Lu Xiangsheng went to the stable and looked at his warhorse. He had several war horses, some of which he raised himself, and some of which were given by the emperor. Although there is a shortage of food in the army now, there is still some forage and bean fodder for the horses, and if the horses have no strength, for them who are far away from the fortified city, it will be considered a self-defeating road.

By the time Lu Xiangsheng returned to the main tent, Hu Dawei, the chief soldier of Shanxi, and Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, had already arrived. In the past two years, they have cooperated okay, and with the deterrence of Shang Fangjian, they can naturally command and move. Although Shang Fangjian can only cut officers below the adjutant general first, but Yuan Chonghuan can behead Mao Wenlong, although this later became one of his crimes, but in the face of Shang Fangjian's power, Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu did not dare to try it with their heads.

"See the Governor." Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu stood up and bowed to Lu Xiangsheng, they were both wearing armor, so they didn't kneel.

Yang Tinglin, who was temporarily demoted to praise the military, was a civilian official robe, a blue official robe, decorated with a heron's complement. He bowed his hand to Lu Xiangsheng and said, "Students, see Zongrong." ”

Lu Xiangsheng sat down behind the handsome case and said, "No need to be polite. I called you here so that you could go back and prepare, and after breakfast, you would go straight to the camp and go west. ”

Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu looked at each other, their eyes full of worry. Hu Dawei was straightforward and said, "Governor, let's go to Jize in the south and join the Gao Jian Jun (Gao Qiqian)." We only have these 5,000 old and weak soldiers, and we don't have the strength to fight in the wilderness. ”

"Everyone is afraid of a tiger, how can the country survive itself?!" Lu Xiangsheng said loudly: "I am waiting for the court to eat and be loyal to the country!" Worry about you! This battle is only death! ”

Hu Dawei didn't dare to persuade again, and Yang Guozhu didn't plan to speak. But what they think in their hearts, only they know.

Soon after breakfast, the battalions packed up their things and marched forward. It was not easy to pull out the camp, you had to pack up everything, tents, pots, wood, etc. So the infantry marched thirty miles a day, and the rest of the time they were busy setting up camp.

At noon, the team walked to the Artemisia Bridge, and the scouts of the team came to report and met the captive horsemen.

"How many rides?" Lu Xiangsheng rode on his Wumingji and asked with an unchanged expression.

The scout replied, "Over a hundred horses." ”

"Array!" Lu Xiangsheng immediately ordered.

As soon as the order was given, a large puff of smoke and dust rose in the distance, and the rumbling of horses' hooves soon came, and the ranks began to stir. Most of the Qing soldiers were three or even four horses, and the team of more than 100 people could reach four or five hundred horses, which was terrifying.

Lu Xiangsheng immediately sent his own soldiers to suppress the team.

"Array! Array! ”

"Two legs can't run four legs! The array is scattered, and no one can live! ”

"They only have 100 horsemen, don't panic!"

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The shouts in the ranks continued, and finally the commotion was brought under control. They are all veteran border soldiers, and after calming down, they quickly take up the battle under the command of the general. In the front three rows were the musketeers, in the back were the crossbowmen, and then in the back were the pikemen and the sword players, and the cannons were difficult to move, but they were also moving forward in a panic. The Jiading cavalry of Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu were arrayed on the left and right flanks of the infantry army. They only had 5,000 troops, and there were not many artillery, so they could only list this kind of one-sided repulsion of the enemy.

Before the formation of the Ming army was arranged, the cavalry units of the Qing army rushed over. Their clothes were disheveled, some wearing white cotton armor and others Mongolian robes. With the momentum of thunder, they rushed towards the Ming army, which was still adjusting its formation.

The musketeers who had already stood in the front row panicked, and some of their hands trembled so badly that there was no way to insert the strip @ from the barrel; Several projectiles will also be put in; I don't know how much gunpowder was poured in.

"Wow~Oh~Oh~Wow~" The Qing cavalry kept howling wolves, and rushed over quickly, some wielding scimitars in their hands, but more of them held bows and arrows in their hands.

"Bang", I don't know who fired the shot first, and then the "bang", "bang" gunshots rang out continuously, mixed with the screams of some gunners, probably injured after exploding. Soon, the white smoke from the firing was in front of the array, but fortunately, the winter north wind was not small, and it blew them away in a while.

Lu Xiangsheng's originally very white skin has now turned black, because the cavalry of the Qing army at this time is still a hundred paces away, and the fire gun cannot hit the enemy. Whether it's a bird's beak gun, a bowl mouth gun, or a three-eyed gun, it can't hit the enemy. Although the Frankie cannon and the Hongyi cannon can hit it, the incident happened suddenly, and it has not yet been erected.

"Let the Musketeers reload!" Lu Xiangsheng shouted loudly: "Three consecutive shots!" If you dare to cast it without an order, kill! Archers, salvo! Crossbowmen prepare! ”

The archers were behind the musketeers, so they were relatively calm, and began to shoot arrows at the orders of the officers. Although at this distance, with a bow and arrow with a maximum of sixty to eighty catties of pulling force in their hands, they may not be able to cause much damage to the enemy, but it can be considered a success if they can slow down the enemy, after all, the war horse rushing over is not something they can stop. As for the pulling force of their war bows, those who are now short of pay and food, even if they are given more than a hundred pounds of hard bows, they will not be able to open them.

The rate of fire of the bow and arrow was much faster than that of the firebolt, and in a few breaths, three volleys had been fired, and the rain of arrows finally caused a little casualty to the enemy, so that the Mongol cavalry began to turn their horses' heads and go around to the right, passing by the distance of more than twenty paces on the flank of the Ming army.

The Mongol cavalry on their horses turned sideways and began to shoot arrows at the Ming army. Their accuracy was good, and even on galloping horses, many of them could shoot the neck and ribs of the Ming army. There was no protection in these places, and those who were hit by the arrow fell immediately. The Ming army had very few horse teams and did not dare to attack, so they could only fight back with bows and arrows and handcuffs, but with little success.

"Boom", "boom", "boom......

Just as the Qing army was circling to the rear of the Ming army, the Ming army was still adjusting the angle of the artillery behind the Ming army, and opened continuous artillery fire on the Qing army that had just bypassed. They were all packed with groups, and when they went out, they were a large area, causing a lot of casualties to the completely unprepared Qing army, at least seven or eight cavalrymen fell from their horses, and more than a dozen war horses were also knocked down. The Qing army had to take the horse's head outward, go around a larger circle, and join the Qing army that was still waiting in front. Don't look at the few Qing soldiers wearing white cotton armor, only about 30 people, but in terms of combat effectiveness, they are the main force.