After another row of sharp arrows was fired, there was only a slight confusion in the ranks of the thieves who rushed wildly, and more thieves had set up leather shields to cover them, and some of them hid in stirrups, and only a small number of thieves fell from their horses with arrows. Immediately, some thieves with bows in the enemy army responded with bows, and dozens of sharp arrows whistled and fired, and more than 20 soldiers of the new army were hit by arrows and fell to the ground, but they were quickly dragged out of the array by their colleagues in the rear team.

Xiao Tang sat in the center, he stared intently at the enemy in front of him, it seems that the other party has a lot of people, and most of the riding skills must be ordinary thieves, like such a fierce thief horse, presumably will not put the regular army of the government in his eyes, not to mention that these thieves see that the new army is not fully equipped, and they think that it is a more ineffective Xiang army. The other party was about to rush to the front of the battle, Xiao Tang suddenly opened his mouth and shouted violently, and shouted angrily: "Sons, think about what I said to you before I took the order to go on the expedition!" ”

When the soldiers of the new army who strictly obeyed the military orders and held the position heard this, in addition to the strict military law, they suddenly remembered that Xiao Tang had mobilized and encouraged them before going on the expedition, but at that time, Xiao Tang did not encourage them to protect their families and defend the country and serve the court, nor did they say anything about giving up their lives to fight for fame, at that time, Xiao Tang just said:

"The thieves are burning, killing, looting, and using brutal and vicious methods, which you all know very well. Many of the brothers present were even murdered in the midst of the bandits, and you must have hated the uselessness of the officials and soldiers at that time, who only stretched out their hands to ask for money and bully others, and they were not enough to protect you poor people. But now that you are joining the army for the sake of your family's livelihood, what will you do in the face of the thieves who have plagued your homeland?

As the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces, I will never treat any of my brothers who fought valiantly, but I do not ask you to be loyal to me, because this country owes you before, and I will not even say that you must sacrifice your life for your country. I just want to ask you to think clearly: at present, there are rampant thieves in Hedong, and if the momentum is not curbed as soon as possible, there will only be more and more thieves who are raging and committing violence. If we teach those thieves to escape, you also know very well what they will do when they have the opportunity to kill the border of Tongyu County, when the thieves bump into your father's mother's house, when they see your wife waiting at home, and when they see your children who are waiting to be fed!

The incompetence of the soldiers has caused you to be displaced, and you have also experienced the pains of having your hard-earned property taken away and losing your loved ones...... It's your turn to protect yourselves! ”

These new army soldiers who have become more rigorous and serious after a few months of training think of Xiao Tang's words that day, on their vicissitudes of life and cold faces, two flames seem to burst out of their eyes, Xiao Tang, Wang Jin and others have taken great pains to teach these new troops how to fight in the army, and now Xiao Tang must also let them completely understand why they are fighting!

More than 100 thieves and horsemen had crossed the trench, and the gun array formed by the new army collided in one place, blood and torn flesh and bones were suddenly agitated in the air, and the thief cavalry originally wanted to plunge a sharp steel knife into the formation of the officers and soldiers, and then break it to pieces, but as soon as the two armies met, those thief horses were shocked to find that the effect of the sudden cavalry breaking the formation was not obvious.

After all, the assault cavalry must charge and gallop quickly, in order to maximize their destructive power and deterrence, even if they enter the enemy formation, they must not stop, and move forward to break through, if they are stopped by the enemy and fight in place, I am afraid their combat power is not higher than that of foot soldiers.

This group of thieves with more skilled horsemen naturally understood this truth, but although they were able to knock over the handles of many new army guns in the front formation, the rear team was immediately supplemented by military soldiers to fill the formation.

Moreover, these new troops have already been instructed by Wang Jin, the Dang brothers and others to defend the position in the face of the enemy cavalry, and how to resist the enemy, an enemy cavalry rushed to the left, and there were seven or eight spears around it, it is said that most of the thieves who took the lead in the charge were used to doing business without capital, and were good at fighting, if they were to do one-on-one fighting, most of them were rural farmers and soldiers who were far from being opponents of the other party, but now all the soldiers are in small teams, squadrons, and all units, and they respond to each other according to the changes in the battle situation, how can the thief ride be able to stab the spear from all directions in front of him on his own?

"Poof!" "Poof! "Poof! "Poof! "Poof! The muffled sound of spears piercing through flesh and blood continued, and many thieves had just entered the position of the new army before firing several shots, and even men and horses rolled into the newly dug trench, which was supposed to be used to keep the enemy at bay, but now it was more like a burial place dug for the thieves in advance.

What shocked the thief riders even more was that they opened their teeth and claws and screamed strangely when they charged, and there was no charging formation when they rushed, but the soldiers of the new army not only attacked and defended in unison, but they also stabbed straight with their spears in unison, and at the same time, they also made a short and powerful "Kill!" Countless killings from thousands of people seem to sound at the same time, and there is a momentum of life and death, it seems that as long as the officials and soldiers shout in unison, there will be many thieves and horsemen who will be killed on the spot, just like the soul rope of the impermanent ghost!

Once the momentum of the thief's charge was contained, a large number of thieves had already rolled into the trench they had just crossed, and gradually gathered into a pile of corpses. Although more than 300 pikemen were killed in the front of the gun array of the new army under the fierce onslaught of the enemy, there were still soldiers in the rear, and the defensive formation standing behind the trench was only slightly loosened, and then it stood still, allowing the enemy cavalry to charge fiercely, and it was very difficult to rush through.

Dang Shiying, Dang Shixiong, and Wang Wenbin were all in the forefront of the defensive formation at this time, but whenever there were thieves killed to the left, they also raised their weapons with the surrounding soldiers to intercept and kill each other. Although they did not retreat from the battle, the three of them also knew that they were now in a position to fight together, so the Dang brothers and Wang Wenbin did not lead their troops to rush out first, and the infantry army led by the leader seemed to have turned into a whole.

On Xiao Tang's side, he and Wang Jin and others were also very pleased to see the effectiveness of the new army's athletes in rejecting the enemy, although this army still needs to go through a long period of training and needs more training in battle formations, but at least now it is only said that the effect that can be played in setting up formations to resist the enemy is completely inferior to the more well-trained officers and soldiers in other military divisions. In addition, if we master more tactics under the command of a general who has the command of the army and is good at dealing with the battle, we will certainly be able to play a greater role in the more tragic wars in the future.

However, it is a great thing for Xiao Tang and other officials and generals, and if you think about it from the perspective of the thieves in Hedong, of course, it is the bad luck of eight lifetimes of blood mold.

In the valley, the leader of the thief army, Dang Shilong, who was looking at the battle situation ahead, twitched a few times in the corner of his eyes, and he turned his head to look at the three strong thief leaders next to him, Ling Guang, Chen Xuan, and Ji Wenbing, and scolded fiercely: "I thought that the official army had an unstable foothold and could take advantage of the situation to rush out, but I didn't expect that the other party would be a hard bone to gnaw!" Can't kill Mo here, let's break out from the north? ”

The strongman leader called Ling Guang scolded, and said: "I'm afraid that there are also officials and soldiers in the north to set up a fortress to encircle us, and we have lost a lot of children's lives here. What's more, if you lead your troops to the north again, and you have to delay the time, who knows that a large number of officers and soldiers will not come? His grandmother's, even the thousands of officers and soldiers in front of him can't be killed, how many of our brothers still make a bird rebellion? The surname is the party, are you scared? ”

"I'm afraid of you, a bird!"

Dang Shilong changed color when he heard this, and immediately said angrily: "You don't dare to play with your life? Straight lady thief, Tian Da Boss doesn't know, you guys should have heard of Lao Tzu's reputation when he gathered horse thieves in Hedong, some time ago he chased and killed the officers and soldiers, Lao Tzu also made a lot of efforts, Ling Guang You are a dog, and you dare to insult Lao Tzu easily! ”

Ling Guang's eyes widened when he heard this, and when he was about to argue with Dang Shilong again, Ji Wenbing next to him suddenly shouted: "Enough! When is it now, since the big leaders of Suitian want to work hard with the government, at this time, they will have to fight among themselves and make a bird's tongue dispute? Dang Shilong, in the past, it was not a good skill to hunt down and kill that group of weak officers and soldiers, and now the soldiers and horses of this group of officials do not seem to be any difficult to provoke. Why, the horse thieves led by you can only bully the weak and fear the hard, and they really can't fight a tough battle? ”

Dang Shilong was repeatedly provoked, his brain was hot, and he immediately said angrily: "Join your mother, Lao Tzu just doesn't want to fold the capital here, you say I'm really afraid of that group of officers and soldiers?" I want to see how capable Lao Tzu is, okay! My mother personally pressed up to the formation, led all the children together, and leveled all the birds! ”8)