Thousands of horses galloped in the wilderness, and Hu Dawei rode in front of him, and saw a large array of figures on the edge of the canal in front of him.

More than 6,000 Ming troops, after hearing the military order, hurriedly lined up, wearing heavy armor pikemen, half-squatting on the periphery, stabbing the spears in their hands obliquely, arranged into a phalanx, holding flint guns, standing behind them and raising the firearms, looking at the Wei army and horse army from afar with a stern expression.

When the Ming army heard the alarm, they quickly turned their backs to the canal and lined up into more than 20 hollow phalanxes, with 300 of them in a formation, with spears on the periphery, followed by muskets, and artillery, a swarm of bees and other instruments in the middle, which looked very familiar.

Seeing the Wei army and horses galloping over, the officers in the Ming army formation all showed nervous expressions, and shouted at their subordinates one after another, asking the soldiers to maintain their formation and prepare to meet the enemy.

On the canal, the side gun windows of the four Ming warships were opened, the guns mounted on the gun carriages were pushed into the gun emplacements, and the muzzles of the black holes stretched out from the gun windows, and the muzzles of the guns were high, aiming in the direction where the Wei army was coming.

Shi Lang, the general of the Zheng army, stood on the ship's tower, and the generals on the side saw the cavalry coming from the distance with a worried look on his face, "Qianhu, the enemy army is at least 20,000 people." ”

At this time, a non-commissioned officer suddenly reported: "General, Vice Admiral Gao asked us to hold down the position with artillery." ”

Shi Lang's expression was serious, and when he saw the Wei army flag floating in the dense cavalry, he said loudly, "Respond to the flag and respond to General Gao." Then he turned his head and ordered, "Hongyi cannon ready!" ”

In the distance, the Wei army galloped with thousands of horses, and Hu Dawei was surging forward on the left and right, and the cavalry was advancing like a wall.

At this time, Hu Dawei had already seen the Ming army in formation, and suddenly the side of the warship on the canal made a loud "bang", the artillery retreated violently, the muzzle of the gun withdrew from the cannon window, and a cloud of white smoke rose up, and a black iron bullet rushed out with a roar, and shot rapidly at the galloping Wei army and horse army.

The cannonball landed not far in front of Hu Dawei, smashed a deep pit in the ground, splashed a cloud of dirt, and then ricocheted again, and finally landed and rolled far away.

Hu Dawei saw the crater with a trace of white smoke and the rolling iron bullet, and made a "shout" sound in his mouth, slowly tightened the reins of the horse, and the speed of the war horse gradually slowed down.

Behind Hu Dawei, the 20,000 cavalry also slowed down their horses, and finally stopped three miles away from the canal.

There are Hongyi cannons on the ship, and it is estimated that there is more than one, three miles away is a relatively safe distance, and the Hongyi cannons are basically inaccurate.

The Wei army's horse army stopped far away, the horses' hooves kept scraping the ground, their noses were rattling, and the cavalry was silent, looking at the Ming army in array with a cold gaze, looking murderous.

The Wei army was forced to stop by artillery, which relieved the Ming army in array, they had not fought with the Wei army, but all the soldiers had heard the prestige of the Wei army for a long time, and knew that from the time of the Wei Wu army, they dared to claim the invincible world, and knew that the Wei army fought countless battles for hegemony in all directions, and rarely lost.

However, the real reason that made the soldiers of the Ming army uncertain was not the record of the Wei army, but the fact that the Wei army was actually their teacher.

The Ming Dynasty had a very strong learning ability, and after the Ming Dynasty found that its firearms were backward, in just a few decades, various instruments such as Lumi guns, Franc machines, and Hongyi cannons were made.

When the Wei army continued to win victories in the war, the eyes of the Ming army were always fixed on the Wei army, sending countless spies to spy on the military situation, and even sent spies to be admitted to the Wei State Military Academy through martial arts, and then came back to teach the Ming army.

At present, the equipment of the Ming army imitates the Wei army, the tactics imitate the Wei army, and even the manual that every soldier must read after entering the camp is the work of the great contemporary soldier Gao Dawang.

At this time, they had to challenge not only the Wei army, which had great achievements, but also the opponent they had been imitating and learning, and the Ming soldiers naturally had no confidence in their hearts.

Gao Yiqi stood in the middle of the army, looked at the stopped Wei army, and then looked at the stabbing spear and the raised flintlock pistol in the army formation around him, and said to the people around: "Don't panic! This array is dedicated to cavalry, not to mention that there is also a naval army to press us down. The Wei army relied on, only the firearms are sharp, the military formation is novel, I have firearms today, I also have the military array, even if Gao Yihuan comes in person, what is there to fear? I will order all the troops not to act rashly, and when the Wei army comes to attack, he will definitely hit his head and bleed. ”

Hearing this, the expressions of the soldiers of the Ming army eased a lot, yes, what the Wei army has, they basically have it now, and the hollow array has been tested on the battlefield, the Wei army can use him to defeat Guan Ning and defeat the Qing army, so why can't they repel the Ming army?

At this time, after all the Wei troops stopped, they were looking at the Ming army opposite.

In the past, when the Wei army fought with the Qing army, they always had to pay attention to the cavalry of the Qing army, but today the army they faced did not even have a few horse hairs, let alone a formed cavalry.

Li Jiyu came out of the horse, observed the formation of the Ming army, and saw the hollow phalanx, and couldn't help frowning.

He stepped on the stirrups with both feet, stood up from the horse, carefully watched the Ming army front, and showed an expression on his face that he had eaten a mouthful of flies, "Hollow array? He looked again, the spear with the spur stabbed at the squint, the musket raised, and the butt back to the saddle, and when he was sure that he was not mistaken, he took the reins of his horse and ran towards the banner.

"Dudu, it's a hollow array! The Ming army has learned our formation! Li Jiyu came back and reported to Hu Dawei.

Hu Dawei felt a little familiar, and after listening to Li Jiyu's words, he couldn't help but stand up from his horse and look at it with a clairvoyant mirror for a while.

Li Jiyu said: "Dudu, this formation, we are not easy to attack!" ”

Hu Dawei sat back in the saddle and sneered: "We not only have horse troops, but also dragon riders, no matter what formation they put on, it is not difficult to break it." The trouble was a couple of warships in the river. ”

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Wei army's own military formation, Hu Dawei knows very well in his heart, so he scoffs at the Ming army's military formation, but he doesn't know about the Ming army's warships.

Immediately, Hu Dawei pointed to the warships in the distance, "These boats are parked in the river, artillery is arranged on the sideboard, there are firecrackers standing on the ship's floor, and they can also launch rockets, he can cover the Ming army on the shore, but we have no way to take him." ”

Li Jiyu looked at it, "The four warships, even if they are powerful, will not have much impact on the entire battle situation, and besides, they can't go ashore." ”

Hu Dawei couldn't help but glance at Li Jiyu, and then said with a smile: "Yes, the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road, and only four warships can't play a decisive role." However, they are indeed a problem, and it will not be easy to keep them, so you send a detachment of men and horses to the south and find a way to intercept these ships, and the Governor will sacrifice them to the king. ”

As he spoke, Hu Dawei waved his hand and ordered loudly: "Dragoons, the horizontal formation is pressed, and the horse army is ready to attack!" ”

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