On the western front, after understanding Wang Yan's calculations, Haoge bet on Wu Sangui to be able to hold on, and Meng Qiaofang to break through the northern line.

In order to prevent Haoge from escaping, Wang Yan mobilized Zhenge on the Western Front, and Haoge was afraid that Wang Yan would increase his troops on the northern front, and he would no longer just nest behind the defensive line, and began to take the initiative to launch a counterattack to contain Wang Yan's forces.

In addition to the 20,000 Imperial Forest Army in the hands of Haoge on the Western Front, which can be regarded as elite, the remaining 20,000 people are relatively reluctant, and can only be said to be average, but in Wang Yan's hands, there is no elite of Wuzhong, and they are all local town troops.

At this time, the Ming army, under the agitation of the horn, rushed towards the Jin army like a flood, and the Jin soldiers also howled and launched a counterattack.

On the mile-long front, the sound of artillery rumbled, the smoke of gunpowder filled the air, and the shouts of soldiers reached into the sky.

The eruption of firecrackers on the battlefield, the shouts of the enemy and comrades, and the wails of the wounded soldiers were intertwined, arousing the boundless killing intent of the two soldiers, and their fierce fighting, blood and flesh splashing, all wanted to put each other to death.

On the battlefield on the southern front, the fronts of the two armies were in a stalemate. On this side of the battlefield, there are only more than 2,000 Rui soldiers from Zhongyong Town, and the rest of the horses are all Zhen Army, but compared with the Jin Army, they still have certain advantages in equipment and training, so less than 40,000 people withstood Meng Qiaofang's attack.

After taking the three towns, the Jin army was already a little weak in follow-up, but it still had the advantage, and the Jin army, under the command of Meng Qiaofang, launched wave after wave of attacks on the Ming army front.

"Tongzhou, Jingyuan, and Yanchang armies, give this king Chong! Break the thief first! ”

The angry sea of shouts and killing, shaking the heavens and the earth, the entire Guanzhong land changed color, seeing that the morale of the army was about to dry up, Meng Qiaofang made a desperate bet, pressed all the main forces, and fought with the Ming army.

The two armies have long since evolved from a platoon battle to a hand-to-hand combat. The Zhenwu army has the blood of the Lu faction, belongs to the local town army, and is inferior to Zhongzhi Town on the southern front in terms of training and equipment, and they, like the Jin army, retain a considerable part of the cold weapons.

At this time, the two armies were already boiling with blood, the red Ming army and the black Jin army collided together, the two armies exchanged their lives for their lives, and the men and horses on both sides were killed together.

The Zhenwu Army, which was recruited in Zhejiang and northern Jiangsu, carried the unique resilience of the Southern Army. Although they were pressed and beaten by the Jin army, the soldiers cooperated properly, with swords in front and spears behind, and the musketeers sought opportunities to shoot the enemy, and the enemy stabbed when they were close, and held the line of defense to the death.

Zhang Mingzhen, who is over half a hundred years old, with his hand on the hilt of the knife, stands under the banner of Daxu, standing still like a stone statue, his eyes scanning the entire battlefield.

"It's not good, the gold thief reinforcements have arrived, and the left flank is retreating!" Ming general Liu Kongzhao exclaimed.

Zhang Mingzhen was shocked when he heard this, looked to the west, and sure enough, he saw a group of men and horses shouting to kill the left wing. The Ming army on the left flank had been killed and retreated, and his whole body couldn't help but be shocked.

At this time, Zhang Mingzhen had no extra troops and horses to adjust, and the veteran couldn't help but glance back, there were only more than 1,000 guards left behind him, but the left flank was not broken. He pulled out the knife on his waist, stretched his hair angrily, and shouted: "After more than ten years of conquest, the time has come to serve the country today." ”

After speaking, he led his men and horses to rush down the dirt slope and reinforce the left flank.

On the southern front, Wu Sangui heard Wu Zhimao's reminder, looked back, and found that the cavalry attacking both flanks were defeated almost at the same time.

The cavalry restrained the line and horizontal formation, because the firepower and artillery power of the infantry at this time were not enough to hinder the approach of the cavalry. The line is too narrow, half of it is only about four columns of soldiers, and the cavalry has the ability to chisel through the line formation, but the cavalry has no way to attack the phalanx with tight formations and spears.

After the cavalry on both wings rushed in, they were quickly strangled by the fire of the hollow array in all directions, and the cavalry withdrew in a hurry, and at this time, after the Ming cavalry loaded the projectiles, they rushed out of the rear formation, chasing the golden cavalry and shooting, and the infantry army followed and advanced, which caused the retreat of the two wings.

At this time, there were less than 15,000 cavalry and more than 100,000 Ming troops in the entire Jin army, and the rest of the horses were fleeing.

This situation shocked Wu Sangui, but at this time he had already rushed into the Ming army's main array, but he had no chance to pay attention to the left and right flanks.

Wu Sangui held a horse lance in his hand, led the spear cavalry, galloped outside the hollow array, waited for the fire gun cavalry to enter the formation, and then used the fire gun to mess with the formation.

The hollow formation of the Ming army, the cavalry is not easy to break, and some have no way to start, but it is not completely impossible, as long as you do not enter the gap in the hollow array, break in from the periphery one by one, it is not without a chance.

Wu Sangui galloped on horseback, but more than 10,000 cavalry were in a large array of more than 100,000 people, and the entire wilderness was full of Ming army phalanxes, which greatly limited the space for cavalry to gallop in a roundabout way.

The cavalry of the Wu army is like a big snake that has entered the labyrinth, hitting walls everywhere, he led the cavalry to gallop westward, and suddenly several cannons smashed head-on, and five hollow phalanx groups composed of thousands of people appeared in front, he could only pull out his horse and turn the direction and go north, but he was soon blocked again.

This made Wu Sangui aware of the danger, and with the horizontal formation on the second and third lines of the Ming army, it was gradually transformed into a phalanx, and began to narrow the distance between the formations, deliberately sealing the gap, Wu Sangui's horse army had fallen into the Ming army's large array full of hollow arrays.

In the wilderness, the hollow arrays scattered everywhere seriously limited the space for the cavalry of the Jin Army to take a detour, and there were artillery bombardments everywhere they went, and platoons shot and killed.

Soon, after the fire cavalry defeated a Ming army formation that could not change the formation, they rushed into the inner formation, but the situation did not improve significantly.

The cavalry lacked room for detours, and the effect of the fire gun chaos was not obvious, but it was shelled by the Ming army from time to time.

This made Wu Sangui a little manic, he wanted to make a desperate bet several times, directly hit Li Guo's banner, and hit the phalanx of the Ming army, but he, who was known for his bravery, did not dare to do so, because he was reluctant to give up the cavalry in his hand, and he understood that once he lost, everything would be over, and there would be nothing.

At this time, the Jin army fell into an embarrassing situation, and he didn't dare to collide, and there was no room for the roundabout, and the Jin army, who was galloping in the formation, began to feel a little uneasy.

"Lord Wang! The Ming army formation in the back is closing in, trying to trap us! Wu Zhimao reminded again.

Wu Sangui suddenly looked back, and the Ming army of the two fronts that he broke through behind him was closing the gap and leaning towards the Chinese army.

The scene that appeared in front of him made his eyes almost burst out of his sockets, and at that moment, Wu Sangui suddenly pulled the reins of his horse and shouted: "Rush out!" ”

To the south of Lishan, 10,000 horses and horses were advancing rapidly, and the Jin soldiers ran one by one with crooked helmets and slanted armor, and they were out of breath, but Li Benshen did not mean to let the soldiers rest, and kept urging the Jin army to advance.

The south is a hilly area, and the road is not easy to walk, so Tang Tong went to the northern line, and Li Benshen ran to the south of Lishan.

At this time, in the north of Lishan, the rumbling cannons and shouts of killing can already be heard, and the sound comes from far and near, to Lishan. This shows that the Wu army was defeated and was retreating towards Lishan, Li Benshen was stationed on the side of the road, his face was full of anxiety, and he pointed at Lishan with a whip and said to the generals beside him: "Quick, seize that mountain, and the army will build a defense line on the spot!" ”

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