Although Zhang Hualong's cannon fodder battalion did not fight very well, 15,000 people were temporarily withstood by more than 3,000 people.

But until this moment, Zhang Xianzhong, as the commander of the whole army, still has a dignified and not depressed expression.

He firmly believes that everything is still under control, and so far the official army has not shown extraordinary combat power, so he dared to let Ma Weixing join the reserve of the old camp in Henan so without hesitation.

"The soldiers under the command of Shen Shuren are really much more elite than other officers and soldiers, and their morale is high enough, so they can withstand several times the enemy's surprise attack.

Fortunately, the information given by Lin Yangcheng should be correct, and the officers and soldiers are really because the Shen Dog Officer does not know moderation and there is a shortage of ammunition! The opportunity must not be lost and the time will not come again, and we must take advantage of today to hit the main force of the official army hard! Then think about the safe withdrawal! If you can annihilate the officers and soldiers...... We can live in Huguang for a long time! ”

Zhang Xianzhong calculated so quickly in his heart, obviously because the important information that "Jiang Shoude's reinforcements also lacked muskets" gave him confidence and made him even more convinced that Lin Chengcheng had not betrayed his old teammates.

Although Jiang Shoude was very brave, and the bloody melee and crossbow shooting also beat Zhang Hualong back slightly, as long as there was no large-scale use of firearms, it was good news! No matter how difficult it is, you have to keep fighting! Miss your chance today, and it will only get harder later!

And this kind of conviction makes Zhang Xianzhong like a gambler who dares to follow the cards, and still firmly bets in the case of playing bigger and bigger.

Zhang Xianzhong's judgment was also quickly conveyed to generals at all levels as a morale-boosting rhetoric.

Some not-so-keen generals didn't notice this at first, but after listening to the king's instructions, they also suddenly became enlightened and said that they would definitely seize this opportunity.

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In front of the two armies, Ma Weixing took Zhang Xianzhong's old battalion in Henan and quickly put into the front-line battle.

When he arrived, Zhang Hualong's Huguang cannon fodder had already loosened some of his feet.

Countless soldiers were killed to the point of doubting their lives, not only by the rainbow momentum of the Huguang official army defending their hometown, but also by the fierce fighting spirit of the border army returning from Liaodong.

Fortunately, Ma Weixing's investment can finally allow the soldiers to avoid the first layer of "spiritual blows" - these Henan soldiers have been circulating for many years, that is, they have gone to various places to kill people and rob, and they have cultivated bloodthirsty people who do not take human lives seriously, and there will be no wavering of the locals.

They will not take seriously the ridiculous feelings of the officers and men of Huguang to defend their hometown. How many people have they robbed and how many cities have they slaughtered?

Where those were slaughtered, who didn't want to defend their homeland?

But these southerners are not martial! In such troubled times, you deserve to die!

Why should you work hard to farm, have brains to do business, be good at reading, be an official, and contribute to the camp? Is it not good at dancing knives and guns, killing people and robbing people? This shit Ming Dynasty system! This does not give the trespasser a place to get ahead and be a tattered court!

Troubled times should have the laws of troubled times! Northerners have their own unique advantages, and this advantage should have a way to vent and play, kill people and seize officials! The dog court that does not respect martial arts and does not respect martial arts, even if it is the court of the Han people, should die! By the way, kill all the reading dogs in the world! Song Ming is the same!

"Kill! Kill all the mongrels who make dogs for the reading dogs! ”

As the old camp in Henan put into a brave fight, Jiang Shoude on the opposite side also quickly struggled.

In particular, in the process of devotion, these soldiers of the old battalion in Henan were not hit by firearms at all.

Because the front rows of the officers and soldiers had been stuck by the Huguang cannon fodder battalion, the firearms team had no chance to fire at the reserves that were being put in one after another in the distance.

Being able to directly engage the whole army in hand-to-hand combat without loss kept the morale of Ma Weixing's troops very high.

Most of these Henan soldiers followed Zhang Xianzhong before and after Chongzhen dug the Fengyang Emperor's Mausoleum in the eighth year, and they have been fighting for seven or eight years.

Moreover, the armor rate of these Henan soldiers was also relatively high, and the bow and arrow projectiles of the official army gradually lost their effect.

After Jiang Shoude recognized the situation, he immediately asked all the rear troops to copy the knives, or set up spears to line up and block the mouth, and all the reserves were put into the front line, and there was no long-range firepower.

Between the elite of the border army in Liaodong for many years, and the old thieves who have been wandering for seven or eight years, the bloody fight with each other is several times more tragic than the previous fight between the new recruits.

Jiang Shoude is victorious in his will, but Ma Weixing is a new force and momentum, and no one will back down.

On the battlefield, flesh and blood flew everywhere, and stumps and broken arms were pillowed on the ground. The blood-infused lines between the ravines, looking down from the sky, looked like a rune circle that could not be more evil.

After a while, more than half of the soldiers under Lu Datou's command had been killed and wounded, and they gradually lost their support.

Although the number of people killed in direct battle is acceptable, there are already too many wounded, and the entire defense line is almost mainly supported by Jiang Shoude's people.

Lu Datou's battalion, with a total of more than 2,000 people, was killed in more than 400 direct battles, and the wounded could not be counted at all. Jiang Shoude's men have also died more than 200 in battle.

Fortunately, Jiang Shoude was always very sober in his heart, and he pulled out his sword and repeatedly shouted in front of the battle: "Brothers, resist!" General Zhu's cavalry will arrive soon! Zhang Xianzhong went out of the city, he fell for Shen Futai's plan! The reinforcements of the Shenfutai faction are coming soon! ”

The soldiers of Liaodong had already had a trace of panic, but when they heard the guerrilla master mention Shenfutai, they rose up their confidence again.

Shen Futai said that if he wants to rescue, then he will definitely rescue!

A few months ago, when he was surrounded by the two flags of Tartar Azig and Zilharang on Beacon Mountain, didn't he also flee back? Shen Futai said that the friendly army that would not be abandoned, then it would definitely not be abandoned!

No matter how arrogant Zhang Gou's people are, can they still be stronger than Azig and Zilharang? What a thing is he!

Thinking about it this way, these soldiers who withdrew from Liaodong were all blood-red, and they would not retreat in a desperate battle.

After a stalemate for a while, Ma Weixing, who was full of energy, had a tendency to "decline again".

And Shen Shuren really didn't disappoint them, after Jiang Shoude shouted these morale-boosting words, less than half a burnt of incense, on the eastern horizon, there was already billowing smoke and dust,

Under the cover of Zhengchen, a series of banners could not be seen clearly for the time being, but the officers and soldiers of the officers and soldiers were greatly invigorated, and they all firmly believed that this was Zhu Wenzhen's cavalry battalion.

Everyone under Jiang Shoude's command burst out into a loud shout, and before the cavalry arrived in front of him, Ma Weixing's morale was suffocated.

On the side of the thieves, Zhang Xianzhong, who was sitting in the Chinese army, couldn't help but shudder slightly when he saw this imposing cavalry reinforcement.

He subconsciously touched the wound on his pockmarked face, which was still aching, and instructed Bai Wenxuan to let the old battalion in Shaanxi, which was the last strategic general reserve, also be ready to invest.

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Zhu Wenzhen's men and horses, in the first half of last night, had actually rushed back to the front line of the siege camp of Hengzhou City from the battlefield of Hengshanwei. Now I've gone to bed and rested three times, and I had a supper before going to bed.

Therefore, although the sleep is not sufficient, as long as you cheer up, wash your face with cold water, and slowly march for more than ten miles on horseback, and go around to the battlefield in the north of the city, the people are almost awake, and the fighting state and will to fight are also maintained well.

Moreover, Zhu Wenzhen's troops are fully equipped and magnificent. After following the Shen Shuren, he has participated in several bloody battles, but he has become stronger and stronger, and he has always received the best treatment and supplements, so that even the number of soldiers is larger and more.

A month and a half ago, when he first rushed to the Baling battlefield from Wuchang to experience the first battle, Zhu Wenzhen's command was just over 2,000 people. Now, after several fierce battles, his troops have been replenished to more than three thousand, even more than three thousand and a half.

The reason why it can fight like this is, of course, not because Zhu Wenzhen's troops will not suffer casualties, let alone because Zhu Wenzhen can resurrect the dead, but because the Shen family army has no shortage of soldiers who can be cavalry, only war horses.

After all the battles, the cavalry of the Shenshu people was relatively well preserved, and the loss of horses was always controllable. However, the enemy has formed cavalry units in several battles and has been annihilated by the Shen army, and when cleaning the battlefield, it is natural to collect the remaining war horses.

As early as the Battle of Baling, because Li Dingguo did not understand the Shen family's army, he sent Jiao Guangqi to fight him with two or three thousand elite cavalry of thieves, but the result was in vain. After that battle, the cavalry of the Shen family army removed the losses of their own horses, and directly had seven or eight hundred more horses.

The most recent time, when Wang Shangli's main force had just been annihilated, Wang Shangli's descendants also had more than 1,000 cavalry, which were also given in vain.

Although the equipment of Zhang Xianzhong's army is not as sophisticated as that of the Shen family's army, after all, it is a unit that has been wandering for many years and ran out from the north, so Zhang Xianzhong's cavalry foundation is good, and the number of horses is much more than that of the southern army.

In this way, by snatching Zhang Xianzhong's war horse, and Bingyuan was transferred from the Liaodong infantry and selected those with a riding foundation, and a few snowballs rolled down, there were three thousand and a half.

It's a pity that the replenishment of new firearms is far slower than that of war horses and soldiers. Therefore, among the 3,500 cavalry, there are still only about 1,000 people with rear-loading double-barreled trolls, and only 200 horsemen with revolvers.

The 1,500 newly added cavalry can still only use traditional cold weapons to perform melee missions. Fortunately, they have a good foundation, and they also have the qualifications of the bloody battle in Liaodong, so they can barely be regarded as "quasi-Guanning iron horses".

However, Zhu Wenzhen feels that this is enough! Because he is more confident than Jiang Shoude, he knows that the main force of the official army has returned to help!

Thanks to Zhang Xianzhong's suspicion, after Shen Shuren deceived him with tricks, Zhang Xianzhong waited and watched for one more day in order to seek stability, and the time difference of this day had already made Zuo Zixiong in Hengdong County rush back to the Hengzhou battlefield in the early hours of this morning! It's just that after the forced march, I haven't rested, so I'm very tired.

However, when it really comes to a critical juncture, even if someone who hasn't slept all night, it is better to sleep for an hour or two, eat something, and force themselves to return to the battlefield than to have insufficient troops. When it comes to the life and death of a war, there are people who don't sleep for two days and two nights.

With the blessing of confidence, Zhu Wenzhen charged without hesitation, and more than 1,000 horsemen in the front row decisively used the "deformed version of the semi-roundabout tactic" that was tried and tested repeatedly on the Baling battlefield last month.

That is, let the troll cavalry rush to the enemy's closeness, and then change to sweep across the enemy's position ten or twenty steps in front of the formation, and shoot trolls close to the face.

"The king is not good! Quickly inform General Ma and General Zhang, and let their crossbowmen concentrate on shooting the cavalry of the official army! It's not enough to rely on the flanks of the spearmen to turn to meet the enemy! These officers and cavalry are good at disrupting our formation by dropping their guns before they charge! ”

Under the formation of the Chinese army, Bai Wenxuan was sharp-eyed, and when he saw the formation put forward by Zhu Wenzhen, he immediately sensed the danger and hurriedly warned Zhang Xianzhong.

After all, among Zhang Xianzhong's army, only he and Li Dingguo were the ones who had seen the power of the Shen family's new firearms and cavalry on the Baling battlefield a month and a half ago.

Zhang Xianzhong was still a little unclear, but his intuition also made him feel the danger of the enemy, so he subconsciously agreed with Bai Wenxuan's opinion, immediately summoned the former generals, and asked Bai Wenxuan to attack immediately.

It is a pity that the military formation of tens of thousands of people cannot be as commanding as an arm after all, and there is a delay in all command orders. Even if the order is delivered, it is unknown whether the front can be executed in place.

If it were so easy to fight, and you could fight it when you thought of it, you wouldn't need so many generals to accumulate over the years.

Zhang Hualong and Ma Weixing really failed to understand and implement it immediately, and the army under their command initially only turned to engage the enemy with the troops on the right flank and stuck in the position with guns. In the face of the wild spray close to the face, the rogue soldiers immediately fell down like wheat in patches of flesh and blood.

Within twenty steps, the face spray, with or without iron cotton armor, is all equal to all beings.

"Kill!" Zhu Wenzhen saw that the first two rounds of firepower had caused the enemy's front row to stagger, tearing open the boss's mouth. Hurriedly let the soldiers under his command reload after changing formations and directly launched a hand-to-hand charge.

The melee-fighting cavalry in the rear row, who had no firearms, also followed behind the vanguard elite, and once the wedge penetrated into the enemy formation, they tore the flanks and flanked them, tearing the gaps wider and wider.

The division of labor between the two parts is clear, those who have muskets are responsible for penetration, and those who do not have muskets are responsible for tearing.

Zhu Wenzhen took out the momentum of following Cao Bianjiao in Songshan last year to rush to kill the Huangtaiji Banner Formation, and without taking a saber, he brandished a revolver with one hand, and went straight to the depths of the enemy formation and roared and killed.

The right hand, which lost two fingers, was simply responsible for helping the revolver to turn the charged hammer, and the left hand focused on pulling the trigger to fire, and the six guns quickly emptied the magazine as quickly as the American Residence, and the marksmanship was extremely accurate, killing six people in a row, and also making the rogue soldiers who tried to intercept him instantly suppressed.

This kind of visual impact of seeing several rows of comrades trying to block them die on the spot in two or three seconds is unbearable for anyone.

After the wheel was emptied, Zhu Wenzhen drew his saber and slashed and killed. And the subordinates on both sides had already covered up and rushed forward with him.

"How could the southerners have such cavalry? That's impossible! This is definitely not the soldier of the Sinking Dog Officer! ”

Zhang Xianzhong, who was in the distance, was also dumbfounded when he watched Ma Weixing's military formation being quickly torn off by Zhu Wenzhen and cut into two parts from the flank.

He had heard the reports of Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan, but last time he only thought that Li Dingguo was to reduce the guilt of the defeat, so he exaggerated the enemy. Seeing it with his own eyes today, he knew that Li Dingguo was not bragging at all, and if he had personally commanded the Battle of Baling, he might not have been able to fight better than Li Dingguo.

However, he still regretted it and hated Li Dingguo for having no vision!

He didn't even see that these cavalry were not something that the southerners could do! This is no longer a question of being well-armed! It's that people's spirits and spirits are different.

Zhang Xianzhong felt from a long distance that the enemy had a terror similar to that of the Guanning Iron Cavalry.

The most terrifying thing is that this terrifying cavalry has also obtained an artifact that can fire several shots in a row before charging, and harvest and break the front row of dense guards.

But the matter has come to this point, Zhang Xianzhong has no way out, he can only ask Bai Wenxuan to pile up all the old camps in Shaanxi, fight a war of attrition, and desperately take human lives to fill it.