The rain in the sky had stopped long ago, but the soldiers of the New Army and the bandits were stuck together to fight, and they could no longer pick up fire guns to shoot. The soldiers of the New Army could only rely on the waist knives in their hands and the armor on their bodies to fight as hard as they could.
The New Army cannot retreat, because once it retreats, it will collapse. The Invading Army keeps pushing forward, and the New Army can only support the front with all its strength.
The invading army did not want to retreat, because this rain was a rare opportunity. There would be no such store after passing this village. If they could not use this rain to rebuild the new army, the new army would use firearms to go all the way south in sunny weather.
Both sides continued to invest new troops on the three-mile-wide front, and soldiers continued to fall, and then new ones were added. The front line where flesh and blood was flying was like a meat grinder, constantly turning young soldiers on both sides into incompetent soldiers.
The moving corpse.
They continued to fight from afternoon to dusk, until it became dark, and then Li Zicheng sounded the golden sound of withdrawing his troops.
Looking at the soldiers who were retreating slowly, Cao Bianjiao felt exhausted all over. He didn't know how many soldiers he had killed in the past half day, but he felt that he could hardly lift his hands. His right arm and left leg were
He was slashed twice by thieves, but the armor blocked the wound and the wound was not deep.
Standing on the ground holding the tiger spear, Cao Bianjiao looked at the corpse on the ground.
After killing for a long time, the casualties were extremely heavy. The Chuang army left at least 10,000 people on the battlefield, while the casualties of the New Army and the Xuanfu Zheng Barracks were basically the same.
The 60,000 new troops turned into 50,000 in the blink of an eye.
Cao Bianjiao felt his heart bleed.
How much money was spent on recruiting elite soldiers? Every soldier of the New Army was a skilled fireman, and they were extremely precious. However, in this valley, the soldiers of the New Army died in hand-to-hand combat with the least advantage.
Such a battle is not what the emperor wants. What the emperor wants is for Cao Bianjiao to conquer Shaanxi. But now that the battle is like this, the emperor's strategy can no longer be realized - there are still dozens of days to travel from the central county to Xi'an, and there will be inevitable consequences on the way.
It will rain again. The cavalry of the Breaking Army hangs not far from the New Army, and they will pounce on them when it rains.
The invading army had hundreds of thousands of cavalry, which could easily withstand tens of thousands of casualties. However, the New Army only had 50,000 people left. If there was another battle with tens of thousands of casualties, the New Army would definitely collapse.
Yang Guozhu walked over slowly with a broadsword in hand and said helplessly: "Admiral, the rebel army is fighting like this, and the situation is not good for us."
Cao Bianjiao glanced at the battlefield, then looked at the young soldiers who died tragically on the battle line, gritted his teeth and said, "Now we can only report it to the Holy One and ask the Holy One for a decision."
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On September 19th, Emperor Zhu Youjian stood in the study room of Qianqing Palace and sighed at the scenery outside the window.
The report of Cao Bianjiao has been sent to Zhu Youjian's office.
Cao Bianjiao was attacked by Li Zicheng in the central county and suffered heavy losses. After being severely damaged, the official army returned to the central county and defended it, and was no longer able to go south to attack Xi'an.
Zhu Youjian originally thought that the new army equipped with new cannons and Rumi blunderbuss, which had been trained for several years, would be devastating when sent out, and could sweep away the bandit soldiers like the Tiger and Ben army. Unexpectedly, Li Zicheng was so cunning, waiting for rainy days to attack the new army.
.As a result, the New Army's firearms advantage was completely gone, and it was completely using its own shortcomings to cope with the strengths of the Chuang Army.
As a result, the so-called victory over the intruders and recovery of Henan became empty talk.
Zhu Youjian took a breath, flipped his sleeves and sat on the chair, and asked Wang Dehua, the eunuch of the East Factory: "Wang Dehua, how did the Tiger Army of the King of Tianjin avoid the rain battle?"
Wang Dehua raised his hand and said: "Back to the Holy Spirit, the Huben Army used to fight with the large army of the government. Even if the enemy attacks the Huben Army on rainy days, it will be blocked by other officers and soldiers, so there is no problem of fighting in the rain."
"Over the years, the Huben Army has been fighting more and more independently, so the soldiers have been equipped with a complete set of rainproof equipment. Those equipment are well-made and can block the infiltration of light rain. The Tiger Army can fight even in light rain. And the duration of heavy rain
It is usually very short, only one or two quarters of an hour at most. During heavy rains, the Tiger and Ben troops only need to march quickly away from the enemy."
"When the Huben Army fought against the Chuang Army in Henan, they relied on rainproof equipment to overcome the light rain and defeated the Chuang Army before they invaded Henan."
Zhu Youjian asked: "Have you seen the rainproof equipment of the Huben Army? Maybe the craftsmen in Beijing have copied it?"
Wang Dehua raised his hands and said: "The Holy Spirit has revealed that the Huben Army's confidentiality work is extremely strict. I have only seen those rainproof equipment twenty feet away at most, so I can't take a closer look." After a pause, Wang Dehua said: "And
According to Fan Zi’s description, I think those rain-proof equipment are very particular, and if a craftsman were to imitate them, I’m afraid they wouldn’t be able to make a set in a month.”
Hearing Wang Dehua's words, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but sigh again.
He established a new army after the Tiger Ben Army. It looked impressive, but in fact the equipment of the new army was still far from that of the Tiger Ben Army. Li Zhi owned a large factory in Fanjiazhuang that was ahead of its time and could produce large quantities of goods in a short period of time.
New equipment has come out. However, the craftsmen in the capital are still at the stage of manual manufacturing, and the efficiency is very low.
Wang Chengen raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the only plan now is to ask the Duke of Jin to rush to manufacture 50,000 sets of waterproof equipment that can be used for Lumi guns and send them to Wu Jinglue in the central county. Otherwise, Wu Jinglue will be blocked in the central area.
The county dare not move forward and cannot retreat, as time goes by, it may change."
Zhu Youjian looked at Wang Chengen and shook his head.
The original attack on Henan was a feat that Zhu Youjian wrested from Li Zhi. Zhu Youjian ignored Li Zhi's slander and forced Li Zhi to stop when Li Zhi could sweep through Shaanxi, and instead let the new army go.
Harvesting the fruits of victory is to enhance his reputation as the emperor.
However, now, the new army is afraid of a rainy war, and if they want to capture Shaanxi, they have to ask Li Zhi for help.
Not to mention whether Li Zhi would help, even this act of asking for help made Zhu Youjian feel ashamed.
Zhu Youjian took a breath, sat back on the throne, and opened Cao Bianjiao's newspaper to read it. At this time, as long as there was a slight possibility of taking Shaanxi alone, Zhu Youjian was not willing to ask Li Zhi for help.
It's too embarrassing to ask for help now.
Wang Chengen cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, we can't hesitate any longer. Now Wu Jinglue's army is guarding the central county. No matter whether it is advancing or retreating, it will be followed by the cavalry of the intruders. The intruders are waiting for rainy days to regroup with the new army. In fact, Wu Jinglue's army is guarding the central county.
The soldiers and horses of the army are trapped in the central county. If the transportation of grain and grass is interrupted by the Chuang army over time, the New Army's 50,000 people will be completely destroyed."
Zhu Youjian listened to Wang Chengen's words and closed his eyes helplessly.
After a long time, he said: "That's all! Wang Cheng'en, take a few Rumi guns to Tianjin and ask the King of Tianjin to provide rainproof equipment suitable for Lumi guns."
