When the Liao army entered the distance of six zhang, the Ming army began to throw grenades, and after stripping the Liao army column of one layer, the Liao army continued to advance.

In this short distance of more than ten zhang, the Liao army withstood the continuous attack of mines, muskets and grenades, but the huge casualties did not force the Liao army to retreat.

When the Liao army approached the distance of three zhang, the Ming soldiers threw a grenade and began to apply bayonets to the muskets.

Because no mines are laid in the first three zhang of the position, if they are buried at this distance, I am afraid that even the Ming army's own fortifications will be affected by the explosion.

Without mine blocking, it is unrealistic to rely on muskets alone to block the enemy, and without the appearance of continuous loosening, it is difficult for the enemy to be stopped by muskets in a column. What's more, the crossbowmen of the Liao army ten zhang away are constantly suppressing the musketeers of the Ming army.

The speed of the Liao army, which was no longer suppressed by the muskets, was superb.

In the blink of an eye, he collided head-on with the Ming soldiers who jumped out of the trench with bayonets.

The first formed hand-to-hand combat of the New Army broke out on the south bank of the Huang River.

Because the Liao army was charging forward in a column, and the Ming army was a horizontal array to meet it, locally, the Liao army's forward, which had the advantage of soldier density, quickly broke through into the depths of the Ming army, but was immediately surrounded by the Ming soldiers who rushed forward horizontally. Of course, at this time, it is not certain who will surround whom, because the follow-up troops of the Liao army are constantly pouring forward.

A scuffle began, and the follow-up Liao soldiers desperately rushed in the direction of the Ming position, and artillery had become the thing they feared the most. Although the Ming artillery has not been seen, the artillery is like an invisible sword hanging over the head of the Liao army. In their hearts, they only wanted to fight with the Ming soldiers, and only in this way could they not be shelled by the Ming army.

For the Liao army. Although hand-to-hand combat is bloody and cruel, the casualties are much smaller than those of muskets and artillery, and hand-to-hand combat is better for the northern peoples.

The soldiers of the Liao army rushed to the Ming army position without hesitation, as if the Ming army's position was a place of hope, victory and life.

But to the surprise of the Liao soldiers, their scimitars could no longer suppress the Ming army in hand-to-hand combat. The muskets of the Ming soldiers were five feet and one inch long, with a bayonet and a bayonet. With a total length of six feet and one inch, three people form a small team, back to back, which can completely form an independent combat body. The Liao army was blocked beyond the length of the musket. Except for the occasional Liao soldiers who were good at throwing kung fu to throw scimitars to kill and injure the Ming army, there was really no way to come up with good countermeasures at once.

And the biggest headache for the Liao army was that they charged and abandoned the crossbows except for the scimitars, and the crossbowmen in the rear stopped shooting arrows because of the stalemate between the two armies.

As a result, the consequence was that although the Liao army broke through into the Ming army's position, it was firmly stuck to the front of the position by the Ming army and could not break through.

Hand-to-hand combat calmed down in the chaos at first. The Ming soldiers took control of the battlefield, and the casualties of the Liao army began to skyrocket.

And at this time. Bai Liyi, who had been staring at the battlefield, used artillery again, of course it was impossible for him to bombard the soldiers of the two armies in hand-to-hand combat, and his target was the area where the Huanghe River was filled.

At the sound of an order, the roar of thousands of artillery pieces, the area was covered in dust. This indicated that before the artillery fire stopped, the Liao army that rushed to the front of the Ming army could no longer retreat, and the subsequent Liao army could no longer reinforce the forward.

Although the artillery fire will eventually stop, this interval is enough to annihilate the Liao army forward that rushed to the front of the Ming army.

Baili Wuji watched the progress of the battlefield and was quite satisfied with Bailiyi's tactical command, such a battle not only tempered the ability and blood of the new army, but also controlled the losses within an appropriate range, and at the same time produced a strong deterrent effect on the Liao army.

Baili Wuji began to smile, but this smile only showed a moment.

Because Xu Shouren came to report, according to the scouts, a large number of Liao troops appeared in the westernmost part of the Huang River, and were making a detour to the south, and the goal was likely to be to flank the Ming army, numbering at least 200,000 troops.

Baili Wuji was shocked when he heard this, but he also sighed in his heart, what he was most worried about was that Yelu Xiuge was not visible, and now once he clarified his combat direction, it would be easier.

Baili Wuji asked: "There are still more than 100,000 Liao troops, can there be any changes?" ”

Xu Shouren replied: "The scouts reported that the Liao army camp has not moved, and I think that the remaining more than 100,000 Liao troops have been used as a reserve by Yelu Xiuge and sat in the military camp. ”

Hearing this, Baili Wuji smiled and said, "It turns out that Brother Yelu Xiu only has such a little strategy. Then I'm going to make a move. The order was given, and the special operations army and Chen Yanzheng's troops rushed westward to block the Liao army that came in a roundabout way west of Yikun Prefecture. Ah Ren, I want you not to let a Liao army pass through Yikunzhou, can you do it? ”

Xu Shouren replied loudly: "The minister will never insult the military prestige of the special operations army. ”

Baili Wuji solemnly said to Xu Shouren: "Ah Ren, after this battle, the Liao State is no longer able to resist the Ming State, and the most important thing to decide this battle is not to let the Liao army that comes from this roundabout way cross the east direction of Yikun Prefecture, although the special combat army and Chen Yanzheng's combat strength is strong, but the Liao army has 200,000 people, so be careful." ”

Xu Shouren said categorically: "The emperor can rest assured, the minister will definitely be able to intercept the Liao army to the west of Yikun Prefecture." ”

Baili Wuji nodded and said softly: "Go ahead." ”

Watching Xu Shouren go away, Baili Wuji thought in his heart, the Liao army detoured to Yikun Prefecture as early as within his prediction, and the preparations made in Yikun Prefecture in the past few months were very comprehensive, as long as Xu Shouren and Chen Yanzheng did not have any accidents, it should not be a big problem to stop the Liao army.

However, Yelu Xiuge's strategy is indeed suspected of being anticlimactic, could it be that the Liao court can no longer support it, and Yelu Jing forced Yelu Xiuge to do it? But now there is no need to care about so much, as long as Xu Shouren and Chen Yanzheng can withstand the eastward direction of the Liao army in Yikun Prefecture, then they can concentrate on solving the more than 300,000 Liao troops in front of them.

And now that Bailiyi has cut off tens of thousands of Liao troops on the Ming army's front, it is only a matter of time before they are annihilated.

"With the loss of these tens of thousands of Liao troops, Brother Yelu Xiu must have a pain in his heart, right?" Baili Wuji couldn't help but feel secretly proud in his heart.

The 100,000 new army was finishing up, encircling and annihilating the remaining 30,000 or 40,000 Liao army forwards.

In this battle, it can be judged from the accumulation of the corpses of the Liao army on the river beach that the vanguard of the Liao army should have 60,000 or 70,000 people, excluding the 200,000 Liao troops who detoured to the westernmost part of the Huang River and the tens of thousands of Liao troops who lost for the first time, then the Liao army camp should still have nearly 300,000 troops. Baili Wuji guessed in his heart that according to the habit of Yelu Hugo in the past few months, at the cost of such a big loss, there should be further action, only 200,000 troops to flank Yikunzhou, such a price is definitely not cost-effective. (To be continued......)