Of course, Zhou Shixian wanted to go out of the city, not only to boost morale, but also to suppress the hearts of those who were about to move.

The enemy he is facing now is not a simple enemy, Pang Lun shouted in front of the formation, and the idea that these escorts and horses can defect is a bit taken for granted, but it is enough to explain the relationship between the two armies.

Therefore, Zhou Shixian, as the backbone of the whole army, must take his brocade guards to stabilize the hearts of the people, and also to show his determination to advance and retreat together with all the soldiers and live and die together.

On the battlefield, morale and determination are extremely important, and the performance of the commander of an army can often have a decisive impact on this, especially when this kind of soldiers and horses are at a disadvantage, which will largely determine the outcome of the war.

And the fact is just as he expected, with Zhou Shixian's appearance in the military array, the morale of the escort army was boosted, and the military appearance was even more vigorous.

This escort army is worthy of being the elite of the Beijing camp, and at the same time as leaving the city, the basic formation has been completed, and then under the organization of Xue Laoer and Zhang Hong and others, a crescent-shaped defensive phalanx was quickly formed.

More than 80 musketeers formed two horizontal columns at the forefront, using shields as defense and musket support. The same number of pikemen followed in the same formation. On their flanks and behind them, there were more than 20 cavalry each, most of which were overseers composed of brocade guards, and they also took care of the function of covering the flanks and pursuing and killing the enemy.

Zhou Shixian's side, now there are only five people left, two of them holding shields to cover him, and the other three surrounded him, so as not to be accidentally injured by this main general of the first army.

However, compared with the vigorous military appearance of Zhou Shixian's army, the chaotic army on the opposite side is less imposing, although it is also lined up in a phalanx, but because of the lack of armor and equipment, and it has not been replenished for a long time, the military formation composed of hundreds of people always gives people a sense of weakness, like a papier-mâché window, as if it can be pierced with a single stab.

Looking at these enemies, and then looking at the soldiers and horses under his command, Zhou Shixian strengthened his confidence in defeating these chaotic soldiers on the opposite side.

The more than 200 soldiers who went out of the city to meet the battle seemed to be inspired by this, and the visible gap in equipment between the two armies made them full of confidence in this battle.

You know, this is the seventeenth century, armor and firearms are the core of the army's equipment, if these two types of equipment are missing, especially armor, the army will lose the ability to fight hand-to-hand in the field.

And for the scientific use of firearms, it can make the heavily armed soldiers and cavalry lose their luster in the face of cheap lead bullet and gunpowder, which is something that the bow and crossbow could not accomplish at the end of the Ming Dynasty, when armor technology was highly developed.

"Don Ma, Sun Hu and Weng Dajie went to Pang Lun's side!" Wu Xingye rode his horse to Zhou Shixian and hurriedly reported.

"yes, I know." Zhou Shixian's answer was very calm, he was still observing the enemy situation on the opposite side through the "telescope", and the distance of less than three hundred steps made it possible for him to even see the scar on Pang Lun's face.

"Sun Hu and Weng Dajie are reliable, they seem to be persuading Pang Lun, but ...... This man is a little unaware! ”

Wu Xingye listened to Zhou Shixian's calm and cold tone, and his Adam's apple couldn't help but squirm, still hanging his head, waiting for orders.

"Hmph, with the two or three hundred people on the other side, you also want to scare Lao Tzu? Lao Tzu is not like you two dogs, the capital is gone, and I am still afraid of that old and immortal minister, what a fucking shame. ”

Pang Lun was simply indifferent to Sun Hu and Weng Dajie's persuasion, and even sneered:

"When Lao Tzu kills all these dog offal, and enters the city, he will sleep with a little lady, and you two dog cowards are only worthy of sleeping Lao Tzu has slept, hahahahaha......"

The officers of the rebellious army on the side laughed when they heard this, and there was even a lot of noise there, causing a commotion and strange shouts from the soldiers behind them.

Although they seem to be a little sluggish, when they hear about sleeping girls, no one is empty!

After all, the opposite side does look like that, but with three times as many soldiers and horses, they don't think they will lose, and many of them have even thought about entering the city to rob.

It can only be said that the inertia of thinking is terrible, and this is also the source of confidence for Pang Lun and these rebels - they know Jingying too well.

Although Sun Hu and Weng Dajie saw the face of Xue Laoer, Zhang Hong, and Wu Xingye, and came to persuade Pang Lun, they didn't plan to fall out with each other, after all, the difference in strength was there, and now that they were humiliated, they could only leave angrily.

However, Pang Lun immediately stopped them, and as soon as the words changed, he suddenly changed his tone:

"Huzi, Dajie, you will listen to Brother Pang's words today, and destroy this group of pretending turtle grandsons together, and when the time comes, take the sword of the old man Li's Shang Fang, whether you go to the south of the Yangtze River or go to Jiangnan, and ask for glory and wealth, isn't it easy? Why bother to be subordinate to others and obey their commands? ”

When Sun Hu and Weng Dajie heard this, they both stopped their actions to leave, and when Pang Lun saw this, he felt that persuasion was promising, so he hurriedly stepped up his efforts:

"I know that you are not in the way of human feelings, and it is difficult to do it. In this way, when Lao Tzu's brothers rush over, you only need to give these turtle grandchildren from the side, and after entering the city, there will be a place for you to rob, how about it? ”

When Sun Hu and Weng Dajie heard this, they immediately turned their heads and looked at each other, as if they were moved, but they did not agree.

Pang Lun knew what these two guys were thinking, but he was afraid that he would lose in a while, and they wouldn't be able to vote over there when the news spread. But he is not easy to mess with, and then threw off his cold face:

"Since you don't want to, let's go, do you want Lao Tzu to invite you to leave in person?"

However, Pang Lun's persecution did not seem to have taken effect, Sun Hu and Weng Dajie still did not agree, but they all hugged their fists towards Pang Lun, and it seemed that they had responded again, which made Pang Lun a little confused.

After all, Pang Lun didn't know that Zhou Shixian was looking at them with a telescope, but Sun Hu and Weng Dajie knew about it from Wu Xingye.

Looking at the backs of the two of them leaving with their guards, Pang Lun was obviously mistaken, and couldn't help sneering twice: "Dog, both of them are old foxes, I just want to watch Lao Tzu go and fight for them!" ”

On the other side, looking at Sun Hu and Weng Dajie's ambiguous movements, Zhou Shixian also had a bad premonition in his heart.

He knew that almost everyone despised this force under his command, whether it was Chongzhen, Empress Zhou, or Li Banghua, Ni Yuanlu and other ministers.

Even the officers under his command did not feel that they could win with a three-fold difference in strength. Now, it's just because it's a last resort, and it's just a war.

Because of the same mistakes as Pang Lun and others, they all ignored the equipment that now escorted the army, just the more than eighty firearms, can the other side carry it? It's not a three-eyed gun, and it won't blow itself up.

However, from this point of view, Xue Laoer, Zhang Hong, Wu Xingye and others are all reliable people, and Xue Laoer's vision is really good.

"The other side has begun to move, the whole army is checking weapons and preparing to meet the enemy!" Zhou Shixian immediately put down the "telescope" and shouted.

Zhou Shixian knew that he had to win this battle, and he had to win it completely, otherwise everything would be wasted, and the other four chaotic soldiers would definitely not wait and see!