"It's a pity! It's a pity! It's a pity! Luo Rucai said repeatedly.

Zhang Xianzhong knew what Luo Rucai meant, so he asked, "Is it like this again?" This time, you and I each pick a thousand old soldiers in the battalion, and I will also send another team of men and horses, or let those men and horses rush first, and you and my old soldiers will follow closely, maybe we will be able to defeat the official dogs on the opposite side. ”

"No! You see! Luo Rucai pointed in the direction of the Runing Army, at this time the Runing Army had begun to close the phalanx, the four squares were two by two, forming two large phalanxes, and the more than 20 artillery pieces of the artillery regiment were all erected.

"The formation of the officers and troops on the opposite side is very strange, and I have never seen it in Lao Luo." Ru Ningjun's performance has made Luo Rucai's title change from "official dog" to "official army" unconsciously:

"But in any case, this formation is protected before and after, and the thickness is very deep, so it must be a defensive formation. And now that the officers and troops on the opposite side have merged the two phalanxes into one large phalanx, then it will be even more difficult for us to break it. Coupled with the fact that their artillery is already in place, it will be difficult for our men to rush in front of them as long as this fire comes together. Unless you and I don't want to come, we are willing to throw all our belongings here. ”

Zhang Xianzhong knew that what Luo Rucai said was right, so he frowned and asked, "Then what should we do?" ”

Among the leaders of the peasant rebel army, Luo Ru was recognized as one of the top field experts, so when the peasant rebel armies of various units cooperated with each other in field battles, Luo Rucai was generally in command.

Luo Rucai smiled and said: "It's nothing, since this group of officers and soldiers is difficult to bite, then let's go other ways." The world is so big, where can't you go? Although the formation of the officers and soldiers on the opposite side is thick, the disadvantage should also be that the movement speed is too slow. Again. There are so many of us walking together, and they don't dare to do anything to us. ”

Luo Rucai's vision is indeed very poisonous. This was the first time he had seen a miniature version of the Spanish phalanx, but he told him about the pros and cons of the Spanish phalanx.

It has been five or six years since the peasant rebels rebelled. But now, they haven't gotten rid of their habits. Although some cities were built, they never established any bases. The battle with the Ming army was also a hide-and-seek style, and he never fought hard with the Ming army, and only selected areas where the Ming government's defense was weak.

This is also the reason why Weishenme was north of the Yellow River at that time, and the Ming army only had more than 33,000 horses, but it could surround more than 200,000 peasant rebels. Of course, among the more than 200,000 peasant rebels at that time, it was already good to be able to take 20,000 qualified soldiers who could fight.

And when the Yellow River was crossed. The peasant rebels swelled up like balloons. This gave them the confidence to fight the Ming army. So the first to bear the brunt, the Runing Army commanded by Xue Yongli encountered such a tough battle.

But the tough battle is also mutual, when they saw the strong strength of the Runing Army, Luo Rucai and Zhang Xianzhong immediately recovered their nature, and they wanted to avoid the strong army of the Runing Army. Wandering to other areas.

And for Luo Rucai and Zhang Xianzhong, the more than 4,000 cannon fodder who died in front of the thousand-person phalanx just now were not losses at all. What can really be counted as a loss. It was the elite of the more than 400 Luo Rucai and Zhang Xianzhong who were killed by the Runing Army before and after, and this loss was quite affordable for these two people, so they immediately stayed in Qingshan.

So, Luo Rucai and Zhang Xianzhong began to give orders everywhere, and first sent people to call Li Dingguo's 2,000 horsemen back. Then after Li Dingguo and Yang Chengzu's nearly 5,000 cavalry were broken, the rest of the men and horses immediately prepared to break away from the battle with the Runing army.

Seeing that the peasant rebels had made a retreat, Zhang Biao asked Xue Yongli in a low voice: "My lord, do you just watch them retreat?" ”

At this time, Xue Yongli's heart was bitter. Just after the end of the battle, I made a rough count. In total, more than 220 people were killed and more than 270 wounded, and many of the wounded soldiers were seriously wounded, and it was very likely that they would die and be disabled, and they would not be able to recover in the future.

Among the wounded, Xue Cunyi, the head of the engineering regiment, was seriously injured. He was blind in his left eye and was still unconscious. If it weren't for the peasant rebel soldier who hurt him with a wooden gun, maybe Xue Cunyi would have seen the king of Hades a long time ago.

And let's analyze this battle first:

First of all, we must look at the strategic objectives of the Runing Army: the battle of the Runing Army this time is nothing more than to ensure the security of the area under its control. Even if they defeated the peasant rebels, even if they recovered the territories occupied by many peasant rebels, it would be impossible for the Ming court to classify these territories as garrisons of the Runing Army, because Emperor Chongzhen and any of his ministers would not tolerate the emergence of the warlord Runing Army in the hinterland of the Central Plains.

Therefore, it is possible to analyze the gains and losses of this battle from the strategic objectives. At that time, the Runing Army took the initiative to attack from the area under its control, trying to beat the peasant rebels so that they would not dare to operate near the area under their control. There is nothing wrong with this military operation, and the most haode defense is offense!

Then, the battle between the Runing Army commanded by Xue Yongli to annihilate King Xing Yan and Pi Li Needle was quite exciting. All the military steps are remarkable. But at this time, the Runing Army had the idea of underestimating the enemy, and they began to deviate from the original strategic goal, and the Runing Army wanted to completely eliminate the peasant rebel army of Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai, and completely eliminate the threat of the peasant rebel army to the area controlled by the Runing Army in a short period of time.

With the continuous luring of the enemy and provocations, the Runing army did attract the target, forming a situation of fighting with Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai.

However, fighting against an army like the peasant rebels, which engulfed a large number of people, was not the most important way to fight. Because the peasant rebel army can unscrupulously use the coerced people to carry out crowd tactics, victory is a big victory, defeat does not matter, can be coerced again, it is difficult to hit the vitality of the peasant rebel army.

In fact, the most correct way of fighting is to constantly entangle the peasant rebels, that is, not to fight a decisive battle and not to let go. You must know that the peasant rebels have coerced so many people, and the food consumed is not a small number, so they will be dragged down by you one day.

For example, in the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao used 5,000 men and horses to drag down nearly one million Yellow Turban troops with this method of warfare, and Zuihou forced these million Yellow Turban troops to surrender to Cao Cao. And Cao Cao used these people to Tuntian, and organized and trained the Qingzhou Army, which laid a three-point hegemony in the world.

And the Runing army has already obtained more than 5,000 stone of grain from Qingshuiwan, and it can completely deal with the coalition forces of Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai. Of course, don't worry about the captives at all. It can ensure the flexibility of the army and the sufficiency of food and grass.

But then again, there is no problem with the battle. In all fairness, with the good equipment of the Runing army and the excellent quality of the soldiers, it still has an absolute advantage in dealing with the nearly 100,000 peasant rebels of Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai. I dare not say that the war of annihilation is not a problem, but there is no problem at all in the battle of defeat.

But at this time, there were several problems with Xue Yongli's command. (To be continued......)