On the Guanzhong Plain, Lishan Mountain looms in the distance, and the goal of the Ming army is to break the Wu army, from the mountains and forests on the flank of the Jin army, rush past, and go straight to Lintong County, not only to rescue the trapped horse army, but also to cut off the Jin army's westward escape.

This strategy is very similar to the tactics adopted by the German army on the Western Front during World War II, which is to avoid the enemy's strong fortifications and frontal defenses, and break through from the flanks and directions that the enemy does not pay attention to.

Loyal to the front of the town, the commander is the general Dang Shousu, and he is also a celebrity in history, he is a general of the Shun Department, one of the thirteen families in Kuidong.

At this time, he rode to the front line, the first row of Ming soldiers lined up in a straight line, and on the horizon opposite them, a human wall parallel to them appeared in front of the Ming army.

The Jin army on the opposite side was arrayed, more than a dozen artillery pieces were placed in front, the artillery roared, falling in the gap between the Ming army front and the Jin army line, and thin white smoke drifted between the lines.

The Jin soldiers stood under the fluttering banner, which was also a horizontal formation several miles wide, but their establishment was different from that of the Ming army.

Although it is also a horizontal formation, the weapons held by the soldiers are relatively diverse.

They have self-made guns, birds, knives and spears, as well as self-generated guns that imitate the Ming Dynasty, as well as flintlock pistols that captured the Rakshasa people, which are not as single as the weapons in the front line of the Ming army, they are all self-generated firearms.

The weapons of the Jin army are more complicated, not as standardized as the Ming army, but the party guards look south, and the front row of the Jin army also uses firearms, but mixed with some guns.

On the whole, the Jin army is not much different from the Ming army, and they cannot be underestimated.

Although it is far apart, judging from the front of the Jin army, it is estimated that there will be a confrontation.

This made the Ming soldiers in the front row a little nervous, and secretly prayed to the gods and Buddhas in the sky, bless themselves not to be hit by projectiles, and to bless themselves to be able to live and return to their hometowns safely.

The accuracy of the firebolt is not high, and it depends on luck to hit it thirty steps away, so it is still useful to temporarily cram, praying for good luck.

In the front of the Jin army, He Chengzhi and other generals walked in front of the Jin soldiers with their swords, and shouted loudly: "The brothers are all standing!" Take out your spirit and fight with the thief. ”

Compared with Wu Sangui's horse army, Wu Jun's foot soldiers are a little worse, they still used the old formation before, and in the past two years, the army has only begun to transform, and the training is still a little worse.

In front of the Jin army were the gunners and gunmen, and behind them were small formations of cold weapons such as knives and spears.

After He Chengzhi walked through the front row, he returned to the gap between the front row of guns and the small formation behind, and then said to Guo Tianchun on the side: "According to the prince's will, your firearms team rushed forward, and the platoon fired in succession, after disrupting the Ming army's front, I immediately led the melee team to rush out and tear through the Ming army's defense line, and the prince will take the cavalry to rush in from the gap we tore open, and directly attack the Ming army's Daxu banner."

Guo Tianchun nodded, "Although there are many soldiers and horses in the Ming army, it is not very convenient to command. If the prince can kill the generals and capture the flag, then the Ming army will definitely be chaotic. ”

"Alright, that's it!" Seeing that he had no opinion, He Chengzhi bowed his head slightly, and then suddenly punched Guo Tianchun's shoulder, and said with a solemn expression: "Old Guo, the Ming army has powerful firearms, you command in front, be careful."

Guo Tianchun pursed his lips and smiled, pretending to be calm: "I know, there are few old brothers, I will pay attention."

Although Wu Sangui found that the Ming army on the opposite side far exceeded his expectations, almost twice as many as him, Wu Sangui did not choose to defend, but still chose to attack.

If the Guanning army does not fight, it will be done, and once it chooses to fight, it will inevitably be a blockbuster, and the attack will be like a storm.

Defense is not Wu Sangui's style, his character is more resolute and brave, he basically does not drag mud and water when making decisions, he does not intend to defend passively, but chooses to attack.

This may seem like an unwise choice, but it's actually the right one.

The Jin army has few infantry troops, half of which is cavalry, which is not suitable for defense, and in the wilderness, there is no fortification to rely on, and the Ming army has many artillery, so it is difficult to stand firm in defense, and it is difficult for cavalry to defend.

The Jin army was setting up a formation according to the banner, when a horn sounded on the opposite side of the Ming array, and the formation of the Ming army quickly extended to the two wings, elongated into a horizontal formation that was several miles long, wider than the array of the Jin army, and there were several phalanxes at both ends.

The artillery of the Ming army, dragged by four war horses, quickly entered the positions on both flanks, and the muzzles of the guns pointed obliquely at the Jin army.

In front of the front, the Ming soldiers were ready, and after the flag officers checked the equipment of their subordinates, they stood back in line one after another, blew a whistle, and the soldiers were not allowed to move.

The officers of each thousand households and the commanders of each battalion waved their flags in turn to indicate that they were ready to complete their preparations.

Seeing that the Ming army was ready, the Jin army on the opposite side was still waving flags, and the war horses shuttled to transmit messages, raising pieces of yellow dust, and his heart was greatly emboldened, and he ordered loudly: "The army is ready, and the battalion commanders will set off by listening to the trumpets and drums of the Chinese army, and the trumpets and drums of each battalion will be used to command during the march, and no guns are allowed to be fired if they are less than thirty steps!"

"Junmen, we only shot so close, and the Jin Army beat us for a round." A battalion general next to him couldn't help but say.

Dang Shousu explained: "The task of our department is to make a detour from the south and insert behind Hauge, so it is necessary to quickly defeat the Wu army."

"Of course, we will lose a lot of people in the advance, but as long as we get closer, the Wu army will die more." As he spoke, he glanced at the many battalion commanders, "You should know how big the gap is between the fire gun firing thirty and fifty or sixty paces away!" ”

The generals of the battalion looked solemn, and in this way, they all posed a great challenge to the Ming army's front and the psychology of the soldiers, but the generals were more confident in the Ming army's front and the training of the soldiers, so some generals replied: "The last general understands that the military gate wants to break the psychological defense line of the Jin army in one round, so that they will be afraid and collapse!"

Several generals listened to it and received orders one after another, "The last general and others obeyed the order and approached to shoot Wu Jun!" ”

"This is the order of the Grand Governor, if anyone is released first, the military law will be engaged in after the war!" Dang Shousu said solemnly: "After the start of the war, the first front, put a round thirty steps away, and immediately charge!" If you let the Jin army tear through the front, don't panic, the second front, wait for the Jin army to get closer to thirty steps, and also let one round rush, I don't believe that the Wu army can withstand the ......"

"Dong Dong Dong" Just as Dang Shousu was speaking, the Chinese army's drum sounded, and Dang Shousu couldn't help but look back, and saw the Chinese army's flag waving, so he turned his head to everyone: "The drum is sounding!" Respond to the Chinese army with a flag, and the army will attack immediately! ”

(End of chapter)