When the thieves' horse army broke through to a distance of thirty paces from the position, all the artillery muskets of the Tianwu army stopped firing, the musketeers began to install bayonets, and the pikemen and sword and shield soldiers in the Tuntian soldiers also came to the front of the formation, ready to engage in a white-knuckle battle with the thieves.

There were no more trenches on the left line, and the thieves could only be frontal when they got close.

Just as the thieves and horses rushed to the position with cheers, they saw that dozens of new things that had never been seen were suddenly erected on the position of the officers and soldiers, this thing was like a hat, with more than a dozen poles in front, and those dog officers and soldiers were squatting behind the hats and didn't know what they were tinkering with.

Before the thieves could understand what was going on, they saw tongues of fire erupt from the long pole of the hat, and then the sound of the fire gun continued to sound.

The row of horses rushing in front was swept away in an instant, and many people didn't know what this thing was and why it could hit the effect of firecrackers.

The Tianwu Army used the Thunderbolt Gun invented by Zhao Shizhen, an expert in Daming firearms, or the Thunderbolt Gun that he improved later, which can fire eighteen bullets in a row, which is equivalent to the Ming version of the machine gun.

The Thunderbolt has a medallion on the barrel that is used as a shield to resist the enemy's bow and arrow shots, and when firing, the gun is supported by an axe, which can be used by the archer to defend against people in close quarters.

The Ming Dynasty is the golden age of the development of China's firecracker technology, before the appearance of the thunderbolt, Qi Jiguang invented the "five thunder god machine", there are three eyes, five eyes, seven eyes and other different varieties, can provide dense firepower, the range is 180 meters, is a sharp weapon to suppress the Mongolian cavalry.

There are nearly 100 Thunderbolts in the Tianwu Army, which are basically Zhu Cihong from the Shenji Battalion, because the Thunderbolt reloading speed is too slow, and it is not easy to use it after a one-time refreshment, and the actual combat effect is somewhat poor, so the Thunderbolt has been equipped in the artillery camp for the artillerymen to defend themselves in close combat.

Nearly 100 Thunderbolts fired all the ammunition in the barrel, and thousands of rounds of medicine poured into the Rogue Horse Army in just a dozen seconds, and after this round of sudden fierce fire, the Rogue Ma Army instantly fell hundreds of people and horses, making the Ma Army behind a little confused.

The next scene made these thieves Ma Jun unforgettable for the rest of their lives, and even couldn't sleep in fear in the dark night for a period of time to come.

Just after the Thunderbolt was launched, hundreds of grenades were neatly thrown out of the Tianwu Army's formation, turning the bewildered thief Ma Jun on his back, killing and injuring countless people.

The thieves' Ma Jun was completely stunned by these two rounds of inexplicable new gadgets, and if they hadn't rushed to the front of the officers and soldiers, it was estimated that most of the Ma Jun would have turned around and run away as soon as possible.

After experiencing several major blows in a row, the thieves' horse army was greatly weakened, and the speed of the impact was also slowed down a lot, and the morale of the Tianwu army was booming, and the musketeers equipped with three-edged bayonets gave full play to the role of model veterans.

After several months of training, although the Tuntian soldiers were far inferior to the battle-hardened Tianwu Army, they were absolutely crushing compared to the thieves who almost did not practice.

These carefully selected Tuntian soldiers were not inferior to any elite of the thieves in their combat ability, and their bows and arrows were fiercely fired, and their spears were stabbed, only to kill the thieves and horses one after another.

The battle lasted less than a quarter of an hour, and there was a huge commotion in the rear of the thieves.

Thousands of days of the military army's iron cavalry rushed from the direction of Shouzhou, launching a crazy attack on the rear army of Liukou, and after the iron cavalry, it was tens of thousands of troops with banners covering the sun.

In the billowing smoke and dust, the red dragon flag and the sun, moon and wave flags waved in the wind, and more than a dozen Ming army formations came steadily, each with thousands of people.

Lao Hui Ma Shouying looked at the boundless Ming army and said in surprise: "Didn't the spies of the old battalion say that there are no officers and soldiers thirty miles away?" Why did it suddenly come out so much? ”

Seeing that the rebels around him were panicking, Ma Shouying said sharply: "Don't panic, everyone, He Jin, you lead the men and horses to support the left flank of our army!" ”

"Good!" He Jin responded and had no choice but to lead people to support, because except for his subordinates, everyone else was basically working.

He Jingang ordered the men and horses of the headquarters to come to the left flank, only to hear bursts of dense gunfire from the left flank of the main formation, and the sound was endless, and the left wing thieves of the main formation fell in rows.

More than 3,000 musketeers of the Second Brigade of the Royal Army of the Tianwu Army were lined up in several four-row phalanxes, and the method of four-row continuous firing was adopted, the soldiers of the first row stood in place after firing a salvo, and the soldiers of the second row went to the front to fire a salvo, and then the soldiers of the third row stepped forward to fire a salvo, and so on, advancing forward layer by layer.

This tactic is the Tianwu Army's active offensive four-row continuous shooting, if the enemy attacks, it will change to a defensive four-row continuous shooting, the first row of volleys to the last row of loading, the second row of volleys and then to the last row, and so on, while fighting and retreating, to open up some distance.

Under such a dense firepower, coupled with the impact of cavalry in the rear formation, the cannon fodder of the thieves could not resist at all, and many clever people immediately turned around and ran, and those who reacted slowly were directly shot by the musketeers of the Tianwu Army.

Ma Shouying always thought that the 5,000 new men and horses in the officer and soldier position were all the horses of the Tianwu Army, after all, the number of officers and soldiers was already 10,000, but now he killed another army of officers and soldiers to attack his left flank, or tens of thousands.

Seeing that the combat effectiveness of the new officers and soldiers participating in the battle was so strong, Ma Shouying was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Order, withdraw the army, and return to Dushi Town!" ”

A Tanmalay newspaper: "The general manager is in charge, the road to Dushi Town has been cut off by officers and soldiers!" ”

Although the army of thieves is numerous, after all, most of them are homeless, and they have not carried out any kind of training at all.

Zhu Cihong led nearly 10,000 Tianwu troops, plus 20,000 Tuntian soldiers, a total of 30,000 people, launched a comprehensive attack on the thieves, Huang Degong led the first brigade and the first reserve brigade also launched a counterattack, the Ming army totaled 40,000 people, and began a strong encirclement.

Xu Qingshan, who was in the second brigade of the reserve, went out with the army for the first time, and he was nervous when he looked at the battlefield full of battles, but when he saw the Tianwu Army opening the way in front, and some of the comrades-in-arms of the Tuntian soldiers following behind to kill the enemy, his heart gradually calmed down.

"If someone else can do it, why can't I!" Xu Qingshan let out a low snort, holding an iron spear, and suddenly rushed into the chaotic battlefield.

Xu Qingshan aimed at a rogue and stabbed him with a fierce shot according to the usual training method.

Because it was the first time to fight, he stabbed so hard that the entire spear head passed through the thief's body, watching the blood of the thief in front of him flow out along the barrel of the gun, Xu Qingshan's face turned white, he gritted his teeth, and pulled out the spear violently.

Just when he was in a daze, a thief slashed at him with a big knife, Xu Qingshan woke up and hurriedly dodged, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

The lady and the three children flashed in his mind, Xu Qingshan swallowed his saliva, clenched the spear in his hand, and began to take the initiative to kill the thief who attacked him.

"Kill!" Xu Qingshan shouted angrily, the spear shook, and the thief was killed by him with one blow, he quickly pulled out the bloodied spear and began to kill the other thieves around him.

When the thieves around him saw him so brave, they were so frightened that they threw down their weapons and ran away.

Among the 20,000 Tuntian soldiers, there are not a few like Xu Qingshan, although they are a little nervous, but more people are willing to pick up the weapons in their hands and fight, escape and die, and enterprising can live!

The battle went on for a while, and the situation on the entire battlefield changed dramatically, although the thieves' horse army rushed into the position of Huang Degong's troops, they did not get any benefits, and the killed were defeated one after another, and the hungry soldiers who were attacking while filling in the pits on the middle road were even more frightened by the firearms of the officers and soldiers and did not dare to advance.

The left flank and rear army of the thieves were strongly attacked by the Ming army, and they were no longer able to resist and retreated, and more hungry soldiers had already thrown down their weapons and fled.

Ma Shouying, Liu Xiyao, He Jin and other leaders knew that the battle situation could not be reversed, and the general trend was gone, so they had to give up the army, take the old battalion soldiers and Jing Xiao to turn their horses, and fled in defeat.

The army of thieves can't do anything else, that is, they can run, this is a necessary technique for every thief, no matter whether they win or lose, just run with it.

The cavalry battalion of the Tianwu Army pursued and killed, only to be beaten so that the army of thieves threw away their armor, threw their spears and soldiers, and fled in embarrassment.

After chasing for more than ten miles, the officers and soldiers stopped the pursuit and began to collect the prisoners who could not run away and surrendered on their knees along the way.

Ma Shouying ran for nearly 20 miles, and when he saw that the Tianwu army had finally collected his troops and returned, he stopped fleeing, and began to order people to bury the pot and make rice, and counted the lost men and horses.

Ma Shouying, Liu Xiyao, He Jin and others took a few breaths, and then sat down to discuss what to do next.

Zuojin Wang He Jin said: "This place is very close to Huoshan County, only a few miles away, or we will grab it first, and then go back to Huoshan to make another plan." ”

Liu Xiyao said: "What can I do if I don't go up the mountain?" Now it's just 10,000 of us who are riding horses, and it's good if the other two-legged brothers can run back 10,000, so many officers and soldiers, and so powerful, how can this be beaten? ”

Rao is always resourceful Ma Shouying is also secretly frightened, I didn't expect this battle to be so miserable, in the past, the officers and soldiers saw that they were so strong that they were so frightened that they didn't dare to face the battle, this time these officers and soldiers are really difficult, one by one not only the queue is tight, but also not afraid of death, and more importantly, the fire is so sharp.

Thinking of this, Ma Shouying shuddered a little in his heart, he really couldn't think of how to deal with such officers and soldiers.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Ma Shouying said: "This time the officers and soldiers have set up such a big bureau, it seems that they want to destroy us with iron hearts, according to what He Ye said, we will first rob Huoshan County, and then enter the mountain, and then send someone to contact the lost brothers and gather in the old place!" ”

Several other leaders nodded when they heard this, and now they could only do so, so everyone immediately led their troops to Huoshan.