Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1389 The Last Struggle
On the west line, after understanding Wang Yan's plan, Hauge bet on Wu Sangui's ability to hold on and Meng Qiaofang's ability to break through the north line.

In order to prevent Haoge from escaping, Wang Yan took action on the western front. Haoge was afraid that Wang Yan would increase his troops on the northern line, so he no longer just hid behind the defense line, and began to actively launch a counterattack to contain Wang Yan's troops.

Except for the 2 Imperial Forest Army in the hands of Hauge on the Western Front, which can be regarded as elites, the situation of the remaining [-] people is more reluctant, and it can only be said to be average. However, in Wang Yan's hands, there are no five loyal elites. .

At this time, under the encouragement of the horn, the Ming army rushed towards the Jin army like a flood, and the soldiers of the Jin army also howled and launched a counterattack.

On the several-mile-long front, the sound of guns rumbled, the smoke filled the air, and the shouts of soldiers went straight into the sky.

The sound of firecrackers erupting on the battlefield, the shouts of the enemy and comrades, and the wailing of the wounded soldiers all intertwined together, arousing the boundless killing intent of the soldiers of the two armies. The opponent is put to death.

On the northern front, the fronts of the two armies were at a stalemate.On this side of the battlefield, there are only more than 4 sharp soldiers from Zhongyong Town, and the others are all town troops. However, compared with the Jin Army, they still have certain advantages in equipment and training, so there are less than [-] people. Meng Qiaofang's attack.

After taking down the three towns, the Jin army was a bit weak in follow-up, but still had the upper hand. Under the command of Meng Qiaofang, the Jin army launched wave after wave of attacks on the Ming army's front.

"Tongzhou, Jingyuan, and Yanchang armies, charge this king! Whoever breaks the Ming thief first will be named a Marquis!"

Shouting like a raging sea shook the heaven and earth, and the entire Guanzhong land changed color. Seeing that the morale of the army was about to dry up, Meng Qiaofang put all the main forces on her and fought against the Ming army.

The two armies have already evolved from a platoon battle to a close combat.The Zhenwu Army has the blood of the Lu Sect and belongs to the local town army. Its training and equipment are not as good as the Zhongzhi Town on the southern line. Like the Jin Army, they have retained a considerable part of their cold weapons.

At this time, the blood of the two armies was already boiling. The red Ming army collided with the black Jin army.

The Zhenwu Army recruited in Zhejiang and northern Jiangsu has the unique resilience of the Southern Army.Although they were pressed and beaten by the Jin army, the soldiers cooperated well, with swords in front and spears in the back. The musketeers looked for opportunities to shoot and kill the enemy.

Zhang Mingzhen, who was over half a century old, was standing under the banner of the Dazhu with his hand on the hilt of his knife, standing still like a stone statue, his eyes scanning the entire battlefield.

"No, the gold thief reinforcements have arrived, and the left wing is retreating!" Ming general Liu Kongzhao exclaimed.

Zhang Mingzhen was startled when he heard the words, he looked to the west and saw a group of people screaming towards the left flank.The Ming army on the left had been killed and retreated steadily, and his whole body couldn't help shaking.

At this time, Zhang Mingzhen had no extra soldiers and horses to adjust, and the veteran couldn't help but glanced back. There were only a thousand personal guards left behind, but the left wing could not be defeated.Immediately, he pulled out his waist knife, his beard burst into anger, and he shouted loudly: "I have been fighting for more than ten years, and the time has come to serve the country today."

After speaking, he led his troops down the slope and went to the left for reinforcements.

On the southern front, Wu Sangui heard Wu Zhimao's reminder, looked back, and found that the cavalry attacking the two wings retreated almost at the same time.

The cavalry refrained from forming horizontal lines, because the firepower of the infantry and the power of the artillery at this time were not enough to prevent the cavalry from approaching.The horizontal array is too narrow in depth, and half of it is only about four rows of soldiers. The cavalry is capable of piercing the line array, but the cavalry is mostly unable to attack the tight formation and the square array pierced by spears.

After the cavalry on both wings rushed in, they were quickly strangled by firepower from all directions in the hollow formation, and the cavalry withdrew in a hurry. At this time, after the cavalry of the Ming army loaded the projectiles, they rushed out from the rear formation, chasing and shooting the golden cavalry. Following the advance, it caused the retreat of the two wings.

At this moment in the entire Jin army, there were less than [-] cavalry fighting with more than [-] Ming troops, and the others were fleeing.

This situation surprised Wu Sangui, but at this time he had already rushed into the Ming army formation, but he had no chance to pay attention to the left and right wings.

Wu Sangui held a horse spear and led cavalry with spears, galloping outside the hollow formations, waiting for the cavalry with firecrackers to enter the formation, and then used firecrackers to disrupt the formation.

The hollow formations of the Ming army were difficult for the cavalry to break through, and some had no way of attacking them. However, it was not impossible. As long as they did not enter the gaps in the hollow formations and broke through one by one from the periphery, it was not impossible.

Wu Sangui galloped on horseback, but more than 1 cavalry were in a large formation of more than [-] people, and the entire wilderness was surrounded by square formations of the Ming army, which greatly limited the space for the cavalry to detour and gallop.

Wu Jun's cavalry is like a big snake that has entered a maze, bumping into walls everywhere. He led the cavalry to the west and galloped, and suddenly a few shots came from his face, and five hollow phalanxes consisting of thousands of people appeared in front of him. He had no choice but to pull out his horse and turn around. direction, heading north, but was soon blocked again.

This made Wu Sangui aware of the danger. With the horizontal formations on the second and third fronts of the Ming army, they gradually transformed into square formations, and began to shorten the distance between the formations, deliberately blocking the gap. Wu Sangui's horse army , has already fallen into the Ming army's large formation full of hollow formations.

In the wilderness, the scattered hollow formations severely limited the space for the cavalry of the Golden Army to detour. Wherever they went, they were bombarded by artillery and shot by volleys of guns.

Soon after the fire gun cavalry defeated a Ming army phalanx that was too late to change, they rushed into the inner formation, but the situation did not improve significantly.

The cavalry lacked space to turn around, and the effect of the firecrackers was not obvious. Instead, they were bombarded by the Ming army from time to time.

This made Wu Sangui a little restless. He wanted to put all his eggs in one basket several times, and directly hit Li Guo's banner and the Ming army's phalanx, but he, who is famous for his bravery, did not dare to do so, because he was reluctant to hold his hand. He knows that once he loses, it's all over and there's nothing left.

At this time, Jin Jun fell into an awkward situation, bumping but not daring to bump, roundabout and without space, Jin Jun, who was galloping in the formation, began to feel a little uneasy.

"My lord! The Ming army phalanx behind is closing in, trying to trap us!" Wu Zhimao reminded again.

As the Jin army was galloping, it felt that the scope of its activities was getting narrower and narrower. Wu Sangui suddenly looked back and saw the two lines of the Ming army that he had broken through behind him. They are all leaning towards the Chinese army and want to protect the Chinese army.

The scene in front of him almost made his eyes pop out of their sockets, at that moment Wu Sangui pulled the rein suddenly and shouted loudly: "Rush out!"

In the south of Lishan Mountain, 1 horses advanced rapidly. The soldiers of the Jin Army ran crookedly and out of breath, but Li Benshen didn't mean to let the soldiers rest, and kept urging the Jin Army to move forward.

The south is a hilly area, and the road is not easy to walk, so Tang Tong went to the northern line, and Li Benshen ran to the south of Lishan Mountain.

At this time, in the north of Lishan, the sound of rumbling guns and shouts of killing could already be heard, and the sound came from far and near to Lishan.This shows that the Wu army was defeated and was retreating towards Lishan Mountain. Li Benshen was stationed by the roadside, his face was full of anxiety, and he pointed at Lishan Mountain with his whip and said to the general next to him: "Quickly, seize that mountain, and the army will build a defense line on the spot! "

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