Now that it has been cleared, Ma Tengyun has no choice.

If he doesn't fight, Niu Wancheng will kill him.

Even if Niu Wancheng didn't do it, Zhang Changgeng, the governor of Huguang, and Dong Xueli, the governor of Huguang, would not spare him.

Those Ming troops who came back from the Western Front would not let him go as a traitor!

Unless he gets out of the way.

But this is obviously not possible!

"Pass my military order, don't retreat, whoever dares to retreat without permission, Ma Laozi, I'll kick his head as a ball!"

Under Ma Tengyun's strict orders, and his family members were all in the hands of the Qing side, even if the generals under his command were unwilling, they had to lead troops to refuse everywhere.

On the side of the Ming army, the "commander-in-chief" Ma Sizhong led more than 400 Lao Shun troops to march forward quickly in a dense phalanx along the mountain road.

It is not an iron shield, but made of aspen and paulownia wood, which is very light and easy to carry, and can also resist arrows, so since the end of the Ming Dynasty, the armies of all parties have equipped their troops with this.

The disadvantage is that it cannot be exposed to the sun and rain, otherwise it will be brittle and rotten over time.

In addition, it cannot withstand the pressure of heavy weapons and is easy to be cut by a large knife.

If you encounter a hammer or the like, you will smash one and crack the other.

However, it is this kind of bargain, but now it is the main equipment of the Kui Dongming Army, and it can only be available in elite troops, and there are very few equipment in ordinary troops.

If they want to break through the horse department in one fell swoop, the Ming army will inevitably engage them in close combat, fight them with their physical bodies, suppress the opponent in courage, and then defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.

That is, what Wang Wu said, the brave wins!

As a result, the Ming army, which took the initiative to attack, would inevitably be hit by long-range fire from the rebels.

Due to Ma Tengyun's new arrival, the Qing army did not dare to equip it with many firearms and crossbows, so the weapons used by the Ma soldiers were still the same as before, and the number of firearms and bows and arrows was not much, so the Ming army did not receive many long-range blows when it advanced.

However, the Ming army knew at this time that the real bitter battle had not yet come.

The rebels occupying the commanding heights on both sides were by no means easily defeated by the Ming army that was advancing bravely by virtue of their geographical advantages.

As the Ming army continued to break through, it was not until it advanced to two or three hundred meters in front of the Mabu Central Army that the few guns of the rebels began to fire, and hundreds of archers continued to throw at the Ming array.

In the sound of "bang", the gun hit directly on the card held by the old Shunjun in the front row, except for making the old pawn in front of him shake his wrist, it did not cause them much damage.

With a "thump", the arrows thrown by the rebels smashed into the air above the Lao Shun army like hailstones, and in the blink of an eye, the cards used to prevent arrows from above became like hedgehogs with long thorns.

"Ugh!"

After all, the cards are held by the pawns below, and it is difficult for the team to fit tightly when advancing, so some arrows with tricky angles continue to shoot at the pawns below from the gaps.

The Ming army began to suffer casualties, and people continued to fall from arrows, which caused some confusion among the advancing ranks.

Ma Sizhong, Xu Deyi and others who led the team kept shouting and adjusting, and at the same time, the old archers of the Shun army at the rear of the team also opened their big bows and shot towards the rebels in front.

The arrows of both sides pierced back and forth in the snow-covered valley road, and the sound of sparse bells sounded from time to time.

Wang Wu led the subordinate and Zhang Tianfang's subordinate to lagged behind Mabe, and it looked like the follow-up troops of Mabu, rather than soldiers and horses who took on combat missions alone.

This move was to make the rebels mistakenly believe that the Ming army was going to concentrate the main force to attack their Chinese army, rather than trying to capture the commanding heights on both sides first.

The Ming army was getting closer and closer to the rebel line, and after a hundred paces, the rebels on the slopes on both sides also began to mobilize, rolling down the trees they had cut down in advance, and then lifting stones and throwing them down.

The casualties of the Lao Shun army advancing below began to increase, and the formation became more disorganized.

At this juncture, Ma Sizhong shouted fiercely: "Rush! ”

Hearing the order, the old pawn holding the card in front of him raised the card in his hand at the same time, and roared with a short knife in his hand to cut down the rebels who were only a few dozen steps forward.

Seeing this, Ma Tengyun, who was watching the battle, immediately ordered his soldiers to blow the horn.

"Kill!"

Some of the officers in the rebel formation shouted and led people to meet the Ming army.

The two sides suddenly engaged the enemy, and the rebels did not have time to set up fences and set up traps to delay the Ming army's attack, and if the Ming army was allowed to attack at this time, it was easy to cause chaos in the rebel defense line.

Therefore, the best way to defend is to attack.

As a senior general of the Dashun Army that year, Ma Teng Yunnan has been fighting in the north for nearly 30 years, although today he lost his integrity due to despair of the situation and lost confidence in the Qing court, but his use of troops is still ruthless and sophisticated.

"Kill!"

The soldiers of the two sides collided almost instantly, and the moment they met each other, they immediately stabbed with swords and spears, blood overflowed, stumps flew sideways, and countless lives were lost in an instant.

God is pitiful, the two sides who fought for their lives were still comrades in the same camp not long ago!

Today, they are brutally fighting for different choices.

"For Daming, for Liu Shuai!"

Ma Sizhong roared with his sword, and led his own soldiers to slaughter several rebels in front of him.

The main general will take the lead, and the old pawns will not be left behind.

The old Shun army with the heart of death was obviously several times smaller than the rebels, but the courage and unyielding fighting spirit that broke out at this time made the rebels who had just shaved their hair and braided their hair constantly retreated.

Seeing this, Ma Tengyun immediately ordered reinforcements and sent his own soldiers to supervise the battle behind the battle.

The reinforcements of the rebels made the Lao Shun army start a hard battle, and the two sides were in a mixed battle in the valley at this time, with me among the enemies and the enemy among us, so that the rebels on the slopes on both sides did not dare to shoot easily.

The number of Ming troops was too small, and they were gradually suppressed by the rebels.

Wang Wu moved.

Dressed in iron armor, he raised his sword: "Those with armor die first!" ”

"The one with the armor dies first!"

Seventeen ironclad soldiers responded in unison, following the main general and rushing towards the high slope hundreds of meters ahead.

Seeing this, the rest of the pro-soldiers in cotton armor also rushed up one after another, lest they fall one step behind.

"He who has no armor does not live alone!"

Zhang Pengyu, the captain of the battle, saw the five pioneers of the Great Sword King who killed his main general, and his admiration was also enthusiastic, and he led the hundreds of soldiers in his department into the battlefield.

"Follow me!"

Zhao Jinzhong, who has always been taciturn, only said three words, and then did not advance quickly to the slope like Zhang Pengyu, but deliberately kept a slow speed and hung behind the charging team.

He was not afraid of death, but he wanted to choose the most suitable place to shoot the rebels on the slope.

He is a sharpshooter, not a warrior in battle.

The rebel soldiers, who occupied the commanding heights on the left side of the valley road, noticed a Ming army climbing up from below them, and immediately someone shouted: "We are coming up from this side!" ”

As soon as the words fell, he was slapped by the officer next to him: "What are we, it's the enemy!" ”

"Oh, it's the enemy."

The soldier covered his mouth and looked at the Ming army who was surging up below with some grievances, and his heart felt sour for no reason.

He wanted to cry, but he couldn't.

After a painful struggle, he picked up the firearm in his hand and shot at one of the ironclad officers who rushed to the front below.

"Bang"!

His arms trembled, and so did the braids on the back of his head.