On the top of the mountain, Li Zicheng was talking to chieftain Wan Hongwu when he heard Niu Jinxing on the side saying flatteringly: "General, please look, the coalition forces have already killed us!"
After hearing this, Li Zicheng and Wan Hongwu stopped talking and looked down at the official road below, wanting to appreciate the wonderful scene of the coalition forces covering up and killing the imperial officers and soldiers.
Being driven like a dog by the imperial officers and soldiers, I suffered all the way, but now I can finally feel proud.
There are only more than 3,000 imperial officers and soldiers below, and the reinforcements ambushing on both sides are at least 10,000. Even if the imperial officers and soldiers are caught off guard, it will be a great victory no matter what!
"kill……"
The cry of killing could be said to be echoing in the mountain, shaking the world.
Whether it was thieves or chieftains, when the situation was so favorable, they all rushed to the official road to kill the imperial officers and soldiers.
Looking at the mountain forest, through the gaps in the leaves, I could vaguely see so many figures, rushing down the mountain like tigers, whether it was Li Zicheng or Wan Hongwu, they all showed smiles.
However, not long after this joy started, the smiles on both Li Zicheng and Wan Hongwu's faces gradually disappeared.
I saw the imperial officers and soldiers on the official road. At the beginning, they were caught off guard and killed and injured some people. Then, they didn't panic and began to form a formation to resist.
This situation far exceeded Li Zicheng's expectations.
The imperial army below belongs to He Renlong, and he has already investigated it before. And he and He Renlong have fought against each other many times. They even killed each other on the battlefield a few years ago.
He Renlong's son.
He didn't care what He Renlong was like in the past. Anyway, in the last few battles between him and He Renlong, He Renlong always collapsed at the first touch. He even left the governor and ran away before the fight even started.
Just like this, in the imagination of Li Zicheng and others, after He Renlong's troops encountered such a sudden ambush, they must have fled. How could they still form a formation to resist?
You know, if you are ambushed and form a formation to resist, unless there are reinforcements, you will easily end up being completely wiped out!
Li Zicheng and others found this a bit incredible!
Because it is difficult for an army to become calm in the face of battle; but it is very easy to escape from the battlefield; especially for an army that is used to escaping from the battlefield, it is even more difficult to become calm in the face of battle!
What happened to He Renlong's army that there was such a big contrast?
In short, Li Zicheng and others were a little confused.
Because in this case, the military order of the Chinese Army could not be conveyed at all. In other words, even if He Renlong wanted to resist, he would not be able to convey the order.
However, as far as we can see so far, there is no sign of any soldiers escaping from this imperial army. They are all resisted by nearby people.
In other words, all the soldiers in this army never thought about escaping from the beginning, so this situation happened!
At this moment, Li Zicheng and others were stunned, staring at the battle below and forgetting to even speak.
I saw bandits and chieftain soldiers rushing down from the mountains and forests on both sides, while the Qin soldiers formed a circle on the official road to fight.
In each circle of different sizes, there is an officer, or a captain in uniform, shouting loudly.
It was impossible to hear it from far away on such a chaotic battlefield. However, the soldiers in the circular formation could hear it clearly.
"Brothers, military glory is right in front of us, and the time has come to make meritorious deeds!"
"Be afraid of the enemy and fight, and practice military law; everyone should stand up and don't lose the face of the old Qin people!"
"Brothers, even if we die in battle, we will still enter the Ming Dynasty Loyalty Hall. The emperor will pay homage to us every year for fear of dying!"
"Whether he is a loyal martyr or a deserter, glory or shame, it all depends on you!"
"The military merits these bastards brought to my door are not free of charge, so I can get a wife!"
"..."
The imperial officers and soldiers in the circular formation all responded loudly, "Oh, ha" and the like, which at the same time encouraged themselves and boosted their morale.
At this time, they actually knew very well in their hearts that if they refused to retreat even if they died in battle, they would be loyal to the Ming Dynasty.
And they are all veterans. They know that in such a situation, if they run away without fighting, they will be more likely to die!
Therefore, even if they didn't know how many enemies were rushing down from the forest, they didn't even think about escaping.
The bandits and chieftain soldiers kept shooting at them with their bows, arrows, flying axes, etc. At close range, they were very powerful, and some imperial soldiers fell down in a short time.
In this case, the soldiers inside the circle will pull the wounded or killed soldiers into the circle, and the soldiers outside will take the initiative to fill the vacancies in the circle.
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"Bah, bah, bah..."
The sound of flintlock gunshots rang out immediately, and the imperial soldiers launched a counterattack against the rushing bandits and chieftain soldiers.
Those brave bandits and chieftain soldiers, those at the front, fell to the ground one by one as if they had hit a wall head-on.
However, due to the short charging distance of the bandits and the chieftains, the imperial soldiers could not load the ammunition for the second shot. They all took out their bayonets, put a set on the barrel and twisted it, and it got stuck at the muzzle. It turned into a spear, forming a dense array of spears.
In just a moment, the two armies were engaged in a close fight in front of the formation.
At this time, everything is imaginary. The so-called brave man wins when we meet on a narrow road. Everyone is risking their lives desperately.
"kill……"
Cries of killing were heard from both sides, and they resounded throughout the valley.
On the top of the mountain, Li Zicheng's face turned black and looked very ugly.
Because looking down from the top, you can clearly see the battlefield at the foot of the mountain.
After fighting for so many years, he could tell at once that the armor on the imperial soldiers must be very sophisticated. He could see that they could withstand many attacks and were still fighting there; but, his men also Those chieftain soldiers would often fall to the ground as soon as they were shot by the opponent.
Not long after the war started, many corpses were already lying around the outside of each circular formation.
Even the imperial officers and soldiers must have felt that the opponent's attack power was not strong, and even began to expand the scope of the circle formation. Or maybe there was a circle formation that could still take care of the circles on both sides, and they began to move closer and flank the two formations. Enemies between circles.
Of course, some imperial officers and soldiers also fell, but it was obvious that the battle loss ratio between the two sides was a bit ugly.
This is still the case when the imperial army was ambushed. If the two armies were fighting normally and the imperial army took advantage of their firearms, the war would probably be even worse!
In the past, it was a wise move not to engage in combat and to be chased.
At this moment, some bandit generals had already rushed forward. Or they saw the response strategies of the imperial officers and soldiers from behind, so they brought in long weapons such as spears and broadswords, which were stronger than those of the imperial officers.
The army's flintlock spears must be longer.
The war finally became a little tense. The imperial army's circular formation finally stopped expanding, and even had to shrink again due to the disadvantage of weapons.
But despite this, the officers and soldiers of the imperial army obviously rely on the strong armor on their bodies to fight freely. Therefore, even if they suffer some losses on their weapons, there are no signs of anything bad overall.
On the top of the mountain, Song Xiance was naturally watching. After seeing the fighting situation, he frowned for a while, then turned to Li Zicheng and said: "General, it is best to surround the imperial officers and soldiers, and then shoot them with bows, arrows and muskets.
, this way we can end the war as soon as possible!"
Li Zicheng listened, nodded, and immediately began to pass the order.
However, when his men and chieftain soldiers rushed down the mountain, they had already lost their organizational structure, so it would be difficult for the military order to be passed on. However, it would be no problem to send a group of fresh troops down and follow this method.
He is re-adjusting his deployment, and He Renlong will naturally adjust his deployment according to the situation on the battlefield.
The circular formation on his side was the largest, and it contained the most elite soldiers such as personal guards. After looking at the situation on the battlefield for a while, he shouted loudly: "Gao Jie, fuck them, from over there..."
Before he finished speaking, a bodyguard shouted to him: "Commander, General Gao has fainted! It's poisoning!"
Upon hearing this, He Renlong turned his head and looked in the direction pointed by the bodyguard. He saw that among the wounded in the middle of the circle, a considerable number of soldiers were suffering from poisoning symptoms, including Gao Jie.
"The bows and arrows of the chieftain soldiers are poisonous, and their weapons are also poisonous!"
Hearing the report from his personal guards, He Renlong was so angry that his face turned red, and he immediately shouted: "Damn it, charge me and kill the f**king chieftain soldiers!"
After shouting, he carried his Xuanhua ax and, under the leadership of his bodyguards, rushed out of the circle formation and began to display his true character of "He Madman" again.
In fact, of course he is not the kind of real lunatic who fights without any tactics. Otherwise, he would not be alive now after fighting for so many years.
He Renlong just realized that among these enemies, the chieftain soldiers were the worst protected. It was the easiest to kill these chieftain soldiers.
The so-called persimmon picks the weak, he could see right away that the key to this battle was definitely not to passively defend, but to fight back. Kill until the chieftain soldiers couldn't hold it back and disperse, which would affect the bandits to retreat. This
Only by fighting can you have a chance to turn defeat into victory.
He was absolutely right. The equipment of the chieftain soldiers was the worst. Looking at the financial resources and abilities of the chieftains, some of the chieftain soldiers were standing soldiers, similar to servants in the imperial army. But most of the chieftain soldiers did not have any at all.
Armor. When fighting, a sword will make you a soldier.
This is also true. Chieftain soldiers often paint their weapons with poison to increase their lethality.
"Kill..."
In the valley, the cry of killing resounded through the sky again, echoing for a long time.
He Renlong was like a fierce tiger. Under the protection of his own bodyguards, he picked up the chieftain soldiers and chopped them down, as if he was in an uninhabited land.