When Liu Yan led the personal guard battalion and the artillery battalion to the battlefield on the west road, the commander Xu Ming had already led the cavalry battalion soldiers to withdraw. The main force of the thieves led by Zhang Xianzhong was dragged back, and at this time they had stopped retreating, but regrouped their formation and prepared to face the battle.

At this time, the left, right, and front battalions formed a formation in front, the rear battalion was on the left, the middle battalion was on the right, and the cavalry battalion withdrew to the rear of the army for a short rest.

Chen Xun, Wang Bo, Wang Yue, Zhang Yi, Shen Tuo, and Xu Ming, after a short discussion, prepared to fight a decisive battle with the main force of Zhang Xianzhong's department here.

After Liu Yan led his troops to arrive, he took the personal guard battalion as the central army, and ordered Qian Jian to lead the artillery battalion to seize a high ground under the Onyx Mountain on the left and build an artillery position to overlook the entire battlefield.

"Order the rear battalion of the left flank to advance three hundred paces to the left front to be armed, as a barrier for the artillery battalion, and order the rest of the battalions to advance two hundred paces to compress the area of activity of the rogue army."

A horn sounded, and the battalions reorganized their ranks, and after receiving the military order from the heralds, the battalions began to move rapidly.

At this time in the west, Zhang Xianzhong looked at the various units of the new army that were being mobilized with a solemn face, the fierce battle just now, the cavalry of the Ming army was extremely fierce, causing a lot of casualties to the departments, Zhang Nengqi's department, which was known for its bravery, was even almost defeated by three or four thousand Ming cavalry!

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Xianzhong found that the Ming army infantry of the brigade also arrived one after another, these Ming army infantry soldiers were different from the Ming army that they had seen before, not only everyone was wearing armor and firearms were sharp, but also the battle formations of these Ming troops were extremely solid, like moving city walls, exuding a suffocating sense of oppression.

Zhang Xianzhong originally took advantage of the retreat of the Ming cavalry and sent 2,000 soldiers to attack, wanting to delay the Ming army and successfully lead his troops to withdraw.

But Zhang Xianzhong saw an unforgettable scene: all the units of the Ming army shot with firecrackers, the dense firecrackers seemed to never stop, and the two thousand soldiers who rushed up were slaughtered in a blink of an eye, and only corpses were left on the battlefield, but the Ming army on the opposite side had almost no casualties!

In such a situation, even a ruthless person like Zhang Xianzhong couldn't help but tremble a few times in his heart, when did Da Ming train such an elite soldier

At this time, Zhang Dingguo, Zhang Nengqi, and Zhang Kewang gathered around Zhang Xianzhong, and several of them frowned, thinking about how to break the enemy.

Zhang Dingguo said: "Look, big marshal, a big battle has risen in the Ming army!" ”

Zhang Xianzhong looked hard for a while, and said: "Shandong Dusi Jimo Battalion Counselor, Liu? ”

Zhang Dingguo pondered for a moment, and said suddenly: "I know that this person is Liu Yan, a fierce general under Lu Xiangsheng, it is said that in Julu and Jinan, with the new army he trained, he has severely damaged the Qing army several times, and has beheaded more than 10,000 Qing troops in total, and has been promoted to the rank of general because of his merits!" ”

"What!"

Zhang Xianzhong's expression changed greatly, beheading more than 10,000 Qing army heads, what does such a feat mean, Zhang Xianzhong and others know very well that the Ming army in front of them now is a strong army that can suppress the Qing army, and this battle is dangerous!

"You can't withdraw anymore, otherwise you will be driven away by Liu Yan!"

Zhang Dingguo said: "Marshal, it is better to concentrate the shields and armor of the whole army, all of them are handed over to the euphorbia in the army, and attack the Ming army with elites. ”

The Euphorbia is the elite that Zhang Xianzhong has accumulated over the years, and among the tens of thousands of troops, there are only 1,500 people. But these 1,500 people are all tall and powerful, and they are equipped with halberds more than three meters long, and they can easily break through the enemy's military formation, and they are invincible.

Zhang Xianzhong also knew that this was the critical moment to decide the life and death of the whole army, so he approved Zhang Dingguo's suggestion.

So Zhang Xianzhong said to Zhang Dingguo: "I will hand over 1,500 halberds to you to command, and I will break the Ming army at any cost." ”

"Order!"

Then Zhang Xianzhong ordered Zhang Kewang to lead 3,000 old battalion iron cavalry to follow up, and ordered Zhang Nengqi to lead 20,000 foot soldiers to prepare to rush and kill, so three waves of offensive, Zhang Xianzhong was confident that he could defeat any enemy.

At this time, Zhang Xianzhong was more than 60,000 soldiers and horses, and there were more than 40,000 people left, and most of the more than 20,000 dependents in the army were scattered. In this wave of attacks, Zhang Xianzhong pressed more than 20,000 people, which shows the great determination.

Half an hour later, the new army under Liu Yan and the army of thieves led by Zhang Xianzhong were all reorganized, and the two armies were separated by more than a mile, and the war was about to break out.

Zhang Dingguo wore an iron armor, and behind him were 1,500 halberd soldiers, and with an order, the army began to form a formation and move forward, as if the Wei warriors of the Warring States were reborn, this halberd phalanx pressed towards the junction of the left and right battalions of the new army.

Liu Yan observed the movement of the army of thieves, and when he saw this ironclad halberd phalanx attacking, he was overjoyed and said: "Everyone in the world knows that Zhang Xianzhong's elite soldiers at the bottom of the box are euphorbia, and as soon as he came up this time, Zhang Xianzhong used his housekeeping skills, and he really looked up to us!" ”

Miao Shao and Xun Jingyun stood beside them, and Xun Jingyun said: "My lord, as long as these more than 1,000 halberd warriors are annihilated, Zhang Xianzhong will be given half his life!" ”

Liu Yan nodded and said, "Command the artillery battalion to fire, give me a blast first!" ”

At this time, the Huzun artillery of the artillery battalion had been deployed in front of the big horizontal formation, and in the artillery position on the hillside, the Franc machine gun and rocket artillery were stationed.

Qian Liang saw the Chinese army's flag shaking, and shouted: "The Franco cannon is always ready, one and a half miles away, the thieves move the phalanx, release!" ”

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Seventy-two Franc cannons began to fire in a salvo, and almost all of the shells accurately landed in the phalanx of the Euphorbia, so dense firepower immediately caused huge casualties to this elite.

The iron armor of the Euphorbia soldiers may be able to block arrows and fire bullets, but it will not be able to block cannonballs in any case. As the shells fell, stumps and broken arms flew everywhere, and the originally neat phalanx was torn apart in the blink of an eye, and the 1,500 elite Euphorbia soldiers suffered hundreds of casualties in a very short period of time, followed by a rout.

Zhang Dingguo, under the protection of several personal guards, also retreated, but he was still confused, how many soldiers and horses did Liu Yan bring, and he was equipped with so many artillery, could it be that all the artillery on the surrounding cities was transported?

Although Zhang Dingguo can fight well, but he has never seen such a war, the two armies are facing each other, and they first bombard with 180 artillery pieces, even if they are immortals, they can't withstand it, how can they fight?

Qian Qiao was still unsatisfied, looking at the remnants of the retreating halberd soldiers, who had already converged with the thousands of rogue cavalry that followed, the two groups of men and horses clashed with each other, and they were already in chaos, and immediately ordered the rocket artillery to open fire.

"Replace all the big rockets such as Hundred Tigers and Jiaolong to the sea, and give me a bang!"

The new army is equipped with a hundred tigers to run together is a large rocket with 100 arrows, while Jiaolong is a single large rocket to go to sea, but it is filled with fire oil, and after hitting the target and exploding, it will ignite all the surrounding areas within a dozen steps.

Moreover, the gunpowder used in these two large rockets is also granular gunpowder, which is full of ammunition and can fly two to three miles, and now most of the army of thieves is within the range of rockets.

"Put!"

Qian Yan's voice echoed in the artillery camp, followed by a spectacular scene, seventy-two rocket artillery vehicles fired large rockets at the same time soared into the air, one by one parabolas were formed under the gaze of the soldiers of the two armies, and then these large rockets plunged headlong into the army of thieves.

I saw that the rout of the euphorbia and the three thousand iron cavalry that were crowded together were hit hard, and even if these rogue elites wore armor, it was difficult to resist the killing of rocket-fueled arrows. And the thief soldiers who encountered Jiaolong going to sea were even more unlucky, and they were surrounded by flames in an instant, screaming and rolling, but to no avail, and finally turned into a charred corpse.

"Withdraw quickly!"

Zhang Dingguo's scalp was numb at this time, the phalanx of the Ming army on the opposite side had not yet been dispatched, those sharp bird guns had not yet fired, and the two elites of their own side had been severely damaged by artillery fire, and there was no reason to continue this battle, and if it continued to fight, it would be the end of the annihilation of the whole army!

Zhang Kewang was also very anxious, and after finding Zhang Dingguo, he said loudly: "You take the rest of the halberd warriors back, protect your father-in-law and leave, I will take the old battalion iron cavalry to grab the cannon!" ”

Zhang Dingguo grabbed the reins of the war horse, pointed ahead and said: "Open your eyes and see, the Ming artillery battalion is on the hillside, and there is an elite battalion stationed in front, you can't rush over!" Save the strength and withdraw! ”

Zhang Kewang roared angrily, and then ordered a retreat.

At the same time, although Zhang Xianzhong and Zhang Nengqi couldn't see the exact situation on the front line, they heard such a fierce artillery bombardment and looked at the battle flags that were constantly retreating, and the two of them were like falling into an ice cellar, with cold hands and feet: defeated! 33

Zhang Xianzhong said to Zhang Nengqi: "You immediately lead 20,000 foot soldiers to support and take your eldest brother and second brother back!" ”

"Yes!"

Zhang Nengqi attacked like a fire and led 20,000 foot soldiers to attack, and at this time there were only more than 10,000 old and weak soldiers left on Zhang Xianzhong's side.

At this time, Liu Yan looked at the battlefield ahead, and suddenly received an urgent report that was not collected at night: "Report!" The main force of the thieves is attacking, and at least 20,000 foot soldiers are moving in the direction of the battlefield! ”

Liu Yan smiled and said to Miao Shao and Xun Jingyun: "Zhang Xianzhong can't sit still, now he doesn't have much left in the Chinese army, and this official will give him a black tiger to dig out his heart!" ”

Immediately, Liu Yan said loudly: "Order the left battalion and the right battalion to press up at the same time and entangle the thieves and horses on the battlefield!" ”

"Order the artillery battalion to suspend the shelling and stand by."

"Order the front battalion and the middle battalion to bypass the battlefield and pounce on the thief army as fast as possible!"

"Order the cavalry battalion to attack, bypass the battlefield, and cut off the retreat of the thieves to the west!"

At this time, the battle flags of the Chinese army were chaotic, the horns sounded one after another, and a group of heralds rushed to various places.

It didn't take long for the battalions of the Forces nouvelles to begin to attack, and the situation on the battlefield changed instantly.

The commander Chen Xun led the soldiers of the front battalion to run wildly, and even threw the attached Huzun cannon in place.

"Speed up! Straight into the thief army, run! ”

More than 3,000 soldiers have been fighting for a long time, and they are very tired at this time, but the soldiers are still gritting their teeth and rushing on the battlefield.

But the soldiers of the former battalion turned a deaf ear and still ran fast.

At the same time, the commander Shen Tuo also led the soldiers of the middle battalion to run all the way, and after half an hour, he finally bypassed the battlefield and came to the north of the thief Chinese army.

Shen Tuo panted and looked at Zhang Xianzhong's Da Xu, and said with a smile: "Okay! We sealed the north, the cavalry battalion also rushed to the west, and there was a front camp in the south, Zhang Xianzhong was unable to fly! ”

President Qian Guo Rong said excitedly: "My lord, let's attack, this is a great credit, we have to rob it!" ”

"Kill, kill me!"

The soldiers of the middle battalion marched forward in formation, but they heard that there was already gunfire in the south, and the front battalion led by Chen Xun opened fire first.

The soldiers of the middle battalion advanced to about 100 paces, and heard the sound of fighting from the west, and the cavalry battalion also began to attack.

Shen Tuo said that he was unlucky, and then ordered to open fire, and more than a thousand bird-gunners in the middle battalion began to fire a volley, killing and injuring a large number of the thieves and horses who had already panicked.

This is destined to be a one-sided massacre, the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses around Zhang Xianzhong are all rabble, facing the flanking attack of two infantry battalions and one cavalry battalion of the new army, there is no power to fight back at all, and it is almost a touch of a collapse!

Zhang Xianzhong was also knocked off his horse by the rout at this time, and he shuttled through the crowd in embarrassment, and there were fewer and fewer guards around him, until in the end there were only two people left.

"How so!"

Zhang Xianzhong couldn't believe that the scene in front of him was true, how could Daming still have such a strong army?

Suddenly, Zhang Xianzhong only felt that his eyes lit up, and the dense crowd suddenly fell down, revealing a large open space.

"That's ......"

Zhang Xianzhong looked dozens of steps ahead, a large army array was waiting, and then a white smoke rose with a loud noise, Zhang Xianzhong only felt a pain in his chest, and fell to the ground.

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