Chapter 904: Li Dingguo
The accuracy of the Lu Mi Gun cannot be compared to Li Zhi's standard rifle. The Pen, Fun, and Pavilion www.biquge.info Lu Mi Gong shot at a distance of 150 meters, and only 5 to 60 percent of the hit rate. Thirteen thousand riflemen fired, killing only a few thousand cavalrymen.
But the lethality is still amazing. Enench's cavalry was nearly crushed by the barrage.
Fortunately, the lieutenant colonels and lieutenants of Ainengqi were braver, shouting and boosting morale, so that the cavalry, who had suffered more than 10% of the battle losses, did not collapse and continued to rush towards Cao Bianjiao's soldiers and horses.
Li Zicheng, who was in the distance, saw the situation in front of Ainengqi's formation, his hands trembled, but his face was happy.
Since Ainengchi can withstand the volley of the new army, there is hope to rush into the formation of the new army. The Greuvelles were actually an arquebus, which had an extremely complex charge and required at least thirty breaths before firing again. And thirty breaths of time is enough for Ainengchi to rush forward.
You must know that when the cavalry charges at high speed, the speed is at least twenty or thirty kilometers per hour, and the distance of one hundred and fifty meters is only a matter of twenty breaths.
Li Zicheng's eyes widened, and he looked at Ainengqi's cavalry. As long as the cavalry sticks to the new army and puts the new army into a state of hand-to-hand combat, the 100,000 intruding troops on this side will be able to rush forward immediately. As soon as they rushed up, the battle turned into a white-knuckle battle, and the 180,000 intruding troops could tear the Beijing camp to pieces.
Enengchi was also very excited, and rode faster and faster in the array, and finally rushed to the front of the whole army.
However, when Ainengchi rushed to the front, he saw that all the cavalry in the front row had stopped. The cavalry seemed to have encountered a big river, and all of them stopped ten zhang away from the soldiers of the Beijing camp, and could not move forward a single step.
There is a dense network of thistles on the ground.
This thistle tactic was learned by Cao Bianjiao from Li Zhi, and it was especially useful against cavalry. At the beginning in Jinzhou, Li Zhi relied on thistles to block the charge of the Tartars, and he didn't know how many Tartars were killed.
And this time, it was Ainengqi's cavalry and Li Zicheng's horse army that were blocked by thistle.
The cavalry in front was in disarray. A brave rebel soldier jumped off his horse and cleared the ground of thistles in front of the guns of the new army. But more of the rebels lost their rules, knowing that the ammunition of the new army was about to be loaded, and to huddle in front to clear the thistles was to die.
The cavalry in front fled backwards, and the cavalry in the rear rushed forward, huddled together, leaving more than 40,000 cavalry completely chaotic.
Li Zicheng saw that the cavalry in front of the formation suddenly stopped, and his eyes widened. Needless to say, the cavalry was stopped by obstacles on the ground.
The cavalry could not rush forward, and the battle was lost.
Li Zicheng didn't say a word, and left the Chinese army's main formation without hesitation. He jumped on his black horse, hand and foot, and with a flick of his whip, he galloped in a south-west direction.
The senior generals of the intruding army looked at each other for a while, and none of them hesitated. One by one, they jumped on their horses and followed Li Zicheng to the southwest.
When it comes to escaping, Li Zicheng and his generals say second, and no one in the world dares to say first.
When the soldiers of the Chinese army saw that the generals had fled, where were they still standing there waiting for death? 20,000 Chinese soldiers discarded the order flag, battle flag, daxu, snare drums, and horns, and fled. Some people still chased Li Zicheng in the southwest, but more people gave up on the king and only fled to the fields, mountains and forests, hoping to escape incognito to a rural life.
Soon, the rout of the Chinese army infected the 100,000 troops led by Li Guo. When these soldiers saw Li Zicheng's Daxu fall, their faces were pale. The already loose formation suddenly became chaotic...
Enenche also wanted to stop the collapse of the cavalry. With a swing of his tiger gun, he stabbed to death a soldier who was trying to escape, only to hear a gunshot.
"Smack!"
Ainengqi's body shook and he subconsciously lowered his head.
"Papa
However, more shots rang out, crackling like firecrackers during the New Year, endlessly. Thick smoke rushed out of the muzzles and fire gates, covering the entire battlefield. Tongues of fire bloomed from the smoke one by one, raining bullets down on the intruding soldiers.
Blood splattered from the chaotic cavalry, and they screamed and fell from their horses, falling to the ground twitching and groaning.
The first row of rifles was finished, and the second row of rifles continued to fire.
Eneng looked forward in surprise, only to see that all the cavalry in front of him had fallen to the ground.
Ten feet away, dozens of Lu Mi guns were aimed at Ainengqi.
The soldiers beside Ainengqi rushed over with their horses and stopped in front of Ainengqi.
"Beware, big handsome!"
"Bang bang bang!"
In an instant, several blood flowers bloomed on the bodies of these brave guards, and they died on their horses screaming.
However, even so, they were unable to save Enench. A round buckshot shot straight at Enen's forehead, killing the brave thief in one fell swoop.
Without screaming, Enench threw himself down from his horse.
The 50,000 cavalry was only 40,000 in the blink of an eye, and where there was still fighting spirit, they turned around and ran away one by one.
But the Rummy Gun is still shooting!
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Cao Bianjiao looked at the 180,000 thieves who were unable to form an army, and laughed.
Huang Degong clasped his fists and shouted at Cao Bianjiao: "Uncle has defeated the army this time, and the great achievement of pacifying Huguang Province is just around the corner, I'm afraid Uncle is going to be a marquis this time!" ”
Cao Bianjiao looked at Huang Degong and said with a smile: "That man, the Son of Heaven didn't say anything, so you are too talkative?" ”
Huang Degong shouted loudly: "Congratulations to Uncle, Congratulations to Uncle!" ”
Cao Bianjiao looked at Huang Degong, then at Yang Guozhu, and laughed.
With a wave of his hand, he shouted loudly: "The cavalry of Xuanfu went up to chase and kill!" These are all old thieves who have accumulated years, and if they can kill one more, there will be as many as one. ”
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On the city wall of Susong County, Jianghuai Province, the newly appointed magistrate looked at the strange team outside the city wall, and was so anxious that he was sweating finely.
I don't know what day it started, this strange army of soldiers and horses entered Susong County. This army of soldiers and horses was neat, and the front army and the rear army each formed a snake formation, and they walked in the slightest. The magistrate observed the team with a telescope, and in the middle of the vast queue, he also saw all kinds of baggage vehicles.
However, this team did not make any flags, and only black human heads were seen from a distance.
Moreover, this disciplined army neither attacked the city nor plundered the countryside. Even the rice fields of the people were not destroyed, and only roads were chosen along the way to march. If it weren't for the neat team, the magistrate would definitely treat them as homeless.
This huge contingent of 60,000 people walked from the official road to the vicinity of the county seat, and then blocked the west of the county seat of Susong County. The magistrate was so frightened that he hurriedly closed the city gate and transferred all the more than 1,000 policemen in the county to the city wall to guard the city.
After a long time, the magistrate saw a young man in his twenties wearing a short-sleeved summer coat walking to the city gate.
The young man was tall and of extraordinary appearance.
The magistrate was a demobilized Tiger Army officer and didn't know this young man. However, the county lieutenant next to the county magistrate was an old fritter from Susong County, and when he saw this young man, he opened his mouth wide.
"This is Li Dingguo, who has ravaged Huguang for several years."
Zhixian glared suddenly: "Li Dingguo? What did Li Dingguo do when he came to my Jianghuai Province? ”
The young man walked under the city gate and bowed deeply to the magistrate on the city gate.
"The sinner Li Dingguo led 60,000 criminal soldiers to vote for the king of Tianjin! I hope that the Lord of Zhixian will make the decision for me and report to the king! ”