Wu Shigong must not be able to distract himself at this time and observe the situation of the Ming army on the left and right flanks.

What Wu Shigong didn't know was that the left flank of the Ming army led by the general soldier Yang Yufan did not collapse immediately after being attacked by the flank of 500 cavalry. After suffering a large number of casualties, Yang Yufan actually withdrew the soldiers of the left wing of the Ming army who rushed over the top of the slope.

However, the situation on the left flank of the Ming army did not improve, and after retreating to the top of the slope, they also became entangled with the rebels. Fortunately, in the face of the siege of the superior rebels, the Ming army on the left flank still resisted in formation. This can also be seen Yang Yufan's tenacious style during the battle.

As for the Liaodong Army on the right flank, they suffered almost negligible casualties during the charge after the initial Ming artillery firing. However, after being slaughtered in a short period of time in front of the chariot array, the Liaodong Army fell more than 600 people at once, of which more than 100 were family members of generals at all levels of the Liaodong Army. This made the generals of the Liaodong Army almost vomit blood in anger.

However, after all, the Liaodong Army had rich experience in the battlefield, and when it saw that it had encountered an ambush and saw the rebel cavalry behind the rebel chariot formation, the Liaodong Army did not hesitate and turned around and fled in an orderly manner. Retreating to where they had started, they formed a defensive formation.

In fact, it can be seen here that every tactical action on the battlefield needs to leave leeway. For example, in the charge of the Liaodong Army just now, the position between their soldiers was very particular, and there could be a gap for the soldiers to turn around.

This is actually a battlefield experience. At that time, when the charge was made, the Liaodong Army would definitely not know that there was an ambush of the rebels' chariot array behind the slope. However, they reserved this turning position, so that the Liaodong Army after suffering an ambush could turn around smoothly and retreat back in an orderly manner.

And Qiu Lei's Ming army in the middle did not have this arrangement. So when they turn around and run away, they will fall into chaos, but they can't run fast if they want to, and even cannibalism occurs.

However, although the Liaodong Army retreated in time, they could not keep retreating and retreated into a rout, if that was the case, then the Liaodong Army would really be doomed.

But in the end, the time was too short, and the Liaodong Army could not fully defend itself, when the cavalry of the rebels and the old Liao army pressed up. In addition, more than 10,000 soldiers on the left flank of the rebel army who had been scattered immediately formed a semi-encirclement and fiercely attacked the Liaodong Army.

But fortunately, there was still the threat of the twenty large-caliber guns of the artillery team, and the rebels did not dare to gather together to form a battle group to attack. This made the rebels much less powerful. Therefore, the Liaodong Army also barely held its position. But. The battle was also on the precarious.

And what Wu Shigong sees now. The rebel cavalry and the old Liao army that attacked the Ming army in the middle of the road pressed towards their own Runing battalion. However, Wu Shigong also saw some illusions.

We already know that in the morning, the combined forces of Wu Shigong and Liu Zeqing were standing behind the Liaodong Army and Qiu Leiming's army in the middle road. And in the afternoon, the coalition forces moved behind the Ming army in the middle lane. But no matter how you move it. It is also impossible to move directly behind the Ming army in the center, so the current coalition army is in the position of the right side of the center.

And the cavalry of the rebels and the old Liao army were pursuing the Ming army in the middle lane, therefore. The staggering of these two forces has a positional deviation.

The pursuing rebels were also blinded by the fleeing Ming army, and they didn't notice the coalition army at all. Therefore, when the fleeing Ming army spread out to both sides, revealing the truck formation in the front row of the Runing battalion, the rebels' more than 200 cavalry and more than 400 old Liao troops were also horrified to find that they were only 70 or 80 steps away from this truck formation.

But the pursuing rebels could not stop at all, and they did not stop their charge until they were about fifty paces away from the chariot formation.

Similarly, the artillery of the Runing battalion fired first. Under Liang Hui's command, the ten three-pounder guns loaded with solid shells were not fired, and the artillery team only fired the seven small guns loaded with shotguns.

To be honest, the killing distance of the artillery shotguns at that time was too close, that is, a distance of about thirty or forty paces, and the projectiles of these shotguns were not enough to charge, so they did not defeat several rebels.

But it was enough, at least it completely stopped the momentum of the rebel charge in front of them. Then came the firing of the firebolts. First there is the medium firearm with a short range, and then the heavy firearm with a long range. After a few platoons of fire, the rebel force of more than 600 people was defeated by more than 300 people, and the rest of the rebels fled far away, not daring to come any closer.

This small victory is completely a copy of the ambush set up by the rebels. The reason for this victory is also to beat the opponent unexpectedly.

But after such a small victory, the soldiers of the Runing battalion didn't know what to do all of a sudden. This situation is unfavorable, what should we do? They all looked at Wu Shigong, waiting for him to be the backbone.

"All the troops forward!" Wu Shigong made up his mind in an instant.

In fact, Wu Shigong didn't know if his decision was correct. But at this time, it is absolutely impossible to retreat and escape. Otherwise, wouldn't Wu Shigong's Runing camp fall on Zuihou? And what Wu Shigong just said about running away in a circle is completely a theoretical statement. It is simply impossible to achieve this on a chaotic battlefield.

Therefore, in the face of the rebels' cover-up, the broken Runing battalion is likely to be explained here, so it is better to go forward and fight for the brave to win.

Hearing Wu Shigong's order, the soldiers of the Runing battalion in the front row immediately pushed the truck hard and advanced towards the top of the slope. The coalition troops in the back row also advanced with the Runing battalion in their respective positions according to the prior arrangement.

At this time, the signal corps sent by Zhu Dadian arrived at the coalition army. When the signal soldier found Yan Dingshan after the break, Yan Dingshan told the signal soldier: The whole army has moved, and there is no way to find Liu Zeqing anymore. However, Yan Dingshan also asked the signal soldier to bring a message to Zhu Dadian, and the coalition forces must have attacked forward. asked Zhu Dadian to immediately arrange other Ming troops to assist the coalition forces in their attack.

But at this time, the advance of the Runing battalion encountered problems again. The current wagons in the front row of the Runing battalion are 350 steps away from the top of the slope, and the distance from the rebels' chariot formation behind the slope is only less than 500 steps, which is a total distance of about one mile. If a soldier runs at full speed, it is two or three minutes in modern time.

However, this section of the road is uphill, so it takes more effort to push the cart. Also, the road is littered with corpses. And these corpses on the ground do not affect people and horses, because both people and horses can jump over these corpses. However, these corpses are somewhat of an obstacle to the progress of the masturbator.

Wu Shigong's truck was not loaded with anything, it was all empty, so if he pushed hard, he could barely turn over these corpses. But the horse corpse can't help it.

Also, the gun carriages were so heavy that it was impossible to climb over any corpses. Therefore, the pace of the Runing battalion's advance was blocked by these inconspicuous obstacles. And the rebels, who understood it everywhere, also began to organize troops to launch an attack on the coalition forces.

"What are you doing standing stupidly? Get out there and move the corpses that stand in your way! Zhou Xun, who commanded the infantry of the mobile battalion, shouted anxiously.

Immediately a soldier of the hundred-man team ran out of the wagon and began to clean up the corpses and clear a way for the gun wagon. So the whole team struggled again. Although the speed of progress had dropped a lot, at least the masturbation and gun wagons were rolling on their wheels again.

But the rebels gathered around were more and more, and they did not dare to approach the truck, but they also used their firearms and bows and arrows to shoot at the soldiers of the Runing battalion who were carrying the corpses.

Although it was protected by beggar's armor, it was inevitable that several soldiers would be killed or wounded. And the movement of the soldiers to carry the corpses was also somewhat hindered.

So under the order of Zhou Xun, another soldier of the hundred-man team came out. They lined up in four rows armed with firearms, and under the command of their captain of the hundreds, they began to shoot at the rebels who were harassing them everywhere. And the soldiers of the pro-soldier team also stepped forward to help push the truck to increase the speed of the truck.

However, there were too few soldiers in front of the attack, and only twenty-five firearms were fired in one salvo. So in the confrontation, those soldiers also fell one after another, and soon more than a dozen people fell.

The captain of the hundred-man team who commanded the battle was definitely a key target for the rebels. It didn't take long for the captain of the hundred-man team to die in the fire of bows and arrows and firearms.

Without much thought, the vice-captain immediately took over the command. But before the vice-captain had drawn his sword, and before he could give the first order, an arrow pierced through his eye socket.

Seeing this situation, Zhou Xun scolded angrily, and he got up and thought that he would go into battle in person. Yu Ji on the side immediately pressed Zhou Xun's shoulder and said, "You are my deputy, you can't be without your command here, I'll go up!" Then he led the next team of 100 people out of the chariot formation.

The equipment of this hundred-man soldier is a little different from that of the first team. In addition to the fifty who were still fire-bearers, there were also fifty sword-and-shield bearers, who would use their shields to guard the soldiers who were carrying the corpses.

The replenished musketeers were still in four rows, and Yu Ji kept giving orders to shoot in the direction of the most threatening rebels. The armor on Yu Ji's body was also "ping-pong", and even several arrows were inserted into the armor.

Fortunately, the commanders of the Runing battalion were wearing ring-arm iron armor, which was heavy armor, and it was difficult for the rebels' birds and bows and arrows to shoot through. However, under the heavy blow of the bullet, Yu Ji still felt that his throat and eyes were a little fishy.

Yu Jiqiang suppressed his internal injuries and still gave a command, while those firecrackers were like robots, completely ignoring the sideways flight of bullets and arrows, exchanging shots and reloading bullets in an orderly manner.

Seeing the brave performance of his firecrackers, a soldier of the Runing battalion pushing the cart was enthusiastic, and while pushing the cart hard, he couldn't help but open his mouth to sing the informal military song of the Runing battalion - "Katyusha". (To be continued......)