On August 5, the second year of the Apocalypse, shortly after the sun rose in the east, a steady stream of soldiers swarmed out of Wenzhou City and the camps outside. ＝＝＝

The rumbling iron cavalry and the rolling torrent of soldiers completely shattered the tranquility of the eastern plains of Wenzhou, making the neighborhood bustle.

After learning the news, Wang Zaijin did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly ordered the Ming army to go out of the camp to fight.

Almost all of the two sides are pouring out, and they both know that today is the day of the decisive battle, and whether they win or lose depends on the performance of each family today.

So the narrow eastern plain of Wenzhou gathered more than 90,000 troops and started a war for the entire Ming Dynasty.

Because there were too many troops, it took nearly half an hour for Lu Yan's side to just arrange the troops.

In this half hour, Li Jing sent 5 cavalry teams of 1,000 people to constantly harass and raid the Ming army.

These five thousand-man cavalry teams were like cunning wolves, gathering and scattering, constantly patrolling around the periphery of the Ming army's camp.

As long as he found a flaw in the Ming army, he rushed up and took a bite.

If the Ming army was weak, they would keep charging until the Ming army's position was completely dispersed.

Then it was a chase all the way, and it would not stop until it encountered reinforcements from the Ming army.

In this way, until Lu Yan's side had already lined up the formation, the Ming army was still troubled by the five thousand-man cavalry teams.

Some of the Ming troops did not even dare to leave the camp at all, and they were already under the onslaught of those cavalry.

Later, Wang Zaijin had to send the Zhejiang barracks to drive away the cavalry.

Those cavalry in the Zhejiang barracks are still very jealous, and they suffered a few small losses in the Zhejiang barracks a while ago.

They will not be like some Ming soldiers, who will panic to release their guns or arrows at the slightest intimidation.

If they charge with all their might, they may be able to break through the fire blockade of the Zhejiang barracks.

But after all, the loss is too great, and some can't be worth it.

So they dodged those Zhejiang barracks, and then attacked the other Ming troops.

Infantry can never be as agile as cavalry, and it is entirely up to the cavalry to decide whether or not to go to war.

If those cavalry didn't want to fight, those Zhejiang barracks could only follow behind them and eat ashes.

In this way, there has not been a war yet.

Li Jing gave Wang Zaijin a good cavalry lesson, and the entire periphery of the Ming army camp was messed up by these cavalry.

When Lu Yan's side finished arranging the troops, the Ming army's military formation was far from being lined up.

However, Lu Yan would not give the other party the opportunity to arrange the formation, and immediately ordered the left, center and right armies to all press, and today he will defeat the Ming army in front of him with a dignified and upright army.

Wang Zaijin stood on a high platform, looking at the enemy troops in the distance with pale faces.

I saw that the morale of the enemy army was high, the armor was sharp, and from a distance it looked majestic, the army was at its peak, the troops were in good order, the cavalry came and went like the wind, and the attack was like mercury.

Even if Wang Zaijin is only half a bucket of water in terms of military affairs, he also knows that the enemy army is the real elite.

He has also seen a lot of border troops on the nine sides, but there is almost no one who can compare to the army in front of him.

Where did Lu Yan get so many elite soldiers?

And from here, the enemy's cavalry is at least more than 10,000 people, which can make him resist.

Although he had managed to control his emotions, his own soldiers could still tell his nervousness in his clenched white fingers.

Moreover, this kind of large corps combat is not something that everyone can command, which requires extremely high military literacy.

Like the local battle a while ago, Wang Zaijin still had the confidence to deal with it, but now in the face of the enemy's all-out attack and constant harassment, he suddenly felt like he was in a hurry.

He regretted this a little, and maybe his lifetime of fame would be ruined by this.

"My lord, are we going to send troops to meet the enemy, the enemy is about to fight."

At this time, one of his family leaders reminded him in a whisper.

Wang Zaijin nodded a little panicked, and then hurriedly said: "Quickly order General He of Zhejiang Ningshao, General Yan Ji of Zhejiang Jintai and General Ma of Zhejiang Wen to lead the army to meet the enemy, and be sure to withstand the enemy's attack." ”

No matter how dull he is, he knows that the only ones he can really rely on now are those Zhejiang soldiers.

In the confrontation with the enemy army in the past few days, those soldiers and horses of Nanzhili were all crushed at the touch of a button in the face of the enemy's dense firearms volley, and they were no match for the enemy at all.

Only the Zhejiang soldiers were barely able to make a few moves with the enemy.

Therefore, at the critical moment, he immediately remembered those Zhejiang soldiers.

The leader of the family felt that Wang Zaijin's order was a little careless, but he was in a bad mood when he saw Wang Zaijin.

I didn't want to touch his bad head at this moment, so I sent someone to pass the order.

After receiving Wang Zaijin's order, He Rubin, the general of Zhejiang Ningshao, scolded and led his troops out to prepare to meet the enemy.

He used to be only a guerrilla in Shandong, but a few months ago, he was promoted to the rank of general of Ningshao, Zhejiang.

Originally, he thought that this was a fat difference, Zhejiang has always been the anointed land of the Ming Dynasty, and it will not be worse than Shandong.

But I didn't expect to encounter this big war not long after taking office.

In fact, after receiving the order to counter-insurgency, his thoughts were similar to those of Wang Zaijin, thinking that it was just a very easy task.

Encircling and suppressing a rebel army with the strength of four provinces is not yet hand-to-hand.

I didn't expect to know that the enemy was a real hard bone after the fight.

A few days ago, they fought with the enemy's infantry, but the enemy's artillery was so sharp that they had to retreat after being bombarded by the enemy's artillery.

But even so, all of their artillery was lost in the last battle.

"Quick, quick, everyone hurry up and set up and prepare for battle."

One of He Rubin's family leaders said to the soldiers.

The soldiers hurried to line up, but their morale was not high, and it was clear that the effects of the defeat of the previous few days had not passed.

He Rubin was still very satisfied with these Zhejiang soldiers, who were generally a little stronger than the soldiers in other regions.

Due to the relative affluence of Zhejiang, there are relatively few underpaid here, so morale is higher.

Moreover, Zhejiang soldiers are proficient in firearms, and there are many reasons for this, although they are influenced by the Qi family's army, and Zhejiang's firearms are also well-made.

Since charcoal is used to make iron in the south, which contains very little sulfur, the quality of iron produced is generally better than that in the north.

Moreover, Zhejiang has developed industry and commerce, and the craftsmen here are generally high.

The sum of various factors has led to the fact that the quality of the locally made guns in Zhejiang is very good, and it is not easy to blow up, and even the bird guns of the Qi family army were customized in Zhejiang.

Therefore, Zhejiang soldiers did not resist firearms, but liked them very much.

And the Zhejiang soldiers have become the strongest soldiers in the world by relying on firearms.

But compared with the Zhejiang soldiers, the troops in front of them, which are very similar to the Qi family's army, are more powerful, their firearms are sharper, and their tactics are more excellent.

This made He Rubin extremely headache!

He sat on his horse and observed the situation on the battlefield and found that he was assigned to the right flank.

This made his heart a little heavy, and many famous generals like to break through on the flank, and then go straight to the middle army from the flank.

The left flank of the Ming army was close to the sea, and it was unlikely that the enemy would carry out a breakthrough on the left flank.

Then the most likely is the right side.

At this time, he suddenly noticed that the enemy in front of him seemed to be different from before, about 300 musketeers lined up, and there were 9 rows of musketeers standing in front of him, what was going on?

It seemed that there were only three rows in the past, so do they want to engage in nine-dan shooting?

He Rubin thought with a little self-deprecation.

Behind the firecrackers is a large array composed of mandarin duck formations, after the two armies are connected, those firecrackers will not completely destroy the enemy, they will retreat into the mandarin duck array, and then the mandarin duck array will meet the enemy.

Qi Jiguang's Mandarin Duck Array is also famous far and wide, and it is said that there is no invincible opponent with the Mandarin Duck Array.

Those Mongols and Japanese robbers were all beaten by the mandarin duck array.

As for the back of the Mandarin Duck formation, there were thousands of cavalry, and these cavalry were very experienced, although the big battle would start soon.

But they were still unhurried, and none of them rode on their horses, but all of them stood under their horses to preserve their strength.

Some also took out food and water and fed the war horses.

For these cavalry, He Rubin was very jealous.

Because once they are defeated, these cavalry will chase after them.

If you don't do it, the rout will turn into total annihilation!

Previously, the enemy was short of troops, and their rescue was also very good.

Therefore, the enemy's cavalry did not dare to be too presumptuous, and today I am afraid it will be different.

Just by looking at the posture of the enemy daring to release five thousand-man cavalry teams at once, we know that the enemy's strength is definitely quite abundant.

"My lord, the enemy is coming."

One of He Rubin's personal soldiers said.

He Rubin nodded, and then looked into the distance.

Two miles away, the soldiers in red jackets were marching forward in a neat line.

However, in order to distinguish the soldiers from the two sides, they took the initiative to tie a black cloth on their right arm.

Nearly 7,000 soldiers marched forward in a neat formation, and their momentum was enough to change the color of the mountains and rivers.

Even He Rubin's face changed drastically after seeing it, let alone those little soldiers.

The enemy stopped when they came out of range of the artillery, and soon a large number of artillery pieces were pushed up.

Among them are Hongyi cannons, as well as vehicle-mounted general cannons and Franc machine guns, as well as some cannons with a very fast rate of fire.

Seeing this, He Rubin's face was gloomy as if it could drip water, and those soldiers were also fluctuating for a while.

Their artillery had all been lost in the last battle, and how could they be an enemy if they were to rely on them alone.

"Actually, I don't think we should go out to fight, but defend the fortress."

One of He Rubin's family leaders said quietly.

Hearing his words, He Rubin shook his head.

Because even if you can defend the village, it won't be of much use! Enemy artillery was able to easily destroy the defenses of the camp.

Moreover, the strength of the army of sixty or seventy thousand is too much, and it is impossible for the camp to be stationed together, so it can only be dispersed.

The enemy could have surrounded some of the camps and then attacked them violently.

In this way, will the other camps be saved or not?

If you come to the rescue, you may encounter an enemy ambush on the way, and if you don't save it, you will only be defeated by the enemy one by one.

So no matter how you fight, this battle is a loss.

It's not about tactics, it's just about the difference in strength.

And he believes that Wang Zaijin will not agree to defend the village, with more than 60,000 troops against 30,000 rebels, and even have to defend the village, he will definitely be impeached by those imperial historians and afraid of the war.

The power of those imperial histories is clear to every Ming official, no one is not afraid, no one is not afraid.

So Wang Zaijin will definitely not be able to save face.

If he hadn't been defeated a few times, Wang Zaijin would never have retreated to the camp.

Thinking of this, he felt a headache.

He Rubin looked back at the banner of the Chinese army and found that no orders came.

This made him feel a little extremely anxious, if the enemy continued to bombard their military formations fiercely, why should they confront the enemy.

At this time, a Ming army approached them.

"My lord, it is the banner of Deputy Chief Cui Tianxi of Nanjing."

The leader of his family said.

He Rubin nodded, this should be the reinforcements that Wang Zaijin sent to him when he saw that the rebels were strong.

After all, in terms of total strength, their Ming army is going to surpass the rebel army.

It's just that this Deputy Chief Cui is from Nanjing after all, and he has a big temper, and he looks down on them, the military attaches on the ground, which makes He Rubin a little disliked.

But now is not the time to think about this, he hurriedly stepped forward, and then said to a military attache with a white face and a little fat: "He Rubin, who is lowly, has seen Master Cui. ”

"No excuses."

Cui Tianxi waved his hand a little impatiently and said, "Master Inspector sent me to help you, but you need to obey my command here, after all, I am the deputy chief soldier, and you are just a general." ”

Obviously, this big battle made him feel very bad.

Hearing this, He Rubin couldn't help but be angry, but he didn't expect it to be a guy who wanted to seize power when he first came.

However, he also knew that Cui Tianxi's words had some truth, so he said: "Everything is subject to Master Cui's orders." ”

Cui Tianxi's face was as gloomy as he looked at the posture of the enemy army, the enemy army was strong, and this battle was not easy to fight.

"I don't know if Master Cui has artillery, if there is artillery, I'm afraid I need to let the artillery deal with the enemy's artillery."

He Rubin said.

"The officer did bring a dozen artillery pieces."

Cui Tianxi said.

In Nanjing, he was in charge of the Shenji Battalion, and there were indeed some artillerymen.

Hearing this, He Rubin couldn't help but be overjoyed.

As long as some artillery positions can be constructed, then presumably the enemy will not attack on a large scale until the artillery is destroyed.

That way, their troops will at least be much safer.

After listening to He Rubin's suggestion, Cui Tianxi also nodded.

So the soldiers of the two sides immediately joined forces and seized the time to build artillery positions.

But Lu Yan's side would not give them the opportunity to build an artillery position, and their artillery opened fire first.

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