A standard fire reconnaissance found all the fire points of the peasant army. The peasant army was also very unfamiliar with this mode of warfare, and in the midst of the indiscriminate bombardment, the artillery of the peasant army was basically eradicated, and the earthen walls were blown open four gaps one after another.

Under the cover of the trolley, the Runing army began to move forward. This time, they marched to a distance of about fifty paces, and did not encounter any fire from the peasant army. The big drum of the Runing army and the waist drum of the drummer sounded at the same time, and a clarion call "Rush!" A large number of soldiers of the Runing Army rushed out from behind the cart.

The soldiers, all axe-gunners in plate armor, rushed to the trench in front of the peasant army with long ladders on their shoulders. As soon as they reached the edge of the trench, the long ladder was propped up, and then it was laid down heavily, and the opposite side of the trench was erected, and a wooden bridge was formed over the trench.

The trenches had long sharp hooks at both ends, and against the weight of the ladders that had fallen, the hooks were driven into the ground and held the ladders in place. And the wood used in those long ladders is also thickened, which can eat the weight of people walking on the long ladders. And the back of those long ladders, that is, above the tiled long ladders, are nailed with wooden planks, just enough to make people settle. However, turning the long ladder around, the rungs can be exposed to form a ladder, so it is a very cleverly designed siege equipment.

At this time, the chariots behind the oars also drove forward, and they all gradually drove to the edge of the trench to provide cover for the charging soldiers. At this time, the counterattack of the peasant army finally began.

The shots of firearms and bows and arrows were dense, but when they hit the plate armor of the soldiers of Runing, there was basically no damage. Only a dozen Runing soldiers, who were shot in the face and legs, were wounded and fell under the trench.

But then, two remaining guns opened fire, and shotguns swept across both bridge decks. Immediately beat dozens of Runing soldiers to smithereens. Seeing this, the covering artillery carriages also took aim and opened fire, and before a few shots were fired, the two peasant artillery guns were also muted one after another.

The shooting of the peasant army did not stop the charging of the Runing army at all, and a group of axe-gunners rushed into the gap with a shout, and another group of axe-gunners of the Runing army rushed out from behind the cart, and they still carried a long ladder, rushed over the small wooden bridge, and then built a long ladder on the earthen wall, and climbed up towards the earthen wall.

The Musketeer was followed closely by the Musketeer. They also crossed the trench and looked up at the wall with their muskets, and whenever they saw any peasant soldiers daring to show their heads on the earthen wall, they fired a volley of axe-gunners who covered the climbing.

The whole battle has been going on until now. The tactical actions of the Runing Army were completed smoothly. Yang Rusong in the rear was holding a clairvoyant mirror and watching, and he couldn't help but smile and praise: "Scholar! Attack and defend the fortified city. You are indeed the number one in the Runing Army. You're doing a good job! ”

"Where! Where! Hahaha——! Although Shumo tried his best to make a serious expression and say a few more polite words, his grinning mouth couldn't close it anyway.

The axe-gunners who rushed into the gap immediately crashed into the peasant army's group of soldiers arranged behind the earthen wall. Most of those peasant soldiers were sword and shield bearers, and they were all veterans who were good at fighting alone.

The advantage of the sword and shield bearers is that they are very flexible, but when they meet the axe and gunners of the Runing Army. Their weaknesses were also immediately apparent. Because the weight of the knife and shield is too light compared to the axe and gun, as long as the blades intersect, it is difficult to control their movements and expose their empty doors.

The axegunners wore well-made plate armor. That is, the shield is worn on his body in a different direction, so the soldiers of the Runing Army can basically ignore their own defenses, and wield axes and spears to chop and stab.

Therefore, although the number of axe gunners who crashed into the peasant army array was small, they still slashed the peasant army array into a concave shape.

The axe and spearmen who climbed the wall were quickly killed, and the peasant army on the wall was quickly dispersed, and they cleared a section of the city wall, covering the follow-up firecrackers to climb the wall. When the musketeers had almost arrived, the axemen also rushed down the wall and threw themselves into the fight with the peasant army.

Although there were more and more soldiers of the Runing army rushing down from the wall and rushing in through the gap, after all, the reinforcements of the peasant army were relatively close, so the gap in numbers was getting bigger and bigger. At this moment, the musketeers who had climbed the city wall also began to line up, and then they aimed at the reinforcements of the peasant army and began to fire a volley.

This two-way attack immediately made the peasant army unbearable. They were killed by the Runing army and retreated step by step, and gradually distanced themselves from the axe and spearmen on the front line. And with the distance, the axe and spearmen gradually began to form formations. From individual fighting alone to the cooperation of others, and then to the ten-person team operation, it has evolved into a "wheel tactic" of three squads.

The rolling "wheel" tore at the array of the peasant army, and the casualties caused to the peasant army were particularly severe, and those peasant soldiers who avoided the rolling of the "wheel" were only backwards at first, but seeing that the "wheel" of the Runing army was unstoppable, and the speed of advance was quite fast, they finally couldn't hold down their positions and began to turn around and flee backwards.

The firecrackers on the wall also rushed down the wall, and in the orders of the front-line officers and the drummers' drums, the Runing army finally formed a phalanx. After that, there was no suspense in the battle, and the Runing army that formed the phalanx shot from a distance and attacked closely, which made it difficult for the peasant army to resist at all, and the fortifications carefully built by the peasant army fell into the hands of the Runing army.

At this time, the auxiliaries outside the trench also began to divide into two parts, one group was filling in the trench, and the other group was expanding the gap in the earthen wall, and they were leveling the road of the gap, so that the artillery and chariots of the Runing army could be smoothly put into the battlefield.

"Let the horse team rush quickly, and take advantage of the fact that the official dog is not firmly on the ground and rush them out of the city. Two dogs! You take your own army to supervise the battle, and those who retreat are immediately beheaded. Let the retreating infantry team also quickly form a team, and immediately follow the horse team. Damn! Without ditches and walls, we can't stop Wu Butcher here. He Shaoqi, who was watching the battle from behind, was also anxious, and he didn't care about asking Tian Jianxiu's opinion at all, so he immediately issued an order.

As soon as the phalanx of the Runing Army was completed, they saw the peasant army fleeing backwards giving way to both sides, and from the space that was out of the way, the cavalry of the peasant army rushing over was revealed. The cavalry of these peasant armies were already walking briskly and preparing to sprint.

"Reject the horse! Get ready! The officer commanding the phalanx immediately gave an order, and several soldiers of the Runing army, who had been staying behind, immediately ran to the front of the phalanx, put down the boxes of the swarm, and waited for the charge of the peasant cavalry.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the cavalry of the peasant army rushed into a hundred paces, and the soldiers beside the boxes immediately lit a swarm of bees, and then ran desperately behind the phalanx. The axe-gunners in the first few rows of the phalanx also stepped on the tail of the axe and gun, and placed the axe and gun at all angles, forming a spear array, waiting for the charge of the peasant cavalry.

"Whoosh ——!" Rows of rockets flew out, immediately shooting out of the peasant army's cavalry array. However, although the density of the rocket was very large, the angle at which it could be launched was too small after all, and the cavalry of the peasant army who were not hit by the rocket still maintained the array and rushed towards the phalanx.

"Bang Bang Bang ——!" Then came the launch of the firebolt. And the firing of the musket lasted only four rounds, and there was no time to rotate, and the cavalry of the peasant army rushed fifty paces. Seeing that the situation was not good, the musketeers also ran towards both sides of the phalanx at the order of the officer, to avoid the front of the enemy cavalry. However, a few of the musketeers who were running behind were still taken down by the peasant cavalry.

"Puff Puff ——!" Batches of war horses and knights on the horses were pierced by the spears. However, axe spears did not have spear lengths, so some axe lancers were also impaled by mounted spears. Other axe-gunners were so shocked that they spat blood and softened on the bodies of their comrades behind them.

Then the cavalry of the second platoon of the peasant army rushed again. The cavalry that charged this time was much larger because they were not fired at by the firearms. However, they still did not break through the phalanx, and the small number of cavalry on both sides gave way to the side with their excellent horsemanship, but most of the cavalry in the middle ended up in the same way as the first row.

Then there is the third row of .......

After the third row of charges, the axe-gunners in the front row of the Runing Army had suffered a large number of casualties, but these axe-gunners were all composed of combat backbones, and their fighting will was quite tenacious, so at the end of the line, the phalanx once again barely blocked the charge of the peasant cavalry. However, at this time, the phalanx of the Runing Army was already at the end of the crossbow.

But at this time, the cavalry of the peasant army did not dare to carry out such a life-threatening charge. The cavalry of the peasant army has always been held in the mouth by the leaders of the battalions, and they have always been pampered, so their will to fight tough battles has weakened I don't know how many times. And now, the cavalry of the peasant army is better than the cavalry of most of the Ming army now, but compared with the cavalry of the Runing army and the Qing army, it is simply a world of difference.

And for cavalry, the will to fight, especially the essence of chivalry in the East and West, is the indomitable fighting style. When faced with a rain of bullets, the cavalry must also charge forward fearlessly, which is a fighting style that either you die or I live. Therefore, it can be said that the fearlessness of the cavalry of the peasant army today is not very expressive.

But in this way, the cavalry of the peasant army in the back rows also retreated. They all reined in their horses and no longer dared to ram into the gunfire array of the Runing army. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the phalanx of the Runing Army also immediately changed positions in front and back, transferred the new force in the back row to the front row, and immediately formed a complete phalanx. The musketeers also ran to the front and began to fire freely at the peasant cavalry who had stopped running.

Hearing the sound of firing guns, the peasant cavalry immediately trembled, and they all whipped their horses desperately and ran towards the rear. (To be continued......)