The 3,000 Ming Army, under the leadership of Zhang Quanchang, rushed out of the camp like a duck's blood, and the 200 auxiliary troops of the Heavenly Mandate Army, which had been dismantling the horse pile, immediately retreated and merged into the main formation.

At the same time, the gunners of the Heavenly Mandate Army of five hundred households were already waiting in line two hundred steps away from the Ming army's camp.

Zhang Quanchang saw the retreat of the auxiliary soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven Army, and was immediately overjoyed, and immediately commanded the Ming army to attack, and began to chase and kill the auxiliary soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven Army.

The gunners of the Heavenly Mandate Army were waiting for a solemn battle, and before they knew it, the Ming army had entered the death line of a hundred steps.

"Shoot!" Zhou Bin finally spit out two words.

"Bang...... Bang...... Bang......"

The first row of gunners fired bullets when they heard the sound, and on the opposite side of them, nearly 100 Ming soldiers fell to the ground, screaming incessantly, and the lightly wounded soldiers rolled and fluttered, almost blocking the way forward.

Zhang Quanchang, who was in the middle of the team, was taken aback and stopped unconsciously, the first two attacks on Guguan, he was left behind in the camp, although he knew that the Ming army had suffered heavy losses, but he had not seen it with his own eyes, and he did not know the sharpness and terrifying range of the Xining rifle.

At this time, I saw it with my own eyes, and I was stunned for a while, the main general lost his mind, the soldiers were at a loss, and the offensive formation of the Ming army was stagnant.

Zhang Quanchang is not only brave and thirsty for killing, but also has a strategy, otherwise Hong Chengchou would not be at ease to let him stay in the camp to protect the foundation of his own side.

He originally expected to take advantage of the numerical advantage to directly impact the Mandate of Heaven Army, so these three thousand soldiers were all lightly armed and did not carry shields, and at this time he noticed the distance of the Mandate of Heaven Army, but in front of a hundred steps, as long as one impact, the two sides could twist together, and when the two sides fought hand-to-hand, it was good to give full play to the advantage of the Ming Army in numbers.

Morale can be boosted!

Zhang Quanchang saw that the Ming army hesitated and stagnated, so he said angrily: "The thief is in front, but the distance is only a hundred steps, kill, as long as this distance is crossed, the thief will be defeated!" ”

"Kill, the thief will be defeated!"

The morale of the Ming army was rekindled, and the soldiers stepped on the corpses and blood stains of their comrades one after another, and continued to move forward, a distance of a hundred paces, that is, a yawn time, as long as they rushed over, it was victory.

The Mandate of Heaven Army is only a few hundred people!

However, hundreds of Mandate of Heaven military rifles locked the death line of 100 steps, although the morale of the Ming army was like a rainbow, but after all, it was infantry, the speed could not go up, and there was no shield protection, but it became the target of the Mandate of Heaven Army.

In four rounds of firing, the Mandate of Heaven Army fired more than 2,000 bullets, and the Ming army suffered nearly 1,000 casualties, but failed to advance half a step, and the wounded soldiers and corpses blocked the road, so they had to stop the attack and start clearing the road.

In the interval when the Heavenly Mandate Army stopped shooting, Zhang Quanchang woke up to the fact that the Ming army had a huge advantage in numbers, but failed to give full play to this advantage, and the gunners of the Ming army only occupied a small section, why was he controlled by others, and only attacked on this small section of the road?

Zhang Quanchang looked up and looked around, this place was not a mountainous area, and the road was unusually wide, which could be pushed flat by a large number of soldiers.

If you let the soldiers disperse, although they can't attack from all directions, at least they can increase the width of the attack, and there are so many Heavenly Mandate Army, and they can't block this wide plain!

Zhang Quanchang waited for the battlefield to be cleared, so he divided the soldiers into two horizontal columns, each team of nearly 1,000 people, overwhelmingly rushed forward, the Ming army only had one thought, close to the Mandate of Heaven army, using the advantage of numbers, as countless times before, to chase and kill thieves.

However, the cavalry of the Ming army, which they had been forgotten, was pressed from both sides of the gunners, Liu Yunshui had waited too long, Zhang Quanchang dispersed the Ming army, and he finally waited for the opportunity, more than 1,000 cavalry pulled out of the formation, and directly inserted the horizontal line of the Ming army from both sides, and even the gunners were forced to stop shooting.

Unlike the silent arrival in front of the rifle, the cavalry of the Mandate of Heaven are all spears, and every time they poke a hole, they will bring out large snowflakes, which is not duck blood, but human blood, the blood of their own companions!

The Ming army was divided and surrounded by the cavalry of Liu Yunshui's department, and then repeatedly rushed to kill, not only did the casualties rise sharply, but the tragic situation on the battlefield made the soldiers tremble, and if they ran a little slower, they would become ghosts under the guns of the Heavenly Mandate Army!

In the face of the strong attack force of the cavalry, the Ming army was defeated and was forced to retreat in the direction of the big camp.

But the hundreds of soldiers in the rear of the Ming army were cut off alive, and the cavalry turned around and struck, and the hundreds of Ming soldiers were rushed to pieces, wanting to surrender, but they couldn't unify the caliber for a while, and were repeatedly charged and killed by the cavalry, and there was no one left.

The 3,000 Ming troops who left the camp just now suffered more than 2,000 casualties, and the wounded soldiers who remained outside the camp were all mended by the Heavenly Mandate Army.

The Mandate of Heaven Army restored the attack posture before the Ming army's attack, the cavalry patrolled the periphery to maintain pressure on the Ming army, the gunners continued to fire and suppress the Ming army's archers, and the two hundred auxiliary soldiers continued to dismantle the Ming army's horse piles.

Hong Chengchou had nothing to do, and thought hard in the camp, however, for a while, he didn't know how to restrain the Heavenly Mandate Army.

"Lord Overseer...... The subordinates are unfavorable to attack, and they ask the capital to punish them! Zhang Quanchang was defeated and had to kowtow to apologize.

"Get up, the responsibility for failure is not entirely on you!" Hong Chengchou waved his hand, when the army's heart was unstable, Zhang Quanchang took the initiative to ask for an attack, and he had already expressed his loyalty, even he couldn't deal with the Heavenly Mandate Army, what crime did he pend? If you really want to punish the crime, I'm afraid that the army's spirit will be dispersed, "Quanchang, you say, we can't attack, and we can't hold the camp for a long time, what should we do?" ”

"Lord Overseer, my subordinates say something that shouldn't be said," Zhang Quanchang understood that the Mandate of Heaven Army maintained pressure on the Ming Army, and the camp would be breached sooner or later, and the defense would never be feasible, "For today's plan, the only way to do this is to retreat to Longzhou, use the blocking of the city wall, and deal with the Mandate of Heaven Army!" ”

"Longzhou?" Hong Chengchou didn't think about it, but if he retreated to Longzhou, then this expedition against the Mandate of Heaven Army, even if it was over, the Ming army would be defeated, but there was no better way than to retreat into Longzhou, he nodded, but he was a little unwilling in his heart, "Even if we are willing to withdraw our troops back to Longzhou, will the Mandate of Heaven Army give up the pursuit?" ”

"The Mandate of Heaven will definitely pursue," Zhang Quanchang gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Let Yongxiang protect the Overseer and go first, subordinates...... The subordinates stayed behind and blocked the Mandate of Heaven Army......"

This is indeed the best way, however, after Zhang Quanchang stays behind, it is bound to be difficult to get out, besides, the Mandate of Heaven Army still has cavalry, Hong Chengchou wants to escape back to Longzhou, it is not easy, he frowned, and said: "Quanchang, you ......"

"Don't hesitate, Lord Overseer, the camp will definitely not last long, and even if there are reinforcements, I'm afraid it's too late......"

Hong Chengchou was reluctant, "Quanchang, how will you get out in the future after you stay?" ”

"The subordinates suggested that they retreat after dark, although the Mandate of Heaven Army has the advantage of cavalry, it cannot block the entire plain, and it will be dark and the melee will ...... We have an advantage in numbers, and they will also have casualties," Zhang Quanchang lowered his head and knelt down to Hong Chengchou and said, "Lord Overseer, if your subordinates can't come back, please ask Lord Overseer...... Take care of your family......"

"Quanchang rest assured, you are making sacrifices for the whole army to break through, I will definitely not lose my family, as long as I am in one day, your family will definitely have no worries about food and clothing," Hong Chengchou helped Zhang Quanchang up, pressed him on the opposite Mazha, and put tea in his own hands, "Quanchang, you must come back, take advantage of the dark night...... Even if the soldiers are lost, I will ask for credit for you! ”

"Thank you, Your Excellency!"

Hong Chengchou also sat down on Mazha, thinking in his heart, "Quanchang, you say, why did the Heavenly Mandate Army only dispatch five hundred gunmen?" There were at least two or three thousand gunmen at the head of the city of Guguan, so why didn't they attack with all their might? ”

"This ...... Maybe they just want to drive us away, after all, we are camped in Huangshui, and we are always threatening Guguan......"

"Chase away?" Hong Chengchou shook his head, with a wry smile on his face, "The Heavenly Mandate Army has injured tens of thousands of my soldiers, and this beam is finished, even if we are completely annihilated, it will only be like this...... Look at the brutality with which they slaughtered our wounded soldiers......"

"Are they...... They are letting us know...... Even if there are only a few hundred gunners, can they deal with more than 10,000 of our soldiers? ”

"Kill chickens with a cattle slaughtering knife?" Hong Chengchou was shocked in his heart, he still had more than 10,000 soldiers under his subordinates, and there was a strong battalion to protect him, but he was forced to be embarrassed by the 2,000 Ming army, and the main force of the Mandate of Heaven Army, except for more than 1,000 cavalry, was the hundreds of gunners.

Hundreds of Heavenly Mandate troops can defeat more than 10,000 Ming troops? If the Mandate of Heaven has tens of thousands of gunners......

Hong Chengchou fought a cold war in his heart, he was like a defeated rooster, from the spiritual Dao body, he was wilted, such a Heavenly Mandate Army...... How can this battle be fought?

If it were someone else, would the battle be won? Unless you use artillery, you can overturn Guguan...... Hong Chengchou was suddenly startled, when attacking Guguan yesterday, the Heavenly Mandate Army used artillery, but it still bloomed with shells......

He sighed, his heart was already full of fear for the Heavenly Mandate Army, if the Heavenly Mandate Army could not be eradicated in the land of Shaanxi, he, the governor of the three sides, would probably follow in the footsteps of Yang He, and sooner or later be dismissed and investigated by the imperial court......

That night, the Ming army took advantage of the night, all out of the camp, Hong Chengchou personally led 5,000 Ming troops, under the escort of Wang Yongxiang, went straight to Longzhou, Zhang Quanchang with the remaining 3,000 Ming troops, stationed in the north of the camp.

When Zhou Bin and Liu Yunshui learned of the movements of the Ming army, Hong Chengchou had already left the camp for more than ten miles, and the two worked closely together, Zhou Bin dragged the broken Ming army, while the cavalry of Liu Yunshui's department bypassed the Ming army and directly pursued the Ming army.

Although Liu Yunshui likes to kill, this time he did not impact the formation of the Ming army, but only pursued the tail of the Ming army, and the Ming army that fell behind and on the edge was the target of his attack.

The cavalry killed all the way, and the Ming army cried wolf all the way, but the Mandate of Heaven army did not kill them all, as long as they ran fast, the Ming army in front of the team was safe.

This strategy gave the Ming army hope that for the cavalry of the Mandate of Heaven, it could also kill the Ming army to the greatest extent, and the parts of the Ming army's knives were basically the back, so the cavalry of Liu Yunshui's department did not have many casualties, but the casualties of the Ming army were greater than imagined.

Hong Chengchou knew Liu Yunshui's strategy, but he was helpless, the Ming army had already been frightened, and there was only one way to die when he turned back to fight, in the face of darkness, who would have the courage to stay and die?

As long as you run faster than others, you have hope for life!

By dawn, when Hong Chengchou entered Longzhou, there were less than a thousand subordinates, but with the protection of Longzhou, he finally took a breath.

Liu Yunshui left five hundred households of cavalry, continued to patrol outside Longzhou City, prevented Hong Chengchou from abandoning the city and fled, cutting off the connection between the city and the outside world, and personally led the cavalry of five hundred households, turned back to assist Zhou Bin, and annihilated the Ming army after the break, but unfortunately, Zhang Quanchang fled at night.