Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 292 Belonging to Shaanxi Province
The formation of geese is a classic formation in Sun Bin's art of war, imitating the flight of wild geese.

In other words, the cavalry is the two wings, and the infantry is the axis.

The infantry bite the enemy's front and attack, while the cavalry on both wings are like two poisonous snakes, attacking the enemy's weak points fiercely, and carrying out a pincer attack.

This has great requirements for cavalry and cavalry coordination.

But obviously, Li Zicheng is very confident about it.

Many people's impressions of ancient wars are mostly sneak attacks, and victory with less is more, but it is precisely because of their rarity that they are precious.

For example, Li Zicheng's Chuangjun changed from a mob to an elite, and it was necessary to refine the formation.

In the battle of a piece of stone, it was a battle with Wu Sangui. After winning, the formation was chaotic, and then he was attacked by the Qing army and returned in a big defeat.

Through drills, teach the soldiers the rules of advance and retreat, the rules of gathering and dispersing, and make them familiar with various signals and commands, so that they can be ordered and prohibited in battle, and coordinated. Only in this way can the overall joint force be exerted.

Therefore, the battle between the two armies is basically head-to-head. Whoever is not skilled in formation, lacks troops, and has gaps will be defeated and defeated.

Zhu Yixi naturally understands this truth, but the combination of Zhengqi and Qi is the key to victory.

"Your Highness, why didn't you see Zhu Tongzhi?"

Chen Yongfu was taken aback, looked around and asked.

"He has other plans!"

Zhu Yixi smiled faintly, and then commented on Li Zicheng's army formation:

"I never thought that the army formation of the thieves will also look good, so we can't look at it with the old eyes."

Chen Yongfu squinted his eyes, took the telescope handed over by King Yu, looked at it carefully, and said in a deep voice:

"This is a great improvement compared to the battle of Ruzhou back then, when the thieves made great progress!"

"How do you say it?" King Yu became interested.

"The camp is tight and the uniforms are neat. It is no longer the style of our Ming army. The weapons and armor are also good. The armor rate is [-]%. The iron mines in Fengxiang and Jingyang have also been used."

Chen Yongfu sighed.

"Not bad!"

Zhu Yixi nodded, proudly said: "It seems that the intruder has made great progress, but what is [-]% armor? We have [-]%."

Iron guns are like a forest, and iron armor is like a wall.

The majestic Ming army strode across the entire battlefield with their heads held high. The sun slanted and the snow reflected, and each piece of armor reflected a lot of light, which was almost dazzling.

Plump cheeks, tall stature, powerful footsteps, and neat steps all reveal the vigor of this army.

The Ming army was already ready to go, and they stepped forward in a leisurely manner, with no fear on their faces.

But at this time, the Chuang army, the front army has recovered, but the rear army is still chaotic, obviously it is still not comparable to the Ming army.

If you look carefully, you will find that many soldiers in the Chuang army are all skinny and look weak.

Obviously, Shaanxi alone is not enough to feed 200,000 people.

The sound of heavy footsteps and heavy breathing became the main theme on the battlefield.

The Ming army is red and black, and a triangular red scarf is tied around the neck, which is particularly conspicuous in the sun.

And Chuangjun also wore a khaki military robe, which was probably cut from the Ming army. The style is the same, but the color has changed.

However, it is easy to distinguish conspicuously!
"I never thought that Chuangjun would also have neat military robes."

Zhu Yixi muttered, this symbolizes the unity of the Chuang army.

In other words, Li Zicheng has obviously strengthened his control over the army after tossing around last year.

"kill--"

The Firearms Battalion walked steadily, holding their guns as if they were holding a long gun, and finally stopped in the face of the approaching intruders.

The front, which was several hundred steps long, seemed extremely weak.

"Get ready!" After a hundred steps, Boss Qian blew his whistle.

clap la la la-

The soldiers in the front knelt on one knee, using their shoulders as a support; the one in the middle aimed at the direction, held up the gun, and took out the gun; the one in the back cleaned the gun chamber and continuously loaded ammunition and gunpowder.

Continuous cooperation and training have made this set of operations extremely proficient.

In less than twenty breaths, everything is ready.

"emission--"

Facing the gradually clear and hideous figure of the enemy, he finally made a sound.

"Bang rumble—"

A large amount of gunpowder was burning on the long gun shaft, bursting out huge projectiles, like thick tongues of flame, rushing forward.

"Ah, ah-"

The armored Chuangjun seemed to lose his balance for a moment. The huge power made many people howl unexpectedly, causing hundreds of deaths and injuries.

All of this was completely beyond everyone's expectations.

This was nearly a hundred steps, and with armor, he was killed no matter what.

After one shot, the three of them quickly raised their guns and retreated, and the row behind them stepped forward to support them again.

Since the gunpowder is equipped in advance, aim directly at the launch.

Bang boom, boom boom—

Constantly adjusting the orientation, the gunmen kept firing, and the smoke was everywhere, almost enveloping them.

And within a hundred steps in front of them, there were corpses, blood-stained rivers, and almost no one could walk upright.

Perhaps it was too miserable, and Chuangjun hardly dared to move forward.

The Chuang army stagnated, but the gunmen kept moving forward, forcing the Chuang army to fight.

Therefore, Chuangjun had only two choices, either to move forward and die, or to retreat and be killed.

Helpless, many people moved forward tremblingly, feces and urine flew together, and almost collapsed.

Seeing this, Li Zicheng was furious: "How can the Ming army have such powerful things?"

As he spoke, he turned his head and said to Niu Jinxing, "Prime Minister, do you know what sharp weapon this is?"

Niu Jinxing was taken aback, and smiled wryly, "I have never seen such a shotgun before."

"Continue to increase troops, and we must not let them succeed."

Gritting his teeth, Li Zicheng roared angrily.

The phalanx that was originally in the shape of "only" is now dented on the front, and it is still deepening. The Chinese army is being squeezed. If things go on like this, it will only be a matter of time before it collapses.

He looked up at his own cavalry, constantly harassing the Ming cavalry, but the Ming army was more flexible, and the superiority of troops could not be taken advantage of.

"If it wasn't for the cavalry being seriously injured by the vitality of the Qing Dynasty, how could it be so?"

Li Zicheng's heart felt sour, almost tears came from it.

In the battle to the north, more than half of the old battalion's elite lost, the cavalry was seriously injured, and even Liu Zongmin was injured, which shows the heavy loss.

Following Li Zicheng's military order, a large number of soldiers pushed and shoved, and the former army had to bite the bullet and move forward, enjoying countless ammunition attacks.

Almost hit by a bullet, there was a big blood hole, lying on the ground and wailing to death.

However, ordinary people can only sacrifice like this.

Finally, thousands of people were sacrificed, and the gunpowder and ammunition for carrying the guns were exhausted, so they had to retreat.

"Long live--"

Chuang Jun beamed with joy and cheered, his morale soared in an instant.

It's a pity that it was the fusiliers who were replaced.

Compared with lifting guns, flintlock guns are less powerful and have half the range.

However, since three people make a round, the number of bullets fired is tripled, which is even more uncomfortable for the intruder.

(End of this chapter)