In the era of cold weapons, pikemen were the cheapest and the least combative. To think that pikemen can be invincible as long as they are trained in modern assassination is completely uncommon sense.

The main role of pikemen in ancient warfare was to assemble and line up to defend against the charge of enemy cavalry and infantry groups. Therefore, if a single pikeman, if he didn't have Lin Chong's kung fu, he would definitely be slaughtered.

Therefore, for pikemen formations, as long as they do not get close to them, and attack from a distance with long-range weapons such as firearms, bows and arrows, javelins, or hand axes, it is a one-sided slaughter. Because pikemen are two-armed with guns, they have no way to hold shields to block enemy attacks.

Moreover, it is also very inconvenient for pikemen to pursue, if you don't believe it, you can run shiyan with a long stick and a watermelon knife. Therefore, in ancient warfare, the pikemen were a passive and beaten character. If that weren't the case, who would want to spend more iron to build eighteen weapons?

So when the soldiers of the peasant army fled, they were quite relieved. They thought that the Runing army was using long weapons, and it would definitely be inconvenient to pursue, and they might be able to escape with their lives.

But those who escaped did not know that the advantage of axe spearmen over pikemen was that they could launch a single pursuit. There are also corresponding tactical packages.

Seeing the other side disperse, the soldiers of the Runing Army quickly divided into groups of three and began to pursue without hesitation, and in war, large-scale casualties often occur in pursuit, and the deserters in front of them sell their backs to themselves, and the axes and guns in their hands are pierced one by one.

After running for dozens of steps, the soldiers of the peasant army found that they could not run at all, so they could only turn around and fight, but the defeated soldiers did not take care of each other, and the other party was a three-person battle group. As soon as the battle began, even the so-called trapped beast battle could not be done, either there were a few more blood holes on the body, or a few pieces were split.

But the old battalion soldiers of the peasant army are indeed fierce. Many peasant soldiers who felt that they could not run turned around and fought desperately, and for a while, the offensive of the axe and spearmen was somewhat suppressed. However, when the cavalry of the Runing Army appeared on both sides, the courage and will to fight of the peasant soldiers suddenly disappeared.

Such a one-sided battle gave people a lot of psychological pressure, so the loss of physical strength of the soldiers of the peasant army was also very fast. It was not that no one thought of surrendering, but the peasant soldiers who had just knelt on the ground and begged for mercy were immediately cut down. At this time, there was no one to guard the prisoners, so it was better to do it with an axe.

Seeing that the Runing army was about to be wiped out, although the soldiers of the peasant army were cursing in their stomachs. But there is nothing to do, but to run! But he couldn't run a few steps, and the cavalry behind had already caught up and cut down with a knife. After a while, there were no more troops in front of the Runing Army.

In the shrill whistle. The Runing Army quickly gathered its troops. Although the battle lasted for a short time, the long-distance run tonight was very draining. And the next thing is to really defeat the peasant army of this battalion.

Li Sanhe held a bronze whistle in his mouth and saw that the troops had been gathered. He immediately held back his strength and blew. With the whistle. Several places in the cavalry ranks were blown at the same time. The cavalry began to accelerate slowly, and the cavalry in the rear began to spread out towards the two flanks, charging into Liu Guoneng's camp as far as possible in a frontal way.

The cavalry of the Runing Army lined up in two groups, and the cavalrymen in the back row all pulled out a torch wrapped in an oilcloth from the blanket hanging on the side of the saddle, and after lighting it with a fire medium, the torch burned at once. The torches were poured with grease. Even the wind generated by the horses running at high speed cannot be extinguished.

And Liu Guoneng's troops are still doing Zuihou's efforts. Some of the leaders shouted for the soldiers in the tent to come out and fight, but in a short time, the two opposite orders of "one in and one out" made the peasant soldiers even more panicked.

And those who came out of the tent, as soon as they came out, saw that there seemed to be countless cavalry lighting torches in front of them. The formation unfolded in the dark. They didn't dare to meet the battle, the whole camp exploded suddenly, and everyone ran in panic, but in a hurry, they didn't know where to run? And the unhurried shells on the hillside made the camp even more chaotic.

It was only at this time that Liu Guoneng, who was wearing armor, got out of his big tent. This shows how fast the Runing army is fighting. Under the command of Liu Guoneng, the most elite soldiers and major leaders around him all commanded the troops to counterattack the Runing army.

But after a few steps, the cavalry in the front row of the Runing Army began to charge. These cavalrymen were the most well-armored and well-armed soldiers, and they did not hold torches in their hands, but were completely condensed according to the formation of the charge. The cavalrymen all laid their spears flat and rushed at high speed like a forest of guns.

Liu Guoneng's personal soldiers, who had just mustered up the courage to intercept them, immediately collapsed. They galloped to the sides, trying not to get in front of the cavalry of the Runing army. So when they rushed into the tent area in the center of Liu Guoneng's camp, there was no one left to stop these cavalry.

The cavalry that followed behind were divided into squads, scattered everywhere and set fire to people, creating chaos. As the fire spread, the camp suddenly became much brighter, and the musketeers of the infantry regiment behind took the opportunity to shoot. The loud noise made the camp even more chaotic.

The scattered scattered horsemen in the rear did more damage than the cavalry in the front, which were armed with torches, first set fire to the tents and then slashed those who ran out. They worked in teams of ten and five and set everything they saw on fire. Cut down all those who were running in front of the horse.

In order to protect against rain, the main material for tent manufacturing at that time was felt. Whereas, felt is very oily. After igniting, the fire was quite violent. At first, the Runing Army was needed to ignite it, and later it was ignited by each other, although there was a large enough gap between the tents and the tents. The lodging tents, the splashing sparks, still cause hell.

It was not without resistance, and some of the peasants' soldiers fired arrows at the cavalry. But his eyes were flickering with firelight. That's really not accurate.

And those cavalrymen still wore helmets. Wear heavy armor. Bows and arrows shoot at this point, and there is no effect at all, only a few lucky ones. before he shot at the front door.

But there were not many people in the peasant army who had the courage to resist, and as long as they shot arrows, they would attract death, and the cavalry of the Runing army immediately stepped forward to slash and kill, even in the distance, it would also attract the shooting of the Runing army, so after a while, that weak resistance was crushed.

After all, the road leading to Liu Guoneng's big tent was much wider, and the cavalry in the front row of the Runing Army quickly charged along this road. There are no weak people who can be selected as Liu Guoneng's personal soldiers. Their reaction was swift, and when the cavalry of the front platoon rushed in, the soldiers jumped on their horses, completed the whole formation as quickly as possible, and poured out to resist.

At this time, Liu Guoneng's horses did not raise their speed, and it was impossible to carry out any counter-charge, so there was only one choice. There were no orders, everyone drew their bows and arrows on their horses, and hundreds of arrows flew out with a scream, as if they were raindrops.

Those Liu Guoneng personally judged that if this first wave of shooting was effective, these sneak attackers would at least fall in ambush and become a mess. And the people behind will also be hindered by the corpses of people and horses lodging in front of them.

But these cavalry of the Runing Army were all wearing iron helmets, wearing heavy armor, and the first few rows even wore face armor, and even the horses were wrapped in vests made of leather felt on the horse's head and chest. Therefore, the cavalry in the front row of the Runing Army, who faced the arrows and flattened their spears, just lowered their heads, while the cavalry behind raised their small round shields, which was enough.

With a "clanging" sound, there was no cavalry of the Runing Army falling off their horses at all. And the stationary cavalry faced the cavalry that sprinted up, it was a tragedy.

There was no resistance at all, and the heavily armored cavalry with the spear on the flat end had already begun to accelerate, and the weight of people, horses, and armor was superimposed, and the speed of gradual acceleration was accumulated on the spear, and rushed towards Liu Guoneng in front of him.

Anyone who was stabbed by a spear was pierced by a sharp sword, because of the length of the spear, and even the people in the second row were pierced, Liu Guoneng and his own soldiers and their horses were killed and injured at this moment.

When they pierced into the enemy's formation, the cavalry of the Runing Army in the front row immediately dropped their spears, took out swords or short axes from the side of their saddles, and began to chop.

Liu Guoneng's personal soldiers did not have the ability to block the iron cavalry charge at all, and they could not gather to block it at all, their resistance was to shoot arrows, and when it came to close combat, they could only be hopelessly slaughtered.

By the time the scattered cavalry of the Runing Army in the rear row rushed over, Liu Guoneng's own soldiers had been completely defeated. At this time, the east of Liu Guoneng's big tent was already a sea of fire, and the scattered cavalry of the Runing army began to kill to the west. It was followed by the infantry regiment.

At the first time, Liu Guoneng found that the situation was not good, ran out of the big tent, and fled on the horse. But Li Sanhe and they have no regrets, because of this kind of fire and killing, victory can already be assured.

"Burn this tent!" Li Sanhe pointed to Liu Guoneng's big tent and ordered loudly.

"My lord! There's got to be something good in this tent! An officer reminded.

"It's burning!" Li Sanhe's eyes immediately widened.

The burning of this big tent is a signal that the overall situation has been decided, so that all the peasant soldiers who can still resist know that it is impossible to turn the tables. What are some things outside the body in comparison?

Sure enough, seeing the raging flames in Liu Guoneng's big tent, all the people in the camp knew that the general trend was gone, and Li Sanhe then issued an order to surrender. The peasant army, which had been completely defeated, did not even have a few people who fled, and most of them put down their weapons and surrendered to the Runing army.

At this moment, the first rays of sunlight shone on the horizon, and it was dawn. Li Sanhe is full of pride, and tonight's battle proved that it is hand-to-hand combat, and the Runing Army is also the strongest! (To be continued......)