Wu Shigong must not be able to distract his attention at this time to observe the situation of the Ming army on the left and right wings.
What Wu Shigong didn't know was that the left wing of the Ming army led by General Yang Yufan did not collapse immediately after being flanked by 500 cavalry. After suffering a large number of casualties, Yang Yufan actually killed the Ming army who had rushed over the top of the slope.
The soldiers on the left wing of the army withdrew.
However, the situation on the left wing of the Ming army did not improve. After retreating to the top of the slope, they were also entangled by the rebels. Fortunately, facing the siege of the superior rebels, the Ming army on the left still continued to resist in an organized manner. This
We can also see Yang Yufan's tenacious style in battle.
As for the Liaodong Army on the right, they suffered almost negligible casualties during the initial charge after the Ming Army's artillery fire. However, after being massacred in a short period of time in front of the chariot formation, the Liaodong Army suddenly fell.
There were more than 600 people, and more than 100 of them were servants of generals at all levels of the Liaodong Army. This made the generals of the Liaodong Army almost vomit blood with anger.
However, after all, the Liaodong Army had rich battlefield experience. When they saw themselves encountering an ambush and saw the rebel cavalry emerging from behind the rebel chariot formation, the Liaodong Army turned around and fled in an orderly manner without hesitation. They retreated back to them.
The starting position was in a defensive formation.
In fact, it can be seen here that every tactical action on the battlefield needs to leave room for leeway. For example, in the charge of the Liaodong Army just now, the positions of their soldiers were very particular, so that there could be gaps for the soldiers to turn around.
This is actually a kind of battlefield experience. Read the full text of "The Best Time Traveler" Zhu Bajie. When charging at that time, the Liaodong Army would definitely not know that there was a rebel chariot formation ambushing behind the slope. But they reserved this turning position.
But it allowed the Liaodong Army to turn around smoothly and retreat in an orderly manner after being ambushed.
However, Qiu Lei's Ming army in the middle did not have such an arrangement. So when they turned around and ran away, they would fall into chaos. On the contrary, they could not run fast even if they wanted to, and even started killing each other.
However, although the Liaodong Army retreated in time, they could not retreat forever and turned their retreat into a rout. If that were the case, then the Liaodong Army would really be doomed.
But after all, the time was too short, and the Liaodong Army could not fully defend itself. When the rebel cavalry and the old Liao Army came forward, plus the original scattered rebel left-wing soldiers, a total of more than 10,000 people, immediately formed a half-force.
They formed a siege and violently attacked the Liaodong Army.
Fortunately, with the threat of the artillery team's twenty large-caliber artillery pieces, the rebels did not dare to gather together to form a battle group to attack. This made the rebels' offensive power much less powerful. Therefore, the Liaodong Army also
They barely managed to hold on to their position. However, the battle was also going on precariously.
What Wu Shigong saw now was that the rebel cavalry and the old Liao army attacking the Ming army in the middle were pressing towards his Runing camp. However, what Wu Shigong saw also had some illusions.
We already know that in the morning, the coalition forces of Wu Shigong and Liu Zeqing stood behind the Liaodong Army and Qiu Leiming Army in the middle. In the afternoon, the coalition moved behind the Ming Army in the middle. But no matter how they moved, it was impossible to move.
The center is directly behind the Ming army, so the current coalition forces are on the right side of the center.
The rebel cavalry and the old Liao army were pursuing the Ming army in the middle. Therefore, there was a positional deviation in the intersection of these two armies.
The pursuing rebels were also blinded by the fleeing Ming army, and did not notice the well-positioned coalition force at all. So when the fleeing Ming army dispersed to both sides, the front row of the Runing camp was exposed.
At that time, the rebels' more than 200 cavalrymen and more than 400 veteran Liao troops also discovered in horror that they were only seventy or eighty steps away from the cart formation.
However, these pursuing rebels could not stop at all. They rushed until they were about fifty steps away from the car formation, and then barely stopped their charge.
Similarly, the artillery of the Runing Battalion fired first. Under the command of Liang Hui, the ten three-pound artillery loaded with solid shells did not fire, and the artillery team only fired the seven small cannon loaded with shotshells.
To be honest, the killing distance of artillery shells at that time was too close, that is, a distance of about thirty to forty steps. In addition, the propellant of these shot shells was insufficient, so few rebels were not defeated.
But it was enough, at least it completely stopped the charge of the rebels in front of them. Then came the firing of firecrackers. First, medium-sized firecrackers with a short range, and then heavy firecrackers with a long range. After several rows of shooting, this
The rebels of more than 600 people were defeated and more than 300 were defeated. The rest of the rebels fled far away and did not dare to get closer.
This small victory was a complete replica of the chariot formation ambush set up by the rebels. The reason for this victory was also due to the surprise of the opponent.
But after such a small victory, the soldiers of Runing camp suddenly didn't know what to do. The battle situation was unfavorable, what should they do? They all looked at Wu Shigong, waiting for him to be the backbone.
"All troops move forward!" Wu Shigong made up his mind in an instant.
In fact, Wu Shigong didn't know whether his decision was correct. But at this time, he absolutely couldn't retreat and escape. Otherwise, wouldn't Wu Shigong's Runing camp be at the end? And what Wu Shigong just said was going in a circle.
Escape is a completely theoretical statement. It is impossible to realize it on a chaotic battlefield.
Therefore, in the face of the rebels' cover-up, the Runing camp at the back is likely to be trapped here, so it is better to go forward and fight hard. The brave will win.
After hearing Wu Shigong's order, the soldiers of the Runing Battalion in the front row immediately pushed the cart hard and advanced towards the top of the slope. The coalition troops in the rear row also followed the Runing Battalion in their respective positions according to the prior arrangement.
At this time, the signal corps sent by Zhu Dadian rushed to the coalition forces. When the signal corps found Yan Dingshan, who was behind the scenes, Yan Dingshan told the signal corps: The entire army has moved, and there is no way to find it again.
Liu Zeqing understood. However, Yan Dingshan also asked the signal soldier to tell Zhu Dadian that the coalition forces were definitely moving forward. Zhu Dadian was asked to immediately arrange for other Ming troops to assist the coalition's attack.
But at this time, the Runing Battalion's advance encountered another problem. The chariots in the front row of the Runing Battalion are now only 350 steps away from the top of the slope, and the rebel chariot formation behind the slope is only 350 steps away.
Less than five hundred steps, the total distance is about one mile. If a soldier ran at full speed, it would take two or three minutes in modern time.
However, this section of the road is uphill, so it takes a lot of effort to push the cart. Also, this road is full of corpses. These corpses on the ground do not affect people's walking and running, because both humans and horses can jump.
We passed these corpses. However, these corpses hindered the progress of the cart.
Wu Shigong's cart didn't contain anything, it was all empty, so if he pushed hard, he could still push over the corpses. But there was nothing he could do with the horse corpses.
Also, those artillery carts were very heavy and it was impossible to climb over any corpses. Therefore, the progress of the Runing Battalion was blocked by these inconspicuous obstacles. The rebels who understood the situation everywhere began to organize troops.
To launch an attack on the coalition forces.
"What are you doing standing around stupidly? Go out and move the corpses blocking the road!" Zhou Xun, who was commanding the infantry of the mobile battalion, shouted anxiously.
Immediately, a centurion soldier ran out of the cart, began to clean up the corpses, and cleared a path for the artillery cart. So the whole team moved forward with difficulty. Although the speed of advance dropped a lot, at least the cart and the artillery cart were able to move forward again.
The wheels started rolling.
But more and more rebels gathered around, and they did not dare to get close to the cart. However, they also used their muskets and bows and arrows to shoot at the soldiers of the Runing camp who were carrying the corpses.
Although protected by the beggar's armor, several soldiers were inevitably injured and killed. The soldiers' movement of carrying the corpses was also somewhat hindered.
So under Zhou Xun's order, another centurion soldier came out. They lined up in four rows holding firecrackers, and under the command of their centurion captain, began to shoot at the harassing rebels.
Soldiers from the army also stepped forward to help push the cart to increase its speed.
However, there were too few soldiers in front of them, and only twenty-five muskets were fired in one salvo. Therefore, during the exchange of fire, those soldiers fell one after another, and soon a dozen of them fell.
The centurion captain who commanded the battle must have been a key target of the rebels. Without much effort, the centurion captain was killed by bows, arrows and firecrackers.
Without thinking too much, the vice-captain immediately took over the command. But as soon as the vice-captain pulled out his saber and before he gave the first order, a sharp arrow pierced his eye socket.
When he saw this situation, Zhou Xun cursed angrily. He stood up and thought about going into battle himself. Yu Ji on the side immediately pressed Zhou Xun's shoulders and said: "You are my deputy, and we cannot lack your command here."
, let me go!" Then he led the next hundred people out of the cart formation.
The equipment of this centurion soldiers is somewhat different from that of the first team. In addition to the fifty gunmen who are still fire fighters, there are fifty sword and shield bearers. They will use shields to protect the soldiers carrying the corpses.
The replenished gunmen were still spread out in four rows, and Yu Ji continued to issue orders, ordering to shoot in the direction of the most threatening rebels. The armor on Yu Ji's body also made a "ping-ping" sound, and even the armor was inserted into
Several arrows were attached.
Fortunately, the commanders of the Runing Battalion all wore ring-armor armor, which was heavy armor. It was difficult for the rebels' muskets and bows to penetrate. However, under the heavy blows of the bullets, Yu Ji still felt that his
My throat feels a little fishy.
Yu Jiqiang suppressed his internal injuries and still issued orders. The gunmen were like robots, completely ignoring the flying bullets and arrows and exchanging shots and loading bullets in an orderly manner.
Seeing the brave performance of his gunman, a soldier of the Runing Camp was pushing the cart with enthusiasm. While pushing the cart hard, he couldn't help but sing the informal military song of the Runing Camp - "
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