Ai Zhenxiong led more than 10,000 Ming Dynasty soldiers to step on the mud swamp with one foot deep and one foot shallow, chasing the Hongtang soldiers in front.

The other party obviously has no way to retreat, and if he retreats further is the icy Yellow River, and their sailor fleet is probably still carrying more Hongtang soldiers at this time, and it is estimated that there will be at least half an hour for him to look at the companions on the south bank.

"Rush up, whoever can cut off the leader of the opposite general, Lao Tzu will be rewarded with ten taels of silver, and the official will be promoted to one level!"

While charging, Ai Zhenxiong did not forget to use his money and status to bewitch his subordinates, but they were not convinced, and they were thinking about these things in their hearts.

Even if he didn't agitate his own soldiers, Ai Zhenxiong was actually very sure that he would be able to eat the remnants of this Hongtang army.

With the Yellow River blocking the other party's retreat, and the strength of several parties was several times that of the other party, Ai Zhenxiong really couldn't imagine that he would have the possibility of defeat.

Previously, the side had always had reservations, and did not want to directly repel the landing force of the Hongtang army and withdraw to the south bank at one time, but hoped to use this to consume the strength of the Hongtang army and lay a foundation for the future.

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In the past, the army of the Ming Dynasty heard that the Jurchens had changed color, and even made them think that the Han people were inherently inferior to the steppe peoples in terms of fighting.

However, now, when the Hongtang army rises, it is a completely different style of fighting, but it is the same crushing situation, and the Hongtang army is now in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty army, and it is also a flood beast.

Therefore, if there is a chance, the strength of the Hongtang army consumed, the Ming Dynasty officials even feel that it is worth paying the same or more price.

"Boom, boom!"

"Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang! ”

The Hongtang army finally began to fight back, and the muskets and artillery that had stopped for a quarter or two began to roar again, and many Ming soldiers who were chasing the Hongtang army often fell in response and could no longer get up.

At this time, Jiang Zhengguo and Yu Yi, who could hardly see their faces and were covered with sludge, suddenly found that the order they issued at that time also had a very embarrassing side to their side, that is, it weakened the power of their muskets and artillery in disguise.

Rubber products gradually became popular among the Hongtang army, so that there was no musket with internal combustion bullets in this era, and there was still room for operation in the face of wet weather such as rainy days, but such an environment also brought great trouble to musketeers and gunners.

Just like the Hongtang soldiers who are now standing in the mire and shooting, the artillery basically has no accuracy and can only give a general direction, and even most of the artillery body has fallen into the mud in one shot, and it takes a lot of effort for the gunners to dig it out.

Although the musketeers are better, when loading ammunition, from time to time because their hands are stained with mud and gunpowder soaked in river water, the fire rate of the musket drops sharply, or even less than half of the chance.

Of course, this is also a way to do it, although the consideration is not good, from the perspective of the actual battle situation, their decision is correct, at least at this time they are facing the Ming Dynasty army, and the pressure on them is no longer as heavy as before.

Soon, the soldiers on both sides were fighting hard in this shallow swamp that was almost calf deep, and everyone only needed to easily lift their legs and move on the flat ground, but at this time, it took several times more strength to achieve.

As if a heavy shackle had been added, the battle between the soldiers on both sides, if you look at it in the daytime, some people may not be able to help laughing, but behind these completely deformed fighting actions, there is a more ferocious killing machine.

The weight-bearing training that the Hongtang army insisted on on weekdays paid off at this time, and the physical and military literacy that was originally higher than the Ming Dynasty army, and now coupled with the harsh terrain environment, the gap between the Hongtang army and the Ming Dynasty's blocking army was finally leveled, at least in a short period of time, Jiang Zhengguo and they didn't have to worry about being eaten and swallowed by the other party directly.

The sound of the battle shook the sky and reached the ears of Kong Youde, the commander of the Third Army of Hongtang, and Pu Liqi, the deputy commander of the Hongtang Army, who were hurrying to transport troops onto the ship on the north bank of the Yellow River, and then to the south bank.

"Hurry up under your feet, brethren! Faster! ”

The continuous sound of artillery fire and fighting in their ears knocked on the police rope in Kong Youde's heart, they thought that they had calculated all kinds of responses to the Ming Dynasty army, but in the end, the other party was beyond their expectations, which made Kong Youde and their planners extremely unhappy.

"It's already the fastest, and safety is just as important as speed in the dark!"

Pu Li Qi is one of the few indigenous generals of Dayuan Island in the Hongtang army, and now he can sit in his current position, which certainly has Hongmen's intention to take care of the naturalized natives, but there are also factors of his own outstanding ability.

Of course, this is also indispensable to his father, who was the reason why Lahok was once in command of the Dumb Harbor Alliance army.

But it is precisely because Plic's father is Lahouk, although he is now at home for a long time, but Lahok's past experience is still the driving force for Prich, the eldest son, to regard it as an idol goal and strive to chase it.

"Commander, you believe in our soldiers, even if we are ambushed by the other side this time, this will give us the opportunity to defeat and inflict heavy damage on this group of enemies."

"Hmmm......"

Kong Youde replied expressionlessly, then turned his head and found someone else to vent his dissatisfaction.

"Where's the guy at the flight service? Their contingency plan was not worked out! ”

The change in the battle situation was beyond the expectations of the Hongtang soldiers, but it did not make them give up tonight's river crossing operation, since it was discovered by the other party, then continue to attack, this confidence Hongtang is there.

“…… According to the available information, our aircraft department believes that the next step is to withdraw the troops, and since the plan has been exposed, in addition to continuing to transport the soldiers to land, we should now divide a few warships out to carry out artillery bombardment on the south bank and give fire support to the soldiers who hold on to the south bank......

What the Hongtang army is most proud of is their ability to make plans and dispatch troops on the battlefield, and what was needed on the battlefield was the personal talent of the commander, but now in the Hongtang army, professional planners can often formulate more appropriate plans in a very short period of time based on existing information.

As the chief general of Hong Tang, in addition to contributing his own talents, in fact, more is to choose a plan that is more favorable to his self-judgment from the several plans formulated by the members of the participating aircraft.

“…… Great, that's it! ”

Kong Youde and Puliqi glanced at each other, and after reaching an agreement, they immediately began to order people to proceed according to the plan.