shot and cut off from the flying horses, and some of the war horses were shot and fell to the ground, leaving the generals above, and were trampled like mud by the horses behind, and the ranks of the Dashun army were suddenly in chaos.

At this time, after the first row of musketeers finished shooting, they squatted down with a bang and began to load ammunition, the second row began to raise their guns to shoot, and in the midst of the gunfire, countless Dashun soldiers fell off their horses and fell in a pool of blood, and after the second row of shots was completed, they squatted down to load ammunition, and then the third row of shots.

After the third row of fire, the musketeers of the first row were ready again, stood up and another round of shooting began. In this way, the flow of water forms a continuous firepower.

Suddenly, countless people were shot and fell off the horse in the Dashun army, and many Dashun troops were shot and fell off their horses in a daze. They never dreamed that the Ming army still had such strong firepower, and they were not afraid of the red-coated cannons, but why were these firearms so powerful?

Witnessing the casualties in front of the ground, falling down in batches, the back did not dare to rush forward, even if the soldiers were not afraid of death, the war horses were not obedient, they were rampaged, and there were people who ran anywhere, some of the war horses were frightened, some of the soldiers were frightened, the command was ineffective, and it became a pot of porridge.

At this time, Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying were also confused, first, they had never seen such a powerful musket, there was no fire rope, no need to ignite, and the gun clicked as soon as it was raised, because the musketeers were skillful, they couldn't even see how it was operated, and more importantly, they had never seen such a powerful musket, and the musket could still exert combat power like this? It's even more lethal than the red-clad cannon!

Therefore, Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying blinked, their eyes were full of incredulity, and their faces were full of disbelief, as if they had seen the movement that they could never see in their lives.

The 3000 musket battalion only carried out two rounds of flow operations, and the Dashun army that charged over or chased after it was chaotic, they couldn't get close to the Ming army at all, and it was difficult to even enter the range of bows and arrows, so they had no power to fight back at all, and only took the share of bullets.

Originally, it was to chase others, but the soldiers and horses in front were in chaos, not to mention the dead and wounded, and those who were not dead were so frightened that they ran away, so that the ones behind were also affected, and they collided with each other even more chaotic.

However, the Dashun army also had firecrackers in their hands, and of course their firecrackers were not produced by themselves, and like the source of their red-coated cannons, they were all snatched from the hands of the officers and soldiers, and then trained to form combat power in a short period of time.

Therefore, they also began to shoot with their guns, intending to shoot at Lin Yi's musket battalion. But they couldn't shoot it out after holding it for a long time, some of them began to ignite, the fire rope burned for a long time, and they began to aim, but before the gun sounded, they were pierced by the flying bullets and fell to the ground, and their faces died in disbelief.

They don't understand until they die, they are all fire guns, why the guns on the other side are so easy to use, but they are so bulky.

The rest were firecrackers, panicked, and the Dashun army was even more chaotic.

Lin Yi saw that it was time, and gave another order: "The standard battalion and the invincible battalion attack!" ”