In the afternoon battle, it was still the main attack of the Ming army. And also, as in advance Jihua, the center and left flank of the Ming army attacked first.

Before the two sides fought, the number of ranged weapons such as firearms and bows was significantly reduced. Throughout the morning, both sides were overloaded with fire, and the rate of fire was maintained so fast that many of them were scrapped by the overload. Because at that time, the raw material of the barrel of the fire gun was only wrought iron, not steel.

And archers can no longer guarantee their accuracy when firing their bows and arrows because of their long hours of archery. You must know that a well-trained archer, his physical strength can only guarantee to shoot about twenty arrows in a row at most, and he will not be able to shoot any more.

It's not like it's described in literature, it's like shooting a machine gun. This is a real war, not a fantasy novel. If you don't believe me, you can find an archery parlor and draw a bow twenty times in a row. As a result, the afternoon battle quickly turned into brutal hand-to-hand combat.

The military attachés on both sides used the same method of mobilization for the soldiers standing in the first few rows. A few open chests filled with silver ingots, and behind those in the front row stood a line of soldiers with sharp blades in hand. In any case, this method of mobilization is completely naked.

If you can look down from the air, you can see that the Ming formations in the middle and left flanks have collided with the rebels' formations. The first few rows of soldiers immediately staggered their teeth. With the casualties of the soldiers, the formation of the two sides became thinner and thinner, and when they arrived at Zuihou, even the personal soldiers who supervised the battle were on board. Therefore, it seems that these are used to boost morale, and few soldiers in the silver ingots in the box can get them alive.

Then came the second formation, the third ......

The place of the battle is a gentle slope. In normal times, these slopes are almost imperceptible. But now this time. The Ming army attacked from the bottom of the slope to the top, while the rebels attacked from the top of the slope, and it was obvious that the rebels took advantage. This is also an advantage for rebels who can actively pick and choose the battlefield.

However, the Ming army fought in the front row with many military-trained soldiers, while the rebels fought in the front row with bandits and refugees recruited by Kong Youde in Denglai. The Ming army also offset the advantage of the rebels, and fought with difficulty to defeat the rebels step by step. At this time, the Liaodong Army on the right flank of the Ming army strangely stood still and remained silent.

And Wu Shigong's coalition army was also dispatched at this time. They followed behind Qiu Lei's troops in the middle lane. However, although there was no Ming army deliberately blocking the way, the coalition forces only advanced to a distance of about 500 paces from the battle line. was blocked by the dense Ming army in front of him, and he could no longer move forward.

"Unmount the horse!" Seeing that his Runing battalion could not move forward, Wu Shigong ordered loudly.

The infantry of the 500 motorized battalions at the front immediately unloaded their horses from their carts under the orders of Zhou Xun and Yu Ji. After that, the cart was turned 180 degrees, and thick wooden planks were attached to the rear of the car. Then several soldiers tightened their grips on the handlebars and prepared to push the cart. This is also a simple masturbation car converted from a large cart used by the infantry of the motorized battalion.

And between the simple masturbation. Mixed with Liang Hui's artillery team. They had already loaded the guns with gunpowder and shells, a total of ten three-pounder guns and seven one-pounder and two-pounder guns later purchased by the Runing battalion.

However, because the three-pounder artillery had a Western-style gun carriage developed by the Runing Battalion itself, the remaining seven guns did not have a special gun carriage, but after they were purchased, they were installed on seven reinforced carts. Thus, a three-pounder gun capable of withstanding recoil was loaded with solid shells. The remaining seven guns were loaded with shotguns with reduced charge.

And two hundred personal soldiers also jumped off their horses under Yang Rusong's order, holding guns and axes in their hands. Ready for battle.

The medium-sized muskets carried by the soldiers were handed over to the infantry. These guns, combined with the infantry's own heavy guns, will result in a continuous firebolt shot.

The auxiliary soldiers of the Runing battalion, who arrived with the Runing battalion, immediately stepped forward to hold the reins of all the war horses and pack horses, and wanted to drag the horses to the broken Yandingshan troops.

Wu Shigong watched the Ming army in front of him advance step by step, and they were about to advance to the top of the slope, but a group of rebels poured out behind the slope, blocking the footsteps of the Ming army. The battle is getting more and more stalemate.

But at this moment, there was a sudden loud sound of artillery in the formation of the Liaodong Army. It makes people's ears deaf. But before anyone could react, there was another loud bang. The Ming artillery corps, which was hidden in the Liaodong Army, finally opened fire.

In order to make a final decision, Zhu Dadian and Gao Qiqian spent a lot of money. They transferred 20 of the 34 large-caliber guns of the Ming army to the Liaodong Army, and prepared for this sudden shot.

And the commander of the Ming artillery team also cleverly divided the twenty guns into two groups and fired two rows of shells at the right flank of the rebels in turn.

The sound of the artillery firing was also a little too violent, and the artillery was close to the Runing battalion, plus there was no preparation, so Wu Shigong and the others all felt a "buzzing" sound in their ears, and several soldiers even temporarily lost their balance and fell to the ground.

And the horses are even less so. A few horses even broke free from the reins held by the auxiliaries and rushed in fright. Fortunately, there were many people here, and the crowd was so crowded that the horses couldn't run at a fast pace. Therefore, with the combined efforts of everyone, the frightened horses were quickly controlled, and only a few auxiliaries were injured.

But the effect of the Ming artillery at close range was too good. The artillery of the Ming army was fired diagonally. The shells jumped, and successively in the array of the rebels' left flank, twenty roads of flesh and blood were obliquely pulled, and Zuihou even hit the rebels' middle array.

This sudden blow made the battlefield seem to pause. But then the Liaodong Army suddenly moved like a rabbit and flew towards the left flank of the rebels.

And at this time, the well-trained training of the Runing battalion was reflected. After a short period of chaos, the soldiers of the Runing battalion, under the order of Wu Shigong, pushed a simple cart, squeezed away the Ming army that was still in chaos in front of them, and moved forward.

There were about 100 of those simple masturbators, and they were divided into two rows. A cross-section about a hundred paces wide was formed, and it advanced about one hundred and fifty paces at once. The coalition forces in the rear also followed in the footsteps of the Runing battalion and rushed forward in a group.

Anyone can see that the artillery fire has dealt a fatal blow to the rebels, and if they don't take advantage of it at this time, it will be thunder and thunder.

The infantry in the front row of the Liaodong Army rushed to about eighty paces in front of the formation of the rebels' left flank like fierce tigers, and fired a volley of firearms, which made the rebels on the left flank even more confused.

Without stopping, the Guanning Iron Cavalry behind the infantry was dispatched. Or after the three-row firing gun. The sprinting horses crashed into the rebel formation at once.

Zhu Dadian and Gao Qiqian, who were watching the battle from the watchtower in the rear, couldn't help but slap the wooden railing in front of them heavily at this time, and shouted: "Okay! ”

It was as if the scene of the Battle of the Sand River had reappeared, and the left flank of the rebels was on the verge of collapse. And the troops in the middle and left flanks of the Ming army, whose morale was greatly boosted, also fought hard. Violently pushed the rebels' formation back a lot.

Seeing that the battle situation was unfavorable, the rebels immediately resounded with the sound of gold. And I heard the sound of Mingjin. The rebel soldiers immediately turned and fled. And the three-way men and horses of the Ming army rushed over the top of the slope at once and rushed down the slope.

But as soon as they rushed to the top of the slope, the troops on the left flank of the Ming army immediately faced a rebel army, and the two forces were entangled again. However, the troops in the middle and right flanks of the Ming army advanced quite smoothly, and they chased the rebels to cover the past.

But the rebels who fled took strange routes. They all ran along both sides, exposing the convoy behind the rebels at once.

In fact, the rebels have already set a trap here. They set up the chariot in a half-circle and ambushed behind this gentle slope, and the Ming troops could not detect the chariots behind the slope. And when the Ming army rushed over the top of the slope. Prepare the haode rebel chariot, and at this time show its fangs.

There were more than 450 tanks of the rebels, which were divided into three models:

One is a gun carriage with a reserved shooting hole. This artillery carriage is almost the prototype of modern tanks and armored vehicles. Soldiers hide from enemy bows and arrows in the carriages, which have shooting holes that allow them to fire firearms and a unique Chinese firearm, rockets (gunpowder-boosted arrows that can fire multiple arrows at a time or in succession, also known as "Zhuge crossbows"). The "swarm of bees" that appeared above is also a type of rocket weapon).

One is a two-wheeled vehicle. There is also a grain cart called a multi-purpose vehicle.

During the battle, the grain cart was used to block the enemy's charge, and the two-wheeled vehicle was used to form a circular defensive position, and the artillery was mounted on the vehicle, and the soldiers used the two-wheeled carriage as a cover to release the musketeers and artillery, so that the enemy could not get close. The artillery carriage uses firearms and rockets to deliver maximum firepower and inflict maximum damage on the enemy.

Each charioteer was also armed with a sharp katana. If the enemy breaks through the line of fire and enters the formation, the soldier can draw his sword and engage the enemy in close combat, and the sharpness and ferocity of the Japanese sword and knife technique are also well known. And the horses that usually pull the carts are saddled and become war horses, so that the infantry can become cavalry.

At that time, Xu Guangqi and Sun Yuanhua were preparing to set up such a chariot battalion. Each battalion has 4,000 men, including 2,000 combat troops and 2,000 logistics personnel (also combat units when the fighting is fierce), equipped with 120 two-wheeled vehicles, 120 artillery wagons, and 60 grain wagons, a total of 300 vehicles. The armament includes: 16 Western cannons, 80 medium guns, 100 eagle guns, 1,200 bird guns, and the gunners are also equipped with handguns, so that the firearms almost reach one person.

Xu Guangqi and Sun Yuanhua believe that there are not many such troops, and if the fourth or fifth battalions are achieved, then there is no need to worry about the safety of the Guannei; If you achieve the Ten Battalions, you don't have to be afraid of the Shili of the Houjin Army outside the Guan; If the fifteenth battalion is achieved, there is no need to worry about recovering the lost land in Liaodong. And these rich inheritances are now all inherited by Kong Youde's rebels.

Although due to Kong Youde's defection, the reform of the firearms units of Xu Guangqi and Sun Yuanhua was not completely successful, and the equipment of the chariot units was not complete. In particular, those Western artillery pieces were also diverted to the troops attacking Laizhou City, and they are not equipped in the chariot troops.

However, this chariot force is still strong in firepower, and the Ming army will have to face such a monster, which was armed by the Ming Dynasty itself at a huge cost. (To be continued......)