But the guard guerrillas did not dare not pursue, they had already lost their face and had great bad luck, and if the enemy cavalry attacked, their own indifference, there was not necessarily any sin afterwards.

The cavalry of the official army here only ran out not long ago, but they heard a muffled explosion behind them, and the formation screamed in surprise, could it be that this thief horse team still has a back hand, then everyone is still entrusted first, and must not move, but when he turned around, he saw that on the right side of the array that the thief horse team had just impacted, there was thick black smoke rising.

Everyone knows what was burned just now, and they have seen smoke and dust rising, but it is not as thick as it is now, what is it called?

When I went back, I realized that when everyone was about to go to fight the fire, they saw that the gunpowder was spilled all over the ground, and everyone rushed to clean it up.

This black powder is stained with fire, then it immediately detonates, sizzling and spreading around, everyone exclaims and dodges, this gunpowder is not evenly sprinkled, some places just burn, some places have explosions, fortunately, the thieves may not understand, did not directly ignite the gunpowder, otherwise it will explode directly

Those oil paper bags were also burned, naturally no one knew that there were layers of flammable oil paper tied with incense, and some incense ash wrapping, there were skills when binding, this oil paper package was breathable but would not let the lit incense burn too quickly, this is the method of setting fire to the people in the rivers and lakes, but it was used here.

The guerrilla guard Pingfang hit his horse and arrived at the artillery array, looking at the messy ground, those Shandong artillerymen each cried and mourned, and kept saying: "It's all ruined, it's all ruined, and now you can't fire a single cannon." ”

"Thieves are really vicious." Listening to the deep voice behind him, he looked back, but it was Lu Qin, the chief soldier of Baoding, who came here.

Wei Guerrilla hesitated, but still gritted his teeth and said: "My lord, this thief is like a wolf and a tiger, no wonder the soldiers of Nanzhili can't help it, I'm afraid that if we fight, it can only be a miserable ending, it is better to retreat to Jining Prefecture first, wait for Shandong reinforcements, and wait until you have a perfect grasp before you can do it." “

"Needless to say, let's just say that we are not sure to win."

Hearing the general soldier Lu Qin's answer, Wei Pingfang's expression changed, and he thought to himself, isn't this still unforgiving? Looking at the past, his own judgment was wrong, Baoding General Soldier Lu Qin's face was full of wry smiles, looking at him, Lu Qin sighed and said: "I said before, if the thief army retreats without a fight, our pursuit will definitely win, but have you thought about it, if we retreat at this time, the thief army will cover up, what will be the result?" ”

This time, the guerrilla Wei Pingfang's face changed greatly, and the chief soldier Lu Qin continued: "If such a vicious thief pursues and kills, our army will definitely be defeated, but I am afraid that you and I can only take our heads and official positions to explain to the court at that time."

"What then?"

"For now, the only way to do this is to fight with them, you have already led the crowd to raid the past, what is the scale of the thief army?" Lu Qin asked solemnly.

When the people saw the huge momentum of the army, they would naturally say that it was tens of thousands, or even millions or so on, and the generals relied on experience and inheritance, but they could estimate the same, Wei Pingfang said in a deep voice: "The thief army is in a strict formation, but it will not exceed five thousand." ”

The chief soldier Lu Qin nodded and said: "The number of cavalry of the thief army is only five hundred, and the foot soldiers are only five thousand, our army still has the advantage, not to mention that they use soldiers, they are more than reckless but do not know the rules, if they go straight into the Chinese army, the damage caused may be greater, but they are just staring at the artillery, for such bloody bandits, as long as we calm down and slowly press and fight, there is no chance of victory." ”

Speaking of this, the chief soldier Lu Qin glanced at the guerrilla Wei Pingfang, and said again: "And if the thief army continues to move forward, there will still be some time to get here, which is giving our cavalry time to rest and set up the formation, and when the thief army comes, our army can still wait for work, foot soldiers are entangled, and the cavalry takes advantage of the situation to attack, and there is still a chance of victory." ”

Guerrilla Wei Pingfang let out a sigh, then slammed his right fist into his palm, and said in a muffled voice: "It's very good to fight, if you can fight, the thieves' firearms and bows and arrows can't be used?" ”

"The thieves also have firearms and bows and arrows?" The chief soldier Lu Qin asked, just now the guerrilla Wei Pingfang led the horse team back, and the two sides had not had time to communicate.

Wei Pingfang nodded with an ugly face, and said in a muffled voice: "Dozens or hundreds of bird guns, there must be at least two hundred bows, which are very sharp." ”

"So many bows?" Lu Qin, the chief soldier of Baoding, gasped, then shook his head and said: "If you can fight, these things really can't be used, if you can force the thief army back, this time you can be counted." ”

At first, it was called "chaotic people and thieves", but at this time it was called "thief army", and they began to think about a big victory and total annihilation, but at this time, they only thought about forcing them back.

"Wei guerrilla, your cavalry is under the command of the general, and the combined army has strength," said the commander-in-chief Lu Qin at the end.

Guerrilla Wei Pingfang's face became even more ugly, but at this time, he was not qualified to refute, and finally just nodded sullenly.

The generals at all levels of the official army were nervous, urged angrily, mobilized the team, no one dared to have a trace of slackness, looked south, the cavalry that suddenly rushed over and suddenly withdrew just now was still raising smoke and dust, this time the battle with the thieves was probably not as easy as he thought, the officers and soldiers were scattered again, keeping an eye on the surrounding movements, if at this time, the thief army came from other directions to make a sneak attack, it would be a big trouble.

After about half an hour, the tense atmosphere dissipated a little, in the final analysis, I haven't seen the enemy of the brigade yet, but I have seen some from the wolf bèi of the defeated horse team, and then I have seen the coming and going of the thief army and horse team like the wind, but the real fight has not yet calmed down, and I look at the military strength of the army, and my self-confidence has gradually recovered.

"Coming, the thieves are coming" immediately the knight shouted and ran back, and the array of officers and soldiers suddenly became quiet after the noise, and they came out of Baoding Mansion and all over Shandong, gathered and headed south, and now they were finally going to face the "Xuzhou rebels".

The officers and scouts who had been scattered before retreated, and the brave ones were circling around the back to see if they could shoot the thieves' leading horses.

At this time, everyone can finally see clearly what the thieves are capable of exploring horses, good riding skills, excellent archery, and immediately slashing and killing is not inferior to the reconnaissance cavalry of the official army, and what is even better is that the cavalry of the thieves is divided and combined to cooperate with each other, which is beyond the reach of the official army, but the official army reconnaissance cavalry is also the elite of the army, and it is not inferior.

At this point, the fight between the light cavalry of the two sides is not important, but they are just coercing each other, not letting the other party get too close, and disturbing the formation, everyone knows that the next thing should be a real big battle.

The shouts of the generals and orders, the sound of the hooves of the light horses, and the sound of neat footsteps from the opposite side made the scene seem very quiet, but the breathing of the officers and soldiers gradually became short, and what was going on with this small and rhythmic drum beat made people panic.

From a distance, you can already see the big flag in the opponent's formation, with black edges and red background, revealing a murderous aura, and someone in the official army formation muttered: "What color is this, there is no rule." But no one agreed, but many people subconsciously swallowed their saliva and were very nervous.

Lu Qin, the chief soldier of Baoding, who was watching the battle from a high place, couldn't help wiping the sweat on his forehead, he thought that his team was strict enough, but how could the team of the thief army seem to be squares, tightly square, and there were not many flags, but the spear was like a forest

"Drumming, drumming strengthens the prestige of our army," shouted Lu Qin, the commander-in-chief.

o The war drums of the officers and soldiers rang loudly, this sound was much louder than the fine and rhythmic drums, and the momentum was also extremely strong, and the cowhide drums pulled by the cart were beaten by special wrestlers, and the whole battlefield could be heard clearly.

The atmosphere of the infantry queue of the officers and soldiers gradually increased, and the previous nervous and frightened thoughts also eased down, the reason is very simple, the thieves do not seem to be many, the formation of thousands of people is loose or tight, and the area spread out is very different, the spear phalanx of the Zhao Zi battalion is closely arranged, while the officers and soldiers are relatively loose, and naturally feel that there are few people on the other side.

On this battlefield, the decisive outcome is often the number of soldiers, looking at the opponent's weak strength, naturally the confidence will follow, and the rules are the same, the infantry in the front of the official army began to provoke and scold loudly, these people are all veterans from the oil background, foul language comes casually.

On the other hand, the Zhao battalion opposite them was much quieter, the personal guards were the first to settle on the battlefield, the drums and suona sounded the signal, the remaining two regiments moved forward, lined up on the left side of the Zhao battalion, and the first brigade was behind one team and two regiments, and then the firecrackers and archers marched forward quickly, and then formed a loose horizontal formation in front of the three phalanxes, and began to prepare in an orderly manner.

And the horseback rider who had just returned to his team made a big circle, keeping a distance from the pro-guards on the far right, and was slightly behind, also standing in a line.

On this battlefield, there was finally no movement of large forces of soldiers and horses, it gradually quieted, the dust raised also subsided, and the distance between the two sides was about four hundred paces, and they could finally see each other clearly.

By this time, the scolding and discussion of the officers and soldiers had become smaller, and when they saw the strict formation of the other party and the drape on the other party's body, they still had the intention of laughing and scolding.

"Damn, it looks like we look like thieves" Under the banner, Lu Qin, the chief soldier of Baoding, scolded in a low voice.

"If the enemy has no artillery, we can fight them in a dignified manner." Zhao Jin said with a smile, and no one around him listened to this.

"Pass my order, the Musketeers and the archers will move forward one after another, fire two rounds within range, and then withdraw the two flanks of the spear phalanx and attack with the brigade." One of the heralds ran out at a brisk pace.

Zhao Jin took a deep breath, raised the spear in his hand, and shouted again: "Pass my order, and the whole army will move forward."

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