On the other hand, the commander of the Ming army was full of laughter. This escape from defeat is indeed more joyful than victory.

One of Liu Yulie's aides complimented: "Your Excellency, congratulations on your victory!" ”

"Fluke! By the skin of one's teeth! Liu Yulie tried his best to suppress his excitement, and said with a look of pampering and not being surprised, "It's just a small victory." Keep up the good work! Beware of arrogance and rashness! But that white-robed young general is good, he has the style of Xue Rengui back then! ”

"My lord, how should our army act next?" A military attache on the side asked.

That's a good question. Because of this problem, Liu Yulie didn't think about it at all. As for the jihua of the battle, Liu Yulie did not have it at all, he was completely stepping on the watermelon peel - sliding wherever he went.

But whether the Ming army is forced to attack, or continue to make such moves, there must always be a decision. After all, Liu Yulie has seen a lot of big scenes, he just frowned, and then said with a calm expression: "The emperor is benevolent, and he can't bear the sea of blood floating in the world." We should show the demeanor of the king, and hope that the thieves on the other side will know their way back. If not, if he insists on going his own way, he will definitely run into a head and break the blood flow. ”

This crepe passage made those uneducated military attaches dizzy for a while, and the meaning of these words was incomprehensible! Is it offense or defense? Fortunately, a few clever military attachés immediately asked Liu Yulie's staff about the meaning of this. After I understood, I realized that the Governor had to guard it!

Several military attachés slandered in their hearts: "If you are afraid that the attack will not be defeated, just say it!" What's the need to say it so uprightly? This civil servant is also really hypocritical. ”

But no matter what, the next battle Jihua is finally there. General Liu of the Shenji Battalion asked: "My lord, it is useless for our Shenji Battalion's firecrackers to stand in the back row. This thief's firearm is also very sharp, do you want our sons and daughters of the Shenji Battalion to come forward and fight against him? ”

"That's exactly how it should be!" Liu Yulie stroked his beard and said, "This weapon of the military country is being applied to the blade. You urge a little more to get the red-clad cannon ready. ”

"The erection of the cannons in red will take time. Today is in a hurry to get out of the camp, and it will take more than half an hour to get ready. ”

"This official knows! I'll give you half an hour. Otherwise, military law is merciless! ”

The artillery of the Ming Dynasty had to dig pits to bury and fix the iron piles in front of the artillery before shooting, so the preparation time was particularly long. The red-coated cannons purchased by the Ming court from the Portuguese in Macao were all ship cannons. These guns also do not have attachments such as gun carriages and sports cars, so the trouble of erection is no less than that of domestic artillery.

And after Liu Yulie's order, the Ming army stepped up the whole team. The troops on the left flank, in particular, were once again lined up under the command of the leading military attaché and took the prisoners back to the rear.

And at this time, the military attaches of the rebels also gathered around Kong Youde to discuss their next move.

It can be seen here that in the Ming army at that time, it was important to defend the city. They may all be heroes, but in field battles, especially attacking in field battles, breaking the enemy's formation, all the Ming troops have little way to do.

Even those veteran rebels who have been on the battlefield for a long time, they often fought guerrilla battles with the Houjin army in the past, and did not dare to fight with the Houjin army in the field. It can be seen from the chariot units with the rebels as the main force that the chariots at that time mainly played a role in field defense, especially the cavalry of the Houjin army.

At this time, if Kong Youde wanted to break the formation of the Ming army, then he would not be afraid of the casualties of his own troops, and decisively throw his cavalry into the array of the Ming army.

But Kong Youde didn't want to do that. Because those four thousand cavalry were quite precious to him. He didn't want to fight to the death with the Ming army. Seeing that the Ming army made a defensive posture, Kong Youde was a little difficult.

Because from the temptation just now, Kong Youde tried out that the combat effectiveness of the Ming army on the opposite side was not strong, and the command of the Ming army was also a mess. Just giving up like this, I really can't hold this breath. And if there is a long-term confrontation, their own army will be attacked on their backs, because the Ming army in Laizhou City is, after all, a knife hanging over the heads of the rebels.

What's even more terrifying is that there will be more and more Ming troops on the opposite side. After all, the Ming troops from all over the country will also be mobilized one after another, and the total number of Kong Youde's rebels is so much, so the gap between the two sides' forces will become bigger and bigger.

Therefore, a quick solution is quite necessary. But in the next battle, it is also necessary to reduce its own casualties. In the end, the Ming army on the opposite side also had a lot of firearms and bows and arrows in their hands. There are also some like the elite army that came out of nowhere, led by the white-robed general, so there are not many options for Kong Youde.

So, Kong Youde ordered: "Push the cart up, line it up in two rows, and the Chinese army will send 4,000 foot soldiers to attack with the cart." The direction of this attack was the Chinese army of the Ming army. The cavalry will also be following closely. As soon as the chariot in front opened the gap, the cavalry would immediately rush forward, striving to defeat the Ming army on the opposite side at once. ”

With Kong Youde's order, the personal soldiers on the side immediately scattered and passed Kong Youde's order to the relevant military attachés.

And seeing a large number of single horsemen shuttling through the rebel array, the Ming army also knew that the rebels were going to attack again. Therefore, they all concentrated their attention and waited for the attack of the rebels.

Such a simple thing as a truck appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period, and was used by the army until the Republic of China, and such tenacious vitality proves that such a weapon of war is indeed a good thing.

The gate plate in front of the chariot can be used as a large shield to block the fire of bows and arrows and firearms. What's even more powerful is that when the masturbation is close to the opponent's array, you can push the masturbation to accelerate, and use the inertia of the masturbation to rush away from the opponent's array, causing chaos in the opponent's array. In addition, the soldiers who appeared behind the truck were definitely a combat weapon.

So when the rebels' wagon was pushed out, the Ming army helplessly found that the fire guns and bows and arrows in their hands could not help the gate panel in front of the wagon. And the Shenji Battalion, which appeared in the forefront of the Ming army as a surprise soldier, suddenly had no use. In desperation, General Liu had no choice but to order the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion to retreat.

And for the rebels behind the wagon, the only thing that can cause them damage is the hanging of the Ming army's bow and arrow. However, the requirements for archers to master the sling are quite high, and it usually takes at least more than a year of rigorous training to be able to train an archer who can shoot the sling to the right place. And with this level of training of the Ming army, there are not a few archers of this level in the entire Ming army. Therefore, the hanging fire of the Ming army only caused a small casualty to the rebels.

But the getting closer and closer to the car caused a lot of psychological pressure on the Ming army. At this time, Jiang Guji, who had been in the limelight just now, stepped forward, and he led his soldiers out of the battle to attack the soldiers behind the trucks in front of him, and then wanted to overturn and burn these trucks.

But this time the Jiang guerrillas were not so lucky, and they had already prepared the rebel gunners behind the truck, and immediately shot at the Jiang guerrilla army. Luckily, there aren't many soldiers that a truck can protect, so there aren't many rebel gunners behind the truck. Therefore, after paying a certain number of casualties, Jiang's guerrilla army successfully overturned the three trucks in the front row. And the overturning of the front row of the truck also hindered the passage of the rear truck.

Jiang's guerrilla actions also made the other Ming troops wake up, and the Ming soldiers in front of the Chinese army, under the leadership of their military attachés, rushed forward one after another. And the rebels will definitely not show weakness, and the two sides fought in front of the truck.

In fact, this move was also very dangerous for the Ming army. Because the front row of soldiers in the Ming army has disrupted the queue of the Ming army, in case the Ming army in front is defeated, the entire Ming army's Chinese army will fall into chaos all of a sudden.

Seeing this, Kong Youde immediately ordered the cavalry to attack. They will bypass the battlefield of the melee and attack the array in the rear row of the Ming army from the side.

But at this time, the artillery of the Ming Army's Shenji Battalion fired. It seems that God is indeed on the side of the Ming army on this day. The artillery team of the Shenji Battalion played at a super level, and before it arrived in half an hour, the artillery including the five red-coated cannons was ready.

The shell shattered seven or eight wagons at once, and the shattered splinters of wood from the gate slab flew backwards like shotguns, causing a large number of casualties among the rebels behind the wagons.

This artillery bombardment also boosted the morale of the Ming army, and the rebels in the melee were gradually suppressed by the Ming army.

Hearing the roar of artillery, Kong Youde didn't care about giving the order to charge the cavalry, he immediately ordered: "Mingjin retreats!" ”

The rebels did not bring any heavy artillery, and if they fought hard with the Ming army with heavy artillery, even if they won, it would be a crushing victory. This is not in the interests of Kong Youde.

Moreover, the main force of the rebels, the chariot units, did not play a significant role in this battle. Because the Ming army put on a defensive jiashi, the chariots that could be used in defense had no place to use.

Seeing that the rebels retreated without even caring about the carts, the Ming army, which had won the battle again, immediately let out a tsunami-like cheer.

The rebels suffered more than a thousand casualties in this battle, while the Ming army suffered only more than six hundred casualties. It should be said that the Ming army won a small victory.

After the rebels retreated, they did not attack again, and the two sides confronted each other for most of the hour, and finally they both retreated back to the camp, ending the day's daytime fighting.

At this time, Kong Youde, who led the rebels to respond, did not seem to have any dissatisfied expression on his face in the face of the disadvantage of the successive battles during the day today. Because the purpose of today's battle can be regarded as accomplished. Kong Youde basically also understood the situation of the Ming army's firepower.

And at this time, in Kong Youde's heart, there was already a Jihua who defeated the Ming army.

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