The three commanders of the Shenwu Army fired three consecutive volleys, and more than half of the thousand Manchurian soldiers with the Zhengbai Banner were killed and wounded. Almost all the cavalry rushing in front were shot dead.

If he had not been tightly surrounded by some loyal soldiers, Aixinjueluo Tunqi would have been killed by lead bullets during the charge!

Yesterday we were bombarded by thousands of artillery pieces from the Ming Navy, and today we were hit by a volley of Ming Army artillery fire.

Aixinjueluo Tunqi was stunned. He didn't know why the Ming army had undergone such great changes in just two years.

The Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty, which had been invincible in the past, were unable to fight back under the volley of fire from the Ming army today.

Tunqi just saw with his own eyes that only a small part of the Ming army fired. What if two fire cannon formations opened fire at the same time?

He and his subordinate Qian Zhengbaiqi must have turned into a hornet's nest at this time. It's terrible...

Out of concern for his master's safety, his personal guard captain bowed and advised:

"My lord, there is no way to get within a hundred steps of the Ming army. If we continue to charge like this, all the warriors will be killed by firecrackers. I will protect you and retreat first, until the main force arrives before attacking!"

Before the battle with the Shenwu Army, Tun Qi thought that if he could rush into the Ming Army's formation and fight, even if all his men were killed, the Ming Army would at least pay several times the casualty price.

Looking at it now, the situation was completely different from what he had imagined. Hundreds of them were shot and killed in succession, and they could not even get a hundred steps in front of the Shenwu Army formation. If this continued, they would die in vain.

He was still a little hesitant at first, but now that he heard what his guards said, he immediately chose to retreat:

"Okay, let the warriors retreat quickly..."

"puff……"

Before Tun Qi could finish his sentence, a bullet suddenly struck his chest. Tun Qi's body swayed and he hurriedly reached out to grab the horse's mane to prevent him from falling off his horse.

He hurriedly looked down and found a blood hole in his chest. At this time, a large amount of blood was gushing out. Tunqi screamed and fell off his horse...

After Yan Yingyuan, the commander of the Dragon Camp of the Shenwu Army, killed Tun Qi, he handed the rifle to the soldiers beside him with a sneer on his face.

Yan Yingyuan knew that the person he had just shot was the slave-building general, but he did not know that this shot sent another Aixinjueluo descendant to meet the wild boar skin...

"My lord, my lord..."

Seeing their master falling off his horse, the guards and Niulu Zhangjing hurriedly shouted and got off their horses to help him up. They found that Tun Qi's eyes were closed and he was dead...

"Retreat quickly, my lord died in the battle..."

Zhengbai Banner Niulu Zhangjing yelled and hurriedly jumped on his horse to prepare to escape...

"Bang bang bang..."

At this time, Jiannu who was rushing forward had basically been shot dead, and without his companions to stop him, the bullets from the Shenwu Army instantly bombarded the body of Niulu Zhangjing of Zhengbai Banner...

"Puff puff……"

When Niulu Zhangjing fell from his horse and died, dozens of Jiannu around him were shot dead. The remaining two hundred or so Jiannu hurriedly lay on their horses, beating their horses desperately in an attempt to escape from the battlefield.

"Bang bang bang..."

At a distance of about 120 steps, dozens of snipers and five hundred Shenwu Army musketeers in the front row immediately raised their guns and fired a volley. After a burst of gunfire, more than a hundred Jiannu were killed.

Thousands of Jiannu Zhengbai Banner Manchurian soldiers rushed into the formation, and the Shenwu Army's musketeers shot and killed more than 800 people in half an hour. If the last 100 people hadn't run so fast, the entire army would have been wiped out...

All this was expected by the generals of the Shenwu Army such as Zhu Cihong and Zhou Yuji. This was basically the case when they faced Jiannu many times, unless Jiannu was protected by a shield car.

Emperor Chongzhen went into battle for the first time. He had never seen how the Ming army fought against Jiannu before, let alone such efficient killings.

He opened his mouth in shock and stared blankly at the more than a hundred slaves who were escaping. It took him a long time to react, grabbed Zhu Cixiang's arm and asked:

"Your Majesty, those mediocre ministers have been lying to me, saying that Jiannu is invincible if he has less than ten thousand slaves. My father feels that Jiannu is a weakling in front of the emperor and has no power to fight back.

Father, I don’t understand why the Ming army was repeatedly defeated by the slaves in the past, and there were even hundreds of slaves chasing and killing thousands of Ming soldiers. Is it because the soldiers did not try their best, or because the general soldiers were incompetent?"

Qiu Mingyang, the governor of Liaodong who was standing next to Zhu Cixiang, couldn't help but tremble slightly when he heard what the Supreme Emperor said. The Supreme Emperor was questioning them...

Zhu Cihong noticed the changes in the expressions of several officials in Liaodong. He knew what these officials were worried about, but Zhu Cihong would not blame the civil officials in Liaodong for Chongzhen's few words.

As far as he knew, except for Hong Chengchou and a few other civil servants who surrendered to become slaves, most of the civil servants in Liaodong were very honest. On the contrary, many military generals surrendered.

Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly and said:

"Jiannu is well-equipped and has very strong combat effectiveness. Most of the Ming army has been in arrears with military pay and lacks training. In addition, the equipment is not as good as that of Jiannu. The overall combat effectiveness is indeed not as good as that of Jiannu.

After the emperor took charge of the country, the problem of military pay for the soldiers was basically solved. The overall combat effectiveness of the Ming army was improved, but there was still a gap compared with the Eight Banners established by the slaves.

Nowadays, the National Guard Army's ability to defeat Jian Nu is not only due to increased training intensity, but also has a great relationship with the large number of advanced firearms. Nowadays, fire blunderbuss do not need to be ignited and cannot explode, so Jian Nu will certainly be defeated.

In the past, due to serious problems of cutting corners and official corruption, the fire cannons made by the Ming Dynasty often exploded, and the soldiers did not dare to use them at all.

They would rather use swords and guns than explosive guns. The soldiers were worried that they would be killed by their own guns before they could hit Jiannu..."

Zhu Cihong's words made Chongzhen blush and became speechless. It was not that Chongzhen had never heard these words, but he was helpless about them.

What Zhu Cixi said didn't sound nice, but Chongzhen knew it was all true. He couldn't refute it, and he didn't want to refute it. His prince had indeed greatly improved the Ming army's combat effectiveness.

Liaodong governor Qiu Mingyang and military commander Cai Maode and other civil officials did not expect that Emperor Shenwu would speak so directly. They all bowed their heads and remained silent, but in their hearts they were shouting that Shenwu was wise...

…

"Sir, Tunqi Jiala attacked the Ming army's artillery array and was shot dead. The white flag in the past turned white and there were only more than a hundred people left..."

Baiyintu led Zhenghuang Banner and advanced less than ten miles. He followed Tunqi to attack the Ming army. The remaining one hundred people fled back in embarrassment and told Baiyintu how Tunqi died in the battle.

Baiyintu was shocked and asked hurriedly:

"What? Is it really the Ming Kingdom's Shenwu Army? How many troops are there?"

Zhengbai Banner Jiannu briefly recalled the size of the Ming army and hurriedly replied:

"Sir, the front is definitely the Ming Dynasty's Shenwu Army. The number is unknown, but it seems to be at least about 30,000 people. The Daling River is densely packed with troops..."

Baiyin Tu was not very sure which Ming army was guarding the pontoon bridge in front. He guessed it was the Ming Shenwu Army.

Letting Tunqi attack the Ming army also allowed Tunqi to test the combat effectiveness of the Ming army and find out whether it was a Shenwu army.

If the people guarding the pontoon bridge in front were not the National Guard Army, Baiyintu would not hesitate to attack the Ming army and strive to seize the pontoon bridge to cross the river as soon as possible.

Now it has been confirmed that the floating bridge is controlled by the Shenwu Army, and the total number of troops is about 30,000.

Bai Yintu stretched out his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his head. The leader of the Zhenghuang Banner, who had experienced hundreds of battles, was at a loss for a moment.

The Jian Nu were just more barbaric, and they were not fools. They were beaten up by the National Protector Army many times, and they also had shadows in their hearts, just like the Ming army was afraid of the Jian Nu field battles in the late Ming Dynasty.

After a while, Baiyintu sent an order:

"Stop the advance and let the Han and Mongolian troops come to discuss matters!"

The messenger immediately conveyed the order to worship the Yintu, and soon the Han army's Gushan'e Zhenshi Tingzhu and the Mongolian army's Gushan'e Zhengeng'er urged their horses to come to the front of the Baiyintu horse.

The two dismounted and bowed to Baiyintu:

"I've met your lord, but I wonder what your lord's instructions are for calling us two?"

Baiyintu raised his right hand slightly, indicating that the two of them would not be polite.

The Mongolian Eight Banners and the Han Eight Banners have no flag masters, and they are all under the control of their respective flag masters. Baiyintu is the master of the Zhenghuang Banner, and both the Han Army Zhenghuang Banner and the Mongolian Army Zhenghuang Banner belong to him.

"Both Gushan Ezhen and Prince Rui ordered me, Zhenghuang Banner, to lead the way, but the Daling River has been blocked by the Ming army, and basically all the pontoon bridges have been blown up by Ming dogs.

According to reliable information, the only pontoon bridge is currently occupied by the Shenwu Army of the Ming Dynasty, and the Shenwu Army defending the pontoon bridge has reached more than 20,000 people. I wonder if you two have any suggestions on this?"

As the leader of the Zhenghuang Banner, Baiyintu usually only listens to Huang Taiji's advice when fighting. He never listens to the advice of the Han Eight Banners and the Mongolian Eight Banners. Today, he suddenly wants to listen to their advice.

Shi Tingzhu and Geng Geer were both stunned and immediately guessed what Bai Yin Tu was thinking. This guy wanted to take the blame!

Since they can sit in the position of Gushan Ezhen, both Shi Tingzhu and Geng Geer are human beings. Although they are afraid of Baiyintu, it is a matter of life and death, and they definitely want to protect themselves.

After the two looked at each other, they almost said in unison:

"The Han and Mongolian armies all obey your command, and they will fight wherever you tell them. They will go up to the mountain of swords and go down to the sea of ​​fire without any hesitation..."

"Two old foxes..."

Seeing that the two men did not express their opinions, Baiyintu cursed in his heart, but when he was hiring people, he did not want to offend the two leaders of the Han army and the Mongolian army, as he was worried that the two men would not work hard.

"Since you don't have any suggestions, Zhenghuang Banner will still follow the old rules. We must fight the Shenwu Army before Prince Rui arrives so that Prince Rui will not misunderstand Zhenghuang Banner.

The Korean army, Aha Baoyi, Banner Ding, and Savage Armored Soldiers will be the first wave of attack, followed closely by the Han Army, and the Mongolian Army will provide emergency support when necessary, and we must persist until Prince Rui arrives."

"twitter!"

The two received the order and immediately went back to prepare.

For Shi Tingzhu, when commanding the Han army to charge, he could hide at the back, so safety was still guaranteed.

If he was asked to say whether to attack the Shenwu Army immediately, Shi Tingzhu would never make a suggestion. Too much talk would lead to mistakes. Who knows whether Baiyintu would pass the blame after the war.

The status of the Mongolian army in establishing slaves has always been higher than that of the Han army. The only difference is that Duduo with a white flag is different. Because Duduo is well aware of the importance of firearms, the status of the Han army with a white flag is now higher than that of the Mongolian army.

Since Zhenghuang Banner was Huang Taiji's imperial camp, it suffered almost no losses on Rufeng Mountain, and its total military strength now reaches more than 20,000.

After giving the order, the army accelerated its advance and arrived half an hour later, forming an array three miles in front of the Shenwu Army formation.

The front line was still composed of cannon fodder, with the Han army following closely behind, the Mongolian army following the Han army preparing for timely support, and Baiyintu leading the Zhenghuang Banner Manchurian troops to hold down the formation in the rear.

Looking up at the Shenwu Army formation, Baiyintu's eyes suddenly shrank.

I saw two Shenwu soldiers in neat formation. The Ming army stood upright with guns in their hands. They looked forward, giving people a chilling aura.

This is the most chilling military formation that Baiyin Tu has seen since joining the army, although he had encountered two strong armies, the Baigan soldiers and the Zhejiang soldiers, in the Battle of Hunhe River.
To be continued...