Ming Zuo

Chapter 504
The power of the shotgun is impressive.

More than [-] meters, it can only penetrate cotton armor.If you encounter hoplites, it's like scratching an itch.

However, the Dongjiang rebels only had cotton armor, and even the iron pieces were almost dropped.Coupled with the lack of maintenance and maintenance, the quality is not even as good as the cotton jacket.

So the first battle of the shotgun was completed.

There are not many people in a special company, but its firepower is as ferocious as a regiment.

After they rushed into the first trench, they pushed flat all the way, completely unimpeded.

Unlike the new army, the rebels cannot stand on top of the trench and cause trouble.

Anyone who dares to stand on it will be called by a cap gun.

And nestled in the trench, and was covered in a shotgun.

In the end, the rebels couldn't take it anymore, they all retreated from the trench with shouts, and began to flee back.

At this time, the cavalry led by Li Jiuzheng was only halfway through.

Since leaving the formation, this group of cavalry has been under the special care of the artillery of the new army.

Twelve rifles and twelve mortars fired at them free of charge.

Under the continuous firepower, the cavalry fell one by one.

In order to avenge his son's anger, Li Jiuzheng didn't care about the casualties, and just wanted to rush to the front and use the power of Dongjiang Town's close combat.

However, when he was still more than [-] meters away from the trench, he was surprised to see that the infantry soldiers who had entered the trench before seemed to have encountered some kind of horror, and they all fled out one after another, spilling all over the ground in an instant.

Even when they saw a large group of cavalry approaching, these infantry forgot to dodge.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

Li Jiuzheng roared anxiously, but on the deafening battlefield, even the soldiers around him couldn't hear his roar clearly.

But at this time, the remaining landmines were trampled by war horses, and with the bombardment of artillery, the cavalry lost hundreds of people.

Even three of Li Jiuzheng's personal soldiers were killed, and the formation was stagnant.

Now it's all right, the cavalry can't beat the infantry and continue to charge.People on both sides huddled together, completely losing order.

The infantry of the [-]th Battalion had followed the special company back to the first ditch, and immediately started shooting freely when they saw this.

The sound of gunfire was like rain, and the barrage of bullets was like wind. Wherever they passed, whether it was cavalry or infantry in Dongjiang Town, they all fell down wailing.

Especially the cavalry, riding on tall horses and moving slowly, the target should not be too obvious.

In addition, cavalry is valuable, so soldiers like to shoot at cavalry most.

Seeing that nothing could be done, Li Jiuzheng's personal soldiers rushed forward and clamped him left and right.

"Captain, let's go!"

Li Jiuzheng's eyes were about to burst.

"Let go of me, rush up!"

"I can't rush, I have to die."

Li Jiuzheng looked at it in astonishment, only to find that of the [-] cavalry that belonged directly to him, there were now less than [-] left.

This discovery made him feel cold all over, and he couldn't struggle anymore. He was surrounded by his own soldiers and retreated hastily.

As soon as the main general retreated, the rest of the soldiers and horses fled one after another as if they had been pardoned, leaving only a large blank space.

"The enemy has escaped, chase after it!"

Ren Dong looked cordially in the trenches, and immediately shouted when he saw this, and wanted to jump out of the trenches and pursue the victory.

A big hand stretched out from the side and pulled him back.

"What are you going to do? Don't you obey orders?"

Ren Dong looked back, only to realize that he didn't know when the battalion commander arrived by his side.

"Battalion Commander, the Dongjiang rebels suffered a disastrous defeat. This is a good opportunity for us to complete our efforts in one battle."

The battalion commander had a cold face.

"Do you have the final say on how to fight? You are a soldier, follow orders."

Ren Dong was furious and wanted to argue, but when he looked around, he found that the rest of the people had already squatted down and packed up their equipment.

Without orders, they will not act blindly.

Ren Dong didn't understand.

Why don't you seize the good opportunity and let the Dongjiang rebels retreat calmly.

"I... I'll go to the head of the group to reason."

He was quite special. He really left, and the battalion commander didn't stop him.Instead, pick up the binoculars and observe the situation on the opposite side.

What can be seen is that the Dongjiang rebels on all fronts began to shrink rapidly, while the Chinese army began to move towards the north.

Obviously, this is a withdrawal across the board.

The order to withdraw troops was given by Kong Youde.

When Li Jiuzheng rushed up, Kong Youde was filled with anger.

This kind of general, attacking in anger, is simply reckless.

Later, Kong Youde was even more distressed when he saw the cavalry and infantry mixing together and being slaughtered wantonly by the new army.

Although the new army has always been relatively restrained and tried to avoid reducing the combat effectiveness of the rebels, after several battles, the death toll of veterans in Dongjiang Town exceeded [-].

The veterans fought less and less, and more soldiers were captured young men and released prisoners, which had already begun to affect the combat effectiveness of Dongjiang Town.

Now that more people died because of Li Jiuzheng's rebellion, Kong Youde inevitably had other thoughts.

On the way back in embarrassment, Li Jiuzheng had already ordered the horn to be sounded to withdraw the troops.

In the offensive and defensive battle of Muling Pass, the third division of the new army, with a regiment of troops, stopped the attack of tens of thousands of rebels from General Dong.

This battle caused the greatest trauma to the rebels.

The rebels have realized that the enemy on the opposite side is a terrifying existence that they cannot defeat.

For the current plan, the only way is to avoid the sharp edge of the new army and find a new way out.

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Chiping, Guandao, Xinjun checkpoint.

A donkey cart came slowly from the direction of Dongchang Mansion.

The drivers are three men.

He was wearing a ragged leather jacket, with his hands in his sleeves, and his face was dark.

"What are you doing? Where are you going?"

An officer stepped forward and asked.

"Master Jun, we are ordered by our boss to deliver some goods to Jinan."

"What?"

"Millet."

The officer walked over, walked around the donkey cart, even opened the pockets, and took a closer look at the contents.

"Let's go."

When the checkpoint was opened, the three men thanked them a lot, drove over quickly, and left far away.

Behind them, a person came beside the officer.

"Jinyiwei's?"

"Definitely is."

"Why are you so sure?"

"Do the local people call us Junye? In addition, there is a knife hidden under the car, which is specially used for Jinyiwei, the Xiuchun knife."

"Tsk tsk, Jin Yiwei is getting more and more alive."

"I can't help it. Didn't the commander-in-chief say it? Doing intelligence work, you say a thousand dollars and ten thousand dollars, it's all money. The people in Jinyiwei are going to starve to death, how do you expect them to hone their skills?"

"Hey, tell me, the commander-in-chief let these Jinyiwei go, isn't he afraid that the situation here will spread to the court?"

"Hehe, you don't know yet, do you? Northwest rogues have invaded Henan. So what if the court knows? Are they coming to attack us, or should they focus on the chaotic Henan first?"

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North Zhili, Xingtai.

Lu Xiangsheng stood on the city wall, looking at the officers and soldiers on standby, full of confidence.

"Order all the ministries to leave the city one by one. Annihilate the bandits in one fell swoop."

The flag was waved, and the officers and soldiers set off one after another.

Liang Fu, the general soldier of Baoding, personally led [-] people as the Chinese army, and went out of the city to the west.

Zuo Liangyu, the commander in chief of Hejian, led [-] men as the left wing, and went out of the city to Fengshan.

Changping guerrilla Xu Datong led [-] people as the right wing to Xingtai Town.

And in the area of ​​Crouching Tiger Mountain to the west of Xingtai, Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng, and Lao Huihui's troops of the Northwest Rebel Army gathered here.

Gao Yingxiang was in a high position, and when he received the military information, he immediately said: "The whole army will attack, wipe out the official army, and capture Xingtai."

After the Northwest Rebel Army left the Taihang Mountains in the east, they attacked the city and pulled out the village all the way, and gained a lot of money, which also frightened the Ming Dynasty.

Lu Xiangsheng, a famous military officer, hurriedly asked the imperial court to gather Ming troops from all walks of life in Gyeonggi, and asked the rebels to compete against each other.

The war is about to start!
(End of this chapter)