Ming Zuo

Chapter 827 fierce battle
The appearance of the new army made the battlefield full of unstable factors.

Lu Xiangsheng was very nervous, for fear that he would be attacked from both sides.

He hurriedly sent people across the river to find out what happened.

"I heard that the rogue bandits from the northwest are attacking, and I don't know what your army's chances of winning are. I waited to go out only to find out the outcome and prepare for the follow-up. Please rest assured, you and I have already made an alliance. As long as Fengyang is in the hands of the imperial court, our army will fight Not crossing the line."

The cavalry of the new army who came to the Huai River reported the reason, which made Lu Xiangsheng skeptical.

However, seeing that there were only a dozen cavalry and no follow-up troops, Lu Xiangsheng could only focus on dealing with the Northwest Rebels first.

The cavalry of the Northwest Rebel Army pressed forward to a place about a kilometer away from the Ming army's array, and then stopped.

Facing the infantry array waiting in full battle, it is absolutely foolish to use cavalry to attack, and it is impossible to win.

You can only use infantry against infantry to disrupt the battlefield, and then the cavalry will look for opportunities to wipe out the enemy in one fell swoop.

Although the Northwest Rebel Army had never learned any art of war, after fighting for so many years, they gradually figured out the routine.

Not to mention that there are a large number of three-sided soldiers among the Northwest Rebel Army, who have brought a wealth of battlefield experience to the rebel army.

After the formation of the cavalry was completed, the infantry from various ministries began to move forward.

Those who rushed to the front were the most worthless refugees.

There is a strict hierarchy in the Northwest Rebel Army.

Fine cavalry is the foundation of each department, and infantry battalion is the main force of combat.

And refugees are used to consume on the battlefield.

If you survive a few battles and have rich experience, you will be promoted to the infantry and become the core force of the rebel army.

Obviously, the Northwest Rebels used refugees as cannon fodder, and they also had the intention of using the battlefield to train recruits.

When these refugees rushed towards the Ming army like a swarm of locusts, the elite infantry pushed out the trebuchet and began to throw stones at the Ming army's formation.

Lu Xiangsheng's formation was very rigorous.

A large trench three and a half meters wide and four meters high will be excavated every tens of meters in the array, and then the excavated soil will be used to pile up walls.

When the trebuchets of the Northwest Rebel Army began to show their power, the soldiers of the Ming Army hid behind the earthen walls, effectively avoiding the killing.

Stones weighing hundreds of catties were smashed into the formation of the Ming army, causing the ground to shake non-stop, and dust and smoke billowed everywhere.

Lu Xiangsheng didn't even bat an eyelid, staring at the situation on the battlefield.

He gave the order when he saw the refugees rushing up to the ditch and starting to jump in.

"Fire arrows!"

The soldiers of the Ming army immediately stood up from behind the earthen wall, the shield soldiers formed a solid line of defense, and the archers shot from between the shields.

There is no rain of arrows overwhelming the sky, and the archers aim and aim every time they shoot, striving for precision.

Bows and arrows are as expensive as beef.Anyone who dares to shoot arrows indiscriminately will definitely be killed by the general.

The refugees of the rebel army didn't have any armor, and if they were hit by an arrow, they would almost certainly die.

But for the casualties of these people, the leaders of the various rebels didn't care at all.

They just used refugees to consume the arrows and physical strength of the Ming army.

Seeing that the people who attacked in the first wave were almost dead, Gao Yingxiang waved his hand, and the second wave of refugees could only bite the bullet, howl in despair, and rushed towards the Ming army's position.

The Ming army had no compassion for these unarmed refugees.

Anyway, for them, killing a rogue from the old battalion and killing a vagrant's cannon fodder are both rewards for one head.

It is easier to kill refugees, so why not do it?
The battlefield at the beginning is so boring.

The refugees of the rebel army rushed back and forth five times, but they did not shake the defense line of the Ming army at all.

It's just that the naked eye can see that the Ming army's arrows have been consumed a lot, and the archers have changed several batches.

Watching the sun reach the middle of the sky.

Gao Yingxiang looked back at the old battalion pawns who had been recharging their energy and had a full meal.

He knew it was time.

"Push up the artillery and order the old battalion to attack."

When he issued an order, Zhang Xianzhong, Lao Huihui and others cooperated one after another.

The two cavalry attacked left and right, pounced on the flanks of the Ming army, and restrained the Ming army from supporting the central formation.

The Guan Ning cavalry led by Zu Dabi was exactly arranged by Lu Xiangsheng on the right wing.

Seeing the old Huihui's cavalry rushing towards him, Zu Dabi took the lead and went straight to meet him.

As for the left wing, it was Zhang Xianzhong's old friend Zuo Liangyu.

Zuo Liangyu didn't have so many cavalry, so he didn't dare to attack indiscriminately, so he simply set up a tortoise formation.No matter how Zhang Xianzhong's cavalry cruised back and forth, they would not move like a mountain.

If you have the guts, come and attack. It is impossible to get out, and Zhang Xianzhong doesn't want to go over here to disturb the Chinese army.

Once Gao Yingxiang's old battalion was mobilized, the momentum was obviously different.

I saw those soldiers in armor and armor scattered on the battlefield in twos and threes.And they didn't make any sound. The cat bent its waist and completely huddled its body behind the shield, and its steps were not big but fast.

The eyes slightly protruded from the side of the shield, always staring at the Ming army's situation.

As soon as they saw the white smoke coming out of the tiger squatting guns here, these veterans immediately fell down and covered their shields.

The power of the tiger squatting cannon is too small to hit people's farts.And even if they hit, the veterans covered by shields were unscathed.Beat the dust off your body and move on.

This time the old battalion soldiers rushed forward and covered the cannon fodder refugees.

The refugees carried all kinds of ladders and wooden boards behind them, and pushed the building carts to follow them all the way.

When the soldiers of the old battalion rushed to the front of the trench, they also erected their shields, and then the archers shot arrows towards the opposite side to cover them.

The archers on both sides began to compete.

Since there were shields blocking them directly in front, they simply bent their bows upwards and threw arrows into the opponent's formation.

At this moment, the casualties on both sides began to rise in a straight line, and the screams were endless.

The number of rebels was so large that the archers of the Ming army gradually began to be overwhelmed.

This gave refugees a chance.

They crossed the shield formation, put ladders and planks on top of the trench, and formed a narrow bridge.

Of course, the Ming army couldn't let the rebels come over easily.

Immediately, soldiers of the Ming army jumped out of the shield formation, trying to dismantle these simple bridges.

Under the bow and arrow, none of the soldiers of the Ming army ran out, and only demolished a few ladders.

The ferocious soldiers of the old battalion immediately jumped along the ladders and planks, and rushed into the camp of the Ming army.

On the narrow battlefield, people are crowded and pushed, and there is no room to display martial arts.

The moves of both sides are very simple, that is, chopping and stabbing constantly, whether they can survive depends on luck.

More and more rebel soldiers rushed through the trenches.

The building car behind also came up, and there were archers standing on it condescendingly, shooting arrows towards the back of the Ming army.

The Ming army on the front line couldn't hold on anymore and retreated one after another.

The soldiers of the old battalion did not let them go, they kept on clinging to them, and ran back with these Ming soldiers, hoping to disrupt the formation behind them.

Seeing this scene, the generals of the Ming army at the back showed no mercy, and immediately ordered an attack.

Amidst the bang of the tiger squatting cannon, the soldiers of the Ming army and the soldiers of the old battalion died tragically one after another, and no one was spared.

Only a small number of Ming soldiers were able to escape.

The former battalion was completely occupied by the rebels.

The morale of the rebel army was greatly boosted, and all the ministries stepped forward one after another.

Gao Yingxiang was high-spirited, waving the long sword in his hand.

"Everyone stood shoulder to shoulder and squeezed the officers and soldiers into the river to feed the fish."

(End of this chapter)