Although the right flank had been broken through by the thugs in many places, the defenders withdrew smoothly.

One of the reasons is that it is well organized. Zhang Zuokai personally led the flag officer to stand in front of the shield car to press the formation, so that the retreating soldiers found their direction and stabilized their mood;

The second reason is that the defenders of Yuxi Temple and the barn suppressed the pursuers with timely firepower, and the cavalry array that appeared behind the shield cart made the pursuers stop.

However, the main reason was the tenacity of the defenders. A small army of nearly 100 men was cut off by the river, and they fought their way through the crowd of local tyrants and rushed into the barn. The officers and soldiers are still the same as before, and the equipment is still the same as before, but after seeing the dawn of the future, they suddenly burst out with strong combat effectiveness. This only shows one truth, the general low combat effectiveness of the Ming officers and troops is not all a human problem.

The officers and troops abandoned the right flank of the northern defensive line, which made the local tyrants very happy for a while. However, they soon discovered that there was no need to continue the attack on the hastily erected shield car formations of the officers and soldiers. The road into the town was completely open, and they could leave the front, bypass the barn, and rush straight into the town, where they had the loot they had always dreamed of.

Perhaps there are also sober-minded thugs who realize that the barn is on the flank of their direction and must be uprooted.

But a local tyrant is a local tyrant after all. Their motivation to fight comes from robbery. Let them give up their low-hanging fruit and besiege the barn with their lives, unless the god Erlang descends to earth. Now, whoever stops them is hindering them from robbing, and is their enemy.

……

The barn guarded by Cheng Weiguo and his 300 brothers did not have many houses in it, but the courtyard wall was quite tall, except for the two-foot-high stone at the base of the wall, the rest were earthen walls. The proportion of firearms and equipment in the elite officers and troops is higher than that of the Protector Army, and Cheng Weiguo's troops of only 300 people have more than 100 firearms, as well as three kinds of Franc machines and one tiger squat cannon. In order to facilitate the firing of the guns, many holes were dug into the earthen wall. From a distance, the high walls of the barn seem to be covered with pockmarked seeds.

Cheng Weiguo had a cold face and looked out from the perforation in the wall. The flow of the moths flooded over the ramparts and into the town, quickly encircling the barn on three sides. The barn is like an island, standing tall in front of the surging tide.

Come on! The more the merrier! Cheng Weiguo's heart muttered, and a cold face relaxed lightly.

Beep!

When the bamboo whistle in Cheng Tou's mouth cracked, the firecrackers who were sweating in their hands were finally relieved and moved the dragon head holding the fire rope heavily.

Rumble!

The tiger squat cannon in the corner of the wall suppressed all the clamour with its characteristic loud noise. The big and small cannons were discharged together, almost venting their anger against the belly of the local rioters.

The deafening sound of cannon guns and screams immediately attracted the attention of everyone on the battlefield and frightened the recruits in the barn.

"Reload! Don't stand and watch the fun! The veterans rushed over and kicked and beat them with leather whips and sticks, reminding their men in the simplest and most brutal way: the end of being stunned on the battlefield is to die!

The thugs were also frightened. In an instant, the people who approached the barn were dead. Instinctively, they fled out of the courtyard, which was surrounded by white smoke.

Zhang Zuokai sat firmly on his horse, staring at the smoking barn in the distance, and waved his fist excitedly: "Damn, this kid Cheng Weiguo hasn't been scared to death yet!" ”

"This person can't be scared to death, and he has the audacity to die if he wants to die!" Li Xiangchun responded to Zhang Zuokai with a smile.

"You made sure he was right last time!"

Zhang Zuokai praised Li Xiangchun, then smiled and ordered: "Wait a minute, you will fight back." Hit the withdrawal of it! ”

……

In the smoke-filled courtyard, except for the Franc machine, which was still firing rhythmically, the rest of the firearms were desperately loaded. The roar of the veterans and the trembling of the recruits were all seen by Cheng Weiguo.

Officers and soldiers are not novices in playing with firearms, but these soldiers are even more unbearable than novices.

When he was fighting in Guizhou, Cheng Weiguo was a firecracker, and he was very familiar with all kinds of firearms from the top and down. These firearms were poorly manufactured, difficult to fire, and even had the danger of exploding, so soldiers preferred primitive cold weapons. Firearms soldiers need gunpowder and iron for training in peacetime, but the officials are heartbroken and almost all of them use their limited supplies in wartime. If you don't practice diligently in peacetime, you will put it in disbelief in wartime. Often after a round is fired, the fire gun becomes a burning stick.

The caravan of Xinzheng Dam defeated the local tyrants in Changping Mountain, and its firearms troops made great contributions. Cheng Weiguo inquired everywhere about the secret methods of the palace, and learned that in addition to the excellent firearms and strict training, the rules of the palace army were also extremely strict. If you do not have an order from an official or a military officer, you will be severely punished by military law. This time, Cheng Weiguo did the same, and he also cut a bamboo whistle himself and used it to command a salvo.

A dozen of the older brothers raised their right hands, a sign that their men had finished loading. Cheng Weiguo brought his eyes closer to the observation hole, and saw the local tyrant shrinking his hands and feet again. The local thugs suffered a big loss, and this time they were not in a hurry to rush up. They began to destroy deer and bamboo sticks under the command of the chieftain. Several bamboo ladders were also moved over and placed on a trench more than five feet wide.

They can't be allowed to sabotage easily.

"Ready!" Cheng Weiguo shouted. The bamboo whistle was put to his lips,

Beep!

Rumble! It was the blast of the tiger squat cannon that overwhelmed everything.

suffered two big losses, and finally made the local riot come to his senses: if this small courtyard is not taken down, he will be hit by iron when he enters the town, and he will be hit by iron when he goes out of town.

The banner of the Heaven-Shaking King White Jiaolong leaned over first, and then a group of obviously sturdy earth tyrants began to encircle the barn. It's just a pity that they are moving a little slower. Two hundred cavalrymen who had been recuperating for a long time, under the leadership of Li Xiangchun, the capital division, lost no time in launching a counterattack.

The cavalry counterattacked in two directions: one out of the shield line, directly to the east; The second counterattack to the west side of the barn, if it is smooth, turn back to the east.

The shield chariots opened wide, and the cavalry jerked their horses to their maximum speed for the shortest distance. Speed is the power of the cavalry, and it is also the survival of the cavalry.

Running, for horses is instinct. They were strangled by the reins, and they had to stand for a long time, and now they had the opportunity to have fun, and they didn't rush out like arrows? It's just that within a hundred steps, it's a dense crowd. It's too late for them to avoid people.

Silver armor, sword light, iron hooves, hissing, the chain of figures speeding by, caused heavy casualties to the unprepared local tyrants.

The lightning-fast short counterattack of the cavalry was over in less than a quarter of an hour.

The two cavalry cleared the enemy around the barn, met on the south side of the barn, and then returned to their starting point southwest of Yuxi Temple.

The losses of the cavalry were minor, but the results were extremely brilliant.

As far as the eye could see, the rioters fled in panic, leaving countless corpses on the ground. The banner of the Heavenly Shaking King, the White Dragon, retreated to the earthen rampart and began to shake.

……

Waving the flag on the battlefield is to summon the army to gather to the military flag, commonly known as "swagger". However, many of the local thugs could no longer stand the temptation of the town, and rushed to the town in groups close to the safety of the river bank. Those who go first naturally cause great pressure on those who go late or even haven't gone yet, and no one wants to be half a step behind in good things. As a result, the banner of the Heaven-Shaking King Bai Jiaolong waved for a long time, and there were only a thousand people gathered around him.

"King Megatron, your minions have no rules!" A yin and yang strange words came out from behind Bai Jiaolong.

Bai Jiaolong, the good-looking and white-clothed brocade robe, sank his face, and replied without looking back: "Brother Hu has a good soldier, why don't you help your brother discipline?" ”

An ugly man dressed in iron pieces and armor, three big and five thick, covered in tendon flesh, riding on a horse like a crab, appeared next to Bai Jiaolong, which was in stark contrast to the gorgeously dressed, delicate and handsome Bai Jiaolong.

Do 100,000 calls and think about a little, and refuse to give in.

"It's okay to discipline, I'm afraid that Brother Bai will be reluctant!"

You are a lowly embryo from the second brother of Bashan, and you are also worthy of helping Lao Tzu discipline? The white dragon's face sank like water. His subordinates saw that the 100,000 pairs of palms were rude, and they all put their hands on the hilt of their swords. A battle battle seems to be about to take place.

"The two of you are in charge, when is it now, and you still have the heart to fight a lawsuit?"

A horse was inserted into the middle of the Earthquake King Bai Jiaolong and Xing 100,000 Hu Jiusi. The person who came had a big face and a round head, an eight-petal helmet of an official army, and a piece of crotch armor of a small soldier, with kind eyebrows and a wide heart and a fat body. Those who don't know him think he's the Maitreya Buddha among the bodhisattvas, and those who know know he's an asura among the devils. It turned out that this person was Wang Youjin, the king of food. His greatest hobby in life is to cook the hearts and livers of living people with boiling oil.

"Now the plan, don't care about those who go in, let them rob!" Another rode up to the three of them, "When they take their things out, everyone will divide them equally!" ”

This person is older, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, with vicissitudes on his face, like a simple dealer.

"The neat king has a point! The things that the younger brother gets are divided equally among the four families according to the old rules! Xing 100,000 Hu Jiusi took the lead in expressing his stance and seized the initiative, "I will first destroy the dog officers and soldiers in this courtyard." Otherwise......"

The Heaven-Shaking King Bai Jiaolong sneered in his heart, Hu Jiusi, this dwarf is forcing him to make a statement! Before, he had the most men and horses, so he rushed to the front. There are many people who enter the town, and they get the most things. Hu Jiusi, this dwarf deliberately fell behind, and there was a fart captured!

However, after all, the Earthquake King Bai Jiaolong is a famous figure in the rebel army, how can he be deceived by a little difficulty? He smiled slightly and said, "Brother Hu said well!" The rules, set out for everyone to follow! The little brother will go in and say hello to the little ones and let them all follow the rules! After speaking, the white dragon group turned around and walked away with his subordinates.

"Fuck you!" Xing 100,000 Hu Jiusi spat at the distant back of the Heaven Shaking King Bai Jiaolong.

"Lao Hu, most of Lao Tzu's soldiers are still in Sanhechang, staring at Liu Zhenfan; Lao Zhang's soldiers suffered many casualties a few days ago, and the rest were scattered in Bazhou, Nanjiang, and Tongjiang, guarding our old nest. This time you have to go on! So let's put the rest of us under your command! Wang Youjin seemed to smile and said to Hu Jiusi.

Wang Youjin said that it is indeed true. Xing 100,000 Hu Jiusi wanted to get angry, but he couldn't do it, so he had to wave his hand and beckon his minions.

Waiting for Hu Jiusi to go away, Zhang Xian, the king of neatness, asked Wang Youjin, the king of food, in a soft voice: "Liu Zhenfan of Sanhechang has no action?" Where did Yuan Tao and Chen Lin go? ”

"Xiao Yuan, this ghost elf! He asked me to attract Liu Zhenfan in Sanhechang, but he led Chen Lin to an ambush. According to the news just received, the officers and soldiers did not rush forward lightly, but carried a large amount of baggage...... They seem to be afraid that Zhang Zuokai is hungry! ”

"Isn't that a food for me?" Zhang Xian was overjoyed when he heard this.

What the rebels lacked was food.

"That's it!"

Wang Youjin quietly looked at both sides, and saw that no one was getting closer, so he whispered: "God knows ...... about this."

"You know I know!" Zhang Xian smiled and said, "Hu Jiusi is rampant, it should have been cleaned up a long time ago; Bai Jiaolong and Xiao Yuan are more heart-to-heart than they are in the ring, and they will be hot sooner or later. Or you and my brother are happy, there are a few women waiting......"

"The women of the world are a dish on Lao Tzu's table!" Wang Youjin interrupted Zhang Xian's words.

"Yes. I'm tired of playing, send it all into your brother's kitchen! Zhang Xian laughed.

"Haha! It's none of our business here. Let's go, let's go into town too! ”

Hu Jiusi's brutal and fierce style is indeed very different from the style of Bai Jiaolong's fighting heart.

He quickly gathered his subordinates, and with an order, nearly 10,000 thieves pounced.

The first to bear the brunt was the shield car defense line hastily constructed by the officers and troops.