The army supervisor Kong Deyao had already seen it with excitement. Over the past year, he was in Beijing. He heard that the official army was defeated today and again tomorrow. He never thought that he could suppress the bandits on the front battlefield not long after following Liu Xi's orders.

Therefore, when he heard Liu Ximing's order, Kong Deyao was so anxious that he jumped a little.

"Gei Master, you can't retreat, you can't retreat. The bandits are already weak. This is a great opportunity for our army to annihilate in one fell swoop. How can we withdraw our troops?"

Liu Ximing frowned and looked at Kong Deyao, then shouted loudly:

"I am the commander, and my military order is the basis in front of the formation. There are more than 100,000 bandits, and even more than 100,000 pigs will have to be killed for a long time. It is not so easy to annihilate? It is really the opinion of a scholar."

Kong Deyao was immediately scolded and blushed, and he had to respond submissively: "What the elders scolded is that their subordinates were rude."

"Woo~~Woooo"

Liu Xi was hitting the military camp, and the guards immediately blew the trumpet, and the offensive momentum of the official army slowed down.

Luo Rucai wanted to retreat, but Liu Ximing didn't want to bother him, but when the war broke out, the two armies were not so easy to separate. The two sides had been entangled for more than half an hour before they really separated.

It is almost the hour of You.

Fortunately, the official army had the upper hand because of the cavalry and firearms, so when the two armies really separated, the bandits suffered another big loss.

The musketeers who were rotating from the rear caught the back of the bandits and fired another burst of fire, directly reimbursing thousands of people.

When Luo Rucai led the entire army to retreat and set up camp to defend himself, he carefully counted it and found that the original 150,000 bandit army was only more than 120,000 people left at this time. Luo Rucai was so angry that he was furious.

On this battlefield in the southwest of Ningling County, as the two armies ended their day of battle, they gradually returned to peace.

The government troops and the bandits tacitly retreated two miles to camp separately, and arranged people to clean up the wounded and corpses on the battlefield.

A bright moon gradually rose to the sky, and the bright moonlight fell on the battlefield, bringing a glimmer of hope to those who are still struggling to survive among the dead.

Liu Ximing did not stay in the tent at this time, but instead came to a hillside outside the camp to look down at the entire battlefield. Li Biao and other personal guards accompanied him to escort them.

"Second brother, the battlefield has been counted."

Zheng Jingcai and Zhou Yuji finally entered the battle. Of course, they were responsible for cleaning the battlefield. As soon as the cleaning was completed, he immediately rushed to report.

"How are our army's casualties? What about the bandits?"

Liu Ximing put down the telescope in his hand, and a hint of regret appeared on his cold face.

Zheng Jingcai sighed and replied seriously: "Our army suffered more than 7,000 casualties, and at least 20,000 bandits suffered casualties."

"The bandits are indeed different from before," Liu Ximing said something casually.

He still remembers fighting Zhang Xianzhong and others.

At that time, even though the weapons of the Liu family army were not as advanced as they are now, the combat losses were much better than those now.

Zheng Jingcai was also a little depressed and said: "The bandits have recruited a large number of government troops and mixed them. Both their fighting will and combat ability are much stronger than before. We are pretty good. When Ding Qirui was there, the government troops could only draw with the bandits."

There were many officers in the guard camp who were proficient in military tactics and combat formations. When Zheng Jingcai said this, everyone looked a little worried.

Because he was watching at night, Liu Ximing and his party did not put on torches, but in the clear moonlight, Liu Ximing still saw everyone's expressions clearly.

He smiled and said, "What, are you afraid? The bandits are getting stronger and stronger as they fight, the number of people is getting more and more. It's time for us to worry."

"I'm afraid of him as a hammer," Li Biao continued with a carefree expression, "Today we mainly rely on cavalry to fight. Although Governor Cao and Lao Shao are brave, they are still a little worse than our family's firepower advantages. It's really a string of cannons and muskets, and these thieves can't escape."

"Hahaha"

Li Biao's straightforward words made everyone in the Liu family laugh, but after everyone laughed, it was really the case.

Liu Ximing also looked at Li Biao with great appreciation, "Li Biao is right, it just so happens that since there is such a chance, let's give Luo Rucai another gift."

"Second brother, are you planning to attack at night?" Zheng Jingcai asked in surprise, then clapped his hands happily and said, "Good idea, the bandits are now panic, and they are just in one fell swoop. Second brother, I will apply to be a pioneer this time."

"You said this."

Liu Ximing immediately smiled and nodded in agreement, "But the protagonist tonight is not you. Li Biao said just now. If the artillery and firearms are lined up and the custody is called the bandits not to stay, then let's try it."

Li Biao, Zheng Jingcai and others then realized Liu Ximing's intention to come out to observe the terrain at night, and it turned out to be to find a suitable location for their artillery positions.

This time, the interest of a group of people was raised.

As the night gradually became deeper, the official army camp was the first to fall silent. Luo Rucai, who had been sending people to stare at the movements of the official army, gradually put his heart back in his stomach. After arranging enough troops to defend, he returned to the camp and hugged his little ladies and slept in his clothes.

However, what the bandits did not notice was that after the second half of the night, the official army camp quietly began to get busy again.

Under the cover of darkness, teams of sergeants dragged nearly 200 artillery pieces and quietly moved to the hillside to the left of the camp.

The official troops under Shao Derong and Zheng Jingcai are actually the 102nd and 104th Divisions of the Liu family. According to the standard configuration of the Liu family, each division should be composed of two infantry brigades and one artillery brigade.

Each brigade has 6,000 people, plus other troops directly under the division, a total of 2

About 0,000 people.

Among them, the artillery brigade is equipped with 100 2-inch cannons, 48 ​​3-inch cannons, and 32 4-inch cannons.

However, because most of Shao Derong's troops were cavalry, the 102nd Division carried fewer artillery, only half of the 104th Division.

During the daytime battle today, Liu Ximing did not have time to use artillery because of hasty fight against the enemy and in order to cover his own cavalry, but it is different now.

Because torches cannot be used for lighting, a team of thousands of people worked on the hillside on the left side of the camp for about an hour before all the artillery was arranged properly.

Just after 3 a.m., Li Biao, who was in charge of night, looked at the pocket watch in his hand and called Liu Xi on time.

In the seventh year of Chongzhen, Liu Ximing sought a bet from the Italian missionary Li Liesi and bought a bell. Over the years, under the guidance of Liu Ximing, the Liu family workshop had already made a pocket watch.

However, the pocket watches at this time cannot be compared with those of later generations to the level of exquisiteness, but they are enough for the current Liu family.

In order to facilitate calculations and to adapt to the future industrial society's requirements for time refinement, Liu Ximing has ordered the split of twelve hours into twenty-four hours.

By the time Liu Ximing walked out of the tent, Cao Bianjiao, Shao Derong and others were already eager to try it out with their men.

Cao Bianjiao and others started to rest as soon as the battle ended. This was the time to be full of energy.

Liu Ximing smiled silently at everyone, and turned over and rode on the horse to look at the bandit camp in the distance.

At 3:15, Huang Deyi, the brigade commander of the 104th Division, who was in charge of the artillery, knocked the short gun in his hand on time.

"Boom", "Boom", "Boom"

Huang Deyi's gunshot was like a death talisman, which directly kicked off the official army's artillery bombardment.

Two hundred and seventy artillery types roared, and pointed bullets or flowering bullets gushed out along the fire-lit muzzles, flying towards the shooting range that had been designated by the artillery positions.

"Boom", "Boom", the rumbling artillery shells exploded directly above the bandit camp. The screams, explosions, and cries instantly woke up the entire bandit camp.

Luo Rucai's troops still have more than 100,000 people gathered together for several miles.

The official army's artillery does not have to worry about being deviated. As long as the direction and shooting angle are correct, it will definitely hit a certain position in the bandit camp.

After three rounds of artillery attacks, the entire bandit camp had already become full of fire and many people.

Luo Rucai was awakened from his beautiful dream, and he reluctantly squeezed his hands on the beauty beside him, and then he suddenly woke up.
Chapter completed!