In the past two days, the Shunxiang Army gave Liu Fangliang the impression that it was that kind of upright power, which seemed to be able to overwhelm everything. Although they only put 3,000 people on Chen Yongfu's battle, these 3,000 people put great pressure on Liu Fangliang, and he was always thinking about what would happen if he really let the officers and soldiers take the bait, and kill him again.www.biquge.info

The result of the calculation is depressing, with the outstanding combat power of the Shunxiang army, it can completely defeat its own side, and people can't take any advantage. Just like when more than 10,000 people ambushed and besieged the advance of the Shunxiang army, they were killed and defeated.

Such an army, neat, uniform, indifferent, mechanical, and seemingly without joy and sorrow, really makes people wonder where to start.

After thinking about it for a long time, Liu Fangliang could only sigh, he was considered to have been in battle for a long time, but he was completely confused about the Shangshun Township Army, how could there be such a strange army in the Ming Dynasty.

Li Guo gritted his teeth suddenly: "Brother Liu, if we fight again tomorrow, we will use those tens of thousands of foot soldiers to lure us, and our horse team will ambush." After they pursued for more than ten miles, our horse team would kill back, and I didn't believe that those officers and soldiers were not fooled. ”

Liu Fangliang shook his head: "It's difficult...... Chen Yongfu may be fooled, but Wang Dou is difficult. Even if they are lured and our horse team kills back, the two sides are entangled together, and it is difficult to say whether they can win. If we can't, we'll be at all cost. ”

Liu Fangliang saw it very clearly, not to mention the infantry of the Shunxiang Army, the three thousand cavalry of the Shunxiang Army in the past two days were quite inferior to their own horse team, and every time they were dispatched, their own horsemen had to retract into the formation, and the gap between the two sides was too big. It is difficult to say whether they will be ambushed, and it is difficult to say whether they can be defeated after being ambushed, after all, there are lessons from the past.

And the old camp and the horse team are their foundation, and Liu Fangliang is unwilling to gamble.

His eyes flashed with a cold light: "Indeed, Brother Li is right, we should fight again tomorrow, I estimate that Wang Dou can't help but make a move." Tomorrow, I will use the lives of tens of thousands of hungry soldiers to see how the Shunxiang army fights. After seeing clearly, we will go, and all the foot soldiers will not be left. ”

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November 23, 13th year of Chongzhen.

"The thieves are out of the nest."

The dense fog has dissipated, only the cold wind on the split surface is still blowing in gusts, the morning sun rises, and in the clairvoyant mirror, you can see the mighty military horse flags on the opposite side. Those flags were all written with the word "Chuang", and under the banners, there were dense layers of soldiers and soldiers, with red scarves on their heads, and dense spears seemed to pierce Yunxiao.

How many did they come, 20,000, 30,000, or 40,000? According to Wang Dou's estimates, there should be 30,000 people, counting the rogues gathered in Ruzhou, they have almost come to the nest.

"The thieves are so loud."

Qian Zuozheng, the governor of Ruzhou beside Wang Dou, took a breath of cold air, the officers and soldiers dispatched less than 10,000 people, and the thieves were several times more than their own, and the enemy was outnumbered.

In the past, the number of officers and soldiers at this time was of course a lot, because often a few hundred or thousands of people could defeat tens of thousands of thieves, but this contrast has become a thing of the past, and the officers and soldiers of the Henan provinces did not dare to fight in the field, so they could not worry about Qian Zuozheng.

He also watched the battle today, that is, he was in the position of the Chinese army with Wang Dou and others. Beside him, Wang Dou took the clairvoyant mirror and looked directly into the distance, as well as Chen Yongfu, who also held a clairvoyant mirror, and looked directly at Liukou with a lively spirit, which made Qian Zuozheng quite envious, the clairvoyant mirror is a good thing, he only looked at it for a while just now, and Chen Yongfu, who was forced to wait, took it back.

However, at this time, the naked eye could clearly see the approaching army of rogues, seeing that they were vast and seemingly boundless, Qian Zuozheng exhaled deeply. Only the Shunxiang army in his own array can calm him.

It seems to be a sea of red armor, with one side after another of the king's flags, spears and firecrackers, and those Shunxiang troops who are solemnly arrayed give Qian Zuozheng great comfort. Their three thousand infantry troops were listed in the front position. The three thousand cavalry were lined up on the left and right flanks, with them guarding the front army and the two wings, whether it was Qian Zuozheng or Chen Yongfu, they were very relieved. This is the psychological hint brought by the elite of a hundred battles.

It was Chen Yongfu's turn to watch the battle, he led his forward battalion to the position of the Chinese army, and he couldn't wait to see how the Shunxiang army fought.

The invading army approached closer and closer, from four miles to three miles to two miles. The Shunxiang army did not collect the night, and also constantly reported the military information that was detected, estimating the number of their men and horses, the generals of each battalion, etc. This morning, after the Shunxiang Army and the Forward Battalion left the camp to fight, they found out the news that the officers and soldiers were going to fight, and Liu Fangliang, Li Guo and others also hurriedly led the army out. ,

If the two armies are forced too close by the officers and soldiers, it will be difficult to shoot at the position, and it will not be possible to list the appropriate military formations, and without a formation, it is needless to say that they will definitely lose. Therefore, after hearing the news of the officers and soldiers going to war, Liu Fangliang and others also went to battle immediately, and for them, there was no reason to stick to the camp, because they were the ones who came to attack Ruzhou.

After the two sides set out of the camp and formed a battle, of course, they inevitably had a lot of sentry and temptation, and each other's sentry horses and night horses were the best temptations. However, it can be clearly seen that the army has been opened, and their horse teams and old battalions are constantly coming out, especially their old battalions, many of whom have a good degree of elite, so the officers and soldiers have not pressed too close.

The array of the two sides, slowly rendezvous, the surrounding area is flat, full of dry and flat loess, there is no geographical advantage to evidence, the final battle, or depends on the combat effectiveness of both sides.

In the clairvoyant mirror, Wang Dou saw that the army had stopped a mile in front of his army. Although Chen Yongfu did not use artillery when he went to war in the past few days, Wang Dou estimated that they were actually afraid that the officers and soldiers would have artillery.

However, according to the experience of the Chuang Army, the long-range range of the No. 1 General Cannon of the officers and men was only one mile, and the bullet weighed two to three catties. Moreover, there are few such general cannons, most of which are No. 3 and No. 4 Franc machines under 1,000 catties, with a bullet weighing three taels to one catty, and a firing range of less than one mile.

Therefore, according to the experience of the breaking army, it is safe for the large array to be one mile away from the officers and soldiers, and the formation is also formed at this time.

Wang Dou sneered, one mile, very good, Zhao Xuan's artillery in front of his front army was Qianzong, but there were ten Hongyi cannons. Needless to say, the two Hongyi six-pounder cannons were eight Hongyi three-pounder cannons, and each cannon had a range of nearly two miles.

The intelligence of the Shunxiang army was well covered, and Wang Dou estimated that even if the Chuang army knew that the Shunxiang army had brought artillery, they only thought it was the Buddha wolf machine artillery, but did not expect it to be the Hongyi cannon. In Henan and other places, in addition to Kaifeng City and Luoyang City, the rest of the provinces do not have Hongyi cannons, even if the Hongyi cannons of Kaifeng City and Luoyang City are very heavy, just used to defend the city.

It is this poor intelligence that can deal an extremely severe blow to the intruding army.

He put down the clairvoyant mirror and shouted, "Prepare for battle!" ”

"Prepare for battle!"

The Chinese army general passed down the order.

"Heh!"

The tide of cheers sounded, not only all the Shunxiang troops raised their guns layer by layer, but also the Chen Yongfu Forward Battalion of the Central Military Department, just like Lin's guns and halberds.

"Ying Qi."

"Knock, knock, knock!"

The drums of war sounded, and as the flags of the Chinese army were raised, the flags of the front, back, left and right armies shook and echoed.

The language of the flag in the Ming army is much the same. There are also detailed differences, and the method of raising the flag of the Shunxiang Army is in accordance with the banner order of the Qi Army. Raising the red flag means that the front army is on standby. Raise the black flag, and the rear army is on standby. Raise the green flag, and the left wing is on standby. Raise the white flag, and the right wing is on standby. Raise the yellow flag, and the Chinese army is on standby. The five flags are raised together, and the whole army is on standby, which way the flag goes, and where the whole army goes.

The Chinese army flag continued to dance, and the cheers in the Ming army were higher and higher.

Qian Zuozheng had to smile, the morale of the officers and soldiers was good, and the morale was good.

"Test the gun."

Twenty steps in front of the front army, Zhao Xuan looked at Liukou with a clairvoyant mirror with his hands behind his back for a long time, and then he gave an order with a calm face.

"Test the gun."

"Test the gun."

The voices of the artillery commanders came one after another.

The observer of the artillery army set up a cannon mirror in front of him, and with a large number of terms coming out of his mouth, the metallic sound of the constantly adjusting angles of each cannon came out, and the black muzzles of the ten Hongyi cannons were aimed at the side of the intruding army.

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"Defeat the officers and soldiers and break through Ruzhou."

Seeing the shouts of the officers and soldiers, the intruders were not to be outdone, but they did not have the ability to wave their flags to echo. Knowing the drum order, many Ming officers and soldiers have lost this ability, not to mention most of the untrained soldiers here.

However, Liu Fangliang and others also had a way to strengthen the morale of the army, and as the shouts of the Chinese army's position sounded, the shouts of "kill the officers and soldiers, break Ruzhou" stretched, and the shouts of tens of thousands of troops finally converged. There were so many of them that it seemed that the entire land of Pingchuan was their shouting.

"Kill the officers and soldiers!"

A shrill voice shouted in the middle of the storm.

"Or!"

"Breaking Ruzhou"

"Or!"

Countless hungry soldiers with yellow faces and thin muscles and red scarves on their heads feverishly raised their spears in response, and they had been allowed to move in the city for three days as long as they defeated the officers and soldiers and conquered Ruzhou.

This Ruzhou has always been rich, the size of the city is about the same as Luoyang City, if the city is broken, everyone is full of food and drink, needless to say, you can also get a large number of dazzling wealth and silk children, how not to let these hungry soldiers move? ,

The cheers of the intruding army seemed to be like the sky falling apart, and with their shouts, the spears in the distance rose like a sea of forests, and the waves of red scarves seemed to rise and fall in the sun. The power of the thief made Qian Zuozheng feel worried and a little uneasy. Chen Yongfu also clenched his cheeks, and his face was like iron.

Only Wang Dou sneered and looked at the artillery headquarters in the position of the front army.

"Put!"

The artillery pieces had been adjusted, and with Zhao Xuan's shout, a Hongyi six-pounder cannon shook violently, and the muzzle of the cannon erupted with fierce firelight, and thick smoke rose with it. The strong recoil force made the two-wheeled gun carriage take a big step back, and in the deafening cannon sound, a round iron ball weighing five catties smashed viciously into the formation.

The tidal cheers stopped abruptly, and all the intruders looked in the direction where the cannonball was flying.

Like the wind blowing the ears of wheat, around the radius where the cannonball landed, there was a big commotion in the army. The soldiers who felt that the shell would fall on their heads ran away, whether he was an officer or an ordinary soldier.

The cannonball smashed into the array of hungry soldiers at the front of the intruder, and although the soldiers scattered like a tide at the landing point, the cannonball would run and jump, especially on this dry, hard ground.

The cannonball jumped up and down, rushed dozens of paces, took with it the head of one man, the arms of two people, and the thighs and calves of many people, opened a bloody path, and scurried for a long time, before finally stopping, leaving behind a long and mournful howl of blood and wailing.

Looking at the miserable situation of the people around them, those hungry soldiers were in a commotion, many of them were like earth-colored faces, running around like headless flies, and with just one cannonball, all the morale of these hungry soldiers had been lost.

Liu Fangliang could see it clearly, and couldn't help but turn pale: "There is artillery in the Ming army, can you still fight so far?" ”

Before he could come to his senses, the sound of all the soldiers who had broken away came again, this time not a cannon shot, but a lot of them. The whistling sound of the cannonballs sounded, and more than fifty large and small iron balls came again in the face of the invading army, and they fell in the array of hungry soldiers, smashing and rolling everywhere, hitting those invading soldiers crying and shouting for their mothers, just running around.

The front army array, after not forming a formation, has almost been defeated, it is useless to leave the officers alone, Li Guo's face is like earth, and he muttered: "Brother Liu, what should I do?" ”

Liu Fangliang's face was pale, and he gritted his teeth and said nothing.

After only a short while, another wave of shells came, and dozens of large and small iron balls smashed into the infantry formation in the army, these infantry soldiers were not much better than the hungry soldiers, watching the people around them wait for flesh and blood to fly, broken hands and feet. They were also in a violent commotion, and it was useless for the officers to desperately suppress them.

Then there was a loud sound of artillery, and another wave of artillery shells arrived, but it smashed into the position of Liu Fangliang and others in the Chinese army, which was a dense place between the army horse team and the old camp military horses.

However, like the ordinary soldiers and the hungry soldiers, the soldiers of the old battalion, who were experienced in many battles, could not withstand the power of the shells, and they rode on horses, and were beaten to death, maimed or lost their lives in vain. Many horses were swept away by the shells, howling and neighing, and jumping and bumping everywhere.

Liu Fangliang and Li Guo were stunned, not to mention those horse teams, these old battalion soldiers can be said to be the essence of the essence of the army, many people have nearly ten years of battlefield fighting experience, even one was killed or injured, which made the generals of the army feel distressed, but now they are so broken in vain.

The artillery of the Ming army seemed to cover the entire position of the invading army, and none of them were safe. Liu Fangliang was beside a guard who was swept by a cannonball, his right arm was taken away, and a blood mist erupted from his broken arm.

Another wave of shells whistled, and then smashed into the position of Liu Fangliang and others in the Chinese army, crackling fractures, and people screamed horses. In the dense array, more than 50 large and small iron balls each time caused at least more than 100 casualties to the horse team and the old battalion of Liu Fangliang and others.

Looking at the chaotic military formation beside him, Liu Fangliang woke up suddenly, he was about to say something, when suddenly there was a shout in front of him, and with a bang, the entire front army collapsed. Then the tidal wave of collapse and commotion spread to the infantry formation, and then to the Chinese army.

Liu Fangliang looked at it in horror, the sound of hooves was like thunder, and the left flank of the Ming army rushed out of the unknown number of cavalry, rolling towards his front army position.

With the shaking of the earth and the sound of tidal hooves, the left and right wings of the Ming army once again rushed out of the dense cavalry and outflanked their central positions from both sides. Listening to the sound of war drums over there, countless infantry, maintaining the battle formation, rushed after the cavalry rushing into battle.

Tens of thousands of troops had already collapsed, and there were soldiers shouting and fleeing for their lives everywhere, Liu Fangliang's face was as dead as ashes, but he thought in his heart: "Defeated like this?" ”

The situation in front of him couldn't allow him to think too much, and together with Li Guo, he took the rest of the old battalion soldiers who had not yet dispersed, and hurriedly fled to the back of the battle.

Seeing that the cavalry of the Shunxiang Army was unstoppable, the infantry of the Shunxiang Army lined up, and in front of them, countless soldiers and soldiers rushed to the wolves, and no one dared to stop a single step. Chen Yongfu and Zhizhou Qian Zuozheng couldn't keep their mouths together, and the thieves were defeated like this? The tens of thousands of rogues who besieged Ruzhou disappeared like this?

Chen Yongfu looked at Wang Douliang beside him for a long time, and muttered that he didn't know what to say, and he also passed down the order: "Forward battalion, the whole army pursues." ”