Dozens of Ming soldiers, carrying six simple ladders, began to protrude from the crowd and advanced towards the slope.

In the forest on the right, Zhao Guangrui's eyes shone brightly, "Governor, shoot the transporters, without the ladder, the Ming army will not be able to climb the slope!" ”

Li Zicheng nodded, "Hongzhou has good eyesight, and it really can't let the Ming army get too close!" ”

Over there, Qin Danian seemed to have heard the conversation between the two, and immediately organized gunners to specifically target the transport soldiers of the Ming army.

The transporter carried a ladder in one hand and a shield in the other, protecting vital parts such as the head and chest.

The shield was very thick enough to block the bullets of the Celestial Mandate Army, but it could only cover the upper half of the body, legs, and the sides of the body, all of which were exposed to the guns of the Celestial Mandate Army.

At the time of Guguan, Li Zicheng had already summed up the experience of dealing with shields, and it was widely spread throughout the army, Qin Danian was naturally no stranger, and the gunners automatically aimed their rifles at the legs and sides of the transporters.

Most of these unlucky transporters were shot or wounded, and most of them lay on the ground wailing, and the ladder was thrown aside, no one cared about it, and even hit two soldiers in the thighs when they landed......

The Ming army exchanged a group of transport troops, but they also didn't go far before they were overthrown by the Mandate of Heaven.

At this time, the vanguard of the Ming army was already close to Kanpo, just waiting for the cloud ladder.

The officer who led the team was already sweating profusely, and had to let ordinary soldiers act as transporters to carry the ladder.

But they had long been targeted by the gunners of the Mandate of Heaven Army, and only after paying the price of four groups of transporters did they pull the ladder up the hill in the form of a relay.

Li Zicheng smiled and said to Zhao Guangrui: "Hongzhou, the Ming army has climbed the ladder, what should I do now?" ”

"Now?" Zhao Guangrui had been watching the battle, eager to go to the battlefield in person, and when he saw Li Zicheng asking, he hurriedly said: "Naturally, it is to meet the battle and prevent the Ming army from climbing up...... The Grand Duke, it's too close, can the rifle still work? ”

"Hongzhou don't worry," Li Zicheng smiled faintly and said, "When the Ming army climbs up, although the situation is critical, it is also the best time for the Heavenly Mandate Army to annihilate the enemy. ”

When Zhao Guangrui first came into contact with Li Zicheng, he thought that Li Zicheng was talking big, but now he is by Li Zicheng's side, seeing is believing, and he knows that what Li Zicheng said was strictly calculated, and he no longer dares to doubt it.

After careful observation for a while, he finally saw that the Ming soldiers who climbed the ladder could only protect the front with shields, and on both sides of them, they were exposed to the muzzles, and the wounds of the soldiers who were shot were almost all on both sides of the body.

Zhao Guangrui's eyes were already so excited that his eyes rippled, "Dadu Governor, if this continues, the Ming army will never be able to climb the slope......"

"Perhaps, the number of the Ming army is too large, maybe someone will climb up." Li Zicheng's voice was both light and light, as if he was outside the battlefield, and he looked like he had nothing to do with himself.

Zhao Guangrui measured, Dadu Governor must still have a backhand, he is a young man, after all, he still couldn't help but say: "Dadu Governor, the Ming army is offensive, do you want to release the cavalry ......" Seeing Li Zicheng's indifferent look, he looked at He Xiaomi again, "Or we can help him, it's also a good ......"

Li Zicheng took his eyes off the battlefield, and couldn't bear to look at the blood, "Don't worry, Hongzhou, this is the first wave of attacks, although it is fierce, it is not the critical time." ”

Only then did Zhao Guangrui realize that not only the Metropolitan Governor, but also He Xiaomi's own soldiers were also very leisurely, so he smiled wryly and said nothing more.

The fighting, though fierce, was a stalemate.

The archers of the Ming army kept firing arrows at the slope, trying to suppress the Heavenly Mandate Army, which had the advantage of terrain, but the soldiers of the Heavenly Mandate Army only showed a small half of their heads above the slope, and the target was too small, although there were casualties, fortunately, it was not serious.

The gunners of the Heavenly Mandate Army, however, used the rifles in their hands to shoot the Ming troops on the ladder from both sides, shooting one and another, and the cycle repeated.

In the dense forest on the left, five mountain guns are shooting flowering shells at the Ming army all the time, and every round of shelling, there are dozens or hundreds of Ming casualties, and the density of the Ming army is too great, and the gunners almost don't have to aim.

Compared with the most direct and shortest contact on the ladder, the mountain artillery in the rear was almost forgotten by the soldiers on both sides, and if it weren't for the casualties, even Dai Junen wouldn't have thought of it.

The battle continued with high intensity, and although the Ming army suffered heavy casualties, they relied on their large numbers to go forward one after another, lining up on the ladder to die.

One soldier fell down the ladder, and more rushed out of the queue, quickly seizing the gap and filling the ladder to its fullest.

The soldiers didn't know the casualties on both sides, and they had no time to think, the Ming army only wanted to seize Kanpo, the Mandate of Heaven army only wanted to kill people, and the Ming army that climbed the ladder was their own military exploits.

The battle lasted for a while, and finally there was a soldier on the ladder, who made a certain breakthrough, he almost climbed to the top of the ladder, and as long as he jumped up, he could jump up the hill.

Seeing that the situation was critical, Qin Danian hurriedly shouted: "Gunpowder bag!" ”

"Yes!" The two soldiers agreed, and hurriedly carried out a twenty-pound gunpowder bag from the rear, and one twisted the fire breaker and ignited the fuse.

Taking advantage of the faint "snort" sound of burning on the lead, the two soldiers carried the powder bag and threw it forward, and the powder bag escaped from his hand and landed behind the ladder.

When the Ming soldiers saw the gunpowder pack, they thought it was a stone at first, but they didn't think about it, but they didn't hit themselves anyway, but one of the soldiers knew the goods and saw the burning lead, and he reflexively shouted: "It's not good......"

It's too late!

"Bang ......"

There was a loud bang, and the aftermath was endless, and the soldiers of the Ming army who were waiting to go up the ladder were suddenly blown to pieces, and one person flew directly into the sky, dancing with his hands, before he fell heavily to the ground and raised a cloud of dust......

There are even more unlucky, the body is obviously still there, but the hands and feet are bloodstained, flying in different directions.

The ladder only shook and did not break, but the soldiers on the ladder, frightened by the explosion, rushed down one by one with their heads in their hands, as if the end was coming.

The Ming army was only stunned for a short time, and under the drive of the officers, they launched a new attack.

Qin Danian raised his eyes and looked at the entire battlefield, and saw that more than half of the Ming army casualties under the slope were killed, so he shouted: "Gunpowder bag waiting, blow up the ladder!" ”

The soldiers of the Mandate of Heaven, in groups of two, lit six gunpowder packets against the arrows of the Ming army, and when the fuse was about to burn, they threw them at the ladder of the Ming army.

The sound of "bang bang" was endless, and there were four ladders broken from it, and the soldiers who had climbed had no time to dodge, and they were blown up on the ladder to the flesh and blood, and even the simplest monosyllabic words did not have time to be pronounced.

Although there were only two ladders left, the soldiers were so frightened that they forgot to attack, and they looked at the flesh-and-blood battlefield and froze for a moment.

There was no pause on the battlefield, only a one-sided stupor in a daze.

The Ming army seems to have lost its soul, not only forgetting to attack, but also not holding a shield to protect the vital parts of the body, how could the soldiers of the Heavenly Mandate Army give up such a rare opportunity? The mountain artillery made a dull explosion from time to time in accordance with his natural rhythm, while the gunners clenched their rifles and hurried to find their targets.

"This Qin Danian, at such an age, still can't hold his breath!" Li Zicheng was a little dissatisfied, he threw the two pebbles in his hand, and said: "Millet, ignition, without the ladder, the Ming army will soon retreat!" ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!" He Xiaomi agreed, hurriedly twisted the fire fold he was carrying, and lit a firework not far away.

"Wow!"

A blue flame rose with the sound and soared into the sky, blooming a gorgeous and cold trumpet flower in the sky!

In the valley on the right, a firework also rose into the sky, echoing each other.

Zhao Guangrui looked excited, he knew that Li Zicheng had already released the cavalry.

Li Zicheng smiled faintly and said, "Xiaomi, you guys also go and try their marksmanship!" ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!" He Xiaomi has long been impatient, following the Metropolitan Governor, everything is good, but he can't kill the enemy with his own hands, an opportunity like today is really rare, he agreed, hurriedly greeted the brothers around him, and hurriedly opened up a new battlefield.

The dense forest where Li Zicheng is located is only thirty-four steps away from Kanpo, and the Xining rifle can cover all areas on the battlefield.

Dai Junen, who had been watching the battle on the east side of the goat's milk ditch, saw that the ladder suddenly broke, and suddenly "chuckled" in his heart, knowing that today's battle would not have a good result, and he wanted to take the campo, which was a fool's dream, but he was unwilling to retreat from the army.

More than half of the casualties of the Ming army were in vain?

However, the thieves' firearms were too sharp, no wonder Feng Ju was wiped out!

Whether it is a fire # gun or an artillery, it is only seen in life, and the thief's firearm is clearly a hundred times sharper than that of the Ming army. No wonder the Overseer allowed himself to bring 20,000 soldiers.

Dai Junen seemed to understand the hardships of the Overseer, but the price was still too great, and with Feng Ju's vanguard battalion, the brothers had already suffered seven or eight thousand casualties.

When he was hesitating, he suddenly saw the fireworks in the air, and was taken aback, although he didn't understand the specific meaning of the fireworks, but he knew that it must not be a good thing, the Heavenly Mandate Army had already gained an advantage, and only at this time did he transmit the message, could it ......

Dai Junen was chilled, and he shivered unconsciously, and secretly screamed in his heart: Not good!

He immediately raised the banner and told the soldiers to withdraw to the sheep milk ditch and return to the camp to temporarily avoid the edge of the Heavenly Mandate Army.

When the Ming army retreated, they did not turn around and run back, but guarded the vital parts with their shields, bowed down and slowly retreated, retreating backwards to the goat's milk ditch.

Li Zicheng's eyes lit up unconsciously, "This Dai Junen, he has a hand in military training, he is so embarrassed, and his military appearance is still so neat!" In his heart, he already had a plan to subdue Dai Junen.

Qin Danian was also surprised, the Ming army retreated backwards, and the rifle did not have much chance to shoot, he could only pin his hopes on the mountain artillery, but there were only five mountain cannons, and the interval between firing was too long.

When the bullets hit the ground, they would inevitably blow up the shields around the landing site, and the gunners immediately followed, shooting the soldiers who had lost their shields.

But the Ming army is very orderly, the formation has remained unchanged, Qin Danian is so angry that he scolds his mother, but there is nothing good to do.