Half a quarter of an hour later, Yu Zhigao and the soldiers were full of sluggishness, and in front of them lay corpses and ownerless war horses.

Yu Zhigao sent more than a dozen people with good courage to fight against this person who was known as the number one fierce general in Jiangnan, but they were all killed by him on the spot, and he still looked like he still had spare strength.

"Do you still have anyone to come up? As long as there were no more than 30 people, I took them all. ”

Qingji Gongzi said with a big grin.

He couldn't help but lick a trace of blood from the side of his lips, which, combined with the blood in his sword and armor, made him look extraordinarily wild and uninhibited.

Yu Zhigao felt that the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching, he actually wanted to take on 30 people alone, it was really crazy.

But after thinking about it, he still didn't agree in the end.

Now the morale is extremely low, and if you lose again, it will be worth it.

So then Yang Youji and Qingji Gongzi shouted for them to convince, but how could Yu Zhigao agree.

Chen Zanhua is still here, in case the governor knows, then he, the general, will be able to do it.

It was just that the cavalry retreated into the chariot formation, but gave them the ability to attack the chariot formation.

In this regard, Yang Youji and Qingji Gongzi scolded him for not believing in righteousness, but Yu Zhigao has been up and down in the sea for many years, where will he put this scolding in his ears.

Yang Yuji and Qingji Gongzi looked around the car formation from a distance, and found that this car formation not only had cannons, but also fire guns, and maybe rockets.

If they attacked rashly, they might suffer heavy losses, so they gave up their intention to charge the battle, and rested far away.

Seeing that they didn't attack, Chen Zanhua couldn't help but be anxious, and then said: "How is this good, we can't keep stalemate like this, what if it gets dark." ”

Yu Shigao was silent, the enemy seemed to be quite powerful, and if he attacked rashly, he might suffer heavy losses.

"I don't think it's going to attack, they only have more than 500 people, not as many as us."

Huang Sanye said.

Yu Zhigao glanced at him with contempt, can a war be won with a large number of people?

If this were the case, then he would have won the Houjin long ago.

And if the enemy does not want to fight them, then it is useless to go out.

"No, I'd suggest it's better to defend."

Chen Zanhua thought for a while and said.

For his own life, Chen Zanhua still cherishes it very much, what if he loses, he may die if he is captured alive by the enemy.

"I thought it was a good defense."

Yu Zhigao said.

Since Chen Zanhua and Yu Zhigao have agreed, Huang Sanye, a small down-and-out household, has no room to interject.

So everyone waited for the enemy to attack in the car formation, but the enemy had no intention of attacking.

As a result, the two sides confronted each other here.

I don't know how long it took, but I rode a flying horse from the direction of the old town, and then said a few words to Qingji Gongzi and Yoyuki.

Then they hurried slowly in the direction of the old town, and at the same time sent a cavalryman to shout from afar.

"Lord Yu, my family has set up a formation five miles away, waiting to fight you to the death."

After saying that, he didn't care whether he agreed or not, and left here directly.

After seeing the enemy leave, the soldiers here breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that this enemy is quite powerful, if you can't fight, don't fight.

"Chen Zanhua, what should we do?"

Yu Zhigao said to Chen Zanhua.

Chen Zanhua is also embarrassed, it seems that the enemy is by no means easy.

The elite of Liaodong really deserves its reputation, and he has no confidence in whether Yu Zhigao can defeat the enemy.

In fact, Yu Zhigao didn't want to fight, all he wanted was to send the enemy away, and if he lost the fight, maybe he would lose his official position and resign.

But Chen Zanhua is here to supervise the war, and he is embarrassed to talk about these paintings, otherwise it will be difficult for the governor to explain them.

After thinking about it, Chen Zanhua said to Yu Zhigao: "Since the thieves have invited us to fight, of course we have no reason not to fight. General Yu, you will take your subordinates to meet the army, and I will wait here for your news of triumph. ”

Hearing this, Yu Zhigao almost scolded.

It's really treacherous, you can get the credit if you win, and if you lose, you can also run for your life first, and the benefits are almost all taken up by you.

But in the face of Chen Zanhua, he couldn't get up anyway, so he had to agree.

At the same time, some soldiers were left to protect Chen Zanhua and Huang Sanye.

And he led a large group of men and horses forward slowly.

At the same time, in order to avoid surprise attacks by enemy cavalry, he also distributed scouts extensively.

But fortunately, the enemy does not seem to have any intention of sneaking attack, but is just waiting for the front.

It didn't take long for them to see Lu Yan's team from a distance.

I saw a large number of cavalry lined up at the front, and behind them seemed to be groups of infantry wearing fiery red mandarin duck battle jackets.

Seeing this, Yu Zhigao couldn't help sighing.

A beautiful woman, what is a thief.

He still had no intention of leading the soldiers to charge, and while ordering the soldiers to be on guard, he set up a chariot formation.

The enemy did not seem to have the slightest intention of stopping them, and let them form a formation.

After seeing the car array arranged, Yu Zhigao breathed a sigh of relief.

Now we have a greater certainty of winning this battle.

At this time, one of the cavalrymen of the enemy formation came out of the crowd, and then shouted loudly: "General Yu, are you ready?" ”

Yu Zhigao nodded, what did he mean by this.

"We adults said please step back so as not to hurt you."

Hearing this, Yu Zhigao was even more puzzled, why did he retreat.

I saw those cavalry slowly retreat to the two wings, and then revealed a group of musketeers wearing mandarin duck battle jackets behind them.

The firecrackers stepped back, revealing a door behind them...... Artillery.

Seeing so many pieces of artillery, Yu Zhigao couldn't help but scream.

How could the enemy have so many artillery, it seems that there are at least thirty of them.

At this time, he suddenly remembered that Lu Yan owned several Yiren warships, could it be that these were the artillery on the Yiren warships.

Just looking at the distance of these artillery, it seems a little far away from them.

A smile appeared on Lu Yan's face, the best way to deal with the car formation was of course artillery.

And the range of his artillery is far longer than that of the Ming army's artillery, who said that the Hongyi cannon is not good at field warfare, this is absolutely.

At this time, the benefits of the long range of the Hongyi cannon were experienced.

"Command to fire and fire!"

Lu Yan said.

Soon the artillerymen lit the artillery, and immediately there was a loud rumbling sound from the position, followed by bursts of fire and smoke.

I saw more than 30 solid bullets being fired in a whizz, and then falling heavily on those formations.

All those carts that were hit by shells were smashed to pieces.

The people hiding in and behind the car were also smashed into a pulp.

The entire large array was also completely smashed into a gap by this shelling, revealing the cavalry hiding inside.

And the Ming army in the car formation immediately panicked.

It's too bad now, the enemy has artillery, and it looks like it's not only long-range, but also powerful.

If Lu Yan ordered the cavalry to charge at this time, he believed that he would be able to easily rush into the car formation.

However, Lu Yan did not mean to order the soldiers to charge, but continued to order the artillerymen to load their shells and prepare for the next shelling.

At this time, Yu Zhigao was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, and he had already regretted his intestines now.

If he had known that there were artillery here, he would not have come with a chariot.

He had long heard that Yiren's artillery had always been fierce and abnormal, but he didn't expect it to be true.

Only then did he understand why Lu Yan asked him to retreat, daring to be afraid that the cannonballs would hit him.

It's just that how can the enemy be so kind?

"My lord, what are we going to do?"

One of his men said.

The enemy's artillery was a little slow to load, which gave him plenty of time to think.

Looking at the enemy's cavalry and infantry, Yu Zhigao was in a dilemma.

If you charge, the chances of victory are too slim.

And if you retreat, you are likely to face a one-sided pursuit by the enemy.

Those cavalry were fine, and there was a good chance that they would have escaped the enemy's pursuit.

The infantry was almost dead.

The enemy's artillery in front of him was about to be reloaded again, and Yu Zhigao gritted his teeth.

"One moment the order to charge, the cavalry in front and the infantry in the rear."

Yu Zhigao said.

"But, in this way, we will win, and the enemy has more than five hundred cavalry."

The cronie said with a worried look on his face.

At that time, the enemy did not charge the formation because the car formation was already formed, and the charging formation would only cause heavy losses.

Now that the chariot formation had been blasted open by the enemy, if the enemy's cavalry had engaged them and rushed into the chariot formation, it would have been a one-sided defeat.

"Do you still think we can win?"

Yu Zhigao's face was miserable.

The moment the enemy artillery burst through the formation, he knew that he had lost.

"Adult ......"

The cronie was shocked, he didn't expect Yu Zhigao to be so pessimistic.

"Why don't we retreat, let us protect your lordship, you retreat."

The soldier said.

"Even if you retreat, you have to rush and retreat again, otherwise those officials will kill you."

Yu Zhigao said, "After a while, you will lead some of your own soldiers to charge, and if you really can't fight, you will retreat." ”

"Yes, my lord."

The cronie said hurriedly.

"Even if I want to lose, I'm going to bite a piece of meat off them."

Yu Zhigao said viciously.

These cavalrymen were all his family members who had been fed with silver, which was completely different from those soldiers, and each death was enough to make his heart ache for a long time.

After this scene, I don't know how many people will be able to go back alive.

So next, he immediately ordered the generals to organize the soldiers to prepare for the charge.

As soon as they heard that they were going to charge, many soldiers were reluctant.

Although this was once a unit with great achievements, over the years, this soldier has already changed and stubbled.

Due to the large amount of military salaries deducted by the middle officials, and Yu Zhigao had to draw some more silver to feed the family in order to maintain the combat effectiveness of the army, these soldiers did not have the intention of working hard for the imperial court.

If it's a victory, it's okay to say, maybe you can cut off some heads in exchange for some silver.

But this is a defeat, who else has the heart to work for the court.

Even that little bit of silver also wants to buy the master's life, is it really so worthless to be the master's life?

Although Yu Zhigao repeatedly ordered strictly, just look at the faces of those soldiers to know that they must have the intention of stealing and cheating.

Yu Zhigao could only sigh, and the sorrow in his heart was even worse.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

“……”

Another burst of artillery bombardment came, and solid bullets hit the soldiers in the center of the formation.

After they had killed one of the soldiers, they continued to roll backwards until they lost momentum.

Wherever the shells hit, both the infantry and the cavalry were smashed to pieces.

All of a sudden, the car array was almost chaotic, and there was a scream everywhere.

Seeing this, Yu Zhigao couldn't help but be angry.

And those infantrymen became even more frightened.

"Rush! Rush me! ”

Yu Zhigao ordered loudly.

Soon more than 200 cavalrymen took the lead in the charge, and this was almost the strongest force in Yu Zhigao's hands.

The other infantrymen followed behind the cavalry and began to charge.

It's just that their movements are obviously much slower, and looking at their expressions, they are full of uneasiness and fear.

The horses of more than 200 cavalrymen trampled on the ground, and there was a rumbling sound, rolling up puffs of dust.

Thinking about the cold and shining sword and a suit of armor, it is really amazing.

Lu Yan sneered and did not order the cavalry to charge.

Instead, he ordered 300 Qi family troops to step forward, divide into three columns, and raise the firearms that had been prepared for a long time.

The artillerymen in the rear did not stop reloading, they were still reloading gunpowder and shells.

In the face of the charge of those cavalry, the Qi family army did not have the slightest fear.

They were battle-hardened warriors, whether they were Japanese or Mongols, and they didn't know how many they had killed.

This little scene is not a problem at all.

When those cavalry entered within 100 paces, the Qi family army in the first row finally opened fire.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

“……”

The sound of popping beans was deafening.

Dense lead pellets erupted, and then hit the charging cavalry and horses.

"Boom!"

Some of the unarmored horses that rushed to the front immediately screamed, and then fell to the ground with a bang.

They were hit in the chest by those projectiles, and then they made a horrific wound, and a large amount of blood was slowly flowing from the wound.

The cavalry on the horses were all thrown away by the horses that fell to the ground, and then fell to the ground one after another.

Some unlucky ones were broken by falls, and even those who reacted quickly were thrown so that they couldn't stand up for a long time.

When the cavalry behind saw this, they had no intention of stopping.

The charging cavalry could not stop, and if they stopped, they would only be hit by the cavalry behind.

And those cavalrymen who fell could only be trampled to death by the robes behind them.

After firing, the Qi family's gunners retreated, and then the soldiers behind stepped up.

At this time, those cavalrymen had already rushed into ninety paces, and the hideous faces of those cavalrymen could already be seen clearly, but the expressions of these musketeers did not change in the slightest, they just aimed and fired.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Another dense burst of fire rang out.

Then more cavalry fell.

Due to the proximity of the distance, the lead pellets were more powerful, and the wounds of those horses and cavalry were more terrible.

Lu Yan watched all this quietly, and then sighed deeply.

Since these cavalrymen did not have cavalry and no three-eyed firearms, they could only rush to these soldiers and slash with their sabers and ram them with their mounts.

If it was an ordinary army, it was okay, they were still very sure of winning, but they ran into the gunners of the Qi family's army.

Before rushing to these cavalry, they could only passively suffer, and in this respect they were not even inferior to the Jurchens.

The Jurchens were able to fight back with mounted archery, and in the face of dense formations, they still had a certain lethality.

After 6 volleys, the front of their position was covered with the corpses of horses and cavalry.

Those relatives who were not yet dead looked weakly at the Qi family army not far in front of them, and they were the closest, and they did not rush to within 30 steps of these Qi family troops.

Times have changed! It's the time of muskets!

Lu Yan thought secretly.

Although cavalry is still somewhat useful, it is no longer at all capable of completely controlling the outcome of a war.

Seeing that the cavalry did not even rush in front of the enemy, but all fell in front of the enemy's formation, the infantry were all as white as earth, and then fled back in great fear.

Is this the former Yu Jiajun? Has it fallen into this? No wonder even Zheng Zhilong's water thieves can't be defeated.

What a tiger father and a dog!

Lu Yan sighed secretly.

"Order the cavalry to charge!"

Lu Yan said.

After receiving Lu Yan's order, the cavalry on both sides of the team immediately began to charge.

They only knew where the fleeing Ming army was their opponent, and they were all cut down and killed.

At this time, Lu Yan had already begun to think about his next battle plan, and after he planned to defeat Yu Zhigao, he would lead the cavalry to attack Zhangzhou day and night.

Strive to capture Zhangzhou before the enemy reacts, and then use Zhangzhou as a base to raise the banner on the side of the Qing monarch.

Of course, if you can't attack Zhangzhou, other small counties can do the same.

As for his fleet, he returned to Taiwan first, unloaded his supplies, and immediately attacked the enemy's naval divisions at Zhongzuo and Kinmen, and then joined them at Yuegang.

But if he attacked Zhangzhou, he felt that he needed a fierce general who was good at commanding cavalry.

Who should you choose?

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