Liu Yan stood behind the defense line, his eyes were firmly fixed on the night without collecting the horse galloping back in front of him, and in the blink of an eye, several night horses stopped in front of the trench defense line, and then abandoned the horse and ran to the slope on the left side of the Yaoshan mountain road.

While several people were running, they kept shouting loudly: "There are more than 130 Qing soldiers and 30 cavalry, just in the north mountain road, three miles away from our army, and they are rushing to kill!" ”

"More than one hundred and thirty!"

Liu Yan can conclude that this Qing army must have been a squad that swept south, not with the main purpose of attacking cities and conquering places, but to rob the population and loot money and grain.

However, even if Liu Yan's troops have an advantage in terms of strength and terrain, Liu Yan does not dare to take it lightly, after all, with the combat strength of the Qing army at this time, thousands of people dare to attack the Wanming army, and hundreds of people dare to attack the county seat. Whether the thousands of dun troops led by Liu Yan can fight against the Qing army or not, Liu Yan still needs to test it in actual combat.

At this time, everything has been deployed, and in the face of the Qing army that is about to be killed, Liu Yan has no fear in his heart, but a trace of excitement, he can finally kill the Tartars!

"All outposts listen to the orders of the Chinese army, all the bird gunners are not allowed to fire at will, and those who do not obey the orders to fire first, the commanders of each unit act as executioners and behead them on the spot, and there is no need to report it!"

"The big war is coming, no one is allowed to retreat from the battle, anyone who shakes the heart of the army, retreats from the battle, and does not obey the order, kill!"

Liu Yan's voice echoed inside and outside the defense line, all the soldiers stared nervously ahead, the Yaoshan mountain road was quiet, except for the heavy breathing of the soldiers, there was no other sound, and even the dense forests on both sides of the mountain road were no longer bird calls and insect chirps.

"It's coming!"

Suddenly, a group of cavalry appeared a mile ahead, the group of Qing cavalry about 30 people, among them more than a dozen armor, it seems that they should be double, or even triple layer heavy armor, and the remaining dozen cavalry are wearing ordinary uniforms, which should be coat auxiliaries and the like.

Liu Yan frowned, looking at those Qing soldiers talking in the distance, they were talking loudly in Manchurian, and from time to time a burst of wild laughter came, pointing at the Ming defense line here, and his attitude was extremely arrogant.

It didn't take long for Liu Yan to see hundreds of Qing troops coming from the north, all of them were infantry, few in armor, but they were all fierce and arrogant, those Qing soldiers did not wear helmets, but wore the ugly military hats of the Qing army, revealing the slender money rat tail at the back of everyone's heads, like a wild boar, disgusting.

At this point, Liu Yan has been sure that this Qing army is a "small detachment" that went south to plunder, and is not the main elite of the Qing army. In addition to the dozen or so armored cavalrymen, the rest were either auxiliaries served by the clothed minions, or the remnants of the banners.

At this time, the corners of Liu Yan's mouth have risen slightly, such an enemy is the best object for military training, he has a certain strength, has enough reputation, and the real strength is not too high, this is a good whetstone!

Miao Shao looked at the Qing soldiers in the distance and said, "My lord, the horse team of the Qing army is gathered in one place, the place here is narrow, and they can't use it." ”

Liu Yan nodded in agreement, this is the benefit of terrain advantages.

"I just don't know which banner these Tartars belong to."

At this time, all departments of the Ming army were already clear about the establishment of the Qing army, and everyone knew the distinction between the eight banners, but not everyone knew how to distinguish them.

So Liu Yan took advantage of the hesitation of those Qing soldiers to explain the armor of the Houjin Banner.

Liu Yan pointed to the dozen or so Qing cavalrymen in armor and said: "Look at the helmets and tassels in the hands of more than a dozen Qing soldiers, as well as the armor they are wearing, these dozen Qing soldiers must be the vests in the army." ”

Specifically, five of them were wearing cotton armor with copper nails, and according to their rank in the army, the cotton armor they wore must have been the kind of dark armor contained in iron leaves. However, there was one person who was wearing a bright helmet, and the iron leaves were exposed, and looking at the black tassel of the helmet on his hand, and the back flag on his back, he must be a small leader such as the captain and the chief of the Tartar called Zhuanda in the vest.

"Tartar soldiers are assessed from the age of ten, once every three years, first as a defender, then as a foot armor, then as a horse armor, and on top of the horse armor there is white armor. The infantry armor and horse armor in the Tartar soldiers are not based on whether you are a cavalryman or not, but on their level of force in the army. The vests in the Tartar soldiers, everyone has at least seven or eight years of military experience, and they can be regarded as veterans with very rich combat experience. ”

Then, Liu Yan pointed to the Tartar cavalry in armor and said: "Look at their back flags, red with white edges, these are Tartar soldiers with red flags." ”

Miao Shao nodded and said, "There are really a lot of rules for these dog tartars, it's really troublesome." ”

When Liu Yan was explaining, the Qing army in the distance was also observing the situation on the Ming army's side.

At this time, the left and right posts on the slopes on both sides of the mountain road had all been hidden, and although Nazhuanda looked at the slopes on both sides suspiciously, he could not see any clues, so he focused on the trench defense line in the distance.

"Humph!"

After looking at it for a while, a sneer appeared on the face of this Zhuan Da, and then he led his troops to press up, and after a burst of chattering Manchu, hundreds of Qing army foot soldiers rushed over in formation.

Liu Yan couldn't help but praise when he saw this, the Qing army was able to wreak havoc all over the Ming Dynasty, in addition to the civil strife and natural disasters in the Ming Dynasty at this time, so that the Qing army could take advantage of the fire to rob, the Qing army's own strength was also a major reason.

Those Qing army foot soldiers were just Yu Ding with red flags, but they were not timid at all, and the battle formation was very skillful, and a dense formation was formed while a hundred or so people were running forward.

Liu Yan pointed to the approaching Qing army formation, and said to Miao Shao beside him: "You see, the front of the Qing army is covered by shields, and the spear-wielding infantry behind should be the archers." ”

Miao Shao's face was solemn at this time, and he said: "The Qing army is really well-trained, and it is indeed a strong enemy. ”

The two sides are a hundred steps away.

Liu Yan raised his right hand, then waved it violently, and at the same time roared angrily: "Bird hand, fire!" ”

The rear outposts and mid-sentry of the frontal defense had been waiting like ants on a hot pot, and when they heard the horn sound from the Chinese army behind, they were immediately relieved, and they pulled the trigger in the roar of their respective superiors.

After a loud noise, the Qing army's phalanx, which was less than a hundred steps away, was suddenly hit hard, and those covered round shields could not resist the shooting of the fine birds, and were beaten to the point of sawdust, and the Qing soldiers who rushed to the front were the most fierce, but at this time, before they rushed to the front of the formation, they were shot and killed, and the phalanx of the Qing army suddenly became a mess.

"Good!"

Liu Yan looked at the Qing army formation that was caught off guard, his face was full of joy, but then, a scene that surprised Liu Yan appeared.

After the initial panic, those Qing soldiers did not retreat and fled, but continued to rush forward with a roar, their ugly faces still scolding in Manchu, and their arrogance was still arrogant.

Liu Yan frowned slightly, at this time, the two sides were less than seventy steps together, and the bird hand could still play two more rounds, and then it was time to engage in short combat.

"Fire!"

"Bang~Bang~Bang!"

There was another volley, and the Qing soldiers once again knocked down nearly twenty people, and the leader in the distance had already blushed, and he was so angry that he screamed on the horse, if it weren't for the narrow terrain here, it is estimated that he would have led the horse team to rush up.

Liu Yan looked at the slopes on the left and right at this time, and did not order the left and right sentinels to shoot, these two posts are his own back hands, and they are a big gift for the more than 30 Qing cavalry, and they can't shoot at this time.

"Put!"

"Bang~Bang~Bang!"

After this volley, more than 20 Qing infantry soldiers fell, but the Qing army also rushed to the trench, and the infantry in front began to chop the wooden stakes in front of the ditch with large knives, and the archers in the back began to shoot at the low wall.

"Ahh

"I've been shot!"

The arrows of the Qing soldiers are extremely tricky, even if they are shot in a large area, there are many soldiers who are hit by arrows, and there are many people who are shot in the face and neck.

Liu Yan saw it in his eyes and hated it in his heart, but his mind was still clear, at this time, since the Qing army was temporarily stopped in front of the trench, then give those Tartars a big one.

"All the bird-stalkers in the rear and middle posts are ready to fire a salvo!"

The herald immediately rushed to the low wall in front of him, and conveyed the order to Wang Yue and Shen Tuo, and the two sentry 100 or so bird guns were quickly filled and aimed at the Tartar soldiers more than ten paces away.

At this time, the Tartar soldiers in front also panicked, and they all put the planks handed over by their companions behind them on the trenches, preparing to break into the defensive line.

At this time, nearly half of the hundreds of Tartar infantry had been killed and wounded, and judging from such a casualty ratio, Liu Yan estimated that these Tartars were about to be unable to hold on.

It's not that the Qing army's will to fight is not good, the Qing army at this time is indeed one of the strongest armies in this era, but the shortcomings of the Qing army lie in the population, and the strength of those Tartars cannot withstand attrition, so once the casualties are too large, they will take the initiative to retreat.

Liu Yan estimated that now the casualty situation was almost over, and as long as he put a little more pressure on these tartars, he could harvest steadily.

I saw Liu Yan give an order, and Wang Yue and Shen Tuo in front of him shouted at the same time with all their might: "Fire!" ”

More than 100 bird-gunners opened fire at the same time, and with such a close-range volley, those Qing army foot soldiers who were climbing over the trench were live targets, and they were directly swept down by the dense fire, at least more than 20 people were killed on the spot, and many people were injured and fell directly into the trench, and were pierced into "meat skewers" by the wooden stakes below.

There were also some unlucky ghosts, who were not hit by the birds, but they were frightened and fell down, and were also pierced to death by the stakes below.

At this time, the archers of the Qing army behind were also frightened silly, and the most courageous soldiers in front were almost dead, although these archers were also the elite of the army, but in the face of the situation that the general trend had gone, there was no way.

At this moment, the Zhuanda horse in the distance got closer, and roared loudly a hundred paces away, and the surviving Qing army infantry retreated one after another, and the remaining thirty or so people carried the corpses of their companions on their shoulders, and even in order to bring the corpses of their companions, many of them threw away their weapons.

Liu Yan came to the area of the low wall, and Wang Yue and Shen Tuo came to return to their lives.

Wang Yue looked at the scene in front of him and sneered: "These dog tartars still have some conscience, and they know how to run away with the corpses of their companions. ”

Liu Yan said: "There is a rule in the Tartar army: those who bring back the corpses of their companions can get half of the deceased's property. That's why those Tartar soldiers did this, in order to prevent our army from gaining first-class military merit. ”

Wang Yue and Shen Tuo suddenly realized, and the two of them suddenly became anxious, these are all military feats.

Liu Yan was not in a hurry, and said directly to the drummer beside him: "Blow the trumpet, let the left and right whistles attack!" ”

"Whew!"

A long horn sounded, and Wang Bo and Zhang Yi, who had been waiting impatiently, led their troops to attack, and more than 100 dozens of bird-gunners from the two outposts condescended and began to fire volleys at the Qing troops on the mountain road from both sides.

For a time, the retreating Qing infantry on the mountain road, as well as the Qing cavalry that had entered the range of the two-winged birdmen, were suddenly attacked, and the formation was in chaos.

Some people died, but not completely......