When Xinfeng Town went out to cash the army, there were also Jin soldiers and soldiers outside Lingkou Town and Dufugou on the left and right.

Ruan Mei heard the movement, staggered down the ladder, climbed onto the roof of a house, and saw that there was about a battalion outside the town, with more than 3,000 gold troops.

He used a clairvoyant mirror to observe the south bank of the Wei River, and saw that the Jin army had not completely crossed the Wei River, and there were more than 10,000 people in the front.

Seeing that the Jin army was assembled outside the town, and the Ming soldiers who were cooking soup around the fire in the town, they all took fire guns and rushed to the edge of the earthen wall that had been erected, and ten bronze cannons were also pushed out of the town by the soldiers.

The red figures were lying on the yellow earthen wall, inspecting the instruments and waiting for them.

The 3,000 Jin troops stopped two miles from the town, outside the effective range of the Ming bronze cannons, where the Jin infantry formed their formations, apparently preparing for an attack.

Several cavalrymen of the Jin Army Banner Team on the field galloped back and forth around the town, circled around the town a few times, peeped at the defense of the Ming army, and then scattered to check the surrounding terrain to determine whether there was still a Ming army hiding within a few miles of the village and town, covering the entire Jin army outside the town.

Ruan Mei noticed the movements of the Jin army, which was the precursor to the attack, and it seemed that the Jin army also realized the importance of several villages and towns on the south bank, and the Jin army camp had not yet been firmly established, so they hurried to fight for it.

This is also the cavalry of the Ming army at a disadvantage, otherwise the Jin army would not be so Meng Lang, Ruan Mei couldn't help but take back the clairvoyant mirror with a serious expression.

The Jin army on the north bank of the Wei River had more than 60,000 people, which were originally hidden in Gaoling County, Jiaokou Town, Yujin Town, and Dongyang Town on the north bank, and were preparing to suddenly cross the river to outflank the Ming army when the main force of the Ming army was killing Lintong.

Now that the plan of the Jin army has been exposed, and the suddenness does not exist, the Jin army on the northern flank can only fight with open swords and guns.

Meng Qiaofang was recruited to Lintong, and after listening to Haoge's instructions, he returned to the north bank overnight, and ordered the Jin army hidden everywhere to pull out the camp and prepare to cross the river immediately.

At this time, the 60,000 Jin army built three pontoon bridges on the Wei River, and the army crossed the river in a big way, and the people who crossed the Wei River at present have two armies, Yanchang and Jingyuan, with a total of six battalions of men and horses, and more than 20,000 people.

The Jin army outside the town is forming a team, and in the distance, a Phnom Penh royal flag is coming, surrounded by a large group of people, and is coming to Xinfeng Town. Under the banner, a group of Jin troops who had just crossed the river marched in formation, with glittering pikemen in front, gunners carrying self-generated firearms on their shoulders in the middle, and four iron cannons dragged by healthy horses in the back.

The Jin army outside the town saw the Daxu banner and was shouting at the soldiers to sort out the formation, and the Jin general, who was checking the equipment, suddenly turned over and got on the war horse led by the guards, and then galloped to meet it.

The general was Zhao Liangdong, he gave Meng Qiaofang a salute on the horse, and he didn't know what to say, so he accompanied Meng Qiaofang to gallop outside the town.

Meng Qiaofang was originally a deputy general of the Ming Dynasty, and then resigned and returned to his hometown, Chongzhen for three years, Tiancong for four years, the Qing army plundered the pass, trapped Yongping City, Meng Qiaofang descended to the Qing Dynasty here, and was still a deputy general.

In this year, he returned to Liaodong with the Qing army, and was awarded the title of Maile Ezhen of the Han Army, and belonged to the Han Army with the Red Flag.

After the Qing army entered the customs, he changed the title of Zuo Shilang of the Criminal Department, and soon became the first year of Hongguang and the second year of Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty, and served as the governor of the three sides of Shaanxi.

During his period as governor, he successively suppressed the uprising of Ding Guodong in Gansu, and also defeated Sun Shoufa and He Zhen's southern Shaanxi rebels who attacked Chang'an.

After his defeat in the struggle for the throne in Beijing, Hauge reached a compromise with Dolgon, bringing his family from Beijing to Chang'an, and then bringing him back to house arrest from Hanzhong, where he soon defected to Hauge and became the king of Yongping in the Dajin Kingdom.

Since he was crowned king, Hauge and the cabinet have deliberately reduced his power, and his opportunities to deal with affairs have gradually decreased, and his days have become more leisurely, and his body has become a little out of shape and fat.

However, although his body is no longer strong and vigorous, he is one of the Optimus Pillars of the Jin Kingdom after all, and his ability has not been lost because of the rich life.

At this time, he, Zhao Liangdong and others rode horses and stood outside Xinfeng Town, looking at the Ming army flag fluttering in the town from a distance, as well as the Ming army waiting for the battle, their eyes flashed non-stop.

The villages on the south bank of the Wei River are very important to Meng Qiaofang, and he immediately brought people over to check them after crossing the river, which can be said to be very important and inevitable.

Zhao Liangdong rode a horse and stood next to him, pointing at the town in the distance with a horsewhip and said: "Lord Wang, the humble position has been investigated clearly, there are more than 2,000 Ming troops in Xinfeng Town, which are personally led by Ruan Mei, the deputy governor of the Ming Zhenwu Left Army. ”

"Ruan Mei?" Meng Qiaofang thought for a while, remembered such a character, and said: "The Ruan family, Ruan Jin, Ruan Jun, and Ruan Yi are all Lu generals, most of them went to Nanyang with Zhu Yihai, but I didn't expect him to stay, and he also became the deputy general of the first army, and the king and thief can also tolerate people." ”

"But after today, the Ruan family will be finished in the Han land." Saying that, Meng Qiaofang pointed to the town and said: "This king will give you more than 1,000 men and horses, four iron cannons, Zhao Junmen must capture Xinfeng Town as soon as possible and clear the obstacles to this king's southern attack." ”

Zhao Liangdong glanced at the banner of the Ming army floating in the town, his soldiers and horses had suffered heavy losses before, and he couldn't help but be a little lacking in confidence, but Meng Qiaofang gave support, so he could only turn his head and take the order with his fists, "Don't worry, the last general will definitely take Xinfeng Town." ”

Meng Qiaofang bowed slightly, and encouraged Zhao Liangdong a few more words, then waved his hand, clamped the horse's belly, and led the guards to the east, he also had to check the direction of Lingkou Town, to cheer up the Jin army there.

As soon as Meng Qiaofang left, Zhao Liangdong rode back to his own formation, and at this time the Jin army had completed the whole team, and the four iron cannons were also erected in the cannon pit.

Not long after, four Jin army iron cannons began to fire at Xinfeng Town, and the shells rushed out of the rising white smoke and smashed into the town. One smashed outside the town, one on the earthen wall, and two fell inside the town, knocking down a thatched hut.

With the sound of cannons, Zhao Liangdong pointed at his sword, and with a wave of the banner of the Jin army, nearly 4,000 Jin troops dispersed, taking small units as units, attacking the town from all directions.

Ruan Mei came down from the roof, and the men and horses who were supposed to rush to the town in the morning to reinforce did not arrive, which made him a little worried, but it was not so easy for the Jin army to capture Xinfeng Town.

Ruan Mei came to the earthen wall, staring indifferently at the Jin Jun approaching the town, and couldn't help but sneer, as soon as he waved his hand, it was an order to counterattack.

Next to a few Ming artillery pieces on the low wall, the gunner suddenly covered his ears and squatted, and the cannon body suddenly retreated, and the low wall was filled with white smoke, and the shells whistled out.

At this time, the Jin army formed a straggler formation and advanced forward, and the soldiers advanced in the knee-high weeds, holding guns and swords. They had already advanced to within 500 paces, which was outside the range of the firearms, and the probability of being hit by artillery was not very high, so the Jin army did not go very fast, but conserved its strength, and kept it at 200 paces before launching a charge.

The artillery shells of the Ming army fell into the Jin army line, splashing clumps of dirt from the weeds, and the Jin soldiers moved forward in the shell landing point, and from time to time some soldiers were hit and instantly smashed into meat sauce.

The powerful impact of the cannonball tore apart the body of the Jin army, hit the ground and then ejected, and the soldiers behind were smashed to the head and bleeding, blood splashed everywhere, and the whole cannonball rolled far away, leaving a scarlet blood stain, and the black iron bullet was already dyed red.

The artillery of the Ming army was only ten, although the Jin army was hit from time to time, but compared to the entire Jin army, only a small number of people were shot, only about one thousandth, and the Jin army continued to advance at its own pace with a straggler front and an improved mandarin duck formation as a unit.

Soon the Jin army entered a distance of two hundred paces, and the marching drums of the Jin army, which were expected to fire in anticipation of the Ming army's firearms, changed their drums, and thousands of Jin troops roared, and the sword and shield men ran wildly with their swords on their shields, while the fire guns shot at the town as they walked.

For a time, the wilderness was filled with gunsmoke, the sound of guns rang out, and the projectiles of the Jin army shot on the earthen wall, causing dust to fly.

Although the firearm can shoot two hundred paces, such a distance is inaccurate, and the Jin army is a straggler front, so the probability of hitting is pitiful. The Ming army had a low wall to defend against projectiles, but the Jin army did not, and it was obvious that they would suffer a big loss if they shot in rows, so Zhao Liangdong chose to spread out the formation.

Ruan Mei watched as the Jin army approached the earthen wall, and the front army had already entered seventy or eighty paces before the red battle flag in his hand waved down and shouted: "Platoon bombardment!" ”

The Ming gunner, who was hiding behind the earthen wall, suddenly got up, put the firearm on the wall to his chest, and pulled the trigger suddenly. The fire on the earthen wall suddenly flickered, the smoke of gunpowder was filled, and countless dense projectiles shot at the Jin army that rushed forward.

After the first row of the Ming army shot, the second row immediately stepped forward and put another round, and the Jin soldiers who came forward with the shield fell down one after another in the run, but the soldiers did not stop, they braved the bullet rain and rushed to within fifty steps, and at this moment, the Jin army in the vanguard suddenly fell down in pieces.

A Jin army Baihu stepped out, suddenly his face was distorted, and a huge pain was transmitted directly from the center of his foot to his brain, his body fell to the ground unsteadily, and he raised his foot in pain to see, an iron thistle had pierced the soles of his feet, and Baihu endured the pain and pulled out the iron thistle, took it to his eyes and looked at it, and couldn't help but scold angrily: "Straight lady thief, play this trick again!" ”

A sound of gold sounded behind him, and the Jin general, who rushed to the front of the town, suddenly retreated like a low tide, and the Jin Jun's hand ran back while putting the gun, and after a while, he retreated to the starting position.

The first tentative attack ended quickly, and Zhao Liangdong knew that the situation was not good when he saw that the strikers had fallen in large numbers, so he let the army retreat temporarily.

The Jin army did not stop for long, there were also cannon sounds faintly on the left and right, and when the battle between Lingkou Town and Dufugou also began, the Jin army, with a wooden plank on the soles of their feet, launched another attack on the town under the cover of artillery.

The three main villages and towns, as well as nearly a dozen small villages on the south bank, became the focus of contention between the Ming and Jin armies before the war. On the south bank of the Wei River, the sound of shouting and killing sounded from the afternoon to the middle of the night, and the competition between the two sides was very fierce, and the battle was in a white-hot state before it began.

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