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Chapter 582

Zhang Huan shot down the banner of Wang Dingguo, the former commander-in-chief of the army, and three thousand cavalry from the imperial battalion shot arrows at the Daxi army rushing forward.

For a while, arrows flowed like rain, and when they shot arrows so close, the Daxi army in front was caught off guard. Countless people were hit by arrows, and they fell down in rows and batches.

Due to the short distance, knights are shooting arrows on horseback. The penetrating power of arrows is undoubtedly strong. Many Western soldiers will be shot backwards, and some arrows can pierce two people. When the arrow fell to the ground, blood foam flew in the air, the screams of people, the wailing of war horses, the sound of running and shouting when they fell to the ground, all became a mess.

The Western Army's charge was thwarted, and there was chaos at that time.

The difference between the 3000 armored cavalry and ordinary archers is that they do not shoot arrows at fixed points. They charge forward while shooting arrows, and they maintain a neat formation. Therefore, the 3000 armored cavalry will soon meet the rushing Daxi army. .

The well-trained armored cavalry saw that the distance was too close to use bows and arrows, so they put away their bows and arrows, replaced them with all Zhangwu spears, and began to wear candied haws.

A group of armored cavalry, more than 1000 people, stabbed forward at the same time with the power of charging horses. The spears were like a forest, invincible, and when the spears came, the Great Western Army's powder was pierced to the ground.

Of course, the Great Western Army will not sit still, they will use the knives and guns in their hands to block and slash, but their weapons are not very lethal to these spears.

Occasionally, the iron cavalry of the Ming army fell down in the front row, and those behind quickly made up for it, still maintaining a neat formation, and advancing forward.

Even the mobile elite of the Eight Banners were helpless with this kind of tactics, and had suffered a lot, and Zhang Xianzhong's team was no exception.

General Daxi couldn't take it anymore, the people who were killed were covered with dead bodies, and the rest couldn't resist at all, and fled in all directions.

The 3000 iron cavalry continued to move forward, like a giant chariot, or a large harvester. The Atlantis army would turn into wheat, and the ground was harvested by this harvester with deaths and injuries.

It didn't take long, the first batch of 10 Atlantis troops who charged were smashed by 3000 armored cavalry, with casualties everywhere.

Zhang Xianzhong, who immediately lived in Gaopo, didn't like it. Zhu Yousong's team was too powerful, and he had to disperse the team.He immediately ordered Wang Shangli, the chief general of the central army, and Bai Wenxuan, the chief general of the rear army, each with their own troops, to attack the sideways movement of the imperial cavalry from the left and right sides.

After the two generals got the order, they each led more than 1 people to outflank the imperial cavalry from the left and right wings. The strategic formation they adjusted was that the cavalry was in front and the infantry was in the back.

Although the imperial cavalry is powerful, if the formation is dispersed, the combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced, and there are only 3000 imperial cavalry.

Zhu Yousong saw that Zhang Xianzhong was really cunning, and immediately ordered the white soldiers to attack. There were 3000 people in the Zhongzhen Camp. Zhu Yousong divided them into two, and ordered Ma Jinhua and Ma Wannian to bring 1500 white soldiers each. The pole soldiers attacked left and right to protect the imperial cavalry against the two teams of Wang Shangli and Bai Wenxuan.

The white pole soldiers were brought out by their brothers and sisters. After the two brothers and sisters got the order, they took the young man with 3000 stone pillars, divided them into two, and rushed towards the Daxi army from the left and right sides like tigers on the mountain.

Although there are few white-armed soldiers, they are also one of Zhu Yousong's trump cards.What's more, Qin Liangyu's prestige of the white-armed soldiers has long been established.A few years ago, Zhang Xianzhong's troops also suffered from white-armed soldiers in the Kuizhou area.

Therefore, the Great Western Army was like a frightened bird. When they saw the white soldiers, they were a little bit timid. Therefore, as soon as the Great Western Army on the left touched the white soldiers, the Great Western Army fell to the ground with dead bodies. This is Wang Shangli's central army. It quickly retreated.

However, Wang Shangli had more than 1 soldiers in the central army. At this time, the white-armed soldiers he saw had only more than 1000 people. Wang Shangli bullied them because they were few. Charge, intending to win more with less.

Driven by him, the 1 Daxi army screamed and counterattacked the white soldiers, and the Daxi army fought with the white soldiers with ten times the advantage.

The form on the right is similar to that of this side. The 1-odd western army led by the commander-in-chief Bai Wenxuan planned to attack the left flank of the imperial cavalry, but was intercepted by more than 1000 white soldiers commanded by Ma Wannian, and the two sides also fought in a melee. one place.

"Your Majesty, it will be difficult for our army to win if we fight like this." Xu Yixian, Zhang Xianzhong's counselor, was worried, because he could see that although there were a large number of Daxi troops, there were as many as 13 fighting now, but their combat power was far inferior to that of the Ming army. Thousands of people.

At this moment, Li Zicheng regained his strength. He won several games in a row. He didn't participate in the collective charge. , Now that he has completely gained the trust of Zhang Xianzhong and others, he came to Zhang Xianzhong to rest in the name of breathing.

Seeing the two trump card divisions of the Ming army laying dead bodies all over the field, I was very happy.But soon, he couldn't be happy.

He knew that these were Zhu Yousong's two ace teams, and his Dashun army had also suffered from the losses of these two teams. If he wanted to shake up Dashun, these two armies would undoubtedly be his confidant.

Thinking of this, Li Zicheng rolled his eyes, thought about it, and suggested to Zhang Xianzhong: "Your Majesty, these are the two ace teams of Zhu Yousong. They are extremely powerful in combat. Hasn't Your Majesty heard of Zhu Yousong's imperial cavalry and Zhongzheng?" Is it the prestige of the battalion? This is a team that even the Eight Banners cavalry of the Tartars fear, and to tell you the truth, I have also suffered from them."

Zhang Xianzhong gasped when he heard this, no wonder his five armies with 10,000+ troops couldn't win, that's why.He has seen how powerful the white soldiers are. He even fought against Qin Liangyu, and now he has added an iron cavalry from the imperial battalion.Can't we win today?
Seeing Zhang Xianzhong frowning, Li Zicheng quickly cheered him up and said, "Your Majesty, although these two armies are powerful, their numbers are really pitifully small. Adding the two troops together, there are five or six thousand people. Your Majesty has an army of 6000 troops." Wan, no matter what, we must wipe out his two ace armies today, otherwise there will be endless troubles."

Zhang Xianzhong felt that what Li Zicheng said was reasonable. Zhu Yousong was counting on 6000 to 10,000 troops, and there were still [-]+ troops not participating in the war. Zicheng was right. Today, Zhu Yousong's two trump cards must be eliminated at all costs.

Just at this time, Li Zicheng's words angered one person, he turned his mouth and saluted and said, "Father, there are only a few thousand troops, what's the point? My son is not talented, and he is willing to fight, destroying his so-called trump card."

Zhang Xianzhong was overjoyed when he saw it, it was his Siergan Highness Dingbei King Ai Nengqi who took the initiative to invite him, and he also felt that this battle belonged to him, so he approved the order.

(End of this chapter)