If you have strength, you will be confident, the western army has experienced a hundred battles, and in the past two years, it has recuperated in Yunnan, and the strength of the troops has risen to a big level compared with that year, even in the face of the Eight Banners soldiers, who are known as invincible in the world, they dare to fight head-on, and they are not afraid of the Chu army, which has been in the limelight recently...... Yes, the Chu army has always won battles in recent years, and the Eight Banners have been repeatedly defeated in their hands, but in the eyes of the officers and men of the Western Army, these victories have a great deal of chance, and the Eight Banners are not adapted to the terrain and climate in the south, and they are too light on the enemy, so they have been defeated by the Chu army again and again.

Come out and mix, sooner or later you will have to pay it back.

Seeing that the Chu army attacked with all its might as soon as it came up, Gao Chengen, the commander of the Western Army, showed a contemptuous sneer at the corner of his mouth: "I have heard for a long time that Zhou Guodong's temperament is like a fire and his temper is irritable, and when I see it today, it is really like this, he has a long-distance attack on Lingchuan, and he attacked with the whole army before he has a stable foothold, does he really take my Western Army in his eyes?" ”

The generals on the left and right have asked for battle: "The Chu thieves are advancing lightly, it is a good opportunity to break the enemy, we are willing to lead the troops to fight, capture Zhou Guodong alive, and level the Chu thief camp!" ”

The Western Army and the Chu Army have not really fought each other, Zhou Guodong should logically set up a large camp, and then launch a few rounds of tentative attacks, and only then attack with all his strength after feeling the way of the Western Army, he will use all his strength as soon as the war starts, just like the fight when Wang Ba fist is like a windmill, and there is no room for maneuver, it looks violent, but in fact it is the way to defeat and the taboo of the generals.

"Yes, today I will wait for a battle to defeat the enemy, and let the world see who is the real tiger and wolf army......"

Gao Chengen is also a veteran who has followed Zhang Xianzhong for many years, and has fought hundreds of battles in big battles, small battles, victories, and defeats in half his life, and has seen any scene. Any scene has its own set of coping methods, and orders are passed down immediately. A group of more than 1,000 people formed a strong formation and stepped forward to meet Zhou Guodong, and the other 2,000 men and horses outflanked the flanks from both sides. He himself led nearly 1,000 men in the rear to serve as reserves...... The Western Army is brave and good at fighting, with strict discipline, and will not let thousands of people squeeze into a ball to kill in the field, otherwise it is easy to have confusion in command, but Zhou Guodong's soldiers and horses are swarming up, although it looks like a swarm, although it looks violent, in fact, as long as it withstands the hundreds of people in the front, the rear team is all following the soy sauce.

"Zhou Guodong, a mediocre general." Gao Chengen looked at the figure of Zhou Guodong under the Central Army of the Chu Army. Make a faint evaluation.

"Wang Kefan may have some ability, Zhou Guodong followed him to steal his name, but he is actually a reckless scholar, and today he is just sacrificing a knife for the handsome!" A general pointed to the battlefield and said with a smile: "Look, our army is outflanking from both flanks, but Zhou Guodong is not well dispatched, and he hasn't changed his formation yet!" ”

Cold weapon warfare emphasizes fighting in formations, and there is a saying that formations restrain each other. In the vernacular, it is necessary to adjust the formation at any time and eliminate one's own weaknesses, aiming at the enemy's weaknesses, but the Chu army is still a rectangular combination phalanx. Maintaining a fixed speed to approach is not so much to respond to all changes as to be unchanged, but more like wanting to change and not having the ability to change formations...... Change formations on the move. It's not that simple, and if you don't get it right, it will cause chaos. The army is chaotic without a fight, and sometimes even if it suffers a loss. The main general did not dare to change the formation lightly.

"This week, Guodong is still a little self-aware...... Well, that's not right! Gao Chengen's face changed suddenly.

On the battlefield ahead, the marching drum of the Chu army suddenly stopped, and the soldiers stopped in unison, forming horizontal rows and vertical columns, just like straight lines drawn with a ruler.

"Probably it's accumulating strength, after accumulating strength, then rush into battle with all your might, watch him guide the flag, and you will know where to charge the formation......" A general commented expertly, just halfway through speaking, his eyes widened in astonishment, his mouth opened and he lost his voice, thousands of Chu soldiers raised their flintlock pistols together, pulled the trigger under the officer's order, and a ball of fire accompanied by white smoke erupted, and rows of bullets rained down towards the soldiers of the Western Army.

Platoon guns!

Continuous platoon gun shooting!

The range of the flintlock pistol and the power of the array volley of guns were greatly unexpected by the Western Army, and the generals of the Western Army did not expect that the Chu Army would use the musketeers as the backbone of the attack, and they were still waiting for the other party's charge, and the defensive preparation for the musket salvo was insufficient.

The marching drum sounded again, and the figures of the Chu soldiers flashed in the smoke of gunpowder, one, two, one row, two rows ......, the Chu soldiers fought several rounds of guns, and when they saw the enemy's heavy losses, they immediately advanced more than a dozen steps, on the one hand, they continued to chase and shoot the enemy, and on the other hand, they avoided the thick smoke of gunpowder. Seeing the soldiers of the Chu army silently stepping out of the smoke and raising their flintlock pistols in unison, Gao Chengen finally reacted, and gave a series of orders, mobilized the reserves to step forward to withstand the attack from the front, and beat the drum and trumpet flag to order the troops on both sides to quickly attack!

The Chu army attacked with musketeers, unexpectedly sharp, more than 1,000 people in the front saw nearly half of the casualties, there is no doubt that it can not be stopped, only to send the reserves in the rear to top a while, and the troops on both sides of the detour at this time seize the time to launch a pincer offensive, as long as they can rush into the Chu army formation, and the musketeers start hand-to-hand combat, there is still a chance to turn defeat into victory.

People shouted horses neighing, war drums were like thunder, Gao Chengen watched the western army on both sides kill the Chu army formation, his eyes were almost dripping blood, the battlefield was really full of risks, and he turned sharply without paying attention to it, just now he was full of confidence in defeating Zhou Guodong, but now it has come to the last moment of desperate betting, if it is ......, if the reserve team can not withstand the attack of the Chu army's musketeers, if the troops on both wings cannot break through the Chu army's military formation, if there is a problem on either side of the two sides, today's battle will definitely be lost.

The reality is colder than expected, and in fact, there is a problem on both sides.

The reserve force sent out by Gao Chengen had 800 people, except for a small number of soldiers and horses guarding the general banner of the Chinese army, almost pouring out, and the task of these 800 people sounded very clear - "blocking the attack of the Chu army", but there was no specific implementation plan. Obstruct? How to block? Do you use flesh and blood to block buckshot? The Chu army was still unhurriedly playing a row of guns, advancing a short distance after a few rounds of shooting, and there were fewer and fewer soldiers of the Western Army in front of the formation, and it was definitely not possible for these 800 people to fill in as a meat shield, and the general who led the troops gritted his teeth and simply led everyone to launch a counter-charge.

Rush up!

Melee!

The Chu army's firecrackers are so bad, is it possible that they can still use firecrackers to fight hand-to-hand? It is better to charge with some casualties than to be beaten and not fight back.

The heroic soldiers of the Western Army braved rounds of lead bullets to split their heads and cover their faces, and launched a charge one after another, unexpectedly, when they rushed to the front of the Chu army with scars, they saw pieces of shiny bayonets!

A reserve of eight hundred men threw into it, like a stone thrown into a pond, and only two blisters appeared on the water, and then disappeared without a trace.

The roundabout troops on both sides received Gao Chengen's order, regardless of the fact that they had not yet reached the most advantageous flank and rear position, and launched an attack directly from the direction of 45 degrees, and the cold weapon troops of the Chu army collided together, and the sharp musketeers of the attack were different, the pikemen and sword and shield soldiers of the Chu army have been on the defensive, not seeking merit, but seeking no fault, the western army rushed up and desperately resisted, and the western army's attack was a little slower and never counterattacked, just like a seasoned football defender, not lightly shoveled, just followed the opponent to the backfield, I didn't give him the angle of the kick cross.

Two pieces of kraft candy!

The cold weapon troops of the Chu army are other general, but the spear array is very mature, and the Eight Banners cavalry is not panicked, and the western army dominated by infantry is even more comfortable, the western army's attack is fierce, the spear array retreats, the western army's attack is slightly slack, and it immediately rebounds strongly, which is full of elasticity. After the musketeers in the middle repelled the attack of the Western Army reserves, the Western Army on both sides lost all their spirit, and the attack was even more undisciplined, and it was impossible to break through the interception of the Chu army.

"Defeated!"

Gao Chengen has experienced a hundred battles, and he is extremely decisive in his trade-offs, and immediately ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops, and the western army has been unable to stop the attack of the Chu army's musketeers, and when the enemy kills in front of the Chinese army, the whole army will fall into chaos, lose command, and there is a danger of annihilation of the whole army.

The defeat was like a mountain, the western army was fighting with the Chu army, there was no buffer in the middle, and retreated rashly, and the Chu army immediately rolled upside down and caught up, fortunately, the western army also had strong combat effectiveness, and the various departments fought and retreated, and it did not evolve into a total rout for the time being...... While fighting and retreating, Gao Chengen was getting closer and closer to the Lingchuan city gate, and seeing the Chu army tightly biting behind, he didn't dare to enter the city rashly, walked around the city with the defeated soldiers, and retreated to the southwest.

The Chu army was divided into two groups at this time, one continued to pursue along the avenue, and the other stayed to clean up the battlefield and monitor the movements of Lingchuan County.

"This is here, take a ladder to break the city!"

"It's not proper, Wang Junmen said that it is most undesirable for ants to attack the city." A staff officer advised.

"Water is impermanent, soldiers are impermanent, and we must fight quickly here." Zhou Guodong is unusually kind, obviously in a good mood, only by capturing Lingchuan County can he get Guilin, and if something happens, he can intervene in time, which is of great significance.

The main force of the western army was taken out of the city by Gao Chengen for a decisive battle, and there were only three or five hundred second-line troops in Lingchuan County, when the Chu army set up a simple cloud ladder to attack, it was forced to abandon the city and flee after only a quarter of an hour of resistance, and the number of casualties of the Chu army was less than twenty, much less than expected.

The Battle of Lingchuan was the first battle fought between the Chu army and the Western army, and ended in a complete victory for the Chu army.

When the news reached Guilin, there was jubilation in the city, and the western army stopped its offensive for three days, and there was no movement for three days, and the construction of the earthen city even stopped, obviously mobilizing troops and preparing to meet the Chu army.

Strangely, after the Chu army occupied Lingchuan, it once again stood still. (To be continued......)