Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1380 Infantry Battle
On the Guanzhong Plain, Lishan Mountain is faintly visible in the distance. The goal of the Ming army is to defeat the Wu army, rush from the forest area on the flank of the Jin army, and rush straight to Lintong County. Not only rescue the trapped Ma army, but also cut off the Jin army. The army's escape route to the west.

This strategy is very similar to the tactics adopted by the German army on the Western Front during World War II. They all avoided the enemy's strong fortifications and frontal defenses, and broke through from the side and in directions that the enemy did not pay attention to.

In the front line of Zhongzhi Town, the commander is the general Dang Shousu, who is also a famous person in history. He is a general of the Shun family and one of the thirteen families of Kuidong.

At this time, he rode to the front of the battle line. The first row of Ming soldiers lined up in a straight line. On the horizon opposite them, a wall of people parallel to them appeared in front of the Ming soldiers.

The Jin army on the opposite side is forming an array, more than a dozen artillery pieces are placed in front, and the artillery roars, falling in the gap between the Ming army line and the Jin army line, and thin white smoke is floating between the front lines.

The soldiers of the Jin Army stood under the fluttering banners, forming a horizontal formation several miles wide, but their formation was different from that of the Ming Army.

Although it is also a horizontal formation, the weapons held by the soldiers are more diverse than that of the Jin Army.

They have self-made guns, bird guns, swords and spears, as well as self-generated guns that imitate the Ming Dynasty, and flintlock guns captured by the Raksha people. They are not as simple as the weapons in the front line of the Ming army, they are all self-generated fire pistol.

The weapons of the Jin army are more complicated, not as standardized as the Ming army, but Dang Shousu looked to the south, and the front row of the Jin army also used firearms, but there were some guns mixed in.

On the whole, there is not much difference between the Jin army and the Ming army, and they should not be underestimated. The Jin army's firecrackers and guns can also kill people.

Although they are far apart, judging from the Jin army's front line, it is estimated that there will be a confrontation.

This made the soldiers of the Ming army in the front row a little nervous, secretly praying to the gods and Buddhas in the sky, bless themselves not to be hit by bullets, bless themselves to survive and return home safely.

The accuracy of the firecracker is not high, and the ability to hit it beyond thirty steps depends entirely on luck, so it is still useful to hold Buddha's feet temporarily and pray for good luck.

In front of the Jin army, He Chengzhi and other generals walked in front of the Jin army soldiers with their swords on their hands, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, stand up! Show your energy and fight against the Ming bandits."

Compared with Wu Sangui's horse army, the Wu army's infantry is a little worse. They still used the old formation before. In the past two years, the army has only begun to transform, and the training is still a little bit worse.

The four rows in front of the Golden Army were gunners and gunmen, and behind them was a small formation of cold weapons such as knives and spears. The soldiers clenched their weapons, and under the mobilization of the officers, they gradually formed an attacking formation.

After He Chengzhi walked through the front row, he returned to the gap between the gunners in the front row and the small formation at the back, and then said to Guo Tianchun beside him: "According to the prince's intention, your firearms team will rush forward, and the row of guns will fire in succession. After the Ming army lined up, I immediately led the melee team to rush out and tear through the Ming army's defense line, and the prince will lead the cavalry to rush in through the gap we tore, and directly attack the Ming army's big banner."

Guo Tianchun nodded, "Although the Ming army has many horses, it is not very convenient to command. If the prince can kill the general and capture the flag, then the Ming army will definitely be in chaos."

"Okay, that's it!" Seeing that he had no objection, He Chengzhi nodded slightly, then suddenly punched Guo Tianchun on the shoulder, and said solemnly: "Old Guo, the Ming army's firearms are powerful, and you command in front. Be careful."

Guo Tianchun pursed his lips and smiled, pretending to be calm and said: "I know, there are not many old brothers left, I will pay attention."

Although Wu Sangui found that the Ming army on the opposite side was far more than he expected, almost twice his size, but Wu Sangui did not choose to defend, but still chose to attack.

If the Guan Ning army does not fight, it is enough. Once it chooses to fight, it will inevitably be a blockbuster, attacking like a storm.

Defense is not Wu Sangui's style. His character is more courageous and courageous. He basically does not procrastinate when making decisions. He does not intend to passively defend, but chooses to attack.

Such a choice may seem unwise, but it is actually a more correct choice.

The Jin army had few infantry, and cavalry accounted for half, which was not suitable for defense. Moreover, in the wilderness, there were no fortifications to rely on, and the Ming army had too many artillery.

The Jin army was setting up the formation according to the banner, when a horn sounded from the opposite side of the Ming formation, the formation of the Ming army quickly extended to the two wings, elongated into a horizontal formation several miles long, larger than the formation of the Jin army It is wider, and there are several phalanxes at both ends.

The artillery of the Ming army, dragged by four horses, quickly entered the two-wing position, and the muzzle pointed obliquely at the Jin army.

In front of the front line, the soldiers of the Ming army were ready. After inspecting the equipment of the soldiers under their command, the banner officers stood back in line one after another and blew a whistle, and the soldiers were not allowed to move.

The officials of each thousand households and the commanders of each battalion played out the corresponding flags in turn, indicating that the preparations were completed.

Dang Shousu saw that the Ming army was ready, and the golden army formation on the opposite side was still waving flags, and the horses shuttled to send messages, raising patches of yellow dust. His confidence was greatly increased, and he ordered loudly: "The army is ready, and the battalion leaders will listen. Set out with bugle drums, and use the bugle drums of each battalion to command during the march, and you are not allowed to fire guns within thirty paces!"

"Junmen, you only shot at such a close distance, and the Jin army has beaten us for a round." A battalion general next to him couldn't help but said.

Dang Shousu explained: "The task of our department is to detour from the south and insert behind Hauge, so it can't consume energy, and we must quickly defeat the Wu army."

"Of course we will lose a lot of people as we advance, but as soon as we get close, more people will die in the Wu army." As he spoke, he glanced at the battalion commanders. , You should know how big the gap is!"

All the battalion generals looked dignified. This would pose a great challenge to the Ming army's line and the soldiers' psychology. However, all the generals were more confident in the Ming army's line and the training of the soldiers, so some generals replied: "The last general understands that the military sect wants to defeat the Jin army's psychological defense line in one round, and make them fearful and collapse!"

After hearing this, several generals took orders one after another, "The last general and others obeyed the order, approaching and shooting Wu Jun!"

"This is the order of the governor. Whoever releases it first will be subject to military law after the war!" Dang Shousu said solemnly: "After the start of the war, the first line should be released for a round thirty steps away, and then charge immediately! If the Jin army is allowed to Don’t panic when tearing apart the front line, wait for the Jin army to get closer to thirty steps, and then charge in the same round, I don’t believe Wu Jun can withstand it..."

"Dong dong dong" just as Dang Shousu was speaking, the drum of the Chinese army sounded. Dang Shousu couldn't help but glanced back. Seeing the flag of the Chinese army waving, he turned his head and said to the crowd: "The drum is ringing! The answering flag is responding." Army, the army will attack immediately!"

(End of this chapter)