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Chapter 547 Decisive Battle ([-])

In ancient Chinese art of war, the active, offensive, and superior side is often called the "master", and the passive, defensive, and disadvantaged side is called "the guest".

Before this battle, Chen Qiyu took the lead in selecting the battle location, prepared the chariots and artillery for the defense of the camp, and thought that the officers and soldiers were the "masters" and the rebels were the "guests".

It was just because the rebel artillery was sharp during the siege of the city by the officers and soldiers.It's not that Chen Qiyu didn't expect the rebels to pull the artillery out of the city and engage in a decisive battle.

Just because of the heavy and difficult-to-move characteristics of Hongyi cannons in this era, Chen Qiyu thinks that not too many Hongyi cannons will be transported outside the city.

Especially after several fights between the officers and soldiers and the rebels, it is not that the rebels have never used live ammunition.

Chen Qiyu weighed that the iron bullets fired by the rebel army weighed about ten catties, according to his years of experience in military affairs.He estimated that the cannons of the Red Barbarians of the rebel army should weigh between three and four thousand catties, and it would take more than a dozen livestock to pull them out of the city.

How could he have imagined that Zhang Shun's cannons were all ten to fourteen times the diameter, and the actual weight was only between [-] and [-] jin. They could be easily dragged by only two oxen when marching on flat ground for a short distance.

Although Chen Qiyu specially left the bravest He Renlong to lead a thousand cavalry as surprise soldiers in order to deal with the cannons of the rebel army, but he never expected that there would be times when these thousand strange soldiers would be useless.

Fortunately, Chen Qiyu, the new governor of Henan Province, is also a man who knows how to fight, and he knows that if he can't fight to the death at this time, he will have no chance later.

He hastily ordered: "The whole army goes out, all firecrackers and cannons must be loaded, ready to fight the bandits to the death!"

Others couldn't understand it, but Liu Guozhen, the deputy chief soldier, was in front of the rebel army, and he had already seen the truth of the rebel army.He couldn't help feeling chills in his heart, and quickly shouted: "Master Supervisor!"

Chen Qiyu knew his original intention, but now his skills are not as good as others, and he has fallen into a passive state, so what can he do?
As a person hated by Emperor Chongzhen, if he retreats without a fight, and the officers and soldiers suffer heavy losses, he is afraid that his wealth and life will come to an end.

If it is a desperate fight, the officers and soldiers are not without a three-point chance of winning.Chen Qiyu calculated carefully, and the Jingying Wang Pu, Ni Chong and Cao Wenzhao's troops had been delayed for two or three days according to the agreement.If nothing else, it is likely to arrive at any time.

If the reinforcements from the officers and soldiers arrive and attack from both sides, this "shun thief" will definitely come and go.

After thinking up to this point, Chen Qiyu firmly replied: "Listen to my orders and make no mistakes!"

"Yes!" Liu Guozhen's body was cold, of course he knew what would happen to the thieves with nearly a hundred "red barbarian cannons" under his command when the three thousand men under his command went to fight the thieves.It's just that the military order is like a mountain, so I have to follow it!

Before the officers and soldiers could move, the sound of cannons rang out.

No matter the officers and soldiers present or the rebels, they had never heard such a volley of artillery fire, and their ears were buzzing, and everyone was shocked.

Bowl-sized shells flew up from the rebels' positions in unison, and smashed into the officers and soldiers' formations densely like raindrops.

Immediately, flesh and blood flew across the formation of officers and soldiers, and limbs were scattered.

When a shell hit the shield chariot, the shield chariot immediately scattered, sawdust and iron pieces flew across, and were nailed into the bodies of nearby soldiers.Many people were knocked to the ground on the spot, clutching different parts, rolled on the ground and howled endlessly.

Some soldiers were hit, and there was no difference between soldiers in iron armor and soldiers in civilian clothes.Some people were directly pierced by shells, leaving a hollow chest; , was hit in the head, became a headless corpse on the spot, fell to the ground, convulsed for no reason and died on the spot.

The terrible artillery and terrible attack immediately caused terrible trauma to the officers and soldiers.

Fortunately, the officers and soldiers have used firecrackers and artillery for many years, and they have some tactical experience in dealing with them.The formation formed by Chen Qiyu is actually a large hollow square formation.

This formation is surrounded by vans and shield cars, and behind the cars are firecrackers, artillery, pikemen, and killer teams.Although there were Chen Qiyu's Chinese army and He Renlong's cavalry in the center of the chariot formation, the rest of the area was empty.

Although this round of firing from the rebel artillery was fearful, it actually only disrupted the front of the officers and soldiers' formation.As the soldiers behind came up in rotation, the formation of officers and soldiers was still neat.

It's just that how much the officers and soldiers were injured, and how much their morale has dropped, is still unknown to outsiders.And how did the commander Chen Qiyu and the rebel general Liu Guozhen not know?
The two couldn't help but cry, and quickly ordered the whole army to attack the rebels.The soldiers under the command of the officers and soldiers are all raised by their mothers and fathers, which one is not flesh and blood?
They were frightened silly by the artillery of the rebel army, how could they move forward?Liu Guozhen had no choice but to lead his own soldiers and hacked and killed more than ten people in a row before driving the group of people forward slowly.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Chen Qiyu couldn't care less this time.He hastily shouted: "Where is General He Renlong?"

He Renlong thought to himself: Are you blind?I'm right in front of you!However, Chen Qiyu was an important member of one party after all, and He Renlong didn't dare to offend him, so he could only honestly respond, "My subordinates are here!"

"I order you to lead a thousand fine cavalry, assist the deputy commander Yang Hualin, quickly repel the bandit cavalry, and then attack the left wing of the bandit formation, there must be no mistakes!"

"No!" He Renlong didn't dare to argue, and hurriedly led away.

"Where is General Liu Qian?" Chen Qiyu continued to shout.

"The last general is here!" Liu Qian hurriedly stepped forward to pay homage.

"Lead [-] infantry under your command. When you meet the bandits for a while, take advantage of the suppression of the cavalry and roll towards the left flank of the bandits. Be sure to defeat the enemy in time."

"The last general has orders!" Liu Qian also knew in his heart that Chen Qiyu was about to die.

Now the officers and soldiers and the "thieves" have changed positions, and the "thieves" have fierce weapons, and the officers and soldiers cannot resist.If they could defeat the left wing of the bandits and sweep through the bandits' formation before the bandits defeated the town of Liuguo head-on, the officers and soldiers would naturally be able to return with a big victory.

On the contrary, the officers and soldiers could only lay dead bodies all over the field, staining the Dang River on the left with their own blood.

The rebel army was about a mile away from the officers and soldiers. According to normal speed, it would take about five minutes for both sides to meet the enemy.If you switch to running, it only takes two or three minutes.

Under the urging and whipping of Liu Guozhen, Liu Qian and others, the officers and soldiers quickly abandoned the vans and shield cars around them and rushed towards the rebels.

At this time, Li Shi'an was nervously urging the rebels under his command to reload the artillery.Don't look at the volley of guns just now, how majestic it is.

In fact, Li Shi'an didn't have so many gunners in his hands. Originally, the gunners who were defending the city only needed to know how to load and ignite the fuse.Anyway, it mainly shoots shotguns at close range, and if you shoot them according to the military order, you will win.

It's just that now, to pull out this artillery, you need to adjust the angle, direction and charge, which is much more difficult for these rookies.

What's more, there are quite a few "iron mold cannons" under the rebel army, seven of them were blown apart in one round, and more than a dozen gunners were injured, which caused these people to tremble and panic.

After the loading was finally completed, Li Shi'an quickly ordered the soldiers to release again.There was another burst of cannons that shook the mountains, but the effect achieved this time was far from comparable to the first time.

There were even many artillery pieces that did not adjust their angles according to Li Shi'an's order, but fired the shells back to where the officers and soldiers were originally in the formation.

Li Shi'an looked at the distance between the officers and soldiers and knew that he only had one chance.He quickly ordered again: "Clean the barrel quickly, and load me with shotguns this time. Anyone who dares to put iron bumps in me again, I will kill him!"

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