Trapped in the Enemy Line

With the sound of whistles, the sword players in the front row who were holding shields and wearing several layers of armor suddenly quickly separated and gathered into several tight groups nearby.

There are about a hundred people in each group, six in total.

These six dense groups were organized by the six battalions on the first front of the 132nd Regiment, and each was personally led by the battalion commander.

Then, some cannon players rushed out from behind and attacked the enemies opposite the group of six sword players.

After the smoke filled the air, the gathered sword players shouted, and then continued to stay in a tight group and pushed their shields, rushing forward like a covered tank, and slammed into the enemy.

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The enemy's formation was instantly dented when the sword players pushed their shields and collided with each other, and continued to collapse as the sword players continued to shout and push forward violently.

Zhang Xianzhong's army was completely confused by this strange offensive method.

Without exception, the six hit points on the entire front were all deeply knocked in instantly, and slowly disintegrated from point to surface like an avalanche.

The enemies behind did not know what was happening in front. They were still in chaos. The retreat just now caused them, who had little training, to become completely confused. They were out of formation, various units were confused and intertwined, and the soldiers could not find their leaders and soldiers.

The situation is such that the leader does not know where his subordinates are.

The original separation and distinction between the various departments completely disappeared at this time, leaving only confusion and shouting.

Although Zhang Xianzhong set up a first-line formation, there were actually certain intervals and spaces between the various units to facilitate command, dispatch and buffering. This was a very basic formation requirement.

It is impossible for Zhang Xianzhong, who has experienced many wars, to simply accumulate troops without any experience.

It's just that there is no big gap between the front and rear of his various units, and there is no particularly obvious distinction between two or more fronts. Overall, it is still a single front.

However, the unplanned retreat, the serious lack of training of the soldiers, and the lack of familiarity with each other directly broke the order that had been established with great difficulty, and it was difficult to restore it in a short time.

This is the most horrific disaster in command and control!

At this time, they were suddenly attacked, and the chaotic rear could only feel the sudden and violent crowding in front, and heard "Hurry up and block it!" "No retreat, no retreat!" "Coming in!"

"I can't stop it!" "I can't stop it!" and other chaotic and helpless shouts.

People behind did not understand the reason and inevitably panicked and misjudged. So many people instinctively squeezed backwards and tried to escape, which further aggravated the chaos.

At this time, the enemies on both sides of the gap were all stunned. Everything happened too fast. They wanted to do something, but when they saw the enemies on the opposite side holding spears and staring at them eagerly, they hesitated again.

Just as they were hesitating, the gunmen on the opposite side who had gone back to reload came back, raised their guns and fired again, but this time the targets were on both sides of the gap.

Immediately afterwards, a swarm of whistles sounded.

Accompanied by the sharp and heart-wrenching whistle, the enemies who had just stared at them with spears in their hands shouted and rushed toward the gap.

The area around the gap where Zhang Xianzhong's army formation was knocked was completely in chaos. Everyone was desperately squeezing backwards or to both sides. Not only was the gap getting bigger and bigger, but it also caused a faster and more extensive collapse inward and to both sides.

The thick military formation began to be torn apart.

Hearing the sound of the charge horn in front and observing that the entire second front troops also began to charge, Li Ping knew that the boar's head tactic used in European cold weapon wars had achieved initial results.

He began to feel a little relieved, having been anxious all this time.

This battle was not part of the original plan, and his tactics were too hasty in preparation.

Most of the sword players' shields are ordinary round shields, not oversized square shields that can provide full protection, and their armor is not heavy armor for full-body protection, but can only be made up of multiple layers of miscellaneous armor and light armor.

Fortunately, his troops had practiced this tactic before. Although they had practiced it rarely and could not be said to be familiar, it was not unfamiliar either.

Moreover, he has a blunderbuss that the Europeans who originally used this tactic did not have, and can peel off a layer of the opponent's skin before hitting the formation.

Li Ping took a deep breath, pulled out his knife and said to Ma Yong beside him: "It's time for us to go on the field. I'll go to the left wing, and I'll leave the right wing to you."

Ma Yong also pulled out his sword, then nodded to Li Ping and said, "General, please rest assured, Ma Yong will definitely live up to his trust."

Zhou Wen on the side frowned with a complex expression. He wanted to try to dissuade him again. He had always been very cautious and disapproving of Li Ping's intention to rush into the battle in person.

It's too easy to hang up!

There is no need for the general to end the battle personally in a battle of this scale.

If Li Ping dies, even if they win, there will be no more fun!

But after looking at the firm and enthusiastic eyes surrounding Li Ping, Zhou Wen didn't say anything in the end.

If I could persuade him to stop, I would have done so long ago.

And it cannot be denied that at this critical moment, Li Ping and the officers and soldiers charging together will undoubtedly give the troops a great boost.

They can't afford to lose!

At this time, Li Ping, who was ready to go, turned his head and said to him: "I leave this place to you. You must keep an eye on the artillery position and Chen Zidao. You have the final say on anything, and Hu Zhongshan must also listen to you."

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Zhou Wen's expression turned serious, he stopped thinking and responded hurriedly.

Then he unconsciously turned his head to look at the artillery position on the east side (originally the left wing) that had not moved but was still waiting. The artillery position that had just been transferred from the west (originally the right wing) was hurriedly unloading mules and horses.

The two artillery positions will be combined into one to form a circular position, which is not only for self-protection, but also for the protection of agencies and logistics troops that are entering one after another.

At the same time, Zhou Wen was also responsible for taking care of Chen Zidao and his main officers who were detained there and surrendered last night.

Although Li Ping left a company to guard Chen Zidao's troops in the camp where they were stationed yesterday, for the sake of absolute peace of mind, Li Ping took Chen Zidao and his main officers with him in this attack and separated them from the troops.

At this time, the bugle team of the brigade headquarters next to me blew the charge horn!

Zhou Wen hurriedly turned back and saw Li Ping and Ma Yong setting off separately while riding horses. Duan Qiang and the silly big man Liu Qiang had followed closely behind Li Ping. The one Liu Qiang held high was the largest and the only one with golden color on all four sides.

Suiko's military flag was particularly eye-catching at this time.

The four nearby regiments that had not participated in the previous attack also acted upon the order.

They will follow Li Ping and rush into a gap that was created by the Wild Boar's Head tactics and further torn open by the follow-up troops, striving to completely penetrate and divide the enemy's entire right wing, and then continue to cut off the enemy's right wing, and search and attack according to the situation.

Zhang Xianzhong's Chinese Army.

At the same time, this will also effectively attract the attention of Zhang Xianzhong and the entire enemy army, allowing the enemy army to focus its main energy.

Zhou Wen's heart ignited with excitement, and then he solemnly saluted Li Ping's back.

But before he put his hand down, he noticed that several figures suddenly rushed out from his side and ran after Li Ping's horse. These were several young soldiers who were not allowed to participate in the battle.

One of them is Dong Jiangpeng, a communications soldier whom he is already familiar with.

Some people started shouting to call them back, but after noticing Zhou Wen's silent and solemn expression, they quickly stopped speaking.

As a result, several young soldiers immediately rushed out without warning!

When Li Ping led the fourth regiment to charge left and right in Zhang Xianzhong's army, Luo Xiaoliu, the platoon leader of the spear company who had penetrated deeply into the enemy's army, was also fighting hard.

However, he had neither excitement nor fear, only fatigue and a spirit of hard work.

His nerves were constantly on edge.

The battlefield is too big, too chaotic, too noisy, and there are too many enemies. This requires him to do his best to attack and dodge every time, and his eyes cannot miss it from all directions. Any relaxation means giving up on himself.

life.

And in addition to fighting, he must also be extremely careful not to trip over the layers of corpses piled up at his feet or to be grabbed by the fallen people.

Once you fall down in such an environment, it will be difficult to get up.

Who knows how many people were not killed but trampled to death!

Just now, Luo Xiaoliu felt someone tugging on his leg. He quickly glanced down and saw that it was probably an enemy, so he decisively kicked him a few times to get rid of him.

Without any respite or rest, Luo Xiaoliu felt that his physical strength was seriously lacking, and his eyesight was also a little weak, even though the time was short.

Fortunately, many of his men are trackers, tough and disciplined, and accustomed to cooperation. This allows him to not only leave the back to them with confidence, but also does not have to devote too much energy to ensuring that they follow him closely.

Except for shouting uncontrollably, Luo Xiaoliu basically didn't make much noise.

This is not because he cherishes his voice, but mainly because it is basically useless when speaking.

The battlefield is full of shouts and chaotic sounds. Even if they are close to each other, it is difficult to hear each other's shouts clearly. It is useless to rely on words to command.

On the battlefield, eyes are everything.

Luo Xiaoliu needs to keep a close eye on the company headquarters' flag and the company commander's position, and then find a suitable position for himself.

The squad leaders under him will also keep an eye on his position and lead the whole squad to fight according to his gestures and movements.

The soldiers will keep an eye on the positions of their team leaders and squad leaders, and fight closely with the team leaders and squad leaders.

It is this level-by-level targeting that ultimately ensures that the entire unit will not fall into fighting independently and fly freely in the constantly moving attack, and will always maintain the integrity of the organization and close coordination to carry out combat.

The establishment of a flag-shaped army by the Ming Dynasty's official army actually had a very scientific basis. It was derived from its rich war practice and was also very effective in cold weapon warfare.

After all, war is about organization.

Whoever can deliver command to the end in the shortest time on a rapidly changing and chaotic battlefield will definitely have the advantage. It's such a simple truth.

Since there were fewer flags in Li Ping's army, such a battle would test the training level and quality of the officers and soldiers.

From the current point of view, they are quite competent and relatively lucky.

Luo Xiaoliu's platoon and his company have always remained as a unit and have not been dispersed. Even their entire battalion has not been dispersed. Most of them, including the musketeers who were firing guns in the center of the battalion, are still alive.

Fighting with the battalion as the core is their established combat policy this time.
To be continued...