When Shi Song prayed to God to bless his two brothers, Qian Yuanshan and others on the opposite side were also praying for God's blessing. However, what they prayed for was not for God to bless themselves, but for Shi Song, who led more than 100 minions to cheer for his brothers in the back, and not to escape across the river when the situation in front was unfavorable -- in that case, the "Flying Dragon Pioneer Battalion" would have to bombard the "Zishi Village" with artillery fire, as it had done in the "Baihua Village," and thus lose the opportunity to confront the enemy head-on.

Of course, Qian Yuanshan and the others also attached great importance to Zhang and Zhao who rushed towards them, as well as the more than 200 minions behind them. When the other party's attacking minions were still about one hundred and fifty steps away from his array, Tang Chao, who had received Qian Yuanshan's signal, pulled out the matching knife on his waist, Xiangshang raised it, and then pointed straight ahead.

With Tang Chao's movements, the soldiers of a total of five infantry squads on his left and right sides quickly changed their formations and lined up in three rows in squads. Then, under the command of their respective squad leaders and squad leaders, they raised their guns on their shoulders and began to shoot according to the "three-stage shooting" tactics that they had already practiced extremely well-trained -- although the purpose of the "tempering operation" was to train the soldiers' ability in close combat, it did not mean that firearms were absolutely not used in combat, but it was required to do both, and after using firearms instead of bows and crossbows to carry out the necessary long-range killing of the enemy, they would then enter hand-to-hand white-knuckle combat. The reason why Qian Yuanshan and others were dissatisfied with the last battle of "Baihuazhai" was mainly because of the excessive use of firearms, not because of the use of firearms.

As the soldiers moved in unison under the command of their respective commanders, the flintlock muskets roared one after another, firing rows of lead bullets at the enemy. Due to the strong wind at this time, and it was blowing from behind the "Flying Dragon Pioneer Battalion", although there was more smoke after the black powder was burned, it was quickly blown away, and it did not affect the soldiers' shooting vision. In addition, because it was a tailwind, the range of lead bullets was also increased, so that the advantages of the "Wyvern Pioneer Battalion" in firearms could be fully utilized.

In the face of the continuous and intensive shooting of muskets in the real sense for the first time in this era, the minions of "Zishi Village" showed a much stronger will to fight than the minions of "Baihua Village". Although some of the minions continued to fall in the process of charging, and although some minions were afraid or even fled backwards, the vast majority of minions who could still fight were still stubbornly charging.

However, while the will to fight can make the minions fearless to death, there is no way to make them invulnerable. Under the impact of rows of lead bullets, more and more "Zishi Village" minions were shot and fell. Because the flintlock pistol used in the hands of the soldiers of the "Flying Dragon Pioneer Battalion" at this time was comprehensively improved by the weapons department, the amount of black powder used for firing was customized according to different ranges, and the small cylindrical paper tube was wrapped with treated paper, and the soldiers only needed to directly stuff the paper cylinder into the barrel when loading, which greatly saved the loading time. In addition, all flintlock pistols have been changed to the fuse firing method, and the success rate of firing is greatly improved. Therefore, before the minions of the "Purple Stone Village" finally rushed to within twenty paces in front of the "Flying Dragon Pioneer Battalion" array, they were subjected to a total of six rounds of 60 buckshot shots each - equivalent to two shots each of the soldiers of the "Flying Dragon Pioneer Battalion".

Although the flintlock pistol had a relatively low hit rate, 360 rounds of lead bullet still knocked down more than 60 minions of the "Purple Stone Village". This made them, who were not at a loss in terms of the number of infantry, suddenly become outnumbered. However, "there is no turning back when you open the bow", not to mention that now retreating is to show your back to the enemy, and you will die even worse if you are chased by the enemy. Therefore, Zhang Ke, who rushed to the front, used the big stick in his hand to kill Qian Yuanshan, who was in the center of the opponent's array, despite the fact that his left arm was already hanging the lottery. Behind him, Zhao Chengen, whose horses had been shot to death, was not to be outdone, holding a ghost-headed knife in both hands, followed closely and killed Zeng Zhilin next to Qian Yuanshan.

The flintlock pistol is far less effective than a stick in close hand-to-hand combat, so after completing two shots, all the infantry of the "Wyvern Pioneer Battalion" carried the flintlock pistol to their backs, drew the long knife at their waist or held the spear at their feet, and engaged in a face-to-face fight with the "Zishi Village" minions who rushed to the front.

Unlike the minions of the "Purple Stone Village," who mainly fought alone, the soldiers of the "Flying Dragon Pioneer Battalion" all formed combat groups to cooperate in combat -- four people worked in groups, and each squad had three groups. Due to the numerical advantage itself, coupled with the fact that it was a group against an individual, the soldiers of the "Flying Dragon Pioneer Battalion" soon gained the upper hand, and the minions of the "Purple Stone Village" began to retreat step by step. ,

In the face of this unfavorable situation, although the two leaders, Zhang Keyong and Zhao Chengen, were anxious, they had nothing to do. Because both of them were entangled by their opponents at this time, and they couldn't get out.

Zhang Ke used the original plan to "capture the thief and capture the king first", and occupied the initiative on the battlefield by taking Qian Yuanshan in one fell swoop. But before he could rush in front of Qian Yuanshan, a general had already killed him from the oblique stab.

It was Tang Chao who stopped Zhang Ke, as the only brother who used a long weapon in the crossing crowd except for the professional cavalryman Muttle, Tang Chao also had a big stick made of stainless steel in his hand - this guy made the big stick purely a personal hobby, and the stick method he used was not learned in this era, but the Shaolin stick he learned before the crossing. Because he saw that Zhang Ke was using a stick, he was afraid that Qian Yuanshan, who was only equipped with a horizontal knife, would suffer a loss, so Tang Chao took the initiative to stop Zhang Keyong.

Of course, this is just Tang Chao's statement. In Qian Yuanshan's opinion, this guy grabbed the opponent with himself completely to get over the addiction of dancing sticks. After all, in addition to the horizontal knife in his waist, he also had a Type 95 pistol inserted in his waist, if he really couldn't beat Zhang Ke with a cold weapon, he wouldn't mind giving the other party a shot - it was more likely that Qian Yuanshan didn't give Zhang Ke a chance to fight with him at all, and shot him directly.

However, Qian Yuanshan was not dissatisfied with Tang Chao's practice of grabbing opponents - being able to watch the battle between the two armies from the sidelines was exactly what he wanted to do the most. In this way, he will not only be able to discover his own weak points and make timely adjustments to his own deployment, but will also be able to gain a comprehensive understanding of the entire battle and accumulate experience for his future command. Therefore, after Tang Chao defeated Zhang Keyong, Qian Yuanshan flashed to the side with his personal guards and observed the situation on the battlefield very attentively.

Unlike Zhang Keyong, who was forced to change opponents, Zhao Chengen fought with his set goal Zeng Zhilin very smoothly. However, Zhao Chengen, who used a short weapon - the ghost head knife - is obviously inferior to Zeng Zhilin, who has obtained the true inheritance of the old immortal of Fuyaozi, in terms of martial arts. In the face of Zeng Zhilin's aggressive attack, Zhao Chengen only had the ability to parry, but had no power to fight back. After a few rounds, it has already begun to be left and right, and dangers are full of dangers.

Seeing that the minions of the "Purple Stone Village" were retreating step by step under the pressure of the "Flying Dragon Pioneer Battalion", his third brother was obviously overwhelmed, and Shi Song, who was watching the enemy's strategic formation for the two righteous brothers in the back, was very anxious, and this unfavorable situation put him in a dilemma. If they advance, the opposing cavalry, which has not moved, is likely to take advantage of the opportunity of their own entanglement with their infantry to outflank them from both flanks, cutting off their own retreat and forming an encirclement situation. If they retreat, the brothers who are fighting the enemy in front of them are likely to fall on this purple pebble beach.

After some ideological struggle, Shi Song finally decided to live and die with his two brothers. He raised the big gun in his hand and shouted: "The victory or defeat is here, brothers follow so-and-so!" After shouting, he urged his horse to swing his gun and rushed forward, and more than a hundred minions followed closely with shouts.

Seeing that the rest of the other party's men and horses finally rushed up, Qian Yuanshan knew that the time for a decisive battle had come. He nodded to the guards beside him, who immediately shook the flag in his hand a few times. The rangers, who had not made any movement on both sides of the array, moved with the flag, and inserted themselves from the left and right sides in the direction of the banks of the Zishi River.

The two rangers converged very close to the riverbank, regrouped their formation, and then, under the leadership of Muttle, either with their swords raised or their spears clenched, they charged straight at the men led by Stonepine.

Showing his back to the enemy's cavalry, the fate of more than a hundred minions led by Shi Song can be imagined. Under the back and forth of the Ranger squad, except for the horse Stonepine, there were only a handful of minions who could rush to the place where the two armies were engaged - if it weren't for Muttel's intention to practice the Rangers' slashing skills, I am afraid that the few remaining minions and Stone Pine himself would have died under the flintlock pistols of the Rangers.

Because it has been rushed by the Rangers, the addition of Shi Song and others has not completely changed the liliang comparison between the two sides, and the "Zishi Village" is still in a situation of being outnumbered. Shi Song, who originally wanted to rescue his third brother, was also surrounded by several rangers who caught up from behind, and the situation was even worse than Zhao Chengen.

Having lost a glimmer of hope for help, Cho Seung-eun's situation became more and more critical. If it weren't for the fact that three or four minions had resisted Zeng Zhilin for him for a moment at the cost of their lives, he would have been in a different place by now. Rao is like this, he still took Zeng Zhilin twice. It's just that it didn't hurt the vital point, and it can be supported for the time being. However, as the "Purple Stone Village" minions became fewer and fewer, there were no more soldiers who were not afraid of death to rush to his side to help him. In the face of Zeng Zhilin's knife-like attack, Zhao Chengen didn't even have the ability to parry. One didn't pay attention, and was slashed on his right arm by Zeng Zhilin, and immediately the blood flowed, and the ghost head knife in his hand also fell to the ground. Zeng Zhilin, who succeeded in the first blow, did not give Zhao Chengen any respite, deceived forward, and cut off Zhao Chengen's head with a knife in his hand. ,

The scene of Zeng Zhilin beheading Zhao Chengen was seen by Zhang Ke not far away, and he couldn't help but feel like a knife hinge. However, on the battlefield of life and death, any distraction could turn the tide of events on both sides, not to mention that his opponent was on par with him in terms of stick skills and physical strength. Although Zhang Ke was distracted for only a short moment, he was still accurately caught by Tang Chao and swept his crotch with a big stick.

Hit by this heavy blow, Zhang Keyong couldn't sit still on the horse anymore, fell to the ground with a thud, and the big stick was also free. Tang Chao naturally wouldn't let go of such an opportunity, he immediately urged him to step forward, raised the big stick, and used it according to Zhang Ke, who was still lying on the ground, and smashed it down with his head on his head. Seeing this, Zhang Ke wanted to use the kung fu of rolling on the spot and dodged to the side. However, with an injury to his crotch, his movements were much slower than usual. Although he was able to avoid Tang Chao's smash, before he could continue to roll into the distance, Tang Chao's horse's hooves dismounted from his crotch followed. The huge horse's hooves were stepping on Zhang Keyong's chest without slanting, and Zhang Keyong was immediately trampled on his bones and tendons, and he died on the spot.

The two brothers died one after another, causing Shi Song to burn all of them. It's just that although he had the heart to rush over to avenge his brother, he had no choice but to kill the encirclement of the rangers. Although he had already knocked two Rangers off his horse, more Rangers surrounded him. What was even more fatal was that Mutr, who had been roaming around the periphery to intercept and kill the fleeing minions, saw Shi Song knock two of his men off his horse one after another, and couldn't help but crash upwards with fire - although the two men were seriously injured but not worried about their lives due to the tight protection of the protective gear, he immediately urged the horse to rush over.

As Muttel joined the besieging of Stone Pine, the situation immediately changed. Shi Song, who had been able to maintain a tie before, suddenly had the upper hand, and his body was injured one after another, and the blood flowed like a torrent, and he soon couldn't support it. He was a little slow in his movements, a little sluggish in his dodge, and he was struck on the back by a gun from Muttel and fell off his horse. The two rangers jumped off their horses after him, pressed the struggling stone pine to the ground, wiped his shoulders and folded his arms, and tied them firmly.

With Zhang Keyong and Zhao Chengen being killed and Shi Song being arrested, this small-scale battle has also come to an end. The few surviving "Zishi Village" minions saw that the owner of the village was arrested, and Zuihou's little will to resist disappeared, and they all laid down their weapons and knelt down to surrender.

On the 17th day of June in the lunar calendar of the sixth year of the Liao Ying calendar, at the end of the afternoon, the battle of Zishitan that lasted for more than an hour ended with the victory of the "Flying Dragon Pioneer Battalion". The winning side did not take advantage of the victory to attack the "Zishi Village", but escorted dozens of prisoners, including Shi Song, the owner of the "Zishi Village", back to their own camp to prepare for their next move.

At the same time, Chang Shengjun led the infantry squad that was previously responsible for guarding the camp, as well as some soldiers of the logistics squad and artillery squad out of the camp to clean up the battlefield, count the results, and bury the corpses.

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