The water system branching off from the Luo River flows through Beiwudu, which is bustling with merchants, through the Ye County town surrounded by gray brick walls, and through the avenues trampled by thousands of officers and soldiers.
The rushing river flew from the hills to the plains, splitting the originally integrated land into two halves like a sharp blade. On both sides of the river, there were the army troops of Liu Guoneng and Li Wanqing, forming an angle with each other.
, advancing slowly.
Liu Guoneng's troops are not many. The number of soldiers he can use for desperate battles is only two thousand. But these two thousand soldiers are by no means comparable to ordinary officers and soldiers, or even ordinary servants, "elite thieves"
His ilk can rival him.
When Xiong Wencan recruited Liu Guoneng, he only left 2,000 soldiers for him. Although he was promoted from the garrison all the way to deputy chief soldier, Liu Guoneng did not understand the human etiquette of "filial piety" in the officialdom.
The increase is only two thousand ears.
These people were all carefully selected from the "drama thieves" who had followed Liu Guoneng for many years and the "leaders of the canal", eliminating the weak and leaving the strong. Even if they knew that they were being forced by the gentry behind them, and that there were premeditated plans by powerful enemies in front of them, and they were passive everywhere, they would not
He is willing to use his passion and faith to fulfill his promise of life and death to his family.
Are most loyal people like dog-slaughters?
They are warriors, warriors, powerful enemies that even Li Laiheng cannot help but praise with "faithfulness", and they are definitely not just men who slaughter dogs.
Hundreds of long spears painted in ink stood like a forest, matching green, blue and the red burqa, the most widely used in the Ming army. They were like thunder and lightning looming in the clouds, containing a kind of silent courage.
The elite knights riding by were all wearing bright armor. The knights in front also had shining silver armor on their arms. They all had stern expressions and carefully protected the right-wing officers and soldiers of the army from the east.
Marching westward along the north bank of the river, its right wing, that is, the north of the official army array, is a more dangerous and vulnerable front.
Liu Guoneng still didn't know that the enemy in front of him was not the handsome and handsome Liu Fangliang, but a rising star who broke into the camp: Li Laiheng, who was known as "Master Li" throughout the land of Zhongzhou.
He guessed that with Liu Fangliang's habit of commanding elite cavalry to destroy the front line, the invading army must have a strong cavalry group ambushed to the north of the official army. Once the front lines of both sides fell into anxiety, Liu Fangliang would definitely use this cavalry unit to ambush them.
Cutting into the battlefield from the right wing, it was used as an "anvil hammer" to crush the army.
Liu Guoneng judged that the left wing was covered by the river, and there was Li Wanqing on the south bank of the river who could cross the river at any time to attack. There was basically no great danger. Or it can be said that the hope of the army's victory lay in breaking through the left wing as soon as possible.
"The intruders will rush across the right side of our army! Generals must be on strict guard and not take it lightly."
Liu Guoneng repeatedly emphasized the importance of the right-wing front. For this reason, he also deployed most of the elite servants under his direct control near the right-wing to deal with Liu Fangliang's surprise attack.
"In this area of flat land, our army's right wing continues to the north. There are no dense forests within a few miles, and the hills are suitable for ambush. Any movement by Liu Fangliang will directly fall into our eyes. The picture of victory or defeat is already obvious!"
Liu Guoneng's desperate initiative to attack achieved what he thought was a remarkable effect. Although he lost the advantageous position of defense when he initiated the attack, he also gained the initiative to launch a battle. The attacker could calmly choose terrain that was favorable to his own side for the decisive battle.
For Liu Guoneng, he chose the flat and open terrain near the right wing as the battlefield, where the intruders could not ambush. In this section of the plain, the river on the left wing of the officers and soldiers also became much shallower, which facilitated Li Wanqing to quickly cross the river and launch a pincer attack.
To be fair, Liu Guoneng's tactical vision is indeed commendable.
It's just that the Chuang army didn't just sit around and let others slaughter them.
"The bandits are coming!"
"Inform the general, the bandit leader has arrived!"
Liu Guoneng's Yebushou soldiers who were scattered at the front of the army array all retracted into the ranks. They had confirmed the movement of the Chuang army. Just as Liu Guoneng took the initiative to attack, the Chuang army also had no fear and actively attacked.
, even one step faster than the official army, the leading team has already reached the position where it is about to contact the official army array.
"All troops, please don't disturb me! All teams will attack the thieves together. The thieves are outnumbered and the location is favorable to me. We will win the battle!"
Liu Guoneng pulled the reins tightly to control the restless war horses. He drew his sword and shouted in all directions, trying his best to restrain the ranks of the officers and soldiers, and immediately asked the generals to adjust their troops and prepare for fierce battles.
The fierce footsteps and the hoofbeats of war horses have been transmitted to everyone's heart through the vibration of the ground. The soldiers were all frightened, and everyone managed to swallow a mouthful of curses and tightly grasped the weapons in their hands.
Such a sudden active attack by the Chuang Army gave Liu Guoneng a strong sense of oppression and uneasiness. He vaguely wondered whether he had made any mistakes in his deployment? The Chuang Army launched an offensive on such a battlefield that was not suitable for a right-wing attack.
What are the considerations behind the raid?
Win? Defeat?
But he didn't have time to think anymore, and the battlefield couldn't tolerate any more thinking.
"Eating the emperor's salary is a matter of loyalty to the emperor. For the sake of the family background of the descendants, what kind of loyalty can there be to fellow thieves? Kill them all!"
Liu Guoneng roared in shock and was the first to rush forward. He still retained many of the habits of the leader of "rogue bandits". Whenever there was a battle, he would wear strong armor and lead the army without any pampering of an official.
His keen sense of smell, honed through years of fighting, also allowed him to smell an ominous aura immediately.
boom
Accompanied by the roaring sound of cannons, followed by smoke and explosions caused by large swaths of muskets being fired at once. Countless iron pellets and lead bullets shot out, as if it were a violent storm, but it was more powerful than that.
Intense, more intensive firepower.
Liu Guoneng had fought against different officers and soldiers, including the Qin Army, the Chu Army, Xiying, Cao Ying, and even the cavalry battalion of the Guan Ning Army and even the Yiding Cavalry. He had encountered them many times. But it was so dense.
The power of the gunfire still surprised him.
In fact, the official army did not lack firearms of this size and quantity. The guns and cannons in Liu Guoneng's own army were not much less than those of the opposing army. However, the imperial court treated the craftsmen who made firearms like slaves, and all the civilian and military generals who dealt with them were
They have used their hands and deducted wantonly, and the reliability of official firearms has become a serious problem.
Therefore, Liu Guoneng's subordinates would rather use the simple but easy-to-make three-eye blunderbuss with guaranteed reliability than the bird blunderbuss that requires fine workmanship and is therefore very easy to explode.
In fact, most of the firearms of the Chuang army were seized from the government troops.
But first, after the efforts of Li Laiheng, Fang Yiren, Li Shiwei and others, the lead bullets, iron pellets and even gunpowder used by the Chuang Army have unified specifications and regulations, and their reliability has been improved;
Second, Li Shiwei developed a cumbersome but complete process for firing guns for the gunmen of the invading army, which minimized the possibility of the barrel exploding due to operational errors.
Of course, the improvement in the reliability of firearms is also due to the better quality of a batch of firearms seized from Luoyang and many other reasons.
But I'm afraid no one will tell Liu Guoneng these words.
He only felt a strong sense of shock. With many years of military experience, Liu Guoneng immediately dismounted and escaped. However, the vanguard of the official army suffered a heavy blow. The casualties were not too serious. They were just killed by the intruders.
There are only dozens of people, but these dozens of people are all elite soldiers and generals, and they are all the courage of an army.
Courageous and frustrated.
"Don't disturb me! Shield chariot, shield chariot, and infantry push the shield chariot forward, resist the iron pills, and fight against the thieves with all your strength!"
Liu Guoneng was in a hurry and thought of a batch of carts left to him by Zuo Liangyu. Zuo Liangyu was ordered to pursue Zhang Xianzhong and placed a batch of military equipment that was not easy to carry on Liu Guoneng's side. He originally thought that although the rogues were running around like flying and elusive,
However, its firepower is very weak and it is not good at frontal positional combat, so the shield vehicle has no place to use.
It was only because the officers and soldiers were driven out by the gentry in Ye County and became homeless dogs that they had no choice but to bring all the military supplies with them.
I never expected that it would suddenly play a key role at this time!
"Let's fight with the boss!"
Liu Guoneng's personal followers were all old brothers who had followed him for nearly ten years. These people did not care about glory and wealth. They chose to follow Liu Guoneng to rebel because of their trust in Liu Guoneng. They followed him and surrendered to the court, and that was all.
At the critical moment, these soldiers burst out with astonishing strength. With red eyes, they all rushed to Liu Guoneng's side amidst the sound of explosions, regardless of the shooting of the intruder's musketeers.
About four or five people formed a circle to protect Liu Guoneng while fighting and retreating. The other twenty people were holding heavy weapons such as Xuanhua axes, moon halberds, big sticks, and maces, and they jumped and struck hard.
Shengsheng carried back the infantry that broke into the army's leading group.
The main force of the officers and soldiers, who had been stunned by the cannons and cannons of the insurgents, finally reacted. The officers all seemed to have woken up and hurriedly ordered a counterattack. The infantry of the officers and soldiers rushed forward as if they had just woken up from a dream.
Live the entire front.
The cavalry arranged by Liu Guoneng to cover the right wing played a key role. After they saw that the Chuang army did not appear to be making a detour from the right wing, they rushed forward with all their strength. Taking advantage of the hasty attack of the Chuang army's infantry brigade, which had not yet fully launched its attack.
, with a fierce charge that was not afraid of death, all the places where the army's battle line was dispersed were wiped out.
"Kill the thief!"
The sound of gold and iron armor filled the north of the river bank. Sharp blades clashed and bows and arrows were fired. After Liu Guoneng was supported on his horse by his own soldiers, he ignored the injuries caused by falling off the horse and immediately led a group of servants to face the invading army.
, rush straight in.
The troops on both sides were getting closer and closer, and the infantry soon fought together. The battle lines were intertwined, and the troops were transformed from pure troops into flower captains with spears, knives, hooks and sickles, spears, shotguns, three-eyed blunderbuss, bows and arrows,
Countless weapons spattered several times the amount of blood.
Because the cavalry team had a larger target, the battle became more fierce. The official cavalry took the lead in launching an attack, and only after driving back a wave of infantry from the invading army, it itself became the target of the invading army's fire, resulting in heavy casualties on the battlefield.
There were corpses of horses killed by guns, blades and projectiles everywhere, as well as knights who had dismounted and fought desperately on foot.
Liu Guoneng gradually felt that it was difficult to support him, but the offensive of the Chuang army had just begun.