Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

In fact, both Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai guessed wrong.The Runing Army commanded by Xue Yongli arranged these four thousand-man phalanxes to break up, not to stop the peasant rebel army from pursuing, but to defeat and even completely eliminate the nearly [-] peasant rebel army of Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai.

The previous series of despising the peasant rebel army was completely done deliberately by Xue Yongli commanding the Runing Army.In fact, to the Runing Army, the nearly 2 captives are not important at all, and the property worth more than [-] taels is not in the eyes of the Runing Army. The only thing they are interested in is to eat Zhang Xian in front of them. Zhonghe Luo Rucai is a big piece of fat.

In fact, up to now, the results of the Runing Army can be called brilliant results.Not to mention the Ming Dynasty, in all the wars in ancient and modern China and abroad, more than 2 enemy soldiers were killed, wounded, and captured (of course, a large part of them were local people in Henan who were forcibly captured by the Runing Army's strong walls and clear fields), and their own casualties Less than a hundred, this kind of victory is completely unquestionable.

But for the officers of the Runing Army with excess androgen, this is not enough.Think about it, how many famous ministers and generals of the Ming Dynasty were besieged and suppressed for five years, but the Shaanxi bandits who became bigger and bigger were defeated by the Runing Army in the first battle, or even put down in the first battle.This pleasure of being superior to all the famous ministers and generals, the possibility of erecting the prestigious name of the Runing Army, and the possibility of being famous in history... There are too many factors that attract men, so that the whole Runing Army can't wait to take it. Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai ate them all.

Of course, this is also the reason why the current Runing Army is not commanded by Wu Shigong.No matter how ignorant of history, Wu Shigong also knew that in the end it was the peasant rebel army that invaded Beijing and destroyed the Ming Dynasty, so the peasant rebel army would not be so simple at all.The battle between the Runing Army and the Peasant Rebel Army will also be a long and arduous battle, so it is impossible to decide in one battle.It's better to accept it when you see it.

therefore.If Wu Shigong knew that his Runing Army had become so arrogant all of a sudden, he would have to face Xue Yongli and the others with a bitter face and yell, "Grandpa——!"

In fact, this is also the reason why the peasant rebel army's combat effectiveness was too poor in the previous battle with Xing Yanwang and Pi Lizhen.This made the Runing Army somewhat underestimate the enemy.Xue Yongli and the others didn't know that in the previous battle, the mob with farm tools in their hands and no long-range weapons such as firecrackers, bows and arrows could not represent the real combat effectiveness of the peasant rebel army at all.

However, although he underestimated the enemy, Xue Yongli's battle deployment was quite thorough.

In Xue Yongli's battle deployment, as soon as the battle starts, the three thousand cavalry will stop escorting the prisoners and property.Immediately line up in place.The task of guarding the captives, property, and the Runing Army's own food and supplies will be handled by the more than 300 soldiers guarding Li Lu in Nanyang, more than a dozen of Qiao Song's soldiers, and the two companies of the Runing Army left by Xue Yongli. Finish.

To be honest, it is simply wishful thinking to have more than 500 people guarding nearly [-] captives.But Xue Yongli also asked them to take good care of their belongings, the food and supplies of the Runing Army, as for the prisoners?It's good to be able to keep watch.Let them escape if they can't guard them.Anyway, after winning, all these captives can be captured.Even if you can't get it back, that's fine.

Xue Yongli never considered whether these captives would rebel.They are all unarmed.It was nice to be able to escape.Few would flee to the Runing army armed to the teeth to die.

And the four thousand-man phalanx that was broken will retreat one by one to resist the attacking peasant rebels with the artillery support of the artillery regiment.

In Xue Yongli's vision, under the powerful firepower of artillery and firecrackers, it would be difficult for the peasant rebel army to rush to the front of the four thousand-man phalanx when the four thousand-man phalanx retreated to the front of the cavalry formation.The two armies fell into a state of hand-to-hand combat.

And when the Runing Army's formation is fully established, even if there is a hand-to-hand fight, the cavalry in the rear will launch countercharges again and again, breaking the momentum of the peasant rebel army's attack.

But that's all.However, it can only guarantee the undefeated Runing Army, but Xue Yongli has another trick: Yesterday, Xue Yongli had already contacted the Guide Army Corps led by Xue Yong who set off from Guide Mansion and passed through Kaifeng Mansion.

The Guided Army would arrive at the battlefield at noon, and 300 men of the Guided Army would attack on the flank of the Peasant Rebel Army.At that time, Xue Yongli will also let three thousand cavalry form a cavalry charge formation to counterattack.

And when that time comes, then...then it will be famous all over the world and go down in history!

good!The pre-war assumptions of both sides are wonderful, let us see the specific battle process!

Luo Rucai's chief general Yang Chengzu commanded Luo Rucai's cavalry.Under his order, two hundred cavalry formed a charge formation and rushed towards the thousand-man phalanx in the middle of the Runing Army.The other cavalry were also ready to charge.

This is a tentative attack, mainly to test out the range and power of the Runing Army's guns.Of course, if the two hundred cavalry charge successfully, the cavalry brigade behind will continue to charge immediately, completely crushing the four thousand-man phalanx of the Runing Army.

Seeing the performance of the peasant rebel army, Xue Yongli couldn't help but let out a "huh".The movements of those cavalry were quite methodical, and they looked well-trained. Xue Yongli couldn't help but think in his heart: "This Shaanxi bandit has some skills? But defeating such an opponent has some flavor!"

Undoubtedly, when the two hundred riders rushed to a distance of about eighty steps from the phalanx of thousands of people, the guns of the Runing Army began to shoot.After two rows of gunfire, Luo Rucai's cavalry was knocked down by more than [-] cavalry.

As soon as the guns of the Runing Army started shooting, Luo Rucai's cavalry turned around and fled back immediately, so the total casualties were not large.Luo Rucai, who was watching the battle from the rear, said to Zhang Xianzhong: "Li Dingguo is right, this official dog's firecracker is indeed far away. It seems that this battle is not easy to fight!"

Yang Chengzu waited until the cavalry who tried to attack ran back to the main formation, and immediately gave an order: "It seems that the range of the firecrackers of the official dog is about eight or ninety paces. Pass down the order to let the sons get off their horses when they reach a hundred to 110 paces. Five One group of one hundred riders, one change of arrows for ten rounds!"

The order was passed on quickly, and Luo Rucai's five hundred cavalry immediately stepped forward, and the horses quickly walked to a distance of 110 steps from the thousand-man phalanx.All the cavalry jumped off their horses, in a group of ten, one of them held the reins of the ten war horses as a stake, and the rest of the cavalry took their longbow and quiver from the saddle, and ran forward a few steps to release arrows.

At this time, He Fei who was staying beside Xue Yongli snorted contemptuously, and said, "Although it looks decent, it's still the old way of Tartars!"

In the battle of King Qin of the Runing Army, the Houjin cavalry did indeed use the charge tactics of shooting first and then riding against the Runing Army at that time.For this reason, the Runing Army at that time also suffered a lot.It was later that Qin Liangyu's white-armed soldiers gave up their lives and used the method of throwing javelins to prevent the Hou Jin army from shooting arrows outside the range of the firecrackers.Therefore, after the war, the Runing Army had already designed a set of tactics to deal with it.

And this time Luo Rucai's cavalry shot arrows with hatred, which was quite close to the way the Hou Jin army started shooting arrows at that time.Therefore, the Runing Army also believed that Luo Rucai's cavalry was using the cavalry tactics of shooting first and then riding used by the Houjin Army.

There was no need for Xue Yongli, He Fei and other officers to command at all, and the officers who commanded the thousand-man phalanx on the front line immediately issued an order.The two hundred gunners in the front row of the thousand-man phalanx immediately ran forward according to the training routine.

The two hundred firecrackers were divided into groups of two, one of whom was the firecracker shooter, and the other carried four loaded firecrackers and held a shield as the firecracker shooter's assistant.

The two hundred gunners ran forward for a distance of 25 to [-] steps, and the assistants immediately placed the shields on the ground in front of them.And this wooden shield is rectangular, with a gap intentionally dug out on the top, so that the firecracker can be erected on the gap of the shield.The firecracker shooter and the firecracker assistant immediately squatted down, covering themselves with shields, preventing themselves from being hurt by the enemy's bows and arrows.

The distance between 25 and [-] steps was carefully calculated by the Runing Army.In case the enemy's cavalry covering the archers rushed over, they would have enough time to run back to their thousand-man phalanx.

However, Luo Rucai's cavalry was caught off guard by the rapid response of the Runing Army.But these cavalry had already jumped off their horses and ran about ten steps forward to prepare to shoot arrows. In a short time, they had no time to run back to their horses and got on their horses to escape.So these cavalry can only bite the bullet and start shooting arrows.

But after Luo Rucai's cavalry shot the first round of arrows, the gunfire of the Runing Army began to fire.Moreover, the shooting frequency of this firecracker is quite high, and it has a shield as a support, so the aiming of shooting is also very convenient. Therefore, after four rounds of firecracker shooting, more than 150 cavalrymen of Luo Rucai's archery were knocked down at once, and even the horses were knocked down. More than 80 horses.

When the gunners of the Runing Army rushed out of the phalanx of thousands of people, Yang Chengzu, who was commanding in the rear, shouted secretly: "No!" He immediately ordered loudly: "Let them come back quickly! Let them come back quickly!"

But Yang Chengzu's order couldn't be delivered to the cavalry in front of him at all, so Yang Chengzu could only watch helplessly as the guns of the Runing Army were called and shot.

And Luo Ru, who was watching the battle from behind, felt distressed!These 150 people are all his elite!To be honest, for the sake of these 150 Shaanxi soldiers with rich combat experience, Luo Ru was able to sacrifice tens of thousands of mobs without hesitation.

After shooting four rounds of firecrackers, the gunners who came forward stopped shooting. There was no way, the smoke caused by the intensive shooting of the firecrackers blocked the sight of these gunners.And the firecracker assistant is also stepping up to load the ammunition, preparing for the following battle.

And Luo Rucai's cavalry also reacted quickly. The [-] cavalry protecting the Shaanxi soldiers who were shooting arrows in the back immediately bypassed the Shaanxi soldiers who were shooting arrows in front, and rushed towards the gunmen of the Runing Army who rushed forward, trying to recover some losses. (To be continued..)