Zhu Linmiao's series of orders were sent out one after another.

Torches were immediately lit everywhere in the entire Ming army's position, and an army of more than 6,000 people gradually appeared in the dark night. The Fusiliers can be used to shoot in place in the dark, but raids must have enough light to chase enemies.

The cavalry rushed to the artillery position of the Dragon Guard, first ate a volley of firearms, and then saw hundreds of bayonets standing diagonally in front of them, which were the defensive phalanx formed by the dragoons after dismounting.

Immediately after that, a group of cavalry dressed in shiny steel armor and armed with long swords came out of their flanks.

Tong Guangji's men's momentum was frustrated, so they had to turn their horses around the bayonet formation, and it was at the most chaotic moment when suddenly the flanks were attacked by heavy cavalry, and they collapsed immediately.

Zhu Jiadi led his troops to kill the enemy cavalry, and when the dragoons let go of a few rounds of guns, he regrouped and rushed back.

After this back and forth, only two or three hundred of the 800 cavalry led by Tong Guangji were still scattered and fleeing, and they were all killed under the repeated blows of cannons, flintlock guns and cavalry swords.

Even Tong Guangji himself was shot in the back by a lead bullet, although he escaped from the range of the Ming army's firepower under the protection of several henchmen, but he was already out of breath and intake in less air, and his life was not long in coming.

The Zhu family was gathering the heavy cavalry, and they received an order for the cavalry to attack Xianxia Pass. He immediately led his team to join the main force of the cavalry, and quickly formed a team and lined up.

Then the third and fourth battalions of the infantry of the Dragon Guard Army separated to both sides, leaving a gap more than 100 steps wide, and the Zhu family brother immediately drew out the cavalry sword and pointed forward, and ordered loudly: "The sword is out of the sheath!" ”

Zhang Herong personally raised his sword and led the team to cut down more than 20 people in a row, and promised a heavy reward of ten taels of silver per person, which was able to stop the trend of collapse of his department.

Being entrusted with the important task of breaking off shows that the more than 800 people under him are definitely elite soldiers worthy of a war. Humans have a serious herd instinct, and the ability to stop retreating and turn their heads against the enemy when a large group of men and horses are defeated is enough to prove this.

Zhang Herong drove his horse back and forth, shouting loudly for the soldiers to form a formation, and the Ming army on the opposite side seemed to cooperate with him, and the sound of the guns was actually weakened a little at this time.

Soon, the rattan players and spearmen were already in position, the bowers and gunners also took out their weapons, and a crude defensive line appeared behind the Qing army.

Zhang Herong didn't expect his own person to be able to stop the Ming army, he only needed to hold out for two quarters of an hour, and let the main force have a chance to escape into Xianxia Pass to be successful. As for his 800 men, they had been abandoned when they received the military order from the queen of the palace.

Suddenly, torches burned all over the Ming army's position. Zhang Herong raised his eyes and suddenly felt a palpitation, these Ming troops must have been ambushed here for a long time, and they were afraid that there were six or seven thousand people!

Then there was the sound of rumbling horses' hooves, and in the night, hundreds of bright spots attacked the Qing army behind the palace at high speed.

When this group of cavalry was about seventy or eighty paces away, before Zhang Herong could give the order, the archers and gunners in his formation could no longer hold back and began to shoot one after another.

But the three-coin bird guns and bows and arrows they were equipped with could not damage the three-millimeter-thick plate armor of the heavy cavalry of the Dragon Guard.

It wasn't until the heavy cavalry rushed twenty or thirty paces in front of the captive line that the lead bullets and arrows finally penetrated the heavy armor, but such a close distance was a blink of an eye for the cavalry.

Even the spears in the front row of the Qing army were extremely difficult to pose a threat to these cavalrymen in iron shells, as long as the angle was slightly off, the tip of the spear would slide away against the surface of the steel plate.

Immediately, a cavalry sword set off a large area of blood in the Qing army, and the Qing army's defense line was instantly broken through several gaps. Once the overall defensive effect of the formation is lost, the foot soldiers will basically only be slaughtered in front of the cavalry, let alone the heavy armored cavalry.

The Zhu family only paid less than 20 casualties, and then led the team to kill through the defense line that Zhang Herong hastily constructed.

The hussars followed closely, passing through the gap in the captive army's formation, cutting down more than 100 people at will, and did not love to fight, but only rushed north on horseback.

Immediately after that, the Ming infantry pressed up again, each time three battalions rushed forward 30 paces to stabilize their positions and shoot, and then the other three battalions rushed forward 30 paces and shot, and so on.

This alternate cover tactic, although slower, is the safest way to be ambushed at night.

Before Zhang Herong's men and horses could run far, most of them were killed and wounded under the volley of flintlocks, and the surviving ones hurriedly knelt down and begged to surrender.

But in the darkness of the night, who cared about receiving and surrendering the prisoners, all battalions and battalions always ordered to continue to fire volleys, and when the main force of the infantry of the Dragon Guard passed through here, there was basically no survival on the battlefield.

Then the dragoons also covered the artillery and hurried past the infantry, and all the cannons were doubled and dragged by the horses, although the speed could not keep up with the cavalry, but it was much faster than the foot soldiers.

Zheng Chenggong was very troubled in his heart, and the more than 30 people accompanying him were in his tent at this time, and they had all prepared blades and tools, just waiting for his order.

According to the pre-plan, they should take advantage of the night to kill the Qing army guarding the pass, open the gate of the pass, and then raise the fire as a signal. Liu Guoxuan, who was waiting a few miles away, would lead his troops to attack Xianxia Pass.

But tonight thousands of captives were out of the pass, and he had learned from Mulima that they were going to attack and kill a group of rebels before the pass.

But when the two armies were fighting, how did King Chen cross the battlefield to the front of Xianxia Pass? Zheng Chenggong rubbed his forehead vigorously, if it was launched at this time, in case Liu Guoxuan did not arrive, it would be a big deal. But you can't wait like this, if you miss tonight, you can only attack if you want to take the pass in the future.

He was hesitating when he heard a noise outside. He commanded them to sit still, and went out of the tent with only two of his guards.

There was a chaotic scene in Xianxia, and from time to time there were captives running back and forth. When Zheng Chenggong went to the city, he saw that Mulima was standing not far away with more than ten personal soldiers, and looked at the pass.

He thought for a moment, stepped forward a few steps, hugged his fists and said, "My lord, but something happened?" ”

"Why are you here?" Mu Lima frowned, but remembering the relationship between Zheng Chenggong and Durd, he gestured into the distance again, "The soldiers came to report that a group of people were coming towards the pass, and their identities were unknown. ”

Zheng Chenggong hurriedly followed what he was counting on, and saw that about two miles away, there were indeed more than ten torches of light that were approaching.

His heart jumped, could it be King Chen's people? Immediately, I felt that it was wrong, if King Chen was preparing to attack, he would not only send more than ten horsemen, and if he was ready to outwit, he should not be so public.

It didn't take long for the group to reach the gate. Before Mulima could send someone to ask, he heard one of them shouting: "Quick switch, I'm Tong Peng!" ”

Mu Lima heard his voice, and he had a vague feeling in his heart, and hurriedly asked him in a loud voice, "Why did Counselor Tong come back by himself?" ”

"I was ambushed by the Ming army and the army was defeated." Tong Peng looked back and said hurriedly, "Damn, let me enter the customs first!" The pursuers behind me are only five or six miles away! ”

Pursuers? Could it be King Chen? Zheng Chenggong's eyes narrowed slightly when he heard this, and he immediately hugged his fist at Mu Lima and said: "Since the chasing soldiers are coming, I should help the adults guard the pass!" ”