At this time, the generals of the invading army were defeated again and again, and had long lost their vigor. However, Ai Nengqi had never seen the new army in Huguang, but he was not afraid of the sharp weapons of the new army.
With a wave of his hand, Ai Nengqi said: "King Chuang, don't worry. I, Ai Nengqi, have 30,000 cavalry troops under my command. These cavalry have never been defeated against the official army. When the time comes, thousands of troops and horses will rush forward, don't say it is
Fifty thousand new troops, even one hundred thousand new troops will be defeated thousands of miles away."
Everyone looked at each other in shock when they heard Ainengqi's remarks. However, some generals of the invasion army recognized Ainengqi's words and raised a glimmer of hope.
When the 100,000 cavalrymen of the Breaking Army attacked the New Army in the rain, they relied on the horse army to rush into the New Army's formation. Although the battle was indistinguishable, it also severely defeated the New Army. It can be seen that the firearms used to deal with the New Army
Troops and cavalry tactics still have certain effects.
I heard that in Jinzhou, Huang Taiji's cavalry rushed into the formation of Huben Army.
Hearing Ai Nengqi's words, Li Guo subconsciously looked at Song Xiance. Song Xiance also happened to look at Li Guo. The two looked at each other for a while, obviously seeing doubts in each other's eyes.
Li Guo stood up and said: "King Chuang, my nephew feels that we cannot fight this time. If we lose, the army will be completely defeated and it will be difficult to control."
Li Zicheng was still very ambitious, and he was unwilling to give up hope and flee to Sichuan to wait for death.
He waved his hand to stop Li Guo's words and said: "Today we abandon our baggage and flee into Sichuan, and the army pursues us into Sichuan. How about that?"
He turned to Ai Nengqi and asked: "Ai Nengqi, are you sure that with 30,000 cavalry, you can rush into the new army's formation?"
Ai Nengqi laughed loudly and said: "King Chuang, if you give me another 20,000 horse troops, I can gather 50,000 people and rush up from the flank of the new army, and I will definitely overwhelm the new army!"
After a pause, Ainengqi said: "But the army will not be strong without pay. Before this battle, I am willing to give King Chuang a reward of ten taels of silver to each of the 50,000 cavalry. If the cavalry successfully breaks through the new army's position, I am willing to give King Chuang a reward of ten taels of silver.
The king will give each of the brothers who rush into battle another forty taels of silver!"
Li Zicheng shouted: "Okay! What's some silver for?"
"A real man was born in troubled times. He should serve the heaven and serve the people to build his achievements. How can he shrink back just because he failed in one game or two? Ai Nengqi, you are indeed a fierce general known as 'a tiger'! Since you have the courage to fight, we
You can’t be a coward either.”
"Deploy 20,000 cavalry troops to Ainengqi. Our army will fight the new army in Xiangyang. When the time comes, Ainengqi's 50,000 cavalrymen will rush up from the flanks and make a final decision!"
When the generals in the tent saw that King Chuang had made his decision, none of them said anything more.
Li Guo sighed, then stood up and said: "King Chuang, my nephew is willing to lead a hundred thousand regular soldiers to entangle the new army in front and support a tiger!"
Li Zicheng laughed and nodded.
On May 20th, in the north of Xiangyang City, Li Zicheng's 180,000-strong army encountered a new army attacking all the way south.
In addition to the new army, there were more than 10,000 Xuanfu veterans. Cao Bianjiao led 60,000 soldiers and horses to capture the power of Shaanxi, and their morale was like a rainbow. Although the number was far smaller than that of Li Zicheng's rebel army, the more than 60,000 people had an arrogant momentum.
, the listed zigzag array looks like a dense birch forest.
Li Zicheng looked at the raging army camp, squinted his eyes and said, "If we lose this battle again, we will have no choice but to flee into the mountains."
Ai Nengqi said loudly: "Don't worry King Chuang, I will capture Cao Bianjiao alive for King Chuang and let the emperor know the capabilities of my rebel army!"
After saying this, Ainengqi reined in the horse's rope and led his troops around to the east, preparing to attack the flank of the new army.
Li Zicheng looked at Li Guo and shouted: "Li Guo! You can come up too!"
Li Guo shouted the order, issued a flag order, and led one hundred thousand soldiers and horses to advance slowly, forcing them to the front of the official army.
More than 300 large and small artillery pieces also pressed forward at the same time, preparing to bombard the new army's positions.
In fact, there were many captured artillery in Li Zicheng's army. There were city defense artillery in various places in the Ming Dynasty. These artillery were not red cannons, but were old-fashioned artillery after the general cannon, tiger crouching cannon, and French machine gun.
The Ming Dynasty never lacked cannons, but it lacked qualified officers to use them. Due to the chaotic military system and the corruption of officers, the local army of the Ming Dynasty had no qualified artillerymen at all. These old-fashioned cannons that had been cast for decades were rotting on the city walls.
People management.
After these artillery pieces were captured by the intruders, they gained a new lease of life. At this time, more than 300 artillery pieces of various types were pushed to the front of the formation, trying to shoot at the new army.
However, the range of these old-fashioned artillery was very short, and they had to approach about a mile before they could fire. Before the artillery could reach the firing position, they were bombarded by the 18-pound heavy artillery of the New Army.
All the artillery of the New Army was purchased from Li Zhi, and the accuracy was not comparable to that of the artillery of the Chuang Army. The explosive shells were like fireworks, exploding near the artillery of the Chuang Army. Li Guo's 100,000 troops had not left yet.
A mile away from the New Army, the artillery of the Chuang Army collapsed.
The artilleryman didn't know how many people were killed, so he abandoned his cannon and fled back.
Li Guo gave a loud order and waved the flag in front of the army. One hundred thousand people lined up in the loosest formation and slowly pushed towards the front of the new army.
Huang Degong used the telescope given to the new army by Li Zhi to observe the Chuang army. His face was full of confusion and he said: "How come the Chuang army is walking so slowly? They are still in such a loose formation. Don't they know the power of our firearms?"
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Cao Bianjiao looked ahead and said: "Don't be fooled by the invaders in Hushan! The invaders in front are just supporting troops. As expected, the main attack direction of the invaders is to our east."
Before Cao Bianjiao finished speaking, he remembered the thunderous sound of horse hooves in the east.
The 50,000 cavalrymen of the insurgent army were like huge waves rolled up by a tsunami, galloping towards the east of the new army.
Cao Bianjiao shouted: "Place the iron caltrops in the east!"
The flag order was waved and Cao Bianjiao's order was passed on. The officers and soldiers on the east side of the formation laid ten-foot-wide iron caltrops on the ground like the Tiger and Ben soldiers did, and then returned to the shooting position to load their rifles.
Ainengqi's cavalry was more brave than the cavalry of the intruder army. They waved their sabers and shouted towards the new army. The sound of rolling horse hooves became louder and louder, like a flood washing the earth, making a soul-stirring roar.
Rumble.
The distance is two hundred feet, one hundred feet, fifty feet.
Cao Bianjiao waved his hand, the flag soldiers beside him waved their flags, and the infantry in the front row opened fire with Lumi guns.
At this time, the soldiers of the New Army were in a large circular formation. There were 13,000 soldiers on the east side of the circular formation. These more than 10,000 people lined up in three rows and fired fiercely with two-meter-long Rumi guns.
Amidst the crackling gunfire, Ainengqi's cavalry fell to the ground one by one.
After the first row finished shooting, they withdrew from the side. The second row raised their guns and fired again, and then the third row. The choking smell of saltpeter began to dominate the battlefield, and black smoke soon filled the line where the riflemen were.
