On the west city wall of Dingzhou, Liu Yan looked at the army of thieves who were fighting to the death outside the city, and couldn't help frowning.

At this moment, Liu Yan saw the heralds of the middle battalion rushing to the city and loudly conveyed Guo Rong's request, and Liu Yan immediately ordered the artillery at the head of the city to hit the fire and bombard the firefighters of the middle battalion of the thieves.

Rumble!

The red-coated cannons on the head of the city opened fire one after another, and the firecrackers led by General Wu Ruyi were suddenly hit hard, and under the bombardment of the artillery at the head of the city, a salvo was fired, and at least dozens of shells fell inside and outside the horizontal formation, after all, the army formation of more than 10,000 people was still very large.

At this time, in the horizontal formation, from time to time, there were rogue musketeers who were hit and swept by cannonballs, and the stumps and broken arms and splashed blood filled the inside and outside of the military formation, so that the musketeers who were still fighting to the death suddenly began to waver.

Although the lethality of the artillery salvo was not as good as that of the close-range salvo of thousands of bird-gunners, the shock caused by it was real, making it difficult for the rogue fire-gunners at this time to hold on, and the formation immediately began to retreat.

Wu Ruyi was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly sent his guards to bullet around the military formation, forcing the musketeers to continue shooting.

After all, after a period of shooting, Wu Ruyi firmly believed that the new army in front of him must have suffered a certain blow, and he had opened the channel for the follow-up attack of the soldiers and horses, and he was unwilling to give up such results at this time.

"Steady your position, dare to retreat, and kill without mercy!"

Wu Ruyi's roar continued to sound, but the wavering of the thief's firecracker was irreversible, and soon deserters appeared, followed by

The huge army collapsed in an instant, and 10,000 thousands of musketeers began to scramble to flee backwards.

"A bunch of bastards!"

Wu Ruyi also rode his horse and ran back at this time, but Guo Rong, who was in the rear, ordered a salvo, and more than 3,000 bird gunners fired a salvo at the same time, and the fierce firepower instantly took away a large number of rogue firefighters, including Wu Ruyi.

"Ahh

After a miserable scream, Wu Ruyi fell off his horse, and the surrounding guards were shocked when they saw this, and they fled one after another, and no one around them looked at Wu Ruyi.

At this time, as Wu Ruyi's battle flag fell violently, the former Guoyi general Ren Jirong led 50,000 armor soldiers to press up, and the first to bear the brunt was more than 200 shield vehicles, almost covering all the armor soldiers who were pressed by the formation of 50,000 formations, and rushed towards the new army's defense line.

At this time, Ren Jirong's expression was solemn, and the firecrackers and dead soldiers in front were mixed with the rout and fled backwards, indicating that the first two formations had been completely defeated, and Wu Ruyi's battle flag on the battlefield also fell, which showed how tragic the battle ahead was.

"Speed up, rush up!"

A lieutenant said loudly: "General, there is a trench in front of the low wall of the officers and soldiers, and we have no ladder or soil bag, so there is no way to fill the trench!" ”

Ren Jirong said with a hideous face at this time: "You don't need to fill in the trench, just push the shield cart down, use it as a simple bridge, rush through the trench, and fight hand-to-hand with the officers and soldiers!" ”

At this time, Ren Jirong was also ruthless, and it was time to fight hard.

Soon, 50,000 armor soldiers advanced to a distance of thirty paces in front of the first line of defense, and along the way, Guo Rong's soldiers continued to fire volleys, and bombarded the army of thieves with earth-shattering thunder.

But in the face of the defense of more than two hundred shield vehicles

The lethal effect of the salvo is greatly reduced, and although the earth-shattering thunder can kill and injure many enemy troops, it is always difficult to disrupt the enemy's military formation.

Seeing this, Guo Rong immediately ordered to prepare for hand-to-hand combat, and at this time there were less than 3,000 soldiers on the left, all of whom were ready.

When the first shield cart was pushed down the trench by the rogue armor soldiers, the vehicle and the sandbags on it instantly became a simple "bridge", and the rogue armor soldiers could step on the shield car to pass through the trench, and the surrounding rogue armor soldiers suddenly burst into cheers.

Immediately afterwards, the second, third, and fourth, and soon dozens of shield carts were pushed down the trench, and a large number of rogue soldiers rushed through the trench and directly began to climb the low wall.

In the second line of defense, Shen Tuo looked at the melee in the distance and frowned, and immediately said to the right staff general: "The right department immediately stepped forward to support, and must not give up the first line of defense!" ”

"Yes!"

At this time, the battle had only been going on for less than an hour, and the thieves and horses were already fighting for the first line of defense, and such a speed of advancement was something that Shen Tuo could not have imagined. Now the only reinforcements that can be sent out are more than 3,000 soldiers on the right, and the soldiers in the middle still have to be stationed in the second line of defense.

But these reinforcements are still not enough, looking at the tens of thousands of armored soldiers in front, as well as the tens of thousands of dead soldiers and musketeers who are regrouping in the rear, as well as the army of thieves and cavalry who came in formation, although Shen Tuo was full of unwillingness, he still ordered to ask the Chinese army for help.

After receiving Shen Tuo's request for help, the expression on Liu Yan's face became even more anxious.

Not long ago, Liu Yan had already received a battle report from the front camp of the New Army in the north and the rear camp of the New Army in the south

The horse attack was also very sharp, whether it was Wu Sangui and Chen Yongfu, the soldiers and horses of the two rogue new army, or the rogue left battalion Liu Fangliang in the south, they all seemed to be crazy, regardless of casualties and bloody battles with the defenders on both sides.

The rogue soldiers and horses on both the north and south sides were also equipped with a large number of firearms and bows and arrows, and under the fire, the casualties of the front and rear battalions of the new army were not small, which had already exceeded the casualties of the previous raids.

"It seems that Li Zicheng is ready to play with Lao Tzu!"

Liu Yan immediately sneered and said secretly: "Okay! Since Li Zicheng is ready to fight for the old book, then Lao Tzu will accompany him to the end. If you dare to die, Lao Tzu will dare to bury it! ”

Immediately, Liu Yan said to Zhang Yi, the chief officer of the left battalion of the new army, who had been waiting impatiently beside him: "You immediately lead your troops to attack from the West City Gate, support the middle battalion, and defeat the enemy in front of you at any cost!" ”

"Command!"

Zhang Yi immediately rushed down the city wall, and the soldiers of the left battalion of the new army, which had already been assembled in the city, soon drove out of the city, and after a little rectification inside and outside the second line of defense, Zhang Yi had a brief discussion with Shen Tuo, and then led his troops to attack forward.

At this time, thousands of soldiers on the left and right of the front and middle battalions of the new army were already fighting with the rogue armor soldiers, and the two sides were constantly fighting for the first line of defense, not giving in to each other, fighting to the death.

It was impossible to withdraw at this time, and Zhang Yi couldn't cover with a salvo in the rear, so he shouted: "Get on the bayonet!" ”

More than 10,000 soldiers of the left battalion put on their bayonets one after another, and Zhang Yi shouted loudly: "Let the thieves know that the soldiers of our new army are not only good at firearms, but also their ancestors in hand-to-hand combat!" ”

"Kill!"

More than 10,000 officers and men of the left battalion launched a charge and rushed directly into the first line of defense, on the side of the new army

Morale was high in an instant, and the battle line, which was still scorching, began to push towards the west in an instant, which shocked Ren Jirong, and hurriedly mobilized the armored soldiers behind him, as well as the reorganized dead soldiers and firecrackers to support him, but he still couldn't re-stabilize the battle line.

At this time, the two sides are very simple melee combat, forming a formation with each other, "stabbing each other, stabbing each other", without the slightest fancy, comparing the will to fight, comparing the well-equipped, ordinary personal fighting ruthlessly, at this time on the battlefield has no effect, no matter how brave people fight alone, they can't live a cup of tea time!

Ren Jirong originally thought that the armor soldiers of the Dashun Army were today's elite, almost all of them were armored, as long as they rushed to the front, they would definitely be able to defeat Liu Yan's new army head-on, after all, no matter how strong those new troops were, they would only open fire and fire guns from afar.

But today's bloody battle has completely collapsed Ren Jirong's "world view", those Liu Yanbu's new army not only everyone wears armor, but also all of them are not afraid of death, almost advancing forward one after another, without the need for the generals of the new army to press the formation, those new army soldiers actually took the initiative to fight to the end, why is this?

Ren Jirong couldn't figure it out, so he could only classify these doubts as the high military salary and good treatment given by Liu Yan, or the harsh military law.

"Pass the order: take another half step back, and you will execute the team cut!"

Seeing that the formation is constantly retreating, and if it continues to retreat, Liu Yan's new army will completely drive its soldiers and horses out of the first line of defense, and then the terrifying salvo firepower of the new army will roar again, and this battle will really be lost!

So Ren Jirong sent a large number of guards to supervise the battle in front,

Hundreds of people were killed in a row, and the situation was stabilized.

Rumble!

At this moment, more than 100 red-clothed cannons on the west wall of Dingzhou City roared again, and a large number of cannonballs continued to fall, smashing the army formation of the rogue armored soldiers to the point that people were overturned, and the position that had just been maintained collapsed in an instant.

"No!"

Ren Jirong screamed heartbreakingly, but he still couldn't stop the large number of soldiers and horses that had been defeated, the armored soldiers who withdrew like a tide, and the dead soldiers and firecrackers who had collapsed again, all mixed together, driven by the soldiers of the middle and left battalions of the new army who were killed behind, and were constantly running to the west.

"General go quickly, if you don't leave, it's too late!"

Ren Jirong gritted his teeth, rode his horse backwards without saying a word, and under the gallop of his horse, he came to the rear with more than a dozen personal guards, and joined the general He Jinbu, who was leading the army forward.

At this time, the 20,000 Xiao knights under the command of General He Jin were okay, and they were steadily advancing, and when they saw Ren Jirong who had fled back, they roared angrily: "What are you eating, 50,000 armor soldiers were defeated by you so quickly, you are an idiot!" ”

Ren Jirong was also aggrieved in his heart, and retorted: "Who would have thought that Liu Yan's soldiers and horses were so brave in hand-to-hand combat, and the soldiers in front of him really couldn't stop it!" ”

"Bastard!"

He Jin said angrily: "No matter how strong they are, there are only more than 10,000 people, how many people do you have?" Several defeated him, how do you explain to Your Majesty! ”

At this time, Ren Jirong didn't dare to say anything, lowered his head and waited for the hair to fall.

Seeing this, He Jin said angrily: "You immediately rectify and gather the rout, I will now lead my troops to charge, and first repel this round of impact from Liu Yan's department, and see if I can kill them."

to somewhere. After you put your soldiers and horses in order, immediately lead your troops to respond, don't mess up this time! ”

"Yes!"