"Our army needs more advanced firearms."

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the heroic picture of the iron cavalry charging in the distance on the handsome platform, but suddenly said a word without a beginning.

Chen Xuan muttered: "In this battle, although our army's new-style firearms unit is not equipped with many arquebuses, its performance is still quite good. ”

The generals of the military observation group of the Governor's Office of the five armed forces around them also showed shocked expressions on their faces.

Is this a record that a unit that has just been equipped with a firearm can fight?

It's incredible!

Yes, although this battle seems to be complicated by the offensive and defensive forces of the two sides, and it seems that the rebels of the White Lotus Sect can still fight back and forth with the Ming army, but if you look at the exchange ratio between the two sides, and then look at the realization of the strategic intentions of the two sides, many things will become self-evident.

Up to now, the Ming army, which was only equipped with part of the arquebus, had lost only more than 100 people, but it had completed the goal of destroying thousands of enemies and saving 8,000 strong men, which can be said to have successfully completed its strategic intentions.

What about the White Lotus rebels? Not only did he lose the 8,000 strong men who were hostages, but the various preparations made before the war to fight against the Ming army's firearms troops did not shake the Ming army's formation in the slightest. The hole cards are exhausted, but the initiative has been quietly lost, which can be described as easy to attack and defend.

Although the combat effectiveness of the White Lotus Sect is not strong, their beliefs are very fanatical, and if they are any general of the Five Armies Governor's Mansion and lead any army, they dare not say that they can do better than the current Fire Gun troops! And most importantly, it's just been formed!

"Is this the power of firearms?"

"Perhaps, we all underestimate firearms!"

"After this battle, some of His Majesty's thoughts have been verified."

The generals of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies looked at the scene in front of them with solemn expressions, and put away the contempt in their hearts.

What Chen Xuan understands is that the national teacher believes that the number of new firearms equipped by the Ming army is not enough, and the proportion is not high enough.

But Jiang Xinghuo is not just satisfied with the current 'arquebus'.

This is the difference in cognition between the two sides, arquebuses may still be very new and advanced for Chen Xuan and other Ming army generals, and their performance in this actual battle can also be said to be quite capable of fighting more than a thousand firecrackers in formation, and they can resist tens of thousands of rebels without advancing an inch, and even push back.

Of course, the change of this kind of firearms unit forming an army alone and lining up in a separate field battle is enough to attract the attention of all high-ranking generals of the Ming army.

In fact, this is also one of Jiang Xinghuo's purposes.

The White Lotus Sect rebels are not an opponent in his eyes, but it is precisely because the opponent is not strong that it is used as the first actual combat target of the new firearms unit, which will highlight the power of the new firearms and new tactics, thus causing a change in the attitude of the Ming military circles.

Why are the Bodhisattvas of Great Compassion and Compassion and the Buddha Makqin of Pudu all beings remembered by the world? Part of the reason for this is definitely due to the advertising effect of the ultra-high exchange ratio played against low-level opponents at the beginning of the advent of new weapons.

And this battle is equivalent to the best advertisement for new firearms, and in the end, it became the new firearms unit of our Ming army, and hundreds of arquebuses slaughtered tens of thousands of White Lotus rebels.

When the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies and other generals of the Ming Army saw that the new firearms were so easy to use, they said that they looked down on them, and they didn't think about trying some of them in private?

In this way, everyone has seen the advanced performance of the new firearms, and the military reform can logically be carried out within the entire Ming army, which is far stronger than how many articles Jiang Xinghuo wrote to publicize.

Many things don't have to be ordered by Emperor Yongle from top to bottom, Jiang Xinghuo through the battle of counterinsurgency, he made the brand of 'new firearms' loud, and it can be done, so the key to striking iron is to be hard.

With this change, it will be a matter of course to reorganize the three major battalions of the Beijing battalion and form a "Shenji battalion" with stronger troops, more cutting-edge equipment, and more advanced tactics than in history.

Of course, although the arquebus performed well in actual combat, it also exposed some shortcomings.

For example, the initial velocity of the lead ejection chamber is not enough, and it is difficult to penetrate the double door panel wrapped in a wet quilt; The arquebus has the problem of ignition success rate, and it is too affected by the weather; The arquebus ignition requires an open flame, which makes the tactic of three rows of salvos mentioned above not feasible, and it is still necessary to follow the old 'three-stage strike' tactic of turning six to three rows.

If a large number of flintlock guns and cardboard shells were installed, then the Ming army could fire three volleys and fire non-stop, and if the enemy wanted to rely on this kind of local method and crowd tactics to get closer, it was doomed to be impossible.

In fact, it is precisely because of the further performance improvement of the flintlock that the army can have the tactics of the Napoleonic era and the American Revolutionary War, which can be lined up side by side in a dense formation, in fact, although this tactic seems stupid, but it pulls the attack power of the firearm troops to the limit value per unit area.

The other is the oval paper shell ammunition that was popular almost at the same time as the flintlock gun in Jiang Xinghuo's previous life, this artifact not only greatly increases the rate of fire of the smoothbore gun, but also fills the gap between the bullet and the gun barrel when the bullet is fired, effectively reducing the hit spread of the smoothbore gun.

Therefore, these two military science and technology points have become Jiang Xinghuo's next target.

"It is necessary to merge the War Bureau of the Inner Court and the Ordnance Bureau of the Ministry of Industry into a unified scientific research unit to avoid the waste of limited resources, although maintaining the status quo can allow the two to fully compete, but now what Daming needs is not internal competition, but the rapid development of integrated resources."

Jiang Xinghuo's thoughts drifted to the future, after this battle, the richest Jiangnan region will be completely pacified, providing a stable social environment for the emergence of the budding bourgeoisie in the future; In the name of 'checking the remnants of the White Lotus Sect', the eunuchs can also carry out a major blood exchange, so as to provide a reliable temple environment for the in-depth implementation of the reform and reform, and these people who are coerced by the White Lotus Sect will enter the workshops and build water conservancy, roads, and other infrastructure facilities on a large scale.

Everything started with this small and difficult counterinsurgency war, and from this point of view, this battle can also be said to be of great significance.

"The second prince rushed in!"

Zhang Anshi's exclamation beside him interrupted Jiang Xinghuo's thoughts, and he looked up at the battlefield where the two armies were still fighting to the death in the distance.

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"Boom, boom, boom—"

From leading the horse on foot, to pacing in small steps, to jogging, to accelerating, to hitting at full speed.

The sound of every step of the Ming army's high-headed horse fell on the ears of the rebels, as if it was shaking their souls!

The dull sound of horseshoe footsteps accompanied by deafening shouts of killing made the White Lotus Sect rebels suddenly feel as if they had been smashed by a mountain, and the terrifying and strong charging momentum of the Ming army's heavy armored cavalry troops instantly suppressed the morale of the White Lotus Sect, and the counterattack momentum that had just gathered was also melted away like ice and snow meeting the scorching sun.

However, contrary to the rebels of the White Lotus Sect, looking at the familiar faces and listening to the loud sound of the horn and the crisp sound of the armor, the soldiers on the right wing of the Ming army suddenly became excited.

"Brothers, it is His Royal Highness the Second Prince who has come to support us with armored horses! Kill all these traitors! ”

A hundred households couldn't help but shout, and the other soldiers around him were also enthusiastic.

"Kill ——!"

"Kill ——!"

In an instant, the entire battlefield sounded with a sky-shaking shouting of killing, and the soldiers on the right wing of the Ming army burst out with amazing strength, and they relied on the sword phalanx to suppress the rebels again!

The heavy armored cavalry units of the Ming army, under the leadership of Zhu Gaoxu, were like meteors passing across the sky, impacting the cavalry of the White Lotus Sect rebels with a devastating momentum.

This kind of heavy mobile force composed of the most elite cavalry of the Ming army, in terms of cavalry combat technology, formation coordination, etc., far surpasses ordinary cavalry, it can gallop quickly and generate huge kinetic energy between actions, they roar like beasts and charge forward!

They had many names in the past: Iron Harrier and Iron Floating Tu, they were the "tanks" of this era, and they were also the ultimate trump card under the tactical concept of "cavalry is king" of the Yan Army during the Battle of Jingjing.

In this era when firearms are in the ascendant, the king of the land with armored cavalry has not been eliminated by the torrent of the times, and they still dominate the battlefield.

In addition to their strong impact ability, their biggest advantage is that they are extremely protective, covering the armor of knights and horses with steel plates and leather, which gives them unparalleled defensive attributes.

In addition, although the knights of the heavy cavalry wore heavy and thick armor and shackles, it did not matter, this did not affect their mobility too much, because their armor was specially treated at the joints, and the lower limbs were also protected by skirt armor, and they could still rotate and wield knives and spears relatively flexibly on horseback.

They charged at the enemy like a torrent of steel, their hooves flying and dusty, and only a red figure remained on the battlefield.

This group of armored horsemen are all armed with horse lances and large swords, and their weapons are shining in the sun, flashing with dazzling cold light!

With a thrilling shout, hundreds of iron horsemen rushed forward like wolves and tigers, so fast that they could almost only see the afterimage, all they could see was the figure of the enemy in front of them through the narrow holes in their facetles, and all they could hear was the whistling wind in their ears.

The earth retreated rapidly in Zhu Gaoyu's field of vision, and Zhu Gaoxu clenched the horse lance in his hand, staring at the leader of the Japanese samurai of the White Lotus Sect's rebel cavalry.

Ogasawara also reluctantly adjusted the formation, raised the spear in his hand, and prepared to meet the upcoming battle, but he was extremely helpless because he had already swept back and forth in the formation of the right wing of the Ming army, and the kinetic energy accumulated at the beginning had been exhausted, even if they were light horses, but they did not have the speed to get up, and the vehicle was not a level at all.

However, this approach is very disadvantaged, after all, their speed is not comparable to the Ming army, and the Ming army's heavy cavalry is coming at them, not that they can swim if they want to, once the distance between the two sides is close, even if they want to dodge, it is difficult.

Ogasawara gritted his teeth and thought that he hoped that the cavalry of the Ming army would not be as strong as he imagined, in that case, even if he had to hedge against a wave, he would still be able to fight his way out of the encirclement.

Just as he was thinking to himself, the Ming army on the opposite side was getting closer and closer, and he could even see the armor of the Ming cavalry, as well as the big red ribbon hanging from the horse's neck.

"Kill!"

When Zhu Gaoxu completely locked on Ogasawara, he let out a loud shout and rushed straight towards the other party.

Ogasawara also saw Zhu Gaoxu, although the armor of the Ming army's heavy cavalry is the same, but Zhu Gaoxu's figure and the sweaty BMW under his crotch are still very conspicuous, seeing that he was being targeted by the Ming general, he suddenly shouted in his heart that it was bad, and immediately commanded the cavalry under his command to spread out to both sides, preparing to avoid the collision of the Ming cavalry as much as possible.

But it was still the same sentence, in the face of the huge difference in vehicles, the heavy cavalry of the Ming army increased its speed, rushing faster than their "cavalry" composed of bantam horses and mules, and there was no way to escape at all, so they could only catch up with it.

"Onboard—"

Ogasawara shouted and rushed towards Zhu Gaoxu.

But what made him desperate was that he could only see the neck of Zhu Gaoxu's war horse.

The hooves of the sweaty BMW stomped on the ground, splashing mud and smoke, and Zhu Gaoxu's face was full of indifference and determination, and his eyes stared straight at the opponent dozens of steps ahead.

Zhu Gaoxu's mount under his crotch increased his speed suddenly, and his right arm picked up the long lance in his hand and stabbed it fiercely into the chest of the leader of the enemy cavalry.

Ogasawara tried to parry, but it was only the moment the blades were handed over, and Ogasawara was hit by Zhu Gaoxu's terrifying power, and flew directly upside down from the war horse with great exaggeration!

"Poof——!

Then, Zhu Gaoxu's lance pierced his waist and abdomen in mid-air, and threw it like garbage, knocking down two enemy horsemen.

Ogasawara couldn't even scream, so he fell off his horse, blood splattered all over the ground, staining the lawn and dirt red, and the body fell to the ground and convulsed a few times, gradually losing consciousness.

Zhu Gaoxu snorted coldly disdainfully: "Tuji Wagouer." ”

Subsequently, he continued to lead the Ming army of four hundred households to continue to charge.

The heavy armored cavalry of the Ming army not only has unparalleled defensive capabilities, but also has amazing lethality, they are like tigers pounced into the flock, sweeping all the way, ruthlessly harvesting the lives of the rebel cavalry!

These rebel cavalry could not withstand this crushing charge at all, and many cavalrymen fell under the hooves of their horses before they even had time to draw their swords!

The Ming army's heavily armored cavalry roamed the battlefield, leaving a blood-colored line in their path, while the rebel cavalry lay down in rows.

"Ahh——!h

"Bang ——!"

"Bang bang.!"

The rebel cavalry screamed and fell, and the horses behind them rolled on all fours, trampling on the corpses of the enemy, often stepping on a bloody hole, and sinking into it along with the chest.

In the blink of an eye, the small cavalry of the White Lotus Sect rebels was slaughtered by the heavy armored cavalry of the Ming army, and only a few lucky ones fled back to the formation of the White Lotus Sect in embarrassment.

The difference between the heavy cavalry of the Ming army and the "Iron Harrier" of the Western Xia and the "Iron Floating Tu" of the Jin State is that the changes in military concepts since the Song and Yuan dynasties, especially the military innovation of the Mongols, have made the boundary between heavy cavalry and light cavalry no longer so obvious. Therefore, when there is still strength to spare and there is no need to turn around, the heavy armored cavalry of the Ming army can also achieve a second charge with a slightly slower momentum, although this second charge is likely to make them fall into the sea of enemy infantry, like a quagmire and unable to extricate themselves, but Zhu Gaoxu still chose to do so.

I saw that after Zhu Gaoxu led his troops to defeat the enemy cavalry, he did not stop at all, he grabbed the reins, controlled the horse under his crotch to turn a small bend slowly, and then shook the reins, and accelerated forward again!

The cavalry of the Ming army behind him galloped with him, like a black torrent, bound to completely crush the rebels of the White Lotus Sect!

They have tacit cooperation and skillful skills and tactics, just follow the commander's instructions to charge into battle, tear the enemy apart, cut off, and trample on it!

When the horse's hooves trampled the ground with a muffled "bang" and "bang" sound, each Ming heavy cavalry would swing their spears and broadswords and slam into the wall of the White Lotus Sect rebels, and when they pounced fiercely, the White Lotus rebels had no choice but to resist with all their might.

"Bang-bang-"

The heavy horse lance of the Ming army poked over like thunder, and the horse lance pierced the chest of the rebel soldiers of the White Lotus Sect with a pole!

"Puff puff!"

Wielding horses, spears, and broadswords, the Ming heavy cavalry swept around like demons crawling out of purgatory, slicing the enemy's head in two!

Not only are they brutal and tyrannical, but they are also very good at using long-pole weapons, they don't need any auxiliary troops, and they don't have to worry about being beaten by the enemy.

The swords and guns of the heavy cavalry of the Ming army slashed at the White Lotus priests who were extremely lacking in armor, and the enemy could not resist at all, and they died when they were hit, and for a while, blood was splashed everywhere, and they screamed again and again!

In the entire charging array of the Ming army's heavy cavalry, except for the sound of horses' hooves, there was the sound of metal clashing, blood gushing, severed limbs flying, and the smell of blood permeating the air......

The Ming army rode heavily and rode to kill deeper and deeper, but still fearless, after losing the main weapon, they waved their knives, swords, and bones to continue to kill, in the chaotic battlefield, no one could stop them!

And for the foot soldiers of the White Lotus Sect rebels, this is simply a nightmare, and there is nowhere to dodge!

As they pounced, it was like a moving steel city, or like a group of demons crawling back from hell, and many of the rebels were terrified.

Although they knew that the Ming army was very powerful and very difficult to deal with, and they had long been "psychologically prepared", they did not expect that the other party's heavy armored cavalry would be so powerful.

As they pounced fiercely, the bows and arrows of the White Lotus Sect rebels rained down on them.

However, the heavy armored cavalry of the Ming army was almost unscathed, they were wearing heavy armor, bows and arrows were not enough to pose a threat to them, even if they were shot like hedgehogs on the surface, they were still unscathed inside, they even bent their knees and hips on horseback, and continued to harvest the lives of the White Lotus rebels like butchers.

These brave iron bumps are not afraid of pain at all, even if they are injured and fall off their horses, they are still not afraid of death, even if a few knights fall to the ground and are tired by armor, as long as the enemy cannot attack their eye sockets and armpits, they can still draw their waist knives and howl and attack!

Such a will to fight made these White Lotus Sect rebels feel extremely shocked!

With the assistance of the heavy cavalry, the Ming army's attack rhythm accelerated in an instant, and the sword line on the right flank rolled away like a torrent.

As the last reserve of the Ming army, the phalanx composed of 800 firecrackers continued to maintain a strict formation, following the trajectory of Zhu Gaoxu's heavy cavalry.

At the same time, behind them, the bronze field artillery group with hot barrels was also dragged by mules and horses.

The heavy cavalry of the Ming army is unstoppable, but after all, there are only four hundred households, and once they fall into the enemy's large array of tens of thousands for too long, they will still be gradually surrounded and annihilated.

Under the command of the general, the eight hundred musketeers and field artillery groups will converge with the friendly forces on the right flank to form a strong enough iron fist on the right flank to act as the winner and completely smash the formation of the White Lotus Sect rebels!

In their eyes, only the thin-skinned Chinese army of the White Lotus Sect is the key to determining the outcome of this war.

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"Stop them! Don't let them rush over! ”

After a White Lotus Sect elder saw the situation clearly, he immediately ordered in a loud voice.

The White Lotus Sect does not have hot air balloons, and it is too late to build earthen platforms, wooden platforms and other facilities to watch and command, and in the chaotic battlefield, they can only observe and command from the far rear, with the help of the height of the war horse. Even if the command is directed, it may not be able to be put in place.

This is the disadvantage of the grass platform team, if it is a serious battle between the two countries, there are no such things, and there are also mobile high platforms for field command.

But at the moment, the decision-making level of the White Lotus Sect is undoubtedly limited in the battlefield information and the battlefield situation that they can perceive in a timely manner.

They couldn't see the right flank of the Ming army behind which it was about to be strengthened, and what was in front of them was enough to make them anxious.

Although the White Lotus Sect had already occupied a temporary advantage on the right flank of the Ming army just now, but now the situation has been reversed, which is not enough, and it can still be a stalemate, but if the Ming army is allowed to kill their Chinese army with heavy cavalry, then the situation will definitely be completely irreversible.

"What should I do?"

Seeing the scene of the Ming army's right flank starting a major counteroffensive, Bai Yu's anxious heart couldn't help but sink.

The old man was in a terrible mood at this time, and he could take someone under the knife at any time, so naturally there would be no defeatist strategists jumping out and waiting to be knifed, all of them were picking up the good things that Bai Yu loved to hear.

"Sect Master, as long as you sit in the Chinese army, I believe that the Ming army will definitely not be able to do anything to our army, and calculate the time, Zhang Long's fleet should also attack the Ming army's water village, as long as the Ming army in front of us is dragged back, we will be able to win this battle!"

The person next to him also hurriedly suggested: "It's not difficult to win, but we must first solve the group of Ming army heavy cavalry!" ”

After all, Bai Baiyu was an old Jianghu, and after a short period of confusion, he quickly regained his composure and quickly gave instructions.

"Good! Just do as you say! ”

Bai Baiyu took a deep breath and said: "Give me the Ming army's heavy cavalry, don't let them break through, in addition, mobilize the last 3,000 troops to plug the gap in the front, so as not to let the Ming army complete the left and right flanking attacks on us, and strive to wait until the arrival of Zhang Long's department!" ”

"Yes."

The subordinate nodded, and when he was about to leave, he stopped again and said, "By the way, sect leader, do you want to transfer the army that is left in the camp to guard the people?" ”

"No need, it will take time for reinforcements to come now, and even if they support, they may not be in time."

Bai Baiyu shook his head and said, "The only thing we can do now is to hold back this group of Ming troops and wait for the turning point in the direction of the waterway." ”

"Well, my subordinates understand!"

Having said that, Bai Baiyu's eyebrows were still furrowed, and it was obvious that he also realized that he was probably more than lucky.

Why hasn't Zhang Long come for a long time?!

Didn't you run away in a cowardice?

But even if Zhang Long ran away, the rest of the people from the White Lotus Sect headquarters couldn't run with him!

Something must have gone wrong here

Just as Bai Bai Yu was pondering, at this time, a White Lotus Sect scout hurriedly ran over, and reported to Bai Bai Yu with an anxious expression: "Sect Master, nearly a thousand firearms have appeared in the rear of the Ming army, and the sharp-eyed brothers seem to be using new firearms, as well as dozens of artillery, and are rushing towards us!" ”

"New firearms? And artillery? Bai Yu's face changed slightly when he heard this.

He originally thought that the reserve of the Ming army only had about 400 heavy armored cavalry, but now he knew that it was wrong, Jiang Xinghuo could really endure it!

The forces on both wings are so weakly apportioned, and he still hides nearly a thousand reserves!

Isn't Jiang Xinghuo afraid that after the two wings are divided and broken through because of insufficient troops, the people he left behind will be smashed in his hands?

If it's an ordinary infantry, it's just that, but this unit is also equipped with new firearms and artillery, and the phalanx of musketeers is already powerful, coupled with the long-range projection of artillery, it's like a tiger with wings!

This time it was troublesome, fine beads of sweat appeared on Bai Baiyu's forehead, and he gritted his teeth and said:

"Hold on a little longer! When Zhang Long's reinforcements arrive, the situation will be completely reversed! ”

"Hold on firmly, there will definitely be a way!"

So what is Zhang Long, who has high hopes for Bai Baiyu, doing?

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"Hurry up! Can you chisel faster?! ”

The head of the Green Dragon Gang was covered with sweat.

He is not a fool, although he has made his own plan to run away, but Zhang Long still understands the truth that there are no eggs under the nest, and when the decisive battle is held, he does not need to take on the main attack task, he only needs to flank the Ming army Water Village, and he is still willing to do this job.

But right now, it's not that Zhang Long doesn't want to attack the Ming army's water village, but that the entrance to the entire hidden channel is blocked!

Yes, Ding Xiaohong and others made a bold decision after discovering Zhang Long's movements and discussing them with the generals of the Ming Army.

——The first 60 boats were hidden in place, and the last 60 boats turned around on the spot (the small boats used were actually not divided between front and rear, just paddled in a different direction), desperately returned the same way, and then sank into this hidden channel into the Wusong River that only the Taihu Lake bandits knew!

Although there is a risk in doing this, in fact, the risk is really big, pretending to be dead on the spot does not mean that others will not see it, if Zhang Long sends a ship to search nearby, then they will be equivalent to a failure of the mission, and the combat effectiveness of a small boat like theirs is almost zero, and they are lined up in a long snake formation in the reeds, and they don't even have to run.

But in any case, in the eyes of Ding Xiaohong and others, it is also worth gambling.

After all, judging from the current situation, calculating the time, the confrontation between the White Lotus Sect rebels and the Ming army may have reached a white-hot stage.

In this case, if Zhang Long led this partial division to successfully raid the Ming army's Shuizhai, and then landed around the rear and attacked the main force of the Ming army, then it was likely to cause unbearable tragic consequences.

No one can afford to do so.

If he and the others failed in their mission, at most, they would let go of some of the White Lotus Sect rebels and enter Taihu Lake by boat.

But if Zhang Long's surprise attack on the partial division is successful, the main force of the Ming army in the rebellion may be destroyed!

This is by no means alarmist, the troops of any era, if they are flanked from the front and rear, there is a high probability that they will fall into an uncontrollable state of chaos, and the Ming army will naturally be no exception.

And a gamble, there is also the possibility that the first sixty ships will not be detected and continue to carry out the mission.

After sixty ships returned, to rely on themselves and saltpeter into ice to block the hidden channel, although it is possible to be caught up by Zhang Long and others halfway, but the probability of success is still some, even if it is caught up halfway, it can still play a role in delay, and after the last three ships unload the saltpeter, they will rush to return the letter, and they can still achieve their goal.

Ding Xiaohong and the others naturally didn't know that neither Jiang Xinghuo nor Chen Xuan ignored the possible surprise attack of the White Lotus Sect from the direction of the Wusong River, but they still did their best to weigh the pros and cons and made the most beneficial decision for the Ming army.

Therefore, even if the last sixty ships risked their lives to intercept the White Lotus Sect's fleet and prevent them from rushing into the Wusong River from the hidden channel, it was by no means a stupid move, but a show of great courage!

In fact, Zhang Long really admired the courage of an unknown enemy, and dared to desperately obstruct him at this critical juncture!

"Helper, the channel is already narrow, it's icy and sunken, we can't clean it at all, and we can't pass it!" The subordinate reported with a sad face.

Zhang Long looked at the frontal battlefield in the distance that he couldn't see, and sighed deeply.

"Old man Bai, brother can't stand you, there's really no way."

Several cronies naturally knew what they meant when they heard it, and they all looked at each other.

"Helper, we don't need to work hard for the White Lotus Sect, the world is big, let's withdraw!"

"Withdraw!"

The fleet of the Blue Dragon Gang turned around and returned to Taihu Lake on the spot, leaving only the fleet of the White Lotus Sect headquarters to stare dryly at the channel blocked by sunken ships and ice floes.

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Bai Bai Yu paid by mistake after all.

In the end, he didn't wait for Zhang Long's support.

In just two quarters of an hour, the Ming army gathered nearly 3,000 people on the right wing of the fire phalanx, in the fierce artillery fire and the sound of suona, with neat steps, opened a unique killing aesthetics belonging to the era of hot weapons.

Different from the heroic cold-weapon iron cavalry charging array, these large phalanxes of firearms composed of small phalanxes are more like a wavy fluid artwork, marching in an extremely gentle but steady attitude, but whenever there is an enemy figure in front of them, they will immediately stop and shoot under the orders of the officer.

At this moment, the offensive of the Ming army is extremely fierce!

Almost all of the front-row gunners raised their arms and fired forward with all their might, and dense buckshot whistled out from the black mouth of the arquebus, forming a sea of flames.

With the rapid "boom" sound of lead bullets spewing out of the barrel, the lead bullets stabbed into the opponent's chest or throat or other parts like poisonous snakes, and the White Lotus Sect rebels who tried to resist were knocked to the ground, and those unlucky guys closed their eyes forever before they could give the sect leader the last trace of residual heat, and never saw the brilliance of the sun and the fragrance of grass again.

Under the suppression of such terrifying firepower, the tens of thousands of White Lotus Sect rebels in front of them had no hole cards, and they could not organize an effective counterattack at all.

"Chasing ——!"

"Kill Lao Tzu!"

"Boom."

With the deafening sound of cannonballs, the shattered flesh rose into the air.

This is the lethality caused by a solid cannonball on the battlefield, and the powerful force directly turns nearby soldiers into stumps and severed arms.

"Retreat!"

A leader-like White Lotus Sectist roared in a hoarse voice, he had already seen that the situation was not good, and if he continued to stay, the whole team would inevitably be destroyed.

However, it was too late for him and his team to escape, and countless buckshots were coming at them.

"Poof, poof, poof."

The leader of the White Lotus Sect quickly turned into a sieve, covered with lead bullets, and under the tremendous force, his feet were a few inches off the ground, and he fell to the ground softly, and it was not until he died that he knew that it was such a painful thing to be hit by a firearm.

A group of death-defying White Lotus Sect death squads tried to block the advance of the Ming army, however, as soon as they emerged, they encountered the key care of the Ming artillery.

"Bang Bang Bang"

Dense artillery rang out, and rows of cannonballs slashed across the void with a terrible sound of breaking through the air, tearing them apart in an instant, leaving their bones gone.

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In the Chinese army, a group of White Lotus Sect high-ranking people gathered, their faces were very ugly, and their eyebrows were full of anger and despair.

They never dreamed that the firearms unit of the Ming army would be so strong and powerful!

Although I don't know the exact proportion of casualties, it's hard to see how my army looks like all over the field. In fact, the battle had reached the point where the Ming army, counting the wounded and killed, was only a little over a hundred, and most of them were concentrated on the right flank, which was heavily pressed at the beginning.

And how many people did the White Lotus rebels lose?

According to rough estimates, there are already three or four thousand people who have been killed by firecrackers and artillery alone!

This ratio is in the era of cold weapons, especially a rabble like the White Lotus Sect, which is simply a state of collapse of the entire army!

At the moment, it is not a question of whether they want to fight or not, but the Ming army's firearm phalanx is flanking left and right, and it has completely collapsed the White Lotus Sect's rebel hedgehogs into a large formation!

There is no doubt that the Ming army has won a big victory! Thumped!

Even if I don't know the specific casualties, but the complete collapse of the army can't deceive people, the power of the new firearms of the Ming army has greatly shocked the White Lotus Sect rebels, and the morale of the White Lotus Sect rebels, who were originally charged by the heavy armored cavalry of the Ming army, has dropped to freezing point at this moment!

"Damn! We're done. One of the gang leaders said bitterly.

"I have long discouraged you, you shouldn't fight hard with the Ming army! I don't listen! Another gang leader who was not a descendant of the White Lotus Sect was also resentful.

"Withdraw ......"

The helmsman of the White Lotus Sect headquarters was also as pale as paper, and said in a trembling voice: "We can't stop them, retreat quickly, withdraw to the camp first and then make a decision." ”

"Stop arguing."

Bai Bai Yu knew that there must be no infighting at this time, so he pulled out his knife and gave the final order.

"The whole army retreats! There are a lot of ships in the camp, and they can run as many as they want! ”

The order was given quickly. In fact, no matter whether Bai Bai Yu gave the order or not, the White Lotus Sect rebels had already begun to retreat.

"Retreat! Fall back! ”

"Run!"

In fact, as early as when the Ming army had arranged the formation and set up an attack posture, the rebels of the White Lotus Sect were already frightened.

Now hearing the decision of the sect leader, the few rebel soldiers of the White Lotus Sect who are still struggling to hold on are also scattered on the spot, discarding their weapons and armor, fleeing in embarrassment, and running towards the camp on the edge of Taihu Lake, only hating their parents for having two legs.

The rebels of the White Lotus Sect even began to kill each other, fleeing back to the camp in order to seize the road for themselves, and the troops that still had combat strength took the initiative to slash and kill the friendly troops who were blocking the road in front.

There are also people who are lucky, who feel that the receiving troops arranged in the camp are still reliable, and as long as they return to the camp, they can still do it.

However, in fact, they soon discovered that the White Lotus Sect's army had been completely defeated, the banners in the camp had been cut down, and the people who were being detained were also fleeing outside the camp in a hurry.

Zhu Gaoxu's heavy cavalry troops were no longer able to pursue, but the hundreds of cavalry units on the left and right flanks of the Ming army, which were originally used as scouts and guards, were still in combat strength, and the large array of musketeers was not moving fast enough, so these light cavalry chased after the enemy, chasing and slashing all the way, and all the enemies who could catch up were cut down by them mercilessly.

Under the frightened gaze of the White Lotus Church Lord, dozens of cronies around them fell one after another, some were killed on the spot, and some fell to the ground wailing with their bodies in their arms.

Immediately after, the sword flashed, and he suddenly felt as if he had grown a lot taller.

In the next moment, his head fell heavily to the ground.

"Woo-" the horn sounded.

The soldiers of the Ming army did not chase after them, but just stood quietly in place, indifferently watching this group of lost dogs.

The phalanx of musketeers stopped their pursuit and began to regroup their stragglers.

They are not in a hurry, they are willing to do it very simply, there is no need for a hot air balloon to look at it in the sky, the Ming army can also see it from the ground, and the three piers on the Taihu Lake Water Village in the distance. It's frozen!

Yes, Ding Xiaohong lived up to his mission, although there were only sixty ships, he still let the three main docks of the White Lotus Sect, which were not very spacious, completely scrapped!

Riding a horse to Bai Yu, who was by the lake, he stared blankly at the Taihu Lake in front of him.

He has been to Taihu Lake countless times, but he has never seen Taihu Lake freeze in April for a day.

All the White Lotus Priests and Soldiers looked at the scene in front of them with shocked faces.

It's the easiest chemistry!

It was also a miracle that they could not comprehend!

The last way to survive is cut off.

Countless White Lotus priests gave up their will to resist and flee.

It is not known who was the first to drop the weapon.

The sound of "clanging" began to spread among the remnants of the White Lotus Sect as if it were contagious.

All of them have completely lost the will to resist.

The war horse also looked at the ice in fear, spinning in place and not daring to move.

The ships that the White Lotus Sect hoarded to escape from were crowded into the narrow docks, and those inside were eager to run out, but they could only be blocked and spun around.

Looking at the scene of the defeat of the army, Bai Baiyu let out a long sigh and threw away the horsewhip.

Muddy tears flowed freely from Bai Yu's face full of old age spots.

"The public did not cross the river, but the public crossed the river!"

"Crossing the river and dying, what can he do?"

PS: [Important Reminder (There is no charge for the content of this paragraph)] Chapters 316-356 are the content of Jiangnan's rectification of the official rule and the suppression of the rebellion, without any theoretical knowledge, all of which are practical content, if you don't like it, you can skip directly to Chapter 366 "Class", and then it contains theoretical knowledge.

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