In fact, every move of the Shandong army in Henan was clearly seen in the eyes of the camp, and almost all of them were the eyes of the peasant army, going up to the interior of the yamen everywhere and down to the refugees and villagers at the bottom.

At a time like this, no one will speak for the court anymore.

However, the reason why Li Zicheng did not order the attack at night was not because he was soft-hearted or jealous of Wang Zheng, but because the time was not yet right.

According to the assertion of the two military officers who broke into the camp, Song Xiance and Niu Jinxing, Wang Zheng heard that the food and salary had been robbed, and he must have gone to Tongxu County to check in anger.

What has happened now has shown that these two new military divisions who have not been in the camp for a long time are simply clever, Li Zicheng is full of confidence, and all that remains to do is to surround on all sides.

I saw the long-bearded old Taoist Niu Venus beside him shaking a feather fan, exhaling softly:

"The Shandong army was defeated once, and a great cause can be expected."

Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang, has appeared, and the fishing nets that have been pulled up have been retracted, looking at the momentum of the Shandong army after the formation, the peasant army did not have any surprised looks, but felt that the other party was afraid and did not dare to confront the camp head-on.

For Li Zicheng, there is a large piece of fat in front of him, and he is really sorry for himself if he doesn't eat it, and as Li Zicheng pointed the big knife in his hand forward, the bean-like soldiers shouted and rushed towards the Shandong military formation.

It was a white wave, about to collide with the red mountains opposite, and you can imagine how earth-shattering it would be.

"The tip of the gun is in a line, the side is flat, and it is ready!"

The Shandong army's array continued to sound this kind of shouting, nearly 20,000 people, this kind of number is already a lot, but not all of them are soldiers, including some baggage soldiers, gunners, messengers, pacesetters, drummers and other auxiliaries.

These people fighting in front of the formation did not have a big effect, but it was indispensable for an army, according to Wang Zheng's military order, the formation of the Shandong army at this moment was divided into four aspects.

Li Zicheng led the main force to rush from the west, Huang Yang led three battalions to meet the charge of Li Zicheng's main force head-on, Deng Heizi and Gao Liang each led two battalions of troops, responsible for the defense of the north and south respectively, and Dong Youyin was given a different order.

Dong Youyin muffled like thunder, tall and strong with brute strength, once led 300 soldiers to resist the attack of thousands of rebels under the city of Pingduzhou, this time Wang Zheng put him in charge of Tongxu County, and allocated him three battalions of troops.

In any case, it is not a way to hold on to the flat land, Wang Zheng pinned his hopes on Dong Youyin, hoping that he could lead people to capture Tongxu County, and it would be easier for the army to retreat into the city to defend.

The battalion officers and soldiers of the 12th battalion of the Shandong Army have already understood their tasks and goals, and the four main generals are sitting on one side, and Wang Zheng takes the last two battalions of soldiers and auxiliaries as the Chinese army, observing the battlefield situation and issuing corresponding military orders at any time.

On the right flank of each phalanx of the Shandong Army stood the flag officers of each battalion, and the only thing they needed to be responsible for was the military flag in their hands, as long as the military flag did not fall, these Shandong Army soldiers would fight until the last moment.

On the left flank of the formation are the grassroots generals, who are the main and deputy officers of each team, these people play the role of maintaining the formation and conveying orders, this is already a battle of tens of thousands of people, watching the other side shout at themselves like a tide, only these veterans who have been trained and have sufficient combat experience can be stabilized.

"Boom-"

Not long after breaking into the camp, a fierce artillery fire sounded from the camp of the opposing Ming army, and countless projectiles appeared in the sky, tilting like raindrops to the top of the camping soldiers.

Naturally, it was impossible for the Shandong army to sit idly by and watch the other party rush towards them, and the soldiers who broke into the camp had just entered the firing range. The firearms battalion began to attack under Ren Hu's order.

On weekdays, they encountered the artillery and guns of the Ming army, and the soldiers who broke into the camp were frightened by this large formation at first, but after thinking about it, what did they have to be afraid of, the artillery of the officers and soldiers could only fire a few shots, and when they saw that they were rushing closer, they would be defeated in a chaotic manner.

However, as soon as these thoughts came to mind, some of the howling rogues were flipped on their backs, their short limbs and stumps flying in the sky, and many of them were not killed on the spot, but wailed and wanted to flee the battlefield.

This kind of scene had a greater psychological impact on the survivors, and the momentum of breaking into the camp weakened all of a sudden, and this time the shouts were mixed with countless wails, and many people were already a little scared.

At the same time, there were bird guns in the Ming army formation on the opposite side who trotted to the front of the formation and lined up, aiming the bird guns at their side, and it didn't take long for them to let out a roar.

"Bang-"

Wang Zheng invests a large amount of money every year to equip the Shandong army with firearms, which is not a joke, and no one can understand why a firearms battalion must be formed, because these firearms are extremely expensive in terms of maintenance and cost.

And if you want to build firearms, you must first collect all kinds of raw materials, and it is not enough to have raw materials, and you have to go around to find old craftsmen who have been crafting for many years, and the treatment for them is very good.

Even Deng Heizi was thinking that if the firearms battalion was saved, our Shandong army would not know if it could equip more people with ironclad steel guns.

This kind of idea is not much or no less in the Shandong army, but no matter who Wang Zheng proposes, Wang Zheng will not hesitate to veto it, and once he was even a little impatient and angry.

Wang Zheng knew in his heart that this was an era of change, firearms were the mainstream of the world, and the West at this time had already entered modernization, and the arquebuses they were using on their side were disdainful and somewhat outdated.

In any case, the silver invested in firearms should not be saved at all, this is a principle in Wang Zheng's heart, and he must not fall behind in this wave of world progress.

The sky is not beautiful, the sky suddenly became cloudy, many birds are a little surprised to see it, it is going to rain, what can I do.

The Shandong Army's bird gun is still an arquebus, although it is not a shoddy goods such as the guard, but the influence of wind and rain is still very great, I heard Jem say, what flintlock pistol has been popularized in the West.

That kind of thing is said to be able to launch smoothly even on rainy days, but no one has ever seen it, and they all think it's a fart, and there is no firearm in the world that is not afraid of rain.

"Don't care about the three-stage shots, while it's not raining yet, how many shots can be fired!"

The sky was overcast, and Ren Hu stomped his foot hatefully, shouting another order without hesitation.

Now that the opponent has entered the firing range, it was supposed to use three hits to maintain the firepower output, but who knows that this ghost weather will change, and the continuous output will not be successful, so the bird gunner can only shoot indiscriminately.

Everyone tried their best to load the medicine, light the fire rope, and launch it towards the dense flow of rogues, although the sound was no longer as uniform as before, but the fire power increased several times in an instant.

With the second round of artillery, the rogue who rushed to the front fell in a large area almost instantly.