A rain of arrows in the sky, accompanied by the sound of arquebuses.

Xiong Wencan did not leave, he has always stayed here, this first line of defense poured all his hopes, if it was easily broken by the Houjin Tartars, then any hope was lost, the fate of the front army was destroyed, the scout has been sent out, to the capital to deliver the letter, he hopes that the scout can break through the defense line, and send the letter directly to Gao Qiqian's hands.

Ironically, now the former army led by Xiong Wencan is no longer capable of reinforcing Yanqing Prefecture, and the 50,000 army has instead become the target of the Houjin Tartars, and the Chinese army needs to come to the rescue.

As for whether Gao Qiqian will be rescued, Xiong Wencan's heart has no bottom, and it is precisely because of such a situation that Xiong Wencan will burst out with extraordinary fighting spirit.

Xiong Wencan knew very well the outcome of the former governor of the five provinces, Lu Xiangsheng, and also knew the temperament of Gao Qiqian, so he did not pin all his hopes on the Chinese army, if he could not resist the attack of the Houjin Tartars, then everything would be over.

The charging Houjin Tartars, with a domineering spirit of indomitable and defient of everything, showed the self-confidence of people blocking and killing Buddhas and blocking and killing Buddhas, such momentum did make the guards fearful, but they were able to stabilize quickly, because the coach Xiong Wencan was by their side.

The momentum of Houjin Tartar made Xiong Wencan frightened, this was the first time he fought face-to-face with Houjin Tartar, but at such a critical moment, all fears were thrown to the back of his mind, Xiong Wencan must be calm, he is the commander, and all the officers and sergeants are looking at him.

The archers and the sergeants of the Shenji battalion opened fire at the same time, and the drums also sounded, commanding 20,000 men to fight, and they had to rely on the drums, and even if they shouted through their throats, it was impossible to pay attention to every sergeant.

What Xiong Wencan is looking forward to is the intensive charge of the Houjin Tartars, and the closer the team, the better. That kind of rain of arrows and arquebuses can cause great damage to the Houjin Tartar, and when he dealt with the rogue, he also used this trick, killing and injuring a large number of rogue. It also made Liukou's fighting spirit collapse, and he was fully convinced that if the Houjin Tatars suffered too many casualties, they would not be able to hold on.

But a scene that surprised Xiong Wencan appeared.

The post-gold tartars were not always in a dense charge.

When the rain of arrows appeared, the ranks of the Houjin Tartar charge quickly dispersed. The team became sparse, although the dense rain of arrows also caused some casualties to the Houjin Tartars, but it seemed to be minimal, but the Houjin Tartars on horseback, when they galloped on horseback, they were able to calmly shoot bows and arrows, causing casualties to the sergeants who were lying in ambush on the position.

After the formation of the Golden Tartar Charge changed, it looked very scattered, and it seemed that there was no connection with each other, but once the rain of arrows and gunfire appeared. It will be possible to spot their eye contact with each other, and the shield that has appeared in time.

Xiong Wencan had never seen such a charge, and he was a little stunned for a while.

Houjin Tartar's charging formation will greatly consume the bows and arrows of the army, and the arquebus will not be able to play any role, the speed of the arquebus is already very slow, and the Houjin Tartar is so fast that the arquebus loses its meaning.

That is, after a little hesitation, Xiong Wencan immediately issued an order to adjust the formation, so that the most elite five thousand cavalry. Ready to fight, he knew very well that he wanted to defeat the arrogance of the Houjin Tartars, and he wanted the soldiers guarding the town to have the confidence to resist. It is necessary to fight the Houjin Tartars on the frontal battlefield, although this kind of hard-hitting situation will cause a lot of casualties, but as long as it can boost the morale of the army, everything is worth it.

Dozens of Houjin Tartars who broke through the rain of arrows, when they were about to approach the defensive position. Suddenly he turned his horse's head around and galloped back into the group.

Xiong Wencan, who was about to issue the order to charge, looked at the evacuated Houjin Tartar and shook his head regretfully.

Like Xiong Wencan, Du Du was also shaking his head, but the meaning of his shaking was completely different.

The first round of charge has been tried out, this way the Ming army has a good organization, it seems that there is still combat effectiveness, and the Ming army met before, this just aroused Du Du's appetite, he has always hoped to fight happily, I didn't expect the opportunity to come so soon, such an opportunity is not easy to meet.

Du Du's second order was quickly given, and he charged again, and like the first charge, this charge was also in the spirit of disrupting the defensive formation of the Ming army, and there was no need to break through the defense line of the Ming army.

Du Du hoped that he could pull the Ming army along the way, and he must not let it escape.

The drums sounded, and the second round of the charge began, with little interval in time.

When the drum sounded, Xiong Wencan's body trembled slightly, he had also experienced a lot of battles, when fighting with Liukou, a round of charges ended, at least a quarter of an hour apart, and the second round of charges would be launched.

I don't know why, Xiong Wencan felt very bad, and he issued an order to the heralds around him, asking all the 10,000 troops stationed in the second line of defense to rush over and participate in the battle.

At this time, Xiong Wencan finally understood that when dealing with the Houjin Tartars, he must concentrate all his strength, and he must not divide his troops, otherwise it will be easy to be broken by the Houjin Tartars.

The army under Xiong Wencan's command has actual combat experience, because of the defeat of the Liukou, and the confidence to fight, which can ensure that the army has the same fighting spirit when facing the Houjin Tartars, but the Houjin Tartars are completely different from the Liukou, and the combat effectiveness is not at the same level at all.

Xiong Wencan has been in the military department for many years, and has read a lot of battle reports, the battle of the Daling River, and the battle of the Houjin Tartars entering the Guannei several times to loot, he is clear, and he also knows that the Houjin Tartars and the Liukou are not the same, after seeing it today, he understands that he is in a desperate situation, and the army under the original plan can resist the attack of the Houjin Tartars and strive to be rescued, now it seems that this idea is a little naïve, or unlikely.

In the second round of attack, the Houjin Tartars who participated were obviously more numerous, and the Houjin Tartars who charged were still in a scattered formation, facing the rain of arrows and arquebuses, they were able to skillfully dodge, on the contrary, the bows and arrows they shot were always able to hit accurately, forming a panic in the army.

This is like a contest between two fighters, one boxer is flexible and powerful, and the other boxer is not small, but he is a little fat, and his strength is not very large.

What I saw in the sky was the bows and arrows flying around, the gunfire was very sparse, the attacking Houjin Tartars, there were not many casualties, they still did not rush to the front of the defensive position, but their formation had some changes, some Houjin Tartars began to attack from both wings, and the Houjin Tartars who served as the main attack in the middle were very small.

Xiong Wencan's face was faintly pale, the only flaw in this temporarily arranged formation was that on the two wings, there were only 20,000 soldiers stationed in the position, and it should be divided into more than three levels of defense, so as to ensure that there was a follow-up offensive force, so that the defense of the two wings would naturally be weakened, according to Xiong Wencan's idea, the attack of the Houjin Tartar should be fierce and sharp, and he would charge towards the defensive position, so that he could personally organize the sergeants to counterattack, but the attacking Houjin Tartar, He didn't play his cards according to common sense at all, but in the second round of charging, he began to look for weaknesses in the defensive position.

Xiong Wencan, who had a blue face, once again issued an order to the heralds around him, asking the 10,000 soldiers of the second line of defense to come to reinforcements quickly, and they were not allowed to delay time, and those who violated military law were involved.

The herald hurried forward to convey the order, in fact, the herald in front of him did not leave for a long time, 10,000 sergeants rushed over, it still took a certain amount of time, Xiong Wencan gave orders one after another, and the herald also knew that the situation was not right, and the order must be conveyed in place immediately.

The second round of the offensive is over.

There was silence around the position.

Du Du listened to the Niu Lu who led the charge to really report, knowing that the left and right flanks of the Ming army's defensive position were weaknesses, his expression became much calmer, after two rounds of charge, he had found that the Ming army's frontal defense was strong, if he ordered the Eight Banners warriors to charge with all their might, the loss must be great, Du Du was eager for victory, but if the loss of the Eight Banners was too great, he would be difficult to deal with, even if he achieved a major victory, it was not easy to report to Dolgon.

Du Du has long had an understanding that the Ming army has not discovered him and the Eight Banners Army, so when facing an attack, it is a temporarily organized defense, such a defensive formation, there must be weaknesses, and it shows that the army is not stationed in the city, but in the barracks, and the barracks cannot be compared with the city at all.

After two rounds of attack, the weakness of the Ming army's defensive formation was finally discovered, and it was time to launch a general offensive and defeat the Ming army in one go.

Du Du began to give orders, all the soldiers were ready for a general attack, and the specific attack time was waiting for his order.

Xiong Wencan was also not idle, with instinct, he knew that Houjin Tatar was going to launch a general attack, and the 10,000 sergeants of the second line of defense had already rushed over, these sergeants focused on stationing the two wings and blocking the defects of the defensive formation, and the 20,000 sergeants on the main attack position could not be transferred, and the 10,000 sergeants were divided into two, with 5,000 people on the left and right wings.

Xiong Wencan personally deployed, emphasizing the connection between the two wings and the middle sergeant, once the direction of the Houjin Tatar's main attack is placed on the two wings, the middle sergeant must support the two wings, if the direction of the Houjin Tatar's main attack is in the middle, the sergeant on the two wings will hold on, unless the defense in the middle is difficult to hold, it can be reinforced.

It was very quiet around the position, this was the quiet before the big war, and everyone knew that the next battle must be extremely tragic. (To be continued.) )