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Chapter 405 Musketeer Battalion VS Tianxiong Army

The early morning mist has not completely cleared away. The original [-] undisciplined peasant army seems to have a soul at this time. Under the leadership of their respective leaders, according to Zhang Yuan's deployment, they marched towards the Ming army in Zhending County. decisive battle.

More than [-] peasant soldiers were separated, and several peasant armies detoured to the left and right, like several giant pythons entangled and divided the prominent part of the Ming army-the Tianxiong army.

Zhang Yuan led the Musketeer Battalion and [-] elite infantry to attack the Tianxiong Army head-on.

"Boom, boom, boom!" The drums of the Musket Battalion sounded, and the soldiers of the [-] Musket Battalion launched an attack on the camp of the Tianxiong Army from three directions.

"The intruders, the intruders are coming again!" The soldiers of the Tianxiong Army in the camp put on their sticks.

"Everyone, be safe and don't be impatient!" Lu Xiangsheng put on his helmet and pressed his right hand on the handle of the knife, "Listen to my command!"

Some soldiers in the Tianxiong Army were equipped with bird guns and lined up in front of the camp in a fan-shaped defense, followed by archers and ordinary soldiers.

"General, smoke and dust are billowing from the left and right, and the enemy is encircling and outflanking our rear!"

When Lu Xiangsheng was about to meet the main force of the peasant army, he noticed the smoke and dust billowing from the left and right sides, obviously there were troops turning around.

"Go ahead and ask Gao Qiqian for reinforcements, and ask them to send troops to contain the peasant army! The peasant army that circled around should be just refugees with no combat effectiveness. Our Tianxiong army will defeat their main force head-on!" Lu Xiangsheng ordered his soldiers to quickly Go to Gao Qiqian to ask for reinforcements.

The soldiers had just rushed out of the Tianxiong Army's camp with Lu Xiangsheng's order, and Zhang Yuan led the main force of the Peasant Army to fight the Tianxiong Army!

Neither side brought heavy artillery, but musket to musket!It's just that Zhang Yuan used a low-quality flintlock gun obtained from a merchant in Liaodong, while Lu Xiangsheng's Ming army used a modified matchlock gun. There is still a generation gap between the weapons of the two sides!
Bang bang bang!The two sides began to shoot at each other before close combat!The Ming army is already using the musket tactics of three-stage shooting, which is basically a contest between the quality and equipment of the soldiers on both sides!
"Forward!" Zhang Yuan rode on a tall horse, pulled out his command knife, commanded the archers, infantry and musketeers to keep a distance, and prepared to harvest after defeating the Tianxiong army in the musket line.

In addition to the musket battalion, infantry, and archers, Zhang Yuan also organized [-] cavalry to supervise the battle, watching the battle with cold eyes.

Both the [-] Musketeers Battalion and the thousands of Tianxiong Army were shot and injured every moment. The white smoke and gunshots that permeated the battlefield covered up the screams and fallen soldiers, leaving the remaining soldiers still wondering. They want to completely crush the opponent, but they are indifferent to their teammates.

Lu Xiangsheng watched the Tianxiong Army formed by his fellow countrymen, fathers and children, under the attack of the Musketeer Battalion, and some people fell down, and his heart ached like a knife.Many of these soldiers were fellow countrymen he knew, and they joined the Tianxiong Army out of trust in him.

"How can I explain this to the folks and elders..." Lu Xiangsheng saw the soldiers of the Tianxiong Army fall one by one, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

He realized that the soldiers he was fighting with now were not comparable to the group of unorganized and disciplined refugees he defeated a few days ago. They were probably the most elite musket battalion in Li Zicheng's army!

"Is it Li Zicheng's most elite musket battalion... As long as this army is disabled, Li Zicheng will have nothing to rely on!" Lu Xiangsheng had a crazy idea in his heart.

If at the price of paying the death of all the Tianxiong Army, Li Zicheng's Musketeer Battalion will be wiped out...

"Prepare for close combat! We will fight back with bows and swords!" The blunderbuss of the Tianxiong Army are not as powerful as the flintlocks of the Musket Battalion. Lu Xiangsheng pins all his hopes on close combat!

Although the equipment of the Tianxiong Army is not good, but their will is very strong, facing the line of the Musketeer Battalion, they still did not collapse.Use the fortifications in the camp to block the muskets and shoot out with bows and arrows.

"As expected of the Ming army that easily defeated you, it turned out to be so tenacious." Zhang Yuan watched the whole battle situation on horseback, and in the face of the resistance of the Tianxiong army, he would actually say words of admiration.

"Uh..." Gao Yigong blushed.It is a fact that he was defeated by the Tianxiong Army.

"The cavalry is ready!" Zhang Yuan admired, but now he only wants to defeat the Tianxiong army.

Five thousand cavalry selected from among the 30 refugees are ready to go. This is Li Zicheng's other main force besides the Musket Battalion, and they are all handed over to Zhang Yuan to defeat the Ming army in Hebei!

When Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong Army fell into a bitter battle with Zhang Yuan, there were 6000 elite soldiers fighting Lu Xiangsheng head-on, and more than [-] refugees led by Gao Yigong detoured to surround the Tianxiong Army layer by layer!In other words, Lu Xiangsheng has less than [-] people, and he is fighting hard with more than [-] peasant troops!
Lu Xiangsheng's personal soldiers rode fast horses to Gao Qiqian's camp in a hurry. Because of the urgency, even the horses fell to the ground and foamed at the mouth because they were too tired.

"Eunuch Gao, ask for support, ask for support!" The soldiers got up from the ground and rushed into Gao Qiqian's camp.

"Hey, what's the matter with you, what makes you so anxious? Could it be that the intruders have come to attack Zhending County again?" Gao Qiqian received the soldiers wearing a robe.

"The thieves have come back, and reinforcements are coming. My lord...he is surrounded by more than [-] thieves, and I ask Eunuch Gao to urge all the generals to come for reinforcements!" The soldier said out of breath.

"Why is Lu Xiangsheng fighting with the peasant army again? Didn't our family tell him that this is a sensitive period, and the court plans to negotiate peace with the intruders. What if such a fight makes all the efforts of the court go to waste?! "Gao Qiqian said dissatisfiedly.

"Eunuch Gao! The situation is extremely urgent now. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers will die every moment of delay! Now that the thieves are actively attacking us, how can there be any sincerity in negotiating peace talks! Eunuch Gao, please order all the generals to go to support my family My lord, otherwise, if there is a delay, it will be too late!" Lu Xiangsheng's soldiers almost knelt down and begged Gao Qi to send troops.

"What kind of person are you? How dare you order our family to send troops? We will report to the imperial court first to see if the imperial court will give up the negotiation before we can march." Gao Qiqian said, "Isn't your Tianxiong army capable of fighting? Block them first and wait for the imperial court's reply."

"Gao Gonggong, what are you kidding, human life is at stake!" Lu Xiangsheng's soldiers heard Gao Qiqian's words, as if struck by lightning, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "Please, Gao Gonggong, our Tianxiong Army Thousands of people are not easy, no matter how brave you are, you can't defeat an enemy ten times or twenty times our size, if this continues, the whole army will really be wiped out..."

When the soldiers spoke later, their voices were hoarse and their noses were full of snot.

"Come here, throw him out for me." Gao Qi said mercilessly.

(End of this chapter)