The 12-pounder gun was still firing, but the rate of fire had decreased slightly because the barrel was hot. But they continued to inflict casualties on the Shun army. As the distance between the two sides approached, the shells of the Model Army changed from solid to shrapnel and from shrapnel to shrapnel. Now the distance between the two sides is only about 100 paces, because there is a slight tailwind, at such a distance, with light arrows, you can barely reach the gun position of the model army. Moreover, the artillery of the Model Army was not armoured, so even light arrows could kill them. It's just that at this time, although the Shun army is still advancing, but in fact, the entire queue has been chaotic, so it is impossible to organize a neat salvo, only some archers shoot a few arrows sporadically, but they are crooked and slanted, which is also normal, at such a distance can only be projectile, and the projectile is just a way to get hits by relying on the number of coverage, and at the same time, there are fewer archers, and the effect cannot be guaranteed. However, Zheng Sen immediately gave the order to let the artillery retreat, and at the same time gave the order to let the infantry advance and prepare for engagement.

Compared with the Shun army or other armies, the model army has a clear advantage in the transmission of military orders. That is, they have a fairly complete flag system, and with the telescope in the commander's hand, they can quickly transmit information over a considerable distance. This also makes the actions of the Model Army on the battlefield extraordinarily coordinated.

"Major General, the light cavalry has reached the predetermined position." Just as the infantry was approaching the Shun army with neat steps, a staff officer reported to Zheng Sen.

"Where is Li Zicheng's position?" Zheng Sen asked, standing on a carriage and looking into the distance.

"Li Zicheng's banner appears in the middle and back position, but we don't know if he himself is there." The staff officer replied.

"Hmm." Zheng Sen nodded, and turned his gaze to the battlefield in front of him.

The artillerymen had retreated to the rear, while the infantry of the Model Army strode forward with a neat pace, past the artillery, which had ceased to fire, and approached the Shun army, which was several times their size.

Seeing that the opponent's artillery stopped, and the opponent's infantry began to approach, Liu Zongmin and the others hurriedly worked hard to adjust the team, trying to restore the team's formation as much as possible. However, the other party did not leave him such time, and soon, the infantry of the Model Army approached to a distance of about seventy paces.

With a whistle, the company commanders and platoon commanders of each company also issued the order to "stop advancing".

"The first two rows raise guns! Get ready to shoot! The shouts rang out.

The Model soldiers in the first row immediately half-knelt down, raised their guns, and pointed at the enemy troops opposite, while the Model Army soldiers in the second row stood there, also pointing their guns forward. At a distance of seventy paces, the salvo of the flintlock pistol already had a decent hit rate.

"Fire!" The order to shoot sounded, and the soldiers of the first two rows fired a salvo together, and the smoke from the muzzle of the guns immediately blurred the front.

"The last two rows are forward, ready to shoot! Others reload! "Although this procedure has been discussed before the battle, and the various combat companies have been notified, and all the soldiers are aware of this step, at this time, the company platoon commanders still have to issue such orders.

The soldiers who had just fired quickly turned into a column of four, and the two rows of soldiers behind them passed through the gap they had vacated, and continued to take a few steps forward, passing through the fog of the battlefield that had formed when they had just shot. At this time, the enemy forces are also closer. The distance between the two sides was only about fifty paces.

"Stand still, raise your gun! Get ready! The company commanders gave the order again. The soldiers, as just now, half-knelt in the front row and stood in the back, pointing their guns at their opponents.

In the last salvo, hundreds of Shun troops were knocked to the ground, and such a blow also made many people in the Shun army panic, if it wasn't for the pro-soldiers who supervised the battle and hacked a few people to death, I was afraid that there would be chaos at that time. Now that they saw that the guns were pointed at them again, many people simply stopped, and some even quietly wanted to retreat.

At this time, Liu Zongmin finally organized the archers, and these archers threw light arrows at the musketeers on the opposite side, but the infantry of the Model Army wore sturdy half-body plate armor, helmets with face armor that could be put down on their heads, and shoulder pads, and the light arrows of the Shun army could not penetrate such armor at all. Of course, the model army infantry did not have such a good defense in the legs and arms, so there were still some soldiers who were injured by arrows in the arms or legs, but these places were not critical, and in general, as long as they were treated properly, there would be no big deal.

"Aim!" Although they were harassed by the bows and arrows of the Shun army, the soldiers of the Model Army were still meticulously making tactical movements, and now, all the soldiers were ready to shoot.

A loud whistle came from the formation, and almost at the same time, the company commanders shouted: "Fire!" Shots rang out. Because of the closer distance, the hit rate of this round was naturally higher, and the bullets fired from more than 2,000 flintlock pistols knocked down thousands of people in one go, almost sweeping away the front row of the Shun army.

After completing this round of shooting, the soldiers who had originally carried out the first round of shooting had already loaded their bullets and were following from behind with a rhythmic whistle, and they crossed the companies that had just finished shooting and were loading bayonets to the flintlock pistols, approached to a place that was only more than thirty paces away from the Shun army, and raised their guns again, and fired another volley at the Shun army. After the shot, instead of reloading the bullets, they pulled the bayonet from the scabbard at the waist, stuck it in the bayonet of the barrel, and turned it again, and the jam was firm.

By this time, the soldiers behind had already followed, and with the three sounds of the brass trumpet, "tick, tick, tick", all the soldiers raised their bayonets and rushed forward.

After enduring continuous shelling and three successive salvos capable of causing thousands of casualties each, the Shun army was completely defeated, so that when the model army pounced on them with bayonets, they collapsed almost instantly. The soldiers screamed and ran backwards, and the soldiers in the back immediately ran backwards when they saw the soldiers in front of them fleeing in such a panic. The panic swept through the entire Shun army in an instant, like a wildfire sweeping through the dry grasslands in late autumn, and the Shun army of more than 30,000 people rushed backwards like a flood that had burst its embankment. At this time, it was useless to supervise the team, and even the team itself was fleeing in panic.

"Major General, do you want to throw the light cavalry into it and hunt them down?" Liu De asked.

Zheng Sen shook his head, and there was no joy on his face: "Just let the infantry chase after it." It is enough to let the light cavalry escort them for a ride, so that they cannot form the group, and do not chase too many people. After all...... After all, they are all Han Chinese. ”