Lu Xiangsheng's Guan Ning soldiers did not come, but thousands of reinforcements from the Qing army came and surrounded Lu Xiangsheng. Lu Xiangsheng knew that this was his last battle, so he ordered all the remaining food to be cooked for the soldiers, and they had a full meal, so that they could have the strength to fight.

As soon as the sky was bright, the Qing soldiers began to attack. It's still the old routine, let the Mongol cavalry gallop in front, attract the guns of the Ming army, and try to collapse the Ming army's formation. The elite Qing army armor soldiers dismounted and shot at the rear, and when the Ming army's formation collapsed, they let their horses chase and kill.

Urged by a trumpet, the Mongol cavalry finally attacked. Their tidal waves of horses rushed straight in, their rumbling hooves striking the ground, making the earth feel like the earth was shaking. And the arrows fell from the sky like raindrops, and the Ming troops in the array lowered their heads, letting the eight-petal iron helmets on their heads block the arrows that fell diagonally. But the arms, shoulders, and legs could not be guarded, and there was always a muffled grunt of the soldiers who had been shot in the queue, either screaming or gritting their teeth.

At this time, the equipment of the Ming army was already very embarrassing, only officers and elite soldiers would have armor, and ordinary soldiers only had a bright red uniform. Fortunately, it was winter, and the thick cotton clothes could block the enemy's arrows and prevent them from penetrating. There are not many enemy soldiers who are scattered in the distance, after all, there are more than 200 steps (one step, one meter, five or six) distance, which is very physically demanding.

"Boom", "boom", the Franky guns arranged in front have already begun to shoot, and the Mongol cavalry has already entered a distance of more than a hundred paces. The gunners used shotguns in order to inflict a large number of casualties on the rushing enemy cavalry and make the enemy retreat. Although several cavalrymen were beaten off their horses, they still did not have the slightest intention of stopping and continued to rush straight ahead.

The artillery in Lu Xiangsheng's hands was too small, so he could only arrange three No. 3 and No. 4 Frankie guns on each side, which were light artillery, tied to carts for marching and fighting. Since it is a light artillery, the firing range is naturally not too far, so it cannot be fired in a salvo, but two guns must be fired first, and then the middle one will be fired again, so as to form a chain of firing effect.

"Ready, ready, loaded! Fast! The officer kept urging the artillery operator. Fortunately, the Frankie cannon is a rear-loading gun, as long as the already loaded sub-cannon is put into the belly of the mother cannon, and then a wooden block is used to pad it in the gap behind it. But watching the enemy's brigade of cavalry keep approaching still made everyone nervous.

"Put! Fire! Come on! The officer roared in a trembling voice.

The gunner lit the twist with a torch, after which he hurried backwards. The assistant on the other side first looked at the burning medicine twist in surprise, and then threw down the wooden block that was still in his hand and ran backwards. The gunner was so nervous that the assistant's wooden block had not yet been put in, so he lit the medicine twist. This is no joke, the whole cannon is going to be destroyed. Moreover, the quality of the firearms of the Ming army at this time was also very poor, and after igniting the artillery fire, they had to hide far away, so as not to be injured after being blown up or rebounding due to recoil.

There was a "tong" sound, followed by a ding-dong sound. After firing, the subcannon smashed into the fasting edge of Frankie's mother cannon under the action of recoil, smashing a corner of the rear edge. Then the subcannon flipped out of the groove and landed on the spare subcannon behind it, making a crashing sound.

A huge amount of ****** smoke spread out, making it impossible to see anything clearly around the cannon.

After the other two guns had been fired again, the artillerymen turned and ran back, their position too far forward, and the enemy cavalry rushed towards them, and they were the first to suffer. Instead of waiting here to die, it is better to go back to the battle to take refuge, and maybe reinforcements will come in a while.

"Three-eyed, prepare." The soldiers in the first row were already half-kneeling on the ground, and the spearmen in the second and third rows were staggering their guns on the ground, holding them with their feet, and the heads of their guns pointed diagonally upward, densely packed like hedgehogs shrunk into a ball.

"Bang", "bang", "bang", before waiting for the officer's order, some of the gunners opened fire without authorization, and the other three-eyed gunners also scrambled to ignite the medicine twists, and shot the guns in the barrels of three guns less than a foot at the Mongolian cavalry that rushed over.

"Don't rush, wait! Not yet twenty steps! The officer's futile stops drowned out the sound of "bang" and "bang" gunfire.

Fortunately, the three-eyed gun is dual-purpose, and after firing the gun, the iron pipe composed of the three barrels in front can be used as a mace. If they had a firearm like a shotgun in their hand, they would have to use it as a burning stick after the fight. Therefore, the border soldiers in the north did not like to use shotguns, and even if they hit far, no one was willing to use them.

After entering a distance of thirty paces from the Ming army, the Mongol cavalry easily turned their horses' heads and turned to lateral movements, and began to shoot arrows at the Ming army with their riding bows. They used heavy arrows, and at a distance of thirty paces, they were able to pierce through heavy armor. Moreover, the speed at which they shoot arrows is very fast, they can shoot one arrow in two breaths, and this time there are more Ming soldiers who have fallen.

However, these soldiers are all border soldiers of Xuanfu and Shanxi, who often fight with the Mongolian tribes, and they all know that under the current situation, the formation must not be dispersed, otherwise there is only a dead end. So they all stoically maintained their formation, and when their nearby comrades fell, they consciously made up for it, raising their spears, so as not to let the enemy's cavalry rush in.

"Boom", "boom", the gunners on all sides continued to open fire, which was used to bombard the enemy cavalry circling around the phalanx. The gunners had a large shield in front of them, which protected them from arrows. The cannons are mostly rear-mounted Frankie guns, which basically have no risk of exploding, and as long as they do not make mistakes in their own operations, they can continue to shoot. The only thing to worry about is the amount of ammunition they have.

The Mongol cavalry changed wave after wave, each time with the same tactics, trying to shake the formation of the Ming army with the killing of bows and arrows, but they failed again and again.

In fact, it is okay to charge directly, but in that case, the casualties will be greater. Obviously, the Qing army didn't want to pay more casualties for this lone army without reinforcements, they were more like playing a game, depleting the enemy's physical strength little by little, and destroying the enemy's spirit to the point of collapse. When the Ming army gave up, they began to kill again.

Lu Xiangsheng kept calm in the battle, so that the soldiers of the whole army thought that there was no danger now, but just an ordinary battle. However, his inadvertent action of looking back to the south still made his own soldiers who were familiar with him and his family Gu Xian feel the seriousness of the situation.