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Chapter 226 Decisive Battle Zhang Xianzhong - Part [-]

Although Zhang Hualong's former army cannon fodder battalion did not fight well, 5000 people were temporarily held back by more than 3000 people.

But up to this moment, Zhang Xianzhong, as the commander-in-chief of the whole army, still has a dignified but not depressed expression.
He firmly believed that everything was still under control, and so far the officers and soldiers hadn't shown extraordinary combat power, so he dared to let Ma Weixing join the reserve team of Henan Old Camp without hesitation.

"Soldiers under Shen Shuren's command are indeed much more elite than other officers and soldiers, and their morale is high enough, so they can withstand the surprise attack of several times the enemy.

Fortunately, the information provided by Lin Yang should be correct, and the officers and soldiers are indeed short of ammunition because of Shen Gou's lack of restraint!Don't miss the opportunity and don't come again, we must take advantage of today to severely damage the main force of the official army!Then consider withdrawing safely!If we can annihilate the army... we can live in Huguang for a long time! "

Zhang Xianzhong was thinking so quickly in his heart, obviously because the important information "Jiang Shoude's reinforcements also lacked muskets" gave him confidence and made him more convinced that Lin Chengcheng had not betrayed his old teammates.

Although Jiang Shoude is very brave, bloody close combat and crossbow shooting also made Zhang Hualong retreat a little, but as long as there is no large-scale use of firearms, it is good news!Keep fighting no matter how difficult it is!If you miss today's opportunity, it will only be harder in the future!
And this kind of firm belief made Zhang Xianzhong like a gambler who dared to follow the cards, and he still made a firm bet even when the bet was getting bigger and bigger.

Zhang Xianzhong's judgment was quickly conveyed to generals at all levels as a morale booster.

Some generals who were not very keen, didn't notice this at first, but after listening to the king's instructions, they suddenly became enlightened and said that they must seize this opportunity.

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Before the formation of the two armies, Ma Weixing led Zhang Xianzhong's Henan old battalion, and quickly entered the frontline battle.

When he arrived, Zhang Hualong's Huguang cannon fodder had already loosened a bit.

Countless soldiers were killed so that they doubted their lives. They were not only intimidated by the aura of Huguang officers and soldiers defending their hometown, but also suppressed by the fearless fighting spirit of the Liaodong frontier army.

Fortunately, Ma Weixing's investment can finally prevent the soldiers from the first level of "spiritual shock" - these Henan soldiers have been wandering for many years, and they have cultivated a bloodthirsty that does not take human life seriously. There will be no sway from the natives.

They will not take the ridiculous feelings of defending their hometown of Huguang officers and soldiers seriously.How many people have they robbed and how many cities have they slaughtered?

Which of those slaughtered places doesn't want to defend their hometown?
But these southerners are not martial artists!In this chaotic world, you deserve to die!

Why do you have to work hard to farm, have a brain to do business, be good at reading, be an official, drill and contribute?Is it not a skill to be good at wielding knives, wielding guns, killing people and robbing?This shitty Ming dynasty system!This is a dilapidated court that does not allow murderers to get ahead and become masters!

In troubled times, there should be rules in troubled times!Northerners have their own unique advantages, and this advantage should have a way to express it, kill people and seize officials!A dog court that does not respect or respect martial arts, even the court of the Han people, should die!By the way, kill all the reading dogs in the world!Song and Ming are the same!
"Kill! Kill all those bastards who make dogs for reading dogs!"

As Henan Laoying put in a brave fight, Jiang Shoude on the opposite side quickly became strenuous.

In particular, these Henan veteran battalion soldiers were not hit by firearms at all during the process of throwing in.

Because the front row of the officers and soldiers had already been stuck by the Huguang Cannon Fodder Battalion, the firearms team had no chance to open fire on the reserve team that had been pouring in from afar.

Being able to directly engage the whole army in melee combat without loss kept the morale of Ma Weixing's troops very high.

Most of these Henan soldiers followed Zhang Xianzhong around the time Chongzhen excavated the Fengyang Imperial Mausoleum in the eighth year.

Moreover, these Henan soldiers had a relatively high armor rate, and the bow and arrow throwing of the officers and soldiers gradually lost their effect.

After Jiang Shoude recognized the situation, he immediately asked all the rear troops to use knives, or set up spears to block the entrance. All the reserve teams were put into the front line, and there was no need for long-range firepower.

The bloody fight between the elite frontier army in Liaodong for many years and the wandering old thief in [-] was several times more tragic than the previous fight between recruits.

Jiang Shou Desheng was strong-willed, but Ma Weixing was a fresh force who was devoted and imposing like a rainbow.

Flesh and blood flew across the battlefield, and stumped limbs and arms were strewn all over the floor.The blood-filled lines between the ravines, looking down from the sky, looked like a rune circle that couldn't be more evil.

After a while, more than half of the soldiers under Lu Datou's command had been killed or injured, and they were gradually exhausted.

Although the number of direct battle deaths was acceptable, there were already too many wounded people, and the entire line of defense was almost mainly supported by Jiang Shoude's people.

Lu Datou's battalion had a total of more than 2000 people, and more than 400 people died directly in battle, and the wounded could not be counted at all.More than 200 of Jiang Shoude's men had already died in battle.

Fortunately, Jiang Shoude was always sober in his mind. He drew out his sword and repeatedly shouted sharply in front of the battle: "Brothers, hold on! General Zhu's cavalry will arrive soon! Zhang Xianzhong went out of the city, and he fell into Shen Futai's trick! The reinforcements sent by Shen Futai will be here soon!"

The Liaodong soldiers already had a little panic at first, but when the master Guerrilla mentioned Shenfutai, they regained their confidence.

If Shen Futai said he wanted to rescue, he would definitely do so!

A few months ago, when they were besieged by the Tartars Azig and Jierhalang on Bijia Mountain, didn't they escape back?If Shen Futai said that he would not abandon the friendly army, then he would definitely not abandon it!

No matter how arrogant Zhang Gou's team is, can they still beat Azig and Jierhalang?What is he!
Thinking about it this way, these soldiers who were withdrawn from Liaodong all had blood-red eyes, opened wide and closed to the death and fought to the death without retreating.

After a stalemate for a while, on the contrary, Ma Weixing, who was buoyed up, had a tendency to "fail again".

As expected, Shen Shuren did not disappoint them. After Jiang Shoude shouted these morale-boosting words, less than half a stick of incense, there was already billowing smoke and dust billowing on the eastern horizon.
Under the cover of Zheng Chen, the series of flags could not be clearly seen for the time being, but the morale of the officers and soldiers was greatly boosted, and they firmly believed that this was Zhu Wenzhen's cavalry battalion.

Everyone under Jiang Shoude's command burst into loud shouts, and before the cavalry arrived, they had killed Ma Weixing's morale.

On the side of the bandits, Zhang Xianzhong, who was in charge of the central army, couldn't help but feel slightly terrified when he saw the imposing cavalry reinforcements.

He subconsciously touched the wound on his pockmarked face that was still in pain, and ordered Bai Wenxuan to make the Shaanxi old battalion, who was the final strategic general reserve team, also ready to invest.

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Zhu Wenzhen's troops had actually rushed back from the Hengshan Guard Battlefield to the front line of the Hengzhou City siege camp before midnight last night.Now I have slept and rested three times, and had a supper before going to bed.

So even though I didn't get enough sleep, as long as I cheered up, poured cold water on my face, and rode slowly for more than ten miles on horseback, and went around the battlefield in the north of the city, I was almost awake, and my fighting state and fighting will remained good.

Moreover, Zhu Wenzhen's troops are full of people, and their military capacity is strong.After following Shen Shuren, he has participated in several bloody battles, but he has become stronger and stronger, and he has always received the best treatment and supplements, so that even the number of soldiers is getting bigger and bigger.

One and a half months ago, when he arrived at the Baling battlefield from Wuchang for the first time to experience the first battle, Zhu Wenzhen had just over 2000 people under his command.Now after several fierce battles, his troops have been supplemented to more than 3000 people, or even more than [-].

The reason why they were able to fight like this was of course not because Zhu Wenzhen's troops would not suffer casualties, let alone because Zhu Wenzhen could resurrect the dead, but because the Shen family army had no shortage of cavalry soldiers, only war horses.

After all the battles, the cavalry of Shen Shuren's troops were relatively well preserved, and the loss of horses was always controllable.However, the enemy's organized cavalry troops were wiped out by the Shen family's army in several battles. When cleaning the battlefield, they could naturally gather up the remaining horses.

As early as in the Battle of Baling, because Li Dingguo didn't know Shen's army well, he sent Jiao Guangqi to fight him with two or three thousand elite cavalry, but they were defeated in vain.After that battle, the cavalry of the Shen family army had [-] or [-] more cavalry after deducting the loss of their own horses.

The most recent time, when Wang Shangli's main force had just been annihilated, Wang Shangli's direct troops also had more than a thousand cavalry, all of which were given away for nothing.

Although the various units of Zhang Xianzhong's army were not as well-equipped as Shen's army, they were after all years of fleeing troops from the north, so Zhang Xianzhong's cavalry was well established, and the number of horses was much larger than that of the southern army.

Fighting like this, relying on robbing Zhang Xianzhong's horses, and the source of soldiers is from the Liaodong infantry, who have a foundation in riding skills, and after a few snowballs, there are only three thousand and five.

It's a pity that the replenishment of new firearms is much slower than that of horses and soldiers.So among the 1000 cavalry, there are still only about [-] of them with double-barreled nozzles in the rear, and only [-] of them with revolvers.

The newly added [-] cavalry can still only use traditional cold weapons to perform melee missions.Fortunately, they all have a good foundation and have the qualifications of the bloody battle in Liaodong. They can barely be regarded as "Quasi-Guanning Iron Cavalry".

However, Zhu Wenzhen felt that this was enough!Because he has more confidence than Jiang Shoude, he knows that the main force of the army has returned to help!

Thanks to Zhang Xianzhong's suspicion, after Shen Shuren tricked him, Zhang Xianzhong waited and watched for an extra day in order to be safe, and the time difference of this day has already made the Zuo Zixiong of Hengdong County rush back to the Hengzhou battlefield early this morning!It's just that after the forced march, I haven't rested yet, so I'm very tired.

However, when it comes to a critical juncture, even if it is a person who has not slept all night, it is better to sleep for an hour or two, eat something, and forcefully go to the battlefield again, than not having enough troops.When it comes to the critical moment of life and death in war, there are always people who don't sleep for two days and two nights.

With the blessing of confidence, Zhu Wenzhen charged without hesitation, and more than a thousand riders in the front row decisively used the "deformed version of the semi-circular tactic" that was tried and tested on the Baling battlefield last month.
That is to let the troll cavalry rush to the vicinity of the enemy, and then change from a dozen or twenty steps in front of the formation to sweep across the enemy's formation, approaching their faces and firing trolls.

"Your Majesty is not good! Tell General Ma and General Zhang to let their crossbowmen gather and shoot the officer cavalry! It is not enough for the spearmen on the flanks to turn to meet the enemy! These officer cavalry are good at touching and walking Shoot to disrupt our formation before charging!"

Under the formation of the Chinese army, Bai Wenxuan had sharp eyes, saw Zhu Wenzhen's formation, and immediately sensed the danger, so he hurriedly warned Zhang Xianzhong.

After all, in Zhang Xianzhong's army, he and Li Dingguo were the only ones who experienced the power of Shen's army's cutting-edge firearms combined with cavalry on the Baling battlefield a month and a half ago.

Zhang Xianzhong still didn't know why, but his intuition also made him feel the danger of the enemy, so he subconsciously agreed with Bai Wenxuan's opinion, and immediately sent a message to the general ahead, and at the same time asked Bai Wenxuan to attack immediately.

It's a pity that with an army formation of tens of thousands of people, it is impossible to be able to move like a finger, and all command orders are delayed.Even if the order is conveyed, whether it can be executed in place ahead is still unknown.

If it were so easy to fight wars, you could fight as soon as you thought about it, and you wouldn't need so many famous generals to accumulate over the years.

Sure enough, Zhang Hualong and Ma Weixing failed to understand and implement it immediately. At first, the army under their command only turned to meet the enemy with the right-wing soldiers, and the spear formations held their ground.Facing the face-to-face squirting, the bandit soldiers immediately fell to the ground, bloody and bloody like cutting wheat.

Spray on the face within [-] steps, with or without iron-coated cotton armor, all living beings are equal.

"Kill!" Zhu Wenzhen saw that the first two rounds of firepower had caused the enemy's front row to stagger and tore open a big hole.Hastily asked the soldiers under his command to change formations after reloading and directly launched a hand-to-hand charge.

And the melee cavalry in the back row without firearms also followed behind the vanguard elite, and once the wedge pierced into the enemy's formation, they tore and flanked the two wings, tearing the hole bigger and bigger.

There is a clear division of labor between the two parts. Those with muskets are responsible for penetration, and those without muskets are responsible for tearing.

Zhu Wenzhen showed the momentum he had followed Cao Bianjiao in Songshan last year to charge and kill the Huangtaiji flag formation. Without a saber, he waved a revolver with one hand, and went straight to the depths of the enemy formation, roaring and killing.

The right hand, which has lost two fingers, is only responsible for helping the revolver to move the charged hammer, and the left hand focuses on pulling the trigger to fire. The six guns quickly emptied the magazine as fast as the American Iaido, and the marksmanship is extremely accurate. Even killing six people instantly suppressed the aura of the bandit soldiers who were trying to intercept him.

No one can bear the visual impact of seeing several rows of comrades who are trying to block them die on the spot within two to three seconds.

After the wheel was emptied, Zhu Wenzhen drew out his saber, slashed and charged.And the subordinates on both sides had already covered him, wrapping him up and rushing forward.

"How could the southerners have such cavalry? It's impossible! These are definitely not Shen Gouguan's soldiers!"

Zhang Xianzhong, who was in the distance, was dumbfounded when he saw that Zhu Wenzhen quickly tore off a large piece of Ma Weixing's army formation, and split it into two parts from the flanks.

He had heard reports from Li Dingguo and Bai Wenxuan, but last time he only thought Li Dingguo was exaggerating the enemy in order to alleviate the guilt of the defeat.Seeing it with his own eyes today, he knew that Li Dingguo was not bragging at all. If he had personally commanded the Battle of Baling, he might not be able to fight better than Li Dingguo.

However, he still regretted it, hating that Li Dingguo had no vision!
Didn't he see that these cavalry were not what the southerners could do!It is no longer a matter of well-equipped weapons!But people's spirits are different.

Zhang Xianzhong felt from the atmosphere that the enemy had a terror similar to Guan Ning's iron cavalry.
The most frightening thing is that this kind of terrifying cavalry also got an artifact that could shoot several times before charging, harvesting and smashing the front row of phalanx defenders.

But things have come to this point, Zhang Xianzhong has no way out, he can only ask Bai Wenxuan to pile up all the old Shaanxi camps, fight a war of attrition, and desperately use human lives to fill them.

(End of this chapter)