Zhang Mingwei had already communicated with the generals in the previous military discussions and had corresponding plans for the possible attack methods of the thieves.

Therefore, when he saw that the bandits used old-fashioned attack methods, he immediately mobilized his troops to dispatch his generals.

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Li Zicheng was staring at the battlefield where the thief's flag was located.

He was mentally prepared for the artillery attacks of the imperial government army, so he didn't care at all. After seeing his army launching a new attack, he knew that even if there were any subsequent artillery casualties, he would not have retreated like that for the first time. Because the soldiers knew that if they retreated, there would be a supervisory team behind him.

In addition to the constant sound of artillery bombardment, the defense lines of the imperial government army could only see the waving flags, and the urging soldiers or generals running. Apart from that, there was no movement. All the soldiers were waiting quietly.

Seeing this, Song Xiance frowned and reminded: "General, this imperial official army should not be underestimated!"

Li Zicheng had fought for so many years, and he didn't need to remind him. Naturally, he could see that this imperial official army was different from the imperial official army he had seen in recent years. Therefore, he turned to look at Luo Rucai and said, "This first battle must have consumed some of the morale and strength of the imperial official army. The second battle will be with you Lao Luo, how about it?"

The Pioneer Battle did not bring Luo Rucai's troops, which surprised him a little. Therefore, he did not hesitate and nodded and said, "Of course!"

Their advantage here is that they have strong troops and can launch attacks one after another, which can afford to consume. However, no one is stupid, and they don’t want to consume their own side.

Now, Luo Ru agreed and was about to start mobilizing troops and generals. When he was preparing for the second wave of attack, he suddenly saw new movements on the battlefield.

The imperial government troops did not wait for them to attack, and teams of imperial government soldiers emerged from the gaps in the side van to the front of the formation and carried guns in a formation.

Seeing this scene, Luo Rucai couldn't help but be surprised and turned to ask Li Zicheng, "What the hell are they doing? The musket soldiers came out like this, and they were still so closely arranged. Are you not afraid that the fuse would light up the gunpowder of the people next to you?"

Li Zicheng also frowned, and soon thought of something, and couldn't help but say in surprise: "Can those be all self-produced muskets?"

The self-produced musket was actually a flintlock rifle. It was already available in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen. Although it was not common, as a person who led troops to fight wars all year round, he certainly knew that there were such firearms.

Luo Rucai nodded when he heard this, and suddenly said in surprise: "Look, damn, this official army is really rich. Is there a few that have their own muskets? And every soldier is covered in leather armor and helmets!"

In recent years, the imperial official army that the bandits encountered in recent years is actually similar to them in terms of military equipment. Most of the imperial official army wears military uniforms and they can't see the appearance of the military uniforms at all. I don't know, but in fact, it is said that this is a bandit rather than an official army. At first glance, someone believes it is definitely believed.

But at this time, Luo Rucai and others suddenly came to their senses. It turned out that the equipment of this imperial official army was really extraordinary. Not only were they all military uniforms, but the muskets they used were also self-produced muskets, and even ordinary military soldiers had leather armor. What a luxury!

When they were surprised, they found that the rows of Ming army musket soldiers had actually started to start and move forward. Although they stopped every three steps, they just walked forward!

Behind the musketeers, the cavalry began to follow, with their wings covering them.

"Is this going to attack?" Luo Rucai was a little stunned, "Is that duke's forehead clamped by the door? He beaten on the defensively, so the casualties were even lower? Did he think he had too many soldiers, or did he think we didn't have enough soldiers?"

Not only were these thieves' leaders unexpectedly surprised by the abnormal behavior of the imperial army, but even the thieves' soldiers who were attacking were a little stunned, and stopped one after another, looking at the opposite side in surprise: What are they doing?

The bandits were driven to attack, so naturally they would not have any formation, which belonged to a honeycomb. In fact, it would be really difficult for them to form a formation, especially these ordinary soldiers.

The musketeers of the imperial officials and soldiers on the opposite side lined up in a tight formation, and stopped every three steps to rectify the formation before moving forward. In the eyes of the thieves, this method was like a blocked wall of people moving forward, with a strong momentum, and it looked scary.

The thieves who were supervising the battle behind saw the team in front stop, shouting and driving them forward again. In addition, there were also cavalrymen who started moving from both sides, obviously looking at whether they had the opportunity to pick up the rear route of the musket soldiers.

Nowadays, the thieves no longer lack experience in fighting. There is no need for specific command from Li Zicheng, and the leaders below can respond according to the situation on the battlefield.

The infantry troops on both sides quickly got very close. The ordinary soldiers who were driven away by the bandits were actually commonly known as cannon fodder. They had no long-range weapons at all and were driven away by the supervision team behind them. Seeing that they could not avoid them, someone finally started to run. When the other bandits saw it, they shouted to cheer for themselves and ran together.

At this moment, the musketeers of the imperial government army stopped, picked up the musket and began to aim.

"Kill..." The thief's shouts echoed over the battlefield.

But then, the gunshots of "光光光..." were immediately sounded, and they were endless. After each team of musketeers fired, they immediately turned to the back and exposed their vision. The musketeers in the second row immediately fired, and then turned to the back immediately...

The thieves rushing in front fell down like they hit a wall.

With just a few breaths, a large number of thieves in front fell down.

The gunshots continued, without any intention of stopping.

When the thieves behind saw this, they dared to rush again and turned around and ran away.

Seeing this, the cavalry of the court immediately grabbed the fighter plane, drove the horses and began to pursue, and the sound of horse hooves joined the battlefield.

The thieves who were behind were still hesitating because they knew that if they turned around and ran away, they would have a supervising team. However, when they saw the accomplices in front running back and the cavalry of the court began to rush over, they did not hesitate anymore. If they didn't run at this time, they would be dead.

When the elite thief hiding behind saw this, of course, began to kill without any mercy.

However, this time is different from the time of the shelling.

When the artillery was shot, everyone knew that the gun was at most a line of casualties and injuries, and it might not be their turn. But the rows of fire guns and cavalry were covered and killed, which was not a matter of casualties.

Therefore, these driven thieves were no longer allowed to care about them and ran back, and they immediately rushed away the elite thieves who were supervising the battle, and even the elite thieves had to run along.

When the thieves saw this, they wanted to insert from both wings and encircle the retreat of the imperial official army.

However, before they moved, they saw the side vans who had already stepped forward and blocked the gap left by the cavalry charge. Moreover, the cavalry on the other side of the formation were sent out to guard the rear route.

The bandits and cavalry had no chance at all!

"The morale of this Ming army is really extraordinary!" Anyway, it was not because his subordinates were covered and killed, Luo Rucai did not feel sorry for him at all. Instead, he commented with interest, "I dared not take the initiative to fight, and the formation was not messy at all. The cooperation between the musketeers and the cavalry was also good. These were elite soldiers, all veterans who had fought too many battles!"

If your morale is not high, how could you take the initiative to fight? It will disrupt the rhythm of the offensive here.

Li Zicheng had a gloomy face and knew very well in his heart, what was going on with the high morale of the Ming army?

Although this first round of battle was tentative, it was completely defeated, and it was almost one-sided, leaving him blinded.

"Those who kneel down and throw away the weapons will avoid death..."

On the battlefield, there were almost all the shouts of the official army. The bandits watching the battle all looked at the battlefield silently, and their morale was obviously affected again.

When the bandits from our formation began to come out to fight to prevent the defeated soldiers from rushing to our formation, the official army withdrew under the cavalry's alert.

Those who surrendered as they said, the imperial army did not kill them, but instead carried them back.

"Old Luo, although I have lost some of my troops, I have already tried the reality of this official army. It's your turn to get on!" Li Zicheng looked at it gloomy for a while, then suddenly turned his head, and said to Luo Rucai with a smile on his face.

This was agreed before, and Luo Rucai did not regret it. He immediately asked his subordinates to start making arrangements.

Not long after, another tens of thousands of thieves began to attack the court army.

Unlike the previous one, this time, the thief obviously learned the lessons of the previous battle. At the front of the offensive queue, many archers and musketeers were deployed. Obviously, the thief did not want to be defeated by the opponent because there were no long-range soldiers!

As a result, what the bandits never expected was that this time the imperial army actually dispatched field artillery vehicles, or Fran machine cannons, and the kind with mother-child guns.

Although the range of the Fran cannon is much closer than other artillery guns, no matter what, it is always farther than that of bows and arrows. Moreover, the Fran cannon is a mother-of-child gun and the firing speed is extremely fast.

This time, the thief attack was almost the same as the first time, and the thief was defeated again.

Luo Rucai's face turned ugly this time. He sent some elite subordinates, so in terms of losses, he was even bigger than Li Zicheng.

Seeing the imperial government army also escorting his defeated soldiers to the rear camp of the government army, he couldn't help but shouted sternly: "Damn it, the imperial firearms are so fucking powerful!"

Li Zicheng also nodded in this regard. The two battles in the previous period showed the advantages of the imperial government army: the firearms are powerful!

Whether it is self-produced muskets or cannons, they are not comparable to those in their army.

This battle is hard to fight!

At this moment, I suddenly heard a "boom" sound, and a deafening thunder sounded in the sky.
Chapter completed!