Li Jiucheng waited a little impatiently, and Geng Zhongyi ordered an attack, and he wanted to end the battle before sunset.

"Forward!"

The Liao soldiers of Dongjiang looked at the Ming soldiers who were holding up against them with red eyes, and the expressions of the people behind were also calm, but the faces of the Liao soldiers in front were pale. Because they know that they are in the front row, they must be the first to be hit by the Ming army, and they will also be the first to die.

Knowing that they would die, they had no choice, because the companions behind were not only the follow-up of the charge, but also the overseers who wanted their lives, if anyone dared to turn around or stop moving, then there was no need for the Ming army to do anything, and the companions behind would take their lives first.

This is how the outlaws were created, and the method of fighting the Dongjiang Liao soldiers was inherited from the Taishi Mao Wenlong. Back then, Mao Wenlong used this harsh combat method of the rear soldier system to defeat the Manchurian soldiers' Eight Banners Iron Cavalry again and again. Now, this mode of use of troops is used by his subordinates on the battlefield against their comrades.

I don't know how Master Mao under Jiuquan will feel when he sees this scene, and how he will scold the disciples and grandchildren he left behind

Until now, Shi Dayong suddenly thought of a question, that is, who is in command of the rebels on the opposite side?

Judging from the size and combat effectiveness of the rebel army, it is very likely that Kong Youde personally commanded it, otherwise, who else in the rebel army is qualified to lead such an army.

If it weren't for Kong Youde leading this army, who would it be?

Suffering from not knowing much about the situation of the rebels, Shi Dayong could not know who Lu Dao's opponent was. But now everything doesn't matter - thousands of rebels have rushed up.

The time for the decisive battle has arrived!

"The rebels are coming! Don't move, everyone, steady! Listen to my orders and release the guns! ”

The officers loudly reminded the soldiers around them, and they also held their breath and held the fire system in their hands tightly.

The front row is the wolf cavalry wearing heavy armor, the second and third rows are the Jinzhou veterans dominated by Changping soldiers, the captive soldiers are lined up in the middle, and the most behind is Wang Tiande's 500 soldiers. Cao Bianjiao led one hundred and fifty wolf cavalry on the flanks to take the most respite of the flank.

Shi Dayong's available strength was 1,400 people, but the opponent pounced on nearly 5,000 people, including 2,700 strong Dongjiang Liao soldiers.

The soldiers were all firearms, and on the ground, there were large swords and spears, which were used for the most hand-to-hand combat.

The rebels attacked in a dense formation, which meant that once they reached the range of the firearms, the two sides would open fire, or "line up to shoot" to describe the two armies fighting.

This was also the first all-firearms battle that Shi Dayong commanded in this era. He didn't know that the scene that was about to be staged would be repeated by Westerners more than a hundred years later.

Courage, both sides fight for courage. Whoever can't hold it up will fail.

This is a confrontation with a huge disparity in strength, and it is also a firearms battle that transcends the times. All this is not only the wings of a butterfly, but also from Sun Yuanhua, who is obsessed with Western-style military affairs.

Objectively speaking, the new firearms battalion of the Dengzhou Infantry Army built by Sun Yuanhua is a completely modern army, and their firearms and tactics are at the forefront of the times, even ahead of the Westerners a hundred years later.

In the time and space without Shi Dayong, Kong Youde's rebels gave full play to the advantages of Western-style tactics, if it were not for the five thousand Liaodong cavalry and dozens of Hongyi cannons transferred by the Ming court, I am afraid, he would not have failed at all.

Without the barrier of the city wall and the cover of artillery, it was quite difficult for the Jinzhou army, which was at a disadvantage, to withstand the fire of the rebels' dense formation. This is not something that courage and blood can compensate.

However, the contest of war is a contest between spear and shield, to prevent the enemy's attack and make it impossible for the enemy to stop his own attack.

Now what the Jinzhou army has to do is to be able to withstand the opponent's spear with its own "shield", and if it resists, then everything will be fine, and it will not be able to withstand it, and there is no need to say anything, anyway, it is just a dead word.

The shield of the Jinzhou army is the wolf cavalry in the front row wearing heavy armor, and they will use the heavy armor on their bodies to resist the guns of the rebels for the comrades behind them

"It would be nice if there was artillery here!"

Jiang Wanli regretted that if there were a few cannons now, he would be able to smash a few gaps in the opponent's dense formation. No matter how bad it is, it can also make their formation scattered, so as to give themselves a chance to take advantage of it.

Li Dashan on the side said calmly: "Without artillery, this battle has to be fought, so you can't run for your life." “

Shi Dayong didn't say anything comforting, and the expression on his face was very solemn. He thought the rebels would open fire. However, the rebels did not open fire.

The reason for the failure to fire the artillery was not that the rebels did not want to open the artillery, but that the gunners were not yet capable of shelling so closely. They were only halfway through their Western artillery studies before they became rebels. If they are allowed to fire now, I am afraid that more than half of the cannons will explode among their own people.

However, in Li Jiucheng's opinion, it doesn't matter whether he fires the cannon or not, it is several times the opponent's strength, if he can't win, then he can wipes his neck with a knife.

For Geng Zhongyi and those Dongjiang Liao soldiers, Li Jiucheng is full of confidence and has an indescribable sense of pride.

Once upon a time, this pride appeared repeatedly on the Liaodong battlefield against foreign enemies

Three hundred steps, two hundred steps, one hundred and twenty steps

"Release!"

Almost at the same time, the two sides fired their firearms.

In the roar of the firecracker, a black smoke rose from the battlefield, because of the strong wind, the black smoke quickly drifted away, Shi Dayong couldn't see the situation on the other side at all, he could only wait anxiously for the black smoke to dissipate.

The Jinzhou army was also shocked by the thunderous sound of fire, and after the ears were slightly adjusted, they heard the screams and wails from the opposite side, as well as the shouts of the leaders of the other side. In front of him, the corpses of more than 100 thieves were lying horizontally.

More than a dozen wolf cavalrymen in the first row fell, and behind them, more than a dozen Changping soldiers fell to the ground, groaning in pain.

"Release!"

Before the rebels could react from the strike, the second round of the Jinzhou army's attack began, and the third and fourth rounds were fired without time interval.

Sun Yuanhua's Western-style tactics did not yet have the concept of three-stage shooting, and he always emphasized that he could suppress the opponent by gathering dense firepower, and then attack the car battalion. This concept was firmly rooted in the superstitious belief in the invincibility of firearms, so they eliminated the Ming army's previous striking techniques and adopted the overwhelming blow advocated by Sun Yuanhua.

Therefore, in the first five rows of guns, the rebels fired a thousand guns from the first five rows at the same time.

Obviously, most of the Liao soldiers' guns were unloaded by the wolf cavalry protected by heavy armor, and the distance between the two sides was one hundred and twenty paces, which could allow the soldiers wearing only cotton armor to be hit, but could not let the wolf cavalry wearing dozens of pounds of heavy iron armor and two layers of cotton armor fall down.

The dozen or so wolf cavalry who fell were knocked down by the strong force of the hammer, and the wolf cavalry who did not fall also felt the suffocating heavy blow from their chests, and the feeling was as if their hearts suddenly hurt and they couldn't breathe.

The continuous firing of the Jinzhou army formed a fog on the battlefield, and no one on either side knew the killing effect of the road. However, it was clear that the array of rebels was beginning to thin up.

No matter how brave a person is, he will be terrified when he sees his companions fall and become the next person to die at any time.

A large hole appeared in front of the rebels, but it was quickly filled by those behind them.

"Rush forward!"

Geng Zhongyi judged that the Ming army in front of him had finished fighting the guns in his hands, and he couldn't wait to order all the charges.

"Up!"

Under the officer's order, the Liao soldiers began to rush forward like a tide. From time to time, the sound of firing from the guns rang out.

"Change the dressing, shoot freely!"

After discovering that the rebels were rushing up, Shi Dayong immediately ordered free fire to delay the rebels' charge. The soldiers hurriedly loaded the fire system, and the soldiers in the back row who did not fire it raised the fire system and fired it into a flurry of fire in front of them.

Compared to the queue round, this free-fire shotgun is obviously much less powerful, but it gives a great sense of confidence and security to those who are preoccupied with the charge. On the battlefield, there is no greater sense of security than the presence of companions around you.

However, at this time, the difference between the soldiers was immediately visible, and the captive soldiers began to be afraid, and many of them had already looked backwards.

The five hundred rebels under Wang Tiande's command still maintained a battle formation, and their presence made those captives who wanted to run not dare to move lightly for a while.

"Kill, the officers and soldiers are out of gunpowder, rush!"

"The commander has an order, crush this army of officers and soldiers, reward each with five taels of silver, and have wine and meat at night!"

The Liao soldiers of Dongjiang heard that the sound of fire of the Ming army on the opposite side was not so dense, and after a short panic, their morale was greatly boosted, thinking that the Ming army had no ammunition, and they all clamoured.

The Liao soldiers rushed out from behind the black smoke, either jumping directly over the corpses of their companions on the ground, or stepping on their corpses to continue the attack. At this time, the fire commander in the front row of the Jinzhou Army had not yet been loaded with ammunition.

"Grandma, you can't let them come up!"

Offense is always in control, while defense can only be passive!

Shi Dayong's face became grim: thousands of rebels rushed over in a nest, if they didn't counterattack, I am afraid they would fall into a heavy encirclement, in that case, defeat was imminent, after all, most of the people who fought beside him did not have the courage to fight the rebels to the end.

"General, wolf rider!"

In the exclamation, Shi Dayong saw Cao Bianjiao leading the remaining more than 100 wolf cavalry to rush towards the rebels again, and everyone clearly saw that the armor on their bodies was gone!

The war horse could no longer charge with heavy armor, and Cao Bianjiao chose a charge similar to a suicide attack at the moment of danger. He was trying to buy time for the infantry to fire again.

Xiao Cao! Shi Dayong's eyes were red, passive defense was meaningless, and he swung his long knife forward. If the wolf cavalry is destroyed, the Jinzhou army will lose all chances of victory.

"Jinzhou Army advances!"

When the brave wins in a narrow way, Shi Dayong chose to attack again.

"Brothers, follow Lao Tzu!"

The first to rush out of the gang was the leader of the horse thieves, Peng Da Hammer, and none of the horse thieves were afraid, and they drove their horses and waved their knives and rushed out of the gang.

Seeing the general waving his sword and rushing out, the Changping soldiers rushed up, and the wolf cavalry could not run because of the heavy armor on their bodies, so they could only continue to shoot at the rebels with their firearms.

Some of the captives rushed forward, but some did not move, but soon there were angry shouts in their ears, and several of them were cut to the ground.

"Fuck me down!"

Guo Yi waved the long knife in his hand with a vicious face, and on the side, Qi Sanbao was frightened, and his face turned green.