Hao Yaoqi's cavalry suffered heavy losses and were almost unable to charge again. Gu Kecheng quickly arranged for them to retreat to the rear, and turned to Aizhuo's cavalry to carry out a countercharge within a short distance, slightly containing Zuozhen's attack.
offensive.
Zhang Pili's pro-army standard team took advantage of the terrain at the foot of Yingzi Mountain, which was the hilly land chosen by Gu Junen. Under Gu Kecheng's arrangement, they used the cover of the hills to avoid Zuo Mengeng.
He and Wu Xueli's gaze quietly moved to the west, and after crossing a wonderful curve, they suddenly appeared behind Zuo Zhen.
But the time to attack has not yet come.
Wu Xueli and Zuo Mengeng combined the two troops to less than 10,000 men. Even if Li Guoying's remnant troops, which had just been ravaged by the Three Walls cavalry, went into the attack together, Zuo Liangyu still had at least 6,000 Chinese troops in reserve.
Team.
The time has not come yet.
Gu Kecheng held his breath. He was waiting for the opportunity. He could not live up to Li Laiheng's trust, nor could he live up to Liu Zongmin's last words.
Gu Kecheng even thought that Li Laiheng trusted him so much that he immediately promoted him to General Guo Yi, who had just arrived in Suizhou, and had a status equal to that of Yi Gaoyigong. Is this because of his own talents or because of Liu Zongmin's legacy?
Now Marshal Shaohu has given himself the power to make decisive decisions on the battlefield.
Then the only way to repay it is with victory...or at least without failure.
With twice the strength difference, it would be too difficult to win. But as long as a balance of power is maintained and Gao Yigong and Guo Junzhen insert themselves behind Zuo Zhen, they will definitely be able to break Zuo Liangyu's will.
Breaking into the army requires time.
What a pity... Even Li Laiheng didn't know how the Zuo army discovered the traces of the ambush, but Gu Kecheng had roughly guessed that it might be the result of Commander Jie's previous order for the army to eat first.
But at this point, it doesn't make much sense to talk about it anymore.
Gu Kecheng knew that Li Shiwei's firearms unit enjoyed the best treatment among the Huguang army in terms of equipment and pay. Rather, their treatment was even better than that of his relatives.
This unit is Li Laiheng's trump card.
Now it's time to see how good they are.
The cavalry were at the forefront of Zuozhen's army, but Zuo Mengeng was not stupid. After seeing the antlers of the fence set up by Li Laiheng and Li Shiwei, he ordered the cavalry to detour to both wings. All the servants suddenly dismounted and exchanged their spears for
Weapons such as large axes and long knives were prepared to chop down the invading army's defense line.
Wu Xueli did the same thing, but there were still many musketry gunners in his army. Since the intruders were squatting behind the defense line, Wu Xueli didn't mind destroying these living targets. The left army's artillery had a range greater than that of the intruders' gunners, and flying lead spattered
, several cannonballs flew into the antlers, immediately cutting three or four gunners into pieces.
"Don't mess up!"
Li Shiwei pulled out his sword and prevented the gunners from disrupting their formation: "Everyone, please calm down. The crows in the sky poop every day, but why have they ever pooped on your heads? Zuo Liangyu's cannon can't kill anyone!"
That said, the left army's artillery hit rate is indeed not high. However, the gunners have to watch helplessly as their comrades around them are passively beaten, and their limbs are constantly blown up by artillery. Even if the number of casualties is actually not many, it has a negative impact on morale.
The blow is still terrible.
"It's time to fire a gun... Is it time to fire a gun?"
The infantry of the left army rushed closer and closer, and Li Laiheng couldn't help but become nervous, and even his palms were squeezed tightly. He knew the tactics of firearms, but when he was really on the battlefield, he couldn't help but be unable to maintain complete composure.
Li Shiwei did not perform well in the campaign against Liu Guoneng. But since then, he has learned from the pain and visited Fang Yiren, Guo Junzhen, Hao Yaoqi and others to learn military strategies and make decisions on the spur of the moment.
Hushuai is much calmer.
"No, it's still a little bit worse."
Li Shiwei was born in Mizhi Xiangyong who was trained by Shao Hushuai. He had always obeyed Li Laiheng's words, but now he refuted Li Laiheng's words. This made Li Laiheng stunned for a moment, but he immediately realized that the young generals under his subordinates were no longer
If they only need a half-baked self to point them out, they are already on the right track.
It is enough for everyone to perform their duties and maintain their positions. Li Laiheng should give Li Shiwei enough trust.
Zuozhen's infantry got closer. The first row of enemies were all heavily armored and armed with large axes and iron bars. Their goal should be to cut through the invaders' defense line. At this time, Li Shiwei finally swung his sword down.
"First team, take turns firing guns!"
The first team is all shooters equipped with heavy bird guns. Heavy bird guns are relatively bulky and have a relatively average rate of fire, but their advantage is that they have a longer range. It is reasonable for them to fire the guns first. In order to maintain the firepower, Li Shiwei asked
The first team of fire gunners adopted a rotating formation, allowing the firepower of the heavy bird cannons to be released in turns, forming an endless fire net.
"Bump, bump, bump"
After a dense sound of cannons, smoke filled the air, and heavy bird cannons were fired violently. But the Zuozhen infantry had already been prepared. Under three consecutive rounds of cannon fire, although hundreds of people were killed and wounded, more soldiers
They still rushed in front of the Chuang army. With just a few more breaths, they could move the antlers and fences away. By then, the thin formation of the Chuang army would be unable to withstand the attack of the left army.
"coming"
Although the range of the heavy bird cannons was very long, the firepower density was insufficient after all, and it was far from being able to cause a big blow to the morale of the left army. It was not until the troops of Wu Xueli and Zuo Menggen that they entered the shooting range of other light bird cannons.
Finally, Li Shiwei ordered the highly nervous gunmen to open fire together.
"thunder"
The command for the gunmen of the intruders to fire a volley was "Thunder", which was formulated by Li Laiheng himself. First, Li Shiwei shouted the word "Thunder", and then all the soldiers shouted in unison:
"ting"
boom.
The dense sound of gunfire even gave people the illusion that it was no longer the banging sound of exploding soybeans, but the sound of cannons that shook the mountains, a kind of roar.
Such intensive shooting gave people the first impression. Before the soldiers of the left army were hit by the projectiles, they first heard the sound of "ting", followed by a dense roar like a rapid drum.
The large group of officers and soldiers that was originally surging like waves seemed to be frozen by ice for a moment, and the team suddenly stagnated. Countless cavalry fell off their horses one after another. Zuo Mengeng was startled by the fierce thunder-like sound.
Before he could react, he felt a sharp pain in his thigh and fell off his horse.
"Three Walls"
Gu Kecheng believed that the fighter planes were not yet fully mature, so the personal soldiers hidden behind the hills remained unmoved. Although Hao Yaoqi suffered a lot, at this time, only Hao Yaoqi's cavalry could be used for assault.
Many of the wounded have been rotated with Ma Bao's dismounted infantry, and all the war horses have been replaced by new ones with ample horsepower.
The swords and spears protruded, the white blades emptied, the waves danced in the snow, the thunder and thunder struck, and the shouts moved the heaven and the earth.
This time the three-wall cavalry attack really just passed by. After they briefly restrained the left army's movements, the gunmen guarding behind the fence prepared their second "thunder".
Wu Xueli knew that the situation was not good and was horrified. Seeing that Zuo Menggeng's troops were still rushing forward foolishly, he made up his mind and asked Zuo Menggeng to block his gun while he immediately led his troops to retreat.
Even if Zuo Liangyu wants to punish him afterwards, it is better than dying here!
Wu Xueli's troops retreated hastily in front of the formation and were crowded with Li Guoying's troops who were advancing for reinforcements. After Zuo Menggeng was shot and fell from his horse, his left and right lieutenants, flags and drums were also killed one after another, and the troops lost command and organization.
Then, it immediately went to total collapse.
Because the battlefield at the foot of Yingzi Mountain already had some uneven hills blocking the view, Wu Xueli and Li Guoying's troops were huddled together. Zuo Liangyu, who was in charge of the central army, couldn't figure out what was going on, so he didn't
He dared to touch the Chinese army even slightly, and he immediately made plans to run away.
Go or fight?
Zuo Liangyu didn't believe that the ambush force of this intruder army was not large. How could it be possible to defeat the three armies of Zuo Mengeng, Wu Xueli and Li Guoying so quickly?
"Should we all press forward? Or...should we withdraw? What is the situation now?"
Zuo Liangyu, who had always been domineering and unforgiving, finally panicked. He hurriedly asked Dong Yuan whether he should leave or fight. Dong Yuan was startled, and from the perspective of self-protection, he immediately replied: "The front army is in a great defeat, and it will be inevitable."
He fell into the trap of rebellion. Xiao Li is a thief as cunning as a fox. If he doesn’t leave now, he’ll wait until later!”
In fact, Li Laiheng's troops were quite limited. Although he relied on fierce short-term firepower to defeat the morale of Zuo Menggen's troops in a very short time. But to a certain extent, it was also due to good luck that Zuo Menggen was killed immediately.
I shot down the horse, causing his troops to quickly fall into chaos.
Wu Xueli's cowardice accelerated the chaos of the Left Army. If Wu Xueli were replaced by any one of Ma Jinzhong, Jin Shenghuan, and Li Guoying, as long as they dared to press all the troops up instead of escaping while the intruders concentrated their fire on Zuo Mengeng, what would the situation be?
It can all be reversed immediately.
Even after Wu Xueli's defeat, Zuo Liangyu still had a chance to make a comeback. As long as he held his position, slowly gathered Wu Xueli, and Zuo Mengeng's two troops were defeated, he would find that the Zuo Army's casualties were not actually very large.
It's just that he was frightened by the "Thunder" of the invading army. When the time comes, he will fight with regular troops and he will still be sure of victory.