Li Sanhe was not relieved until the artillery on the hillside was dragged into the camp. Seeing Cheng Niu from a distance, Li Sanhe shook his head with a smile. That's when it happened. The peasant army camp in the middle of the road suddenly became lively. Li Sanhe immediately shouted: "The whole team! Get ready for battle! ”

In fact, before the battle began, Lao Hui Ma Shouying and they already knew that the Runing army was coming to rob the camp. Ma Shouying is also an old soldier. Although they judged that the Runing army wanted to retreat, Ma Shouying still sent some spies at night to guard around the main camp of the Runing army.

Therefore, although Li Sanhe's departure from the camp was cautious, he was still discovered by a spy from the peasant army. But it was impossible to gallop in the night, and the spy was the one who guarded the horse. So when Ma Shou deserved to be reported, he was too late to inform Liu Guoneng.

After that, Liu Guoneng's camp was noisy, and Ma Shouying immediately gathered troops and wanted to support. But before Ma Shouying could assemble, Liu Guoneng fled with hundreds of his own soldiers. After inquiry, I learned that Liu Guoneng's camp had been lost.

This made Ma Shouying and the others dare not act rashly, the soldiers and horses who robbed the camp must be a strong army, so they will break Liu Guoneng's camp in such a short period of time. Therefore, Ma Shou should immediately defend tightly, waiting for dawn, and then depending on the situation.

As the sky brightened, Liu Guoneng's routed troops also ran over scattered, and at this time, Ma Shouying and Luo Rucai knew that the Ming army that broke through Liu Guoneng's camp was only more than 2,000. Therefore, they immediately prepared to counterattack, and Liu Guoneng basically lost his right to speak because of the loss of his own troops.

But how to fight back? Ma Shouying and Luo Rucai also had a headache. After all, Liu Guoneng's camp was very tightly entrenched, and the trenches and fences facing the peasant army in the middle were also readily available. And now it's too late to go to Xiangyang to gather cannon fodder, so he can only use his own elite.

Ma Shouying and Luo Rucai each sent out 3,000 people, and Liu Guoneng also sent out 1,000 fleeing routs. There's nothing to say, just set the wine and see it off. The horses were guarded by them, and they rode on their horses and constantly bowed their hands to the selected soldiers.

"Brethren, I don't speak much. Just one sentence! If there is anything after the death, I Lao Luo will take care of it for you! ”

"As long as my old horse has a bite to eat, my brothers' families will have something to eat. Even if you cut meat, you have to feed your brothers' families! ”

Ma Shouying and Luo Rucai both spoke loudly in their own array, and they all knew that the Runing firearms that came to rob the camp were quite well-equipped, so the mortality rate of this first batch of soldiers would definitely be very high.

And those veterans of the old battalion, either voluntarily or by drawing lots, always elect a group of people. This is also the old rule before the war, these people do not have any look of fear, listening to the two people say this, and some people shout loudly:

"Master Ma! We Lao He will be with you in this life, and I will carry a knife for you in the next life. Nothing to regret. ”

"Master Luo! If it weren't for you, I would have been eaten a long time ago. You saved me. Then this life is yours! ”

These people are all diehard loyalists of Ma Shouying and Luo Rucai. So no matter how hard-hearted he is, he is a little excited in the face of these die-hard words. Ma Shouying took a deep look, and Luo Rucai wiped his nose and shouted loudly: "Go fucking away!" Lao Tzu will definitely find you a coffin for haode. ”

Similarly, the Runing Army is also mobilizing here.

Li Sanhe rode on his horse and shouted: "I ran for half the night." After fighting in the middle of the night, my old Li knew that the brothers were tired. But no matter how tired you are, you have to grit your teeth and get through this. Defeat the thieves on the other side! After I go back, my Lao Li has a treat, and the mutton is full! Hurry up and kill the vegetarians on the other side! ”

"Oh!" There was immediately a burst of cheers from the Runing army.

"My lord! You're too stingy. Invite Hollywood! A mischievous soldier screamed. Immediately, the soldiers cheered louder.

"I don't have that much money!" Li Sanhe immediately scolded, and then he couldn't hold back his face, and touched his chin hahadaxiao. After laughing a few times, Li Sanhe immediately ordered: "The whole army is out of the camp!" ”

The reason why the Runing army abandoned the camp and defended it was to fight with the peasant army in the center. If as many peasant troops could be attracted, the battle of the main force would go more smoothly when Xue Yongli's main force arrived.

"What's going on?" As soon as Ma Shouying and the others took their troops out of the camp, they saw that the Runing army three or four miles away also came out of the camp and lined up, so Luo Rucai immediately exclaimed: "Why did they come out?" ”

"Good! Good! Good! A long-lost smile appeared on Liu Guoneng's face. With so many peasant troops, it would be much easier to deal with the more than 2,000 Runing troops in this field battle than to attack the fortified positions.

Yang Chengzu on the side was also quite surprised: "Is it commanded by those civilian officials with broken brains?" ”

In the battle between the peasant army and the Ming army, many times they were in a desperate situation, but often at that time, the civilian officials who commanded the Ming army would make a lot of strange decisions to let the peasant army escape from death, so those leaders of the peasant army always thought that the civilian officials of the Ming Dynasty were their "intimate people".

"!" Luo Rucai immediately laughed and scolded, "Hurry up and kill those official dogs." Since they robbed the camp last night, the main force of Butcher Wu is also coming soon, so let's solve this side first. ”

"Alas!" Yang Chengzu immediately agreed with a smile, and then rode forward to command.

Ma Shouying asked with some unease, "Have the eight kings been notified there?" ”

Luo Rucai nodded and replied, "I have already sent someone." I've already told him to cover our front, and we have to delay for a while, so that we can defeat the team of official dogs in front of us. And I also have 2,000 cavalry in front of me. ”

Luo Rucai's words made Ma Shouying and them immediately feel at ease.

An infantry regiment of the Runing Army formed a phalanx, and the cavalry regiment was divided into two teams, behind the sides of the phalanx, forming a triangular formation. The artillery of the Runing Army was not dragged out of the camp, and they were prepared to cover the retreat of the Runing Army into the camp in case the battle situation was unfavorable.

As the battle was about to begin, the battlefield suddenly fell silent. But it didn't quiet for a while, and the peasant army was beating drums, and the soldiers of the peasant army were shouting in unison.

Under the command of Yang Chengzu, the peasant soldiers at the front began to walk out of the array, leaning forward with swords and guns in their hands, these soldiers were not fast, as if they were marching forward, the formation was very scattered, the horizontal row was very loose, and the vertical column was very deep, behind these soldiers, there were peasant cavalry on horseback and slowly following up.

However, as the peasant army moved forward, the whistle on the side of the Runing army also sounded at the same time, and the firecrackers in the front row also began to move forward, and the brigades behind also slowly followed.

"That's not right!" Liu Guoneng was surprised again, "It's not right to fight like this, as soon as those official dogs move, the formation will definitely be chaotic, isn't this chaos, hahaha-!" It's really a bargain for us! ”

Although the battles of the Ming Dynasty also paid attention to formation, they did not pay much attention to queue training. Even the Qi family army at that time stopped after walking ten steps, and the correction queue was neat. So according to the convention, the Runing Army should be static braking. Therefore, such a hedge made the leaders of the peasant army who had never fought with the Runing army think that the commander of the Ming army probably had a bad head.

"Don't rejoice too soon. Butcher Wu's military training is very good. "Because he fought with the Runing Army, Luo Ru knew that the Runing Army was able to keep the queue neat during the movement. But before the battle, he had to praise the enemy, which made Luo Rucai's face a little gloomy.

Although they knew that when they were close to each other, they should try to suppress their speed as much as possible, so as not to charge or have no physical strength after charging, but the soldiers of the peasant army, and those elite veterans, unconsciously accelerated their pace.

The leaders of the front team were all shouting hoarsely, this charge was to die, but they couldn't die in vain, no matter how they rushed to the other party.

Three, two, and one. Soon, the distance between the two sides was only seven or eight hundred paces. Although it was already close, the distance of a few hundred steps was not a short distance for a platoon on the battlefield.

And the Runing army came forward in such a big stride, and the monotonous whistle was so harsh to the ears of the peasant army. This neat and unchaotic formation also pressed over like a mountain, and it also added a mountain-like pressure to the hearts of every general and soldier of the peasant army coalition who already had the will to die.

At a distance of two hundred paces, the flag-holding soldier at the front of the Runing army stopped his steps, and the whistle was also two long whistles, and then it also stopped.

The musketeers and pikemen stopped at the same time. The firecrackers began to quickly check the firearms in their hands and make preparations, while the flagbearer with the big flag turned around and walked into the square.

The standard-bearers of the Runing Army are the most courageous soldiers in the army, and their responsibility is to protect the flag of their own troops. However, unlike the regular standard-bearers at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the flag of the Runing Army was not immovable, and the function of flag command was also weakened, so at this time, the standard-bearer entered the center of the safest phalanx with the flag.

Walking in the first row, the peasant soldiers saw the firearms raised by the other party. There was also some fear in their hearts, but they still pressed it down, and walked forward as smoothly as possible.

One hundred and ten paces, one hundred steps, ninety steps, almost every ten musketeers there was a captain who erected the musket, and they ordered almost at the same time: "Flat end firecracker!" ”

In fact, this is the order to fire. The long front burst out with loud noises and gunsmoke at the same time, and the peasant soldiers walking in the first row fell to the ground without any suspense. (To be continued......)