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An old-fashioned four-wheeled cart slowly moved forward carrying the two-foot-high watchtower.From the Warring States period to the present, this battlefield tool has not changed for 2000 years, silently telling the war background of the Chinese nation.

Zhu Cihong arrived at the watchtower one step earlier than Xiao Mo, dismounted and sat on the rattan chair, gently shaking the sore inner thigh muscles.Xiao Mo soon rode over and saw Zhu Cihong's figure from a distance, got off his horse, and took two steps forward in big strides, his knees softened, and he had already knelt down.

"The last general is incapable of defeating the enemy, yet he has made His Highness personally risk arrows and stones. He is in a dangerous situation and deserves death!" Xiao Mo hung his head very low, and the regret in his heart was beyond words.

Zhu Cihong stepped forward to support Xiao Mo, and comforted him: "The Eastern captives attacked me with a crowd. It is not easy for our army to kill and retreat an elite raid. Although I am in the country, I am also the founder of the Eastern Palace Army. My dear." It is a matter of course to take the arrow stone, why is the general guilty?"

Xiao Mo did not act like a little girl, and took out the secret report of the cavalry battalion, and presented it with both hands: "Your Highness, the cavalry battalion has arrived at the attack position, and will launch a surprise attack on Zhenglan Banner at about [-] o'clock in the afternoon."

Zhu Cihong looked at the sky, and said happily: "It's a matter of breaking the enemy, let the soldiers drink their saliva first, and then the two sides will attack..."

Before Zhu Cilang finished speaking, he was interrupted by the roar of artillery.Xiao Mo climbed the bamboo ladder to the watchtower, looking from the height, it turned out that Zhenglan Qi and Zhengbai Qi wanted to merge into one place, but were blasted away by the artillery arrayed in front.

In the era of cold weapons, the intensity of firepower in a unit area directly affects the situation on the battlefield. The influence is not as simple as one plus one equals two. Sometimes just adding a flag team can change the results and advantages of battles drastically.It is not difficult to understand the temptation of Zhenglan Qi and Zhengbai Qi to join forces.

Moreover, due to the terrain of the battlefield, if the two flags wanted to avoid the artillery attack, they could only retreat a lot, but if you think about it with your knees, you know that the Ming army would never watch them retreat and regroup to attack.Once the Donglu vanguard retreats, the Ming army will hold on tightly until the two flags are forced to the Hutuo River.

"The terrain in the north is distorted. There are earth-mountain faults, even after joining forces, how will the formation unfold!" Shi Tingzhu was furious when he received Bahana's order to detour to the north to avoid the artillery and join forces with Zhenglan Banner.

Meile Zhangjing stepped forward and said: "Master, I pay attention to firearms and are afraid of hand-to-hand combat. If I don't join forces with Jueluo Bahana, I'm afraid I will be pinched by the Nikans. Otherwise, let's charge again , maybe this time it will be able to rush over."

Shi Tingzhu frowned deeply, and said: "Under the bombardment of the artillery, the queue will definitely disperse. If the Ming army rushes up at this time, how can they survive? In my opinion, we still have to order people to collect the ferry along the river first, and find a way Just cross the river."

"Do you want to inform Master Jue Luo Bahana?" Mele Zhangjing asked.

"Tell him, if he refuses to leave, we will leave by ourselves!" Shi Tingzhu stomped heavily on the muddy ground under his feet.Still worrying about the Ming army who broke through the formation before.Obviously the Ming army was a messenger, and from the direction he came, it can be seen that there is a Ming army just to the east of the entire South Route Army.If you don't leave this dangerous place, it will be too late to leave when the two armies meet.

Moreover, this Ming army is so brave and good at fighting, it is almost like the Sichuan and Zhejiang soldiers in the Battle of Hunhe!

Shi Tingzhu recalled the bloody battle in Liaozuo that year.I can't help but feel guilty for a while.He immediately comforted himself: Back then, there were [-] soldiers from Sichuan and Zhejiang against tens of thousands of Eight Banners. Although this army is brave now, it was just a tie with the two banners and took advantage of it. There is no need to frighten them yourself. Own.

"They don't have many people, so they won't take the initiative to attack us..." Shi Tingzhu didn't finish his sentence, only heard a melodious and deep Polo voice, his heart trembled, and he hurriedly said: "What's going on!"

"Report! Master! The Ming army is coming!" Shi Tingzhu's Goshha rushed over and knelt in front of Shi Tingzhu.

"Then what are you waiting for! Formation to meet the enemy!" Shi Tingzhu was startled, ordered quickly, and shouted, "Where is my horse! Where is my horse!"

"Behind you, master..."

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Each battalion has a Taixi bell, which travels with the battalion as a strategic material.These luxury goods bought from Jiangnan played an inestimable role in the division of troops and coordinated operations.However, there is a very fatal flaw, which was not exposed until the combat order of the whole army was issued.

Not on time!

When the clock is left at home, the daily error is only about 1 minute, which is completely tolerable.However, after it bumps, the time error is much larger.As the only timer, there is no way to proofread it.This leads to an error of as little as half an hour and as many as several hours in the time of each clock.

Because Zhu Cihong is more concerned about the time, he has to send someone to adjust the time according to the sundial at noon every day, and the error can be controlled within 5 minutes.But for Zhou Yuji, who only knew about clocks for the first time a few months ago, it is hard to say whether he has such awareness.

The artillery was pushed to the front of the formation, and the prelude to the attack was opened vigorously.

The armored soldiers of the Zhenglan Banner drove Baoyi Aha and the civilian husband towards the artillery position of the Ming army. Under the supervision of the armored soldiers, they risked their lives and broke into the range of the tiger squatting gun. They were instantly beaten dizzy by the shotgun filled with iron .

The marching drums sounded, and the [-]st Guards Battalion rushed forward in formation, crossed the artillery position, and collided with the Zhenglan flag that rushed up.The rattan players and round shield players in heavy armor correspond to Manchurian Ba ​​Yala and armored soldiers in terms of combat effectiveness. When encountering those unarmored Aha, they pass through instantly like boiling water and ice. .

"Ba Yala! Vest! Charge up!" Bahana said urgently, "Kill them all!"

Ba Yala and Vest held a big knife that could cut off a horse's head with a single blow, gathered together, let go of their horsepower, and rushed towards the front of the Ming army.The armored soldiers dodged one after another, letting these brave veterans who were proficient in the battle formation step forward to break the formation.

The [-]th headquarters mobilized temporarily heavy-armored pikemen in front, forming a spear formation, pointing at the cavalry rushing up.The long spears of one foot and four feet are densely packed like sharp thorns on the body of a hedgehog.The cavalry soldiers who were forced to rush forward had to turn their horses' heads before the formation. The boss circled and shot arrows unwillingly, hoping to break the formation of the Ming army.

"Cut in!" Seeing this, Bahana felt impatient, brandished his big knife, and rushed towards the front of the formation with his Goshha.

Geshha is the personal soldier of these Manchurian nobles. Not only is he superior in combat skills, but he is also loyal to the general.The only difference between them and Ba Yala is that Ba Yala belongs to the "public" soldiers, while Geshha is the general's private soldiers.These private soldiers quickly demonstrated an attack power no less than that of Ba Yala, striking hard at the defense line of the [-]th Headquarters.

The commander-in-chief Qian ordered to change the defensive formation and no longer be aggressive, but only thought that the defense should be stable.

Xiao Mo's general flag rushed all the way to the middle of the battlefield, and personally sat in the [-]th headquarters, commanding the divisions below the second department to control the attack speed.Gradually widen the distance from the [-]th headquarters, and at the same time slow down from the [-]th headquarters.

The [-]th Headquarters, with the Tank Division as the leader, pierced into the formation of the Zhenglan Banner like a sharp knife, and spared no effort to charge forward.The Fusiliers Bureau roamed outside the Tank Division and attacked the Zhenglan Banner in a saturated attack. Whenever the armored soldiers of the Zhenglan Banner were beaten and had to rush to the Fusiliers Bureau, the Tank Division and the soldiers on the outer side The Reserve Department will attack from both sides to block the Donglu's attack.

At the same time, the War Reserve Department also wanted to guard against the Zhengbai Banner Han army on the right wing of the army, but they did not dispatch.This is undoubtedly desperate, but for the 1st Guards Battalion, it is great news that Zhengbai Qi entered the battlefield one minute late.

"That pig Shi Tingzhu! Why didn't you attack!" Bahana didn't take advantage of it. After retreating, he saw that the Gushan Banner and Jiala Banner of the Zhengbai Banner hadn't moved, and he couldn't help being furious.

Shi Tingzhu was riding on the horse, and he had no intention of saving Bahana.He pointed to the formation of the Ming army and said to his deputy Meile Zhangjing: "This Ming army is very fierce, we can't win even if we rush up. And, you see, Bahana has been surrounded by the Ming army. It was attacked from the flank by the Ming army."

"Master, if we just sit back and ignore it, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain when we go back." Mel Zhangjing struggled.

"Who says we're just sitting back and ignoring it?" Shi Tingzhu said angrily, "Order! Let Aha charge forward, and anyone who dares to step back will be beheaded!"

The numb slave was in disheveled clothes, and under the threat of the armored soldier's sword, he took his own weapon and charged forward.Some people are better, and they finally use iron; some people only have a wooden mallet, and they don't believe that they can use this weapon, or a farming tool, to break the iron armor of the Ming army.

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