Although Azig led more men and horses than the Ming army, there was no disparity of one or two times.

Therefore, Azig adopted the tactic of feints on three sides to contain and break through on the other.

Normally, there is no problem with this.

But the commander of the Ming army was not a fool, and soon observed the distribution of Jiannu's troops through a telescope, discovered Jiannu's tactical play, and adopted a counterproductive counterattack plan.

After the deployment of troops was prepared, taking advantage of the setback of the main attack of Jiannu, the Ming troops on the left and right flanks suddenly launched and used the weapon that had been hidden since the battle - the hand throwing thunder, which was the black powder grenade.

Even under more pressure during the attack, Kong Youde did not use this individual weapon, but used a more powerful and long-range grenadier to suppress and block the enemy.

Obviously, there was not much left of the bombardment mines carried by the grenadier vehicle. Azig can also judge this. There is also such luck and hope in continuing to attack in spite of casualties.

But Azig's hopes were dashed by a fierce counterattack by the Ming troops on both flanks, who opened the way with a volley of guns and grenades and launched a fierce counterattack on the feint Jiannu.

The explosion rumbled, clouds of black smoke rose up, shrapnel flew sideways, lead bullets were fired, and the sudden and fierce fire caused a lot of confusion and panic to Jiannu.

The lethality of black powder grenades naturally cannot be compared with grenades in later generations; Because it is a hand throw, it can't be made as big as a thunderbolt.

Therefore, there are many people killed and injured, and few people are killed by the bombing. But fighting with red eyes on the battlefield is a contest of strength and skill, and being injured means that the combat effectiveness decreases, it means that the psychology is hit, and it also means that the opponent becomes stronger.

What's more important is the panic and chaos caused by the grenade, the hemp thunder was thrown to his feet, and his ears were buzzing, and he was even frightened to jump his feet!

On the one hand, it fell into chaos, on the other hand, it was a long-standing momentum, the battle formation was tight, and the strength of the Ming army had to surpass the feint Jiannu in the local counterattack, and the Jiannu who was caught off guard was defeated and retreated.

"Kill, kill, charge!" Ming generals Zhang Dalu and Shang Keyi roared loudly, taking the lead, brandishing the officer's standard sword, and slashing the enemy mercilessly.

Click! The Protector Academy raised his knife to parry, but the scimitar was cut off by Zhang Dalu's hard steel war knife, and the blade went down and slashed diagonally across Ed's face.

The skin opened and the flesh opened, blood gushed out, and Ede screamed miserably, and took a few steps back, and his eyes were bloody.

Burst! A Ming soldier stepped forward and stabbed a bayonet into Ed's stomach. With a twist of his wrist, the soldier drew his three-edged bayonet, and the bloody guts and internal organs scrambled out of the wound.

Ede raised his bloody face, let out an inhuman scream, and in vain clutched his messy bloody intestines, he was kicked down by the creep and writhed in pain on the ground.

"Kill! Kill! ”

More than a dozen pairs of big feet stepped over Ede's body in a disorderly manner, accompanied by passionate shouts, and the Ming soldiers with bayonets rushed over, and no one paid attention to the Jiannu officers who fell to the ground and were experienced in a hundred battles and skilled in bows and horses.

Riding Captain Tanaka brandished a scimitar and shouted and howled with a few of his own soldiers, trying to stop the retreat of the defeated army, but attracted the attention of the Ming army.

More than a dozen grenades were thrown indiscriminately, and a trace of green smoke was emitting from Jiannu's feet. Even the brave Jiannu changed color and subconsciously avoided it.

The explosion shook the eardrums, black smoke rose, and shrapnel burst out, hitting Jiannu's body, legs and feet, setting off a scream of screams.

The smoke had just dissipated a little, and in the blurred vision, Tanaka's eyes widened, and more than a dozen Ming soldiers knelt or stood, pointing the muzzles of the black holes here.

The light flickered, white smoke rose, and more than a dozen lead bullets whistled and shot in.

Hot blood splattered onto Tanaka's face, and one of his own soldiers clutched his neck, spun around, and fell down with his eyes wide open.

Sharp pain came from his chest and abdomen, and Tanaka looked down in a bit of a daze, and saw two bloody bullet holes. It was too close, more than twenty meters away, and his armor could not withstand the flash of lead bullets.

The strength flowed quickly as the blood gushed out, and Tanaka shook and slammed the ground with his knife, barely falling.

A team of Ming soldiers rushed over with shouts, killing the wounded Jiannu who fell to the ground, and fighting hand-to-hand with other Jiannu.

Another team of Ming troops rushed to help in the battle, and more than a dozen grenades were thrown into the Jiannu. The smoke and dust of the explosion were still in the air, and the Ming soldiers had already killed them with bayonets. The iron face on his face was hideous, like a vicious demon and a monster.

Tanaka could no longer hold it anymore and fell on his back. Plumes of smoke drifted through the clear sky, but his vision turned from gray to dark, and finally to forever black.

Melee hand-to-hand combat is brutal and bloody, testing cooperation and courage, and martial arts are secondary. Even if he is a top master, in front of the army's battle array, he does not dare to take it lightly.

Imagine a dozen or dozens of bayonets coming at you, and it is simply impossible to resist. And after the firearms are equipped with the army, the so-called 10,000 enemies, the so-called generals of Guan and Zhang, will lose the basis for their existence.

In the face of a laza buckshot, death is equal. What can survive in the rain of bullets is not by ability, but by luck.

Obviously, there are still very few Jiannu who have luck. Those who can survive the fierce counterattack of the Ming army, or successfully escape, are already very lucky.

Azig did not have time to mobilize his men, and the Ming army took the lead in making a breakthrough on the left flank of the main attack direction, defeating and repulsing the feint Jiannu.

If it was just a setback, it would not be nothing, but the breakthrough of the Ming army immediately exposed the flank of the main attacking Jiannu. After a little rectification, the Ming army's flintlock pipers fired a deadly rain of bullets at Jiannu, who was dozens of meters away.

The tide of the battle was immediately reversed, and the main attacking Jiannu was attacked on both sides, with thunder and muskets and bayonets in front, and lead bullets fired round after round on the side, and casualties increased sharply.

Immediately afterwards, the breakthrough and flanking attack of the right flank became the last straw that crushed Jiannu. Jiannu, who was attacked on three sides, was caught between smoke and lead bullets, and without the order to retreat, he was no longer able to attack and began to retreat.

The horn of retreat sounded, whimpering, like a cry, like a miserable condition of Jiannu.

Jiannu's cavalry also went out and fired arrows in front of the formation to cover the retreat of their own defeated troops.

Despite Azig's best efforts, the attacking troops suffered heavy casualties after this setback, and it was not possible to re-prepare for a re-onslaught.

The drums of war sounded, and the Ming army launched a counterattack on all fronts, chasing down the defeated and fleeing enemy with muskets and bayonets, and driving Jiannu beyond the trenches.

The rumbling of artillery and gunfire in the distance became clearer, and the interception force led by Zonner was also struggling to support, being pressed back by the Ming army with strong firepower, and the cost of casualties became more and more heavy.

"Lord Belle, the enemy's firepower is fierce, our army is engaged in a confrontation with the enemy on the main road, it is difficult to perform, and the casualties are very great, General Zhuo please retreat!"

Azig was putting his men in order, but the messenger sent by Zonner poured cold water on him.

Looking at the half-kneeling messenger, Azig frowned. Although the attack on the Valley of Reeds did not go smoothly and exceeded his expectations, the men and horses in charge of interception could not hold on, and it was even more unexpected than he expected.

The messenger did not dare to look up, and continued: "The enemy has the first artillery and sharp, and the muskets are sharp, and thousands of reinforcements are coming to the aid of the battle. And there was a large number of artillery shelling behind the formation, and it was difficult for our troops to dodge on the main road......"

Turai bowed beside him and admonished: "Baylor, the last general thinks that there is no more fighting. The Ming army was well prepared and had strong firepower, and it seemed that it was intended to lure our army into battle. Our army has suffered heavy casualties, and it is necessary to withdraw our troops first. ”

Tulai is the son of Fei Yingdong, the fifth minister of the founding of the Later Jin Dynasty, known for his outspokenness and daring advice, and has a high prestige in the army, and was sent by the old slave to assist Azig. His opinion, Azig also had to pay attention.

Azig sighed silently, the disadvantages of the messenger's words were indeed difficult for him to resist.

Attacking the Reed Valley, he also learned that the Ming army had strong firepower, and this was still without much artillery.

In order to intercept the Ming army, Zhuona's headquarters could only gather on the main road to block the attack, and the narrow space allowed the Ming army's firepower advantage to be fully utilized.

"General Ben Baylor ordered Zona to lead his army to retreat immediately."

Azig ordered in a deep voice, but instead of looking at the messenger, he looked up at the Valley of the Reeds. Although the Ming army also suffered casualties, there was no major loss in its strength, and its strength to resist the attack was still there, and it was not something that could be captured in a short period of time.

Moreover, the heavy casualties of the headquarters, coupled with the difficulty of interception by Zonner's department, finally discouraged Azig from continuing the fight.

If we continue to fight, I am afraid it will only be a lose-lose result. And the loss is no longer what the white flag can bear.

Even if you try your best to eliminate these thousands of Ming troops, the Zhengbai Flag will be a nerve-wracking thing, how to hold the Yahu Pass, how to block the follow-up Ming army's attack on Jianzhou?

Azig was reckless and rude, but he was not a fool. If you are simple-minded, how can you defeat Li Zicheng repeatedly in history, capture and kill Liu Zongmin, and claim to be able to fight habitually.

Seeing that the Ming army in the Reed Valley formed a formation again, the number was smaller, but it was still strictly organized, and Azig was no longer reconciled, and he also knew that he could not do anything.

The rumbling of cannons and the roar of muskets drew nearer, and there were defeated soldiers on the road, as Zöner's men had retreated. Judging from the timing, the messenger may have just arrived, which shows that Zwner's hard work has reached its limit.

Boom, boom, boom...... The bombardment of the Ming Dynasty continued to extend, the explosions came one after another, and the smoke rose in the burst of firelight, and the people in the Houjin army shouted and neighed, and they were killed and injured a lot.

Azig watched from afar, his eyes narrowed.

The artillery of the Ming army was really fierce, and it was evident how difficult the battle was experienced by Zhuo Na's troops.

"The whole army retreats!" Azigyan's hand gave the order.

With the sound of whimpering horns, Jiannu's entire team retreated. Zonner's troops also used the speed of the war horse to accelerate out of the range of the Ming artillery.

The Ming army does not seem to have cavalry, and even if there is cavalry, if they dare to pursue it, Azig is not afraid to counterattack, and can take the opportunity to avenge the defeat.

Therefore, for the retreat before the battle, Azig and the Jiannu led by him did not seem so flustered. But the melee combat with the Ming army on the battlefield, as well as the corpses of the dead within the range of the Ming army's muskets, could not be collected.

Since the Battle of Quang Ninh, Jiannu has discarded the bodies of the war dead several times and retreated gloomily and helplessly, and seems to have become accustomed to this.

There is no way, snatching corpses will kill more people, and the Ming army will never be soft. Under such a trade-off, Jiannu can only accept such a result.

With the help of sharp firearms, the Ming army's defense was very strong. Azig looked out at the Valley of the Reeds, the ruined fortress, and left him with a profound lesson.

In a narrow area, if there are no fortifications, it will also be killed and wounded by the powerful artillery fire of the Ming army.

Looking at Zona who rushed to report and was covered in blood from his wounds, Azig sighed helplessly.

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