As the political affairs of Pingzhang in Huguang Province, Timur was also the first, and his family was in the Yuan and Mongolian courts, but he was the general of the Eight Classics. Therefore, as a disciple of the general, he joined the military camp at the age of 20 and became an officer. After more than 20 years of service, although there is no dazzling record.

But he is not the kind of person who can only talk on paper.

Therefore, when he saw the black-clothed army killing so mightily, as the supreme commander, he couldn't help but roar, commanding the bannermen under his command, mobilizing more than 30,000 sailors under his command, and setting up a strict defensive formation with the assistance of the army.

"Kill the Tartar !!" The morale-boosting black-clad soldiers roared angrily. And with such an angry roar, these tens of thousands of black-clothed soldiers, under the command of Zhang Shihua, rushed towards the enemy along the Yangtze River waterway.

"The whole army obeyed the order, immediately opened fire, and bombarded this group of Tartars for me!" The newly won and successful Tianwan Army has united. Under such smooth sailing, Zhang Shihua's confidence in his heart doubled, and he couldn't help but feel that the world was under control.

And in this case, as the supreme leader of the black-clothed army, he also forgot that joy and anger are invisible, so he issued a military order with such an angry roar.

Therefore, under such circumstances, nearly a hundred artillery pieces could not help but roar in unison, pouring their anger on the enemy's heads.

'Everybody stays in formation and doesn't get confused. Those who wantonly make noise and disturb the morale of the formation will be killed on the spot! "As the central area of the entire Huguang Province, the officers and soldiers of these naval divisions in Jiangxia are naturally very familiar with artillery attacks.

Therefore, under such circumstances, the front-line commanders of those ships of the hundred households and thousands of households couldn't help but roar hoarsely like this.

After all, in this era, the power of artillery shells made of solid iron balls was not very great. In this era, artillery is more important than a blow to the enemy's mental morale, and killing or wounding is secondary.

Therefore, as long as the military formation is not chaotic and the soldiers do not wantonly spread their fear, the artillery attack is actually nothing.

No, because this time the officers and soldiers of Jiangxia's naval division coped with it properly. Therefore, this round of artillery salvo did not cause any other bad effects except for nearly 100 casualties to the enemy.

Therefore, seeing this, Timur, who was the supreme commander of the Jiangxia Naval Division, nodded with a smile on his face, and couldn't help but raise his saber and roared angrily: "Soldiers, give me a cannon to shoot back, and now let the black-clothed thieves taste it, we are amazing!" ”

Yes, since Jiangxia is the center of the entire Huguang Province, then these sailor troops who are responsible for protecting Jiangxia City are naturally equipped with a large number of artillery.

Although the artillery they are equipped with is still the bronze artillery that has lagged behind the black-clothed army for decades.

But the difference between bronze artillery and iron artillery is only equivalent to the difference between half a pound of cotton and a pound of cotton. Although there is a gap between the two, they also belong to the same level.

Therefore, in this regard, the quantitative gap can also be completely compensated for the qualitative gap in some cases.

Therefore, when the distance between the two armies became closer and closer, and more than 100 artillery pieces of the officers and soldiers of the naval division also launched a counterattack at the same time, the black-clothed army couldn't help but be bombarded by it.

"Damn it, herald. Speed up and engage this group of Tartars. This time, we must defeat these Tartars in one fell swoop!! "On the battlefield, it is not a pleasure to watch your subordinates being bombarded by enemy artillery.

Therefore, Zhang Shihua couldn't help roaring like this, and with a finger of the sword in his hand, he couldn't help but speed up the fleet under his command.

"Kill, !!" In such a situation, the distance between the two armies is getting closer and closer. Later, when they were close enough to see the hideous faces of the enemy, under the deafening sound of artillery and the rain of arrows.

Even the two sergeants, whose eyes had turned red from bloodshot, couldn't help but let out a murderous roar.

At this time, with such a terrifying roar, a cruel bloody battle could not help but set off again on the Yangtze River.

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"Shoot the arrows, kill the thief !!" As soon as the two militaries came into contact, the officers and men of Jiangxia City's naval division couldn't help but show extremely strong combat effectiveness.

They roared one by one, and under the command of their respective generals, they simply showed a fierce posture of not fearing death.

"The whole army obeys the order! In this battle, the first level of the thief was killed, the reward was ten taels of silver, the first level of the thief was killed, and the official was promoted to one hundred households!! Before the war, in order to protect Jiangxia City, the center of Huguang, Timur, as the political affairs of Pingzhang in Huguang Province, could not help but persuade the right prime minister of Huguang Province, Ah Ergray, to give his soldiers unimaginably rich rewards.

Therefore, under such a heavy reward, the officers and soldiers on Jiangxia's side showed extraordinary combat effectiveness.

So much so that a strong army like the Black Army is difficult to defeat for a moment when it is against it.

"My lord, the resistance of the Tartars is fierce. Close to General Zhao and General Gao, it is really difficult to take down these Tartars! At this time, let General Guo and General Zhong Yao lead their troops to attack, and defeat these Tartars in one fell swoop with superior forces. ”

After an hour of fierce fighting between the two armies, seeing that the situation on the front line was deadlocked, one of Zhang Shihua's staff members couldn't help but make such a suggestion to Zhang Shihua.

However, hearing such words, Zhang Shihua couldn't help but shake, "Now the two armies are fighting, but it's only an hour, and the situation is really normal." Besides, the reserves on the Tartar side are still standing still.

At this time, if I had exhausted my entire army, wouldn't I have handed over the initiative of the battlefield to the Tartars in vain? ”

Although he became a little complacent because of the war in Baling. But Zhang Shihua, who has been in battle for a long time, has not lost his mind because of this.

Zhang Shihua shook his head at the suggestion of the staff under the tent, and after saying this, he couldn't help but calm down and put all his attention on the battlefield in front again.

"Boom, boom, boom!!" A deafening burst of cannon fire rang out again. However, this familiar sound of artillery was not emitted by the black-clothed army this time, but the officers and soldiers of the sailors on the Jiangxia side, and they came to the right flank of the black-clothed army.

"General, be careful!" On the right flank, two shells also hit Gao Kaida's warship.

But fortunately, under the struggling efforts of a sharp-eyed guard beside him, Gao Kaida was only a little disgraced and did not hurt anything.

But even so, Gao Kaida, who was bombarded twice by the enemy like this and almost lost his life, was naturally angry and wanted to vent in fear.

So after dodging the cannonball, he struggled to push the guards who were guarding him away, and he couldn't help but raise his sword and roared: "Listen to my military orders, let the gunners and crossbowmen aim at the left flank of the Tartars, hit me hard, and destroy this group of bastards!! ”

He let out a roar like jumping feet, and the soldiers and horses under his command couldn't help but launch a fierce counterattack.

Therefore, for a while, the sound of artillery and the roar of killing on the battlefield couldn't help but become louder.

However, in this battle, the officers and men of the Jiangxia Naval Division, who were familiar with the terrain, had a geographical advantage from the very beginning. Therefore, although Gao Kaida's counterattack was very fierce, it was still unrealistic to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.

Therefore, this time they made the enemy pay a lot of casualties. But the real results were not much.

And in the same way, Gao Kaida, who fought on the right flank of the Black Army, was difficult to break the situation for a while. On the left wing of the black-clothed army, Zhao Jiu, who was the privy of the black-clothed army, was naturally powerless to open the situation for a while because of the majority of new soldiers under his account.

So under such circumstances, the two armies fought again for nearly an hour. The black-clothed army, which still didn't take much advantage, had no choice but to ring its own Mingjin and give the order to withdraw the army.

The initial battle was unfavorable, and such a result undoubtedly made the complacent Zhang Shihua sober up a lot.

Therefore, after Mingjin withdrew his troops, a meeting was held within the black-clothed army.

However, it is a pity that in this meeting, the civil and military generals under Zhang Shihua did not put forward any decisive suggestions.

After all, it is impossible to win or lose the war by intrigue this time. Combat isn't about sitting in front of a computer and playing games, unless your opponent is really an idiot with a lot of brains, how can you possibly beat your opponent twice with the same tricks.

Therefore, after discussing under such circumstances for more than an hour, the tactics formulated by the black-clothed army were steadily and steadily.

The quality of the Blackcoats' troop quality and the ability of the army's grassroots commanders are much higher than their opponents.

Even if the officers and men of Jiangxia's naval division rely on the temptation of heavy rewards to hang their morale, it is obviously impossible to block the black-clothed army, which has an advantage in terms of strength and combat awareness, and to rely on the temptation of things outside the body such as money.

Most people can risk their lives for money, but unless they are cornered, no one will sacrifice their lives for money. Life is priceless, at least for themselves.

And in the face of danger, the human spirit also has a limit to endure.

The combat awareness of the black-clothed sergeants is far superior to that of the officers and soldiers of the sailors on the Jiangxia side. Therefore, Zhang Shihua believes that if he fights with the enemy steadily and steadily, then the last person to laugh will definitely be them.

Although this method is the method with the slowest effect and the greatest casualties, it is undoubtedly the most secure method.

Now, the square eye is on the whole battle situation. As the attacker, Zhang Shihua and the black-clothed army controlled the greatest initiative and advantage in the battle. So in this respect, the Black Army really doesn't need to take risks.

Therefore, on the second day, a big battle like a wheel war broke out on the surface of the river.

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"Kill, !!" On October 19, ten days later, on the surface of the river where Jiangxia City is located, the shouting and killing sound is still earth-shattering.

However, the battle at this time, compared with the fierce battle ten days ago, was undoubtedly much "weaker" in terms of scale and intensity.

Although the officers and men of the naval division on the side of Jiangxia City were still fiercely resisting, everyone could see that the spirit and fighting spirit of the officers and soldiers were generally much lower than before the 10 days.

But even so, in this battle with a total scale of only about 10,000 people, the black-clothed army still failed to achieve any overwhelming advantage. Therefore, under such circumstances, the battle only lasted for more than an hour, and the two sides of the battle withdrew their troops one after another.

However, at the same time, outside the city of Wuchang, which was more than 300 miles east along the waterway of the Yangtze River, the soldiers and horses of Tianwan, who had been confronting the officers and soldiers of Wuchang for a long time, began to launch a large-scale attack on the officers and soldiers of Wuchang under the leadership of Ni Wenjun.

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"Kill, !!" Similar to Jiangxia's side, the shouting and killing outside Wuchang City was still earth-shattering.

This time, in order to completely get rid of the situation of being trapped on Huangzhou Road, Ni Wenjun can also be said to have exhausted his troops. At this time, in addition to the 2,000 soldiers left behind in the old nest, the nearly 70,000 soldiers and horses stationed in the territory of Huangzhou Road were all gathered by him, and he also put on a huge battle.

However, compared with the huge battle he put on, his situation in Wuchang at this time was much worse.

Just because in the original history, Aluhui, who was also one of the few people in the province who was familiar with military affairs, should have left Wuchang in the first half of the year and handed over the defense of Wuchang to Ni Wenjun's defeated general, Weishun Wang Kuanche Puhua.

But now, because of the appearance of the black-clothed army and Zhang Shihua, Aluhui, who is familiar with military affairs, has not been promoted to the provincial right minister, but has been serving as his political officer and in charge of the defense of Wuchang and other places until now.

Therefore, under such circumstances, Ni Wenjun really hit an iron plate this time.

Although the province participates in politics, Aluhui is also a decent Yuanmeng person. But as a native of Yuanmeng, he is by no means the kind of fool who has to take more than a dozen wives and concubines even on the battlefield.

The position of participating in politics is civilian. But this point will not reduce Aluhui's ability to lead troops to fight in the slightest.

Therefore, even though the strength of the officers and soldiers in Wuchang City is only half of Ni Wenjun's, under the command of Aluhui, the combat effectiveness of this army is amazing.

After all, before the fall of the Optimus Pillar of the Yuanmeng Imperial Court, the Yuanmeng Imperial Court was still extremely determined to quell this huge peasant uprising in the world.

Therefore, he confronted the officers and soldiers of Wuchang outside the city for more than ten days, but he really couldn't find the slightest flaw. As the de facto leader of the Tianwan regime, Ni Wenjun planned to exchange his superiority in troops for victory in the war.